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The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

A bolt of lightning almost tore off the right foot of Carroll Lindsey, ne- gro, 19 years old, while he, with his were sitting around stove in their home, one mile east of Conway The lightning struck the chimney, follow ing it to the floor, which was torn into splinters.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

Congressman Wingo announced that the president, by proclamation, has re- leased approximately 100000 acres from the Arkansas National Forest, of which several thousand acres are pub lie lands and will be open to home stead entry. This is in addition to the many thousand acres that Con gressman Wingo and the other con gressmen have heretofore had elimi- mated from this same reserve.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

Cleanup, paint-up and fix-up' week, March 20-27, is receiving the attention of Camden organizations. The Young Mems Public Service Blu reau, under the direction of President H. H. Dyer, will take active charge of the work The idea was tried here year ago and found to be means of thoroughly cleaning up the city.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

Frank Robinson, of Poe, negro, who was bitten by mule, was taken to Memphis and had his leg amputated The mule attacked Robinson last No vember and his foot was taken off at the ankle then. Blood poison set in and another amputation was neces- sary.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

Following protest at mass meet ing against orders from the Chan cery Court to collect delinquent tax in the Cemetery paving district, which embraces all of Pine Bluff, the attorneys and the commissioners have agreed to give the property owners until April to pay their delinquent taxes without the attorneys fee of $2.50 for each lot on which the tax IS delinquent. There are more than l. 900 lots on the delinquent list.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

Everton went on the list of zinc ore shipping points on the Missouri and North Arkansas railroad, when Potts and Haze shipped their first carload of zinc ore from their mine near hero.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

Beware of planting too much cot ton" Is the warning being sent throughout the South by the Confer ence of Cotton States Bankers in a statement calling attention to the con. ditions which now make 1t necessary for each farmer to be "on the safe side"
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

Otis J. Hughes of Center Point was the victim of peculiar accident re- gently when horse threw it's head around and butted him. The blow struck on MT Hughes head. He was knocked down and painfully hurt
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

The houses at Calico Rock which fioated from their foundations during the high water are being replaced. They will be anchored with heavy con- crete blocks placed six feet in the ground. The wagon bridge over Cali co creek has already been replaced. It will be anchored.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

The Texarkana Board of Trade held a meeting to outline plans for the big meeting of the Four otates Highway Association here March 23es Several committees were named and a number of suggestions were adopted for the entertainment of the delegates.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

G. N. Savage and T. c. Widener have purchased the hardwood timber tract about two miles north of Pike City from the zan-Graysonia Lumber Company. They will manufacture slaves.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

Delight is to have electric lights soon.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

A campaign to complete the Battle ship Arkansas Silver Service fund was launched at Mayor Taylor's office in Little Rock at meeting of the Battleship Arkansas Silver Service Commission of which Mayor Taylor is chairman. Mayor Taylor said he had received assurance of hearty CO., operation from 100 men in various parts of the state and several plans for raising money were discussed.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

Judge Dene H. Coleman appointed Ben S. Brann of Swifton, Charles L. Fox and H. c. Nuckalls of Newport as commissioners of accounts tC audit the books of county officials Tor the current year.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

The Rogers Democrat calls atten- tion to the fact that 17 years ago this month the temperature at Rogers was 24 degrees below zero.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

Seventy-six wagons loaded with lead and zinc ore left Ponca City for liar rison, the railroad shipping point for the mines in this camp. This is the largest ore train that ever left this camp and will bring approximately $8,00O back to the operators.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

Mrs. Lillian M Hill, wealthy woman of Joplin, Mo, says she will lease 1000 acres in Searcy county, Arkansas, subdivide it into 20-acre tracts and sub-lease these tracts to working men, who are to dig the ore under the lands, pay her reasonable royalty and put the surplus into any enterprise that appeals to them.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

Judge E. M Merriman, who was the second mayor of Conway 40 years ago is a candidate for mayor again. In his announcement he says, eff this office should be given to me, prom ise to wait 40 years before asking for 1t again"
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

The Missouri Southeastern Utilities Company, which is supplying electric current to several farmers in Missis sippi county, may build an electric line out of Yarbro, Mississippi county in the near future.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

The Chess-Wymond Company lost a vast amount of slaves and bolts in the recent high water. Their loss at Guion is estimated to be between $12,- 900 and $15,000
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

Thousands of dollars worth of Ar kansas soft pine lumber that has been tied up on Eastern railroad lines. for the past 30 days, because of the em- bargo on these lines has at last been forwarced to the consignees. When this embargo went into effect it was impossible for the manufacturers to fill orders in the Eastern market.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

A Jersey COW belonging to Will Hill sank in some sticky mud near Ozark and was almost covered when she was found. It required hard work to rescue her.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-03

Clyde H. Slaton has purchased the Lockesburg Tribune, and will take charge March 1.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-21

ment to regulate such a matter as the
allowed to appear before congress
during a campaign. and request con.
gress 10 pass an act giving the fedora
government power to regulate the IN
ployment of children?
If Mr.. Wilson once said that he was
"a fierce partisan OF the open shop
and opposed to the tyranny of labor.
can he not be allowed, in a campaign.
TO ask that congress lass an act estab-
fishing a basic eight-hour day for csr-
tain railroad broiherhoods, upon the
ground that society demands the lin
itation of work to eight hours for
humanitarian reasons, which have
nothing to DO with the case?
II Mr.. Wilson said hat there were
a 10, OF nervous people asking for in
creased defense, but that the nation
would remain calm, can ne not, in a
campaign. demand hat some appro-
priatior bills he passed making paper
increases in army and navy
II Mr.. Wilson said that he never
would intervene in Mexico, can he not
send a couple of little non-interven-
ing expeditions into Mexico7
II Mr.. Wilson said he was for an
"incomparabiy superior navy, can he
not change the phrase TO ''incompara-
bly, adequate navy?
Why should not Mr.. Wilson be per
mitted to say that he Is unalterably
for arbitration except m the case IN
which it was necessary to apply 1t?
whyacap mot Mr.. Wilson say he is
for economy IN national government
and decline to have anything TO do
with the budget system?
Why car not Mr. Wilson say that
he is agains Intervention in any weak
country and send marines into Santo
Domingo, Haiti: and Nicaragua
Why car not Mr.. Wilson say he ~
for an armed c~it,zenry. trained and
accustomed and Their force Garrison
to resign by scuttiing the bill to train
,snd arm the citizeDry?
May a man not change mis- mind:
We cheerfuily accord him
the privilege. We merely prefer no:
TO have him administering the affairs
of the nation in time Of emergency.
Opinion so fluid ought TO concern no
n except the person ~yariously d.
rected by it.-Chicago Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-21

agreement. and which they cannot
surely demand by law.
TrAinmen who are paid under the
eight-hour law cannot expect that
eight hours shall include other hours
arbitrarily added to the calculation,
Wight hours by law s eight hours,
neither Ave nor ten. The full time
paid must be worked in full. Under
the present system, IL a train Is late
in starting. the delay is an arbitrary
addition. even though the delay falls
within the work day. Thus the time
Is twice paid. Under the mileage
option there are many cases in which.
miles are twice paid for. But under a
time law pay cannot certainly be
demanded for miles at all. and the
railways can rely upon the lawful
time basis. Law IL substituted for a
business agreement, as It will be as
serted that provisions Of the agree
ment not embodied in the law are
dropped. That is the rule In law
making. The railways have the same
right to the letter OF the law as the
trainfnen. The opinion which was the
trainmen's is now the railways..-New
York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-21
DON'T MONKEY WITH IRE BUZZ SAW.

The mar with a good job is a lucky
man. He'd pest keep it. He needs it.
The war is bearing hard on the small
Ter incomes of this country. Cost of liv-
ing continues to advance much faster
than wages and salaries. Farm pro-
ducts are at high mark. Manufactured
products rise in price with the cost Of
materials and labor. There is plenty
of employment, however. which keeps
the balance steady between the income
and the outso. But a man needs a
steady job and must work at it every
day if he is to get along" At that it
is hard shedding for the unskilled
worker at the minimum wage.
A good JOB this winter is a necessity.
If you have one, keep it. If you haven't,
best go looking for it right away. The
country IS prosperous with plenty TO
cat and enough to wear but it re-
Qpires a steady income and thrifty dis
posai OF il 10 i've decentiy and save
a dollar or so.
II is good advice. Don't monkey with
! buzz saw. Don't leave a good lob
or miss i chance for a better-but be
sure it is better from the angle of every
day before YOU are off with the old job
and on with the new. It is a long win
ter season and coal and -four and
staple necessities cost money-more
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-21
POOR MAYORiNG.

The mayor Of Ottumwa came 10 Des
Moines and narrowly escaped arrest
by parking his automobile where i:
had ne business. Then he went back
and issues a proclamation or some
thing or other that Mayor MacVicar
should be unmoleste0 in Ottumwa
wAeneeNT ne came TO town. And then
the DeS Moines mayor issued an order
ih.t suspended the traffic laws and
ordinances SO that the mayor OF OF
tumwa may park anywhere he chooses
except 10 endanger the lives and prop
erty Of drivers OF other vehicles.
just silly mayoring. that's all, just
horse-p!ay in office. But it does IL
lustcate a tendency among city Off
Gals 10 imagine that they can suspend
statutes and ordinances in favor Of
this and that one if they see fit TO do
so. The fact Is that the mayors Of Des
Moines and other towns aren't the leg
islaturs and the supreme court and
IdH ! SuSp-IG al! Jaw without NlOlal-
ing their attn OF office.
And that leads on: they do never
theless suspend the laws BY refusing
or neglecting to enforce them agains.
violators, a farmer might go into Des
Moines and park his ar. perhaps ig-
aoranLly where il had no business Ia
De. He'd get punched. Some stranger
might rush thru the main street of a
town al forty miles an hour. He'd be
pulled; but the political and financial
magnate or Somebody's fool boy might
make a practice Of it and get away
with il. A bunch OF laborers with a
case Of beer and a poker deck would
stand a fine chance to appear before
hjzoW ner where the native Unborn
would escape. And so on and so forth,
The mayors were playing leap frog.
having q good time with each other.
But il is Door mayoring at that. II
strengthens an impression rather
widely spread that those who stand in
with mayors and policemen can get
by with violations OF city ordinances
and statutory law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-21
WHAT OF IOWA?
Sioux CRY I,D-raI

Something is wrong with the state
OF Illinois when il permits an 1S-year-
old boy to conduct a private bank. take
deposltors' money, and do with il as
he pleases, as Gems TO have been the
case in the latest failure of a private
banking institution in Chicago.
According to the statements given
the public, the youthful banker and
his father had a particularly soft
snap in that they did NOT pay any in
terest on deposits An they did was
TO take their depositors' money and
invest it in various private enter
p-!ses Of their own, trusting 10 luck to
have enough on hand TO cash checks
that might be drawn on the deposits.
And il is a remarkable thing. even n
the poor section of Chicago. where the
bank was located with the patrons
mostly foreign born residents, that so
fimsy a concern could get hold Of de-
posts totaling s56.G00.
The states attorney tn commenting
upon the affair said the boy and his
father were not morally guilty: i'm
stead ne held the state o. Illinois was
guilty for permitting boys of Is 10
conduct banking establishments. And
the rest Of the country is quite apt 10
agree with the states attorney that
this is true. II any class in the coun-
try is entitled TO have It's savings safe
guarded and protected by the state, il
IS the foreign born people who have
come to the United States in the be-
lief hat it is @the land of promise"
Illinois doubtless will seize the arst
opuortunity to amend her bankjng
laws in such a fashion that the private
bank with no responsibility to the
state shall be made impossible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-21
Who Come Under the Law?

: car inspector writes an eastern
paper inquiring if he does not come
under the new federal eight-hour law.
Car inspectors are responsible for the
condition of all cars. They must see
that they are in order for use. or II
defective. are sen to the shops. Ger
tainly the lives of travellers are under
their care, as is the property of ship
pers.
They now work twelve hours a day
IN an eleven-hour basis II under the
new law, they would be paid on an
eight-hour basis and get a day and a
half pay for every twelve hours instead
OF a day and an eleventh. as nov.
this would be a larger proportionate
increase than IS secured by the four
brotherhoods. But II the car inspec-
tors are included why not the loco
motive hostlers, the car sweepers. the
yard men. the section men. the track
men. and probably = lot more, Are
not they all engaged in the operation
of the trains. both passenger and
freight?
The law reads as applying to all who
are Engaged in any capacity in the
operation Of trains used for the trans
p~ortation Of persons or property on
railroads" Tn any capacity" IS a
pretty broad phrase and 1t may be
difficult for the layman to restrict II
10 engineers, fremen. conductors and
brakemen.
Moreover, the law says: Eight
hour shall in contracts for labor and
service, be deemed a days work, and
the measure or standard for a days
work for the purpose of reckoning the
compensation OF all employees who are
so employed in the operation OF trains.
This does not limit the hours which
a man may work in operating trains
to eight hours, but it Toes fl the basis
for pay. When a mar has worked eight
hours he has worked a day and has
earned a days wage. IF he chooses to
work more than the eight hours, that
IS overtime and :-st he paid for extra
at the eight-hour rate.
Probably the whole thing as to those
outside the brotherhoods. rests upon
the courts constructions the words
Sin any capacity in tie operation OF
trains" But 1t is hard to see how
these words car fail to include al
least the yard men and switchmen.
They may well include a lot more
Duluth News Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-21
Topics of the Times

If the average automobile in lowe
travels 1000 miles per year on seven
teen miles 10 the gallon OF gasolene oul
gas tax in Iowa is sI4,000,o 900 for 200.-
600 cars. Then there "a a set Of tires
each year at ar average of 800 per car
which make our tire tax $50, 00o, 00O
more. Our combined road and bridge
tax is about sl2, goo, 900, but We are
inclined to laugh at the gas and tire
tax and kick at the road tax.
Il is about time 10 accuse a minis
terial association in Ottumwa with
personal animus toward Harding be-
cause Cowles. of Des Moines. was not
appointed to something.
The republican party has nominated
for governor this yea a candidate who
has the benefit OF cash contributions
70 his primary campaign fund from
public utility magnates. who has IN
the past had the Iowa Liquor Deal
ers' Association for him and who has
the support of the fire insurance com
panies. God help the republican party
in Iowa.
Folks suspect the near beer saloon
when the gentleman with a bootleg
g:ng record opens and manages it. no
matter how strongly ne asserates the
temperance Of his brew. Il is so close
between record and spigot. And that
.ame suspicion naturally attaches it
self 10 a record and a candidacy. It
Is so close from the record to the
bung starter.
This persecution 'misrepresenta-
ton" and abuse" stuff was familiar
TO other generations where in il was
written hat mo rogue Ger felt the
halter draw with good opinion Of the
law" -
An Alden ma has found the butt
ends OF a fine pair OF elk horns near
the Iowa river and speculation is rife
as to how they came here. Don't any
OF the boys remember when the lodge
held a picnic there?
About the only Villistas the de facto
troops ever seem TO Kill are The cap
tured ones.
We could build a pretty good navy
with the cost of that expedition into
Mexico which effected about as mucn
as q naval attack on Mexico City
would accomplish.
II appears hat Governor Clarke did
not authorize the statement that he
Will take part In the campaign this
fall. II is confidently stated by some
Of his friends that he will not AS to
conclusions. let every one draw his
own conclusions.
Can some scientist establish whether
or not the caterpillar aoto being
used so successfully by the allies is
related in any way to the caterpillar
family now engaged in making war or
Iowa shade trees?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-21
WIDOWS OF THREE WARS.

The widows Of soldiers of the civil
a while the soldiers were in service
are 10 have their pensions raised TO $50
Z month. All widows Of soldiers al
ready receiving So a month will re-
ceive the raise If they are 70 years old.
Divorced widows have their rights to
pension restored whether or not they
remarked. The house has also passed
a bill providing fo- e monthly pension
Of 81 for widows Of Spanish war
soldiers. Few will object 10 either the
raise for civil war widows or the bill
10 give war widows a monthly stipend.
Blu with the readiness to pension
widows Of war veterans there appears
a reluctance 10 provide ever in a
small way for other widows perhaps
quits as deserving Of notice from the
country.
There was a soldier once-and many
times-who fought ten hours a day to
provide for a family. Il vas a long
~O4N4-4AOHS caSlIe' StiuSh uS NIsNoSS
he fell and died and the widow with
her little brood was left t face the
struggle for herself and her children.
And she fought like one Of the pioneer
women who beat off Indians and
wolves in the early days Of which his
tory tells us and Of which we are proud
and boastful. She fought poverty and
| shame for the wolves Of disgrace and
shame forever prowl about the doors
| Of lonely and struggling m How
she did IT none knows. not even her
self, but she brought The children thru
finishing the battle ne nad begun, g
Molly Pitcher OF the competitive sys-
tenn which is cruel as n war ever
waged. But there were other widows
of other soldiers who failed. The
fight was too fierce and they too weak
to continue it.
Why do we grudge the widow
whether of wars or of peace the Sigh
assistance the Law provides may b
rendered her? Does she not desery'
well at the hands Of the community
Should she suffer a penalty becaust
she brought children into the world in
stead Of numbering them in embryo
isn't her struggle as bitter as that o
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-21

any widow OF any war? Why dismiss
her and her claims and her desert
with a pitiful pittance OF Is cents a
week when a bushel of potatoes cost
50. a sack of flour $3.50 and a woman's
wage at the washtub is 20 cents an
hour or less? Is her bravery and
courage less than his, whoever he may
have been, who fought afield or her
secrihce less than hers who stayed
behind with the children at her knee?
Peace has its battles as bitter as
war, its sacrifices not less splendid, its
tragedies as cruel. its duties as i'm
perative, its debts as just: n the
bitterest battles, the deepest sacrifices,
the greatest self a%bnegation are those
OF the weak woman who fights for her
children to keep the family together
and make them honest citizens. The
debt n duty Of the public toward
them is as just as toward any who
have given life and service In the
ranks of any war this country ever
waged.
The mar who stayed at home when
the call in defense of the nation came
was ~ of the foremost to object TO
soldiers pensions. 1t was especially
r Of the stay at home who got rich.
1t was invariably true of him who fed
to escape the draft or who bought a
substitute. They sought TO repudiate
a magnificent service after the service
had been rendered and while 1t was
being rendered. There is a parallel to
be drawn in justice between them and
those who assail the proposition 10 pay
the deb the public owes TO the widow
who keeps her children from the poor
house n in school.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-21
THE C o HIGHWAY.
Nevada REPRESENTATIVE

Nevada Representative
A big Packard with an unusual sort
OF license tag was noted on the street
here Saturday morning, and inspection
showed that it hailed from New Mex
leo. 1t did not look very much travel
worn either. Also it is noted that the
two girls on motorcycles who were
along here on a coast-to-coast trip in
midsummer have been reported as ar
irving safely at Los Angeles. These and
other incidents are remindful that al
tho the most popular tranScontinental
automobile route is and will be by way
OF the Lincoln Highway clear across,
yet n route which manifestly stands
second in favor is that which follows
the Lincoln Highway as far west as
Nevada, direrts here by way of the JEFF
ferson Highway 10 Kansas City and
goes on across the southeastern plains
by the Santa Fe trail. 1t Is al Nevada
that the great trails divide.
A gang OF painters working westward
on the Lincoln Highway painting road
signs were thru here last week and
have put the proper markings on the
great ~thoroughfare. Marking the Lin
OH Highway is about as much to the
point as painting the lily; for neither
can possibly be mistaken for any other
road or flower; but il all goes 10 the
end OF popularizins further the most
popular highway.
The Lincoln Highway is in splendid
shape in these days, and the rattle is
PROBABLY heavier now than ever before.