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The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
CURTAILMEEI TRAIN
 SERVICE |S DENIED
TO DISCONTINUE EIGHT LOCAL PASSENGER TRAINS IN
 STATE REFUSED.
RAILROAD COMMISSION ACTS
Helena, Bald Knob, Erinkley, Niece hee, Warren. 5atesVlie. Newport and Intervening Points Bene-
 fited-Railroad To Appeal.
Little Rock.

Little Rock
 Requests of the Missouri Pacific to discontinue eight local passenger trains were denied by the Arkansas Railroad Commission E. B. Kins- worthy attorney for the road, said the railroad would take the matter in. 10 the courts.
 Trains under consideration were Nos. BOA and BOT, operating between Helena and Knoble Nos. S31 and S32. operating between Brinkley and Hell ena. Nos S45 and S46. operating be- tween McGehee and Warren. and Nos. 221 and 232. operating between Bates vile and Newport.
 Numerous other passenger trains in the state may be discontinued if the railroad is successful in obtaining an injunction to prevent the commission from enforcing it's orders prohibiting discontinuance of the eight under con sideration.
 T. F. Wood. chairman Of the com mission, said he would not oppose dis continuance of passenger trains where tHtit dS d dupitthAipii VI c'i 'AN'ef p'N that discontinuance of the eight trains Tn question would seriously hamper business. The railroad representa- lives declared the discontinuance of many local passenger trains was nee essarv to enable the railroads to han de the large number of troops to be moved in the near future.
 4 delegation of Helena business men. composed of H. D Moore. F. F Kitchens, ]. l.. Anderson. w. White, W. w. Moore. T. w. Keesee and M W. Martin. appeared before the commis- sion and protested against discontinu- ance of the trains.
 The railroad commission also order ed erection of four depots, two of them at BlytheyiIle The Frisco and Cot ton Belt Railroads. unable to reach an agreement on a union station. each were ordered to erect brick depots. \ new depot at Lansing. on the Iron Mountain, and one at Leachville, on the Jonesboro. Lake City X Eastern and Cotton Belt. were ordered erected.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
us. TAXES CONTROL . IF MERCHANT SHIPS
ALL OVER 2,5oo TONS NOW BEING BUILT ARE iSiTioNED-
 TO RUSH COMPLETION.
CONTRACTS FOR 700 SHIPS
Most of Contracts By Foreign Firms Work Will Start on Great Govern ment Fleet as Soon as Present
 Ships Are Completed.

Washington.-The emergency fleet corporation requisitioned all merchant vessels of more than 2,500 tons now building in American ship yards. Dou- ble and triple labor shifts will Ge put in the yard to speed construction.
 There are building in the country : yards about TOO ships, totaling more than 1.500,000 in tonnage. most of it contracted for by foreign firms. Amer ican vessels will be retained by the shipping board for operations, while final disposition of the foreign craft will be left to negotiations between the United States and the govern ments concerned.
 No announcement was made as to the amount of tonnage taken over but the shipping boards records show that about TOO vessels of nearly 2.- 00000 tons of all classes are build ing.
 As fast as the yards are cleared of their present construction they would be put 10 work on the great fleet the government will build. The yards were ordered to enter into no more contracts or commitments for private construction and to begin no new work on contracts already made without first obtaining the permission of the fleet corporation.
 Compensation for the construction seized will be determined later
 MuaE of tho toppaua building ,c fo,. British and Norwegian accounts. Its final disposition will be left to nego- tiation with the governments con cerned, although the president has power to retain it if the tonnage is needed by the United States. The British government, it is understood, is willing to relinquish to this country all of it's tonnage building here. The American ships requisitioned will be kept for operation by the shipping board
 The shipping board and the fleet corporation still have under consider ation the plan of Maj Gen. Goethals, formerly manager of the corporation, for construction Of two government owned ship yards. Rear Admiral Capps. now manager, it is understood, does not look on the scheme with ia vor and believes the ships can be built in private owned plants
 Plans for requisitioning American tonnage now on the sease have been held up temporarily by the shipping board until legal technicalities are strengthened out.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
County Examiners Report.

The annual reports of w A. Tuck CT, Conway county examiner. and N. Schultz. Izard county examiner were received at the Department of Eduea- tion. The report of Mir. Tucker shows a total enrolment of pupils in the county of 6,936. of which 4.695 were whites and 2.241 negroes; number Of schoolhouses in the county, 105. Of which 72 are for whites and 8 for ne groes: value of school property. s133.. 2275O; amount expended, $7,115.73. The report of MT Schultz shows to- tal enrolment of pupils in the county of 4,343. of which 4.2sS were whites and B negroes; number of school houses in the county, S4. of which s2 are for whites and for negroes, value of school property. si1.7s5; amount expended s25,412.10; amount mexpended. $4.47S.40.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
VOL XLVHI. NO. ;
Pay For Re elected Men.

Checks for 37 men who enlisted in the First Regiment. Infantry. in 1916. but who failed to meet the require ments of the War Department. are in the adiutant generals office for deliv- cry when called for They range from S9 to s50 and are for pay from Juno 20. 1916, the date of the mobilization of the men al their home rendezvous. 10 July ., 1916, when formally inspect ed and recognized by the War Depart ments
 The names of those in favor of whom the checks are drawn follow. Bryant Lee, William B. Crowf Will F. Adams. Charles P. Mullinss Ralph Higeinbottom, fred Tolbert. Herman F. Chalk, John Higginbdttom, Gliff E. Duncan. Nat Allen. Charles Burge- man. Robert Von R. Setzer. Ben W. Smith. Lewis Noll. James A. McMil- Ian, James Granthami Earl Moore, Gerald Porter. Seth H Stoker, Earl (. Norton. Ray c Page. John \. Snodgrass. James k. Moore, Columbus Chaves. Jesse Kent William R. Brown. James Hammonds, Elmer Freeman. Earl Fellins, Crawford E. Boggs, Sidney Fennell Mack Hnrd. Elmer Phillips. Ollie Sudberry. Alger Thomas Roy Lewis.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

amounted JO more lflHIl 9JUu.
 ~ C. Harris was declared elected shSriff of Perry county by decision of County Judge George H. White. John Q. Allen, who opposed Harris in the election says he will appeal to the Circuit Court. The case grew out of the general election last fall.
 The Perry County Road District No. was organized at Perry under the Alexander law for the construction of B miles of highways in this coun- ty The cost is estimated at sS7,50 Bids for it's construction will proba- bly, be asked within 30 days.
 Bonds were sold at Walnut Ridge for two important highways. the Egypt Highway of 13 miles and the Portia Highway of six miles, the first named was for s65,OO0. the latter S31 ,000
 The Taylor. Walker & Bell Paving Company of Dallas. Tex, started work on the paving contract at Clarksville. This contract includes Main street and Court Square. The total cost is above $30,000
 Con Medley, superintendent of the Old Confederate mine near Pindall, 'has been granted a patent on an i'm proved automobile lamp. He has sold one-fourth interest in the patent for $4,000.
 The Oak Grove correspondent of the Harrison Headlight says wild huckleberries produced more money per acre in that vicinity this year than some wheat lands produced
 Mrs. w. BWelch. widow of the late Dr. w B. Welch of Fayetteville, has donated Dr. Welch's medical library to the University of Arkansas Medi- cal College at Little Rock.
 Pete Smith, farmer near Leslie for siY.55. N. w. Redwine recently sold aAporker. which netted s6l.40.
 Dunlap Bros of Clarksville have bought a car of mules for the United States government for use in the army.
 The Killgore Mining Company of Ponca City now has 400 acres under lease and will build a 100-ton mill.
 The Lucky Dog Mining Company of Harrison has opened another fine run of ore. The company will soon have three drills running, which will en- able them to maintain three shifts.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
ADAMSON LAW |S
 AGAIN HELD VALID
FORT SMITH FEDERAL JUDGE HOLES WAGE CONTRACTS
 BEFORE LAW VOID.
WAS SUIT FOR INJUNCTION
Plaintiffs Contended That Law Was Designed Only For Receivers Who Had Been in Dispute With Train
 men-Other Case Different.
Fort Smith,

FOrC smith,
 In sustaining a motion of the gov ernment to dismiss the complaint of the Fort Smith and Western Railroad Company and the trustee for it's bond holders, the Superior Savings and Trust Company of Cleveland, O.. against Arthur L. Mills, receiver of the railroad, and J. V. Bourland, Unit ed States district attorney for west ern Arkansas, Judge Frank A. You mans of the United States District Court, in effect, upheld the legality of the Adamson eight-hour act. Also ne ruled that wage contract entered in To before the adoption of the Adam son act by Congress became void when the Adamson law became effec- tive.
 The case was a suit for injunction to restrain Receiver Mills from pay ing the railroads trainmen under the terms of the Adamson act and to re- strain Attorney Bourland from prose outing the receiver for noncompliance with the act. It was eontended that the Adamson law did not set aside the wage contract into which the rail road and employees entered July 3, 1916. The wage contract became ef fective the following August 1, and the Adamson act was not passed by Congress until September. It became effective last January
 Plaintiffs contended that the law ..i... had been in dispute with their train men. as was not the case with the Fort Smith and Western. The rail- road declared it is unable to pay the increased wages.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Civilian Clerks Arrive.

Mark l.. Chase. R. E. Hanson, L. Murphy. & C. Browning, A. C. Owens, c. H Schmidt, Le Roy Baumbaeb, E.. A Ewing. A. N. Blood and R. ]. Bru- ner. civilian clerks in the quartermas- ter department, arrived from the quar- termaster depot at Omaha for service here under Captain Williams. train ing camp quartermaster and quarter master for Camp Pike. For the pres ent the men will be stationed al Fort Roots Most of the work for Camp Pike. Captain William said, will be done from the office al Fort Roots un- til the training camp closes. The fo men will haze clerical positions in the quartermaster department when the office is removed 10 Camp Pike.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

Miss Flossie Trinnie Smith, who mysteriously disappeared from the Burroughs home near Marmaduke. north of here, on July 10, has been found.
 It is stated by Constable Pressen Of Hurricane Township that when the girl left the Burroughs home she had her hair trimmed. donned mems clothing and hired to farmer in the northern part of the county to work in the cotton field.
 Her only explanation of her con duct is that she wanted to do some thing unusual.
 Daniel and Clint Burroughs, who were held here. charged with having knowledge of the girls whereabouts, were released.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
 lncorporation Matters.

Edmondson Farmers Gin Go. of Ed. mondson; capital stock. $5.00O; A. Harris. president; Guy Anderson. vice president: N. Rocks, secretary; W. NJ Wofford. treasurer.
 Model Window Glass Co. of Fort smith capital stock, s75,000; Lewis Maxwell of West Union, Va. presi- dent; c. H zenor of Fort Smith, vice president and general manager
 The Detroit-Arkansas Lumber Co. of Arkansas City has surrendered it's charter.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
StaA- Collects Judgments.

Atorney General John D. Arbuc1le deposited in the state treasury s956.03, amounts of judgments for taxes col lected from three sand companies for sand and gravel taken out of the beds of Arkansas rivers. Of this amount s5S5 was collected from the c. NJ Johnson Sand Company of Helena. $50 from the Southern Sanu Company of Little Rock. and s2el 03 from the Pine Bluff and Southeastern Railroad Company at Lake Village.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
lJ-RO5f Dam70ed.

Corunna. Spain The German su5- marine UR-23 anchored ip the harbor here. She entered the roadstead with only her periseepe emerging from tine water. The submarine had been se- riouslv damaged but the commander and crew refused to tell the cause or the injury.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

Thomas Walkinshaw and Mrs. Mary Hodges, each 62 years of age. were married near Sheridan recently. They were sweethearts 40 years age, but drifted apart. Each married and the helpmeet of each died some years ago. MT. Walkinshaw came to Sheri dan from Kansas few days ago ard learned that his old sweetheart was living near there. He visited her and the wedding was arranged.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Capt. Clarke Named.

Capt James P. Clarke Jr, of the Third Arkansas Regiment. N. C.. was mustered into federal service as the result of orders from headquarters Of the Southeastern Department, and de tailed as assistant to the construction quartermaster al Fort Worth. Tex. where a state guard cantonment is being built.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

Ratification of the three-miil road tax levy and the appropriation of s13,- 17S.56 for the improvement of high ways in Road District No. 26, were among the features of special ses- sion of the Montgomery County Quo rum Court at Womble. An appropria- tion equal to 50 per cent of the esti- mate of the tSate Highway Commis- sion, for Road District No l, was also made.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
6eains Repayinu State.

R G. Anderson, former clerk of the Arkansas Penitentiary Commission, who pleaded guilty to embedding about s6,0o0 of penitentiary funds and was sentenced to six years in the penitentiary and who was pardoned en March 27. the day he was con yicted, by Governor Brough upon con dition that he repay the state the amount embedded in S25 installments. made the first payment to the state treasurer The money was credited to the penitentiary fund.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
STATE NEWS.

Ore shipments from Harrison for the week ending July 25 were as fol- lows: Two cars. 122.300 pounds, zine ore. J. c. Shepherd Mining Company; one car, 31.700 pounds, lead ore. North Slope mine one car, 34.250 pounds, zinc ore. North Slope mine; one car, 66,000 pounds, Lucky Dog Mining Company.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
To Open Camp Pike Bank.

A bank will be established at Camp Pike by II of the 14 Little Rock banks, according to an agreement reached at a meeting of the Little Rock Clearing House Association The bank will be organized under a state charter. The capital stock to be determined later will be owned by the stockholders of the II banks interested.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES

B. II. Berger. s. c. lowell and A. w. Hall. commissioners of the Tri- County Drainage District, which will cut ditch through three counties. em- bracing about 30 miles, will receive bids for the sale of the $500, 900 worth of bonds on August IT in Jonesboro.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Russia To Invite u. S.

Washington.-Th United States will be invited to attend the allied conference on war aims called by the new Russian government to meet in August, it was said at the Russian embassy. The British and French governments have shown their will ingness to accept.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
New Bank Gets Charter.

The State Bank Department grant ed a charter to the Citizens Bank of Hickory Ridge. Cross county. The bank has a paid-up capital of sl0.000 and surplus of $1 .000 The officers and directors are: R. ]. Kibler. pres. ident: E. L. Cooper. vice president: N N Townsend, secretary and cash fer: ]. A. Nelson. Pete Imboden. F. w Beede. J. E. Hargis and w. O. Poole
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Commissions New Justices

Governor Trough, over the long dis tance phone from Hot Springs gave instructions for commissions as jus tices of the peace to be issued to ] E. Farrer and w ]. Gibbs and com mission as constable to ]. c. Craig of Rawles. Leon township, Ashley conn- ty The township was recently cre,.t- ed by the Ashley County Court.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Wnod Onnosed To Vice.

Charleston, s. C.-Maj. Gen. Leon ard Wood. commander of the South eastern Military District. in state ment issued here said that moral and physical contamination is one of the greatest menaces to military effieien- cy," and that he will insist upon ab- solute eradication of vice conditions in or around army camps.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Eiqht u. S. Gunners Lost,

London-Eight naval gunners were lost when the American tank steamer Motano was sunk by submarine July 90. Sixteen members of the crew also perished. Four gunners were saved. The master and 22 of the crew were saved and 24 men in all were lost.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
To Give Cannino Prizes.

in the nationwide canning campaign, the National Emergency Food Garden Commission announced that it will give S500G in prizes for the best canned vegetables shown at town ex- hibits and at county and state fairs Tn September and October.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
U. s. Loan For Canada.

Washington.-Can is to borrow S100. 000 O00 in the United States to offset in part the heavy trade bal anee against her in this country. The loan will run for two years, bear inter- est at approximately 6 per cent and will be made by a syndie1te of New York bankers.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Conner Maonate Named

Washington. - President Wilson named John D. Ryan of Montana to succeed Edward N. Hurley as a mem Der of the Red Cross Council. MT. Hurley resigned to become chairman of the Shipping Board. MT. Ryan IS president of the Anaconda Copper Company.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Names Bianu's Successor.

Governor Trough telephoned from Hot Springs authorizing the appoint ment of Jacob Frohlieh of DeVall's Bluff as representative in the lower house of the legislature to succeed W. H Bland. who died recently.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Hold German Preacher.

Omaha. Neb.-The Rev. George William Kranleidis, a German Luther an preacher, was arrested al River dale, Neb.. by the United States mar. shal as an alien enemy of the United States. and will be internea until the close of the war.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Feed Inspector Resions.

G. G. Dandridge, state feed inspee- tor, has resigned. effective August 5. when he will be called out with the Third Arkansas Infantry. N. G.. Of which he Is lieutenant. His sueees- sor has not been appointed.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
EauIe Pass "Bone Dry,"

Eagle Pass, Tex--All saloons in Eagle Pass were ordered to cease business by military authorities, act ing on orders from Washington. Nine saloons are affected and Eagle Pass is thus made bone dry" during the war.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Morgan Is Threatened

New York-Aeeused of making threats against the lives Of ]. P Nor fgan. John D. Rockefeller and son, john D. Rockefeller IT,, man who sad he was Eli E. koodinopf. q naturaliz- ed citizen, born in Russia, was ar rested.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

Two large cannons. recently pre- scented to Franklin county by the gov ernment have been mounted on the courthouse lawn at Ozark on four-foot bases of beautiful native stone with concrete foundations. On each side of the eannons pyramids of cannon balls have been arranged. The can mons weigh 1912 pounds each, and were manufactured in 1864.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Brazil Elect In Patrol.

Rio Janeiro.-An agreement has been reached under which the Brazil ian fleet will assume the responsibil- ity for patrolling the entire Brazilian coast line from the Guinia border to the southern boundary of Brazil.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Uieqe Is Fined Again.

Amsterdam. According to the Echo de Beige. the city of Liege has been fined 50O,000 francs for disobey- ing an order given by the German authorities to demolish buildings dam aged by fire on the Quai des Pecheurs.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

]. E. Hicks of England has tax receipt issued in 1860 for the taxes on 1.l60 acres of land which has since become the Clear Lake farm. The to- tal taxes that year were s10.60. Last year the taxes on the same land amounted to more than $900
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Siam,s Note Presented

Vienna.-The Siamese minister has presented to the Austro- Hungarian war against the dual monarchy. The note was dated July 22.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
ewies Minister Called Home.

Washington.-Dr Paul Ritter, Swiss minister. recalled by his gov ernment to serve in another capacity, paid his farewell call on President Wilson.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

Housewives in Baxter county are stripping corn from the cob and dry ing according to a process that was followed by their grandmothers be- fore canned corn was known.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

T. c. Harris was declared elected shSriff of Perry county by a decision of County Judge George H. White. John o. Allen, who opposed Harris in the election, says he will appeal to the Circuit Court The case grew out of the general election last fall
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Tetanus Germ Eound.

Freeport, Ill.-Tetanus germs have been revealed in court plaster sold here about 10 days ago by crippled itinerant peddler.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Greece Sends New Envoy

Athens-M Rousses has been des- iCnated by Foreign Minister Politis as the new Greek minister to the United States.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09
Ambassador To Japan.

Washington. s. Morris of Philadelphia was nominated by Pres ident Wilson as ambassador to Ja- Ud0.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

Between 25 and 30 cars of peaches have been shipped from Mulberry. I; is expected that at least 10 more cars will be moved this season.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

The Argenta Daily Times. an eight page. six-eolumn afternoon newspaper has made its appearance. The paper is published by the Times Publishing Company and John Pruniski is editof For two years he was a reporter on the Gazette. The Times is the only daily published in Argenta. Modern machinery. costing s10,000, has been installed
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

A Joplin (Mo.) company is nege- tiating for lease on tract of land near Guion which contains an inex- haustible supply of glass sand
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

Several Pine Bluff women have banded themselves together and adopted plan for bringing about q cleanup there. The plan is for each woman to see that her premises are thoroughly and properly cleaned. aft CT which she is to urge her next door neighbor to clean her premises in the same way.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

The honor roll of national banks over the United States, compiled by the federal Banking Department, ranking all banks on the amount of surplus owned as compared with the capital stock, shows the Camden Ma tional Bank as follows: First in the city of Camden, fourth in Arkansas and 6S9th in the United States
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

The Clarksville City Council has awarded a contract to the Wesco Sup ply Company of St Louis for the in- stallation of white way" for Main street, extending from the high school to the iron bridge The work will be completed within 90 days.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

An effor. was made recently to steal an illicit still which had been put in the jail at Murfreesboro. The effort was unsuccessful
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

The Perry County Road District No. was organized at Perry under the Alexander law for the construction of B miles of highways in this coun- ty The cost is estimated at sS7 300. Bids for it's construction will proba- bly be asked within 30 days.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

The Marked Tree contingent slip ped one over Harrisburg in the coun. ty seat contest when attorneys secur. ed temporary injunction against the letting of the contract to erect 6 courthouse at Harrisburg.
The Monticellonian., 1917-08-09

The fly wheel on one engine of the light plant at Bentonville burst wreck ing the roof and floor of the plant. Large pieces were thrown through the roof, distance of 100 feet. The cause of the accident is not known.