The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
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 gitis .........=.=-=-..... Il Infantile paralysis. F .... Diphtheria ......=........ 492 19 Hook worm ............. 57 Malaria ..................6.0 6.071 2,15f Pellagra ............... 725 647 Scarlet fever ........ 325 Smallpox ............... 29S 88 Tuberculosis ........... 542 159 Typhoid fever .......... S21 125
 Governor Hays appointed E. w Clancy of Tip, Woodruff county, to succeed J. l.. Connor of Augusta, who was removed from the Board of Trus- tees of the First district agricultural school at Jonesboro. MT. Gonnor was removed because he has not been in Arkansas for several months and cannot attend board meetings because of il health. MT Ghaney was en- dorsed by the Executive Committee of the Arkansas Farmers Union.
 T. E. Wood, chairman of the Arkan- sas Railroad Commission. announced that the commission. acting for the State, would file an intervention with the Missouri Public Utilities Commis- sion, protesting against the Frisco railroads proposed reorganization plan. whereby the railroad would be given chartered valuation of ap- proximately $100,000 per mile for it's entire system.
 Extra girl and women clerks re- tained by department stores of Little Rock and other towns and cities of the State during the holiday season and not paid the minimum wages specified in the minimum wage act must be reimbursed or their employ CTS will be prosecuted, according to an edict issued by the Minimum Wage Commission, at it's meeting.
 James Crabtree or Miller county filed in the supreme court suit to test the game and fish protection law. passed by the last Legislature. Crab tree was fined S10 for selling three ducks at 9 cents each, violation of the provisions of the law He ap- pealed the case, it is thought, to test the provision prohibiting the sale of game in the state.
 Governor Hays issued a proclama- ton fixing January 27 as Relief Day for Jewish war sufferers. Arkansans are asked on that day to contribute to the relief of the 9,000,000 Jews in the countries at war President Will son recently set apart the same day for the purpose all over the United States.
 Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana are threatened with typhus fever spreading from Mexico, accord ing to word brought by Dr. Victor U. Heiser of the International Health Commission, who passed through Lit tie Rock on his return from Mexico and south Texas.
 County scrip must be accepted in payment of the part of automobile tax which goes to the county, accord ing to an opinion rendered by Attor- ney General Wallace Davis. The opinion was given in reply to an in- quiry from Dr. A. s. J. Collins of Mon- ticello.
 J. R. Crocker, who resigned as chief deputy in the office of the secretary of state, was appointed special attor- ney to aid the attorney general in suits to collect back taxes duo the state.
 Governor Hays pardoned Sam E. Whitaker of Pulaski county sentenc- ed in the fall of 1915 in the Circuit Court to serve one minute In jail and fined $10 for petit larceny.
 Dr. c. w. Garrison, state health of. ficer, received a report of an outbreak of smallpox at Mena Polk county The report said the outbreak is under control.
 The Quesenberry- Drug Com pany of Benton filed notice of a change in it's name to the Bradford McGill Drug Company.
 The Padgett-Glenn Insurance Agen- cy of Batesville filed notice that, ef- feetiye February 1, it's name will be changed to the Batesville Insurance Agency.
 rehearing was denied in the suit of the Linwood and Auburn Levee District against the state penitentiary commission to condemn part of the state convict farm at Cummins for levee purposes. The court held that condemnation proceedings could not be brought against the state
 Governor Hays relieved Tom Bar ron of Woodruff county from paying a fine of $50 for carrying concealed weapons. Barron was fixed December 15.