The Green Forest tribune., 1911-09-15
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J James Williamson shot and killed James Burns at Pocahontas, H., and fired one shot at Tom Pendergast, Williamson's companion, and then es- capped from a mob of miners. Will liamson appeared at the county jail at Greenville and requested to be locked up.
 A $2,000,000 company to develop the gas fields near Fort Smith, Ark, and handle the output was 7 formed in that city. The new com pany will be known as the South western General Gas company and it's officers are: J. Walter Gillette, presi- dent; James Brizolari, secretary, and N. I. Garrison, treasurer.
 Census Director Durand, in a state ment of agriculture statistics shows that while the population of the United States increased 21 per cent in the last 10 years, farms increased but 105 per cent. The number in 1900 was 5,737,372 to 6,340,357.
 Backers of Gen. Bernardo Reyes for the presidency of Mexico have prepared a petition to congress ask ing that the election be postponed, declaring that it can not be conduct ed fairly Meantime, all officials of the country are being notified to pre- pare for the election.
 Francisco I. Madero, the candidate of the Progressive party for presi- dent, was the victim of a mob on his arrival at Vera Cruz, Mexico, be- ing crowded and hustled until made thoroughly angry. Not all were his friends, since stones were thrown and several members of the crowd re- ceived injuries.
 For the sake of the health" of it's thousands of workmen," the United States Steel corporation at Pittsburg, Pa., has posted notices in it's mills forbidding the use of tobacco, partic- ularly during working hours. It re- mains to be seen whether the off cials will set good example and cease to puff at perfectos in their offices.
 The proposed recall of Judge Coke of the district court at Roseburg, Ore, which would have been the first recall election in this country affect ing the judiciary, will not be held. After recall petitions had been circu- lated for several weeks the move ment was dropped, it has become known.
 Thomas Her, milkman, was drowned in 1000 gallons of butter milk at Gilmore, Neb Her was driv- ing a tank containing the buttermilk. when his wagon passed through a de- pression in the road and was over turned The great tank burst and the buttermilk filled the depression to the brim.
 Frank Gotch, champion wrestler of the world, made mere joke of de- lending his title against George Hackenschmidt, of Russia, at Comis- key park, in Chicago Gotch won two straight falls, beating Hack in IA min utes and 15 seconds the first time, and again in minutes and AZ 1-5 sec onds, when Hack quit in the second bout
 Thomas E. Knotts, mayor of Gary, Ind, was arrested on the charge of soliciting and accepting a bribe of s5,000 for signing the "Hean Heating Franchise" The mayor was arrested by deputy sheriffs near the city hall.
 Although the jury returned yer dict finding Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., guilty of the murder of his wife, the accused and attorneys are planning for a new trial and will leave no stones unturned to save the son of the Manchester merchant and banker from the electric chair.
 Beginning with the case of Miss Robbie Augustus, alleged by the de- partment of justice to have been kid naped from her home in Union City, Tenn, and taken to Illinois, the fed eral grand jury at Danville, H., began an investigation of white slavery.
 Opinion of the best experts at San Francisco is that there will be no strike of 25,000 shop employees on the Hartman system. The two main reasons are these: Vice-President Kruttschnitt is eager for a strike, as SC believes this an opportune time to knock out for good the claims to rec ognition of federations, and lack of funds by the men.
 A telegram from the American mis- sion headquarters at Wu-ho, China, says the biggest loss of life a the modern AStory of China occurred as the result of the torrential rains which have flooded all the country along the line of the Yang Tse Kiang river.
 A gale that swept southern Lake Michigan has strewn Chicago harbor with wreckage. Fifteen yachts, prop erty of the Chicago and Columbia Yacht clubs, moored in the harbor, were dashed to pieces and sunk, and other small craft were destroyed
 Sensational testimony is expected at the trial at the next term of the district court at Lincoln, Kas., of a number of young men, who live in the vicinity of Shady Bend, on the charge of having tarred and feathered Miss Mary Chamberlain of Beverly, a pret.