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VOLUME 30—NUMBER 44
SPRINGDALE, WASHINGTON COUNTY. ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 2,1917
EIGHT PAGES
GIGANTIC PLOT
IS REVEALED
(iermany Planned Alliance With
Japan and Mexico to Fijrht the
United States—Mexico to Receive
Texas. New Mexico and Arizona—
President Wilson Had Information
When He Severed Relations With
<Jermany.
Washington Feb. 28.—The Associat
ed Press is enabled to reveal that
(rermany, in planninng unrestricted
submarine warfare ami counting its
consequences, proposed an alliance
with Mexico and .Japan, to make war
on the United States, if this country
should not remain neutral.
Japan, through Mexican mediation,
was to be urged to abandon her allies
and to join in the attack on the United
States.
Mexico, for her reward, was to re
ceive general financial support from
(Jermany, reconquer Texas, New Mex
ico and Arizona—lost provinces— and
share in the victorious peace terms
Germany contemplated.
Details were left to German Minis
ter von Eckmart, in Mexico City, who,
by instructions signed by German
Foreign Minister Zimmerman at Ber
lin, January 11), 1917, was directed to
propose the alliance with Mexico to
General Carranza and suggest that
Mexico seek to bring Japan into the
plot.
These instruction were transmitted
to von Eckhardt through Count von
Bemstorff, former German ambassa
dor here, now on his way home to
Germany, under safe conduct obtained
from his enemies by the country
against which he was plotting war.
Germany pictured to Mexico by
broad intimation England and the
entente allies defeated, Germany and
her allies triumphant and in world
domination, by the instrument of un
restricted submarine warfare.
This information has been in the
hands of the government since Presi
dent Wilson broke off diplomatic rela
tions with Germany. It has been
kept secret while the president has
been asking congress for full author
ity to deal with Germany and while
congress has been hesitating. It was
in the president’s hands while Chan
celor von Bethmann-Hollweg was dec
laring that the United States had
placed an interpretation on the sub
marine declaration “never intended
by Germany” and that Germany had
promoted and h nored friendly rela
tions with the United States “ as an
heirloom from Fredrick the Great.'
Of itseJf if there were no other, it is
considered a sufficient answer to the
German chancellor's plaint that the
United States "brusquely" broke off
relations without giving “authentic''
reasons for its action.
The document supplies the missing
link to many separate chains of circu
mstances. which, until now, have
seemed t<> lead to no definite point.
It sheds new light upon the frequently
reported but indefinable movement oi
the Mexican government to couple
its situation with the friction between
the United States and Japan. It adds
another chapter to the celebrated re
port of Jules Gambon, French am
bassador in Berlin, before the war. <•'
Germany’s world wide plans i< r t rr
ing strife on every continent where
they might aid her in the strut . lor
world domination which she dreamed
was close at hand.
It adds a climax to the operations
of Count von Bernstorff and the Ger
man embassy in this country, which
have been colored with passport
frauds, charges of dynamite plots and
intrigue, the full extent of which never
has been published.
Il gives new credence to pers sent
reports of submarine bases on Me
can territory in the Gulf of Mexico;
it, takes cognizance of a fact long rec
ognized by American army chiefs
that if Japan eve undertook to invade
the United States, it probably would
be through Mexico over the border and
into the Mississippi valley to split the
country in two.
Vincenheller Named
Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 26.— P.
Ashton Vincenheller of Fayetteville
was today appointed by Governor
Charles 11 Brough as a member' of
the state board of control to succeed
T. J. Rainey, whose term expires on
March 10.
The appointment is regarded as one
of the most important to be made by
the governor.
An eastern preacher complains be
cause so much is expected of the up
to-date minister. The preacher of six
ty years ago, says he, had nothing to
do but preach. Now, we presume,
they expect him to practice too.
TWO SEN ATORS
ARE EXPELLEE
Senators Sims and Burgess Accussed
of Boodling Have Been Expelled
from State Senate—Brough Name*
Two Who Succceed Them—Vote of
25 to 8
Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 28.—J. M
Barker, of Atkins, and Albert Wills
of Lonoke, late today were namei
state senators by Governor Brough, t<
succeed former Senators Burgess am
Sims respectively, expelled earlier ir
the day on charges of grafting. Thi
appointments are subject to the sen
ate's confirmation.
After scenes unparraleled in an Ar
i kansas assembly, the senate thb
morning expelled Sims anil Burgess
Many members of the assembly ex
! pressed their views on the mater with
; teardimmed eyes and choking voices
The vott to expel carried, 25 to 8, oni
more than necessary for the two
j thirds majority required.
Those voting: for expulsion wert
■ Senators Adamson, Brown, Bush, Cab
iness, Caldwell. Carter, Carruth, Col
lins, Kmory, Greathouse, Garrett, God
win, HeSter, Jones, Kendall, Moncrief
Ponder. Vann, Ward, Whittawer, am
Davenport.
Those agaianst expulsion wert
Senators Alexander, Duty, Edmond
son, Johnson, King:. Owens, Rogers
; and Ruff. Sims and Burgess wert
j present, but did not vote.
Senator Bush, author of the resolu
{tion exuelling the members, refuset
• to yield to a proposition to withdraw
1 the resolution to allow the accussei
I to resign. Attorneys for Sims am
I Burgess were given permission ti
! address the senate in behalf of tht-ii
! clients. They urged postponement o:
I action on the resolution until the ac
I cussed had been tried in court.
1 The expulsion was based on testi
| mony produced at a special senatoria
. hearing during which evidence was
! read last night.
Senator Ben H. Johnson, of \\ al
i dron, room mate of Sims, in votiny
; against expulsion said:
“If anyone knows a man, i think
have had the chance to know bin
(Simsl and 1 iannot believe he i
guilty of the crime charged to him '
Senator Thomas 11. Rogers, of Parii
in explaining his vote, said he believe*
the constitution gave men certaii
rights until they were convicted, am
until Sims and Burgess were provei
guilty of the charges against them
they retained those rights.
Without notifying the court, th<
(grand jury investigating the graf
1 charges adjourned at noon today unti
i tomorrow. Among the witnesses to
I day were J. S. Speed, manager of thi
| Arkansas Actuarial Bureau, the sub
ject of house and senate bills provid
! ing for its abolition.
SIXTY DAYS
TOO SHORT
Si\t\ 1 >a% Session of l.epislat lire I' ,
Mistake—Hills of General Natur*
Given Little Consideration—< on.-ici
!
j erable Talk of K\tra Session.
_„
Little Rock, Feb. 31 It does not
• take a person loop to come to the con
I elusion that a tip days session of th*
legislature is a mistake, when h*
Islands in th*1 House or Senate and set -
1 bills of general nature l’o paih-mn^
1 through with hardly a moment' cor
s.deration. With t ie end of the sess
ion only a week away, the salons ha\o
not tht' time, nor the inclination t*
• stop the prind of the mill. It is nevci
the bin thinps that cause the disputes
'though, and thousands of doi nil's wii
be appropriated without a dissenting
, vote, when the House or Senate b
| liable to devote an entire day to th*
! argument started over a clerkshij
! amount inp to $900 per annum. Tht
; time consumed will cost more than ilu
! clerkship for the year. The comint
j Constitutional Convention will prob
| ably pive sonic relief for this, ant
! there is one candidate from a nearb>
county, who will suppest that the lep
rslature be abolished entirely If he ir
elected.
There is considerable talk of an ex
tended session, but if it is left to the
| lepislators, it is hardly probable tha;
1 the session will be extended aftei
March 9 at hiph noon. If the lepis
lature extends the session, the mem
! bers must serve without pay. If the
Governor calls them back, the lepis
lators receive per day for 15 days
and the call must specifically state
the reasons for the call, and the delib
erations will be limited to these sub
jeets.
M ASS MEETING
FRIDAY NIGHT
—
Mayor Smith Issue* ( all for Meeting
at the Auditorium Friday Night for
the Purpose of Arranging for Re
ception for Company A—All Are
Invited.
Through The News Mayor
Smith hereby issues a call to all
citizens of Springdale, both men
and women, to meet in a mass
meeting at the Auditorium Friday
night of this week, for the pur
pose of arranging an entertain
ment and reception for the officers
and members of Company A. the
local company of Arkansas
(•uards, who have been on duty
at Iteming, N. M.. for some time
past.
No definite date has as yet been
I announced as to the arrival home of
! the boys, but it is known that they
; will leave Denning, N. M., on March
! 2nd. This was the date first announc
ed, and advices received from Deming
this week, are to the effect that every
thing is in readiness for the entrain
ing of the Second Regiment, on the
date set.
Mayor Smith does not know the date
the boys will reach home, but possibly
the latter part of March. It will be
necessary for the company to muster
out at Firt Logan H. Roots, Little
Rock, but this should not take more
than two weeks time, and possibly
sooner, if the muster rolls are com
pleted before the return.
The meeting Friday night is for the
purpose of appointing committees; to
discuss the nature of the entertain
ment or reception; preparation fur the
banquet, and ail other matters.
It is sincerely hoped that all citi
zens of Springdale will be present at
the Auditor.um Friday night, and
iend their aid and assistance toward
the “home-coming” reception of the
local buys, who have served faithfully
their country. Not a single member
of the company, but who deserves
praise for their splendid response to
th>- < all of Wilson. No hesitancy was
shown by any of the boys when ans
wering "■ r a duty, that at the time
seemed sure to demand the shedding
of their own blood, and hardships
many times worse than they have
undergone. Because they have not
smelled the smoke of battle, nor lis
tened to the whine of bullets, does
not make the r patriotism and valor
a shade ..ghler; they were there fur
whatever duty might be imposed, and
a duty they expected to fulfill to the
extent i f their ability. Their “home
coming” should be even more enhusi
! astic .and filled with the spirit of
! Americanism, than their going away
| Let ail Springdale be present Fri
iay night, and lend a hand in giving
i the boys a rousing reception, and a
royal entertainment.
| * -
usage
They had a singing over at John
Smiths last Sunday night.
| Silwster Selby .s recovering from
a severe spell of pneumonia fever.
Born t<. .Mr and Mrs. George Suli
• few days ago a baby boy.
Some of the farmers began to sow
oats :a -t v.teek ami lots of outs will
t be sown this wee.-;.
The tax collector was in Osage last
|w<ek .rid some paid their taxes while
others wit. pay later.
; Mr. J m Berry and wife came in
j from Idaho and will move in J. A.
| Rakes house ir, Osage soon.
We are having warm and dry wea
ther ,-inc* the big snow and the far
mers are busy plowing for corn ami
oats.
Burlm Phillips and Hoy Hartman
bailed hay last week for the Rife
boyk and also they bailed for Perry
i Alden
Sill and Fred Rife are working on
i Luther Rifes new barn.
The O ar. " -< hooi closed last Fri
day
Bob Curtis and wife givt the young
folks a dance oiu night last week.
Homer and Carl Smith furnished the
music for the dance.
The orchard people are ebeginning
to sprat 4\>i the scale but they are
having some trouble to get water out
of their wells as the water is getting
low ow in to dry weather.
Uncle Jess Morris orui wife have
bought the Jones property in Osage
and they will move to same in a few
days or soon as Massey Vaughn and
family can move out.
John Penn.
If some of these handsome gents
and wealthy maids who advertise for
mates are all they claim to be, why do
they have to advertise?
|CHILD KILLED
BY AUTOMOBILE
—
Jack Smyer, Four Year Old Son of
Mr. and Mrs. ( has. Smyer Acci
dentally Killed Monday Afternoon
When Struck by Automobile Driven
by Mrs. Velma Powell—Mrs. Powell
i Almost Prostrated Since the Occur
ence.
Jack .Smyer, four year old son
of .Mr. and Mrs. ('has. Smyer. of
this place was fatally injured
Monday afternoon about three
o’clock, when struck by an auto
mobile driven by Mrs. Webb
Powell. Funeral services were
held at the family residence Wed
nesday morning, and were attend
ed by a large crowd of friends of
the family.
Mrs. Powell was accompained
by her mother. Mrs. A. M. Leit
zell at the time of the accident,
and both have been almost pros
trated over the occurence. Word
from tfte family home on Hol
comb street this morning (Thurs
day) is to the effect that both are
now improving nicely, and while
the shock was severe nothing ser
ious is anticipated.
One of the saddest aeidents that has
ever oceured in Suringdale, was the
tragedy resulting in the death of
Jack Smyer. The little fellow was
crossing the alley between his home,
and the home of his grand parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. L. Ingram, when Mrs.
Powell, accompained by her mother,
started through the alley in a Dodge
automobile.
The child’s mother was not at home,
and little Jack, who had been at his
grand-mothers had returned home af
ter a small toy fish. The automobile
was passing through the alley from
Maple street to Blair street, and was
traveling at a very low speed, the
alley being rough, and the car in in
termediate. The child attempted to
pass in front of the car, and stumbled,
the front spring striking him just
ovtr the kidney, anil his death result
ed shortly after four o’clock, he only
i regaining consciousness long enough
! to tell that he had been hurt by an
I automobile.
Mrs. Powelll and Mrs. Leitzeil stop
| ed the car within a very short dis
i tance of the accident, and Dr. R. T.
Henry was summoned. The child’s
j father was sent for, and his mother
! hurried home.
A careful examination was made by
the physician, but only the bruised
spot over the kidney could be located,
i and a small break of the skin on the
i right side of the head. Dr. Henry
announced death as being due to a
hemorrage of the kidney.
The funeral services were held at
the family residence Wednesday morn
■ mg, conducted by Rev. R. T. Phillips,
I pastor of the Central Presbyterian
church, interment following in Bluff
• Cemetery. The services were attend
ed by a large crowd, and the floral
joferings were the largest seen in
Springdale in some time. Out of res
pect for the father of the deceased
hoy. all business houses in Springdale
ei closed during the funeral hour.
If it were possible The News would
be glad to say those words that could
make the unfortunate and regrettable
i occurrence the more bearable, both for
I the family of the deceased, and for
Mrs Powell and Mrs. Leitzell. The
sympathy of the entire city is extend
'd to both in the very sad affair.
( Mil) OF THANKS
To our friends and neighbors:
We are without words at this time
to express our thoughts with reference
to your many kind deeds and offerings
coincident with the accident and death
of our son and grand-son “Little
lack." May the future hold for you
all happiness and your household
never be darkened with such an oc
curence.
We thank you one and all most
heartily.
Mrs. and Mrs. Chas. Smyer.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Ingram.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Smyer
SPELLING BEE.
The ladies of the Baptist Church
will hold an old fashioned spelling
Bee Friday evening in the Armory
Hall. Other features such as music
and readings are on the program.
Refreshments will be served free.
Door admission ten cents. The public
invited.
Sausage made from the meat of the
jack rabbit is a Texas experiment in
meeting the cost of living. In this
the germ of a great econimic idea ?
An inventor who can add a new food
to the national dietary will deserve
well of his country.
»
MESS FUND
IS RAISED
Contributions to the Amount of $24.
85 Received by Solicitors Latter
Bart of Last Week—Wired to Cap
tain Ownbey Thursday Morning—
Amount M ill Stock Car for Roys on
Return Trip.
Contributions to the amount of
$24.85 were received from local folks
latter part of last week, as a mess
fund for Company A. The list of
donators will be published in an early
issue.
The fund was forwarded to Captain
Ownbey Thursday morning, by wire,
to the Deming National Bank, at Dom
ing N. M., as per his instructions re
ceived latter part of last week. In
writing Captain Ownbey stated that
the company was behind approximate
ly $50 on grocery bill at local grocery
store in Deming, and that $25 addit
ional would be needed to stock the car
for the local company, on it’s home
ward journey from Deming to Fort
Roots, at Little Rock. No stops are
made for meals by the soldier trains,
and a car is arranged to accomodate
the cooking department, but the fast
traveling train, and the crowded con
diions make it almost impossible to
feed the boys properly, and the diet is
rather light, while traveling, unless
provisions are made in advance.
It is reported that the Second Regi
ment will entrain at Deming Friday
evening.
I
MEDALS FOR
SOLDIER BOYS
Mrs. \V. <i. ()« nbey Has Been Desi
gnated to Solicit Funds to Aid in the
Purchase of Medals to Be Present
nated to Solicit Funds to Aid in the
I on Return to Fort Logan H. Roots—
Local Contributions Will Be For
warded to Headquarters at Little
Rock.
In a comunication received fore part
of the week, from the office of Ad
jutant General Loyd England, at Little
Rock, Mrs. W. G. Ovvnbey, of this
place, has been designated to take up
a subscription from Springdale to aid
in securing sufficient funds for award
ing Mexican Border Service medals
to the officers and men of the Second
Arkansas Infantry upon their return
about March 2.
About $400 in addition to the
amounts already subscribed will be
necessary to secure the medals, and
they will be presented by Governor
Brough during the review of the Sec
ond Arkansas, to be held after their
return.
Mrs. Ownbey will forward all funds
subscribed here to General Loyd Eng
land at Little Rock, and would be glad
to hear from all those interested in
subscribing to the fund. It is exped
ient that the fund be forwarded within
tin- very next few days.
A fund was raised to secure Service
medals for the officers and men of the
| First Arkansas Infantry, anti they
were presented shortly before the reg -
j merit was mustered uot. Funds for
the purchase of the medals are being
received from all over the state, and
Springdale people should be especially
interested in aiding, from the fact
that Springdale has a company in the
Second Arkansas.
Those desiring to subscribe to the
fund will confer a favor on Mrs. Own
bey by calling Phone 36 or 79.
II rIK.INK RETIRES FROM
THE U. S. LAM) OFFK E.
Due to continued ill health Hon.
I P«. B. Hudgins, register of the United
States land office at this place, has
forwarded his resignation to the de
partment effective March 4th.
For many months the judge has
been confined to his room wRh a com
plication of heart and other troubles
making the discharge of his duties
I out of the question, and he has taken
this action entirely upon his own :ni
[ tiative. His friends will regret the
I necessty for this step and continue
to hope for his complete recovery
later.
It is understood that there will be
several applicants for the position, in
cluding Walter Snapp and John Clen
Idenin, Guy Trimble and Will Smith, of
| Harrison and one each from Madison
1 Washington and Stone counties.—
! Harrison Times.
-♦—
This much is certain—It is the eon
| sumer, not the middleman, who gets
! squeezed.
OWN HEY DID
NOT SIGN
< aptain OvMibe> Not Implicated in
i
"Round Robin” Circulated by Offi
cers ot Second Regiment at Doming
— Two Officers Confined to Tent on
Nccount ol \ctions—Outcome May
be Serious.
! . -
Private advices have been received
in Spngndale to the effect that Cap
j tain W. (i. Ownbey, commanding Com
; pany A, of the Second Regiment, is
! not implicated in the arrest of two
| officers of the regiment, over the cir
culation of a petition protesting
against the appointment of officers by
Colonel Sroupe.
The two officers confined to their
| tent on account of the petition, which
was signed by twenty-eight officers of
the fifty-three, were Captain Cargile,
of the Bentonville company, and Cap
tain Baker.
It is reported that the circulation
: of the petition was caused by the tem
perary appoitnment by Colonel
St.roupe, of his son Capt. Almon
Stroupe to the temporary command
| of a battaiion or major.
The outcome of the affair will be*
watched with interest over the state.
-» . —
LEGISLATURE
TO ADJOURN
Sixty Day Sension Closes Thursday of
Next Week—Campaign for Dele
gate to Constitutional Convention
To Start in Earnest.
Little Rock. Feb 27.—The legis
lature will adjourn sine die at noon,
Thursday, next week.
Anti at onee will begin the active
campaign all over the state for the
election of delegates to the Constitu
tional convention. In fact, many as
pirants are already announceing their
platforms and getting into the race.
There will no lack of material
from which to select the delegates who
are to write “the Constitution of
1918 ” The important question con
l fronting the voters everywhere will
i be, who is the best man to represent
I us ?
Care must exercised to prevent
stocking the convention with too
many men of any one elass. There
1 must be a diversity of interests and
professions, or the resultant docu
ment may not find favor a4 the hands
of the people to whom it must be sub
mitted for ratification.
A convent on 8f lawyers, or coropo
ration attorneys, or farmers, or busi
| nes man, or school teachers would not
; be desirable, but all of these should
1 have a chanc* to be represented in a
body of 114.
The drafting of a constitution is a
1 m ist serious proposition. Delibera
tion is the first requisite. Every idea
I must be weighed deliberately and dis
pasiorsately. Ample time is given, no
time limit ha . mg been set. The con
v*mtion may be in session for three
months Thousands of propositions
'will pr. oably be presented that must
: be rejected as radical or unfeasible.
The present . restitution be taken
as a basis for the new. There are
many pr v; o .s for conditions that
havt . .me within the last fortyhrdlu
have since arisen, under the changes
. that have c mt within the last forty
years, must be added to meet the
needs of an expanding industrial and
commercial comonwealth.
The one thing that must be guarded
against more than any other is the
importunity of the dreamer, the Ut
opian, the extremist and the imprac
ticable socialist. The tendency of the
day has been toward a top-heavy pat
'ernalism. a resti ctive ‘thou shalt not”
policy, rather than a progressive “thou
shalt" pr >g ..in The convention will
have to steer its course between the
i Soylla of rampant socialism, and the
iCharybdi ■> retrogressive conserva
tism. • the rocks of either it will
go to pieces. Hence the necessity of
; choosing the wisest and most level
headed no n of each communnity.
RECEIVED INSURANCE DRAFT
Mr: J. S. Sprinkled, desires through
The News to thank her friends in this
■ sietion, as she recently received a
draft for $1,000 from the Modem Bro
therhood of America, which carried
insurance on her daughter, Mrs. Min
i nie Johnson, who died recently. The
policy was carried in the Sapulpa,
i t Okla.) Lodge, No. 1019.
Now and then a man can be found
who thinks he’d look good in marble
when a bust of ivory from the neck up
would be far more apropiate.