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The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Fun at Spelling Bee.

The most amusing thing connected
with the spelling bee on last Friday
night was the simplicity of the words
missed. DIR. Herbert Cunningham,
who was reputed to be one of the
best in the bunch, baked at the first
word given out, and was sent to his
seat when he failed to spell the third
word put to him. Press Atwood could
not spell Chicago, and John King put
an "i" where the "e" should have
been in bullet. John Lawrence put
the 'I' before the 'e' in nickel;
Arthur Burnett put a "u' for "w'' in
frown. and Harper Boyd spelled pew
"pue." Mrs. w. H. jefferson. who was
the best speller for the town side,
missed the word cuckoo, while Prentice
Thomas. Mrs. Robert Crenshaw, and
others missed words equally simple
Cadiz Record
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
THINK STUDENTS"
STOLE OLD JEWELS
Were Taken From Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania
Museum.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March IL
Three young men, who posed as stu
derts at the University of Pennsylvania,
and who for nearly a fortnight were
daily visitors TT the University Museum,
Thirty-third and Spruce streets, are be
ing sought bv detectives in connection
with the robbery of antique jewelry vail
ued in the millions from the Eckley
&. Coke Egyptian collection.
None of these students has been
seen since the theft Of the fifteen price,
less curious, brought to the university
nearly two years ago by DR.. Randall
MaciveT.
Not Listed as Students.
Investigation has failed to discover,
moreover, that any of the young men
was ever enrolled as a student. Inquiry
among other students has failed to de-
velop their whereabouts or their iden-
tity.
They are not known in any of the
classes which have been making a spe-
cial study of early Egyptian history or
archaeology, and. so far as the detec-
tives have been able to discover, they
do not have rooms in the student Sec
ton near the university.
Suspicion has fallen on these men be-
cause they had been almost daily call
ers at the museum for several weeks
prior to the robbery, but none of them
has been seen near the building since
the jewels were missed.
Had Opportunity to Observe.
The detectives have not been able to
find out definitely whether they were in
the building the day when the gems
were stolen.
According to attendants, the youths
began going to the museum about
the beginning of the second session ot
the college term, when new courses are
taken up. Sometimes the three appear
ed together, and sometimes they came
singly.
They had ample opportunity to study
the museum and the visiting crowds
as we'll as the daily routine OF the at
tacheS of the place.
Usually they stayed in the part Of
the museum devoted to relics brought
from ancient Egypt, and more than once
one or more of them have been seen
before She case in which the fifteen
stolen Jewels were kept.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
A REMINDER OF THE DREAM
OF AARON BURR"

One of the sidelights on the disturb
ances in Mexico is to the effect that
the revolution in Lower California has
no direct connection with the insur-
rection headed by Madero, but, in real
ity, is being carried on by a coterie of
socialist enthusiasts who wish to
establish something like the Brook
Farm experiment on more ambitious
scale. This phase of the situation will
call to mind "the dream of Aaron Burr"
the most audacious and romantic prof.
ect of the early days of the Republic.
The tragic meeting with Alexander
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Public Beatings
Lower the Degraded.
Capital 7 ales x


home and recp
other said
had
ided hey want it.
reciprocity
Oft instiuI
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Heavy Incidental Charge.

I'm not complaining of the tip to the
waiter" said the frugal patron of a
New York cafe.
But II is rather large
Il don't mind. I'm willing to pay for
the privilege of listening to the music
and looking at the pictures. What OBJ
loct to is the expensive custom of order
ing food"
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

Annual meeting of the Alumni of
George Washington University, at the
Willard, p. m
Luncheon and supper for the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, at the
Georgetown Masonic Hall.
Meeting of the City of Washington
cal Association, hall of the National
College of Pharmacy, sos l street
northwest, s p. m.
Lecture recital, Some American HUI
morists," by Prof. Paul NJ. Pearson,
of Swarthmore College, at Friends
Meeting House, 1911 1 street north
west, s .. m.
Address on THE Initiative and Refer
endum," by Senator Robert L. owen
of oklahoma University Club, 9 D. m.
Amuse:nents.
National-"Seven Days" 2:15 and Sis
Beias@co-Albert SCI Chevalier in "Dadd,
Dufard," 2:20 and 500 p. m.
Columbia-Flsie Ferguson in dolly
Chase's-Frank keenan, and polite
vaudeville, 2:15 and S:15 D. m.
Mother to Guide Her"
2:15 and S:15 p. m
vaudeville. 12:45 to
Maj ajestic-Vaudeville. .-
Cosmos-Continuous vaudeville, 1 to II
d. m. .-.'.
Tons" 2:15 and sis n. m
Moulin Rouge" 2:15 and Sis
D. m.
and skating, afternoon
and evening.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
DR.. Forbes to Preach.

delphia. will preach at Metropolitan
Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church.
at John Marshall place and c street
northwest, II o'clock a. m. and o'clock
D. M, Sunday. The other services will
worth League at 6:45 p. m.-
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

An English newspaper has been Civ
ing its readers a sCssipy little sketch
of Sam Langford, OF Boston. recently
in London's midst. After the vulgar
ity' of the Lincoln and Washington
biographies, this must, have been very
refreshing to dear old Lunnon."
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

Aunt Nancy" Shepherd. typical old
Virginia negress, has just died at the
age of liz years. True, she drank and
smoked ever since she was a girl, but
it is acknowledged that her hearing
was somewhat impaired before she
passed away.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

Now that those crude jests about the
mother-in-law are dying out of tine
comic weeklies from sheer inanition, a
st. Louis woman finds scriptural AL
lusion to tie lady in The ungodly
shall perish.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Fair Was Profitable.

British exhibitors at the Argentine
exposition held in Buenos Ayres re-
ceived an excellent return Tor their
trouble, placing orders aggregating no
less than H4,5 900.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

A Frenchman feels that to have nine
minutes of French life blotted out just
tc let a Greenwich clock catch up is
equivalent to the concession of coal
ing station, at the very least.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

Perhaps the explanation of the ina
neuvers' is that the administration wants
to show its appreciation of the stalwart
Republicanism of Texas.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Printers Fault.

A sentimental novelist, describing his
heroine as one who always kept mod
estly In the background" was horrified
to find 1t recorded in print that she "al-
ways kept modesty in the background"
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Washington Women.
Oppose the Method.

is there any possibility that the whip.
ping post may be established in Wash
ington?" chorused the several women
active in social work, who were today
asked for an opinion concerning the re-
turn to the whipping post as a mode of
punishment for wife beating made by
the Baltimore city jail recently.
Because if such a movement should
gain any ground here" some of the
most emphatic speakers declared, you
may be sure il would meet with organ
lied opposition from the women Of
Washington"
Miss Harriet ]. Hilton. president of
the District Federation of WOmen's
Clubs. and one of the best informed
women I'm the Capital on sociological
conditions in this and other countries.
declared that there is but one way, both
intelligent and humane. of dealing with
the wife beater.
Let him be imprisoned" she advo-
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Army of Coolies.

No fewer than 1900 coolies were at
work last November on one of the rail-
roads under construction in China.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

If we were to mobilize some Of the
equestrian statues of our great soldiers
il would perhaps leave room in the Ma
tional Capital for a bronze statesman
or two
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

AS for the President and the colonel
one flew Fast and one few West.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

The Little Pete-kins of the country
are still wondering what it is all about.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times daily during the month Of February
was 1,0H. $50, all copies left over and re-
turned being eliminated. This number, when
divided by "a, the number Of days OF publ
cation, shows the net daily average for Feb
ruAry to have been a. 902
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
MRS. J. EAKIN GADSBY,
WelKnown Washington Woman Who Opposes Whipping Post

that affection for his wife increases
marvelously during the period of his
isolation"
"A retrograde movement" is how
Mrs. Mary Howe Totten, one of the
leaders in the Administration Society
of Washington, charaCteriZes the revival
of corporal punishment for wife beating
If the man who beats his wife can
be imprisoned and set at hard labor,
the profits of which shall go to his fam
lily. he will have learned his lesson
better than he could possibly learn it
from the lashes given at a whipping
post
Into the question of punishment OF
there must enter the consideration of
the man himself. his family, and the
community in which he lives.
Public Beatings
Lower the Degraded.
As to the fact that a public beat ting
lowers and degrades even the most de-
graded, they aver, there can be no
doubt. They also believe that It stigma
tizes a mans wife and children, and
that the spectacle of a mans being pub
licly whipped has a tendency to bru-
taIize the rest of the community.
TO punish even such a low OffenSe
as wife beating by physical means will
be regarded as a step backward by
every woman, | feel sure" is the opin-
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

Gated: put at steady labor. and the
wages he earns turned over to his wife.
The wife beater. It is safe to assume, is
also the non-suppoTter. Some jails are
already settling the problem by seeing
that he supports his wife during his
term Of confinement for beating her.
But tie whipping post? Why. that has
been ruled out too long ago TO talk
about. So has physical punishment Of
any sort. Are children any longer beat
en- at school? Can any adult be re-
formed by a spanking? Well, hardly"
Views of Advocate
Of Harem Skirt.
Mrs A. L. Barber. who recently sdvO-
Gated the adoption of the harem skirt
as the regulation dress of the suffra-
gette, is also advanced in her ideas as
TO punishment of the wife beater.
Advocates of the whipping post argue
that wife beating is, in itself.
mediaevaI pastime,' said Mrs. Barber.
Don't they know that il is medieval
to beat anything? Beating never re-
formed a man, a woman, or a dog.
There is no law which has the right to
lay the lash upon a scntient being.
''As TO the wife beater, l should say,
give him solitary confinement. Medita-
tion Is what he needs. He would find
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
SundnK-

Ihe number OF complete and perfect copies
OF The Washington Times printed Sundays
curing the month Of February was follows
February 6......46i7s February .I6, l24
Feoruary n......f, lW February 26......IS, 209
Total for month. th..................,.... lS7 80
Sunday average for month......... 46,g77
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

"A woman, a dog. and walnut tree,
The more you beat 'em, the better they be."
"a whipping post for wife beaters'
A whipping post, did you say? Heav-
ems"
And Mrs. J. Eakin Gadsby, well
known club woman, and District pres
ident of the Woman's National Riv-
ers and Harbors Congress. paused for
breath before she recovered suffi-
ciently from the~sRock TO say what she
thinks of BaItimCre's revival of the
whipping post as a mode of punishment
for wife beaters.
why, it's simply barbarOus, that's
what it is" she announced. Never
having been beaten, l cannot appreciate
the emotions of a woman whose hus-
band uses this method of coercion. But
a whipping post? 1t belongs to the dark
ages. wish could speak as strongly as
feel. The thought of cruelty to the flesh
OF any human being as a mode of i'm
proving his morals Is so medieval, so
altogether revolving, that one can only
wonder what has driven an enlightened
city like Baltimore back TO three hun
drCd years or more in its methods of
dealing with wife beaters.
Fine the man who beats his wife, or
lock him up. But don't degrade him and
the community, by putting him in the
whipping post, and beating him for the
amusement Of the nI;bIic
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
What's on the Program, in
Washington Today.

CThe Times will be pleased to announce
meetings and entertainments in this
column Phone or write announce
ments)
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times CSunday) during the month of Feb
ruary was 1887, all copies left over and
returned by agents heing eliminated. This
humber, when divided by 4. the number OF
sundays during February, shows the net
G,29.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
FEBRUARY CIRCULATION.
nafIr

The number OF complete and perfect copies
Of The Washington Times printed daily dur
Ing the month OF February was as follows:
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

In each Issue OF The Times the circulation
ngures for the previous day are plainly
printed at the head Of the first page at the
left Of the date line.
Entered at the Postonice at Washington,
d. c, ss second class matter
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Shocked at the Mode of Pun
ishment for Wife
BeaterS.
SAYS CRUELTY NEVER
IMPROVED A MAN
Well-Known Women of District Ex-
press Their Views on
the Subject.
By SELENE ARMSTRONG.

"A woman. a dog. and a walnut tree,
The more you beat 'em. the better they be
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

TEAL for month. ,l98 79l
Daily average for month........... a, 94s
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-08
MT. VERNON ASSOCIATION
neeting in Forrest City. Which Closed saturday Night. Was Interest.
 ing and Profitable.

ne Mount Vernon Baptist Associa. ton met with the Forrest City Ban. 'iSt church on Thursday. August SIst at ';J0 D. m., in it's fifly-ffth annual session. -.'''
 The moderator, Lon Slaughter of faiestine, being absent on account of the serious illness of his dauebter MISS Bertha, the body was called to order by the clerk, N. (. B. Ander. son, Of this city.
 Elder F., r. J Garrott. was elected moderator. pro tenn.
 After reading letters from the ma Jority Of the churches of the associa. ton, the election of officers was on. tered into. Elder F.. P. !. Garrott and Lon Slaughter were placed in nomi- nation for moderator. and Lon Slauph- ter was reelected. Elder J. ". Sims Marvell, Ark, was elected assistant moderator. N. C. B. Anderson was reelected clerk and J. T. Sanders. treasurer.
 On Friday at | a. m. the introduc. tory sermon was preached by Elder Dana Terry, pastor of the First Ban. tlst church at Brinkley. Tn the af. teroon the body engaged in interest Ing discussions on the different mis- sionS which the association is helping to promote
 Dr. j. T. Christian, Little Rock. corresponding secretary of the state convention. preached to the body Friday at D. m. on the subject, What the Baptists Have Done for the World ;"
 Dr. B. NJ. Bogard, of Little Rock. appeared in the interest of the Ark ansas Baptist Advance and took an active part in the different discus sions
 Another pleasant feature of the associations meeting was the memor- ial service which was given Saturday at , D. m. in behalf of Elder w. H. Paslay, J. B Sanders. Uncle" Jesse Hodges and F. L. Gustavus
 The body completed it's work Satur- day night and adjourned to meet with the Salem church, Cypert, Phillips county, Ark, on Thursday night be- fore the first Sunday in September, 1912.
 Forrest City was glad to have the association meet within it's confines. much good was done to further the mission of the Master.
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-08
Cotton Worms.

We saw at the store of Fussell-Gra- ham-Aiderson Company Wednesday, q sack full of cotton bolls, all sizes, and in different states of maturity, every one of which had been either eaten out entirely or to such an ex- tent to be completely ruined, by what is known as the cotton worm. These cotton worms have been operating in this county, and elsewhere, for several weeks, and in places, we understand, have almost literally cleaned up the fields MT. Newman Laughinghouse gathered this sack of bolls from a crop in which his employers are interested, and he tells us that they were gath cred in just few minutes; that there are thousands of them, and that there is no telling to what ex- tent these worms have damaged the crop This is only one of the many similar reports which daily reach this office. and there is deep concern as to the outcome of the present crop yield
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-08
10 iOu Read Advertisements!

m, Do you read the advertisements in
 t tue ilmes? If not you are losing the
 .enents Of perhaps it's most import
 i au' ana beneficial feature. Read this
 sSue of The Times, and note the va ,a ous ana numerous live and interest .1 1s aoRertisements of our home mer-
 ,uants' r They will prove to you that k t0u uo not have to send away from |AII ||lJpie sh to buy what you need or want.
 froam. .ue satisfactory results obtained |eyidaa S% advertising in these columns is |nat.ence |nuence of the live and progressive eubosonage of the people in the way of nmaeelliptions, The circulation of The Snbseess Sbes IS Increasing steadily and it's Elassseol1i include the best of all
 6on aSses sS of people in this territory. If koa are are not advertising in The Times he ana ma we are losing money. If you
 honanro not subscriber you are losing Ia ssnyd, pleasure and benefit. We want bOoSe Ooenu Ut. you the paper and give you . 'Or Y tHes tIHotes Tor your favorite contestant SsavS S4e Gs handsome piano to be given s Christmas Eve.
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-08
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby given that the under signed as administrator of the estate of Ed ward Blount, deceased will on September Is 1911 file in the St. Francis County Probate Court. petition addressed to the said Court, asking that an order be made directing the undersigned, as such administrator, to sell at public outcry, according to law and the direc- tions of said court, the following lands lying and being in the county of st. Francis and in the state of Arkansas. towit:
 The undivided one-half u-2) interest in and to the west half of the northwestuuarterQ Q-4D Of section thirty-two t32) in township four <4) north, and in range two (2) east.
 said land belonging to the estate of the said Edward Blount, deceased and will be peti- tloned to be sold for the purpose Of paying the indebtedness of said esta ate as shown by the claims filed in said court duly approved
 All persons are hereby notified to appear and present any and all objections to said pe- tition.
 S-ls-4t o. R. Roilwage. Administrator.
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-08
II Was Not a Boil Neeyil.

Capt. James Russell, of the Russell Graham-AldersOn Company. sent the bug to and received a letter Monday from the entomologist of the Univer- slty of Arkansas, at Fayetteville, having reference t0 the supposed boil weeviI' which was found by Mir. Orrin Nlnlord, of west of town, last week ana mentioned of which was made in ane"s item printed in The Times The bug authority informed MT. Fus- sell that while the insect sent him was undoubtedly a weevil, it was not tile dreaded "boll weevil" that has caused such havoc in the cotton fields ol the South. MT. Winford is on the lookout for another of the insects. ana says that the next one he catches, lie Intends to send to the experts of the Department of Agriculture in Washington,
 we are certainly glad that this was hot regular boil weevil, and that so iat tiliS county has suffered no loss on 'leif account, and we hope it never Will though there seems to be two or more other species of worms that are aoout to eat up the crop in certain pofllonS of the county.
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-08
Death of Mrs. E. N. Legg.

News reached the city "Wednesday avening of the death at her home in wvnne. of Mrs. E. H. Legg, formerly Miss Rose Lanier, of this city. Mrs. Tegg had suffered for several months with a complication of stomach trou- bles having been operated on in Mem pbis about three months ago for gall stones. and after the operation, can. ger of the stomach set in. All that rnedical skill and the kindly, loving care and attention of her husband. brarhers, sisters and friends could do was done to prolong the life of the sufferer. but their efforts proved of m avail. and on Wednesday afternoon at5 o'clock. the kindly gentle spirit winged it's way to the realms of eter- nal peace.
 Mrs. Legg was in her 43rd year. She was native of this county, hay ing been born and reared on the old Lanier homestead just north of the city. She was we'll known through out the county, and was universally loyed and esteemed. Besides her beartbroken husband, she leaves a sister. Mrs. Salie Wise. of Paragould. and three brothers, MT. w. J. Lanier. of this city: MT R. ]. Lanier, of Caldwell, and MT. ]. l.. Lanier, of Memphis. to mourn their loss, and though her death not unexpected by these loved ones, the summons of the grim reaper. as always, found them heart sore and heavy with grief to give her up, though they realized in her case. it was blessed relief from the long and terrible suffering she had endured
 Mrs. Legg was devoted member of the Methodist church, and the funeral proceeded from that church in Wynne this morning at 10 o'clock, interment being made in the Wynne cemetery
 We wish to join the host of friends of this noble moman in extending to her bereaved relatives, our deepest and sincerest condolences We un- derstand that the burden of grief they are called upon to bear, is indeed very great. and that words of ours can do naught to lessen it, but we do feel sin. cere sorrow at her untimely demise, and sympathize deeply with the be- reaved ones, all of whom have long been our friends. We can only con- mend them to Him, Who doeth all things for the best, and Who hath said in all kindness Come unto me all ye that are heavy laden, and will give you rest
 May she rest in peace.
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-08
GOODWIN TIMES.

There is a good deal of sickness here.
 Quite lot of our people attended the John Robinson Show in Forrest City Saturday
 Mr. ]. J Reedy was a business Yisi- tor in Lonoke Tuesday.
 MT and Mrs Sam Thompson have moved to Goodwin.
 Mr and Mrs John Sherman attend ed the Mt Vernon Baptist Associa- tion in Forrest City Thursday and Friday.
 Dr. c. A. Mccormack made a busi- ness trip to Little Rock Friday. Little Myrtle, the twelyeyear-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. W. H. Foley. died Tuesday and was buried the following day in the Goodwin cemetery The family has the sym pathy of the entire community. Mr. Chas. P. Ellis, of Proctor. visit ed friends here several days this week.
 Mr. Luke Foley, of the Stagg rice farm, spent several days here this week.
 Miss Groom, of Henderson, Tenn, a sister of Mrs. F. E. Dyal, is visiting friends and relatives here this week. Prof C. L. Bryant, of Conway came in Wednesday, and will take charge Of the Goodwin school Monday.
 Jack
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-08
Notice.

The tax books for the collection of the special assessment upon the real property in District No. l, for the pur- pose of installing water works has been placed in my hands. All owners Of real property lying in the district are required to pay their assessments within thirty days from date Ifsuch payment is not made action will be commenced at the end of that time for the collection of said assessment and for legal penalties and costs.
 Given under my hand this 18th day of August. 1911.
 S-1S-4t H. A. Knight Collector.