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The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
optometry Board Elects.

The State Board of Optometry elected officers and transacted other business at it's annual meeting at the Hotel Marion. E. Y. Stinson of Ben ton was elected president and J. L.. Green of Fl Dorado reelected secre- tary. The date for the holding of ex- aminations for state licenses was set for May 31, immediately after the annual meeting of the State Optome- try Association, May 29,3O. Seventy five applicants are expected to take the examination. All members of the board attended the meeting. The other members are: E. B. Smith of Arka- delphia, F. I. Tibbetts of Little Rock and c. E. Castleberry of Little Rock.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
CHANCELLOR HOLDS HE HAS NO JURISDICTION OVER ACT
 UARiAL BUREAU.
PETITION WAS DISMISSED
Court Was Asked to Grant an lniunc- ton to Prevent National Union Fire Insurance Go. From Doing
 Business in Arkansas.
Little Rock.

Little R0ck.- The Pulaski Chancery Court has no Jurisdiction over the operations of the Arkansas Actuarial Bureau, Chancel- Tor J. k. Martineau held in dismiss ing petition of the National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pitts burgh, Pa
 The petition asked that the court grant an injunction restraining the state auditor from preventing the company from doing business in Ar kansas, and that the court restrain the Arkansas Actuarial Bureau from excluding the company from partici- pating in membership and receiving the benefits from the bureau without paying one per cent assessment on the premiums for it's farm insurance. The insurance company eontended that because 50 per cent of it's busi- ness in Arkansas consists of insur- ance on farm property, the fact that the Arkansas Actuarial Bureau is not mourning any expense for farm in- surance, and as the company paid the bureau for service rendered for other insurance, 1t should not be required to pay the assessment charged by the bureau
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
State Revenue Decreases.

Estimates compiled by officials in the State Treasury Department show that the states general revenue this year will be approximately S1S5,00o less than last year. The estimates are based on the loss due to the de. crease in property assessments, as shown in the report of the State Tax Commission, the loss from liquor IT, cense and the fact that last year near ly $100,000 was received from rail- roads on delinquent franchise tax and as compromise on the refund rate cases, which will be lacking this year.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
Rauxite Joins Crusade.

The American Bauxite Company will follow the example of the Cros- sett Lumber Company in making the town where it's employees live inn mune from malaria, according to in- formation given pr. c. W. Garrison, state health officer. Dr. Homer Scott, city physician at Bauxite and physi- clan for the bauxite company, ac- companied Dr. Garrison to Crossett last week to inspect the work being done under direction of United States Public Health Service off cials
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
Explains Tax RuIIna.

Attorney General Wallace Davis gave an opinion on the ruling of the Supreme Court regarding the payment ot taxes. He held that the ruling means that taxes not paid on or be- lore April 10 are subject to a 10 per cent penalty, and that the taxes not paid before the second Monday in May are subject to a 25 per cent pen atty The opinion was given to w. J. Caskey of Des Arc, and copies sent to many others who have inquired.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
 Waue Rufes Announced.

Rules to govern women workers in restaurants and hotels were made at the meeting of the Minimum Wage Commission in the office of the state labor commissioner at the state capi- tol. It was agreed that all chamber maids and scrubwomen of the hotels shall be paid not less than $1 a day for the first six months of employ ment, and after that time S1.25 per day. Also that no female employees of the restaurants and hotels shall be required to work more than nine hours per day.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
Comes to Pen Alone.

Henry Shofflin, whose one-year sen. tence for grand larceny committed in Miller county was affirmed by the Stu. the office of the Supreme Court clerk unaccompanied and asked for his pen itentiary commitment papers. When they were prepared he went to the penitentiary and announced to the authorities he was ready to begin serving his sentence. He was under an appeal bond, which became nom operative as soon as he was accepted at the penitentiary commitment.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
Wood Files Statement.

T. E. Wood, unopposed candidate for renomination as railroad com. missioner from the Northeastern dis trict, filed a statement of his cam paign expenses with Secretary of State Earle w. Hodges. He said he spent only the $100 necessary for placing his name on the ticket in the 27 counties in the district.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
To Sell Bank Assets.

State Bank Commissioner John M. Davis requested Chancellor Jordan Sellers of Morrilton to grant permis- sion to the State Bank Department to sell the assets of the Bank of Casa, Perry county, which failed in Decem- Der, 1914. The banks liabilities are approximately S19,000.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
Judge Hutchins Honored.

Governor Hays appointed County Judge A. L. Hutchins of Augusta, Woodruff county, member of the Board of Trustees of the State Nor nal School, to succeed D. A. Brad ham of Warren, whose term expired. Judge Hutchins formerly was coun- ty examiner of Woodruff county.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO GRANT A REFERRING IN
 THE CASE.
JUSTICE KIRBY DIssENTs
Six Road improvement Districts Ar fected Will Be Reorganized so as to Comply With Construction Placed
 on Law By the Court.
Little Rock:

14Ctlc ROCA.-
 The Supreme Court refused to grant a rehearing in the case involving the validity of the Alexander road law passed by the last Legislature. The organization of six improvement dis tricts is directly affected by the decf- sion. The counties in which the six districts are located are Pulaski, Jefferson, Little River, Searcy, White and Mississippi The road districts will be reorganized so as to comply in the organization measures with the Supreme Court With exception of the construction placed on the law by the six districts the effect of the de- cision will not be serious, only ne- cessitating the reorganization
 A decision of the court in the Wynne water district case precludes legality of acts that might be passed by the next Legislature seeking to validate the organizations and bonds of the six districts. The Wynne case decision held that an invalidated dis trict could not be validated, that when district is declared invalid 1t ceases to be a district and therefore cannot be validated
 The six districts hits by the Sh- preme Courts decision and it's action in refusing to grant a rehearing or to modify it's former decision so as to not affect these districts follow:
 District No. l, Little River County; District Mo- 1, Searcy County; Dis trict Flo. 1, White County; District No. 10, Jefferson County; District No. 6, Pulaski County, and District No. |, Mississippi County.
 White County, s9,Oo0; Little River. s60,000; Searcy, S14,000; Jefferson, sSO,000; Pulaski, $3O,O00, and Missrs. sippi, S300,0O0
 On the Mississippi County District, however, the bond purchasers have advanced only $15,000 On the other five districts the entire bond issues have been taken up and the money spent.
 The Supreme Courts rulings in It's construction on the law were that in all districts organized under the Alex andeS law, the plans, specifications, estimates and such must be made by engineers of the State Highway De- partment and that plans, specifica- tions, estimates and surveys must be filed with the county courts before petitions to organize the districts are circulated.
 Eight sets of briefs were filed Tn support of or against the request for a rehearing. Justice W. F. Kirby dis sented from the courts action.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
Seven Hundred More Autos.

There are more than 700 more auto mobiles in Arkansas now than at the close of 1915, according to licenses is- sued by the State Highway Comm1s- sion. Last year there were 8,021. This year S,762 have been issued to date.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
ARKANSAS IN BRIEF.

J. w. Ellis of Ozan, who, on the face of the returns, was defeated by five votes for the Democratic nomina- tion for representative, filed a peti- ton with the Democratic County Gen. tral Committee asking for recount.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
Fish Licenses Gain.

Warm weather has caused large increase in the number of applications for license to use artificial bait in fishing and clerks in the treasury have been kept busy for the last few days making out receipts. these have increased from 25 per day to more than 100.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
Rifle Practice Cominu.

Adjutant General Lloyd England has sent a memorandum to all com pany commanders of the Arkansas Ma tional Guard, urging them to build rifle ranges and to encourage rifle practice.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

The inquiry into the votes cast in the recent election for the Demo cratic nomination for sheriff of Ben ton county has been stopped for the present by restraining order from the County Court
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

Agitation for the extension of the Memphis, Dallas and Gulf Railroad from Dalark to Sparkman or Man hing on the Rock Island has been started by officials of the road and residents of Dalark, Sparkman, Man ming and Philadelphia.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
Dunaway Is Honored.

Governor Hays appointed l.. $. Dunaway of Conway, member of the Board of Trustees of the State Nor mai School at Conway, to succeed Joe Frauenthal of Conway, whose term had expired.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
Governor Pardons.

Governor Hays pardoned Ed Smith and Sam Owens of Pulaski county, convicted of grand larceny October 15 in the Circuit Court and sentenced to one and three years, respectively.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
Incornnration Matters.

The Hagen Creamery Company of Little Rock surrendered it's charter.
 The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Pine Bluff, capitalized at $10,00O filed articles of incorporation.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

Following the fall of snow and the severe freeze of few days ago, Ar kansas fruit growers spent several hours of anxiety concerning the fruit crop, but, according to the best au thorities, the crop was not injured.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
Issue Reuuisition.

Governor Hays issued requisition on Governor Elliott J. Major of Mis- souri for the return to Clay county of Red See, accused of wife aband- onment.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

At a Jefferson Highway meeting held at Glenwood, Lund & Hill, Little Rock civil engineers, were employed to make surveys and estimates of the cost ol the Pike county link of the Jefferson Highway. It is planned 10 begin within 90 days work on the road from Glenwood to Kirby ana Murfreesboro. There is great inter- est in the road in this section.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
SIXTY MUSICIANS. EMIL oBERHoFFER, Conductor

soLoisTsLenoa Aen Vincent Contralto
  nelu Van Rich Czerwonky, NIGHT, Little Festival Cline director
  6-M vliet Seats $200  AFTERNOON Orches solo Vincent Albert Lndques Richard Czeronky
  Solo
  Cline, director Seats, $200 $150 and $10o  SEASON TICKETS cHLDRENs CONCERT, Holenberg Little Rock Ark on 17. ddressm to H Little
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

Secretary King of the Camden Chamber of Commerce, has started a movement to induce one of the big league baseball teams to use Camden as training camp next year In ad- dition to the advertising obtained from the presence of such a team the outlay of money by the visitors is considerable.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

The American Star Anthony Com pany is erecting an antimony shelter at Gillian, Sevier county. It is said that the antimony deposits around Gillian run as high as 60 per cent oi metal.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

Attorney General Wallace Davis de- livered an opinion to State Auditor M. F. Dickinson and State Treasurer R. G. McDaniel, advising them to issue and pay warrants on the fertilizer fund on vouchers signed by John H. Page, commissioner of agriculture.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

A petition for the creation of the Keystone drainage district, embracing 100000 acres, was allowed by order of Judge Driver in Circuit Court at Blytheville, with A. c. Lang, Charles Gregger and c. Staton as commits sioners.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

Plans are under way for the organ izatlon of s100,00O bank for Rison Solicitors representing the enterprise have been working but short time, but report approximately one-half of the stock subscribed.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

The postoffice at Golden Lake, Mississippi county, has been ordered discontinued, effective April 29.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

The postoffice at Eunice, Cleveland county, has been ordered discon- tinued, effective April 29.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

Mrs Corinne Wheeler and her sis tere, Mrs Swift, who were murdered in Seattle. Wash, April 6, formerly resided in Sulphur Springs.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

Members of the Washington Truck Growers Association will plant 175 acres of cantaloupes this week
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

The Baptist congregation at Nor folk is erecting new church. Work men have just completed the founda- 'tion.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21
SHORT ARKANSAS ITEMS.

That the diversified farming cam paign of 1914 has borne good fruits in Pope county is evidenced by the large shipments of live stock, and poultry being shipped from Russellville al- most daily. One local buyer has shipped his tenth car of hogs to Kan sas City and St. Louis within the past few weeks. One to two cars of poultry Is shipped every week, and car. shipments of cattle and mules are quite frequent. Eggs also are shipped in car lots from Russel1ville to New York city. A caretaker ac- companies each car of poltry to see that the fowls are fed and watered.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

Dan Riley, negro, who claimed to be no years of age, died few days ago at Ashdown.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

Prof. B. N. Wilson, dean of the uni versity department of mechanical en- gineering at Fayetteville has recefv- ed an appointment to fellowship in mechanical engineering in Cornell University. He will spend the year 1917 there doing postgraduate work.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

Mayor Lowell of Gentry has caused a big sign warning hoboes away from that town to be placed in front of the railroad station at Gentry
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

The Rev. J. w. Best, who has been superintendent of the Tuckerman schools for the last year, has been reelected for next year The first two assistants, c. K. Coe Jr. and Gar land s. Wick, also were reelected. The other teachers will be elected in the near future.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

More than $6,00O,OOO new capital was invested in Arkansas between 1909 and December 31, 1914, accord ing to a statement issued recently by the Bureau of the Census, United States Department of Commerce. The capital invested in all industries at the close of 1909 was $7O.174,0 900. At the end of 1914, s76,S66,OOO was ln- vested in the state.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

Bids for the construction Of the Echols cottage at the Arkansas Tu. berculosis Sanatorium at Bonneville were opened by Judge Joseph M. Smith, members of the Board of Trus- tees of the sanatorium. Four bids were received. No action was taken, as the bids were higher than the esti- mated cost. They will be referred to the board.
The Pulaskian., 1916-04-21

An unknown man was found uncon- scious in a cave near Harrison two weeks ago. His skull had been frac- tured by blow The man has been cared for at Harrison since he was found, but has never regained con- sciousness. An operation will be per formed on his skull soon. In the meantime the town authorities are endeavoring to establish his identity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
While a Sudden Cold Spell
Grips Rocky Noun
tain Region
BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS
SEVERE WEATHER
Alaska, Too, Is Cold, Eagle
Reporting 68 Be-
low Zero

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 24.-Flood
and bad weather conditions prevail to-
day throughout the Pacific coast sec
tion, seriously impeding railroad traffic
Heavy snowfalls. landslides and wash
outs are distractions with which train
men are contending.
A sudden cold snap gripped the north
west last night. At Great Falls, Monty
the temperature dropped from 80 above
to four below zero in thirty minutes.
British Columbia reports unusually cola
weather and heavy snow. Exeeedinly
low temperatures are also reported in
the interior of Alaska, being 6S below
at Eagle.
Three hundred men, working under the
direction of officials of the Great North
ern railroad, are digging into the huge
pile OF snow and debris to-day at the
spot where two cars Of a west bound
express were buried by an avalanche
Saturday in the hope of recovering the
bodies of four passengers still in the
ruins. The snow in some places along
the railroad line is 60 feet deep.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
SEIZED GAMBLING MACHINES.
Rutland Officers Found Many Men Gath.
cred About Them.

Rutland. Jan. 24-Dcputy SheriGs
Pascal Ricci and David a. Barker. to-
gether with States Attorney c. Y. Pou.
lin, raided the store at ls4 West street
in the Morgan block last night at 5
O'Clock. where they found between 35 and
40 Italians gathered. The officials found
two gambling machines, which were re-
moved and taken 10 the county court
house. The proprietor. Christiano Fucci.
was arrested and placed in the lookup at
the city hail. lie viii be arraigned be-
fore Judge + q. Svinnerton on charge
of having the gambling machines in his
possession.
The raid was made BY virtue Of a war
rant issued some days ago by states At
torney Poulin. who has received mumer-
ous complaints Of persons frequentinr
the place. claiming that machines were
used there for gambling. The place has
been watched for several nights and last
night the officers found 4 big ganr IL
the place. which was formerly used - a
barber shop. Meals are served there nov.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24

MONTPELIER VETERAN DEAD.
Benjamin ]. Magoon Served in New York
Regiment During Civil War.

Benjamin Jackson Magoon, native
OF Malone, n. r., and until the last
year a resident of Ellensburg junction,
n. u, and Civil war veteran died sun
day morning at o'clock in Montpel.
ier at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Alice Webb, with whom he resided, Is
Harrison avenue.
The deceased was born May 3, 1880,
in Malone, n. Y, but when a young
man settled in Ellensburg. He enlisted
as private in Co. A, 10th New York
regiment, under Captain Isaac Hall, Aug.
4, 1868, and was mustered out May 10,
1864, because of wounds received in ae-
tion.
His wife, Harriet, died IL years ago
and the surviving relatives are three
sons, Merritt b.. of Whitewater, Wis.,,
Ernest ID. Colburn of Manchester, n. H.,
William r. Magoon, Ellensburg, and
three daughters, Lucy Fulton of Milton
Junction, Mrs: Laura Chesbrough of
Sandstone, Mimi, and Mrs. Webb of
Montpelier There are also several
and great-grandchildren.
The remains are to be taken to Ellens-
burg. where funeral services will be
held in the Methodist church at 2 O'Clock
afternoon, with burial in that
town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
80 PINTS WHISKEY
SEIZED IN RAID
Along with II the Officers Got Three Bar
rels of Lighter Stuff and Arrested
Mrs. Corilano Granai Of
Granite Street.

Beer in bottles, beer in barrels and
beer in pitchers, with whiskey in pints
and cases as runner-up in the finals,
were the fruits of raid at 27 Granite
street Saturday evening when the police
arrested Mrs. Corilano Granai OF that
address and put her under bail of $3.50,
pending her answer TO charge of selling
Illegally. This morning Mrs. Grania APP
peared in court with her attorney, j.
Ward Carver, and asked fora continu-
anee until Tuesday afternoon, which the
magistrate, II. w. Scott, was disposed to
grant. The woman's bail was admitted
for the continuance.
Iroquois beer in bottles constituted one
barrel of the seizure, Fenway ale in bot
ties another barrel The third drum to
be transferred to police headquarters was
a keg of Hie'lan' Spring ale. One case OF
whiskey containing "a pints and Sec
ond case holding Is pint bottles were
also seized. The raid was made on a
complaint made to Grand Juror William
Wishart and the premises were searched
by Chief Sinclair, Officer Harry Gamble
and Officer John w. Dineen. 1t is said
that Mrs. Granai has a charge of violat-
ing the law in manner similar to that
Of the present allegation in county court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
ADMITTED BY TURKS.
That They Sank the Persia, Both Ger
many and Austria Having Denied 1t.

London, jan 24.-An Amsterdam dis.
patch to the Exchange Telegraph com,
pany said:
According to Berlin report the
Turkish ministry of marine is about to
publish a statement to the effect that
a Turkish submarine sank the steamer
Persia.
"The report alleges that similar state
ments are being published by the Ger
man and Austrian admiralties, it being
hoped by the central powers that such
a declaration win settled the Persia
question"
This dispatch has not been confirmed
from other sources.
Both the German and Austro Hunga-
rian governments have announced that
the Peninsula and Oriental steamer Per-
sia was not sunk by one of their sub
marines, and Investigations by the dip
lomatic representatives of the United
States abroad have failed to review the
real cause of the disaster.
The Persia was sunk off the island of
Crete Dec. 80 with loss of 10 pas
sengers. The vessel went down within
five minutes after a terrible explosion
forward. Nobody on board claimed to
have seen submarine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
DIED AT AGE OF os.
Mrs. Hannah Nichols Was Perhaps the
Oldest Person in Williamstown.

Mrs. Hannah Nichols, mother of the
late Constable NJ. b. Nichols of Barre
and probably the oldest person in Will
Jamestown, died at the home OF her son,
Frank H. Nichols, in that village Satur-
day night at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Nichols
was 05 years old last October and until
she was stricken with partial shock a
few days ago, she had enjoyed almost
perfect health Surviving relatives are:
Mrs. Mary Carpenter of Barre, daugh-
ter. and four sons. Frank III. Nichols,
with whom she had long made her home,
John Nichols of South BARRE, Henry Mich
OILS of Perry, Ia, and Charles Nichols of
East Hampton, Mass. Mrs. r. c. Bugbee,
Mrs. r. @. Mcdonnell and Miss Sue Mich
OILS of this city are granddaughters of the
deceased.
Mrs. Nichols was born Hannah Bout
well in South Barre Oct IA, 1920, her
parents, Asa and Polly Boutwell,, being
among the early settlers of that village.
In 1886 she was married to Peter Mich
OILS. for many years a well known man in
Barre Town and Willamstown, who
passed away in 1884. Mrs. Nichols pos
sessed to marked degree the faculties
of her youth and until her last brief i'll
ness she was uncommonly vigorous.
Funeral services viii be held at the
house Wednesday afternoon at l:30
o'clock Rev. John Irons, pastor of the
Williamstown Congregational church,
viii be the officiating clergyman and the
remains viii be brought to Barre for in
terment in the family lot at Elmwood
cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
TWO DEATHS AT so. DUxBURY.
Mrs. ormi Bruce from Shock, and Perley
Wheeler from Pneumonia.

Waterbury, Jan. 24-Mrs. Ormi
Bruce died at South Duxbury Sunday
as the result of a shock. Her maiden
name was Hannah McAllister and she
was the daughter of Elc and Christina
(Phillipsl McAllister. She leaves five
children. Mrs. Jay Smith of st. Al
bans, Mrs. Freeman Hayden of Berlin,
Mrs. Frank Sawyer of Moretown, Mrs.
William Fisher of South Duxbury, with
whom Mrs. Bruce resided, and Arthur
Bruce of Montpelier There are also
two grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
Another death in South Duxbury is
that of Perley Wheeler. son of Charles
and Nellie tCorlss) Wheeler, who live
on Ward hill. He was the only one of
the children left at home and his par
ents were considerably dependent upon
him. He leaves, besides his parents, two
sisters, Mrs. Corliss and Mrs. Joseph
Nelson, both OF Fayston.