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I Woodmkk Cmmty News.
VOL. V.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1906.
NO. JO.
IHE WEEK'S NEWS
tehsely outlined
Ad Epitome of the Most Important
Events at Home and Abroad
the PaBt Week.
North, east, west, south.
A Gllmp»e »t Wbat C«n*r«»« U Uo
luf[ Ttttetlier Wlti u CareluUV
Digested >ud Condenacd Compila
tion ol Current New* Item*, Both
Domestic and Foreiign.
CONGRESSIONAL. NOTES
The bill providing for the control of
the waters of the Niagara river was
passed by the senate.
The senate decided to send the rail
road bill back to the conference for
further consideration.
The house passed the bill extend
ing the act of March 3,1901, to officers
of the navy and marine corps ad
vanced at any time under sections
1506 and 1605 for eminent and con
spicuous conduct in battle.
MIS
The house passed the naturalization
bill, the provisions of which are in
tended to put a stop to wholesale and
fraudulent naturalization of aliens
and place citizenship on its proper
plane.
The senate passed the naval appro
priation bill, with an amendment le
quiring the secretary of the navy to
submit plans for the proposed big
battleship to congress before proceed
ing with its construction.
The house passed a number of bills
providing for the erection of monu
ments in commemoration of important
historic events and persons, among the
latter being John Paul Jones and Hen
ry W. Longfellow.
The senate took the usual notice of
the death of Senator Gorman, of Ma
ryland, and adjourned without trans
acting any business. Both houses ap
pointed committees to attend the fu
neral.
The conference report, on the bill to
prohibit aliens from fishing in Alas
kan waters was agreed to in the
house; also the senate amendments
to the bill forbidding the importation,
exportation or carriage in interstate
commerce of falsely or spuriously
stamped articles of gold or silver or
their alloys.
GKISi ICR AI, SKWI ITEMS.
Mrs. Nannie Nuckols, who shot and
killed Mrs. Vania Black, on the cam
pus of Berea college, Richmond, Ky.,
while the commencement exercises
were in progress, was acquitted and
released in the county court under the
unwritten law against home despoil
ers.
Gov. Warfield of Maryland has ap
pointed ex-Gov. William Pinkney
Whyte, of Baltimore, United States
senator to succeed the late Arthur
Pue Gorman.
Gov. Folk of Missouri has accepted
the invitation extended to him by
Harvey Walker, of New York, to pre
side over the meeting to welcome Wil
liam J. Bryan when he returns from
his tour around the world.
The steamer Bmpire, flying the
American flag, is reported to have
sailed from Corinta for Guatemala
carrying arms and ammunition for the
revolutionists.
The strike in the southwestern bi
tuminous coal field has been brought
to an end by mutual concessions, and
as soon as the mines can be got in
readiness 30,000 miners will be dig
ging coal again.
F. L. McCoy and Chester Ogle, min
ers, were blown to atoms in a shaft
near Webb City, Mo., by the prema
ture explosion of shots set off by them
selves. Scott Alfrey and H. K. Bish
op, who started for the scene with an
ambulance, were injured when a freight
I -train backed into the vehicle, tearing
it to pieces.
The board of fire underwriters of the
Pacific coast have decided to give no
support to any insurance company
■which does not act in good faith with
Its patrons,.
Senator.piackburn, of Kentucky, has
I been selected to succeed the late Sen
: ®tor Gorman, of Maryland, as leader
[ of the democratic caucus in the senate.
Jailer Whitman of Chicago has for
j bidden the reception of flowers for
Richard G. Ivens, the condemned mur
derer of Mrs. Bessie Hollister, and will
not allow any strange wqmgjr to visit
| the prisoner.
An assurance from the leading
•tatesmen of Japan that the promise
of an open door in Korea and Man
[ churia will be carried out by Japan
*as reported by Jacob H. Schiff, the
I banker, who recently returned from a
| visit of eight weeks to Japan and Ko
rea.
Two persons were killed, 60 farm
(houses destroyed and more than that
many families rendered destitute by a
j heav>' wind and hailstorm which
°Ver ooothern portion ol
|Oklahoma and Indian territory. The
I T38*- acreage of cotton in that sectior
*s ruined
ARKANSAS BRIEFS
The Board of Trade have just issued
an interesting bulletin relative to the
rice situation in the fields east of
Little Rock, which is certainly grati
fying to those who are observing the
development of this new agriculture.
The report states taht the “recent
rains have been of the greatest bene
fit to the rice farmers; many had their
crops in and up, but as their well was
not in Working order, the rain was
absolutely essential. It is believed,
-however, that all or nearly all, will
have wells connected and pumping in
a short time. The Stanton, Iowa, con
tingent is still very prominent in the
development work at Lonoke. One of
the party, J. P. Mollenhoff, has put
in 80 acres which is already up and
in excellent condition. E. M. Cop
page, of the same place, who is hav
ing eight acres planted, will arrive
from the north in a few days and
will remain the rice country a month
or more.
Fire destroyed the larger portion of
a residence block on Maple street in
Texarkana. It originated from a gas
heater explosion, it is thought, in the
rear of the home of Mrs. E. C. Carter,
near teh middle of the block, destroy
ing that building and most of its con
tents. The loss was about $2,500,
with $1,250 insurance on the building.
A building also belonging to Mrs. Car
ter, and in course of construction just
north of her residence, was badly
damaged. The residence of Mayor
Stewart was practically destroyed.
The loss on contents was $1,000, cov
ered by insurance. The loss on build
ing was $3,000; insurance $1,850. The
building was the property of Mrs.
Carter.
Judge W. J. Patton of Fayetteville,
recently received a patent for a wat
er wheel of his invention. He has
been three years laboring to secure
a patent, having to overcome a stren
uous fight that was precipitated by
Eastern parties who brought every
conceivable obstacle imaginable to
block his getting the patent. Judge
Patton says he can place a wheel in
White river that will furnish all the
motor power necessary to run street
cars in Fayetteville, operate electric
plr«it and all the manufacturing in
dustries that can be located in that
town.
The Kings River Electric Power
Company, of which G. U. Matthews
and C. M. and A. E. Barnes are the
corporators, was granted a 99-year
electric light franchise by the Berry
ville Town Council. The company’s
power plant will be only six miles
from Berryville and it will cost com
paratively little to put a lighting sys
tem in operation there. The con
tract for the construction of the plant
has already been let.
The citizens of Marion are desirous
of having their town incorporated.
The petition for the incorporation will
be heard by the County Ciurt on July
4. The County Court in 1906, upon
request of Marion citizens, represent
ed by Col. J. F. Smith, C. L. Camp
bell and R. A. Gladney, as agents,
granted teh right to incorporate the
town, but the organization was never
perfected.
The Washington County Fair Asso
ciation now lurs its catalogue ready
for publication. This little booklet
promises to be interesting and attrac
tive, since premiums to the amount
of $1,700 will be offered for the best
stock, farm produce, etc. An acre of
land adjoning the fair grounds at Fay
etteville have also been purchased by
Vaughan, Kell and Putman, who have
agreed to sell it to the fair associa
tion when that body gets ready to buy.
An Athletic Association was recently
organized at Imboden. The purpose
of this organization is to equip an
up-to-date baseball team and engage
in the national sport.
The strawberry season is about fin
ished and a pretty fair estimate can
be given of just what the crop brought
into Washington county. From the
foturns the indications are that an
excess of $1.25 per crate will be re
ceived on the average, or about $720
per car. There were about five cars
of berries sent by express and 243
in car lots, which gives a return of
about $175,000. The growers have
all made some money, but the great
est gain has been to the pick vs, who
received 2c for every quart, or about
$70,000 for gathering the crop.
Nearly 600 residents of Benton
county residing within four miles of
the school house at Gentry have pe
titioned the County Court asking for
nn order to prohibit the sale of intoxi
cants, Including tonics, bitters and na
tive wines, within three miles of the
school house in that town.
The question of arranging a perman
ent exhibit of the resources of Ouachita
at Camden is being agitated. It is
proposed that the basement of the
county court house be used for tha
exhibit,
THE STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Governor Jeff Davis was declared
the Democratic nominee for United
States senator at the State Democratic
convention held at Hot Springs re
cently,. and by resolution the state
convention provided that this dec
laration shall be binding upon the
Democratic members of the next leg
islature. Senator Berry’s name was not
placed before the convention, and there
was no organized or formidable op
position to the resolution offered by
Mr. McFarlane of Sebastian county de
claring Governor Davis the nominee.
A complete state ticket was nom
inated. Governor Davis, Hon. J. S.
Little, Hon. W. F. Kirby and Guy
B. Tucker made speeches in ac
knowledgement of their nomination.
Hon. O. X. Pindall won general applause
in a speech following the nomination
of Mr. Kirby for attorney general.
Judge W. L. Moose was also given a
round of cheers when on his motion,
Hon. J. E. Riddick was named by ac
clamation for associate justice.
A resolution endorsing William J.
Bryan for the presidential nomination
in 1908, which was presented by Chan
cellor T. H. Humphreys of Fayetteville,
was unaminously adopted.
Congressman Charles C. Reid of
Morilton was made permanent chair
man of the convention.
Little Rock was selected as the place
for the convention of 1908.
John F. Rutherford of Pine Bluff
was elected chairman and John H.
Page of Little Rock was re-elected
secretary of the state committee.
Hon. John H. Hinemon was accorded
the unusual honor of being made a
member of the Platform Committtee
for the state at large as a recognition of
his advocacy of educational interests.
Guy B. Tucker was nominated on
the second ballot for commissioner of
mines, manufactures and agriculture.
Below is the ticket for the Demo
cratic party as selected by the State
Convention:
United States Senator, Jefferson
Davis.
Governor, John S. Little.
Auditor, A. E. Moore.
Secretary of state, O. C. Ludwig.
Treasurer, J. L. Yates.
Associate Justice of the supreme
court, J. E. Riddick. (Moose with
drew.)
Attorney General, W. F.* Kirby.
(Pindall withdrew.)
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion, J. J. Doyne.
Land Commissioner. L. L. Coffman.
Commissioner of mines, manufac
tures and agriculture, Guy B. Tucker.
THE PLATFORM.
Chairman Oscar L. Miles of the Com
mittee on Resolutions submitted the
following report as the platform:
The Democratic party of Arkansas,
in convention assembled, reaffirms its
devotion to the time-honored principles
of the party. We declare our untl
terable opposition to the criminal
trusts and monopolies which are crush
ing out independent enterprises, des
troying* competition, restricting Ihe
opportunities of labor, burdening our
farmers and industrial agents and ar
bitrarily controlling the price of the
commodities of both producer and con
sumer—threatening our independent
industrial development, and imperil
ing the intergrity and stability of
free government. We earnestly as
sert the sovereignity of the people over
all corporations and aggregations of
capital, and aver the unimpaired right
of the people to make and enforce
such regulations, restrictions and pro
hibitions upon their management as
shall have the effect to protect the
people against extortion, injustice and
opression.
We favor the strict enforcement
of the laws now on the statute books
of the state against trusts and mon
opolies and recommend that they be
strengthened by such additional legis
lation as experience may show to be
necessary to make them effective.
Dingley Tariff Denounced.
We denounce the Dingley tariff law
as the culmination of class legisla
tion. Enacted under the pretext of
protecting American labor, it has, in
fact, resulted in fostering special in
terests. until now the commerce of the
country—composed alike of farm pro
ducts and manufactured articles—is
locked fast in the grasp of monopoly.
The Republican party, having brought
about this distressful situation by the
unwise and corrupt administration of
I the affairs of the nation, bound hand
! and foot, answers the demands of a
suffering people for relief, with the
insolent phrase “stand pat,” and con
tinues to collect its corrupting and de
bauching campaign funds from the
private moneys held by the life in
surance companies in trust for widows
and orphans, and from the trusts and
monopolies it has fostered. With
these funds it seduously goes forward
to corrupt the voter, defeat the will
of the people, and to perpetuate the
reign of plutocracy over an afflicted
and suffering nation—and. all this,
while these protected industries sell
and deliver their products to foreign
countries cheaper than they will sell
the same articles to our own people
at the factory "doors.
Denounce Republican State Conven
tion.
We denounce the recent Republican
convention, which met at Little Rock
on May 31, 1906, for its hypocrisy and
duplicity in criticising the fair and
just election laws of this state, while
its own record in Arkansas for the cor
rupt abuse of power in disfranchising
our citizens, stuffing ballot boxes and
overriding the will of the people, stand
without a perellel in the history of
administrative corruption and official
debauchery. This daring and impu
dent announcement made by that party
at a time when the same party mas
ters dictate their policies, who parti
cipated in and reaped the rewards of
the gross offenses and high crimes of
the reconstruction period, deserves
and will receive the condemnation of
an honest people, justly aroused to a
sense of the wrongs which they then
suffered.
Favor Enlargement of Schools.
The Democratic perty, ever faithful
to the educational interests of the
state, renews its pledges, not only to
their support, but to the enlarged im
provement of our common school sys
tem. We favor a state uniformity of
text books, and that they shall be fur
nished free to the poor but deserving
people of the state, and the most econ
omic plan shall be adopted to make
the school books free to all people
at as early a day as the finances of
the state will justify. And we demand
the passage of law's authorizing the
establishment of district high schools,
to the end that rural pupils may have
the advantages of high school educa
tion.
We favor and recommend to the
voters of the state the wisdom of the
adoption of the proposed amendment
to the constutution authorizing and
empowering the voluntary levy by the
people of an additional local and state
tax for common school purposes.
Textile School Favored.
We believe we can best subserve the
interests of our people by encouraging
the establishment of industrial enter
pirses and manufacturing plants in
our state, for which it is so fitly
adapted; and this is particularly true
as to the manufacture of cotton goods.
We therefore favor the early estab
lishment of a textile school where our
young people can be educated and
trained in the manufacture of cotton
fabrics, thereby fitting them to be
come leaders and participants in our
future industrial progress.
Convicts Should Build Roads.
The improvement of our roads and
highways should have our earnest and
careful aid and attention in determin
ing upon and executing the best and
most economical method for theii
permanent improvement. And we re
commend to the legislature the wisdom
of providing by law for the employ
ment and labor of such convicts as
are not employed upon the state farm
upon the roads and highways of the
state. And we demand that all ex
isting contracts for the lease and hire
of the convicts of the state to private
persons or corporations be terminated
and annulled at the earliest day pos
siblc under the guaranties of the con
stitution. And we urge the expedi
ency and wisdom of providing for the
separation of the white and negrc
I convicts of the state.
We favor the levy and collection ol
, only such an amount of taxes from the
j people as is necessary to maintain the
j state government when honestly anc
! economically administered, and thal
j such taxes shall be levied and col
I lected upon all the taxable propertj
of the state, based upon uniform val
ues, so that all interests will beat
their just proportions of the burdens
of government.
The Democratic party expresses its
approval of the wise and patriotic
course of the farmers and fruit grow'
ers in this state, in their efforts tc
secure staple and remunerative prices
for their products, and pledges its
sympathy and support to them in ths
accomplishment of a result so plainls
demanded by right and justice.
The Democracy of the state refers
with just pride to its splendic
eleemosynary institutions and declares
its purpose to support and maintair
them with liberality, and increase theii
capacity as necessity may from tims
to time demand. And we comment
to the legislature the wisdom Vim
justice of making ample provisions
for paying the full amount of the peg
sions allowed the worthy Confederate
soldiers and the widow's of suet
soldiers.
Boodlers Must Go.
We view with intolerance anc
alarm the growth of graft and cor
ruption throughout the country. Thi:
subtle, yet far-reaching, force to-da;
threatens the overthrow of officia
purity, and, ultimately, of popula
government; and believing that th<
essential security of the people i
dependent upon the honesty and fide!
ity of their public servants, we hr
qualifiedly demand the prompt, faith
ful and fearless enforcement of th
laws against official corruption, an
we urge that existing laws be
strengthened by such additional leg
islation as will make their execution
certain and effective against both the
bribe-giver and bribe-taker.
We favor the extension of our tem
perance laws and the faithful and
strict enforcement of all legislation
on that subject.
Davis Administration Indorsed.
We endorse the wise, able and pa
triotic administration of Governor
Jefferson Davis in the faithful execu
tion of the laws, the high standard
maintained in driving out official cor
ruption, and its untiring efforts to
crush out trusts and monopolies, and
in the faithful management of our
charitable institutions and the ex
penditure of the public funds.
Believing that the chief interest of
every community is the public school
and that no system of adequate and
efficient execution can be furnished
without providing means for the gen
eral improvement of the teaching
force of the state, we declare our
purpose, as early as practicable, to
make provision for the special train
ing of the teachers of the state by
the establishing of a normal school
devoted to this particular work.
We are gratified with the progress
and success of the University of Ar
kansas and recommend that the leg
lature make ample appropriation
for its support and maintenance in
conformity with our highest ideals
of the usefulness of this institution
in all its branches.
Favor Fellow Servant Bill.
In order that labor may be more
fully protected we demand the enact
ment by the next legislature of a j
law abolishing the defense of fellow
servant in all cases where injury
occurs to the employes of any person
or corporation engaged in operating
railways, mines and manufactures by
reason of the negligence of any serv
ant of the common employers.
To Investigate State Capitol.
Whereas, It is reported that there j
are irregularities in the construction |
of the new state capitol, be it
Resolved, That the next legislature j
is hereby requested to make a thor- |
ough investigation of the matter. |
Dates for Primary and Convention, j
The resolutions provide for the
holding of a Democratic state con
vention on the first Tuesday in June,
1908, at Little Rock; that a primary
be held on the last Wednesday of
March, 1908, for state officers and
United States senator, the nominee
for United States senator to be the
candidate receiving the highest vote
for that office; county conventions to
be held on the first Saturday in April
for the election of delegates to the
state conventions. Promise is also
made for the selection of temporary
officers of the convention by the state
committee.
A minority report in favor of the
selection of temporary officers by the
convention in lieu of by the state
committee was read. It caused a
spirited discussion and a roll call was
demanded.
By a vote of 225 to 206 the minority
report was rejected. The original
resolution was then adopted, bearing
upon the holding of the primary and
convention of 1908.
Hon. Gustave Jones of Newport,
offered a substitute plank on the fel
low servant law. The substitute ap
plies to railroads alone and does not
include other corporations. Mr.
Jones made a strong speech in favor
of the substitute. He was followed
by Judge J. H. Evans in advocacy of
the committee’s report.
Mr. Jones’ substitute was rejected
on a viva voce vote.
Blanket Primary to Apply to All
State Officers.
"Mr. McFarlane of Sebastian county
moved that the blanket primary ap
ply to all state officers, as well as
United States senator, the candidate
receiving the plurality to be the nom
inee.
Mr. Logan of Benton county offered
an amendment that a candidate must
receive a majority of the votes cast.
A long discussion followed, and Mr.
Logan withdrew the amendment. The
original motion was then adopted.
Object to Praise of Davis.
Objection to the plank in the plat
form commending the administration
of Governor Davis was entered by
some of the delegates. Judge E. G.
Mitchell of Boone and Hon.. Jos. W.
House spoke on the subject. George
W. Donagliey of Conway spoke in fa
vor of that part of the Platform Com
mittee’s report which bears on the
j new state capitol. A motion to strike
[ out the plank about the new capitol
- prevailed. A motion by Col. J. W.
i House to strike out the clause com
r mending the administration of Gov
[ ernor Davis was lost.
Platform was then adopted.
; Resolutions of thanks to the citizens
s of Hot Springs and to Secretary Cor
- ry and Assistant Secretary J. H. Car
- michael and A. D. Du Laney wer«
- adopted.
; At 7:40 to-night the convention cl
1! journed sine die.
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Many thousands
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personally, others by mail. Mrs. Pink
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under her direction and since her de
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Mrs. Pinkham never violates the con
fidence of women, and every testimon
ial letter published is done so with
the written consent or request of the
writer, in order that other sick women
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Mrs. Alice Berryhill, of 313 Boyce
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DIETARY DICTA.
Dinner should be of a lighter nature
in summer than in winter.
A quart of wheat contains more nu
triment than a bushel of cucumbers.
There is a happy me?n between eat
ing everything and being squeamish.
Two pounds of potatoes contain as
much nutriment as 13 pounds of
turnips.
Light soups, light desserts and light
meals should have the preference in
warm weather.
Vegetables and fruits are to be used
most generously at that season of the
year in which they naturally mature.
One on the Doctor.
Lawyer—I say, doctor, why are you
always running us lawyers down?
Doctor (dryly)—Well, your profes
sion doesn't make angels of men, does
It?
“Why, no; you certainly have the
advantage of us there, doctor.”—Illus
trated Bits.
Nothin’ Doin’.
‘‘Want ’ny ice?”
"It’s fresh?”
"Yep.”
“Bring me up a two-cent chunk."
“Where ’re ye at?”
“Six floor, back.”
“Gee awp!”—Judge.
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