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The Detroit times., 1909-12-04
CANAL RECORDS MISSING.
Papers Affecting Negotiations Oisap
pear From Legation in Bogota.

NEW YORK. Dec 4.-Records af-
fecting the Panama canal negotiations
have disappeared from the safe Of ;he
American legation at Bogota. and the
Colombian authorities are greatly ex-
ercised over the loss according 10
Francesca De Borda, the new Colum.
bian minister TO the United States.
who has just arrived lin New York.
II know further details of the affair.
but do not care to speak about them
az this time" said MIR Borda. short
ly after the disappearance Of the docu-
ments the secretary left Gogota I
am confident he is now in Washing
ton -
The Detroit times., 1909-12-04
wooDMEN WIN LAWSUIT.
Deceived When Issuing Insurance Pol
icy and Needn't Pay.

Judge Donovan directed verdict.
Saturday. In favor OF the defendant IN
the case of Sarah l.. Ryan against the
Modern Woudmen OF the World. Mrs.
RYAN brought suit To- collect the In.
surance on the life of her nephew,
Daniel Donovan. The company re-
sisted payment claiming that Donovan
died Of tuberculosis. and charged that
il had been deceived rs 60 the condi-
tion of the insured. when the policy
was issued
judge DonovRH held the company
had been deceived and was not liable
II was shown that the deceased had
been innocent Of any wrong doing.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-04
Or. Cooks Ship Lost In Storm.

BIRCHY-COVE. Newfoundland. Dec.
1.-Two schooners OF the Gloucester
fishing feet, the Mabel ID. Hines and
the Henry NJ Stanley were wrecked
in the ciolent northwest gale that has
swept Newfoundland waters in the
past few days The schooner John II.
Bradley. widely known as the vessel
that carried DR. Cooks Arctic expedi-
ton. is also reported missing from the
fishing fleet, and 1t is feared that she
Is lost.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-04
eHoULs ROB GRAVE.

CORUNNA, Mich, Dec. 4.-tSpe-
ciaI.D when Frank Bowles, OF Ban
croft went to move his sons remains
from Howard TO FTeemont cemetery
he was Mortified TO find the body and
casket gone. The rough box was
still there. The body had been bur
ried thirteen years. Bowles Is sure
the body was stolen. u
The Detroit times., 1909-12-04
WOMAN AND TWO
CHILDREN SLAIN
Were Beaten To Death in Their
Home in Cleveland With
an Iron Bar

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. Airs An
tonic Lubica. and two of her children
were found murdered in their home
Saturday. A third child was taken to
Charity hospital fatally wounded. The
three killed had been beaten TO death
with an iron bar.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-04
Yeges Get $4,000.

ATHOL. Mass, Dec. deputy
Shcriffs i'm automobiles, at the head
of large posses of heavily armed men.
are today searching all through this
part OF the state for the six armed
yegcmen who blew the safe in the
local postOffice and secured $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-04
woman's HANDBAG Stolen

Mrs. Gusta Barlandt, OF No 80
Vinewood-ave.. reported TO the police
that Friday evening. as she was walk
ing along the West Grand Boulevard,
near Michigan-ave., a man rushed up
10 her. grabbed her handbag contain
ing $50. and made his escape
The Detroit times., 1909-12-04
Electric service. 30 car. Ter Day.

Between Jackson. Rives JUNCTION.
Leslie Eden. Mason. Holt and Lansing,
four freight cars daily between these
points Electric passenger and freight
connection both east and west nc Jack
son. AID north at Lansing. Baggage
handled on all cars Travel and ship
your freight Via Michigan United Rail-
ways Co. lines.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-04
THE WEATHER

Detroit md vicInity-saturday night,
cloudy. with rain; sunday. cloudy with
snow aud much colder, moderate var
liable winds. shifting to northwest.
Lower Michigan-Rain In soutb roIo
or snow I'm north portion tonight, cold
cr In north and west portions tonIxht,
sunday. snow and much colder
TODAN's TEMPERATE RES
The Detroit times., 1909-12-04

One year ngo todny-MnxImum tenn
pernture. 3fi minimum. 25i menn, 10;
cloudy weather with .O3 Inch OF snow
during the day.
sun rose n. 0Iti y. m. sun sets M
ftO1 y. nm.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-04
SW|TCHMEN BRAVE
DEATH IN FURIOUS
STORMS
Working Hand In Hand With Grim
Reaper For 80 Cents an Hour,
Their Fight Against Jim Hill
Is For Their Lives.
President Hawley Tells Why They
Refused To Arbitrate Their
Grievances.

CHICAGO, Dec. 4EThe negotla-
tlons between the railway en-
ployes' organization and the 21
western railroads whose terminals
are In Chicago, today rapidly ap-
preached a crisis. Grave fears
are felt here today that unless an
agreement is reached quickly
and this now seems out of the
questlon-what may develop into
the greatest labor struggle in
which American railroads have
ever been involved will begin.
The railroads have definitely re-
fused to grant the demand Of
their employees for 10 per cent
wage increase.
MINNEAPOLIS Mimi, Dec. 4.
There will be no arbitration Of
the switehmen's strike. II is
fight to the finish. This is the
ultimatum delivered by the rail-
roads today. That freight is be-
ing moved is indicated today by
the fact that four of the big
flour mills have resumed opera
tions. More than 1000 addition
al strikebreakers have arrived
and more are on the way. accord
ina to the railroad officials.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-04
exander. Umbrellas. "a Monro>

ycb Prfntfng done right. Tfmes
Prfntfng CO.. i6 John R--st. Ph. 1923.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
VIOLENT STORM
AT COTTON PLANT

Cotton Plant.-This city felt the
strong hand Of a tornado on the 18th
and suffered loss of several thou
sand dollars worth of property, which
was destroyed. The negro Presbyts-
rian church was completely demol-
ished.
The opera house, a two-story struc-
ture, was unroofed, and rain beat
into the building, badly damaging the
stocks of goods in the stores on the
irst floor
These were a hardware and grocery
store owned by J. r. Boon and dry
goods establishment owned by J. R..
Sheldon; a seed storage house used
by James & Co. was blown down; a
number of small houses were blown
down. The electric light and tele-
phone companies suffered extensively
because of damage to wires. A negro
woman living near here may die from
injuries received during the storm.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
ArkadeIphIa Expects Railroad,

elphia-Following the receipt
Of letter from President Brown OF
the Memphis, Paris and Gulf Rail-
wek Company, which they consider
an indication that the proposed ex-
tension of the line to Hot Springs
from Murfreesboro will run through
this place, the people of Arkadelphia
are doing all in their power to secure
definite assurance that the road will
come through.
A decision as to the proposed route
is expected within few weeks, as tue
grading of the road has been complet-
ed to Murfreesboro and the laying of
steel is reported to be in progress.
1t is said to be practically assured
that the Hot Springs extension will
be built in the immediate future.
A bonus is being raised here as an
inducement to get the line, and it is
possible that large amounts will be
raised at Malvern and Graysonia.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
To Trim Water CHARGES.

Pine Bluff-City Attorney w B.
Sorrells has been instructed by the
city council to prepare an ordinance
defining the franchise Of the Pine
Bluff Corporation relative 30 the con
Meeting of water mains to property
of consumers. This action was taken
by the city council after Attorney
Sorrells had made a speech, in which
he declared that the corporation was
charging outrageous prices for max
ing water main connections. He as
serted that the water company was
charging $3.50 for d connection which
ought to cost from 80 cents to not
exceeding S1.25.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Limit the Saloons.

TeXarkana.-The council of TeXar-
kama, Tex, has passed an ordinance
restraining the sale of liquors to the
territory between State Line avenue
and Elm street, and from Third street
to First street. 1t will go into effect
August 1, and as fast as the licenses
expire they will be renewed only with
in the prescribed district.
It has been the policy Of the county
judges of Miller county, Arkansas, to
grant licenses on Broad street in
TeXarkana only, and at no other place
in the county, which rendered The
county dry except a few blocks in
this city, where police were on DUTY
day and night.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15

forts to help a few into a great in
elusive movement which must miss
none, the problems of organization
have grown greater. Charity has be-
come science and its application an
art requiring the highest development
of personal qualities of insight and
altruism. There is thus pressing need
for workers of quite exceptional quail
ifiCation. These qualifications must
first of all be inherent and must then
be developed by experience and spe-
cial training.
This is the new work planned by
Gen. Booth. Those women, for in
stance, who are to go among the
slums of the big cities must not only
have the desire to help but must know
how real helpfulness can best be Sc
cured. They must understand by a
study of practical sociology some
thing of the social forces that create
this poverty and crime and wretched-
ness. They must understand the dan
ger of the unwise charity that merely
increases dependence and understand
the value of better living conditions
in raising the moral courage of those
to whom fate has been unkind. They
must be able not only to correct home
conditions themselves but to impart
their knowledge and to inspire with
desire for betterment.
Value of the Organization.
This will be but small part of the
university's training in social service
as planned by the patriarchal evangel-
list. but it serves 10 show of what
value such an organization will be.
OF the generals plan for the uni
versity he himself said recently: Il
want to train men and women TO deal
with misfortune. want them in
structed TO combat with the weak
nesses and sins of the drunkard, the
criminal. the pauper and the would-be
suicide"
At 80 years of age the head of the
Salvation Army. after more than half
century of almost unceasing activity,
is as vigorous and untiring as at any
time in his career. The ineXhaustible
vitality and intellectual and physical
activity of this social reformer, philan-
thropist, preacher. author and traveller
are marvellous. At fourscore he is
travelling many thousands of miles
over the world every year, controlling
the destinies of his more than 1000
corps of Salvation soldiery with their
$4,000 commissioned officers, distribu-
ted among every civilized country,
preaching constantly to vast audiences
and doing an amount of literary work
that would be factor TO many
professional author with no other &C.
cupation.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
NEW RAILROAD
PLANS EXTENSION

Little Rock.-It is reported that the
officials of the Memphis, Paris and
Gulf railroad are contemplating ex-
tending the line into this city. This
road is now operating regular trains
on their line between Ashdown, this
state, and Atoka, Okla. The road is
said to be well built and to be using
the best of equipment. If completed
into Little Rock would become very
important factor in the development
Of the southwestern portion of the
state. This road, which is popularity
known as the Diamond Line, passes
through the celebrated Arkansas dia-
mond fields, and is now making ar
rangements to open up the territory
for passenger travel
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
$4,000 Damages Wanted.

Conway. H. Plant, administrator
of the estate of c. T. Plant, has filed
an action against the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern Railway Com
pany for $4,000 damages arising out
of the death of c. T. Plant, who,
while a passenger on train OF the
defendant, between Bradford and Hig-
ginson, was injured in a collision near
Judsonia and died October %, 1908.
For the pain and\uffering Of deceased
the sum of $4,000 is asked and for
his five minor children the sum Of
$4,000 is claimed. This is one Of the
the largest damage suits filed in this
county, and will be set for trial at
the July term of court
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
A Fatal Drink of Alcohol

Newfoundland Eaton is dead and
two companions, Pat Phillips and Ho-
mer Rogers, all from the nearby coun-
try, had close escapes from death
as the result of drinking wood alco-
hol. Arrests have been made in con-
nection with the case.
Prosecuting Attorney Reeves exam
ined the two minors who made aft
dayit that a young man by the name
of Watkins had purchased the alcohol
for them. Watkins was arrested and
he in turn made affidavit that he
bought the stuff from L. A. Safer, a
druggist. Safer was placed under ar
rest and fined $50. 1t is believed that
the United States authorities will take
chage of Safer.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
korae,s Kick is Fatal.

Conway young child of H. c.
ManIey, who was kicked in the head
by horse several weeks ago, has
died from the injury. Although the
chNd's skull was crushed by the blow
from the horses hoof, and a portion
of the brain was forced through the
fracture, the wound apparently began
to heal, and the doctor who was at
tending the child, expressed The be-
lief that it would recover without an
operation.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Only Six Buildings Lost.

Pine Bluff.-The annual report OF
Chief A. S Breiner of the Pine Bluff
fire department, which has been made
to the city council, shows that dur
ing the year ending March 81, 1903,
the department responded to 1877 fire
alarms with a total loss of $45,644.99,
on which $4l,34999 in insurance was
paid. The total value Of buildings
and contents at risk in the fires
amounted to $341,595, which shows
that the fire department did good
work in saving property. During the
year only six buildings were destroy
ed, and these were small buildings
in the outskirts of the city.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
GEN. BOOTH ON EIGHTIETH
BIRTHDAY STARTS NEW PLAN
Veteran Founder of Salvation Army Launches
Scheme for university of Humanity" in the
United States---AlI the World Celebrates
Anniversary of His Birth.

New York.-Gen. William Booth.
founder and communicative chief of the
Salvation Army, celebrated his eight
ieth birthday on Saturday, April 10,
and the event was made the occasion
OF rejoicing all over the civilized
world. The Army itself held big meet
ings in every city and town where it
is established, and these were partici-
pated IN by hundreds of thousands of
other citizens who were glad to do
honor to the distinguished philan-
tropist.
Gen. Booth himself presided over
several monster mass meetings in
London. His advanced age and the
TACT that he was operated en- recently
for cataract did not deter him from
taking part in the celebrations held by
his devoted soldiers.
University of Humanity Launched.
In America the day was marked
especially by the launching of another
of Gen. Booths original schemes for
social reform in the United States.
AT every post of the army was an
nCunced the beginning Of work to
found University of Humanity, a
great institute for the training of
workers in social service. The uni
versity will be divided between New
York and Chicago. and it is expected
to begin with fund of 81 900 900. The
gathering of this fund is the work
that the army now enters upon in
commemoraton of its famous leaders
completion of his eightieth year.
AS a muchneeded stone in the great
organizational structure that William
Booth has been building during the
past AZ years. this idea of a school
for the systematic training Of his
workers has been in his mind for sew
eral years. On his last visit TO the
United States the general made his
first tentative announcement of the
plan. Since then he has worked out
many of the details and he has Just
consented TO the beginning of pre-
liminary work in this country where
the need for trained workers has been
especially great.
No other religious organization in
the worlds history has branched out
into so many departments of philan-
thopic effort and absorbed them as
part of its religious duties
Need of Trained Workers.
The scheme for a University of HUI
manity grew naturally out of the de-
Velopment of the 20 other depart
ments. With field as wide as the
world itself the work of the Salvation
Army is only limited by the number
OF workers that can be secured and
Its effectiveness by the understanding
and earnestness of these workers. AS
uplift work has grown from local eff
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Five New Steel Rridaes.

Conway. five new steel bridg-
IS contrac, Ell for by Faulkner county
will be completed by July 81, accord
ing to a statement made by County
Judge j. A. Lea. A contract was en-
tered into with he Moravia Construc-
ton Company last summer, and the
bridges were to have been completed
by February Is, but so far nothing
has been done on the work 1t is as
serted now that all obstacles in the
way OF the completion of the con-
tract have been removed, and the
work will proceed without delay.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Escapes From Detention Camp.

Fort Smith.-Several nights ago Will
liam Johnston, charged with robbery
escaped from the detention camp,
where he was confined as a smallpox
patient. In order to prevent his get
ting away he was shackled, but by
some means he secured file and cut
himself loose from the iron. Recently
his mother, who has been a charge
upon the eouS g, made minute in
quiries of County Physician King as
to the conditions at the camp, the
number of guards on duty and their
identity. II is now thought that she
went to the camp and gave her son
the file while the guard was asleep.
Johnston would have been returned
to the county jail within a day or
two.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Encourane Outside BUYERS.

Pine BIuff.-At a meeting Of the
merchants of this city held at the
Retail Merchants Association head
quarters, the Pine Bluff Business
League was organized with large
membership.
The object of the new organization
is to encourage local trading among
non-residents in this section of the
state.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Dies Very Suddenly.

Eureka Springs. c. Farley of
Eureka Springs died suddenly a few
days ago. MI. Farley ate a hearty
supper and was sitting on the perch
when first attacked Leaning ever
the banisters. he felt a rush of blood
to his head, but thought it was a
kind of hemorrhage of the throat,
Blindness followed and he asked to
be taken to his room, where death
followed almost Immediately.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Offers TO Present Old FIao.

Little Rock-AIrs Crozier of Fay
etteville has offered to present the
state of Ohio with a beautiful silken
banner, five by six feet, made by the
Wing women of Dayton for the Tip
pecanoe Club for the presidential
campaign of 1910, when William Hen
ry Harrison was elected chief execu-
tive of the nation. The banner was
bequeathed to her by her parents, who
were Ohioans While she treasures
it highly, she is willing to donate it
to the state
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
PROPERTY of Bank Sold.

Winthrop.-The building and fix
lures of the Winthrop bank at Win
throp has been sold by the receiver.
w. D. Stephens purchased nearly all
the property, the amount paid for it
not exceeding 5000 The depositors
will be paid in full and the stockhold-
ers will receive about so per cent of
the stock paid in.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Purity Campaign Opened.

Arkadelphia.-There is being launch
ed here a campaign for a purifying
of social conditions by women of Ar
kadelphia. An elevation of mora
standards and suppression of insid.
ious forms of vice will be aimed at
Sins of the individual which ulti-
mately effect the community and
which corrupt the morals of the young
and ignorant will be the target OF
the ladies who are all members OF
the w c. T. U.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
LARGE Plant to Be Built.

DermOtt-A new lumber plant will
soon be erected at point about two
miles west of here on the Warren
branch by the Ebbitt Lumber Compa-
ny. Between % and 80 miles of rail
road penetrating the forests owned
by the company, which cover several
thousand acres between here and Til
lar, will be built. 1t is understood
that the plant will be one of the larg-
est and most complete in Southeast
Arkansas.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Shot Throuoh Mistake

Paragould.-E. M. Goodrum of Rec
tor is at the Paragould sanitarium
under treatment for wound accident
ally inflicted by Sheriff R. L. Camp,
who mistook him for an escaped pris-
oner and attempted to arrest him.
Goodrum thought he was in the hands
of a robber and resisted
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Want Men For Civil Service.

Little Rock.-The United States
Civil Service Commission will exam
inc applicants at Little Rock as fol-
lows: Craftman instructor, bureau
of printing, Manila, P l.; food and
drug inspectors, chemistry; assistant
chemist in the Office of the public
roads, department of agriculture; me-
chanical assistant in field investiga-
tions, bureau of plant industry.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Is Accidentally Drowned

TeXarkana.-J. H. Works, a fisher.
man, was drowned in sulphur river,
near his home a Watson's Spur, on
the Kansas City Southern, 10 miles
south of here. He was % years old
and leaves a wife and two small chill
dren. Being subject to epileptic fits,
it is thought chat this probably ac-
counts for the accident
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Accused Of Taking Stamps.

Texarkana.--L. r. Word, a young
white man, was brought here By a
deputy United States marshal on a
warrant issued by the Federal court
charging him with embezzling stamps
from the postofIice at Pine Bluff about
a year ago while he was employed as
a clerk in that Office
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
EarIy Mornino Robber Busv.

Van Buren.-Several business hous-
es of this city have cause to regret
an early morning call paid them last
Thursday by an enterprising burglar
Three different stores We're visited
and report losses totaling $500 The
Office of a general contractor was
broken into but nothing was missed
by the owner.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
STATE BRIEFS

The Glee Club of the State Univer-
sity gave a successful entertainment
at Little Rock recently.
In the recent municipal election at
!Argenta the Democratic candidate was
detea.ed by an independent in the
race for mayor.
The Black Springs Lumber Compa
ny plant wss. burned recently, cauS
IN q, a.. sSAGN fSSs
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Two Election Fatalities.

NIcGehee.-As a result of an argu-
ment over the city election here two
are dead from gunshot wounds. II. X.
McDermott shot and fatally wounded
Walter McKinnon, a saloon keeper,
after they had come to blows over
election question. McDermolt attempt
ed to escape and while resisting ar
rest was shot dead
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Church Cornerstone Laid

junction City-The cornerstone of
the new Methodist church at Junction
City was laid with appropriate cere-
monies last week, Presiding Elder Nc
Kay being master of ceremonies.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-15
Democratic Candidate Wins.

Little Rock.-AIayor Duley, the
Democratic candidate for reelection
to the office of mayor of Little Rock,
was successful in defeating his oppo-
nent. J. F, Hammett, the independ-
ent candidate, received only $50 votes,
while Duley had 2,471.