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LORCH TESTS
PROTEST FEES.
I Over Charge Held to Have Been
Made for Protesting Paper,
W Little Rock, July 24.—A law
suit for 33 cents, triyial as is the
“1 amount Involved, brought out the
v remarkable fact that for years
\j the fees for protesting commer
*■' cial |iaper at banks all over the
state have been excessive to that
kj amount, and that all along, al
i ^ though innocent of any intent to
* violate the statutes, bank nota
ries have been technically guilty
of extortion under the statute.
The case is therefore of much
interest in commercial and bank
ing circles, and of further inter
est because it establishes a prec
edent.
And although the overcharges
in the case at issue, as well as in
hundreds of other cases not in
volved, were made in ignorance
of the law, and the printed
blanks almost universally used
throughout the state contain the
items claimed to be illegal, name
ly, “For fixing seal, 25c,” and
“Postage, 8c,” the fact remains
that according to the statute
such overcharges constitute ex
tortion, and any one who has
paid such overcharges may re
.* cover the amounts by suit, and
in addition $5 for each item of
overcharge.
The possibility of suits by
jj. wholesale against notaries who
ha/e made such overcharges is
|r bnly | modified by the fact that
J not many business men whose
paper hap been protested will
care to have the fact known by
^bringing suit.
The test case was that by Louis
Lorch against the Exchange
National Bank of Little Rock,
the latter having protested one
of hiS checks and the notary
public, W. P. Rose, had charged
the fees which, under the ruling
of Judge Ellenbogan, were not
in conformity with the new law
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)N OF
ANT MILL.
July 23.—At a
the directors of the
>lant Oil Mill yester
Gordon Bell, of Jefferson,
Ga., was elected bookkeeper for
;he ensuing year, J. H. Hicks
iving resigned. Mr. Bell has
been with the Southern Cotton
Oil Company for the past three
and comes highly en
rsed. This season promises to
a good one for the mill, as the
is fine.
OFF.
July 24.—Hon.
Hoke. Smith, a member of the
ommittee of six to whom was
ferred the proposition of di
rting $1,000,000 from the Pea
y fund to endow the Nash
le normal school, assures State
uperintendent J. H. Hinemon
t the project is not likely to
cceed. This would cut off the
propriation for the Peabody
titutes in this and other
tes.
CHILDREN’S PARTY.
rs. Flora Kimberlin enter
ed a number of the younger
s Monday afternoon in honor
ttle Chico and Jaime Diaz,
interesting little boys of this
the games known to chil
were played in the shade of
rge trees around this home.
Kimberlin was assisted in
ties by Mrs. 0. M. Bowen1
and Miss Ruth Hines, who served
delicious ice cream and cake to
the many little guests present,
who were:
Chico and Jaime Diaz, Mark
and Crawford West, Noreene
and Vernon Ridley, Leon Um
sted, Virgie Umsted, Raymond
Bowen, Ellen Robertson, Thorp
ton Bandy, Charlie Minor, Neill
Phillips, Margaret Lawrence,
Clyde Woods, Dora Umsted,
Minnie Sink, Lockwood, Charlie
and Lina May Burkett, Dowell
and Louise Stephens, Ida David
son, Irene Kimberlin, Morris
Carpenter.
CONCERT AT
STATE BUILDING.
Miss June Glenn and Mrs. C. D.
Metcalf, of Batesville,
Take Part.
St. Louis, July 23.—Another
of the series of concerts will be
given at the Arkansas state
building at the world’s fair Tues
day morning by Mrs. Bertha L.
Heustis, of Dubuque, Iowa. She
will be assisted by Miss June
Glenn and Mrs. Charles Metcalf,
of Little Rock. Mrs. Heustis
was the soprano soloist of the
Dubuque Choral Society, which
took' a prominent part in the
great choral contest held at the
world’s fair last week.
The concerts in the state build
ing have proved an attractive
feature to visitors at the fair.
The choral contest held last
week created much interest
among musicians -from Arkansas
and other states who were pres
ent. The chorus from Denver,
of which Walker Hollenberg is
the business manager, won the
third prize of $2,500.
GRASPING PERVERSITY.*
Another evidence of the grasp
ing perversity of the St. Louis &
North Arkansas railroad is given
in their reply this week to a
proposition to compromise the
^uit between the company and
eighty of our citizens, who of
fered to pay $750 balance if the
company would withdraw the
suit it commenced before even
making a formal demand on the
parties for the balance due. Not
withstanding nearly forty thous
and dollars were contributed to
this road by our people, its man
agement now haggles over the
matter in order to secure an ad
ditional contribution of half the
cost — perhaps $25 — in a suit
which never need to have been
brought had the company been
disposed to treat our people with
even common business courtesy.
—Harrison Times.
MARRIED AT BRINKLEY.
On Monday night at about 8
o’clock Miss Hall, daughter of
Hon. W. J. Hall of the south
end of the county, and Mr. C.
W. ^Stanley of Newport, were
married in this city by Justice
R. M. Henderson, at his office.
Miss Hall hed been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Fred Smith, and was
enroute home when she was mar
ried. The happy couple is stop
ping with Mrs. Hill on Cypress
and New York avenue.—Brink
ley Argus.
LARGE FRUIT SHIPMENTS.
De Queen, July 23. — Large
shipments of fruit and vegetables
from De Queen continue daily.
A fruit train left this station
Thursday at noon for northern
markets. De Queen is rapidly
becoming the orchard section of
the state.
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MRS. PEYTON
LAID TO REST.
Respected Little Rock Lady
Passed Away There Satur
day-Funeral Sunday.
Little Rock, July 24. —The fu
neral services of the late Mrs.
Cara Crease Peyton was con
ducted this afternoon at the fam
ily residence at 4 o’clock. Later
there were services at Christ
church, Rev. George Gordon
Smeade officiating at both ser
vices. The interment was at
Oakland cemetery.
The news of Mrs. Peyton’s
death caused widespread sorrow
throughout the city and state,
and the funeral was very largely
attended.
CONFEDERATES IN
ANNUAL REUNION.
Des Arc, July 23.—The annual
reunion of camp Reinhardt, U.
C. V., No. 988, was held today
at Oak Grove school house, about
eight miles from here. A picnic
and barbecue were also given,
and was attended by about 600
people from the surrounding
country and towns. Probably
many more would have gone but
for the rain, which fell nearly
all the afternoon. A good meet
ing of the camp is reported.
FIVE PERSONS DROWNED.
Luxora, Ark., July 23.—Five
persons were di owned today
while attempting to cross to the
Tennessee side. Two negro men,
two women and a child were in
the skiff, which was capsized,
and but one of the negroes suc
ceeded in saving himself by
clinging to a barge, under which
the bodies of the others were
drawn. The bodies have not
been recovered.
SCHOOL CENSUS TIME.
Lonoke, July 24.— S. S. Simp
son has finished taking the enu
meration of the Lake school dis
trict and reports 600 of school
age, 125 whites and 75 negroes.
EAGLES, NOTICE.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles
meet Wednesday evening, Jdly
27, at ledge hall. There will be
important business.
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