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Day of Skyscrapers.
Last week, from his executive
office in Washington, President
Wilson touched a button which ,
Hooded the great Woolvvorth
Building in New York City with j
light.
Today New York points with
pride to this mighty structure
which overtops other skyscrap
^ ors, as the Titanic overtopped
other greyhounds of the ocean.
The Woolworth Building is
the tallest in the world today. It
surpasses any past attempt at |
office building.
If this height has been reach- j
<ed what may we next antici
pate? Has not the crisis in high
building been reached?
At a recent banquet given by
the contractors and builders of
New York this subject was the
text of the evening speech, and
the commissioner of New York
building, in a positive and em
phatic way, predicted that the
day was near at hand when laws
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height of any building. Chicago
has already/aken the initiative
and has n^aced a legal limit on
the heyWt of all buildings used
for commercial purposes. This
law 1*5 been three years stand-1
^ina«nd has met with much
It will be remembered back,
near the dawn of creation, that
certain intrepid individuals with
ambition said “Go to, let us
build us a city and a tower
whose top may reach into the
heavens.”
And they built the city and
tower of Babel. But it will, also,
be remembered that “the Lord
•came down to see the city and
the tower which the children of
jnen had builded.”
The result is known to all, for
prior to that time all men were
of one race and one language,
and now the sons of man are
scattered over the surface of the
oarth and speak many and va
rious languages.
Our builders of today may not
be seeking to build into heaven,
but they are certainly reaching
dangerous elevations. There is
yet a stronger reason why such
towering structures should be
limited. Public health must be
v considered. The building of
smaller structures standing be-1
side one of these architectural
giants is awarded, ine light or
the sun is completely hidden.
Ventilation is out of the ques
tion, and men who work in the
smaller buildings, or who have
their offices there, might as well
be stationed in a remote cellar or
a subway. Light and air are ne-1
cessary to health, and if such j
skyscrapers shut off both, the !
welfare of the majority shuld be
considered.
In view of the fact that there
is so much opposition to the sky
scraper it may be said that the j
day of the tall building is nearly
over.—Commercial-Appeal.
A Noiseless World.
Dr. Clarence J. Blake, profes
sor of ethnology at the Harvard
Medical School, forecasts a com
paratively noiseless world. It is
sincerely hoped that he is right
in his prediction. There are use
less noises which are ruining the
hearing and the nervous system
of hundreds of people.
Let 40 automobiles, with loud
mouthed chauffeurs, congregate
below your window, and try to
work. You will then appreciate
How and why unnecessary noise
should be abolished. Noise is
looked for and expected in the
city, but the unnecessary noise
is a curse to any community.
The bedlam of factory whistles
in the morning, the confusion of
horns on automobiles and bicy
cles and the fiendish explosions
of the motorcycle persuade one
to believe that Milton must have
had such scenes and sounds in
view when he wrote the “Pande
monium.”
“In time,” declares Dr. Biake,
“we shall have, while not a
soundless world, a world that
will be practically noiseless. Un
necessary noise—in the factory,
the mill, the mines and in the
outdoor world—is daily claiming
its toll from the masses by caus
ing a diminution in the hearing
power. Welfare committees are
working industriously to abolish
these injurious conditions, and
these associations will be the
greatest factors in bringing
about a noiseless world.”
The laws against unnecessary
noise in Memphis are exceeding
ly lax. Every now and then
some city official becomes annoy
ed at some nuisance and pro
ceeds to declare against it, but in
a few weeks’ time the heat of
anger passes, the evil is forgot
ton and remains to give daily
annoyance to others. Mufflers
on automobile horns have been
demanded- They should also be
placed on the horns of other ve
hicles. Some of these instru
ments of torture are of the most
discordant and hair-raising type.
They are the delight of the small
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boy and the terror of the ner
vous.
Deafness can be obtained
through irritated mucuous mem
branes in the throat and nose as
well as from sound, but noise is
one of the most common causes
for deafness. It is unconscious
in its approach, but the afflicted
sooner or later begins to find
that he is growing hard of hear
ing, and noise too frequently is
the accountable cause for this.
Each day people on the street
can be seen to jump nervously to
one side when a speeding auto
mobile passes with its scerech
ing horn. If the city cannot sup
press every noise, it can at least
restrict the unnecessary noises
and this will be easily done for
the general public! good.—Com
mercial-Appeal.
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Consolidation of Rural Schools.
Consolidation of schools in ru
ral districts is simply a plan
w'hereby two or more §mall or
weak and inefficient schools are
I united into larger ones centrally
i located and equipped for the '
best possible work.
There are today many agen
cies at work seeking to improve
the social and educational con
ditions of the people in the rural
communities.
The basis of all reform of the
rural school is the problem of
consolidating small schools into
larger ones more centrally lo
Consolidation does not mean
the abandonment of schools in
the country and the transporta
tion of pupils to the town
schools, as some have thought,
but on the other hand it is the
plan of maintaining one central
school, which maybe in the coun
try, with its area of patronage
conforming to the natural boun
dary lines of streams and moun
tains.
Consolidation is a safe, sane,
practical working plan that has
made the rural schools in many
communities of other states
equal to those in the towns and
villages or more favored locali
ties
In those states where the plan
of consolidation of schools has
been carefully worked out with !
transportation of children to and !
from school at public expense
where conditions and distances
demanded, it has proved emi- !
nently successful.
REASONS FOR CONSOLI- :
DATIONS.
1. It increases the percentage
of enrollment.
2. Pupils are better classified
and better graded.
3. Pupils are taught in bet
ter school houses, where modern 1
methods of heating, lighting and
ventilation conserve health.
TO COMPLETE
STATE CAPITOL
Commission to Meet May 7 to
Consider Plans For Fin
ishing Building.
Special to Independent. ;
Little Rock, April 29.—The
State Capitol Commission will
meet in Little Rock, May 7 to
take up the plans for the com
pletion of the building. The
meeting was originally set for
May 6, but Cass Gilbert, the ar
chitect, was unable to reach the;
city by that time, on account of j
important business detaining
him in New York- At this meet
ing the architect will be asked
to suggest plans for the comple
tion, and of the first work that
should be done.
All offices now on the second
floor of the building are to be
located in the basement, or
what should be termed the
ground floor, as it is level with ;
the grounds of the Capitol. The
floor will have to be rearranged
for the various departments,
and as the second floor dwellers
are anxious to get in their per
manent locations, it is highly
probable the work will be start
ed on this floor
The ground floor is to be pav
ed with marble, and will be more
convenient than the present lo
cation of the Departments of
Agirculture, Education and La
bor, on account of the amount
of climbing which has to be done
to reach them. The lower floor
is now used for storage pur
poses, which makes it all the
more inconvenient. Under the
new arrangements the depart
ments will be near their store
rooms, for the stores will be
transferred to large rooms
which will be provided by a con
crete Walk which is to cover the
present open recesses about the
building. This will interest the
officials of the Arkansas Nation-!
al Guard more than any other, I
for the headquarters are now on
the third floor, and storerooms,
where much of the work is done,
in the basement, and there are
no elevators.
ACKNOWLEDGE IT.
Newport Has to Bow to the Inev
itable—Scores of Endorse
ments Prove It.
After reading the public state
ment of this fellow-sufferer giv
en below, you must come to this
conclusion: A remedy which
proved so beneficial years ago,
with the kidneys can naturally
be expected to perform the same
work in similar cases. Read
this:
W. M. Shelby, Batesville, Ark.,
says: “I have not had occasion
to use Doan’s Kidney Pills for
the past three years for the cure
they made in my case has been
permanent. It gives me pleas
ure to recommend this remedy
to other kidney sufferers.”
(Statement given April 14,1911.)
Mr. Shelby was interviewed on
May 30, 1908 and he said: “I
believe that the nature of my
work brought on my kidney trou
ble. I had a constant backache
and was also subject to dizzy
spells. The kidney secretions
passed too frequently and I
knew that my kidneys were at
fault. Doan’s Kidney Pills went
to the root of my trouble as soon
as I began their use and no one
out myself knows how grateful
[ am for the cure they effected.”
For sale by all dealers. Price
>0 cents. Foster-Milbum Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
’or the United States.
Remember the name—Doan’s
—and take no other.
The Elks have set aside Wed-1
iesday as ladies* day, and to
norrow the ladies are invited to
:all at the Home any time dur
ng the afternoon and evening,
when they will be cordially wel
:omed.
IJ. C. V- SPECIAL TRAINtBT
CHATTANOOGA W1
For the accommodation of Confederate Vetei^^EJJ
and friends the Iron Mountain will run a special trl^^E n
from Little Rock to Chattanooga via Memphis
the Southern Railway.
Leave Little Rock,2:00 P. M., Sunday. May 25. ^B^
Arrive Chattanooga, 7:00 A. M., Monday , May 25 Hb J
Round trip tickets at very low rates will be sold^H *
23-26, inclusive, with return limit June 5. UponpavH-~
ment of 50 cents limit may be extended to
Pullman Fare, Little Rock to Chattanooga; ^B
Standard. Lower Berth-$2.30 ^B6
Tourist, Lower Berth-1.50 H
Reclining Chair Cars and Coaches without additional^*
charge—See that your ticket reads "^B ^
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Via Memphis and Southern R. rB„
nrAAAAli Reservations and information^*-.
may be had upon application b^B
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BROKE DOWN
Gives the Real Facts In Regard to
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Jonesboro, Ark.—“I goffered a earn*
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Close Thursday Afternm^B
Special to Independent, jjf
Little Rock, April 2S.-rH
grocers of Little Rock begin*
week their summer custom*
closing their stores during*
afternoon on each Thuri*
There are over 300 gro*
stores in Little Rock, ait*
but three have signed theaj*
ment to carry into effect H
usual summer custom. *
wholesale houses and banks*
already begun the custom*
closing on Saturday after*
which will continue during*
summer. J
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ysj of dollars annually to the railroads and express comps*
up nies in overcharges and never know it, thus deliberately
an] throwing away your profits. J
^ Protect yourself by joining the SHIPPERS’ TRAF*
3^ FIC BUREAU, an Association of shippers with a larg®
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damage and shortages, investigate demurrage, storajj®
sri and switching charge, appear before all railroad commit
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ye Mr. R. P. Allen, ex-chairman of the Arkansas.Railroad
Commission is President and devotes his entire time to11
^ business.
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