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The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

DIR. ]. L. Greene, former superin-
tendent OF the State Hospital for Ner.
vous Diseases, over long-distarce tele-
phone from Hot Springs said that he
positively would not consider an offer
to take the position again.
81 have been in consultation with
Mr.. Raney of the Board Of Control
and others" said Dr. Greene, and
an effort was made to have me permit
the use of my name as a candidate
for the place. but the offer Of the su-
perintendency was not made to me-
Had il been. however, would have
refused it, as | have refused to be QS6n
sidered a candidate. ! have 81
many years 70 the hospital work,
feel that my services in the once OF
the superintendent are generally ap-
preciated. Now | have built up sat
isfactory practice, and | am enjoying
my freedom"
DR.. Greene was superintendent OF
the hospital for four years, resigning
in 1914 when he and members OF the
old state board of charities became
antagonistic. DR.. Greenes resignation
marked the beginning Of a series OF
controversies involving the hospital.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
Wilson Approves Probe.

Washington-General approval Of
the investigation being conducted by
the Department Of Justice into the in
creased cost OF living was given by
President Wilson at a conference with
District Attorney Anderson Of Boston,
in charge of the inquiry, The prcsi.
dent will continue the examination Of
facts collected by various departments
before deciding whether any remedial
legislation shall be recommended to
Congress.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
ANTl-sALooN LEAGUE WILL ASK
LEGISLATURE TO PASS BILL
AGAINST SHIPMENTS.
BILL IS BEING DRAFTED
II Is Thought Both Houses of the Leg
islature Will Be in sympathy With
Any Effort to Strengthen Present
Prohibition Laws.
Little Rock

The Arkansas Anti-SalOOn League
will ask the next Legislature to pass
legislation that will prohibit the ship
ping of liquor into the state and also
prohibit the advertising of liquors, 1t
was announced by George Thornburgh,
state superintendent of the league.
Mr.. Thornburgh said that bills con-
tanning these provisions are being
drafted and that they will be introduc-
ed eearly in the session.
Both houses of the Legislature will
be in sympathy with any effort TO
strengthen the laws for the enforce
ment of prohibition and Governor
Elect Brough already has shown that
he is strongly on that side" he said.
Mr.. Thornburgh says that the Off.
cial vote on Amendment No. 2, which
would have substituted local option
for the present statewide prohibition,
was: For, 5S,064; against. 1O9,697;
majority against, 51,633.
"Only five of the.75 counties in the
state gave majority for Act No g."
said Mr.. Thornburgh. "These coun-
ties and the majorities in favor in
each were as follows: Marion, 32, New
ton, g. Poinsett, 205 Searcy, 81, and
Stone 62. The total majority in the
five counties was only 1888. Benton
county gave the largest majority
against, with 2,101, and Drew county
gave the largest percentage of vote
against the act. In that county the
ratio was about seven to one"
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
Guard Must Stand Alone

Washington-The federal govern.
ment has done everything possible for
the National Guard and if the state
troops fail now in efficiency it will be
because Of defects inherent in the mi.
litia system, says the annual report Of
the Militia Bureau Of the War Depart
ment
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
Two Killed in Mine.

Silver City, N. M.-Two Mexican la
borers were asphyXiated and third
sustained injuries from which he prob
ably will die when miners at the Sill
yer Cell mine at PinOs Altos, near
here, drilled into a gas pocket. Ten
other Mexican miners were brought
out unconscious, but were resusitated
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
Coal Dust For Gas.

Pittsburgh.-Threatened by shut
downs during the winter months on
account Of a shortage Of natural gas,
manufacturers in the Pittsburgh dis
trct have been conducting expert.
ments with coal dust. They say their
experiments have proved that the dust
can be substituted for gas.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
AN ARKANSAS EPITOME.

The so-called stock law passed by
the 1913 Legislature and referred to
the voters of Sebastian county at the
recent general election was not adopt
ed, Judge Paul Little Of Fort Smith
decided in the circuit court, when he
upheld the contentious in suit filed
by w. T. Quinley and Peter McMil-
Ian of Midland, who said it was nee
essary for the act to secure a majority
of all votes cast.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23


arfa's answer, the prime minister
hhasized. 1t was England's "clean
efnite" support to the identical
" .ements already given by Russia
and France.
It was not a flat-footed, defiant re.
lection Of peace, this remarkable
speech by England's "stronges. man,
which the world had waited breath
lessly for eight anxious days.
II was an unqualified, scornful, al
most contemptuous rejection Of the
central powers proffer as it now
stands. For this proffer in its present
shape is nose, with the ropes end
In Germany's hands'-thus Lloyd
George described it--and the allies "do
not propose to put their heads into it,"
Newspaper presses were still rolling
off extra editions containing the pre-
mier's speech-a new edition for each
succeeding paragraph-when the
cables brought from Paris the new
that Aristide BRAND the French pre-
mier, had announced in the Senate
that the entente would send a Joint
reply to the central powers, making
It known that "it is impossible to take
their request for peace seriously"
Earlier the word had come from
Petrograd that the council Of the Rus
sian Empire had decided unanimously
10 favor a categorical refusal Of the
allies to enter peace negotiations with
Germany
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
Paw Extra Dividend

New York,-An extra dividend OF
100 per cent on the common stock
was declared by the e, w. Bliss Com
pany, together with the usual quar-.
terly disbursements on the common
and preferred stock, The company is
extensively engaged in the manufac.
ture OF war munitions.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
$125,0OO Fire Loss.

Columbia, Miss.-Fire destroyed
two large dry goods stores, drug
store and a hardware establishment in
this city's principal business block be.
fore It was gotten under control. The
loss is estimated at more than $125,-
600, partly covered by insurance
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
Eamous Soma Writer Dead.

Santa Rosa, Cal-Joseph T. Miles,
aged 70, actor and author of the song,
"Therell BE a Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight" is dead here. He was
known throughout the country as zoe
Hayden"
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
Quaker Oats Building Burns.

Peterboro, Ont-An explosion and
fire destroyed the Quaker Oats build.
ing here with an estimated loss of
eight lives and injuries to 10 others,
all employees, and with property dam
age amounting to about $l,000,000.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
oSn 600 prohis Vote,

Chicago.-With official returns from
only few states missing, It was said
at Prohibition national headquarters
that the prohibition vote November 7
would come within 1000 or 5000 Of
25O.OOO for president, and 100000 for
state Offices
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
Out Of Work, Hanns Self.

Brownwood, Tex.--Rather than see
his wife and children die of starva-
tion because he could not secure EN-.
ployment, S. A. carp, 60 years old,
hanged himself to a limb Of a tree
here. A note on the body said that
he had been out of work for several
weeks.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

B. S. Bright, graduate of the Uni
versity of Tennessee, Knoxville, and
w. Minis from Starkville, Miss, were
selected as demonstrators for Clay
county by R. C. Davidson, district
manager Of the farm demonstrators.
The selections were approval by R. c..
Lewis, the new county judge. Mr..
Bright for the eastern district and Mr..
Minis for the western district of the
county.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
Arkansas Soldier Dies.

Deming, N. M.-James r. Ward of
the supply company Of the First Ar.
kansas Regiment died at the base nos
pital here Of pneumonia, complicated
with measles. His body will be sent
to his former home at Coldwater,
Miss. He enlisted at Fort Roots.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

New York,-Flour prices we're de.
morali2ed by the break in wheat, and
dropped almost so cents barrel.
with spring patents quoted at SS +, bar.
rel. This is 81 a barrel decline from
the recent high points.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

R. o. Schaefer, secretary OF the Ar
kansas Good Roads and Drainage AS
sociation, is sending out announce
ments for the annual meeting in Lit
tie Rock at the Hotel Marion January
is and 10. The State County Judges
Association will meet here January II
and many judges are expected to at.
tend the good roads meeting, Mayors
county judges and commercial organi-
zations will be asked to name dele
gates to the road meeting. Good
roads legislation will be proposed and
plans will be made to raise funds for
work under the new government road
bill.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
A La Carrie Nation.

Seattle, Wash.-FiXtures and fur
nishngs valued at $4,000 in a social
ed barroom and dining room Of the
Hotel Cecil were destroyed with axes
by the "dry squad Of the Seattle Po-
lice Department for alleged violation
OF the prohibition law,
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

The Wild Cat Oil and Gas Com.
pany's No. well near Alma, came In
with a flow estimated at between u
and Is million feet The drill went 81
feet in the sand without going
through. Three producing sands were
found. The upper sand produced be.
tween 100000 and 100000 feet Of
gas which is more than twice the
amount of gas found in the upper sand
OF any previously drilled well The
well is 2,479 feet deep and increases
the Wild Cat Company's daily open
flow beyond 100000 feet,
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
$2,50O Toward Deficit.

Washington.--Pre Wilson has
sent a check for $1,000 to Treasurer
Marsh of the Democratic National
Committee, as his contribution toward
meeting the deficit in the committees
campaign fund.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

The eight Poinsett county banks
with normal deposits Of 100000, now
have on deposit more than $1,000,O0O
This does not include the rice crop
which is estimated at $5O0,000 Less
than 10 per cent Of the rice raised in
the county has been sold.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
Quits Lanslna,s Office.

Neutrality-suspicious. f. Osborne, as.
sistant secretary Of state, resigned
and will return within the month to
bis home in Rawlns, Wyo,, to de
vote himself TO his business,
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
oil Goes Up Aoain

Independence, Kan,-An advance Of
10 cents barrel in the price Of crude
oil was announced by the Prairie Oil
and Gas Company. The new price is
S1l0 per barrel.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

The average daily attendance in the
Stuttgart public schools for Novem-
Der was per cent of the enrolment,
with a total Of IA tardies. OF the
671 white pupils 422 were neither alb
sent nor tardy,
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

A hearing on the sufficiency Of the
petitions to organize a road improve.
ment district for the construction of a
highway from Conway to Saltillo will
be held by County Judge Elias l..
Smith January A.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

The Earle electric light plant was
destroyed, the water plant put out Of
commission and six buildings burned
when nre broke out in the light plant
building. The total loss is placed al
$4,000
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
SAYS ALL oUTRAGES ON LAND
AND SEA CANNOT BE LlQUlDAT-
ED BY FEW PHRASES.
JOINT REPLY IS INDICATED
French Premier Said to Have An
nounced That Central Powers Would
Be Notified That Peace Proposal
Would Be Impossible at Present
London.-"Tell us your terms!


Give us guarantees for the peace OF
Europe from the swashbuckling OF
Prussian militarism-guarantees surer
than those you have broken!
Then, and not until then, will the
allies treat with you with regard to
ending the war;"
Reduced to its sum and substance,
that is the answer Of Great Britain and
her allies to the central powers pro
posal to enter into negotiations for
peace 1t was given by Lloyd-George
in the House Of Commons.
AS for the allies terms-the only
terms on which they will give peace
negotiations a thought-the premier
set them down thus:
without reparation peace is impos.
sible The allies insist that the only
end of the war must be complete guar
antee against Prussian militarism dis
turbing the peace of Europe"
And with a ringing note Of bitter
irony he added:
"All the outrages on land and sea
cannot be liquidated by few pious
phrases about humanity" ,,
At the pinnacle of his political ga
reer, in his debut before the Hoyse of
Parliament as premier and virtual war
dictator of Great Britain, Lyeyd-George
delivered his long-expectea address be-
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

When DR.. A. S. Buchanan Of Pres
colt agreed to give tramp his break
fast upon condition that he do a little
work, the tramp became indignant and
refused to leave the yard when order
ed to by the doctor When the doctor
sought to remove his visitor a fight
ensued. Receiving the worst of the
battle, the tramp fed cursing the doc
tor all others who expect a tramp
to " tx for his board.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
Rename Commissioner.

Washington Winthrop N. Daniels
of New Jersey whose term as a mem.
Der of the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission expires December 81, will be
reapponted by President Wilson.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

Residents of Greenwood have raised
s525 by public subscription, which as
sures the district Of a government
farm demonstrator. The Fort Smith
District Quorum Court has donated a
similar amount The Greenwood Quo.
rum Court refused to make an appro-
priation for a demonstrator
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

Federal authorities are being ad-
vised regularly Of all developments IN
the high cost Of living campaign
and furnished with as much infOrma-
tion respecting the work of the House
wives League and the Consumers
League of Little Rock as may be bene-
fetal in the general government in.
quiry, according to W. H. Rector, as
sistant district attorney.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

I. A. Emory, a Montgomery
boy, who has seen much service in
the European war as a soldier in one
ot the Canadian armies, is now at
Nauton Park Hospital, Cheltenham,
Eng, recovering from a wound receiv,
ed in a battle in France.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

General Funston has granted leaves
Of absence to the members of Arkan-
sas regiments who are members of the
Legislature. It is expected they will
leave here December 20. They in
chde Senator'S Maj II. r. Carruth,
Capt. Horace f, Ruff and Capt Thom-
as Rodgers and representatives, Lieut..
Ben f. Allen and Sgt. Morris Moore.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
CoIleue Hall Is Burned.

Knoxville, Tenn-The administra.
ton buildings Of Carson and Newman
College at Jefferson City, Tenn, burn
cd Il was valued at 100000
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23
Austrian Cabinet Quits.

London. Austrian government
has resigned This is reported in a
Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

L. A. Sullender has resigned as edl-
tor of the Marmaduke Messenger, Civ
ing as a reason that he published an
advertisement in favor Of Act No. 2 be-
fore the recent election and that fol-
lowing the publication he was assailed
by a minister "in such scathing de-
nunciation that the audience was
stirred to a high pitch of excitement
and had it not been for the better
judgment and cool-headedness Of a
few in the congregation, serious re-
suits might have followed"
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

The prosperity Of Jonesboro and
Craighead county is reflected in the
latest announcement from the Bank
of Jonesboro, whose officials state that
its deposits have reached the unpre-
cedented total Of $1,412,59606, a gain
Of over 100000 during the last three
months.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

A test oil well is being sunk two
and one.half miles northeast of NAL.
vern. The well is now more than 100
feet deep and night as well as dav
shifts are being used in driving 4
deeper
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

Dierks is to have newspaper II
will be edited and published by Chas.
C. Hill, mayor Of Murfreesboro.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

Recommendation that the Fort
Smith district abandon the practice OF
donating $4,000 to hospitals to take
care Of INDECENT patients, and that the
county hospital be equipped to take
care Of such persons, is made in a re-
port by the Grand Jury
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

The Town Council Of Rlson granted
to S, r. Morgan Of Fordyce a 25-year
franchise to install light and water
plant. The franchise calls for com.
pletition of the light plant within
three months and the water plant be.
fore August /, 1917
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

Plans are under way for the instalIa,
tion Of publication system for tn,
Fayetteville city water plant
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

w. II. Ronemus, who founded the
Brotherhood Of Railway Carmen, died
recently at Mena.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

Suit has been instituted in Chan
Gerry Court at Paragould by Greene
County against the collector and as
SCISSOR of Clay county asking the court
to restain these officers from leyying,
assessing or collecting any taxes on
the lands and other property in Blue
Cane Township and from exercising
any authority over the township upon
the allegation that the territory en-
braced in Blue Cane is rightfully a
part of Green county.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

Over dozen new homes have been
completed at Sparkman during the lagq
30 days, and at least that many more
are in the course Of construction. Sey-
eral new brick business houses will
be constructed after the holidays.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-23

ks capacity
kerential ST.
Sbroken re-
|eering.
laration, he
to Germany
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

And the first thing you know, Italy
and Germany will be at war with each
other. But the only way they can get
at each others threats is for Germany
to send troops to the assistance of the
Austrians who are fighting on the
Austro-Italian front In that event.
Italy's military problem would be
even more difficult Of solution. How
ever, the probabilities are that Ger
many would not be able to send many
of her troops to this front now or in
the immediate future. There would
seem TO be business enough on all the
ether fronts to occupy the attention
Of all the forces that Germany car
muster.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

IF Gerr1any's submarine freight
.f;5c enterprises prove successful ana
zen he conducted on a large scale
there will probably be most proflt-
allie mar-.et in this country for the
great quantities. of manufactured
products which Germany mas said 10
have amassed during the last TWO
Years and while her country has been
Iandlocked by the British navy. Such
exports as the Germans can SEND I'M
6er the sea to this country Will be
particularly profitable because so
,,,anx, Of them will enter this country
under the exceedingly low or no tariff
,,rovisions of the Underwood law.
About the only thing that Germany
Las to sell to this country, and which
This country needs badly, that VIII not
have the advantages of the low or no
tuties in the Underwood law, are dyes
provided the senate soon concurs in
the new revenue bill that has passed
tha hous.. The Democratic states
men in this bill have actually seen the
protective tariff light to the extent OF
Imposing a considerable duty on dyes
and for the purpose of assisting the
infant" dye industries that have come
into existence since the European war
began and shut off our dye supplies
from abroad And if there are gooo
and sufficient reasons why duty
should be placed on dyes so as to pro-
feet the dive industries OF this country
can there be any good and sufficient
cl1n
placed on other articles and manufac-
lures so as to give not excessive bu'
adequate protection to the industries
in this country engaged in their max
ing7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22
Journal Entries

AS the Cimarron Jacksonian says:
Boosting, not boasting, makes a town
grow.
As the Lawrence Journal World
says: A good loser can keep it up
too long.
ing, thinks the Atchison Globe, it
may get up as high as the skirts and
the prices.
According to the Norton Telegram,
while a few girls have taste for
dress, the most of them have an alb
normal appetite.
More cooks are needed in the army,
notes the Clyde Farmers Voice, and,
by the same token, it adds, more cooks
are needed for the homes.
This is the season of the year,
points out the Hutchinson News,
when call for volunteers for an
Arctic expedition would result in a
great response.
You never can tell, advises the
girl works in a nail factory, don't
| jump to the conclusion that she would
| make a good manicure.
| 1t is a little aggravating to the
wellington Journal to read head
line announcing showers over the
state, when the only kind they have
| there are the bath variety.
Artistic growth in the home is a
series of ups and downs, meditates
| A Mother in the Leavenworth Times
| One generation carries things up into
the attic and the next one carries
them down.
Farmers are not the only Kansans
who have little use for an eight-houI
working day. A Manhattan barber
advertises in the Manhattan Mercury:
Am open from a. m. to IL p. m ,
And not for Saturdays only but fol
every day in the week except Sun.
| days.
The Washington Register tells thai
John White and Candy Roberts mo-
tored to it's town from Greenleaf on G
recent Sunday, and most people who
are strangers to these folk would nat
urally be in a quandary as to whether
the Candy mentioned is a man or E
girl as sweet as the nickname sug
gests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

nation at the hands of a grateful
rarty; but as a personal distinction
the naming of Justice Hughes by the
Republicans at Chicago In the proceed
ing week YVES even more significant.
In all our ore hundred and twenty
years of party divisions, this was prob
ably the first instance in which. at a
time of real crisis in national affairs,
g. man was seriously proposed for the
presidency whose views on current is
sues were unknown to the public. The
amazing feature of the episode was
that it came as the elimination of a
trief ten years of public life, six of
which had been passed in retirement
from every form of political activity
That a national party, with so scant
an opportunity to test a candidate,
should yet be willing to place its fate
in his hands. without pledge or host
age of any kind, attests that candi-
dates command of popular confidence
in a most exceptional degree.