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Middletown transcript., 1907-06-15
WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 9Th, 1907.
THE last days Of the President before
y leaving for his summer vacation al
Oyster Bay are being spent in arranging
for the trust prosecutions that it is conf
IDENTIFY believed will be undertaken by the
Department of Justice. The evening Of
the last cabinet day in Washington was
the occasion of notable gathering Of
''trust- busters" at the White House.
There were most OF the members of the
cabinet, Chairman Knapp Of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, representa-
tives Of the Department of Justice, and
some of the special attorneys of the gov
ernment engaged in the corporation inves-
LEGATIONS. The object of the gathering
was to settle on the policy of the admins
tration as to prosecutions SO as to leave the
President as free as possible from discus
sions Of this sort during the summer. The
government has gathered mass OF infor-
nation on which it may act, but there is
more in the question than the simple one
of whether or not conviction can be se-
cured in any particular case. There is the
wider one of policy. The country has
been riding on wave ofprosperity, there
have been immense crops and great busi-
ness expensen.. The repeated revelations
OF corruption in financial life and the
threat that the law would be enforced
and number of captains OF industry put
in Jail, has stirred up the corporations so
that they are threatening to "shut off the
heat" as it were, by suspending railroad
improvements, closing down factories, and
laying off men. Just with these moves
there comes the prospect of bad crop
year. Repeated raids in the stock market
have driven securities down to low point
and while the shrinkage in paper values
has not affected the real values Of tangible
assets, it has made money tighter for
capital is notoriously timid, and now
should there come determined raid from
the White House against the pirate cap
tains of industry, values would 60 tum.
bling again and everything would be just
right for the financial panic that pessi-
mists..have so long said was over due. 1t
is this ticklish state of affairs on the brink
of an election that is making the admins
tration hesitate as to the wisest course to
take. There is no question that the gov.
could put number of eminent |
fnanciers in Jail if it were determined to
do so. There is little question too that |
such drastic action would be followed by |
profound industrial depression, and then
The money world would be able to chuckle
and say "Now see what you've done"
Therefore it is likely that the Department
Of Justice will be cautioned to move very
carefully in its prosecutions and an at
tempt will be made to punish the wrong
ioers without hurting some Of the other
that have been equally IL
egal but perhaps not go harmful as the
,hiaf offenders
Middletown transcript., 1907-06-15

THn TsAxscRRT, 81 per- years
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03
BEGAN YOUNG
Had "cOtEee Nerves" from Youth.


 When very young began using cof- fee and continued up to the past six months" writes Texas girl.
 T had been exceedingly nervous. thin and very sallow. After ouittinr coffee and drinking Postum Food Cof- fee about a month my nervousness dis appeared and has never returned. This Is the more remarkable as I am a Pri- mary teacher and have kept right on with my work.
 My complexion now Is clear and rosy my skin soft and smooth. As a good complexion was something had great ly desired. feel amply repaid even tho this were the only benefit derived from drinking Postum.
 "Before beginning its use had sui. fered greatly from indigestion and headache; these troubles are now un. known.
 Best of all, changed from coffee to Postum without the slightest inconven. fence, did not even have a headache e Have known coffee drinkers who were visiting me, to use Postum a week with. nut being aware that they were not drinking coffee.
 q have known several to begin the use of Postum and drop 1t because they did not boil 1t properly. After explain. ing how it should be prepared they have tried it again and pronounced 1t deli Name given by Postum Co.,. Battle Creek. Mich. Read the booklet. '@rhe Road to Wellville." in pkgs. There's . RAaE0n-"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03
NEWS OF RECORD

Thomas E. Lyons and wife to Celia A. Love East half of lot z. square 2. of Garrison Plat; consideration $s0.
 Stonewall Jackson and wife to Celia A. Love East half lot '. square 2. Gar rison Plat consideration $5.
 Thomas W. Reid and wife to Celia A. Love, East half of lot z, Garrison Plat. Consideration S120.
 Samuel W. Simpson and Pauline S. Clark to Celia A. Love East half lot 2 square ?. Garrison Plat. Consideration $100.
 W. J. LeavelI and wife to s. B. Gum West half of block 4, Thrasher Plat. Consideration $500.
 B. T. Howle to L. G. Howle lots and 8, block 10 North Montgomery. Con sideration $200.
 Mrs. F. R. Henderson ct al to Robert Morgon Southeast quarter of Northeast quarte. section II. township 15. range 20. Consideration $500.
 Estate of Charles S. Anderson to Will liam J. Fuller about 216 acres in sec tions 1 and township Is, range IF. Copsideration $5,166. L. c. Thraser and wife to !. H, Pearson lot 3. block A, section IS, High land Park. Consideration $475.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03
r...A,.~ nexs te shoot.

r..ehirg Boys te shoot.
 fsratifvine progress is reported for ths movement to interest school-boys Ir rifle. nractice. At . recent meeting of inc National Rifle Assoctauon directors the bylaws were amended go Is to include among the affiliated or ranizatfons rifle clubs organized in institutions of learning. divided into two classes. colleges and schools. The former clubs are to be composed or students in colleges and unicersities conferring degrees; the latter In pub iic. preparatory. high and private schools and academies not comforting degrees. In either case not less than twenty members must belong to the club before 1t can be affiliated. These clubs have the privilege, enjoyed by other clubs affiliated with the National Rifle Association. of purchasing arms and ordnance stores from the govern ment at government prices. The National Rifle Association will give q prize to each club annually for competi- tion among the members and later code will probably be adopted with suitable decoration for students quail flying under 1t. Among the clubs re- gently organized and affiliated with the N. R. A. are the Bordentown (N. J) Military Academy; Montclair (N. J.) Military Academy; Stamford (Conn) High School; Culver (Ind.) Military Academy; Kemper Military School. Bonnville. Mo; Riverview Academy. Poughkeepsie N. Y.; University of Cali fornia. Berkeley Cal; University of Maine, Orono. Me-; University of Nebraska. Lincoln, Neb.; College of St. Thomas. St. Paul. Minn.; Hamilton In- stitute, New York City; and St. Mat thews Academy. Burlingame, Cal.
 In connection with the work of in- teresting school-boys in rifle practice 1t may be assumed that sixty or seven- ty per cent of any large body of yolun- teers would be under the age of twenty five years. When young men get started on their business careers at eighteen and twenty years of age 1t is hard for them to find time to prac- tice with small arms and it is therefore regarded as highly desirable that he ground work should be laid before they start out in the world, trusting that their interest would then } be main tained through later years. Much has been accomplished in this direction by the Public Schools Athletic League, of New York City, which has installed . number of sub-target guns and which has provided prizes foor outdoor matches. In connection with this work the first indoor tournament for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03
Mir. Thompson a Candidate.

Tuscaloosa. Dec. 2.--(Special.)-- Samuel O. Thompson has announced himself as a candidate for the offic. of County Treasurer. Mir. Thompson came to this county from Hale County about fourteen years ago. His home is about nine miles from this city on the Marion road, where he has always been a successful farmer, and has taken an active interest in politics.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03
ALABAMA DELEGATES OFF
 TO WATERWAY CONVENTION
w. F. Vandfver Left Yesterday To
 Join Other Delegates.

W. NAUU1VCE
 Join Other Delegates.
 Alabama's delegation to the Deep waterways Convention which meets in Washington tomorrow. left yesterday to he in attendance and see that the needs of this state are represented oe- fore this body which hopes to accom- plish so much for the South as well as the North
 w F. Vandiver. left yesterday morning, joining the other members of the Alabama delegation in Wash ington. Others who are to attend tnis convention and who are already Tn Washington are Hon. Hillary A. Her bert, George F. Moore and Col A. A Wiley. ,..1,. vesterday for Washington but these will probably be delayed in arriving at the National Capitol by the wreck yesterday afternoon near Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03
SENATOR BANKHEAD DELAYED.
VIII Not Be Able to Go To Washington
 This Week,

owing to his recent severe attack of pneumonia Senator Bankhead will not he able to go to Washington to at lend the sessions of the Senate until next week, or at least the latter part of this week.
 pr. Thomas NJ. Owen received in- formation yesterday to the effect that Senator Bankhead has been sitting up, hut Is not yet strong enough to make tbe trip to Washington. The nhvsicians have advised that 1t would ha unsafe for Senator Bankhead to nnnecessarily expose himself until he is fully recovered,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03
WHITE THE OLDEST
MAINLAND STATESMAN IS THE
 VETERAN OF SENATE.
Many Msnbers of Upper Brsnch ef Congfess Are Over saxty-
 DixOn and Burkett Are

Washingon, Dec. 2-(SpeciaD are now in the Senate only ten men
 who are upwards of seventy years oid
 Since the death of Senators Morgan and Pettus of Alabama, MT. Whyte or Maryland ranks as the patriarch of
 the upper branch of Congress. He
 passed the S3rd milestone of life last
 August Senators Allison of Iowa, end Cullom of Illinois were born the same
 year, They have rounded out IS years
 MT. Allison has served nearly thirty
 five years continuously in the Senate,
 having become a member of that body
 March {, 1873. No other Senator in
 the history of the government has ever
 served so long. For time 1t looked
 as If his health was rapidly failing.
 but the venerable statesman appears
 to have taken a new lease on life. he looks stronger and better than his best friends hoped for one of his ad- vanced years, is a candidate for re- election and his supporters claim that he will be successful beyond doubt. The Maryland Senator was Senator five years before MT. Allison became a member of the upper branch of Con- gross. Tn 1868 he was appointed by | Governor Hamilton to fill an unexptred term of the late distinguished Reverdy | Johnson who resigned to accept the position of United States Minister to Great Britain. Some years later MT. | whyte was elected to full term or | six years. On the death of Arthur Pue ] German he was appointed by Governor | Warfield, and at the recent Democratic | primaries was indorsed without op- position to fill out the term which ends | March 1, 1909. Mir. Whyte is still, hale,
 hearty and vigorous. He made more l than a hundred speeches In the recent | campaign in his state.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03

elected Secretary of the new organiza- ton and the Governor or Adjutant Gen. araI as President. IL is also recom- mended that the civilian shooting ele- ment be recognized by representation arnong the ofacerA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03
MILITARY MATTERS;
 GUARD OF ALABAMA
By D. ". MclKER.

school, boys will be held in New York City from December 23 to January (. The National Rifle Association will build . rifle range at the Forest, Fish. Game and Sportsman's Exhibition at the Grand Central Palace, especially for scfiool-boys matches. It is ex- pected that at least fourteen out of the nineteen high schools in New York will be represented by teams. as we'll as Jersey City, Paterson. Elizabeth. Stamford, Conn, and perhaps Baltimore and Washington. The military acade- niles will have team matches among themselves. Mosteof the matches will be shot on a fifty foot range with the New Springfield (U. S. A. military rifle, .22 gallery model. both standing and prone positions being used. Re- duced rates will be given to enable boys from outside New York to attend, and in addition to the numerous prizes all those making a qualifying score will be given the N R. A Junior Marksman's" medal. The shooting will be in charge of such experts as Captain K. K. V. Casey, Captain w A. Tewes, Captain George Corwin, and others
 and Dr. c. Ward Crampton, Physical director of the New York schools, will
 be in attendance.
 s-es@S AB80Gh8l ll0mD.
 General James A. Drain, of New, York
 President of the National Rine Asso-
 ciation. is making tour of the states
 organizing State rifle associations to
 amliate with the national association,
 and 1t is expected that as the result of
 his trip number of new organizations
 will be effected. It Is noticeable those States which are at the head of the list
 for per centage in marksmanship. are
 those which have such State associa. tions. They give these States an or. ganized body through which to culti- vate interest in rife practice, to man age the matches and to solicit and take care of prizes. The organization fee has been reduced from $25 to Si0, and to each State association is annually presented handsome hammered bronze cup for comp petition among it's mem bers. The usual method of forming 6 State organization Is for the Adjutani General to send out call for a meet. ing at his office or the office of ths Governor inviting all officers of the Ma tionaI Guard of his State to be present A permanent organization can be eff. fected by the election of officers anC the appointment of a committee on by laws and organization. The State In. spector of Rifle Practice, or the Stat, Secretary of the N. R. A. is general,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03

sAnator Kittredge of South Dakota .aSs that if the Republican National Convention was to be held now his state woL'd send a solid Taft dslega- tarv of War would undoubtedly be mf.rlninatAA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03

elected Secretary of the new organiza- tion and the Governor or Adjutant Gen. araI as President. IL 10 also recom- mended that the civilian shooting ele- ment be recognized by representation among the oficers.
 Navy Practice.
 1hA Navy Department Is making ar- arrangements to procure . suitable range Tor small arms practice for the fleet while on the Pacific coast. There is a 60O-yard range at Mare Island and one of 300 yards at Yerba Buena, but neith-
 CT are suitable for extensive long range
 practice. It is therefore likely that 2
 range will be acquired on the Pacific
 coast to correspond with the one at Guantanamo. Cuba. which with the one at Olongapo will give the navy ranges
 on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and
 in the Philippines. The Guantanamo
 range. which is nearing completion, will be the finest and best equipped in the world Two thousand men a day
 can be handled on It.
 Revolver Firing.
 At the last annual meeting of the Interstate National Guard Association
 e special committee was appointed to prepare a course of revolver firing for the organized militia. This course has been approved by the Secretary of War and has been promulgated in Circular Np. n. The War Department Is not In . position to order the National Guard to observe this course but 1t lis com mended for acceptance" and will doubt less form the basis for qualifications Those qualifying will be divided into three classes. viz: Nmarksman, sharp. shooter and expert. Target "A" with | tho S-inch bull's-eye, will be used. Int course for qualification as a marksmar and as sharpsh ooter will be as follows l Fifteen and twenty-five yards, two ! scores rapid fire. ten seconds to eacf score; twenty-five yards, two scorei | timed fire. thirty seconds to each score fifty yards. two scores. slow fire. on' | minute to each shot. There are fiv, shets to each score. The marksmar l qualification Is e5 per cent or 130 out ] of 200 points. The sharpshooter qual l iication is 80 per cent or 160 out ol ! 200 points. The course for qualifica l tions as expert. which is open to sharp l shooters only, is as follows: Fifteei | and twenty-five yards, two scores rapit 1 fire, eight seconds to the score; twenty | five and fifty yards, two scores, timed | fire, twenty seconds to each score; sew enty-five yards, slow fire. twenty sec | onds tos each shot. The expert qualifi | cation will be 80 per cent or 200 out o I 250 points. Those who qualify in th' | course will be designated as "revofvel | marksman," revolver sharpshooter" O. ] revolver expert" and will be entitled | to wear a suitable decoration.
 l Marksmen Qualifying.
 Nine thousand marksmen qualifie' | on the Pennsylvania rifle range durinl l the past rifle practice season, whic
 broke all records. more sharpshooter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03

and experts having qualified than ever before in the history of the Pennsyl- vania National Guard. Almost the en-
 tire strength of the 1t hand 18th In-
 fantry qualified.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-03
ENOLA.

Dry weather for gathering cotton .... Cotton is one-third short of what was expected when gathering began. -. Miss Nancy Hurst closed her school at Garland Friday night with an interesting exhibition. .. ]. T. Middleton has sold his home place to s. P. Grafton; considera- tion s, POO. ...E. M. Smith is teaching writing school with six ty pupils. ...G. w. Lane is build ing four room residence. ...S. H. Matthews has bought the D. J. Joslin property east of town. =. Jim Rhoads has sold his farm and will move to Ola, Yell county....B. Setzler has moved his family to Conway.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-03
BERYL.

Everybody busy gathering crops. ...Cotton Is opening rapidly, though not turning out as well as expected owing to there being a smaller amount in bolls than there appeared to be. Ginning has be- gun. Some few are selling and some are holding their cotton. =. Health is good in this section with few exceptions -. Jessie Wilker- son returned home Saturday from near Lollie where he has been teaching school. -. Joseph Cole has his house under way of con- struction, where he was burnt out few weeks ago. Mrs. w. J. Snow has been quite sick, but is reported better at this writing. =. A motion is in order to make the vote unanimous fin Faulkner coun- ty for our candidate for governor. .RAH for Donaghey, the people, s friend Let's make the weIkin ring for him until he is inaugural ed governor of Arkansas.
 October I.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-03
EVER NOTICE IT.?

The tall, sandy-haired man looked a good deal like his collie.
 Ever notice it:" said an observ- CT. People nearly always resemble their dogs. That is why you, for in- stance-short, bull-necked and stub- born as you are-that is why you go in for bulldogs,
 "Silly men, with curly hair and eyes staring and stupid and senti- mental go in for Blenheim spaniels.
 Lean chaps-runners and jump ers-they're always melancholy, by the way-like greyhounds.
 "Your little, quarrelsome, alert man boosts the fox terrier trade.
 q, stately and august person, own a St. Bernard"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-03
BALLARD SCHOOL HOUSE.

There are several who have al- ready picked over their cotton crop. Rev. w. E. Roberts at tended the fifth Sunday meeting from this place last week .. Rev. .C. N. Davis of this place returned last week from good meeting at the Smith school house. He had B conversions and baptised 16 ard was called as the pastor of the Baptist church down there =. Rob ert Wright was surprised to see a buzzard with a bell on not long ago. Robert, did you think the "Millenium" had come or that old Nick" was out?. R. J. Hogan and family of the Section were visiting here Saturday and Sun day. Miss Bitha Haynie visited Miss Nora Stephens Saturday night. The following are mem bers of the stock school here: Rev. w. E. Roberts, P. E. Bryant, Lem Fraizer, Rev. c. N. Davis, J. H. Jones, O. G. More, R. M. Blasin- game, B. H. Jones, H. T. Huddle- ston and ]. M. Bethuran. R. M. Blasingame, J. H. Bethuren and R. E. Bryant were elected directors. The free school will commence the first week in November and the stock school will follow. ..G. w. Jones and family visited his broth CT, J. H. Jones near Vilonia Satur- day and Sunday. The Funston boys 'phoned down this morning that they would be on hand Satur- day to play the Section team 1t is very dry here now.
 September 30, 1907.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-03
MOORE.

Cotton picking is the order of the day. We are sorry to report the death of Tommie Loveless, who died September 1o. He leaves a wife, two children, father, mother, four brothers and two sis ters. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved family MT. Weath- erly and wife were the guests of Bart Glenn and family Sunday. Dr. McCollom was called to the bedside of w. Y. Blair Sunday. =. Grandma Scott and daughter, Mrs. Venable have returned from Jack son county after short visit to relatives. Jim May has returned from White county. Miss Mag gie Blair received telegram Sat urday to come to her father at once. =. Mrs. Hattie Tucker is on the sick list this week =. Rome Will jam and family and John Williams and wife visited at w. T. Blair Sunday. -. Since I began my items the death angel came and visited the home of w. Y. Blair and took him away to that world without sorrow and pain. The wife and family have the sympathy of the whole community.
 October I.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-03
BEST THEY COULD DO
William Jennings Bryan Tells Story That He Can Now Afford to
 Smile Over.

William Jennings Bryan tells a good story, at his own expense, of a time when he was not as well known as he Is now.
 A widely admired campaign speaker in Nebraska, who had been billed to make the principal address at political gathering at Lincoln, was obliged, at the last moment, on account of illness, to send word that he could not keep the appointment. It chanced that Mr. Bryan was se- lected to fill his place. Naturally, MT. Bryan felt some nervousness, knowing that he was to act as substi- ute for an older and much better known speaker, and his apprehension was not lessened when he heard him. self thus announced by the chair man:
 "Feller-citizens, this here's the substitute for our gallant an ad- mired leader, unfortunately sick. l don't know what this gent can do, but time was short an we had to take what we could git. "-Success.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-03
COUNTY NEWS NOTES
 ITEMS OF INTEREST, GATHERED BY OUR
 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

residence in the eastern part of
 town. John T. Benton has bought
 a farm southwest of Spring Hill
 church from George Ray. Consid-
 eration Sooo. John J. Dickens
 is recovering his barn. Dan
 Ward of the horseshoe mountain moved in here Monday. He has rented the Mollie King property .. J. s. Lieblong and B. F. Canister left Monday for Little Rock to at tend medical college, Cotton picking is the order of the day.... J. s. Mobbs has ginned up to Mon day night So bales, and the crop is about half out-at least 60 per cent short of last year. =. Service com menced on R. F. D. No. } from this place, with A. H. Tucker as carrier. It runs west and north west from here, serving about II
 families.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-03
HE HAD INSIDE INFORMATION.

She was the daughter of an aris- tocratic widow and to the widow the young man went and demanded the daughters hand.
 The mother received him haughti- ly.
 Am to understand" she coldly asked. that you profess to be able to support my child in the style to which she is accustomed?"
 The young man dared to smile.
 "Oh, l know all about the accus- toned style," he glibly said. "Your former cook is working for my mother. "
 He got the girl without any further delay.