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The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Davis Out Of Race.

Attorney General Wallace Davis an- nounced that he had finally decided not to seek reelection in the state pri- maries to be held in March.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

The congregation of the Presby. terian church at Walnut Ridge decid. ed to build a new brick church at once to cost $4,OO0 or more.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10
Murderer Is Pardoned.

Governor Hays pardoned Shep Arm- strong of Union county, sentenced in November 19f4. to five years for sec ond degree murder.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

The stave plant moved to Camden from Benton by Eldridge & Dowdy has commenced operations. It is o- cated on the old Woodstock site, near the Iron Mountain railroad. About 20 men are employed.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

II is probable that test oil and gas wells will be sunk near Camden in the near future.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

While digging a canal near Harris. burg worllmen found a joint of the b9 9ckbone of a huge animal Several other bones of tie animal were found also The joint is six and a hall inches wide.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

The action of the Arkansas Supreme Court at Little Rock affirming the judgment of the Miller Chaneery Court in the case of Ralph D. Moore, ct al. vs. the Texarkana Improvement Dis triet means much to the city, it is be- lieved The district as organized, calls for the paving of practically all the residence portion of the city proper, B blocks on the Arkansas side of town II is said work will be started within a short time The amount 70 be expeneded is approximately s20J,- GOO.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

By pleading the unwritten law. Bud Smith, ageu 2f. who shot and killed Ebert Conway at Graysonia three years ago, escaped with a sentence ks4wo years in the penitentiary Af ter being out seven hours jury in Circuit Court brought in a yer dict finding Smith guilty of second degree murder He testified that his 1e-year-old sister had been assaulted by Conway
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

The most serious situation in the most widespread flood Arkansas has ever known, appears to be at the state farm at Cummins, ip Lincoln county.
 The steamer Lightwood Is rescuing marooned families at Red Fork in the vicinity of Watson. It is reported that there are several breaks in the levees on the lower Arkansas between Cummins and Red Fork, one of them two miles wide. Through them flood waters are sweeping across the low lands of Lincoln Drew, Ashley, De sha and Chicot counties of Arkansas and on down into Northern Louis jana
 While the White River flood is from two to 15 feet deep in the business streets of Newport, the situation has no danger The break in the leFee there had been expected. Two-thirds of the inhabitants had left the city, and those who remained had moved all their possessions to the upper stories of their homes.
 The crest of the Arkansas River flood reached Little Rock. while the crest of the White River flood is mid way between Batesville and Newport. With clear, cold weather the flood be- gan subsiding rapidly in the upper reaches of both rivers.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

I. D. Walter of Harrisburg has per. fected a demountable rim for automo- piles which is said to be big i'm provement over the rims now in use.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

black bear, the first seen in Ouachita county outside a circus for . years, drifted down the Ouachita on 2 a log. It was discovered by Walter Knight and j. NJ. Starkey. who were watching the Martin free bridge to %eep drift off They went near the nag, thinking dog was on it, when
 le bear jumped into the river, swan Er1 the bank, and escaped in the Soods.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

County Judge Starbird has ordered a gasoline road tractor to be used in road work in Crawford county.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

John L. Casper, the brains" of the moonshine conspiracy discovered at Fort smith last summer; s. l.. Will Hams and George Hartman, who, like Casper, pleaded guilty to charges against them, are now employed In making clothing at the federal peni- tentiary at Leavenworth, Kan. Cas- per has charge of a squad of clothing makers.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

The recent heavy rains have com. pletely demoralized the railroad traf fic in Clay county The Butler county road operating between Piggott and Poplar Bluff. Mo, has been so badly damaged by washouts and flooded tracks that all trains have been indef, nitely abandoned
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

The Arkansas river flood, meeting the Mississippi high water, has back ed up 60 miles from the mouth. broken the levee at Goree's stockade at the state convict farm at Cummins, and is spreading south over the lowlands of Lincoln Desha, Drew. Chieot and Ash ley counties
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

Approximately 400 per cent gain over the year 1914 was made during 1915 ill the zinc ore production in the North Arkansas field. according to the estimates made by w. R. Willet, one of the heaviest buyers. The estimate places the output during the year 1915 at 15,429 010, as against 3,537,423 for 1914.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

w. P. Pace of Mammoth Spring, one of the live merchants of north western Arkansas, will give a fair of his own next fall. He is offering prizes to Fulton county boys and girls for the best corn. best seed cotton, best oats, wheat, grasses, peas. canned fruit, vegetables, preserves and jel- lies. cakes and needle work. The eX- hibit will be placed in the Pace store at Mammoth Spring
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

Though the Standard Oil Company capped well 5000 feet deep near Camden last summer. declaring that no oil could be found, and though an- other well underwent the same history about five years ago, all oil companies renewed their leases on Ouachita coun- ty lands this year.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

A party of miners working at the Big Hurricane Mine near Pindall, west of Rush. have lately explored pig cave on the property, known as the Big Hurricane Cave. going back Into the big opening some four miles m boat on Lost River, which flows through the cave From their descrip- tion of the big cavern 1t IS rival of the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

Within Is days three members of the Campbell family died near Bell vile. Irwin Campbell died January 5, his father died January 8, and his mother died January 20.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

The hrst issue of the Evening Ar kansas Herald, published at Hope made it's appearance. It is six column, four-page paper, with J. E. Purkins of Little Rock as editor and manager, and M. L. Henderson, city editor. The first issue comes out with splendid news service and adver- tsing patronage.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

,yhe First Baptist Church of Wynne haS called the Rev. F. c. Sims Of Fort Worth, Tex. The Rev. MT. Sims was formerly pastor of the First BaD- t,st churches of Fordyce and Malvern, hut left the state to attend the South western Theological Seminary at Fort Worth. He completed his course there this month and has accepted the work here.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

The discharge of .44-calibre pistol cartridge, which he fired by driving nail into the cap, caused serious IT, jury to the hand of 12-year-old Tony Crosswhite son of M. L. Crosswhite, a Lead Hill farmer.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

The mines about Zinc shipped dur ing January 12 cars of zinc The Coker Hollow mine has erected a 125-ton mill and, besides much tun- neling. has sunk a shaft more than 100 feet deep. A recent test run Of e0 tons of ore brought three tons of carbonate and over two tons of jack.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

While a freight train was passing through Tuckerman a heavy piece of iron piping fell from car and struck q tramp who was walking beside the track. The tramp was instantly killed.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

strawberry growers in the Jones' boro territory will double thelr acre age this year.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-10

The Kahoka correspondent of the Batesville Record says young woman of that neighborhood, who is given to somnambulism, arose from her bed about midnight recently, dressed her self and walked three miles to the home of her brother. She was sound asleep when she arrived there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
CHANGES IN PERSONNEL
Department Of Interior Announces
Appointments, Promotions. Res
ignations and Reinstatements.

Changes approved by Secretary Lane
among employees in Department of In
terror have been announced as follows:
Probationary appointments:
Patent office-Stuart J. Mackey. New
George H. Willis, Pennsylvania. fourth
assistant examiner, $500. and Willis
NJ futile, New York, copyist, $500.
Geological survey-Miss Kate Cas-
paris, Texas, under clerk, s9G0 Benja-
min NJ. Savage, Joseph l.. Nicely, Jo-
seph +. Caltabiano. James J. sullivan
and John C. Schellenbers. all of Dis
trict of Columbia, assistant map print
ers at 81 per day.
Bureau of mines-Ra!ph 4. Sherman
Iowa. analyst, $3.50.
Temporary appointments authorized
by civil service commission.
General land office-Otto II. Bendig.
District of Columbia, packer, S72v;
Verdi NJ. Jones and jeremiah Murphy,
both of District of Columbia, skilled
laborers, $500.
Geological survey : Miss Frances
Heroes. Miss Ethel NJ Ford, Miss Mary
Cauley, all of the District of Columbia,
stenographers and typewriters. So per
day.
Extension of temporary appointments
Reclamation service--Miss Eloda Dean,
Colorado, under clerk. $3.50 per day.
Reinstatement:
Patent office-Mrs. Mary T. auckland
District of Columbia, copyist, 5000.
| Promotions:
| Patent office-victor Cobb, Massachu-
sets. third~assistant examiner, $1,000
| to second assistant examiner, $4,000;
| Alfred r. Fuchs. Missouri. fourth as
| sistant examiner. $1.500, to third as
sistant examiner. $500; Greer NJ. Mare
chal, Alabama. fourth assistant exam
| liner, $780, to third assistant examiner
| $1,000; Emory II. Lowe, Indiana, fourth
| assistant examiner. $1,000, to third as
! sistant examiner, $1,000.
| Geological survey-Miss Ruby G
| Christensen, Utah, under clerk, 5000 to
| $500.
Transfer from another department:
| Geological survey-Mrs. Alice X
Henderson, Montana, junior clerk
| $1,000, from Department of Agriculture
| designations:
! General land ofice-Leo c. Terry
Pennsylvania. clerk, $1,000; Richard r
| Mitchell, California, transitman, S10t
| per month.
| Patent office-Morris Hirsch, New
York. and Willis b. Rice. New York
| third assistant examiners. $500.
| Geological survey-Henry G. Vogel
| District of Columbia, apprentice mar
enSraver. S1.25 per day: Harold E
Burney, New York, junior topographer
! SIS per month when actually employed
| Charles T. Lupton, Ohio. associate
geologist, s2,100.
ner. Pennsylvania, unskilled laborer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
Mr.. SWEET TO ACCEPT
MICHIGAN NOMINATION
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Consents to Make Race for
Governor.

Edwin Forrest Sweet, assistant sec
rotary of the Department of Commerce.
last night consented to run for the
governorship of Michigan. His action,
it is understood. followed an intima-
ton from President Wilson that he, the
President, would be glad if Mr.. Sweet
would become a candidate.
Several weeks ago the state central
committee of the democratic party in
Michigan telcgraphed MIR. Sweet ask
ing him to allow his name to be placed on
the primary ballot, Gov. Ferris having
declined denomination because of per-
sonal reasons.
At that time it was impossible for
Mr.. Sweet to get in communication
with his chief. Secretary Redfield, and
he declined to allow the use of his
name in the primaries. AS the commit
tee had but a few days in which to
place a candidate on the primary ballot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
THINK D. c. TROOPS
WILL co TO BORDER
Officers at Mobilization Camp
Express Opinion That Force
Will Be Moved.
CITE ASSURANCE GIVEN
BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT
Members Of Command Enjoy Brief
Holiday-Many Are Expecting
Visitors Today.

Before the end of the current week
orders will be at Camp Ordway for the
movement of all of the District militia
now there to the border. according to
opinions expressed last night bv officers
OF the camp high in authority Al
though they We're not disposed to be
quoted on the subject, nevertheless they
felt quite sure that the militia of the
District. or so much of it as is now at
camp ordway. would be on the way to
the border within two weeks
There is feeling that the Eastern
department cannot delay any longer
action of some kind with respect to the
troops now remaining at the Fort Myer
moDlliZation camp. With reports at the
departmental headquarters from Gen.
harvey, commanding the camp, and
Capt. Horace ri Hobbs. the United
states mastering officer for the District
troops, showing the District troops
ready and reasonably well equipped, it
is pointed out that it is time for n
showdown.
There will be little difficulty now in
keeping the organization at minimum
strength. From now on there will be
Few discharges on account of expira-
uon of enlistment. The most of these
occur IN August because of the fact
mat great many men enter the guard
just before the period of the annual
encampments, which are usually held
in August. The War Department for
bids any further discharges on account
OF dependent relatives and refuses to
let out the students. These are about
the only classes of discharge which
would in any way affect the troops at
Camp Ordway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
PRAISES BORDER CAMPS.
Dr.. Thomas Darlington Makes Yer
bal Report to Secretary Baker.

In a verbal report dealing with various
features of the border camps, condition of
the soldiers and sanitation works. made
to Secretary Baker yesterday. DR.. Thomas
Darlington. an expert. sent by the Civic
Federatio TO investigate border cond-
tons. highly recommended the operations
of the regular army and militia officers
in caring for the soldiers and providing
for their welfare
He said he would make n written re-
port to Secretary Baker later, embodying
several important suggestions looking to
an immediate simplification of the me-
chanics of army supplies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03

ney and Hannah (Redmond) Sweet.
He received the degree of A. B. from Yale
in 1871. later going to the University Of
Michigan. where he received the de-
gree of LII. B. in 1874 He practiced
law at Grand Rapids. Mich. from 1876
until 1904. when he retired. He was
a member of tho board of education
from 1899 to 1906, was MAJOR of Grand
Rapids from 1904 to 1906. and was a
from the fifth Michigan district. He
from tie fifth Michigan district. He
was appointed to his present position
March 1913.
AS mayor he was against partisan
city administration and devised plan
for nom partisan city elections, which
has since been adopted by most COM
mission-governed cities.
He was married to Miss Sophia Fulle'
of Grand Rapids. Mich. April &c. 1876.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
Austria Increases Taxes.

LONDON, September Am increase
in Austrian taxes for the purpose of
covering the interest on the war loans.
is reported by Reuters correspondent
at Amsterdam. Under imperial ordi-
nances published in Vienna virtually
all direct and stamp taxes are in
creased. New taxes are imposed on the
receipts of race track betting and on
matches and other articles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
Largest Chamber of Commerce.

SAN FRANCISCO. September 2-The
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
at the end of membership campaign
laid claim today to being the largest
chamber of commerce In the United
States. having a total membership. it
was announced, of 1905. with 63S more
ton. Ohio. chamber officials here said
probably held the membership record,
with 5000 enrolled - It's chamber of
commerce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
a 1iutant of the 1 st Battalion The men

adjutant of the LIST Battalion. The men
and teams to enter the meet will be-
gin practicing in earnest this week.
The Office force at brigade headquar-
ters has been reorganizesl as follows
Private l.. l.. Watts. Troop A. cavalry,
chief clerk; Privates s. g. Hamilton.
Company F. 3D. Infantry; J. Patterson.
Battery A. Field Artillery. and Private
J. H. Clipper. Battery A. Field Artii-
lery, clerks. The order directing the
change places Private Watts in gem
eral charge of the clerks and clerical
work of the headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
CARDS OF THANKS.

GRIFFITH. We wish to extend our
sincere thanks to our friends and rela-
tives for their kind sympathy and
beautiful floral offerings sent to us
in the loss of our dear mother.
BY HER DAUGHTER. EMMA C. CO.
BURN.
SIMMs. We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to our friends and relatives for
their letters of coincidence. kind SYM
pathy and beautiful floral offerings
sent to us in the loss of my dear hus-
band and my father.
BY WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
CARGO SEIZED BY BRITAIN
SHOWS HEAVY DEPLETION
Several Thousand Packages OF
American Goods Alleged to Have
Been Conascated.

MANILA, September 2.-The cargo
seized at Hongkong by the British
authorities early last month on the
British steamship Kafue, from New
York for Manila, was brought here
today by the British steamship City
of Durham. Several thousand pack
ages are missing
the City of Durham was chartered
to the owners of the kafue in order
to show continuous voyage and thus
escape the payment of duties.
The American goods on the hafue
were confiscated by the British author
tiles at Hongkong on the suspicion
that they We're consigned to German
firms IN the Philippines. Prior to the
detention of the Kafue there was a
similar seizure on the steamship Chi
nese Prince and two Spanish vessels
The State Department at Washington
August IS requested the American
consul at Hongkong to send fun de-
tails regarding the seizure of Ameri-
car cargoes with the view. it was said
of making strong protest to the
British government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
Planning for Athletic Meet.

The committee in charge of the ath-
letic meet to be held on the parade
ground at Fort Myer next Saturday
will begin the preparation of the pro-
gram tomorrow. This committee is
of Capt. f. NJ. Brian, com
manding Company NJ. Sd Infantry;
Lieut. F. r. Schlosser, Ma chine Gun
Company. and Lieut. c. Earl Smithson,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
STREET RA|LWAY FOLK
HOLDF|RST FIELD DAY
Washington Railway and Electric
Outing at Glen Echo
Park.

Members of the newly organized
Washington Railway and Electric Ath-
letic Association. their families and
their first field day at Glen Echo Park
yesterday.
A long series of athletic events. all
of the attractions of the resort and an
old-fashioned basket party made up
the program that continued from 3
o'clock in the afternoon until such time
last night they saw fit to return
home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
Tired, Aching
Feet and Limbs

Are promptly relieved by applying Absorbne.
Jr the antiseptc liniment. 1t is soothing,
healing and inygorat ing-puts vim and
ergy into jaded muscles. One of the many
enthusiastic users writes: 4 received the
trial bottle of Absorbine Jr., all right and
at that time was unable to walk without a
cane. lust around the house. l used it free
ly and inside of two days could walk with
ont limpting, something ! had not done in
two months | went to the drug store and
procured s1.oo bottle and today can walk
MS good as ever I'll never be without it. l
am recommending it to every one can, for
am living witness.
Absnrbine Jr., should always be kept at
hand for emergencies
At druggists, S1.00 and $500 n bottle or
sent postpaid. Liberal trial bottle for Toe
in stamps.
W. +. YOUNG, T. d. r.,
o76 Temple ST., Springfield, Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03

and Mr.. Sweet would have no opportu-
nifty in the meantime to consult Secre-
tary Redf1e1d to see II his nomination,
with his subsequent resignation as
assistant secretary of commerce, might
conflict with any of Secretary Redfeld's
of another Michigan democrat in nomi-
nation
Vacancy on the Ticket.
1t developed however. that this dem
oerat was not DESTROYS of running for
the governorship and following the
primary vote, it is explained. he so
stated. The state central committee.
which has the power to nominate when
the primary nominee declines to run,
again urged Mr.. Sweet to consider the
matter. Last night. after several of
his friends had pressed him to become
the democratic nominee. he consented
to run if he learned for certain that
the democrat nominated on the primary
ballot had declined absolutely.
1t is anticipated that the contest lor
the governorshin of Michigan Will be
a close one Although Gov. Ferris is
democrat, the state is nominaily re-
publican. Four years ago the state
went for Roosevelt in the presidential
election.
Just when he will be able to go to
Michigan and assist in 'mendtnS
fences for the democratic party. Mr..
Sweet does not know. Secretary Red
field is at present out of the city and
not until he is. able to turn over all
his affairs in good shape to the Secre-
tary of Commerce will Mr.. Sweet ten
der his resignation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
Winners of the Events.

The winners of the various events
were as follows:
100yard race-Robert Grace won: William
Bloomer. second; c. A. Langley. third.
Running broad jump-Ted Sullivan won: Rob
ert Grace, second; ". J. FrizZell. third.
Boys 100 yard dash, handicap. Eicha rdson
won George Sullivan. second; John Smith. third
Potato race. girls under thirteeu-tiayle John
ston won: Elizabeth Fall, second; Dorothy Ret
tew third.
Marathon, Cabin John to Glen Echo-C A.
Langley won; William Bloomer. second; W
Robinson. third.
Ladies' race. 50-yard dash--Marie Quade
J0-yard dash. for married men-Robert Grace
won; Is. T. Hunter, second; j. II. Molinew
third.
Shot -pnt-Ted Sullivan won: Z. Swanson, see.
opd C. W. Truvers, third.
Relay race-Sullivan, Grace. Duke and Shultz
Tug-ofwar-Washingto railway engineer n :
observation-disclosures Tooney, W. Tooney, A.
Lyles. Ed. Staub and E. Mann
obstacle race. II. Molinew won; Ted Sulli-
van, second: T. s. Gulick, thirG
Three-legged race-Ted Sullivan won; Robert
Grace, second.
Mixed double race-Robert and Mary Grace
The Association Girl. who was finally
discovered by little Miss Furrow, was
Miss Miriam Clarke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-03
MARRIED.

BESSLER-LITTLE. On August 81,
1916, in Baltimore, Md, GEORGE ].
BESSLER and ALEDIAS A. LITTLE.
both of Washington, u. C.
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Committees in Charge.

Members of the reception committee,
DR.. l.. W. Glazebrook. NJ. NJ. Merrill,
II. A. Brooks, G. c. Colliiiower and y.
V. Sisler. acted as masters of cere
monies, while the athletic events were
conducted by George c. Colliflower, j.
G. Gray, E. w. Whitehead. c. G.. Duke
and L. B. Johnson. The women in
charge of the supper arrangements
We're Mrs. Gill and Misses Gill, Do
Ian. -Ahern. HOLSTER. May and Thomp-
son.
a number of the officials of both
companies We're present. some of them
acting a judges of the athletic events.