VOL. VII.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1908.
NO. 22.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
the latest news of the
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
c»reign Lands, Throughout the Na
tion, and Particulaly From the
Great Southwest.
CONGRESSIONAL.
T!y a vote of 257 to nothing, the
house Wednesday sustained Presi
dent Roosevelt’s veto of the bill
transferring Commander William Wil
mot White from the retired to the ac
tive list of the navy. The president
gave as a reason for his action that
the transfer would not be for the best
interests of the service.
Three times Thursday in the house
the Democrats caught the Republic
ans napping and forced them to pro
duce a quorum. On one other occa
sion a vote by tellers disclosed the
absence of a quorum, but Speaker
Cannon peremptorily applied the Reed
rule and declared a quorum to be pres
ent. In doing so he had a brief, but
lively, clash with Mr. Williams. Not
withstanding repeated roll calls, prog
ress was made in the transaction of
public business. Both the army and
the fortifications appropriation bills
were sent to conference; the senate
bill to increase the efficiency of the
revenue cutter service was, with Dem
ocratic help, passed, and the bill to
promote the safe transportation in
interstate commerce of explosives was
considered. It will be finally disposed
of Friday. The Democrats prevented
the adoption of the conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill and
caused it to be sent back to confer
ence.
Under suspension of the rules, the
house Thursday, after two roll calls,
passed the bill to increase the effi
ciency of the revenue cutter service.
The bill, among other things, raises
the pay and relative ranks of a num
ber of officers, increases the pay of
the enlisted force as well and cre
ates a retired list. In presenting the
measure to the house, Mr. Mann (111 )
paid a high compliment to the revenue
cutter service. His views were coin
cided in by Mr. Williams (Miss.).
A favorable report on the resolution
directing the establishment in the
army of trade or industrial schools
was urged Thursday before the house
military committee by its author. Rep
resentative O’Connell, of Massachu
setts. He said he believed the solu
tion of the problem of how to make
the army service more popular among
the people and thereby lessen the
yearly percentage of desertions lies
within his proposal. Soldiers should
be schooled during their service, he
said, so that at the end of their en
listment they shall be equipped to re
enter civil life.
The employers’ liability bill re
cently passed by the house was Thurs
day passed by the senate without
amendment, so that it is ready to go
to the president for his approval. The
scope of the bill is limited to common
carriers by railroads.
Representative Byrd of Mississippi
introduced a bill to prohibit dealing
futures in agricultural products by for
bidding dealers to use the mails, in
terstate transportation and banking
facilities.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Believing the health of his infant
*>oy is of more value than the mere
accumulation of money, Theo. H.
Price, cotton king, winding up his
business affairs preparatory to mov
ing to France for a long stay in Brit
tany, which it is hoped will restore
his son and namesake to complete
health.
In anticipation of possible action on
the (Art of congress authorizing the
use of arms by the American govern
ment to enforce the American policy
regarding the Venezuelan problem, the
state department has called upon both
the army and navy for definite infor
mation as to the available strength
that can be sent to Venezuelan waters
and territory.
Floyd Grounds, 14, and Frank Will
burn. 18, were smothered to death in
a wheat bin at Dunkle, 111. They
were playing in the elevator when
they jumped in the bin and were
Pulled dow'n in the grain. It was five
minutes before any one knew the boys
"'ere in the bln.
ShockeJ by thousands of volts of
electrieit;/, one man met instant death
ami six others were severely injured
while working in the vault beneath
the street car tracks at Twenty-first
8tr< and Wabash avenue, Chicago.
The Atlantic Monthly, one of the
oldest magazines in the country, has
changed hands. Houghton, Mifflin &
Co., who have published the magazine
since 1873, announced its transfer to
a new comply to be Incorporated un
der the laws of Massachusetts.
t
Wholesale fiulictments against the
Missouri Pacific, the St. Louis & San
Francisco anil perhaps other railroad
corporations having their main offices
in St. Louis, charging the granting of
rebates, are expected as a result of
an investigation being conducted by
the federal grand jury now in ses
sion at Little Rorlc, Ark.
The financial panic of last falf has
so increased the number of insane per
sons in public hospitals that Dr. Fer
ris, president of the New York state
lunacy commission, has been led to is
sue a public statement, showing the
necessity for the immediate construc
tion of a new hospital near New York
city.
France and Portugal have closed an
agreement to exterminate cannibalism
in Guinea. The Portuguese troops
and native allies in the recent cam
paign there have made it an invari
able rule to eat the bodies of the
enemies they have killed in battle and
several Europeans are said to have
met the same fate.
Letters have been sent to all na
tional banks by the comptroller of the
currency reminding them that they
must not contribute from bank funds
to political campaigns. A law forbid
ding such bank contribution was
passed by congress last spring and
the letters are merely a reminder to
the batiks.
Following an attack on 12-year-old
May Morris at Longview, Tex., Albert
Temple, a negro, was captured by a
posse and lynched. He confessed and
was taken to the courthouse yard. A
rope was placed around his neck, a
horse driven from under him and he
was left hanging.
Ten miners were killed by a gas
explosion in the Norton Hill colliery
at Somersetshire, Eng. The first par
ty of rescuers narrowly escaped death
from (he fumes and several are yet in
a critical condition.
Fearing that others might be in
jured by his example, Day E. Elmore
of Los Angeles began eating after
fasting for 43 days. Recently a St.
Paul man died as the result of a pro
longed fast to reduce his flesh, and
I, Elmore concluded that the example
was bad. Elmore’s fast reduced his
weight 38 pounds.
Eight hundred dollars in currency
being sent from the treasury depart
ment at Washington to the Farmers’
and Merchants’ National bank at Pla
no, Tex., were stolen from the Pa
cific Express office at Plano.
After working several hours at
blowing the safe in the postoffice at
Ketemy, Tex., robbers had to leave
unrewarded for their efforts. The
postmaster had carried the money
home with him.
Grover Blake, the Anderson (Ind.)
youth who recently murdered his
mother with a claw-hammer, for the
purpose of robbery, went before Judge
McClure of the circuit court and
pleaded guilty to first degree murder.
The penalty will either be the peni
tentiary for life or death by hanging.
Blake appeared unconcerned.
Bernard Carlin, 24 years old, who
swore two years ago when he was
sent to jail for robbery, that he would
some day kill his whole family be
cause they had abandoned him, car
ried out his fiendish vow when he
returned to his home, 587 Quincy
street, Brooklyn, and shot and killed
his mother as she opened the door to
him.
Suspected of murdering 18 of their
own children, the anarchist, Molina
and Francesca Herrara, with whom he
has lived for 29 years, have been ar
rested at Seville, Spain, on a charge
of wholesale infanticide. A mob
made a desperate attempt to lynch
them when they were arrested and
the police saved their lives.
The 2G delegates from Wisconsin to
the Republican national convention
will go instructed to work for the
nomination of Senator Robert M. La
Follette. In spite of the efforts of
his enemies to defeat him, he won in
all parts of the state and people of
Wisconsin showed that he is their
choice for the presidency.
John Lang, Jr., and James Smith,
both of Houston, Tex., are believed to ,
have been drowned during a squall ]
on Galveston Ray. Both are missing |
and relief parties in motor boats find
no sign of boat or missing men.
The jury in the criminal suit of the
government against the Great North
ern Railway Co. on charges of grant
ing rebates to the American Sugar
Refining Co., brought in a verdict of
guilty.
When Clarence Hayes of Alton was
given a life sentence for murdering
his wife, Emma Hayes, his mother in
law laughed in his face and seemed
overjoyed at his doom. Hayes shrank
back as the hysterical woman laughed
shrilly and the court officers shud
dered at the sound, for there was
something almost fiendish in her mer
riment.
One dead and 20 injured, several
probably fatally, Is the casualty list
in a fire which practically destroyed
the four-story tenement at 470 Pearl
street, New York. Fifteen horses also
lost their Jives.
NEWS OF
ARKANSAS
Plan Campaign for Prohibition.
The Anti-Saloon League of Arkan
sas held two sessions Thursday in Lit
tle Rock, the president, Col. George
Thornburgh, presiding. In addition to
regular members of the board Rev.
H. G. Johnson, pastor of the Baptist
church, Star City, was present and
was invited to participate in the delib
erations.
The campaign of the ensuing
months was considered in all its de
tails, and action wras taken looking to
4n aggressive movement. A Campaign
Committee was appointed with in
structions.
The treasurer's report and the su
perintendent's report were read and
approved.
In addition to other movements
looking to an aggressive campaign, the
distribution of literature received a
good share of attention. The last Sun
day in June, which is the National An
ti-Saloon League “stainless flag” day,
was Thursday designated as the day
for special programs in the Sunday
schools, young people’s societies and
pulpits.
Church To Be Improved.
The First Baptist church of Camden
Is preparing to erect a large addition
to its building for Sunday school pur
poses. An annex will be extended
from (he east side of the present edi
fice sufficiently large to furnish a sep
arate class room for the Sabbath
school, a primary room and rooms for
the Baraca class of men and the Phi
lathea class for women.
The annex will be so arranged that
the whole can be used with the audi
torium, giving a seating capacity for
from 1,000 to 1,200 persons for church
services. A basement with toilet rooms
and a gymnasium is also in contempla
tion. The estimated cost of the whole
is from $6,000 to $7,000. A church
committee is now conferring with ar
chitects on the proposed work.
To Build New Court House.
Judge Milwee Thursday appointed
Judge J. S. Thomas, W. F. Branch
and H. C. Strong as commissioners
to proceed with the building of the
new Monroe county court house to
cost approximately $40,000. At the
last term of the Monroe County Quo
rum Court $50,000 was appropriated
by that body for the purpose of build
ing a new court house, and Judge Mil
wee's action marks the first step to
ward carrying the project into execu
tion. * It is expected that the new
building will be ready for occupancy
by the November term of Circuit
Court.
Would Change Law.
When the next legislature convenes,
the Young Men's Democratic Club of
Hot Springs will ask the representa
tives of Garland county to introduce
a bill providing that in primary elec
tions, electors shall havp the privil
ege of voting on candidates for alder
men other than the ones residing in
the ward in which the elector resides.
Pruett Heavily Fined.
W. W. Pruett, one of the 10 men
captured iu a raid led by Mayor Jodd
on a gambling house at 719 Central
avenue, Hot Springs last Friday night,
was fined $200 in Police Court Mon
day morning. The other parties were
acquitted. Pruett took an appeal to
the Circuit Court.
Struck By Beer Bottle.
B. Belcher, who works for the Lit
tle Rock Tent and Awning Company,
was struck on the head with a beer
bottle Saturday night about 8:30
o'clock in front of the Iron Mountain
hotel on Pike avenue in Baring Cross.
The right e<r was cut through by the
glass.
Robbers Fire Building.
While F. V. Smothers of Palatka
wa3 entertaining a few friends at his
home Wednesday night some un
known persons entered his mercantile
establishment, in which the postofflee
was also located, and after robbing
the safe, set fire to the building and
made their escape.
Mr. Smothers’ loss amounts to more
than $1,000, with no insurance. The
postoffiee supplies and fixtures are al
so a total loss. The fire was discov
ered about 9 o'clock. No arrests have
been made so far.
Organ'zc Chicot County.
Two largely attended prohibition
rallies were held Thursdey in the new
court house at Lake Village, where
Rev. C-. W. Elchelberger, D. D., state
campaigner for the Ant-Saloon League
delivered two lectures. An Anti-Sa
loon League, with moio than 100 mem
bers, was organized, with George Da
vis as president, and five other prom
inent business men as officers. This
league will organize the county into
local leagues with the expectation of
voting Chicot county dry at the Sep
Umper election.
Dead Body Is Found In a Pond.
The body of a white man wha has
been identified as being Charles
Brown, a ship carpenter, who lived at
Fourteenth and Welch streets, who
has lived in Little Rock for the past
25 years, and who has been missing
since a week ago Saturday, was found
early Tuesday morning floating in the
pond in the City park. The body was
badly decomposed, as the result of
having been in the water for some
time, but it was identified by the
hands, clothing and things found in
the clothing. It, is thought by the po
lice, Coroner Vaughter and the mem
bers of Brown’s family, that Brown
was walking home during the heavy
rainstorm one week ago last Saturday
night, and that, while walking
through the City park, which route he
often took in walking between his
home and the business section as a
short cut, he fell into the pond, and
was unable to get out. The theory
that he had been drinking has been
advanced by the coroner and others
who have investigated the case.
The corpse was a gruesome sight.
It had been in the water for so long
a time that the flesh had shifted from
place. The eyes had been eaten out,
and a part of the face had also been
eaten away by fish. When the body
was found Tuesday morning turtles
were seen pulling at the head. It was
impossible to identify by the face or
head, but identification was estab
lished by the man's clothing, his
shoes and a key and a pair of glasses
which were found in the clothing. The
key fitted a lock to Brown’s door and
the glasses were recognized as being
the same that Brown had worn.
Brown’s hands were of pecu'iar shape
and were said to have been exactly
the same as those of the dead man.
The shoes were also identified as being
those bought recently by Brown.
This point was established by a fel
low-workman by the name of Richard
son who had been with Brown at the
time he bought the shoes. Certain
articles of clothing were said by Mrs.
Brown to be those worn by her hus
band.
Hot Springs Must Cut Her Expenses.
In order to offset a deficit of 51,000
per month for the next five months.
Mayor Jodd and the members of the
Finance Committee of Hot Springs
have determined upon a radical policy
of retrenchment. Accordingly Detec
tives John Sullenberger and Lou Mc
Neill are to be relieved, and E. Demby
and A. Stone, firemen, are to be dis
pensed with. The aerial truck, a most
important adjunct of the Fire Depart
ment, has been forced out of commis
sion by the new arrangements.
The salaries of the mayor, aldermen
and Board of Public Affairs, it Is said,
may be reduced, as the financial con
dition of the city is acute. Not since
the club houses closed, two years ago,
have the fire, police or street depart
ments had anything like their normal
strength.
To Succeed Prof. Cook.
The Hot Springs Board of School
Directors held a meeting Saturday
night and elected Professor Ward Mil
ler of Texarkana to succeed Prof.
George B. Cook as superintendent of
the city schools. Prof. Cook has been
nominated and will be elected state
superintendent of public instruction,
and will probably relinquish liis po
sition about July 1.
The board also elected the follow
ing principals of the various city
schools: New- High School—Prof. J.
H. Boardman; Ramble Street School—
Prof. J. G. Cubage; Jones School—
Miss Schaeffer; Old Central School
Miss Cora Stewart; Garland School
Miss Howell.
Methodist Church Dedicated.
Rev. J. A. Anderson, editor of West
ern Advocate. Little Rock, dedicated
the new Methodist church at Poteau,
Okla., Sunday. The church is a hand
some brick structure and cost more
than $10,000. A large concourse of
people attended.
Helena Man Gets Offer.
Hugh Houston of Helena has been
favored by some one in Madrid, Spain,
with an offer of one-tliird share in
$20.2,000, provided he is willing to
lend his aid in getting the generous
Spaniard out of jail, where he pur
ports to have been thrust for bank
ruptcy. The word to be cabled in
case of his acceptance is “Dago" and
is as appropriate as it is mystic. The
letter containing the offer corres
ponds to others received both at Hel
ena and in Little Rock.
Preacher Offered Chair in College.
Rev. C. C. Cline, pastor of the Chris
tian church of Pine Bluff, has been of
fered the chair of science and mathe
matics of the new Maddox Seminary
at Eureka Springs. As yet he has not
decided as to whether or not he will
accept the offer.
He has also been offered the vice
presidency of the same college, and
has taken the matter under advise
ment with his congregation. He will
reach a decision within the next few
days.
State Treasurer’s Report Compiled.
State Treasurer James Yates Thurs
day announced the regular quarterly
report for his department. The report
showed that the general fund is in em
barrassing circumstances, as it has
been for some time, while the other
funds are in about the usual condi
tion. The report is as follows:
General revenue fund....$ 44,634.09
Common school fund. 25,359.7-'
State capitol fund. 207,884.60
Permanent school fund... 1,884,142.63
(Including currency,
bonds and coupons.)
Confederate pension fund 10,192.21
Sinking fund. 201,345.42
Tax due counties fund... 21,840.15
Tax due cities fund. 522.13
Penitentiary fund. 3,558.93
Fertilizer fund . 10.15
State school interest fund C76.44
U. of A. endowment fund 201,753.75
(Including currency,
bonds and coupons.)
Teachers’ fund. 155.14
Total .$2,602,073.38
The coupons referred to represent
the unmatured interest for 22 years
on state bonds.
Making Mops.
The pupils of the Arkansas Blind
School have now taken up a new stu
dy and industry combined in the $hape
of mop manufacturing. Cotton rope
mops are made by the students and
sold to tho other state institutions.
Prof. Lucas, superintendent of the
blind school, stated Saturday night that
the boys of the institution take great
interest in their new work. The same
machine that is used' in the manufac
ture of brooms at the school is also
used in the manufacture of the mops
so that the school does not have to go
to any additionad expense in the new
work in the way of purchasing eqtftp
ruent.
The material for the mops is bought
in Chicago. Many of the students
have already proven to be adepts at
the work, one boy student turning out
as high as twelve mops an hour.
Board Postpones Morrow Hearing.
The State Board of Charitable Insti
tutions met Tuesday in adjourned ses
sion and decided two matters of more
or less importance. It was decided
to postpone the hearing in the case
of Emma Morrow, the girl who
charges that she was assaulted
while an inmate of the deaf Mute In
stitute by another inmate of the in
stitution. The hearing of the case will
take place at the next meeting.
The board also decided to move its
headquarters and that of Secretary
Hampton from the second floor of the
Fulk building to the third floor of
the Masonic Temple, Fifth and Main
streets. A suite of three rooms will
be rented there. The headquarters
will be moved as soon as convenient
for Secretary Hampton.
Abner McGehee Dies Suddenly.
Abner McGehee, one of the best
known citizens of Arkansas died at his
home 1315 Scott street Little Rock,
Thursday morning at 6 o,clock, at the
age of 57 years. His death was sud- '
den after an illness of a few days. He
was taken ill last Saturday with an
attack of congestion and remained
about the same until Thursday morn
ing about 4 o’clock, when he grew very
much worse and remained so until the
end.
Mr. McGehee was the founder of
the town of McGehee, Desha county,
which was named for him, and had
very extensive plantation and mer
cantile interests there. He moved to
Little Rook in 1900 but spent most of
his time in Desha county looking after
his interests there.
Painting of Senator Davis Removed
From Governor’s Private Room.
The painting of United States Sen
ator Jeff Davis no longer remains in
a prominent place above the fireplace
on the east wall of the private office
of Governor Pindall. Instead, ii is on
the east wall of the general waiting
room outside the governor’s private
office, occupying the space formerly
occupied by the painting of Arkansas’
“war governor,” the late Governor
Henry M. Rector, whereas the paint
ing of Governor Rector hangs above
the fireplace in the inner executive
chamber.
Peculiar Letter To Postmaster.
Postmaster Holt, of Little Rock, is
in receipt of the following letter from
W. L. Bennett of Conway, Miss.: “Can
you give me the name of iney old sidi
son lioo lived in your town in the
fifties. I had an uncle hoo dide on
or about that time hoo was rich, so
said by the name of mikeagle Turner.
He was a lawyer and a bachler. It'
iney information I would be glad to
no.” The postmaster has not been
able to furnish the desired informa
tion.
Petition for Pardon.
A petition for the pardon of B. A.'
Sharp, who was convicted at Bates
ville last December for purchasing
merchandise with stamps while he
was the postmaster at Caldron, wasi
received Saturday morning by W. G.
Whipple, United States district attor
ney.
The petition will ultimately he for
warded to the president for final con
sideration. The document has receiv
ed the signatures of many in the dis
trict in which Sharp lived. Sharp is
now confined in the federal prison at
Atlanta. I
The district attorney has not made
any recommendation in the matter to
date. It is the custom to senr all pe
titions for pardon in federal cases to
the district attorney who conducted
the prosecution, to the judge that pro
sided and to the jury that returned
the verdict. In the present case some
of the jury have already signed the
petition for Sharp's pardon.
State Encampment Lies With j
Congress.
If a bill now pending before Con
gress providing for a liberal appropria^
tion of money for state militia annual
encampments passes, the Arkansas Na
tional Guard will hold its annual en^
campment the coming summer at Leon
Springs, Tex. Otherwise it is very,
probable that the encampment will bo
held at Fort Riley, Kan., where the
guard has been encamped once before.
Adjutant General Paul Little of the
Arkansas National Guard explained
th^t he was awaiting the outcome of
the present appropriation bill now be
fore the Congress. If the bill passes,'
the various state militias will be pro
vided with funds to hold encamp
ments, and such an appropriation
would mean enough money for the Ar
kansas Guard to allow it to go to Leon
Springs. Otherwise the encampment
will probably have to he held at Fort
Rile as the expense in going there
would be much less.
Big Crop Predicted.
It was stated Saturday in the office
of Commissioner of Agriculture Guy,
B. Tucker that the next crop of rice^
Arkansas' newest agricultural product;
in this state would be abnormally
large, in comparison with former
crops put out. In many counties a
crop of rice will be put out for the
first time, and in others the acreage
heretofore planted will be doubled.
The counties In which the most ex
tensive crops will be put out are: Jef
ferson, Prairie, Lonoke, St. Francis,
Poinsett and Cross. A score or mors
other counties, it is believed, will
make attempt at raising rice.
State Librarian Resigns Position.
Clyde E. Lowry, state librarian, has
resigned his position, his resignation
taking effect May 1. His successor
has been appointed, states Secretary
of State O. C. Ludwig, but Mr. Ludwtg
stated Tuesday night that he was not
ready to give out the librarian’s
name.
Mr. Lowry resigns to take up law
practice. It Is said that he intends
to practice law in Little Rock. He
has been state librarian under Mr.
I.udwig for the past three and one
half years, and is well known
throughout the city and state.
Fount to Be Repaired.
The suggestion has been made by,
state officials that the fountain in the
state house yard be repaired, and It
will likely be acted on within the next
few weeks. The fountain has been
allowed to run down until it is any
thing but a beautiful object in the
state capitol yard. It is full of weeds
and when cleaned out thoroughly will
be able to bubble forth in all its glory.
The water about the base of the foun
tain is stagnant. This will be removed
and the basin thoroughly cleaned.
Fish may be installed in it when the
water is turned on.
Pardons Granted.
Governor Pindall Tuesday granted
three pardons, two to Cleveland and
Arthur Payton, who were convicted
at the September term, 1907, of the
Jefferson County Circuit Court, of
assault to kill, and sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary, and one to
Milton Thompson, convicted at the
July term, 1907, of the Crawford Coun
ty Circuit Court of felony.
Auditor of State Avery E. Moore
was notified Tuesday that two insut^
ance companies operating in Arkansas
had merged. The American Fire In
surance Company of Little Rock
bought out the Capital Fire Insurance
Company and the two are now under
one head.
Prisoner Returned to Little Rock.
Jack Schwartz, who is under an in
dictment for perjury, has been re
turned to Little Rock from Shi eve
port, La., by Louis Reicharddt, de
puty sheriff.