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The Forrest City times., 1911-11-10
Jersey Sore on Mosquitoes.

New York.-An effort will be mads to make New Jersey mosquttpless. An appeal has been made to Govern. or Wilson asking him to send a mes. sage to the legislature on the subject of New Jerseys peculiar affliction He will be asked to recommend that commission be appointed to wage war on this pest. It is pointed ont that since the Federal government established in the lthmus that the in. sect could be routed 1t Is reproach to New Jersey that the pest has been allowed to exist
The Forrest City times., 1911-11-10
Silly Game.

A city cousin had been staying at tho farm for two weeks, resting up for the winters round of pleasure. One evening after supper she suggested to her country cousin that they get up a bridge party some evening.
 My sakes, Arabella.' was the hor- rified reply. They ain't no bridge nearer than four mile, and that ones awful rickety This tim. of the year. you'd all have penumonia. For crazy new-fangled idees, give lie VI city tolks,,''
The Forrest City times., 1911-11-10

the last two years. I think from vou, description of internal casarrh that 'ui must have had that also. l suffered
 Nothing ever relieved me like Pc runa, It keeps me from taking cold. ness 1 am feeling perfectly cnred I'Atf [ am forty SIX years old
 "l feel that words are inadeauate .o express my praise for Per1ua.o
The Forrest City times., 1911-11-10
Conference Will Meet at Fo,dv..

Fort smith.-The firty-third annual session Of the Arkansas A. NJ. r. church was well attended, with Bish op J. S. Flipper presiding. The va rious committees made good reports and number of able addresses were delivered. Bishop Flipper read the appointments and the next confer enee will be held at Fordyce.
The Forrest City times., 1911-11-10
Murderer Gets oq-Y.ar s.,..,

Fort Smith.-A jury in the district court convicted Will Hess of Fort Tobin of the murder of Robert Wal lace of DeQueen, who was shot and killed at Fort Tobin last August and sentenced him to serve go years fin the Denitentiary.
The Forrest City times., 1911-11-10
COLDS BREED
 GA ' ARRH
Fer Terrible Experience Show. Rcw Peruna Should Be in Eyerv
 Home to Prevent coIds

Mrs. C. S. Sa gerse 1911 W ood- land Ave-, k a n s R s C i t y, Mo, writes:
 "I feel it & duty to you and t others that may be af- ficted like myself, to speak f O r Peruna.
 My trou- b l Q fl t came after Ia grippe e i 2 h | or nine years ago, a gath ering in my head a n i neuralgia I S Il fl e r e q most all the { l Tn e. My nose, Q a r $ and e Ye s were badly
 q
The Forrest City times., 1911-11-10

Talk is cheap. Give Us the sileAs iady on the silver dollar every time.
The evening world., 1911-01-26
FRENz|ED WOMEN
TRAMPLE CHILDREN
IN SCHOOL PANIC
Followed by Men Rush Over
Little Girls in CauseleSs
Scare in Newark.

There was a ful1-fiedgcd panic at the
Seventh avenue public school. Newark,
this forenoon. which for a mi
threatened the life and limbs OF the
thousand pupils.
Principal Edgar 3. Pitkin was sitting
at his desk on the first floor when he re-
ceived a telephone message from Miss
Mary Mahan. the vice-principal. whose
Office is on the fourth floor, that there
was n bad gas leak in Room 80 on the
fourth floor. occupied by Miss Florence
Lundy's class of t~elve-yenr-old girls.
Several of the children had been taken
sick the vlce-principal said. and one girl
had tainted
Mr.. Pitkin stopped only TO telephone
to the janitor TO shut OF all the gas
in the building and started upstairs two
steps at n time. On the third foor
landing he met Miss Landy's class
sta mped!ng down upon him. The lit
tie girls we're screaming at the tops of
their voices. From other classrooms on
the fourth and third floors he heard an
swering screams.
Some Of the teachers took stern
charge of their classes and kept them
in fire drill formation. But tine stream
ing, yelling little knot OF children which
had dashed by Principal Pltkin had
spread the alarm. 1t reached the street
In a fash. The school is in the midst
Of the factory and foreign tenement
district. quicker than it can be told
Mothers by the score and hundreds
were storming the school. Policeman
Shupe was at tho main door with the
first of them and slammed the doors
and held them back.
Fleeing children banked up against
the other side and shrieks and screams
told him that there was a dangerous
crush in the vestlbule. lie did his besl
to pass out the little ones and keeI
the mothers back. Men almost a!
frantic as the women burst in the win,
dows of a first floor classroom and
clambering over one another's should
ers, poured into the room.
Somebody in the school had rum tn,
fire alarm. and firenen and the insur
ance patrol and ambulances from tw
hospitals and the reserves of three DO
lice precincts came on the rum.
They were just in time to rescu
Policeman Shupe, who had rui in at tn
alarm and had been overcome In tn
hall by nearly a hundred fear-craze
mothers who had forgotten all abou
} rescue and were insanely bent on kick
? ing him to death. The police had I
fight for an TOUR or more before tn
; panic was quelled.
! Five or six children with bad bru.se
and sprained ankles n elbows wer
taken to the hospitals for treatment.
The evening world., 1911-01-26
WALL Street.

A slight Improvement over yesterdays
market was witnessed at the opening
this morning. when fractional advances
were scored by a prominent securi-
ties. The upturn didn't run far, how
ever, because Reading and Steel were
made targets for a moderate selling
movement. Reading came down n point
and Steel almost as much. The weakness
of these two stocks temporarily checked
tie upward tendency In other issues
and in the subsequent rally trading
manifested the best recovering power
| displayed this week. southern Pacihe
was the first to point the way upward,
and was closely followed by Copper ST.
Paul. American smelling and Steel.
Trading was practically at a standstil
throughout the afternoon until near the
close, when n sudden rally deve!opea
that sent prices to the highest level o.
! the day at the finish. Cams ran nC'i
fractions to ! IL points. Reading, unior
ard southern Pacific, Steel and Norfoll
and Western we're the most conspicuous
at the end.
The evening world., 1911-01-26
DRIVER THROWS
RUNAWAY HORSE
TO SAVE CHILDREN
Dashing Team Down
Amsterdam Avenue Hill Be-
tween Trolley Cars.

James Hasney OF No. 1896 Eas. Ninety
fourth street. a driver for the Kinds
Express company, proved himself an
able charioteer to-day when the heavy
team he was driving oolted and gall
Hoped biindly down the long Amsterdam
avenue hill from One Hundred and Thir-
ty-nlnth street TO Manhattan street.
The runaway started when the traces
parted and one OF tile horses became
e%ntangied in the harness. Ha5ney chung
TO the reins and struggled to pull the
animals up. Once they had broken, they
carried themselves on down the hill as
fast as they could gallop.
Hasner stood up. yelling like a maniac
and throwing his whole weight back on
The reins. He could not check the run
WAYS. but he managed 10 guide them
in and out between the trolley cars. He
also succeeded In swerving them round
when he had reached the foot Of TIT
hill.
Although the animals obeyed the rein
hey continued their headaong dash east
ward along One Hundred and Twenty
fifth street. They were approaching q
school house from which hundreds o
children were pouring when Hasnel
climbed out on the pole and so manipu
lated the reins that he threw the off
horse. This stopped the runaway an,
probably saved many youngsters from
injury.
The evening world., 1911-01-26
D|X'S CABINET
TALKS HIGHWAYS
At FIRST MEETING
Governor Intends to Have
Regular Conferences With
Heads of Departments.

ALBANY. Jan. 26.-The Governors
Cabinet held it's first meeting to-day.
Hereafter Gov. Dix intends to have tho
elective officers of the State admins
~tration. with such others as may from
time to time be invited. discuss with
him once n week various current prob
lens OF state government. To-day the
discussion related mainly to highways.
There is some misunderstanding re-
gardlng my attitude on the highway I'M
| provenent question: said the Governor
after the meeting. "My purpose Is TO
( facilitate construction and Increase
, mileage. The people who pay the money
should have all possible consideration
and I want them TO haye the most
mileage possible for the money
The Governors next message to the
! Legislature probably will relate 10 thu
highway question, and a bill TO carry
out his recommendation will be one Of
the first OF the administration meas
ures' TO be introduced.
Those who attended to-day's meeting
were the elected heads OF departments
President Pro TEN. Wagner Of the Sen
ate, Commissioner of Public Works Ire
man and Forest. Fish n Game Com
missioner Osborne and william Churcl
Osborn, the Governors counsel.
The evening world., 1911-01-26

A complete Detective Story, In
Book Form, will be given free with
next Sundays World lin Greater
| New York;. As the Sunday World
Is not r%eturnable 1t Is necessary Ia
order your Sunday World from your
newsdealer In advance. Don't miss
J this Great Detective Story.
The evening world., 1911-01-26
IN RAGS,
PARENTS WEAR
FURS AND GEMS
Lads Arrested for Selling Gum
at Night in Subway
Stations.

The arrest of Isaac Blumstein. thir-
teen years Did, and his brother, Harry.
nine years Did. for selling chewing
gum late at night at the subway sta
ton entrance at One Hundred and
Tenth street and Lenox avenue to-day
brought before Magistrate Breen IN
the Harlem our a r~emarknh'e ease.
The boys were arrested by Special
Policeman Charles Reldel II turned
over to the Gerry Society. Robert Cos
grave, an agent of Tie society, inveS-
tigated and was responsible for BRING
ing the parents into court on a charge
OF permitting the boys to sell IN
late at night.
The appearance OF the parents Nor
rs Blumstcin. and his wife, was amas-
ing as compared with that Of the boys
who were in rags and unkempt. Mrs
Rlumsteln wore an expensive long fur
coat and was bedecked with jeweiry,
diamonds glittering from her ears ana
her fingers covered with rings. Blum
| stein was also extensively dressed ana
wore a diamond pin and a dimond shirt
stud.
House Finely Furnished.
BIumstein conducts a large housefur-
nishing store at No. 81 East One Hun
dred and Tenth street and Cosgrave
says he found their home to be one OF
splendor.
The parents pleaded Ignorance OF the
chewing gum selling by the boys ana
when Isaac was called to the stand NE
said he n his brother sneaked out OF
he house and were caught he only
night they were out.
officer Reidel. however. said the boys
had been found at subway stations
along Lenox avenue many nights. and
were especially in evidence In rags OF
the coolest nights, sometimes as late
as 1 o'clock. He declared the lads wer'
a nuisance as their pitlable appearance
excited the sympathy OF passengers
, Parents Are Held.
=, Notwithstanding the denial OF the par
ents, Magistrate Breen held them eacI
in 800 bail for Special Sessions, and tn
boys were turned over to he Gerry SO
, ciety for a further Investigation int
2 the case.
The evening world., 1911-01-26
MANY PASS EXAMS
FOR CAPTA|NC|ES;
IS TO GET Jobs
Mayor PROMISED to Support
Ten Police Lieutenants Who
Head Civil Service List.

Mayor Gaynor received from the
Municipal Civil Service Commission
to-day the names of the first fifty police
lieutenants to take the present severe
Civi Service examination for captain,
attaining marks w%arranting their names
TO be placed on the eligible list. Nearly
$50 lieutenants took the examination,
but only ISIS passed IL.
Lieutenant Edward J. Bourke, who
Is acting captain In charge OF the
bridge squad. heads the list. He scored
n mark OF g09S per cent. There are
thirteen vacant c~aptaincies.
At the time the examination was held.
about two months ago, Mayor Gaynor
addressed the candidates for captain
cies. He promised them that III would
appoint the first ten men on the liet.
and expressed the hope that the first
ten would he FIRST class policemen.
Besides Bourke. who is now In COM
mand OF the Brooklyn n Manhattan
Bridge squads as acting captain, the
lucky men M will be promoted ut
once II the Mayor carries out his prom
ise are Acting Capt. Albert W. Thor.
Lieut.. James Dunn OF the Detective
Bureau, Lieut.. Frank Peabody. the de-
t~ective; Lieut.. Matt McKeon OF the
Harbor Squad, Lieut.. Cornelius Caha-
lane OF the School OF Instruction,
Lieut.. Henry Cohen of the Central
ONCE. Lieut.. Joseph Faurot. in charge
of the Bertillon and finger print bu-
reau: Lieut.. John levers of the Nor
risania precinct and Lieut.. Thomas
Meyers of the Traffic Squad.
Some of these men stand a chance
OF being Jumped to the position OF In
spector.
The evening world., 1911-01-26
EXPLOSION ABOARD
THE WHEELING IS
NOT CONFIRMED
Rumor Of Accident on Gun.
boat, but Wireless Fails to
Reach Her.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2G.-The Navy
Department was without advices this
forenoon concerning the %Eunboat
Wheeling reported to he In trouble at
sea. presumably about three hundred
miles off Charleston. s. c. Vague
stories tell of an explosion on the war
ship. Although the report Is dis
credited all wireless stations were or
dered to try to get In touch with her.
officials OF the Bureau OF Naviga-
ton strongly dlscredit the report that
there had been an explosion on the
gunboat Wheeling. They asserted that
the vessel was put of reach by wire
less. and that. as her apparatus is
short ranged, there was no cause for
surprise In the fact that she was no,
reported by wireless last night.
They said they expected she would
arrive at Guantanamo late tomorrow
and that there was no ground. SO fai
as they knew. for the umo of NJ
explosion. They admitted they were
without direct advices. but said the!
expected none.
The wife of Capt. Carlo Il. Britain
OF the Wheeling lives In Richmond
Ky. She is critically i'll of typhoI,
fever
NORFOLK. Va. Jar. 26.-The lonI
arm Of the wireless is reaching out owe
the Atlantic to-day in a vain hunt 70
the gunboat Wheeling. All through tn
night the cracking spark flashed 1t
message OF inquiry out to sea. but 5
far no answering fash had rewarde
the long-distance search.
SAVANNAH. Jan. eth wireless
here was in communication to-day wit
several vessels out at sea. none {
which had been In touch with the Uni
ed states gunboat Wheeling, reporte
TO have met with an accident.
The evening world., 1911-01-26
CHANGES MADE
IN GRAND CENTRAL
TERMINAL PLANS
Result of Two Years Study,
ice -President Place Explains
to Estimate Board.

The architectural beauties OF the
new Grand Central Terminal appealed
to the members OF the Board OF Esti-
mate to-day when new drawings OF the
$40, 900. 900 Improvement were submitted
by Vice-President Ira A. Place Of the
New York Central.
He explained to the board. which
sanctioned the overhead crossing OF
Forty-second street by a symmetrical
y!aduct. that the new plans were the
result Of studies of he present and
future needs of the terminal which had
been made during the last two years
In the progress of the work the con-
cluslon had been reached. he said, that
by making the proposed changes ana
additions not only would the capacity
of the terminal be largely increased. but
its operation made safer and more con-
v%enlent.
As for the new track plans, the pr'n-
clpal change proposed lis a provision fcT
loop tracks by means OF which a traln'
having discharged is passengers, can
be handled without any back switching.
1t will be moved around the loop tracks
head-on to it's destination. either In the
terminal or beyond 1t. This plan neces-
STATED including In the terminal the
block between Forty-second and Forty
third streets. Depew place and Lexing-
ten avenue, also additional lands and
subsurface of streets.
important Changes.
The most important changes on oil
above the street levels are that Van
derbiit avenue will be moved easterl,
about twenty-five feet n the frs
story of the new station building
Will be placed on the new east
erly line OF Vanderbilt avenue and OF
the northerly line OF Forty-second street
over this first story there will be con
structed an overhead roadway connect
ing with a proposed viaduct or bridg
over For,y-second street and Park ave
nue to Fortieth street.
The northerly end OF this overhead
roadway will come 10 the grade OF an
connect with Forty-fifth street. Thi
= will greatly relieve the congestion
/ Forty-second street. particularly at tn
intersection OF Park avenue. and praC
= ticaiiy reopen Park avenue as a thoi
oughfare.
Sections to Be Closed.
: The remaining portion OF Depew pla'
: and Forty-third street, between Dope
. place and Lexington avenue. are to
closed.
The plans contemplate easy access
and from the existing subway, the pr
" posed McAdoo subway, the Belmont tui
mel and the new Lexington avenue su
way.
Fifty-th,rd. Ffty-fourth, Flfty-nf
and ~Fifty-sixth streets are now open
travel. substantially at the normal gra'
OF those streets, and II is expected tn
Forty-hfth street will be open In abo
ten days.
The evening world., 1911-01-26
MURPHY'S MAN FOLEY
WANTS SALARIES RAISED.
Assembly Bill Favoring Dock De-
partment Heads Also Provides
for a New Deputy.
Especial to The Evening World.

ALBANY, Jan. 20. : Assemblyman
James A. Foley. representative OF
Charles r. Murphy's home district, to-
day introduced a bill adding another
deputy to the New York City Depart
ment of DocSs and Ferries, II also gives
to the Board OF Estimate and Appor-
tlonment the power to increase the sal
aries OF the Commissioner and his dep
uties.
The present law fxes the salary OF the
Commissioner at 5000 and that OF his
only deputy at $500.
The evening world., 1911-01-26

before us before we make a determi-
nation.
There is no reason why the Bradley
hid and the Sprague offer should not
be run out between the Public Service
Commission and those persons Tor the
purpose OF learning whether an attract
i've operating offer can be worked out
of them. The McAdoo suggestion. made
recently, should be run down and care
fully examined into.
In other words. IL We are to have the
whole question before us. We are losing
time IN failing to develop the facts and
possibilities OF the city built system as
well as negotiating with the INTERIOR
ough Company"
Cromwell's Notifications.
President Cromwell OF the Borough of
Richmond suggested to-day the follow
ing notifications OF the lnterborough
plan, which ne says appears to be the
only one under consideration:
Operating expense and earnings
should be averaged over the whole
system. including extensions. The
city might guarantee a minimum
profit and take all surplus beyond a
maximum fixed profit.
Construction should be begun ST.
multaneously in all OF the Ave Dor
oughs, so that all lines. including ex-
tensions. shall be ready for operation
as far as possible at the same time.
The project should cover main
trunks and extensions for immediate
construction and operation, passing
through or into all OF the five bor-
oughs.
Free interchange OF transfers
should be accorded al all lntersectlng
points with other transportation
lines under same management or con-
trol through stock ownership or lease.
The plans should consider a sec
n trunk line In Manhattan. having
such connections with the present
system and proposed extensions OF
either the present or new lines as
shall secure convenient passing OF
rains from one system to the other,
To meet the growing needs In
Brooklyn and provide for Iroper
service TO tho Borough OF Richmond,
the Fourth avenue line In Brooklyn
should be extended as "A four-track
subway 10 the point from which the
Richmond line viii branc as a two
track subway.
The fare should not exceed Ave
cents for q continuous or transfer
trip In the same general or cross
line direction. eve though several
transfers be Involved.
The evening world., 1911-01-26

ture. One man had his shin barked. but
no one else was hurt.
The derrick had an S5-foot mast and at
the end of it's boom was hanging a 30
ton girder. a guy rope slipped and
let the mast over with a crash. AS II
fell 1t buckled and the girder went
through to the excavation beneath.
Reserves from the Elizabeth street sta
ton were called and an ambulance
summoned from 81. Gregory's Hospital.
but there was little 10 do.
The evening world., 1911-01-26
Set n High Mark.

From the Kansas City Joumal.)
Your novel is evidently the result OF
inspiration"
Yes: didn't start II until after
reading the advertising notices my pub
fishers got up"
The evening world., 1911-01-26
WAREHOUSE NO. 13 BURNS.
Two Hundred BnIes of Cotton De-
" stroyed In Bush stores Fire

Warehouse No. 10 OF the Bush Termi-
nal Stores In South Brooklyn caught Are
this afternoon n before the hr"nicn
got there 200 bales Of cotton OF the 1000
stored there had been destroyed. The
allrm was sent out by an automatic
device operated by a thermometer. At
a temperature OF leo degrees u bulb
bursts. whth starts the automatic
slrlnklcrs ana AT tine same time rings
in an alarm.
Deputy Chef Murray responded to the
alarm witl four fire companies. The
cotton was blazing nercely when they
got there, and the work of getting out
| the cotton that mad not yet been
reached by the lanes progressed slowly
hecluse OF the narrow area OF the
building.
The evening world., 1911-01-26

JUNIOR SUIT DEP'TS. In Both Stores.
Spring models in Junior Suits. Sizes "a
and 10 years. $3.50 to $50
Wash Dresses of Bingham, Repp, Percale,
Lawn and Chambray. Size 6 to II years. J
I.95 to 500
Coats of Cheviot and Mixed Fabrics.
Size 6 to II years. $50
usual price 400
The evening world., 1911-01-26
NEW SUBWAY BID
NOT PETERBOROUGH,
SPRAGUE ASSERTS
Identity of Millionaires Behind
Him to Be Disclosed at
Proper Time.
NEVER KNEW SHONTS.
Mitchell Charges Prejudice for
Belmont Interests Among
City Officials.
NEVER KNEW SHONTS.

Frank J. sprague, the consulting en-
Gineer who has put in a bid for the
operation OF a modified triborongh sub
way. was somewhat exercised to-day
over reports to the effect that his prop
osition Is backed by the 1nterborough
interests. He made prompt and en-
phatic denial that the Interborough Is
In any way interested in his bid.
II don't know President shonts OF the
1nterborough." said Mr.. Spraguc. IN
this offer OF mine ever gets to n point
where the city wants TO close with me
will reveal the names of my financial
associates. II any OF them arc found
TO be interested In the Interborough |
win throw up the offer and forfeit my
deposit.
1T IL true that my office IL in the
City Investing Building. tho SANE build
ing that shelters the Interborough Of
noes. The President OF the company
owning this building is a personal friend
Of mine, and that Is why I rent offices
here.
Never Connected With marlborough.
Not only am / not now. end have
v ~ - NtAEhAAAtk Va
the PETERBOROUGH Company. hut I have
never been connected in any profess
sionai or business way directly or in
Directly will hat company. or any Of
Its subsidiary or related interests. or
with the business OF any member OF its
Board OF Directors; nor have ! any
business or professional relations with
any OF the officers, not being even per-
sonally known by Us President.
"The proposal made Is not as repre-
sentative OF. nor In the interests of, the
1nterborough Company or It's hackers,
nor OF the McAdoo interests, nor of the
cpterie OF contractors waiting for the
Opportunity TO put their forces at work,
nor OF any steam railway company en-
tering New York. nor any political
group, nor were any of them ever
aware OF the fact that a proposal was
TO be made by me.
"The business OF e%quipplng n sub
way In every detail. from track L
power house. Is the province OF In,
consulting and constructing electrical
engineer. That IL my business anC
that of many OF my friends. ant
among us we have aflliated nnancia
interests who are amply able to carr!
out any undertaking to which the!
obligate themselves.
Has $1,000, 900 Guarantee.
sally proposition provides for puttinI
up $1,000 900 as surety that the contrac
oan be carried out. and also. IL tn
authority exists to receive the sam,
the putting up OF 5000 cash as a fol-