The Springdale news. [volume], February 23, 1917, Image 1

About The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990

Image provided by: Arkansas State Archives

                
Los-J
Ehe Spriwgdwje z -· e
VOLUME 30-NUMBER 43
SPRINGDALE, WASHINGTON COUNTY. ARKANSAS. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23.1017
EIGHT PAGES
CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION
\Sill Be Held in Littlt; Rock Novem
ber 1 f*—Will Cost State $2.'>.000—
Should Settle Many I’replexinn
Questions.
Little Rock, Feb. 21—No matter
what legal steps are taken, there will
be a Constitutional Convention in
Little Rock, to open Nov. 19. That
much is assured, notwithstanding the
point of order raised on the passage of
the bill in the House of Representa
tive Johnson of Sebastian county. He
maintained that the bill which carries
an appropriation of $25,000 for the
expenses of the convention, required
67 votes, or two thirds of all elected
to the House, to be legally carried.
The bill was declared passed by
Speaker Cazort on a vote of 54 to 40,
he holding that a majority only was
necessary, it being considered by him
a necessary expense of the govern
ment.
Gov. C. H. Brough and many legal
authorities sustain the ruling of
Speaker Cazort, and all expect the
Supreme Court to sustain the ruling
if a test case is carried to the Supreme
Court. These authorities do not class
the appropriation for the Panama
Pacific Exposition building as the
sam>‘. hence the Supreme Court ruling
in that ca<e is not germane, to the
question. The State Capitol case of
Stat- Vs Sio. is directly in line, and
the decision w ill probably govern it'
the case is -at h. r’n r.
It now appears a- ’*c ugh there will
be no contest, hut should there be. and
tin Supreme 1 ourt rub - : .mrist the
bill. • h str ; .tion
the appr< ;•ration The legality f th.
portion the b.ll pro\ iding tor ’he
Com. ntien . a!.not b* « ;cst: *n-d. The
Convention can then assemble, and
Gov. Brouv h an :• !'• n • mergmvy
appropriat to defray the expenses,
depending upon the legislature < 1 l'. i9
to care for the deft ency.
There has already been a bill intro
duced in the House to <. ivern tiie eon
test for seats in the convention. This
bill will prevent any one speeding
money i r a ni.quite, r any interest
< xtert'ng influem e for candidates.
Quest ons . hu h will be considered
by the Convention are now being free
|y discuessed It s admitted that
Mime >P - ~ .. In taken to givejjadiet
isflH the
General \ssembly, by increasing the
authority quorum corts, or in some
other manner, and thus saving tin
time the \ •rnb.y now devotes to the
consideration of local bills. Another!
thing is the length of terms of office.
The delegates are expected to provide
four year terms, with a provision that
no officer, or one connected with an
office, shall hi a < ..ndidate while bidd
ing office. A s* -sion of the legisla
ture every four years, with salary
for the legislator', is another suggest
ed change for C-on.-titution.
Candidates for seats in the Con- j
ention ore springing up all over the
state. Th“ class of men announcing
thomseive- demonstrate the wisdom of
the small per diem provided ’'or. Only
men \> ho cannot be i.ifiu need by thi
per diem an offering a- candidates,
while if the daily • •pend had been
greater than $4. many would have
sought the office for the financial
returns
Situation Grows Difficult
Washington, Feb. 17. After two
weeks of broken relation.' with Ger
many, President Wilson today finds
the international situation inereus
ing ly difficult.
A diplomatic break with Austria
seems impending, in view >f the per
sisting r.-ports that all negotiations
tending to dissuade Austria from fol
1 >wing the submarir - eourse of Ger
many have failed.
The govi rnment offieials are con
vincin'. { .day that the economic sit
uation as the result of the practical
blockade of American ports makes
imperative some action designed to
open the way for American shipping.
The absence of word from the
American consular agents in the cen
tral powers countries is taken to in
dicate no relation of their course of
interference with American privileges,
in spite* of these developments of the
last two weeks. However, no belli
gerent steps immediately are in sight.
An additional thorn in the side of
the administration is the bold German
anouncement tha^ the Teutons will
sink armed American merchantmen,
without the formalities of search,
warning or other courtesy.
-+—
Every man should so live that he
need not worry even when he knows
that he talks in his sleep.
DEFINITE REPORT
IS INDEFINITE
Report That Martin Brothers Will Re
build Electric Plant and Lines Here
Very Indefinite—NS ill Improve Ser
vice As Fast as Possible.
A current issue of the Manufac
' turers Record, contained the in
formation that the Springdale
Light & Power C'o., M. («. and G.
<’. Martin would rebuild their
lines and plant. Definite as this
announcement may seem, the local
owners stated Wednesday after
noon that plans for the work were
rather indefinite at the present
time, and while they were handi
capped by injury to Koering, and
other obstacles, they were daily
making repairs on lines through
out the city.
The report in the Record that the
local owners were to rebuild the lines
and plant at this place, has created
some interest in local business circles,
and some local concerns are receding
quotations from wholesale houses with
reference to supplying the local plant
with necessary materials for the work,
quoting prices, and some have gone
to the extent of sending representa
tives here to investigate the report.
A telephone call to the local plant
Wednesday afternoon secured the in
formation that the local owners ex
pected to rebuild some of the lines,
especially where they were :n poor
shape; that they anticipated some re
pairs at ’he plant, but were unable at
that time to state just what would be
done, and the plans were still in an
undeveloped stale; but that it was ex
pected to improve the plant some,
and keep m improving the lines,
and to make all efforts to improve
the service.
Reports current on the streets that
M. 1 ' ,■ ie Martin, senior member of the
firm -.poted to leave f.rst of March
for California to resume his work with
the Government, and also that in*
plan* would be placed in charge of
Frank Koering. engineer who was in
jured recently, were denied by Mr
Martin Wednesday afternoon, al
though it was stated that he had ser
ured additional time from the Govern
ment, and would not be compelled to
return to his duties until possibly
early in the summer. Additional
time had been granted that he might
remain here, and place the local plant
in better condition. Mr. Mart n also
stated that his brother, Glenn, would
remain with the plant, in case ie did
returi to California.
EARLKENNAN
LOSES FOOT
Old Wound in Heel ( au>e- I out to M*
\ ni put at ed to Prevent Spread of
Klood Poison—1- Improving Nicely.
Springdale people will regret very
much to learn that Karl Kenr.au, son
■ if Mr. :>nd Mrs (>. W Kerman, >t this
place, v he is now in ih* h ospital at
Omaha, Nebraska, at which place he
has b.een working for some time, was
compelled to lose his it ft foot recently
to proven blood pois m from spread
ing.
\bout twenty years ago, when Karl
was a youogester around Snrnudab
he stuck an old rusty r.ail in hi- he« 1.
The wound gave h n, (piite a lot of
trouble at that time, and it was fin
ally necessary to remove a portion,
i f the heel bone The hone had tie
come diseased. This seemed to give
him little trouble, and about th rty
days ago the heel began bothering him
again. He hits been working at the
jeweler and engraving busineess in
Omaha for some t me, and was finally
forced to stop his work, and go to the
hospital.
All efforts were made to give him
relief without removing the foot, but
it was found necessary to d* so to
save his lift*. He was afflicted with
tuberculosis of the bone in the wound
ed heel.
Furtht r particulars of the trouble
were not received by his parents at
this place, other than that he was
progressing nicely alter the effect of
the ether. His brother, Ray, of < ar
thage, Mo., was with him during the
operation, and it was preformed with
full consent of Earl.
His parents expect Earl home for a
visit, as soon as he is well enough to
make the trip.
--•—
A man will hold a hand in a poker
game with much more gusto than he
will hold his wife’s hand at home.
KILLS KIKE
MARSHAL BILL
—
In Spite of Governor Brounhs Efforts 1
Arkansas Can’t Have Law Like 32
Other State" Have Found Saver of
Property.
’ A state tire marshal would cut the
j cost of fire insurance by reducing the
‘awful fire waste in Arkansas and the
state government would make a dear
profit of $59,500 a year on the office;
but the House of Representatives this
week voted the measure down by 28
to 62; says the Southern Construc
tion News.
Governor Brough who has studied
the question thoroughly asked the
House in an urgent message, to pass
the bill. Hon. Louis Josephs stated,
before the vote was taken, that he had
spent weeks of careful research in in
vestigating the laws of other states
and the best points in all of them
applicable to Arkansas before drawing
the bill. He said the bill is modeled
closely after the law of Ohio, a state
notable for its equitable rates and
comparative freedom from incendiar
ism. He asserted that 32 states have
fire marshal laws and that no state
1 has ever repealed such a law after
trying it.
\ Producer of Revenue.
It was explained that the revenue
from the office would be $76,500 a
year from a special tax on fire insur
1 ance companies, and the cost id’ oper
atir.e th*- otfice by the state would be
$17.* lea vine the state treasury
$59.5i o to the good each year after
creating th** office. But the House
tun s the '■ ii down cold. And the
r< , , a- wen in the Arkansas
(raxeUe, is as follows:
Th- ■ ?’ objective offered was that
, • j'*-;.'m<*r< officers with arbitrary
i ei- ... * the .hVctors could not
.ii , rs and why the insurance men are
a ill;.* . I , lace more taxes upon them
--i-.es •• r that purpose."
If the innocent bystander can well
imagine an effective bank examiner,
health of.cer, fire marshal or meat
inspector without certain arbitrary
pi-.vers may then be able to con
c \ i v ,y :t would be strange for in
surance ompanies to want a reduc
't in :r tin waste and incendiarism
and why they might be willing to ex
hibit a streak of insanity by submit
it ng to * ’ire marshal tax.
The Arkansas Fire
Marshal is dead;
Lory live the
Fire Bug!
Down with
Safety f irst;
Up with the smoke!
Let joy and
Gasoline be
Unconfined!
The House has
Spoken
62 to 28
And in the end
Th* P*-..pie
As always
\ i ohul I or Medical l se
Kim Ark., Feb. 16. Sen
at r - H r-. p-athouse of Wheeler.
■ i rh : : *!i*■ “bone-dry" law, intro
. .a • . ' • ’-a -ena;c today p> r
mi’irii.- • mportation < f wines and
| ak-oh the sale thereof by whole
sale (Iran, ist - .■ reci.-’tered pharma
e .-t- The measure contains strict
provisions fo rreycsterinjr the receipt
and : 1. juor shipments. It was
rm.d* . spe a. order for Monday.
*
"Th< Women's new hats hav. scare
j ly any t:ii!..u * them." .-ay- a !'ashior>
je.it' K d.'.tlv he overlooked th>
, pro e mark
—
—
OWN BEY BACK
WITH COMPAN Y
Captain Ownbey Threatened With
Pneumonia Now Hack With Com
pany “A"—Spent Week in Hospital
I
—Other Happenings With Local j
Boys.
<Sgt. Harry Hough)
For a few days this week Company
“A” was almost an orphan. For
some time both I.t. Brogdon and Lt.
IVtross have been on detached ser
vice, and ('apt. Ownbey has had to act
as both pappy and mammy. The
fore part of the week he became sick
and was taken to the hospital, fear
ing pneumonia, but the prompt treat
ment saved him further sickness, and
he is again back with the company.
The other Company “A” men who are
in the hospital are getting along nice
ly.
Lt. Brogdon expects to be back with
the company soon. For the past week
he has been taking the truck trains,
formerly stationed here, to HI Faso
where the trucks are put into storage,
and the companies mustered out of
the service. As soon as this is finish
ed, he will probably be sent back to
duty with the company.
Some time ago, the whole brigade
was ( ngaged in sham battles, simulat
ing objects anti conditions, in order to
work out different problems in tactics.
This caused Paul Townes Pvt. Paul
Townes, he hasn’t, as yet, got his com
mission to remark, "Well, they have
made m> believe that the Mimbreej
River is fuii of water,and when 1 was
on the firing line 1 had to make be
lieve 1 had been shot and when I fell
1 tumbled into a nusquite bush; but
when 11 ■ v try to make me believe that
a X- v M--clean mule is a submarine;
1 dra'A the line, especially when they j
want me to capture the submarine"
We are having regular Saturday in
spection, this morning and making a j
check of company property.
Wo are having a taste today (Sun-;
day) of what different varities of dis-j
agreeable weather New Mexico can
produce when it gets its back up. It i
hits been cold all day, with a fierce!
sand storm throw n in for good mea- i
sure Every now and then we get a
<lash of cold rain and snow, lt has i
been almost impossible for the cooks j
to work, ami what food we did get j
for dinner was so filled with sand that ,
we could taste almost as much sand i
as "grub.” And they say that from j
now on until .May such storms are j
tif almost daily occurance.
The dentist that was attached to the
First Regiment is now with the 2nd.
Regiment, and many of the boys have
taken advantage of the opportunity to
have their teeth examined and treated.
It is to Uncle Sam’s interest that his
soldiers have good teeth, for it is im
! possible for a man with poor teeth to
i keep himself in the best physical t on
! dition.
Since Porshings return from Mex
. ii, there have been a number of b>r
! der raids: men have been killed or!
. aptured, nrnperty destroyed and |
' many of the residents here, who say
'hat until the border is really cleaned :
up that the situation will always be
■.he same that each time the soldiers
are withdrawn a raid will take place.
Su far as we :m sec, these raids are
• nt. going to interfere with the plans
f r sending the guards home, for to-j
lays paper says that as soon as (i n.
Funs!on giv< s the word, the remaining
guards on, the border will be sent
back.
•
Here's good news American I.ea-!
Me will .-pen, April 11, close October1
! National League will open April
11, close ()ctober4.
‘I HE (.I \KI>SM \N
Th<’r< highly deficient in tactics,
A«cordinpr to General Wood;
The> couldn't «a:l into a scrape with a prin.
As disciplineil fiphtiup men should,
Bir whin they were down on the border.
With fifteen a month for th» ir pay,
The Mexican penis showed considerable sense
L!y k* epinp discreetly away.
They lacked the appearance of soldiers
Who’ve been half their lives in the panic
Their shootinp was bad, l>ut all of them had
The prit to po throuph just the same.
They may have been amateur scrappers,
Unskilled in the best way to fipht.
But while they stu< k round Mr Greaser man found
It was safer to keep out of sipht.
They pave up their jobs in the city
To sleep in the sape brush and sand.
And learned what in means to eat bacon and beans,
When no other prub came to hand.
They may not be disciplined soldiers,
But all the Carranza crowd knew
If it came to a fipht they would po in all ripht
And do what we sent ’em to do.”—El Paso Herald.
FRANCHISE ASKS
FOR TOO MUCH
Franchise Presented to City Council j
by Morgan and Company for I.itrht ,
and Water Plant Asks Too Much—
Franchises Will be Returned With
Counter Proposition From City.
Two franchises from S. R. Morgan
& ( o., of Little Rock, one for
water, the other for electric
lipht plant, were received by May
or Smith tore part of this week.
Kach franchise was accompanied
by a check for $1,000. show ing all
evidence that Morgan & Co., mean
business. Mayor Smith states
that they will be returned, and a
counter proposition offered.
For the past three weeks the City
Council has been in communication
with Morgan & Co., of Little Rock,
,vith reference to a franchise for water
tvorks and electric lights for Sprinp
lalc, and two weeks apo, Mr. Morpan
•ame to Sprinpdale, and Mayor Smith
,'alled a special meetinp of the Coun
,'il to hear his proposition. After
nearinp the proposition, the Council
usked that Mr. Mod pan return to
Little Rock, and forward to them a
franchise carryinp out in detail just
what their company wanted to start
work in Sprinpdale. At that time it
was felt that the company were ask- j
mp to much, in view of the recent j
franchise presented to the Council by 1
Kdpar Masoner >f B>*ntonviIle.
Th<- two franchises reached Spr.r p
lale this week, and have been, e xam
ned by practically all members of • he
Council, includinp Mayor Smith, a i ,
there Bt-ents no doubt but what he
■ompany asks for more than the city
s able to carry.
The franchise for water works a.-Ks
for a term of thirty years, and the
council is only willinp to grant
twenty-five.
The franchise for electric lipht and
newer plant asks for a period of fifty
years, and the Council is only willinp
to prant twenty-five, with a provi
sion that the City may purchase the
plant after a period of ten or fifteen
years.
The franchise provides for excellent j
iphtinp of Sprinpdale, but the month- !
ly minimum sum is $100.00. arfd would '
probably amount to $130.
The rates provided for electr c
lipht and power are practically the)
same as now effective, except in rate
for power, which starts at 712 c, and j
graduates downard. The liphtinp rate
-tarts at 15c.
The electric lipht and power fran- j
i hise calls for a continuous service. I
The lipht franchise is short and to I
the point, eontaininp but ten -hurt ;
section.
The water franchise is more volu
minous, and contains sixteen sections,
, . , i
covennp < very phase of the water sit
uation. It calls for a monthly rental !
of near $125, for fire hydrants. The |
rate i consumers is practically the j
same as offered in franchise of Me.-- I
oner and Wilson. The f ranch is* pro
vides that work shall hepin on water!
plant in s x months, and be completed ;
in eiphteen months, after fran eh -e j
is pranted.
♦
skn \ i k r \ssr.s mu. to
i.k knsk s \i.k < k; \Ki rn >
I.ill!*' Rock. Feb. 15 Nineteen!
Se’■;i* t ■ Wednesday, afternoon vot
ed to virtually repeal the anti-e •. a- j
rette law of Arkansas, by supporting i
the Collins bill which provided a state !
tax of •*!o per annum for till dealers!
who < !1 the coffin tacks. Fourteen
Senate’-- voted in the negative.
It argued by those supporting
the bill. Senators Colins, Duty and !
Alexander, that the present law is a
failure inasmuch as it is violated daily
in every section of the state and there
has never been a prosecution. They
stated that public sentiment was
against the existing statue or there
would be prosecutions, where cigar-;
■ttcs were sold si openly. They also
pointed out that the Collins bill went
to the root of the evil, which was the
smoking of cigarettes by minors, by
providing a fine for all caught smok
ing cigarettes. The t'dlins bill per
mits the youth to go free if he will j
giv-. the name of the person who sold I
nr gave him the cigarette, and then
the fine is assessed against the guilty
party.
Senators Greathouse, Slaughter,
Cabin ’ss, Goodwin and Vann spoke
against the bill, and argued there was
no use repealing a law because it was
being violated. They asserted that it
was a good law, and Senator Rutf de
clared it was one of the best on the
statute books.
POOR INTEREST
IN MESS FUND
l.o<al J oiks Show ing Very Little In
terest in Kforts to Itaise Mess Fund
tor Member- ot Company A—Trip
Home to Muster Out Will Make
Mess Fund \dded Necessity.
Local inti rest m raising a mess fund
for ( ompany A, is at very low ebb, in
tact no one seems interested enough
to take charge of a movement to pro
vide a means of raising money.
Efforts to raise the money by sub
scription have met with very little
success, and practically no results.
Effort along other lines of endeavor
seem to acomplish very little, ami the
situation now needs almost instant
attention—or quit.
The order calling the boys to Fort
Logan 11. Roots, March 2, was issued
fore part of the week, and they are
making all arrangements to en train
on that date. If they are compelled
to leave Doming, X. M., without a
mess fund, and subsist on the allow
ance fo the government on their home
wan! journey, thoughts ami anticipa
tion of what they will get when they
reach home will have to make up a
large part of the menu. Local boys
who made the trip to Doming state
that if they had been without a mess
lund, on that trip, that the bread and
jelly offered would have been rather
“light diet."
Spr.rn iale ought to be ready and
willing to rais-- a fund of .$100 for the
boys on thirty minutes notice, but it
has been thr* e weeks since the first
attempt was made, and $2 is the large
amount raised. Om local man sug
gests that the b«>y> might eat that $•'><*
flag given them on the eve of their
departure last June.
The boys are riot uffering from
hunger; the government makes al
lowances for them in such a way that
they have plenty of good substantial
food, but the government provides
none of the delicacies, to which most
of the boys were accustomed. It
makes no allowances to provide lemons
ice, or other requisites very often
needed and appreciated when one is
sick. It is mainly for the boys who
are sick that the fund is needed most.
With a mess fund, the sick members
of the company can be provided for in
a much better maner.
Talking to a gentleman the other
day he stated that he wanted the Uni
ted States to go to war with Ger
many. lb is a firm believer in “eye
for an eye, tooth for a tooth," and
flying at the throat of Germany. The
gentleman was asked his age, and
stated 78. Asked what he was worth
financially he stated $75,000. He was
made tni- proposition; He was en
tirely too old to fight, he would not
be accepted for service in case of ac
tual conflict with Germany or any
other poser, but he could give $15.
000 of h - cash toward a fund to help
provide tor those that did go to the
front. Did he offer to reach clown in
his nil' at. l put up $15,000, in lieu
nf hi' services, and to offer this $15,
ihin as a fund to help provide for the
nineteen year old boy who did go?
Did he offer to place this $15,000 in
rank ,r '’ead of his own self, and to
offset the nineteen year old boy,
whilst mother and father wouldn’t
havt given him for the $15,000, but
gladly gave him for the service of his
country ?
Xu, he didn't offer to do either one,
but after -he "war question” was put
ii)i to him in that manner, he decided
that "peace and $75,000” was what he
wanted.
Follow ng are those who have sub
scribed to the mess fund:
Mrs. Weir
G. W. Homan
$1.00
1.00
SOITHKRN GROVE
All the boys are leaving Saturday
for Mo., to work
R< v. Miler filled his regular ap
pointment here Sunday.
There will be prayer meeting at
f'lede Fogle’s to night,
I.ittle Harvey Haughey is suffering
from a badly broken arm.
Mrs. Han Scott and Sylvia Gosseen
spent Sunday at the home of J. W.
Haughey.
Mr. and Mrs. U. L. Linebarger spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Rader of
Springdale.
Mrs. F. W. Winters and baby of
Gravete, Ark., spent the later part of
the week with her sister Mrs. J. W.
Haughey.
-•
The Zeppelin raid over Paris seared
one old women to death. Another
glorious victory of the war.