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The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Boy Tramp Killed; Another Badly
 Hurt

Harry Harris and w. l. Holden. both young men of Shreveport, were the victims of an accident in the local Kansas City Southern yards at Tex arkana, Tuesday afternoon. the form CT being killed outright, and the lat ter painfully, but not dangerously in- jured The two boys were beating their way from Shreveport to Kansas City in a box-car loaded with lumber. The car was being switched when It was damned against some other cars gers against the end of the car, with and the lumber caught the boy passen- the result noted
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Miners Return to Work.

Adyices from the mines al Jenny Lind. state that 200 striking miners who have been idle for a month will return 10 work for the Western Coal and Mining Company, pending a set tlement of their grievances al fu- ture conference. The miners. it is said. claim that the underground pas sages are unsafe, and ask the company 10 employ shot frets. The company has agreed that the shot firers go 10 work under the regulations demanded by the miners At the next confer ence ii will be determined whether the company or the miners pay the shot 6rers
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
To Erect Church For Deaf Mutes.

Plans have been in&ugurated to raise a fund for the purpose of erect
 ing a brick or cement block chapet for the deaf and dumb of Little Rock. The movement originated Wednesday evening al a prayer meeting held at the home of the Rev | N Michaels, 1o3 Park avenue. The Rev Mir Mi chaels has been offered lot by the Midland Hills Addition Company through Moorhead Wright. Active work is soon to be commenced, and the friends of the movement look for success in having a creditable house of worship for the deaT and dumb.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Mena City of First Class.

Mayor Olney Thursday received from Secretary of State Ludwig the proclamation of Governor Pindall, ad yancing Mena from a city of the sec ond class 10 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 a like number fer other offices.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Wounded Negro Dies From Wound

Jesse Austin, a negro employed at the Fourche River Lumber Company's S plant at Bigelow. died Sunday at St. Nincents Infrmary rom wounds sus- tained last Friday when. if is alleged, he was shot by a white man by the name of MeHenry. a;so employed at the Fourehe company's plant, follow ing the killing of George flames, white. who was shot and killed the day before by Henry Lee, a negro employed at the same plant. The shooting of Austin is said to have been connected with the killing of Flames Austin. according to reports, made some remark about the killing of flames, which it is alleged, So an. gered McHenry, that the latter shot the negro
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
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 ian at Hot Springs Sunday night by saving me bars of their cell in two. Jailor NJ c Barnett had gone 10 a nearby drug store to get medicine for a sick prisoner Jones and liar, ris are believed To have been guilty of a long series of purse sDatchiogs and holdups.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Slain By Negro Student.

Richard Jiles, 20 years old, a negro student of the Branch Normal College shot and instantly killed Louis Me Pherson, 45 years old, also a negro, Wednesday night in room occupied by Nancy Mover. a negress, in the rear of No. 1920 West Fourth avenue, Pine Bluff Jiles surrendered to Sher- if C. NJ. Philpot immediately after the tragedy was enacted. He was placed in the Jefferson county jail to await an investigation.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Proposal to Pipe Natural Gas.

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 from the Caddo City field within K months and 10 supply the same ID consumers at Texarkana at rate not to exceed 9 cents per l.0o0 feet So far only a few citizensgfersf. built So far. only few signers To the pro posed contracts have been secured.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Mir. Donaghey Speaks.

In the afternoon the court room again crowded to The doors to hear speeches by Mfr Banaghey and Mir HeFa,fane. Mr. Donaghey who spoke hrst. declared that Senator Da wis had reflected upon his honor and integrity. but that until the present campaign opened. the senator hnd apparently had Che utmost eonf- dcnce in his integrity. When Senator Davis opened his campaign for the Senate in my home town of Conway Nr. Donaghey declared. he sald T want te refer To your distinguished fellow citizen. George W. Donaghey who has protected the state from steai of Ss0os000, tla he said ths but If l cannot bring the afiida ylts af a hundred men. every one of whom voted for Davis for the Senate. who will swear that he made that statement. will withdraw from this race In three days. Why has Senator Davis suddenly come to the conclusion that am the greatest arch hend in the cemmouwealthT'
 MT DnnaEhey declared that hr Whs Inc orator, bat that he thuught arasry was taking the attention of ihe I-.eHIe aWHy from facts. He declared that the stHte tax l"sy Is the same today that lt wBs when Powell clayton was governor of Arkansas. although The property valuations have increased forty times This Is accounted for hc declared. hy the political graft and greed which haVe secured hold the state" He declared that the state needs business administration Mf IisHaghey declared that the charges of unfairuess te labor had been brought against him hF carpenters in the em- pI6y of Caldwell < brake and that the build iugs fn question had b,ed built hy union men. He spake at length about the state capitol eou- tract and other matters fulloAsug u large measure the un,.s of his usual speech.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
NOTES

During the progress of his speech Senator bat#s and Mir. MeFaFl8B. cf-oieFatea in ghal- lenEins Mir DonaEhey to bring suit against Mel trtaue Co prove tHe fa1eltt of hls charge that bona ehey had pianHed tu make r L Cox | partner n the -9aar rapltal saHfHaet F he thaaAEAeyI secured tt- Ths-e fatts Werr rs. garied a~ indicating au apparent understand Ing u-tA.eu baVls anal Merarlaua.
 Neither Mir Dana gt,s aar Nr M tltia n. en- @aetd lH lpini debate azth Senator Hatls. az the iHttaf l,fI lml,Iiatslf after n-Eius lls -is.rH far sprinsd4le ahsls h. ves saHaa4i.d fp sptak Tuesiiay night Naifhrt d5I Hr NfFHr. hue and Mir bnis eEzs traHrt fn iHiHt dt- bah between themselves although haEa sHaa-.
 tfr Houagtey announced at tHE beginning af his speech that be dId not r-afiase n held Joint alseuSsiaa with ans candidate and that he weald not reE,y t9 sny thing that AIF Ae- FsElaae might say iH Eis gpeech.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
SENATOR JtFf DAVIS Al OZARK
The Following is Synopsis of Speeches Delivered at the Opening of the Gubernationa Campaign at
 Ozark, Tuesday, February 18th.

farmsfs organization when he is the enemy at ttett brother labererz' organization
 th srr in thr urcSs of thr state. siatfmem emauatiag from Ben Grlaina paper IT teHH ny. sHy ng that when | made a speech thers in ny race for the senate characterized Gehrse hauRghry 8s5 .slIeneSt George Doaa- ghe4 d"n characterize him noW dis honest. gentlemen
 II is stated further Tn this article that should have said h that speech that he saved the taxpayers uf this slatc $500 anu oa in the attempted state house. steal teutfrmen | say In you today that never such words ss these escaped ny lips this earth and 1 brand the statement absolutely false. [ could not have said that and told He truth heeans" George bonaEhey did not save the state SShdtooo.0o in the attempted state house steal. nor any other sum of money.
 Before h" ever raised his voice in this matter, l was fighting these statc house thieves on the public hustings. in inc courts of the county and fin the legislature. He the State Capitol Board when became governor; 1 that he had itching palm to Eet charge of the stHfe house contract l that he had desire to he the contractor that great building. and know that in 1908 he put in a bid for the erection of the statc house. under the name and style Of "Dona- ghey Construction Company.
 nenaghey failed to get the contract and his construction company perfected. never organized
 Gentlemen of the Farmers Union. bonaghey is not sonr friend. He boasts today that he Is worth sdO0,0et.oo. that he began fifteen
 
 he made this money the fruits of honest. legitimate toll
 If he has made five hundred thousand dol lars in fifteen yenrs, he has skinned somebody. hasn. hef He hasn't made this money of the poor people of this country. because they had na contracts to let, but he had made his money an the rich people of tue land, and If elected governor. fellow citizens, he would lonk np to the rich and opuent=the men who have given him his wealth,
 stop. study, think. my friends. where are We going. whithcr are we drifting. I have personal ill-will against Mir. Donaghey, have personal grievance with him. Some af his friends have been my warmest friends. lna most ardent supporters. but I know that If h. should be elected to this high office. that the opposition will have captured the state government, and Will langh you to scorn after you hayc made your mistake.
 Gentlemep don be deeeiyed-dout 1 be fooled by this stalking morse. stop before fl Is too lHte=makc mistake; weigh well your ballot yon east. and that II is done III the best interest of
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Ben L. Griffin Speaks.

Ben L, Griffin, the secretary of the Farmers' Union in Arkansas. introduced by Judge Jeptha Evans. who presided at the meeting Mir Griffin said that he did not wish to make political speech. and would not have said word If Senator Davis had not incriminated him in the printed speech which purported to not been deliV
 '.f have been damnHbiy misrepresented by this speech and by the speeches of this man. Mir. Griffin declared ''Su In this house can say that l ever asked han to vote for George W. Donaghcy. I deuounce the man who Will undertake to eouramnate my organl- zation and assail my reputation.
 MT. Griffin called attention to the fact that he had formerly been warm supporter of Senator Davis two years ago. "f said on the stump" he declared. thar DO per cent of my people would vote for DaV.s, md by the eternal. did it l voted for him two years ago and did anyone then say that Griffin had sold out the Farmers Union vote 1'
 Mfr. Griffin said that Davis came to him before the opening of the present campaign and told him he would out him the ticket fur state auditor. and that they would whip h out of that capitol bunch" but that he declined the offer. He ceclared that only last Friday Davis went to the Executive Committee of tine Farmers Union and told them that his tGrfins sl official head must come oh. .I de naunce the infamous lies that have been heaped upon by politicians and I don how big they are. where they come from. ," he concluded. Grinin loudly cheercd by the crowd when he concluded.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
hr Mel Far lane Speaks.

B4 tHe time Mir aeFanane rase to speak the crowd had become tired and uuiy handful uas left Mir. Mefariane therefore cut his speech sburt He paid his compliments tp naaaEHee declaring that he was ust qualified t8 be me governor of tine state IIe said hr showed thHt be might know something about teildfHe il house. but that he did uat hase the aaa Haeatfans ,o fl hlul te lr gosrruur He dc =s1=s.8 tHat inc impression which seemed to prevail fba' n1naguey Was growing rapidly iu stIauEth was q mistaken one. and that he he5f=s-a ponagbey losing ground Mfr AsfH=taae devoted most ar his time dls- eties. su ot state capitol matters.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Injured By Falling Tree.

Ben Poe farmer near Uniontown. had very narrow escape from death Tuesday and is now lying at the home of Judge J w Fry, six miles north of Van Buren, suffering from a brok- on shoulder, an ugly scalp wound and number of other wounds received under falling tree.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Killed By Falling Bucket.

While employed in digging a well at Cove. Thursday, for Mr Hilton. ". II. Rushing, aged 50. of Hutton's Gap was killed by falling bucket of clay. Rushing leaves family
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Fire at Texarkana.

The residence of Alderman John Carmichael of the Texas side. Texar- kama. was destroyed by fire Tuesday, together with nearly all it's contents. The less is s5,000. with insurance of s3,000 The alderman was away from home al the time, visiting at Houston. Tex.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Charged With Larceny.

Charles Woodland. a visitor al Hot Springs from Mississippi, was arrest ed in Memphis Monday and brought back 10 Hot Springs to answer a charge of grand larceny. He is aeeus- ed of stealing s20 from woman, who is also visitor Woolard is young man of genteel appearance.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Two Charged With Larceny.

Constable Frank Stewart of Pine Bluff, Jeff Monday night for Memphis. where Ec goes for ]. N Haag and Ed Tomlin, two white men who are want cd here on a grand larceny charge They were arrested in the Tennessee city under the names of Joyce and Vaughn
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Burglary at Cotton Plant.

About o'clock Thursday morning the grocery store of John T. Dunlap at Cotton Plant, Was entered by bur glars and goods 10 the amount of $500 were taken. The place, a brick build ing, was entered at a rear window The police have several suspects un- der surveillance and arrests are like lv to be made soon
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Fire at Texarkana.

The residence of Mrs. E Howard, on Rose Hill. Texarkana. was de- stroyed hy fire Saturday night. to- gether with all its contents. The total loss Is estimated a S2.5o0. insured for $1.400 Il is not known how the fire originated
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Conductor Loses Foot

Conductor J. w. Roberts formerly a Frisco brakeman. living at Monett, Mo. lost his foot while switching in the yards al Eureka Springs Tues day. Amputation of the crushed mem Der was performed al the Catholic hasnital
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-21
Ild For Pine Bluff

The City Council of Pine Bluff in session Monday night. notified all the saloons that. beginning Monday night, they must close at 12 o'clock every night.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01

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New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
WINS CHEMISTS MEDAL
J. B. +. HerreshOf Re7carded for
Conner Refining Methods.

The first Perkins medal awarded FOR achieve
rnants In applied chemistry Will be presented to
Tohn n Francis HerreshoT at a meeting OF the
New York Section Of the Society Of Chemical In
dus,rv in the Chemists Club on January "a Pro
fessor G. F Chandler OF Columbia University. the
oldest member in this country the Society "f In
dustrial Chemistry. will max" the presentation
speech.
The medal, which Is OF gold and larger than a
silver dollar was awarded Mr.. HerresuoH by
the committee selected for that purpOs" from the
New York Section the SOCKET Of Chemical in
dustry the American Chemical Society and the
American El4ctro-Ch Chemical Society In recognition
Of what he has accomplished In the chemical in
dustry and especially the improved methods he has
devised for refining copper.
The medal is d fac-simile Of the one presented TO
Sir William Perkins TO celebrate the semi-centen-
Mai Of the discovery Of By him in 1855
This discovery which led 10 the practical of
coal tar products il regarded by scientific men
one OF the greatest OF modern times More thar
Sy(sl 900 600 Is invested to-day n the Industries made
possible by the discovery
The fund from which the Perkins medal j. pur
chased was established by the chemists Of the
country the decoration be given annually " the
man selected for the most valuable work in applied
chemistry Mr. Herreshof. Who belongs To the
family OF yacht designers, graduated from
Brown University and has spent his entire life in
Industrial chemistry work He has been associated
with William H. Nichols In the Nichols Chemical
Company which has immense plant as Laurel
HlI u. J.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
NOTHING IN STRONG BOX.
Cotton Securities Not in Safe De-
noait Com panu's Tault.

No securities and no papers were fouhd yes
terday when the box In the Atlantic Sate DepoS't
Company. No 40 Wall street supposed TO con-
tain the $4JO.OO0 missing securities Of the
estate Of Mrs Ellen NJ. Cotton. was opened hy
the collectors Of the estate. The box was taken
in the name OF D~vid F. Walker and Walter }.
Barnett of San Francisco. Mr.. Barnett. who
was the sole administrator OF Mrs Cotton :
will. is being held in $2OOWO bail charged with
enbezzIement from his own insttution-the Cal
Ifornia Safe Deposit and Trust Company
The search for the missing securities has
grown out OF the effort TO set aside the will OF
Mrs Cotton by Margaret b Sachcr. Of Paris.
a great gra nddaughter of Mrs. Cotton. Siegfred
Sacher who brought the suit for his llttt'
from Paris and is expected to arrive next week
His contention Is ;hat undue influence was ex~
ertqd InOn Mrs. Cotton during hcr last illness
hv Mrs John T. DahIgren. her daughter Mr..
DahISrer. her son-in-Iaw, and Barnett, the san
Francisco banker.
Charles A. Douglas ana Rrainard w Parkfr.
Washington lawyers. Who have been appointed
collectors of the estate. came to New York
Monday niFht and returned to Washington "a
soon as the safe deposit box found 10 he
empty. Had the missing securities been found
they would probably have been important fac
tors in the trial of Rarnett in san Francisco.
Meanwhile the suit to set asid" the will Of Mrs.
Cotton. which gives all except $l.HD of her
estate to Mrs. pahlgren. will continue.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
ARTISTS SAVE FROM PorTER's FIELD
Bury Son of Distinguished Member Of Ma
tional Academy of Design.

T,r Leigh Hunt. OF No - West 1ith street. sec
ratarv Of the Artists Fund Society. received i't-
ter on Monday from Mrs. Ellie Wai'"n Of No ~
Pleasant avenue. saying that unless III" society
came, TO the rescue before = her brother w.
had died in ST Joscph's Hospital. would ~. buG. /
in Potter's Field Joseph Michael Angelo White
horn the brother was the or distinguished
member Of the National Academy OF Design. VINO
died in 1855. and tn" society had assisted Ms
Walton. Iaying her r,nt-
Dr Hunt teIephonrf 10 undertaken aulh"rIz
ing him 10 bury th.. body. which he did yesterday
in Calvary Cemetery. the expense of the Artists
Fund Society and the Artists Aid Society
Mr Waitehorn. who forty-fve Years old. had
been IN ST. Joscph's Hospital sine" October -.
suffering from consumption His father was
lanes WhItehOrn. who born in 1893 At Wal
IinEford VI. and portrait painter. He WAS
a pupil Of the National Academy OF Design, and
WAS assisted in his studies b., TrumbulL Morse ana
DUNLAP He was elected member Of the National
Academy Of Design in 1888.
Mrs Walton said that her brother lost Il foot in
2 railroad accident six years ago and was broken
in health but old the best ne could decorativ"
artist whenever he able to work. Mrs. Walton
ssid that she III to continue at her work
ss dressmaker. and her husband Grand Army
veteran was also OF work.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
4RT FORGERY L4U URGED.
Painters and Sculpt0rs Unite in
Demanding Its Passage.

The movement started BY William ordway
Partridge the sculptor. 70 have 4 Law enacted
which would make IT penal offence II sell copy
of an old master an original will he considered
and probably indOrsed at early meeting "f the
Fine Arts Federation. This law Will also penalJz-
the forgery of modern paintings Artists generally
are enthusiastic the passage of such law, is
with most of them It is only matter If post
hun,ous fame. but OF dollars and cents in their
lives.
F. Wellington Ruckstuhl. who was chief Of
sculpture of the ST. Louis exposition. made the fol-
lowing statement yesterday:
l heartily concur in any movement tending to
discourage the manufacture OF fraudulent pictures
and statues by making II a penal or"n'", punish
able not BY fine merely, but by Imprisonment.
When we see man ilk" the Partisan artist. Trout
Iibert who is reputed I'll over Europe Ia have
made such deceptive copies Of CorotS works al
most 10 deceive the experts. and then painting
pictures of his much in the style and feel
easily that il puts great question marx on
each Of loTots pictures. not only as to its com
mercial value. but To Its intrinsic ValGe as a
work Of art Especially * this important AZ thIT
0phy in art and when many critics regard the i'm
r,erSnnal tUye as style At all
| know of many art collections In New YORK anu
fr the West the names nf the owners OF which |
cannot OF course. mention for publication. IN which
have detected forgerles- know 0f Il famous
collection Of pictures this city which ""uttlu-
an extremely clever forgery OF one OF Inn - Ed-
sea pes. .
lent as in painting. there X no such demand
for ideal sculpture as there + for paintings. but
that such forgeres are made. especially In Europe
certain.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-01
CITY CHARITY 4CTITE.
UOrk on Ne7c Lodging House UW
Be Rushed.

Commissioner Robert W HebberI. of the De
partment nf Charities. announced Yesterday that
work would he rushed the building or tho new
Municipal Lodging House. in 18th street. near the
East River Work WAS abandoned because quick
sand was found under tho boiler Bids for
the work left undone hy tho original contractors
Will advertised week. and II IS expected
that the building will be ready for OCCUPANCY be
fore spring.
The DELAY on tho building Tor which 4 site was
acquired several Years ago. hogan when The con
tractors refused assume IN" extra expense Of
placing caissons under the foundations. After a
number Of decisions had been given hv the Cor
poration Counsel the contractors finally placed the
caissons and began the surface construction. hut
the walls hal not reached tie first floor when the
company failed and all work ahandoueo.
Tie crowded conditions in the present lodging
house and the vast numhe~ or wanderers decided
commissioner Hehherd take immediate steps
toward completing the hu1inC- This week tn"
Corporation Counsel decided that bids could 10 ad-
vertfsed for and that the work could hn continued
by another contractor. The building Will be six
stories high. and provision viii be made send the
dodgers from there 20 the stone quarries on BLACK
wells Island. while many II the can 10 en-
ployef about the place. thereby lessening the
penSez II operation.
The drop in temperature yesterday sen, hord"q of
unemployed th- shelters provided hy The chart
able INSTITUTIONS. and hundreds called tho saliva
ton Army for fuel fearing that the mild weather
If the last weeks had CONS. 10 end A. tho Army
headquarters said :Lst than 25.ooa Ia
flies we're IN need. In the Salvation Army publ
cation the nUUb.r Of unemployed in Now York -
present is given at 12".oo" mon. The Arny l.
ready 10 give shelter anv deserving sr-i"d
men WHO willing :" work at rh" Industrial
homes
Daniel SIartArv. secretar, "a Commissioner Ring
ham. denied that an unusual number 81 men were
asking aims the street. despit" the that ~
the time persons passing Police Headqua rters
being stopped by a who said n" needed thr""
cents make Ip the necessary for bed.
Other evidence Of the contention of Superintendent
YorkA Of the Municipal Lodging House that police
activity would a least drive the tranps from the
street was seen early yesterday morning. when
Park Row and the Bowery held unusual number
Of "panhandlers.