The Spectator., 1916-04-07

government expenditure for more gen eral protection. They are daily watching the course of events on rivers and harbors in Congress.
 If Uncle Sam follows the insistence of Congressman B. c. Humphreys of Greenville, Miss, putting up about s2 for each $1 the levee districts come in with, 1t will not be more than year until s3,000,000 will double and strengthen the present splendid St. Francis levee. Anyway that's what Eastern Arkansas folks are pulling for
 Roach X Stansell-Lowrence Bros, levee contractors of Memphis, have 250 teams and 250 men assembled in the north part of Crittenden and the south part of Mississippi county to rush to completion the $125,000 con- tract, strengthening two and one-half miles in eight small gaps of the levee. Roach & Stansell have a $70,000 job in the Salem, La, section which they will begin in April.
 Nomination of Dr. C.. H. Brough for governor has not alarmed the St. Francis folks. who recognize in him broad and constructive man who will deal justly with all questions. Some of the St. Francis counties gave he was the advocate of electing the 21 members of the board by the peo. ple. There is no overwhelming objec- tion to this.
 Most of the present members serve one to two years more of their terms anyway And the new Arkansas Leg. islature is an independent body, which was chosen separate from the guber- material fight. Arkansas Legislatures do not usually lend themselves to par tisan and factional politics. Brough's nomination is pleasing to the greater part of the St. Francis counties and no internecine warfare will result. The spirit of cooperation and con- cilliation on both sides is now largely evident.
 By the time the terms of most of the present levee board expire, Uncle Sam probably will have taken practi- cal control of the levee, and the small Ter atmosphere of politics will have been eliminated.
 School at Conway has practically reached it's maximum and cannot ac. commodate more students without ad- ditional buildings is the substance of an editorial in the April number of the Arkansas Teacher, monthly pub lication by the faculty of the normal. The editorial urges teachers through out the state to awaken public sentf- ment in favor of the normal school and to set such influences at work as will result in appropriations for the additional buildings that are impera. lively needed.
 T. R. McHenry of Malvern and hIs associates at public sale at Leola, purchased all assets of the defunct Bank of Leola, closed January 15, 1915, by the State bank department. The price was S6,000, and included In the purchase was the bank building. fixtures and furniture and all bills re- ceivable. It is the intention of MT. McHenry to apply to the State bank department for a charter for a new bank at Leola, to be capitalized at s10,000.
 Famous Marion Lake. in Crittenden County. historical from the time of De Soto, is to disappear from the face of the earth. Thousands of people who have seen the pretty body of water. nine miles long. may heave passing sigh as the remorseless hand of in- dustrial and agricultural progress ob- literates it. Two years from now cot ton fields will rear themselves upon the bed of the lake.
 Examinations for midshipman to the United States naval academy from the Seventh Congressional District will be held at Warren Tuesday, April IS. Congressman Goodwin has been autnOrlZeu 10 nominate one pTinClpdi and three alternates. This additional midshipman for the district is due to a bill recently passed by Congress which increases the number of midshipmen at the naval academy.
 John Payne, living near Cuip, across the White river. arrived at Mountain Home with an Illicit still which he found in brush pile which he was burning near his place. The still f constructed of copper and will hold about 30 gallons, The worm is made from a section of three-quarter- inch gas pipe, It was turned over to Sheriff Hurst.
 Information was received at Fort Smith from Washington that J. M Long of St. Louis had been named re- ceiver for the American National bank by the comptroller of currency at Washington. The bank was closed