VOL. VII.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1908.
NO. 27.
NEWS OF
ARKANSAS
Pindall Issues Proclamation.
Acting Governor X. O. Pindall, who
returned to Little Rock Thursday
night, issued a proclamation two
hours' after his arrival there, revoking
the call for an extra session of the
legislature, which was recently issued
by Acting Governor Allen H. Hamiter,
who seized the governor’s chair during
the absence from the state of Gover
nor Pindall. Friday Pindall wired
every member of the legislature an
nouncing that the call has been re
voked, and instructing them not to
oome to Little Rock Monday to at
tend any extra session of the general
assembly.
Governor Pindall, after issuing the
proclamation, went to his home, and
refused to give out any statements,
exp’aining that he was too weary to
explain his course or outline its prob
able results.
Other members of the party also
retired early, refusing to make any
statement. George W. Donaghey,
Democratic nominee for governor, who
returned from Washington with Gov
ernor Pindall, stated before retiring,
however, that he heartily endorsed
Governor Pindall’s action in revoking
the call. He, together with Chancel
lor Martineau, Roy Campbell and
other close friends of Governor Pin
dall, were closeted with him between
10 and 11 o’clock Thursday night. At
the conference it was decided to re
voke the call.
Governor Pindall, Mr. Donaghey,
Agricultural Commissioner Guy B.
Tucker and Secretary of State O. C.
Ludwig arrived shortly before 9
o’clock Thursday night. They went
at once to the governor’s office, where
Acting Governor Hamiter formally
turned over the governor’s chair to
Governor Pindall. Mr. Pindall re
fused to shake hands with Mr. Ham
iter, ignoring the acting governor al
together.
Prominent politicians differ in their
opinions as to the probable outcome
of Governor Pindall’s proclamation re
voking the call. Governor Pindall
and his friends believe that the legis
lators will heed his mandate, and will
not go to Little Rock, and that in case
they are there Monday, they will re
fuse to cdnvene.
Arkansaw Travelers Meet at
Fort Smith.
The annual convention of the Ar
kansaw Travelers will meet in Fort
Smith June 4, 5, and 6. Extraordinary
efforts have been put forth, it is said,
to make this the biggest event in the
history of the organization. The citi
zens of Fort Smith have subscribed
liberally to a fund for the entertain
ment of the visiting delegates, and the
members from Little Rock and Pine
Bluff will go in special trains. The
Second Regiment band of Little Rock
will be the official band of tjie presi
dent, L. H. Moore, and will join him
there, before going to Fort Smith.
Fort Smith will furnish two bands and
Pine Bluff one.
An elaborate programme has been
prepared for the three days. Thurs
day and Friday will be devoted whol
ly to entertainment, including a flower
Parade, dress parade, mardi-gras par
ade and a banquet. On Saturday,
June 6, the business meeting will be
held, at which officers for the ensuing
jear will be elected and the place for
holding the convention of 1909 de
cided upon. Little Rock and Pine
luff are rival candidates for the next
convention.
' *r£ie Scott of Womble was arrest
ed and taken to Caddo Gap charged
with enticing a minor from her home.
At the trial Saturday the jury found
Scott guilty and fined him $10 and
costs. The girl who left her home with
Scott is a half-sister of Scott’s wife.
Davis to Hot Springs.
United States Senator Jeff Davis
Passed through Little Rock Thursday
morning en route from Washington,
F-, to Hot Springs, where he will
remain until Monday.
He and his wife will attend the
Baptist convention. Senator Davis
will return to Little Rock Monday and
will remain there. It is not his inten
tion to return to Washington to attend
he closing days of the session of the
®enate, say his intimate friends and
associates.
r Officers Elude Mob.
hile a large crowd watched the
trains leaving Corning, Sheriff Curtis
rjid Constable Arnold succeeded in
flipping away from the jail with Sam
ckerson, who is charged with at
empted assault on two little girls,
and boarding a train at Black River
ridge, three miles south of Corning,
e distance to the bridge was cover
® on foot, and, after boarding the
rain at this out-of-the-way point,
nkerson was taken to Piggot, where
e is being confined in jail there,
Pending a trial of his case.
Hamiter Makes Statement.
Speaker Hamiter Thursday night
gave out the following statement, af
ter turning over the governor’s chair
to Governor Pindall:
“I desire to say that I would not
beg any man to take my hand, and I
did not beg Mr. Pindall to do so, but
for the good of the great old state of
Arkansas I felt that we ought to speak
and to shake hands. All the duties
which I discharged as governor of the
state were performed for w-hat J con
sidered to be the best interests of the
state. I now feel that I have dis
charged my duty under my constitu
tional rights as a citizen and officer of
this state. I have no criticism to
offer touching Mr. Pindall’s action.
This is with him. 1 expect to con
tinue to work for the interests of the
state of Arkansas, not as a politician,
but as a loyal citizen of the state. I
believe that I have done right. I was
reared and taught to treat my fellow
man as a man. I have relinquished
this office, believing that every act
performed by me will be approved by
the people. What I have done has
been done conscientiously, honeitly
and what I believe to be for the bet
terment and for the building up of
our great state.
“I believe that the members of the
Arkansas legislature, from what I
have heard from the members, will
respond to my call and answer the
roll. What they will do regarding
the matter for which I called them to
gether I do not know. I believe
every member of the present Arkan
sas legislature to be a good, honest,
true man. No better set of men ever
assembled in the Arkansas legislature
and I believe that they will perform
their duty.”
Arkansas Sunday School Convention.
More than a quarter of a century
ago the first Arkansas State Sunday
School convention was held in Little
Rock. There were only a few dele
gates. Col. IvOgan H. Roots was pres
ident, and Col. George Thornburgh
secretary of the convention. From
then until now there has been great
development. The convention will be
: held this year in Little Rock, June
3-5. More than one thousand dele
gates are expected. Committees have
been organized in Little Rock, with
chairmen as follows:
Chairman of all committees, J. B.
t Dickinson.
! Chairman press committee, Col.
| Geo. Thornburgh.
Chairman parade committee, De B.
Bradshaw.
Chairman reception committee, W.
H. Bilheiiner.
Chairman music committee, Thos.
S. Buzbee.
Chairman program and badges, H.
G. Pugh.
Chairman finance committee, H. F.
Auten.
Banker C. N. Rix Indicted.
The grand jury which adjourned
at Hot Springs Thursday returned an
indictment against President Charles
N. Rix of the Arkansas National
Bank, charging him with wilfully and
intentionally tearing down a legal no
tice posted on a telephone pole.
An indictment was also returned
against Constable Charles L. Smith,
charging him with disturbing the
peace on the occasion recently when
he arrested Prof. V. E. Boardman,
principal of the high school, for ad
ministering corporal punishment to
the former's son.
Pawn Shop Robbed.
W. E. Bell's place, a jewelry store
and pawn shop at 119 East Markham
street, Little Rock, was robbed of
articles in stock worth about $1,500
early Tuesday morning between 2 and
4 o’clock. An effort was made to
blow ope nthe safe, but the purpose of
I the burglars was abandoned after they
had drilled a three-inch hole in the
j back of the vault. There is no clue
to the robbers. The robbery was dis
covered about daylight.
School Girls Flee in Their Night Cloth
ing.
Fire destroyed the dormitory of
Friendship Normal Academy for girls
at Star City Monday morning at 3
o'clock, and so rapidly did the flames
spread that the inmates of the dormi
tory were forced to flee from the
burning building, abandoning their
personal effects and many of them
clad only in their night garments.
The building was used as living
quarters by Prof. J. N. .Williams and
his family and by more than 10 girls
who are attending the academy.
Charleston Graduates.
Misses Ruth and Lucille Pettigrew,
Miss Carmen Hudson, Miss Eugenia
Smith, Miss Ruby Carmack, Master
Robert Parker, Pierson and Homer
Council formed the graduating class
from the Charleston High School this
term. Miss Carmack was the junior
member of the class. Robert Parker
of Vesta was in the second grade
three years ago. The young ladies
read creditable essays Friday night
and the young men declaimed well.
Their diplomas were presented by
Col. Iverson Jones of Bentonville.
Cotton Brings $63,741.51
Final settlement in the state farm
cotton sale was made Monday by the
Pine Bluff cotton buying firm which
recently purchased the cotton, and
$63,741.51 was paid into the peniten
tiary fund, placing that fund in good
condition for the first time in many
months.
The money had no sooner been re
ceived, however, than $20,000 was paid
out in one lump to the Urquhart es
tate on account of the state farm
property, which was purchased from
that estate. The board some time ago
allowed the $20,000, as part payment.
Some members of the board suggested
reconsidering the action by which the
account was allowed, fearing the pay
ment of $20,000 would deprive the
penitentiary fund of too much cash,
but the suggestion never came up for
formal vote.
Secretary John H. Page of the peni
tentiary board, after weighing up the
state farm cotton at Pine Bluff after
Its sale, thought the board would se
cure about $70,000 for the entire crop.
Mr. Page stated Monday, however,
that he was not aware so much of the
cotton had been picked out, a great
deal of it having been damaged.
Pardons Granted.
The rights of citizenship were re
stored to Lewis Dotson, a negro, who
recently served three years in the
penitentiary by Acting Governor
Hamiter Thursday.
A pardon was granted to O. G.
Cravens, an ex-Confederate veteran,
70 years old, who was fined $10 for
disturbing the peace in a justice of
the peace court in Marion county.
The petition was signed by a large
number of people, including the pros
ecuting attorney.
A pardon was granted Lula Percell,
a young negro girl, who was convicted
of petit larceny March 10, 1907, in
the Little Rock police court and fined
$50 and sentenced to 60 days in jail.
Prosperity Club to Be Organized.
A movement has been started in
Little Rock among several business
and professional men to organize a
new commercial club or organization
to promote the manufacturing and
other business interests of Little Rock
and to ultimately branch out in the
whole state into organizations that
shall work together to bring into the
state new enterprises.
It is not intended that the club
should conflict w'ith the Business
Men’s League or the Board of Trade
or any other such organizations. The
movement is only started, but a num
ber of influential citizens are back of
it and many others have expressed
their approval of it.
Duley Wins In the Mayoralty Fight.
The Democratic city primary elec
tion Thursday resulted in a victory
for W. L. Duley, who captured the
nomination for mayor in one of the
most interesting fights for that office
ever witnessed in this city. His plu
rality vote over the next highest can
didate, A. B. Poe, was 433. The
standing of the three candidates is as
follows: W. L. Duley, 1,429; A. B.
Poe, 996; Harry M. Ramey, 688. Mr.
Duley lacked 253 votes of having a
majority over both opponents.
William L. Rogoslti won the race
for alderman from the Third ward by
a majority of three votes over his op
ponent, Louie Miller.
Negro Slayer Pardoned.
In compliance with a petition sign
ed by several hundred people, and
with a written request by his brother,
J. H. Hamiter, Acting Governor Ham
iter Wednesday granted a pardon for
Minnie Thomas, a negro girl who is
serving a term of ten years in the
penitentiary for murder in the second
degree. The girl was convicted in
October. 1904, in the Pulaski county
circuit court of killing a negro named
Price, alias “Black Cat.”
Henry Stillwell Resigns.
Acting Governor Hamiter Thursday
received by telegram the resignation
of Henry Stillwell of Ashley county,
who was appointed representative
from that county to succeed W. A.
Roby of Hamburg, former representa
tive, who had resigned. Mr. Still
well declined to serve and Acting
Governor Hamiter reappointed Mr.
Roby.
Negro Is Shot By Asylum Attendant.
Pete Martin, a negro cook at the in
sane asylum, was shot just below the
heart and probably fatally wounded
Thursday night about 6:30 o'clock by
Roy Brown, a white medical student
acting as attendant, whom the negro
is said to have cursed. Brown es
caped from the deputy constables. Just
at supper time the cook and attend
ant had words, and the negro is said
to have applied an unprintable epithet
to the white man, who, it is alleged,
went away to return with a revolver,
with which he shot Martin.
Five Governors in 16 Monhts.
The chance remark by Secretary
Paul Little to the effect that he had
served as private secretary to four gov.
ernors in a little less than a year and
a half resulted in a little figuring on
just how many chief executives Ar
kansas has had since the election of
1906.
The list, covering a period of less
than sixteen months, totals five, as
follows: Jeff Davis, John S. Little,
John Ike Moore, Xenophen O. Pindall
and Allen H. Hamiter.
On the 18th of January a year ago,
Gov. Jeff Davis retired to make way
for Gov. Little. A few weeks after
this Gov. Little was stricken in health
and the office reverted to the presi
dent of the senate, Hon. John I. Moore,
who became the third governor in the
list. At the close of the session of the
general assembly Gov. Moore was suc
ceeded by Hon. X. O. Pindall, who was
elected from the holdover senators as
president of the senate and became the
fourth in the list of executives. Elev
en months later, through the absence
of Gov. Pindall from the state, Hon.
Allen Hamiter, speaker of the house,
is qualified as governor, completing
the quintet of governors who have
ruled the destinies of the State since
January 16, 1907.
This would make, on an average, a
little over three months to the execu
tive, though, of course, most of the
time has been served by Govs. Moore
and Pindall.
Incidentally, it is interesting to note
that within the next eight months
there will be two other governors,
making a total of seven governors for
a little over two years. This results
from the fact that at the next meet
ing of the general assembly, if cus
tom is followed out, the senate will
organize in advance of the house, elect
ing their president of the senate and
other officers. The president of the
senate will, by virtue of his office, be
come acting governor, since this duty
must be filled by the president of the
senate until the installation of the
next regularly elected governor. As
the governor is not formally installed
until after the organization of both
houses of the legislature it is evident
that the next president of the senate
will be acting-governor during the time
between the election of officers in the
senate and the formal inauguration
of the new governor, after organiza
tion of the house of representatives.
Granted Two Pardons.
Acting Governor Hamiter Monday
issued a pardon to E. E. Hudspeth, a
prominent member of the Farmers'
Union of Pike county, who was sen
tenced in the Pike County Circuit
Court last fall to pay a fine of $800
and serve a year in jail for aggravated
assault. Between 1,500 and 2,000
names were signed to the petition
presented to the governor to secure
the pardon, and it was accompanied by
letters from many of the most prom- j
inent people of the county attesting to
Hudspeth's character and standing in
the community. It was stated that
the only ones who refused to sign the
petition and who were fighting the
movement to secure the pardon were
those who did not like Hudspeth be
cause of his aggressiveness in advanc
ing the interests of the Farmers’ Un
ion.
The petition is said to be among
the largest ever presented at the gov
ernor’s office.
A pardon was also granted to Wil- j
liam M. Matthews of Camden, who
was convicted at the April term of the
Ouachita Circuit Court this year and
sentenced to two years in the peniten
tiary for embezzlement. Judge Geo.
W. Hays of the Circuit Court was
among those who advised the pardon
ing of the young man, who is only
21 years old.
Transcripts Filed.
The following transcripts have been
field in the Supreme Court: W. E. j
Hickman against the Pittsburg Steel
Company and others, in which W. E.
Hickman is asking that he be declared
insolvent. The case is appealed from
the Monroe County Chancery Court :
Frank Cox against H. Cooley, ap
pealed from the While County Circuit
Court. Suit over the possession of
several hogs.
New Corporations.
Articles of incorporation and agree
ment have been filed with the secre
tary of state by the Rexall China Com
pany of Hot Springs, organized with!
a capital stock of $25,000, of which
$5,000 is paid. The company will man
ufacture and deal in chinaware. The
incorporators are E. E. Speecer, A. A.
Reynolds and W. H. Tarver,
The Pine Bluff Bill Posting Com
pany, organized with a capital of $2,-!
500, also filed its articles of incorpora
tion. The incorporators are: J. J. Sin
clair, Burton Weil ajid Julius Leitmer.
300 Will Attend Pythian Meeting.
The officers of (he Grand Lodge,
Knights of Pythias of Arkansas, are
making extensive preparations for the
Grand Lodge meeting, to be held In
Little Rock, May 18, 19 and 20. On
those days it is expected that 200
delegates and at least 100 visitors who
are not regularly elected delegates will
be present at the meetings.
Arrangements have been made fcr
the use of the House of Representa
tives for holding most of the sessions,
but several meetings will be held at
the Coliseum rink, which lias been se
cured for the three rays.
The first day of the session will be
given over to committee meetings in
the hall of representatives. May 19,
the regular Grand Lodge session and
election of grand officers will be held
there, and May 20, the final session
of the Grand Lodge and addresses by
grand officers will take place at the
same bulding.
On Monday night, the first and third
rank work will be exemplified at the
Coliseum rink. On Tuesday night
the Dramatic Order Knights of Khoras
san will hold forth at the rink, and it
is expected that 100 new members will
be taken in with appropriate ceramon
ies at that time.
Press Association at Hotel Marion.
The annual meeting of the Arkan
sas Press Association will be held at
the Hotel Marion May 21-23. Mayor
J. H. Hollis will deliver the address
of welcome at 2 p. m. and the re*
sitonse will be by Hon. A. M. Ward ot
the Clarksville Herald. The histor
ian, J. M. Raines of Fordyce, will read
his paper, and the orator, H. T. Hamp
ton, will deliver his oration. Capt.
Henry King of the St. Louis Globe
Democrat and C. P. J. Mooney of the
Commercial Appeal, W. M. Clemens
and J. X. Heiskell will be among the
speakers Thursday afternoon. At 4:30
the members will take an auto ride
over the city. Friday morning papers
will be read by J. A. Livingston of
Russellville, J. J. Baugh of Searcy, S.
B. Baird of Hamburg and Prof. J. H.
Reynolds, and discussed by all. Fri
day afternoon there will be papers by
J H. Hand of Yellville, J. L. Wadley
of Hot Springs, W. B. Folsom of Brink
lek, George H. Trevathan of Bates
villo, with general discussion, and a
poem by Mrs. Bernie Babcock. Fri
day evening the members will be the
guests of the stt^et railway company
in a trip to Forest Park. The associa
tion will adjourn Saturday morning
after the election of officers and the
transaction of other routine business.
Heavy Storm at Lake Village.
A tornado struck Lake Village
Monday evening about 7 o'clock and
did considerable damage. The cloud
went from west to east and passed
south of there.
The wind struck Lake Village from
the south. The galvanized roof of the
old building south of the court house
was lifted and carried 100 feet into
the court house yard, where it plowed
up the ground. The top and one side of
Joe Davis’ boathouse were blown away
and several houses in the water, used
to harbor gasoline launches, including
the ferry landing, were blown away
and demolished. These were torn
to pieces. The Episcopal church was
moved fully five feet northward and
put on the ground. The pier was turn
ed over. The negro church, used by
the Sanctified sect, was blown over
and partially wrecked. Some few
persons were scratched, but not seri
ously hurt, so far as reported.
Stacked Books; Expelled.
The school board at Fort Smith
Thursday morning expelled four stu
dents who broke into the high school
one night last week and stacked the
books. The boys belong to well-to
do families and one was a member of
the class which is to be graduated
within two weeks. This is the first
"book stacking” in two years, when
six boys were expelled. The boys all
confessed.
$20,000 Fire at Hope.
A fire which broke out in the heart
o' the business district of Hope Tues
day morning for a time threatened to
wipe out an entire block of the best
business establishments of the city
but by hard fighting the fire depart
ment stopped the flames after two
buildings had been destroyed and the
roof burned oft a third. The entire
loss is estimated at $20,000.
The origin of the fire is not known,
but it is thought to have started in the
barber shop of Norvell & Robinson.
Hamburg Commeniement.
The commencement exercises of the
Hamburg High School took place at
the Methodist Church Friday night at
8 o'clock. The address was delivered
by Dr. C. H. Brough of Fayetteville.
The graduating class was the follow
ing: Misses Exis Ramsey, Mamie
Richardson, Hosea George, and Messrs.
John C. Norman, Harvey Gladney,
William Spivey and Clifton Simpson.
Diplomas were presented by Col.
George W. Norman, president of the
board of directors of the Hamburg
High School.
FOUND THE CAUSE,
After Six Years of Misery and Wrong
Treatment.
John A. Enders, of Robertson Ave
nue, Pen Argyl, Pa., suffered for six
years with stinging
Pain in the back, vio
9 lent headaches and
f dizzy spells, and was
f assured by a special
ist that his kidneys
were all right, though
secretions showed
a reddish, brick-dust
sediment. Not satisfied. Mr. Enders
started using Doan’s Kidney Pills.
“The kidneys began to act more regu
larly,” he says, “and in a short time
I passed a few gravel stones. I felt
better right away and since then have
had no kidney trouble.”
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
STOPPED TO SALUTE HOGS.
One Man at Least Grateful to the
Source of His Wealth.
“The Interpreter” in the American
Magazine says of a respectful father
he once knew:
“Isn't it time we took off our hats
and thanked this pleasant land for the
good things it has done for us by go
ing on patiently covering up our blun
ders, rectifying our mistakes, and re
sponding cheerfully to our every in
telligent effort?
"I knew a man out west who had
the right idea about iL His father
had made a great fortune in the pork
packing business. The heir was not
puffed up by his millions. Long after
he had grown accustomed to the
money and might reasonably be ex
pected to look down on butchers, if in
walking in the country with his chil
dren they saw a drove of hogs on the
road, he would make his little boys
stand at attention and take off their
hats. ‘I want them to respect the
sources of wealth,’ he said.”
SEVERE HEMORRHOIDS
Sores, and Itching Eczema—Doctor
Thought an Operation Necessary
—Cuticura’s Efficacy Proven.
“I am now 80 years old, and three
years ago I was taken with an at
tack of piles (hemorrhoids), bleeding
and protruding. The doctor said the
only help for me was to go to a
hospital and be operated on. I tried
several remedies for months but did
not get much help. During this time
sores appeared which changed to a
terrible itching eczema. Then I began
to use Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and
Pills, injecting a quantity of Cuticura
Ointment with a Cuticura Suppository
Syringe. It took a month of this
treatment to get me in a fairly healthy
state and then I treated myself once
a day for three months and, after that,
once or twice a week. The treatments
I tried took a lot of money, and it is
fortunate that I used Cuticura. J. H.
Henderson, Hopkinton, N. Y., Apr.
28, 1907.”
HE IS.
level-headed, sensible fellow he used
to be?
He—Yes, he is still a bachelor.
“Makes It Go Way.”
We simply can't do without it. We
are not going to try. When Bobby
stubs or cuts his toe, it's “Ma, where’s
the Lightning Oil?” When Lizzie burns
her hand or arm, it’s “Where’s the
Lightning Oil?” When little Dick's
been playing with a bumble bee, it’s
“Where’s the Lightning Oil?” The
echo of all our afflictions is “Where’s
the Lightning Oil?” It’s the balm that
makes the pain go way. Sincerely
yours, P. CASSIDY,
Montevallo, Ala.
Woman Owner of Large Ranch.
Lady Ernestine Hunt, eldest daugh
ter of the marquis of Ailesbury, owns
and operates a horse ranch at Calgary,
Alberta, on a stretch of land nearly
40,000 acres in extent.
Capudine Cures Indigestion Pains,
Sour stomach and heartburn no matter
from what cause. Gives immediate relief.
Prescribed by physicians because It is
pure and effective. Trial bottle 10c. Regu
lar size fie and 50c at all druggists.
Every human being is intended to
have a character of his own, to be
what no other is, to do what no other
can.—Channing.
Garfield Tea is of particular benefit to
those subject to rheumatism and gout! It
purifies the blood, cleanses the system and
eradicates disease. Drink before retiring.
The butcher should be careful how
he steaks his reputation.