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Pocahontas star herald., 1916-01-14

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ment but the one best eqnaliEed,
Not only should lands be equ lired
according 10 their valud but that
persona! property should be assess
ed at the same per cent Of its actual
value as are the lands.
| believe while the State Tav
Commission sets 80 per cent of the
actual value as the rate 10 assess
land, should the assessor or Equah.
Ention Board carry that out to the
letter all over the county that
II would result in a raise Of the
taxes Of the small land owners only
for the large land owners, all whose
raise was enongh to justify them m
doing 50, would go before the
Equalization Board, ,if the raise was
made by the assessor, or to the
county judge IL the raise was made
by the Equalization Board and get
their assessments reduced but, the
small land owner, whose raise was
not sufficient to justify him to come
to town and go to the trouble Of
bringing IN proof, would have the
RAISE to pay.
Therefore | believe we should
take the values Of the lands that
have heen placed on them by the
owners and the assessor and then
passed on by the Equalization
Board aud the county Judge as the
correct values tor assessment. And
the assessor should assess all prop.
erty at the same per cent Of its true
value even though m his opinion It
should be less than 80 per cent of
its actual value Aud after making
such assessment would contend
with the Equalization Board for
some proof that the values had
thus placed were not in line with
other values passed upon by them
before they changed my values.
! believe that | am sufficiently
acquainted with the values of land
in this county TO have some Inhu.
ence with the Board. But should
/ fail with the Board, ! would
gladly go before the county Judge
aud present any facts in the inter.
est Of any one whose land had been
uniustly raised aud try to get the
raise set aside.
speak of this because | think
that paying an assessor to assess
aud then pay three men TO change
his work and then pay the county
Judge to put il back like il was, is
a grand farce.
Now, kind frIenis, I cannot con.
oeive that you owe myself or any
OF my opponents any special con
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-01-14
REYNO

Cloud aud rain II the rule, sun.
shine the exception.
The north bound Frisco local
left the track a mile south o. town
Monday. The south bound passen-
ger aud freight were held here for
several hours aud the belated pass
engers freely expressed their Gus
tomary disnpproyal.
Alya Jones and ELI Abbott Of
East ST. Louis are with us for the
week, visiting relatives ana friends.
Miss Rosalie Bolm is visiting
Biggers friends tins week.
The directors aud stockholders
OF the Farmers & Merchants Bank
are holding their annual meeting
today. Alter the transaction Of
business a banquet will be held at
the Hotel Johnston in commemor.
alton of the anniversary of the
opening of tins stalwart institution,
The GENIAL but inexorable tax
collector honored us with his pres.
euce recently.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-01-14

sidek ,9n on account of where we
live ~ how We make our living uu-
less we can show that il better fits
us for the position, neither can ! see
how any Of Us can hope to show such
superior merits Of any Kind that
would induce or warrant you IN
placing your interest in our hands,
unless We can in some way convince
you that we are able to properly
care for such interest.
1t is customary for candidates TO
tell you that they feel able 10 per
form AL the duties Of tho office. l
don't think this is enough | think
We ought to tell you why we feel
that way. 1t is asking TO much OF
you to trust our feelings all togeth'
er. You might think our interest
prompted our feelings.
Now | do not clam anything
that have not had the opportunity
TO learn hut | have had the oppor-
tunity to learn the duties OF this
Office having served 9 years as as
SCISSOR aud one as deputy; have as.
sisted TO collect taxes at different
times know the conditions un-
der which the assessment is made
is such that mistakes are likely TO
be made aud that the people pay
for his mistakes. My experience,
whatever il may be worth, has been
paid for aud by you for which
please accept my grateful acknowl.
edgement. Should you choose one
who has not had any experience he
will have TO serve you two terms
before he will have had as much op.
portunIty to learn as have bad
aud you will have to pay tor his
training also. My opponents are
all men of as much natural ability
as myself aud / have nothing TO
submit m my behalf but what per.
haps could well be said Of each of
them except experience aud prom
Ise il you honor me with this office
that all the energy, experience aud
ability / have shall be used in try
ing to fulfill my many obligations
to you aud ! further want TO assure
you that there Is none whom you
could benefit more or who would
more highly appreciate the honor
or the benefit. Again thanking
You for al! ~ :, 5sysrsS"s r-.S,
for favorable consideration from
you.
IremaIn yours in ugrateful remem.
brance,
w. 4. StubbleGeld.,
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-01-14

The weather man has given us all
kinds of weather the past two
weeks, aud we are of the opinion II
the weather doesn't change and the
mud doesn't settle there will be
more pneumonia, la grippe aud
colds than there is now.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-01-14
MAYNARD

Here we come again after several
weeks absence on account of the
holiday rush.
There are two manY cases OF la
grippe 10 try to enumerate Tor there
Is hardly home in town where
there is not one or more cases.
The public school was suspended
Wednesday morning until Monday
as all the teachers and more than
half the student body were unable
TO attend school,
Oscar Camel, who has been in
San Francisco, Cal for some time,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. M. }.
Chester.
Keith Witt, of the Jonesboro
State Agricultural School, Is spend
ing his vacation with his grandpar'
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. IL. Hatley.
Ursie Phipps spent Friday night
with his father, S. X. Phipps.
Mrs. W. G. Craft is reported
dangerously i'll of malaria and
erysipelas.
Henry Anspach and family are
preparing to leave for Oilton, Okla,
soon. Mr.. Anspach has secured
work there.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-01-14
Late County News
RAGAN

N""e'hual ram, sleet Ahu shN"
since the third inst.
Mrs. MolIie pugh visited her
sister, Mrs, Carrie Allison, recently
The river Is out over the lowland
portion of our country,
Mrs, Martha Robbins is right
aek with pneumonia at this writing
Fletcher Moon had an attack OF
congestion last week but is report
cd better.
We are glad to report GLADYS
Allison and Pauline Stause among
the convalescents.
Considerable sickness prevails IN
this community, colds, Ia grippe
aud pneumonia.
Frank and Dink wadnns have
sold their pearling outfit and gone
10 Missouri.
Mrs. Chas. Young spent Christ
mas very pleasantly with friends
aud relatives in the hills.
Alonzo Arnold aud family spent
Christmas with relatives IN Kansas.
We missed our usual bi.weekly
visit to the Herald and readers on
account Of sickness m our home.
School has closed at Ragan for
two weeks on account Of illness m
so many of the patrons families.
w. +. Allison and family have
moved to near Walnut Ridge where
they will make a crop this year.
Dave Allison accompanied his
family TO Ravenden where they
spent Christmas very pleasantly at
the home OF Jno. Beard.
Alex Martin has moved from the
T. b. Allison farm to the vicinity
Of Joblm school house where he
will make his future home.
Jno. Owens aud Mon. Johnson
with their respective families spent
the holiday season with friends aud
relatives m the hIIls.
Aunt Mollie McClaiu (colored)
has died since our last report. She
lived alone on the farm so long oc.
snpred by her aud Uncle Alb whose
death occurred some time ago.
A Mr.. Thompson, an aged and
highly respected tenant Of the Ben
Brown farm has succumbed, a VIC
TIM to pneumonia aud heart trouble,
since our last report, his death aud
burial occurring the 28rd aud 2ltb
iusis., respectively.
We very much regret 10 announce
the death of Miss Essle Lewis, one
Of our brightest and most popular
young ladies, which sad event oc-
Cured last week following severe
attack of pneumonia. Clay Arnold,
apromiHng young boy Of about
fifteen years, Is another victim Of
the same disease.
Alex Martin gave a farewell re
ception and dinner to his relatives
and friends Christmas day, ju.t pre-
vious to his leaving the community.
There were jus, thirty.six Of Us aud
TO say we had a good time Is putting
1t mildly. After eating all we
could hold Of the delicious vIands
prepared by bis estimable wife, we
spent the afternoon laughing, chat
ting aud listening to the music
We wound up with treat of more
fruit and candy from our genial
host and then departed wishing him
many more Christmas jcllihcations.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-01-14
100 Students

AOO COOS1EGS
We want to increase enrolment to 100 students
How and where we going to get them?
Read our Offer: Then write us when you will be with
REGULAR RATES Cash in advance, Bookkeeping
Or Shorthand $50, the two combined $S5
HALF DOWNFALL ONE YEAR
Shorthand or Bookkeeping Course Cash on entering
$25 Note payable year from date $25.
Shorthand and Bookkeeping, Cash on entering $40,
Note payable one year from date $l5 (Note must be
ndorsed by two other parties.)
Books to begin with Shorthand s3.9O Bookkeeping
$780, Combined Course S13.4O
FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE
On Monday January 81 1916 at $50 a. m, we will
place the of all enroments made under these
in box and have disinterested party to draw a
name to this student will be given their tuition absolute
ly free Send in your enrolment at once if you the
one to receive the FREE Scholarship your money and
note will be refunded.
Students are being placed each week in good positions
positions than qualified students.
Remember we teach the DRAUGHoN COURSE
same as you get in the schools that bear his NAME
Board in private homes SIS per month.
Act Now
PARRISH BUSINESS COLLEGE
Paragould, Arkansas.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-21
ISLAND Freight
Being CLEANED
Up BY SANTA FE

All less than carload lots of mer-
chandise at San Francisco for Homo
lulu and other Hawaiian ports are now
in the hands OF the Matson Naviga-
ton Company and are being forward
ed en- the first sailing after delivery,
says letter received this morning by
General Freight Agent H. E. Vernon
Of the Santa Fe system, from Assist
ant Freight Traffic Manager w G..
Barnwell OF San Francisco. 49,. .
'All less than carload merchandise
shipments for the Territory of Ha-
wall have been delivered to the Mat
son Navigation Company" says the
letter, in part, and such shipments
are now being forwarded On the first
sailing after arrival at San Francisco"
The letter adds that the Santa Fe
Low also has on hand $50 carloads Of
island freight, all lots of carload or
more each, and that I'VE are now do
ing all possible to effect an early
clearance" =. -. ...-.:
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PASSENGERS ARRIVED

Per Oceanic str. Sierra, from San
Francisco, August 81: Madame Aid,
rich, NJ w, Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
G. Brakeman, Ray Bond, Irving Bur.
rows. Mrs. E. L. Cables and son; Miss
Petra Emmett, Mrs. Gremas, Tod
Ford, Jr., Mrs Francis Gay and
Ernest Gay, Mr.. and Mrs. r. K Gibbs
end son, Mrs. Eugene Gomper, Miss
Edna Harte, Mrs. F. Hinkle, Miss
Ethelinda NJ. James Mr.. Loehr, Miss
and Mrs. F. Lowenfels, the Misses
Sherman, Mrs. G. j. Magruder, Miss
Magruder, Miss Dorothy Julia May,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Parker, Miss Ger
trude Rossiter, Miss Maurine Samson,
G. Schuman, Mrs. and Miss Simonds,
Mr. and Mrs. Sheedy, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
IL. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Soares,
r. P. Spalding, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.
Stone, Miss Carrie A. Thompson, w.
-. Tyler, Mrs. J. u. Waters and three
children, F. d. Winchester, Miss s.
Winter, G. u. Young, R. Watts and
son, Mr. and Mrs II. H. u. Buchanan,
Miss Edna Laubach, r. Nerona,
Misses Parr, Messers. Parr, DR.. A.
Vidal and child, J. j. Smith, Miss K.
Evans. ..a
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PASSENGERS EXPECTED

Per Matson steamer Lurline, due
here August %: Miss Kate NJ. Ath-
erton, Mrs. Donald McLennan, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Friday, DR.. and Mrs. Will
lard Mountain, W. l. Howard, Ernest
Ohye, J. O., Yapp, W. Fl. Freed, j.
McCrilles. Earl L. Corson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. w. HaVercamp, Miss Anna
Tong, Miss A. Harte, DR.. M. E. Gross
man, ]. Howard King, Miss Frances
Lycan, Mr.. Davis, Mss Gertrude B.
Judd, Miss Eliza Cramer, Mrs. ]. NJ.
O'Connor, Miss y. Hatch, Sister Bene-
dicta, Sister Lidw'naa, Sister Falvia-
ma, john Lain, Mr.. Hughes, ]. Kenny,
Miss McDermott. Miss Mary Bayliss
and party, ]. w. Holland, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Wa Merritt, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
A. Andrus. ~s
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-21
HUGE SCHOONER
ARRIVES HERE
With Humber

The City u Portland, the first OF 4
number o. large lumber power schCOn-
ers being built by the Charles K. Nc
CUrI&k Company. arrived off port
late Saturday night - - days from
san Francisco. She il bound 10 Port
Tiric, Australia.
She called here IN order that her
master, Capt. Olaf Johnson, might
Communicate with the owners and
also take on mere fuel oil. Iron her
arrival here. however, she has found
that the only oil suitable for her en-.
gines Is at Pearl Harbor and as il il
owned by the government, permission
Is being sought for the City OF Port
land TO 90 there and take on $50 bar
rels. Unless il can be obtained here
she viii have ID maze the entire YOy-
age 10 Australia and back at a great
ly reduced speed as there IS no OIL
TO he had at the Australian ports.
The City Of Portland is 27G feet
long. IS feet Beam and 1871 deep and
her cargo for Australia is 2,00S,433
feet of mining timber, loaded on the
Columbia river From Port Prize she
will go to Newcastle, where she will
load cargo OF coal for Honolulu. She
is the largest wooden schooner afloat
today engaged in any trade on any
ocean Other schoohers that are be-
ing built by Mccormick will be even
larger. The sailing OF the City of
Portland opens a new era in the lum-
Der trade, as she operates at mini
MUM Of expense yet has sailing ra-
dius as large as that Of any steamer.
The City OF Portland is fitted with
two engines. each Of four cylinders,
$40 brake horsepower, which drive
twin screws. The crew numbers %.
A peculiar sight on the City of Port
land is to see smoke coming out of the
Tiger mast, as it is hollow and is
used as an exhaust for the engines.
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MASTERS should
BE READY TO
SHOW flag

A letter was received this morning
by Malcolm A. Franklin, collector of
customs, from E. p. Sweet, acting Sec
rotary OF the department OF COM
merce, Washington, in reference to
the Importance of masters of vessels
showing the. national colors in the
presence of a man-of-war. The letter
follows;
Collector of Customs: You will
please impress upon the masters and
owners Of seagoing merchant vessels
of the United States the importance
OF showing the national colors in the
presence of a man-of-war in accord
ance with the general custom of the
sea-. especially in time of war. Since
the issue of General Letter No. Ill
on this subject the state department
has brought to the notice of this de-
partment instances where American
masters have failed to comply with
this maritime custom. Compliance
with the custom is in the interest of
merchant shipping and the commerce
of the United States, and failure to
comply with it may involve serious
consequences.
Please see to it that this matter
is brought directly to the attention of
those concerned.
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SHIPPING 6WATERfRONT News
HARBOR Notes

The schooner kitsap here with Ium
! Der sailed for Port Townsend Sunday
noon. 49,.
Tuesday the British steamer Kes-
trel is scheduled TO sail for flaming
and Washington Islands,
J Tuesday the Japanese steamer Ku-
r0hime Mara is dine 10 arrive from Mu-
tCran. with coal for the lnteT-Island
The China Mail steamer China, aC-
cordinE to schedule. should have ar
rived at Yokohama Sunday.
The Observation-Disclosures steamer
Makurt left Auckland today for Sgd
ney.
The next mail for San Francisco
goes Wednesday at 10 O'Clock in the
Matson steamer MatsOnia Sailing
from Pier -. .....
Because the ..nte.f sland steamer
kinau will not come off the drydOck
in time she will sail for Kauai We'd
LeSday at p. M, instead OF Tuesday.
The American-Hawaiian STEAMER
Mexican, last reported at Port Allen,
will saIl from HiIo for San Francisco
August %.
The T. X. X. steamer Shinyo Maru
is due to leave Nagasah today for
Yokohama and Honolulu. She is due
here September ).
The Japanese steamer ShinyO MaTu,
No. 2, is several days overdue as she
should have been here last Saturday
and at noon today no word had been
received from her.
The Kinau reports the following
sugar waiting shipment on Kauai
Hawaiian 55,S27, McBryde $3.50, Ko-
loa GAS, Lihue $4,000 and Makee
200.
The lnter-Isiand steamer Kaiulani
will take the Likelike's run to Kauai
today. She will not take passengers
as part of her cargo will be explo-
siyes. ,...>a..... -.
j. r. Sheedy, general superintend-
ent OF the Inter-Island Steam Naviga-
ton Company, returned with his wife |
from San Francisco this morning on
the Sierra. -...a." |
The Inter-Island steamer Claudine |
arrived from Maui Saturday evening |
with As cabin and % deck passengers, !
81 bags of taro, 40 bags of corn, 80
bags of potatoes and nine barrels of
wine. ="
The interIsland steamer Kinau ar
rived here Sunday morning from |
Kauai with so cabin and 81 deck pas |
Cargo consisted of 100 bags |
of rice bran, 80 bags of rice. 80 bags
OF taro, "a crates of pears, one auto
mobile and 161 packages of sundries.
The y. s. army transport Dix sailed |
today for Seattle at o'clock. She !
did not take passengers, and freight |
only of officers mounts and |
household goods. ......
From Maui, Molokai and Lanai the
steamer Mikahala docked
morning with IL cabin and
~ deck passengers, zoo bags of corn,
81 cords of wood, 80 cases of honey,
IL crates of chickens. 80 hogs, one au-
81 head of cattle and le2
packages of sundries. 49,. |
The big American-Hawaiian freight
er F1oridan with 1000 tons of coal for
the Inter-Island will arrive August %
from sydney and Newcastle, accord
ing to a radio received this morning
at II. Hackfeld & Co. From here the
Floridan will take a cargo Of sugar
to San Francisco. .....
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-21
EIGHT SAILORS FOR
PAG0 PAG0 ON SIERRA

Eight boys of the American navy
passed through the city on the Sierra
today, en- route to Pago-Pago for ser
vice
They are: T. Agapay, H. B. Doty, H.
Harvey, r. E. Lutz, c. E. Perrin, F. n.
Taylor, ]. w Thorstenson and F..
Wolfe. Most Of the eight have already
geen duty in Asiatic waters.
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NAME. OF STEAMBOAT
INSPECTION SERVICE
CHANGED BY CONGRESS

A bill has Just passed the senate
and is now waiting for the signature
Of President Wilson, which win
change the name of the u S. inspector
OF steamer vessels to the marine in
srectien service. according to adVices
received from Washington.
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The next mali from San Francisco
win arrive Tuesday morning in the
Matson steamer Lurline. She has 81
bags. -.
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Sugar 5.5Octs
Henry Waterhouse Trust Co.
Ltd.
Members Honolulu Stock and Bond
Exchange
Fort and Merchant Streets
Telephone 1908

\ Pageant depicting the entry of
the Mcrmons into Utah sixty years
ego, and into Mexico in 1884, vas pre-
scented before General Pershing and
his staff at ColOnla, Juarez by the
Mormon Colony.
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The city Of Atlanta. Ga. owns a
water tower for which it paid $4,000
and which has been used only once
il l. wears
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-21
POSTOFFICE TIME
TABLE FOR MONTH

Following - the postofftce time
table for the last half of August and
the first half of Septe mber. 1t is sub
iect to change if sudden arrangements
are made for unexpected mail service:
UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMERS
Steamers 10 arrive from
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.so,e Eyes, Grnnnlared EyeHas, Eye,

Infiamed by exposure to un, Dust and Wind
quickly renewed by Murine g Re : q" No
smarting, just Eye Conf ri. A. your Dru; is
or by mail, Soc pSr Sottle. For Book vi the
Eye free. ask Murine Fye Remedy Co. Cnlcago.
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ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

Aug. q, 1916-Five per cent Of the
par OF Eudau Development Company,
Ltd, first issue assessable, has been
called and is payable September %,
1916
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Latest sugar quotation: 96 deg.
test. $50 cents, or $40 per ton.
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Between Boards: Sales 10, 30
Olaa. II Y; so, 40 H. c. & S. Co., 81 y;
-, 100 Hawaiian Sugar Co, As; )
Eva, 50; %. s. Onomea, 55H; 10
Oahu Sugar Co., 80; $1,000 Mutual
Telephone IS, 1O6; $1,000 o. r. & L.
Co.. IS, 100.
Session Sales: 3. H.. 20 Hawaiian
Sugar Co., 45; 10, 10 McBryde, Il;
10, 5, % Oahu Sugar Co., 80; ), 5, 40,
80 San Carlos, 1872. 10 Hon. B. & NJ.
Co., 2O12; %, 60 Olaa, 17A.
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RUBBER QUOTATIONS
Aug. II, 1916-New York, sc;
1870.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
HEWITT SMITH WINS JUNIOR TITLE OVER
 FORMER CHAMPION
Richard Mccoy Defeated in Four Hard Sets-Smith
 Uses Chop Stroke to ...... Advantage

Hewitt Smith won the junior tennis championship of Greater Birmingham yesterday by defeating Richard Mccoy In four gruelling sets. Mccoy, the cham pion of last year, made a hard fight to win, but Smiths ability to chop &C., counted for the former champ suffering defeat
 Mccoy started in with a rush and won the first set, apparently before Smith had got warmed up. Smith, however, started his chopping tactics and won the next three sets in comparatively easy fashion.
 Mccoy won the first set, 6-S, but Smith copped the remaining, 6-3, GA, 7-5. Mccoy gace Smith a hard fight toward the lat ter part of the match and came near forcing the match to last into five sets. Smith rallied, however, near the close Of the fourth and final set and won.
 Mccoy appeared to be slightly off form. He failed to use effectively his placement against the champion with the exception of the opening set. Smith lost the first three games of the opening set and then won two but lost the next two. Smith then went into the lead, 6-5, only to have Mccoy cop the next three games and the set. Smith set the pace for the next two sets, winning with but little opposition.
 Mccoy played deep in the court and Smiths chopping barely over the net brought a quick end to the second and third sets. In the final set Mccoy again took the lead, but Smith resorted to his chopping tactics and finally won out, 7-5.
 Smith becomes the city champion for the next year. As a prize for winning, he will be given a junior memoersnIp in the Birmingham Athletic club. The run ner-up, Mccoy, will also be given a prize. Smith won his way into the finals on Fri day by defeating John Montgomery in three hotly contested sets, 7-5, S-6, 9-7.