davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

MEASURE PROVIDES FoR IN.
CREASlN6 COUNTY JUDGES
SALARY TO SIS, 600 A YEAR.
AMENDMENT is OFFERED
Senator =Adamson Declared That He
Has Been Urged To Pass Bill, But
Does Not Believe People of Coun-
ty Want To See Salary Raised.
Little Rock

l1IlAtt NUN
Another breach between Senators
Adamson and Jones. Pulaski county
senator's. occurred on the floor of The
Senate. when Senator Adamson offer
ed an amendment to the TraWiek bill
that provides for increasing the sal
airy of the Pulaski county judge from
So. GOO a year To $4,000 a year.
The fight, IN which there was con-
siderable oratory, ended with the
adoption of the amendment which
provides that the question Of an in
crease shall be voted upon by the PEG.
pie of the county.
Senator Jones gave notice that he
would move to reconsider the vote by
which the amendment was adopted,
declaring that he hopes to reach some
sort Of an agreement with the other
member from Pulaski before the
amendment finally is attached to the
bill He said he hoped to have the
automatic reference provision striek
en- out and the bill passed with pro-
vision that it can be referred to the
people if they desire-and not re-
ferred as a requirement of the meas
ure.
Senator Adamson declared that he
had been urged To pass the bill, but
said that he did not believe the peo=
Pile of the county wanted to see the
county judge paid such salary.
Senator Jones asserted that the
county judge now is getting less than
several OF the clerks, and only as
much as the chief deputy of the sheriff
and collectors Office. He said that
no effort was made to change any of
these when the Pulaski county salary
bill was passed He pointed out that
the present county judge, Lee Miles,
is an attorney. and is deserving Of a
higher salary than $4,000 The bar as
ISOLATION, he said, had approved the
proposal of an increase.
While Senator Jones opposed the
amendment, he urged that it be post
poned so that an effort might be made
- reach an agreement between House
and Senate members representing the
county. Senator Adamson said that
two of the four representatives We're
opposed to the bill. and asserted that
these two were not in the House cham
Der when the bill was passed on. lie
added that there was no chance #
him agreeing to compromise
that he favored submitting the ques-
tion TO the people, if the bill had to
go through.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
u. s. CONSULS ARE
HELD IN GERMANY
DETAINED WHILE BERLIN GOV
EMINENT AWAITS OFFICIAL
ADVICE.

Washington=Four American con-
suls are being detained in Germany
while the Berlin government awaits
official advices that all German con-
suls in this country. ordered to Cen
trail and South America, have been
permitted to proceed.
The German governments action is
based on circumstances which,
| through no fault of the United States,
detained Consul Mueller at Havana,
Cuba, while he was on his way from
Atlanta to Quito, Ecuador
Two notes have been received from
the German government, the first a
week ago, charging that the United
States had detained Mueller at Ha-
vana and second asking for a reply
to the first and also containing a
statement on charges that American
consuls and their wives departing
from Germany had been subjected to
indignities. 1t added that as soon as
Mueller had been allowed to proceed
the American consuls could go on.
That the German government has
been misinformed regarding Consul
Mueller and other German consuls
formerly stationed in the United
States is certain. The departure of
none has been hindered by this gov
eminent.
Mueller, through no fault of the
United States was forced to remain
in Havana longer than he at first
thought would be necessary and he
cabled Berlin that he was detained
there. The German government is be-
lieved to have taken this to mean
that the United States was RESPONSE
BILE for the detention. Mueller was
forced to remain in Havana because
of temporary lack of transportation
and failure to receive passports from
the Ecuadorean government.
He left Havana for his new post
several days ago. In the note receiv-
ed Germany complains against pub
lished reports recently cabled to the
United States from the Hague in
which it was stated that American
consular officials leaving Germany had
been mistreated. 1t is stated that
everything possible was done to pro-
vide for the comfortable and safe de
parture of the American officials and
blame for the alleged misrepresenta-
ton is placed upon Vice Consul Har-
old B. Quarton, formerly at Berlin.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
WITH THE LEGISLATORS
Want Chaplain To Pray.

Want Chaplain To Pray.
Mr.. McFerrin invoked the rule that
the speaker might declare motions
dilatory in his Judgment. and Mr..
Brooks supported him. The speaker
ruled subsequent motions and points
Of order as dilatory and ordered the
clerk to read the amendments. The
reading proceeded while pandemonium
prevailed, and above the strident
shouts a score Of voice were heard
singing, How Dry I Am; Nobody
Knows How Dry I Am The speaker
ruled the second amendment adopted
and Mr.. Hardage appealed again from
his decision, on some technical point
Mr.. Brooks moved 10 lay the appeal
on the table, which was adopted with
a thunder of ayes. Mr. Hardy of
Faulkner, who has one of the strongest
voices on the floor. pleaded above the
din and turmoil for someone to send
for the chaplain to pray for the house
and a dozen members gathered around
him and famed him With newspapers
while he shouted
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
To Probe State Hospital.

The house. by vote of 68 to IL.
passed the bill by Mr. Davis of Co
lumbia to appoint a joint committee
of three representatives and two SEN
ators to Investigate charges relative
to the management of the State Hos.
pital for Nervous Diseases. There was
little discussion of the bill, which had
been thoroughly debated previously.
The bill carries an appropriation Of
$4,000 to pay for the expense of the
investigation.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
100000 Fire Loss.

Louisville, Ky.-Damage aggregat-
ing more than $1,000 600 resulted from
fire which destroyed the elevators
here of the Kentucky Public Elevator
Company, and which destroyed or
damaged 70 freight cars on storage
tracks of the Illinois Central railroad.
approximately 100000 bushels of
wheat, corn, rye and oats stored in
the elevators, were destroyed Most
of the railroad cars destroyed were
loaded with merchandise and lumber.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Pass Mothers Pension Bill.

The Cazort bill. permitting county
courts to grant pensions to dependent
widowed mothers having no children
over IA years old. was passed Amend
ments had been adopted in the house
and Senate exempting the following
counties: st. Francis. Grittenden.
White, Union. Desha. Arkansas.
Scott, Polk, Lonoke. Prairie, Lincoln.
Yard, Nevada, Mississippi. Randolph.
Hampstead, Clay. Boone. Perry, Drew.
Sharp, Bradley, Lafayette, Baxter,
Cleveland. Columbia, Dallas. Jefferson,
Carroll, Washington. Logan. Lee, Mon
roe, Fulton, Hot Spring, Clay. Miller,
Stone and Independence. There was
no opposition to the bill
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

Henry Smith, president of the Rice
Growers Bank at Wheatley, MOTEL
Sheriff McDougal that his bank had
been robbed Of the sum of between
$1,000 and $500 in currency. Tie
robbery was staged at $50 p. m. when
two young men in blue overalls and
jumpers and soft SLOUGH hats entered
the bank and covered Cashier W. B.
Firth with four ugly guns, hustled him
into the vault and locked the door,
after which they gathered up all the
greenbacks and quietly left, walking
westward along the Rock Island Rail
road.
W. s. Hemingway, merchant at
WheatIey, saw the two men enter the
bank and come out, but as nothing I'M
usual occurred and no noise was made,
thought nothing OF it. A cold rain
throughout the afternoon produced
such nasty weather conditions that
few people were abroad, and the rob
berry was not discovered until short.
ly after 4 o'clock. when Local Agent
T. S. Hughes of the Rock Island at
Wheat1ey entered the bank to make
his daily deposit and found nobody on
watch. He heard a peculiar noise in
the vault and rushed out with the
news that the bank had been robbed.
T. r. Johnson, an employee of the
Wheatley rice mill, the only other cit
izen of Wheatley who knew the COM
hination of the vault, was called and
leased Cashier Firth, who stated that
he had been locked in between 80 and
40 minutes, which gave the robbers a
good lead in evading pursuit.
It is thouhgt the two men probably
discarded their overall suits and
SLOUGH hats upon reaching the brush
and caught freight train on the NJ.
& n. A Railway, which was stand
ing at the Wheatley station about the
time the robbery occurred. The men
were unmasked, but kept their hats
we'll down over their faces. and did
not attempt to carry off any of the
gold and silver coin from the bank,
which amouted 10 something like ST..
600, it is estimated
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
500, 900 For State Hospital.

Mr. Harrison of the Budget Com
mittee introduced new appropria=
ton bill for the State Hospital for
Nervous Diseases. carrying 100000.
which Is $229,000 less than the
amount originally asked for The bill
provides that patients who are able
to pay for their maintenance shall be
charged one-third of the cost of their
support, or IS a month, which is es-
timated. will produce about $4,000
annually.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Pass Bill To Continue Probe.

The Senate passed by a unanimous
vote the Greathouse bill providing for
the appointment of committee TO
continue the graft investigation" TO
employ a stenographer and attorney,
and assist the prosecuting attorney of
Pulaski county in bringing any guilty
persons to Justice. There was no de-
bate on the bill, which carries an pa
preparation of $500 for expenses of
the committee.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Pass Municipal Court Bill.

The Adamson municipal court bill
for Little Rock and Argenta was
passed. It's provisions had practically
been agreed upon. II reduced the sal
aries of the three municipal judges
from $1,000 to $1,000 per year each,
gives the Hill township constable one
clerk, and does not affect Big Book
township constable. The feature of
the bill is the equitable provisions for
paving the cost of the courts. Here
tofore the county has borne the entire
cost The bill would have half the ex-
pense borne by the city out of the fees
of the courts.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Fix Prosecutors Salary.

The Trawick bill fixing salaries for
the office Of prosecuting attorney OF
the Sixth judicial district was passed.
It fixes the salary OF the prosecuting
attorney at $4,000 per year. allows one
deputy at $4,000, one deputy at $4,000,
a stenographer and clerk at 81 1900, a
deputy for Perry county at $1,000 per
year, and $1,000 per year contingent
expenses.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
$1,000 To Eiaht Increased Rates.

The Carter bill, creating a commits
sion to purge the Confederate pension
rolls of persons not entitled to pea-
sions was passed without discussion
The Moncrief bill. appropriating S10,-
goo TO enable the Arkansas Railroad
Commission to fight the Memphis rate
decision Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. also was passed without
opposition. It's passage was urged in
a special message from Governor
Brough.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Mooney To Hano Nav II

San Francisco Thos. J. Mooney.
a labor agitator. was sentenced to
death by hanging for a bomb explo-
sion that cost 10 lives during a pre-
paredness day parade here last July.
Mooney was convicted of first degree
murder two weeks ago. May II was
set for the execution. An appeal will
be taken from the refusal to grant ID
new trial Moneys attorney said.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.

PondeAuthorizing the clerk the
the Supreme of Arkansas
Justice o
B. No (Robbn let contracts
forro building
b. Davis Columb $4,000
oft Genera Assembly.
B. bonds
threeo
b. enographer
ats pc
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
weakersn Are Barred

WESTINGHOUSE an outgrowth of
the leak" investigation, the members
of the congressional press galleries
adopted a rule barring from the gal
leries persons having connection with
brokerage houses and other busin6Ss
interests which might profit by ad-
vance information on governmental
activities.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
$3.50, 100 For pesf.Mute institute.

The afternoon session was like r.
calm Otter storm. A bill appropriate
ing S13S,100 for the support and main
tenance of the Deaf-Mute Institute
was passed without amendment or de-
bate. Mr.. Andrews offered an amend
ment to increase the salary of the as
sistant nurse from $500 to 5000, but
Speaker Cazort urged the house 10
stand by the Budget Committee and
pass the bills without amendment UNI
less they forced an extra session.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

Austin, Texas.-President Wilson
personally thanked the Texas legisla-
ture for its action in endorsing his
policies in the present crisis with
Germany, in personal letter received
by John d. Mccall. secretary of the
State Senate.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Great snowsIide in Utah,

Salt Lake City Utah-Uprooting
trees and covering cabins in its four
mile sweep, the largest snowslide in
the history of Utah covered the tracks
of the Oregon Short Line between
Wheelan and Cache junction. All
trains in the vicinity are stalled No
one is reported injured
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
To Enforce Okla. Law.

Oklahoma Gity.-Governor Will
Hams signed the attorney generals"
bill, around which conferred one of the
biggest fights in the Legislature. The
bill gives the attorney general the
power to institute custer proceedings
against county officials accused of
negligence in the performance Of
their duties.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
XIII Panama-Paeifio Refund.

There was another hard fight on the
bill by Senator Duty to appropriate
$4,000 to pay the Panama.Pacific Elk
position Commission. Mr.. Doyle and
Mr.. Gentry led the fight against 1t.
and Mr.. Josephs and Mr. Nortieet for
it. it was defeated. 36 to so. Mr..
Gentry moved to reconsider the vote
and lay that motion on the table,
which prevailed. AZ to 30.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

Teachers and pupils of the Heeer
Springs High School are preparing -
attend the Northeast Arkansas school
contest at Newport April 20-21 This
meeting promises to be the most sue
cessful ever held in this section. Tie
preliminary contests will be held here
soon to determine who shall repre-
sent the Heber Springs schools. De-
carnations, recitations, spelling. music.
vocal and instrumental, will be among
the features. O. T. Richardson. a su-
perintendent of the local school, is
secretary of the organization.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Alleged German Plot.

Paris.-A wireless message from
Madrid says that additional evidence
obtained by the Spanish authorities in
reference to the discovery of pro
German plot has led to the rearrest
of 4 man giving the name of Wood
claiming to be an American, who had
been set at liberty.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Hardaoe Bill Passes.

The Hardage bill regulating the
manner Of assessments of insurance
companies was passed after several
roll calls, necessitated by confusion
and members changing their votes.
There were only six votes against It.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Three Airplanes Wrecked,

Columbus, n. MA severe wind
storm wrecked three airplanes valued
at $4,000 each and damaged a newly
built hangar in the camp of the First
Aero Squadron here. One soldier
was seriously injured by flying debris.
Roofs we're blown from several
houses, injuring the occupants.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Intense Cold Breaks.

Paris.-The intense cold of three
weeks duration has been broken. The
ice is melting and it is hoped that
the Seine river barges and other
means of transportation will be able
to move soon. thereby relieving the
scarcity of fuel.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Caruo For Britain Burns

New York.-Sugar valued at $780,
600 was destroyed by fire on the Brit
ish steamers Baysura, which was
being loaded for the entente allies.
At the same pier year ago, three
steamships laden with supplies for the
allies were burned.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
MaYor Orders BOYCOTT.

Des Moines, Iowa-Mayor John
MacVicar, who attained prominence
this winter when he seized coal by
the carload for the distribution to the
citys poor declared municipal boy
colt on potatoes to begin March 8.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Allowed Quart a Month

Columbia, S. C.-Governor Manning
signed the Durant "quart-a-month" Ii
uucr act and the anti-liquor advertis-
ing act, both passed at the recent SEES
sion of the legislature.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES.

H o. Kirkland, a farmer living on
he Ncrthfork few miles below Hen
1erson, reports a spring just across
the river from his place, the water
of which petriffes all wood with which
Vt comes in contact. Small pieces
that have lain in the water have
the water is strongly impregnated with
lime
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
Nav Abolish Billboards.

Jefferson City. Mo.-The Missouri
Supreme Court upheld the right of the
city of ST Louis to regulate bill.
boards even to the point of abolishing
them.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
$4,000 For Auoie Schools

The appropriation bill for the four
district agricultural schools was pass
ed without opposition. It carries ap-
proximately $4,000 for the biennial
period
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
ExnlosiOn Is Fatal

Muskogee, Okla.-An explosion OF
a gasoline tank, followed by fire, laid
waste the business section of the little
oil town of Keefeton. Okla, caused
the death of child and the serious
injury of man and woman.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

\. l.. Chambless. a fruit broker, has
spent nearly week at Forrest City
buying sweet potatoes and Kindred
Nancy Halls packed in bushel crates,
of which he has bought two carloads,
paving $140 a bushel.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

With the exception of a few men
who are in the hospital, Fort Logan Fl.
Roots was cleared of all members of
the First Arkansas Infantry when mus
tering out of the field staff officers,
machine gun company, headquarters
company, supply company and tho
sanitary detachment company has
been completed
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

The Arkansas Short Leaf Lumber
Company has purchased from the Chi
cago Land and Timber Company, $780,
100000 feet of hardwood and pine tim
Der on 10000 acres of land in Jeffer-
son, Grant and Cleveland counties, to-
gether with the Anderson and Saline
River Railway. and the mill at Clio.
which will be dismantled
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

H. e. Hiee, farmer near London,
has been converted to "book farming
by two students in the Second District
Agricultural School. who saved his
herd of Is hogs, after they had been
exposed to cholera.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
IlI1f
b,

The effects of the importation Of
pure bred cattle into Baxter county
during the last five years are seen
now, not only in the better grade Of
stuff shipped to market, which COM
mands higher price. but from the
sale of bulls as we'll
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

A Jury in Circuit Court has award
ed Fred Warrior, of Sheridan. dam
ages of $4,000 against Ike Norman
and Ellen Norman, because of in
iuries sustained when Ellen Norman
shot and wounded him As the result
of the wound, Warrior suffered the
amputation of his right leg.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

The city of Hope has lately suffer.
ed the worst epidemic of measles ever
experienced here, but conditions are
improving and physicians say there
will be no more trouble if the wealth
er continues good. No deaths have
occurred, and in most cases the dis.
ease has been in light form.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08
SUFFRAGE Bill Passes

Albany. n. Y.-The woman suffrage
amendment bill was passed by the
assembly without debate by vote Of
124 to IS.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

In addition to the Crittenden coun-
~ float for the Memphis bridge cele-
bration in May, Earle will have float.
it was decided at at a mass meeting
at the Presby7 erian church. Com
mittees We're appointed and half the
funds were subscribed.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

A. J. Lantz, of Mountain Home.
who owns the largest apple orchard IN
Baxter county. says that the apple
crop is in fine shape and unless dam.
aged later it will yield bumper crop
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

Jack Smver, four-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs Chas. Smyer of Springdale.
was run over and killed by an auto
mobile driven by Mrs. Velma Powell,
also of Springdale
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

w Fl. Amy, rs years old and the
oldest zinc mine operator in the north
Arkansas field, retired from the min
ing game. when he leased his Gloria
mine to r. J. Van of Fort Smith. He
quits with good stake, after a steady
30-year grind
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

A movement slogan, Haul Load
OF Gravel is meeting with popular
response at Bentonville. Literature
is appearing urging all who cannot
haul load to hire it hauled at once
and assist in the road work of the
county.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

At the request of butchers and the
ice company of Earle. an old ordi-
nance against Sunday selling has been
dug up. and the council will be asked
to enforce it.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

DR. II. D. Cammack Crossett der.
fist. has received patent papers on a
wooden minnor carrier, of which he is
the inventor
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

stock company of Russellville
men, capitalized at $25,O 600 has been
incorporated to manufacture new
carburetor the invention of D. NJ. De-
Witt, local garage man
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

John Paul, E. B. Hinchman and
George Dykes, all of Berryville, have
opened new prospect about one
mile east of Prosperity, Boone county.
They report a good quality of zinc
and some lead.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

Charley Bailey. sawmill operator
from Burnie, Mo-. has located at Gil
Lett.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

Dan Swinney, farmer living west
of Hamburg. sold over 5000 worth Of
hogs that cost him nothing to raise
The hogs fattened on mast.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-03-08

The Quitman School Board has
agreed that all teachers here shall at
tend the State Teachers Association
at Little Rock March 30, 80 and 81.