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The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

New York-Henry Ford announced
here that if Louis Enright's discovery
of fluid for motive power fuel meas
ured up to the inventors claims ne
would buy the formula outright He
conferred with Enright, but said no
test was made of the mixture of
green powder and water which En-
right contends may be used as a sub,
stitute for gasoline.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
s1.ooo.ooo Cotton Ere.

Decatur, Ala.-Sparks from a ne
gro's cabin, which fell in the yard of
the Gulf Compress Company here
started a fire which destroyed the
compress and about 10000 bales of
cotton. Twelve freight cars also were
burned and several thousand bales OF
cotton damaged. The loss is estimat.
ed at $1,000. 000
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
Reward For Life Saver.

Antwerp. Mate Albert Doll
of the German navy. who has been
stationed here since January. 1915.
has been warded the gold life-saving
medal by the kaiser In February he
saved five Belgian dock laborers who
had fallen from barge in the harbor
and were drowning.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
General Electric BUSY.

New York.-Exclusive of the spe-
cial war munitions business which
amounted to s3.9SO,000 the value OF
the orders for electrical apparatus
and devices booked by the General
Electric Company during 1915, ac-
cording to the annual report, was
s9S,3S5,S91, an increase of s14,367-
$40, or II per cent over the previous
year.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
Many Apples on Hand.

Washington.=Muc of the 1915
apple crop has not been sold. said a
statement issued by the Department
of Agriculture. Thirty per cent of
the apples put in cold storage by De
cember 1. 1915. it is said are still
waiting to be consumed. Only a back
ward spring, according to the depart
ment, can start u free movement of
the remainder of the crop.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

New York-The documents seized
by federal agents when they raided
the office of Wolfe Won Igel gained
ment that among them was a German
code book. This code. 1t is said, I'M
locked valuable information, since
many of the Won Igel papers are in
cipher
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

Within the next week or so the
Ozark Fruit Growers Association.
which handles rs per cent Of the fruit
crops of Arkansas and Southwest Mis-.
souri,, Will place a small army of men
in the field in preparation of the sea.
sons WORK in disposing of the prod.
ucts. This year the association field
will be larger than ever before, as
for the first time in its career it will
be identified with disposing of the
crops from Mississippi. while it will
greatly increase its work in Okla
homa.
The association now has three men
in Mississippi in charge OF strawber-
ry shipments from that state Three
other representatives are in Southern
Arkansas in charge of berry ship
ments from that section.
Later A. r. Osborne will be sent
to Chicago to take charge of the as
soeiation's sales there, Jesse McFar.
lin to St. Louis. J. M. MeClelland to
Buffalo, H. a. Oakley to Kansas City
and w. r. Cady to Grand Forks, S.
d., through which city the shipments
to Canada will pass.
George T. Lincoln of Bentonville,
president of the association, predicts
big apple crop in Benton county
this year He says the prospects for
big yield of Ben Davis and Ganos
was never more encouraging. These
varieties constitutes about three.
fifths of the apple crop from this
county. President Lincoln predicts
full crop of Mammoth Biz cktwigs and
about one-fourth of a crop of Maiden
Blush.
The peach yield will be very short.
while strawberries have suffered from
a late freeze.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
Standard CLEARING system.

hington.-Federal reserve ank
governors. acting in conjunction with
the Federal Reserve Board have vlr-
tually completed plans for a standard
system OF clearing among member
banks of the federal reserve system.
The system Will be put into effect
about June l.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
Eauor Wilson'S Stand

Santiago. Chile.-The Dario Illus
trado, commenting upon the situation
between the United States and Ger
many, predicts certain rupture of
relations. The newspaper adds that
President Wilson is proceeding in ac-
cordance with dominating opinion
which condemns German procedure"
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
Death For Villa Men.

Deming, \. M.-The seven Villa
bandits who were captured after the
raid on Columbus and convicted of
murder in the first degree, were con-
demned TO death by Judge Edwin L.
Meder. The date of execution was
SET for May 10.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

San Antonio. Tex-Two men CIV
ing the names of Charles and William
Brown were arrested at Carkesyiue.
Tex, charged with the robbery of the
First National Bank of Marble Falls,
Tex. and the murder of Cashier Helm
att, on October Is, 1916.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
General Revenue Better.

The states general revenue fund is
approximately 100000 better off than
it was year ago. Records in the Of
fee of State Auditor NJ F. Dick1n-
son show that there were outstanding
warrants totaling S465, 1881. April
%, 1915, the outstanding debt was
S757,977.91. The year before that it
was $l9o.21155
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
Bandits Are Convicted.

FL Paso. Textile six Villa band
its placed on trial at Deming. y. NJ.
charged with killing Charles D. Miller
in the Columbus raid. were found
guilty of murder in the first degree.
The jury was out 30 minutes
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

Constantinople.-T British loss In
the battle on the right bank of the
Tigris in Mesopotamia on April II
was more than 1000 killed and wound
ed, according to an official statement
by the War Office.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
For a Closed Siam. loo.

Bangkok. Siam.-The final prohibit
ton of public gambling in Siam has
been decided upon. The lotteries
have already been closed and the
gambling houses will be shut gradual
ly during the next two years.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
Awards Scholarships

George B. Cook, state superintend-
ent of public instruction, announced
his awards of the two summer school
scholarships given In Arkansas by the
George Peabody College for Teachers
at Nashville, Tenn The awards were
made to j. w. Ramsey, county exam.
iner of Hampstead county. and r. A.
Ellis, superintendent of schools at
West Helena.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
Villa Eand Surrenders

Torreon. Mex.-General Severino
Coniceros and his command of Villa
bandits Lave surrendered to the mill
tary commander in Durango City and
have been granted amnesty.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
Close Wood Pulp Plants.

Stockholm, Sweden.-A large num-
Der of wood pulp factories in the north
of Sweden have been forced to shut
down on account of the scarcity of
tonnage and the exorbitant freign:
rates prevailing.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

Just what big thing for Arkan-
sas the recent development OF the
newly-discovered oil and gas fields in
Crawford and Sebastian counties is is
probably not realized by the average
citizen of the state not familiar with
the industry or resident of that sec.
ton. The trade journals which OF
the West and Southwest fields coupled
Kansas and Oklahoma now publish
the development news under the cap
ton, oklahoma, Kansas and Arkan
sas and the current numbers giving
the latest statistics show that In
March the development in Arkansas
was far greater than IN Kansas. the
figures of gas wells brought in and
producing being: Kansas. 19.S50,00c
million feet, and Arkansas 30, 600. 600
feet
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
Greece Makes Protest.

Athens. Greece.-The Greek govern
ment has made formal protest to
the entente allies against the estab-
lishment of a naval base in Suda Bay
on the northern coast of Crete.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
Italians Raid Trieste.

Berlin.-The Austrian city OF Trieste
has been raided by a squadron OF
seven Italian aeroplanes, bombs
dropped from which killed nine per-
sons. wounded five and destroyed
monastery.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
New Publishing Company.

The st. Francis Exchange Publish
ing Company of Marion. Crittenden
county. capitalized at $4,000 filed
articles of Incorporation. The eorpo-
rators are w c., A F. and H. o.
Chambers and w. L. Johnson.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
Incarceration Matters.

The Southwestern Amusement Com
many oil Hot Springs. which formerly
operated the Princess fheater, filed
notice of dissolution. The Midland
Company of Midland, Sebastian coun-
", filed a similar notice.
The Carnahan-Allport Lumber Com
bs(ny of Airport filed notice of the
surrender of its charter.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
MESSAGE Late-Judament.

San Francisco judgment Of SILL
600 was awarded in the United States
District Court here because a tele-
graph message was not delivered
promptly.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
ARKANSAS IN BRIEF.

Mayor Randolph Handy of Pres
colt has been served with summons TO
answer complaint filed in the Unit
ed States District Court at Texar-
kama by Mrs. Panzy Toland against
the city of Prescott. in which Mrs. To-
land asks judgment for $4,000 for
the death of her husband j. G. To.
land, here last March. Toland was
lineman employed by the municipal
water and light plant, and while work,
ing on the lines March &c. 1915. was
electrocuted. The complaint alleges
the rule of the city to sound warn
ing whistle before turning electricity
into the lines was not complied with.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
lnnraham "a Mar nnio.

Washineton.-Th Senate confirmed
William NJ. Ingraham of Portland. Me-,
as assistant secretary Of war He
will take Office al once
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

Judge Paul Little in the Sebastian
Circuit Court denied the claims OF
former Fort Smith liquor men who
sought to recover on liquor licenses
issued them in 1874 and 1915 and
which were later declared illegal on
the ground that they had not COM
piled with the liquor license laws.
The claims amounted to approximate
ly $4,000. which represented that
part of the license paid for and not
used. The claims We're disallowed in
the county court and will now be ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

Chickasaw Council, Boy Scouts OF
Memphis, has purchased the V. A.
Mayberry farm one and one-fourth
miles west of Hardy The tract.
which contains 206 acres, will be
used as camping ground by the
scouts.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04
Governor Pardons.

J. C. Davis of Franklin county, SEN
fenced in September, 1915. to two
wears for pandering.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

new balcony, which will sea,
more than 200 people. has just been
completed at the First Methodist
Church at Warren.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

Petitions were filed in the federal
court by J. NJ. Logan of St. Louis, as
receiver for the defunct American Ma
tional Bank of Fort Smith, asking
the court to grant an order allowing
the search of four lock boxes in the
bank vaults The petition alleges
two OIL the boxes contain property
of p. A. Ball, former cashier of the
bank. and that the others contain
property of Andrew S. Dowd, former
assistant cashier.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

Members of the Camden district,
Arkansas Federation of Womens'
Clubs, in a recent meeting at Warren,
adopted a resolution to buy no canned
goods but those put up by canning
club girls The action was taken to
encourage the work in south Arkan-
sas, In Bradley county $50 girls are
enrolled and 30 women have enlisted
as demonstrators.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

The Anthony sawmill. about four
miles northwest of Thornton, burned.
The loss was total.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

The contractors for Drainage Dis
trict No. 16, near Manila, have their
work well under way, and with large
ress toward retaining thousands of
acres of low land, which, when pro-
perly drained, will be the best suited
for agricultural purposes than any of
the now higher lands
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

Eugene v Rice, postmaster al
Whitelow, was arraigned before United
States Commissioner A. L. Burnett of
Pine Bluff on a charge OF misappro-
priation of postoffice funds. Postoffice
Inspector William O. Kelley of Cam
den recently visited the office at
Whitelow and says the records showed
the postmaster to be SS50.1o short in
his accounts.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

Scarcely a week passes that some
much needed Improvement is moi
made at the Arkansas School for the
Blind, Eighteenth and Center streets
Little Rock. Two concrete walks
We're made last week from the front
of East and West hall to the sisterns
thus allowing the unbroken lawn and
preventing the mud.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

approximately 10000 acres of land
in Logan and Johnson counties have
been leased by FRANK Ingles, formerly
of Sapulpa. Okla, now of Fort Smith
He is now organizing a company to
develop the field.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

Twenty senior civil engineering
students, under the supervision OF
Professors V. P. Knott and S. N.
Whitman, left Fayetteville for Sa-
voy, Ark. Where they will spend a
week making Typographical surveys.
Before leaving the engineers elected
NJ. W. Cochran chief engineer, and ].
A. Johnston assistant.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

Recently DR.. r. NJ Cow, state vete.
rinarian. said that Arkansas can pro
duce cattle that are just as good as
any in the world if the farmers of the
state will get rid of the cattle tick.
He cited the cases of Fred Gibson
of Stuttgart and g. II. Hit of Clay
county, both of whom recently sold
cattle on the st. Louis market for top
prices.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

John L. overton of Ash Flat, Sharp
county. was fishing with his hands IN
Big creek. He thrust his hand under
a rock and thought he had a cat fish
or an eel, but when he brought the
catch above the water he discovered
he had large water moccasin. Mr.
Overton not only returned the mecca.
son to the creek, but showing his re.
gard for water moccasins in general,
he gave the entire creek to the snake.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

DR.. J. r. Jewell of the University
of Arkansas will deliver the bacca
laureate address to the graduating
class of Ell Dorado High School Fri.
day evening. May 5. DR.. ]. c. vii.
liams of Prescott, formerly of Ell Do
RADIO, will preach the commencement
sermon. There are AZ graduates from
the grammar school and II from the
high school
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

The Arkansas Lumber Company of
Warren has just closed contract
with the Rock Island railroad fer the
delivery of 10000 gram doors These
doors will be manufactured from Ar
kansas soft pine lumber, and will be
used by the railroads in handling the
Western wheat crop.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

The McDonough Gas and Oil Com
pany is building its first rig on the
Jess Hall farm near Oliver Springs.
in the northern part of Crawford
county. 1t is hoped to begin drilling
by the end of the week. This is the
first we'll to be started in the north
ern part of the county Much land
is under lease in this section.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

rhe explosion of a gasoline tank
on an automobile tire vulcanizing
machine in the garage of T. r. Doug
lass & Sons of Conway, started
blaze that caused a loss estimated al
$4,000 with insurance of S11.050
The Conway Volunteer Fire Depart.
ment prevented a spread of the flames,
which threatened an entire block.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

The Board of Trustees of the Ar
kansas tuberculosis Sanatorium at
Bonneville awarded J. S. McCaslin of
that city the contract for the con-
struction of the Ecnols building at the
sanatorium Mrs. W. ]. Echols of
Fort Smith donated $4,000 for the
structure.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

The Commercial Club of Alma is
advertising for 5000 berry pickers.
Practically every fruit shipping con.
Germ in Crawford county is doing like.
wise
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

Mrs Alice N. Hays has purchased
the R. P. Owens 40acre farm one and
three-quarters miles southwest of Ro-
gers for $1,000 cash. or $50 per acre
The farm contains 13 acres of bear
ing apples and two acres of peaches.
A new company has taken over the
light plant at Foreman. Modern ma
chinery is being installed. The re-
built plant will be ready for opera
ton on May 15.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

The biggest reclamation project IN
the St Francis valley was set on
foot recently when Circuit Judge
Driver made the order creating the
Keystone Drainage District at Blythe
vile About 245.0e0 acres of land will
be affected by the project The cost
of draining this territory will be In
the neighborhood of 100000.
The Rev NJ. NJ. Smith, pastor of the
Baptist church of Sloan Spring. is
raising $4,000 to remodel and enlarge
its church. Three thousand dollars
has been subscribed.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

During a hail storm wood thrush.
one of the shyest of the song birds of
this section, flew into the home of
Mortie Stratton at Winslow and re
manned there until the storm ended.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

Settles & Williams of Dodd City
have just closed leases on the Para
disc and Broome county zine mines
in this camp. They are sister mines
and are both fine properties
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-04

At the recent primary Baxter and
Stone counties nominated county
treasurers. Both of the nominees
are named Joe Cooper, both are lame
and both are school teachers.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-12
GIFT MADE TO
 REV. w. J. REYNOLDS By School Children of BIissviIIe and
 Newent Schools.

As a token of their appreciation of his efforts to give them a good time at the recent town graduation and the town picnic Rev. William J. Reynolds of Newent was presented a sum of money by the pupils of the Blissville and Newent schools.
 The gift was a great surprise to Rev. MT. Reynolds when handed to him Saturday by James Burr in behalf of the children and called forth this expression of appreciation:
 T can not begin to tell you how greatly your present pleased me. It is not the intrinsic value of your gift but the fact of your wanting to make it for the simple service rendered you. I have always loved boys and girls, and have had many of them under my care. It is always a real pleasure to help in giving them a good time. Now I shall always be friends with all of you. We are going to make our schools better and our tovan more prosperous by a closer application to our work. We can take our place and do our work in the world only when we are willing to do all our duty. I think you are to be CongratuIated be- cause you have such fine teachers, such nice homes, and such a. great country. The doors of the Lisbon parsonage are open to all of you at any time. You all know that I want you to have fine careers and make a success in life. Your tribute is beautiful one and let me thank you for it. I wish you all a splendid va cation"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-12
l INSTRUCTED SOCIETY WOMEN
 FOR WAR NURSING
Former Norwich Woman, Miss Mary
 McCIoud, Was Special Teacher.

Miss Mary McCIaud, U. s. Navy, Newport, R. I, formerly of this city, has just finished a special course of instruction to a class of society wom- en of Newport as a preparation for service in the American Red Cross in the event of war.
 Among the class of social leaders were Mrs. French Vanderbilt and Mrs. John Nicholas Brown. Mrs. Walker Breese Smith, Mrs. William B. Bristow the Misses Dorothy Gordon King, Vio- let Gordon King, Mary MacKaye HeI- en Weaver, Lucille Edgar, Mary Lie Der, Margaret Busk, Mary Sturtevant. Elizabeth Yardley, Elizabeth Sands and Ruth Thomas Mrs. Walter Nor man EIdrid2e. Mrs Harold Brown, Mrs. Ernest Howe. Mrs. Roland Dick son, Mrs, Everett T. smith Mrs. Walter C. Cabeu. Mrs Austin Gray, --rs. William Whitehouse, Mrs. J. Fred Pierson Jr., Mrs Edward Sturtevant, Mrs. Judge. Miss Stone.
 At the closing lecture Miss McCIoud was presented by her class with lovely gold bracelet watch.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-12
QUARTERLY MEETING
 OF HOSPITAL TRUSTEES Reports Heard and Inebriate Farm Plans Were Considered.

Bills were approved and routine bus mess was transacted at the quarterly meeting of the finance committee of the board of trustees of the Norwich State Hospital held in the administra- ton building of the institution, Tues day morning at 10 o'clock The deed which was drawn with reference to aC- quiring by the hospital of the land known as The Pines. south of the hos pital buildings and grounds from Mrs Amanda B. Spalding, was ratified.
 The regular quarterly meeting of the, trustees was held at II o'clock and in attendance were:
 Chairman Costello Lippitt, pr. Clin- ton F. Stark, Dr. James J. DOnohue Henry H. Gallup, all of this city, Ed win c. Pinney of Stafford and MT kirker of MiddletOWn. Chairman Lip pitt presided at both the committee meeting and that of the board of trus- tees.
 There were quarterly reports pre- sented by Acting Superintendent Erd- man and the several committees. Dr. H. N. Pollock, former superintendent of the institution and at present sI1- peTintendent of the Massac achusetts Homeopathic hospital at Boston, was present at the meeting.
 The trustees went over the plans for the carrying on of the work at the in- ebriate farm and other work at in stitutiOn with great detail. Lunch was served at 1 o'clock.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-12
DIED

sHEA-In. soqthbridge. July 10, 1916,
 merly of this city. Funeral from the home of his sister. Mrs. William J. Ryan. 29 Sixth street, Thursday morning at S.15 o'clock. Services at St. Mary's church at 9 o'clock.
 RUDD-Tn this city. July Il, 1916, Or rim Rudd. of New London, aged "A Notice of funeral hereafter. New London papers please copy. sMITH-In this city, July 10, 1916, Catherine P Mack, widow of George s. Smith. in the S1st year of her ago. Funeral service at her late residence S4 Oneco street, Wednesday after noon at 2.30. Kindly omit flowers. CUNDALL--At the Backus hospital Norwich, July 10. 1916, Attorney Clarence E. CundaH, of Danielson aged g.
 Funeral services at A. F. Woods un- dertaking rooms, Danielson, Thurs day, at 1 p. m. GIBBS-At Backus Hospital Norwich July 10, 1916 William R. Gibbs, of Westerly, aged 65 years. SLOCUM-Tn Stonington, Pawcatuck Ct, July 10, 1916, Almeda L. Slocum, aged 79 years. CARTWRIGHT-In Stonington, Paw catucll, Ct, July 10, 1916, Abel Cart wright, aged 88 years. GASKELL-In Mystic, July 10, 1916, Minnie F. King, wife of Charles E. Gaskell, formerly of Norwich, in her 55th year.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-12
JOHN BLACKER IS
 REELECTED PRESIDENT
St. Mary's r. A. and B. Society Chooses Officers at Special Meetinq


 John BIacker was reelected presi dent of the St. Mary's T. A. and B. Society at a special meeting held on Tuesday evening in their rooms on Broadway.
 The annual reports of the officers were read and accepted, showing that the organization is on a firm basis with substantial sum in the treas ury and steadily increasing in mem bership. Twelve new members were admitted during the past six months.
 The officers elected are as follows: President, John Blacker Cre-eIected); vice president, Francis Toomey; re- cOrding secretary, Frederick Geer; f. nancial secretary, Daniel DriscoIl: treasurer, John P. Evans CreeIected): librarian and sergeant -at-arms, John Wozniak (reeIected). John Loobv was elected chairman of the board of directors and Maurice Kelley trustee for one year.
 Francis Toomey, who was elected vice president of the organization, is the son of John J. Toomey, one of the most influential members of the or sanitation in having the building erected on Broadway.