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The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10

Walter l.. Fisher of Chicago, vice president Of the National Conserva- tien Association, was appointed i'll Balliuger's stead.
 The retirement Of MT Ballinger brings to close the most sensation al incident thus far of the Taft ad- ministrltion. It began with a diff ference in conception of policy to- ward the treatment of public lands, especially the forest preserves, be- tween Mr. Ballinger and Clifford Pin chot, then chief forester of the United States. Open warfare broke out when charges relating to Mir Ballin9er's administration of pubic lands, especially to the treatment by the general land office of the so-called Cunningham coal lands claims Tn Alaska were filed with the president by L. R. Glayis, then a field agent of the land office. AS result of these charges, Glavis was dismissed from the service by order of the president Mr Pinchot later espoused Glayis cause, and he too was dis missed by the secretary of agrlcul- ture, likewise under orders from the president From that time on the battle ragged with increased heat aud finally eliminated in congressional investigation, in which the majority found for Ballinger and the minority found him guilty as charged. rms report was never acted upon by congress-
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
DIES CRYING THAT
 HE WAS POISONED
ARGENTA MAN STRICKEN AS HE STANDS ON DOORSTEP CALL
 ING FOR HELP.
Warrant Issued for Arrest of Woman, Who Is Suspected of Poisoning
 Can of Beer.

Argenta, Ark.-Calling to his neigh. bors for help and crying that he had been poisoned. Fritz Schneider, la borer, fell from his doorstep and died before medical aid could reach him. The man and his wife, with whom he had not been living for some time, had been in the house drinking beer. and apparently they were becoming reconciled, when the man rushed from the front loor and cried:
 My wife has poisoned me, For Gods sake, don't let me die!"
 Deputy constabies rushed to the place, but by the time they arrived the woman had fled, and efforts to locate her were fruitless. A warrant was sworn out charging her with murder, and it is thought she will shortly be apprehended.
 Neighbors saw the Schneider wom. an go to the house where her hus- band had been living alone, and SUD- posed they had become reconciled
 Schneider went to nearby saloon and bought a bucket of beer and was seen to go directly home with it That was the last seen of him until he fell dying on his doorstep.
 Physicians state that if Schneider was poisoned he must have been given very neavy dose of some powerful drug, as the man was seen with the beer at 6.15 o'clock and he died few minutes after o'clock.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
House Bills Approved by Governor

By Griswold. amending the fence law in Conway and Faulkner and Conway counties; by Cl;ngan. tor the aid of School Distric' No. ?, Pike county; by Hurst, authorizing the Or ton Leyee District of Little River county to issue additional bonds; by Faucette, specifying the methods of consultations of cities; by Simms, to establish Levee District No. 2 in Miller county; by Floyd, to place certain officers of Polk county on salaries; by Yadon, prohibiting the sale of liquor within five miles Of the Hartford high school: by Ba.k- CT, making betting on primary eiec- tions illegal; by Clark Of White, re- pealing the act organizing the Bald Knob Drainage District; by 8arker, 70 erect monument to the Confed. crate women of Arkansas.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
AMERICAN TROOPS MOVE ON BORDER
Largest Maneuver Ever Held by the United States in Time of Peace.

Washington, D. C.-Thc most eXten- siye movement of troops and war vessels ever executed in this coun- try in times of peace is now under way, by order of the president. The objective point is the country north of the Mexican boundary and the waters of the two oceans at either end of it.
 Twenty thousand soldiers-more than one-fourth of the army of the United States-of all arms of the service are moving toward the Mex ican border; four armored cruisers, comprising the fifth division of the Atlantic fleet, have been ordered from northern waters to the naval station at Guantanamo, Cuba, and most ot the Pacific fleet is, or shortly Will be, on it's way to assemble at San Pedro and San Diego, Cal, and 2 o0e marines are preparing to make the Guantanamo station their temporary Headquarters. It is officially stated at the White House and at the war and navy departments that the purpose of this mobilization. unprecedented except in war times, is the training of officers and men under service conditions and practice in co-opera' tion between the land and naval forces. Unusual pains were taken by all officially concerned in the mat. ter to give this color to the sudden activities, but these statements were accepted with increasing reserve. There are persistent rumors that the physical condition of President Diaz of Mexico has lateg become such as to alarm his adherents and that mo mentous developments are to be pre-. pared for.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Strict Liquor Law for Alabama.

Montgomery, Ala.-The house of representatives has passed the Smith bill regulating the sale of liquor in Alabama. The measure fixes the Ii. cense in Mobile and Montgomery at Sl,50O, and restricts in Mobile one saloon to every 750 persons and in Montgomery one to every 1000. Ex. else boards are created to control the sale of liuor, and the Wiley pure food regulations are adopted to go1 ern the quality. The measure is said to be the most stringent of it's kind ever enacted in any state.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Pass Appropriation Bill.

Both in the committee of the whole and in the house, Representative Hurst fought the bill appropriating $75.000 for the capitol commission to pay for the heating, lighting. etc. The house resolved itself into a commit, tee of the whole to consider the bill. Motion was made to report the bill fayorably back 10 the house and MT. Hurst moved as a substitute that 1t be reported unfavorably. The sub- stitute lost and the bill was finally passed by the house.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Women Not Held for Murder.

Charlotte. N. @-Annie Stevens and Dora Wilson, who have been in- carcerated in Mecklenburg jail for a week, charged with the murder of 4. c. Winn. travelling man from New Orleans, were acquitted of any complicity in the crime by Judge Biggs, the evidence showing that Vim took his own life
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
WHOLESALE KILLING AMONG NEGROES
Three Shot Down by One and Later
 Two More Are Killed.

Osceola, Ark.-As the result of a crap game, Mississippi county was the scene of the killing of five ne. groes. Three were killed in one game following a general row between the players. Later in the day ono negro killed another and he in turn was shot to death by the posse that pursued him when he refused to sur render. The killings occurred on a farm near town It was not known tha; the first three negroes were killed until their bodies were found 1ext morning near the road.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Would Make Railroads Pay Penalty.

bill introduced by Senator Ow. ems amends the act of 1909, requiring railroad companies within the state to promptly pay for stock killed. The act requires the railroad companies to settle in full for stock killed or injured within 30 days after the in- turing or killing of such stock Failure to comply with the act makes the railroad company liable for double the amount of the value of the stock killed or injured.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Destructive Flames in Pine Forests

Lexington, s. C.-As the result of one of the most destructive fires that has ever been known In this part of the state, which has been in progress for several days, the turpentine in- terests are heavy losers. Thousands of turpentine boxes have been to. tally destroyed Hundreds of people have been fighting the fire, but a brisk wind has prevailed, and the fire now covers hundreds of acres.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Propose Monument for Union Soldiers

The bill by Senator Christian, pro viding for the erection of a suitable monument on the state capitol grounds to the memory of Arkansas men who enlisted in Arkansas reei- ments of the Union army during the Civil war, came up as a special order, but upon motion of Senator Robert son it was placed back upon it's sec ond reading and referred to the com mittee on federal relations.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Railroad Passes Lead to a WranoIe

Declaring that any state officer ac- cepting pass from the railroads should be held guilty of a felony and sentenced to a term Tn the peniten. tiary, Representative Grant took decided stand against the free trans portation clause contained in refer ence to several departments of state in the general appropriation bill Arkansas is not poverty stricken" he said. We can afford to pay our officials travelling expenses and this legislature is not the passenger agent of any railroad" The matter was thoroughly discussed by members both in favor of refusing and permit ting passes. The matter of passes for the agricultural department and of the non-pass system for the edu- cational department, however, was left as it was. and further fight will be made when the bill gets through the house committee of the whole end comes up on the calendar for passage.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10

With the Legislators
Sa
 Sss
Urge a Flexible Tax Rate for State.

Urge Flexible Tax Rate for State.
 The house adopted an amendment to the Hurst-Bradham revenue revis- ion bill, whereby a sliding" or flex- ible tax rate is provided in levying taxes under the proposed law, the rate dependent upon the aggregate property valuation. Under the bill as originally proposed. the total state, county and municipal tax rate, max imum levy, was 10 12 mills. This was based on the assumption that all property in the state would be assessed at it's full value and would yield total valuation under the new law of S1,100,000, or nearly three times the present assessment This amendment adopted begins with a certain rate, assuming that the total valuation will be $75o, 100000 under the proposed law. Then for each additional S50,000,000 there is pro. portionate decrease in the tax rate, up to a possible total valuation us S1,250,000, when the rate becomes, for all state purposes, only 2 1-2 mills. Under S750.000,000 valuation it would be about 1 1-2 mills. Un1er the present valuation it is 3-4 mills. The sliding scale applies in county and city tax rate also.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
A Disastrous Fire in Minnea polls.

Minneapolis. Minn.-One of the most disastrous fires this city has ever known destroyed the Syndicate block, with a loss estimated at $1,- 000,000, and it is possible that two lives were lost, although this has not yet been definitely determined. At least 12 persons were rescued from tho upper stories of the building.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Iron Mountain Road Hard Hit.

Little Rock.-The supreme court handed down three decisions a few days ago which cost the Iron Noun tain railroad $30,000 exclusive of the costs. William Booth of White county was given $17,000 Lige Vann of Lonoke $l0,000 and q F. Wiggon of Hot Springs $l,250. All were per sonal injury cases.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Papers Can Carry Advertisement.

Representative Buerkle's bill re- stores to newspapers in prohibition territory the right to carry liquor ad- vertisements. This was prohibited by the act of 1907, although papers without the state, or those published in non-prohibition territory were al- lowed to flood dry" counties. Rep- resentative Buerkle holds that tho former act is "class legislation" and that 1t benefits only outside adver- Using mediums or those coming from wet" territory.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
To Preserue Battle Elaas.

Senator White called up his bill for the collection and preservation of the Confederate flags borne by the Arkansas Confederate troops during the Civil war, and 1t was passed without a dissenting vote.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Se5,ooo for Sanatoriur,.

The Wilmington bill. pasted by the house, appropriates S60,000 for the maintenance of the sanato-ium at Bonneville for two years, and an ad- ditional S25.000 fpr improvements in the water system. the hospital, for fencing, road improvement, etc.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Death Sentence for Wife Murderer

Malvern, Ark.-In the circuit court here the jury in the case of the state of Arkansas against Monroe Duncan. charged with shooting and killing his wife in the western part of the county, January 29, 1911, rendered d verdict of murder in the first degree, the penalty of which is death
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Plan to Merae Nine Cotton Mills.

Boston. Mass.-Plans are being made by Boston financiers to consol. idate nine cotton mill properties in South Carolina. The mills are al! situated in the vicinity of Columbia and Greenville. The consolidated company is capitalized at $10.0O0, 900. The nine plants have a total Of 357,. 952 spindles.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Sec. Dickinson to Attend Reunion.

Little Rock.-The secretary Of the Confederate Reunion Committee has received a telegram from Secretary of War Dickinson accepting the in- vitation To be the guest of the cit izens of Little Rock during the na- tional Confederate reunion in May.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Files Suit Against Light Trust.

Cleveland, O.-The United States began a fight against one of the most powerful and complete monopolies in the country a few days ago, when quit was filed against ?5 concerns engaged in the manufacture of incan- descent electric lights.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Prohibition Bill Introduced.

The first statewide measure for the banishment Of liquor from the state was introduced in the senate by Senator Woods. The bill prohib. it's the manufacture or sale of intox. icants of any character in the state, the penalty being the same as TOT the violation of the law in a prohi. bition district.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Important Bills Passed In Senate.

The senate passed Senator Hol- lands bill permitting cities of the first class in Sebastian county to change their government to a com mission form. The bill as originally introduced was general in it's char acter, applying to all cities of the first class in the state. It was finally amended so as to include only &c., bastian county, it being understood that it is to apply specially to Fort Smith. There was no opposition to the passage of the bill
 The bill by Senator Jacobson, pro- hibiting attorneys from soliciting business, was also passed by unan- lmous vote. Senator Holland stated that the measure was intended to put stop to the solicitation of dam age suits by interruptions attorneys, some of whom have been known, he said, to call npon widows of men killed in railroad accidents and in. duce them to engage their services as attorneys to bring damage suits against the railroad companies before the victims were buried.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Two Men Die in an Oklahoma Mine

McAlester, Okla.-A fire is raging in Mine No. of the Rock Island Coal Company at Alderson. Two shot firers died Of suffocation and their bodies were recovered by com. pany Of reseue7s. Four of the res. cuers were overcome by fumes.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
Provides for Road Improvement.


 A bill introduced by Senator Turn CT provides for the creation of road improvement districts for repairing. maintaining and improving public roads, and for the appointment of consulting engineer. The act pro- vides that road improvement dis trict shall be established by the county court upon the petition of 10 or more owners of real estate. The court is authorized to appoint three commissioners, also a competent civ Il engineer, who is required to give a bond in a sum not less than $1 900. to be fixed by the commissioners. The bill also provides that districts may borrow money at a rate of in- terest not exceeding 6 per cent.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
BALLINGER STEPS
 DOWN AND OUT
HIS RESIGNATION CLOSES MOST SENSATIONAL EVENT OF
 TAFT'S TERM.
W. L. Fisher of Chicago Appointed uecessor-Trouble Started Over
 Coal Land Claims.

Washington, D. C.-The resignation of Richard A. Ballinger of Seattle as secretary of the interior has been ac- cepted 3y President Taft, in whose hands the resignation has been since January =.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10
New Bill to Prevent Fraud.

The Calvert-Black bill, introduced in the house, specifies that no sale of merchandise in bulk will be held binding unless he transferee has de- manded and received from the trans ferrer at least 10 days before .as transfer list of the latters creditors whom he owes for the goods trans1 ferred. The purpose of the bill is to prevent fraud by merchantf buying line of goods on credit and disposing of them in bulk for cash and then going into bankruptcy. The provisions of the new bill will allow the creditors of the transferrer to recover from the transferee unless the law has been complied with in regard to ascertaining the transfer. rer's creditors, and will also render the transferer liable for fraud for an attempted evasion.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-10

Senate Bills Sianed by the Governor.
 By. CarlLee, providing tha. lands undef the. general drainage art soid for hbn-payment of taxes may be- re- deenied within one year after date of sale; by Holt, authorizing the city of Prescott to open a street across the night of way of the Iron Moun- tain tfailroad: by Covington, for the employment of four stenographers for the supreme court; by owens, to reg ulateathe running of automobiles and motsf vehicles; by Keel, for the or ganization of local drainage district in Poinsett county; by Watson, pro- vidinE that $1,200 received for state teachers licenses be used for teacn- CTS examinations and for an insti- tute library fund; by Turner, curing defects in the acts creating drainage districts in Craighead county; by Melee, consolidating the towns of Earl and Norvel in Crittenden county; by Woods, permitting the seining of buffalo, gar and catfish in the streams of Chicot county.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-03-31
PECULIAR AFTER EFFECTS
OF GRIP THIS YEAR.
Leaves Kidneys In Weakened Condition

Doctors In all parts Of the country
have been kept busy with the epidemic
Of grip which has visited SO many
homes. The symptoms Of grip this year
are very distressing and leave the sys.
tenn In q run down condition, particu.
larry the Kidneys which seem to suffer
most. rs every victim complains Of
lame back and urinary troubles which
should not be neglected, as these dan.
ger signals often lead to more serious
sickness. such as dreaded Bright's Dis.
ease. Local druggists report q large
sale on Or. Kilmer's Swamp Root which
SO many people say soon heals and
strengthens the kidneys after an at.
tack Of grip. Swamp-Root is a great
kidney. liver and bladder remedy, and,
being an herbal compound. has a gen.
tie healing effect on the kidneys, which
Is almost Immediately noticed by those
who try II. DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bling.
hamton. N. Y, offer to send q sample
bottle Of Swamp-Root, free by mail, to
every sufferer who requests II. A trial
will convince any one who may be in
need Of II. Regular size bottles so cts.
and $1.00. For sale at all druggists.
Be sure to mention this paper.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-03-31

pink and warm, little gold curis chung
to her damp forehead. Her violet
eyes were wide with admiration at
Miss Selma Lue's generalship. but
were given q desperate cast by . huge
smudge on the side of her nose which
had by accident tried conclusions with
that of the vocally strong Clementine.
Her hat had been pulled to . rakish
angle and the starch was out Of her
linen blouse. She had the appearance
of one who has fought Q losing fight
Nov, Miss Cynthie. honey. they
was Jest hungry. They's as good as
gold most times; but babies Is like hu-
man beings-they can't always be
counted on to do the best they knows.
It's time they was fed. and better
be about It Want to stay and see 'em
feedT
Miss Cynthia had q number Of times
In her life heard Invitations issued
from various tented sawdust rings Of
which she was instantly reminded by
Miss Selma Lue. and 1t was with some
thing o. the same feeling Of trepi.
dalton that she accepted.
Now" said Miss Selma Lue AZ she
rolled Up her sleeves and cleared the
deck for action by drawing the boxes
into q close semicircle around a three.
legged milking stool, you can see how
good I've got 'em trained. the darlings.
l cook up this bowl Of oatmeal outen
that a. spills outen the packages what
bust, and / pour on a good dose Of
Charity's new milk, which Is that of
real human kindness. II she Is Just
spotted cow"
As she talked she seated herself on
the stool and dipped out spoonful OF
the sticky porridge dripping with milk.
Instantly FIVE small, Pink, toothless or
partly toothless mouths popped open
and five bobbing heads became rigid
and five roly-poly necks craned. The
moment Of suspense was keen. Pres
to! the spoon descended into the
mouth Of Blossom, the explorer. Her
ecstatic, gurgle had four anticipatory
echoes. Again the pink caverns
yawned and again the poised spoon
descended. this time into the rosy lips
Of Clementine. who swallowed her
portion with the remnant OF her last
sob. The echoes gurgled again and
presented open mouths at attention
instantly.
Seems like" said Miss Selma Lue
they all swallows one another's din.
ner and gifts Jest that much more pleas
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CHAPTER %.
The New soap-Boxer.

Vanity In q man 10 like a turkey
gobblsr a-strutting in November"
Miss Selma Lue.
Miss Cynthis. honey. it's Q good
thing you come down to see me this
morning first thing. When you are In
town on one Of them week-end-and-be-
gins with Miss Evelyn. sweet as she In.
l don't rest calm as ! might Seems
like. SO to speak, am afraid you will
turn over your soap box or bump your
head or swallow q fy or something. II
you are outen my sight"
You mean you are sure I will have
the strength of mind to refrain from
taking in the camel. but are uneasy
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-03-31

ure outen II all. II grown-ups would
they could git a heap Of satisfaction
from II, / say. Now amt they good.
and Jest as patient, awaiting their
own turnf"
Indeed they are Just cunning nest
Of baby birds, Miss Selma Lue. and
you are the mother bird with the
worms, the incest sort Of worms. You
-you."-Miss Cynthia hesitated, try.
ing to give conference to a thought
Miss Selma Lue had heard voiced be-
fore.-'If you were being mother bird
to your own you couldn't"
Miss Cynthie. honey" said Miss Se-
lima Lue as she scraped the last drop
Of milk into the spoon and skillfully
administered II to the nodding head
of Flarity, the brother OF Carrots, Il
think the good Lord intended that q
mother should come into this world
with every child. but sometimes she
don't git horned when II does; and
sometimes-somedm the mother 10
horned and the child amt there. The
mother Job II one that Amt cut out
to suit everybody and them 1t fts have
got duty laid on 'em strong, even II
II 10 Jest being q kinder soul-mother.
Don't let Clemmie fall and cut her
head on the edge of her boz! She Ii
nodding so and l have to ease down
both the F1arities. who IL plumb gone.
Thanky. child. they are all safe now
and can git to work. Seems like my
heart 10 at rest when I've got 'em
asleep in the soap boxes. ! sometimes
wonder II the Lord don't feel the same
way about US grown-ups when he
sends the night down to kiver US up
In our beds. But then when he's got
us all safe asleep the folks over In
Chiny wakes and begins they devil.
tries, 80 I reckon the Bible IL true
when It says he neither slumbers nor
sleeps"