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The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-02-11
JOHNSON.

Dick Crllm returned Monday from
a trip to Joplin, No.
Alex Gawthon is clearing new
ground for strawberry planting.
Marion Thompson visited his
parents at Robinson Saturday and
Sunday
Reyburn Peay returned Friday
evening from a business trip in Lit
tie Rock.
Tom Page, son of Nh. and Mrs. ].
&C.. Page, OF Stony Point. died last
week.
Miss Florence Belts. Of Fayette-
vile. was a guest OF Mrs. John Late
Saturday evening and Sunday.
Walter Banks spent Saturday in
Springdale and says that candidates
were very plentiful there that day
Several poultry folks have set
their incubators to going in spite of
the Ground Hog who saw his shad-
Iow, which porteHds six more weeks
OF winter.
Houston Mccoy, who died last
week in Elm Springs. was we'll
known here as his boyhood days
were spent in the Stony Point dis
trict Peace to his memory.
Hugh Liehlyter returned Friday
from his business "trip to St. Joseph,
Mo. Hugh got good look at Pres
ident Wilson while IN Kansas City,
Mo, but did not get TO hear him
speak there.
The U. S. Civil Service Commits
sion has named March 18th as the
date for examination of candidates,
who desire the appointment of post
master at Johnson, Ark. TO succeed
the present official, Chas. W. Thomp-
son, who has sent in his resignation.
The examination Will be held at Fay.
etteyille, and those who desire to
make a try for the Job can learn
more particulars by calling on the
postmaster at Johnson.
Tie following, from the Fayette-
vile Daily of Monday, wiz be of In
terest to the many friends of Mrs.
Curtis. who was formerly Miss Della
Hughes, daughter of John w Hughes
who resides near Stony Poin,:
Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. ]. V. Curtis, who died Sat
urday morning al the family home
in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, were held
this afternoon at one o'clock at
Mount Comfort Church, five miles
west from Fayetteville. Rev. NJ p.
Hunt, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Fayetteville. officiating. In
terment was made in /, ut Comfort
Cemetery. Mrs. Curtis we'll
known in Fayetteville, tn aamily
having resided here for .aeor of
years on South College Avenue. They
removed to Okmulsee last September.
The body was shipped here yester-
day. The deceased is survived by
her husband. a son. Jacob Curtis.
AID two daughters Misses Shirley
aud NAdeen Curtis. .
Mtfkeeiimo
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-02-11
SPECIAL NOTICE!

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know your subscription to
The News has expired, and
in accordance with our Gus
tom, your paper will be dis
continued, unless your re-
newal is received before next
issue. By renewing prompt
ly you will not miss a single
issue. Remember you can
now renew for S1.00.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-02-11

Geo. j. Rodgers, candidate for
County JUDGE. was in Springdale Sat
urday informing voters in this sec
tion of his candidacy. Voters in
Springdale township, generally speak
ing, were unaware that Mr.. Rodgers
was in the race for the judgship, as
his announcement had not been pub
licly known through this portion of
the county.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-02-11
HORTICULTURAL MEETING.

All fruit growers who are interest
ed in tho best interests of Horticul-
tnre in our community are urged to
attend meeting of the local Horti-
cultural Society at the Mayors of
flee on Tuesday. Feb. -. at 2:3o
p. m. II is desired to revive the
work of the local society ard all
fruit growers are ureed to cooper
ate in this work.
Ii
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-02-11

If it happened, it's in The News.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-02-11

Several from Springdale attend
Ell the road meeting at Rogers Tues
day afternoon From the trend OF
he reports Of the NEE Ting il is eyi-
deRt that there is quite an opposition
to building roads IN Benton county
u1dar the taxation plan.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-02-11
DIME.A-DAY
N4wly Organized Local Corporation
is the Outgrowth Of a Movement
Started in SpringdaIe Many Years
Aso-lnterestine History.

Springdale a corporation known as
the "Dime-a-Day Investment Co. .
Corporation papers have just recent
ly been filed with the secretary of
state. and the organization is now
ready for actual business. 4 glance
at the files of The Springdala News,
under date of April -, 1888, it Is
found thu. Springdale had an organ
ization of this kind called the
'fSpringdale Savings aud Investment
Company. :
The issue of The News of the
above date speaks Of the company
as follows:
Score another one fer the Spring
CITY. The young men OF Springda1e
blbbtng over with enterprise meet
and organize tire Springdale Saving
and Investment Company:
For several nights past the more
erteI.prising young men OF Spring
da1e have been meeting at TIE News
Office and discussing the propsiety Ct
organizing a saving association or
investment company. It terminated
Tuesday n5eht IN the organization of
a company known as the Springdale
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-10
THE AUTO DANGER.

THE AUTO DANGER. Ask the
aldermen what they are ging to do
about the injury of over $500 and
the killing of over 300 by the auto
deviI-wagons in Chicago within a
year. New York, Philadelphia, Mil
waukee and other big, human cities
protect their people. Ask the coun-
Gil what are they going to dO-cut
the loop speed limit and arrest the
auto drivers and book them, and
then let the criminal and jOy-reckless
auto-don't-care men explain after,
or else continue in their trance and
think the newspaper advertising
trust will re-elect the aldermen to
office? The plain people are now
awake and the daily press do not
control their votes in 1916. You try
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-10
'eferred-resigned and his resigna-

'eferred-resigned and his resigna-
ion was voluntary.
His successor, E. Lester Jones, re-
erred to by Mr.. Hughes as a stock
breeder and veterinary surgeon, at
9ne time owned farm in Virginia
On which he raised stock. This was
sold some time before he entered the
government service. He never was a
veterinary surgeon. Before he sue
eeeded DR.. Tittman he was deputy
commissioner of fisheries and was
promoted for meritorious service and
efficiency.
Mr.. Hughes was also officially in
formed by the department of COM
.merce that he was just as far off in
his facts about the civil service; that
during the year to which he referred
there were actually so appointments
instead of 1O4, and SO of the so were
made with the approval Of the civil
service commission; the remaining
II being for temporary positions,
chiefly labOrers at less than So a day.
Also that under Jones not a single
appointment has been made IN that
bureau in opposition to the advice of
the civil service commission.
Having been misinformed in the
first place into making public state
ments in the truth of which he said
he believed, it is plainly up to Mr..
Hughes to tell the public the truth,
now that he has been officially in
formed as to the facts.
The truth undoubtedly is that Mr..
Hughes had no knowledge of the
facts at all, but accepted the I'M
truthful statements of some of his
political campaign managers who
didn't let facts interfere with the
making Of a good campaign argu-
ment.
1890
ONE ON THE SURGEON
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-10
THE PUBLIC FORUM
BATHING COSTUMES. - What
What

fools these mortals be. A year or so
ago a few nosey reformers lifted up
their eyes in holy horror and their
voices in a loud nasal snort because
of the immodesty of women's bath
ing suits. And the poor girls had to
wear shoes, stockings and more
clothes when they went in swim
ming than our very best society
women wear at a fuIl-dress Black
stone ball. This apparently by
common consent-women bathers
are swimming in bare feet and legs,
wearing sane, sensible bathing cos
tUmes-and nobody but male and fe-
male prudes think anything of it. An
immodest woman could be immOdest
in the lake if she wore dress that
buttoned up to the neck and had
skirt clear to her feet. And modest
woman could be modest in a one
piece suit with short arms and legs.
I've seen both at the bathing beaches,
and it is as true there as everywhere
else, that a modest woman's best,
protection is her modesty. Pm glad
the prudes are taking a back: seat
and that male and female humanity
can enjoy itself in the lake with ease
and comfort and not too much
clothing.-Ned Dakin.
TILE Alto NANGEp Asb tho
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-10
ONE ON THE SURGEON

ONE ON THE SURGEON
''That was an awful mistake the
surgeon made. The man he oper-
ated on didn't have what he thought
he did"
Didn't have appendicitis at all,
eh?"
ooh, he had appendicitis, all right,
but he didn't have any money!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-05
Trouble Awaits Them H
They Run Counter to
Baggage Rules.
Fellow Whose Cargo Weigh
ed 158 Pounds Started
Train of Thought:

Persons brining liquor from Point
Marion via the Monongahela Railway
may be compelled to weigh the Sbeysrs
age as well as measure It In orderstsy
be sure they are not violating the
Yost prohibition law.
If investigation by Sheriff Q. D. Con:
away and other county officers results,
in establishing this contention It d! DOS
sible that within short time the sa.l
looms and wholesale liquor houses gat;
The Point may be all equipped with
modern computing scales like an ups
to-date grocery store.
Heretofore ther has been appar.l
emily no limit fixed by the! Yost ohis
bition legislation as to the amount o.
liquor man may bring into the state,
provided It is properly labelled and
is intended for personal use:
An investigation by Sheriff Coma
way to check any violations OF the law
which may arise from the large Sguans
titles of booze carried by the thirsty
over the new Monongahela railway
since the court injunction became Set:
fective restraining the Baltimore q
Ohio railroad from carrying lAbelled
packages us personal baggage has dtes
closed another unique and hitherto uns.
expected feature OF the law.
The railroads, including both tho
Monongahela and Baltimore e. Ohio
have traffic restriction ltmitfna the
amount of personal baggage @ paesellf
ger may carry to 15o 7poundsi u the
weight Of a passengeE's trunk u tnf
aggregate weight Of his suit itensss e4'
oeeds $50 pounds Eheg must my what
the railroad officials term excess bag
gage" rates.
Suppose passengers boards Q tTatn
carrying two large suItcases hlled With
liquor. 1.-THE weight Is in excess Of
$50 pounds and the railroad colleetg
for the excess 1t is violating the Yost
law, it is said, by accepting money for
the transportation Of liquor which be-
ing common carrier 1t may not do.
In case the officials ignore the se1cesg
weight and do not enforce the 160s
pound rule the company sisSst Olaf
ing the Yost law I'll Isl contended ba:
cause 1t is carrying liquor tree WI
befnga common carrier itf may not do
under the provisions Of the statuke.
That passengers on the Monongas
hela Railway do sometimes carry y.
quor in excess OF the Il so pound limit
has been proven by Sheriff GonaWeyl
who ordered liquor taken from EeeXetaE
men to be weighed. In one instance
a man carried 1853 pounds of 1iqupr Or
eight pounds in excess of the 1b0 %.
baggage limit imposed by railroads
This man, however; violated The Xost
law by failing to have one of his pacls-
ages labelled and he washed for this
violation, 1t not being necessary m
this case to test the law in regard TO
the. question of excesssbaggage.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-05
]: ..E:AII8NIQNII...B!Q|Y' U ! 81 D
IQ.I|I.NIiS....TH NAVY
Lownie Merrifield Slipped
Away From Friends to
Sign Up.

Lownie Merrifield, who until two
days ago was member of the job
department of the Fairmont Printing
& Publishing Co., has Joined Uncle
Sans naval forces and will undoubt-
edly be available acquisition to pre-
paredness campaign that is being SO
widely discussed.
Mr.. Merrifield for some time has
had longing to join the navy, but
owing to the fact that he was unable
to gain the. consent Of his parents,
he refrained from taking the required
examinations. He passed his sew
enteenth birthday recently and his
mother finally consented to sign the
required papers.
Last Monday Lownie reported for
duty and stated that he had decided
not to join the navy and would stick
to his work in this city. He disappear.
ed after the days work and nothing
was heard from him until today, when
several of the boys in the, plant receiv'
ed postals from him stating that he
had gone to Pittsburgh, passed the ex'
animation and that. by the time they
got his card he would likely be in
Newport News ready for duty.
His many friends in Fairmont wish
him success in his new venture, ana
in years to come when the present
boy sailor has become. an admiral in
the service they will remember when
they lived and worked with him in
the Marion county metropolis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-05

Mercantile license fees amounting
to S7.S90.64 have been collected in
Marion county for licenses effective
during the first half Of the fiscal year
starting July /, and ending January
l, according to reports compiled today
by Clerk A. G. Martin and Assistant
Clerk Phillips.
Although collected by the county
officers from persons engaged in Vart'
GUS kinds OF business In Marion coun'
ty all these fees belong to the state
and are sent to Charleston to be used
to defray the expense Of the state gov
ernment.
The licenses are paid by persons
conducting pool and billiard rooms,
bowling alleys. cigar and tobacco
stores, real estate brokerage Offices,
hotels, restaurants and various other
businesses.
For licenses issued in June and
effective July L, the beginning of the
license or fiscal year fees aggregat-
ing S3,31S.75 were collected. During
the month of July fees aggregating
$9,114.2S were collected. During Au-
gust fees aggregating $364.71 were
collected. During September fees ag-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-05
.BIG COMPUTATIONS
sign PHONE MERGER
But Business Mems Associa-
ton Members Want More
Free Service.

More than 1900 signers to contracts
for a single-phone system for Fair
mont and vicinity had been secured at
noon today by the crewfof Bell tele'
phone 5canyasseTs employed under the
directibnSof H. H. Henderson OF Pitts
,burgh, district commercial agent for
the Bell company, according to state
ments by Mr.. Henderson. Mr.. Hen
derson states. that the Consultation
Coal company and other users Of large
numbers OF phones are among tho
signers, and that comparatively few
persons have refused to sign.
At the regular monthly meeting OF
the board Of directors of the Business
Mems Association yesterday after.
noon at o'clock the question OF
whether or not the association should
authorize its secretary, Trevey Nut.
ter to sign the contract for the asso'
citation was informally discussed.
Objection was raised to the number
of towns within the county included
in the list to which toll is charged in
addition to the regular rental, Man
nington being one of the cities which
several Of the business men asserted
should be included In the district III
which no tolls are charged. The
meeting adjourned without voting to
determine whether or not Mr.. Nutter
should sign the new contract. In the
absence OF instructions Mr.. Nutter
SAYS that he will decline to sign for
the association or for himself.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-05
TheSuez Canal
Revenues are Cut
ACTIVITIES OF SUBMARINES
PUT A STOP TO NAVIGA-
TEoN THOUGH ST.

LONDON, Jan. 5.-The withdrawal
of the Dutch liners from the Suez
Canal to the East Indies. which goes
into effect January l, will mean an
other considerable falling off IN the
revenues Of the canal. In 1914 YES
sells of Dutch nationality hold third
place, both as regards numbers and
tonnage. Great Britain was first with
5000 vessels OF 100000 tons; Ger
many came second with 480 vessels
OF 100000 tons, and Holland third
with $50 vessels of 100000 tons.
Tho ofcial reason given for the d.
version OF the Dutch boats is "the
increasing uncertainty OF being able
to obtain the necessary coal at the
appointed stations" but shipping men
IN London think that the decision was
more likely due to German submarine
activity in the Mediterranean ports,
there is no shortage in the supply,
The price for January at Port Said
will be about $22 per ton, as compar-
ed with $3.50 before the war, but, ow.
ing to the withdrawal OF many vessels
which used the Suez route in nor
NAL times, the reserves at the coaling
stations are very large.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-05
Mercantile License Fees of
,89O.64 Were Collected Here

gregating $4,000 were collected. Dur
ing October, November and December,
the three months just ended, fees
amounting to $716.70 have been col
lected.
Although six months Of the fiscal
year, which ends June 30, remain few
additional fees for licenses Will oe
collected as the licenses are issued
for 12 months or for the unexpired
portion Of the year. Most Of the men
whose businesses require licenses
take the required permit early in the
year and only few new merchants
starting in business or adding new
lines Of goods to their stocks take out
licenses during the last half OF the
The aggregate of license fees col
lected in the county has shown a
decided falling of since the Yost pro
hibition law went into effect. Preced.
ing the enactment of the Yost law
there were 80 saloons in Marion coun'
ty which paid state license Zee 10
the county officers of $1,000 each ior
a total OF $4,000 in addition TO tne
IS 900 or more collected for other II
censes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-05
many WANT TO Be
ROAD SURVEYORS
County Court Will Fill
Twenty -Four Positions
Today.

The Marion county court held a
! busy session today considering appli-
3cants for the "a positions as road sur,
3veyor5 to be filled for the ensuing year,
From two to five surveyors are ap.
pointed. in each Of seven magistcrial
adistricts in the county depending on
the size Of the district and the num-
Der Of miles of roads to be kept in
repair. The appointments will be
made late this afternoon or tomorrow,
$members of the court say.
Spirited although friendly contests
are being waged for number of the
POSITIONS. The contests being espe'
tcially warm for the two positions in
Winfield district and for one position
In Union district and one position in
Lincoln district. Petitions each with
IA long list OF signers have been filed
with the court in behalf OF contest
antsfin Union and Lincoln districts.
The total number OF applicants for
the "a positions is about so, in a mum.
Der of the districts there being no
contests Al large number of the men
now holding the positions probably
will be eire.appointed. The salary OF a
surveyor of roads is fixed by law at
$3.50. per day for each day during
which he actually works. His duty
Is ito superintend the ordinary con-
satruction and repair work on the high
ways in tsritoTy which his appoint
ment covers,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-05
Expert Witness So Testified
in Court This Morn
ing.
WHOLE TOWN BENEFITS
Interesting Testimony in
Suit Involving Value Of
a Quarry.

That the proposed new hotel to be
erected at Jefferson and Washington
strets at cost OF $350,000 has caused
an increase in the value OF Fairnlont
real estate even in remote residence
sections Of the city was indicated to-
day by testimony offered by Levi b.
Harr, who qualified as an expert wit
ness on. realty values in the case OF
ogden Investment company against
George. NJ. Lilley on trial before Judge
w. S. Raymond and jury in Circuit
Court.
In estimating the value of three un-
improved lots in Ogden avenue alleg'
ed to have been damaged by Lilley
who is said to have encroached on
property not belonging to him in op-
Grating stone quarry. Mr.. l5arr tes-
titled that the lots in question we're
worth $50 each moro now than they
were year ago.
When pressed by the attorneys Tor
reasons as to why the values had IN
creased MIR. Harr denied that It was
not due to Improvements in the I'M
mediate neighborhood Of the lots.
"NVell, what caused the increase IN
value then?" inquired the attorney.
"The new hotel has much to do with
IT." was the reply.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-05
SHOT TO DEATH
IN THE STREETS
Aggrieved Wheeling Hus-
band Then Turns Gun
on Self.
tsy Associated Prcss)

WHEELING, Jan. 5.-Lestcr Smith,
wealthy real estate operator 5wHs shot
and killed a few minutes after llo let'
his homo here today by Joseph Dennis
who then killed himself. Dennis re-
comfy LIed divorce action against his
wife, naming Smith MS correspondent.
A number OF persons on the streets wit
nesHed tho tragedy. Smith. who has serv-
cd as county asBeBsor and now treasurer
OF tho board OF equalization and review,
mad tust left his handsome residence
In ovorbrook avenue. whom Dennis, whu
had been concealed near ths house, fol-
lowed him.
Dennis said nothing to Smith who np-
parently did not know no was being fol-
lowed until Dennis pulled revolver from
his pocket und fred Smith turned and
Dennis fired three more shots, only one
missing the mark. He fell dying almost
Immediately, Dennis looked onos Mt the
body and then shot himself In the head.
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