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Washington telegraph., 1920-06-25

tion of politice never, but sue
cess depended upon the personal
popularity of the man, his fit
ness for the place not always be
ing considered.
For the inferior offices it was
seldom that there was any con
test. Usually there was but one
candidate.
In those times there was no!
that greed for office that there
is nowadays. The people were
all prosperous, the salaries
were small and the perquiisites
mesger, so that there were small
inducements to seek an office.
The first Constitutional Con
vention was held at Little Rock
Jan. 4-13, 1886, and was pre-
sided over by John Wilson
Hampstead County sent as del
egates to that body Grandson
D. Royston and Dr.. James H,
Walker.
In the Constitutional Conven-
ton which mite in 1861 and pass
ed the ordinance of secession,
Alfred II. Carrigan and Rufus
K. Garland represented Hemp
stead County.
Under the Territorial Govern
ment the State of Arkansas was
Gvided ntodivided into four cir
cults, and Hampstead county
tas in the first Judicial District.
T. P. Eskridge was Judge of this
circuit from 1928 to 1927; An
drew Scott, from 1927 to 1929,
and Sam c. Roane, from 1926 to
1886. The Prosecuting Attor-
neys under the Territorial Re
sime were. w. B. r. Horner,
1S23-28. Thomas Hubbard 1928
to1836; Grandson D. Royston,
1888 to 1885; Shelton Watson,
1885; A. G. Stephenson, 1886.
When the state Government was
set in motion six Judicial cir
cults were carried out, and
Hampstead County was allotted
to the sixth. The Judges of
this district were as follows:
From 1910 to 1861: William Cor
way B., John Field, George Con-
way John Quillin, Thomas Hub
bard, Abner A. Stith Shelton
WatO, Len B Green. The Pro-
scouting Attorneys for the same
Washington telegraph., 1920-06-25
Quor ON Court Allows 81, 900
For Repair and
Maintenance
AT SPECIAL SESSION
Held at Court House
Here

A special sessin of the Hemp
stead County quorum court met
at Washington Saturday pursu-
ant to call of the County Judge
for the purpse of making an ap-
preparation for bridges, and for
the purpose af attending to any
other matters of urgent necessi-
ty that might come up.
This call was made on account
of needing more funds to repair
the bridges that have been dam
aged and destroyed by the heavy
spring rains. The following
justices were present answering
to roll call:
w. H. Beavers. J. w. Gilbert,
A. M. Allen, w. B. Lafferty, j.
P. Baker, j. S. Crane, w. L. Hus-
ton, G. w. Stuart, J. A. Wade,
A. M. Clark, II. E. Robins, A. B.
Avery, j. w. Culpepper, D. l..
Purkins, J. w. Russell and A. c.
Monts. s&NE
The following appropriations
we're made:
For bridges, $1,000.
For Justice Courts, $4,000.
The amount appropriated at
the October term of the court
for tick eradication was passed
TO the credit of the general rev.
enue fund, to be used for other
purposes,s and it was decided
that the assistant asses
sors should be paid at the rate of
five dollars per day.
Washington telegraph., 1920-06-25
COMMITTEE MEETING

The Hampstead County Dem
ocratic Central Committee has
been called to meet at the court
house in Washington, Monday,
June 2Sth, and all the members
are requested to be present at
this meeting. Arrangements
will have to be made for the
campaign, assessment of candi-
dates and number of other
things will have to be attended
70 at this meeting.
Washington telegraph., 1920-06-25
Blackjack Party Arrive
In Nations Capital City

According to message received by
Mrs Edna McGough from Misses MAI
garet Black aud Ethel Beck who sie
spending their vacation touring the
East and parts of Canada, will arrive
in Washington, d. c., to-day. The
message wa> sent from Savannah,
Ga. aud states that they would board
ship thai night tor a nights ride up
the Atlsatir 10 Baltimore and wo1d
arrive in tho capital cit. Friday.
They report a very enjoyable time.
Washington telegraph., 1920-06-25
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licens-
es have been issued by County
Clerk,J Ohm Wilson since June q:
WHITE
I. L. Brown and Miss Daisy
Scott.
S. F, Davis and Mrs. Eta
Clark,
A. NJ. Findley and Miss Edns
Hunt.
w. T. Davis and Miss Haze
Taylor,
ocI0RE6s <
Dozie White andBash Anni
Mitchell,
Andrew johnson and Ell,
rrotter,
Sampson Johnson and Trudi,
Collins.
Washington telegraph., 1920-06-25
At School Auditorium Next
Tuesday Night With Lots
of Rare Entertainment
ABLE. SPEAKERS COMING
From Every Section of Hem
pstead County

You are axed to a dOins us folks
of Washington in the Home Eco
nomics Club air a goln to have at
the Washington High School
Building, Tuesday evening June
10Th at $50 y, m.
RULES & REGULATIONS
Chap. Every woman who kums
must ware a kaliker dress and
apurn or somethin ekally appro-
pirate and leave thc pooghle dog
to hum
Chap. , Every gent must ware
his old cloths or Overalis. No
gent with billed shirt and dude
kolar will be lowed TO kun on
less he paws a fine OF } cents.
A vote of thanks will be given
to TIE man or woman heyin toe
worst looking rig in thh hule
crowd.
A kompsrtent llommitte will
interduce strangers and look
bashfnl feliei,
Some b. : men air . gDin 10 tell
us something about sum boldly
or summers.
Sandwiches and ice cream will
be ct and pop and coax will be
drunk.
FIFES FUR LEDDIES
Earrings I cent, wool dress
) cents, gold framed glasses ,
cents. finger ring, plane, > cents
finge, ring; dimunt, } scents, new
ribbon on hair cents, bokey
korsage D cents, boltav in hand
S1.00.
FINES FUR MEN
Wacked mustache ] cent,
bIarkund boots cents. sigarS
in pocket each, pipes exempt,
watches, cot waterbury, cent.
stove pipe hats cents, chewing
gum, cent. brocadc ties ! cent,
kerrying a cane > cents, stand
up kullars , cents. button hole
bokay } cents, patent leather
shoes cents.
Washington telegraph., 1920-06-25

viii Gilbert of Fulton has
bought the G.. w. Ellis home
near the depot and will move
here some time early in August.
He is highly pleased with the
school advantages that Wash
ington offers and is mobiins
here for that urpose. This
place is known as the Rufe JUS
tice place and comprises Sc acres
Of good land. The consideration
was $47OO it is said.
Charlie Norwood and Jesse
Greene of Ozan were in the citp
Tuesday.
Misses Irene and Evelyn Bal
lep have completed a beautiful
tennis court o nthe lawn at their
home.
Washington telegraph., 1920-06-25
How's This For Old
HeRpstead County?

The Fergu on farm, located four
miles southeast ot town on the Hope
road comprising u acres was sold
a few dsys ago TO lobe Faulkner
for twelve thousand three hundred
and twenty dollar. or on hundred
and sixty dollars an acre.
Washington telegraph., 1920-06-25
FINES FUR MEN

See our line of trunks and
travelling bapg. Chas. S. Holt
4 Company.
Washington telegraph., 1920-06-25

n. {. McCrary of Ashdown came in
this morning To Institute New Mount
Harb Lodge, L. d. He represents the
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge OF
the state of Arkansas in this ceremony.
This Lodge will be ready to do work
after this. Then is expected to be pre-
sent j. G. Bone of Batesville, The
Grand Recorder of the Grand Chaptcr
OF r. \. MaSonS, at this ceremony to-
night.
The Epworth League has
been re-organized with Miss
Olive, president Miss Irene Bal
ley vice-president and Miss Sal
lie Ellis, Secretarp-Treas
DIR. and Mrs. T. j. Bates hape
returned home after a months
visit to Womble and Little Rock
where DR.. Bates attended a
meeting of the pharmaceutical
men.
Mrs. Lee Holt and Miss Kathe-
leen Holt leave today for a wis
it to Mrs. B. A. Hatfield at Ash
down.
Evening star., 1920-02-19
.MR. BURROUGHS URGES
INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL
Representative Suggests Plan for
Settling Labor Disputes at
Kiwanis Luncheon.

The establishment of an industrial
tribunal for the purpose of settling
all difficulties between capital and
tive Burroughs in an address at the
weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis Club
today at the Hotel Washington.
Mr.. Burroughs said if such a tribu-
nal be established that it not be COM
posed of several representatives of
three from the public at large, who
might hold a controlling vote: but
from impartial persons. He pointed
out that with such a tribunal being
handled by an impartial body capi-
tai. labor and the public generally
would be greatly benefited. He said
he did not believe that the better class
of representatives of labor and capi-
tai. but desired an impartial body.
which had no interest whatever in
either side of the disputes.
The speaker said that after his
three years in Congress he has come
to the conclusion there is too much
government and not enough business
His talk was on The Relationship of
Business to the Government" He
pointed out that the antitrust laws
were possibly toostrong in that busi-
ness mn get together and form a
big organization for the purpose of
increasing production of commodities
needed. Within n short time they
find themselves in prison, he said. The
speaker, however. said that in the
majority of the cases these usn"
men meant well. but they fell under
the ban of the law.
He called attention to the Federal
Trade Commission which. he said.
should greatly benefit business in this
country. He said also that business in
this country was booming, and would
continue to boom, but that to increa Sc
it more the laboring man who had
been living from hand to mouth" must
be given better conditions. He said
these men will have to be given some
thing whereby they can lay aside for
the rainy days.
John ]. Boobar. president of the
club. presided, and announced a trip
will be taken to Philadelphia at 10
o'clock Saturday morning for the pur-
pose of visiting the Kiwanis Club OF
that city. Harry Hahn was elected
official scribe of the club.
Evening star., 1920-02-19
CABINET MEMBERS
FOR CLERKS RAISES
Heads of Independent Estab-
IishmentS Also Back U. S.
Employees Pleas.

Members of the cabinet and heads
or independent establishments of the
government have backed up the pleas
of their 10000 government workers
mere in Statements made to the Joint
congressional commission on reclas-
slhcation of salaries in the District.
NhlIe the cabinet members and
heads of the various Independent cs-
ADJUSTMENTS sidestepped the request
for specific salary recommendations
for the 10000 employees recently made
of them by the reclassification COM
mission. they all united in strongly
placing before the commission re-
quests Tor wage increases for the
clerks.
In returning schedules of salary re-
quests made by the employees them
selves and by chief clerks of the de-
partments. sent to the cabinet mem
oers Tor consideration, the last named
refralned from giving their own opin-
! ions of what the salaries should be, it
was earned at the commission today.
CaDinet members contented them
| selves in practically all cases, il was
declared. with the statement that in
view of the fact that the commission
itself has gone SO thoroughly into
the matter. it was not incumbent
upon department heads to give
further opinions.
The work of collating the salary re-
quests of the employees fell to Chief
Clerk Almond of the commission, who
was able to furnish cabinet heads for
the first time in the history of the
government with not only a COM
plete list of classes of employees and
| their present salaries, but also with
the salaries which the employees feel
they should receive in order to be
properly compensated by Uncle Sam for
the work they do.
Evening star., 1920-02-19
CANADIAN RAIL RATES.
Roads to Ask Higher Tax on
Freight: Operation Costly.

OTTAWA, February 19oCanadian
railways intend to apply to the rail-
way commission for further increases
in freight rates it was learned here
today. High costs of operation as
well as of rolling stock and other
materials will be advanced as reasons
for the increase.
The government-owned lines of the
Canadian national system are said to
be particularly in need of more reve-
nue.. 1t has not yet been announced
whether the increase sought will be
a general one or confined to specific
commodities.
1t is believed here that the Cana
dian lines will be Influenced to a
events in the United States when the
railroads there are returned to pri-
vate ownership.
Evening star., 1920-02-19
OPINIONS DIFFER
ON LOAN RATES
Citizens Committee Head in
Disagreement With Local
PaWnbr0ker.

George d. Horning. pawnbroker. and
William II. Baldwin, chairman of the
citizens committee on loan legisla-
tion. disagreed today over the oues-
tlon whether pawnbrokers would find
II prohtable to return to Washington
If Congress raises their monthly rate
OF interest on loans from | TO > per
cent
Mr.. Horning contends that with
most OF the states allowing or az
per cent month on small pawnshop
loans 1t VIII not be possible to induce
men to invest their money in the
pawnbroker business in the District.
Mr' Baldwin today agreed with and
supported the belief OF the Commits
terday. that per cent is a fair rate
OF interest for Washington.
Mr.. BaIdwi.'s Statement.
chairman OF the citizens commit
tee. Mr.. Baldwin made this state
ment:
The citizens committee heartily
commends the report made yesterday
by the District Commissioners urging
the prompt enactment of the Dilling-
nam -Tinkham bill to raise the rate
fixed by the present law for small
loans and pawnbrokers loans i'm the
District from per cent per month TO
per cent per month. 1t hopes that
this will speedily result in the re-
establishment of pawnbrokers in the
District. primarily in order to ac-
commodate persons in need of small
sums at reasonable rates. but also
because of the very great assistance
pawnshops in the District will render
the police in the recovery of stolen
goods.
objecting to the Dyer bill, because
by repeating the present law, and pro-
viding only for the pawnbroking
business. it would permit loan sharks
to resume business and charge the
exorbitant rates for which they have
been driven out of the District.
The Commissioners can make any
further oranges in these regulations
which may be found necessary. This
they could not do IL the details We're
could not be changed except by an
other act of Congress.
1T would be a mistake to repeal
the present law. which, with the
changes asked for by the Tinkham
bill, amply supplies the wants and
need whom ii was intended to help.
not only by keeping out the loan
sharks and the extortion which they
practiced. but also by permitting per-
sons doing legitimate business both
in small loans and in pawnbrokers
loans to supply those needs at the
lowest rate at which they can be pro-
vided for IN view of all the circum-
stancs."
Mr.. Horning argued that to induce
men to go into the pawnbroker busi-
ness here Congress would have to
pass the Dyer bill, allowing per
cent month on loans up to $50 and
9 per cent above that amount.
There is no law prohibiting pawn
shops in the District now, but no one
int ha hrlC Gi a
| interest rate was reduced to l per
cent n month.
Evening star., 1920-02-19
D. c. BILL HEARINGS
TO START NEXT WEEK

Hearings on the District appropria-
ton bill are to start Monday or Tues
day. Representative Charles r. Davis
of Minnesota, chairman of the sub
committee of the District, today noti-
fed the members of his committee.
These hearings were to have started
this week, but were postponed be-
cause the District Commissioners
were engaged before the House Dis
trict committee at the hearing on the
commissioners bill to bring about q
merger of the street railway systems
in Washington.
Evening star., 1920-02-19
Bella KUN NOW IN HOSPITAL.
Hungarian Spies Reported Taking
Photographs of Building.

VIENNA. February 1S.-Bela Kun.
dictator under the communist regime
in Hungary, was recently brought to
hospital near this city from Stoick-
erau, where he had been staying
since his flight from Hungary: His
removal from Stoickerau was due to
the fact that his presence there was
Objectionable to the inhabitants OF
the village.
Persons wishing to talk with the
former dictator must receive spe-
cial permit from the police. this per
init showing a personal description
and a photograph of the bearer. 1t is
reported Hungarian spies have dis
covered the new refuge of Bella Kun
and have been seen taking photo
graphs of the hospital building.
Evening star., 1920-02-19
Reclassifiers' Own Jobs
Left for Other Hands

ReclnsaiAeFs do not reclaSsify
Themselves.
The more than 100 reclnssfflers
detailed from the various de-
partments to the joint congress
sionnl commission On recIassta-
cation of salaries in the District
have reclassified everybody else
in the government service eX-
cept Themselves.
In order to prevent any pos
sible adverse criticism the ques-
tiOnnaire cards of these 100 de-
tailed workers., it was learned
at the cOmmissiOn today. have
been handled by Herbert Ffem-
ing, director Of the cOmmission,
who II not connected with the
government service.
Under Mr. FleminE's direction.
others OF the headquarters stan
who came from Chicago and
other cities to do the scientific
part Of reclassilfcation have
taken the cards OF the 100 de-
tailed rcclassiAers, and have
handled thea In the same NAM
aer that the 100 handed the
IO7, 900.
Evening star., 1920-02-19
CHINA ACCEPTS LOAN TERMS.
Asks, as Condition, Substantial Ad-
vance Before New Year.

PEKING. Monday. February 16.-
The Chinese government has accepted
the loan stipulations Of bankers of
Great Britain, France, the United
States and Japan on the condition
that China receive a substantial ad.
vance before the Chinese New Year
A Peking dispatch February 10
said the foreign legations had noti-
fed China that the bankers of the
four powers were prepared to lend
China 5000, 900 pounds sterling, the
money to be secured by the salt and
other revenues.
The dispatch added that the loan
would be conditional on negotiations
being resumed between north and
south China and the disbanding Of
unnecessary troops. The Chinese New
Year, old style, falls between Jsnu-
ary Fl and February 10.
Evening star., 1920-02-19
NEW YORK FUR SALES LIVELY
First Three Days Transaction.
Reach $3.50, 600.

NEW YORK. February 1s.-Total
sales for the first three days of the
annual fur auction Of the New York
Fur Auction Corporation have reach
ed S3, $50, 900. Yesterday was fox dav.
and 1t was featured by active buyii
Of white foxes for English. French
and German export trade. Blue fox,
which was sought by the Dutch buy
srs, brought the highest prices, SELL
ing at S270 each.
Southern and black muskrats sold
up to $3.50 each, an advance of so per
cent over October sale prices. South
ern rat" went up SO per cent.
Evening star., 1920-02-19
RECORD LEASE IN NEW YORK.
Aggregate Rental for 81 Years Of
eth Ave. Building, S1,113,0OO.

NEW YORK. February 19.-Record-
ing of a twenty-one-year lease on a
siX-story building on 5th avenue be-
tween 44th and 45th streets today re-
vealed what real estate experts de-
clared to be a record price for a lease
in New York-$1.75 front foot. The
buildings frontage is thirty feet and
the depth 100 feet. The gross aggre
gate rental of the building will be
s1,113,000. the lessees paying all taxes
and charges against the property for
the term.
Evening star., 1920-02-19
EAGLE HUTP. 0. WILL
STAY POSSIBLE
Commissioners Refusal to
Extend Time for Razing
BUILDING Raises Question.

Decision was reached by city POST
master Merritt Q. Chance today TO SIT
tight" with the Center market postal
station, located in Eagle Hut. follow
ing letter from William Knowles
Cooper, general secretary OF the : Al.
c. A. advising that the Commission
ers have refused extension oil hhe ioi
the razing of the hut.
1t is expected that the city post
master not only will answer Mr.
Cooper's letter by refusing to move
the busy Center market station. put
probably will inform the tommls-
sioners. if necessary, that the csos
post office cannot find a new site 1or
the station and will "sit tight until
forcibly deposed.
An appeal to the rent COMMISSION
may be taken on the matter or the
the local Y. NJ. c. a. Capt. James f
Oyster. chairman of the District rent
commission. recently headed petl-
ton of merchants protesting agalnst
the removal of the Center market poStai
station.
Complicated Question Raised.
The issue raises one of the most
complicated questions IN housing pos
session which has arisen in Washing :
ton for a long time. involving not
only the uuestion Of landlord and ten
ant from new angie. nut also tie
question of land ownership, lnNoiElh :
. the United States and the District OF
Columbia.
Just who really owns the land on
which the Center market itself is 10.
Gated, between Louisiana avenue and
Pennsylvania avenue. 7th and 9th
streets, is big question involved, ana
it is deemed likely that a decision OF
former Controller of the Treasury
Downey, rendered December 2. 1914,
will play a hand in the affair. 1t is
felt by the city post office ofhclais IS
that the sense Of this decision is that
the land upon which the mar arket'com-
pany's buildings are located is a part
of a reservation which belongs wholly
and Internationally to the United
States, but that a survey perhaps
would be necessary to show that the
parking space in front of the market,
on which the hut and postal station
are located, comes under federal jur-
isdiction rather than District super
vision.
Commissioners Think Otherwise.
1t is understood. on the other hand,
that the Commissioners regard the
land involved as coming clearly with
in their jurisdiction. and therefore
subject to their orders. They have
ordered the last day for the hut Feb
ruary 20, which comes on Sunday.
and it is expected that under the or
der the Y M. G.. A. would commence
tearing down the building March l.
Evening star., 1920-02-19
DESCHAhEL is BELIEVER
IN LUCK OF NUMBER 13

PARIS, February 12.-Another
famous statesman has come for
ward to keep President Wilson
company in claiming that thirteen
is a lucky number. This new fol-
lower of what is ordinarily called
an ill-starred number is. by coinci-
dence, also the president of a great
republic. He is NJ. Deschanel, new
ly elected chief executive of
France. Just after the election, M.
Deschanel remarked:
MY life is simplicity itself. I
was born on the 18th; was mar
ried on the 18th, and 1t was on the
13th that the chamber declared me
a candidate for the presidency"
Evening star., 1920-02-19
FIRE AT NAVAL HOSPITAL.

CHARLESTON. 8. c.. February 19.-
The mess hall and galley of the naval
hospital at the navy yard were burned
this morning.
For a time the fire appeared to be
serious, but quick work on the part OF
the navy yard force and about seventy
five civilians and the fire engines from
the Cannon street fire station Of the
city IRE department saved the other
buildings.