Batesville daily guard., May 29, 1915, Image 1

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VOLUME IX.
M SCHOOL GRADUATING EX
ERCISES LARGELY ATTENDED
All Former Programs Eclipsed In Ren
diton By High School Graduating
Class Last. Evening.
A
I rot'. Sidney Pickens. Superintendent.
Twenty-six, the largest graduating
class in the history of the Batesville
high school, fourteen girls and twelve
boys, happy and bright, carrying with
them the knowledge which comes
from persistency and application, were
presented with graduating certificate*
■t the closing exercises of the school
at the Gem theatre last night.
These young men and young iadu
have accepted the advantages afford
ed to fit themselves for further bat
tle- in life, whether in the field seek
ing higher knowledge, or in the world
of every-day life.
A more beautiful picture was never
witnessed than that which presented
itself on the stage of the Gem audi
torium last evening when these
young ladies and young gentlemen
lathered to receive their graduating
honors, and the importance of the
occasion was emphasized by the fact
that the commodious buildiug was in
•uffieient to accommodate the large
throng eager to witness the program,
•cores being forced to stand through
out, and many having to leave for
lock of standing room.
Folowing the rendition of a piano
•election by Mrs. Effie Moore, the in
vocation by Rev. S. B. Callaway, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, was
delivered.
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BATESVILLE DAILY GUARD.
The salutatory, indeed a gem both
in composition and expression, was
delivered by Miss Lois Wiggins.
A declamation. “Americanism.” by
Hugh Wright, did not fail to interest
the large audience and reflect great
credit on the young speaker.
Adding no little to the program.
Misses Lora Uumsted and Vera Moore
acquitted themselves nicely in the
perfect execution of a duet, the title
of which was “Soldier’s Chorus.”
No feature of the evening's exer
cises excelled the reading of Miss
Cecile Shelby, whose rendition of “An
Aspiring Dishwasher” drew much
merited applause, as did the piano
solo by Miss Madge Callaway, who
exhibited ease and skill and evidence
of application and proper training.
One of the most pleasing features
of the program and one that was lis
tened to closely and with great inter
est was the valedictory address de
livered by Burt McCaleb. It was
beautiful, practical and wide in its
scope of application.
Dr. Brough, who delivered the
class adderss, was given close atten
tion. He emphasized the duties of an
American citizen, impressed the class
with the advantages they have en
joyed over many others whose en-
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BATESVILLE. ARKANSAS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1915.
CONDENSED STATEMENT OFCONDITION
Union Bank & Trust Co.
BATESVILLE. ARK.
For Close of Business May 1, 1915.
RESOURCES
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS $210,418 44
SCRIP AND WARRANTS 18,201 52
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 5,073 57
CASH ON HAND AND IN BANKS.... 131,467 83
TOTAL $371,161 36
LIABILITIES
CAPITAL STOCK FULLY PAID $ 50,000 00
SURPLUS AND PROFITS (Net) 14,091 84
DEPOSITS 307,069 52
TOTAL $371,161 36
The above statement is condensed from the full
official report as made under oath of Officers and
Directors to the State Bank Commissioner under call
for above date.
C. D. METCALF, Cashier.
No U. S. Government Funds, No Postal Savings Deposits, No
State or City Funds on Deposit, nor any “U. S. Bonds” or
“Circulation” to Unnaturally Increase Our Totals.
Largest Deposits of Any Bank in Batesvii Ie .
CONDENSED WAR NOTES
The president of Portugal has re
f signed.
-
Przemysl again is threatened with
being • captured by Austro-(,erman
forces.
After an engagement with the
Turks the Russians occupy Urumiah,
Persia.
I
It is estimated that the sinking of
the Princess Irene claimed four hun
dred lives.
London is mourning the loss of the
.Majestic, torpedoed and sunk in the
Dardanelles Thursday.
Italian gunners have brought down
an Austrian aeroplane in the first con
test of the Italian campaign.
The rush to join the colors con
tinues throughout Italy, the volun
unteers including every age and pro
fession.
It is reported that the Pope has
decided to leave Rome and take up
his abode in Spain through the dura
tion of the war.
It is reported that Germany will
formally declare war on Italy today,
and that Turkey will make her dec
laration upon Italy later.
Members of the crew who have
State News Briefs
Thirty-eight graduated from the
Conway state normal this year.
Around Dardanelle great damage
has resulted to crops by high waters.
Olen Reeves, a boy of Delight, fell
from a tree Thursday, breaking his
I arm.
I
There were five inches of rainfall
jat Arkansas City in three hours
’ Thursday.
Twelve indictments were returned
iby the Pulaski county grand jury
' Thursday.
I About twenty conversions have re
sulted from a tent revival meeting at
Stuttgart.
H. B. Strauss and R. A. Downs of
I Pine Bluff are en route to Boston in
an automobile.
—
James B. Higgins, a newspaper
man of Conway, will make the race
| for secretary of state.
reached Liverpool declare the Nebras
kan was torpedoed, though no sub
marine was actually sighted.
The British steamer Argyllshire
has reached safety at an English port
after having apealed by wireless for
help, and being attacked by a German
submarine.
The steamer Champaigne of the
French trans-Atlantic line, is ashore
near St. Nazaire. She is badly dam
aged. The 900 persons who were
aboard have been taken off.
A report states the Austro-German
forces on the river San have been
forced back by the Russians. Also in
the vicinity of Galicia the Austro-Ger
man forces have suffered repulsion.
Reuter's correspondent says it is
semi-officially stated that the Dutch
government has instructed its minis
ters in Berlin to protest against the
attack on the Dutch steam trawler
Grabenhange by a German aeroplane,
off Ameland.
A dispatch from Berlin ' Friday
stated that Germany’s reply to the
American note will l>e presented to
day. “It will be of a temporizing
character," the dispatch says, “and
will ask the United States to either
affirm or deny that the Lusitania car
ried ammunition destined for the
allies."
Will Rouse and Will Kinnon are
held at Pine Bluff for the murder of
Ed Harris, a negro barber.
Recent rains and high winds have
greatly damaged the fruit crops in
the vicinity of Clarksville.
All along the lower Arkansas river
the stream has reached flood stage,
endangering property and crops.
Mrs. Oena M. Constant has been
named postmistress at Hill, Izard
county, to succeed Nonie Whitt, re
signed.
The grand jury at Stuttgart has
returned IS indictments in the night
rider cases that came up there a
couple of months ago.
One hundred and forty cars of
strawberries have been shipped from
Crawford county this season, bring
ing in the sum of 1116,325.
In the vicinity of Bigelow high
waters have practically destroyed
! crops, and water has risen 16 inches
above the railroad tracks there.
Muskogee and Fort Smith at the
latter place Thursday played a nine
teen innjng game, the score being one
and one when darkness intervened.
E. C. Guinn was fined $3,200 on
I eight counts in Fort Smith Thursday
| for forging checks. On each count he
I was also given a one-day jail sen
i fence.
—
Eluding the parents of the bride,
i who objected to the match, Miss
Erumma Clibourne and Marcus
Franklin of Conway went to the home
of a justice of the peace and were
married midnight Thursday.
Frank Tidwell, aged 19, was drown
ed at Caddo Gap in Caddo river
Thursday, and owing to the river be
ing swollen the body has not been
recovered. The lad was making long
swims in the river with the current.
Residents of Melbourne and vicin
ity Tuesday night organized a com
munity improvement association to
promote a railroad from some point
on the Iron Mountain to that place.
The association plans to offer SIO,OOO
bonus and a right of way.
The war came near being settled
one way or the other at Arkansas
City the other day when the news
reached that city that the battleship
Nebraska had been destroyed. Later
and more accurate news had the effect
of abating the passions of the city's
people and prevented the organization
of a recruiting station.
Hearing on application for injunc
tions to restrain the Arkanass rail-'
road commission from putting into ef
fect the state's two cent passenger
law and a general freight tariff was
begun Thursday in the federal district
court at St. Paul. Minn. Practically
all the roads o f ’be state are inter-
j ested. including the Iron Mountain
An aftermath of Wednesday runni
ng's police court at Fort Smith pro
■eedings appeared when Judge Fish-
I ?r inflicted a fine of SSOO and one
1 rear in jail on Carrie Schwartz and a
■ fine of SIOO and six months in jail on
1 her daughter. Ella McDaniels The
I fines were for the offenses of being
| contributory to the delinquency of
; Henry Abbott and John Perryman,
! minors. The oldest of the women is
nearly 50 and the youngest is a num
ber of years older than either of the
boys. The penalties are the heaviest
imposed in such cases in Sebastian
county.
George Balls was drowned at Leav
enworth, Kan.. Thursday while try
ing to save the pet dog of his wife.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION U
FIRST NATIONAL BANK 3
BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, ;;
At the close of business, May 15t.^1915.
Condensed from Its Report to the Comptroller of the ' ’
Currency. !!
RESOURCES. ;;
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS $297,436 46 K
UNITED STATES BONDS 102,000 00 !>
STOCKS, SECURITIES, ETC 6,764 00 <>
REVENUE STAMPS 24 00 ;;
STOCK IN FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.. 2,266 66 ; '
REAL ESTATE AND FIXTURES 8,932 74 ;;
CASH AND SIGHT EXCHANGE 87,044 59 ;;
$504,468 45 < ;
< •
LIABILITIES.
CAPITAL STOCK, FULLY PAID SIOO,OOO 00 •
SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS.. 18,555 00 |
CIRCULATION 98,300 00 *
DEPOSITS 287,613 45 *
$504,468 45 |
No County Funds; No State Funds; No School Funds f
On Deposit in This Bank. J
Our large lead of SBO,OOO over other banks in the ♦
matter of loans shows in a most convincing manner the w
way we have been helping the farmers this spring. J
FIRST NATIONAL BANK j
Member Federal Reserve System. Depository for United 1
States Postal Savings. •
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NUMBER 125.
A. C. GRADUAT-
ING EXERCISES
Degree of Bathelor of Arts Will Be
Conferred Upon Graduates of
Arkansas College.
The commencement exercises of Ar
kansas College will begin at Alumni
Hall tomorrow morning, the baccalau
seate sermon to be delivered by Rev.
French W. Thompson of New Albany,
Ind., an alumnus of the college.
On tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock
the sermon to the Y’. M. C. A. will be
delivered by Rev. Geo. T. McKee of
Mutato, Africa, another alumnus.
Monday at 8 p. m. the oratorical
contest between the representatives
of the Philomathean and Erosophic
societies, two from each, and the pre
sentation of the medal to the winning
orator, will take place.
Tuesday at thy boy's dormitory at
8 p. m. the banquet given to the
alumnus will be enjoyed.
At the regular commencement ex
ercises Wednesday morning the prin
cipal address will be delivered by
Judge L. B. Poindexter of Black Rock.
This year's graduating class of
Arkansas College is the largest in the
institution’s history, and is composed
of the following:
Misses James Edna Allen, Eugenia
Boggs, Mabel Conine. Kathleen Dav
enport. Agnes Robertson, Messrs. De
witt Browning, Max M. Brown, J.
Richard Brown. W. C. Brown Jr., Guy
R. Johnston, Hamilton T. Patton, Mil
ton Samuel Smith. Ernest P. Terrell,
James B. Viasco, F. Reginald Young.
ITALIANS CONTINUE ADVANCE.
Advancing Into Austrian Territory,
Italians Capture Fourteen Towns
and Three Passes.
Geneva, May 28. —The victorious
advance of the invading Italian forces
into Austrian territory continues, ac
cording to latest reports received
here. Not only have the Italians cap
tured fourteen villages and three
lower mountain passes in Carinthia,
but they have also taken another
small town adjacent to Monfalcone,
which city was today bombarded. The
advance into the Isonzo valley also
continues, and the belief here is that
the plan of the Italian forces is to
make a quick advance to Triest and
Trent.