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The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
LAYERS KILLED
 BOY, IS BELIEF
HAVE BEFAllEN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY .TuDeNT.
GRAND JURY IS AT WORK
Freshman Bound and Thrown Into . Boscar Has Been Missina Two Weeks-Rigid investigation
 Ordered

Lexington, Kentucky-B Bound gag ged and locked i'll a boxear by haz- ing students, Willis E. Smith. fresh man of Kentucky State College. has disappeared, and Tuesday the grand jury is preparing 10 inquire into what may be ghastlY mystery
 Police and railroad men are working desperately to ascertain his fate. Smith disappeared two weeks ago Net word of or from him since If he is still in the box car. he has died q terrible death.
 Despite half-hCarted denials of the hazing episode by the students and faculty of the Kentucky College. the general belief here is Smith. who was a delicate boy of 20. has perished as the result of the hazing, and when the Fayette county grand jury conyenes every member of the sophomore and freshman classes will be eXa~ined under oath, as well as q mum er of townsmen and boys who are declared to have heard students discussing the probably tragic end of their prank
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
HAS THE DUTCH GUESSING.
Castro's Silence Prevents Holland
 From Taking Any Action.

The Hague.-Premier Heemskirk. in a statement Monday said that as yet no official reply has been re ceived from Baron Von Seckendorff. the German minister to Caracas, who has charge of the Dutch affairs in that country relative to the attitude of President Castro, either toward re- ceiving the second Dutch note or 10 answering it.
 Until the intentions of President Castro are known" said the premier. it will be impossible for our govern ment to decided definitely upon the future course of action Holland is ready to face any situation"
 The premier concluded by saying that while Automatically Holland has the support of all the powers, she is trusting especially to the sympathy of the United States.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
FORREST CITY. ARK. FRIDAY AFTERNOON OCTOBER g. 19os
TO HEAR NOMINEES
WATERWAY BOOMERS TO HeAk
 BOTH CANDIDATES AT CHICAGO.
THE DELEGATES ARE ON HAND
Shonts Among the Speakers to Pledge Supports of Railroads to
 Channel to Gulf.

Chicago. Ill.-Hundreds of legis. lators. financiers and publicists from all parts of the country are arriving on every train 10 attend the Deep Water ways Convention The first session will begin at h a m Wednesday when Bishop Fallows will formally open the congress. By that time the number of delegates and visitors will reach be. tween 2,ooo and 5000, including w. H. Taft and W l. Bryan. candidates for president. and perhaps T. l.. Hisgen and Eugene Chain, nominees. respect ively of the Independence and Prohi bition parties. Forty governors and a large number of senators and con gressmen have accepted invitations to be present
 Bryan and Taft will both address the convention and sit together at a table at a banquet Wednesday even ing. T. P. Shonts. the railroad mag nate, arrived Tuesday and will be one of the principal speakers at the con venti0n. Shonts has pledged the sup port of the railroads to the scheme of deep waterway to the gulf. He be lieves an outlet through the Missssip- pi river from the lakes would relieve the railroads of the heaviest portion of the freight traffic in the Middle West
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
TAFT FEELS CONFIDENT.
Bases His Belief on Reception In
 States He Has Travcrsed.

Omaha Nebraska-"I am going to be elected" This statement made Thursday night by W. II. Taft sums up in word what the candidate thinks of the effect of his speech mak- ing tour thus far. The belief is based. Mir. Taft explained, "on the manner or his reception in states thus far tray ersed in which there was reported to be defections among the Republican ranks As to the national ticket. Mir. Taft now believes that there is no reason to doubt but that the Republi- can party will hold it's own and should this prove tne case, Mr. Taft says there is no doubt that he will get the electoral vote of Wisconsin, Mime sota. the Kakotas Iowa and Nebraska the states as to which the alsaffec- tion was supposed to exist.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
OFFICERS WIVES ENTERTAINED
Admiral Togo Gives Dinner in Honor
 of American Women.

Tokio. - Admiral Togo Monday night entertained at dinner the wives of the American naval officers who are here awaiting the arrival of the Atlantic battleship fleet. There were present also many officials and prominent persons
 After dinner Lieutenant Command or John A. Dougherty. thc American naval attache presented Admiral Togo, with silver bowl, the gift of Colonel Thompson, inscribed "A token of esteem re gard and adnira- ton. To which sentiment Lieuten- ant Commander Dougherty added the entire country subscribed Admiral Togo replied briefly, his remarks be ing cabled to Colonel Thompson who is in New York.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
PHILADELPHIA CELEBRATES.
Navy and National Guard Aid in Open
 ing Founders Week Program.

Philadelphia.-N since the peace jubilee has Philadelphia witnessed such an imposing array of sol diers and sailors as took part in Mon days great military and naval demon stration at the first of the big parades which opened the spectacular events of Founders Week. More than 10000 soldiers and sailors were in line reg. ular army troops. sailors and marines from the fleet in the harbor and the Philadelphia navy yard and state na- tional guardsmen. Maj. Gen. Freder- ick D. Grant was grand marshal of the paradet and Gov Stuart personally commanded the citizen soldiers of the Pennsylvania national guard.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
At Last Mr. Voter Runs thc Political Machine Himself
BRYAN CRiTiCiSES TAFT.
Issues Statement on Republican View
 of Publishing Contributions.

Lincoln braska.-Deelaring that every disinterested voter knows that large contributions have been used 10 secure mortgages upon ul,i cials, William J. Bryan Thu snay night issued at FairView a statement eritieizing the adoption by W II. Taft his Republican opponent, of President RooseVelts announced view on the subject of the publicity of campaign contributions.
 Mir. Taft" says Mr Bryan makes the charge the president does-the astounding charge-that the voters are so liable to be misled that the knowledge (as to the amounts and sources of campaign contributions ) must be kept from them
 The Democratic nominee then adds: T insist that this is an insult to the intelligence of the voter, and it does little credit to Mr. Tafts judgment of the men to whom he is making his appeal"
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
Fairbanks Talks in Lebanon.

Lebanon, Indiana - Vice President Charles w. Fairbanks addressed a large audience here Monday night, the Grand Opera house being packed and several thousand being turned way. Preceding the speech-making. there was parade which was review ed by the vice-president. Mir Fair banks in his speech referred to his re turn to private life soon He review. ed the achievements of the Republi- can party during the past eleven years and called attention to the prosperity existing among the farm CTS of the country.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
Fuehini Dimes loomjs

Tokio.-Prince Fushimi Monday night gave dinner to ?. D. Loomis American commissioner to the proposed international exposition to be held in 1917 and members of the party accompanying MT Loomis on his visit to Japan. Commissioner Loomis will discuss the arrangements for the exposition and the action America may take to contribute toward it's success with the govern ment officials on Wednesday.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
Congress on Refrioeration.

Paris, France-The first interna- tional congress on refrigeration was opened here Monday Forty-three countries are represented The Amer ican delegation which numbers twenty-five men has decided to pro- pose resolutions to secure the adop- ton of uniform system of inspection of refrigerated products along the lines of the American law, which thye claim to be the best one in existence. The delegation also voted to invite the congress to meet in America in 1909.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
Board Finds Stewart incapacltatet

Washington, D. C.-The Medical Board of army officers in the case of Colonel William F. Stewart U. S. A. placed in command of the ungarrison- ed post of Fort Grant. Arizona by President Roosevelt Monday reported that officer incapaeitated from active service on account of heart disease However, Colonel Stewart will givs testimony and produce witnesses sf his own before a retiring bsasa.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
Young Roosevelt Tried Out.

Cambridge, Massa achusetts.-kermit Roosevelt. the second son of the presi. dent, was Monday given first choice as tackle on the Harvard freshmen football team in the first day of scrim. mage the candidates have had. Roose- welt went in at right tackle on the first eleven. and although the second team continually sent plays at him, the young man had the necessary grit and stamina and made a good show ing.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
FoRAkER COURTS INQUIRY.
Ohio Senator Says if He Has Violated Law He Will Accept the Penalty.

Cincinnati. Ohio.-United States Senator Joseph B. Foraker in a state ment given out for publication de clares if he has violated any law then the penalty should be invoked upon him. The questions to be considered he says, are, first, whether he was employed illegally. and secondly. whether il had any relation to his du. ties as senator or influenced him in any manner in regard thereto.
 He claims to have answered these points fully and clearly already. The question of compensation, he says. he does not feel inclined to discuss with Mir Hearst
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
Homeoeekers in Swarms

Little Rock.-Nearly 750 homeseek. CTS went through the city Wednesday. more than at any time since the boom periods last spring Of these about 300 were on Iron Mountain trains and 250 on tho Rock Island.
 The majority of them are bound for western Oklahoma and Texas. They have stayed North and East until the returns from the fall crops came in and have taken their small savings to begin new homes in a more fertile country
 Some of the people will settle in this state Iron Mountain train No. IT, the Hot Springs special, had an unusually large number who will all take up land here
 The homeseekers came very largely from St. Louis, where special home seekers coaches are made up the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The emigrants gather there from every point in the North and East te get advantage of the low rates So many were they that the ordinary aeeomme- dations did not suffice Iron Noun. tain train No. had 12 cars Thurs. day morning, almost twice as many as usual. Indeed. it was generally said among the passenger agents in the city that the number of homessessers was 30 per cent greater than if has been for six months.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
Hold Me Until Death Comes

Grant, Oklahoma-"Put me on the bed and hold me when begin to have convulsions." cooly said Mrs. H. H. Foster, 60 years old. who informed the other members of the family that she had taken large dose of strychnine with suicidal intent
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
lakes-to-Gulf Headquarters

chicago.-Official headquarters for the three days convention of the Lake to-the-Gulf deep waters as sociation were opened Monday by Sec. retary W. F. Saunders. The first dele gates will arrive tomorrow morning. The fact that both Mr. Taft and Mir. Bryan are scheduled to speak during the convention has aroused much in terest
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
Another Ohio County Dry

Delaware, Ohio-Delaware county Thursday by majority Of BIAS went dry The "drys" carried the city of Delaware by 52s. Two years ago the city went wet by GOO majority The faculty Of Ohio Weslyan university. located here. as sisted in the temperance campaign.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
Bid Fire in Manila

Manila, P I.-The extensive plant Of the Philippine Products Company was destroyed by fire Monday. causing lose in excess of s200OOO. A large quantity of cocoanut oil and copra was burned. The plant was largely owned by New York people.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
Ministry Resigns.

Belgrade. ServIa.-The Servian min istry, of which NJ. Velimirovfss is premier and minister of foreign af fairs, has resigned. A new ministry for national defense will be formed which will include the chiefs of the tour political parties.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
Fleet Arrives at Manila

Manila, P. I.-The Atlantic bat. tleship fleet has entered this harbor. passing Corregidor Island at 12:lO o'clock p. m. There were no formali. ties in the way ot reception attempt ed outside of the demonstration of the steamers and harbor craft which sail. ed about the fleet. Tonight the ships will be illuminated.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09

A s4.000 fire at the city asylum for the insane at St. Louis early Monday was the second instance in two months that two neighboring eleemos- ynary institutions have been imper- lied by blazes believed to be incen- diary. 4 thorough police investiga. ton has begun.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
Arkansan, Poet Laureate

Chicago, Ill.-Fay Hampstead of Arkansas. was Monday night crowned poet laureate of the Masons with All the ceremonial proper to the occasion.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
SHE LIVED AS MAN
AFTER FIFTEEN YEARS. WOMAN
 ADMITS HER MASQUERADE.
WOMAN's STORY EXPRESSES BOARD
Girl Donned Male Attire in Order to Have Better Chance in
 the World.

New York.-Dressed in a dark suit and wearing slouch hat, set rakishly on a thatch of black hair showing gray about the temples, Frank Woodruff" 50 years old, na- tive of Canada. walked up the broad entrance of the immigration station at Ellis Island.
 With him were l50 other passen- gers. all of whom occupied quarters in the steerage of the liner New York.
 An hour after the procession passed into the building Woodruff" left the private room Of ore of the martens in a state of agitation. shorn of the name of Frank Woodruff"
 The passenger. in fact was Mary Johnson, an English-Canadian woman who had adopted mems dress
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
Aided by Mustache.

She confessed sine had So disguised herself to have a better chance in the world. and because of mustacne that nature had bestowed upon her. The woman was taken before a board of special inquiry
 Standing before the table behind which sat the five board members. the woman. still i'll mems clothes. and oc- casionally raising nervous hand to stroke her mustache, told the story Of her life and her successful struggle for a place in the world during the 15 years she had worked as man with men.
 Her story is that of an honest. hard working woman, who, in spite of dis carding skirts. lived a blameless life. and the board members were so i'm pressed that it is not unlikely Mary Johnson will be allowed to go her way.
The Forrest City times., 1908-10-09
WILL FILE NEW RATES TODAY. Railroad Passenger Traffic Men Will Be Here and Will Break the News
 to Arkansas Commission.

Littles Rock.-A uniform three-cent rate. effective on all lints in the state will be{fled with the Railroad Com missionf Thursday. The leading pas senger haffic officials of the five trunk lines wll come in the afternoon to the ofiices of the commission and de- fend the advance. The date when the new rate will go into effect has not been announced, but it was said unoffi- | eially Wednesday evening that it would be October 15
 The commission which has already learned of the rise. confessed sur prise that the railroads, In the face of the enormous boost in freight rates. should Attempt to file a passenger rate as highs as that in Texas and Louis jana. Ii was expected that the com- panies you'd content themselves with two anf two and onehalf cents a mile, the charge prevalent In Tennessee
 This will make the passenger rates in Arkansas among the highest in the conntrw kansas has a rate of only two cents. Missouri on the north and
 
 same rate. Tennessee has a rate only one.halE cent higher and there are strong objections to even that figure among the people of the state Louis jana, one of the most notorious states in the Union for high rates, has a three-cent rate, as does Texas.
 The various passenger agents in the pifu halfnxo hot u.ill be no great opposition to the new pas senger rate in Arkansas.
 One said. What the state needs is improvement in the passenger service and the railroads cannot afford this with the present absurdly low fare. There are branch roads which are not paying 20 cents per mile a month No public can expect a railroad company to run the trains any faster or put on more convenient coaches when each improvement means big loss. And the people of the !tate should realize that it hampers the growth of ths state to have poorI railroad facilities. Nothing discourages new settler more than to havcsto spend four hours ] hdhiit, d Iiip III tue tOuHtIy. he originally came from, could be made 1 in single hour. At present, with a 1 two-cent rate, we can make no profit and with two and one-half cent rate we could make no improvements and still have a margin of fair profit Most of the business men in Lit tie Rock agree with this position and will not object when the thPee-eent fare goes into effect. The travelling men too, realize that the density of traffic here is so low that the cost per mile is unusually high And yet the present rates are no more than they are in Massachusetts, where the amount of travel per mile is many times greater than it is here.
 When the railroad men came back from St. Paul they said that Judge Vandeyenters decision would allow l them to put into effect compromise rate which the people of the state would never wish to annul. They de | clared that it would be foolish to put the rates back to the level that pre- vailed before the Arkansas legislature l interfered and passed a two-cent law. as it would leave an opportunity for still more "demagogic" legislation Wedne 5day these men were silent
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-06
DOCTOR ADVISED
USE OF CUT|CURA
After Other Treatment Failed
Eczema in Raw Spot on Baby
Boys Face Lasted for Months
Cried with Pain when Washed.
ECZEMA WAS CURED AND
HAS NEVER REAPPEARED

"Our baby boy broke out with
eczema on his face when one month
old. One place on the side Of his face
the size Of q nickel was raw like beef
steak for three months, and he would
cry out when bathed the parts that
wer sore and broken out. gave him
three months treatment from a good
doctor, but at the end Of that time the
child was no better. Then my doctor
recommended Cuticura. After using
q cake Of Cuticura Soap, q third Of g
box Of Cuticura Ointment, and half q
bottle OF Cuticura Resolvent he was well
and his face. was as smooth as any
baby's. He is now two years and q
half old and no eczema has reappeared.
] am still using the Cuticura Soap;
think it is the finest toilet soap ever
used. I keep my little girls hair and
face cleansed with it too. i am SO
thankful for what Cuticura has done
for us. Mrs. NJ. L. Harris. r. r. d. /,
Alton, Kan, May IA and June IL. or"
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-06
California Promotion Committee
ORGANIZED 1907

''PRoAOrION-The act OF promoting: advance
ment; announcement Century Dictionary.
its object the PROMOTING OF California a. a
whole. IL has nothing to sell. It's energies are
ADVANCEMENT OF California their object.
1t gives reliable Information on every subject
connected with the industries OF California. 10
gives ENCOURAGEMENT to the establishment
OF new industries and invites desirable immigra-
ton 1t is not an Employment Agency. although
1t gives information regarding labor conditions.
1t presents the opportunities and needs in all
helds OF business and professional activity This
committee Is supported BY popular subscription
Affiliated with the committee are 160 CONNER
cial organizations OF the state. with member
ship OF over 80. 000 Meetings held semi
annually In different parts OF California. whers
matters OF state interest discussed Head
quarters OF the committee maintained IN San
Francisco IN Caiifornia building, Union square.
CORRESPONDENTS INVITED.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-06
NET WOMAN IN
OPIUM Den RAID
Police Capture Twenty-three
Persons In Sudden SwoOp
On Chinatown
State Board of Pharmacy to
Prosecute Offenders to
the Limit

A sudden swoop on the opium dens
IN Chinatown by the officials of the
state board OF pharmacists and the
police resulted early yesterday morn
ing in the capture OF % persons. among
whom were a woman and jackie from
the cruiser Charleston.
The woman gave the name of Gladys
Irwin and appeared about 20 years old
Her neat clothing and general de-
meanor indicated that she was but
recent worshiper at the shrine
of the drowsy god. The sailor
taking in the sights. but as the raiders
had found him with the pipe in hand
little credence was paid TO his story.
The raid was part of the campaign
by the state board of pharmacists for
the prevention of the sale of opium
without a prescription. 1t was headed
by Secretary Charles A Whilden and
Deputy G. D. Pratt the two being as
sisted by a squad of eight policemen
under Sergeant Mattheson.
The first place pounced upon was at
753 Clay street. but the dragnet brought
forth only one scared Chinaman, who
gave the name OF All Bing, and who
was held on the charge OF selling
opium. a purchase Of the drug having
been made of him by deputy q few
minutes before. From Clay street the
raiders closed in on a den at Spof-
ford alley and here gathered in 10 men
and the woman. Gladys Irwin. Milt
Healey, the proprietor, was arrested on
the. double charge OF operating ar
opium den and selling opium without
a prescription.
The same charges were placed
against Wong Tu. the proprietor OF a
den at Brannan place. one inmate be-
ing found there. Two dens were raid
ed at 1872 Washington street, the pro-
prietors being Wong Fong and All Sing.
lS men being gathered in the haul.
The aggregation was the usual mot
ley crowd found in opium dens. Be-
sides the Cinnamon were two negroes
and the white men represented a dozen
different walks in life. Two were book
keepers. two were printers. there was
a sprinkling of laborers and mechanics
and the customary vagrants. The state
board of pharmacists intends prosecut-
ing the cases with vigor in the hope
that a few large fines Will do more to
check the opium traffic than all the
raiifng Imaginable.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-06
PLUMBERS WANT
STRINGENT LAW
Will Ask Legislature to Require
Strict Examination
of Craft
Convention at San Jose Elects
State Officers for
Ensuing Year
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


SAN JOSE, April 5.-.-Delegates from
all parts OF the state were present to-
day in this city to attend the first an
nual convention Of the journeyman
plumbers, gas and steam filters and
steam filters helpers, which was held
at A. O.. U. w. hall The convention
was called to order at 1890 o'clock this
morning by John Coefield of San Fran
cisco. r. H. McC1eav of Palo Alto, No.
4s7. acted as secretary.
An address of welcome was delivered
by Charles Fish, president of San Jose
union No. $685.
The following were chosen as state
officers for the ensuing year: President,
w. CahiIl, San Francisco; first vice
president. Martin Muller. San Jose;
second vice president, d. r. Oates, Pas
adena; third vice president; w. E.
Brown, Sacramento; secretary treas
urer, g. j. Donahue. Oakland These
officers will also act as the state exec
utive board.
The sanitary and plumbing laws of
the state were discussed and it was de-
cided to ask the legislature to pass a
stringent law requiring strict exam
ination of all plumbers doing business
in California.
1t was decided to hold the annual
convention hereafter at the same time
and place as that of the state building
trades council. Under this ruling the
next convention will be held at Santa
Rosa on the second Monday Of January.
1909