The Monticellonian., 1919-03-28

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 1 in Congress, the employment service i in Texarkana must be closed until 1 Congress again meets, unless the city council can find some means to finance it.
 Announcement was made that ]. D. l Goldman of St Louis will be presj- dent of the Merged American Nation I al and Bank of Commerce of Little l Rock. Mr Goldman has been pres1- dent of the American National for l several years. Ed Cornish and Leo W. Rogers will be vice presidents un- der the consolidation
 The monthly meeting of the ArTan- sas Railroad Commission, scheduled for April 2, was postponed one week to allow the members to attend hearing before the Interstate Con- 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 bv Mai. Gen Peter E. Traub. con- mander of Camp Pike. and recently commander of the Kansas and Mis- couri 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 depoeifors This dividend is in pay ment of interest at six per cent per annrm on proved claims against the bank since it closed its doors on June 10, 1914, and aggregates f4.s per cent.
 The records of the 13 local eXemu- ten boards in the state have been completed and crated. and are ready to he shipped to the War Depart ment upon notice from the aGiutant general. it was announced at the of fee of Adjutant General Lloyd Eng land.
 The Twin City Fish and Game Protective Association has launched eampagn to organize similar asso- cations throughout the state for tho protection of the fish and game aud to obtain protective laws.
 Following the speech by IT. H Cottrell and the campaign by the Chamber of Commerce. many farm CTS in the Carlisle vicinity have de- cided to plant velvet beans.
 Moorhoad Wright director of the w. s. s campaign for Arkansas. an nounced the appointment of R. Q. Schaefer as director of publicity fer the state.
 A Profitable Farming Bureau has been oreanized at Carlisle. M. Young w. H Nichols. c. C. Reed. L. B. Kishkoo and D. B. Perkins are the organizers.
 The State Highway Department 70 date has issued total of 30500 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.- O0O less than in 1918.
 w. F. Henderson and the Fourche Humber Company have disposed or o5 O00 acres of cutover lard 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 rrth 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 destroyed 10 business buildings.