THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 2.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, MAY, 11, 1917
NUMBER 41
age limit placed
FROM 21 TO 30 BY
JOINT COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, May 10. -
Conferees on the war army bill
reached an agreement today and
the measure will be reported
back to the two houses for con
firmation as soon as possible.
The conferees made the age lim
it of those subject to selective
draft 21 to 30 inclusive, in place
of the 21 to 27 limit in the sen
ate bill and 21 to 40 in the house
measure.
The amendment put in by the
senate permitting Col. Roose
velt to raise four divisions for
service in France was eliminated,
as was another authorizing the
raising of three volunteer regi
merits for border patrol duty.
The senate amendments pro
hibiting the sale of liquor at
army camps and otherwise safe
guarding the morals of the troops
were retained.
Represe n t a t i v e s Kahn and
Anthony, Republicans, an
nounced they would not sign the
conference report. Anthony was
opposed to eliminating the Roose
velt amendment and Kahn op
posed the prohibitory sections,
maintaining he could not approve
conditions making the United
States appear to be either a
drunken or immoral nation.
Chairman Chamberlain, of the
senate military committee, said
he expected to report the agree
ment today, but because the
house must first act, the bill may
not be finally agreed to until later
in the week.
Elimination of the Roosevelt
amendment is expected to arouse
some opposition in the senate,
where it was put in by a large
vote. An agreement, however,
is expected. The prohibition
amendment was modified so that
while liquor, wine or beer cannot
be sold or possessed on military
reservations or camps, it will not
be unlawful to furnish or give
them to men in uniform.
One of the difficulties in reach
ing an agreement was over the
tribunals which shall pass on ex
emptions from the selective
draft. The provision accepted
gives right of appeal from a first
to a second. No military men
are to be on either, and they are
to be distinct from the courts of
the United States or the states.
’ General staff officers were
much pleased at the agreement
of the conferees and the total
elimination of the volunteer sys
tem from the new armies. While
they preferred the narrower age
limits of the senate bill, as it
would yield on the whole a
younger lot of men, they were
satisfied with rejection of house
provision which extended the
| age as far as 40.
Senator France, of Maryland,
j believing the bill defective be
I cause of the limited range of
! ages, introduced today a separate
| resolution to empower the presi
dent to enroll all men between
18 and 45, for national defense,
simultaneously with the selective
conscription registration. The
enrollment would consist of a
cadet corps, 18 to 20; first line,
21 to 27 second line, 27 to 35;
first reserve, 36 to 45.—News
Scimitar.
Mr. Wade Jeffries returned
Monday from Jonesboro where
he graduated from the State Ag
ricultural school.
Mrs. Dan Sanders, of Wynne,
was the guest of Mrs. S. E.
Fountain the first of the week.
Dr. Alex Westbrook, Dentist,
of Little Rock, will be in McCro
ry on May 15, for 8 days only.
Adv. It
Mr. Walter Huff, who has been
attending the Cumberland Uni
versity at Lebanon, Tenn., is
home for the week and will leave
Sunday for Little Rock to join
the officers’ training camp.
Former Station Agent, R. C.
Thompson, who went to Brinkley
a month ago where he has since
been working for the Iron Moun
tain, is now back at his old stand
in charge of the station here.
Mr. Thompson states that he is
glad to be with us again and we
are just as glad to have him as
he was to return.
Strayed or Stolen.
One, three years old, bay,
horse colt, branded “J” on left
shoulder. Liberal reward will
be paid for his return or infor
mation as to his whereabouts.
Last seen with a small, yellow
mare with flax mane and tail,
adv. 2t W. E. Jelks.
NEW TOWN OFFICIALS
TOOK OATH OF OF
FICE MONDAY NIGHT.
The retiring council met Mon
day night with Mayor G. W. Bar
ber and all other members pre- i
sent as follows: Recorder C. P.
Best, Aldermen R. A. Drewery
L. J. Dilliard, J. A. Cullum, G.
G. McCrory and C. E. Riggs.
Minutes of the last regular
meeting and of a call held April i
4, were read and approved. Re
ports of the city officials were
also adopted as read.
Motion by Alderman Drewery,
seconded by Dilliard, prevailed
that the stock ordinance which
was submitted to the people and
rejected be striken from the cal
_j_
ciiuai.
All outstanding accounts were
allowed and ordered paid, and
from the reports warrants and
accounts are now outstanding to
the amonnt of $2,282.27.
On adjournment of the retiring
council the new council took the
oath of office, the membership of
the new council being as follows:
Walter W. Raney, Mayor.
W. N. Dunehew, Recorder.
L. J. Dilliard, Alderman.
R. A. Drewery, Alderman.
T. E. Dye, Alderman.
C. E. Riggs, Alderman.
G. G. McCrory, Alderman.
Committees were appointed by
Mayor Raney as follows:
Finance, G. G. McCrory.
Streets and sidewalks, C. E.
Riggs.
Ordinances, R. A. Drewery.
Sanitary Regulations,T. E.Dye.
Mayor Raney appointed Dr. H.
P. Hargis health officer and L. J.
Dilliard was unanimously elect
ed treasurer.
Applications for marshal were
presented as follows: J. G. Pul
ley at a salary of $40.00 per
month and E. E. Jeffries to serve
without a salary and for mar
shal’s fees only. The applica
tion of Mr. Jeffries was voted on
first and he was unanimously
elected.
A motion by Alderman Riggs,
seconded by Drewery, prevailed
that Mayor Raney express to Mr.
Barber, the retiring mayor, a
vote of appreciation for the per
manent improvements accom
plished during his administra
tion, which was done.
Mayor Raney read some parli
mentary rules to the new coun
cil and stated that they would be
carried out as far as practicable.
Motion by Drewery, seconded
oy Dilliard, prevailed that the
council meet at 7:30 p. m.
Motion by Dilliard, seconded
by Riggs, prevailed unanimously
that Mayor Raney's office be
rented at a price of $2.00 per
month to be used as the mayor’s
office and council chamber.
Bert McCarroll was unani
mously elected scavenger with
no salary stated as per his ap
plication.
Motion by Drewery, seconded
by Dye, prevailed that the mayor
communicate with Mr. H. M.
Woods of Augusta and secure his
services as attorney for the town
if possible, at a salary not to ex
ceed $100.00 per year.
Motion by McCrory, seconded
by Riggs, unanimously prevailed
that Mr. W. B. Fakes be given
the privilege to erect poles and
string wire thereon in alleys in
any part of the town for the
purpose of furnishing an electric
current for a period of eleven
months 'at the expiration of
which time he will be given the
preference in granting of a fran
chise to any person, firm or cor
poration, if he so desires.
Motion prevailed to adjourn.
Miss Emma Walker arrived
Sunday from Chicago and will
be the guest of Mrs. S. E. Foun
tain for three weeks.
Mrs. Maggie Short.
Died: Monday, May 21, 1917,
at 11:00 p. m., in Hot Springs,
Mrs. Maggie Short, of Grays,
age 56 years. The remains were
laid to rest in the cemetery at
Augusta Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased was a good
Christian lady and was a sister
of ex-sheriff, Jas. L. Garrett, of
Fakes, and a half sister of Mrs.
H. P. Hargis, of this city. She
leayes two sons, Ollie and Bob/
to mourn her loss. \ v
Little Rock, May 8.—The work
on the ten-story office building
of the A. 0. U. W. is progress
ing rapidly, although there has
been some delay during the last
week on account of the carpen
ters leaving to work on the mili
tary camp at Fort Logan H.
Roots. However, the construc
tion work is progressing most
satisfactorily and the early sum
mer will see the building en
closed.