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The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
DISCOVER PLOT ID
 MURDER PRESIDENT
GOVERNMENT OFFICERS REFUSE TO MAKE KNOWN NAMES OF
 MEN ARRESTED.
CLUE FROM TORN LETTER
A Young Daughter of One of the sus- pected Men Furnished First Clue More Than Two Months Ago
 She Overheard Conversation.

Memphis, Tenn. Threats against President Wilson were intercepted by piecing together torn letter picked up in a railway coach, according to disclosures made public here by Unit ed States Secret Service men.
 The announcement only said that persons charged with having written threatening letters to the president are under arrest in half dozen cities and that one has confessed. The gov ernment officers have declined to make public the names of persons un- der arrest.
 Every precaution is taken to keep the names of the prisoners from being known. Secret Service officials ad- init, however, that one of the men un- der arrest lived in a town near Jack son, Tenn, and was well known business man there for 30 years He has been given a preliminary hear ing, and held to federal Grand Jury without bond The other men are be- ing held for further orders from Wash. ington.
 The ringleader of the letter writers, who operated independently of each ether, is said to be wealthy man from Pickett county, Tennessee He and two others from a town near Knoxville, two from near Nashville and another in Cookevflle, Tenn, are under arrest. All, according to the Secret Service Department, were i'm plicated. The man from Pickett coun. ty was to be sent to Washington early in November, form an alliance with certain others there, and through his political acquaintances, gain an audi ence with the president and assassi- nate him.
 A young daughter of one of the suspected men, living near Jackson, innocently furnished the first clew more than two months ago, when she overheard four men talking at a meet ing in her fathers home. She told her aunt that some men were going to kill President Wilson" The child's uncle investigated then reported to the town authorities. Memphis Se- cret Service men picked up the miss ing ends by accidentally finding a torn letter left in train seat.
 Putting the pieces of the letter to- gether, officers learned it had been mailed to a man calling for his let ters at the general delivery in Mem phis.
 The signature to the letter was "No. 41." It was written at Knox vile. The officers followed one cIew after another until they rounded LID the man near Jackson, Tenn. Under a severe questioning, he confessed, federal authorities say, and gave the names of the others. Their arrests followed immediately.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
To investigate Fire.

o investigate Fire.
 Startling disclosures may result from the burning of the Poinsett coun. ty courthouse on May 4. alth 5ugh F C. Lindsey. deputy fire warden and insurance commissioner who return. cd from taking testimony in the case, was not ready to make any statement. Mir. Lindsey brought back transcript of 1O4 pages. He examined a3 wit nesses and also the report of the eounty auditor. The transcript and all information about the case has been turned over to the prosecuting attorney of the district The court house was burned May f A few days previous auditors had begun work on the county's books.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Food For Sanitoruin,.

More than 1000 quarts of food has been canned at the Arkansas Tuber- rulosis sanatorium, according to the monthly report of Dr. John F. Stew art, superintendent, submitted to Governor Brough. More than 1t5 Ions of siiage has been put tip for stock The cost of milk at the insti- tution is P 1-2 cents per gallon. com pared with 20 cents quart in Little Rock. The cost of maintenance dur ing the past month was $6,74332. Dr, Stewart said that he is leaving for his vacation and that Dr. c. c. English will be in charge the next two weeks.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
HERE AND THERE

Federation is . better proof of isvs than action.
 For shipping perishable goods ions distances a Russian has invented aA artificial ice. made by freezing soin tons of salt at various degrees 0 concentration.
 A resident of Venezuela has applies for . patent in that country upon new dry process for recovering m ming extracts from the fruit ef As dlvi-dIyi plant
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
May Work overtime.

At conference in Labor Commits sioner B. D. Briekhouses office be. tween the Minimum Wage Commis- sion and representatives of the A. Karcher Candy Co.,. the firm was granted permission to work girl em- ployes overtime four days d week The employees will receive excess pay for overtime and the candy factory will be screened. The commission may grant permission for overtime four days in week. if cn emergency exists. A committee representing the girl empioyes attended the confer nnce.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Governor Issues Pardon.

Governor Issues Pardon.
 Governor Brough issued pardon or Roy Jones, who was convicted of grand larceny at the Stepmeber term of the Franklin Circuit Court and sentenced to one year in the peniten- tiary. A statement from the gov ernor's office said that the governor received a long petition in behalf of Jones, which was signed by all the jurors who tried the case, the trial judge, prosecuting attorney, all the county officers, the, prosecuting wit ness and many residents of the com munity where the crime was com mitted
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Would Make Paper From Straw

The manufacture oe paper from the 4,50O.O 900 tons of straw which must ae- crue from the planting of 3.OOo'Us more acres of land in England W wheat is advocated by farmers of tss realm. Prior to the war England maD ufactured much paper, but. with tms importation of foreign pulp stopped. the industry has lapsed. The Doare of agriculture of the island has Dee" asked to act on the suggestion.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Send BeIsians Here.

A letter was received by John H. Page, commissioner of mnes. manu. factures and agriculture from Oscar Van der Meersch of Chicago, who wrote that he is planning to locate q colony of Belgian farmers tn Arkan- sas. He wanted 10 get in touch with the owners of big tracts of cut-over lands suitable for truck gardening composed of at least 5000 acres and level or slightly rolling ard easily drainec. Maps and literature were forwarded to him.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Judument For stafe.

Attorney General John D. Arbuckle has collected nearly S7,000 for the state as the result of favorable judg ments rendered in six cases. The lar gest was that of the Bodcaw Lumber Company for s25,O0O, of which the states portion was $5,240. Of the remainder of the $25,000, the special attorneys were allowed 20 per cent and the remainder went to Lafayette county, where the original suit was brought.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
ARKANSAS IN RRIEF.

Following the appeal of Rabbi Samuel Sale of St. Louis at the Tenn pie Enshe Emeth for funds for relief of Jewish people in the war zones, more than $2,0OO was contributed and committees were named to increase this amount to s3,0O0, which is Pine
 Bluffs quota in the s1O,OO0,000 which the Jewish congregations of this state hope to raise.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Will Use Less Wheat.

Washington.-UHder new war ra. tional regulations England has ad- vised this government it has begun the task of reducing wheat consump- tion for the forthcoming year to less than half the normal consumption be. fore the war began.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Money To Aid R Issia.

Ike Kempner of Little Rock, gen eral manager of the department store of Gus Blass X Co, was recommend ed by Tom J Terral, secretary of state, for chairman of committee in this state to raise money for equip ment and supplies for ambulance ser vice in Russia If Mr Kempner could not accept, Secretary Terral suggest ed Jo Frauenfhal of Conway
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Migratory Bird Law.

Washington.-At the request of the Department of Justice the Supreme Court again postponed reargument # a petition testing constitutionality of the migratory bird law passed by Congress in 1913 and held void by an Arkansas federal court. The case was first argued in October, 1915.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Muse To See Service.

Gen. Lloyd England was notified by the War Department that First Lieut. Donald P. Muse of Junction City, First Arkansas Infantry. on duty at the Signal Corps Aviation School, Ha- zelhurst Field, Mineola. L. l., has been ordered to report to the commanding officer of the school for assignment
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

Lonnie Parker, son of E. A. Parker Of Benton, who has been in the Great Lakes Training Station, has written his father that he has just returned from a trip on board a transport, where the ship had accompanied troop ships through the war zone.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
U. s. Aviator Killed.

Chattanooga, lenn.-Samuel W Skinner, Harvard graduate, attach ed to the French Aviation Corps. has been killed on the Western front, ac- cording to telegram received here by his aunt.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Say Poles We'll Fed

Copenhagen.-The German admin fstration of Warsaw has issued a de- nial of statements that famine con ditions prevail in Poland. It says there is an abundance of food in the rural districts and that the people in the cities are adequately nourished.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Oil and Gas Resources.

Governor Brough wrote to N F. Drake, professor of geology in the Uni versity and ex-ofticio state geologist, asking him to submit for publication a full report on the oil and gas pos abilities in the state, the location of pyrites, out of which sulphuric acid is made, and also locations of lead and zinc fields.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
To piscouraae Ganns.

St. Louis.-Archbishop Glennon sent a letter to all Catholic priests in St. Louis, urging them to do all in their power to discourage the gang spirit among the young men and pro- hibiting Catholic burial to members of gangs.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Reven..a From Forests.

se treasurer received a caecK TOT $12,772.6S from the Depart ment of Agriculture at Washington, which is 25 per cent of the money re- ceived by the government during the past year from the two forest reserves in Arkansas. The money goes to the school funds and road districts of the counties in the Forest Reserves.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Corporation Matters.

Corporation Matters.
 Ashcroft Hampton Manufacturing Company of Fordyce. capital stock S40.000, Joseph Ashcroft. c. M. Hamp- ton and other incorporators.
 Farmers Hardware Company of chidester. capital stock $10,000.
 yinson King Company, general merchandise, capital $2,000, R. G. Ashford president, C. A. vinson sec retary-treasurer.
 Union Jack Mining Company of Marshall, capital s30,000, c. E. Wal. lace president
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

The firm of Shannon, Reynolds & Bone, public accountants and auditors of Memphis, Tenn, has been retained by County Judge J. c. Wilcox of De Witt to audit the books and accounts of Arkansas county and now is at work
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Ten members of Congress, travelling

Ten members of Congress, travelling in unofficial capacity, but carrying special passports arranged for by the State Department, are on the way to Europe to visit the war fronts ana fraternize with the parliamentary rep resentatiyes of the allies. In the party are Representatives Dale, Yer mont; Taylor and Timberlake, Colo rado; Hicks, New York; Johnson Dill and Miller, Washington; Goodwin, Ar kansas; Stephens, Nebraska, and Par ker, New Jersey; former Representa- tive Stout of Montana and Ross L. Hammond, Fremont, Neb., editor, an others.
 The visit is a development of the recent eabled and personal invitations of representative members of the British and French parliaments for closer utilization of the parliamentary bodies of the allied governments through personal conferences at the British, French and Italian capitals President Wilson did not favor Con- gress officially accepting the invitation at this time, and neither house took action, but the 10 members arranged their trip informally. Other represen- tatives are expected to follow soon.
 While this is not an official com mission" Representative Dale wrote his constituents in explanation of the trip. Git is certified by the secretary of state and the speaker of the House as one that goes in the interest of oui country and the relations between it's government and the governments of the allied nations"
 Members of the party will visit Eng land, Belgium, France, Italy and Switzerland, and hope to be back in Washington in time for the opening of Congress in December.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
Validity of Draft Law

Washington.-The Department Of Justice asked the Supreme Court to expedite and hear on December 10 eases testing constitutionallty of tho army draft law.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

Herbert Brannon, son of Dr. and Mrs. E. o. Brannon of Conway, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Illinois National Guard.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
se4. o6a. .so4 in Loans

Washington.-The Federal Farm Loan Board has approved loans to
 farmers throughout the country aggre- 1 gating $64,063,604.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
printino contraot Let.

Following an opinion from the at torney general that the law requires that contracts for state printing must be awarded to Arkansas firms. the State Printing Board awarded con- tract for printing the Arkansas Re ports of the Supreme Court. 500 vol umes, to Calvert < Mcbride of Fort Smith or $1,130. There were four bids.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

Thirty-four farmers, members of the Ozark National Farmers Loan Association, have applied for loan of S32,775 from the government
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

A moving picture of rice harvest. ing around Stuttgart is being made by the National Film Company. In the spring pictures of rice planting were made. and the two subjects are to be combined into one picture.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

Charles w. Shaver of Evening Shade celebrated his SOth birthday last week. MT. Shaver has been un- able to walk for 66 years. He has spent that time in rolling chair.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

A. 4. Reed of Allene raised pump kin weighing 172 pounds this year. The pumpkin is six feet one inch in circumference.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

The Francis correspondent of the Harrison Headlight says young man named Lawson shot himself to death near Francis because he had failed to pass the examination for entrance into the National Army.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

A s25.0oO threater for Camp Pike, built under government supervision and operated under government aus pices. was authorized for Camp Pike in dispatches received by Major John R. Fordyce
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

Mrs. Rebstoek, who lives in Petit Jean mountain, near Morrilton, has two boys of draft age who furnish the labor on her farm. One of the boys was drafted and Mrs. Rebstock re- fused to ask for his exemption. stat ing that she could make living and was, therefore, not dependent on the labor of her sons.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

Wess Davidson, aged "A years, a far. mer of Love, Izard county. died from the effects of sheep putting him over a trough while he was feeding the animals. About year ago his sen, Ransom, was killed by lightning while he was at work in the field.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

The Liberty Loan Bond Association has been organized at Leslie with Les. lie D. Lawrence, president. and J. c. Miller. secretary.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

Approximately 50 miles of improved highways probably will be built In Carroll county in the next year, ac- cording to County Judge Roy Thomp- son of Berryville. The good roads question will be the paramount issue discussed by the Quorum Court.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26
J. R. Miller Appointed.

Governor Brough appointed !. R. Miller justice of the peace for Union Township. in Green county, to succeed ". T. Couch. deceased.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

The Philadelphia Milling Company has been getting some large contracts or products manuactured in the mill here. A recent one was for a thou sand barrels of grits and 1000 bar rels of Robin Red Breast cream meal. which will be exported to England.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

The Blytheville police force now consists of three day policemen and one night policeman
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

Mrs. Ora Griffin of West Helena has hen 29 years old. The hen was matched in Ripley, Miss, in 1886. She has produced S,700 eggs and has moth cred 870 chickens during her life.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

The City Council of Arkansas City has passed an ordinance to prevent boiled horses. cows and sheep from being on the streets between the hours of ' D. m. and a. m.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

The Cleburne County School and Agricultural Fair will be held at He her Springs November 29-30, and pre-. parations are being made for a good far. Various prizes will be awarded on school work, also on live stock, farm products and poultry,
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

An entire new set of water mains is being laid over the city of Arka. delphia, twice the size of the old pipes, which are being removed.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

Leon R. Smith was elected cap. tain; L. Appilbrick. first lieutenant, and o. B. Banks. second lieutenant of home guard company at an organi- zation meeting at Fayetteville.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

Several Harrison men have formed 8 company to operate a lease they have recently secured on tracr, three miles from Pitcher, Okla. L. E. Bell, A. J. Lopp, Louie Cantrell. H. H. Jackson, J. c. Grimes have taken large share of the stock of the com pany, which is capitalized at S3O,000.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

John M. Davis of Thompson town- snip, Pike county. ;s past 30 years of age and has lived all ot his life in the same township. He was born at Murfreesboro, Pike county. on Sep tember 2, 1927.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

The Sebastian County Industrial Federation, an organization that brings every labor body in the county into closer utilization. was organized at Huntington.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

The apple crop In Washington coun- ty Is very fine and so far 169 cars have been shipped from Springdale.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

Dillen Underhill. who operates flour mill at Mountain Home, says that farmers in Baxter county will SOW between three and four times the acreage they had last year. Last year the acreage was large as compared with other years.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

The contract was let for the build. ing of the new schoolhouse at Swif- ton. It will have all the modern con. veniences and the erection of the structure will cost $22,275.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

J. S. Wells, farmer of near Lo cust Grove, raised S2 bushels of Irish potatoes from one bushel of seed this season.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

The Morse Bros. Lumber Company of Danville was awarded timber on $500 acres covered with virgin pine. The firm will pay the government S27,500. The company has installed a new mill adjoining the property.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

Ladies of the Methodist mission SO ciety of Bonneville are picking cotton to raise money to pay the balance due on a piano for the church
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

J. c. Hodges of Marshall, formerly of Austin, Lonoke county, gathered more than 300 bushels of fine apples and 150 bushels of peaches from 315 frees. The apple crop is very fine in Searcy county.
The Pulaskian., 1917-10-26

Officers at Camp Pike are now seek ing a location for the building which will be used in teaching the National Army gas fighting The expenditure of $500 for the building has been au- thorized, but no location has been se- lected.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-12

1t isn't the biggest advertisement
that gets the most business, but it is
the advertisement that says something
worth knowing about goods that are
worth buying.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-12
WAY of EAGLE and Whale.

There are Iwo animals, says Ii writer
in Pearson's Weekly. that puzzle natu-
raliSts mere than any others. They
are natures submarine and ;,eToplane
the whale and the eagle. Ii is known
that whales occasionally descend as
far as 2,opu feet below the surface of
the Sea-a depth 1T which from the
pressure Of water. they ought to be
crushed fiat, NhI they are not in
iurcd naturali>tS have Yet to discover.
1t is this pressure that prevents a
modern submarine from descending
more than some 500 feet Eagles
have been seen. through telescopes. to
fly with apparent ease from 10000 to
10000 feet above sea level AT that
height no human being can live. owing
to the rarehcation OF the air. How
the birds live and ny at far greater
heights than man can endure is
another question still unanswered.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-12

Coast chamber OF commerce does en-
dorse this movement"
The association endorsed the move
ment for the appropriation by the next
legislature OF 100000 for the eradica-
ton of the cattle tick in Florida. A
resolution was adopted asking for re-
strictive legislation against the John
son grass. or any grass or hay that
interferes with proper agricultural de-
velopment
A committee was appointed to pre-
pare bill for the revision OF the tax
laws. and a bill providing for a state
marketing commission under the oe-
partment of agriculture The legisla-
ture was petitioned to submit to the
people of the state a constitutional
amendment fixing the tax rate for gen
eral funds of the state and county at
not exceeding one and one-half per
cent
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-12
ASK The STATE TO
CLAIM The TITLE
TO E. COAST CANAL

=.
EAST COAST CHAMBER OF CON-
MERGE IN SESSION At TITUS
VILE OBJECTS TO THE cAARG-
ING OF CANAL TOLLS.
TITUSV1LLE, Jan. n.-Resolutions
were passed by the Florida East Coast
chamber of commerce in session here
urging that the attorney general file a
suit against the Florida Coast Line
Canal & Transportation company to
cause the title of the East Coast Canal
to revert to the state, and to prevent
the canal company from charging tolls.
The following was the preamble and
resolution covering the toll matter:
Whereas. the Florida Coast Line
Canal & Transportation company has
not and is not maintaining a canal at
tuo USPtu anu Wtutu pIONiueU ltI y
contract under which it received lands
from the state Of Florida. be it
Resolved. that attorney general be
requested to file injunction or manda-
mus to prevent said company from
collecting tolls at any point on the
East Coast canal and requiring said
company to remove all chains or other
obstruction from it's waterway"
Geo. B. Hills spoke supporting the
!! following resolution:
Whereas. a movement has been or
j ganized for the creation by special act
Of the next state legislature Of nav
| igation district combining the salient
| features of the existing state drainage
Law of 1918. the road district law and
the school district Law. and having
| for its purpose the development OF
commercial waterways in the general
! territory embraced by the east coast
the ST. Johns. the kissimmee. OTTAWA
ha. and the Caloosahatchie valleys as
parts thereof. be il
Resolved. that the Florida East
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-01-12
MAKING POLITICS WORTHY

Making Missouri politics worthy OF
the new state capitol should be the
chief aim of every member of the new
Legislature and every member of the
new administration. The freedom
from graft and the efficiency with
which the capitol commission mas
managed the building of the capitol
should be an example to those who
are TO do the work of the state in this
same building.
Right at the start the new admins
tration has made a good impression
by making the Inauguration more for
the people. Freedom from entangling
obligation and lack of incentive to
graft should make the coming admin
istration one of the most successful
and upbuilding in the states history.
Direct. honest, business like meth
ods alone can bring Missouri back to
its rightful place, and the example
and inspiration of the new capitol
building should be big help in such
a rejuvenation.