The Green Forest tribune., 1909-11-05
SAW THE PRESIDENT.
Carroll County Folks Have a
 Dandy Time at Helena.

The party of Carroll county folks who visited Helena last week to see the President of the United States accom- plished the full purpose of their trip and all had dandy, good time. Not a single incident occurred to mar the pleasure of any member of the party The fact that the train was little bit crowded on the down trip and that beds to let were a scarce article in Helena did not seriously discommode, while everything else played squarely into our hands.
 The immense throng of people in the city, including something less than a million of negroes, did not get in the way of any member of our party see- ing the President in full view and hear ing everything he had to say in his ad- dress of probably 15 minutes.
 The Oleander carrying Mir. Taft and his private partv arrived at the landing about 8 o'clock Wednesday night and the President was immediately convey ed by automobile to the government building by the side of which had been erected spacious platform and seats arranged in front for 10000 people. The preparation that had been made for the reception was simply immense, no means having been spared by the Helena commercial club to handle the great crowd and make the distinguish ed party feel welcome to the city. The editor of the World told us that the secret service inspector, who goes ahead of the Presidential party, pro- nounced the preparation the best in some respects that had been made at any point on the 10000 mile journey.
 MT. Taft was in very poor voice for speech making, he being able to speak scarcely above a whisper to begin with. As he spoke his organs of speech im- proved, however, and he could be heard for some distance. The first half his talk was devoted to humor concerning the loss of his voice and the bad luck that had over taken part of the "show," none of the party save his own boat having arrived, owing to the low water. He regretted the inability to give a "full performance"
 He then spoke breifly of the object of the trip. He said some people would be unkind enough no doubt to call the trip nearly a free junket, but he as sured the people such was not the ob ject. The party contained more than 100 congressman, half of the governors of the various states, many United States Senators and other prominent people, who had come together in this trip to study waterway improvement. He favors the improvement of the Mississippi, the Missouri and the Ohio to the end that river transportation may be had at all seasons of the year, thus throwing this department of our commerce in direct competition with the railroads, not only facilitating transporta tion but cheapering the rate for the entire country. He favors an aggressive policy in river improvement going at the matter in earnest and ac complaining it quickly.
 The President remarks frequently provoked great applause and he was evidently much pleased with his re- ception. Upon leaving the platform the President and party were speeded at once to the boat landing, where they went on board and departed in con- tinuation of the trip from St. Louis to New Orleans. The passing of the other great boats just as the Preside it's was leaving formed beautiful sight for the people who happened to be on the river front.
 Owing to the train service, it was necessary for people going from this part of the country to spend one whole day and part of two nights in Helena, but no one objected to that, for every minute of the time was enjoyed. Helena is one of the oldest and most important river towns in the south and there were many points of interest to be visited, among which was the ruins of an old cemetery there, a grewsome sight never to be forgotten by those who visited it.
 | Judging from the inscription on some of the old headstones and monuments scattered about and broken, it must have been used as burying ground as far back as 1900, some of them show ing dates of deaths occurring in 1926. The cemetery is located on high hill overlooking the city and the character of the formation of the earth is just soft dirt, which the ravages of time has moved away, leaving the contents of the graves exposed Thousands of pieces of human bones are scattered over the deserted plot and many iron caskets are exposed to view. the bodies of course having been destroyed. To one inclined to be superstitious it is in- deed hideous spot
 ALI olu negro WOmeH TeSlQlnS In the vicinity was asked if she did not feel afraid. She said, "No sir, dead people don't bother me. It's the living that I am afraid of.
 It seems as though the people of Helena would remove this grewsome spectacle from under their very noses.
 In the party of Carroll county folks making the trip were Editors Deihl of the Flashlight and Times Echo and Laird of the Weekly Times, the latter being accompanied by his wife, Hon. R. $. Granger, Emanuel Falkner and wife and Mrs. Dixie Ross of Eureka Springs; A. J. Russell and daughter, Miss Luciie, Miss Ada McCleary and Frank Carroll of Berryville; Dr. F. R. Morrow and wife, George Buell. and J. L. Russell and daughter Gladys of Green Forest. It was as jolly, good natured crowd as ever starred on any junket.
 The railroad company is to be con . graduated upon the very satisfactory manner in which it handled the crowds who uonf ouar itc l;pa to uolooo o :,