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Volume 30—No. 48 Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas, FRIDAY. MARCH 30,1017. Eight Pages. + * + + + + + + + + + + ARE YOU IN? * ♦ The tire department needs a 4* 4» truck for the chemical engine. 4* 4* Will you as a property owner, + 4* donate $1.00 toward the fund? 4* 4* Tell the Fire boys if you “are 4* 4* in.’’ We will call later. *r 4" Springdale Fire Department 4* 4 + + ,l, + + 4 + + 4 + The News has carried the above notice fur the past six weeks for the local fire boys, gratis. A few days ago a collector was selected and made a canvass in an effort to raise the funds necessary to purchase the truck. At the outset he met with lit tle opposition, and soon raised the sum of $150. From th s amount on! the work was doubly hard, and the fund at present is still at the §150 ! mark, .lust about $250 short of the necessary amount. It has been found ! that $400 will purchase such a truck 1 as needed for the present chemical engine. Part of the fund remaining after the local Advertising Committee re-1 ported has been turned over to the fire boys, according to information fur nished The News, the amount being! $115. This would still leave the fund! short approximately $100 of the nec- i essary amount. . It seems that is should be unnec essary for this paper to devote anyf amount of suave t » a campaign t• people of .Springdale should he ,vill raise he rest of this fund. All of ine to raise §!O0 n this pur: . se with no urging. The opposition to the purchase of a truck seems to come from those who believe that the “fire insurance companies*’ will benefit if the truck should be purchased and put in operation. Hov. can they ? MOKE RECKl ITS \KE NEEDED When the recruiting campaign was 1 started in Springdale twenty-five men were needed to bring Company A. up to the required standard. At the present time fourteen new recruits have been signed, and eleven m re are needed to bring the company ’o peace strength. Local boys, who desire) military tra mg, and m lit ary service 1 will do will to join Company A. No i company stands higher in the state j than your heme company; it r ik- at the top, it is officered by home men, j and y< . t the ,ery best equipment; possible. Tlie mb1 .1 ■ twenty-seven state-; have ••vn called inn service by Pres - 1 dent Wil- m. and are not. ac • ng a- - guards o’.tr different government : property, \ a ter * rks, arni niutiit »n • plant- n.re/U' narts • ‘ th nation, j They ar- hong pence work, but they are a grea* i in the present crisis. If recruits art desiriing active ser-j vice, t • National Ctuaru is the proper j place to sc are rib-. There s -ern< to j he no doubt but what the Arkansas Guards wiii be ilt-d to the colors be fore many days, and you may rest as sured that if any Arkansas Guards are called the local company, ranking as high as it dots, will be called out Again. Congress meets Monday— what Congress will do is the all im portant question. That Congress will «.-all for an army is almost cer tain. How many men, and the man ner of the call is at this time un known. Drafting men has been re sorted to in the European countries, anti is a possible solution in this coun try. Wouldn’t it be better to go willing ly, and with your own local company than to be drafted into military ser vice w th strangers? Think it over, boys! » Every man pays for what he gets— either in coin or self-respect. -♦— A grievance will grow in any kind of weather, provided it is fed on im agination. ♦ * * "Though 1 never drink." said the; man on the car . “1 take a lot of pleas ure in signing the pledge every once ! in a while.” -•— + 4,t + + + 4, + + + + 4* SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR + + ClUIDAM E IN CRISIS + j 4* Why wouldn’t it lx- a good 4* id- a all the churches of tilts + town to hold a special union ser- 4* * vice, or all hold a special ser- + ♦ at which prayers he offer- 4* 4* e l for divine gunlance during the 4* 4* national crisis? 4* 4* Centre s convents Monday, 4* 41 th< < of all >e ♦ 4* turned in that direction, for the 4* 4* action of that body will doubt- 4* 4* less be to uphold the honor and 4* 4* dignity of the United States at 4 4? :I .-is. Again, why not lV.-r •* 4* S( ch.l prayers in all churches 4* v Sunday for divine e ..idance of 4* 4* t't. :e .id j ation in the « risis 4* •I* wh a is fast approaching'. 4* 4* In connection therewith why 4* 4* not hold a short patriotic ser- 4* 4* vice at the char hes, or all com- 4* *1* bine in a union service? 4* 4* 4* 4* 4- 4* 4« 4* 4* 4* 4- 4* METEOR OR AIRSHIP OK BOTH? Meteor or Airship: Airship or Meteor, Fake Your Choice. Someone Will Deny It! At any rate Tuesday night shortly aft- r eight o’clock some k.nd of a! “varmint”, thing or whatnot, passed over Springdale, 'if hat’s certain--! something passed over. Now what was that “something?” All versions are given, reliability1 for which is accredited to various ci tizens of Springdale and surrounding country, and the reputation f all f -r - truth and veractiy is ab »ve question. But there is a t reat variety of opin ion, both as to what it was, where it was. when it as, who it was, and here it went. The airship version: About eight o’clock Tuesday night an airship was seen passing over the country west of Springdale, going in a northerly di rection. The sound of the motor could be distinctly heard, and the search-light of the machine was play ing over tne ground below, in a mari ner to indicate that the driver of the mach ne was seeking a plat-- to land, or rather hunting a certain 1 ati-m. A homb was dropped from the ma chine. accompanied by a loud explo sion—but so far nothing has !• • • re ported 1 hit." Tlie airship wa • re ported to have been seen at Benton viile some fifteen minutes after pas sing over Springdale. Further, and to make the airship v. r.-em pi; - ole. it was reported that an airship was plainly seen near Head's Fori White River Tuesday afternoon be tween two and three o’clock, and that the machine was dying low. I he meteor version: About eight o’clock Tuesday night a meteor pas sed over Springdale, or near h>-re, traveling in a northeasterly direction. The peculiar sound made by a meteor fly.ng through space was plainly heard by more than one. an i the “tail" of lire also aeeompani,- 1 the meteor. The meteor was traveling at a terrific speed, and gave oti a very bright blu ish ray. causing it to be almost as light as day. The sight lasted only for a very short time, and the meteor disappear* 1 over the mountains east of town. The passing of the m- leor caused the windows in several local residences tt ratt pi opt v, es pcc ally in the district over which th** rr.ct' i r passed. It is suppo-,- ■ to have fallen to earth just over the mountains, east of this place. lake your choice, no rights reser ve*: but -omething passed < r ♦ NWh RECRLTITNC STATION % Eli gible men and boys in this • ,ci ri*y who are desirious of » ntering the l’n;ted States X'avy wdl be interested in knowing that a navy recruiting sta tion has just recently been opened at Little Rock, 113 West Second Street, and substations opened at Jonesboro and Fort Smith, also that a traveling recruiting party is now covering the state which is not covered by these permanent stations. At present the navy needs about 25.000 men to bring it up to the full strength authorized by Congress ♦ -— W ILL INSPECT COMPANY X Friday and Saturday, May * and 5. have iJPen designated as the dates for the federal inspection of Company A. the local company of Arkansas Nat Fayettevilleu nit. Company B. will be mad< by First Lieutenant W. II Wal ker. U S. A., who arrived in Little R<k k last week from the border. All units of the Arkansas Guard will be inspected bv Lieut. Walker. The Fayetteville unit, Company B, wj 11 be inspected May t’> and 7; Bento .die unit, May 2 and 3. ATTEND HORTICULTURAL MEETING AT SPRINGDALE \Y D. Sweet of the Sdoam Springs let’ ami Water Co., drove to Gentry Monday and picked up Messrs. C. A. Downs and .1. I). R»ner, apple «>row- I er- at that plat e, an ! drove to Spr'njr dale to attend a meeting of the state Ht rticultural Society, of which Mr. Sweet is an executive. Farm Dem onstrator G. ( . Watt ins. uccemi: tiled b\ V. (' Dewitt, secretary of The lo cal fruit grower's association, and George Yansant, • snnerint.ender.t >f the Connant orchards north of t n ,.ert also present. Mr. Sweet re ports an interest injtr meet in•. —Si Ii am Springs Advertiser. <*• FI.AG I OF POST OFFICE The Star Sr-anir! d Banner xe ill ->n lioat over the lo-al post oilk-c bui’d i:\c. . V large U. S. ■ reced ed j a; th loeol oflice f re part of the week, and as .-eon as a flay pole can j be made the flag will be raised over j the budding. It is expected to place | the flag pole at the northwest corner of the building. The flag is Cxi f n t, and made of heavy material. ENFORCING A l .O ORDIN ANCE Mayor Smith is busy enforcing the new auto ordinance in Springdale, anti while a greater majority of those coming within the ban are not local residents, still the I . a. folks have made several improvements in th-ir cars, mostly in reference to "tail lights.” Ford owners, who have en deavored to make th nerosene light burn, have tried in disgust, and for fear of meeting toe watchful eye id' the officer, ha\> relevat d the ker osene tail-light to the junk heap, and are having the ' little Henry” equip ped with electric lights in the rear. Local folks art also b splaying their 1917 license plates in conspicuous pla ces, and some of the “speedsters” o ' the city have raised the gasviint feed a notch or two. The police blotter -h-ws that five have answered the call the new or dinance : .Mark Sanders. r.,r;r. r g w ithout tali light. $1 and cost. Dr. Olin Green, of Pea Ridge, run, ning without tail ligh" 51 and costs. Claud Charlesworth, of Fayette ii!e, exceed in . speed limit, $ 1 aftd costs. "Red” Ames, of Fayetteville, run ning without fa;! light, 51 and costs. Another party fro:.-' Fort Smith, wk » drove into Sm igdaie without a tail light, paid a hoe of $1 and cost: the mayor assessing trie line over the phone, and the violator proceeded on his way after leaving $4.d0 w th the city. Mayor Smith accepts .no excuse, his only answer for first offense being SI and costs, which amounts to $4.30. BENTON COUNT* DELEGATES At a meeting of the D< mocratic county central committee held in Een tonville Saturday, Attorney Lon H. McGill of Bentonviile. and Connelly Harrington, banker and business man of Siloam Springs were nominated as delegates to the constitutional conven tion from Benton >unty. Senator P. A. Rodgers. \vh wa recommended as a delegate, is dis juafitted as he is now a citizen of Texa- having moved to McAllen. Texas, over a year ago. l*l'U( HASK BLOODED STOCK The first a nual sal*/ of the North west Arkansas Shorthorn Breeders Association was h* ; t r ayetteville Tuesday. The saie we .Aten ,f i ny a very large crowd, m ■ ' f the purcnas <-rs be;ng residents o* Washing lor. county. The tola! -A.< amounted t«. $11,235. The top price ,.i ! r a huh was by Piekens, Le and W ;bb f I*ea K.dge, $900. The a ._h- -t price paid fir a female was A B. Sharp o Springdale, $6*>0 The average pr.ee paid for bulls \va $lft- . and for fe males $2.‘>2. Folio wing is a local men who purchased at the -ale Tuesday. Cow, $660, A. B. Sharp Cow, $280. W. \\ Sharp. Cow, $250, W. E. Hemingway. Cow, $270, J. F. Reed. Cow, $365, John Wei ter. Cow, $235, W. E. Hemingway. Cow, $230. Guy U. M David. Cow, $240, W. hi. Hemingway. Cow, $205, J. T. Masoner. Bull, $150, John Webster. Bull, $130, C. A. Chvnbey. Bull, $100, J. T. Masbner. SHUSTER FOR WARDEN M. 1. Shuster returned Tuesday from Little Rock where he had been to further present h.s :pplicat:nn for the appointment :> warden at the state penitentiary He feels very much encouraged • :h >vs chance <>f getting the job, hnv - g received the assurance from Gov. Brough that he will be appointed provided a change in the prison officials is recommended by the new commissioners, which > very probable.—Huntsville Democrat. -» COMBS STILL AT LITTLE ROCK Harvey Cow b?. chief clerk of tin House of Representative? who is yet in Little Rock superintending the com pletion of the journal, etc., has been named by i»y„v. Br . a memb of the state text-b ck board, the duty of which i~ to ad • * th<- serf. • of school books U’ ler the state uni formity act. The • d i . > not ' • . ry remunerativ but * s highly hoa >r ary. and Harvey’s many friends la heartily congratulate h'rn the d s Cneuished compliment the governor has paid him.—Huntsville ‘Idemocrat. What has become of the old fash ioned woman who wore green hair? — - - --« •3" + + •*> + + 4’ •!• * James i 0', . - • f : ♦ Smith has !•<,-. n r :> •< ia;t"! + h*puly • 1 r-: - .vav ! n; V is 4» \ rkansas Fi and flame C<»»n 5 m> -•-••!«)! Mr. !•' rn '• ed his n** v commission Saturdn’ •I* it is nr mmed Mr. Fernandez f \v:'i huvv charge of the enfor v t em- nt of :nn. «»> I ' ❖ law in this section of Arkansas •F as he' did some work * thi« section last year, under his •fr old commission. t* ■»• ❖ *!• d* + + -J* + •«• + h v <!■ *!■ d* t* *{* d* ‘b '5» LIEl'T. PETROSS RESIGNS Second Lieutenant Dallas Petros s, ■Jr., of Company A, A. N. G., has pre sented his resignation to proper auth orities, asking that it become effec tive at once. What disposition will be made of his resignation has not been made public; but it is now expec ted that Sergt. Harry Hough will be commissioned as second lieutenant Sgt. Ilouph was notified fore part of the week to apyar ..t Little K by April J, to stand the examination for the promotion. The examinat.on i in accord wth the new rulir.tr of the war department, that all promotions be made on account of ability and effi ciency. The many friends of Sirt. Houfrh in this section have no fear but that he will be able to stand a creditable examination, as he has been very pres stent in the study of mili tary tactics since joining the local company. Lieut. Petross has not announced future plans. -» NEW INS! RAM E FIRM •L .1. Banks, who for some tim* past lias been connected u.th the Dodson Renner Insurance Agency, at this pla e, has resign' d his position, and with L. A. Smith has formed a part nership to be known as thASmith and Bank - Insurance Agency. Their of fice will be the office of Mayor Smith. Mr. Smith expects to make a spec ialty of the town business, while Mr. Banks will look after the farm insur ance. Both these men are ell known to the people of Sprngdale and sur rounding community; both are city officials, Mr. Smith being mayor, and Mr. Banks, clerk and recorder. That the new partnership will be a strong one in the local insurance field Is as sum'd from the beginning. -—• CONGRESSMAN TILLMAN HUME Representative From This District Spent Saturday in Fayetteville— Returned to Washington Mon day Evening Congressman Jno. N. Tillman ,of this district was in Fayettevilh Sat urday of last week, for a brief time only as ho had just returned from a tour of inspection with other mem bers of the house Indian Affairs com mittee. He returned t ■ Washington, Monday evening. The folowing ac< ount of his : on visit home is tak-n from the F tyev.e ville Democrat. “Congressman John N. Tillman ar rived in Fayetteville Saturday morn ing to spend a few days at home be fore returning to Washington for Die extra session >f Congress, called for April Mrs. Tillman, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. B. Sha ver, at Dallas, Texas, also returned this morning. Judge and Mrs. Till man will leave for Washington Mon day evening. Their son, Fred, sec retary to his father, did not return to Arkansas during the short recess. Speaking of the strained relations between this government and Ger many, Judge Tillman, said: “There is no question but that President Wilson is a peace-loving man at heart and further that he has and will exhaust every means for maintaining honor able peace. The President is in close touch with every phase of the situa tion and he may be depended upon to act discreetly. It is the duty of every loyal American citizen to stand be hind the President in this great cri sis.” "Judge Tillman with other mem bers of the house Indian Affairs com mittee, has been on a tour of inspec tion of the condition of Indian tribes. The tour of western states was cut short by the early call for the extra session of Congress but will be m pleted later. The committee inspected the Semi noles of Florida, who Judge Tillma n says are still living the lives of sav ages in the Everglades of Florida, the < hoctav.s of Mississippi and the tribes of Oklahoma. “The Mississipjc Choctaws were found in a state of ab ject poverty,” said Judge Tillman, “and have suffered by reason of not having accepted the government’s of fer several years ago of free land n Oklahoma which is not now available to them. The Chi : taw tribesmen who did go to Oklahoma are living under good conditions, as are all the Okla homa tribes, generally --peaking ” "However. Judge Tillman sa:d that the Indians that are prospering by reason of wealth are not making pro per use of their means and, in the ms.ii are inclined to be indolent. “One of the problems that . ill have to be solved soon.” he said, ‘‘is whether or not the government should with draw’ support for the Indians and throw them on their own resources for their own welfare as well us thai of the country. The government puv sneR.is annually betwt ,r> a:v: .-,0 millions fur Indian supr, ft.” --« If there should ever be a be:in fami ly in Boston, the •western papers would not bo surprised if some Bos tonian should say: “Nota bene! Not a bean!” --- — Discovery by London critics that Shakespeare did not serve as a but cher’s aprentice in his boyhood as had been thought, has not lowered the price of beef. Sl’RINGDALE WILL OIL STREETS Local Business Men Have Subscribed Lunds Vlmost Sufficient To lake I Care of Work Local business men have subscri bed about sufficient funds to oil the main business street of Springdale again this year. A committee called on part of the business men this week, and while they have not been able yet to complete the journey, the ! manner in which the ioeal business men are responding to the call s suff'; cent to guarantee the oiling of Em- ; ma Avenue, and a part of the inter- > secting streets. Business men who have not been seen, but who desire! to help in raising the fund will confer a favor by seeing either C. G. Dodson or' J. F. Harris, who have consented to look after raising the fund, and it is no easy task. It will be necessary for every busi ness man in Springdale to aid a lit tle more this season than last as the oil is twenty to twenty-five per cent higher than last year. MEET IN FORT SMITH MW l.»-I7 Fort Smith has been chosen as th> meeting; place of the Arkansas Press Association for the summer meet in;1 this year. The selection was mad" by the executive committee Monday. The convention ill be hefd May 1', 16 and 17, with a trip through north Arkansas—Springdale being one of the town to be visited—completing th" remainder of the week. -•— ( ENTRAP COMMITTEE TO MEET Democratic Central Committee of the County to Meet at Fayetteville Saturday of This Week to Decide as to Primary Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the Democratic Central Commitee of Washington County, Arkansas, at the Court House in the city of Fayetteville, Arkansas, at 10 o'clock a. m., on Saturday, the •list day of March, 1917, fur the pur pose of deciding whether there shall he a Democratic primary election held to nominate candidates for delegates to the Constitutional Convention, and n the event that it is decided to have a primary, to devise ways and means to defray the expenses of said elec tion, and to transact such other busi ness as may be deemed expedient for th • success of the Democratic party. A full attendance is earnestly desir ed. This 24th day of March, 1917. Geo. T. Lake, Chairman Z. L. Reagan, Secretary. FRIDAY IS PATRON’S DAY Local folks should make it a point to visit the schools on Friday of this week, and parents who have children in the schools should make a double effort to be there. Friday has been designated as “Patron's Day” at the two school buildings in Springdale, and on that day and date various work done by the different pupils will be on display in the different rooms. Parents should make it a point to at least vis it the rooms in which their children are students. A teacher will be pres ent, and will be more than glad to ex plain the different work shown you, and this same teacher will appreciate your presence, and besides you owe it to your state, your town,* your schools, your children, and yourself, to pay the school room a visit. A program will be given by the children at the Auditorium Friday evening, under the direction of the S. I. A., and it is well worthy of your attendance. -* — OWN BEY Bl'YS BLOODED STOC K Carl Ownbey, of this place, attended the blooded stock sale >n the well known K. M. Perry farm at Noel, Mo., Wednesday of this week. This is one of the best known stock farms in Missouri, and the sale was largely attended. While there Mr. Ownbey purchased one of the noted Hailwood cows, the ton notcher of the sale. He also pur chased a full blood Scotch bull: also the large Mammoth jack; also Sweet Singer, a jack of the Vandovcr i -- »ck at Rogers. Tom Carrel of .this place, nurcha e 1 ! a full blood Scotch bull ‘it tin* I’-rry 1 su!,‘ , . J Mr. Ownbey also altende i a sale of • blooded stock held at Aurora, M j i Thu: , day. o When Hector was a pup barbed, ! wire had not come into style. Hence it was possible for the boys to get over the orchard fence about thirteen seconds ahead of Hector. .11 IH.K BKRKY FOR DELEGATE Local Members of ( ounty Central ( ommittee \N ill Place His Name Before Meeting Saturday A meeting was held at the mayor's office Wednesday right, at the sug ge.-itii'ii i.:' the four members of the County Central Committee from the wards "f Springdaie. The meeting was held i r the purpose of securing information from local men as to the act on of the Democratic County Cen tral Committee which meets at Fay eteville Saturday. Reports have gained credence that the Committe would endeavor to se lect the three candidates from Wash ington county for delegates to the Constitutional Convention, and the members from Springdale wanted ad vice from their constituents. It seemed to be the unanimous op inion of the meeting that a primary election, to be held at a later date would be the proper method of select ini candidates, and a motion that the members from Springdale be instruc ted to vote for a primary was carried without a dissenting vote. The name of Millard Berry, of this place.' was placed before the meeting as a probable candidate for delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and the four members from Springdale were instructed to place the name of Millard Berry before the meeting of the committee Saturday. The four members from Springdale will go uninstructed as to the candi dates from the Third Congressional district, and will use their better judgment in case such a selection or endorsement is placed before the Cen tral Committee. A motion to instruct the four mem bers as to the selection of county candidates was lost; but an informal I selection was made by ballot by ] these present, the result of which has ; ‘been depleted bv censor” on account of the probability of the informal se lection having weight in the primary ; or convention wh it wiP. select the I candidates. The election ■■ as held ' more for the benefit of the four mem ; ber> -'rom Serin, da! -, and while they ! are not bound by the action, the selec tion ta.e id- of tly? feelings of i those resent. aad a *• the four mem i hers- some chant >f probable action ! tha’ would meet aith the approval ! of ihe:r constituents. We are urged to keep our tempers. | But that doesn't mean for us to keep ' tongue-tied. -*—- - Yet, if the Russians change the name of Preamysl. they cannot make i it any worse. + LIST OF JURORS + 4* Following is the list of Grand + 4* and Petit Jurors for the April, ♦ + 1917 term of the Washington + 4* Circuit Court, which convenes in 4* + Fayetteville, Monday, April 23: 4* 4* Petit Jurors 4* 4* M. I>. Boas, White River. 4* 4* R. A. Holland, Boston. 4" 41 E. A. Gillett, Springdale. 4* + S. A. Buchanan, Center. 4* + Will Davis. Wedington. 4» 4* John P. Jennings, Valley. 4* 4* Joe Colwell, Goshen. * + J. B. Little, Dutch Mills. 4* 4* T. M. Wilson, Richland. 4* 4* George Stipe, Elm Springs. 4* 4* T. 11. Shannon, Starr Hill. 4* 41 Allen Sanders, Spring Valley. 4* 4* J. C. Whijte, Frairie. 4* 4* Z. I.. Reagan, Prairie. 4* 4* J. N. Miller, Prairie Grove. 4* 4* T. C. Hastings, Wyman. 4* 4* Clide Erwin, Cane Hill. 4* 4* Edd Jones, Durham. 4* 4* R. B. Jones, White River. • 4* 4* Oscar Crawford, Rheas Mill. 4* 4* G iy Marshall, Wheeler. 4* 4* Lewis Robbins, Valley. 4* 4* J. M. Davidson, Winslow. 4* 4* ( lias. Henson, Springdale. 4* 4* Alternate Petit Jurors 4* 4* R. L. Vaughan, Prairie. 4* 4* S. P. Kirk, Price. 4* 4* i A Braughton, Prairie Grove 4* 4* . Grand Jurors 4* 4* John Joyce, Springdale. 4* 4* li. C. Thompson, White River 4* •fr W. L. Howard, Dr.teh Mills. 4* 4* M. D. Mas t>, Fl.n Springs. 4* 4* Vernon Sherrod, Goshen. 4* 4* W A Welchei, Vineyard. + 4- W. B. Dabney, Reed. 4* 4* J. W. Taylor, Prairie Grove 4* 4* Da c Smith, Illinois. 4* 4- A. Miller, Jane TIill. 4> •I* White, Durham. 4* d- a Sto hur, •■!*, Wt ,;t Fork 4* ❖ Sam Dunlap, Center. 4* v Jotm McQuisiian, * lari s Hill 4* 4* < S Williams. Richland. 4* 4* Jo« Fai in, Pra rim 4 4* Alternate Grand Jurors 4* 4* T m Savage, Bru::h Creek. 4» ‘S* Odle Beaty, Price. 4* 4* J. 11 Rankin, Harman. 4* •b 4* 4* 4> 4 4* T 4* 4> 4- 4*