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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
EXTRA SESSION IS
BELIEVED CERTAIN
WILL BE CALLED BY JUNE IT is
NOW CONCEDED AMONG
OFFICIALS.

Washington.-An extra session OF
Congress not later than June is now
generally conceded among officials
here to be assured.
Although President Wilson has not
given any definite indication that he
has finally abandoned his hope that an
extra session might be avoided, there
is an almost unanimous sentiment
among senator's, representatives ami
officials of the executive departments
that one must be called They de-
clare that even If the international
situation does not demand it, Congress
must come back to complete its legis-
lative program and fill up gaps in the
governments financial scheme caus-
ed by failure of some of the more
important appropriation measures.
So certain are many members of
Congress on this point that they are
specializing only on the probable date
of the session The general expecta-
ton among them. said to be based on
word passed out by officials close 20
the president, is that the end of May
or some time in June will be selected
as the time for the converting of the
new Congress.
The progress made by senators to-
ward carrying out the presidents rec
ommendation for a rule limiting Sen
ate debate generally was regarded as
strengthening the likelihood of spe-
cial session within few weeks. 1t
is pointed out that in his statement
the president conveyed the impress
sion by implication that such a revi-
sion of Senate rules would be step
preliminary to bringing Congress back
to finish its program. After enuMe-
rating the important measures which
had failed, the statement continued
that 'it would not cure the difficulty
to call the Sixty-fifth Congress in ex-
traordinary session" unless the par
liamentary barrier to action in the
Senate were removed.
Should the Senate limit debate and
the presidents legal advisers decide
he has no authority to arm ships
without congressional authorization,
Lie dl iItu ututi diity Dlll undoubtedly
would take place among the measures
to be pressed by the administration
at an extra session. 1t might be
urged even il it were held unneces-
sary from legal standpoint in order
to line up Congress behind the pres
ident and wipe out the adverse i'm
preston which Mr.. Wilson believes
has resulted in some quarters from
the Senate's failure to act in the ses-
sion just closed.
But aside from the international
crisis the breaking down of the ad-
ministration's legislative program is
regarded by many officials as an i'm
perative reason for an extra session.
There will be many flaws in the gov
ernment's financial and defense
schemes unless some emergency ac-
ton is taken because of failure of the
big supply measures, particularly the
army and general deficiency bills.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
AMERICAN MARINES
LAND IN SANTIAGO
CIVIL GOVERNOR ASKS U. S. CON-
SUI TO PROTECT CITY
ALARM IN SAN LUIS.

Santiago, Guba.-Four hundred men
from American warships have land
ed and taken charge in Santiago.
The cane fields and the Union SUI
gar mill at San Luis, 10 miles north
of Santiago. are burning The peo-
pie of San Luis are greatly alarmed
and have built barricades in the
streets. expecting an attack from the
rebels.
The Americans were landed from
the mine-layer San Francisco. the
cruiser Olympia, the gunboat Petrol
and the gunboat Machias
The people OF Santiago have re.
gained confidence since the landing
of the Americans There has been
no fighting here as a result of the ar
rival of the American guards.
Heavy fighting is reported in the
vicinity of Palma Soriano. Many CT
villains are leaving the city to join
the constitutionalist army.
Garcia MunoZ, civil governor of
Santiago, requested of the American
consul that marines be landed to pro-
tect the city
Col. Betancourt of the Menocal
forces is preparing to attack Santa
go. It is reported that Palma mill
has been destroyed.
Government forces commanded ty
Col. Varona have landed at Antilla.
on the northern coast of Oriente Pro
vince, directly across the island from
Santiago
Lieut.. John c. Cunningham, OF the
United States mine-layer San Fran
cisco, who carried to the Menocal
forces at CONFERENCE.-The the procla-
nation issued by Commander Bel
KNAPP OF the United States naval
forces, has returned after having in
terviewed Col. Matias Betancourt,
commanding the Menocal troops. Col.
Betancourt refused to consider the
proclamation, stating that he accepts
orders only from President Menocal.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
ONE YEAR BEFORE
WOMEN CAN VOTE
ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES
THAT THEY MUST HOLD POLL
TAX RECEIPTS.
CHANCE FOR YOUNG WOMEN
Attorney General Arbuckie Did Not
Attempt To Pass Upon the Validity
Of the Act Granting Right To Wo-
men To Vote in Primaries.
Little Rock

Llllit NUN
theoretically Arkansas is an equal
suffragette state SO far as primary
elections are concerned. Actually,
Arkansas women will not be able to
exercise their newly acquired right CT
franchise this year
The fly in the ointment, or the saw
ing cluase, according to whether the
matter is viewed from the suffrage o.
the anti-suffrage standpoint, is, that
voters are required to show poll tax
receipts for the year next preceding
the election in which they desire 10
vote
One who votes during 1917 must
haveNa 1916 poll tax receipt to quail
ify, and under existing laws the poll
tax must be paid before July 1.
A section OF the election laws, how
ever, excerpts such persons who shall
have attained the age of q within the
time of assessing taxes, May to Sep
TENDER, If he possesses the other quar-
if1cations. No change is made in these
requirements by the Riggs act, re-
confers upon women the right to vote
In primary elections.
In reply to a letter from Walter Con-
way of Texarkana. asking if women
would be allowed to vote in the De-
mocratic primary to be held there
March IA, Attorney General John D.
Arbuckle stated has his opinion that
they should not.
Attorney General Arbuckle did not
attempt to pass upon the validity Of
the act granting the right to women
to women to vote in primaries. He
simply answers the questions as to
the right of the women of Texarkana
to vote in the primary in that city
on March IA
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Bill. Stoned By Governor.

S. 3. No. 161 (King)-Authorizin
the Commissioner of Labor to file III
formation with any justice of the
peace, mayor or Judge of a municipal
court for violation of the labor laws.
s. B. No. 40 {Edmondson)-Em
powering the United States to acquire
lands in the state by purchase, or
otherwise, for consolidating and ex-
tending national forests.
S. B. No 145 (Smead)-Making the
secretary of state the custodian of the
new state Capitol.
H. B. No. II (Burnett)-Providihg
for the cremation of the bodies of ami
mails dead from contagious diseases.
II. B. No. So (Brooks)- the pro-
lection of street railway employees
by requiring the screening of the front
ends of cars.
S. B. No. lat (Slaughter)-Appr
priating $4,000 to pay Court of Arbi-
tration and states attorneys in the
Caldwell and Drake controversy
S. B. No. 300 (Emory)-Amending
the laws relating TO the operation of
hospitals and sanitariums in Arkan-
ssf
H.8. No. $50 (Harrison) Making
appropriations to cover DEFICIENCIES IN
the various state departments.
II. B. No 80 Garter and others)-
Permitting qualified electors to vote
when absent from home.
II. B. No. s (Josephs) Providing
for an institution for the care and
training OF the feeble-minded.
II. B. No. 258 Brooks -Authoriz-
ing municipalities to levy an occupa-
ton tax
8. B. No 357 (Hester)-To con-
state Of Arkansas.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Schools To Have Contest.

The Department of Education re-
ceived the announcement of the sec
ond annual meeting of the Sewer
County Athletic and Literary Associa-
tion to be held at Lockesburg April
10 and IA. The program includes con-
tests in map drawing. spelling, CON-
position, music and defamation. A
field and track meet also will be held.
and girls and boys basket ball games
will be played on the second day of
the meeting. Medals will be awarded
winners in both literary and athletic
contests, and loving cup will be
presented to the school making the
highest number of points. Prof ]. l..
Bond, state superintendent of public
instruction, said that such contests
are great factors in arousing interest
in school work, and that the Sewer
county contests are TO be held with
the approval of his department.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
S. |, a, Contest.

Blanks for the annual reports Of
School Improvement Associations
were sent to the president of the or
CARNATIONS throughout the state by
the State Department of Education,
with directions that they be eomplet-
ed in detail and returned to the de-
partment by March "a. Three suita-
BILE and appropriate pictures are to be
awarded to the association making
the best showing in work done during
the year and a library of 25 volumes
to the association making the second
best showing and report of work done
for the year
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Mr.. CIack Gets "BattIe-Ax."

Mr.. Clack of Yell county was pre-
scented by Mr.. Moore of Independence
a large broad-aX, in recognition of the
position he held through the storm
lest days of appropriation bills, as
chief of the "battle-ax brigade" Mr..
Clack declared, as he Rugged the en-
blem to his breast, that "all Little
Rock could not buy this ak from me
today" He said he had conscien-
tiously endeavored to serve the peo-
pie, and did not regret a single vote
he had cast.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
To bring the Arkansas National

To bring the Arkansas National
Guard up to the standard established
by the government under a recent act
steps will be taken soon to organize
"a new companies in the state. The
plans for the recruiting campaign are
being completed by Adjutant General
Lloyd England. An effort will be
made also to bring the companies of
the First and Second Regiments up to
the minimum strength of 65 men to
a company.
An active recruiting campaign will
be started in the town where compa-
MES are to be organized. Applications
have been received by General Eng
land from more than 20 towns that de-
sire companies. and where it is be-
lieved the required number of men
can be enlisted.
Towns applying for the organization
Of company will be required to guar
antee that the company will be kept
up to q strength of 65 men and will
have suitable armory facilities. In
case of small towns that are not far
apart half company will be formed
at each.
Recruiting will be placed in the
hands Of competent individuals, and
as soon as a company reaches the
minimum requirement it will be mus.
tered into the guard service by an
army officer
Considerable assistance in the
movement will be rendered by the Ar
kansas Patriotic League, which is
being organized by officers of the First
and Second Regiments. Preliminary
steps in the formation of the league
were taken before the mastering out
of the First Arkansas. The object of
the organization is to arouse interest
in the National Guard and to bring its
enlisted strength up to federal re-
quirements.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Section Hand Strike Ends.

The strike by three section men on
the Midland Valley railroad, operated
out of Hartford, Sebastian county, TO
was settled, according to a telegram
received by State Labor Commission
er J. c. Clary from Deputy Labor
Commissioner E. |. Mckinley. The
strike by the three men has been on
about 10 days, their demand for an
increase in wages from $1.65 to 81 per
day being granted. During the strike
traffic between Hartford and the coal
mines was stopped
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Finds Check Dated 1914.

Knoxville, Tenn.-In examining
some old papers of his father. VINO
died in 1850, Capt. W. E. McElwee,
so years old. of lockwood, Tenn,
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, for $50,
drawn May 4. 1914, by John Smith,
cashier, and Jos. S. Norris, president.
in favor of Cd Gale, or bearer" He
will attempt to cash the check if the
bank still is in existence. Other pa
pers told of the birth of Elizabeth
McElwee, born about the first chick
en- crow" June %, 1889, and set forth
that she was the first white child born
in Knoxville.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Mine Their Own Coal

Chieago.-Chicago fiat owners are
going to mine their own coal. Plans
We're announced for the formation of
a s2,000000 cooperative corporation.
Options have been obtained on Vir-
GINA mining property. Four storage
yards will be constructed and coal will
be sold to Chicago fiat owners at cost,
minus the cost of operation and pro-
duction.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Pulaski May Refund Warrants.

which local officials were very much
interested. were passed. One allows
cities having population of 10000
or more to refund their city warrants,
and the other permits Pulaski county
to refund its county warrants. A bill
by Senator Brown was passed which
gives cities and incorporated towns
the right to suppress as we'll as to
regulate and license poolrooms, bill.
lizard halls. bowling alleys and similar
places OF amusement.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Shreveport Has 36 q53

Washington.-A special census of
Shreveport, La, made by the Census
Bureau at local request and expense
and announced here shows its popula-
tion on February Is to have been &c.
953. compared with 2S,015 in 1910, an
increase of 30.6 per cent The present
population comprises 21,197 whites,
1892 negroes and "a of all other
races
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
SLAYER of Nine Insane.

Lexington, Ky.-Alexander Messer,
81 years old, who has killed nine men
during his life, was placed in an in
sane asylum. He is a native of the
Rowan county mountains aad when
officers came TO get him he attempted
to shoot them up" Messer is the
Oldest inmate of the institution. He
is believed to have brooded over the
men he killed until he went insane.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Attorney For Highway.

To pass upon the validity of all
road improvement districts applying
for state and federal aid, Joe w.
House, Jr., has been named attorney
for the State Highway Department.
Mr.. Itouse is chairman of the Demo
cratic state central committee and was
manager of Gov. Brough's campaign.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
More Officers Sought.

Washington.-To speed up the oh
tanning of second lieutenants for the
regular army Secretary Baker in an
order made public directs that dis
tinguished colleges" designate ten
honor graduates from the 1917 class
and ten from the 1916 class to be ex-
amined in April for provisional COM
missions.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15

Permanent organization Of good
roads association to promote the con-
struction Of highway from Mammoth
Spring to Hot Springs was effected at
Clinton by representatives from five
county road associations Interested in
the project. It is planned TO build the
read through the formation of road
districts in each OF the counties ira
versed by the road
Hiram Surterfield Of Shirley. prest
dent of the temporary organization ef-
fected recently. and w E. Halbrook
of the State Department of Education.
who is connected with the movement,
were in Little Rock en- route 10 Nor
rilton, where a meeting was held in
the interest of the road.
The proposed road woull start at
Mammoth Spring and would pass
through Salem, Melbourne. Mountain
View, Shirley. Clinton and MorriIton
TO- Hot Springs. Road associations to
boost the project have been formed,
Mr.. HalBrook said, in Fulton, lizard,
Stone. Van Buren, and Conway eoun-
ties. Steps are being taken TO form
associations in Perry and Garland
counties. After the organization IS
completed little trouble is expected in
forming the improvement districts in
each county.
Advantages from the construction
of the road urged by its advocates. are
that it will give improved transporta-
ton facilities to four county seats that
are not on a railroad and will aid IN
the development OF the country by
opening up an attractive scenic route
for tourist traffic from St Louis to the
Southwest, in addition to lettering
conditions in each of the counties.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Mann Act Verdict Stands.

Washington.-The Supreme Court
refused to reconsider its recent ruling
in the so-called "Diggs-Camineti white
slave" eases. in which 1t held that
the Mann white slave law applies TO
private. personal escapades as we'll as
commercialized vice. The court de-
MED the application of Drew Can't
netti for rehearing.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
MARRIAGE Licenses Increase.

Along with other items climbing the
ladder OF the high cost of living, mar
riage licenses will. after March Is, be
80 cents higher. Persons planning to
commit matrimony may secure Their
licenses up till Thursday at the old
prices, and devote the so cents saved
by taking advantage of the reduced
rates to the purchase of three or four
potatoes, or something.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Decision in Ancient Suit.

Washington.-The Supreme Court
sustained a judgment in suit by
Thomson e Company, New York ship.
pers, against Sir Charles w. Cayser
and other British owners, f-r treble
damages under the Sherman law for
alleged combination of steamship
shipping to South Africa in 1899
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Presidents Busy Day.

Washington - President Wilson
signed the executive, legislative and
judicial appropriation. the Danish
West Indies government, the pension
appropriation bills and bill inreasing
from $4,000, 900 to s15,O00,000 the ap.
preparation for the War Risk Insur.
ance Bureau
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Bullion Names Deputies.

Bruce T. Bullion, recently appoint
ed insurance commissioner and fire
marshal by Governor Brough, named
Felix G. Lindsay, an attorney of Ben
tonville, assistant fire marshal, and
w. 3. Hollingsworth of Hampton, as
sistant insurance commissioner For
several years Mr. Hollingsworth has
been state manager for the Column
bian Woodmen of Atlanta, Ga.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Second Quake in Week

Knoxville, Tenn.-Knexville exper.
fenced its second earthquake shock
within week. Windows were shak.
en- and buildings rocked, but no Sc
rious damage resulted The tremor
was felt at 9:O7 o'clock and continued
for several seconds.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Commission To Examiner.

w H. Mordon of Alexander was
commissioned by j. L. Bond, state su.
perintendent of public instruction, ex-
aminer for Saline county to succeed
C. D. McCarvey, who died recently.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15

New London, Conn.-The Eastern
Forwarding Company of Baltimore,
American agents for the German I'M
dersea line. has been dissolved. The
merchandise for shipment on the
Deutschland, 1t was said, now is being
sent out Of town. possibly to Hobo
ken, N. J.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
To Keen the Press Drv

Raleigh. N. CA bill prohibiting
the advertising of liquor in North Car
DINA through newspapers. magazines,
circulars, billboards or any other
means. was passed by the upper house
of the Legislature.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Admit Senators To Bar.

Senators John l.. Carter of Eudora
and r. Hill Carruth of Warren took
tice in the Supreme Court, and were
admitted to the Supreme Court bar.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
More Condemnation.

Oklahoma City. Okla--Both the
Senate and House of the Oklahoma
Legislature adopted resolutions con-
demnine the II filibustering United
States senators who defeated Presi-
dent Wilson'S armed neutrality bill.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Stenourapher Appointed.

Miss Ida Broadley of Wynne was
appointed stenographer for the State
Auditorial Department, created by the
last Legislature.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Probe llxino Cost.

Washington.-The House accepted
an amendment to the sundry civil bill
appropriating 100000 for an investi-
CATION into the high cost of living by
the Federal Trade Commission.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
New Power For Courts,

Washington.-A house bill giving
federal judges power to put convicted
persons on probation. power some
what similar to that exercised by many
judges for years to suspend sentence,
was passed by the Senate
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Not Austrian suhn.r;n.

Washington.-lt has been officially
established that the American sailing
schooner Lyman NJ Law was not sunk
by an Austria Hungarian submarine.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
Pass Medical School Bill.

The Medical School bill, carrying a
total of s52,707.10 for support and
maintenance, was passed with four
votes against it.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
STATE HAPPENINGS.

A telegram received at the Univer-
sity of Arkansas at Fayetteville an
nounces that Ben Mathews, formerly
of Pine Bluff and now of Hot Springs.
who is student in the Law Depart
ment of the University of Michigan,
has made the highest grades. not only
in the law department, but in the en-
entire university, for the present
year. Mr.. Mathews is graduate CT
the university in the class of 1916.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15

Tho Piggott City Council has con-
tracted for placing the names and
numbers of all streets in the city on
each corner. which is now being done.
The residences will also be numbered
in a short time. with a view to OBJ
tanning free mail delivery.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15
British Casualties Less.

London.-British casualties during
February reached total of 1,243 Of
ficers and 17,185 men
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15

The Ell Paso High School band win
be in Little Rock during the State
Teachers Association meeting. 1t
will play at the opening session March
% and on other occasions
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15

Paul Ondrey, five-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Ordrey, was fatal
~ burned while playing near the fire.
place in the home at Higginson He
died three hours after the accident
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15

]. NJ. Kerr and Earl Cone of New
burg, farmers and stock dealers. re-
turned from Kansas with 13 head of
registered Shorthorn yearlings. He
brought back &c head. Is for othee
farmers in this county.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15

The first number of a twice-a-week
newspaper. the Conway County Unit,
was issued at Morrilton. The editors
of the journal propose to publish the
news of Conway county through its
columns.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs B. A. Quinn, living on
the Owen plantation on the Arkansas
river, about seven miles west of Con
way. are the parents of triplets,one
boy and two girls.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15

The bachelors of Helena are being
called upon to fork over $1,000 to be
used in the construction OF baby
wards for the Helena Hospital. The
Rotary Club
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-15

While a small son of George F1em-
ing, who lives near Hamburg. was
chopping wood a few days ago, his
four-year-old brother ran under the
AK and was instantly killed.