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The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
capitol Question Aoain.

The new state capitol matter is eX- pected to occupy the center of the leg islative stage during the coming week. At the beginning of each week since the legislature convened a similar prophecy has been made, but legisla- tors in position to know declared that there was no doubt that both branch es of the assembly will take up the matter this week and that the fight ing stage would be reached before the week ends. The governor and iegisla- ture in general are urging speed in the disposition of the matter on ac- count of the need of immediate work on the new capitol and the cry of the people asking that the structure be completed as soon as possible. For these reasons it is the intention of as many legislators as have been heard on the matter, to settle it as quickly as possible
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
FRUIT GROWERS FIGHT SCALE.
in Crawford, Orchardists Are Pre- pairing to Stamp It Out

Van Buren.-While the peach orch ards of Crawford county have been practically free from that greatest enemy to fruit culture, the San Jose scale, orchardists have at last real ized that their large commercial peach orchards that have been brought to a state of perfection only by years If labor are endangered and are now Banning to wage a war upon the pest Fith sprays and the axe.
 The ravages of this tree disease in Crawford has not grown alarming; however, there are enough diseased Hrees in the county to scatter it to kvery one of the million trees now growing in this county. Our growers lave been making a more careful Observation of their trees this spring pan common and the result is there
 not an orchard of any size but has ore or less affected trees.
 There are those who feel like aban- bning their orchards, while others III fight the plague with spraying (paratus and where trees are so bad
 affected that they will not bear, axe will be applied and the last stige burned By this means they be to be able to check the ravages
 the disease, if they do not com etely eradicate it.
 There is feeling among the own of the large commercial peach chards of Crawford county that the resent legislature should pass an act roviding for an inspector to condemn
 affected trees and compel their estruction without loss of time and bmpel growers to spray their unaf- ected trees with a preparation that ould make them immune to the dis kse, this, in their opinion, being the hly effective way of fighting the eale plague.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
FORT SMITH TO THE FRONT
Enterprising City Appropriaths $2o,-
 900 to Adverase Itself

Fort Smith, Ark, is in line with the general movement for civic improve ments that is sweeping the Middle West, and perhaps a little ahead of the procession The city has appro- priated $2O,0OO to advertise its many advantages, and has given a contract to S. w. Bolles of the Humphrey Ad- vertising Company of this city for the preparations os the copy and the placing of the advertising. Fort Smith is paving it's seyenty-one miles of streets, and this is probably the only intance on record where a city has let one contract providing for all it's paving.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
Legislative Gossip

A petition was read in the senate, signed by citizens of Franklin county, asking that a statewide prohibition bill be passed at this session of the General Assembly
 After week spent in Little Rock forwarding the interests of waterway legislation. John A Fox of Blythe vile. special director of the National River and Harbor Congress. left for Texarkana and Camden.
 No longer is the sound of the type writer heard on the floor of the house. The various stenographers have estab- lished headquarters elsewhere about the state house and are in the house chamber only when taking orders.
 Mir Rodman. sergeant-at-arm of the Senate was granted an indefinate leave of absence by the Senate so he could go to his home at Altus and superintend the repairing of his resi- dence. The recent windstorm unroof- ed the kitchen of his house.
 Mir Monroe of Hampstead has bill providing for the "suppressing of the art of science known as palmis- l of from $25 to S200 for any violation. Mir. Monroe will introduce the bill at the first oportunity
 Ex-Governor Dan W. Jones, who, by virtue of having been governor, has the privilege of the floor of the sen ate, was a visitor one day last week. The ex-governor has been in bad health for several weeks. but he is fast regaining his usual vigor
 Mir Brown of Cleveland is mourn ing the loss of hat. which some one took from the house chamber A rather poor substitute was left and Mir. Brown was forced to don the headpiece of MT. Rowe of Sebastian while he went out to purchase an other.
 Congressman Macon of the Second district may have opposition for re- election, and his opponent may be Marshall Patterson, now state sena- tor. Senator Patterson was told it was rumored that he would be candi- date, but he did not confirm the re- port, or deny it.
 Senator Hamiter of Pulaski asked Senator Carlock what County Aesop of Aesop fable fame was from. Sen ator Carloek was using the ancient parsonage as an illustration in a point he was making against the judges salary bill. "Aesop was from Chicot county" the senator replied.
 'Eyerybodys a farmer today" re- marked a member of the house one afternoon during a somewhat lively tilt between several members who were telling of their records as farm CTS and in the same breath explain ing that in opposing four agricultural schools they did not desire to be re garded as opposing the wishes of the farmer
 Mir. Brown of Independence cast the following vote for the Bellamy bill, which was supported by some of the members of the Farmers Union: Why tell the farmer, on the stump,
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
No Shelter For Mourners.

Hot Springs members of the funeral party which attended the re- mains of W. P Surratt of Argenta to the Cedar Glades cemetery, 20 miles west of here, were compelled to stay out of doors all night in the vicinity of the cemetery for lack of accommo- dations elsewhere. The women mem bers of the party were accommodated at two dwellings nearby, but there was no room for the men, The Ar genta party arrived here late in the afternoon and reached Cedar Glades too late to attempt the return trip over the bad roads. There were 16 in the party.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
IN THE HOUSE.
Bills Passed

oliS EGSSCN
 House Bill No. 11S (ClergeD, re lating to levee districts in Conway county.
 House Bill No. (Bellamy). provid- ing for the establishment of four agrl- cultural schools. Vote, S4 to [
 House Bill No. r tMcCracken), re- quiring larger bonds for county de pository in Conway county, and pro yiding for change of depository if law is not compiled with
 House Bill No. 119 Simpson,. re- lating to school district in Scott county.
 House Bill No. 104 (Buerkle), re lating to the fee to be charged in surance companies for filing of arti- cles in the state and filing of pre- liminary notice
 Bills Introduced.
 House Bill No 122 (Bellamy6 amending Section 4732 of Kirby's Di- gest so that money paid to the state for state lands shall be refunded in the event it is learned that clear title to the land cannot be secured, the property in question being in the possession of some one else.
 H. B. No. 123 (Bradham), amending Section 360S of Kirby's Digest so that it shall be unlawful for any one to shoot fish.
 House Bill No 124 (Brandham elim- mating "intolerable treatment" as one ground for securing divorces; pro viding that TO one can remarry within a year after securing a divorce, and requiring all parties to divorce pro eeedings to appear before the chan cellor and in public.
 House Bill No. 126 (Brown of Cleve- land), prohibiting anyone from fishing on Sunday.
 House Bill No. 11S (ClergeD, con ferring special power on Levee Dis tricts Nos l and 2 of Conway county so that those districts may issue s6,- 900 worth of bonds. maturing from one to six years after issuance, at eight per cent interest. for the purpose of emergency levee work Read twice and made special order of business for Tuesday morning.
 Bills Considered.
 House Bill No. 103 (Morris), pro- viding for the employment of county convicts on the public roads. Read second time and referred to Roads and Highways Committee. Five hun dred copies ordered printed.
 Resolution Adopted.
 House Resolution (Leigh), providing for the appointment of a committee of two, Messrs Bouic and Wilmington of Garland. to call upon the former secretary of state, Elihu Root, who is at Hot Springs, and invite him to ad- dress the legislature on any subject he may choose at some future date when agreeable to him.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
To Punish Wife oeserters.

Senator Henderson's bill to punish men who desert their wife and child ren with a maximum fine of S1,000, to which may be added imprisonment, was passed by a vote of 1 to 0. The senator said the bill should be passed in the interests of humanity and civili- zation, and declared that, as far as he could learn, Arkansas is the only state in the Union that does not punish wife deserters.
 Senator Wingo of Sevier wanted to know if the bill provided a punish ment for those husbands who mistreat their wives The senator explained the bill did not include a provision of the kind mentioned, but that in his opinion the statute on wife beating covers the subject.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
Western Outlet for Hot Springs.

Hot Springs.-A contract of sale of the Mena and Eastern Arkansas Railway to the Hot Springs, Ouachita and Mena Railroad Company has been filed here. The consideration is S1 and S09 shares of stock in the latter signifying a movement to unite the various small franchise holders in this section for a western outlet from Hot Springs to the Kansas City Southern at Mena.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
Arkadelphia.-The annual interco

Arkadelphia-Th annual intercol- legiate debate between Ouachita and year A committee from the two schools met in Little Rock and drew up rules governing the debate Hen drix is to submit the question within 10 days and Ouachita has the choice of sides. The debate will be held at Conway this year, after which it will be held annually in Little Rock The literary societies of Ouachita are now holding preliminaries to select the de hating
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
School Building Burns.

Altus.-The high school building at this place was destroyed by fire dur ing a fierce electrical storm at 4:30 o'clock Saturday morning. The build ing was covered by insurance to the amount of s4,000. The fire originated in the third story of the building and was evidently caused by lightning. Tho two pianos used in the school and a small amount of furniture were saved. The majority of the books and school equipment of the scholars were destroyed by the flames.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
INVESTIGATING A LYNcHING.
Grand Jury at Waldron Takes Up
 Death of John Bailey.

WaIdron.-TPS hardest f0dEytS>c case before the grahd jury at this session of the circht court is the investiga- tion into the killing of John Bailey Bailey was shot and killed in strug gle with a mob Some time ago it was alleged that the wife of William Cummings deserted her husband and children and went to live with Bailey The incident caused much anger and a mob went to his house to whip him He was shot in the struggle with the mob.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11

Lonoke.-Circuit court has been in session for week. For the first time lin the history of this county three murder cases have been tried in one |week, together with several other i'm Fportant cases. Walter Bevins was sentenced to one year in the peniten- tiary for killing J. W. Wilson, Mar cellus Talber, a negro, to five years for killing his brother, and John Bo- gan, a negro, was acquitted for the killing of Tom Cherry, also a negro. Will Estes pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of horses, and took one year in the penitentiary.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
Land Rrinas $3O,OoO.

Conway.-L. c. Hoyman of the firm
 t Durham & Holman has just re turned from Foreman, Little River bounty, where he closed deal in Teal estate, in which the considera- lion was s30.000 cash. The property
 Transferred is a plantation of ITS [cres of Red river bottom land and |Eas sold by MT Holman's brothers, ). T. and E. w. Holman, to M. D. Matteson of Monmouth, III. The land lies in the extreme corner of the Bounty.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11

Hot Springs.-News reached here that the Farmers Union general store at Bear City was burned, the entire stock being lost The little village has no fire protection. The value of the stock was placed at S6,000, and the building at $2,000 The report here is that the building was fired by incediaries, as there was positively no chance for it to burn through care leSsneSS.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
With The Legislators
ake@.aszaz
Would Eradicate Cattle Ticks

William A. Fry, United States vet erinary inspector. located at Rogers. is in the city visiting among the leg islators and working in the interest of cattle tick eradication in Arkansas. A bill appropriating money 10 be used in placing certain portions of the state north of the catle quarantine line will be introduced, probably in the House, within the next week or ten days, according to present plans. In writ ten appeal to legislators for tick erad- ication,
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
LIGHTNING HITS BUILDING.
Brick Structure Near Public Square
 in Hamburq Destroyed.

Hamburg thunder storm lightning struck and completely de- molished the brick building north of the public square at this place, oc- cupied by s. F. Baker & Co.,, general merchants Several clerks in the store at the time escaped without injury This is the first damage wrought by storm in Ashley for a number of years
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11

1 ETexarkana.-James Biggs, young
 Unite man, aged about 20 years, was
 Accidentally shot and killed while Bunting. The young man, who was employed on the farm of J c. Yam, |gas out hunting and in climbing over ] fence the shotgun was discharged
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
IN THE SENATE.
Bills Passed.

Senate Bill No. (Robertson), to prevent the carrying and sale of con eealed weapons.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-11
Up For Second Reading.

The House at the instance of Mir. A. G. Little of Mississippi county We'd nesday placed the Smothers bill, re lating to amendment to certain sec tions of the Barker demurrage law, bck on it's second reading, after which it was referred to the judiciary committee for careful comparison and
Evening star., 1909-06-07
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths We're reported to
the health office during the past forty
eight hours:
Elizabeth Morrison, / year. 1Ol1 E
street southeast.
sey avenue northwest.
Elizabeth B. Niedomanski, IL hours,
1929 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Isabella Mallahan, Sc years, IL and I'd
street northeast.
Lucy V. Dashiell. - years. Garfield
Hospital.
Lucilla B. Hallock, rs years. Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane.
Maria p. Moore, 81 years. the Belgrade,
18th and L streets northwest
John A. Foster, :. years, Central
Heights. ID. c.
Hugh Mckenna. ~ years, Providence
Hospital.
Hugo CHASER. n years. Sibley Hos
pital.
Emanuel Weser. a. years, 30 14th
street southwest.
Peter H. White, 80 years, 16 Pierce
street northwest.
Reuben Butler, - years. 421 y street
Martha Truell 81 years, 464 street
northwest.
Louise NJ Walker, A years, 1433 w
street northwest.
Sophia Colbert, 30 years. 631 81. street
northeast.
Elizabeth Young. 3; years, ) Dixon
court southwest.
Estella B. Jackson, 26 years, 2232 9th
street northwest.
Samuel Polite. 4o years, Emergency
Hospital.
John H. Thomas, 70 years, 81 Half
street southwest
Evening star., 1909-06-07
YOUNG MEN FAIL TO APPEAR.
But Lester Had Received 81 for En-.
gaging Room for Them.

Mrs. Iona Fitzgerald. 500 l. street
northwest. called at police headquarters
this morning and complained tn Inspec-
tor Boardman Of a man giving the name
OF +. j. Lester. who. she said. had called
at her home June I and said he wanted
to get A room for two young men en-
ployed in the Navy Department. and that
they would occupy the room that evening.
Lester" received 81 from Mrs. FitZ-
gerald. for which lie gave her receipt
signed r.. j, Lester a. Co. Southern In
formation Bureau, SIG Pennsylvania, ave-
nue. The men failed II appear. and noth-
ing has since been seen Of Lester.
The man is described as being about
thirty years Of age. > feet inches tall.
clean face. and wore blue coat and
black derby
Evening star., 1909-06-07
DEFICIENCIES OF MIDDIEs.
Great Number of Physically Defec
tive Alarms Authorities.

Naval officials are concerned over the
large and growing percentage of physi-
cal deficiencies among the graduates OF
the Naval Academy.
The records of the Navy Department
show that during its four years at the
academy the class of 1909 has lost over
sixty members This year three of its $50
members were set back for failing in
mental examinations and twenty-five were
found physically defective.
The condition of twelve, due principally
either to eye or heart trouble, was pro-
nounced incurable Their designations
were called for. Most of these appealed
to the naval authorities
Four whose defects were not considered
serious were passed over. The other
eight however. were compelled TO resign.
OF the remaining thirteen, several have
been ordered home on leave and some
have been sent to hospitals for treatment.
Others were taken on the summer cruise
which began today.
= One man in the fourth class was COM
Evening star., 1909-06-07
STOLE VENDER'S FISH.
And Four Young Men Will Spend
Time in Jail

Sandy Cohen, James Thomas. Thornton
Peyton and Hays Anderson, defendants
in a petit larceny case, were convicted
in Police Court today of holding up a
fish vender and stealing his wares Sat
urday night at 27th and r streets They
were each sent to jail for seventy-tive
days in default of So fines.
The quartet, so the testimony showed.
were loafng about the corner in ques-
ton at the time of the theft, and as
Elijah Millbanks. fish pedder of 924
F street southwest hove into sight they
decided upon d little horse play. Mill
banks was stopped. roughly handled.
eventually relieved of his fish and told
to go his way.
The fish man pailed to appreciate the
joke and reported the matter to Police
men Much and Maloney of the third pre-
cinct, and the arrest of the quartet
followed. The value of the stolen fish
was placed at s..
Evening star., 1909-06-07
Architectural Club Election.

The Washington Architectural Club held
its annual election of officers in the cluo
rooms at 1aa 18th street Saturday night
After the balloting an attractive pro-
gram. on which were many of the cub 5
entertainers was offered by the enter
tainment committee.
The following officers were elected:
President. +. c. Adams: first vice presi-
dent r. l.. Watmough: second vice presl-
dent b. G. F'lournoy; secretary. ID. j. r..
Lix: directors for two-year term. L. NJ.
Lesenring and III. S. McAllister; Tor one
,rear term F l. Molby and w. G.. Peter:
auditors, s NJ Hit and w. w. Youngs.
Evening star., 1909-06-07

PEELED to resign. while others were given
rest 10 regulate their hearts or their
eyes. Still others were sent on the
cruise.
The graduating class at the West Point
Military Academy seldom loses more than
two or three men a year on account of
physical deficiencies
The marked difference in the number
found defective at the two academies has
brought up the question whether the
Naval Academy entrance examinations
and the others following at the close or
each years term have been too lax, or
whether this years examination was too
severe
Evening star., 1909-06-07
THINK THIS OVER

We offer your money back IL you use large
bottle OF Re1all .'93'' Hair Tonic and not
satisfied with what II does for you. We do this
because it seldom fails to effect a complete cure
Of dandrufY. scalp irritation and falling hair
Can you ask better argument why you should
try it? Two sizes. 5oc and S1.oO O'Donnclf )
Pharmacies, 9O4 st. NV, sd and NJ sts. NV,
Sd and Pa ave. Sc. :2d and . sts. NV The
ReIall stores.
Evening star., 1909-06-07
Births Reported.

The following births were reported to
the health Office during the past forty
eight hours:
Charles Fl. and Helena j. Butler. May
81 boy.
Frank c. and Elma Daniel, June 3, girl
Charles L. and Eva L. Ridgway, May
Il. girl.
Harry NJ. and katherine c. Singleton,
June ,, girl.
Evening star., 1909-06-07
DIED..

BROWN Departed this life at her home. 1oi1
18th street northwest On Monday, June Z,
Notice of funeral hereafteS
HARTNETT On SUNDAY, June 6. 1909. at 1870
am, at his residence. iu.;3 I'D street north,
east. JOHN J.. beloved son Of Patrick and
the late Mary Hartnett.
Funeral Tuesday. June = at $50 am
Requiem mass at ST. Aloysius Church at y
O'clock am. Relatives and friends invited to
attend.
HOLLAND. suddenly. on Friday, June ,,. : 1909.
Mrs. HENRIETTA HOLLAND. !
We mourn thy loss.
Funeral from her late residence. l221 street
southeast, Tuesday, June =. AT i O'Clock pm.
HOLMES Departed this life June T. 1902 s,NS z, sso
ToN HOLMES. beloved husband Of Mary
Holmes.
| Asleep in Jesus blessed sleep.
From which none ever wakes to weep.
| Funeral from Zion Baptist Church. r street he.
tween I'd and ~ streets southwest. Tuesday,
| June s. at O'Clock pm. Friends and rela-
tves invited.
sCHLoSsER ON Friday, May IS. 1909, at Mare
Island. Cal. after returning from TRIP 10
Washington; d. C.. ROBERT FRANCIS
Funeral AT . o'clock Tuesday, June S. from the
residence % his father Frederick Schlesser.
1909 street southeast.
In Memoriam.
GEIEE In loving re%emeransc .rIr, Of my bcnred
NJ.
who died one year ago today. June lns
BY MOTHER.
MEEHAN. In lovn: memory Of my dear wife
and devoted mother. who died two years
ago today. June Z. 1897.
MAY she rest in peace.
HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.
SRREvE. In loving remembrance Of the dear
husband and father. JAMES III. SHRENE
who died year ago today. June 4, 1908
Somewhere dear hands shall clasp our own once
more,
And the heart that touched our hearts long years
before
Shall come to meet us i'm the morning land:
And there, ct last souls shall understand
How, though He hid His meaning from our sight,
Yet God always true and always rlsht.
And how though smiles often changed foe
tears.
Yet only these lives OF yours and mine .
Have caught the likeness OF the Life divine.
BY HIS LOVING WIFE AND CHILDREN.
WILKINS. In devoted remembrance OF my
faithful friend BERlAH WILKINS. who
died four years ago today.
To join him in the haven of rest l do wish.
poyps and his wh0lesouled actions and deeds
of kindness will never be forgotten by
ONE OF HIS EMPLOYEES.
WILLIAMS. In loving memory OF my dear
mother ELIZA WILLIAMS. who denarted
this life five years ago today, June .. lSof
Gone To realms above.
To join loved ones zone before.
Where all is and perfect love
And joy evermore-
By HER ONLY CHILD. FANNIE L. Will
LIAMS
Evening star., 1909-06-07
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
John w. Williams of Prince William
county. Va, and Sallie A. Wiltshire of
Madison county, Va.
Arthur P. Ferguson and Elizabeth &.
Dean.
James E. Parnelle and Rose NJ Byrnes.
Evening star., 1909-06-07
Secretaries Of Legations.

Announcement OF appointments 10 the
position of secretary of legation Will be
made by the State Department probably
this week from the list Of candidates
who were given a thorough written ana
oral examination by the State Depart
ment officials some time ago. There are
eight or ten appointments to he made
the salaries of which vary from Sl,1O
fo SoUD per wear.
Evening star., 1909-06-07
Gen. Cooper Relieved of Duty.

Brig Gen. Charles l.. Cooper. L. s. A..
retired who has been on duty with tho
organized militia of Colorado. was today
relieved at his own request. Gen. Cooper
was the only general officer of the thirty
serving with state miitias.
Evening star., 1909-06-07
A Hotel Opening.

The hotel at Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va. a beautiful and charm
ing resort so well known TO many, will
open June -, with bright prospects for
the present season.