>1,000,000 PROJECT IS PROPOS
ED BY RESIDENTS OF CRIT
TENDEN COUNTY
IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT
Delegate* From Memphis And Arkan
sas Counties Will Be Invited To
Attend The Proposed Meet
ing At Marion.
Earle.—A mass meeting of Critten
den county taxpayers, with delegates
from Memphis and several eastern
Arkansas counties, will he called at
Marlon between April 1 and 15 to
consider plans for pushing construc
tion of a new, permanent viaduct ap
proach to the Memphis bridges over
the Mississippi river, it was decided
at the general meeting of the Critten
den County Chamber of Commerce
here.
The meeting will be a < limax to
agitation for a concrete viaduct cost
ing around fl,000,000 to replace the
present wooden viaduct. A committee
composed of Dr. W. IV Hicks and S.
ft. Morrison of Earle and Ixmis Bar
ton of Marion, was named at the
meeting Tuesday night to handle plans
for the proposed meeting.
Delegates and others interested in
the project from Memphis and from
Mississippi, Poinsett. Cross, St.
Francis, and Bee counties will he in
vited and urged to attend, as well as
Ben T H. Carraway and Congress
man W. J. Driver of Arkansas; K. D.
McKellar and Hubert Fisher of Ten
nessee; T. B King, manager of the
Oood Roads Department of the Mem
phis Chamber of Commerce, and va
rious other authorities and parties
nterested in the viaduct construction
The decision to call the meeting
followed an address by J Rudolph
som. Marion attorney. He said the
present viaduct, which is 2.6 miles
long, is rapidly deteriorating. The
viaduct project is of importance to
all eastern Arkansas and Memphis,
since it is the only route for crossing
the Mississippi river. Half a dozen
transcontinental highways utilize this
structure.
Hope.—The Hois d’Arc Camp, W. O.
W. of Hope, held a "home coming"
meeting here recently.
Hope.—J. O. Taylor, representing
the United States Department of Agri
culture, spoke in Hope on "Bool Wee
vil Control."
Arkadelphia—Eleven of the church
es of the Ued Kiver Baptist Associa
lion were represented at the redemp
tion rally at the First Baptist church
w.ently,
Batesville.—Earl \V Kerr, assistant
cashier of the First National bank, has
announced as a candidate for city
reaRurer.
Walnut Ridge—Walnut Ridge has
started a campaign against rats. The
rodents seem to be more prevalent in
grocery stores. In one building, which
has been vacant about a week. 38
were killed with clubs, the raiders
being assisted by dogs.
Fayetteville.—Damage to fruit by
the freeze was slight, according to
reports made by several fruit grow
ers Apples are not hurt, and only a
alight damage to the peaches result
ed, is the general belief. One grower
expresses the belief that it is too
early to estimate the exact loss in
curred.
Eagle Mills.—The Eagle Mills public
school was reopened after closing
two weeks ago on account of influen
za. All memebrs of the faculty, ex
cept Supt. S. A. Punch, were vic
tims of the disease
Russellville.—Contractor C. P. Con
nolly and his force has commenced
vork resurfacing the paving on Main
itreet. After this is completed the
contractor will begin putting the fi
ial asphalt course on the Little Kock
o-Fort Smith highway through Pope
county.
Jonesboro—5>r. Austin Crouch, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, preach
ed a special sermon to the Camp Fire
Girl’s clubs recently. The various
camps, with their guardians, attended
in & body The pastor gave a brief
history of the Camp Fire Girls.
Newport.—Work of remodeling of
the Missouri Pacific station has been
almost completed Co: -inerable ex
torior work is in progress The yards
and grounds surrounding the station
are being equipped with additional!
lighting posts
Mona.—The Common wealth Public j
Service Company has ordered a new !
engine to replace the one destroyed
'n the Mena plant several weeks ago
oy the bursting of a flywheel. The
sew engine will cost >3,500 and will
oe ic tailed within the next 90 days.
Walnut Ridge.--Frank Josephs of
/he firm of Josephs Dry Goods Cora
p8ii>, Black Rock, has received a pass
port to Assyria, for which place he
wifi leave at once to visit h’.s mother,
a native of that country, whom he
ha* net seen for 16 years.
Batesville.—Since the recent dec!*
Jon of the Supremo Court giving
County Judge T A Gray power t«
fix the ferry rates for Independent
county, he has modified the present
rates anti established a new -chedul*
for the principal ferries of the county.
The new Batesville ferry recently es
tabllshed by Judge Gray after the
expenditure of several hundred dol
lars in grading the river banks at
Batesville and in building a new road
across the l>esha Island, opposite
Batesville, has been abandoned.
Conway.—In order to secure a more
efficient and expeditious handling of
the big volume of mail ut the State
Normal School, application has been
made by Normal authorities for the
establishment of a postoffice sub-sta
tion in the Normal administration
building, and Postmaster CJ. E. Owen
is of the opinion that the application
will be granted.
Conway Modification of the quar
antine order against movement of cat
tle from Faulkner county through
the restricted area of Pulaski county
to Little Rock has been made by Or.
VV. A. McDonald, acting supervisor of
tick eradication for Arkansas, so that
Faulkner county cattle can be moved
through that area by wagon or truck,
provided a permit for such transfer
is issued by 11. N. McHenry, federal
inspector for this county
Paragould.—Bryan Woodard, nine
year-old son of Mrs. Zola Woodard,
as struck by a motor truck and
slightly injured last week.
Arkadelphia. William Pearce of
this city and Milton McGuire of Eng
land left her in their automobile
for a tour through the Western states,
with Los Angeles and San Francisco
as their objectives.
Hermitage—Rata gnawing into a
box of matches in the Bradley County
Mercantile Company’s store hero
last week set tire to the building, and
the blaze for a time threatened to
destroy the plant. However, passers
by, who saw the flames pouring out
the windows, quickly extinguished
them. The loss was slight
Camden.—Walter Williams of Co
lumbia, Mo., dean of the School of
Journalism of the University of Mis
souri and president of the World Press
Congress, has accepted an invitation
to speak before the Arkansas Press
Association, which convenes in LiU
tie Rock in June.
Jonesboro.—Dr. E. H. Rawlings of
Nashville, Tenn . foreign missionary
secretary of the Southern Methodist
church, spent a day in Jonesboro re
cently the guest of the Rev. J. M
Hughey and other Methodist minis
ters of the city. At night lie preached
at the First church
Van Buren—Philip Yoes, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Gilliam C, Yoes, was
seriously injured while playing on
the high school ground. Young Yoes
was struck on the •bac k of the head
by an iron ball being used by the boys
in putting the shot He was knocked
unconscious for several hours.
Morrilton.—The road to the top of
Petit Jean mountain, near Morrilton,
will be graded and put in good condi
tion. The grade will reduce to a
maximum of 10 per cent. A hard
surfaced road has been constructed
from Morrilton, to the foot of the
mountain.
Newport—At a meeting of the
American Legion here recently a
report made by F. L. Whitman, service
OTflcer of the legion and also secre
tary of the Chamber of Commerce,
showed that approximately $1,000 per
month had been paid to Jackson eoun.
ty veterans of the World war, dis
abled in service.
Fort Smith.—The $4 road tax law
applying to the northern half of Se
bastian county was declared unconsti
tutional here by Chancellor J. V. Hour
land and Tax Collector Blake Harper
was enjoined from collecting it.
Blevins.—It is estimated that the
radish crop in this section was dam
aged 50 per cent by the recent freeze.
The tops of the radishes are small,
and the roots are developing slowly.
The first shipment was sent out .by
express Wednesday.
Magnolia.—S. J Matthews is a can
didate for city marshal. J. M. O'Ban
ion. who has served the past two
years as marshal and street com
missioner also will run. Paul Crump
ler. young attorney, may run for mav
or.
Morrilton—George V Sweetland, i
proprietor of the Variety store hpre,
has announced he will leave Morril
; ton soon and return to his former
I home in Indiana.
Magnolia.—The Columbia County j
bank and the Peoples hank showed a
combined deposit of $1,057,485.13 at
the close of business on March 10.
The Columbia County Bank had on
deposit $443,624 41 and the Peoples
bank $613,572.72 The Bank of Me
>■'<>:! had a deposit of $S1.9G8 42 at the
dose of busiucss on the same date.
Conway—The Conway camp ol
Boy Scouts won the $200 prize of
fered by the Craig Company in the
voting contest conducted in conneo
tion with it sale.
Thornton.—Several burglaries have
occurred here the past few- weeks.
Five residences on Pumpkin Hill were
entered in one night, the loot con
sisting of about $100 and several
watches. A nightwatchman at the
Harris Bros.’ store shot at a prowler
recently who was attempting to en
, ter the building through a windy-.
CONVENIENTLY PLANNED KITCHEN
SAVES STEPS FOR HOUSEKEEPER
Kitchen Should Meet Standards of Well-Arranged Workshop.
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
A kitchen conveniently planned and
equipped, having good lighting and
ventilation, saves time and labor for
the housekeeper. It contributes to the
health and contentment of the (whole
family. Circular 189, The Well
Planned Kitchen, Just issued by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture, discusses the points which are
essential in making the kitchen a
pleasant and effective workroom.
Improve the Old Kitchen.
To remodel an old kitchen is often
a difficult problem, but even minor
improvements, such as refmishing the
walls, woodwork, and floor attractively,
or adjusting the table and sink to a
comfortable working height, reduce
drudgery and save money.
It is best. If possible, to use the
kitchen only as a place for preparing
food. If the laundry, wash room and
general storage room are located else
where near by, it is more sanitary.
A dining alcove partitioned off the
kitchen is recommended in many cases
to save steps. A small kitchen about
9 by TJ is general I j' considered most
convenient.
The location of the kitchen witli
respect to other rooms, tne ouuook
from it.5* windows, and the placing of
doors and windows are points to be
well considered. A trim back yard
with good walks helps to keep the
kitchen clean. A kitchen should be
well ventilated in winter as well as
fit summer with door transoms and
ventilating window screens. The sink,
stove, work table and other Important
parts of the kitchen should he well
lighted and the floor easy to keep
clean. Running water is desirable,
both hot and cold. Window? and
doors always should he scrc?vx*d
against flies.
Saving Steps Conserves Energy.
The proper grouping of sink, stove,
and work table to save steps is very
Important. All permanent equipment
should be substantial and easy to keep
in order. An abundance of cupboard
and shelf room, well planned, helps
orderly storage of utensils and sup
plies. Grouping articles which are
used together saves time. A rest
corner is recommended. The kitchen
ns a whole should meet the standards
of a convenient well-arranged work
shop. Circular 181* is free upon ap
plication to the I'nited States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
SEASONINGS HELP IN
COOKING VEGETABLES
Excellence of Dish Depends
Greatly on Proper Use.
Each Household Must Make Selection
Which Her Family Prefers—Ital
ians and Some Other Races
Favor Garlic.
<Pr»pnr*d by the United State* Department
of Agriculture.)
Much of the excellence of well
cooked vegetables depends upon the
proper use of seasonings and sani es.
The seasoning selected should un
doubtedly he suitable for the dish, hut
so much depends upon custom that
. only general suggestions can he made.
The Italians and some other races are
much fonder of garlic than Americans,
the Germans of summer savory or
"bohnenkraut" in string beans, and
the English of mint with peas. Each
housewife must select the seasonings
which her family prefers and endeavor
to use them in such a way that tlie
special flavors may be most satisfac
torily brought out.
When a soup, sauce or vegetable is
to he flavored with an herb or another
vegetable the flavor should be added
toward the end of the rooking period.
Since the oils and other bodies which
give vegetables and herbs their flavor
are volatile they are either driven oft
by long-continued cooking or rendered
much less delicate In flavor. Herbs
that are to he left in the dish or served
with the dish must be added Just be
fore the food Is served. The herbs
generally served with the disli are
chervil, parsley, tarragon and chives.
Burnet, thyme, summer savory, sage
and sweet basil are cooked with the
dish a short time, not over 20 minutes,
am! are then removed.
The little hunch of mixed herbs, the
“bouquet garni,” so often referred to
in cook books, is made with two
branches of parsley, a sprig each of
thyme and summer savory, a small
leaf of sage, and a small bay leaf, all
tied together. This is cooked with the
dish from 10 to 20 minutes, then re
moved. The bay leaves must he pur
chased at tlie grocer's. Turnips, car
rots, parsnips, celery, leeks, cibol,
onions, etc., when used just as flavor
ers. should t>e tied in a bunch and
cooked 20 or HO minutes In the dish
and then he removed.
When shallot and garlic are used
they should never he cut. hut sepa
rated into “cloves.” One clove will be
enough for a small quantity of soup,
sauce or ragout. Never fry shallot or
garlic. Cook in the dish to he flavored
about 10 minutes, then remove.
Substitute*.
When in a burry to start'll a few
pieces, and the sturch box is found
empty, use corn starch, taking the
same quantity as of laundry starch.
The result will be the same: the only'
difference is that corn starch is a
little more expensive.
The next lime sonic paste is needed
and there Ls none on hand use tun
^ to. i. IX ii ■■■
USE KITCHEN FOR FOOD ONLY
Most Sanitary Plan and Permits More
Compact and Convenient Arrange
ment of Equipment.
Is your kitchen used'?chiefly for the;
preparation of food, or is it a combina- ,
tioti eookroom, laundry, washroom, i
passageway, and dining room? It is
better to use the kitchen only us a
place for preparing and, if necessary, :
serving food. This is more sanitary j
and permits more compact and convert- i
lent arrangement of equipment, the
United States Department of Agricul- ,
ture believes. Laundry, washroom,
and gene hi I storage room are some
times combined and used its a place \
for men and children coming in from j
out of doors uo leave work clothes and i
muddy boots and rubbers. <
REMOVE STAINS ON FABRICS
Simple Treatment Used by Our Grand
dames Will Prove Efficient
in Most Cases.
There are few stains upon fabrics
which cannot be removed by the easy
method in use by our grand-dames.
That is, tie the fabric over a vessel or
bottle, rendering the surface taut, j
then from a height of several inches, j
l"*ur upon tiie spot a continuous
stream of boiling water, as a rule, the j
most obdurate stain will fade away
under this simple treatment.
TO SPRINKLE FINE BLOUSES
To Distribute Dampness Evenly Place
Biouse in Dampened Towel for
\ Ten Minutes.
When sprinkling fine blouses or baby
clothes it Is difficult to distribute *the
dampness evenly. Dip a towel in
water, wring It out, place the blouse
In it and roll it up tightly. Leave for
10 minutes and the article will bo
found to be evenly dampened ail over
and ready for immediate ironing.
GpV Of MEREST TO
Mil HOUSEWIft
Lemon juice will Improve the fluvor
of stewed tigs.
* • •
Fruit popovers are nice served with
a sauce us dessert.
* • •
A doth molstenetl with camphor
will remove spots from furniture.
• • •
Zinc should he cleaned with soap
suds and salt, then polished with kero
sene.
• • •
The more butter n$ed Id h cake the
higher the temperature should he for
baking it.
• • •
(Jem puns ore nice for baking Indi
vidual omelets. Serve them on pieces
of toast.
• • •
Stewed tigs ami cranberries, fla
I vored with n little lemon make o deli
Where Your Taxes Go
How Uncle Sam Spends Your Money
in Conducting Your Business
By EDWARD G. LOWRY
Author “W.*injton CIo~.Ups." . Wriur of K “^ogntzed
Political and ^™°on{y^Ghe NatiO^l Government'. Busine* Method..
Copyright. Wester* Newspaper town
XIII.
UP TO YOU AND CONGRESS
At the present time it would he a
misnomer to speak of the national
government having n personnel sys
: tem at all. The reform accomplished
! by the establishment of the civil serv
• ice commission and the merit system
: has touched Kit one phase of the per
' sonnet problem, and that but partially
; —entrance into the government serv
ice. Practically nothing bus been done
in the way of erecting the government
services into careers that will attract
and retain efficient men. Bad as con
ditions were in this respect before the
war, they have become many times
worse during and since that event.
The correction of these evils pre
sents a problem of great complexity.
I It cannot be achieved by a half
i hearted or half-way tinkering with tiie
| present system. Nothing but a thor
ough overhauling of the whole person
nel system and the establishment of
a new system covering all phases of
the question and embodying the most
approved principles of personnel ad
ministration will meet the needs of
the situation. Fortunately a begin
ning lias been made in this direction.
It at least furnishes a starting point
for action looking to the giving to the
government of the personnel system
that it must have if government work
is to be even measurably well done.
The situation now is that there is
an insistent demand on the part of
the public that the whole administra
tion of the national government be put
upon a more efficient basis, and that
rtie present waste of public funds, re
sulting from present defective organ
ization and methods, shall cease; that
congress is alive to this demand aud
has made a start toward meeting it;
that the fundamental defects in the
existing system are well known: and
that the direction efforts looking tu
reform should take are clearly estab
lished. The responsibility is thus
squarely up to congress.
If fhe problem that confronts con
gress in securing this laudable end is
analyzed it will lie found that the
fundamental reforms are: The re
form by congress itself of its own or
ganization and methods of procedure;
the entire revision of the present sys
tem under which the financial needs
of the government are determined and
provided: the setting up of an agency
and procedure through which the ex
penditure of public funds may he
properly controlled and congress he
given that information regarding such
expenditures which it must have if it
I, to assure Itself that ns ui«
administrative services, are properij
performing their duties, ami to art in'
telligently in respect to the futuii
grant of funds; the proven of.,
organ through which the Preside,
may in fact, as well as in n*u“®
charge his duties as laud of the >i<
ministration; the reorganisation ,1
the administrative branch or the gol
ernment so as to eliminate the pro
ent widespread overlapping of jui.f
dictions and function- end indefen*
ble duplication of services, organi/J
tion, plant and work; and the cod
plete recasting of the present sys’oj
under which the personnel requinf
t0 ,nan the governmental plant is s|
cured, compensated, promoted, t
signed to particular tusks and .<•.
trolled, to the end that not only ]J
tice will be done to the several class!
uf governmental employees, but til
a personnel system will be establish^
that will insure a maximum of et|
cioncy in tlie actual conduct of put.
affairs. ,
A study of action actuaily Imd
now under way shows that steps h;H
j)een taken toward the aecouiplisbmel
„f eaclt <if these fundamental reforuJ
Tlie introduction of a budg'd syst**]
Is a long step forward.
I don't mean in the least to give tl
impression that all private busim
Is perfectly run and that only goverj
ment business is badly managed, f
that all tlie efficient people are in p,
vato employ and only Inefficient tn til
public service. Neltiter of those «•<
dltlons exists.
In the common phrase, you have gj
to bund It to Alexander Hamilton f{
devising a scheme that has stood
since revolutionary days. It has nl
been fundamentally altered since i!
day. There lias been no readjustmej
of salaries in the departmental set
ice for sixty years. That implies
certain loyalty und faithfulness on t|
[tart of tlie workers.
Mv only desire is to disclose tl
present condition of government el
ploy moot; that good men are leavnj
and that tlie present tendency, if i
checked, will inevitably drive out
tlie service all of tlie efficient ai
leave only the huh!lucre and Incod
potent. 1 have said little myself, hi
have chosen to let tlie men workiif
for the government tell tin story. l'Ji
cry assertion of fact in these articl!
conies from some responsible sour!
or authority within tlie service. I a[
not making a criticism or attack fril
tlie outside, but merely serving as]
mouthpiece for your hired men.
EASY COME, EASY GO
Back in 1!>12, when Mr. Taft was
President, and when the gross ex
penditures of the government were
about one-quarter of what they are
now, lie became exercised and con
cerned about the higgledy-piggledy, un
scientific, disorderly, grab-bag methods
by which your money was expended
for public purposes. He said then
what Is equally true now. that the
activities of the national government
"are almost as varied as those of the
entire business world. The operations
of the government affect the interest
of every perion living within the
Jurisdiction of the United States. Us
organization embraces stations and
centers of work located in every city
and lti many local subdivisions of the
country.
"This vast organization lias never
been studied in detail as one piece
of administrative mechanism. Never
been l.aid for a
have the.foundations
thorough'consideration of the relations
of all its parts. No comprehensive ef
fort has been made to list its multi
farious activities or to group them
In such u way as to present u clear
picture of what the government is
doing. Never lias a complete descrip
lion been given of the agencies through
which those activities are performed.
"At no time has the attempt lieeu
made to study till of these activities
and agencies with a view to the as
signment of each activity to the
agency best fitted for Its performance,
to the avo'dnnee of duplication of
plant arid work, to the integration of
all administrative agencies of the
government. so far as may be
practicable, into a unified organization
for the most effective and economical
dispatch of public business.”
This extraordinary and indefeusibi*
situation, which exists today as fully
and completely as it did when .Mr.
Taft portrayer! It seven years ago.
came about quite naturally and simply
through our tolerance and slackness.
For years and years the govern men t
lived and grew and extended its ac
tivities mi Santa Clans money. Its iu
j come came as easily as money In
n letter. For years and years the
nntlonal Income was greater ihnn the
expenses. Kvery year tliere was a
. surplus.
| The government was precisely lif the
position of the Rockefellers and the
Curnegiee and the Rothschilds. Its
problem was not how to get money
enough to live on. but how to spend
its Income. It naturally got In the
way of throwing some of it to the
L.j its. li ii. vv Mfct t
You may remember tliat hack In tl
lime of the first Cleveland admln'str
tu.n one <>f tlie problems of pub!
discussion was: “What shall be del
with (lie surplus?" Then there was
change of administration and Corpor
Tanner was made < "lumissloner
pensions. The whole country w
amused and bad a hearty laugh win
he announced his policy: "God he
tin* surplus!" Them was the hnlcy»
days!
Mr. Gilbert, the present ondersorr
trrv of the treasury, in an add re?
su'd:
"The estimates for the year 10‘.
show that over a billion dollars of e'
pendltures were authorized by the Ini
session of congress in addition to U
amount shown In the usual compile
statements of appropriations. In fa<
tbe practice has reached such propo
tions as to be almost a nations
scandal, and it was vigorously d<
nouneed In tlie President’s Inst annun
message.
“It lias become the first prlncipt
of strategy on the part of people ii
forested In appropriations for varlou
special purposes to frame the matte
so as to authorize the use of tli
public funds indirectly, or in indeflnlt
terms, or by authorization fur ex
i pendlture of unexpended balances, pet
j haps appropriated originally for of he
: purposes, or by authorizations I
divert government receipts before tbe
ever reach Hie treasury. Efforts nr
mnde to find general words which d
not speak In terms of appropriation
and cannot he readily calculated.
“The last session of the presrn
congress, for example, nut hoi zed ad
dltlonal expenditures out of balancer
of prior appropriations and from re!
ceipts to tlie amount of over $500.000,i
000. Including over $400,000,000 for tM
shipping hoard. Tim pres sent ses
sion of congress by similar procedure
takes credit for refusing tipproprin
tiotis for the shipping hoard, but. at
the same time, pun loses to authorize
the expenditure of receipts in amount*
that may roach as high ns $200,000,*
000. By the indefinite appropriation
for the- railroad guaranty about $050
00(1000 was In effect appropriated
without appearing In any or the «tate<
ments of appropriations.’*
You see how It goes.
A Peculiar View.
Mow ell—He tins some (pteer ideas.
Powell—^ es. he believes that th*
history of the world would have beer
changed If lie bad marrlsd u differeui