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The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05
sherman Is Condemned

New Orleans-The International
Association OF Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers in nineteenth annual
convention here, adopted a resolution
condemning the recent attack in the
Senate OF Senator Sherman of Hi
nois on Samuel Gompers and the
American Federation of Labor.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

Washington. in postal
savings banks during August inereas-
ed nearly $50O0.0O0 the largest
monthly gain since the system was
established. On September ! total
OF 621,0o0 depostors had accounts
aggregating more than $4,000 900 %
their credit
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

San Francisco-The Island OF La
mai of the Hawaiian group has been
purchased by United States Senator
Key Pittman OF Nevada and group
OF wealthy Nevada cattlemen, accord
ing to Fl. |. Lorentzen. who arrived
from Honolulu.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05
PORTUGUESE Make Gain.

Lisbon. Via Paris.-Portuguese
troops operating in Mozambique have
crossed the Rovuna river dividing
German East Africa from Portugueset
East Africa. says an official state.
ment
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05
Relief To Reach SYRIA.

New Secretary of State Ian
sing has informed the American Com
mittee for Armenian and Syrian re-
lief in this city that food supplies
for starving Armenians and Syrians
may be distributed through the Red
Crescent and the Red Cross at Beirut.
Syria, by permission of the Turkish
government
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05
JAMES P. CLARKE
CALLED BY DEATH
VICTIM OF APoPLEXY AND ACUTE
INDIGESTION PHYSICIAN
SAYS.
WAS I'LL ONLY FOUR DAYS
In 1879 He Came to Arkansas, and
Made His Home At Helena, Where
He Began Practice of Law--Mis-
sissippian BY Birth.
Little Rock.

Little Rock
James P Clarke. senior United
States senator from Arkansas, died at
his residence. 1872 Scott street, after
an illness of only four days Death
was due to apoplexy He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Moore Clarke;
Two daughters, Mrs Joe House Jr.,
and Mrs. Robert Monroe Williams;
one son, James p. Clarke; and two
grand-daughters, Ellen Clarke House
and Frances Marion Williams, all of
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

Erie, Mich.-Nine stores, ten houses
and score OF sheds were destroyed
here by a fire originating in a black
smith shop on the main street. Fire
apparatus was sent from Toledo, Ohio.
The loss is estimated at 100000.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05
Another Fatal Explosion.

Huntington, Pa-Five men were
instantly killed and another sustained
fatal injuries when the air dry house
of the Mount Union plant of the
Aetna Explosive Company was wreck
ed near here The cause, officials
say, probably will never be known
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05
Larger Loaf For 6 Cents.

New York.-The largest baking
company in this city announced that
the price of its five.eent loaf OF bread
will be advanced to six cents, but that
this will be accompanied by an adj
dition % its weight. A smaller loaf
will be sold at five cents.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05
Holland Holds Cattle

London-The Dutch government
has prohibited the export of cattle,
says a Reuter- dispatch from The
Hague. All preserves containing
meats also will come under the pro-
Inhibition.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05
Cat Lived Nineteen Years.

Halloween, a cat belonging to Mrs.
C. M. Sehorn. died at the extraor-
binary age of nineteen years.
The Sehorns owned the animal TO.
fifteen years and knew it from a kit
ten. SO there is no doubt concerning
its age.
The cat became too feeble to walk
It was virtually toothless and claw
less. But it knew every member OF
the family until its very last hours
and seemed never content unless
some of them were in its sight.-Sac
rauento (Cal) Bee.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05
Illinois To Vera Cruz

Washington.-Th reserve battle
ship Illinois at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard was ordered to relieve the Ne
braska. on duty at Vera Cruz, Mex.
about October l.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05
PHILADELPHIA Is Choaen

Philadelphia. Philadelphia was
chosen as the site for the 1919 tri-
ennial conclaye OF the Knights Tenn
plar at meeting Of the conclave con-
mittee.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

Marseilles.-The French Mediter.
anean liner Caucasuse was brought
safely into port, being chased and
fired upon by Teutonic submarine.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

elected BY large majority He sery-
ed in this office in 1898 and 1894. and
was vigorous in the prosecution of the
duties OF his Office He easily could
have been reelected to this office. but
declined a second term.
Governor in 1895
In September. 1894, he vas the
Democratic nominee for governor ana
participated in one of the hottest
campaigns in the political history OF
the state He was elected to this Of
fee and was inaugurated in January,
1895. He also declined to accept the
nomination for a second term as gov
ernor. 1t was during his term as gov
ernor that he established a precedent
i'll the manner of preventing prize
fighting. He was the first governor
of any state to stop prize fight with
an injunction. During his admins
tration he threatened to call cut the
state militia to prevent the Fitzsim-
mons-C orbett fight at Hot Springs.
Senator Clarke moved to Little
Rock While attorney general. On No
vember II. 1883. Senator Clarke was
married to Mrs. Sallie Moore Wootea.
daughter of Francis Marion and Nan
ME b. Moore, members of promi-
nent family in esatern Arkansas
There were three children by this
union
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

]. B. Hill. manager OF the company
sinking the oil we'll at Nashville, has
returned from Oklahoma, where be
secured an expert driller to finish the
work of drilling the we'll here.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05
To Senate in 1908.

In 1896 Senator Clarke ran for the
United States Senate against Senator
James X. Jones of Garland county,
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

Elijah Roberts of Fallsyille. New
ton county. was riding along the edge
of 25-foot bluff near his home. The
horse slipped and fell over the bluff
with the rider. The rider was thrown
into a tree and was not seriously
hurt. The horse was crushed to death
in the fall.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

The tour-year-old son of Jasper
Pittman of near Skaggs. Randolph
county, was instantly killed by his
nine-year-old brother. The eldest
boy picked up a shotgun to see IL
it was loaded. 1t was discharged and
the load struck the small boy in the
face.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

L. r. Faekler, who has been editor
and publisher of the Winthrop Her
AID has sold the paper to r. P. Ses-
sions. Mr. Fackler win go to Ala
bama, where he will take charge or
a paper.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

Merchants OF Cotton Plant signed
q contract for exhibit space on the
Arkansas on Wheels train. which will
tour the North and East this fall. A
committee was named to get the ex-
hibit
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

Col Jim Tom Story, who published
the first paper in Magnolia so years
ago is now editor of the Bokchito
(Okla) News. He has just celebrated
his seventy-sixth birthday.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

The tri-county farmers institute
will be held at Quitman September
30 Dean Miller OF Fayetteville and
D. c. Welty, agricultural commission
er of the Iron Mountain, will speak
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

Drug stores of Keo win remain
closed from 10 a. m to p. m. on
sundays hereafter. They were re-
quested to close during these hours
by the town council of Keo.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

Ebert Stages of Meade. Clay coun-
ty, found nine snakes in a small log
recently. Five of the reptiles were Of
the cotton mouth variety and four
we're rattlesnakes
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

In his instructions to the Hot
Springs grand jurors Judge Scott
Wood told them TO continue the work
of the last Grand Jury in inyestigat.
ing alleged violations Of the statewide
prohibition law.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

The contract for the erection of
bridge over Black river at Corning
was awarded to the Vincennes Bridge
Company for $4,000. There were
many bidders.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

James Nolan. who formerly lived at
Alaska for some years. was killed by
an explosion in a mine at Vaneer.
Alaska, recently.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

Citizens of Foreman. at mass
meeting. asked the city council TO Sc
cure the services of the state High
way Department in making a prelim-
mary survey and estimate of the
cost of grading and graYeling the
principal streets Of Foreman.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

Ernest Sloan was painfully injured
recently while riding a mule near
Green Forest. He had tied a corn
knife TO his saddle. He attempted 10
kick his mule. but kicked the corn
knife instead. and his foot was pain
fully cut
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

rom p Fulton of Cove calls to the
attention of the editor of the Sloan
Springs Herald and Democrat tina,
the anniversary OF the death of 81
mon Sager, who discovered the
springs at Sloan. was passed unno-
ticed Sager was assassinated by
bushwhackers in the year 1864 His
body is buried in the old cemetery
at Sloan springs.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

Many mules are being bought near
Batesville Some are to go to the
Mexican border. others tn Europe.
w. J. Thomas of Kansas City Is the
purchasing agent
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

Owing to the great advance in the
cost oil print paper and other mate
rails necessary to the publication of
newspaper the Mnrrilton Democrat
has increased its subscription from
81 10 S1.50 per year. Other Arkansas
newspapers are discussing the advis-
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

Business men of Deoueen have
formed corporation for the purpose
OF establishing fruit demonstration
farm in the vicinity OF that town.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

Progressive farmers OF s.. Francis
county have formed the Bull Commit
tee of the Forrest City Commercial
Club. They will buy three car loads
of pure bred cattle for st. Francis
county farmers.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

r. o. Davis Of Mariana was mar
rfed in Memphis recently. The bride
was Miss Ruth Davis, and the cere-
mony Rr.s performed by Justice u
the Peace Frank Davis.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

The Glenwood Commercial Club
has distributed 1000 folders TO auto
owners in the state, giving the route
from Little Rock to Fort Smith, via
Glenwood, also the distance and time
between towns. Letters have been
sent to county judges urging them 10
improve roads.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

]. B. Richardson, pioneer OF Missis-
sippi county, and one of the founders
of the village of Dell, eight miles west
of Blytheville, was killed by saw
log rolling from wagon upon him.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

More than 100 people attended a
prohibition rally at Grady when Rev.
NJ n. Waldrip of Eine Bluff was the
principal speaker.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

J. w. Mcdaniel OF ST Paul. Mimi.
who owns the Ben Carney zinc mine
at Rush. left for his home after two
weens' visit Mr.. Mcdaniel said Ss6..
123 worth of ore was sold since Sep
TENDER His royalties from the out.
put for the year were SILICA.
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

The following advertisement ap-
pears in the Warren Democrat-News:
Anyone killing rattlesnake Will
confer a great favor on Burl Williams.
who is suffering with rheumatism, II
he will save the fat or oil from the
snake and send to the Democrat
News of1iee with bill for charges"
The Monticellonian., 1916-10-05

iillLtHs III FOREMAN At mass
meeting. asked the city council TO Sc
cure the services of the state High
way Department in making a prelim-
mary survey and estimate of the
cost of grading and graveling the
principal streets Of Foreman.
Inc following advertisement APP
pears in the Warren Democrat-News:
Anyone killing rattlesnake Will
confer a great favor on Burl Williams.
who is suffering with rheumatism, If
he will save the fat or oil from the
snake and send to the Democrat
News oniee with bill for charges"
r. o. Davis of Mariana was mar
rfed in Memphis recently. The bride
was Miss Ruth Davis, and the cere-
mony Rr.s performed by Justice u
the, Peace Frank Davis.
+. r. Faekler, who has been editor
and publisher of the Winthrop Her
aid. has sold the paper to r. P. Ses-
sions. Mr. Fackler win go to Ala
bama, where he will take charge or
a paper.
The tri-county farmers institute
will be held at Quitman September
30. Dean Miller OF Fayetteville and
D. c. Welty, agricultural commissions
err of the Iron Mountain, will speak
Drug stores of Keo win remain
closed from 10 a. m. to l p. m. on
sundays hereafter. They were re-
quested to close during these hours
by the town council OF Keo.
Col Jim Tom Story. who published
the first paper in Magnolia so years
ago is now editor of the Bokchito
tOkla) News. He has just celebrated
his seventy-sixth birthday
Many mules are being bought near
Batesville. Some are to go to the
Mexican border, others Ia Europe.
w. J. Thomas of Kansas City is the
purchasing agent.
More than 100 people attended a
prohibition rally at Grady when Rev.
NJ n. Waldrip of tine Bluff was the
principal speaker.
The Glenwood Commercial Club
has distributed 1000 folders TO auto
owners in the state, giving the route
from Little Rock TO Fort Smith, via
Glenwood, also the distance and time
between towns. Letters have been
sent TO county judges urging them 10
improve roads.
]. B. Richardson, pioneer OF Missis-
sippi county, and one of the founders
of the village of Dell, eight miles west
of Blytheville was killed by saw
log rolling from wagon upon him.
J. w. Mcdaniel OF ST Paul, Mimi.
who owns the Ben Carney zinc mine
at Rush. left for his home after two
weens' visit. Mr.. Mcdaniel said S56..
123 worth OF ore was sold since Sep
TENDER. His royalties from the out.
put for the year were $11 PA.
In his instructions to the Hot
Springs grand jurors Judge Scott
Wood told them TO continue the work
of the last Grand Jury in Investigate.
ing alleged violations Of the statewide
prohibition law
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
Mortgage Company to Auction Surplus Realty
---Thirty-six Parcels to Go to the Highest Bidders

An auction sale Of unusual interest
will he held this week when the Bond
md Mortgage Guarantee Company will
put up for public bidding thirty-siN Man
haitian IND Bronx parcels. properties
which Il some time or other the COM
pany had TO acquire to protect invested
Interest.
The sale will be held on Thursday by
Joseph J.. Day. The properties TO be
sold have been co~nservatively and well
managed since acquired by the Guarantee
company and are now said to he on "a
good and dependable producing basis
Titles will b. guaranteed by the Title
Guarantee and Trust Company free Of
CoS to purchasers 60 per cent. os the
purchase price OF each parcel may re-
main on mortgage at AZ per cent. for
three years and a further amount IL
desired, not exceeding 20 per cent. at .
per cent. interest. with principal pay
able In three equal anuua instruments.
Tho sale will be without reserve or
protection. except that the Bond and
Mortgage Guarantee Company retains
the right. As the sale progresses, to
make openly and from the stand. In its
own name. one bid on each parcel
The thirty-six propt rites cost the com
pany 100000 to buy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
STARTS BOOMING CAMPAIGN.
Paterson Plans to spread Droadcast
Its Many Advantage.

A campaign to boost Paterson, y. j.,
as a business and residential community
has been started by the Chamber of
Commerce of Paterson. backed by city
officials. civic organizations and bust
ness men. An extensive publicity cam
paign will he started mex month, when
II In planned to let the entire oun
try know what Paterson affords in every
line.
Paterson wants 1t understood that it's
fame il nor based merely on the fact
that II Is the principal silk manufactur-
ing city In the country, There ar.
many other things that have contrib
uted to it's growth. 1t has a population
of over 1871 900. the assessed valuation
of property in 1912 Was Sloi. O00. 000.
geographical location. IL is one of the
with excellent transit facilities make it
an ideal home town, 1t is surrounded
by good roads and parks, and the Pas
sale River affords a popular boating
stream as well as a skating place.
Paterson has many lines of industry.
The silk industry employs 2i,000 peo-
pie. with an annual wage and salary
roll of Sl2.57O, 900. The iron industry
comes second. There are nine banks
and 74,5OO depositors, four daily papers
twenty-five public schools, fifteen pa
rochial schools and numerous private
schools and business colleges, ninety
churches, five hospitals and three fine
clinics. II has five theatres. one main
library and three branches, There are
twenty-eight miles of paved streets and
seventy miles Of macadamixed Or sur
face pavement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
AUCTION OF APARTMENT SITES
WooIf Estate Properties IN section
Where Building IL Active.

Small investors so seldom got the op-
p%ortunlty To bid at auction ON we'll To-
Gated land IN sections where real ac-
tivsty j. making for higher values that
the intention OF bryan l.. Kennedy To
sell the Woolf estate properties IN the
active Mount Hope section of The Bronx
IL noted with more thar usual Interest.
Unlike most Of the lot sales held
during recent years the Woolf estate
sale * not the marketing of 4 property
bought with the idea OF fcselling NJ
profit to small buyers. This is a prop
erty with the purchase OF which the
present owners had nothing TO do. "
came to them from their ancestors. a
Bronx a property that had been in the
family since Revolutionary times. I'm
able because II the many inlereste in
volved To sol. the land in the ordinary
way. the heirs Of the Woulf family
brought suit in the supreme Court IN
have the land Idrt.;ioned, and the cour
mas ordered such a sale.
To this land the city, through growth
ard Improvements, has given a consid-
81 able present and greater prospective
value. 1t Is the old story again Of land
formerly worth l.:tle except for farm
irg called into use to house soiue of the
millions who MAKE New York their abid
ing place. In the course of its develop
m-nt the city bNilt the splendid Grand
Boulevard and C~oncourse. which nov
has become a centre of the finest type of
apartment building construction to be
seen IN The RronN. Coagestod popula-
ton In sections further south forced the
building of the Jerome avenue subway
extension. which by the time IT is IN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
VAN NEST A BURIED TOWN.


Residents of Van Nest and sections In
that part Of The Bronx are very bitter
against the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad for segregating them
from other sections by opposing any at
tempt To viaduct Its tracks and yards AT
Westminster. The Board OF Estimate Is
now nvestieatinR the matter, due to the
urging of the Throges Neck Taxpayers
Association.
About eleven years ago when the rail-
road was buying property In Van Nest
for a six track road and for a freight
yard many public benefits were prom
.scd. The street system mapped out
for the section showed Morris avenue q
100 foot t~horoughfare crossing the rail-
road property and connecting with Pei
hum BAY. But the final map. which was
approved. according to Throggs Neck
Taxpayers Association officials, by a
packed Taxpayers meeting. showed a
different street system to the one shown
when the railroad was securing property
there,
Morris avenue nor any other street OF
Van Nest is carried across the railroad.
I According 10 the Throggs Neck people
nothing has been done for Van Mes,
since, despite years OF representation
and agitation. Van Nest, which Is
called the buried city. has tired OF its
position and is going to have conditions
changed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21

at all so long as the order remained In
effect. on the ground that the leasing Of
gas ranges was not profitable. except
upon the basis Of a years lease from
April to April.
The situation which was created was
a serious one for the taxpayers. par
ticularly the owners Of tenement proper
ties. Under conditions as they had OK
listed prior to the order Of April, 1915.
al owner could have a range taken out
and a new one put in for slight expense,
If the tenant preferred such a change.
and repairs were made at the expense
NJ the company. Under the provisions
of the order such owners would he under
the necessity of buying gas ranges and
keeping them In repair at their own
expense.
At the request Of the Allied Real Es-
tate interests n rehearing of the order
in question was had in October last and
the point Of view OF the taxpayers was
presented by Allan Robinson of the
Allied Real Estate Interests. n Cyrus
c, Miller Of the Advisory Council. II
was as a result Of this rehearing that
the order In question was ~ahrogated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
LONG IS. COMMUTERS
INCREASING RAPIDLY
More Trains on Suburban
Lines Needed to Carry Grow
ing Population.

Unusually large suburban growth on
Long Island Is reelected in the addition
last week Of several more trains 10 the
suburban service on the Long Island
Railroad. A rev service was put MO
effect on the oyster BAY and Wading
River branches which calls for the OPP
Grafton OF eight extra trH'ns-four east
bound and -four westbound-to and from
points on the oyster Ray branch. Two
additional trains will run on the Wad-
.ur River ranch
When the spring time table becomes
Effective on Nav "a various divisions OF
tho railroad VIII have an increased train
service. Several additional local trains
wi. be operated between Long Island
C.ty and Jamaica.
Long Island is growing rapidly and
We ave keeping pace with this growth"
said an official OF the Long Island Raj
road Yesterday. at Is no Longer simply
a summer resort and ar agricultural
country Long Island to-day Is az ali
the wear 'ound place nf residence as we'll.
over a million people live there. and our
railroad runs nearly LOCO trains a day
over eleven divisions which radiate to
every corner of the Sland.
How the railroad is steadily increas-
ing the population of Long Island and
making II more and more "A place To i've
in all seasons Of the yea IL perhaps
best proved by our Latest Communication
statistics. There were 1884 monthly
Communication tickets sold IN April. 1915.
an increase - lea over the same month
last year, which mean that the rail-
road has actually brough. between 5000
amt 5000 more people to I've on Ions
! Island than Il aId a r"Ir ago.
There were s30 more commuters in
! tpril Of this wear. a spring month,
than there were IN August, 1910. Il sum
: NOR month There are thirty-;wo sta'
lions On ~. Long Island Railroad wher,
oNcr 2"o commutation tickets were sold
IN April. 1915. 49, follows Far Rock
away. 90 Rockville Centre. Sla Free
port. >l3 Jamaica. ,33 Lynbrook. dl6
Rrckaviy Beach. ga Murray Htn COL
II, mps'ead. SO Bay side, 40 Wood
haven Junction. IG2 Corona, +S9 Flush.
ing. 33g Forest Hills, 337 Elmhurst
1886 Floral Park. 325: Hollis, 322
Ccdarhurst. 322 Kew Gardens, 2sO
Morris Park. 2>H Garden cts, 2S1
Nrvcrue, 27O Great Neck. 2tl Port
Washington. 26l Woodmere, 255
Queens, 23s H~untinGton, 230; Brook
Ism Manor. .2e Whitestone. 222 Bay
SHORE. PA Sea GIN, 2o5 Baldwin, 20i
and Amityville. 2U2.'