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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
BIG BATH CLEANS PARIS
French Capital Consoles Self 1t is
Cleaner Than in Many
Years.

Paris, France-The fall of the River
Seine was more rapid Friday. The
appearance of the city is approaching
the normal, but the subway system is
still imperative. Water still remains
in the tubes which, after they have
been emptied, must be cleaned and
disinfected.
The progress toward the restora-
ton of the lighting, telephone and
telegraph lines is low but noticeable.
The work of disinfection an other pre-
cautions against an epidemic of ty-
phoid has been so thorough that some
of the newspapers predict Paris will
not only escape contagion but will
emerge from the food cleaner than
before in her history.
Despite the attempts of some OF
the opposition papers to make it ap-
pear that dissensions are rampant
among the various relief organiZa-
tions, investigation indicates all are
cooperating with zeal and devotion
to a common purpose.
Foreign contributions to the relief
fund totaled Friday about 100000.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
ARGUE IRRIGATION LOANS
House Ways and Means Committee
Listens to Arguments In Favor
of Senator Mondeli's Bill.

Washington, ID. C.-Secretary Bal.
linger and A. p Davis, chief engi.
neer of the reclamation service. ap-
peared before the house ways and
means committee and argued in favor
of the bill introduced by Representa-
tive Mondell of Wyoming, authoriz-
ing the secretary of treasury to bor-
row, as needed, $30000,0OO for the
completion of new and old irrigation
projects in the west. The bill pro-
vides for 20-year 3 per cent bonds.
The senate committee on irrigation
considered bill for the issuance OF
certificates of Indebtedness to the
same amount and for the same pur-
pose.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
Railroad Activity at Rogers.

Rogers.-Gonsiderab activity is be-
ing developed in railroad circles at
this paint A force of workmen broke
ground at point three miles sonth OF
Rogers f,r the extension of the Ar
kansas, Oklahoma and Western rail
road to Bald Knob, distance Of l72
miles east. At Bald Knob the road
will connect with the Missouri Pa
cife. This outlet will give quicker
time and shorter route from this see
tion to Memphis and other Southern
points than under present conditions.
The Arkansas, Oklahoma and Western
has beer running from Rogers to ST.
Dam Springs. a distance of thirty miles
west. for several years At the latter
place the line connects with the Kan
sas City Southern Col. w r. Feiker
and John +. Felker of this place are
the owners of the line, also owning
1900 acres of heavily timbered land
between here and Bald Knob, through
which the road runs.
An interurban road from this place
TO Bentonville. the county seat of this
county, is now an absolute certainty,
as ample capital has been secured to
construct the line, which is only nine
miles in length.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
DARK HOLLOW DRAINAGE.
Work on Big Ditch Is Being Rushed 70
COMPLETION

Little Rock.-Phillip b. Hill Of the
firm of Lund & Hill, which has charge
of the Dark Hollow drainage district
in Argenta, which is progressing rap
idly, says the ditch viii probably be
completed by April l. There is only
about month s work to be done on
the concrete and two months ON the
dredging of the open ditehes Tho
dredging has been delayed on account
of the difficulty of the work and sew
eral accidents to the machinery Moth
ing has been done for the last few
days on account of the breaking of .
piece of machinery known as the dip
per handle, which is used to dip tho
water out and remove the logs from
the bitches The river end Of the work
will be finished within about ten days
if the river does not rise too much
during that time. Even if rise in
the river should come, work can BE-
carried on at the other end, as a dam
will be constructed, which will allow
the men to work without any ineou-
venience from the high water.
A full force of men is being used,
and every effort is being made to
rush the work to an early completion
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
PANEL is DISCHARGED AFTER
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
DELIBERATIoN.
WOMAN ALLOWED To GIVE BOND
WARMERS Testimony Said to Have
Caused DsaeY eYeement-Prosecuto
lntimates That He Is Dis
gusted With Outcome.

Cincinnati, Ohio.-Attorney Thorn
dyke, Mrs. Jeanette Stewart
F'ord's lawyer intimated Monday that
he would appeal 70 State Legislature
for an investigation of the affairs of
the Big Four Railroad iii Cincinnati if
his client was again brought to trial
After "a hours deliberation, the jury
in the case of Mrs. jeanette Stewart.
Ford, charged with blackmailing
Charles l.. Warriner, defaulting local
treasurer of the Big Four railroad,
was unable to reach an agreement
and was discharged.
Just how many ballots were taken
was not said, but when they returned
they reported that eight stood for ac-
quittal and four were for conviction.
The unexpected end to the sensa-
tional case was explained by two of
the jurymen as due to the fact that
majority of tehir colleagues re-
fused to give any credit to the tes-
timony of Warriner.
The moment this report was ready,
Mrs. Ford. who sat in the court room
waiting the return of the jury, half
rose to her feet and then sank back
to her chair in complete nervous
collapse. Her maid and a doctor
were summoned and they soon re-
vived her and took her home in car
riage. She later told members of the
press that she had hoped for an ac.
quittal
The future of the cose is now in
the hands of Prosecutor Hunt and IL
he wishes another trial he may have
it and in full" said Attorney Thorn
dyke
Prosecutor Hunt announced that he
expected to bring the woman to trial
again within the next three weeks.
At the same time he intimated that
he might abandon the case. He as
serted that the result of the trial was
due to species of diseased mental.
ity which seemed to affect American
| jurors and prevent them from con.
victing woman on any charge"
Pending her trial, Mrs. Ford was
released under S2500 bond, furnished
| by bonding company. This bond
will have to be renewed today, but no
| difficulty is expected in this respect.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
PICK men FOR POLE RACE
Men Who Were With Peary Will
Probably Be Selected to Go
With the Expedition.

New York City-Should the pro
posed dash for the south pole be un-
dertaken by American explorers. as
proposed by Commander Peary, sew
eral members OF the Peary polar quest
will probably be selected to go with
the expedition
DR.. Herman c. Bumpus of the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History, is
authority for the statement that Cap
tain Bartlett of the Arctic ship Roose-
welt, Professor McMlland and George
Borup, who were with Commander
Peary will be selected.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
IOENFORCE SUICIDE PACT
Wife Repudistes Agreement Made
When Married, So Man Shoots
and Ends Life.

Omaha, Neb.-Six years ago
when they were married. Sandie Nor.
rison. letter carrier, and Miss Hat
tie Summer entered into a suicide
pact. II was decided that when one
concluded life was no longer worth
living. both should die together Ere
quently since then they have talked
of suicide. and agreed that one could
not live without the other
Morrison ended his life Friday,
and while his wife is wounded, the
chances are that she will recover.
The couple had seemed happy until
last Saturday.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
COOPERAGE PLANT DESTROYED
Early Morning Fire Causes Heavy Loss
in little Rock.


Little Rock. Fire which started in
the cupola of one of the dry kilns OF
the plant of the Minnequa Cooperage
Company in East Little Rock Monday
morning destroyed the plant and .
large amount of stock, entailing an es-
timated loss of $4,000 and putting be-
tween rs and 100 men out Of employ
ment
The canse of the fire has not been
determined. The plant had started up
and was well under way for the day ,
work when one of the employees noticed
smoke issuing from one Of the dry
kilns He called attention to the fact,
and with other employees, the matter
was discussed for some minutes, ae-
cording to the best information obtain
able. When an investigation was
made it was seen that the top of the
kiln was on fire and after an alarm
had been turned IN by telephone the
employees began work to put out the
blaze.
At one time they had apparently
been successful and the flames were
quenched, but the heat was too great,
and in a second vast area burst into
flame. Mefore the fire department.
reached the scene the plant was DOOM
ed, and but little could be done ex-
cept to save some Of the stock, both
manufactured product and the rough
LOGS
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
q
NIXON IN THE RACE,
Says Friends Forced Him to Re-EnteD
Contest for Office

NoHtcSt IOT OmCe.
4 Pine Bluff-More than 1000 people
heard the informal opening of tho
campaign for the office of prosecuting
attorney for the Eleventh judicial dis
,triet, wh;he comprises the counties Of
j Jefferson, Desha and Lincoln.
fti T. Havis Nixon and William d.
'Jones, the present incumbent, were tho
speakers. Nixon explained why he
and Jones withdrew last week and
Why he (Nixon) re-entered the race.
Nixon told how he had eavesdropped
on County Judge James Gould, Will
i4m d. Jones, Creed Caldwell and Rep
resentative Edwin J. Kerwin, who, he
said, were holding a caucus to .fxp
the election so he would have no possf-
BILE chance. He said thai he saw how
they had the machinery "fxed' SO
hs and Jones signed an agreement,
giving Nixon the right 80 name Judge
aud clerk in each of the precincts 50
ass to insure the other candidates q
fair election.
He said his friends had accused him
of. cowardice and had practically fore
ed him back into the race with the as
sertion that their wishes were para
mount to the people with whom he had
agreed to withdraw.
Former State Senator Creed Cald-
well also spoke, but with difficulty, as
the audience seemed entirely in SYM
pathy with Nixon.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
kHEDiVE is A POLYGAMlST
Ruler Shocks Egypt by Wedding an
Austrian Countess-Hsd Posed
AS Monoeamist

Cairo, Egypt.-News Tuesday that
the khedive Abbas H., had
deserted monogamy and had secretly
married an Austrian. Countess, has
caused sensation throughout Egypt.
The Khedive's new wife has taken
The name of Zudieda Yeni Henen and
she will live at the harem henceforth
Abbas II. has heretofore posed as a
strict monOgamst and his conversion
10 polygamy has aroused the aristo-
cratic wives of Egypt.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
T, R. ON SEVERE MARCH
Trip of 1903 Miles to Gondokoro Will
Be Through Unpeopled
District Of Africa.

Nimule uganda. - The ten days
march TO Gondokero was begun
by the Smithsonian African scientific
expedition Monday. The first camp
will be at the ASA River, II miles
north of this place. The distance from
Nimule 10 Gondokoro is los miles,
and this stage of the expedition will
be as severe a test OF physical en-
durance as the party has had.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11

WRECK AT FOURCHE
ONE DEAD AND FIFTEEN INJURED
ON THE ROCK ISLAND.
Freight Crew Failed to Take Siding in
Time to Avoid Coli
sion.

Little Rock.-Dashing hcad-on into
east bound extra freight No. 1873, Rock
Island passenger train No. 43 was
wrecked at Fourche, 3S miles west of
Little Rock, Mt $50 clock Monday
morning, killing tramp who was
stealing ride on the "blind' and
injuring Is passengers and members of
the crew.
Edward Rawls, Beard, Ark, body
found crushed between the tank and
mail ear, which was telsseoped.
The Injured.
o. T. Fowler, Guthrie, Okla, side
bruised.
j. NJ. Hoover, Sickley, Okla, bruised
Chester Hoover, Siekley, Okla, head
bruised
Mary Hoover, Siekley, Okla, legs
and one hand bruised.
John Roover, Sickley, Okla, head
bruised
Grigg Palmer, Mayfeld KY, hip and
head hurt
J. II. Pegues, Pullman porter, head
hurt.
Ed Caldwell, Enid, Okla, head hurt.
j. B. Marshall, FL Dorado, Ark, night
yardman, Shawnee, head and face cut.
N. T. Sereeton, Carlisle, Ark, right
leg and back sprained.
William Clifford, Newport, Okla,
head hurt.
L. E. Rasberry, bonneville, Okla,
jaw hurt.
Mrs. c. l.. Long, Tulsa, Okla, right
ankle and body hurt, serious.
Clifton Mckay, Eudora, Okla, side
hurt
J. f. Good, Fort Scott, Kan, bruised
Freight Crew Was Responsible.
The wreck was due to the crew of
the freight train overlooking the fact
that the passenger was due and waiting
too long before taking a siding. The
freight was stopped at the time and
the engineer of No. 43 saw the head
light of the freight engine as he round
ed into the stretch of track into
Fuorche, but did not realize that the
other train was on the main line until
it was too late to stop.
Both engines were badly smashed
the front end of the mail car and the
tank were telescoped, and the freight
engine and two freight cars were
thrown from the track. The remainder
of the ears on both trains kept the rails.
Edward Rawls, the victim of the
@Teek, boarded the train at Kenney
water tank, just outside of Little Rock,
according to the best information the
railroad officials can obtain. He mount
ed the "blind' of the mail car, Just
back of the tank, and although he was
observed, he could not be reached on
the "blind'' as long as the train re-
manned in motion
When the trains struck. the weight
of the rear ears threw the mail ear
onto the tank with such force that it
was telescoped. Rawls, riding on the
platform between the two, was caught
and crushed to pulp.
Rawls was about 80 years old. His
mother lives in Hot Springs His body
was brought to Little Rock and taken
direct from the depot to Ruebel's s un-
dertaking establishment, from where IL
was sent to Hot Springs for burial.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
OCEAN is SIX MILES DEEP
Member of Aloatross Expedition Tells
of Sounds Made in Deepest
Spot Found in the Seas.

New York City.-The deepest
spot in the sea is 100 miles off the
sland of Guam. where soundings
made by Dr. Charles II. Townsend of
the Albatross expedition recorded a
depth of 81 600 feet. nearly six miles
DR.. Townsend told the Camp Fire
Club of America. at its recent dinner.
that he had also found animal life at
a depth of four and three-quarters
miles in the Tonga basin. among the
islands of New Zealand under a
pressure OF AZ tons TO the square inch
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
TAFT TO VISIT CHICAGO
Accepts Good Fellowship Clubs Invi-
tation to ST. Patrick's Day Fete
In Windy City.

Washington, d. C.-President TAFT
will celebrate St Patrick's Day
with the Irish at Chicago, having
definitely accepted an invitation OF
the Good Fellowship Club of that city
The President Monday requested Rep
resentative Madden of Chicago TO ar
range the details of his visit
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
Message Asked for Help.

Early Tuesday morning a telephone
message was received at the local pc
lice headquarters asking for help A
big touring car with seven policemen
under command of Capt. Burke. left
the city for the camp
The white men within the camp
were practically unarmed and in fear
of an attack at any moment.
At 3 50 d. II. a message from the
camp said that the police. with riot
guns, had arrived and the negroes had
fallen back There was hope that
an outbreak would be delayed
Then came the brief message from
Capt Burke
The direct cause of the trouble was
the appointment of three negro fore
men who were given authority over
the white workmen. When the order
of William H. Flaherty, one of the
contractors. appointing the negro
foremen, went into effect Saturday, the
white men walked out and work was
suspended.
The negroes Immediately armed
themselves and threatened that if the
white men refused to go back to work
under black foremen they would ex.
terminate the camp There is a large
amount Of dynamite stored at the
camp, adding to the danger of an out
break
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
Gen. Wood In Hospital.

baltimore, Maryland.-Mai Gen.
leonard Wood, United States Army.
Is IN the John Hopkins Hospital here,
rohhhed to a bed in a private ward.
II harvey Cushing, his personal
physiclan, and corps of surgeons
",e trying to decide whether he
should undergo an operation.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11

It is said "the proof of the pudding
is in the eating White Diamond
fertilizers must be tried in the field
to know their wonderful crop.making
powers.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
This One Took $685.. 900.

Mason. Michigan.-Frank GlaZier.
former state treasurer. who was con
vieted of embezzling s6S5,O0e from
the state. was brought here and
placed in jail following the eonfirma.
ton OF his sentence by the supreme
court.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
SENT TO ASYLUM HE BUILT
Frank r. Pettibone. Contractor Who
Erected Many Madhouses, Coos
Insane.

Minneapolis, Minn.-After hav
ing built some of the largest pub
lie institutions for the insane in the
northwest. Frank r. Pettibone, a con-
tractor, was Friday committee to the
state hospital for the insane. where
he will be an inmate of the building he
erected several years ago.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
Cotton Men Name Convention Date.

Little Rock. The executive COM
mittce of the Interstate Cotton Seed
Crushers' Association, met here and
fxed dates for the national eonven-
tion for May "a, % and % Little
Rock was previously selected as the
place for the convention.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
CHORUS GIRLS IN PANIC
Hush to Street in Makeup When
Kansas City Eagles Club House
Burns-Damage, $4,000.

Kansas City, Missour-The club
mouse of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, 110S Central street, was dam
aged $4,000 by fire Monday night.
ahorus giNs and ACTRESSES in the
century, II eater buildigg, rushed from
the building in their take-ups The
audience had not ente4e I'D the theater
When the fire broke eat.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
Moroccan Soldiers Killed.

angler, Morocco.-Sulsan Hulai Ha-
"o aleaide and his escort of soldiers
were massacred TUESDAY at Tiznit,
"uefe they had gone to enforce the
eolleetion of Objectionable taxes. The
sultan will noI Send punitive ex-
petition to Tiznit.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
May Ask Turkey to Sell Crete.

London, Engiand.-A dispatch from
oonstantinople states that the pow
- VIII propose that Turkey sell
.ete TO Greece. as the best solution
ot the difficulty.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11

See your local agent for White
Diamond Fertilizer or write direct to
the Arkansas Fertilizer Company. Lit
tie Rock, Ark.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
Now Has Republican Magistrate.

Elkt.n Ky For the first time
in its history Eairview district.
which is the birthplace of Jefferson
Davis. and is Overwhelmingly Demo
cratic has Republican magistrate.
4. B. wilkins. who was elected on the
Democratic ticket. failed to qualify.
and Governor Wilson gave the place
10 X. +. Gillian, Republican.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11

Hau Dtth utau TOT WahY MONTHS.
Coroner Ronndavall was called to
DeVall's Bluff to hold an inquest and
determine if possible the identity of
the man
From the best evidence obtainable
it appears that the skeleton is that of
DIR. McCabe. who disappeared about
May /, 1909 He was member of
the Knights and Ladies of Honor lodge
at Alicia, Ark, and also member of
Lone Hill lodge No. 5.2. F. and A. NJ.
The remains were turned over to a
local undertaken and inquiries are be.
ing sent out to locate his relatives.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
OFFICIALS OF BIG ROADS AL
LEGGED TO HAVE MANIPULATE
ED THE LINES FINANCES.
CLAIM SH0NTs IS INVOLVED
Also Paul Morton. w. c. Brown and
Others Charged in illinois Brief
Filed in Appellate Court
In Chicago.

Chicago, Ill.-Sensational charges
alleged to involve Theodore P. Shonts,
Paul Morton, Robert Mather, Joy
Morton and William c. Brown. in
connection with the sale several years
ago of the Three l. railroad, run
ming from Streator. H., to South
Bend. Ind, are set forth in brief
filed in the Appellate Court.
The charge is made that Mr.. Brown,
now president of the New York Cen
tral lines, through manipulation of
the traffic of the Three l. and the
roads subsequent sale. obtained the
start that placed him in his present
commanding position.
Possessed of nothing except his sal
airy as railroad official and $4,000
in debt at that time, the allegation
runs. he shared in profit of $500
900 divided among the five men
named
Shonts Made Target.
Aiming at Mr. Shonts. the brief
charges that, although son-in-law OF
the then owner of the Three l.,
Francis NJ. Drake. he used his posi-
tion as general manager of the road
to aid in the manipulation alleged to
have been engineered by Mr.. Brown
for the profit of himself and his col
leagues and to the personal loss of
Mr.. Drake.
All of the men accused are defend
ants in a suit filed several years ago
by the late Attorney John S. Cooper
for 100000 for services alleged to
have been rendered them in the tran
sactions alleged The lower court dis
missed the suit on the ground that the
petition failed TO set forth the dates
on which the services were alleged to
have been rendered.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
CHATTANOOGA POLICE SENT TO
RESCUE OF WHITE MEN AT
GOVERNMENT LOCK.
MADE TRIP IN AN AUTOMOBILE
Colored Men, Armed With. Rifles,
Were Threatening to Kill the
Whites-Troube Started
BY Negro Foreman.

Chattanooga, Tennessee.-A la
comic message from Capt. William
Burke of the local Police Department
told of the ending of a race riot Tues
day morning The message read:
Three dead negroes. Trouble all
over. Start back in two hours Got
to get breakfast"
Word had come from Holes Bar.
where the big Government lock and
dam is under construction that race
war was imminent.
Three hundred negroes, armed with
Swiss rifles, were lined up outside the
camp and threatening to exterminate
the white workmen, of whom there
are about 150
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1910-02-11
SKELETON FOUND IN WOODS.
Mysterious Disappearance of DR.. Nc.
Cabe May Be Solved.

Hazen.-The mystery that for near.
y year has attended the disappear
ance of an itinerant physician, DR..
McCabe, seems to haAe been solved.
Saturday last while me boys were
hunting near DeVail& Bluff they dis
covered the skeletan ,fof man that
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-30
ARK, BECOMES
A RICH STATE
SAMPLES ON EXHIBITION AT
MISUNDERSTANDING BUSH
ELS PER ACRE.

The recent introduction Of rice
into Arkansas has proved a
great success as will be seen from the
at Woldridge's drug
store, sent here by Richardson & Kee-
see brothers-in-law of DR.. Wildridge.
This sample contains fifty heads of
rice and weighs fourteen ounces. They
have 400 acres in cultivation and will
thresh next week and the average
yield is estimated at 20 bushels per
acre. The market price for this pro-
duct at threshing time is S5c per bush
ell. This viii be gross amount OF ap-
proximately $4,000 bushels or $23,SOO'
DR.. Woodbridge has several pictures
showing the process of preparing the
land and cultivation.