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VOL. VII.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1908.
NO. 14
pindalt Loses In Ouster Suit.
Judge E. W. Winfield of the second
ilvison of the Circuit Court Thursday
rendered his opinion in the State
Board of Charitable Institutions ouster
9Uit deciding that the governor of Ar
kansas though he has the power to ap
point, has not the right to remove
from office members of the board. The
su-;t was brought by the four new ap
pointees to the board, who were ap
pointed by Governor Pindall to succeed
foUr members of the board who had
not served their full terms, and was
tor the purpose of having the old mein
t,ers removed from their seats, which
they declined to vacate. The new ap
pointees are Walter Bruce, Aylmer
Flenniken, A. L. Hayes and E. C. Par
sons. Tne old members and the ones
whom Judge Winfield has decided are
the rightful members of the board are
E. C. Matlock, J. L. Davis, C. E. Cruce
and T. J. Williamson.
James Stevenson, attorney for the
aspiring members of the board, was
present in the court room when Judge
Winfield announced his decision, and
Immediately filed his petition for an
appeal to the Supreme Court, which
was granted.
The case was tried before Judge
Winfield two weeks ago, with Judge
Robert Lea and Chancellor J. M. Mar
tineau on the bench, at Judge Win
field’s invitation, as asociate judges.
The whole question at issue is as to
the right of the governor to remove
members of the board from their office
without a just and reasonable cause.
His power to appoint the new mem
bers vas not questioned. The attor
ney for the old members was Charles
Jacobson.
Civil Service Examinations.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced that on
March f> an examination for applicants
for the position of meat inspector, car
rying a salary of $1,000 will be held.
At the same time announcement is
made that on March 25 evaminations
will be held for applicants for places
as magazine attendants, $2.5G per
diem; public document cataloguer,
$900 per annum; plate cleaner, $840
per annum; assistant superintendent
of seed warehouse and seed distribu
tion, $900 to $1,500, and watchman,
$720 per annum. All these examina
tions will he held in Little Rock.
To Erect Church For Deaf Mutes.
Plans have been inaugurated to
raise a fund for the purpose of erect
ing a brick or cement block chapel
for the deaf and dumb of Little Rock.
The movement originated Wednesday
evening at a prayer meeting held at
the home of the Rev. J. W. Michaels,
10:5 Hark avenue. The Rev. Mr. Mi
chaels has been offered a lot by the
Midland Hills Addition Company,
through Moorhead Wright. Active
work is soon to be commenced, and
the friends of the movement look for
success in having a creditable house
of worship for the dear and dumb.
Mena City 0f First Class.
Mayer Olney Thursday received
from Secretary of State Ludwig the
proclamation of Governor Pindall, ad
vancing Mena from a city of the sec
ond class to one of the first class,
and officers as such will be elected at
'he coming election in April. Mena
has long had the necessary population
for this advance, but councils have
hesitated to make the change, thina
lng there would be added expense.
There are four candidates for mayor
and five candidates for police judge al
ready in the field and a like number
for other offices.
Burglary at Cotton Plant.
About 2 o'clock Thursday morning
the grocery store of John T. Dunlap at
orion Plant, was entered by bur
K ars an(' goods to the amount of $300
wete taken. The place, a brick build
ag, was entered at a rear window.
police have several suspects un
.Pr surveillance and arrests are like
1 to be made soon.
Killed By Falling Bucket.
Uhile employed in digging a well
Cove, Thursday, for Mr. Hilton, W.
Rushing, aged 50, of Hutton’s Gap
killer by a falling bucket of clay.
Rushing leaves a family.
Special Officer Acquitted.
^pecial Officer J. L. Boone was triec
ne °r? a ^ury *n a Justice of the
ures court at Hot Springs. Thurs
an(1 acquitted on the rharge oi
• urhing the peace by using abusive
man '486 t°V'’ar‘1 w- c- Bajne, a hote
Illness in Franklin County.
ver'r P’ I)neum°n>a and measles are
countPreValeUt/ "troughont Franklin
fatni J TIlere Vr^e only half a dozen
^•UhTonTa8' ^ ther WCre Cases °f
Judge W. S. McCain Dies of Pneu
mont*.
Judge William Simonton McCain,
one of the most prominent and respect
ed citizens of Little Rock, die dat 1:50
o'clock Tuesday afternoon at his home,
317 Gaines street, after an illness of
only two weeks. Death was caused
by pneumonia.
Judge McCain was taken sick Sat
urday, February 1, with la grippe.
Within two days it developed into
pneumonia. The sickness was brought
on, it is thought, as result of his
venturing out into a iard, cold rain,
and getting his feet wet, after recover
ing from a few days’ illness with la
grippe only a short time before he was
taken down for the last time. Kidney
trouble also set in a few days ago, his
death being caused by the complica
tion of diseases. His death w’as not
unexpected, as his condition had been
considered very critical for a week,
and the physicians gave out practically
no hope for his recovery.
Judge McCain was born in Tipton
county, Tenn., May 31, 1848. He was
left an orphan at the age of 13 years,
and from then on had to struggle hard
for a living and education. His jctive
mind and sterling ambition carried
him through. He tolled especially
hard in securing an education under
many difficulties and suceeded in se
curing not only a liberal education
along common lines, but became a
scholar in both Latin and Greek.
Fee-Grabbing |s Charged By Jury.
In its final report Tuesday the Jeffer
son County Grand Jury, which has
been in session at Pine Bluff for many
weeks, made sensational charges
against .1. H. Brooks and J. H. Bald
win, justices of the peace of Pastoria
and Washington townships, and inti
mated that other officers of the town
ships and the prosecuting attorney and
assistant prosecuting attorney in Pine
Bluff were receiving fees a little too
often, and in a manner that caused
suspicion. The jury says that it found
fourteen cases on the docket of J. H.
Brooks, justice of the peace of Pas
tcria township, in which information
was filed by the assistant prosecuting
attorney, and that these cases were
dismissed upon his motion after the
victims had been mulcted in the sum
of $70 attorney’s fees paid for '’get
ting them out” of alleged trouble.
Purse Snatcher Foiled.
The police thought they hail appre
hended and broken up the gang of
purse snatchers which created almost
a reign of terror in Hot Springs sev
eral weeks ago, but Saturday night n
new operator appeared upon I he scene.
The ill success he met with, however,
was enough to discourage him. Two
women visitors were walking along
Quapaw avenue when a white man ap
proached them and made an effort
grab the purse of one of the women.
The two visitors resisted the attempt
and chased the would-be highwayman
down the street until he disappeared
in the darkness.
Concerning Cotton Withdrawals.
Lee Lewers, county sales agent for
the Crawford County Farmers’ t’nion,
in discussing the meetings of the un
ion called by him for last Saturday,
stated that about the only business
transacted was to pass a resolution re
quiring all members withdrawing their
cotton from tne warehouses to so ra
tify the county agent that he in turn
could notify the state agent. This if
considered necesary in order that the
state agent might know' at all times
just how many bales ho had to sell in
the event of his having a bid on the
holdings of the union.
Will Create New Office.
At the last regular meeting of the
City Council of Arkadelphia an ordi
nance was passed creating the office
of city inspector of weights and meas
ures, the inspector to he elected by the
City Council. The ordinance was laid
over until the next meeting owing to
the fact that a slight error was found
in the wording of it. This will he cor
rected at the next meeting.
Wolf Hunt Near Waveland.
The large number of wolves about
the foot of Magazine mountain, near
Waveland, this year is unusual. Farm
ers have suffered heavy loss because
of the killing,of their hogs by wolves
and a hunt was organized in order to
lessen the depredations of the beasts.
The dogs did not do as well as expect
ed, however, and only one wolf was
killed. Albert Ingram, 1G yo&rs of
age, slew this one.
Drake Cannot Be Looated.
All efforts of the officials to locate
Special Officer Robert Drake, who wag
in the employ of the Visitors’ Protec
tive Association at Hot Springs, and
who with his companion, Special Offl
cer J. L. Boone, is wanted on a charge
of invading a private residence a few
nights ago and creating a disturbance,
nave proved futile.
Found Dead In Bed.
Mrs. Carrie Seay, aged VO years, and
a pioneer resident of Hot Springs, was
i found dead in bed Tuesday morning.
Safe Blowers Obtain $1,000.
A daring bank robbery early Sunday
corning was committed at Sulphur
Springs, which in the bold methods
lursued recalled the exploits of tho
lesse James gang many years ago. Bc
'ore daylight the whole town was
iroused by two explosions. Officers and
sitizens rushed for the down-town dis
irlct, and on reaching it found that
»afe-blowers had wrecked the build
ing, occupied by the Bank of Sulphur
Springs and completely destroyed the
Sank vault. An investigation showed
;hat the robbers had secured more
than $1,000 in cash, besides notes and
Jther valuables. While the officers
were hastening to the scene they saw
lour men mount their horses, which
lad been hitched near the bank, and
•ide rapidly westward in the direction
)f the mountains. Before pursuit on
lorseback could be arranged the men
lad reached the hills, in which are
many gorges and hiding places. No
trace of them lias been found, and it
s feared they*made good their escape.
3,250 Bales of Cotton Sold.
Julius Altman, Fort Smith manager
'or the Lesser-Goldman Cotton Com
>any, Monday bought 1,750 bales of
lot ton from the Farmers' Union ware
louses at Sallisaw, Okla., paying an
iverage of 11 1-4 cents per pound.
J. L. Rea of Van Buren, bought 1,500
laies of Farmers' Union cotton at Sal
isaw, Okla., Monday morning, paying
II 1-4 cents for it on a middle basis.
This cotton had been stored for the
minimum price of 15 cents, as fixed
)y the national organization. Growers
n the territory tributary to Van Bur
in have 8,000 bales still in storage.
Private Claim Bills.
Senator Clarke has introduced the
following private claim bills which had
leen introduced previously in the
louse by Congressman Macon: To ap
iropriate $i4,280 for Allen J. Polk for
stores and supplies taken by the Fed
sral troops during the war; appropriat
ng $8,965 for Joel Higgins, Brand Hig
;ins and estate of Annie G. Higgins for
supplies and stores; $1,790 for the
first Baptist church of Helena and the
Did School Presbyterian church at
Helena, $4,500 for damaes to the prop
irtyg during the war.
Alleged Hold-Up Men.
Green and Robert Edwards, broth
ers, Dol Valentine and Ernest Ruff, all
negroes, were given a preliminary
tearing before Justice William at Tex
irkana Saturday, on a charge of hold
;in up and robbing Jesus Cardenas, a
Mexican, flve miles soulh of there sev.
iral days ago. After hearing the evi
lence Justice Williams held the ac
cused for the Grand Jury without bail,
robery by force of arms being a capi
al offense under the Texas laws.
Prof. Frank Bell Yates Is Dead.
Frank Bell Yates, for 1:5 years su
perintendent of the Arkansas Deaf
Mute Institute, in Little Rock, and by
many recognized as the real builder
3f that institution, died at 5:25 o’clock
Tuesday evening at his home 210 Sum
mit avenue, after a comparatively
shorl sickness. Three week ago he
was taken sick with grip. The Thttrs
rlay following his sickness developed
into pneumonia, which finally caused
his death.
Green May Be Dead.
It is now believed by several people
at Arkadelphia that. Will Green, the
negro who killed City Marshal Hamil
ton of Hope some weeks ago, has died
of his wounds. Some days ago Dr.
Smith was called to attend a sick ne
gro near there. The negro died and
later Dr. Smith saw a description of
Green in the Gazette, and it tallied
with that of the negro patient. Officers
are now trying to locate the grave of
the negro.
Wood Makes Confession.
W. .T. Wood, alias J. Charles Cart
wright, of Daniels, W. V., who was ar
rested in Little Rock Friday and
taken back to Hot Springs to answer
the charge of forging checks on the
Eastman hotel to the amount of $125.
Woods admits having passed the
worthless paper with a deliberate in
tention of defrauding the hotel people.
He claims that he was on his honey
moon trip, having been married but re
cently, and ran out of funds.
Village of Wampoo Burned.
Warnpoo, a hamlet six miles west oi
Kto, was destroyed by fire Saturday
night. Three stores, the postoffce and
two or three dwellings were burned.
Blind Tigers Are Few in Clark County.
The Clark County Grand Jury, which
made its report and adjourned, return
er 37 indictments. In its final report
the Grand Jury says: “It is with a
degree of pride and satisfaction that
we note that blind tigers and viola
tions of the liquor law are materially
on the decrease in our county, and we
now urge upon the good citizenship
of the county to continuously wage
war upon this particular violation un
til it is entirely wiped out of the eouu
ty.”
Went to Europe Under His Own Name
and Without Attempt at Con
cealment, He Says.
New York.—Charles W. Morse,
financier and promoter of many large
combinations, including the so-called
“ice trust’’ and a merger of nearly
all of the coastwise steamship lines,
returned Saturday from his brief trip
to Europe, was arrested in his state
room when the steamer Etruria reach
ed Quarantine in the lower bay, held
in custody until the ship was docked
and then was whirled away in an au
tomobile to the home of Justice Vic
tor Dowling of the Supreme Court,
where he gave bond in the sum of
$20,000 to answer to two indictments
charging grand larceny and involving
the sum of $100,000.
Mr. Morse was released and went
immediately to his Fifth avenue home,
where he gave out a statement as
seriing his innocence and asking the
public to suspend judgment until he
has had an opportunity to face his ac
cusers in court.
He denied that his trip to Europe
was a ' flight." He said he had gone
abroad to sell stock in a large inter
est and to secure a fortnight’s rest.
Both purposes were spoiled by the
publication of reports that he was a
fugtive from justice, he declared.
Lock Cashier In Looted Bank Vault.
Charlotte. X. C.—While one masked
robber held up the cashier in true
“wild west" style, his two compan
ions looted the vault of the Bank of
Granite Falls, N. C., early Saturday
night, secured all the cash in the in
stitution. $2,700, forced the cashier to
enter the vault and after locking hint
in, made their escape.
The robbery, which was one of the
boldest in the criminal annals of the
state, was not discovered until Sun
day morning. When Cashier W. G.
Whitnant did not appear for break
fast, his family instituted a search.
On entering the bank a feeble tap
ping was heard in the vault and when
it was opened the missing cashier
staggered out, more dead than alive
from his 15 hours of elose confine
ment.
According to the cashier's story,
three strange men, wearing masks,
entered the bank at d o'clock Satur
day evening, and, while one of them
held him up at the point of a pistol,
the other two, notwithstanding the
fact that pedestrians were passing the
door, proceeded to help themselves
to the bank’s cash. Their work was
done quietly and rapidly.
Takahira Lands'With Olive Branch.
New York.—Declaring thai war be
tween the United States and Japan
would be "the most inhuman event
in the world’s history,” and is "too
hellish” to be thought of, Baron Ko
goro Takahira, the new Japanese am
bassador to Washington, said Sunday,
upon landing in New York from the
steamer Etruria, that the Japanese
people know absolutely nothing of a
break in the cordial relations which
have been historic between the two
nations. Talk of war, Baron Taka
hira declared is utterly unintelligible
to him, unless, as some one had sug
gested, it is spread broadcast to serve
the commercial ends of some newspa
pares.
$40,000 to Keep Rats Away.
San Francisco.—The Mare Island
navy yard is infested with thousands
of rats. As it is known that they are
spreaders of disease, a board was re
cently appointed to investigate the
situation. The board has just report
ed recommending a preliminary ex
penditure i f $4(i.<Kio, which is to pro
vide among other things for wire
meshing, which is to fence in the
yard proper from the northern part
of tin island, the purchase of 600 rat
traps and 600 garbage cans, the replac
ing of wooden flooring with cement
and precautions that will prevent the
rodents from getting in the navy yard
and visiting ships.
Five Hurt In Auto Wreck.
Montgomery, Ala.—Looking back
ward to ascertain whether a woman
driving a frightened horse was safe,
George L. Harris, driving his automo
bile near here Sunday, allowed it to
swerve into the ditch and in the
wreck which followed A. B. Haines
was pinned under the machine, seri
ously injured and almost drowned in
the water that filled the ditch. Mrs.
Haines was painfully cut on the face;
Mrs. Harris suffered sprains of the
Lack and arms and George L. Har
ris suffered a bad wrench of the back.
Miss Julie Harris escaped with a
slight cut on her lip.
Concealed Man For Reward.
John City, Tenn.—Luther Banner,
who shot and kilted A. H. Kline at
Ella Park. N. t’.. last Tuesday, is in
jail at Boone. He was arrested Wed
nesday, it is said, but has been kept
in hiding ttutil n $300 reward was of
fered. Excitement is high and it is
feared Banner will he lynched. Cline
was a wealthy lumberman of Bristol,
Tenn.
Three-Brakemen Act to Eupreme
Court.
The transcript in the case of the
State of Arkansas against the Chica
go, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Company, on appeal from the second
division of the Pulaski County Circuit
Court, being an action to recover pen
alty for failure to comply with the
act requiring railroad companies to
maintain three brakemen on all
freight trains of more than 25 cars
in length, was filed in the Supreme
Court Thursday. The complaint was
filed against the railroad company by
Prosecuting Attorney Lewis Rhoten in
May, 1907. The complaint alleged
that on May 5, 1907, the Rock Island
company operated a train in an east
erly direction without the number of
brakemen required by the act passed
by the recent legislature. Judgment
for $500 was asked by the prosecuting
attorney. The court rendered a judg
ment against the company for $100
and costs, whereupon the latter ap
pealed to the Supreme Court.
Reprieved For Sixty Days.
Acting Governor X. O. Pindall grant
ed a reprieve of GO days to George
Counsel of Logan county, sentenced to
be hanged at Paris, February 2S. A
lengthy petition was presented to the
governor recently requesting that the
death sentence of Counsel be commut
ed to life imprisonment. On the
strength of this petition, which con
tains much information not heretofore
presented, the governor concluded that
he would fully investigate the circum
stances connected with the case be
fore granting the petition for the com
mutation of the sentence. For this
reason he granted the 60-dav reprieve.
Ham O’Neil Pardoned.
Governor Pindall Thursday issued a
pardon to Ham O’Neil, convicted at
the fall term of the Prairie County
Circuit Court on the charge of carry
ing kuncks and sentenced to pay u
fine of $50. Since the conviction of
the defendant, it was ascertained that
he did not have in his posession a
pair of knucks at the time he com
mitted an assault for which he was
arrested, and for that reason he was
granted a pardon.
To Restore Citizenship.
James Thomas, convicted in the Pu
laski County Circuit Court in March,
1905, on the charge of manslaughter
and sentenced to two years in the pen
itentiary, was Tuesday granted a par
don by Governor Pindall. The pardon
was granted to restore the citizenship
of Thomas in order to enable hint to
testify in the case of John Hite, recent
ly arrested and charged with setting
fire to the barn of the Arkansas Brick
and Manufacturing Company.
Company Incorporated.
The Hot Springs Chemical Company
of Hot Springs filed articles of incor
poration with the secretary of state
Tuesday. The capital stock is placed
at $100,000, of which $250 has been
subscribed. The incorporators ate:
Charles D. Greaves, Carl Hamilton
and Francis Wilson. Charles D.
Greaves is president of the company.
The purpose of the corporation is to
manufacture proprietary medicines.
Capital Stock Increased.
The Kibbe-Shuman Lumber Com
pany of Weinerfi Poinsett county, filed
a certificate with the secretary of state
Tuesday, showing that it had increased
its capital stock from $15,000 to $ 100,
000 and had also changed the name
of the corporation to that of the Kibbe
Shuman Land and Lumber Company.
M. G. Kibbe is president of the com
pany and Irving Shuman Is secretary.
Charter Fees Paid.
The Merriam & Holmquist Company
of Omaha, Neb., filed the certificate of
its charter and paid the fees required
by the Wingo act to the secretary of
state Tuesday. The company is capi
talized at $20,000, and the charter fees
paid amounted to $100. E. L. McHan
ey of Warren is named as the agent
in Arkansas upon whom process may
be served.
Many Statements Filed,
Scarcely a day passes now but what
one or several insurance companies
operating in Arkansas file their annual
statements of financial condition with
the auditor of state. Only one home
company has as yet tiled its statement,
howerer. It is thought that all state
ments will be in within the course
of the next four or five weeks.
Reward For Reeves’ Arrest.
Governor Pindall has offered a re
ward of $200 for the arrost and con
vict ion of Nathan Reeves, alias “Gol
dy" who shot and killed Deputy Sheriff
J. E. Chambers on the night of Jan
uary IS at Monticello. Chambers was
shot by the negro whom he was at
tempting to arrest.
Scotland Company Enters.
One of the most extensive articles
of agreement and incorporation ever
filed with tho secretary of state waa
that offered by the American Mort
gage Company of Edinburgh, Scotland.
The company is incorporated under
the laws of Scotland. Its articles of
incorporation and agreement are m
pamphlet form, the pamphlet contain
ing more than 100 well-filled page?.
The company claims to have assets of
$2,000,000 and liabilities of $985,000. It
also claims to have real estate worths
$14,000 in Arkansas and to be the
owner of notes for the amount of $10R -
000, which is secured by- trust deeds
on land in this state. The company
names as its agent in Arkansas, NT.
W. Norton of Forrest City.
Pardon Refused In Peculiar Case.
"I threw all the eggs,” is the state
ment made by Thomas Lewis of Law
rence county in a petition to Governor
Pindall to have pardoned George W.
Slayton of the same county, who was,
convicted at the October term, 1907.
of the Lawrence County Circuit Cour:
of' disturbing a religious service by
throwing eggs into the house wher®
the meeiing was in progress. The self
confession. however, failed to produce*
results, for the governor refused’ Thar
pardon on the ground that, although:
Lewis confessed to the crime and vin
dicated Slayton, he had not beets
brought before a court and no legal
action had been taken in the matter.
If Slayton should be released no one
would be punished for the crime.
Guard to Fort Smith.
Adjutant General Paul Lit lie of the
Arkansas National Guard stated Sat
urday that' the companies at Fort
Smith, Paris and Russellville won!if
likely be in Fort Smith at the time of
the Arkansaw Travelers’ sta’“ conven
tion, which will be held in Fort Smh.Ii
in June. The companies will hoiS
their annual rifle practice there at that
time. Adjutant General Little will b*
a guest of honor at the convention.
He was called upon Saturday by repre
sentatives of the Travelers and invit
ed to attend the convention as a guest
of honor, and to have as many corn
panies of state guard present as pos
sible. Mr. Little stated that there?
would probably be only three con*
panies present.
To Secure More Reports.
Major William Stoddard, deput.v
slate commissioner of agriculture, will
make further efforts to secure more in»
formation concerning the amount oii
vegetables and agricultural products
of the various counties- of Arkansas,
He has already secured statements on
four or five counties and intends, :t
possible, to secure similar statements
from all the counties that raise an?
considerable amount of vegetable;,
fruit or agricultural products. Thu*
far the major has found it necessary
to go to the counties personally and
gather the information,
Present Given Major;
Just before he left for Fort Bayard^
New Mexico, Major R. W. Dowdy, IF
S. A., was presented with a handsome
traveling toilet set presented to hin»
by Governor Pindall, Adj. Gen. Paul
Little, Col. Guy B. Tucker, Col. Rub*
Dye, Maj. E. B. Jett, Asst. Adj. Gen
L. P. Berry and Maj. William Snid
dat’d. The major will likely remain
away during his entire leave of at>
sence. which is six months. He left an
account of his health.
Arkansas Flying Machine.
An inventor in Fottrche is in comr
munication with the Navy Department
at Washington in regard to a heavse?
than air flying machine. This machine*,
he slates, will weigh in the neigh
borhood of 1,500 pounds, and will car
rv an additional 1,000 pounds. It vrili
start from the ground like a bird. h«
says, and fly in any direction desirei.
and will travel at a rate of 40 to 52
miles an hour in still air.
Cotton Still Unsold.
Another week has passed and the
state farm cotton still remains unsold
with the result that the penitentiaty
fund continues to face a most embar
rassing situation financially. The cot
ton has been on both the Memphis and
Little Rock markets for several weeks,
and offers are said to have been made,
but as yet the Penitentiary Board is
holding out for 15 cents.
Overflew Cases On.
This month is ‘overflow'’ month
with the Supreme Court. There is u»
regular docket, as all the cases left
over from the last calendar are taker*,
up. The celebrated will case in which
Mrs. Claude McClintock, daughter o?
the late Dr. C. M. Taylor, seeks to
have set aside the will aud testaments
of her father. Is one of the cases to be
decided.