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VOL. VI.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1907.
NO. 42,
NEWS OF THE WEEK
the latest events of the
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
north, east, west, south
Foreign Lands, Throughout the Na
tion and Particularly From the
Great Southwest. ,
Secretary Wilson returns to Wash
ington from a tour of the west and
gives an optimistic interview on the
business of the country.
Balloonist at a Massachusetts fair
unafrle to operate parachute drops 2,
000 feet through the air, strikes on a
post and is not fatally hurt.
Story of the Fish-Harahan fight at
the Illinois Central directors’ meet
ing in New York is related by a di
rector, who says that, while no blows
were struck, Mr. Fish, being called a
“d—-d liar,” choked Mr. Harahan un
til the latter’s face was purple, but
could not force him to retract.
New York traction lines are ordered
to increase capacity 25 per cent.
Medium’s plot bared by mysterious
•woman in blue, a witness in Vander
bilt sanity hearing.
Managers of northwestern lines con
cede nine-hour workday to the ma
chinists and grant an increase in the
wage scale.
Fish-Harahan fight due to demand
by Fish that Harahan be ousted from
presidency of Illinois Central.
Prosperous west has no fear of
panic, says Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, back from inspection trip.
The Oklahoma election board de
clares Scott Ferris of Lawton the nom
inee for the Fifth district.
China objects to Franco-Japanese
covenant providing for interference in
China's territory.
Managers of northwestern lines con
cede nine-hour workday to the ma
chinists and grant an increase in the
wage scale.
National Industrial Traffic League
urges amendment to Sherman law to
permit traffic associations to effect
rate agreements and classifications.
Federal court grants restraining or
der against the western lines, prevent
ing an increase in the rates on cream
ery products.
Grant farm near St, Louis sold un
der the hammer. Was once held for
loan made to famous general by Van
derbilt family.
Corporation commission finds lum
ber business controlled by several
la’ge interests. Inquiry fails to show
trust. Will issue report.
Congressman Bartholdt says Europe
would have war between United
States and Japan. Says three great
results were accomplished by Hague
peace gathering.
Congressman Bartholdt much pleased
with peace conference. Says that in
future tribunals will settle national
difficulties.
Broker operators may be called out.
fund of $2,000,000 being raised by
Strikers.
^>psy band is driven by Texans
across border into Mexico, after men
are horsewhipped.
High officials of Standard Oil may
aot be required to testify in St. Louis
hearing to be held in New York.
Frisco stockholders at special meet
ing called in St. Louis approve issue
of new bonds for $115,000,000 and in
crease of capital stock from $100,000,
000 to 4200,000,000.
"ar on the high school fraternities
in Chiaago will be renewed by Supt.
Cooley at the opening of the new
Session.
John D. Rockefeller witness and
inileage fees in United States district
court in Chicago are held up.
Speaker Cannon at Alexandria Bay,
J1- ^ ’ sa>'s he has no presidential
Dee, but would not decline the nomina
Con if it were offered to him. He as
serts his first ambition is to help as
8UIe republican success through the
^ork of congress.
federal Judge Pritchard at Ashe
,vilie, N. c., rules that the state law
barring railroad litigants from the
nited States courts is in violation of
the constitution.
American bar association conven
l°n at Portland, Me., is stirred by the
report of the insurance committee and
' °_es down some radical reforms.
Efiort to build a municipal lighting
*>,ant in Milwaukee meets another
check.
James p. Farrell, Irish member of
1 lament, is arrested at Longford.
re a"'*' an<l with forty others is held
n 'he charge of inciting a rict.
“ >> Mary Malin is held at La
fosse, \\ is., pending an investlga
°n into the death of Carl Schmidt.
aiT. brother-in-law, who, when
'^prevented his wife from living
J Mrs. Maliu as a companion.
Stocks are strong In Wall street,
the expected wave of selling on ad
ministration utterances failing to ap
pear.
The Iowa insurance department
rules that unauthorized companies
may be included in co-insurance busi
ness.
James Oliver, South Bend manufact
urer and philanthropist, is near death
from heart diseose and old age.
Serious disagreement between H. H.
Rogers and William Rockefeller is re
ported over the question of passing
the regular quarterly dividend on
Standard Oil as a result of Judge Lan
dis’ big fine.
Policeman rescues a boy from
chains which had been placed on him
by his father and summons the par
ent.
Automobile manufacturers announce
intention of retaining list prices on
1908 product, while many cars will
be sold at an advanced figure.
Miss Sallie Ainslie breaks her own
record at Midlothian links while de
feating Mrs. Alexander in first round
of western women's championship,
making a 93.
Tourist steamer brings word to
Christiania, Norway, that the Well
man-Record-Herald expedition airship
“America” had not started for the
north pole on Aug. 23, being delayed
by unfavorable winds.
Bill filed by St. Louis stone concern
for injunction against American Fed
eration of Labor to prevent boycott of
goods.
Count Witte, once the most power
ful man in Russia next to the emperor,
has retired from official life.
In obedience to the order to join
the butchers’ teamsters’ strike, team
sters of the livestock wagons for the
big packers quit work at New York.
Leaving behind him three dead of
ficers, whom he shot to escape being
captured, Charles Williams, a Georgia
negro, is fleeing toward Florida with
a posse in pursuit.
Daring automobile robbers, who
have long defied the police, startled
the residents of Bellport, L. I., by
dynamiting the postoffice and a gen
eral store adjoining, and looting both
places.
Officials of the Toledo, St. Louis &
Western railroad (the Clover Leaf
route) offer reward for man who
for five years has been a constant
menace to that line by setting fire to
bridges.
Medium’s plot bared by mysterious
woman in blue, a witness in Vander
bilt sanity hearing.
Prince Wilhelm placed under arrest
in New York for speeding auto, but is
later released.
Fish-Harahan demand due to de
mand by Fish that Harahan be ousted
from presidency of Illinois Central.
Prosperous west has no fear of
panic, says Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, back from inspection trip.
The Oklahoma election board de
dares Scott Ferris of Lawton the nom
inee for the Fifth district.
China objects to Franeo-Japanese
covenant providing for interference in
China's territory.
Prince Wilhelm placed under arrest
in New York for speeding auto, but is
later released.
National Industrial Traffic Leagues
urges amendment of Serman law to
permit traffic associations to effect
rate agreements and classifications
Federal court grants restraining or
der against the western lines, prevent
ing an increase in the rates on cream
ery products.
Grant farm near St. Louis sold un
der the hammer. Was onee held for
loan made to famous general by Van
derbilt family.
Corporation commissioner finds lum
ber business controlled by several
large interests. Inquiry fails to show
trust. Will issue report.
Congressman Ilarthoidt says Europe
would have war between United
States and Japan. Says three great
results were accomplished by Hague
peace gathering.
Missouri land value is ten million.
Labor bureau estimates assessment
increase at 24.7 per cent.
Fourteen railroads temporarily re
strained from enforcing new rates on
creamev shipments. Creameries se
cure federal injunction.
Kaufman wins over Schreck in sev
enth round. Cincinnati German claims
four and is counted out.
New York cotton market rules ir
regular. Price closes steady at net
advance of from 3 to 8 points.
Wheat opens up but closes eoff.
Nws generally bullish, but heavy sell
ing causes break.' Corn closes higher.
Taft raps new state constitution.
Disclaims authority to speak for pres
ident, but finds flaws in measure.
Story that Gambeteta and Bismarck
had secret interview after Franco
Prussian war not verified.
North German Lloyd steamer cut
fare for firs*-class eastward passage
to $S5; others will meet rate.
Annual statistics of tliq United
States railroads show very low rate
of interes tfor the capital invested.
Koute of the proposed new line of
the Burlington in Missouri will short
en the distance to Kansas City.
NEWS
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ARKANSAS
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Increase Efficiency of Schools.
Circular letters have been sent out
by Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion Doyne to the county examiners
asking them for closer co-operation
with the state office in educational
affairs. Superintendent Doyne par
ticularly desires the assistance of the
school directors in the furtherance of
school work. The letter follows:
“The year closing June 30, 1907.
marked progress in the work and
worth of tlie public schools of our
state, and I feel that the interest you
have taken in the educational affairs
of your county has been, in large
measure, instrumental in bringing
about this improvement. There is
much, however, that may yet be done,
and it is the desire of this department
to aid you in doing yet greater things
for the benefit of the children of our
commonwealth. The school directors
have not yet been fully enlisted, and,
in many instances, are not alive to
the importance of the trust committed
to them. In a few counties efforts
have been made to organize the di
rectors and have them meet at stated
times for the discussion of matters
pertaining to their office. Why not
do this in your county, if it has not
been done? I would like to send out
a circular letter to the school direct
ors of the state, calling their attention
to this and other important matters,
provided I can have your co-operation.
Should the circular be prepared, will
you endeavor to place one in the
hands of each director in your county,
preparatory to effecting an organiza
tion later on? I will be glad to hear
from you, with suggestions at your
earliest convenience.’’
To Protect Pearl Fisheries.
Dr. George F. Kunz, who is aiding
the development of Arkansas' diamond
fields, is also actively engaged in
pushing the movement to save the
Western pearl fisheries from destruc
tion. A few years ago mussels, from
which pearls are obtained, were plen
tiful in all the Western rivers, but
owing to their promiscuous slaughter
by the fishermen the number is being
rapidly diminished. New York dealers
headed by Dr. Kunz, have recently
sent a petition to the proper authori
ties at Washington asking that con
ditions affecting the mussels be inves
tigated and steps taken to prevent
their total extermination. Federal
commissioners have already started
on a trip to investigate the Arkansas
pearl fisheries of White river. After
making this trip a report will be
Issued on the subject and it is thought
that the industry will be placed under
federal control in a short time.
Boll Weevil Must Be Fought.
J. J. Moore, of Texarkana, agent for
the agricultural department at Wash
ington, states that the extermination
of the boll weevil is out of the ques
tion, that the pest had arrived in Ar
kansas and had come to stay, but that
it is possible, under proper manage
ment to raise cotton in spite of the
weevil. The methods for combatting
the weevil suggested by the depart
ment is early planting, and the de
struction of the cotton stalks as soon
as the cotton is gathered, as the
greatest progress in spreading is
made in the fall, after the frost has
killed the foliage on the cotton, and
the weevils begin hunting other green
plants upon which to subsist. The
turning under of all vegetation is also
suggested after the crops are gath
ered, as this not only has a tendency
to destroy the weevil, but builds up
the soil as well. Another great
hindrance to 1 i progress of the
weevil is rotation of crops.
Half of New Road Completed.
Surveyors are now establishing the
proposed route of the Rogers South
western Railroad between Rogers and
Eureka Springs, which is designated
in the charter as the eastern termi
nus of the road. The road has been
completed from Rogers into Siloarn
Springs, and it is understood that as
soon as practicable work will begin
on the eastern extension. The com
pleted portion of the line will be put
in operation in September.
Wolves in Craighead County.
I. C. Crockett and son, \V. R. Crock
ett, while hunting a few miles from
Needham, in Craighead county, killed
four wolves. They had killed a num
ber of squirrels and were returning
home when they heard a noise behind
them which proved to be the howl
ing of four full-grown wolves, that
were evidently attracted by the smell
of the blood from the squirrels. Each
man had a Winchester and they killed
all four of the wolves. A great num
ber of these animals are reported to be
prowling about the eastern part of
Craighead county.
Charge Complicity in Murder.
Wash Amps, proprietor of a negro
hotel at Helena, has been arrested
on the charge of complicity in the
murder of J. M. Scott, late city editor
of the Helena Daily World. It is stated
that on the night of the murder two
negroes, a man and a woman, had a
room in Amps’ hotel, the window of
which opened immediately over the
spot where Scott was supposed to
have been murdered by someone sta
tioned in this window. The Amps
woman stated that about 10 o’clock on
the night of the murder she was or
dered by Amps to move the two
negroes in this room, stating that it
was wanted by some white men; that
she obeyed the order of her husband,
and that she heard one of the men
say: “Here is a dollar for the room.
We won’t need it long.” As to the
identity of these two white men noth
ing is known, and the officers will not
talk.
Higher Price for Cotton,
While in Arkansas recently, Harvie
Jordan, president of the Southern
Cotton Association, said: “On account
of tiie drouth, boll weevil and the
scarcity of labor the cotton acreage
is possibly not as large as it was last
year. The total value of the 1906
crop was approximately $800,000,000.
This year it should be a billion and
will if the national Executive Commit
tee fixes a higher price at its meet
ing at Jackson, Miss., next month.
There is no question but that there
will be a material advance, and I
think that it will not be less than
12 1-2 cents a pound, and it may be
13 cents.”
Open Season for Deer and Turkey.
Sportsmen throughout the state are
making preparations for the open
hunting season. The open season for
deer is September 1 to February 1:
for wild turkeys, September 1 to
May 1; for quail. November 1 to
March 1; for prairie chicken, Novem
ber only. There is rji closed season
for ducks, snipe, geese and other
migratory birds, nor for rabbits. Un
der the state laws, the shipping of
any game outside the state is pro
hibited and the sale of all game is
prohibited, excepting the squirrel,
bear and rabbit. No nonresident can
hunt, but no license is required for
residents. -
State University Football.
The State University football team
has arranged the following stiff sched
ule for the coming season: September
28, Haskell Indilans, Fayetteville;
October 5, Ottawa University, Fayette
ville: October 12, Kansas City Medics,
Fayetteville; October 19, St. Louis
University, St. Louis; October 30,
Texas University, Fayetteville; Nov
ember 6, Louisiana University, Baton
Rouge; November 9, Tulane, New
Orleans; November 11, Hendrix, Con
way; November 18, University of Ten
nessee, Little Rock; November 28
open date.
Arkansas’ Rank in Lumber.
The Forestry Service of the govern
ment has recently completed its tab
ulated report of the total lumber pro
duction of the country. It shows that
nearly two billion feet of lumber
cut by the mills of Arkansas during
the year 1906. Only five states in the
Union made a better record, and
Arkansas is eclipsed by Mississippi
the fifth state in production, by only
about a million feet. In the output
of the red gum. cottonwood and Hick
ory, Arkansas is first, third in the
production of ash. and fourth in
cypress and yellow pine.
Pike County Field Valuable.
It is reported that the syndicate
which owns the Pike county diamond
fields has refused an offer of $1 000,
000 for their holdings. State Mineral
ogist Whitlock says the Arkansas field
is three times as large as the Kim
berly mines in South Africa. From
external observations and formation of
the land, the Arkansas field is believed
to be worth, at a conservative calcu
lation, $100,000,000.
Sewer Contract ,Awarded.
The sewer commissioners of Para
gould have awarded the work of con
structing a sewerage system for that
city to a Kansas City company for
4 1-2 per cent of the cost. The sys
tem will cost approximately $40,000,
for which the city will issue bonds.
Work will begin in a few weeks, and
it is more than likely that by Christ
mas the system v/ill be complete.
Struck by Backing Train.
George Allen, a sign painter, was
struck by a car iu the railroad yards
at Helena recently and seriously in
jured. So forecful was the blow that
he turned two complete somersaults
in the air before falling on a pile of
hay.
Cotton Prospects Good.
It is estimated that a full two-thirds
average cotton crop will be made in
Miller county this year. The dry
weather has greatly injured the plant
in the hill districts, but on the bottom
lands the crop is fine
Boll Weevil Pest Checked.
Commissioner of Agriculture Guy B.
Tucker states that. Arkansas is now
remarkably free from the boll weevil.
It has been only in recent years that
the weevil was discovered in Arkan
sas, and because of fortunate circum
stances, with the weather as the prin
cipal factor the boll weevil has been
confined to a limited area in the
southern tier of counties. Continued
hot weather and an absence of rain,
where the pest had made its appear
ance, combined to eradicate the worm.
In warm, cloudy days, and in a damp
atmosphere the weevil best propo
gates. Those surroundings are neces
sary fGr the development of the pupae.
Arkansas Rice Crop.
The rice fields in the vicinity of
I.onoke are reported to be looking
fine and prospects excellent for large
crops, one man expecting to harvest
6,000 bushels from a 90-acre field.
For this he will get in the neighbor
hood of $1 per bushel. A rice huller
is now in process of erection at Stutt
gart and it is expected it will be ready
for business this season. The estab
lishment of the huller in this State
is calculated to lower the price of
hulled rice, which is now 7 1-2 cents
per pound.
Timber Industry Remunerative.
The timber industry in Franklin
county in the vicinity of Ozark is
growing every year. During the past
eighteen months tapping the vast
forests north of that town has resulted
in the distribution of at least $5,000
per month to its citizens. Most of
the timber sold is white and post oak,
used for bridge piling. The logs bring
from $2.40 to $6 each. The largest,
log marketed this year at Ozark was
55 feet in length.
Boy Accidentally Killed.
The Confederate reunion at Hunts
ville terminated in an accident which
caused the death of a 13-year-old lad
named Ratliffe. Young Ratliffe, with
a crowd of probably 1.000 people, was
watching the preparations for a bal
loon ascension when the center pole
which suspended the bag .which was
being inflatajj,.4£t^' the llPPer sec'
tion striking" o»- the head. His
skull was crushed and death soon fol
lowed.
New Farmers' Union Gin.
The plant of the Farmers’ Union
Gin and Milling Company at Para
gould, being erected under the di
rection of A. S. Snowden, president
of the company, will be completed by
the end of the week. It will consist
of four buildings, gin house, mill, cot
ton house, cotton seed house, and
probably a warehouse. Among the
equipments will be a 40-bale gin and
a 1,000-bushel capacity corn mill.
To Can Fruits and Vegetables.
A movement has been started at
De Queen to establish an extensive
cannery, which will handle fruits and
vegetables and give employment to
a large number of persons. The De
Queen Bee declares that many grow
ers in that section have demonstrated
that there is a better profit in selling
canned peaches than in disposing of
them in their natural state at the
highest market prices.
Steamboat For Black River.
The largest boat ever set afloat on
Black river for transportation pur
poses will shortly be launched by
Capt. G. W. Huff of Corning. Har
grove & Ruth of Poplar Bluff are
building the boat. The vessel will be
used "for carrying both freight and
passengers, having about 15 state
rooms and a spacious dining hall. In
length the boat will measure 100 feet,
■while it will !>•’ 20 feet in breadth.
Jumped to Hi* Death.
While an Iron Mountain passenger
train on the White river branch was
passing over Georges river, on the
long trestle that spans the stream, an
unidentified man, apparently 45 years
of age, leaped from the rear end of
the smoker to the water, 100 feet be
low. The body was recovered several
house later and taken to Newport.
Madison Countv Apples.
It is estimated that the receipts
from the sale of apples in Madison
county this year will not be less than
$100,000. Dried fruit, it is believed
will net the farmers about $25,000
The fruit industry in Madison countj
is greatly hampered on account of the
lack of transportation facilities.
Its First Anniversary.
The town of Hermitage, Bradley
county, has just celebrated its first an
niversary. Where the town now
stands was almost an unbroken forest
a year ago. Today the town is thriv
ing and has a population of 400 or
more. The business houses have been
built in a substantial manner.
To Locate Iron Foundry.
Mr. Lebherman of Louisville is in
Fayetteville looking for a site for a
foundry. It is expected that Mr.
Lebherman will invest about $25,000
in the establishment of the plant.
LUMBER MEN WIN
Sweeping Decision In Their Favor By
Georgia Court.
Macon, Ga., Sept.—Judge Emory
Speer rendered a decision Saturday
touching the famous lumber rate case
of the Georgia Sawmill Association
against the Southern and other lines
of the Southeastern Tariff Association,
in which it was held that lumbermen
who were members of the Georgia as*
sociation and also of the Georgia-Flor
ida association at the time of the fil
ing of the suit in 1903, also those who
have since become members and out
siders in the Georgia and Florida lum
ber belt who have suffered from the
extra two cents per hundred pounds to
Ohio river points and the West, are
entitled to recover such sums as they
have been forced to pay under the
raised tariff. This was a sweeping de
cision and let in all the lumbermen
who were expecting an adjustment of
claims. The lumber dealers are al
lowed to file claims both with the
standing master, J. N. Talley, and with
the clerk of the court. There will be
more than $1,000,000 Involved and
much time isdll be required for a full
hearing of all the claims.
Dentist Severely Beaton.
Washington, Sept.-—While under the
influence of gas, preparatory to hav
ing a tooth extracted, George W. Bow
ers, rose from the chair and violent
ly attacked Dr. R. B. Leonard, who
was treating him, severely heating
and knocking him down. The doctor's
call for help brought Dr. W. H. Wun
der, who was treated in a similar
fashion. Fearing that his life was in
danger, Dr. Wunder reached for a
small hammer near by and used it
freely on Bowers' head, causing a
compound fracture of the skull. Bow
ers was taken to the emergency hos^
pital and Dr. Wunder was arrested.
He was reeleased on $1,000 bail. Dur
ing the struggle between the three
men Bowers’ wife and a number of
women patients were thrown into a
panic and took flight. Bowers will re
cover.
Attempt to Kill Ex-Sheriff.
Chicago, Sept.—A bomb was ex
ploded in the yard surrounding the
home of Former Sheriff James Pease
late Sunday night. The explosion shat
tered all of the windows in the house
and the shock was felt a mile away.
Mr. Pease and family were asleep at
the time. No one was injured. The po
lice arrived within 10 minutes, but
could find no clue to the perpetrators
further than a report that an automo
bile containing three women and a man
was seen to stop before the house a
short time before the explosion oc
curred. The police are of the opinion
that the bomb was thrown into the
yard by the driver of the car.
Persian Premier Assassinated.
Teheran, Sept.—Mirza Ali Asghan,
premier and minister of the interior,
was shot and instantly killed as he
was leaving the national council Sat
urday night. Two soldiers were kill
ed at the same time and an assembly
man was shot in the leg. One of the
assassins was killed, one was arrest
ed and the others escaped. It is be
lieved that the effects of the news
of the murder of Mirza Ali Asghan,
added to the interior trouble, will be
disastrous and that anarchy will gain
in strength.
Fire Loss Exaggerated.
Louisville, Ky., Sept.—The Courier
Journal and Times are again housed
in their old quarters and the custom
ary editions are now being publish
ed. The first estimate of the loss sent
out was somewhat exaggerated, but it
cannot be stated at this time just
what the loss will be exactly. The
building and plant will be put in first
class condition as fast as possible.
Killed By Burglar.
Montgomery. Ala., Sept.—A report
from Mobile says Seeke Byrd, a well
known young man, was shot to death
early Sunday morning by an unknown
burglar. Byrd volunteered to sleep
in the suburban store of a friend,
which had been robbed several times
recently. When the burglar appeared
Byrd showed resistance, and was kill
ed with a shotgun.
Killed By Auto.
Elmira, N. Y., Sept.—A powerful
touring car plunged over a 15-foot
embankment at Pine City, near Elmi
ra, Pa., Sunday, killing H. B. Smith
of Tioga, Pa., and injuring four oth
ers. One of the injured men, John
Henry of Canandaigua, is confined in
the Arnotogen hospital, where fear is
expressed that he will die.
Actor Buried.
New London, Conn.. Sept.—All d*y
Sunday the body of Richard Mans
field lay in a coffin in the room in
which the actor died. Monday the fun
eral services were held at noon
Rev. Alfred Poole Grant, rector of St.
James' Episcopal church, will conduct
the services. By request, there will be
no address.