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Evening journal., 1911-02-15

Representative Conwell gave notice
of bill to abolish certificates of reg
istration as useless, and another bill
providing that where a majority OF the
adult residents of any town petition
the clerk of the peace he shall re-
woke the license or refuse TO issue a
license to a pool and billiard room,
shuttle board and bowling alleys In
such town He also will Introduce a
Evening journal., 1911-02-15

n RIVATE SALE OF FURNITURE. 600
N. Franklin. (Call during day).
f1s-st
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
ROOMS FOR RENT.
BOARDING AND LODGING.

~ AMTLY IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS US
= section will take two young men men a. al 80
~. r., cnne recommended. Address n n.
This ONCE.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-10
SENATOR LAF0LLETE PUTS
IT sQUARELY UP TO TAFT.
Demands That the President Define
His Position on the Cunning
ham Claims.
Especial to The Bryan Eagle. ]


Washington, Feb. 10.-A direct de-
mand that President Taft answer
whether he is seeking to evade re-
sponsibility for the Cunningham Alas
kan coal land claims, which he public
ly and voluntarily assumed, was made
today by Senator Lafollette, OF Wis
consin, in an open letter to President
Taft. Senator Lafollette charges that
the Ballinger bills introduced in the
senate by Senator Nelson, of Mime
sofa, would result in new trial for
the Cunningham claimants with
knowledge of the governments case
which the defendants have gained by
the discussion of the claims, thus
placing the prosecution at disadvan-
tage.
The Ballinger bills, designed to
transfer the cases to the courts for
final disposition, are said to have
President Taft's approval. These cases
formed the basis of the Clavis-Pinchot
charges.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-10
ollege and the Texas experiment sta

college and the Texas experiment sta
tion.
Reception Committee for Ladies'
The ladies of the campus.
The visitors will be escorted to the
assembly hall, headed by the college
band, where there will be an address
of welcome by Col. R. T. Miner, presi-
dent of the college, and responses by
members of the legislature.
IL m.-Dinner for visitors at the
mess hall.
p. m.-Inspection of tents and
dormitories.
p. m.-Inspection of college de-
partments.
p. m.-Dress parade by the cadet
corps.
p. m.-Supper for visitors at the
mess hall.
p. m.-Departure of the train.
The visitors are requested to remain
in one body, as the program is so ar
ranged that all departments can be
better inspected and explained to the
entire number rather than to few.
Itinerary Of Inspection Tour.
The tent section.
Ross hall.
Gathright hall.
Electrical engineering department.
Mechanical engineering department.
The steam plant and laundry.
Textile engineering department.
Department of chemistry.
Department of veterinary science.
Agricultural implement building.
Hospital for the students.
Hospital for veterinary surgery.
The dairy barn.
Animal husbandry department.
Agriculture and horticulture build.
ing.
Texas experiment station building.
The engineering building.
The main building.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-10
SCOTT MAUs0LEuM LOOTED
Girl Accidentally Opened theN Door
and, Discovering the CHASTITY
Sight, Ran Panic-Stricken.
Especial to The Bryan Eagle ]

Erie. Pa, Feb. 1O.-Miss Amelia
Sertwig, who discovered the looting of
the Scott mausoleum. was located to-
day She had remained in seclusion
at the request of the family. She said:
The sight when accidentally
pushed in the door of the tomb was
so CHASTITY that | ran screaming from
the cemetery. The body was standing
on its head, the caskets were pulled
out of place and everything was in
terrible disorder"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-10
UNEXPLAINED REQUEST IN WILL
An Eccentric Man OF Letters Asked
To Be Buried Face ,
Downward.
Especial to The Bryan Eagle. ]

New Orleans, La, Feb. 10.-"Bury
me face downward" IS an unexplained
request in the last will and testament
of VIII w. Hahdlin. philosopher, his
torian and pioneer in the phonetic
spelling reform, which was probated
today Handlin was buried month
ago in the usual way and will not
be disinterred. He gained notoriety
several years ago by criticism OF
Theodore Roosevelt. then president,
for wasting time writing superhuous
letters. for which he received the
presidents rebuke.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-10
INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE
COMPANIES STAND PAT
Unanimous Against Merger with
Morgan and Bell
Combine.
Especial to The BxR

Chicago, Feb 1O.-Ehe National AS
sociation of Independent Telephone
Companies today unanimously adopted
a resolution declaring against any
consolidation with the Morgan-Bell in
terests. 1t had been reported that the
merger would be effected.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-10
THE PRESIDENT PASSED
THROUGH SMOKY CITY,
Stayed Only Half Hour and Did Not
Leave Car-En Route to
Columbus, Ohio.
Especial to The BRYAN Eagle. !

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 10.-(Aboard
President Taft's Private Car)-Presi-
dent Taft arrived here at S45 this
morning. Thirty minutes later his car,
the Federal" left for Columbus, Ohio.
The president did not leave the car
for the sake of a bad view of the
Smoky City. He is suffering with a
slight throat trouble.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-10
GOT IT IN THE NECK
Mexican General Dangerously Wound
ed by One Of His Own
Men
Especial to The Bryan Eagle. ]

Huachua, Ariz., Feb. 1O.-General
Torros, the Mexican federal comman-
der of the department of Sonora, was
shot In the neck by one Of his own
troopers and dangerously wounded
during an engagement with the rebels
fifty miles south of the border, accord
ing TO courier arriving here today.
The battle was near Tonichi.
Other couriers arriving gave details
OF recent engagement in the state
OF Sonora. After skirmish near
Sahauriha 1900 federals Joined the In.
surrectos, leaving the state of Sonora
practically defenseless. Fifty federals
were killed in the Tonichi battle.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-10
WIFE BROWNS AND
CHILDREN DIE OF BURNS
Wealthy Planter Loses Entire Family
by Explosion Of Gasoline
Launch.
Especial to The Bryan eagle. ]

Houma, La, Feb. 10.-Two children
of Homer Landry, wealthy planter,
died today OF burns sustained in a
launch explosion. When the craft
caught fire Landry tossed his wife
overheard and plunged in after her
when he saw his wife was drowning,
The children were beyond help when
taken from the burning launch.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-10
ELEVEN DEAD
I AND FIVE MISSING
Fatal Explosion in Cokedale Mine,
Near Trinidad, COL, This
Afternoon.
[specIal to The Bryan Eagle. j

Trinidad, Col, Feb. 10-Eleven are
known to be dead and five others are
missing as a result of an explosion in
the Cokedale mine, according to the
statement of the mine officials this
afternoon. The bodies of two of the
dead were recovered. Assistant Super.
intendent Sutton and Clerk Robert
Meek were overcome by black damp
while rying to rescue the entombed
men.
Six of the bodies have been recov-
cred and five others located.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-10
INCREASE in VOLUME
OF STEEL BUSINESS
Upward Movement Indicated by In
crease Of Nearly Million Tons
In Unified Orders.
Especial to The Bryan Eagle ]

New York. Feb. lO.-An upward
movement of the steel business was
indicated today when the monthly re-
port Of untitled orders Of the United
States Steel Corporation was issued.
The untitled orders on January 81 ag-
gregated 3,119,919 tons. against 2,574,-
757 tons on December 81.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-10
CAMPAIGN SLOGAN FORGOTTEN
"Fewer and Better Laws" Buried Un-
der Landslide Of Proposed
New Measures.
Especial to The Bryan Eagle.

Austin, Texas. Feb. 10.-Although a
majority of the members and Gov
ernor Colquitt we're elected on plat,
form demanding fewer and better
laws" the present legislature to date
has on its calendars four hundred
bills, breaking all records.
Governor Colquitt said today that
he would veto three-fourths of them
if they were sent to him for approval
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-10
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING
Fort Worth Bank Clerk Shot Himself
Fatally While FooIing with
Gun.
Especial to The Bryan Eagle. ]

Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 10.-Guy l..
Cash, cashier of the Exchange Ma
tional Bank here, accidentally shot
and killed himself at his home this
morning while extracting shells from
an automatic shotgun.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-10
NOTICE.

Bids will be received up to Monday
noon, February IS, for the erection of
ten stalls and one living room at Dell
wood park. Specifications ON file with
Frank Myers. The right is reserved
TO reject any and all bids.
FRANK MYERS,
Chairman Building Committee.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-10
PROGRAM At
: A. & NJ. TOMORROW
How the Day viii Be Spent by
Members of Senate and
House.

IL a. m.-Arrival Of the special
train Salute by battery Of artillery
of the cadet corps.
Reception Committee - President
and members of the board of directors
of the college, president of the college,
members of the faculty, officers of the
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-09-22
IMMIGRATION IF
 HEBREWS GREAT Seventy-two Thousand Came to United States in the
 Year Just Passed.
LEADER VISITS SOUTH
Louisiana and Arkansas Included in His Travels in Behalf of
 immigrants.

Little Rock.-Mark Plotnick, repre- sentative. of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigration Society of New York, was in Little Rock investigat- ing the agricultural, industrial, com mereial and social conditions among the Jews of this section.
 The object of the society MT. Plot nick represents is to facilitate the landing of Jewish immigrants at Ellis island; to provide for them temporary shelter, food, clothing and such other aid as may be deemed necessary to guide them to their destination; to prvent them from booming puphc charges and help them to obtain em- ployment: to discourage their setting in congested cities; to maintain pu- reaus of information and publish ht- erature on the industrial, agricultu- ral and commercial status of the coun- try: to disseminate knowledge Of the United States immigration laws in the centers of emigration in Europe with a NlGW Ol preventing bbiS PNA sons from emigrating to the United States; to foster American ideas among the newcomers and to insull patriotism and love for their adopted country through the medium of lec- lures and literary publications.
 MT. Plotnick has travelled through all the Southern states gathering data on conditions. His territory includes Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Arkan- sas and Tennessee. AS soon as he is through making his investigations MT. Plotnick will send the data to the so- ciety in New York.
 "Seventy-two thousand Jewish i'm migrants came to this country last year." said MT. Plotnick. Most of them were very desirable citizens. We intend to distribute these immi- grants throughout the sections that are not so densely settled. We are trying to keep them from the con gested cities"
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-09-22
PROSPECTIVE SETTLER PLEASED.
Surprised Visitor Wonders at Product iVeness of Land and Low Price.

Surprised Visitor Wonders at Product.
 iveness of Land and Low Price.
 Conway.-The apparently low price of Arkansas farm lands is a feature about the state that H. J. Bradley, ? real estate man of Leon, la, is unable to understand. Mr. Bradley spent a day here and will probably locate in Conway to engage in the real estate business.
 It really looks funny to me-" said Mr. Bradley T understand that your ordinary hill land will produce an average of at least S25 worth of cotton to the acre, and yet this same land can be bought for $25 an acre, the value of one years crop. In my state land that will produce S25 to the acre is worth from S100 to S125, and is hard to buy at that"
 When MT. Bradley was told that river bottom land, which would aver age a bale of cotton to the acre had been selling at $40 to $75 an acre, he could hardly believe it. Lots or farmers in Iowa are not clearing over f per cent year on the amount they have invested in their farms" he said. This looks like the land of oppor. tunity' to me-
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-09-22
TRY TAX RATE CASE LATER.
Commission Is Granted Extension ot
 Time to Prepare for Case.

lUlS LO TECpdIG lOI SGSCs
 Little Rock-Owing to a request by counsel for the tax commission for more time in wEich to prepare for the hearing, he test case inyolv- ing the new revenue bill, known as the Turner-Jacobson act, was tenn rorarily postponed in chaneery court. Former Congressman Charles c. Reid, who is representing the tax commis= sion in it's petition to restrain the county assessor and clerk of Pulaski county from certifying up assess ments on certain public utility con few days additional time be given, particularly as he desired to lock over the brief prepared by the attor- ney general, who has asked tEat the suit be dismissed for want of juris. diction on the part of the commission to bring suit.
 1t is thought that the case will be reached later in the week. Assistant Attorney General Rector stated that everything in ready in that dpart- ment for the hearing, and that he presumed the matter would be taken up soon. The case is Of considerable importance, in that it involves the crucial question as to whether the Turner-Jaeobsen bill is now a law or is subject to the referendum, and hence not now effective. Counsel for the tax commission insist that the hill ic now q law inacuOcb aS if was signed by the governor prior to his approval of the l. and R. enabling act, and for other reasons.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-09-22
Railroad Boostinq State.

Little Rock.-The Cotton Belt route has issued folder advertising Arkansas, which is one of the most complete ever complied Attention is called to the United States govern ment census reports, which she
 the population in Arkansas increased 20 per cent in the last ten years, which is the same ratio of growth shown by the nation, also that tie value of farm land has increased 1S3 per cent. It also shows that Arkau- sas raises more corn to the aero than any other Southwestern state. The geography and topography of Ar kansas is shown. The climate is men, toned and attention is called to the educational advantages. Then there appears a story on land values in which a large increase in the past few years is shown.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-09-22
MUCH HAPPENS
 AT STATE HOUSE final Report of Educational De : partment Shows Good
 Growth.
NEW SYSTEM IS ADOPTED
Maps Will Show at a Glance the Growth and Condition of
 Schools in State.

Little Rock-Nearly $5,000,000 was raised in Arkansas last year for com mon school purposes, and approXl- mately $3,000,000 was expended ln teachers salaries. This represents d total of $8.63 raised for each child ln this state last year.
 These are the final figures as co1h- piled by Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction J. L. Bond and Ray Gill, assistant in the educational de partment, and based on the repor S from the county treasurers of the va rious counties in the state. This ln- cludes, of course, the amount collect ed by special taxes, interest on school money, poll taxes, etc, as well as that raised through the general levy of three mills. In other words, this is the thermometer of interest mani fested in Arkansas public schools TOT the past 12 months.
 There was a balance of $1, Al ,367.- 49 on hand to the credit of the schools in the various county treasuries June 90, 1911, or an increase of $166,543, as compared with the balance on hand to the credit of the schools year previous
 In connection with the uneXpended balance brought over from year to year. it is interesting to note the rap i'd growth of the fund. This year, as noted above, the increase is over S166,- 900. For the past ten years this an nual increase has ranged from $60, ,000 to $S0,000, the uneXpended balance each year being greater than that shown the previous year.
 While this shows a strong reserve in the school fund for the various counties, it is not regarded by the department of education as being tre best arrangement that could be put into effect. In way it simply rep resents that amount of idle money whereas officials of the department believe the amount of revenue raised i each year should be prat ,sally eX- | pended in additional school better ments, better salaries, etc. The spe- cial school districts rarely have large balances left over. In nearly every case they utilize all the revenues raised for any particular year.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-09-22
ACTIVITY IN GOOD
 ROAD BUILDING
Reports From All Sections Ot State Indicate that Coming
 Year Will See Progress
VISITOR WONDERS AT VALUES
Station Agent, Acting as Deputy in Posse Pursuing Negro Fugitive,
 Killed by Negro.

HaTrison-Continued activity marks the good roads movement in Boone and Newton counties, and 1t is evident that it will result not only in the building of the main pike road to Jasper, but in the permanent improve ment of every road in the two count ies.
 The Boone County Good Roads Asso- ciation in it's meeting here appointed an Executive Committee and a Solicit ing Committee was also appointed to call on residents and farmers along every road in the county, to interest them in the proposition. They will agitate the matter of road improve ment until results are seen.
 County Judge Joe Asher, who is president of the Good Roads Associa- tion, has appointed three men in each township as committees to work with the Soliciting Committee and with the Executive Committee.
 A mass meeting held in Jasper re- suited in the organization of that county, and the appointment, tenn porarily, of one man in each township of Newton county to get the spirit of the people regarding general road im- provement.
 The work Of organization of a stock company to build the turnpike to Jasper is progressing nicely.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-09-22
JUDGE COMPTON MAY WIN
 CASE IN SUPREME COURT
State Confesses Error and Asks Su. preme Court to Reverse and
 Quash indictment.

Little Rock.-If the supreme court accepts the conclusions reached by the state legal department, w. A. Compton, former county judge of this county and consequently member of the school board of the city of Mari anna, will secure reversal of the judgment entered against him by the indictment charging him with the em bezzlement of school funds will be quashed. The attorney general has confessed error in the case and has asked the supreme court to reverse the case and quash the indictment
 Compton, while a member of the Mariana school board, was also treasurer of the board. He was charged with embedding $100 of the district funds and converting them to his own use. A rather complicated trial followed, resulting finally in a conviction and a sentence of one year in the penitentiary. He appealed to the supreme court.
 After carefully reviewing the case the attorney general is of the opinion that the indictment is fatally defect i've, in that it does not mention that the alleged crime was against the peace and dignity of the state, nor does it, in his judgment, state facts sufficient to constitute a case that would give the court jurisdiction.
 Friends of Judge Compton have all along contended that the case was largely technical, and that he has en- cially and otherwise, to make any res titution which the conditions might have required in order to prevent any loss to the district
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-09-22
AGED JUSTICE ASSAULTED.
Cowardly Assailant Brutally Attacks
 Man Who Closes Gambling.


 Hot Springs-Justice of the Peace Joel w. Afford was the victim of q vicious and apparently unprovoked as sault on Valley street at the hands If Jack Bell, supposedly gambler. The justice was first struck on the back of the head and knocked to the pave ment, where Bell hammered him with his fists.
 Afford is the sole justice of the peace to whom Prosecuting Attorney Wood has gone for burning orders and to try gamblers and Sunday law viola tors On this account he has incurred the hatred and enmity of some of the gamblers, several of whom were fined by Justice Afford before the assault. Some of them were friends of the man who assaulted the justice and it is supposed this was the only prove cation for the attack.
 The outcome of the assault will in all likelihood be the closing of gam bling in this city, for the assault is condemned by everyone and the jus tice is receiving condolences. It is said he was attacked from the rear The justice is old and crippled.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-09-22
Tried to Wreck Train.

McGehee.-An attempt to wreck Iron Mountain passenger train Mo- l03 at a blind siding seven miles from Collinston was discovered when a freight train ahead of the passenger train ran into a railroad tie which had been lodged in the switch. While removing the tie from beneath the engine the fireman discovered a negro hidden behind pile of ties near the track and shot twice at the black
 The fireman declares that he hit the negro, but the other members of the train crew refused to join in search.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-09-22
DRAINAGE WORK PROGRESSES.
District Known as Dark Hollow to B.
 Completely Drained

Argenta-Work of draining Dark Hollow is nearing completion. By ditches are now being dug and the district will soon be completely drained.
 This district, known as Dark Hol- low, is an immense cypress brake, covering about 2,500 acres. It lies in depression in the ground between the hills and the higher ground ly- ing next to the river. Many yea s ago it doubtless was a part of the river basin. It now has no connec- tion with the river, however, but is fed by the rainwater flowing from the foothills.
 The drainage of this district will be of inestimable benefit to both this city and Little Rock. For hundreds of years this body of stagnant water has been a veritable breeding place of mosquitoes, malaria and foul air. Ly ing in such close proximity to this city and to Little Rock, it has neces- sarily been a menace to the health ol both cities
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-09-22
The Monument Committee.

Governor Donaghey has appointed the following as the Arkansas mem bers of the Knapp monument commit tee: John c. Small of Little Rock, George A. Cole of Fayetteville, H. Clay Sloan of Black Rock and r. W Brodnax of Van Duzer. This commit. tee is expected to appoint subcommir. tees in every county in the state ;o secure contributions to the Knapp mar ument fund. Dr. s. A. Knapp was well known in Arkansas. He was the originator of the demonstration work and often visited Arkansas.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-09-22
Boat Wrecked. One nead-

Buffalo.-Dashing at a speed of 40 miles an hour for the championship of the great lakes, in the presence Of 30,000 people, over the Niagara Falls river, the motor boat Dixie ", owll ed by Fred Burnham. swerved from it's course, mounted the breakwater that separates the river from the canal, and injured three bystanders, one of them fatally. Before the mist of spray had cleared the Dixie w. was high and dry, and the victims lay groaning on the jagged rocks.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-09-22
Station Master Killed by Fu.itive.

Forrest City.-While acting as spe. cial deputy in posse pursuing a negro fugitive, E. T. Carroll, station agent at Caldwell, station about six miles from here, was shot six times and died instantly from his wounds.
 The posse had information that the negro fugitive was at a farmhouse of a relative with his wife When the posse was admitted to the house the fugitive was found hiding under a bed and when told to come out and surrender, he opened fire on tho officer and Carroll. who was close to the negro. received six shots from the negro's revolver.