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The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10
To Aid of Young Swain.

Cupid travels rough road in How ard county if all courtships are car ried on as was the one described in papers filed with Governor Hays, ask ing that Lane Deloney be relieved of paying $50 fine for carrying a pis. tol. The governor granted the re- quest. According to the papers, De, loney, Mineral Springs youth, made frequent visits to girl living five miles from the town. On one occasion his buggy and horse were stolen and he was forced to walk home. Other practical jokes were played, and De- loney began to carry pistol. His tor mentors found the pistol under the seat of his buggy one night, the pc titions said, and Deloney was indict. ed for carrying a weapon.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

Final arrangements for the con- struction of the Cotter, Rush and Min eral Belt railroad were completed at a meeting of the Board of Directors at Cotter. A contract for the building of the road and all bridges, including an 160-foot steel bridge over Crooked creek, was awarded to the Burke Brothers Construction Company of Fort Smith. The S200,000 in bonds IS. sued by the road have been bought at par by a Chicago trust company. The bonds bear six per cent interest.
 Work on the new road is to start not later than April 10, according to the contract The road will be Is miles long with three miles of switches and side. tracks. U will extend from Cotter, where it connects with the White River division of the Iron Mountain, to Rush, Is miles south
 The total cost of the road will be $300,000, including equipment Of this, $100,000 was secured from the sale of the authorized capital stock and the remainder from the sale of bonds. Little passenger traffic is ex- pected, as the road is being built prin- cipally to tap the zinc mining belt.
 Among the mines which will con- tribute freight are the Red Cloud, which was leased last week for year at $19,000; the Morning Star which recently sold for $1OO,00O, and half a 1lnr ir,n of fhN and jack" from these mines now is hauled to the railroad for transporta- ton to smelters.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10
Fifth Crew Goina Out.

A new surveying crew which will start work on part of the Jefferson highway in Polk county will make five crews in the field for the Depart ment of State Lands, Highways and Improvements, State Engineer Hugh R. Carter said. Another crew will be started on another part of the lief ferson highway in Scott county.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10
Funds Available to Enforce Laws.

Funds Available to Enforce Laws.
 '@The commission has several thou sand dollars on hand and with the re- ceipts that will follow the opening of the fishing season will be able to wig orously enforce the new law" he said. Last year we were handicapped for lack of funds at the outset and be- cause there was general opinion that the law would be held unconstitution- al. The Pulaski Chancery Court sus, tained the constitutionality of the law and the only game law which has been declared unconstitutional is the fed eral migratory game law, which has nothing to do with the state law.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10
Insurance Tax Paid.

More than $20,000 in insurance taxes has been received by State Treasurer R. G. McDaniel The insurance tax now uncollected amounts to less than $50,00O out of s1OO,0O0, it is estimated.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10
Renton to Second Glass.

Governor Hays issued proclama- ton declaring Benton, Saline county, city of the second class. The town was hitherto an incorporated town.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10
STATE PARAGRAPHS.

"The Forward Movement in Educa- ton" will be the general theme at the 1916 meeting of the Arkansas State Teachers Association in Little Rock April 6-8, it was announced by President Sydney Pickens of Bates vile, who released the complete pro- gram. W. E. Lasseter of England, sec retary, predicts an attendance of be- tween 5000 and $500 at this years meeting, the largest in the history of the association. Committees which have enrolled 800 members are work ing all over the state to increase the attendance.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10
RIVER DRAINAGE
 DISTRICT INVALID
ENGINEERING COMPANY DENIED RELIEF IN A CLAIM FOR
 $15,652.
DISTRICT CREATED IN 1911
Supreme Court Held That It Was Not Within the Power of Legislature of 1913 to Validate Contracts
 Which Never Existed.

Little Rock
 The supreme court passed upon two important cases originating iu Craighead county.
 The legislative act creating the Cache River Drainage District in Craighead, Jackson and Lawrence counties was held invalid, the court refusing to grant the Morgan Engi- neering Company relief in claim for $15,652 against the district for engi. neering services.
 The original act creating the district was enacted in 1911, but insufficiency of definite boundaries of the proposed district made it invalid.
 A second act passed by the 1913 Legislature repealed the 1911 act. The engineering company sued for services rendered under the act of the 1911 Legislature. The supreme court, Tn affirming the decision of the Craighead court, held that the 1913 act did not purport to and could not cure defects of description in the proposed district boundaries as described in the 1911 act, and that it was not within the power of the Legislature of 1913 o validate contracts made by directors of district which never did in fact exist.
 The other case from Craighead county was that of Lamberson vs. Collins, in which the road district was not properly formed. The court held that preliminary surveys, esti- mates of cost and such, for a district organized under the Alexander stat ute, must be made by the state high way department. The decision of the lower courts upholding creation of the district was reversed, according to the supreme courts decision, because pre- liminary surveys, plans and specified tions and estimates of cost of the pro- posed road were not procured and filed in the county court before the petitions for creating of the district were circulated.
 The supreme court reversed and re- manded case appealed from Ran delph County, in which J. o. Sallee, treasurer of the Running Lake Drain age District is seeking to obtain $26,- 755.81 and interest, belonging to the district, from the Bank of Corning.
 The contention was that, under the provisions of the districts creation, it would not be lawful for the bank to pay the money to Sallee, who sue caaded Ferd Sninnenweber as treas, urer of the district. The lower court sustained demurrer to the com plaint, the demurrer having been filed by the bank.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10
STATE HAPPENINGS.

The Devalps Bluff Democrat says that the American Aluminium Com pany, which owns the great bauxite deposits at Bauxite, will resume ship, ments of ore from DeVall's Bluff soon and may begin the construction of ter fminals and docks at Devalls Bluff within a short time.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

Investigations made by Secretary w. T. King of the Public Service Blu reau concerning the 50 miles of lig- nite coal lands in Ouachita county warrant him in stating, he says, that this coal can be used as fuel for fur naces and factories by means of a specially designed firebox known as the "combusto." The coal does not burn readily unless placed in such a position that the smoke and gas can be consumed while intensely hot.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

None too optimistic outlook of the fruit situation in the Ozark region for spring is taken by w. F. D. Batter, president of the State Horticultural Society and Northwest Arkansas Fruit Growers Society. Unfavorab1e weather during January and drop of 25 per cent in the prices being re- ceived for storage apples put crimp in the hopes of fruit growers, but still they are facing the 1916 season with determination, according to MT. Bat jer.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10
RAILWAY WAGES HAVE BEEN INCREASED.

RAILWAY WAGES HAVE BEEN INCREASED. In ten there has been increase of from 35 to 45 cent in the yearly of engnemen and trainmen
 Now they demand 25 cent more wages for no more work; aggregating $1000000O0 increase year. Their wages average $1, ,253 year. A 25 per cent increase would make S566 year for 309,00O The other 1881 900 railway employees, who fore stalled by this demand, now average $685 a year
 HOW DO YOUR WAGES COMPARE? 3O9O00 railway trainmen demand wage increase of $100,000,000 year.
 Engineers average $1771 80-some get over $3,OOO.
 Bremen average $1 O37 .49-many get over $1 800. Conductors average $1, ,533. .62-many get $2000 How do your compare with those of these men? of the public, you willing to pay them $1O0 OO0 more year?
 All railway earnings come from the public. MT. Railway Stockholder:
 To give all railway employees increases in wages in pro- portion to those demanded by the engnemen and would take $33000O O0O 97 per of the rail- way dividends paid in 1914.
 The employees in train service alone asking for $100,000,O00 more in wages for increase in labor Do you think the railway managers have the right to grant this wage demand of the employees getting the highest pay?
 THE ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN RAILWAYS
 Executive Committee
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

Lawrence county is soon to be the center of new oil and gas prospecting activities s. c. Dowell, well-known land owner of the county, who was III Little Rock yesterday, believes. More than 5000 acres of land in the county already is leased, he said, and as soon as this is increased to 30,000 acres the operations will begin, MT. Dowell said. St. Louis capital, represented by Paul P. Phillips, mortgage and bond broker of St. Louis, is pushing the plans for development, he said.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

The Rev. F. M. Carter, missionary of the Grand Prairie Association, Bap- tist denomination, has moved from Dewitt to Stuttgart, and will continue his work from this place. The Rev. MT Carter served as chaplain in the last House of Representatives, and an- nounces he will be a candidate for the same position in the Senate in 1917.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

The farmers of the oil Trough bot toms, near Newport, which were GOV cred with water, have begun work on another crop. The Oil Trough Bot, tom and Big Bottom are the richest farming regions in this section, and although the river overflows some of the lower lands in the early spring each year, last seasons crop was the first to be lost from flood Much wheat has been planted in the low lands this season and that crop, as well as alfalfa, is reported in good condition. Oil Trough and Big Bot tom now furnish large portion of the hay sold on the local market, which formerly came from Northern and Western growers.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

A big shipment of walnut logs went out of Murfreesboro, Pike county, . few days ago. The walnut will be used in making gun stocks for E.re. pean armies.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

Word was received at Fayetteville that the University of Arkansas stock judging team won second place at a stock-judging contest held in Oklaho- ma City Teams from several agricul- tural colleges in the Southwest parti- cipated. Texas A. and M. College won first place.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

County Demonstrator John R. Kizer announces that on April he will hold a big club rally in Pocahontas. He says he expects to have the largest club in the state. MT. Kizer will have the government agents present to as. sist in the organization of the club.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

John H. Simmons of Batesville is the owner of violin which is 189 years old. having been made in 1777.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

All the real estate and personal property of J. w. Sanders, on which 8 lien was taken as the result of his indebtedness to the Bank of Pine Bluff, which failed in 1914, was sold by order of the court to R. Carnahan. whose bid was $191, 1000. The sale Tn, cludes the plant of the J. w. Sanders mill in Pine Bluff, notes and accounts, and considerable real estate in Jef- ferson and Lincoln counties.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

Tn the United States District Court Judge Frank A. Youmans granted verdict for $15,S2744 in favor of the government against R. P. Harris of Fort Smith, former president and chief stockholder of the Harris Lum- Der Company, which had it's headquar- ters at Eagleton, Scott county, Ark, before it's dissolution in 1910. The judgment was based upon suit the government filed against the former stockholders of the company in Sep tember, 1913, to obtain payment for between three and four million feet of lumber the corporation was alleged to have unlawfully removed from 23 Scott county homesteads in the year of 1905 and 1906.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

The Baptist church congregation at Cabot will begin the erection of a $6,- 900 brick church where the present Baptist church stands. A $20,000 brack schoolhouse, which has been un- der construction for some time here IS near completion. The newly installed electric light plant is in prosperous condition and has recently added sev- cral street lights.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

Although cold weather seriously hurt the plants, the strawberry crop will be good this year. according to leading growers at Decatur.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

H. B. Umstead of Marion ex-con- vict, who was paruoned by Governor Hays January 1, last, was returned to the penitentiary for term of eight years by Crittenden county jury Umstead was convicted of grand lar ceny. He was charged with stealing a mule.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

The Hamburg Budget Is compiling data to be featured in an industrial edition to be published March 23 Five thousand copies will be printed
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

This summer will see approximately $500, ,000 worth of road building started in Mississippi county, Arkansas, ac- cording to J. T. Costen, aprominent at torney of Osceola. MT. Costen has been identified with many big drain age and road improvement projects.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10
AFTER PEDDLERs OF MEAT.

Meat Inspector c. M. Campbell made trip to the Heights Monday looking for two psddlers of uninspect-
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

A team of mules B years old own ed at LaGrue was broken by the death of one of the animals a few days ago and since that time the other has shown unmistakable evidence of grief over the loss of it's mate. He calls for it constantly in the mule language.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Gillett, has sold its building to the Baptist congregation and will at once build new frame church on the present site.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

When officers found three-gallon copper still in White river, at the Batesville front, the arrest and bind ing over to the federal Grand Jury of Joe Woods, a shanty boatman, fol. lowed. Woods is charged with run ming blind tiger.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

The Bank of Bonneville offer' money at per cent to farmers wht will use it to buy registered or graded bulls.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

Joseph Sellmeyer, James L. Smith and R. Whitaker, comprising the board of drainage commissioners ,f the Big Gum Drainage system in Greene and Clay counties, issued the bonds necessary for the work. Work will begin at once by the Northern Construction Company. This system drains all the territory in Greene and Clay counties near Knobel, be- tween Black and Cache rivers.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

A baseball league, comprising Clarksville, Russellville, Atkins and Morrilton, is being organized. No team will be allowed to employ more than three professional players.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

Fruit growers of Pike county say the peach crop is safe yet, but that it is very we'll advanced and that a slight freeze will do considerable damage. Several hundred acres of young trees will come into bearing this year.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

The Rev. M. P. Hunt, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Fayetteville resigned. He has accepted call to the West Broadway church of Louis vile, Ky.
The Pulaskian., 1916-03-10

The laymen's missionary movement convention in Little Rock closed with a meeting at the First Methodist Church, Eighth and Center streets Speakers who came here for the con vention filled pulpits at various Lit tie Rock churches.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-04

FRENCH GAIN TRENCHES
IN, COUNTER OFFENSIVE

LONDON, England, May Throw.
ing back the German line north of
LIE Homme Mort, the French in one
brilliant attack after another. yestcr-
day gained a great deal Of the 81 ound
previously lost to the Germans, in
creasing their number of Teutonic
prisoners by 100 and taking four ma
chine guns which were protected by
blockhouse defenses. ...*. .
English Coast Raided by Aeroplane.
A German aeroplane is reported to
have dropped bombs into Deal. Eng
land, killing one person but doing no
other damage The raider escaped,
although pursued by British airmen.
Sweden Is reported to hare %hecome
alarmed over the most recent move
of Russia in fortifying In the Aaland
Archipelago, which forms a natural
barrier between the Baltic and the
Gulf of Bothnia, and by the eonstruc-
ton of great naval base at the en-
trance of the Gulf of Finland This
alarm has been only partially abated
by the assurance of Petrograd that
these Notifications are but temper
airy affairs, and are being construct
ed for defense against Germany only.
By the treaty of 1908, Russia agreed
not to make military use of these
islands. :-: >
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-04
Millions
FOR DRYDOCKS ON
ATLANTIC COAST
House Committee Incorporates
Appropriation In Navy Bill
for Capacity Structures
Associated Pres. By Federal vr.,sssI

Associated Press By Federal Wnelessl
WASHINGTON. ID. c., May 4.-The
house committee en- naval affairs yes
terday incorporated in the naval ap-
preparation bill appropriations o..
100000 for the monster drydocks
1t is planned to construct at Norfolk
and League Island navy yards. These
drydocks are to be fitted to accommo-
date the largest known superdread-
noughts and battle-cruisers, averag-
ing about 10000 tons net burden
Secretary Daniels, in a statement
to the committee yesterday, told thai
body that the country is prepared to
begin work on five dreadnoughts, five
battle-cruisers, nine scout cruisers, %
torpedo-boat destroyers and an UNI
limited number of submarines within
six months time, if Congress gives
the word, ordering ship building con-
Germs to- abandon their private work.
The construction of these vessels
added the secretary, could be COM
pleted in half the time if the house
would authorize the constructors to
employ three shifts of men, working
day and night, but such plan would
increase the cost 40 per cent.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-04
ia. MAGOON GIVES HIS VIEWS ON
RAPID TRANSIT CHARTER PROPOSAL

. il they threaten to block urban and
/ suburban development. No threat OF
this sort should be permitted TO whip
us into giving To this company throt-
tie hold upon the people for all time
to come. the vicious consequences OF
which no human being at this time
can forfeit. One bad feature OF the
proposition is that the company do
not bind themselves to do anything
when they get the new charter. They
will make the extensions or not as
they please. IL the extensions do not
promise TO pay. they should not be ex.
pected TO make them, and IL they will
pay, the company ought TO be bound
To make them. The company says as
reason for asking for this charter
that We cannot be expected to put OuI
money into extensions and get only
eight per cent and al the end OF Il
years lose the principal. In the first
place | contend II is not their money,
it is the peoples money they propose
to put into these extensions-the ex-
cess of eight per cent, that they
should have paid to the people. which
amount they have appropriated under
the most attractive scheme Of declar-
ing stock dividends. and in the de-
claring OF which the people were not
consulted. In the pleasant shades OF
their office they said, I'VE will d.
vide among ourselves these net earn
ings, which we have used IN extend.
ing and improving our plant The
people should not complain because
We have given them splendid ser
vice. 1t was their money that paid for
1t, but that makes no difference. the
charter says we may have IL, so we
will divide" It seems to me that this
is mighty one-sided affair. They
shut out the people who are their
partners in the participation of these
profits and appropriate all the profits
to themselves. | believe there Is not
one person in this community who
would, after the expiration of the
charter, deprive them OF a cent Of
their original investment and the
eight per cent thereon, and this can
easily be provided for. Let no person
be foolish enough to believe that II
extensions will pay they cannot be
made under the existing charter. The
cost of such extensions can be easily
estimated and bonds issued for the
same, guaranteed by the government
II these bonds are not paid out Of the
profits the amount unpaid VIII be paid
by the government. This all can be
regulated by harmonioHs action be.
tween the utilities commission and
the company and no Injustice win be
done the people nor the company
In case a new charter should be
granted, I do not believe il wise to
oblige the compeny to pay to the gov.
eminent anything from their earnings.
All sums over and above the payments
above referred to should not be paid
to the government, but should go to
the people riding on the cars, who for
the most part are poor, In cheaper
fares. Any sum payable to the gov.
eminent by the company Is an indl.
rect tax upon those who can least
afford it. ~.
J. ALFRED MAGOoN.
May 8, 1916
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-04
NAMES KILAUEA
ONE OF SEVEN
WORLD WONDERS
Marc NaW Gives Hawaii One
and United States Four {:
Modern Wonders

eff / were asked to name the sew.
en- modern wonders of the world, do
not know that | would be competent
to do so, but I am sure that four of
them would be in the United States.
Kilauea, Mammoth Cave, Niagara
Falls and Grand Canyon of the Colo
RADIO are the four wonders of Ameri-
ca. Those who have not seen these
have not viewed picturesque and see
mic America" This is the statement
OF Marc Klaw, noted theatrical pro-
deer. -
These remarks were made by Mr..
Klaw in response to letter and gift
presented to him by the Hawaii Pro-
motion Committee In consideration of
his efforts to boost Hawaiian music
on the mainland. Mr. Klaw was pre-
scented with a prize photo of Hawai-
ian types. f..
4 When Mr.. Klaw visited Hawaii last
year he arranged to send number
OF the Hawaiian musicians to New
York, and is often called the path
finder of Hawaiian music in Gotham.
In his letter to the committee Mr.
Klaw stated that although he believed
that the people had overestimated his
work, he nevertheless was apprecia-
tive of the kindness of the commit.
tee 4 f'--
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-04
ZEPPELIN WRECKED
ON NORWAY COAST. II

LONDON, England, May 4:-Anoth-
er Zeppelin, the LEO, has been driven
ashore in Norway and completely de-
stroyed, according to dispatches to
this city last night from Norway. 1t
Is believed that she is one of the raid
ers which dropped bombs over the
eastern counties of England and south
eastern Scotland yesterday. She
evidently was caught In gale on
her return trip and driven ashore in
the Halso Firth. But few of her crew
were rescued. The official report Of
the number of casualties. resulting
from the last Zeppelin raid sets the
total at 80. In all 100 bombs were
dropped. .-. -. ..~-