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The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
WOULD BREAK UP TRUST
FILES PETITION TO
 DISSOLVE SUGAR COMPANY.
ing Corporation From Paying Further Dividends.

New York-A bill in equity to dis solve the American Sugar Refining company, known as the sugar trust" because it IS a monopoly conducted in restrain of trade, has been filed in the United States southern district of New York by United States Dis trict Attorney Wise.
 A perpetual injunction is asked re- strafning the company paying diyi- dends and the stockholders from ex- ercising any privileges as stockhold- CTS.
 he petition describes the manner in which the trust acquired smaller concerns and how, by selling sugar for less than cost, the company was able to force factories to close down, driving competitors into selling their interests so the trusts.
 Among the defendants named in the proceedings are:
 The Franklin Sugar Refining com pany Spreckles Sugar Refining con- pany, Western Sugar Refining com pany California Sugar Refining com pany, George H. Frazier Horace Hay emeyer, H. E. Niese, Henry c. Mott, Adolph B. and J. D. Spreckles. F. D, Mollenhauser and Robert B. Hawley.
 'The supreme court has already de clined, in a similar proceeding, to hold the company an illegal monopoly. The company has no monopoly in the sugar industry It produces no raw sugar and does not and can not con- trol the price of the raw material; it has no agreements, direct or implied, with other sugar companies, and is subject daily to competition of the keenest character. It has, including it's beet sugar interests, about 51 per cent of the country's sugar trade and it requires liberal stretch of the imagination to call this a monopoly.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
FOUR INDICTED. .FOR FRAUD
ANOTHER STEP TAKEN IN ILL
 NOlS CENTRAL CASES.
Bail for Hartman, Taylor, Ewing and Buker Is Fixed at $20,000
 Each.

Chicago Ill.-Charging a conspiracy by which the Illinois Central railroad was defrauded out of $4,S25,6 ,650, the grand jury indicted four men. They are:
 Frank B. Hartman, former general manager of the Illinois Central, who resigned March 15.
 John NJ. Taylor, former general storekeeper of the system, who re- signed May 1.
 superintendent of northern lines, who resigned July 1.
 Joseph E. Buker, former superinten- dent of the car department, who re- signed Feb. 1.
 i he indictments against the former officials of the Illinois Central, in ad- dition to the general charge, also contain two counts charging conf dence game. The bonds of each of the men are set at $20,000.
 These indictments are the outcome of the charges of "car repair" graft which have been before the courts for months Buker, who escaped prosecu. tion when arrests were first made in the municipal court here, was indict- ed with the three other men largely on the testimony of Henry Ostermann, president of the Ostermann Manufac. turing company.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
AN ARKANSAS MAN WisS PROMOTION
E. 8. Merritt Appointed Law Clerk of the Indian Bureau at Washinaton.

Washington, D. C.-Edgar B. Mer- ritt, a native of Arkansas and a cit. izen of Fayetteville, has been pro- noted to the important and respon- sible position of law clerk of the In- dian bureau here, at salary of $2,O00. MT. Merritt has secured this position because of his demonstrated ability and work performed, without reference to political influence. He Is one of the best informed men in the United States on Indian questions and on Indian demonstration He is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia and also in Fayetteville. Ark. Mir Merritts rise in the gov ernment service has been remarkable. He went to work when but 13 years of age and after going to Washing ton took night courses of study, fi- nally graduating from two of the leading law universities of the East. He worked for several years in tho government printing office, but two years ago secured a position in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, where his promotion has been rapid
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
REFUSE A DEED
 TO STATE FARM
PENITENTIARY BOARD SAYS THE DOCUMENT DOES NOT CALL
 FOR ENOUGH LAND.
Farm Is Withheld and J. H. Mill fer Threatens Proceedings.

Little Rock.-At a called session of the penitentiary board. the deed of fered by J. H. Miller, representative of the Urquhart estate, to the state farm in Lincoln county was refused and MT. Miller announced his inten- tion of beginning mandamus proceed ings at once to compel the issuing of warrant by State Auditor lobe for the balance he declares remains un- state contracted to pay for the farm. The board refused the deed upon the ground that it specified 2S1 acres less land than was called for in the orig inal contract.
 The difficulty hinges about section IT of the Urquhart estate, part of which, the Cummings and Maple Grove farms, was purchased in 1902 by the state for a state farm. The proposal to sell the Cummings and Maple Grove farms, submitted to the penitentiary board November 21, 1902, was accompanied by a typewriter contract containing a description by metes and bounds of the land of fered, together with the terms of the sale.
 Records of the meeting of the board on that date show that a resolution to purchase the land as set forth in the contract was adopted on condition that 1t be signed and acknowledged. which was done. The contract also provided that when half the purchase price was paid a deed to the proper ty would be made.
 In the land specified in the con tract was "all of fractional section IT," The deed offered by MT. Miller calls for the east fractional half of the northeast fractional quarter and the south half of section IT," a diff ference, according to the survey made by Engineer Martin a year ago, of 2S1 acres, principally of fertile land now in good state of cultivation. MT. Miller, however, pointed out that his deed contained five acres not in l cluded in the original contract If this five acres is included in either of the farms. members of the board
 
 say that the state should have got ten it anyway, as the contract was for the sale of the two farms entire.
 The land in controversy is rich and fertile and has been in cultivation continuously since the purchase of the farm. In the event the court holds that the state Is entitled to the land, the question as to whether the state is entitled to back rent will be brought up. Also the matter of in terest will constitute a legal point. The state has been paying interest on the entire amount of land con tracted for originally. Should it be held that a deduction should be made in the balance due the estate for the discrepancy in the amounts of land | specified in contract and deed, a de duction, apparently, should also be made for the interest which has been paid on the amount as specified in the contract.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
FACTORY AT NEWARK BURNS WITH HEAVY LOSS
 OF LIFE.
MANY OTHERS INJURED
Score of Young Women Leap From Windows Before Bremen Are Able to Render Them
 Assistance.

Newark, N. J.-Twenty persons are dead in a fire which start ed in the factory of the Newark Paper Box company. Twenty dead have been taken from the building. Nearly all the victims are young women.
 Scores of persons are said to have been injured. When the fire broke out it trapped fifty girls employed In one of the upper floors. panic en- sued. Many of the girls leaped from the windows.
 There is an engine house next door to the factory but before the nremen could give any assistance at least twenty of the girls had jumped.
 Building a Soothing Furnace.
 The flames made such headway upon the paper and other infiammable materials in the building that it was roaring, seething furnace before the fremen got fully into action.
 When the firemen arrived girls. hysterical from fright, were chamber ing through the windows to seek the ar and safety. Despite the warning call from policemen in the street, they jumped. Those on the lower floors. who made their way to safety, told the fremen 1t was useless to try to venture into the place.
 The screams of imprisoned girls could he heard upon the street The employees Tn the upper floors were tahen unawares and mad scramble Tor th@ siairWays ensued. Many were ua-npled under foot in the wild rush anu soon smoke drove them back to- ward the windows.
 he flames cut off the girls from the hre escape. One of the male em- pioyes of the box making concern at tempted to get the girls down a stair way, but was driven back by smoke. several of the girls tainted and were left lying on the floor, as their com pahlons were too terrified to save taem. Making their way back to the windows, lhe girls screamed for help.
 Three of them clambered out upon the escape, but the iron was so hot they fell more than fifteen feet to the pavement beneath.
 The girls who jumped were imme- elately cushed- to hospitals. It was sald many of the forty who jumped were fatally hurt. Despite the flames that were pouring from the windows, ohlet Astley ordered the ladders paced against the walls &s the re- malnder of the women were prepar- Ing to jump.
 flfemen performed many acts of herolsm making their way through 'ae flames 10 rescue the girls.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
GIRL SHOT IN THE EYES TO PRE- VENT HER RECOGNIZING
 HER ASSAilANT.
JEALOUSY IS THE CAUSE
Is Helpless to Call Aid-Dou- ble Tragedy Takes Place
 Near Chester, III.

Chester, Ill.-D. E. Holland, a prom inent Randolph county farmer, shot and killed his child wife and then killed himself at the home of his aged mother. nine miles south of Chester.
 Hollands mother, who is 80 years old, was startled early in the morning by two shots in quick succession, and then another one at an interval of few minutes. The old lady called, but no answer came from upstairs. She made her way totteringly to the stair way and called again, only to bring no response. She struggled to climb the stairs, but her weakened body was unequal to the task.
 All morning the aged mother sat in her chair with her mind distressed by the knowledge that something had happened to her son. About noon neighbors called and the tragedy on the second tlocr was revealed. Now the aged mother is p.ostrated, and 1t is feared the shock will prove fatal.
 Wife Shot in Eyes.
 Hollands body was found on the floor with bullet hole in the fore head His wife's body was lying on the bed with bullet hole in one eye and a wound over the other.
 At the inquest held by Coroner De vine it developed that Holland had probably attempted to shoot his young wife in such a manner that she would not recognize her assailant She was shot in one eye and over the other. Either wound was sufficient to kill her. After shooting his wife with the revolver. Holland took .22-cali- Der rife, placed the muzzle to his forehead and pulled the trigger. He fell to the floor, where he was found.
 Holland was 42 years old and Miss Mona F. Tindall, his second wife, was 19 years old when he married her a year ago. Jealousy of his young wife probably caused the double tragedy.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
XL FRIDAY YAFTEROO
TURN CLUB HOUSE INTO AN ARsgNA
Now Club House at Big Lake VIII 0N
 Constructed of Concrete.


 Big Lake.-FoIlowing the burnina for the second time of what natives call The Millionaire Club House'' and threatened further trouble froA pot hunters who have repeatedly re- sented what they claim infringement upon their rights, the plans for tho rebuilding of the club house look strangely like that of an arsenal.
 Instead of the beautiful bungalow type of architecture of the former ed. ifices, wood gives way to concrete. The building will be composed err tirely of this material and the walls will contain portholes. Abundance of ammunition has been contracted for, and everything is in readiness for possible attack
 Feeling has been bitter against tho club for the two years of it's exist. ence. Two employees have been mys. teriously murdered during that time, and this, with charges of incendiar. ism openly made by members of tho club, has caused feeling to rise high on both sides.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
MAIL. POUCH vANISHES
Post Office Inspectors Searching for Bag Containing $15,00O, Which
 MysteriousIy Disappeared.

Pueblo, Colo.-A registered mail pouch, said to contain $15 1000, is miss ing, and post office inspectors are quietly working on the case. The sack disappeared November IT, but the fact was kept quiet to facilitate the work of the inspectors.
 The bag should have gone out on a Santa F'e train for the east, but whether it reached the train is not known. The disappearance was re- ported by the mail agent on the train two or three days later.
 Local officials believe the registered connected with the service before the pouch reached the train.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
KAREN TO BE PENSIONED
f4o Women Apply to Turkish Govern ment Asking $500, 900 Con-
 pensation.

New York, N. Y.-Abdul Hamids wives continue to be a source of per- plexlty to the Turkish government. Their numbers were estimated not to exceed 200, including female slaves of all ranks, but the ministry of finance round itself confronted by claims from sfo women, who demanded from the ex-sultan's successor compensation to the tune of sS00.OO0.
 The government refused to pay this sum, but proposed that the chamber should sanction an arrangement by "hlch the women of the harem for a period of ten years should receive monthly pensions ranging from $425 to $2l.25. This plan has been adopted.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
PLAN AN AlRSHlP LINE
Vessel of Zeppelin Type to Carry Pas sengers Between New York
 ard Boston.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Melville Vani- man. chief engineer of the Wellman aerial expedition. admitted he expects to submit plans for an enormous diri- gible passenger carrying balloon to ply between New York and Boston. According to the promoters of the project America will have it's first irtercity air line service within a year, probably within six months.
 President Charles J. Glidden of the Aerial Navigating company, the con cern which is promoting the project, asserts the line will include Philadel- phia, Washington and Boston.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
STRIKERS ATTACK POLICE
Scores Wounded at Madrid When Troops Charge on Hungry
 Rioters.

Madrid, Spain-Scores were wound ed in a battle between strikers and police at Sopuerta, near Bilbao The strikers, rendered desperate by hun ger. attacked the police and municipal guard.
 The mounted troops charged into the rioters, swinging their swords and inflicting many wounds. The rioters drew off and under protection of walls. hurled stones at the soldiers. More than 100 arrests have been made.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
Oupes Complain to Hitchcock.

Washington, D. C.-"This is a pitia, oie sight, said Postmaster General hitchcock, as he pointd to a pile of ietters foot high on his desk, all oi them complaints from persons throughout the country who had in- vested money in get rich quick" con- cerns whose alluring announcements had promised large dividends to the purchasers.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
Report on Alaskan Coal Lands.

Washington, D. C.-In his annual report to the secretary of the interior, Walter r. Clark. governor of Alaska handles the coal land situation in vigorous language In view of the widespread and bitter discussion of Alaska coal lands, following the charges of Louis R. Glavis, resultin
 in the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy the opinion and recommendations oi Governor Clark are declared timely.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
TRUST TO MAKE A FIGHT
Effort of United States Government tc Dissolve Sugar Monopoly Likely
 to Be Opposed.

New York.--fhe action Of the su- gar trust in issnin6 statement is taken as an indication il will make a determined fight against the govern ment's bill to dissolve il. The com plaint in the suit was drawn up by United States District Attorney Wise under the direction of Attorney Gen eral Wiekersham and names 30 sugar companies. supposed to be members of tue trust, with their officers.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
Church Won't Build; Pastor Reslqns

Little Rock-Being satisfied that a change of location of the Second Presbyterian church is necessary for the continued aggressive work of the church, and failing to bring about such a change, Rev Charles k. Hyde, who has been pastor of that church for the past five and one half years. has rendered his resignation, effec tive Christmas day of this year.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
Exposition Boosters of.

San Francisco, Cal-Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the University of California, and a party of Cali fornians have started for Washington to present to congress San Fran cisco's claim to the Panama Cana exposition to be held in 1915.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
Two Drown Crossing Ice.

Hurley, Wis.-M. s. Klauber, re- tired merchant of Madison, Wis, and w. s. Watrous of Austin, H., were drowned in McDermott lake, near Elm erson, Wis. while crossing the ice. The bodies have been recovered.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
HAS AN ARM BROKEN BY CAR DOOR
Conductor Shorten of Helena Victim
 of Peculiar Accident.

Holly Grove.-Ben Shorten of Hel. ena, conductor on the combination passenger and freight train on the Arkansas Midland, had his arm broken when door to a freight car ahead fell off and struck him on the arm as the passenger coach passed. Mr. Shorten was sitting with his arm in the window of the passenger coach. The door broke loose, and before it struck the ground the passenger coach passed. The arm was crushed above the elbow and MT. Shorten was brought here for medical attention
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
COLLECTED A DEBT wiTH A RAZOR
Negro Went Cunning With Cutlery and Enforced Payment of Check.

Helena.-Wilson Campbell. q negro, was held in s200 bond 10 await the action of the grand jury on a charge of having held a razor to the throat of Iris Mallett, another negro, while he compelled him to write a check on a local bank for S4.60. which he claimed was owed him by Mallett After he had given Campbell the check, Mallett went to the bank and stopped the payment of the check.
 fter the check had been turned down Mallett says that Campbell compelled him to go to the bank with him and have the paper honored.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
New Bank oraanized at Mena.

Mena.-A new bank is being or. ganized here and will be opened soon as formal arrangements are made. The s25,000 stock is already over. subscribed. and a meeting will be held in few days to elect officers and directors The stockholders are some of Mena's best business men.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
Man Is Killed in a Runaway.

Fort Smith.-Hutert Pentrap, a German employed on the farm of Joe Limberg, on the Little Rock road. while driving on North Ninth street was thrown from the wagon when his team ran away and was killed. His head struck culvsrt and his neck was broken.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
Worlds Richest Boy Feeds Workers.

newport, R. I.-John Nicholas nfo"h' the richest boy in the world, "i'h bank account estimated at up- wards of s15.00O. 900, with his own nahas daily is serving coffee. fur hished by himself. to the workmen en. sased in completing the 1000 foot sea wall on the Lime Row water front.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
Prisoner Has Too Much Religion.

Tulsa. Ok.-That two religious serv ices for prisoners week is sufficient is the opinion of Jailer Larg, who has curved the activities of s. L. Redmond, a negro preacher. under sentence of IS months in the peniten uarl for attempting to kill his wife
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
Wiikie to Assist MacVeaah.

Washington, D. C.-The secret po- lice system of the custom service, which extends over the United States and Europe, is to be reorganized. Sec retary MacVeagh designated John E. Wilkie, chief of the United States se- cret service, to undertake the job.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
Eiohty Injured in Irish Riots.

Dublin-John F. Redmond's cam paign in Cork against William o'Brien has led to serious rioting by the rival factions. Eighty persons have been injured there.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
Gen. Bell Wins steepIechase.

Leavenworth, Kas.-Gen. J. Frank lin Bell, former chief of staff of the United States army, and who is visit ing friends at Fort Leavenworth. led the younger officers at the post In a ten-mile steeplechase race.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
MAN LOSES $500 IN SAVING HORSES
In Keeping Team From Drowning, He
 Pulls Money From His Pocket.

'S "S"Sy V'VW Vto PoCNets
 Havana.-While trying to extricato his team from his wagon in creek about a mile from here, to keep tho horses from being drowned. w. 0. Hall of Waveland lost $500 that he had just drawn from the. Havana bank, and so far has only recovered $30 of it. MT. Hall drove into tho creek to water the team. A deep hole had recently been washed out just where the horses went in, and they went down. They were unable to swim with the wagon attached U them, and MT. Hall got into the water to cut the harness. In getting his knife out of his pocket he thinks he pulled out the money.
The Forrest City times., 1910-12-02
Sleep Walker Killed by Fall.

Rochester, N. Y-Thomas Me Loughlin, contractor, is dead here as the result of fall while walking in his sleep. His body was found on the concrete sidewalk in front of his apartments.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
Maori suHragettes.

Women of the Maori tribe Of New
Zealand are now appearing as features
Of the show at the Hippodrome in New
York City, and as they are educated
and cultivated persons. and have the
right to full suffrage in their native
land, they chose three delegates to rep
resent them at Mrs. Pankhurst's lee
ture In Carnegie hall recently. They
were Kiri Matao, widow Of an old
Maori chief; Waapi, young political
leader and prohibitionist, and Drama,
who is 21, and cast her vote for the
Conservatives at the last election. Eng
lishmen in New Zealand have extend.
ed to women all the rights they them
selves have, and that Mrs. Pankhurst
and the English suffragettes of all
sorts ask for.-Spring6eld Republican.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
STRENUOUS LIFE TELLS.
Thirty-fve Pittsburg Captains of In
dustry Die This Winter.

Pittsburg, Jan. THE strenuous life
of Pittsburgers in their desire to amass
millions as quickly as possible is thin
ming the ranks of the big captains of
industry and depicting the swell clubs
which house the millionaires. Heart
disease has recently taken very promi
nent men, all worth millions, including
Frank B. Smith, president of the Cru
chile Steel company of America.
James w. Friend, vice-president Of
Pressed Steel Car company.
William Clark Magee, who made mil
lions in coke.
William Metcalf, president of thu
Braeburn Steel company.
John Caldwell, treasurer Of the grea
Westinghouse Electrical & Airbrak,
works, who died at his desk.
James w. Brown, ex-congressman ant
millionaire steel magnate, died at .
hunting club, where he had gone to 70
cuperate.
Simon O'Donnell, vice-president an
general manager of the Union Stocl
Yards company.
Albert B. Baxter, broker, oil and ga
magnate.
John P. Ober, owner of vast busines
| interests.
George L. Fisher, president of tn
Fisher Foundry & Machine company.
Twenty-Five other men have died sue
denly this winter, their wealth rangin
from 100000 to 100000. Heart di
ease was the cause in nearly every cas-
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-01-12
Slot Machine for suicide.

Washington.-"Dro penny In the
slot and get ticket to the other
world might be the inscription on q
machine that is suggested by Rev. DR..
Donald Guthrie, OF Baltimore. DR..
Guthrie was talking on "Calvinism" at
the closing session Of the synod Of
Baltimore at the Metropolitan Presby.
terian Church here. At the close of .
plea for a wholesome, enthusiastic In.
terest in life, he said: Life has be-
come so meaningless and so useless
to some that l advocate the setting up
of suicide machine where one can
deposit cent and be killed easily and
respectfully"