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ACW NO. 2a0.

Approved March 2I, lyII.
 An Act to amend Sections 3 and 4 Of Act approved May S1, 1909. entitled, An Act to create Arkansas History Commission and define it's duties"
 The Act enlarges the duties and in- creases the Acope in the collection or exhibits, relics and mementoes for the purpose of creating a museum at the State Capitol
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ACT NO. 4l4.

Approved March g, 1917.
 An Act to prevent the introduction and dissemination within the state of insect pests and diseases injurious to plants. and to create a State Plant Board and to prescribe powers and duties thereof.
 Act creates the State Plant Board. to be composed of five members. whose duty is to carry the provisions of this Act into effect. Act also prescribes and sets out the duties and salaries of said board and also appropriates the sum of s5.000 to carry this Act into effect Act fixes penalty for viola ton.
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March 24. 1917.

An Act to authorize reassessment of benefits in improvement districts.
 Act authorizes directors or commis- sioners of any improvement district heretofore created under the laws of this state including levee districts, drainage and road districts. may re- assess benefits accruing to property not oftener than once year.
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ACT NO. 252.

Approved March 16, 1917
 An Act to authorize the State Treas urer to refund per cent bonds now held by the State as a nendowment for the University of Arkansas, and to issue in lieu thereof per cent bonds Also to include in said issue per cent bonds that part of the endowment funds not now invested in state bonds.
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ACT NO 21f

Approved March To- 1917.
 An Act to amend Section 1 of Act PAP of the Acts of the General Assem- bly, of 1915
 Bank Commissioner authorized to su- pervise and enforce the provisions of this Act, and shall appoint an assist ant at a salary of s2,400 per annum, and shall make all rules and regula- tions which are necessary to carry this Act into effect
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ACT NO. 253.

Approved March 16, 1917.
 An Act to legalize marriages per formed by ministers whose credentials were unrecorded
 Act declares all marriages heretorore solemnized by any regularly ordained minister or priest in the state shall be legal and valid, whether credentials recorded or not
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.cT NO. 1s7.

.,rorsd MargtIb r,'gtIborize the State Pen |Nptct to autI ald certain names to the
 T eaard to s4qb The state and authorizes Y .rn rolls oI Sraw 9ms warrant for same. 70 u certain persons whose X 4 authori3teoo ort in the Act and who .e gre set .1Urnish the required legal srable to ,oe ' e' shall be added to the M of serYlsse inc state and that each .,sjon roll oi inc Act be allowed S1OO z named ip pata part each year there
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ACT NO. 200.

[Appf0ved March ?, IyII. |kn Act to appropriate money to pay
 ! publication of orders of the Rail- kd Commission in pursuance of Pub 6ty Act
 |lct authorizes the appropriation Of li;?00 in payment of publication of 6srs of said commission in the vari-
 V papers mentioned in the Act.
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ACT Nh os1

Approved March 16, 1917
 An Act to regulate fees of commits sioners appointed to make sale of real ana personal property under judicial decree Act provides a regular scale of fees in such sales from $100 up to S35,000 or more
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ACT NO. 2O2.
HFIE 4NVs VV@s Annroved March 24. 1917.

Approved March 24, 1917.
 An Act to amend Section 1858 of Kir- bys Digest.
 Act amends said section by allowing the directors of common. single and special school districts and trustees of rural churches to become members of the Farmers Mutual Aid Association.
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ACT NO. 364.

Approved March 24, 1917.
 An Act to amend Section 5 of Act ITS of 1913.
 suit under this Act from two to three years after action accrued, and this shall apply to all causes of action here tofore accrued if suit has been filed or shall be filed within three years from the date the cause of action accrued in actions by employees against corpora tfons
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ACT NO. 326,

ApprOVed MATCH TT, MI,
 An Act for partial support of needy mothers of children under IS years of age dependent upon such mothers.
 Act gives the juvenile court or the county court jurisdiction in all such cases and provides at length how the provisions of this bill shall be carried tntn effect
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ACM N0 o-t
Annrnved March 24 1a17

Approved March 24, 1917.
 Act cures defective releases of mort gages, liens. deeds of trust as appears upon record February 5. 1917, provid- cd that parties aggrieved by such re- lease must bring action to cancel same within six molfths after the passage of this Act.
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ACT NO. 226.
ADproyed Mar,

Approved March IF, 1y17.
 An Act to provide for printing and sale of Arkansas Supreme Court re- ports.
 Act authorizes the commissioners to let public contracts to reprint all the volumes of the Arkansas Supreme Court reports now or shortly to be ouy of print. Act appropriates the sum of $40,00o to pay for same.
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ACT NO. 3S3.

Approved March 24, 1917.
 An Act to authorize cities with a population of 10000 or over to refund city warrants.
 Act authorizes the city council of such cities to reissue any warrants out standing. The Act gives such reis- suance the effect of judgment.
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ACT NO. 3g7.

Approved March 24, 1917.
 An Act authorizing and empowering municipal corporations to regulate, tax, prohibit or suppress certain places of amusement kept for hire. such s4s bill Hard halls, pool rooms, bowling alleys, box ball alleys.
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ACT NO. 2-O.
Annrnund Mo rnh Q

Approved March 24, 1917.
 An Act to amend Act 25S of the Acts of 1913.
 Act makes it misdemeanor for all checks drawn for less than $100. and felony for all checks drawn over $100, in violation of provisions of this Act.
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ACT NO. 20a.

appfOyed March g, 191T. M Act to amend Section 793 of Kir- Digest.
 M provides that upon affidavit filed circuit clerk or clerk of any other or tho partiality, prejudice or re- sishlp or the sheriff or deputy of bounty whore suit is brought or to Mought or shall have been com
 @ or whore such affidavit is
 the dsfepdant in any criminal s.ealion, the clork shall issue and V pf3esss to the coroner, who shall ssie the same.
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ACT NO. 360.
Approved March 24. 1917.

Approved March 24, I9IL
 An Act authorizing guardians and curators of minors to extend and re- new notes, bonds, deeds of trust or mortgages on real estate. under and by order of the Probate Court.
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AcT MO. l9o.

|ApproVeul, l,ise t tax on insurance com |ld 70 iSiys ereate office of Insurance lri.s lorsr Io and State Fire Marshal Innlssottteess lssDstes for a period of 30 years ] ad clSase .Sas of Insurance Commits E olliG1s Ia State Fire Marshal prescrib-- Flsr MI sns Snties asd fixes the salary or
 h. svos tax to be paid by. insurance |Act Iss' at 2 per centum of the gross )upaineof of each and every company in
 \ s' of all other taxes.
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ACT NO. 2R3.

Approved March 24, 19lT.
 Act provides that the county judge may require the tax collector to pay into the county treasury 90 per cent of the funds in his hands when need ed at any time before the annual set clement in July Act provides penalty for failure to comply.
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Alvr Nn- aac-

Approved March 24. 1917.
 An Act to amend Section Al of Kir- by's Digest.
 Said section to read as follows:
 Every citizen of the age of 21 years of good moral character and who pos sesses the requisite qualifications of learning and ability, may, upon appli- cation in the manner hereinafter pro vided be admitted to practice as an at torney and counselor at law in the courts of this state.
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ACyt <c sit

-Npproved AF0rch 70 1917
 An Act to aporop~i1te funds arising from special tax upon cattle within the Northeast and the Northwest Cattle Tick Eradication District
 Act approp~jates s28.0o0 out of the funds of the North east District and the sum of $50,000 out of the Northwest District for the years 1917 and 1918 for the purpose of cattle tick eradication in the respective districts.
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thas

establishing juvenile courts in thas state.
 Act provides that all persons undsr the age of 21 years for the purposes ox this Act are made wards of the state. Act defines what is meant by word1 dependent child. neglected child ana delinQuent child"
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ACT No. 44e

Approved March 2S, 1917.
 An Act to appropriate money for maintenance of the State Normal School, for biennial period ending June 30. 191s
 Act appropriates $191,315.
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withIn 90 days after the passage Of this Act and on the first day of Janu- ary thereafter.
 Act also prcscribes penalties for fail- ure to comply with this Act and ap- propriates s1O000 to carry Act into ef- feet
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ACT No. 45s.

Appr0ved March 2N, MI,
 An Act designating and constituting a State Depository Board for the pur- pose of naming Repositories for state funds.
 Act provides that the Governor, Att torney General. State Treasurer ana Bank Commissioner shall constitute said board. Act authorizes said boara to make such rules and regulations az may be necessary for the deposit of state funds in said Repositories.
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ACT NO. 4i3,

Approved March 2S. 1917.
 An Act to amend Section l. Act PIT. Acts of 1911
 Act amends Section 149i of Kirbv's Digest so that the county judge shall convene the quorum court at such times as the county court may direct.
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ACT NO. 36f.

Approved March 24 1917.
 An Act to amend Section Al of Kir- by's Digest,
 Act provides that every applicant shall be examined pursuant Co rules of the Supreme. Court of this state. and shall not be permitted or licensed ic practice until he has been admitted Go practice in the Supreme Court Su
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ACT NO. 9l,

|AppF0Ved March 2, 1y17. |a Act to appropriate money to pay Mover members and employees of the tass of Representative and Senate EMs Forty Gneeral Assembly. Provides that officers and clerks nd in Act shall be paid for their
 6kes up 10 April [, 1917.
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ACT NO. 225.

Approved March 12. 1917.
 An Act to amend Section 1 of Act 124 of the Acts of 1915.
 Fixes time for killing deer, turkey and bear as the last 20 days of No- vember, all of December, and the first 10 days of January, and for killing tur- key gobblers from the 18th day of March until the 31st day of April.
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ACT NO. 2f6.
&tI NS AnnrnuoI NTorob 1

Approved March 10, 1917.
 Act provides that quorum courts may appropriate funds for use in eradica- tion of cattle ticks Act provides that the county judge of any county in the state may approve claims to be paid for said purpose during the year 1917 upon authority of the quorum court
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Alrr ND. dS3

An Act to appropriate certain funds collected under Section 7530 of Kirby's Digest.
 Act appropriates s4.OOO collected un- der section to pay salaries and ex- penses of collecting exhibit work in office of Superintendent of Public In- tion.
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ACT NO ooo

JsFIv8ed \ March 10 1917.
 ti m as lo provide for the esta blish- s,,, municipal courts in cities of 'les having population ex- rTs l9,gV0 and under 10000, ac- ,a 70 the latest U. S. census. sub N 1e provisions Of this Act. s,s,,ra ,s,s,heral provisions of this Act r 10 the provisions in Act
 lt, 'nls Act to take effect January
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ACT NO. 3O5.
Approved March 24, 1917.

Approved March 24. 1917.
 An Act to amend Section 2 of Act No. 324 of the Acts of 1911.
 Amends Section 5014 by allowing nine months instead of 90 days for filing of verified account fixing lien upon materials, etc, of blacksmiths s and wheelwrights.
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ACT NO. 304.

An Act to amend Section 625 of KirI by's Digest.
 Act amends said section by designat- ing the terms of the commissioners of accounts of e ach county. who are to hold for a term of one, two and three years, respectively.
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ACT NO. 100.
Approved

Approved March 27, 1917.
 An Act to permit county judges. dep- uty sheriffs and constables to accept free transportation on railroads
 Act authorizes the use of free trans portation by said officers.
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ACT ND. 2N5.

An Act to appropriate money for de- ficiencies fo rthe University of Ar kansas. deficiencies, $1 900 for animal husban- dry department. and $6.1S3.33 as inter- est on university endowment
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ACT NO. 310.

Approved March 23. 1917.
 An Act to enlarge the powers of mu- nicipal corporations of cities of the first and second class.
 Act authorizes cities to regulate or suppress pool rooms, billiard halls and bowling alleys.
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AFT NO. o:D.

Approved March 12, 1917.
 An Act to amend Section 1 of Act 238 of Acts of 1913.
 Act amends by adding the following counties: Washington, Perry, John- son, Franklin, Desha, Benton. Ran dolph and Conway.
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ACT NO. 371.

Approved March 24. 1917.
 An Act to regulate renewal or ex- tending time in payment of debts se- cured by mortgages, deeds of trust or vendors lien; also the operation Of the statutes of limitation thereon, and prescribing the manner in which trans fers of mortgages and liens and satIs- faction thereof shall be noted on the record,
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ACT NO. 263.

Approved March IT, 1917.
 An Act to enlarge the powers of the State Tax Commission. Act provides that the Tax Commission shall file with the county clerk and county assessor a certificate showing the per centum of market value to be used in valuing for taxation property for that year. Tax Commission authorized to raise or low CT the assessment of any county in or der to make the same uniform through out the state.
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ACT NO. 44G.

Approved March 2S. 1917.
 1n Act to appropriate money foy maintenance of Hospital for Nervous Diseases for biennial period endino March 31, 1919.
 Act appropriates s720,096. ~ts''f
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ACT Nh All

Approved March 2S. 1917 An Act to appropriate money for the maintenance of the Deaf Mute In- stftution, for biennial period ending March 31, 1919
 Act appropriates S13S900.
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ACT NO. 3s9.

Approved March q, 1917
 An Act to amend Section 1 of Act 126 of the Acts of 1913
 Act amends said Section 1 by add ing incorporated towns.
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ACT NO. 442.
Approved March 2S. 1917

AppTUVtU MATCH 20, IgII.
 An Act to appropriate money for maintenance of Tuberculosis Sanitor- tum for the biennial period endinR March 31, 1919.
 Act appropriates s117,000. .r ! ~
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ACT NO. BIG.

Approved March 24 1917.
 An Act to amend Section 2 of Act 19O of Acts of 1915. amending Act 39s of Acts of 1917.
 Act fixes the salary of each county superintendent at $1.500 per year.
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ACT NO hon

Approved March 2S. 1917.
 An Act making appropriation for ex- tension work in agriculture and home economics for the biennial period end- ing June 30, 1919.
 Act appropriates S102.S60.
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ACT NO A2S.

Approved March 28, 1917.
 An Act to provide for support and maintenance of the penitentiary.
 Act appropriates $475,o0o to be known as the Penitentiary Fund.
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ACT NO. 44O.

Approved March 2S, 1917
 An Act to appropriate for support and maintenance of the Arkansas School for the Blind. for biennial pe- rio dending March 31 1919.
 Act appropriates $91,600.
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ACT NO. 2D2.
Approved Mnrch a1 1s11

Approved March 2l, 1917.
 An Act to amend Act 95 of the Acts of 1917.
 An Act to revert $2,OOO from the ap- propriatiOn for salaries to the Student Labor Fund of the Agricultural School at Russellville, Ark.
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Afgr No. 24a.

Approved March Is, l9lt
 Az Act to provide for maintenance of state Hospital for Nervous Dis eases for the remainder or an me Oi- ennial period ending March, 19l'' eiia5d' Act appropriates s4S.S6425.
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preme Court to appoint board of ex- aminers in each judicial circuit under such rules as it may prescribe.
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ACT NO. 2x.
Ann~o..oa 1H ~

Approved Narch tF 1917. :, An Act 10 provide for deficiencies of the Deaf Mute for the biennial period ending March 31 1915.
 Act appropria.es $S.G591S.
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ACT NO. ,12.

Approved March TO, 1917.
 Act to appropriate funds for use and benefit of the Fish and Came Commis- sion. Act appropriates s73.000 for the term of two years, beginning April 1, 1917.
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ACT NO, 437.
AnnroYed March 2S' faiz

Approved March 2S, 1917.
 An Act making appropriation for maintenance and support of the Uni versity for biennial period ending June 30, 1919.
 Act appropriates s37S,21S.
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ACT NO. AT.
nAYpvad March

Approved March 2S. 1917. An Act to appropriate money for the support and maintenance of the Ma tional Guard for the biennial period ending March 3f, 1919.
 Act appropriates s129,150. ,t
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ACT NO. 2s7.

Approved March 12. 1917.
 An Act to amend Act l3S or the AclS Act exempts rabbits from the provis- ions of said Act.
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ACT NO. aOR.

Approved March 24 1917. An Act to repeal Section 1898 of Kfr- by's Digest.
 Act repeals said section.
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ACT NO. 1e1.

I,nrnved MafcU [, IJII
 appl,Vst'it ,ot to reduce tax on commercial
 A ..ms av Provides that rate shall be ka isat. s,uH' per ton on all concentrated .s s+uf
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ACT NO. 45s.

Approved March 2S. 1917.
 An Act for the support and mainte- nance of the Confederate Home for ths biennial period ending March 31. 1919. Act appropriates s132.775.
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ACT NO. SIS.
Annrnyed March 2

Approved March 24, 19I1.
 Act fixing penalty for making false and fraudulent representations ex- pressed in writing for procuring money or other thing of value on the faith thereof.
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ACT NO. o4s

Approved March 15, 1917.
 Act to provide deficiencies of ex- penses in the Medical Department. Act appropriates s4,07192.
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AcT NO. 245.

Approved March l5, lsl3. .ho An Act regulating delegates to the Convention,
 Act provides all candidates Tor eIee-
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Acr TO. 1se.

,rDroved MarrIk Manake appropriations for |.a Aet to n inc various State De- [s.sncies ilor,ne the biennial period
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ACT NO. 42O.

Approved March 2S, 1917.
 An Act to amend Section 1 of Act s15 of the Acts of 1911 creating and
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se,rn of the party hold ,sl fral election and that she { s:sa N,,,'s6rai support to all the ' siye heI i,I r,litical party
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-02-01

statement to be issued by the state
department intended to promote peace
prospects," This message contained
no details.
Certain members OF the committee,
however, privately expressed convic-
ton hat the person who originally
supplied the information on mhich
Connelly's missing message was bas-
ed either had read the presidents note
OF obtained an excellent resume of it.
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LEAK PROBERS GET
EVIDENCE OF IMPORTANCE

Confidential and Private kilograms In
dictate Advance Information on Peace
Observation-Disclosures of Wilson In
TOlVed.
From the files of a Wall street bro
kerage house, congressional %inquisi-
tors Tuesday brought to light private
and confidential kilograms regarded
in some quarters as definitely indicat-
ing that there was a leak" OF Presi-
dent Wilson's recent peace note.
The most sensational telegram, IN
tanning a brief but remarkably ccur-
ate forecast of the contents of the note,
was sent by +. F. Hutton and com
pany, one Of the largest brokerage
houses in the street. over its private
wires to scores Of other brokers with
whom it did business throughout the
country, on the afternoon Of Deem
Der 20, more than three hours before
the first copies Of the note we're hand
ed to newspaper men by Secretary
Lansing.
At the time the Hutton message
" % oChNf aAh5 W NAC NCoAAhAOAJ VI
Secretary Lansing before the COM
mittee in Washington, no n in this
country ave persons connected with
the preparation and dispatch Of the
note, had as much information regard
ing its contents as the message re-
vealed. The note previously had been
sent abroad in code. Publication of
the note followed transmission Of the
Hutton message to various brokers by
more than ten hours.
Information on which the message
to brokers was based, Edward F. Hut
ton, head OF the firm, testified, came
in another message. now missing. from
F. A. Connolly, OF F. A. Connolly &
Company, a Washington brokerage
house, in which r. W. Boiling, a broth
er-in-law of President Wilson is a
partner. Connolly was declared by
Hutton to be Fastening to New York
to appear before the committee We'd
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nesday.

nesday.
Hutton testified that his understand
ing was that Connelly's information
regarding the note was based on gem
eral rumors Indicative that other
brokerage were in possession
of similar information, Hutton said,
was another message he produced
which Clement, Curtis & Company, of
Chicago, sent his house prior to Con-
nelly's first message referring to a
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Cost of Buildings.

The cost Of the dairy barn includ-
ing the four silos. concrete floor, stan
chions and full equipment was $1,000.
Most of this value is inside the barn,
as the walls cost nothing for material
except labor, which Of course is in
cluded in the above figure. The main
barn is 60x26 feet and it includes
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Buildings Are of Earth.

One might infer that as the state
furnishes the buildings this herd is
housed in a dairy palace, but the con-
trary is true. There is no steam
heated, electric lighted apartment
such as the agricultural journals like
10 Illustrate for pampered queens OF
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resistant qualities, immunity from
smut to recommend it over corn.
In 1915 milo made twelve tons of
silage to the acre against four t five
tons Of corn; while the milo did not
mature, it is this silage that brought
the hundred-a-month cream money
fifteen months after it was canned"
Kafir, while not as reliable for grain
as milo is liked by Mr.. Adams be-
cause Of its ability to produce forage.
In the sorghum he grows Western
Orange, which he says stock prefer to
the amber variety. II makes double
the tonnage OF amber, though the am
Der is a surer crop under very adverse
conditions.
No cash grain crop is grown. Every
thing Is fed on the farm. For the
work stock there is a patch Of oats
which are not threshed but cut and
fed as hay. There is a little mile,
and an acre or so OF wheat for the
chickens. The wheat is not threshed
but stacked near the chicken yard
and thrown out to the fowls daily. sc
that they can scratch for the grain