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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-16
BIG SAWMILL AND
PLANER COMING
viii Employ Payroll of $1,000 Per
Month Meeting of
Commercial Club
Monday.

Al mass meeting of the citizens
night in the mayors office in this city
it was announced that big sawmili
and p'aner project was to be located
in AShdoWn in the near future. All
that was required of the town was a
mil site OF Is acres. 1t was announc-
ed that an option had already been
obtained on a site, and on behalf of
the citizens the First National Bank
and the Arkansas State Bank had
felt sure that the people of Ashdown
would contribute the amount, $3.50.
That move on the part OF the banks
was endorsed by the meeting. w. K.
Haller and E. c. Payne We're appoint
ed as a committee to take subscrip-
tions for the money Tuesday. Ar
rangements to begin installing the mill
will begin to be made at once.
The mill is to be hardwood plant
w lIll d CdptCllJ Vi oo,VOu lCt1 pei boJ
It Will be band saw mill. all new
machinery. A big tract of timber has
been purchased near Red Bluff. Other
tracts have been purchased on the K.
C. S., and the logs will be shipped to
the mill over the various railroads. 1t
is said that enough timber has been
purchased 20 run the mill % years.
The planer will have a capacity OF
from $4,000 to 10000 feet per day. 1t
will be fed by number of small pine
mills located in different sections.
Some OF the mills are now being To-
Gated and the machinery is on the
way. 1t is said that the payroll will
amount to $4,000 per month.
The mill size will be east Of the Ma
ior Stave Mill on what is known as
the Field Neal land. The small mills
will soon begin cutting the timber for
the big plants erection.
The new company has not been
named, but the men behind the under
taking are Creason, Gray and Pike.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-16
MEETING CLOSED
Revival just Closed nj Methodist
Church Resulted il: Mucn
Good.

The revival, which has been in pro-
gress at the Methodist church for two
weeks. closed Sunday night. There
were five additions to the church Sum
day night, and during the meeting
there were number OF conversions.
Rev Walter Scott, who did the preach
ing during the last ten days, proved to
be an effective revivalist. His preach
ing was strong and earnest and as the
meeting progressed his congregations
increased and the hold upon the town
became more noticeable in attendance
and results.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-16
WANTED no ENLIST
Aged Ashd0wn Negro Tried to EnliS
Monday to Fight Germans.

Fred Smith, negro who lives south
of Ashdown, and who is 6S years of
age, applied to Postmaster A. R. Hill,
who is also a recruiting agent, Lon
day and offered to enlist in the United
States army. He said that he knew
the situation was going from bad to
worse, and that the young men OF his
race were not enlisting. He was ready
to go and do his bit if they would
accept him. He seemed disappointed
when told that his age would prevent
him from serving.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-16

ducts of labor, according to brief filed
with the Federal TRADE Compassion by
the Committee on the High Cost OF
Living and made public here TO-DAY.
The brief urges the commission tC
recommend that some such action be
taken by state legislatures.
The General Committee of the organ
ization includes Frederick c. Howe, the
commissioner of immigration of New
Houston, Texas.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-16
USE MUCH AMMUNITION
British Expend 200 coo Tons in Last
Six Weeks.

London, May 13-Gen. Sir William
r. Robertson, chief of the imperial
staff at army headquarters, said in an
address last night that in the last 5
or weeks the British had expended
200 900 tons of ammunition in France
alone. He was speaking at the ami
versary dinner of the newspaper press
fund, at which he was the chief guest.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-16
CHIEF IS APPOINTED
Mayor Appoints {. |. Bowles as Chief
jim SanGerSOm
Assistant.

Mayor NJ Nj. Draper yesterday ap-
pointed C. l. Bowles as chief of the
fire department with Jim Sanderson
as assistant chief. These gentlemen
were instructed to organize their com,
pany at once. No better men for the
place could have been appointed.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-16
TO SOLVE HIGH PRICES
a'smmiitef ON High Cost OF Living Pro-
poses Taxing Unimpr0yed Land.

New York, May 13.-The problem of
the high cost of living can be solved by
increasing the cultivation OF the tilla-
Bile land of the country through the
saxariOn OF unimprOved land. and un-
taxing improvements and other pro-
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-16

stockings and odher wearing apparel,
in which reproductions of the American
flag are woven or stamped, are pro-
hlbated in an order issued by John r.
Dillon. special agent OF the Department
OF Justice. Use of the flag in this way
to promote sales is not permissible,
according to Dillon,
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-16
FOR DISLOYAL TALK
AshdoWn Negro Spoke Disloyally ant
Now LanguiSheS in
Jail.

Wade Barber, a negro living near
Ashdown, was arrested Saturday by
a United States officer and placed in
Jail for making disloyal utterances in
regard to the United States govern
mpns
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12
MILWAUKEE OFFICIALS HERE.


Interested spectators at the inaug-
uration of Governor Lister Wednes-
day were Northwest officials Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way, who came to olympia in the pri.
vate car "Snoqualmic" Wednesday
morning. During the day they were
taken around the city by J. L. Nor
ton, city passenger agent.
In the party were G. W.. Hubbard,
general passenger agent; E. M. Glenn
ons, assistant general superintend-
ent; A. P. Chapman, Jr., general
agent Of the passenger department;
A. B. Grindell, advertising agent, and
J. H. Grinet, Western immigration
agent, all of Seattle, and Samuel VIII
son, assistant general freight agent,
and F. A. Valentine, city passenger
agent, of Tacoma.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12
HUGE SUMS FOR CAMPAIGN.
Senator Owen Declares $4,000, 900
Spent to Influence Last Election.

Six million dollars, for which no
accounting was made, passed through
one mans hands in the last cam
paign, Senator Owen, of Oklahoma,
charged the other day before the
convention of the National Popular
Government league at Washington,
D. c.
1.-THE expenditures reported and
known justify the estimate that $685.
100000 was expended In 1915 for
influencing the election" Senator
Owen declared. II have been ad-
viscd of one instance in the last cleo
ton where one citizen gave another
citizen holding high public office
100000, to which no publicity was
given or intended to be given"
Senator Owen advocated the pass
age of the corrupt practices measure
limiting the amount which any in.
dividual may contribute. which Is
pending in the senate.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12
OLYMPIA TO HAVE
GOLDEN RULE STORE
j. {. PENNEY CO., INC. To OPEN
LOCAL BRANCH IN MARTIN
BUILDING APRIL /.

Announcement was made this, week
that the J. G. Penney Co. Inc. of
New York, which operates chain
of 121 Golden Rule stores through
out the West and plans 10 open so
more this year, has leased the large
store room in the Martin building at
Fifth and Washington streets and
would open local store about April
l. with ID. A. Lester as manager.
The deal for the establishment of
the new local store was closed with
James Martin Tuesday by j. NJ. Nc
Donald, of New York, and o. B. Nc
Donald, of Centralia. the latter being
manager of the Golden Rule stores
in this district. The room to be oc-
cupied by the store is the large one
on the Fifth street side of the build
ing, with frontage of As feet and
a depth of 1870.
I'VE have had Olympia in mind for
some time as a location" Mr.. J. M.
Mcdonald said 1.-The whole West is
our field and you may be sure that
we think well of Olympia's future
when we say we will open a store
here.
"Our store will handle dry goods,
clothing, shoes, furnishings and no.
lions. We buy on large scale-we
have IL men in New York who do
nothing but buy for our stores. Last
year we estimated our business at
$8,000,000, and it went a half a mil
lion over the mark. This year we
expect to do a business of $12,-
100000"
The company is now operating
stores in this state at Centralia, Che
halls. Montesano, Everett, Sedro-
Woolley. Leavenworth, Wenatchee,
Colville, Walla Walla, Dayton, Ritz
vile and Pomeroy, and plans to open
stores at Hillyard and Tekoa as we'll
as Olympia. 1t is now operating in
Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Mon
tana, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona,
North and South Dakota, Wisconsin,
Iowa. Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming
and Minnesota, as we'll as Washing
ton, and plans to enter Texas and
Michigan this year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Various state institutions were
discussed BY members Of the Wo-
mans club at their regular meeting
Tuesday AFTERNOON. Miss Janet
Moore presenting Z paper on the
girls training school at Grand
Mound and Mrs. George e. Blank
enship discussing 1.-THE Advantages
Of Having . Woman Member on the
Commission and the State Board Of
Control"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Mrs. Fred Crombie and Mrs. Will
lam Hosler entertained the members
of the Monday Bridge club at the
Hosler home Tuesday afternoon at a
farewell affair in honor Of Mrs.
Frank Morse and Mrs. c. W. May
nard. Mrs. Morse went to Tacoma
this week to make her home, while
Mrs. Maynard went to California for
a visit.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12
States Apple Crop 10000 Car

States Apple Crop 10000 Cars.
Figures compiled by T. o. Morri-
son. state commissioner of horticul-
ture, show that the commercial apple
crop of the state for 1915 was more
than $1,000 car. compared to a crop
during the 1915 season that did not
reach more than $500 cars. The re-
port covers apples shipped during the
season and also those held in storage
on January I, 1917. and has been
compiled from figures submitted by
the growers through deputies Of the
horticultural department.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12
Ask County's Aid.

C. H. Springer, representing the
Chamber Of Commerce, appeared be-
fore the county commissioners Tues
day and asked that the county join
with the city in erecting new steel
bridge across the Des Chutes water
way, deferring construction of the
proposed inter-county bridge at Nc
Kenna to permit of the local improve
ment. The board took the proposal
under advisement.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Rev. and Mrs. c. s. Morrison, OF
~ city. attended the luncheon and
special services in Tacoma Monday
= celebration Of the fifteenth amir
Nereary Of the appointment OF Rt.
-. Frederick w. Keator a. bishop
- the Olympia diocese Of the Epis-
eopal church. Some 40 or so clergy
1Aen Of the diocese and their wives
participated IN the celebration.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12
Baptists Welcome Pastor.

An informal reception was held at
the Central Baptist church Tuesday
evening by the members Of the con-
gregation and friends, to welcome
the new pastor, Rev. Charles T.
Goodsell. Short addresses of well
come were delivered by Mayor Jesse
T. Mills for the city, Rev. N. M.
Temple for the Ministerial associa-
ton and Clark v. Savidge for the
church.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

A large number of persons from
Al parts of the state are expected to
attend the convention Of the Wash
ington State Conference for Social
welfare. to be opened here next
Tuesday. The delegates will be well
coined by Governor Lister.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12
Anderson Heads Poultry Club,

Anderson Heads Poultry Club.
F. G. Anderson was elected presi-
dent of the Thurston County Poultry
& Pet Stock association at it's annual
meeting Tuesday evening, when 1t
was decided that the association
would hold its next show in Novem-
Der. o. A. Torgerson was chosen
vice-president. Thomas p. Horn Sec
rotary, Ira N. Define, H. B. Hutch
fnson and J. c. Johnston were re-
elected directors, and A. L. Young,
P. B. Morton and J. F. Mcintosh
werealso named on the board.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Mrs. Haze! Marshall formerly
Miss Hazel Davenport. and her in
FAINT daughter, of Atlantic, Iowa. are
the guests of Miss Edith Hopp. They
expect to remain here during the leg
islative session.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

A jury in the local superior court
Monday night awarded Henry Becker
and wife a judgment of $3.50 and
costs against the city for household
goods lost when a scow upon which
they were being transported was
near the Westside bridge.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Fully 1000 people attended the in
augural ball at the Tumwater club
house Wednesday night in honor Of
Governor and Mrs. Ernest Lister, the
first brilliant social event Of the leg
islative season.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Governor and Mrs. Ernest Lister
were the guests Of honor at dinner
dance At the Tacoma hotel Monday
evening. given by the women's
Democratic league Of Tacoma in Gel
ebration Of Jackson Day.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

By system of cooperative deliv-
cry, the four express companies OPP
srating IN the city would be able to
deliver parcels to all of their patrons,
their managers told the public serv-
ice commissioners at a hearing last
Monday. They are now delivering
S5 per cent of their packages, they
told the commission.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Members of Ruth Rebekah Lodge
No. Il formally installed officers at
meeting Wednesday evening, at
tended by quite number OF visiting
Rebekahs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12
SOME NEWS NOTES OF THE CITY

Thurston county's new officials
formally assumed the duties OF their
respective Offices last Monday, the
transfer being made without any
pomp or ceremony.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

The members Of the Olympia
Hoosier club Informally entertained
those members who formerly lived in
Indiana. at . Homecoming meet
ing" at the Chamber Of Commerce
Tuesday evening.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Judge and Mrs. Stephen J. Chad
wick went to Seattle Tuesday to at
tend the wedding Wednesday Of the
formers niece, Miss Janet Gray, to
Karl steiwer. of Jefferson City, Ore,
ut the home of her parents.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Miss Anna Campbell, young
Tenino woman, sustaining a fractured
shoulderblade when she slipped and
fell from the front porch OF her
home the other day.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

The Olympia National bank re-
ceived a consignment this week of
the new half-dollars and expects q
shipment of the new quarters soon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

The State of Washington has is
sued 68.716 automobile licenses dur
ing the past year, for which $35O,052
In fees have been paid.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Larger and better lights for Olym-
pia's harbor will probably be In
stalled by the government within a
short time, the Chamber Of Com
merce having received q letter this
week stating that an inspector would
visit the city the fore part Of next
month.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Secretary R. E. Hawthorne an
nounces that the Thurston County
National Farm Loan association will
meet at the Chamber of Commerce at
1880 Saturday afternoon, January
20. All farmers desiring to secure
loans should attend this meeting.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

The new board Of county commits
sSoneTs Monday unanimously elected
T. Ives Dodge, the holdover member,
chairman Of the board for the cur
rent year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Wanted to Buy-Good potatoes.
Can use . limited supply. Phone
es6 or call at Pacific Fruit q Produce
Company. sos Columbia street.
fAdv. 1-1-2.)
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Campbell & Campbell, the Tenino
merchants. obtained judgment for
$123 against J. G. Greenfield in the
local superior court last Saturday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Taylor and
daughter Muriel went to Wenatchee
the fore part of this week, to make
their home there.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

The eclipse of the moon scheduled
for about IL o'clock Sunday night
was not visible here on account OF
the clouds.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

Wanted-About 5000 secondhand
prick, at once. n. p. Briggs. Phone
,6F13. (Adv. 1-21).
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12
MEET AND
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
WASEINGTON'S SEVEN GO TO
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Is
MESSENGER.

The electors chosen in the As
states at the November election met
at the capitals of their respective
states last Monday noon and cast
their ballots for president and vice
president In the states carried by
the Democrats the electors voted for
Wilson and Marshall, and in the
states where the Republicans were
victorious the electors officially de-
clared their choice of Hughes and
Fairbanks for the Offices of presiden,
and vice president. respectively.
Washington's seven electors cast
their vote for Wilson and Marshall.
The meeting of the electors is but
one of the cogs in the election ma
chinery provided for in the constitu-
ton, and commonly known as the
electoral college system. Adopted
after prolonged and embittered dis
pute in the famous constitutional
convention of 1887 in Philadelphia,
tho electoral college system has since
its inception been the subject of at
tack and a center of momentous dis
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-01-12

its inception been the subject of at
tack and a center of momentous dis
agreements.
Abolition Talk Revived.
The close result in the recent pres
idential election has served to re-
vive the movement looking to the
abolition of the electoral college sys-
tenn and the election of the president
and vice president by direct popular
vote. twenty-five years ago this
month a bill aiming at the same end
was introduced in the senate by Mr..
PETER, of Kansas. At various other
periods in the nations history it has
been proposed to abolish the cleo
toral college, but the system stin
stands.
Washington electors met in Gov
ernor Listers Office Monday noon
and after officially casting the vote of
the state for Wilson, elected George
F.. Christensen of Stevenson, a sup
porter of John B. Fogarty, Demo-
cratic state chairman, as the official
messenger to carry the states vote
to Washington, D. c. All tn electors
were candidates for the trip, for
which an allowance of rs cents a
mile on the shortest route one way is
made for expenses. From Washing
ton state this nets the messenger
about 500. He is subject to $1,000
fine II he fails to arrive on time. Six
ballots we're necessary before the
messenger was chosen. He left for
the national capital Immediately. D.
M. Drumheller of Spokane was
chairman of the meeting and c. c.
Brown Of Castle Rock secretary.
Travel was slow in the days when
the electoral college system was
adopted, SO a period Of a month was
allowed between the meetings of the
electors in their respective states and
the Official canvass of the results by
congress. This was done to give
ample time for the messengers to
bring the certified returns to Wash
ington.
Canvassed February IA.
The second Wednesday in Febru-
airy, which this year falls on Febru-
airy IA, is the day designated for the
perfectly perfunctory but highly i'm
portant task of declaring Woodrow
Wilson and Thomas r. Marshall
elected president and vice president,
respectively, of the United States.
The vote will be canvassed and the
results announced before joint SEES
sion Of the senate and house.
The ceremony will be attended by
the rigorous procedure prescribed for
the occasion by the constitution and
supplementary statutes. 1t will be
the supreme and final act Of law real
~ making" Wilson and Marshall
the nations executives for the next
four years. The Inauguration to fol-
low will be but the formal attesta-
ton by oath Of the new executives
pr, missing obedience to the constitu-
ton and laws of the country ana
faithful execution Of their trusts,
and their ceremonial induction into
ONCE.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-19
THE KAISER'S REVISED PRAYER
Mine Colt will you be mine pardner?
You don't know who | am
7 on, tho Gapnnon KoiSpp

IllIC Wv - ~
You dom know who | am
an the German Kaiser,
De Emperor Will-I-Yam.
You know | whipped dem Belgians
Und mitt bullets filled Russia full;
ind I'll whip France and Italy
Und blow up Johnny Bull.
Now all dem other nations
| dont Gift a dam.
If you just be mine pardner
Und whip dot Unkle Sam.
You know | got dem submarines,
All Europe knows dot well,
But dot Edison got a patent now
Vot blows dem all to hell.
Now, Colt, if you do this,
Den you | will always love;
Und | will be emperor of the earth,
Und you be Emperor above.
But, Colt, if you refuse me dis,
Tomorrow night at leven
I'll call my Zeppelins out
Und declare war ON heaven
I wouldn't ask this from you,
But it can be plainly seen
Dot when Edison pushes dot button
I got no Submarine.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-19
DOGS ARE GIVEN
KEY TO FREEDOM
NEVER AGAIN WILL SHADOW
OF DOGCATCHER CROSS
THEIR PATH

Defeated by the superior stra-
tegy of the dogs and their owners,
the dogcatcher has resigned his
job. Henceforth dogs will be safe
from mo~lestation either by the dog
catcher who has resigned or any
other dog catcher, from the present
outlook. They may u loose from
the malapai on the south to Column
bia mountain and from the malapai
OF the west to Myers mountain and
never a hand will be raised against
them forevermore, according to GER
tain people who were instrumental
in bringing the dogcatcher here.
After the arrival of the dogcatch-
er, there quickly developed two fac
tions, those who were in favor of
him and those who were not, those
who said he was cruel and those
who said he vas humane, in short,
those who said he was a good dog
catcher and those who said he was
not. The town became divided into
people who owned dogs and people
who did not.
The dogcatcher and his promoters
suffered many trials while he was
in action and he, his sponsors and
the dogs and cats shed no tears on
his resignation.