Cleveland County herald., 1919-03-27

As the result of War Department order received at Camp Pike, that cantonment becomes the largest de- mobilization point in the United States. The orders make the camp the demobilization point for eleven states: Illinois. Missouri, Kansas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Okla homa and Texas.
 Mayor Kelley of Texarkana receiv- ed a letter from Director Heating of the United States Labor Bureau at Little Rock advising that, owing to the failure of the appropriation bill in Congress, the employment service in Texarkana must be closed until Congress again meets, unless the city council can find some means to finance it.
 Announcement was made that J. D. Goldman of St Louis will be pres1- dent of the Merged American Nation al and Bank of Commerce of Little Rock. MT Goldman has been presi- dent of the American National for several years. Ed Cornish and Leo w. Rogers will be vice presidents un- der the consolidation.
 The monthly meeting of the ArKan- sas Railroad Commission, scheduled for April 2, was postponed one week to allow the members to attend hearing before the Interstate Com- merce Commission at Memphis, Tenn. on April 1, when the Memphis rate case, and cases affecting the en- tire southwest, will be taken up.
 American soldiers in France were compared with the crusaders of old by Mai. Gen. Peter E. Traub, com mander of Camp Pike, and recently commander of the Kansas and Mis- eouri division of national guardsmen in the Argonne front, in an. address at the weekly Rotary Club luncheon at Pine Bluff.
 Receiver Lloyd England of the de- funct State National Bank of Little Rock paid the seventh dividend to depositors. This dividend is in pay ment of interest at six per cent per annum on proved claims against the bank since it closed it's doors on June 19, 1914, and aggregates 14G per cent.
 The records of the 13 local exemp- tion boards in the state have been completed and crated, and are ready to be shipped to the War Depart ment upon notice from the adiutant general, it was announced at the of- fee of Adjutant General Lloyd Eng land.
 The Twin City Fish and Game Protective Association has launched campaign to organize similar aSso- ciations throughout the state for the protection of the fish and game and to obtain protective laws.
 Following the speech by H. M. Cottrell and the campaign by the Chamber of Commerce, many farm CTS in the Carlisle vicinity have de- cided to plant velvet beans.
 Moorhead Wright, director of the w. s. S. campaign for Arkansas, an. nounced the appointment of R. O. Schaefer as director of publicity for the state.
 A Profitable Farming Bureau has been organized at Carlisle. M. Young, w H. Nichols. c. G. Reed. L B. Kishkoo and D. B. Perkins are the organizers.
 The State Highway Departmen, 70 date has issued a total of 30,500 au- tomobile licenses. Many applications for licenses are received daily by the department, and it is probable last years total will far be exceeded. The number issued thus far is about 10,- 900 less than in 1918.
 w. E.. Henderson and the Fourche Lumber Company have disposed or 25, ,O00 acres of cutover land in Perry County to Memphis, Tenn, parties, who will put in cattle ranch. Not satisfied with excellent records already made in the shipment of hogs on the cooperative marketing plan, Conway stockmen smashed more rec ords very recently, when the fifth car of 127 head, representing the stock of 32 shippers were shipped
 With the exception of one or two store structures, Marianna's burned business district will be rebuilt this spring and summer. The two big fires in July and August of last year dac+rovod 1n h,1sfnaeS hui1dinpS