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The Washington times., 1908-03-04
ROSSITER FAVORED
FOR G. P. D. BERTH
Friends Think He Will Be
the Presidents
Choice.
Expect to Overcome OBJ
jections Made by Labor
Unions.

The contest for the position Of Public
Printer. to succeed Charles A. StHlings,
who. it is generally conceded. viii be
deposed, has apparently narrowed down
20 the point where it is William g. Ros-
sitter. tile Presidents special commits
sioner against the field, with the odds
favoring the appointment OF Mr.. Ros-
sitter.
it is understood that the Preside.
Will await the return OF Chairman L.n-
dis. OF the House Printing Committee.
who is now in Indiana, before taking
definite action on the report recently
submitted to the White House.
Mr. Lands is expected 10 return 10
Washington the latter part Of this week
or the first of next. at which time, II is
thought. the President will make public
the substance OF the Rossiter report,
announce his conclusions with respect
TO the suspended Public Printer. and
send the name Of a successor TO the
Senate
The Washington times., 1908-03-04
Report Charges Defects.

1t is understood that the report points
out what is termed great extravaganza
in the expenditure or the public funds.
lack Of business judgment and tact. the
expensive fostering OF impractioable
schemes. and waste by the excessive
purchase OF supplies and fixtures. The
report, however, It is stated, does rot
charge any one connected with the
Government service as having pr6fted
by the transactions in question.
This phase OF the subject, II is said,
will be taken up in detail after the new
Public Printer shall have been installed
in office. lie viii be expected TO supply
the Joint Printing Commission with
such information and data as 10 may
deem necessary when the hearings are
resumed.
There appears 70 be a growing dis
position on the part Of organized labor
TO protest against the appointment and
confirmation Of M. ROssiter as Public
Printer
Friends OF Mr.. ROssiter decline to be
disturbed over this apparent d. scontent,
but set forth She claim that tie presl-
dent has two good preCedeuts FOR Civ
ing the place 10 Mr.. Rossiter, IL &c Is
his wish 10 do so.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
NEWS OF
 ARKANSAS
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San Jose Scale.

Many growers are now busy spray ing their orchards for San Jose scale, which has been discovered in the vicinity of Siloam Springs While this Is a great pest and one to be greatly feared, it has been proven over and over that the little insects can be killed by spraying, yet if they are let alone they will soon ruin fruit trees There is no reason for any great alarm if growers act promptly and a good percentage of them are taking up the work in real earnest al this place. The scale seems to be well scattered all over the fruit district the great danger however being, that growers, not knowing anything about the little pest. let 1t get the start of them They multiply rapidly and a few scales on tree HOW will com pletely cover il in d season. Some use the Scale Destroyer, a soluble oil that does the work, others use the regular lime sulphur mixture that
 sure destroyer The San Jose
 not only destroys the tree by
 ng the saps, but 1t gets on the filit and simply spoils it. so that it must be controlled in order to have good fruit.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Fee.erabbino Is Charged By Jury.

In it's final report Tuesday the Jeffer- son County Grand Jury, which has been in session at Pine Bluff for many weeks, made sensational charges against j. H. Brooks and J. H. Bald win, justices of the peace of Pastoria and Washington townships, and inti- nated 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 il found fourteen cases on the docket of J. H. Brooks, justice of the peace of Pas tora 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 $7O attorneys fees paid for get ting them out of alleged trouble.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Reprieved For Sixty Days.

Acting Governor X. o. Pindal grant cd a reprieve of 60 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 eircum- stances connected with the case be- fore granting the petition for the com- mutation of the sentence For this reason he granted the 60-day reprieye.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Judge w. s. Mccain Dies of Pncu-
 nropia

Judge William Simonton Mccain, one of the most prominent and respect ed citizens of Little Rock, die dat 1 90 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at his home. BIT Gaines street. after an illness ot only two weeks. Death was caused by pneumonia.
 Judge Mccain was taken sick Sat urday, February l. with Ia grippe. Within two days il developed into pneumonia. The sickness was brought on, ii is thought. as the result of his yenturing out into a hard, cold ram, and getting his feet wet, after recover ing from few days illness with la grippe only short time before he was taken down for the last time Kidney trouble also set in few days ago. his death being caused by the complica- tiou of diseases. His death waa Rot unexpected, as his condition had been considered very critical for week. and the physicians gave out practically no hope for his recovery.
 Judge Mccain was born in fipton county, Ielll.a May alt Io3os i1t Wao left an orphan at the age of F years. and from then on had 10 struggle hard for d living and education His active mind and sterling ambition carried him through. He toiIed especially hard in securing an education under many difficulties and succeeded in SC curing not only a liberal education along common lines, but became a scholar in both Latin and Creek
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
3,25o Bales Of Cotton Sold.

Julius Altman, Fort Smith manager for the Lesser-Goldman Cotton Com pany, Monday bought f,750 bales of cotton from the Farmers Union ware houses at Sallisaw, ai4la.. paving an average of II II cents per pound
 J. L. Req of Van Buren. bought l .50o bales Of Farmers Union cotton al Sal lisaw. Okla, Monday morning. paying II II cents for it on middle basis. This cotton had been stored for the minimum price of 15 cents, as fixed by the national organization. Growers in the territory tributary to Van Bur en have 5000 bales still in storage
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

Committee Of New York board of edueation recommends the restoration of the rod in the public schools.
 Congressman Davenport of Oklaho- ma, in frsnking reading material to his constituents, includes by mistake many copies of Washington telephone directory.
 The Chinese government is framing polite refusal of the mikado's de- mand for surrender of the Japanese Steamship Tatsu Maru and it's cargo seized off Macao ty the Chinese on the ground that it was smuggling arms to Chinese revolutionists.
 Carl Ludwig von Veltheim. a Ger man-born naturalized American. who posed as a baron and was known also as Frank KurtZ and Carl Sneiderich Mauritz, was sentenced at the Old Bailey, London. to 20 years penal seryitude for attempting to blackmail Solly B. Joel, Wealthy financier.
 In a double explosion at Furnace No. 1. of the Monongahela plant of the National Tube Company. two men were burned, perhaps fatally, three others badly scorched, and many thousand dollars worth of property damaged within radius of mile.
 Fire which started in the elevator shaft of the Longworth building, in Cincinnati, damaged the building s20,- 900. Two hundred and fifty working girly on the fifth floor made a rush for the stairways. Cool headed men guided them safely through the smoke
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
State Capital Notes

White Jury Doesn't Suit Black Man.
 An interesting ease presented 10 The Supreme Court by the fling Saturday of the transcript is that of a Jeffer- son county negro who WIS found guilty by a jury on the charge of murder in the second degree. The motion asked that the judgment of the court be quashed and the indict- ment in the case set aside on the ground that the jury which sat on his case was composed entirely of white men. and that as the result he was discriminated against on account of his color. The case Is that Of the State of Arkansas against Louis Franklin, on appeal from the Jeffer- son County Circuit Court The case was tried before that court in Sep tember. 1907 Franklin was charged with murder in the first degree, but the court found him guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced him 10 2l years in the penitentiary. lie was charged with killing Charles A. Butler. The defendant then filed his motion to quash the judgment of the court and set aside the indictment. He claimed that the jury cimmts- sioHers in selecting the jury 10 sit on his case selected white men entire ly. despite the alleged fact that more than half the population of Jefferson county is composed of negroes and that many of these are voters and franchised cilizens.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Citizens Are Ali Delighted.

The two factions of the democratic party in Garland county. which have been at loggerheads for the past two years, met in convention al Hot Springs Saturday afternoon and buried the hatchet at genuine love feast. The old line Democrats conceded practically everything demanded by the members of the Citizens Improve ment Union. the local reform organ ization which was responsible for the split in the ranks. and everyone agreed to support the nominees at the coming primaries The true blue Democrats compromised by allowing the c. | r. 10 name two election judges out of every three in each ward and precinct, and demanding of them fair count The c. | U. has been eontending for honest elections, and now that the machinery has been turned over to them completely, as it were, there appears to be no further necessity for opposing the party.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Company Incorporates.

Articles of incorporation and agree ment were filed with the secretary of state Saturday by the Harrison Produce and Commission Company. The ineorporators are: A. w Nunn. " II. Harrison, W. W Byrd. " o. Alexander and s. B Russell. The company will engage in a general pro duce and commission business at Pine Bluff. It incorporates with a capi- tai stock of s12,5O0
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Pindail Loses In Custer Suit.

Judge E W Winfield of the second divison of the Circuit Court Thursday rendered his opinion in the State Board of Charitable Institutions custer suit, 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 suit was brought by the four new ap- pointees 10 the board who were ap- pointed by Governor Pindall 10 succeed four members of the board who had not served their full terms. and was for he purpose of having the old mem bers removed from their seats. which they declined to vacate The new ap- pointees are Walter Bruce. Aylmer Fieauiken, A. l.. Hayes and l.. C. Par sons The old members and the ones whom Judge Winfield has decided are the rightful members of the board are l. C. Matloek. J. l.. Davis. C. E. Cruee and T. J. Williamson.
 James Stevenson, attorney for the aspiring members of the board. was present in the cuust room when Judge Winfield announced his decision. and immediately filed his petition for an appeal 10 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, al Judge Win fields invitation, as associate judges. The whole question al 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 10 appoint the new mem bers was not questioned The attor- ney for the old members was Charles IaaGLenL1
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Private Claim Bills.

Senator Clarke has introduced the following private claim bills which had been introduced previously in the propriate s14,2S0 for Allen J. Polk for stores and supplies taken by the Fed eral troops during the war; appropriat- ing ss,965 for Joel Higgins. Brand Hig- gins and estate of Annie C. Higgins for supplies and stores; $1,790 for the First Baptist church of Helena and the Old School Presbyterian church at Helena, $4,5O0 for damaes to the prop ertyg during the war
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Three -Brakemen Act to Supreme
 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 10 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 ,, 1907, the Rock Island company operated 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 $lOO and costs, whereupon the latter ap- pealcd to the Supreme Court.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Civil Service Examinations.

The United States Civil Service Commission has announced that on March 6 an examination for applicants for the position of meat inspector. ear rying a salary of $1,o00 will be held. At the same time announcement is made that on March 9 examinations will be held for applicants for places as magazine attendants, s2.56 per diem; public document cataloguer, 5000 per annum; plate cleaner, sS40 per annum; assistant superintendent of seed warehouse and seed distribu- ton, 5000 to $500, and watchman, $720 per annum All these examina- ticns will be held in Little Rock.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Judges Disqualified d.

Three justices on the Supreme bench have been declared disquali- fled to sit on the ease of Nj Kirst ct al. against Street Improvement District No. 120. on appeal from the Pulaski County Chancery Court Gov ernor PindalI has appointed three at torneys to sit in their stead on the case in question. The three judges dis qualified are: Associate Justices Hart, Battle and Wood Justice Battle is disqualified on the ground that he is interested in the case and in way a party. Justice Wood is declared disqualified on the ground that he is a distant relative of one of the par ties 10 the suit. Justice Hare is dis qualified on the ground that he sat on the case fin Chancery Court. Gov ernor Pinda1l appointed Ashley Cock erill. c. T. Coleman and John Fletcher of Little Rock to sit as associate jus tices on the case. The case is one in which residents of Little Rock in Street Improvement District No. 120 bring suit for revision or alteration Of assessments for improvements in their district.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Wounded Negro Dies From Wound.

Jesse Austin, negro employed al the Fourche River Lumber Company's plant at Bigelow, died Sunday at St. Vincant's Indrmary rom wounds sus- tained last Friday when. it is alleged, he was shot by white man by the name of McHenry, u:so employed at the Fourche company's plant, follow. ing the Killing of George flames, white. who was shot and killed the day before by Henry Lee. negro employed at the same plant. The shooting of Austin is said to have been connected with the killing of flames Austin. according 10 reports, made some remark about the killing of flames, which il is alleged, so an gered MeHenry, that the latter shot the negro.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Water Supply Giving Out.

The box spring. one mile northeast of Siloam Springs. and which sup plies the city with water. is said to be changing it's course. consequently, the water supply is decreasing. Many years ago when the officers of the city first conceived the idea of appro- prating the water for city purposes, large stone wall was built around the place where the water bubbles out, leaving only one vent. A pipe line was connected with this and the water is delivered in the city by the natural fall of the ground Now it seems the water has made itself an- other outlet and steps will be taken to repair the break. as the water sup ply is inadequate for the demand.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Mena City of First Class.

Mayor Olney Thursday received from Secretary of State Ludwig the proclamation of Governor Pindall ad- yaneing Mena from a city of the sec end class to one of the first class, and officers as such will be elected at the coming election in April Mena has long had the necessary population for this advance. but councils have hesitated to make the change. think ing there would be added expense. There are four candidates for mayor and five candidates for police judge al ready in the field and like number for other offices.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
To Restore citizenshin.

James Thomas, convicted in the Pu- laski County Circuit Court in March. 1905, on the charge of manslaughter and sentenced 10 two years in the pen itentiary, was Tuesday granted par don by Governor Pindall. The pardon was granted to restore the citizenship of Thomas in order to enable him to testify in the case of John Hite, recent ly arrested and charged with setting fire 10 the barn of the Arkansas Brick and Manufacturing Company
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Ham o'Neil= =Pardoned.

Governor Pindall Thursday issued pardon to Ham 0'Neil. convicted at the fall term of the Prairie County Circuit Court on the charge of carry ing kuncks and sentenced 10 pay u fine of $50. Since the conviction of the defendant, it was ascertained that he did not have in his possession a pair of knueks at the time he com mitted an assault for which he. was arrested. and for that reason he was granted d pardon.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
slander snit Transcriri.

The transcript iH the ease as HHe State Of Arkansas against r. C Hle
 on appeal from the Jefferson Coat Circuit Court has been fled Ia
 Supreme Court Richie Was charge with havnig made remarks refoet ias upon the character Of Bertha Kelley Suit was brought in the Jefferson County Circuit Court with She con. sent of the woman, the jury returning a verdict of guilty and assessing his punishment at three years in the Deni- tentiary, whereupon the defendant took an appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Concerning Cotton Withdrawals.

Lee Levers, county sales agent for the Crawford County Farmers Union, 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 the warehouses to so Fly tify the county agent that he in turn could notify the state agent. This is considered necessary in order that the state agent might know at all times just how many bales he had to sell in the event of his having a bid on the holdings of the union.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
 Dan TaVIor Stunned.

Dan Talyor. assistant attorney gen eral. was struck on the head and shoulder Friday by piece of fall ing plaster in the state house, and was slightly stunned for several moments. He was leaving the office Of Attorney General W. r. Kirby. on the second foor of the state house. and had just started to go down stairs when the plaster dropped on him. Falling plas ter in the old state house has come near causing serious accidents sev- eral times before.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Iron Mountain Laying In Coal.

All Iron Mountain coal cars that are available are being rushed to their bituminous coal mines along their line in Sebastian county For several years the Iron Mountain has been stor- ing coal in anticipation of strikes that were happily averted, but never be- fore did the management show such haste as is being shown at present. Coal will be stored al Van Buren, Wag- oner. Cofeyville, Russellville and Ar genta from their Arkansas mines.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
To Erect Church For Deaf Mutes.

Plans have been inaugurated to raise fund for the purpose of erect ing 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. Miehaels, l03 Park avenue. The Rev. NIT. Mi chaels has been offered a lot by the Midland Hills Addition Company, through Moofhead Wright Active work is soon to be commenced, and the friends Of the movement look for success in having a creditable house # worship for the deal and dumb.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Prof. Frank Bell Yates Is Dead.

Frank Bell Yates. fer 13 years su- perintendent of the Arkansas Deaf Mute institute, in Little Rock. and by many recognized as the real builder of that institution. died al 5:25 o'clock Tuesday evening al his home 2t6 Sum- init avenue, after a comparatively short sickness. Three week ago he was taken sick with grip. The Thurs day following his sickness developed into pneumonia, which finally caused his death.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Proposal to Pipe Natural Gao.

A representative of a Shreveport concern has been in Texarkana the past several days circulating among the citizens and business men solicit ing contracts to supply natural gas to consumers. The Shreveport con cern proposes to bing natural gas fr.,m the Caddo City field within IS months and to supply the same 10 consumers al Teyarkana at a rate not 10 exceed 35 cents per ,000 feet So far only a few citizensgfersf built So far. only few signers to the pro posed contracts have been secured.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Cotton seira stored.

The state farm cotton is being moved to Pine Buff where it will be compressed and stored until sold The cotton has been placed on both the Little Rock and Memphis markets, but as yet no buyers have been se- cured as the Peni'entiary Board is holding it at 15 cents. The cotton is being moved by the steamer Lucille Rowland. A cargo of more than GOO bales was moved from the farm to Pine Bluff last week. Superintendent Pitcock ordered the cotton moved. as he feared 70 risk the danger of fire f Il was left on the farm.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Comnanies Move.

The C. B. Coborn Lumber and Land Company Friday notified the secre- tary of state that 1t had decided to move ifs offices and headquarters from the Masonic Temple. Pine Bluff. to Poole, Cleveland county.
 The Henry Marx Company Friday notified the secretary of state that it had decided to move it's offices and headquarters from Pine Bluff to Lit tie Rock
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
sew Bars to Escape From Jail.

Will Jones and Gilbert Harris, self confessed purse snatchers, and Ben Thorne, charged with grand larceny. all negroes, escaped from the county jail at Hot Springs Sunday night by saving the bars of their cell in two. Jailor NJ. Barnett had gone to a nearby drug store to get medicine for a sick prisoner Jones and Har- ris are believed to have been guilty of a long series of purse snatehings and hold-ups.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Reward For Reeves, Arrest.

Governor Pindall has offered a re ward Of s2o0 fer the arrest and con yiction of Nathan Reeves, alias "Gol- dy" who shot and killed Deputy Sherif |. F.. Chambers 5n the night of Jan uary IS at Monticello. Chambers NAs shot by the negre whom he was at tempting 10 arrest.
The Monticellonian., 1908-02-20
Only s3e.oeo In Revenue Fund.

There is now only about s36,oo0 left in the general revenue fund. the fund which will probably have a deficit before the state tax money is paid in June. unless collectors and sheriffs over the state come to its aid before that time with taxes collected in ad- vance.