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The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
Incorporation Matters.

Articles of incorporation were filed by the Arkansas, Tractor and Supply Company, Little Rock corporation, which will deal in agricultural ma chinery and automobile tractors and trucks. The officers are. ]. K. Stew enson, president; N. k. Boice. vice president; M. H. Clark, secretary, and j. E. Boyce, treasurer The company is capitalized at $1O.Oo0, all of which has been subscribed.
 The Dixie Publishing Company of Mena filed articles of incorporation. It will engage in the newspaper and job business, and is capitalized at $5,- GOO.
 The Shippers Union of Judsonia filed articles of incorporation. It will engage in the real estate and com mission business. It is capitalized at $2,500 Officers are: A. M. Kittler, president; l. M. Holland, vice presi- dent and c. 4. Vim, secretary and treasurer.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
TWO FACTIONS HAVE DEVELOP. ED IN CONTEST FOR SPEAK
 ERSHlP.
HOUSE RACE GROWS NARROW
It Is Said Speakership Lies Between NorfIeet and Cazort in Lower House --ln Senate, Hodges and Brough
 Men Favor the Alignment.
Little Rock


 The campaign for the organization of the next Arkansas Senate is fast approaching the interesting stage, and indications point to it's sentiments long before the Legislature convenes in January. On one side will be ar rayed Senators Davenport of White and Garrett of Clark, with Senator Crockett Sims of Prairie. occupying a neutral ground Another faction which must be reckoned with is headed by Senator w. 0. Edmondson of Stone, Senator l. c. Burgess of Pope and Sem ator Walker Smith of Columbia This faction is fighting the Davenport-Gar- rett element for control of the Senate, and as a rule supported Earl w. Hodges against Dr c. H. Brough in the recent gubernatorial primaries. They held conference in Little Rock sizing up the situation, but, as far as can be learned, did not agree upon a candidate to oppose Senators Daven- port or Garrett The former, it is be- lieved, will be the man the Edmond son faction will be called upon to de feat, as it is the general opinion that Senator Davenport will receive the support of the Brough senators. In the conferences were Senators Walk CT Smith, Burgess, Edmondson and Tom Rogers, who will represent Lo- gan and Yell counties in the next State Senate. Senator Alexander of Mississippi county was also in Little Rock, but whether he attended the conference or not is not known All the senators mentioned in connection with the presidency were members of the last State Senate, and have the support of their friends who served them in the last Legislature The senators who are to be elected on Mo- vember will have much to say in the settlement of the contest. The speak ership contest is practically race be- tween Brooks Norfieet and Lee Ga zort of Johnson county There are several other candidates for presiding officer of the House, but the two nam ed unquestionably have the largest fol- lowing, with MT. Norf1eet having the advantage.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
Floor Plan.

the wheelbarrow, or pay for having it done, is figured, it will be found that carriers will pay for themselves in short time. Most farmers time is too valuable to be spent at such dis agreeable and unnecessary work.
 The construction of this barn con- sists of a frame structure, the frame of which is built entirely out of plank ing not more than two inches in thick ness, ard built on concrete founda- tion which extends far enough above the floor and outside ground level to prevent moisture from coming into contact with the wood sill and frame. The sill should be we'll bolted on the top of the concrete foundation. Tie studding are 2 by 6 inch for barns of ordinary dimensions, and spaced 16 inches to 24 inches on center, the 24- inch spacing being preferred because any stock length of board can be nailed to them without waste. The studding are generally IA or Is feet long, and have double ~2-iach by G. inch plate spiked on top, which ties them together, keeps them straight and forms sill for the rafters.
 The joists of the 'haymow floor are made of 2-by10 or 2-by-12-inch blanks as the weight may require, and these are spaced the same as the studding, so that the end of each joist may be spiked against the Side of the stud ding and, at the same time, rest on a :-by-6-inch ribbon, which is well spiked to the studding. This ribbon continues the full length of both side walls with as few joints as possible.
 Three lengths of joists are generally
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
Governor Pardons.

Garner Williams of Hot Spring county, serving years sentence for grand larceny, and by proclamation Joe Butler, convicted in the Little Rock Municipal Court for assault, sen. fenced to 30 days imprisonment and $50 fine, was relieved of both sentence and fine. The proclamation says that the trial judge recommended the re mission.
 Gov Hays also issued a pardon to Homer Donarue, sentenced to serve three years in the penitentiary for grand larceny during the present term of court.
 Gov. Hays came to the relief of Lee Drifoos, the Jonesboro man fined $1,750 and given jail sentence for bootlegging. Drifoos had paid $25O toward penalties of s2.OOO imposed against him on 10 charges of bootlegging. He also had paid costs aggregating s2OS Dri- foos was fined s200 and given jail sen- tence on each of 10 charges of boot logging. The alleged offenses were committed in December, 1914.
 By executive proclamation E. S Sloan of Bradley county was relieved ot q $2s tne for assault
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
GOVERNMENT ENGINEER WILL COOPERATE WITH COUNTY
 DEMONSTRATION AGENTS.
TO ASSIST AGRICULTURIsTs
Claims It was Decided to Handle Work Through County Agents, Because They Can Help Plan Work With
 out Taking Too Much Time.
Little Rock.

LlJJle R0ek- c. ". Watson. state agent of the Extension Division of the University of Arkansas and the United States Department of Agriculture, said that o. c. Baxter, government drainage en- gineer, will be glad to cooperate with county demonstration agents in Ar kansas to show the farmers how to drain wet spots on their farms and the value of doing this. In addition. MT. Baxter will be glad to cooperate with warmers who wish to do district drainage work
 MT. Baxter is senior drainage eng1- neer with the Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering of the United States Department of Agriculture He has been in charge of a great deal of open ditch drainage work in Arkan- sas, which has made rich bottom lands among the most fertile in the world He has supervised similar work III Mississippi, southern Missouri north crn Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and southern Kansas.
 It has been decided to handle the work through the county agents under the direction of MT Watson, because these agents understand local condi- tions, and can help plan the work with out taking up too much of Mir Bax- ter's time.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
Schools Are Improved.

Recent Improvements in 15 Craw- ford county school districts are re- ported in monthly bulletin issued from the Department of Education. The bulletin also contains the "elev- enth" commandment, written by Mrs. R, c. Hall, as follows:
 "Harken, O Arkansasi A new com mandment give I unto thee. that thou consider they children as thou dost thy Holstein cattle and thy Dnroc-Jer- sey hogs And this is the eleventh commandment: Thou shalt vote for the twelfth amendment and better schools"
 Following are the Crawford county Improvements
 Van Buren--Modern flve-room brick building.
 Dean Springs Consolidation of three districts with a modern three room building
 Vine Prairie Consolidation of two districts with modern three-room building.
 Special No. 36- Consolidation of three districts with modern four-room stucco building (now being built).
 Cave ity-Consolidation of two districts (two-room building to be built.
 District No. 6S-A new one-room building.
 District No. 92-A new one-room building.
 District No. 12-A new one-room building.
 The Hall. No. 9-A new one-story building. :. Red Hill-Remodeled house com pletely. Walker--An additional room.
 IIaroldton--An additional room. Oak Grove-An additional room. Kibler-A new building.
 Alma-An additional room.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

required to reach from one side of the barn to the other. The ends of the middle tier of joists are lapped and spiked against the inside ends of the two outer tiers of joists so that each set of joists forms a continuous tie from one side wall to the other, to take up the outward thrust of the roof. The joists are supported under the lapped ends on sets of girders built up out of four thicknesses of joists, running continuously from one end of barn to the other with as few lengths as possible, and all end joists broken so that there will not be more than one end joint at any one place along the length of the girder These floor beams are supported by posts or preferably iron columns, which are so spaced that they will intersect with the line of stanchions and the parti- tions between the stalls, and rest on concrete piers built below the concrete floor.
 The roof construction is q special feature of the barn. In framing the roof one set of rafters is carefully laid out on the haymow floor, and af- ter the exact length of each piece is computed these are used as patterns and the required number of pieces cut from this one set of patterns. When all rafters, braces, ties and collar beams have been cut, each set of raft CTS, braces, etc, is spiked together so as to form a complete arch rib which will reach from the plate of one side wall to that of the other.
 After all of the arches are completed the end arch is hoisted up to q verti- cal line, perfectly plumbed, well spiked into place, and well braced. A block and rope are hooked to the collar beam of the arch that is i'll place. With this tackle the next arch is hoisted, plumbed and nailed in place. This method is continued until all are in place.
 Each arch is nailed to several sheathing boards, that are used as guides and ties to secure the arches as soon as they are raised, and each arch is braced to the studding as soon
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
Seeks Guardsmen's Pay.

In an effort to secure pay for tho members of 13 companies in the Ark ansas National Guard, who were not paid from the date they reported for service, June 19, until July 10, the date the companies were recognized, Maj. E. B. Jett, Arkansas quartermas- ter, is compiling new pay rolls to be submitted to the War Department. The 13 companies failed to fulfill fed- eral requirements at the annual in- spection last spring and were not rec ognized until after they were mobiI- ized at Fort Logan H. Roots. Tho amount claimed is about $10,000.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
Ciqar Ashes Valuable.

A curious possible source of value in unconsldered waste is revealed by a British chemists thought that tobacco ash contains 20 per cent of potash. He estimates that the ash of cigar con- tains 6.5 grains of potash; that of a cigarette, 1.75 grains; and that of an ordinary pipe of tobacco, 1.6 grains. The ash of the tobacco consumed in the United Kingdom in the year end ing March 31, 1914, contained about 2,672 tons of potash, worth more than $250,000 at the prices prevailing before the war. Important amounts of ash could be collected in clubs, hotels and other public places-Colunbia State.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
Burnside Denies Report.

A rumor current in the statehouse that o. c. Burnside, who succeeded the late James Surridge as a member of the Board of Control of the State Charities Institutions, will resign, was denied by MT. Burnside and Governor Hays. Mr. Burnsides term does not expire until March, 1920, but his ap- rointment must be confirmed by the next Senate, as it was made after the adjournment of the last Legislature.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

as set in place. These arches can be raised and set in place by three or four men, while with the old method of heavy purlin and post construction, ten or fifteen men may be necessary to help hoist the heavy frame.
 This type of roof has the advantage of requiring less material and labor than the heavy timber roof, is just as strong and forms mow without any obstruction.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

that will be conducive to the health of the stock and which will save un- necessary steps and operations on the part of the owner. The investigation of many architects seems to make it clear that many barns in the country could have been greatly improved and at the same time built at less expense to meet the farmers needs, skillfully designed, and carefully constructed.
 There are alleys for both horses and cows, running in different directions for convenience in doing the chores. These alleys are so arranged that litter carrier system can be installed, for when the time spent in bucking
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
Court Releases Miners, Funds.

The Supreme Court affirmed yer dict of the Sebastian Circuit Court decreeing that the American National Bank of Fort Smith could not hold $8,55737 accredited to the account of the United Mine Workers of Amer lea. The suit was an outgrowth of troubles between coal mine operators and union miners.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
Scott Club Applies.

The application for organization Of the Scott Rifle Club was received by the Military Department and forward ed to the War Department for approv- al. Fayetteville residents also are in communication with the Military De partment for instructions on the orr ganization of rife club.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
Cash Gettino Low.

State officials and employees will again receive their salaries in cash. The amount in the General Revenue Fund was s126,000 Approximately $40,000 will be required to pay sal aries. It is doubtful whether the sS6,- 900 remaining will be sufficient to last through November
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES.

A citizen of Blytheville, passing the county jail, was asked by negro prisoner for chew of tobacco. When he told the negro he had none, the ne- gro cursed him vilely. For this infrac- tion of the jail rules the negro was soundly whipped. After being whip ped, the negro said he had long had 6 desire to "cuss out white man and thought because he was in jail it would be safe for him to enjoy such rare treat.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03


 Great interest was snown in the Arkansas-on-Wheels train this year than on any former trip, according to c. H. Moses.
 The interest in the South and East was remarkable" he said, "and at a thlrd of our scheduled stops we had to turn people away Because of the number of questions they asked we had to detail speakers to address them. There was not enough time. nor were there enough members of our party to talk to our visitors indi- yidually"
 The greatest enthusiasm was shown Tn Pennsylvania. All the judges of the State Supreme Court visited the train at Pittsburgh, and Senator William Flynn, one of the principal stockhold- CTS 1n tne Little Rock Gas and Fuel company, and member of a syndi- cate which has $150,00O,OO0 invested throughout the United States, S7,O00,- o00 of which is in Arkansas, in pub lie address said that his company had received fairer treatment and better returns in Arkansas than in any other state.
 Mir. Moses said that in Mississippi and Alabama the people were especial ly interested in the size of Arkansas crops, and in Indiana and Ohio in the cheapness of Arkansas land. The train was out 14 days The tour covered B states, and stops were made in 54 cities. T. E. Wood, chairman of the Railroad Commission; H. M Gregory of the commission and w. B. Folsom of Brinkley were in charge of the train. The five exhibit cars were stripped and the displays removed to 121-123 Main street, where they are on exhibition in the charge of the Little Rock Board of Commerce.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
Arkansas Team Is 53d.

Only S52 points behind the winners, the Arkansas civilian team finished fifty-third in field of 55 competitors in the national team rife match at Jacksonville, Fla, October 25.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
AN ARKANSAS EPITOME.

A large bell has been purchased and Is being used in McGehee nightly as curfew. This bell IS rung at 8:30, and all children under 16 who arc unaccompanied or who have no plausi- ble reason for being out are taken in charge by the officers.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

The largest factor in the care of the stock is the stabling. Good light, ventilation and sanitary equipment mean more to the health and comfort of the stock, and to the sanitation and quality of the output, than any other factors. A large percentage of barns are so dark and damp as to be veri- table breeding places for disease germs and yerlnin. Light is the great est foe to germ life.
 The illustrations shown here give an idea of the construction of a fa- vorite type of modern farm barn. There are ten windows to light the COW stable and five windows for the horse stable. Special emphasis has been put upon providing little barn
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
MNnhndv at Home n

l. Mistress-Bridget told you twice to have mullins for breakfast. Have you no intellect?
 Bridget-No, mum; there's none h the house. Christian Register.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

The resignation ot Dean J. H. Mill Ter, director of extension at the uni versity with headquarters in Little Rock, was requested by the university board of trustees after the United States Department of Agriculture re- ported to the board that it had reach ed the conclusion that Dean Miller had been and would be unable to bring in- to harmonious relation "all forces, both inside and outside of the official extension organization" according to a statement made by President J. C.. Futrall of the university at Fayette- vile.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
BIedsoe,s Case Not Called.

Contrary to expectations, no deci. sion was handed down in the Dr. E. P. Bledsoe-State Hospital controversy case. The case was submitted two weeks ago.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

An anti-profanity league has been organized at Pocahontas. The purpose of the organization is to eliminate profane language on the streets and public places in that town.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03
Proper Light and Ventilation Pro- vided in This Up-to-Date
 Structure.
PLANNED TO SAVE LABOR
So Arranged That Farmers Time in Doing Necessary Work Is Reduced to a Minimun-Roof construc-
 tion Made Special Feature.
By WILLIAM A. RADFoRD.

Mfr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building work on the farm, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor. Author and Manufacturer. he IS. without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Rad ford, No 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago, H.. and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

Mulberry school children marched through town, carrying banners with inscriptions urging the voters to vote for Amendment No. F and against Amendment No. 2.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

A. Cross, who came to Poinsett county from Mississippi last year, raised "A bales of cotton with one team of small mules this year. MT. Cross has written to former neighbors in Mississippi telling them of the re- suit of his work in Arkansas and 13 families have arranged to come from Mississippi to Poinsett county to To- cate.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

According to the Ashley County Eagle, E. E. Kemp killed six wild geese with three shots while hunting in Ashley county last week
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

Dr. John M Taylor of Fort Smith filed bankruptcy proceedings in the United States court, scheduling his liabilities at s4,42176, and his assets. at s30,41626. Of the latter amount he says s2S.664.26 is due him from pa tients for professionals services.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

The Franklin county jail has been empty for three weeks.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

A called meeting of the Farmerss Union will be held at Bolton. Noven1- ber g. Howard Pike and Hempstead. L. J. Huddleston and B. Reed. county president, attended the county nnl E at Hope and report good meetin6
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

A right of way across the lands of the Ozark Coal Company, in Johnson County, was granted in the United States district court by Judge Frank A. Youmans of Fort Smith to the Montana Railroad Company. The lat ter was adjudged to pay the costs and also S750 for the right of way.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

The new S15.0OO school building at Dumas is about completed and will be opened early next month School is conducted teuporarily in rooms in the city haIl and fhe Masonic temple.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

E.. M. Reapes of Cushman. who has been circulating a petition to raise money to build road between Bates. vile and Cushman. has gotten $460. and expects to increase the sum to soo0.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

While going to the gin with load of cotton the team of Mellon Coleman, well-known farmer of Big Creek township, Jonesboro, became fright ened, throwing the driver from the wagon killing him instantly. The de- ceased was 45 years of age, and leaves wife and several children.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

A reduction in the indebtedness of Faulkner county over one year ago will be shown by the annual report of County Clerk James A. Lea of Con- way. The amount of floating scrip on October 1, 1915, was $50,9779S, and this year 1t was S44,S91.36, a reduction of S6,146.62. The assessment made in 1915 was lower than for several years.
The Pulaskian., 1916-11-03

John Sebastian Little, 65 years old, twenty-eighth governor of Arkansas. died at the State Hospital for Nerv- ous Diseases, where he had been un- dergoing treatment for an organic brain disease during the last five or six years.