FARMERS ARE INSTRUCTED IN
BETTER SEED CORN, S. C.
BOUTON SAYS
SWEET POTATOES SHIPPED
Much New Ground In Jackson County
Is Going Into C tton This Year,
And Increased Acreage is
Predicted.
r
Little Rock—Although farm work
in Arkansas was retarded consider
ably during the latter part of Janu
ary by heavy rains excellent progress
Is now being made, according to the
weekly crop letter of the l'. S.
Bureau of Crop Estimates, issued by
C. S. Bouton, statistician for Arkan
sas.
According to Mr. Ronton's report a
decided interest is being manifested
by the farmers in the state toward a
better grade of seed rorn. and much
of this commodity is being sold hy the
seed breeders. The color of wheat in
the northwest section of Arkansas is
exceptionally good, Mr. Bouton says,
and the plant is stoollng nicely on good
■oil. The weather has been favor
able for a good crop, he said Oats
are in good condition.
Many cars of sweet potatoes are
being shipped from different points
In the state, and up to date possibly
as much as 28 ar 80 per cent of the
commercial crop has been placed on
the market. The price is favorable,
Mr. Bouton said. Mr. Bouton said
that there is a movement on foot for
the sale of the entire output of the
certified sweet potato In this slate to
one organization. the consideration
boing $2 per bushel.
Much new ground in going into
cotton in Jackson county this year,
the report says, and indications are
toward a decided increase in acreage
In the state. To date the weather
has not been cold enough at any time
to cause any great damage toward de
stroying the boll weevil, and anxiety
Increases among the cotton men as to
the depredations of this pest this year.
The recent freezes have not been
unfavorable to the strawberry crop,
Mr. Bouton said, and all indications
are for a good crop this year. Re
ports of increased as well as new
acreages of strawberries continue to
come into Mr. Bouton’s office. There
Is a movement on foot in White coun
ty to centralize the marketing of
berries.
Approximately 25,000 grape vines
will be set out at Bradford, White
county, this year, the report says.
Rogers.—Landlord Elliot of the Ho
tel Main, which was damaged by fire
Sunnday, entertained the local fire
brigade at dinner. All of the fire
boys, with thoir wives, were invited.
Batesville.—The Batesville Water
and Light Improvement District has
placed on the maket for sale $25,000
of six per cent bonds, bearing semi
annual interest. The bonds run from
one to 20 years.
I’aragould.—George W. Haynes, en
gineer at the city power house, lost
the forefinger of his right hand in an
accident recently.
Conway.—Workers for the Wood
row Wilson foundation fund fell just
tl short of reaching the half-way mark,
having $199 credited against a quota
of $400.
Judsonia.—Tlio Owen-IIouek Lum
ber Company of Paragould ha« bought
the Starr Lumber Company here.
Batesville.—Returns from the co
operative car of hogs shipped by
County Agent J. II. Daniels were re
ceived yesterday. The shipment net- .
ted $1.520.09 for 109 hogs weighing
17,820 pounds. This shipment was
made by 14 farmers of this county, i
Russellville.—I)r. C. W. Garrison, i
state health officer, and Dr McMullen
of Louisville, Ivy., chief surgeon of the
TJ. S. Public Health Service, spent to
day here inspecting the building that
Is to he used by the government as
a trachoma hospital.
Camden.—The Woman's Misr! on
ary Society of the First Methodist
church held a reception for the mem
bers cf the church recently.
Paragould.—At the annual meeting
of the Y. W. C. A. reports showed
that much good work had been done
during the past year. The institute
being conducted at the “Y” by Mis
ses Corbett, Jenkins, Coon and Lav
ley, field workers of St. Louis, is at
tracting large crowds of Y members
and others. The school will close to
morrow night.
Paragould.— The High School Club
lias elected officers, for the year ns
follows: Bill Trice, President: Fred
Wright, vice President; Henry Kirch
off. secretary and treasurer.
Rogers.—As an Illustration of how
the timber of the Ozarks is being
misused and wasted a load of heating
delivered at the Rogers Community
Club cottage was more than two-thirds
bal k walnut. The load .. M for $2.
Mad" into dressing tables and chair
u..jJy‘a'’ room its val.u should
Ltii/i kmulriJi of dullura
Walnut Ridge—The drug store of
Dr. W. J. Robinson at Portia was
broken Into and about $200 to $200
worth of cigarettes and toilet articles,
and an overcoat owned by lV:i Shaw,
a clerk, were stolen. Entrance was
gained by boring through the front
door. The goods were recovered to
day by Bill Shaw, J. E. McCall and
,M. A Justice, local officers, at the
home of .Mabel Smith at Black Rock,
where officers think they were taken
by two men sought ah suspects.
Camden.—There was 12,53® bales
of cotton ginned in Columbia county
up to January IS, according to an
official report by A. O. Andrews, cot
ton reporter.
Searcy.—Former State Senator Har
ry T-. Ponder of Walnut Itidge spoke
before the students of Searcy public
schools yesterday on "Good Citizen
ship.” Supt. J. H. Bullington, who
came to Searcy from Walnut Ridge,
invited Mr. Ponder to make the ad
dress. Mr. Ponder emphasized the
need of every student making a study
of the conditions and needs of his
own state, in order to become an in
telligent citizen.
Bentonville.—A new road is being
opened north of Bentonville between
the Valley View and Bella Vista
roads, leaving Bentonville by the
Bark Springs hotel.
Mountain Home.—A big rabbit hunt
was held by young men In the Colfax
community, between this place and
Cotter. Monday, and 75 rabbits were
killed by the nimrods. The hunters
used shotguns and dogs.
Mountain Home.—Wythe Adams, a
young farmer living between this place
and Cotter, and his wife, had a nar
row escape from possible serious in
jury when a Ford car they were driv
ing became unmanagable and left the
pike, near their home, turning over.
The top and windshield of the car were
torn to pieces, and the car otherwise
damaged The occupants received
only a lew minor injuries
Strong—Farris C. Furvianee, super
intendent of the Strong public school,
probably will enter the race for repre
sentative from Union County, he an
nounced today.
Kjirlc—The Hew W A Daniel, for
four and a half years pastor of the
First Presbyterian church at Karle,
left for Nashville. Tenn., to assume
charge of his new pastorate there, to
which he was culled three days ago.
Green Forest.—A Ford sedan, left
in the garage of Mrs. Naomi ,!. Mor
gan, who has a summer home here,
has been stolen, it was reported to of
ticers. The car was left at the gar
age about five months ago. and the
theft was not discovered until Mrs.
Morgan returned here yesterday.
Walnut Ridge.—A movement is on
foot here to establish a hospital. At
the last meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce. F. E. Spikes. Grover John
son and Morris Bloom were appointed
a committee to discuss the question
with local doctors.
Green Forest.—Albert DeLozier has
opened a new grocery store here.
Arkadelphia, Feb. 4—Arthur Mea
dor broke his right arm at the wrist
late yesterday afternoon while driv
ing to his far. He and his little son
were in the buggy when the vehicle
struck a stump, throwing them both
out of tlie carriage to the ground.
Wynne.—The Wynne Chamber of
Commerce is fostering a Community
hospital. a county fair and a perma
nent fair building to lie erected near
the courthouse. The proposed build
ing also is to lie used as a community
house.
Strong The residence of Harmon
Phillips here was destroyed by tiro
recently. The tire is thought to have
originated from a defective flue in
the kitchen. The loss is partly cov
ered by insurance.
Ozark It. ('. Limerick, state high
way engineer, has begun the prelim
inary survey for the proposed Ozark
Huntsville highway.
Malvern.—H. B Means, a lawyer of
Malvern, will ho a candidate for cir
cuit judge of this district.
Camden.—C. M. Hayes, who has
I con connected with the Camden Na
tional bank of the city for the past
If) years, has resigned as assistant
cashier, and will devote his time to
his Insurance business.
Wynne.—J S Butterfield, lands
cape gardner for the Missouri Pa
cific railroad, is supervising the beau
tifying of the right of way hero.
Parkin —R. C. Dalton, former re
presentative of Cross county, will he
a candidate for railroad commission
er He erpoets to go to Little Rock
to arrange for his campaign.
Fayetteville -The Federal Club of
Vocational Students in the University
of Arkansas held a rocial program
hero tonight in the University "V"
hut.
Waldo.—Rural R( bool districts N'os.
1 and 2 will hold their annual con
test at Waldo March 4 Arrange
| uients are being made with local bus- :
lness men to furnish the prizes for
the events. A feature of the literary |
; contests will bo the health contest.
Van Bure-1'The eighteenth coni
i munity club in Crawford county h.-is
been organized at Dean Springs by !
A W. Milling, county farm demon-j
strator Mr Milling hopes to bring j
1 a ■ • - n1 IS t i f ' i 1
VA-W “ ****** V, *. kU i
1—Judge Theodore Brentano of Chicago, appointed minister to Hungary. ^
Guardsmen patrolling Newport, Ky., to suppress rioting in connection with strike -u .
oflicers at Bolling Field, Washington, playing volley bail in the snow, dressed In bathing sun..
-j- Army tanks manned by National
mill workers. 3—Army
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Arms Conference Ends and Its
First Results Appear in an
Order by Denby.
STOPS WORK ON BIG SHIPS
Pope Pius XI is Crowned in St. Pe
ter's Basilica—Secretary Weeks
Shows Flaws in Ford's Muscle
Shoals Offer—Devising
Revenue for Soldiers’
Bonus.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
Achievements of the conference
on armaments signalize a new
era of understanding in which prepar
edness for war will yield t<> moral pre
paredness for peace, said President
Harding to the delegates at their lust
session on Monday.
“Your achievement is supreme,” he
continued, "because no seed of conflict
has been sow n ; no reaction in regret or
resentment ever can justify resort to
arms. You have written the first de
liberate and effective expression of
great powers, in the conscientiousness
of peace, of war's utter futility, and
challenged the sanity of competitive
preparation for each other's destruc
tion."
Although the President made no ref
erence directly to ttie hope he had pre
viously expressed that an association
of nations would come from the con
ference, lie predicted a continuance of
international discussion to curry for
ward tlie work.
Hefore Mr, Harding made hi* ad
dress the live treaties agreed upon by
the conference were formally signed,
and w)ien the President concluded
Secretary of State Hughes declared
the conference adjourned sine die.
Now it is up to the United States
senate to put the stamp of approval
on the work accomplished by the con
ference. President Harding indicated
that lie would transmit to it without
delay the treaties, and the steering
committee of the senate, which met
with him Tuesday evening, promised
that they should have the right of way
until the tariff bill is reported. The
debate probably will lie prolonged, but
there seems little rea-on to doubt that
tlie treaties will lie ratified.
Tiie first tangible results of the con
ference appeared Wednesday, w! on
Secretary of the Navy Ilenby. under
direction of the President, ordered tie
suspension of work on eight battle
ships and six battle cruisers now un
der construction, pending final action
on the naval treaty. When the treaty
has been lutilied the contracts for the
ships will be canceled. The building
operations stopped by Secretary I len
ity's order have been costing the gov
ernment about e* jt month, of
the eight battleships, one will be com
pleted later—either the West Virginia
or tlie Washington. The Colorado,
which Is almost completed and is not
Included in the list, also will be fin
ished. Two ef tlie battle cruisers are
to be completed as airplane carriers.
Of tlie foreign countries represented j
in the conference the only one where !
there seems to be any organized oppo- j
sitlon to tlie treaties Is Japan. Heron
Sakamoto is loading the opposition in
tlie house of pens and criticized se
verely the agreements reached. Pre- !
inter Tuknhashi and ids ministers met !
Hie attack ably. The premier said
•hat the government did not claim the
conference was an unqualified success,
viewed from an individual standpoint,
hut that it did believe, with tlie other
powers, that the agreements reached
were the first step toward a retd and
lasting jieaee and would lead to a fu
ture understanding for the total aboli
tion of defense equipments.
Japan, like the l tiited States, has
vtopIMMl construct ion work on its new
capital .ships.
• HIE!.I. 11A 1 1 I. win. was cnrdl
nal archbishop «; Miion. was
crowned pope under tlie name of Pms
XI on February J” Hi., g elision
to the papal throne in St. Peter's I n
slHea and assumption of the triple
crown was accompanied by all tbe
stately ceremony that has grown up
about the crowning of a pope through
the centuries of the Catholic church s
history.
Since the new pope is an acknowl
edged liberal and one of the group
that supported the policies of Benedict
XV looking toward a reconciliation be
tween the church and the Italian gov
ernment, it may be that resumption of
relations will come during his reign.
Tins, though not especially desired by
other European governments, is
strongly favored by many prominent
Italian Catholics. They believe the
church would greatly benefit because
the pope would be free to visit other
countries. Americans in Home hope
that I’ius XI may even come to this
country, the first pope ever to visit the
new world.
Cardinal O’Connell was decidedly
vexed because the choice of a pope
was made by the sacred college before
he and the other American cardinals
could reach Home, and there is talk
of changing the papal constitution so
that this cannot happen in the future.
The incident may also he responsible
for the report that two more American
cardinals are to be created soon. The
archbishops mentioned in this cnnnee
tiofi are Mundelein of Chicago arid
Haves of New York.
HEXHY FOHD’S offer for the tak
ing over of the government's
nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals was re
ferred to the agricultural committee
of the senate. Acceptance of tin offer
was urged t>\ Senator Fnderwoi.d of
Alabama. Democratic leader, and it
was predicted the committee \vi aid
recommend it. Hut in the koir-e limi
tary affairs committee the Ford prop
osition was hnvlqg hard sledding. Sec
retary of War Week - was o; lit d there
as a witne.-s and ids ;• -tiiimnv must
have been rather saddening to the au
tomobile magnate. It was thus sum
marized by a Washington correspond
ent :
That Ford will pay tst.oOO.Ooo for
that portion of the Muscle Shoals
project which lias already cost the
government !?!(*!,<U)0,(Mi.
That tiic government, to complete
tho project, must spend 94O.0fui.d00 to
$50,fMU),(M > additional, which Ford uii!
repay under exceedingly liberal term*.
That flic government can realize be
tween .fk.ooiMHKi ami $1G.UOO,0dd *. lv
age on tiic? project which Ford wants
to buy for ?r>,00<MXU».
That the government can realize
more for the Warrior river plant and
neighboring property than Ford is !
willing to pay for the entire Muscle
Shoals undertaking.
In reply to a direct quest inn as to
what be would do with the offer if lie
were a member congress, tin* >e.
retury said he would vote to accept it
if lie thought certainly it would pro- <
dime cheaper fertilizer for the farm
ers hut that lie was greatly in doubt !
as to this, and he believed Ford and
Ids engineers also were uncertain of it. i
lie added that he would soon submit
to congress two other offers for Muscle
Shouts.
' | 'KNTATIVB estimates of the cost
<>f the proposed soldiers' bonus
idnee it sit mi,0(M),000 a year, and tlie I
Iiepubllean members of the house ways
and means committee spent a lot of j
time last week discussing how Mrs
was to he obtained. |'i sident Har
ding made it clear to the leaders that
the bill must include <t provision for I
tlie raising of the necessary revenue '
and that it must not he too oppressive j
on the public; he agreed with Seen '
tarv Mellon that a bonus based on for- !
eign bonds Is out of the question. Like
wise. the plan of raising money by any
ioim o, general sales uix is going into
the diseard, for a majority of the He
ptthheam. e\identiy are opposed to it,
< 'oiRseqiientl.v the majority members of
the eotntui:tee lime tigrced that \ari- !
"us miscellaneous taxes shall he im
posed, hut have not yet derided Just
What these shall he. chairman l ord
hey Cuvois at; increased tax on tobue
■ n,l etgarettes. a tax on real es
tate transactions and a light tax on ;
stoei and bond transfers, other mem
laws urged taxes on gasoline and bank !
cheeks, a federal autoinoblir license
tax bused on Imrsepov,, r. and an in
crease in lust and second class post- i
age ruten.
I N UliUMl TO relieve in*" i —
in the federal courts, the senate ju
diciary <•<>n)«ni11f*• has deckled to re< -
ommend an Increase of Ci in the nutn
t,er of United States Judges. These
non' judgeships, according to the plan,
will gn one each to the following dis
tricts: Massachusetts, eastern New
York, southern New York, eastern
Pennsylvania, northern Texas, eastern
Michigan, northern Ohio, middle Ten
nessee, northern Illinois, Minnesota,
northern California, northern (ieorgia
and Arizona.
A LTIIOUGH (he Eniled State* lm«=
T* not accepted, and is not 1 ik*-■ 1 t to
accept Hit* invitation to take purr :n
the ecunnniie and financial conformin' •
in Genoa next montii, preparation' fot
the opening of tin* meeting arc being
made t v the Italian government. All
the city's hotels and oil ers along the
Italian Riviera as far as llapallo are
being requisitioned, rapid transporta
tion and communication arranged and
the nneienf pahn e put in order for the
sittings of the conference. Huron
Avezzano. formerly ambassador to the
United States is general secretary In
charge of local arrangements, and I'n
niier Itonoini. though he Inis resigned,
is devoting most of Ids time to tin* af
fair. pending the appointment if his.
successor.
If America avoids the- conference
it will he because, among' other rea
sons, the soviet Russian government,
not vet recotnlztsl. is to lie represent,
ed; because certain European powers
show tin disposition to help mutters
by reducing their military establish
ments ; be.-ac.se none, except England,
is trying to balance It- budget, and be
cause few if them pa c gidzt tin- re;
' ii : f the er..i n -w : \ of I. . • pe
to the recovery of (h-rnianv.
1 r Alt ' broke out in Ire'and
’ » ga n ia t wool;, flu- 11 me l,«
tween the Irisir themselves and along
the Ulster liorder. I*r*- innnhly be
cause the’, had not learned that three
political prisoner- sentenced to death
at I terry had been reprieved, raiders
who were identiiicd with the army of
the Iris!, republic invaded Ulster and
carried off scores of pri- mets. ooing
;ilsi, a lot of shooting A few of the
captured men were released at otce,
but the other'! were held, mippo-cdly
tis hostages. Naturally, the northern
counties at once hhized with Indlgna
ti«>:: and thousands of armed men
swarmed to the bonier ami formed a
lit c of steel there.
* if course the provisional govern
ment of th< Iris': Free Slate vv; ' m t
responsible for the kidnaping*, nor
could it prevent them. It was h.
lieveil by some that the attacks were
planned largely to embarrass .Michael
Collins and his colleagues.
liven o'Duffy, chief of ■ tuff of the
Ir's'i republican army, issued ttd.s
statement :
“Tiiat there should he spontaneous
and determined action In l ister i-. not
surprKn; The patlei <,,ir
pie tliiTf has been sorely tried lalel.i
by continued raids arrests aid tor
1 tires in dieted upon them by agent* of
the northern government.
""I'll** majority of those in prison in
Relfnst and Derry are suffering be
cause they carried out nr, orders
while I was liaison oflieer, to protect
the live-- and property of Catholic
••iv i!;an« fn>", the i a ay of Orange
mobs when 11;os • who are intrusted
with law cml older refuse to give j,ril
teetion."
Ulster and the Free State are -t.
disputing over the .settlement of the
boundaries . f Ulster, and there is
“ome talk by Finish ofth-mu
on General Smuts to mediate.
V^FURFTaRV of I ; i F TRIAS
^ I K'i MI.1,1.ON announced last
''eel. that the r.iveminent will pay off
the \ ietoi v HAi per teat bonds o,t or
before June if. next, ami after that
'iiiti they will (case t<» bear interest.
These bond:;, of which there are about
If-ltK)dOO.Otx; outstanding, were issued 1
May b’d. ID ID. and mature May go. Rrj;’
but tlm government reserved the right
to call them for redemption this year. ,
At : ;i\ time before June if. the bond* j
Wit: he rcdeeimd v the rederal re-1
serva- | ;.:d.s par mu] a'*erued inter- ^
1* 11 > ,.K c*hl until June II,
lie,' should have attached the coupons
T-' le In ember i'.wj, Knd Muv
' • '— "tuei to oLiam full value.
SOLONS ARE NOT AS YET CON
TENT WITH THEIR ECON
OMY DRIVE
ESTIMATES BEING SOUGHT
Hearings On Appropriation Bill Will
Be Concluded With Secretary
Weeks And General Persh
ing As Last Witnesses.
Washington -Demand for a rwtue
tion in the size of the army to 5 0V,
000 enlisted men, or even to a maxi
mum of 75,000 will he made in the
House when the annual arruf ap
propriation hull comes up fot oon
sideration, members of the subcom
mittee which is drafting the measure
predicted.
A formidable bloc of representa
tives, the subcommittee members
said, is preparing to wage a determ
ined fight to limit the army’s size to
75,000 men. while others who favor
reduction have indicated they will be
satisfied if the maximum Is fixed at
100,000. Other factions among the
House membership are said to favor
* 125,000 maximum or to oppose any
reduction in the preseut Biee, which
under a limitation of pay for enlisted
men approximates 137,000
War Department estimate trans
mitted through the Budget Bureau
call for an appropriation for itoe fiscal
year beginning July 1, sufficient for
the pay of 150.000 raeu and approxi
mately It,000 offn ers.
Chairman Anthony of the subcom
mittee in charge of the bill a«aouncMWi
that three new estimates have bees
1 allt d for from the War Department.
| to le computed ou the basis of «u
army of 75.0(h), of 100,00 and 125,0b
enlisted men
Members of th<- s u boom null ee are
of Die opinion that the appropriation
bill when reported will provide for an
army of "100,000 or 125,000 men " Bf
forte to cut the number below 100.000,
it was said, are expected to be made
by Democratic members of the House
and by some of the members who be
lieve the armament confers ,-re re
movd the possibility fo war
The budget estimates call for a
total a; propriaiion f 3154,251.512 for
pay of ;ilS per-mns connected with the
Briny, including fndd clerks and of
ticers on the retired list The total
requested in estimates fo: the War
Depart .lent is approximately $304,
000.000.
Hearings c»n t’ - appropriation bill
before the >■■;••• oiumlttei* probably
will be concluded with Secretary
Week: and General Pet biny as the
last witnesses it probably will i*e
several weeks, n : ers of the suit
committee said, before the mil is re
ported by the Appropriation Com
mittee
Five Children Perish.
Ontralia, Wash Five children of
Mr and Ntr« Kd Rhode! of t'iaber.
Wash . near here d “d within an hour
after their mother had given them
closes of tv hat wc purport1* I to he Kp
sum Balts, which \e said she had
bought at u general store „t (labor.
The coroner in investigating.
Cstate Disposed Of.
Milwaukee A ?50U.0O!) estate in
disposed ef by the will of th>- lute Har
r.ett I. Cramer, owne r of Die former
livening Wis c v in Tin- * dl lion been
file I for riri..mt•* Two relatives, find
many fra uds an 1 servants an well ,;h
newspaper men (employed on tbo edi
torial t faff of the tiewup per are re
membered.
Chinese Girls Robbed.
San I* rancisi .) Kven Chinene act
reses hnvi things stolen and get their
names in the paper a a a result. Some
daring thief stole the wigs, slipper*.
ticks and i
Chinese c horus girls at a Chinat jwn
theater, uc< ordlng to the complaint
of lyce (Jusrig. proprietor, to the pd (»
recently. Without them the chorus
g;tl* could not appear
Bank Is $50,000 Short.
Kdrnton, N c. The i'armern Bank
and Trust f'ompnny of Hartford, X.
< has been do ■* I t»y State Bank Kx
amincr T-ethan, according to word re
ceived here. on account of alleged
shortage >1 f.: •! >eji rt»d to be bo
tween HO.OOO and $50,000.
Three Die In Car Crach.
Baltimore Three men w<".<. 1:illo«l
a. a ant ther mi injured when an an
to mo bile in width they were riling
struck u:i iron trolley polo bore.
Okloha.n* Bank Closed.
Ada, Ok'.i -The Mon-Sants and
Planters National Bank here u j„
charge of a bank examinsr following
the closing of the institution by the
Hoard of Directors and the national
bank examiner.
Mexico Is To Settle Up.
Mexico City -Mexhshi financial af
faire will he settled at once -cord.;,*
to li,format.on Riven jhe correajjo.ju
‘*’> " hiK’> official «d the 7n ,.r»
Department.
I