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WQ&T drouth IN EIGHT’ YEARS FOREST FIRES DO GREAT DAM AGE TO TIMBER THROUGH OUT THE STATE MANY CROPS ARE RUINED Something Of Former Drouths That Have Proven Damaging To Crops. Bad One In Year 1914. Little Rock.—Rain's were general throughout the state last week, but according to reports received here were not sufficient to really break the drouth which has extended over the past several weeks. Rain fell in Lit tle Rock, Hot Springs, Russellvville, Clinton, Harrisburg and other towns In various sections of the state. The -drouth, according to records at ILe Little Rock Weather Bureau, has lasted since the latter part of July. In Little Rock there has been only 1.76 inches of rainfall since August 1. In the Ozark and Arkansas national forests since the drouth began many forest fires have occurred which have caused irreparable damage to the timber, according to reports from the offices of the forest supervisors. C. A. Plyraiale, supervisor of the Arkan sas forest, with headquarters at Hot Springs, said that the damage in the Arkansas forest would amount to at least $25,000, and that this damage was but ‘‘a drop in the bucket,” com pared to that sustained outside the re serve In forests adjacent to the re serve Most of the fires, Mr. Plymale said, were due to incendiarism, and because of the extreme dryness of the woods, were almost impossible to extinguish before considerable damage was done. The damage to crops cannot be es timated and is covered by crop re ports only in a general way. How ever, that the drouth has damaged practically all crops and entirely ruin- j ed some is reported from many sec- ! tlons. The present drouth is probably the ! worst in the state since 1914. In that year there was only .02 of an inch of rainfall at Little Rook during an Si day period from May 13 to August 1. During practically the same period Prescott reported only 1.02 inches of rain in 90 days, and Helena .57 inch in 47 days. In the same year Texarkana had only 1 of an inch during the 63 days from May 30 to July 1, inclusive, and only .92 inches in the 63 days from September 25 to November 26. | Farmers Suffer Great Loss At Arka delphia. Arkadelphia.—The Farmers’ Union cotton warehouse, containing approx imately 80 bales of cotton, a quantity of lumber, a larg estock of fruit and cantaloupe crating materials and other goo'w burned, entailing a loss roughly estimated at $100,000. Insurance ap proximating between $50,000 and $60, 000 was carried. The fire was one of the most spec tacular ever -seen here, and also one of the most disastrous in the annals of Clark county. The origin is unknown. There was no night watchman. Little Rock, Ark.—'Communications 1 which are being received in the of- \ fices of the Forward Education Move ment, and by officials of the Arkan- I sas Educational Asociation, indicate that one of the most important mat-1 ters which will confront the associa tion is ways and means of continuing the schools. Rogers.—Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Mulvey of Rogers celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last week at ! their home here. They were married September 25, 1862, at Madison, Ind-, their native home. Little Rock.—The Arkansas Cotton Growers’ Cooperative Association now ha's 6,315 members, it was an nounced by Secretary John D. El dridge It is estimated that more than 150 farmers have voluntarily and without solicitation joined the as sociation since the marketing season opened. Paragould.—John Cokeley, aged 53, of Cardwell, died at the local hospital from potomaine poisoning. He and two others ate some sandwiches Sat urday night and soon were stricken. Malvern.—W- R. Carver, a farmer residing near Malvern, Is marketing a fine crop of late melons in Malvern | and Hot Springs. Despite the drouth the melons are remarkably sweet. Arkadelphia.—Members of the edi torial staff of the Ouachita College have jsued their first weekly paper of the school year. H. Noble Cham- i bers of West Helena, member of the I Hermesian Society, is editor-in-chief and Barney J. Byers of Poteau, Okla-, member of the Philomathean Sivciety, is business manager. Bentonville.—School day at the * Benton County Fair was attended by one of the largest crowds ever assembled in the county. Eleven hundred and ninety children, repre senting 25 county schools, featured a parade a mile and a half long. Malvern.—The Morehead-Watkins sawmill, planer and cotton gin at De Roche, in the west end of Hot Spring county, was destroyed by fire. The blaze is believed to have been start ed by a spark from the sa wmill which tail in a pile of shavings. The Election Results. L'ttle Rock.—Little Interest was manifested in the election throughout Arkansas except in a few counties where local candidates were hotly contested. Returns are slow coming in but enough to assure the defeat of the three Amendments proposed to the constitution. For Amnedment No- 13 is leading by a small majority but since it must receive a majority of all votes cast in the election there is no hope of its successful passage. In many strong Republican coun ties the Democrats made great gains over two years ago and in some coun ties won out the first time in years. Crawford county elected a Demo cratic ^county judge the first time in twenty years and seem to have made a clean sweep of all county offices. Governor McRae is leading over Judge Gabriel, his Republican oppon ent, about 5 to 1. MAKING STATE BUDGET. Little Rock.—Van B. Sims, state comptroller, has begun work prelim inary to making up the state budget for presentation to the next legisla ture. Within the next few days ha will call on all state departments for the estimates of their needs for the next biennium. The estimate of revenues cannot be made until all departments have been reported, and the final report of the Arkansas Tax Commission is in, which will probably be not later than 30 days. Available revenues for the current biennium totaled $10,S87,461. Appropriations for the biennium were $10,560,289.39. Mr. Sims believes that the revenues will be slightly decreased this year because of the lowered assessments. This, however, could be offset by large increases in departmental fees, franchise taxes, etc. It is not likely that the expendi tures will increase much over the cur rent biennium, Mr. Sims said, al though the last appropriations were more than $2,000,000 under the rev enues. Fulton.—Joe Knox, a laborer em ployed by a construction company, was killed by a train here. The ver dict of the coroner's jury was that lie had been killed while intoxicated, probably while asleep on the track. Whereabouts of his relatives are not known here. Prairie Grove.—The J. D. Sturdi vant jewelry store was destroyed and the Mayberry bakery, the Prairie Grove Herald, the F. H. Carl & Sons store were damaged by a fire which caused a loss estimated at $6,000. Hope.—At a good roads meeting here, between members of the Cham ber of Commerce of this city and res idents of Bodcaw, Holly Springs and Mt. Olive, committees were appoint- I ed to boost the building of a road be tween Hope and Roston, the Neva- j da county oil field. Much labor has j been subscribed and subscriptions for funds are being taken. Little Rock.—James J. Harrison, secretary of the Honary Educational Commission appointed by Governor McRae to direct a survey of the public school system of Arkansas, has sent notices to all members of the commission of a meeting to ba held in the governor’s reception room Wednesday morning, October I 11, at 9 o’clock. Little Rock.—Upon proof that he has obtained employment James C. (“Jack”) Howard, the Garland coun ty convict who killed Tom Slaught er last December, has been granted a furlough by the governor. The fur lough i-3 until January 1, 1924, during which time Howard will work on his uncle’s farm in Howard county. If he makes good it is believed mat further clemency will he extended, although the time he is out on fur lough will not be counted in his sen tence. Dermott.—The second annual con vention of the Lone Star Route High way Association closed here this after noon and the delegates left In cars for Lake Village to be guests of the Lake Village Chamber of Commerce at a fish supper on the courthouse lawn. Paragould was selected as the place of meeting next year. Offi cers were elected as follows: Henry E. Hardtner, Alexandria, La., presi dent; Dr. W. H. C. Smith, Godfrey, 111., vice president; H. C. Wilhite, Alton, 111., secretary; C- L. Boren, Brighton, 111., treasurer. Pine Bluff.—G. E. Tlner, aged 21 captain of Fire Station No. 1, died here as the result of injuries received last week when a fire truck on which he was riding in response to a fire alarm ran wild and crashed into a tree on East Sixth avenue. Walnut Ridge.—The Henry Wrapo Company, which operates a sawmill near this city, contemplates putting in another mill within the city limits The Chamber of Comerce has select ed a comittee to co-operate with the company. Fort Smith.—Citation to appear in Federal Court and show cause why they should not be held for contempt of court was served on Earnest Barn well, chief of police of Van Buren The citations were issued by Judge Citations were issued by Judge You mans and case is to be tried by jury. The defendants are charged with par ticip-ating in an assault on S. .1, Cas per and W- E. Wooten, employes ol the Missouri Pacific at Van Buren, July 25. Thirteen other men hava been cited to appear in court in con nection with the same occurrence. I THE RED CROSS HEARS THE CALL DELEGATES IN CONVENTION DE CIDE TO AID REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST ANSWERS HELPLESS CALL Some Dissatisfaction Expressed Iri Regard To Work Done In The Interest Of Disabled Sol diers. Washington.—The American Red Cross is making ready to extend a helping hand across the sea. this time to aid refugees in the Near East. An nouncement was made a tthe open ing of the annual convention of the organization that its Executive Com mittee had placed in the hands ol Chairman John Barton Fayno all the organization’s funds and facilities, with which to give aid to sufferers. The committee’s decision was that ‘ the job lie done.” Chairman Payne announced. “If it takes all the money we have we will spend it,” he declar ed. "If it takes more, we will get it.” Chairman Payne said that no ap propriation of funds could be made, hut the amount required is unknown, but the committee directed him to use such funds as he deemed advis able. 1 he situation of disabled former service men also was discussed by the convention. Representatives of the Veterans’ Bureau who were pres ent promised action on several speci fic cases in which 'injustice or dis regard were charged by delegates. While several speakers voiced dissat isfaction with the work of the Vet erans’ Bureau, the gratification of several Red Cross chapters was ex pressd by other speakers. Chairman Payne described his re cent visit to European Red Cross cen ters, and said that whatever opinion is held in foreign countries of the American official policies, there is unanimity everywhere on th splendid work in Europe of the American Red Cross. He read cable messages from Greece telling of the great suffering among thousands of refugees, asking immediate aid in furnishing supplies The night session was addressed by Sir Claude Hill, director general of the League of Red Cross Societies, who discussed the situation in Europe and the Near East, and the relief ef forts being extended by the Red Cross there. Dr. A. Rose Hill, vice chairman in charge of foreign opera tion of the society, also spoke. Starved Though Rich. New Orleans.—Ike Herdman left an estate worth 250,000,000,000 rubles, $500,000 in money, but lii-s son's wife and two of his four grandchildren died in Russia of starvation. The sou and the surviving children may be saved, in spite of the curse of the Herdman sold. Ex-King In Exile. Palermo, Sicily.—Former King Con stantine of Greece has taken up his residence at the Hotel des Palmes. He daily takes drives about the city and its environs. Calling For Uncle Sam Athens, Greece.—Twenty-eight of the Greek Christian deputies of Thrace in the Greek national a-ssem bly have cabled President Harding and the American Congress seeking protection for the Greek, Armenian and other Christian populations in Eastern Thrace. Met Soldiers At Sea. Washinton.—The steamship Eor raine, carrying delegates from the principal Allied armies to the Amer ican Legion convention in New Or leans, was met at sea by six Ameri can destroyers and escorted to New York, it was announced at the Navy Department. Railroad Fare Coming Down Washington.—Railroad passenger fares are coming down. A cut as great, perhaps, as the 10 per cen hor izontal reduction ordered in freight rates last May, may be expected. Must Naturalize. Longview, Tex.—The Ku Klux Klan will “force, if necessary,” the natur alization of every alien in the United States, according to a resolution adopted by the Gregg county Klan, and which it is said was submitted to the consideration of every Klan or ganization in the United States. The re-solution declares “that many aliens come to this country for the sole pur pose of gaining wealth and, therefore, their presence is undesirable.” Lawson Located Boston.—Thomas W. Lawson has leased an eight-room furnished apart ment in the Fenway district and will re-side there this winter, friends of the missing financier say. A Million In “Booze” New York.—Morey E. Binfbaum, president of the Standard Carpet Company, Inc., where federal prohi bition officials last night dug liquor valued at $1,000,000 from secret un derground vaults, has surrendered. He was released in $10,000 bail. 3C □C Condensed News Items SHORT STORIES TERSELY TOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF BUSY READERS. □r ACCIDENTS. D. A. Chandler, a parachute jumper, of Indianapolis, who lias been giving exhibitions at the Interstate Fair at Cliattunooga, Tenn., was drowned when he fell into the Tennessee Itiver. Frank Moon, who lived near Hayes, 111., was instantly killed when itis auto mobile was struck by a Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train. While trying to keep from hitting a dog at El Paso, Tex., Charles Ross. a tourist, swerved his automobile, throw ing his son, Willis Ross, 8, under the wheels of tlie machine, killing him in stantly. Ross lives in San Angelo, Texas. S. Daniel Hagens, 35 years old, 0021 Chamberlain avenue, a salesman for the Mound City Auto Company, of St. Louis, was killed instantly and four other men injured, three seriously, when the automobile in which they were riding struck a telephone pole and overturned in St. Louis County. CRIMINAL. Edward Pearl, a negro, was shot In the hack and instantly killed; Herbert Miller, white, was shot in the hip, ami a score of negroes were beaten on the head and dragged out of street cars during a series of disturbances at Mont gomery, Ala. The indictment of two former army officers at Baltimore lias revealed, it is declared, frauds against the govern ment aggregating at least $100,000 through the sale of automobiles at Camp Holabird. William M. Creasy, Kentucky me chanic, of Mineola, N. Y., was found guilty of murder in (he first degrep for the shooting of Miss Edith M. Lavoy, Freeport, N. Y„ school-teacher. Thu United States government filed suit in the United States district court at Dayton, Ohio, against the Day ton Airplane Co., formerly known us the Dayton-Wright Airplane Co., seek ing to recover $2,408,207 and 0 per cent Interest from June 11, 1919, al leged to have been fraudulently paid to the company by government offi cers. Henry Miller, Peoria, 111., river-front resident, was shot and killed by a squad of police after he had wounded Frank L. Boswell, Rock Island rail road detective, and defied capture be hind barricaded doors of ids shack for two hours. Miller was routed from ills stronghold by a gas bomb after an attempt to set fire to t lie shack had failed. LABOR. The United States Railroad Labor Hoard at Chicago handed down three decisions, holding, as in former eases, that the contracting out of rail work to outside agencies was illegal because the practice attempted to evade the provisions of the transportation act. The entire Baltimore and Ohio Rail road system has signed at agreement with the brotherhood organizations of trainmen and conductors extending the present wage and working conditions agreement for one year, it was offi cially announced at Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio. DOMESTIC. A brand-new affliction—the automo bile foot—was disclosed at Chicago by Dr. Charles Cross of San Francisco, attending the convention of the physi cal therapeutists. It is caused, lie de clared, by holding the foot for pro longed periods on the accelerator pedal. The leesiou caused by tills strain, lie said, is usually located nt the second toe. Directors of the Standard Oil Com pany of New York declared a stock dividend of 200 per cent, increasing the capital from $75,000,000 to $225, 000,000, and reducing the par value of the stock from $100 to $25. Advertising, day after day, week after week, month after month, as the best method by which public utilities may overcome public prejudice, was strongly urged by W. H. Sawyer, pres ident of tlie East St. Louis and Sub urban Railway Company, speaking be fore the American Electric Railway Association convention at Chicago. Ten general federal prohibition agents made a raid on the cellars of the Standard Carpet Company, Inc., at New York City, and seized between $700-000 qnd $1,000,000 worth of whis ky, gin, champagne and wines. President Harding stands squarely behind D. R. Crissinger, comptroller of the currency, in the latter’s ruling in regard to the establishment of branch offices or “ branch banks,” as they are generally regarded, in states which permit state banks the same privilege, says a dispatch from Washington. James C. Howard, slayer of Tom Slaughter, noted bandit, has a fur lough from the penitentiary, granted by Governor McRae, it was learned at Little Rock, Ark., when he arrived there from Tuker Farm on Ids way home in Howard County. He will be free until January 1, 1024, It is said. Charges that certain representatives of the Department of Justice converted to their own use large stocks of liquor seized in the enforcement of prohibi tion laws were made in a special report filed at Washington by the District of Columbia grand jury. While a crowd nenrby watched a world series bulletin board at Minne apolis, Louis Garceau, 35 years old, a window washer, fell from a third story ledge to the sidewalk. Horrified spectators thought he had been killed, but he was not injured. "What’s the score?” were his first words as he came out of a daze. The Supreme Court reconvened at Washington after the summer recess for the October term, and after induct ing into office former Senator George Sutherland of Utah, to fill the vacancy caused by the recent resignation of As sociate Justice John Clark of Ohio, and admitting to practice 35 lawyers, ad journed. Navigation on the Ohio River from Galliopolls, ()., to Cairo, 111., a distance of 500 miles, was suspended entirely on account of the lowest stage in the river for 15 years. MISCELLANEOUS. The entire receipts from (lie second world series game between the New York Giants and New York Yankees will be given to disabled soldiers and charities of New York City, Commis sioner Landis announced. It was the famous letter of August A. Busch to ills son, August Busch III, in which Uncle Sam was described as the greatest bootlegger In the world, which led President Harding to close the bars on American ships and go out of tlie business of "bootlegging.” lit. Itev. Patrick James Donahue, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling, died at Wheeling, W. Va., after a lingering illness. The United States circuit court of appeals at Chicago lias affirmed the finding of former district Judge Lan dis that the Chicago Tribune bad not violated the law In instructing its car riers that if they sold tlie Chicago Journal they could not sell the Tri bune. Tlie American fishing vessel Barta lone has been burned off Cape Muzon, Alaska, ('apt. Harry Selig and tlie crew of the vessel rowed 14 miles to a loggers’ camp after leaving their ship, according to word brought to Prince Rupert, B. C. The San Francisco (Cal.) Call has announced that the majority of the stock of the Call Publishing Company had been sold to the Star Holding Cor poration of New York, the stock of which is owned by William Randolph Hear,st. PERSONAL. Walker Hill, of St. Louis, nationally known hanker and one of the execu tive managers of the First National Bank in St. Louis, died suddenly in liis room at a New York Hotel. The cause of Hill's death was not given. He was 67 years old. K. Y. Clarke, Imperial wizard pro 1 era, of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, was indicted by the United States grand jury at Atlanta, Go., on charges of “using the mails to effect schemes to defraud.” He was released on bond of $500. Mildred Harris, motion picture ac tress and former wife of Charlie Chap lin, filed a petition in bankruptcy at Los Angeles, with liabilities listed at $50,000 and assets at $1,500, which the petition declared was the value oi wearing apparel and claimed as ex empt. Isadora Duncan, noted dancer, re turned to New York on the steamship 1'aris *f tli« French Line, accompanied by her husband, Serge Yessenin, and or advice front \\ ashington the immigra tion authorities told her site would not be permitted to land. FOREIGN. The correspondent in Berlin of tlu London Times telegraphed that he has learned the military council of the Russian Soviet government has decid ed to mobilize Russia's Black Sea na vul forces. He adds that the Soviel naval commander in the Black Sea has issued orders suspending ull leaves ol absence by officers and men. Constantine’s act of abdication las disappeared. The document is said to have been seized by military officers sympathizing with the deposed mon arch in an effort to save him his throne These officers believed, it is said, that the revolutionary troops would adhere to the old King when they landed in Greece on arriving from the Aegean Islands, where the revolution started Belter treatment for the thousands of seasonal Spanish workers in Cuban cane fields is being sought by the Spanish minister, Alfredo de Muriate f,ui, in negotiations he is carrying or with the Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Labor, at Havana. 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