The Pulaskian., 1916-05-12

J. A. Riggs for Arkansas, and Rev. J. M. Mizell, for Texas, welcomed the newspaper men to the twin cities, and Col. J. l.. Wadley of the Texarkanian voiced the welcome on behalf of the local press. Col w. w. Folsom ot the Hope Gazette responded for the visi. tors.
 The following committees were named:
 Resolutions-V. A. Beeson, Morrill, ton; l.. D. White, Benton; T. D. Wood, Marianna, and J. L. Cannon, DeQueen.
 Memorial-W. R. Jones, Yellville; J. A. Livingston, Russellville, and G. W. Cranberry, Cabot.
 Auditing-C. A. Barry, Huttig; Louis Spence, Piggott, and E. w. St. John, Mena.
 Membership-T. L. Pound, Danville; w. B. Folsom, Brinkley, and s. A. Diehl, Eureka Springs.
 The following new members were accepted: w. M. Jones, Magnolia; c. E. Parker, Stephens; c. E. Gray, Greenwood; George P. Smith, Claren- don; R. l.. Brawner, Heber Springs; o. T. Graves, Ashdown Charles Cos lee, Hot Springs; R. P. Bowen, Blytheville; L. R. Smith, Fayetteville. and J. L. Brady, Fort Smith.
 Walt B. Whitman of Dallas, presi- dent of the Texas Press Association, made an address in which he cordial ly invited the Arkansas editors to att tend the annual meeting of the Texas brethren at Fl Paso in June. J. G. Cub age edltor of the Arkansas Teacher, CTS legislative committee, urged the editors to indorse and support Amend ment No. 12, which proposes to raise the maximum limit of local school tax from seven to 12 mills.
 The answer filed to the suit Of the Scranton Trust Company of Scranton, Pa, against the Scranton Anthracite Coal Company of Johnson county, to foreclose on an alleged mortgage the action is a scheme on the part of former officers of the defendant com- pany to freeze out" the small stock holders and secure possession of the property without paying a reasonable price.
 The Lavender Mining and Milling Company at Shelbyville, 20 miles north of Batesville, has purchased two au- tomobile trucks which are being used in hauling zinc ore from the mines 70 Pfelffer, the shipping point. Later the concern will purchase five more motor truck, according to a statement made by D. c. Cornell of New York, president of the company.
 News has just reached Newport that Middleton Bobo, formerly of Wynne, and the father of Mrs. w. R. Loftin of Grubbs were drowned in Cache River near the Blansett bridge east of Grubbs, while his daughter, Mrs. w. R. Loftin, and two small children were almost miraculously saved by D. D. Camp, a merchant of Grubbs.
 Farmers living along the proposed road from Camden to the Nevada county line near Rosston are inter ested in the protest of building the road under the Alexander road law, according to J. W. Livingston, plan ter of Red Hill township This will be the first experiment. made under the Alexander law in Ouachita county.
 Eleven hundred and fifty mills pro- duced 1,S0O,000,000 board feet of lum- Der and placed Arkansas sixth among the lumber states last year, according to the final report of the Forest Serv- ice, issued at Washington. Washing ton, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas produced more timber than Arkansas
 St. Paul does a big business in the sale and shipment of posts. The St. Paul Mountain Air says that during the past eight years one St. Paul firm has shipped 1,200 cars or 2,400,000 posts. The Mountain Air thinks enough posts have been shipped from St. Paul to fence every farm in Kan sas,
 With the issue of May the Van Buren Daily Argus entered upon It's twentieth year. During the 19 years of it's publication the ownership has changed but once.
 At Mount Tabor, northwest of Batesville, the little child of MT and Mrs. P. Mobley was scalded to death when it fell into kettle containing boiling water.
 Many home seekers are entering the 100000 acres of land in Polk eoun- ty recently opened for homestead The land is part of the Arkansas Nation