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The Forrest City times., 1909-04-16

An appeal b reason and poeket Dook-the North Pole refrigerator at Becker X Lewis.
 Mrs. John Webb returned Tuesday rom months visit with relatives at Fulton, Kentucky.
 Remember your stock by buying gnat oil before the gnats come. Sold at City Drug Store.
 If you have real estate for sale and the price is right We have a buyer. Taylor, Knight X Co.
 Mr. Tom O'Brien, our enterprisine market man, spent part of "Wednesday m Wynne on business.
 Mrs. NJ. F. Kirby, the popular hotel keeper of Front street, visited friends near Madison Tuesday
 Mir. Phillip Isaacs arrived in the city sunday on visit with his par ents. NIT. and Mrs. M. Isaacs.
 Plant corn and get that buggy of tered by the FuSSell-Graham-Al lderson Company. See advertisement.
 MT Chris Muller, of the Forrest City Bottling Works, made trip to Round Pond on Saturday last
 Mayor Izard informs us that the volume of arrests has fallen of 8 per cent since the first of the year
 Our Queen Quality Oxfords, in all Shades, are it for queen, why not for you? Exclusive sale at Sol Lewis.
 When you think of refrigerators think of us. We carry the best box for the least money. Becker & Lewis.
 s30O to loan on approved security. Confer with Walker Seaborn. A. l.. Stevens or L.Gurry, Trustees, l. Q. O. F.
 The Iron Mountain road is con structing a new bridge across the L'Anguille river at Canaan south of town.
 Have you tried one of those Con tract Cigars? They are straight 5c article, and cost 4c wholesale. All dealers.
 Your feet don't look well until you fit them with Queen Quality Oxford at Sol Lewis. A large shipment just received.
 Nothing better than Contract Ci- gar to drive away the blues, or make you enjoy life when you are happy al- ready yet.
 Bud Stewart, who has spent a couple of weeks in Forrest City, his childhood's home, returned Monday to Little Rock.
 Dr. o. N. Warren, of the City Drug Store, made business trip to Mem phis Monday evening, returning Tues day morning.
 The cleanest, brightest, funniest play on the market, is The Missouri Girl" which will ce seen at the opera house, tonight.
 Ladies, don't buy your Spring OK lords before looking at our Queen Quality line. All lasts and every shade. Sol Lewis.
 FOR RENT.-A first-class storeroom on Front Street-brick building; good stand. Address w, care The Times, or call at this office.
 The old Missouri "hoe down" and few other "Ozark" specialties will be seen in the "Missouri Girl," at the opera house, tonight.
 "A stitch in time saves nine" ." Oil your harness with O. K. Harness Oil and it will save the leather. Sold at the City Drug Store.
 See the North Pole refrigerator on exhibition on our floor, before you make up your mind. It will help you to de- eide. Becker X Lewis.
 Miss Jennie Rawlings of Memphis, ar rived in the city Sunday to attend the sick bedside of her mother, Mrs. M. A. Finnerty, who has been quite i'll for several days.
The Forrest City times., 1909-04-16

FOR RENT-A two-room residence in the Russell Addition, across the street due west of Mrs. Alice Rowland's home. Apply to Miss Guy Wilder.
 MT. Dan Wylds, Jr. went to Browns vile, Tennessee, Saturday night to spend Sunday with his younger brother, who is attending school there.
 Thousands of dollars in value are lost every year by farmers and others by not having gnat oil in time. Buy 1t now at o. N. Warren's City Drug Store. :.
 Start the season right. If you need an ice box or refrigerator, you do your purse an injustice by not getting our prices before buying. Becker & Lewis.
 Almost a complete line of Mrs. K. D. E. N. Southworth's novels just re- ceived and on sale at the Newsstand. Also big lot of the other popular authors.
 We have an immense stock of Lusk's Luscious California Cherries and other canned fruits which are un- excelled. Prices very low. w. L. Lawrence.
 If you want a good smoke try a Contract 5c Cigar. They have body and substance and give you more pleasure than any other DC cigar on the market.
 The ladies are informed that we now have our complete new spring line of shoes and slippers of all kinds. Call and see them. Fussell-Graham- Alderson Company.
 The Contract Cigar at 5c straight is just as good and whole lot cheaper than most 3-fers. If you try a Con- tract you will smoke no other. They are sold by all dealers.
 Don't overlook the big stock of Mems Negligee Shirts, white or color ed, offered at Sl, SIPS and sl50, by Russell -Graham-A Alderson Co. They have the prettiest styles.
 Mems Spring and Summer Under wear, in a great variety of styles and fabrics. Something sure to please you may be found in the big store of Fus- sell Graham-A lderson Co.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-19

here to-day 10 answer a charge OF forg-
ing a $500 check In that city. defraud'
ing the Central Bank and Trust Com.
pany Of Houston.
When arrested Morton gave his
name a. Sidney Lawrence. but he was
positively Identified by Mr.. sayre OF
the Houston bank II is alleged tnat
Morton signed the name OF Henry
sprowles. a millionaire PIttsburs
banker. 10 the check
Morton Is man OF distinguished
appearance. A short time ago he
tried 10 finance waterway project
IN Houston.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-19

Special to the Eagle.

Special to the Eagle
Houston. Texas. May is.-Charies
ID. Stephenson. connected with the
Houston Belt and Terminal company.
died last night. as a result OF NOR.
phine taken. Il is said. with suicidal
intent, stephenson's wife. from whom
he had recently separated is now re
siding In Dallas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-19

Special to the Eagle
New Orleans. La. May ls.-I.ouisi'
anan state officials today completed
arrangements TO battle with the state
Of Texas for possession OF certain Is
lands In the Sabine river. near Orange.
The Texas News Service correspond
ent Is informed that the governor and
attorney general o. Louisiana last
night finished the details OF the evi-
dence which will be presented TO the
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-19
INTERSTATE BOUND
AIRY QUESTION
Islands in Sabine River are Bone of Conten-
ton Between Texas and Louisiana.
federal land ofhee at washIngton. ana

federal land Office at Washington. and
a big suit VIII probably follow.
Louisiana's claim Is based on rec
ords OF surveyors OF the United
States and OF Texas who surveyed the
lands In question before Texas Joined
the Union. Louisiana asserts that the
boundary was fixed along the channel
OF the Sabine river and that the H.
lands in dispute are on the Louisiana
side,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-19
Is BROADWAY
IN MOURNING
Active Head Of All Standard Oil Is-
terss,s Died Suddenly This
Morning.
special 10 the Eagle.

Special to the Eagle
New York. May is.-H. II. Rogers.
the active head OF all the Standard
oil interests. died suddenly at his
home in the city this morning.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-19
FLANK MOVEMENT
BY AlDR|CH
Alarmed by Strength Of Combination
Favorins Income Tax. Tries
shrew meve 10 XIII H.

special TO the Eagle
Washington. May ls.-In order to
defeat the combination Of democratic
and insurgent republican senator's.
led by Bailey and Cummins, who
seek to secure the passing OF the In
come tax amendment TO the tarif bill.
Senator Aldrich today offered reso-
lution TO refer the entire income tax
plan to the judicial committee with
instructions to report next December.
This Is done with av lew OF killing the
income tax altogether. Aldrich has
become alarmed by the strength
shown by the new combination.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-19

Special 10 the Eagle.
Fort Worth. Texas. May l9.-Rob'
ert =. Morton Of Houston was arrested
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27
TEN-YEAR- OLD GENIUS.
EIfrida BaIlough of Roxbury Delights
in Modelling Clay.

Little Elfrida Ballough of RoXbury
is considered a genius by her teachers
and her work in this line has attracted
the attention of the school officials
throughout Boston. SO remarkable Is
the modelling done by the child Ill
school that her teacher, Miss Murphy.
allows her to assist in teaching the
other pupils how to shape the clay
into pretty forms.
Elfrida is only 10 years old. but she
has made some remarkable pieces OF
mode ling: leaves. fruit. animals amt
even faces she shapes readily and per-
fectly, and she delights in the work.
preferring it to any of the rest OF hef
school duties.
The little girl is of Russian descent.
and her father is well known as Il
sculptor. SO the little girl comes nat
uraly by her gift
1t has only been a short time since
modelling was made part OF the
school work of the Boston schools.
The first time Elfrida was given q
piece of clay to mold into something
she formed a bunch of grapes nearly
perfect in shape and arrangement. ana
her teacher was much surprised at her
talent. She soon found the little one
n great help in the work of teaching
the other children to modcl.-Boston
Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27
Why Turn Into Night?

Why do rear1y all civilized men ana
women, through the best part of each
year, sleep during some of the most IN
MIGRATING hours of daylight and take
much of thcir recreation handicapped
by darkness? 1t is q fact that they 90
"a fact so familiar, but little thought
Of that there is something startling Ill
the question.
Nearly every ono can think of an en-
swcr. Cor there are many. But are an
The causes which can be named suifl-
cient to make this mode of living NEG
esary? The belief is growing in Eng
land that they are not-that only PREF
udce and custom prevents the living o.
the different days of the year in ra-
tional manner. A sincere and deter~
mined effort is being put forth there
to make the hours of labor and busl-
ness change with the seasons. A Dill
has been introduced in parliament pro-
vidins that all the clocks in the Unit
ed Kingdom shall be changed at certain
times to make the days work begin III
early daylight.
Thus, merchants and mechanic IN
summer would arise at daybreak ana
be well along with their tasks by tho
time they ordinarily have sat down 10
breakfast. Two hours. after the sun
had crossed the meridian their work
would be done. They would then nave
six to eight hours in which to seek
pleasure in the sunlight and open air.
Cleveland Leader.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27

New York is to have another holiday
the bill making October II, Columbus
day, legal holiday having been signed
this week by Governor Hughes. The
chief argument in behalf of this move
mcnt is that Il period of nearly three
months elapses between Labor day and
Thanksgiving, the longest part of the
year not interrupted by a holiday. II
Lincoln had only been obligirg enough
to have been born in October instead
of February, close to the date of Wash
inSton's birthday, he would no doubt
have been horored in this connection in
stead of Columbus JAS it is, the close
conjunction of LincOln'S birthday and
Washingtons birthday makes it i'm
probable that the former will ever be
generally observed in any real holiday
spirit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27
A HOME FOR CONSERVATION.
Headquarters Have Just Been Estab
ished in Washington.

Washington, March 26.-Letters~ just
sent out to the governors of the States
and to presidents of some fifty Of the
great national organizations of the
country announce the opening of head
quarters in the Wyatt Building, i'm this
city, by the Joint Committee on Con-
servation. established by the Confer
ence of Governors, State conservation
commissioners and representatives of
great national organizations in this
city last December. The Joint Com
mittee is composed of the following
named members: George c. Pardee of
California. w. ii. Milton of Florida,
Newton G. Blanchard of Louisiana, Il.
n Baker Of Maryland, Knute Nelson
of Minnesota, w. *. kavanaugh OF
Missouri, Paris Gibson of Montana.
j. ~ Teal of Oregon, o. j. Salisbury
of Utah. Clifford Pinchot. chairman;
Thomas r. Ship, secretary
The decision of the Joint Committee
to open an office here was reached IN
view of the Tawney amendment to the
sundry civil act which prohibits the
National Conservation Commission
from going ahead with its work of CO.
operation Will IDldlt anu Ile'Iioiieti Va
carnations. In view of this situation
the Joint Committee will act as the
national medium of cooperation, and
will carry forward vigorously the CO.
operative work which has been going
on under the National Conservation
Commission. Generally the JOINT Com
mittee will serve as q clearing house
for the state conservation commissions
which the governors of thrty-seVen
States have appointed, and the forty
seven conservation committees APP
pointed by great national OrganlZa-
tons One of its principal objects will
be preparing plans for the practical
application of conservation principles
to definite problems in the different
States and by the national organiZa-
tions Interested. Thomas r. Shipp,
secretary of the National Conservation
Commission, will also act as secretary
of the Joint Committee on ConserVa-
tism and will be in charge of the ma
| tional headquarters of the committee.
Referring to the prohibition clause
| in the act. Chairman Clifford PinchOt
saws in q letter to the members of the
Commissions:
| al Conservation Commission cannot
proceed with it's work. But the prog
ress of the conservation work, in the
Government departments, without ref
erence to the Commission, under the
authority and appropriation OF Con-
gress, and with the sanction or the
| President, is not in any way prevented
The Commission itself continues, al
though it's work is temporarily inter
rupted. The President intends to ask
| Congress for an appropriation for the
use of the Commission. In the mean
time the work will be carried forward
by the Joint Committee on Conserva-
| ton an unofficial body established last
December by the Joint Conference or
| Conservation held by governors OF
States, state Conservation Commits
sions. and representatives of the great
national organizations of citizens. with
| the National Conservation Commits
| sion
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27
Saturday, March 81, 1909.
The South Pole Country.

In getting within Ill miles of the
South Pole Lieut.. Shackleton of the
British navy found out some curious
things about a hitherto unknown re-
gion. Although the nearest approach
to the North Pole is 20S miles-unless,
as we all hope, Commander Peary IS
getting very much nearer this trip
the world has a pretty definite idea
OF the conditions which will surround
the North Pole when it is finally reach
ed. It is in the midst Of a vast and
dreary expanse of slowly shifting ice
fields, and the old time theories of an
open sea or even of a vast hole in the
earth are no longer entertained. But
at the southern axis of the fiattened
sphere on which we dwell there are
less regular and commonplace sur
roundings.
The plucky young British officer and
scientist got near enough his goal to
learn pretty we'll the lay of the land.
Ho reports that the South Pole is
doubtless situated on a plateau from
10000 to 1000 feet above the sea level.
This surpasses what may be called the
mountain height in many lower-lying
lands, and may be compared to the
bullying end of lemon rather than
the fiattcr end of the orange.
Lieutenant Shackleton found what he
calls "violent billiards." going down
there In the S3th degree of latitude,
a point near enough to the pole pretty
thoroughly to disprove the conjecture
that there Is q region of polar calm
and he also notes SO degrees of frost
(59 below zero, Fahrenheit), which, al
though not fearfully remarkable, was
certainly remarkable enough. Down
there too. is situated the southernmost
volcano in the world-Mount Erebus;
and the wonderful thing Is that with
all those surroundings of rock and ice
and transient billiards. this vent hole
to the inner earth was busily spouting
forth "vast volumes of steam and sui
phurous gas to a height of 1000 feet.
1t was a queer combination-an inter
esting illustration of what this old
earth can do in the way of making
things cold and making things hot
but certainly not a pleasant land tc
live in.
Lieutenant Shackleton says that his
party traversed a distance of LOS
statute miles in 126 days, and that in
all more than 100 new mountain peaks
were discovered. The distance COW
cred would, if passed in a ship running
from New York to Liverpool, bring
one very nearly in sight of the Irish
coast. One can figure out for himself
what 1t means to make that distance
with nothing but Manchuran ponies
and mems legs to keep going with 1t
was a glorious drive for knowledge
and in a good many respects the par
ty brought home the knowledge that
they were after.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27

A novel service was held at Selstcn.
a mining village. recently. At one time
Selston was fairly rich in charities,
bat about one hundred years ago they
were allowed to lapse. Some of the
charities consisted in the distribution
of bread to the poor on Lammas, or
Loafmass day, and also on the tollinE
ut the church bells on Goose Fair eve.
This distribution took place from a
tombstone in the parish churchyard
In order to revive this custom the rec
tor held a similar service, when loaves
presented by the Pensioners were Civ
en- away from the same tombstone. and
in order tC enclance their value and
he interest attached silver coin was
baked i'll the loaves.-LCndon Standard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27
KENNEBEc.
MT. VERNON.

Harry l.. Webber was a recent
guest of his brother, Sherman Weber
OF Vienna
Mr. Craig of Great Falls. Mont, is
visiting his father, John S. Craig of
this town. This is Mr. Craig's first
visit home for 2S years
Hiram n. Whittier of North Vienna
made a business trip to Mt. Vernon
the first of the week.
Berlin G. Weber has returned from
New Sharon where he has passed the
winter
SOUTH.-Thc Mt. Ncbo Club met
with Mrs. G.. A. Hutchinson on Tues
day. All the members were present
and an especially happy afternoon
passed. Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess assisted by her
granddaughter Miss Agnes f. Copp
Miss Pearl A. White is working at
w. G. Hunton's Readficld, Me
III. r. Jacobs has just returned from
a visit at Pennington and Strong.
w. p. Walker went to Boston We'd
nesday.
Mrs. M. J. Jacobs was calling on
friends in the neghborhood recently.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Dennis Jose were
recent visitors at Mrs A. A. Richard
sons.
WEST.-Miss Dorothy f. Smith and
her dog, Carlo, caught two racoons
Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Signe Anderson returned home
from Dixfield Tuesday
Eugene H. Foss was in Livermore
Falls Tuesday.
ia r.
Tuesday.
Clyde C. Childs was in Livermore
Falls Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27
Limiting tho Use of the "Silencer.'


The latest Maxim invention, that of
"silencer" or sound muff1er for fire
arms. Is arousing much more than a
merely scientific interest The posi-
bilities of a noiseless revolver or rifle in
the hands Of man with murder in
his heart has aroused wide
spread opposition to the new invention.
Through this invention. as the Scienti-
fic American points out. 1.-The fatal bull
let can be sped to its mark on crowd
ed thoroughfare in broad daylight
without there being any evidence of
came" This possibility has aroused
the lawmakers in several states, nota-
bly, New York. to consider seriously
bills baking it a felony to manufacture,
sell or use any firearms equipped with
the new silencer. except by the duly
authorized military organizations.
To be sure. the silencer. as now con-
structed by it's inventor. cannot be
used on revolvers or pistols. but if such
a thing is possible on rifles the inven-
tive genius of a Maxim can probably
be trusted to adapt it to other forms of
firearms. OF course the public value of
this invention is for use in war. Sports
men. that is. true sportsmen, would not
use 1t, but certainly thugs, murderers
and Black Hand desperadoes would
welcome it. On the theory that every
thing that tends TO make war more
horrible is really a step toward univer-
sal peace. the Maxim silencer may
prove valuable thing for humanity,
but there are many strong arguments
in favor of the proposed laws which
would absolutely forbid its use by pri-
vate individuals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27
John Bulls Attack of Nerves.

There is no doubt that the British
people are in a state of nerves over this
latest German bugaboo. 1t was all In
vain that King Edward VII and EN-
peror William have exchanged visits
and kissed each other in public. Moth
ing can convince the English masses,
and apparently some Of the leading
English statesmen for that matter, that
gram which has nothing less in view
than the ultimate invasion and con-
quest of the British Isles. In part this
idea has been stimulated by the re-
markable play. "An Englishman's
Home" which has made such a sensa-
ton as London theatres have not
known before in generation, but in
larger measure the scare is the result
of the announcement of Germany's ma
val program. To be sure, the author
lied statement issued by the German
government in regard to the number of
battle ships Of the Drcadnaught type to
be added to the navy in the next few
years makes the number of such bat
tleshps less than has been earlier re-
ported in England, but it is still large
enough to make the British people
realize that instead Of maintaining a
navy as large as the navies Of any 9TH
h
erto been the British policy, they will
now have to hustle to keep their naval
armament stronger than the single ma
Wy of the German empire.
An interesting feature of this war
scare, if such it may be termed, is that
there is no quarrel between Germany
| and England or any signs of such a
quarrel IN the future. The scare comes
| from d feeling in England that Germany
is so ambitious along both political and
commercial lines that the time will
come VIXEN the map of Europe will not
| be large enough for both Germany and
| Great Britain. The struggle, when it
| comes, will be a test of strength be-
| tween the natural growths of two
| great powers. and if such a war ever
takes place it is certain that it will be
of Titanic proportions and will proba-
| bly, involve the whole world. It. is all
| very vague and all very distance, to be
| sure, but nevertheless the British peo-
| pie are Just now much stirred up over
it. and the protestations of friendship
from Germany and the declaration that
there is no hostile purpose in its in
| creased naval activity do not serve to
| calm the British nerves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27

The industrious press agent of Ethel
Barrymore. not content with the story
of her romantic marriage to a million
aire with its accompanying review of
all her many engagements and near
engagements during the past dozen
years. is now giving out an interview
in which she asserts that she is will
ling to back Jeffries to lick that black
bluff," johnson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27
Cost of English Sport.

The domestic exports of the United
Kingdom in 1905 were slightly over s3S
per head. while the expenditure and
investment for sport is about $40 per
head, or little more than one-fourth
as much. Excluding troops and ev-
penditure on troops serving outside the
United Kingdom, England only spent
the paltry sum Of $75.0O0,00O on her
army in 1907, and the cost of her naval
armament in the same year was only
S16l 900, both together considerably
lass than was spent for sport. The
capital value of sporting rents adver-
tised by single firm of land agents
one season not long ago, reckoning
the letting value at per cent, amount
ed to H3, $50, 900. The licenses to kill
game bring in a revenue to the state
of something over $9250OO per annum
-Scribner's.