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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-17
BRITAIN FEARS
LOSS Of SEA
POWER
ALARMED AT NAVAL
ACTIVITY OF GERMANS
First Lord of Admiralty in Urg-
ing Increased Budget For
ShipbuiIding Sounds Warning
10 the Empire,

London. March 16.-The dramatic
revelation by Reginald McKenna, first
lord of the admiralty, in parliament
today. of Germany's extraordinary de-
velopment in her capacity to build big
battleships rapidly. seems likely to
mark a crisis in Great B|ritain's naval
history. Quite certainly it viii arouse
and alarm the country as to the pos
sibility OF England maintaining naval
supremacy. Its effect WAS electrical
Immediately the deabte on the navy
estimates was concluded. a hurried
meeting was called of house members
representing the small navy party.
at which the situation, thus uncXpect-
vlly revealed VAS a~nNiouslY debated.
No decision was reached but the
speeches showed that little more would
be heard of checse-paring so far as
the navy is concerned. On the con
trary. it seems that the government
will be strongly urged By the mapor-
VIII be strongly urged by the major
conditional program FOR additional
~Dreadnoughts an absolute building
program.
1t becomes, as Mr.. Balfour pointed
IN put 1t in todaN's speech which great
" impressed the house. a question not
Of maintaining a t~wo-poWer standard
but of maintaining a one-poWer stand
AIu III lilSl class SliillNs
II am forced" said Mr.. Balfour,
ITO the conclusion that now, for the
very first time in modern history we
are face to face with a naval situation
so new and SO dangerous that IT IS
for us to realize all its i'm
ports
Alr. Balfour declared hat accord
to his information which he chal-
lenged Mr.. McKenna to refute, Ger
many had laid down last year eight
Drcadnoughts and that she was sew
cral months in advance of her pro
gram. If Germany continued at the
SAME rate, he said. the relative posi-
ton of the two nations in 1912 would
be Great Britain, twenty Dread
noughts; Germany. tw~enty-one, OF II
the Germans initiated Great Britains
new policy of collecting materials n
ornaments before hand Germany
would have twenty-five Dreadnoughts'
Mr.. Mckcnna questioned the isufeS
MS being beyond Germany's construc-
live power, but Mr.. Balfour rctorted
that it was difficult to discover what
he Germans were doing.
The sensation caused by the debate
IS reelected in all the editorials We'd
lesday morning irrespective of party
rhe liberal organs make a feeble at
empt to Justify the governments pro-
,ram as adequate hut apparently with
considerable misgiving. The matter
vas warmly discussed in the lobbles
If the house and the very general
was held that the government
would be obliged to Introduce fresh
stimates for one or two "cond.tionaI
Dreadnoughts in the future.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-17

PILES CURED IN q no ~ DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or P%rotruding piles in 6 to IA
days or money refunded. soc.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-17

For 80 years Lydia 4. .lt1khau's Vegetable
has been the sta Dussn remedy for
female ills. No sick womap does justice to
herself who will not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and
has thousands of cures to its credft.
- Mrs. Pinkham invite all sick women
- to write her for aCvice. She has
guided thousands to health free of charge.
Address Mrs. Pinkhain- Lynn. Mass.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-17
Ninty-Sx Hours in a Snow
Drift, Weather Twenty De-
greeS Below Zero, With no.
Fire, Food or Water,
BROTHER SACRIFICES
LIFE FOR SISTER
Bland Country Scere Of Pathet-
ic Tragedy Due to Blizzard
Almost Unprecedented in An
nails Of Territory,

After living ninetf-siN hours ~ a
twentv-foot snow DRIFT. with the tenn
pcrature twenty degrees below zero.
with a fierce gale blowing. after see
ing her brother die of freezing before
her eyes aud with her own feet both
frozen. Miss susie Merchant seven
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-17

March Of 1872.
\. j Balfour followed with a speech
bitterly assailing the program. He
declared the condition of the navy to
be a national danger and said that
the governments program was insult
ficient.
Premier Asquith admitted the grave
Importance OF this dcbatc and depre-
Gated the idea hat the government
might sacrifice the national safety to
a question Of e~NDedienc.
1T must be supposed he continued,
that the calculation as between Ger
many and Great Britain implied un-
satisfactory diplomatic relations. The
government had more than INC sug-
gested a mutual reduction in naval ex-
rc%nditurcs, but 1t always had been as
sured in the most formal n that
the German expenditures were gov
crned solely with reference to Ger
many's needs and did not depend upon
Great Britain's program. The gov
eminent had been given the distinct
declaration, the premier vent on. hat
it was ~Germany's intention further
to accelerate ship-huilding aid he
Government could not present 10 the
house a program based on the as
zion ma tina declaration was in
correct.
1t must. however. be admitted that
Great Britain no longer enjoyed the
superiority in ship construction she
thought she held, and this vast, hor-
rible, devastating expenditure was a
necessity of national security
which the premier said he hoped par
Lament would accept.
-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-17
take NOTICE.

The Aztcc Tue company receives
fresh consignments of American
Block Coal every few days. We guar
antoe correct weights. quick delivery
and the best of service. We handle
All kinds of mill and mountain wood.
Phone 25I. office Granite and First.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-17
Emulsion

is for coughs and colds as
well as for consumption.
It's easy for SCOTS
Emulsion to cure a cold
or cough and it does it
better than anything else
because it builds up
and strengthens at the
same time.
Don't wait until you get
Consumption or Bronchi-
It's. Get Scott s.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-17

The Golden Rule store has planned
q great celebration sale for March
t1th-Saint Patrick's day. Special
attention Will be given to Ncarcrs OF
the insignia.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-17
Cease to Suffer
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
OIL Capsules.

30 cents per box.
Your pains and aches from Kidney.
Liver. Bladder or stomach Trouble
viii begin to disappear the first day
you lake Gold Medal llaarlcm OH
Capsules. Get 81 box today. Both cap
suits and bottles are sold at ali drug
stpres in bottles goo.
The GOLD MEDAL BRAND
is thf only genuine Haarltm oil.
HOLLAND MEDICINE CO.
sole Importers. Pa.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-17

That dependency in women is a mental condition often
traceable to some distinctly female I'LL
Women who are we'll do not have the blues, neither are
they irritable and restless. Derangement OF the female
organism breeds all kinds of miserable feelings such as back
ache, headache, and bearing-down feelings. Try Lydia r.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. There is no doubt that
it has made many remarkable cures of female ills after all
other means had failed. There Is hardly a day that some
woman does not write us that this simple old medicine,
made only of roots and herbs, has cured her OF a severe
illness after several doctors had done their best and failed.
Here are two such letters = read them they are
genuine and reliable.
Baltimore, Nd. -" For four years my life was n misery l."
me. 1 had suffered with female troubles : long that i was
discouraged. l had given up all hope OF ever being wheh
began to take lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. IL
restored my health and l felt az though new life had been
given me, and I am recommending it to all my friends.
Mrs. w. -. Ford. 1898 Lansdowne ST, Baltimore, Md.
RockIand. Me- was troubled for a long time with pains
in my back and side and was miserable in every way. i
dOctored until 1 was dKcoara gd and thought ! would never
get well. 1 read y testimonial about Lydia Il. Pinkhams Nege-
table Compound and thought ] would try il.
After taking three bottles never was so well in my life.
I am recommending Lyd4 A. Pmkhams Vegetable Compound
to all my friends."- M. VIA Young, q Columbia Avenue,
Rockland, Me.
For 80 years Lydia 4. gilkiism's Vegetable GES|~Sr
compound has been the stsDus.n remedy for W/A(VANM
female ills. No sick womap does justice to W ENVY
herself who will not try fhis famous medicine. "a o III
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and IN y
has thousands Of cures to its credit. X
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03

yaller houn' dogs. so I up al' told Cy Slocum this mornin that if he didn't take that houn' of an sell t or give 1t away declared to man that Id knock it in the head: an him. too maybe, Cy said the houn' was wutb ten dollars. easy. and l said it wouldn't be wuth ten cents if he didn't take to away.
 So Cy took the dog away. and along about an hour ago he come back an said he had told me he could git ten dollars fer the houn', an so he had, he said. An how do you think he had By tradin that houu of fer two onmiugated, straddlin coon dog pups that he said was wuth five dollars apiece of any mans money an he had fetched 'em homei
 That's the reason Cy Slocum hus tied up that ladder to the shuck nov so student, an pulled the ladder ur after him. An that's the reason why he won't be back to the house soon. He won't be back not till after
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
Cattle Shipments Increase.

Little Rock.-Since the Iron Noun tain established it's twiee-a-week stock train from Little Rock to St. Louis he cattle shipments from he state have increased so per cent. according to an official of the Gould line who is in d position to know the actual conditions
 This train, which is operated red bali' from the Argenta yards 10 St. Louis as train No 6S. leaves Little Rock at o'clock Sunday and We'd nesday mornings, going into St Louis IS hours later making the 345 miles in passenger time
 The cattle which are shipped from Little Rock are loaded principally at Hope and Prescott the day before. brought into Little Rock on red baII~ fFeisht7, uH,oaded fed and watered at the Areeuta pens. and after a rest reloaded oH cars in which hey go iaso g. Louis markets in time for the Monday sales. in avcpheut con dizian without the necessity Of re- leading The second time.
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03

fol many decades this shadow hung over the memory Of this great man
 Jonathan Basket was born in l74f on little farm not far from the pres ent site of Pittsburg Jonathan's early life was not different from the aver. age child of the time. but it is said that being a studious youth from in fancy it was feared he would net sur yive. At the age of =. Jonathan mar Tied the daughter Of Hiram Strong q wealthy aad influential member If the community He now bad a large es- tate of his own. plenty of the worlds goods and to divert his miad invented such devices as burglar alarms. patent chuf0s. seitfeeding furnaces. wash ing compounds, devices 10 keep the steam GiHes from pounding at night. and other sundry necessities of the time All these succeeded Ia way but Jonathan Was eyer restless to ac eompiish something great. One day a great i7ea did strike him. and in after yeee@ he would proudly show. to an intel s,ed listener. the mark it left.
 The to'vr at that time was in the throes of 'e'aneholia The theaters were all c.used. it being summer. and the summer gardens had been out of existence since the local option law went into elect some time before Jonathan. ted this sad condition of affairs aad saw with sorrow the state of.Acus aessimism the once mer " yltlss gre bordering on. In able to longer. he tore madly to his ae sultry afternoon in
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
The First Basket Picnic
By WILL BRADSHAW.

There Is man. long dead and for gotten. unwritten of in the pages of most histories. who deserves from his eountrymen the finest monument to his memory our money can buy
 The name of this esteemed and worthy gentleman was Jonathan Bas- ket, the inventor of basket of com. merce. and to whose wonderful geni- ous We are indebted for the basket picnic.
 Jonathan Basket was acknowledged the greatest man of his time, but like all great men he didn't live without opposition from a certain element of the period. It has even been said that this unprincipled group of muck raking magazinists, by their continual building shortened the life Of the sensitive and highstrung Mir Basket. They asserted in magazine articles that the principal and one reason Jonathan Basket had in promoting and fostering the Basket.picnic idea, was to increase the sale of baskets and tDrm a monopoly of the product. and
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03

panic stricken group. spraining the ankle of Deacon Webber Poison ivy effects began to show on the terrified little ones and a few grown ups. And still the poor drenehed mortals hud died under the swaying trees. Little consolation was there in the words Of old Sam Small, that rain never killed anyone; they might finger. he said but they never died outright
 The scene on that gala day in Penn sylvania, as the belated unfortunates offered prayers for their safe deliver ance. was memorable one. As the crowd climbed onto the wagons and rode slowly back to WaZoo, amid the binding flashes and unprecedented downpour, Jonathan Basket realized he was the instigator of a red-letter day in history. The Basket-picnie was an established institution.
 Copyright. 1909. by W. G. Chapmanl
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
MONSTER METEOR
 HITS ARKANSAS
AERIAL BODY 9AeS EARTH UN-
 TIL WINDOWS RATTLE.
RUMBLING SOUND IS HEARD
nesszass From Several Towns indi- cate That Hundreds Of People " Wtnessed Phe1or1-
 encn.

NashvlIfe-A great meteor fell al some point northeast ot Nashville al II o'clock sunday night, resulting in an explosion which was heard throughout southwest Arkansas. jar ring the earth unEl the windows rat ted. Many people eao had not re tired saw the meteor passing through the air. the exp 9sioa following the disappearance Of the object about three minutes. which indicated that he point where the meteor came ln contact with the earth was man; miles away
 The entire heavens were lighted ID as if by he sun, the rays Of fhe moon being dimmed while the object Ras passing through the air.
 Messages were received here from Hope. Loekesburg. Mineral Spring and MurfTeesbor0 which state tha- the light was seen and the explosion heard a these places.
 4 peculiar feature of tEe pheaom eHon Was that a rumbling so41I as of distant thunder. continued for sey eral seconds after the explosion.
 The location d which the meteor fel has nor vet hean leaned here.
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
ARKANSAS NEEDS ADVERTISING.
Judge Trieber Comments on Methods
 Of the West

Little Rock.-ArkaHsa with her great natural resources is asleep, while far western Idaho. where irfi- gaion is necessary 10 til the lands. is growing Y leaps and bounds. boomin~ and adyertiz ing. Judee Ja- cob TrieAe says in a etter from Hae- den Ike. IdsHo. 10 President II. L. Bemme1 Of tae board of trade.
 "Bu for the wo Of the board of trade people won dn't know ghere is anytime in Arkansas except murders and dera~o cry. Jndse Trieter says in his letter This country Is grow ing ty lez ps and bounds People are rushing here ty the thousands, and he way hey advertise is eau ien, while Ark nsas is asleen and despite her erea' netHral resources"
 Judge Triefer has been in Hayden Lake fo- several days and says the scenery reminds one Of Switzerland. From fhere he is going down through Vel owstcne park and from there ,o Denver.
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
Our OUn Solomon
By W. Q. NEseIT.

Ny son. come hither and hearHen into a few helpful thoughts
 Consider DOW the man that get. teth sutoltis.
 Behold. be seeth the rich and proud roll by in their automobiles. and he sayeth unto the wife Of his bosom:
 'Yeriiy. l would rather flick flies of of old Dobbin and Jog along the road than to sit upon one of those Runaway cook stoves
 And the wife of his bosom sigh. eth and sayeth Yes. but they are selling lovely auto hats and coats, now"
 And her husband eometh home and sayeth that 1t Is fine. indeed: and she telleth him that the Perkinses are going to have one, and she wonder eth that they may afford t, for Per kins naketh not the money her hus= band maketh. neither h-th he the me. ehanioai ingenuity 10 understand the machine
 And her husband looketh at old Dob bin and sayeth that gasoline doth not cost as much as oats.
 And he speaketh unto the men that Sell autos. which men are called agents
 And they are like unto insurance agents for continuity Of purpose
 And before week hath passed be hold the man speaketh the speech of them that go about with a wrench in one hand and pair of goggles In the other
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
Cyrus SLocun's Seuere Mentor
By ED. MOTT.

When l ran the Trumpet Blast of Freedom at the county seat of Way back there was on my subscription list good many farmers who did their farming with an ax and whose harvest was hoop poles They lived from five to forty miles away, and seldom came to town When they did come they seemed to be in such a hurry to get back again that the little bill the Trumpet Blast had spoken to them about always slipped their minds So one day l Started out to refresh the memories of some of them by personal contact In the course of the day I came to a clear ing to which l had been directed as the domiciie of Cyrus Slocum. whose memory as a subscriber of mine was at fault just S2.75 worth. l knocked at the door of tue Slocum dwelling an unpretentious one, built Of logs. After awhile a sharp-faeed woman. her eyes snapping under her slmpsy calico sun bonnet. and with her sleeves rolled above her elbows. AN~ tfCAANtA AO AAA1 AA0N hAi4S-
 Does MT Sloeum live here?" asked
 "Cy Slocum?" snapped the woman, who, as I rightly conjectured. was Mrs Slocum.
 Yes. ma'am. l replied
 Yes he's about the place" said she. The last seen of him he was scootin up the ladder to the shuck nov, and leetle faster than I've seen =him move in a coou-s age. He draWed the ladder up after him. which kin tell him was mighty lucky fer him, and hes scrooehin ill one corner o the now now. 1 shouldn't wonder"
 Win he be back to tBe house soon ?? l asked. still exhibiting no gn that l regarded Mr. Cyrus Sic cum movements and situation. as hinted al by his wife, as anything to be curious about
 Meanin this afternoone9 said the wife Of my patron bosom
 Certainly. replied
 No. he won't. then" exclaimed Mrs. Slocum. with d positiveness that left no doubt in my mind that al- though the title to chat clearing might rest in Cyrus Slocum. he wasn't the boss of il hy any manner of means. l stood moment undecided what to ao next. when Mrs. Slocum snapped out:
 Would you keer to know why Cy. stts Gloettrrl wont he bara sror qtt
 said l would
 We'll said she. "Cy Slocum. had ne snoopiest. humliest old yaner loun' dog that ever shcred on a 'arth- stun. and I got tired kiekin of 1t out Q doors. hate dogs. anyhow. 'ticly
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03

And so t Is not long until the man seileth the runabout and getteth Q large. two story-and back-porch auto mobile.
 And his heart leapeth within him when he rammeth a peanut stand so that 1t spilleth peanuts all over the block,
 And he talketh no longer of music nor of pictures. nor of books. but he speaketh Of cams and clutches and sparks and plugs.
 And his wife talketh no more of teas and dances. nor of matinees. but she babbleth of hats and veils and coats and shoes and gloves.
 And he hath Gabriel horn on his auto and an electric searchlght. and he waketh the neighborhood with h.s racket.
 And at last he succeedeth in rous ing the wrath of the constable with the tin star and the chin whiskers.
 And he payeth the fine and takett his wife in his arms and sayeth.
 Now am I happy. and now is my soul rejoiced, for I am now a genuine autoist and I have autoitis in the third degree and none may withstand me"
 And the remainder of hi days he hath sand in his eyes and oil on his garments.
 Is it not SO. even as We have coaxed 1t from the inside of this typewriter with the friction clutch and the pune tured ribbon?
 Yea. surely it is so with an exceed ing great so-ness.
 Selah.
 Copyright 1879. by ". G. Chapman)
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
Negro Woman Gets Ju 4gment.

Li.tls Roek.-A judgment fo. s200 Was eaaerea 5y agreement against the Iron Mountain Ba Ndv company in t4e efeui eolst, =eCHd division, in laFor ot Nanny Jaeksca. sdminist:2- T. lFlA or 5he estate of " II Jackson, T negro iaboreT, &ho died from injuries received Jay F 1ga9. while unload ing rai.s from 2 ear in the Iron Noun taih yards The judgment was filed .o est ? tez=h eouzl action. and The
 a Toad attorney 3as apparently sat. isGed
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03

June, and as If in trance. penned a letter 10 every one not at the sea. shore. In the most polite language each was told of an affair to be held beyond Dobbin's creek. where ail would eongregate. and where all would spend day in joyous living
 The happy throng had settled them selves on the long sward to partake of their first banquet under the open sky when-it rained then poured, and thundered, and flashed, Speeches. women huddled under the dripping branches. Men ran about in utter con. fusion. Babies rolled down the bank into the creek. Lightning ripped the shoes off of old Granny Wiggs The horses on the rigs tore through the
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
BALkEO ON WEDDING DAY.
Western Woman of Mature Years
 Hesitates at Altar.

Pine Bluf.-After coming all the wsy from Montana to become the bride of W. II. Phillips, II years o d and a ilroad conductor at Winches. ter, Ark, Miss Annie Shelton, 5j years old, changed her mind three tines in one afternoon. but was final. ly induced to agree to the wedding ceremony. They were married by Magistrate J. A Frazier in this city and even during the ceremony Phil lips was not convinced of the sure ness Of the wedding, for when he was asked if he wou take his bride for better or for worse. he replied:
 I will f she will Ter me.
 The couple Jeff after the wedding for their future home a Winchester.
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
Real Estate Values lncrease

Conway.-The assessed value of real estate in Faulkner county is s2.. oIl,5sS, according 10 he books of As. sessor W. W. Bishop. which have been lied with the county clerk. This Is an increase Of $I47.749 over last years assessment The propertv is assessed as follows: Lands. s1. 2o1. 4eo. an increase of $31.G25: city and town lots. $4t9.0s9. an increase Of $es,959; railroad real estate. s36o SEQ an increase Of $46.I65. which indi cates a healthy growth here.
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
T exas.

Showers over Texas were continued during the week. but in the main were light In southeastern and middle west Texas correspondents report thatthe crop has improved since the rains and is making new growth and setting fruit In most other parts of the state reports are still pessimis- lie and the expectation is for a small yield. The cotton in south and cen. tFal counties is opening very rapidly and picking is going forward fast.
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
SIS SSippi.

Rain fell in some Of the southern counties and Was beneficial Else where t was very dry and much heddiag is complained of Some re ports are very pessimistic There is much late cotton in the state and this is suffering. The crop in the greater part of the Delta appears to be mak- Ing seasonable progress. Cotton pick ing will not be general before Sep tember 10.
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03

I'm gone 10 aed- Cy sloeum won't. an you kin bet Eour boots m itttss
 l couldn't see any pardcular point in waiting Co see Mir S.ocum. and I didn't wait heard a month affer ward. though that he was wondering what in sam Hin that editor stoHaef his paper for.
 tCopyrisAt, is'9. hy ". G Chapmaal