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The Monticellonian., 1916-12-28

A large number Of men are at work
at Buena Vista, boring for oil.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-28

School savings banks will be estab
lished in the public schools of Pine
Bluff when the schools resume work
after Christmas
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-28

The last number of tho Atkins
Chronicle was the largest paper ever
issued by a Pope county paper. II
contained 40 pages.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-28

It is said that the Memphis Door
and Sash Company plant at Malvern
will resume operations the first OF the
year after being closed several years.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-28

An unusual theft was committed re-
Gently at Atkins when seven bales of
of cotton were stolen from the W. w.
Stepp gin The bales we're numbered
372, 975, 379. 3S7. 38S. 1896 and 463.
The Monticellonian., 1916-12-28

Sheridan has a new newspaper. the
Grant County News, which made its
appearance last week 1t is edited
by w. V. Goforth. who recently came
here from Quitman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-01
THINK 1T WILL BUT
POSTPONE BIG STRIKE

Chicago, Aug. 3i.---'Tf the men &C
cept the Adamson compromise its eff
fest probably will be that of post
poning the strike. but it will not set .
tie the matter"
by President f. P. Ripley. of the At
Gibson, Topeka and Santa Fe.
Such a measure will be satisfac-
tory 10 the men, inasmuch as 1t will
give them the eight-hour day-and
the eight hour day with ten-hour pay.
But it is not satisfactory to the rail-
roads.
Congress has not the right to pass
such a measure"
Mr.. Ripley's statements were echoed
by Hale oHlden. who has been chosen
as spokesman for the executives. Mr..
Holden said:
The railroads would take no pre-
cipitate action in the event of tho
passage OF the Adamson bill. but va
certainly will not allow an illegal law
to stand If we can help 1t.
1t is my understanding that the
Supreme Court of the United States
has held recently in two cases that
the Congress of the United States has
absolutely no power to fix wages
That is what the Adamson bill
amounts TO, according to my under
standing
If it passed 1t would only post
pone the issue"
Marvin Hughitt, Jr., vice-president
OF the Chicago and Northwestern Rail
way. said today that in the event OF
a strike his road would maintain It's
passenger service practically unim-
paired. He satd he had received as
surances of loyalty from Sufficient
number of trainmen to Justify that
assertion.
! 1t was reported that executives OK
/ tWenty-three other roads Centeria- IN
Chicago felt that the strike would
not cripple them seriously.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-01

1t Is possible for local chairmen to
report to the four general chairmen
jointly in one communication 1t should
be done.
3. Expenses incurred for kilograms
will be borne Jointly.
4. When deemed advisable the four
local chairmen will agree upon assis-
tant chairmen for their respective or
CARNATIONS TO be located at outlying
points. and said assistant chairmen
will report to their respective local
chairmen.
s. Clearly defined cases of disloyal-
ty or inefficiency on the part Of any
representative of the organization
should be reported to the other or
CARNATIONS. and necessary action
either as to discipline or to safety
measures taken at once.
Duties OF General Chairmen.
l. The general chairmen OF each
railroad involved in the strike will su-
pervise and be responsible for the
conduct Of the strike upon the line
diction, and will make reports by
night letter to the grand officer hay
ing general supervision over that line
of road. Expenses incurred by SO do
ing Will be paid in accordance with
the laws of the respective organiza-
tions.
2. On the roads where, because of
the number of strikers involved 1t be-
comes necessary for the general chair
man to have assistants. he may desig-
nate other officers and members of
the general committee or joint
board. as in his judgment may be
necessary to successfully carry on the
strike.
3. In the absence Of instruction
from the grand officer in charge OF
the district. the general chairmen will
agree among themselves as to the
points at which they will be located
during the strike, and they will i'm
mediately advise the officer in charge
Of the district and each of their local
chairmen where they are located and
proper address. The four general
chairmen should keep each other ad-
vised as far as possible as to their
location and movements.
The grand officers of the four or
CARNATIONS will be assigned to GER
tain districts and each grand officer
so assigned will have gsneral SUPER
district and over all members on
strike and others associated with them
in that district.
Grand officers will keep the execu-
tives of the four organizations advised
Of the exact situation in their district.
Grand officers will be assigned to
the following cities: Boston, Chicago,
New York. st. Louis, Washington,
Baltimore Richmond. Kansas City,
New Orleans. Atlanta. Buffalo. De-
troit, Los Angeles. st. Paul. San Fran
cisco. Seattle and Portland.
Fraternally yours,
A. B. GARRETSON, President Or
der Railway Conductors;
w. s. STONE. Grand Chief Engi-
neer Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers:
w. G. LEE, President Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen;
W. s. CARTER. President Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-01
WILL. DE NO STRIKE If
MEASURE Is PASSED

Washington. Aug. 31.--If Congress
can pass an eight-hour law before
Saturday night at midnight there will
he no railway strike. President VIII
son and the adm nistration leaders In
both houses are bending every energy
to bring about the passage of this
law,
All the rest OF the Presidents pro-
gram which was outlined to the Con-
Gress on Tuesday has been for the
present cast aside,
w. G.. Lee. chief Of the Brother
hood OF Railway TraiHmeH, told the
Senate Committee on Interstate Com
mercc this morning that II the rail-
way employees could get this law they
would be willing to arbItrate every
thing else. Immediately there was
a scurryIng Of administration leaoers
to agree on law and jam II through.
President Wilson went to the Capt.
toll and summoned the Senate inter
state Commerce Committee Senators
Tumercne and Smith were selected to
confer with the President on benalf
OF the committee. while the other
members went on with their hearing
on the bills that had been hurricdly
" ~ ltN TO meet iHe SltudtlDls
IN the course OF a half hours con-
ference a bill was agreed on that
would make the eight-hour day com
pulsory on all railways engaged In
interstate commerce, she precision
for Il wage commission to observe
the workings of the bin was retained
The clause compelling the railroads
10 pay the same wages for eight hours
that they now pay for ten hours was
retained A clause imposing a fine
of 81 600 or imprisonment for every
violation OF the law was added.
Everything ilsc Eliminated.
Everything else that might add to
the CONTROVERSY and cause delay was
thrown out The instructions to the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
compensate the railroads by permit
ting an increase In freight rates went
b the board
Tho bill. IS understood. was sub
fnitted to the brotherhood chiefs and
approved by them. Then it was surn-
"a over to the House leaders. with
orders 10 put It through the House
tomorrow
ii was formally introduced in the
House late this afternoon by Chair
man Adamson. of the House Commit
tee on Interstate Commerce. The
House leaders tonight agreed upon
rule providing for a vote on the bill
in the House at d 30 O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon. President Wilson left
II TO be known that he would come to
the Capitol when the House convened
tomorrow morning and remain In the
Presidents room, where he could be
In constant touch with the whole stu
alton.
The clause in the bill imposing a
hne or imprisonment on railway off,
Gals who violate the eight hour pub
lication was inserted. at the instance
of the brotherhood chiefs. They did
-uat-give their Ok to the hill until
this penal clause had been added.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-01
ROADS ALREADY BEGIN
TO RAISE EMBARGOES

Topeka, Kan. Aug. 31.-Much sig
nihcance is attached to the fact that
the embargo on. perishables was lifted
tonight by the Santa Fe. An official
announcements from the general offices
stated that the road would accept
freight paid in advance at the owners
risk. Only live stock shipments were
excepted.
The action of the Santa Fee fol-
lowed within twenty-four hours after
the placing of the embargo. So far
as could be learned It was the only
one of the important railroads to
re~ind the embargo order. but in view
Of the more hopeful views from Wash
ington, It's action was regarded as tho
forerunner of many such announce
ments
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-01

dcuity s< hLrryiag tho Senate. He
tfisd 10 yet ass1-an~ea from them
tSsi 5: ths ~ Ss& IaxssA the Yoose
sassa w.s "a fHss way - pass the Sen
sxss ~ ra.H~3ay eight - ) waa'1 de-
Tag tas sf5s: for It ssrtE@
s~ scas2h 7um1!ty. The Presidents
sssssstary. subsequently, made tA-s an.
Gcrncsrcent
THE hssds Of the &fo:Acra7ads
] were u0ahie 70 give Tho FrsS,t"0t as-
s,srancss CT any kind"
Republicans Hsrping.
Tho strike situation was discussed
aTasn IN .An Senate to1a> senator
sseoae proph esied tNa; Eepy a,icans
woula be found "harplrE ard crttciz-
ing and refusing 70 aid in cnaCt!ng
legislation 20 meet the crisis. senator
Ja,'..ger retorted that the Democrats
z ,.aaa a 44aa 3nrity of seventeen and asa
=. !; hey did not think Themselves
semye>- NJ to deal with the subject
y nave been here long time,
said Senator Gallinger, 'Aut ! save
never seen any President came to ibis
Capitol IN the way the President now
comes ror have / ever seen fu.h IN
reference with legislative mqrtrrs az
IN the resent administration SeHa-
Sors know tho President comes mere
as stand play to impress Tho
country fie did II IL. connection with
the child labor hi. and he is doing
1t now He said that after corr nE
up yesterday TO tell what he wanted
done, he had to come up again today
to tell the ma.orlt, how H. frame its
bill"
Senator Thomas denounced the
freish; embsrRoes .,t tto railroads
Oh foodstufTs He said they should
snstead he utilizing all Their re
sat-fees to move foodstaffS 20 the city
IT, phase of TIE discussion was
precipitate3 by reading food of tele-
grams protesting sranst the embargo
and appealing Tor confessional re-
lief
There are great financial powers
IL this country that want this strike
and want IL Al this time. declared
Senator Reed He said Il half dozen
men Ia New YORK ,!'y could have
dollar n themselves
Warns Agaius Haste.
senate N4'damau warmed AGAINST
too hasfy legislation lie thought a
resolution asking She trothcrhoo3s to
postpone Ill. strike unttI Congress
could carefully consider She subject
would have the desired effect
In the House there was brief ref
erence to the situation in "A speech
by Representative Buchanan, Of Hi
nois. tie charged mat big business
crooks who control the railroads are
striving To bring about legislation that
viii give them tho opport 9nity 10 fur
Their increase their freight rates to
abnormal figures before they accede
10 the requests Of labor"
Republicans Noncoufnittai
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-01
COMPEL. CITIZENS
TO REMOVE WEEDS

The Administrative Board yester-
day directed the city attorney to pre-
pare an ordinance compelling citizens
to remove weeds from their premises
and in front OF their premises. The
board believes all citizens should be
required to remove weeds from their
immediate vicinity, just as they are
required to remove snow and aleet
The proposed ordinance will be in
PRODUCED in Council next Tuesday
night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-01

sd6ress to Congress would have to be
taken UP ard etvan t.cn-t Iteration be
fcre Adjournment Tho Rey1 blicans
of TIE Senate n!u insirt aron .his ue'
i@s done ;;austos Kern said that IN
any ey.nt he nsGsved the legislation
The orctAerSocds demand would be so
FAR advanced - Saturday night that
1t would amply assdre he country the
strike would not occur.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-01
Pays Flying visit Home

After spending several days In
Louisa County. Postmaster Hay r
Thornton returned to the city tenn
porarily yesterday to look after some
business in his office. He will leave
again tonight for two more weeks
he having been given a month by the
department at Washington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-01
DROP N CASES IN
NEW YORK YESTERDAY
Public Schools of Metropolis Win BE
Opened On September rs.

Opcneu On september 20.
New York, Aug. 31.-Another big.
drop was reported today in the mum.
Der of new cases and deaths in the
infantile paralysis epidemic. Todays
record cut one-third the number Of
cases of the pervious da..-. There were
sixty new cases and twenty-one
deaths.
Totals for the three months of the
epidemic made public today show that
during June there were 313 cases and
sixty three deaths, during July. 3,457
cases and 779 deaths, and during
August, 4,004 cases and 1852 deathsS
At a meeting of the Commissioners
Of Health and Education today. 1t was
decided that 1t would be safe to open
the schools on SeI--nber 25. Re-
strictions against children attending
moving picture theaters also was re-
duced.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-01
EMPLOYEES WILL NOT
COUNTfMAhCE DISORDER
Railroad brotherhood Chiefs Issue Ex-
plicit Instructions AS To Manner
OF Conducting Strike.
ROLL-CAIL TWICE DAILY
Men Warned Against Violent Acts OF
Irresponsible Pcrsons-None Must
Return To Work Until Strike OFF,
cially Declared OFF.

Secret instructions have been issu-
ed by the heads of the four railroad
brotherhoods for the conduct of the
strike, copies Of same having been
received by railroad employees in this
and other cities in the State.
The brotherhood officials empha-
size the fact that disorder or violence
will not be tolerated. warning their as
sociates against the conduct of dis
orderly and irresponsible persons.
The instructions are as follows, hay-
ing been dated as far back as Au-
gust IA:
brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers.
brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Engemen.
Order of Railway Conductors.
brotherhood of Railway Train
men.
August IA, 1916.
To all social chairmen, members. and
others employed In classes or ser
vice represented by the b. of l.. f.
and E. O. r. c.. and b. r. 7.
sir ard Brothers-This Is to ad-
wise that a vote Of the employees In
train and engine service on the eight
hour day and time and one-haf for
overtime proposition was overWhelm-
ingly In favor of a strike.
Notwithstanding this your repre-
sentatives have been unable TO ERECT
a satisfactory settlement, and strike
under the laws of the respective or
Plantations becomes effective Septem-
Der 4, 1916, at A. NJ.
Impart this information so that
those interested will understand that
they are to promptly obey.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-25
REVEALS
PREHISTORIC
CHILD LIFE

vERStI. rtat Aug PA cave
in which or q scl.- rock wall there
Is The imprint o. human hand a.
IL r. were made o. Der .he rock vas
rlasf.r rss been discovered on the
farm ~ John So Feis .n.Dry Rock
canyon e.zH. rua northwest Of
This town Or far rock are al sorts
- hierag gpt.rs and the cave con.
tanned fae r.e.ro1 Of a child wrap
ped 10 bark Indian fashion
To rrua.'aE asB heaps West
found corHoa-r far grains Of corn
and Al arrow ~ tane spiked With
greaseg ,d fre regrets nov that
ne did mol rrstsrve ne kernels ~
corn ard plant thtm IN hope that
corn Of az ancient culture might %
again produced. bpt ~ The time DO
thought - course. their preseaca
among the ashes precluded the po'
sibiI!fy Of hfe germs being retained
The arrow was kept. but the bark.
wrapped skeleton was put into a
five gallon can and buried.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-25

turing single handed an entire resi-
Wsnr %. Frerch soldiers
Then the Two creatures ~ Mr.
Fsher's pen are shown a. poilus
whore lhcy kid and Joke with
their superior officers IN The French
army. and perpetrate acts Of levity
not y conformity with discipline
Mutt and Jer's" actor i'm the
Russian 0rmy-where they take the
car back to New York 90 see Tho
Willard. Moran prize night were also
regarded as in bad taste hy the
French censor
50 although the censor laughed 80
hard he nearly tell IN MS chair az
the private showing Of the animated
cartoons in the Bureau 90 Ia FreSSe,
no refused 20 permit the -howins OF
The aims
Thus Is France robbed OF the
privilege ~ viewing The hazardous
actions OF the irimitable pair
The Detroit times., 1916-08-25
LIEUT.. FITCH
WILL RETIRE
Popular Police Officer Has Com.
pleted 26 Years
Service

Police Commissioner John GILES
pie viii act in few days on re-
quest for retirement tendered sev.
eral days ago by Lieut. George
Fitch, one OF the Oldest and most
popular police officers IN the city.
Lieut.. Fitch completed 20 years OF
active duty Aug / He Was appoint
ed as patrolmau aug /, 1890, and
was confirmed ''X months later. ON
Dec 81. 1908. he was made a ser
gcant IN the first precinct. where no
has remained on duty since. Two
Years ago he vas prom ted 20 a
lieutenRnCy
II ne police commissioner acts
favorably on the lieutenent's appli.
cation for retirement. he will as
sumo new duties with a large down
town bank
The Detroit times., 1916-08-25
PARISIANS BAR
MUTT AND JEFF
Animated Cartoons Tickle Cen
sor Until-Nar Stuff
Is Ridiculed

PARIS, Aug 2S.-Frsnce will new
er know Mutt and Jeh." AZ leas,
not until after the war is over. Films
showing ne latitUdinous activities
Of Bud Fishers characters were
horught 10 France from The Unite.
States several weeks Rso Inasmuch
az the "sniT ated cartoons" 81 FAR
less skilful artists than Mr.. FISHER
traW we'll in Paris AID arr featured
as the chief attraction AZ any house
where they arc shown. II was zig
lred that Nut. and Jch on the
screen would be heartily welcomed
The agent handling the films gave
? preliminary show ing 20 French
cooking agencs, and The antics az
ne 'wo principals on the films con.
ulsed tie Frenchmen with laughter
They agreed a. Cnce 70 take over
.he aims a. q -7of price AMI also
a -ked for sll further flr.s released
ly Mr. Fisher Fher the films were
AIKEN 20 the censor. 1s cverythin ,
rust be passed ~ "Arasfasie." a
he newspaper editors call The cen.
~or
And that's where TIE hitch oc-
cured
The movies depict Mutt and
Jers' activities IN the various
armies. In one OF these scenes the
characters in 6elt srsy and picket
hauoes are shown charging and cap
The Detroit times., 1916-08-25
YOUNG GIRL
MANAGES BANK
Jefferson. :. D., Miss Is Only
% Years Old. But Is
Successful

JEFFERSON. s. D Aug Is
There is a bank here that mas a
young girl for ia manager, and
she is making a success OF ths N
dertaking Miss Pearl Beavers,
from all appearance IS Just al or.
binary, attractive girl. VINO enjoys
a good time and a irolic outside o.
business hours Yet II one would
know Miss Beavers during the bank.
ing day he would realize that SIZE is
an unusual girl
Miss Beavers was born and lived
the early part Of her life a. Jener.
son. A. she grew up Il was not
The life Of q society butterfly that
appealed most strongly 70 her. nor
did the usual teaching scnool' hold
her Interest. She wanted 20 De q
banker. Two years ago she went 70
Sioux City with this fixed purpose
IN mind and with determination
20 win ont u work and persever.
ance could bring success. She fought
her way through the Business Train.
ing sch Jol
After she had CON pleted her
course here opportunity knocked
and Il didn't nave 20 knock twice
10 arouse this Eiri with an ambt
ton.
There was an opening FOR an Ia.
dustrious young person IN The Sioux
City Trust & Savings bank Miss
Beavers got the position and a. The
same time a chance 20 prove that
her ambition was backed BY a De.
termination 20 get BY with her
plans Che made good Gradually
more and more trust vas placed
IN her ability Then few weeks
ago the big opportunity came. The
| State bank az Jefferson needed a
temporary manager and its author
ties had enough confidence In Miss
Beavers 20 place her IN iris respon-
slble position She has the distine.
I ton - being 'hc only woman IN The
middle vest who managing \
bank, and she Is only q years old
Miss Pear. Beavers has only be.
gun 20 do things There remains
yet before her tde success thai
will come 70 any one rho has the
desire FOR something worth while
and the courage 70 perseyere until
Il has been ara ned
The Detroit times., 1916-08-25
DREAMS START
GOLD SEARCH
Man Dreams of Buried Treas
ure Second Time In
Five Years

PASADENA, Cal. Aug So As
soon as he is able TO And mineral
rod with which 70 continue his work,
] O. Butler. az East Colorado-st..
will renew his hunt for buried treas
ure In the neighborhood OF the old
mill on the Huntington estate
Butler has sent 10 New York in
the hope OF locating the instrument
which he expects 10 use in his
search for several gallons ~ god
opposed - have bce;, buried cen
fury ago by the early Spaniards
Eight times have dreamed Of
the buried treasure" said Butler IN
discussing his plans Al first I
paid no attention 20 my drea ms,
but they returned over a period Of
Eve years. and when the details IN
each were the same | mace iuvcstl.
cations and VAS told OF The early
Spamards who buried treasure an
H., distrl." whore the old mill nov
stands went there and found the
race 20 Se exactly as my dreams
PAINTED II eight cifereu' uWcs
Butler went on 90 describe he old
miller who was supposed 20 have
been killed while guarding the treas.
ure FOR the old San Gabriel mis-
slot. and said tina, several old Span
iards OF san Gabriel had recounted
the exact circumstance 10 him the
same as in his dream
The treasure hunter saws veal
thy woman 81 Los Angeles has or
fered 20 dnance his work II he viii
The Detroit times., 1916-08-25
Girls Dance Barefootsd.

CLEVELAND. o.. Aug. 25-Bare.
leggcd. and In most cases barefoot.
ed, Cleveland girls are dancing on
the beaches OF Lake Erie now. The
fad was started by Miss Mile Peck.
ham and Miss Byrle McCullom. fol.
lowing visit 20 San Francisco
They heard that an English scien.
list said all vitality Ia taken in
through the soles OF the feet CIeve.
land girls say that water soaked
sand makes the best kind OF a dance
floor
The Detroit times., 1916-08-25
Lake smp,led For wonan's Rlns

Lake Erptied Fer WoTans N'nS
KANSAS CITY. No. Apg. "a
lake in a city park here was drained
~ more than 500 600 gallons OF wa
ter the other day 20 recover a vel.
ding ring lost there BY Mrs Hugh
Foster Several days ago while
skipping stones across the surface OF
the water she lost her ring 90 he~
finger
The Detroit times., 1916-08-25
If You Will Refresh
Your Memory

by looking up what he actually did as State
Treasurer FROM THE MIDDLE into
which the people had been deliberately
misled i'm 1909 to the BUSINESS EFFl-
CIENCY of 1912 when he urged the nOmi-
nation of his assistant successfully,
The Detroit times., 1916-08-25

GREENWICH Conn Aug rs
John Il Tyson young millionaire
~ R!yerdale. Conn. is the defend
It In sui' brought by the n
Naher Sons company. coal and Ice
dealers here. 70 recover on a hlll for
goods ~ Sl6S2s2 The plaintiffs
ask thar the income on 5000 oo'. lett
20 tyson by an aunt be applied 70
the debt
The Detroit times., 1916-08-25

NEW YORK-Mr and Mrs Bert
Case. % Portland ore. have hnish.
ed the hrst leg OF their two years
seeing America" auto tour They
have covered $1,000 miles az cost
~ $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-25

give her half OF the find Butler
refused, and says she nov threatens
to buy up all the land and conduct
her own search.