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The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
Former Member Sentenced.

Roger A. Suit, an aged white man who was formerly a member of the Arkansas legislature. and who has been connected with various news papers. including Little Rock and Pine Bluff journals. has been sentenced to one year in the penitentiary by the Jefferson county circuit court for for gery. Suit was charged with forging check for so on the Bank of Al. theimer.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
Shooting at Ioneshoro

Etta Gynne, young woman of about 20 years of age was shot and killed at Jonesboro and Nil. Beinlev and Clara Dickweller are under arrest charged with the crime IL was claimed by both that the bullet was not in. tended for the Gynne woman. although each gives different yer. sion of the affair
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
Brakeman Killed

J. D. Huey, a brakeman on the Cotton Belt between Texarkana and Fort Worth. was killed while on dnty at Noel Junction. His train. a freight was making Y when a piece of railroad iron that had been left loose on the tracks flew up as the train an- proached and knocked the sop of hi. head off.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
Disappears From Home.

Prof w. H. Watkins, principal of the school at Rayenden Springs, dis appeared from his home recently. leav- ing his wife and only child He left the school in charge of one of the pu- pi|s whom he told he was compelled to be absent on business. and has not been seen since
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
Accidentally 4 Shot.

A. Walters and his two sons of Pine vile were starting on a hunt recent ly when the younger boy stepping be hind. loaded his gun. which was acci. dentally discharged the charge strik- ing the older boy in the back. inflicting q serious and perhaps fatal wound.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
Stabbed By Neoro Woman.

Will Reed. a Cleveland county farm. CT, was stabbed and seriously if not fatally wounded by Minnie Dunn. a negress. in hold-up near Pine Bluff. The woman is in jail awaiting the result of Ter victims wounds, but her accomplice, George Grimm. escaped.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
Overcome By Gas.

Auher Oldham was overcome by gas in well at Green Forest recently. and his brother, William Oldham. in a desperate effort to rescue him. was lowered into the well. only to sue cumb to tie deadly fumes The dead bodies were recovered some hours later
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
Conference In Session.

The Arkansas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. South. Is in session at Beutonyille with Bish- op Hendrix pres1ing A feature of the conference is the unusually large class of young men admitted to the ministry on trial, there being four, teen in the class
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
Burned By Officers.

Crap tables, card tables and other gambling fixtures were seized in raid in Pine Bluff by officers and burned in front of the court house. The fixtures destroyed were valued at about $500.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
Spoiled the Scene.

One night at a country thcater Mrs. Siddons was taking the pois3n" in the last act of some gloomy trag- edy, when boor in the gallery called out: That's right. Molly, oop 1t cop ma lass
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
Killed With AxA

John Wilson, q negro, was killed with an axe by Henry Lambretl. an other negro at Ashdown recently The killing is said to have been the lesult of quarrel over game of crans
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
For Reclaiminq Lands

Poinsett county is preparing to drain her swamp lands and has organized six drainage districts, which will em- brace 273,000 acres.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
VIII Be Morninu Paner

The Pine Bluff Graphic. now an af. ternoon paper, will be converted into morning paper Jannarr ].
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15

l had Catarrh for about ffteen years, and DO man could have peen worse. l tried everyt hing could heer of, but no good re s soaieo. l then began s. s. s., and from the first bottle, and aftar ,na,k1ng ,, 1t a short while was cured : Ihls was six years ago, and | am as well today as any man. Ithfnk Satarrh is q blood disease, and know there is nothing oa earth kketter for the blood than s. s. s. than do. M. MLTSSN
 Lapeer, Mich. Ss.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
he Average Man.

You can't convince the average man that he isn't little above the aver. aga
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
CATARRHpR7s549S1spn p7s4Ssn R591p
 AND SYSTEM DISORDERED

SatarTn IS not merely inflammation the head and !Foa the symptoms ringing in dropping M into te throat continual hawking and would M cate It IS blood disease in which the and the a P l the system involved Caarr @ aed Tn the blood The Liver Kidneys and Bowels frequently their action of the and waste o the body leave form uric the system I taken up by the blood and through distributed al
 o the system These impurities i the blood rriae and na e aeTen membranes and tissues of body, and the cOnt ca WI" start the ecreons and disgusting and dsa
 of CatarT As the blood goes all parts the body G G t poson affects all parts of the system. The head has n
 nose continually stopped up, pains eyes, sgh1 comes and goes the stomach upset de anu
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
Fore stalled

if "iikins-l don't believe . ,... It. 'o's |
 MitSihs Windis-A A. word of what,
 said. 'oa Just ,
 Windig-I didn't say ..
 Mi Mifkins-Well, it's all tbs bsuyihias don't, don't believe a word of 1s sss, sane [ would have said if yon h h. saat Ya thing. ON hae sad a,,
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15

,.nnina.rs Is not making in others hapV, ,,.
 happiness? n There is joy in r's ss,a' 'as ses renew the strength and I oo apas t noble minds.-Amiel. S0a'ass |,
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15

affected by this disease. It is waste s'
 time to try to cure Catarrh with splgs, washes, inhalations, etc. Such tfeauas.' does not reach the blood, and can, tnels",s ,;ss. do nothing more than temporarily =. .enu,s .u. the discomfort of the trouble. 10 . hs
 Catarrh permanently the blood mus. Iias..a < thoroughly purified and the system cleAi,r ,se of all poisons, and at the same .o-,s I strengthened and built up. Nothing essb sbe s. s. s. for this purpose. It at'ass. .ss vsry disease at its head, goes down to tns .o,,ts ,ss bottom of the trouble and makes a eoiIgg,- a,,ry and lasting cure. s. S. S. removes sSss x. particle of the catarrhal poison rom i-sh s blood, making this vital stream pure p ,usr,. Is and healthy. Then the unframed e,d.ossaed nss branes begin to heal, the head is loossp.s eeass and cleared, the hawking and spittins tealts e constitution is built up and vigorous as as , the stomach aud digestion and ae1: tbe
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18

eous fumes. and maddened with pain,
the men screamed IN agony. Some stag
gered blindIy up the ladder to the
hatchway in the top Of the turret,
while others crept along the turret
floor begging plteously for assistance.
The surgical staff Of the Georgia
was soon reinforced by the surgeons
OF the other vessels In the fleet who
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18
WHtNLOEBSAYs" WRITEI1"
Heard by Those Seeking to Inter-
view President Roosevelt.
The Astute Secretary ls Guarding
Summer Rest Of Chief Executive
With Iron Hand.

Oyster Bay, July 15-President
Roosevelt is more fully realizing his
desire for freedom from official cares
and pressure from political percentages
than he or those charged with the
responsibility, Of making the presi-
dents vacation success had hoped.
For a month Secretary Loeb has
made effectual use Of the two words
to which he has trimmed his summer
vocabulary, Write IT." No matter
how important one may think he is,
how pressing may be the business, or
whether one applies in person. by
letter, telegraph or telephone to ar
range for an interview at Sycamore
Hill, In every instance one gets a
reply in the summer vocabulary Of
the secretary. Write It." And it is
Mr.. Loeb's most important business
to mean these words every time he
says them. II a visitor should belong
to numerous and common variety Of
handshaker, he leaves the blockaded
portals Of Oyster Bay repeating to
every one that 'the president really
wanted to see me. but Loeb would
not let him" II politician with a
pull" calls, he usually takes one Of
the seventeen daily trains back to
new York and denies with all the
positiveness which the secretary has
used to him, that he ever was in
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18
a SUE 70 Racover Land.

Denver. July TO- Charged with
having fraudulently acquired valu-
able coal lands in Gunnison county,
Colorado, by means Of dummy en-
tries, the Utah Fuel company, own
ed and controlled by the Denver &
Rio Grande Railway company. and
Its officers, are made defendants to
suit filed in the federal court Mon
day by United States District At
torney Earl M. Cranston seeking
the recovery Of the land and q rea-
sonable price for all coal mined in
it. The complaint AYERS that the gov
eminent greatly fears that other
lands may be grabbed BY the Utah
Fuel comp6ny's agents and asks fcl
an injunction to prevent such scAz-
ures.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18
A WITNESS BALKS
Z. ]. thinner, D pended Upon by
Prosecution In Glass Case,
Refused to Testify.
SENT TO JAIL FOR CONTEMPT
He Gave Damaging Testimony Before
Grand Jury In the San Francisco
Graft investlaatIon-A Tele-
phone Company Official.

San francisco. July 1.-THE first
serious blow to the bribery-graft pros
ecution was struck by the Louis Glass
defense in open court Monday through
Emil J. thinner, second vice president
and director Of the Pacific States Tel
ephone and Telegraph company, who
first refused to be sworn, afterward
accepted the oath and took the stand
answered two or three unimportant
questions put by Assistant District
Attorney Heney, then refused to tes-
tify further. He was by Judge Law
lor committed for contempt to the
county jail "for term Of five days
and until the question is answered"
Under the law as interpreted by the
court, this means that Mr.. thinner
must stay in jail throughout the pro-
gress of the Glass trial or until ne
signifies his willingness TO testify.
On Mr.. thinner the prosecution re-
lied as its most important witness
and against Vice President Glass, &C.
cused Of bribery. At the time this
crime is alleged have been committed
March OF 1906, Louis Glass was acting
as president and general manager Of
the Pacific States company, owing to
the death of President John |. Sabin.
Before the grand jury thinner testi-
fled that Glass drew checks for the
bribery money claimed to have been
paid on the supervisors, caused Zim-
mer to cash them, and then Instructed
him to give the money to Agent Hal
sey and require from Halsey no vouch-
err, merely carrying these thousands
Of dollars on the current expense &C
count.
Zimmer's refusal to testify was
based on this statement by him: 'The
grand jury has seen fit to indict sever
al gentlemen on evidence that seems
insufficient, therefore, have decid-
ed to take Ills stand in order to pro-
tect myself"
He meant that he would avail him
self "of his constitutional right not to
be made a witness against himself"
though in reply to questions by the
court he averred that he did not fear
his answer might tend to subject him
self to a felony prosecution, or that
1t would degrade his characteristic
two grounds on which the law allows
a witness the right to refuse to testi-
nv.
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OUT OF POLITICS.
President WlneheIl Of Rock Island
Railroad Proposes to Oct Closer
to Business Men.


Des Moines, Ia. July 16.-At o
luncheon rendered him Monday BY
Des Moines business men President
Winchell Of the Rock Island railroad
said that the Rock Island Is out Of
politics and will do away with It's
lobbyists, both In the state legisla-
lures and the national congress.
John Sebastian, general passenger
agent Of the same road, who was
entertained with President Winchell
said that the Rock Island will not re-
duce Its passenger service on ac-
count Of the two-cent rate laws but
has and will improve 1t further.
President Winchell said:
1.-THE Rock Island Railroad COM
pany is out of politics and wants to
be In closer touch with business
men.
1.-THE Rock Island road feels that
we should have nothing to do with
politics. We will maintain no lobby
In the future in Des Moines, other
state capitals or the national capt.
tai at Washington"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18
A Low FLAT RATE
Kansas State Railroad Commission
Calls on Roads-to Adopt
Two-Cent Fare.
MAY ORDER SUCH ACTION
Attention Is Called to Fact That the
Neishborlng States Are Getting
Cheap Fares-courts to
Decide Later.

Topeka, July 15.-Kansas may have
flat two-cent passenger fare soon
If the railroads will not put in this
rate voluntarily the state board OF
railroad commissioners will make an
order to have 1t put into effect. The
following letter was sent to the lega'
departments Of the Atchison, Topeka
G Santa Fe, the Chicago, Rock Is.
land & Pacific, the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas, the Missouri Pacific and
the Union Pacific railroads Saturday:
"As you are aware the railroads
operating in the states of Nebraska
Missouri and Arkansas have In effect
two-cent fare rate. The fact that this
law is in effect in neighboring states
and the fact that conditions in these
ststes from passenger traffic stand
point are very similar to those ex
lst,ng in Kansas is creating q general
demand for the establishment Of a
'two-cent maximum fare in the state
The purpose Of this letter is to urge
upon your company the Importance
Of consideration OF the establish
ment Of an emergency maximum two
cent passenger rate in Kansas, 5
that Kansas may be placed upon an
equal footing with the surroundIne
territory IN this regard this emery.
ency maximum rate TO become pcr.
manent unon the estahl,x- ment Of
Inc two-cent MAXIMUM rstes Il ~
above named states nv the courts ne
action on the part Of your compan,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18
TRAN Tue YOUTH TO SHOOT
President Roosevelt Encourages Ri
fl: Practice in Public Schools.
He Url:es Letter Of coaoratulaticn
to a Pupil Who Non rfeaty--A
means Of national Dsrense.

Oyster Bay. N. Y, July 1G.-Presi
dent Roosevelt has put ais Lealty al
proyal on public sc1ool rii,c prac
tice. In letter Of congratulation.
to Ambrose Scharfenaesg, OF Brook
lyn, winner OF tie Shooting trophy
Of the public school athletic league
he takes occasion to encourage tai
system Of rifle practice inaugurattd
by Gen. George B. Wingate, retired.
That the letter to young Scharie. y
berg may have as far-reaching in.
fluence as possible It was made pub.
lie at the presidents direction Mon
day. 1t is as follows:
Oyster Bay, N. Y. July 1S.-My
dear young Friend: II heartily con
graduate you upon being de-
clared by the Public School
Athletic league to stand first in
rifle shooting among all the boys
Of the high schools Of New
York city who have tried dur
ing the last year. | am glad to see
how well you have done In all the
competitions in which you shot dur
ing the year, alike In the Whitney
trophy competition; in the individ-
ual match shooting at Creedmoor
and the interscholastic match. Many
grown man who regards himself
as a crack rifle shot would be proud
of such score.
1.-THE Public Schools Athletic
league has done fine work for the
city and for the country in introduce
ing and promoting athletics and a
dove for manly sports in the public
schools Of New York. especially as
the league most wisely allows no one
to compete who is not up to the pass
ing mark both in studies and deport-
ment. am especially glad Of what
1t has done in establishing instruc-
ton in rifle shooting. The United
States has very small standing
army. In time of war 1t must depend
for defense upon hasty levles Of
volunteers and 1t is a prime neces-
sity that the volunteer should al
ready know how to shoot IL ne is to
be of value as a soldier. In no
modern war would 1t be pissible ef
fectively. to train men to shoot dur
ing the brief period Of preparation
before the army takes the field. In
consequence, the training must c5me
in advance, and the graduates from
our schools and colleges should be
thus trained SO as to be good shots
with the military rifle. When SO
trained they constitute a great addi-
ton to our national strength and
great assurance for the peace of the
country.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18
Roanoke ereeks Want Protection.

New York, July 16.-I. G. Maximos,
acting consul general Of Greece at
New York Monday protested to the
state department at Washington con-
corning the action Of the mob at
Roanoke, Va, on Saturday night
when several Greek restaurants and
places Of business were wrecked
during riot, and will ask that the
Greeks be given the fullest possible
protection. A telegram was received
at the consulate here Monday from
Roanoke signed by $50 Greeks, ap-
pealing for protection against mob
of rioters. Tie Greeks telegraphed
that the Roanoke police were unable
to ccie with the situation and az
ford item protection.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18
A RAILWAY Company ouIIty.

Muskogee, |. T., July 16,-A special
to the Phenix from Washington, D.
G., says: Basing its opinion upon
evidence furnished 1t by the Musko-
gee Traffic Bureau and Commercial
club, the Interstate Commerce com
mission has found the MISSOURI, Kan
sas & Texas Railroad ctmpany guilty
Of discriminating against Indian Ter
rltory shippers, according to an Of
ficial letter received here Monday BY
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
F. X. Lane, At a hearing held in
February the evidence was presented
to the commission.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18
MENACE TO BUSINESS
interstate commerce Commission Says
Measures Should Be ADOPTED TO
Curb Harrimsn's Power

New York. July l5.-That Hartman
plans for the consolidation Of railroads
are menace to business; that Har-
riman methods Of finance are hide
fensible; that some Hartman con
solicitations are Illegal; and that meas
ures should be adopted to curb Har-
rlman's pOvsr-such are the essence
OF The conclusions formulated n the
report Of the Interstate oommercs
commission On he resulted III lnvel-
heati0n IN the combination Of car
riurs. generally known a. he sHarri
man inquiry which uaa made pub
Nc saturday. The repoft vas com.
piled By Commissioners Franklin x
Lane and has ne unanlmom approval
Of ne commirrion. Copies q ih1 -.
rori uofs nenf o lhs president ani
% ltioI1s1 ceperal EonarrfIa
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Me. In = French Harbor.

Brest, France. July 16.-The Co
incidence Of the arrival here Of the
Japanese squadron unded Vice Ad-
miral Sir Gero Ijuin, due July %
during the stay Of the special service
squadron Of the United States com
prising the Tennessee and Washing
ton under Rear Admiral Charles H.
Stockton, is attracting much atten.
tion. M. Thomson, the minister Of
marine. has talegfaphed to the mari
time project here to organize q
series OF fetes in honor Of the two
squadrons.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18
A NAVAL ACCIDENT
: An Explosion Of Powder on Battle
ship Georgia Kills Eight Men
and Hurts Others.
The SHIP WAS NOT DAMAGED
Two Bags Of Powder Weighing 100
Pounds Each Exploded In a Gun
Turret-How II Became lg-
nlted Not Known.

Boston, July 16.--Bight men deal
and 10 injured was the grim recorl
ct o late hour Monday night Of th
result Of a powder explosion on tn
battleshlp Georgia Monday off Prov
incetown. Six were dead when the bat
tleship reached here, and two NOR
died later at the hospital.
The battleship Georgia steamed
slowly up Boston harbor from thu
target practice grounds In Cape Coo
bay late Monday and landed the dead
and injured men at the Charlestowr
navy yard. With the arrival Of the
Georgia there became known the de
tails Of the most terrible naval catas
trophe that has ever taken place
along the coast Of New England. The
accident occurred shortly before noon
Monday while the Georgla's crew were
at target practice off Barnstable in
Cape Cod bay. In some manner, as
yet unexplained, two bags Of powder
became ignited and In the terrible
flash that followed the entire turret
crew. consisting Of three officers and
eighteen men, were enveloped in fire
and received terrible burns, one Of
ncer and five men dying before the
ship reached port.
hA L., hA nj Nm,
superimposed turret, where the men,
under command of Lieut.. Casper
Goodrich, son Of Rear Admiral Good
rich, commandant Of the New York
navy yard and Midshipmen Faulkner
Goidthwaite and John T. Cruise, were
operating the eight-inch guns.
The guns In the forward turret had
finished eight rounds of practice and
the guns Of the after turret had fired
one round. Two cases, as the big 100
pound bags Of powder are called, had
just been sent up through the ammu-
milton hoist and were In the arms
Of the loader, whose name was with
held by the ships officers. The load
er stood at the breech of one of the
S-inch guns, all ready to insert the
charge. At this instant the turret was
seen to be smoky and two men who
stood near the loader saw a black
spot on the bag, indicating that the
charge had been lgnited and was
smouldering. The loader discovered
the spot at the same instant and threw
himself forward on his face, at the
same time shouting a warning to his
turret mates. The other men who had
seen the spot where Elch and Hansell
and they also threw themselves on
the floor Of the turret, Before the ot1-
er men In the turret could understand
what caused the leaders cry of warn
ing, there was a binding flash as the
burning powder exploded. Flames,
smoke and nauseus gases filled the
little superstructure, in which more
than a score Of men were confined.
As the powder was not confined there
was no report, nor did the vessel suf-
fer any injury, but every nook and
Granny Of the turret was filled with
flames. The loader, who OF course
was nearest the powder, was terribly
burned as was every other man in the
turret with the exception Of Eich and
who although scorched, es-
capped with injuries much less severe
than the other.
Blinded by the smoke and flames,
sAss.cs =. the acr!d penetrating gas;
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18
SCALY ERUPTIONS
COVERED HIS BODY
Itrhed Constantly Scratched Until
Blood Flowed Suffered 10 Years
Doctors and Medicines We're
FruitIess Tries Cuticura and Is /.
Completely Cured
BY THREE BOXES OF
CUTICURA OINTMENT
"When / was about ninapyears old
small sores appeared on each Of my
lower limbs. / scratched them with 9

brass pin ana
shortly afterwards
both Of those limbs
became 80 sore that
/ could scarcely
walk. When / had
been suffering for
about a month the
sores began TO heal,
but small scaly
eruptions appeared
where the sores had
been. From that
time onward / was
troubled by such
severe itching that,
until i became
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18
Tried 10 Cheat Justice.

New Orleans, July 16.-Tony Costa,
one Of the Italians placed on trial
Monday in st. Charles parish. charged
with the kidnapping and murder Of
eIght.year-oId walter Lamana. made
an unsuccessful attempt to hang
himself in the parish prison here
Monday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18
Ottawa Fears q RIot.

Ottawa, Ontario, July V1.-Mayor
Kelly of Buckingham, Quebec, fear.
ing a riot on July 10, has issued a
proclamation forbidding the Orange
men to meet. The mayor is also
swearing In special constables for
that day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-18
IN, G, 6. convontIon Ends.

Seattle. July 1.-THE tventy-thlrd
international Christian Endeavor con
vention closed Monday night with roll
can Of the states and territories q
the United States and an Of the Tor
elm Countries IN which ths sooiely
has branched.