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The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

After hearing testimony by Or E.
p Bledsoe, superintendent of the
State Hospital for Nervous Diseases
at Little Rock, and other physicians,
Chancellor James d. Shaver ordered
Mrs. Sallie Sullivan wife OF Jay Sui
hospital.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

With 81 votes for and one vote
against Amendment No. L. to permit
an increase of the school tax from
seven to l. mills. Marble township.
near Benton has sent in a claim for
the prize-a school library Offered
to the precinct giving the largest per
centage of votes for the amendment.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

The Business Mems Club has paid
81 COO for the 4oacre site and railroad
right OF way for the Athletic Smelter
and Mining Company of Joplin, Mo,
which is erecting a 125. GOO smelter at
South Fort Smith. This is the first
factory site purchased out of fund
Of $4,000 which the citizens raised
for the club.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

Before December l. this year, Nor
rilton had received 1894 bales of
cotton by wagon and had received TO-
900 by rail. 1t is probable that 1000
bales more will be marketed at Nor
rilton this year.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

The National Cooperage Company
of Peoria. III is starting the eonstruc-
ton of stave mill on Panther
Creek. three miles west of Rush. The
mill will have a capacity of 10000
slaves per day
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

John F. Boyle. Walter G. Hall and
the insurance firm of Adams & Boyle,
purchased the State National Bank
building on Main and Capital Avenue.
Little Rock, paying s275,000 for the
property.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14
Take Wood pulp Census.

Washington census of the
amount and cost of pulp wood con
sumed In the United States is to be
taken by the Federal Forest Reserve
in cooperation with the News Print
Manufacturers. Association, It was TO.
ported. The statistics are needed. it
is explained, because of the scarcity
of pulp wood Comparative figures
showing the total pulp wood consum-
ed for 1899. 1909. 1914 and 1916 are
10 be cnmniled.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

A summaeh bush IS inches in diam
eter has been cut near Madison, st.
Francis county This bush is consid-
cred a wonder, inasmuch as the SUI
mach rarely attains a diameter great
er than three or four inches.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

Theophilus Hall. farmer OF Ouach-
TIA county, has sent President Wilson
a gallon of ribbon cane syrup. which
was made on his farm.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

Details will be perfected within the
next two or three days for the organi-
cation Of a company and the erection
and equipment of plant at Pine
Bluff for the manufacture of oak
chairs, including upholstered chairs.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14
William White, aged So, who re

William White, aged 50, who re-
sides near Augusta, marketed a few
days ago the fourth bale of cotton
raised by him on a three-acre plot OF
ground this year He received S100
for the bale and hauled the seed home
for use next year. None of the bales
weighed less than 500 pounds.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

Judge Guy Fnlk. at an adjourned
term of Perry Circuit Court at Perry
vile, set the first Monday in March
as the date for hearing the county
scat contest between Perryville and
BigeloW
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

Arnold Ledbetter, formerly editor of
the Madison County Republican, has
returned from Oklahoma and will re-
sumo the editorship of the paper on
January l.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

Ore which assays S14 to s24 in sill.
yer per ton, ard $50 to SOS in gold per
ton, is said to have been found at
10y, Madison county.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

Hugh II. Ross of Okolona. the new
circuit clerk of Clark county. is only
"a years of age, and is thought to be
the youngest man in this office in
the State Of Arkansas. Ross took the
oath of office on his birthday.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

The Arkansas profitable farming
campaign will be resumed early in
January, according TO decision
reached.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

A test oil well will he sunk near
Wilton Work will begin soon.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

child with two faces was born
near Horatio last week. The faces
we're where the cheeks eff normal
child appear The child died within
a short time.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

Twenty-Five head of cattle, owned
by Pace Young, of Pyatt, have died
from an unknown cause within two
weeks.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

The Gurdon City Council elected F.
f. Wright mayor and passed an ordi-
nance to prevent stock from running
at large in the city.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-14

Mr. and Mrs Peter McWilliams.
VINO live near Mena, had ripe toma-
toes from their garden for Thanks
giving dinner. On the 18th of No
vember they pulled their tomato vines.
which were loaded with green toma-
toes, and after stacking them covered
them with earth The tomatoes have
been ripening since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
ANOTHER "voLKs' IS OPENED.
The Hague Follows Amsterdam's
Example With Peoples University.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE. Netherlands. November
6.-The university extension movement
has taken root in Holland and The
Hague in the form of "volks.' or
peoples, university, which proposes to
throw open the doors of higher educa-
ton to the slenderest purse.
This movement early made its way in
America, and has subsequently spread
widely in Europe. The idea has been
in the minds of Dutchmen for a quar-
ter of a century. and. to some extent.
put into practice, but it took definite
and concrete form when the first Dutch
"Volks" University began it's courses
in the capital. Amsterdam. in 1913.
This institution proved a big success
and the war brought 1t yet more stu
dents. for many of those thrown out
Of employment entered the university.
The Hague has now followed Amster
dams example and just inaugurated its
Peoples University. Seventeen hundred
students already have been enrolled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
ENORMOUS SUM is RAISED
FOR BRITISH WAR FUNDS

spondence OF the Associated Press.
LONDON. November 6.-Estimates
completed for the first two years of the
war show that the enormous sum of
$3.50. 000. 900 has been raised in the Brit
fish empire for charities growing out of
the world conflict.
OF this amount more than 100000
000 has been contributed for the re-
lief of distress and the re-esta blish-
ment of men returning to civil life
The Prince of Wales fund is perhaps
the greatest of the public charities
dealing with distress. About S6O.p0o.-
goo. however. has been raised in fac
tories. banks. offices and various bust
contributions for III assistance OF
who have gone to the front. Fart OF
such funds is, OF course, being re-
served for relief work after the war.
For sick and wounded soldiers and
sailors the contributions are estimated
at sac. 00O, 900, most of which has been
raised and administered by the British
Red Cross. Another s3O,000.000 haS
been spent for soldiers comforts.
such as tobacco. muffiers, pipes, socks.
mittens, gloves. sweaters. safety raz-
ors, insect powder. needles, sewing
and sweets. o.o
1t is estimated that fully So0,000.ooo
contributed in the empire has gone
for relief work among the allies, the
largest amount going to Belgium Re-
lief among the Belgian refugees IN
Great Britain also has called LOT large
expenditures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
TWO COMPANIES SHARE
ARMOR. PLATE CONTRACTS

Contracts for the armor plate which
will go on the Colorado, Maryland.
Washington and West Virginia have
been awarded to the Bethlehem and
Carnegie Steel companies. each peceiv-
ing half of the work. A statement
anakzing the contracts says that,
despite the unprecedented European
demand for plate. the prices offered
We're approximately the same as those
paid three years ago. when the Penn
sylvania was being constructed. The
figures are: Ar!nor plate. class Al. a
total of I4.iI92 tons to each company
at $500 "A ton to Bethlehem and Si25 to
Carnegie: $50 tons of A. class to each
at s4S5 to Bethlehem and 1926 to Car.
negie. and 602 tons of class Il. at s4b6
a ton to Bethlehem and $3.50 y car
negie. The value of the contract 70
the Bethlehem Company is S6,t59.496
and to the Carnegie Company S6.S29'loo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
ART FROM THE FRONT
EXHIBITED IN FRANCE
Many Objects Are Shown in the Col
lection at Complementary
Be Shown in q. S.
Correspondence of til. Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
FRENCH FRONT, November 6.-An
exposition of~"Art at the Front" COM
posed OF the creations of soldiers of
the French army, now on view at
Compiegne. includes contributions from
every branch of the service.
Pictures in oils and water colors, col
ored crayons and pencil. charcoal and
ournt wood are displayed side by side
with statuettes carved out of chalk
or SOFT stones or modelled in pAaster
coiored to represent nature. Metal OBJ
oects made of shell cases, hammered in
beautiful designs to form flower hold
ers and lamps. and splinters of steel
smells made into paperweights and. ink
STANDS. rife cartridges transformed
into pen and pencil holders. paper cut
ters, thimbles and other useful things.
iuses made into finger and napkin
rings, fancy work baskets fashioned
out of the long wicker cases in which
loaded projectiles for the big guns are
conveyed to the firing line-all give
evidence that art goes together with
war
Many of the pictures exhibit a
strength which can never be found in
any academical salon. They all repre-
sent objects of actually as seen by
the men themselves and reproduced in
such way as to bring home to those
who see them the conditions under
which the soldiers live in face of the
enemy. There is no idealism or fan
tasy in the mems work--all is realism
This, however, does not prevent many
of the artists from portraying humor
In its broadcast sense. for the soldier
in the field is very keen on the comic
side. and some of the caricatures are
excellent. Few people have had the
opportunity of seeing the exposition
owing to the difficulty of reaching
Compiegne under the restrictions OF
war time, but arrangements have been
made for the transfer of the collection
to Paris and possibly later to America
1t is probable that the work of the sol
diers of other French armies will be
joined together with this exhibit.
The soldier-artists are content with
very small recompense for their works
They have given them up in order to
provide themselves with a few small
comforts during the coming winter. or
condition that purchasers make a con-
tribution toward the assistance of theii
wounded and invalid comrades. There
are works by winners of the prize OF
Rome Of the French Academy, who
were modified while pursuing theil
studies, and some of these in later
years may come to be regarded as
masterpieces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
/ HUMAN RIDDLES
That Have Vexed the World
i By JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
llAndree-What Became of Him ?

The most daring aeronautical scheme
ever conceived by man was that of
the eminent Swedish savant. Solomon
Andree. He planned to travel in bal
loon to the north pole itself, then I'M
discovered.
oscar II, King of the Swedes. was his
patron in the venture. and his father
lands academy of science Endorsed the
scheme. Nobel. donor of prizes, started
the subscription list with gift of
S17,500, and men of note raised the
purse to a snug fortune of $4,000.
Small wonder, then. that all Sweden
was imbued with hope that this son of
their soil might nail their national ban
ner to the tip-top of earth.
Andree was chief examiner of the
Swedish patent Office and was in his
carly forties, when he supervised the
completion of the Eagle. balloon that
lowered 100 feet from it's basket floor
TO the top of its bulging envelope. In
the summer of 1897 he had ii pumped
full of gas upon the shore of Dane
Island. Spitzbergen. where a group of
scientists gathered round to admire the
ingenious equipment.
There was a closed canvas car, with
windows, through which Andree and
his two companions were to peer out
over the polar landscape. Everything
inside was snug, even to a sleeping
compartment with warm night bags OF
reindeer skin and in cleverly provided
places were text books, charts, ammu-
milton, guns. sextants. thermometers,
cameras and surveying Instruments.
In canvas sacks were stored all sorts
of preserved food-chocoiate. com
dressed bread, concentrated milk, even
the best Bordeaux wines and cham
pagne. There were also anchors. buoys
and carrier pigeons to bring back news,
while behind was Il long tail, whose
function was to trail over the ice and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
SHOOTS GIRL AND SELF.
Both Victims of Ohio Double Crime
in Danger Of Dying.

ALLIANCE. Ohio, November FL
While Alliance police and posse of
Stark county officials were hunting for
Ralph Poto. twenty-five years old, of
Alliance. who is alleged to have sent
three bullets into his sweetheart, Ma
bel Austin. seventeen. yesterday, the
surgeons were endeavoring to save the
young girls life. The shooting oc-
CURED in the front yard of the girls
home at Marlboro. north of here.
Lloyd Austin, the girls father. is al
legged to have forbidden the young
man from paying court to her. After
the shooting Poto fed on a motor cy-
Gle.
A dispatch from Cleveland said that
later Poto shot himself three times on
the street there and is believed dying
in hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
FOUR BELGIANS EXECUTED.
Remainder of Eighteen Condemned
for Fsuionage Are Pardoned.

AMSTERDAM. November 21--Ac-
cording to the TELEGRAPH. the interven-
ton of the new nuncio at Brussels
on behalf of Pope Benedict has resulted
in only four persons out OF eighteen
who had been condemned to death at
Hasselt for espionage being executed.
Those pardoned included the burgo-
MASTER of Namur and two priests.
According to Les Nouyeles Mas
FRIGHT correspondent. the espionage
trials az Hasselt have not yet been
concluded Six Belgians. including
two women. We're condemned 10 oeath
there during the last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
FULL-BLOOD MORO SITS
IN PHILIPPINE SENATE
Hadji Butu Was Many Years Prime
Minister of the Sultan
of Sulu.
Jurisprudence of the Associated Press.

| Coure spondence of the Associated Press.
, MANILA, October 16.-The new Phil
ippine congress, convened under the
Philippine bill. which was signed by
President Wilson on August 29. met
today. and for the first time in the his
tory of the government of the islands
a full-blooded Moro took his seat in
the upper house. The Moro senator is
Hadji Butu. for many years prime min
lister of the Sultan of Sulu. that unof-
fetal functionary of the American gov
eminent who wields an immense in
fiuence among the Mohammedans of the
Sulu archipelago and of the far east
generally.
Two other full -blooded Moros took
their seats in the lower house side by
side with two delegates from the wild
tribes-one an Igorot and the other an
1fugao. The tribes these men repre-
sent stepped out of savagery only yes
terday, and their names are linked with
some, o fthe bloodiest deeds in Philip
pine history.
HaLji Butu. who becomes a member
of the senate by appointment of Gov.
Gen. Harrison, is looked upon as one of
the strongest men among the Moros.
and has awa1ys counseled conciliatory
tactics on their part toward the GOV
played leading role in the transfer
nation of the Island of Sulu from re-
gion of murder and pillage to one of
progress and indutry.
Long Withstood Americans.
Ned or headman, Piang one of Butus
fellow -tribesmen in the lower house,
was famous in the days of the Ameri-
can occupation of Mindanao. Datv
Piang took to the mountains in the
days of Spanish rule and transferred
his hostility to the Americans on their
arrival He held sway in an almost i'm
pregnable fortress from which many
raid was started and where many
refugee from American justice took
shelter He at last became persuaded
that the Americans really stood for
Justice and humanity and laid down his
arms
Altogether nine provinces hitherto
regarded as too close to Savagery to
have governmental representatives
have spokesman in the new congress.
Among these nine is the province of
LuZou the home of the so-called wild
people who until few years ago were
chiefly noted for their ability in head
hunting.
Twenty of the twenty-five members
Of the senate belonged to the nation
alist party. This party was organized
on a platform of immediate independ-
ence for the island. but later gave its
support to the Philippine bill under
which the present government has been
organized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
Sugar Cards for Sweden!

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden. November I.
Hereafter no sugar may be sold In
Sweden except upon presentation of a
sugar card. A stocktaking Though
out the kingdom has shown that some
method Of controlling the consumption
is unavoidab bile. and the card system.
patterned on Germany's methods of
regulation, was decided on. One kilo-
gram (2.2 pounds) will be allowed per
month per capita. except for Decem =
Der. when two Kilograms will be
available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
SWISS MAKE PROTEST.
Register Objections to British Seiz'
IRE of Official Documents En- Route

BERLIN, November 21.-The Nation
al Zeituug of Basic repoEts that swift
zerland formally 'prote9sd to Great
Britain against the sei3nse by British
authorities at Falmouth of official
Swiss documents. which were beng
carried by a courier from Basic to
Washington. says the overseas News
Agency. The National Zeitung adds
that the parcels then were released by
the British authorities.
Iu1es Netzger. the Swiss courier. ar
rived in New York on the steamer
Noordam. October 81, and reported the
seizure of.the documents at Faimouth.
The swiss minister at Washington m
formed the State Department: OF the
corning it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
OLD GLORY IS LAUDED.
Legion of Loyal Women Hold An
nusI Banquet at Raleigh.

:, Praise Of old Glory was given in
speech 4nd song at the annual banquet
Of thu Legion of Loyal Women held at
the Raleigh Hotel last night. Miss
Grace NJ. Pierce acted as toastmaster.
Among the speakers were Rev. James
II Gordon. =. T. Moran. Col John Nc
Eirny. Isaac Cans. Gen. John Glenn.
Mrs Mary Logan Tucker. -A!s. Ada IL.
w eiss. Airs. Thomas Calver. Miss Cora
t-,Glv ard Mrs saunders Johnston.
4 IN or Siaal poem, dedicated to the
t,eg-feu OF LoHel Women. was read by
Dr. ThopIss CalVer
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$4,000 Bet on War Liquidated.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. Netherlands, Novem-
Der Whether the war would end be-
fore October, 1916. was the subject OF
a one-hundred- a nd twenty thousand
dollar bet just liquidated at Amster-
dam. The members of the respective
groups concerned were principally
stock exchange and commercial men
and the bet was entered into last year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
Tugs and Tows.
Germany Returns Mail for U. S.

AMSTERDAM. Noxember .2l.-The
IIandelsblad states that Germany has
returned the mail bags of the steamer
Koenisin Regentes. most of which were
destined for New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
English Papers to Raise Prices.

LONDON, November 2l.-A resolution
was adopted at u meeting of representa-
tives of British newspaper proprietors.
held in London. recommending that the
throughout the country raise
their price by half penny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21

her beautiful marbles. hematite iron.
lead and zinc ores. as we'll as certain
other manufactures in which she ex-
cells. Before the war Italy was laying
the ground for a fine national MERCHANT
marine, and right now. during the war.
she Is continuing that policy.
II have lived in Italy nearly eight of
the seventeen years 1 have been N Eu-
rope. and 1 can say that Italy has the
most liberal government I have ever
lived under. Its laws. though severe,
are just. and when you get to know
Italians and their customs you Will
realize what great strides they. have
made in science. industry and COM
merce during the last forty years OF a
united Italy. Milan. with its mork than
900 inhabitants the heart OF In
dustria1 Italy. has record OF growth
unique in modern European history. Its
population has increased SO per CENT In
the last ten years. due to the wealth
and hustle of her business men,.
American Firms Prospecting.
All of the American firms now in
Italy to my knowledge and belief are
prospecting. some even more thai pre-
vious to the war.
TT is no more difffcult to organize a
separate company here than elsewhere.
though il would be well before settling
for an American company to hrsS care
fully try out the field by actual trial OF
its goods on the Italian market. OBJ
viously, for some kinds of goods "A
separate company Is not advisable. as
in the case of goods light in weight. of
small volume and of a certain value.
since such goods may be sea-shipped
and easily entered, il the tariff as not
high.
italian tariffs are not oppressive. and
they are always specific. never adj
valorem. This. of course, means that
the higher the value of the metchan-
disc the easier 1t is to export to Italy.
ITALY welcomes American initiative.
capital and merchandise of all Kinds.
especially semi-inished products and
raw materials.
The war has opened her eyes to the
latent capabilities she possessed -hnan-
cially as well as industrially. and she
is going to keep on going ahead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-21
ALLIES AWATORS FLY
ALL ACROSS BULGARIA
Go From Island of Imbros, in Ae-
gean. to Bucharest. Capital
of Bulgaria.

II. rs has been reported recently.
English aeroplanes have reached
Bucharest after Il flight OF 800 miles
torthw.l1d from the Aegean Island Of Inn
bros. the daring ayiators must have
SCARED for more than zoo miles over
Bulgaria at its widest point and have
crossed the Balkan mountains. for it is
Just 200 miles IN an airline from kas-
tron. the capital OF the island. to the
I;umanian city. according to war
geography bulletin of the National Geo
;,raphic Society.
When the European powers. by the
treaties of London and Athens, tenta-
lively settled some OF the territorial
disputes. growing out Of the first and
second Balkan wars, continues the
bulletin. 'all of the islands of the
Ac@ean. which Greek forces had occu-
pied We're apportiuncd for the time
berg 10 the government at Athens
Wltu the exception of lmbros, its neigh
h"r Ten-dos. and the small bit of rock
far To the southeast known as Cas-
,cIlorizzQ or Kasteioryzo. These three
Were returned to Turkey.
"lmhroS, the most important of the
trio. is -an iasuiar continuation of the
Gdliipoli peninsula. II is separated
from the southeastern extremity uf the
latter by ton miles Thirteen miles to
IG~Ilar extension. Lemno&.
Island Produces Good Crops.
"Imbros has an extreme length of
nineteen miles With "a breadth of eight
miles u l. four times as large as
Manhattan Island, Much of its area is
rocky and barren. hut those portions
which are cultivated produce excellent
crops of wheat. barley, olives and
fruit. The reputation OF the island
does not exceed 5000. mainly Greeks
who are engaged in fishing
~Aceord.us 70 Herodotus. Imbres- was
one. Of the Aegean Islands held by the
prehistoric peoples known as Felas-
-iars They are supposed To have re-
manned thoroughbred by the Athenians
here and on I.emros until 500 B. c.
The three Islands of ImbrTbs. Lem
nos and Samothrace we're the chief
seats Of Worship OF the group of minor
deit.es known in Greek mythology as
the CaNrjri protectors If seafaring'
men. The cult reached its height
shortly, after The death of Alexander
he tgrcat ard one bt the chief patrons
Of these gods was Lysimachus, the
Macedonian general VINO was allotted
.Thrace in the .partitioning OF AleXan-
der's vast empire. Another devoted
fof'ower OF the CabelIi was Arsinoe,
te sanctuary daughter Of Ptolemy l
Suter. she who set the fashion among
Egyptiau princesses Of marrying their
fun brothers. q custom eliminating in
the esiir,e OF Cleopatra