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The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-06-29
State Eews Ietter

Little Rock, June 22.-Mars rules
There is no doubt about it. Ever
thing is subordinated to the god Of
war, which in this instance is the God
of righteousness, Of Democracy, and
of Humanity
The establishment of one of the
eantonment camps adjacent to Lit
tie Rock is one Of the greatest ach-
ievements in the history of this city.
and is already bringing about condi-
tons of greater prosperity.
1t means the expenditure of between
two and three million dollars a month
here when the camps are established
next fall.
In the meantime, there is a great
task confronting the quartermaster
department. A city must be built to
house the army, and it is to be built
of wood with reasonable degree of
permanence since it is to be used af-
ter the war in the training of soldiers
under the universal training laws
that are sure to come.
There are to be 1,058 buildings, two
stories high, each capable of shelter
ing company They are to be ready
for occupancy by September /, com
plete in all respects, with water, light
and heat. There is a city planner
here from the East To supervise the
planning of the military city, and
there is a government expert here to
see that there are no mosquitoes in
the place. 1t is to be made malaria
proof
Here are some random statistics
about the camp, and other military
matters in the state that viii prove of
interest:
One division consists of 28,235 men.
and its equipment costs $4,000. 600, 600
Little Rock will probably get two di-
visions.
The monthly payroll for division,
including supplies, is S1,500,0o0.
The Army Post Development Com
pany, organized by Little Rock, eiti-
zens, has a capital stock Of 100000
10000 workmen will be used IN the
construction Of the camp.
The construction Of the camp vii
cost $3,500.o00.
The government is given a site q
5000 acres for the camp.
The construction Of the camp viii
require 31.250.000 feet Of lumber.
Four new hospital buildings will be
erected at the fort at a cost of s25,0o0
to accommodate 128 patients.
There are LOCO women Of Little
Rock now engaged in making Ret
Cross supplies for the use Of the army
It IS estimated that from 75.o09=t L
1000 persons will be added TO tic
population Of Little Rock and Argenta
About 10 miles Of improved road
way VII be constructed IN and an
preaching the camp.
One deep well mas already been
brought il At the camp SIC with Q
capacity q 1,z5a, 90 gallons daiiy.
one army division viii require J.
616 horses, and #,9S7 mules.
There were #47.5z2 men reg steraa
ia Arkansas under the selective draft
Law, # whom 99,255 claimed ezeE.p-
tons
Little Rock has this year eoneribs-
led $4,000 % tae Jewish War ReIe'
find
Pulaski county subsef bed fer te-
tai Of SI45I,lG0 Liberty Loan Bonds
exceeding IS allotment - S48T1s5.
Seventeen counties in tie district sob
seribed for 81. ae5.ea0
In Little Rock 2,7s3 individuals
bought total Of 100000 bonds.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-06-29
LET ARKANSAS SEED HERSELF

Mr.. Farmer, do you realize that no
greater mistake could be made than
to wait and follow the old practice Of
depending upon seed wheat and seed
oats from sources from outside the
state. If have cut your oats for hay
and saved no seed, get busy. Farm
ers in every county must save plenty
of wheat and oats for seed and II
they haven't it, it viii be well to Sc
ccure it from a neighbor as soon as
possible. A greater acreage of wheat
rye, and winter oats will probably be
planted this fall than ever before.
Certainly it is to be preferred that
all fields should be planted from seed
grown under southern conditions.
Seed locally grown and from variety
which has made good" is certainly
preferable to an unknown supply
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-06-29
THAI FALL CROP
OF IRISH per AIoES

There seems - he 10 doubt u tie
minds ii many Of the best farmers
~ Arkansas that profitable fab crop
Of IRISH potatoes can be grown if al
the necessary precautions are oh
served. TINS, coupled with the fact
that he supply in Arkansas IS fast
beng depleted, has made il aavisa-
bic Tor the specialists Of the College
IF Agriculture at Fayetteville 10
speak ap Consequently, Professor
IT, Wieks has written Circular
Ne 20 which deals With this sub
lee. thoroughly In this circular
Professor Nicks points out the yari-
elies which are most 70 be depended
Fsa H also discusses the question
Of Sod and seed sources. preparation
he land, ssen 10 plant. how q
alaat, aad ho# to cultivate, as we'd
as She best methods Of harvesting and
storing the crop. $4,000 copies 81
this circular are Just of The press
and amy farmer in Arkansas Who DE-
sires TINS information should write .
The College Of Agriculture, Fayette-
vile, for tbs circular.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-06-29
DESTROY THE VERMIN

Rats and mice destroy or make IN
fit for use great quantities Of food
on our farms and in our homes. They
also carry disease. Every rat on the
place costs you something. He is a
robber and should be trapped or kill
ed. Eradicate the house ants and
reaches and keep the weevil out of the
era,. Place all foods where pests
cannot reach it.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-06-29

Do you know sanol Chill Tonic
knocks the chills and all malaria few
ers. Get a So cent trial bottle at the
drug store.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-06-29
DAILY Thounht.

A single grateful thought turned
heavenward is the most perfect pray
er.-Lessing
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-06-29
Euvigorating to the Pale and sickly

The Old STANDARD general Strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives ont
Malaria enriches the blood and builds up the sys-
TEN. A true tonic FeT adults aud children. SEC.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-06-29

@lf II happened, It's N The News >
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-06-29

IF It happened IT'S IN The News "
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-06-29

One pound of sugar for every three
or four quarts Of strawberries.
Put a layer OF strawberries and
then sugar. until all the sugar is used
for the above amount. Let stand over
night. In the morning boil juice and
berries 10 minutes. Pack in hot steri-
lied jars. Seal, then process 10
minutes in the usual way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
JAY F. DURHAM, WRITER,
DIES OF PNEUMONIA HERE
Contracted Severe Cold in New York
Several Days Ago-Funera1 Ar
rangements Incomplete.

Jay F. Durham, prominently identi-
fled with the newspaper profession and
~ editorial writer of distinction on pa
pers throughout the country, died last
night at the residence of George w.
Evans, 91S 18th street northwest. Mr..
Durham went to New York several
days ago. where he contracted a severe
cold. which developed into pneumonia,
causing his death. Funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
Mr.. Durham. who was born in Ken
lucky, was about sixty years old. He
was reared on a farm until he reached
the age of maturity, when he entered
newspaper work. which he followed up
to his death. At one time he was the
Washington correspondent Of a Lon
don paper, and has been connected with
a number Of papers in this country.
Some of the papers on which he was
employed were the old Evening News,
the Washington Mirror and the Wash
ington Times of this city, the New York
World, the New York Herald, the Char
lotte News and Observer, the Helena
(Mon.) News, the Minneapolis journal
was also a magazine writer, a number
of special articles written by him ap-
pearing in various magazines.
He was press agent for the photo
play THE Birth of a Nation" In the
fall of 1915 he was secretary to the
commission which was appointed to
standardize the construction Of public
buildings. He was a member Of the
West End Citizens Association of this
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
To Take West Point Exams.

Adjt. Gen. Mccain today announced
men residing in the District of Co
lumbia have been designated to take
the entrance examination to be held in
March for appointment as cadets at
the United States Military Academy:
Donald w. Marshall, Wiliiston b. Pal
mer. first alternate; Herbert NJ. Jones,
second alternate, and Lester +. Rhodes
Company /, Sd Infantry, ID. c. y. c.
These young men were selected as Il
result of competitive examination con-
Quoted by the District Commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
AsPHYXIATED BY GAS.
Ball Matuscuo's Death Ascribed to
Accident BY Coroner hewitt.

Ball Matuscuo. forty-five years old.
was accidentally asphyxiated by IL
Eliminating gas in his room, at SIG E
street, last night. Coroner hewitt visited
his room this morning and decided a
defective gas fixture was responsible
for Matuscuos death.
The deceased, who was tailor, had
been in the employ Of an F street firm
the past five or six years. He was out
with friends last night. It IS said, and
was in splendid spirits when he left
them.
A certificate of accidental death was
given by Coroner hewitt. Friends are
trying to get in communication with
brother Of the deceased who resides
in Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
DR.. WOODS IS CHOSEN
NEW M. A. c. PRESIDENT
Formerly an Assistant Chief of Blu
reau in the Department Of
Agriculture.

Or. Alfred F. Woods, dean OF the
agricultural department of the University
of Minnesota, was elected yesterday in
Baltimore president of the Maryland State
College of Agriculture, at College Park,
Nd. DR.. r. c. Reed of Delaware Col
lege was elected chief OF the depart
ment of animal industry. DR.. Henry ].
Patterson, retiring president of the
Maryland College, becomes head of the
experimental station connected with
the institution.
Changes Effective July 1.
The changes will become effective
July /. DR.. Woods will receive a SAL
airy of $4,000. He is a graduate of
the University of Nebraska and has
been identified with agricultural edu-
cation and training for twenty years.
In 1893 he was appointed assistant
chief of the division of plant pathology
in the United States Department of
Agriculture. This division became one
of the largest and most important bu-
reaus of the department, and when
DR.. Woods left there to take up the
work at the University of Minnesota
it had more than 400 employees and
an appropriation of something more
than S1,000,000 per year DR.. Woods
is generally credited with having built
up the division by his genius for Or
ganization. Before he finished the work
was divided into forty divisions and
involved work in every phase of crop
production and agricultural explora-
lions in every part of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
Colleges Adopt Military Course

Six more colleges have been added by
the War Department to the list of ed
ucational institutions authorized to es-
tablish two-year compulsory course
of military training. as follows: The
Western Military Academy. Alton. ILL.,;
Throop College of Technology, Pasa
dena, Cal: University Of Idaho. Moscow,
Idaho; Pennsylvania College at Get
tysburg, Pa: University Of Illinois. Ur-
bana- Ill. and University OF Nebraska,
Lincoln, Neb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31

mail privileges; but correspondence
with those on the graylist still Is per-
mitted. This leads, however, in most
cases to nothing, owing to delays.
"Englands course, therefore. in spite
Of Lord Grey's attempt at whitewash-
ing, is marked by a system designed to
enrich England at neutral expense.
Here, then, are signs of Great Britain's
real aims in the war. aims whose de-
parture from aftruism is 80 marked
that they naturally were not included
in the entente's a1truistic pronuncfa-
mento for the freedom of nationalities
and the rights of small nations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
Chain Boycott introduced.

ITO justify these very sweeping meas
ures Lord Grey. when foreign secretary,
argued that no rights or property of
blacklisted firms were injured. but that
the firms enjoyed freedom of trading
in every respect with all except Teuton
foreign subjects. The point over which
the British note glided carelessly with
a few empty phrases. however, and
which is vital to the entire argument,
is that a blacklsted firm. as is well
known, is robbed of the right to do
business with other neutralS, this being
accomplished by means of Il chain
boy colt introduced by England.
ANY one having business relations
with a blacklisted firm or who is even
suspected of such 'unfriendly' conduct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
EXCOR|ATESBR|T|SH
FOR POLICIES IN WAR
Baron Bussche- Haddenhausen
Says English Would Profit at
NeutraIs' Expense.
CITES TRADE AGGRESSION

BERLIN. January 31.-Baron Won dem
Bussche- Haddenhausen. under secre-
tary for foreign affairs and formerly
secretary of the German embassy at
Washington, commenting on London
dispatches regarding the peace situa-
ton. said to the Associated Press:
THE argument as to Great Britain's
unselfishness in tho world war, based
on the fact that the peace conditions
outlined in the reply of the entente to
President Wilson provide no territorial
advantage for England. though richly
satisfying the land hunger of her allies,
is, as usual with British argumenta-
ton, specious and fallacious.
Cites Past History.
"Apologists will point to Ensland's
altruism in the Napoleonic wars, not
hostilities she already had acquired
South Africa. Ceylon, Trinidad, Malta,
etc, and could afford to make no ter
ritorial claims at the peace congress.
They now find it convenient to ignore
the fact that England already has
pocketed in Germanys captured colonies
the richest TERRITORIAL rewards of any
of the entente powers. TheSe rewards,
however, are insignificant for England
in comparison with the purpose for
which she went to war, namely, the
destruction of an inconvenient rival
and the continuance of a predominant
position in the worlds trade
Says Neutrals Are Witnesses. ;.
These. of course, are not mentioned
in the manifesto to President Wilson,
but the neutral world is witness,
through Great Britains efforts toward
permanent suppression of German
trade. and knows through its own ex-
perience with black lists. the examina-
ton of neutral mails and repressive
blockades, that these efforts will not
stop with German interests. but inter-
fere to British advantage in legitimate
business of neutral Countries
But Great Britain in her black list
answer to the United States declared
the black list applied only to dealings
by British firms and did not affect bust
ness between neutrals," interposed the
correspondent.
True on the surface" replied Baron
Won dem Bussche ffaddenhausen, but
actually the prohibition against trad
ing with the enemy had been extended
in a manner contrary to international
law since it treated as enemies neutral
firms in neutral countries insofar as they
did business with citizens of countries
at war with England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
Asks Transfer Of Henry Portrait.

Senator Williams OF mississippi has
introduced resolution IN the Senate
provbiing that the portsait Of Prot 10
seph Henry. the first secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution, which now
hangs in the office OF the sergeant.ai-
arms of the Senate. be transferred TO
the Smithsonian Institution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
Graylist Used, Is Charge.

Besides the blacklist the English
have also a highly confidential gray
list. Firms whose names are on this
list are characterized as houses with
which it is not desired that English
men shall trade. The number of names
on the gray1ist is much larger than on
the blacklist. Against the blacklisted
firms there Is an absolute embargo on
goods and considerable restriction of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
Work Won Recognition.

In 1905 DIR. Woods was selected by
the President of the United States TO
represent the United States at the
international conference on agriculture
at Rome. The same year he was
chosen to represent this country at the
International Botanical Congress at
Vienna Austria. DR.. Woods relinquish-
ed his work in the Department of
Agriculture in 1910 and has since been
dean and director of the department
of agriculture at the University of
Minnesota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
Gives Other Reasons.

"a second and more important reason
for the discrepancy is also attributable
to the difference in the date of the in
ventories by reason of the fact that the
level of prices of labor and commodities
in 1916, the date of the Almert report,
was and still is greatly in excess of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31

risks being themselves placed on the
black list" continued Baron Won dem
Bussche- HaddenhauSen. The British
design, you see. is to paralyze COM
pletely the trade of a blacklisted firm
with neutral concerns. the British gov
eminent being unwilling to recognize
the generally accepted principle OF
freedom Of trade. The British censor
even confscates any bank balances OF
these blacklisted firms. and payments
due to them from British sources are
held up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31

SALT LAKE CITY, January 3L-0pI
tai punishment WILL remain on ne ia
tute books of Utah. The bill to abolish
the death penalty, has been defeakoa In
the lower house by a vote Of 30 to n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
No Scars on Us, Is Retort.

well, you don't see any scars on us, do
your challenged Miss Vernon of Nevada
mo. I don't" replied Mr.. Malone.
Moreover with a significant gesture
toward the grandstands being erected in
front Of the White House, 81 see you've
driven them to erecting ramparts on
Pennsylvania avenue"
Thanks" said Miss Vernon, dry1y
Il trust the planks in those ramparts
are stronger than the suffrage plank
the democrats put in their national
platform last year. Otherwise there's
apt to be casualties"
The woman voters who went out with
the first squad of suffrage sentinels
this morning to show to the President
the interest which the women in the
thirteen suffrage states are taking in
the federal suffrage amendment in
Guided Miss Alice Henkel. Illinois: Miss
Berta Crone, California: Miss Hazel
Hunkins, Montana; Mrs. Ella Morton
Dean. Washington: Miss Mabel Vernon.
Nevada; Miss Anne Worrell, Idaho; Miss
Iris Calderhead. Kansas; Mrs. Jessie
Hardy Mackaye, Oregon: Mrs. Frank
Jones. Colorado; Miss Vivian Pierce,
Arizona; Miss Marjorie Ross, Wyoming:
Miss Lucy Branham. Utah, and Miss
Beulah Amidon, North Dakota, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
Declares Inquiry Hampered.

The brief states that the testimony
shows that Mr.. Pillsbury was hampered
during his investigation by lack of means
TO employ what he regarded as sufficient
help 10 do the work properly and ex-
pedtiously. There IS nothing in this
record" it states. "to show that Mr.. AL
inert tthe company's expert was so
hampered, and the fact is to the contrary
Mr.. Pillsbury completed his report in De-
cember. 1915, and Mr.. Alnert did not
complete his until more than nine months
later. and until after October /, 1916"
Continuing its discussion of the differ
ence between the Pillsbury and AlInert
figures. the brief states that il would be
impossible to institute a comparison item
by item.
Naturally" II says, the difference
I'm date alone of the two Inventories
would lead one to anticipate that the
later inventory would be the greater
merely by reason of that difference if
for nothing else, in view OF the fact
that the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany is an Institution whose plant and
business are constantly growing and
being added to. This is not sufficient,
however. to fully account for the large
differences between these two es-
Inmates. even when confined to the
same character of properties. That is
the bare bones of this business
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
SEN1NELS
DEFY HOOD00 NUMBER
Thirteen Assemble at the White
House Gates-Repartee Marks
Meeting With Mr.. Malone.

The silent suffrage sentinels shattered
another tradition today. They proved
that not all women are superstitous De-
Tying the hoodoo that is popularity con-
nected with the number thirteen, just
an even thirteen Of them assembled at
the White House gates. There was a
reason, however, for their defiance of SUI
perstition. for there are thirteen SUI
frage states, ano each sentinel in line
was a woman voter from these states.
One of the first passers-by to pay trib
ute to the woman voter pickets was Dud-
ley Field Malone. collector of the port Of
New York. Mr.. Malone, who had been
pitted against some of the sentinels dur
ing his campaign for the President in the
west last fall, greeted them cheerfully.
Il haven't seen any Of you girls since
we met on the battlefield out on the
coast" he said,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31

has just granted presidential and mu-
nicipal suffrage to it's women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31

the level of similar prices in 1914, the
date of the Pillsbury report.
1.-THE testimony on this point Is I'M
contradicted. This accounts to large
extent for the difference between the
two estimates.
"A third reason for the discrepancy
grows undoubtedly out OF the fact that
the quantities are not reconcilable, even
as of the same date.
"a fourth reason for this discrepancy
is the difference in prices even of the
same date.
las to all Of these causes Of the dis
crepancy, the differences are not uni
form, by any means, for, as will be
pointed out later, in some instances Mr..
Pillsbury's quantities are in excess OF
those ascertained by Mr.. Almert, and in
like manner in other instances the
prices quoted by Mr.. Pillsbury are in
Proposals Of Company.
TT is proposed. therefore. to take up
discussion of each of these propo-
sitions and to establish the following
propositions:
First is that Mr.. Algert's inventory
is the more accurate of the two.
Second, that the prices quoted by
Mr.. Pillsbury, where they vary from
Mr.. Almerts, are, generally speaking,
much below the level of current prices
on July l, 1914, and are estimated by
him to be entirely out of line with the
level of prices on July 1, 1916.
Third. that Mr.. Pillsbury's prices
afford no foundation for ascertaining
present value; and
Fourth, that Mr.. A1mert's prices are
fair and reasonable and do no injustice
to the public
The brief goes into the particulars of
what it terms "Pillsbury's handicaps."
containing numerous quotations from
testimony on this point. 1t also at
tacks the theory upon which Pillsbury
allowed only S135,000 for working cap
ital, whereas the Almert allowance for
working capital is S37S,396.71. The
latter part of the brief is devoted to
q defense of the compauy's claims for
values. items of this char
acter being entirely omitted from the
Pillsbury report.