The Spectator., 1916-03-03

break during the Mississippi River food now receding, according to H. N. Pharr, chief engineer of the board.
 In 1912 and 1913 the levee board spent total of S200,000, and still there was break. The board mem- bers are highly gratified over the firmness with which the barriers with stood the high water this year.
 We have just got through settling up accounts against us for the extra inspectors and laborers and day and Mir Pharr said. We spent only about SS000. against $100,0 900 each in 1912 and 1913, and we have large number of sacks left for future use. We feel pretty good over it."
 With the recession of the flood wa ters a dozen or more levee outfits will prepare to go back to work, Mir Pharr said. The river has not fallen quite enough, but at least dozen outfits, about 800 teams, will get back on duty within two or three weeks, providing there are no inces- sant rains in that time.
 These outfits will work in the high CT sections of the levee. MT. Pharr expects rise during June or there abouts, but it will not be as high as the flood just past After that time at least F more levee outfits will be put to work on the lower end sec tions.
 There were 23 or "A outfits at work when the recent rise came. Some had time to finish and have moved to the White and Red rivers.
 Either a link on the Jefferson Da wis Highway or on a national high way Chicago via Missouri to Calves ton"
 This was the challenge of the chair man of the Arkansas Jefferson Davis Highway convention in Fort Smith, which brought a ringing response from over 500 delegates representing 66 cities and towns covering terrl- jana and Texas The declaration was made by Col. George Sengel in mak- ing his opening remarks upon asSum- ing the chair to which he had just been elected by the convention.
 Since the recent disastrous overflow of White River, which flooded New port to a depth of from two to twelve feet, movement has been launched by Tuckerman business men, town ten miles north of Newport, on the main line of the Iron Mountain line. to have the county seat of Jackson county removed from Newport to that town It is pointed out that the re- cent overflow. made it impossible to hold the winter term of the Circuit Court for two weeks, and that Tucker man is above the overflow mark
 Congressman Wingo announced that the president, by proclamation. has re- leased approximately 300,000 acres from the Arkansas National Forest, of which several thousand acres are pub lie lands and will be open to home stead entry. This is in addition to the many thousand acres that Con- gressman Wingo and the other con gressmen have heretofore had elimi- mated from this same reserve. A bolt of lightning almost tore off the right foot of Carroll Lindsey, ne gro, 19 years old, while he, with his parents and five brothers and sisters. were sitting around a stove in their home, one mile east of Conway. The lightning struck the chimney, follow ing it to the floor, which was torn into Splinters.
 Cleanup, paint-up and fix-up" week, March 20-27, is receiving the attention of Camden organizations. The Young Mems Public Service Blu reau, under the direction of President H. H. Dyer, will take active charge of the work. The idea was tried here year ago and found to be means of thoroughly cleaning up the city.
 Beware of planting too much cot ton" is the warning being sent throughout the South by the Confer ence of Cotton States Bankers in a statement calling attention to the con. ditions which now make it necessary for each farmer to be "on the safe side"
 The houses at Calico Rock which fioated from their foundations during the high water are being replaced. They will be anchored with heavy con- crete blocks placed six feet in the ground The wagon bridge over Cali | co creek has already been replaced. It will be anchored.
 The Texarkana Board of Trade held meeting to outline plans for the big meeting of the Four otates Highway