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The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
Desperate Prisoners Escape.

Paragould-Four prisoners escaped being: B. A. Trammel, charged with murder; Tom Rowe. charged with forgery; c. V. Flannagan, charged with robbery. and Louis Crowley, charged with murder. The delivery was accomplished, it is said, through the assistance of outside friends of Flannigan. A piece of twine was fur. nished one of the prisoners by friends who tied hack saws on the end of the string on the outside of the jail and the prisoners hauled in these imple- ments and got busy saving the bars of their cells. As the prisoners were furnished six saws, the job of cutting their way to liberty was comparatively easy.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
SENATOR BUYS
 VOTES BROADCAST
Evidence Before Investigating Committee That $107,793
 Was Spent
"SPENT FOR ORGANIZATION"
Senator Claims Ignorance of How Money Was spent-No Expense
 Accounts Turned In.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Payments of money to workers in United States Senator Isaac Stephens campaign for the primary nomination in 1908 were made without any definite returns to the campaign managers as to what use the funds were put to, according to testimony before the senatorial com mittee which is Investigating charges of bribery in connection with Senator Supplements election. It was elicited that out of the senator's campaign funds of S107.793 money was scat tered broadcast over the state 10 or ganizers, who turned in no itemized accounts.
 Am I to understand that in Wis consin, the home of the direct pri- mary, half of these people have to be solicited to go to the polls" asked Senator Hepburn of Idaho, the chair man.
 E. A. Edmonds, who had charge of Senator Stephenson's campaign, was on the stand.
 T do not know as to that" replied Mir Edmonds, but there being sev- eral Republican candidates We felt 1t necessary to employ every means to get out the Stephenson supporters.
 There are number of items here charged to General They aggregate $1,000 Who is this General and what was the money spent for?" asked the chairman
 T do not know, I suppose for or ganization"
 Don't use that word organization It is glittering political generality to avoid the necessity of particulariz- ing said Senator Hepburn.
 Explaining s2,500 which had been paid to State Game Warden J. w. Stone, Edmonds said Stone was to render assistance in the campaign and that he named men in the game war den division who were to work for Stephenson.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
BANK FAILS: MANY OEPOS|TORS LOSE Sn ,0OO Deposit Slip Turns Up; No Record to Be Found
 on Books.
BANkPRESIDENT DISAPPEARS
The President Cashed Personal Check for $500 the Day of tEe
 Bank Failure.

investigation of the books of tn, Night and Day Bank of Little Rock now In the hands of a receiver, de veloped a sensation when Sl1, ,09e worth Of certificates of deposit which apparently do not show on the books of the bank. were discovered The certificates were held in Okla homa.
 H. c. Wynne, president of the bank is missing. and if any of his friends or relatives know his present where. abouts they are not giving general circulation to the information. It is known that Wynne cashed a personal check for $500 on the day he left the city.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
eIGAMIST COMMITS MURDER.
Married Two Wives in One Week. Kills Second Wife to Hide Crime.

Married Two Wives in One Week.
 Kills Second Wife to Hide Crime.
 Chicago.-Dr. Harry Elgin Webster, a Rush Medical College graduate, stu. dent and interne at the Polyclinic hospital, in a remarkable confession to the police admitted that he mur- dered one of his two young wives. Bessie Kent Webster. of Chicago, in the woods of Ogle county, 10 miles from Dixon, H.. September 16. The police say the motive for the crime was Webster's desire to hide from his first wife, Zoe varney Webster, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the fast that he was bigamist. He had married the two women within one week last Jan- uary.
 The young medical student was ar. rested at the hospital shortly after he had left Zoe Varney Webster, wife No. l, at downtown hotel. where he had spent a troubled night in attempt ing to explain his martial duplicity. He had convinced her that he knew nothing of the murder.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
GOVERNORS PREPARE APPEAL.
Declare Decision of Judge Leaves
 States No Control Over Rates.

Declare Decision Of Judge Leaves
 States No Control Over Rates.
 St Louis--With the arrival here of Governor Harmon of Ohio the actual work was begun of the appeal to be taken by the governors committee to the United States Supreme Court against the decision of United States Circuit Judge Sanborn in the Mime sota rail rate case.
 Discussing the task ahead of the committee, Governor Harmon said:
 "The governors are attempting nothing revolutionary States rights is not involved. The only question is whether a state can regulate it's own commerce.
 Under the decision of Judge San- born, in the Minnesota rate case, the states are left without the power to regulate railway rates on interstate business: Our work will be confined to filing brief in the United States supreme court in all the state rail- way rate cases.'
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
ExhIbits To Be Hauled Free.

Little Rock.-Two Arkansas rail roacs have applied to the Arkansas Railroad Commission for the privi- lege of hauling, free of charge, all exhibits intended for the Arkansas on Wheels" advertising train, and the commission has approved the proposi- ton. The plan of these two roads is to bring all exhibits intended for the train from points along their line to Little Rock, where they will be placed in the show train. The courtesy is much appreciated by state ex- hibitors. The two roads are the Iron Mountain and the Missouri and North Arkansas
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
TO FLY WITHOUT POWER.
Wright Brothers Will Attempt To Fly
 Like Birds.

New York.-Tremendous interest was shown among aviation enthusiasts in a report that the Wright brothers are preparing to conduct experiments by which they hope to "reyolutionize" the art of flying.
 Dispatches from Kittyhawk, N. C., where the Wrights made their secret experiments. say arrangements have been completed there to try new air craft, the purpose of which is to min imize the use of artificial power and ito soar as birds against the winds.
 It is reported the Wrights have al- ready solved the problem of flight without artificial power. although their inventions have feen given no final test.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
TAFT SPENDS DAY IN WYOMING.
miniature Frontier Day Show Given
 for His Entertainment.

haWllns, Wyo.-President Taft spent a day in Wyoming a left Raw ms for Salt Lake City. During the day the president stopped at Cheyenne ana Laramie. At Cheyenne Charlie irwin of the reception committee had arranged miniature reproduction of the stunts made famous at the an hual frontier day celebration.
 MT. Taft watched the bucking bron- choes, the races between cowboys and the roping of wild horses with great interest. He reviewed several thousand soldiers from Fort D. A. hussen, inspected the town from an automobile and spoke on his tariff ve- toes In the opera house to a good sized crowd.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
TWO MEMBERS OF POSSE KILLED.
Went to Secure Woman Witness and Woman's Relatives Opened Fire.

Woman's Relatives Opened Fire.
 Knoxville, Tenn.--A posse. headed by the sheriff of Bell county, Ken lucky, was fired upon in Lee county, Virginia. John and William Collins, possemen, were killed. Sheriff Tuck CT of Lee county, Virginia. also in the posse, was seriously injured.
 The posse had gone to the home of George Smith to take into custody Mrs. Sivelda Denny Barrett, young woman wanted at Pineville, Ky, as material states witness against her brother, Charles Denny. who is on trial on the charge of murdering George Bennett, near Middlesboro. about IS months ago.
 Mrs. Barnett is said to have been a willing witness, but the father and other relatives protested against her appearing in the case. and conse quently made a desperate resistance to the officers efforts to forcibly take her from the Smith home, where she was domiciled.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
Women Loot Ruins.

Austin, Pa.-The first arrests for robbery following the disastrous flood were made when two foreign woEeh We're caught by state trooper. TheA Were prying open the lid of a trunk Ihey were taken to the county jai. al Coudersport Their home theE was searched and furs and jewelry value al Sl,000 or more were recovered many pieces being identified by the owners
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
Telephone Company Sold.

Jonesboro-The deal made between the Home Telephone and Southwest ern Telephone companies, in which the later named company puchased the plant, was closed up. the South. western paying over to the local com. pany a check for $50,000. Nj. J. Simpson, division superintendent, and Walter J. Terry, an attorney for the company, were here and closed up the deal.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
COMMERCE CASE TO BE TRIED.
Arkansas Case Attracting Much At tention, as Ruling Affects Many.

Little Rock.-The question as to whether in a suit for the recovery of damages caused by unreasonable or unduly discriminating rates the cause ot action accrues against a railroad company at the time the shipment is delivered to the consignee or at the ume when the charges for such ship ment are paid, is one originating in Arkansas, and is said to be considered py the United States Commerce Court al Washington within the next few days.
 One of the features of the case is the intervention of the United States Interstate Commerce Commission which holds that the commerce court mas no jurisdiction in the case.
 The case is one of vital interest both to shippers as we'll as to railroad companies.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
REAR ADMIRAL sCHLEY DEAD.
Falls Dead on Street Among Strangers
 and Unrecoenlzed.

New York.-Unrecognized by sin gle person in the curious throng that rushed to his aid, Rear Admiral Win field Scott Schley. United States Navy (retired), fell dead in front of the Berkeley Lyceum on West Forty fourth street.
 The death of this man notable in the naval history of the nation was for the moment that of an unknown person in a crowd of strangers.
 The admirafs sudden death is at tributed to cerebral hemorrhage, which attacked him shortly after he. with Mrs. Schley. came to New York.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
SENATOR BEING INVESTIGATED.
Senator Stephenson Claims ignorance of Use of Large Sums of Money.

Senator Stephenson Claims ignorance
 of Use of Large Sums of Money.
 Milwaukee.-On the witness stand before the senatorial Investigating committee for three hours to answer charges that bribery and corrupt use of money had contributed to his cleo tion, United States Senator Isaac Stephenson today testified that although he spent $107,793 in his cam paign, he had little knowledge as to just how it was spent, except that it was not used in violation of the law. !" The details, he said, he had left to his campaign managers.
 As an instance of his alleged igno- rance of just where the money went, he cited an item of 1000 for post age.
 MT. Stephenson explained this by saying he did not keep track of how his managers spent his money.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
National Bank for Clark County

Arkadelphia.-Fo the first time in the history of Clark county she has a national bank. The Citizens Bank & Trust Company of this city has re- ceiyed word from Washington that it's application 10 be made a national bank has been favorably considered and that charter No. 1e0s7 has been forwarded to the officials of the bank.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
Fowler Abandons Fllaht.

Emigrant Gap, CaL-Ayiator Robert c. Fowler abandoned his transconti. mental flight because his aeroplane will not carry him over the Sierras. as it will not bite" the thin air. He made two unsuccessful attempts to day.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-06
prua Board Changes.

washington-Soli George F. McCabe was retired from the puro food and drug board; Associate Chem ist r. l.. Dunlap, closely identified with McCabe, was allowed leave of absence until the presidents return. and Dr. Harvey w. Wiley was left ap- parently In supreme command of tha board.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11
WEBSTER BRANCH
OFFICE STARTED
GEORGE N. WEBSTER OPENED
BRANCH OFFICE AND FILM Ex-
CHANGE IN ST. PAUL TODAY
IS THE BEGINNING OF A BIG
BUSINESS.

George III. Webster. president Of the
George Fl. Webster Theatrical Co. and
vaudeville agency, opened bis branch
offices and Aim exchange in St Paul
this morning. This Is the first time
in the history of Fargo that local
concern has had bqanch Office in the
twin cities or in any municipality larg-
er than this city.
by opening this branch in st.
Paul." said Mr.. Webster TO Forum
representative today. II am enabled
to give the Fargo public even better
attractions than have been offering.
The new film exchange. which win
deal exclusively with the independent
film manufacturers outside the trust,
will give me great advantage in get
ting first class pictures for all the
houses in my circuit instead of having
to secure them through Chicago or
twin city exchange"
Mr.. Webster's vaudeville agency is
a growing concern and every week
there are many acts which come here
directly from Chicago for the purpose
OF securing contracts for the Webster
time and which are tried out here at
the Orpheum theatre before being
started out for the coast or produced
here. This is making Fargo thea
trical center and known throughout
the United States In the vaudeville
world.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11
Not Much of a Blaze.

Christensen & VENTED. the grocers.
experienced a little trouble with q
small quantity OF gasoline, between 2
and O'Clock. last Saturday night. An
enploye, who had not been warned,
nor had he been informed that 1t was
against the rules OF the establishment
to sell gasoline after dark. proceeded
TO I'LL small order from the stock
which was kept in a 50-gallon tank
and to aid him he thoughtlessly light
ed match which set fire to the es-
Gaping gas from the tank. Assistance
was near at hand and In moment
or two the blaze was extinguished
without any aid from the fire depart
ment which had been sent for to meet
any emergency which might arise.
The man who put out the blaze ex-
perienced singed finger or two and
a few hairs scorched. The members
Of the firm say that the damage done
YVES q mere trifie and they have taken
eE nj precaution that will pre-
handling of explosives after
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11
Fool's Name Lives.

The last struggle of the Moors
against the power Of the Catholic
kings has been the topic Of many a
romance and poem, and Boabdil, the
miserable rebel, the tool Of women,
the traitor, has become a hero at the
expense OF his brave father and still
drawer uncle, merely because 1t was
he who surrendered the keys of Ora
NADIA to Ferdinand and Isabella, and
because as he looked for the last time
upon the towers Of the Alhambra, he
stood crying Ike woman for the
kingdom he could not defend like a
man"
What o pitiful successor to the
great Abdur Rahman Almanzor, or
even Al Ahmar. the founder OF Boab-
dis house! Yet the average reader,
tf he knows of the Moors at all, knows
OF Bosbdil. The great names OF Moor
ish history have been forgotten that
the name or the rebel and traitor may
1ive.-H. c. Chstfield Taylor's 'AThe
Land Of the Castanets.' H.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11
UNCLE SAM not
READY FOR War
THIS Is STATEMENT or sEcRE-
TARY or WAR sTIMsoN IN
HIS ANNUAL REPORT.

Washington, Dec 11.--rn hts annual
report to the president just made pub
nc. Secretary OF War stirnson declared
q contingency OF war with a arst class
power would fnd the army OF the
United States practically unprepared.
He attributed this largely TO the feet
that the army was scattered out over
the country" la too many posts. and
too much lack Of reserves.
The army on a peace footing, labi-
tually maintained, with miniature
companies and troops, he character
lied Az ineffective for any serious war
service. AS TO the unpreparedness OF
the army In artillery and ammunition.
Stims0n says that ''at the present
rate OF appropriation, It Is estimated
that It would take more than fifty
years to secure reasonable supply
of field artillery guns. carriages and
ammunition that would be necessary
In the event of war"
The report makes the somewhat
startling statement that a conserva-
tive estimate the expenses per effec-
tive rifeman in the United States
army is between two and Ave times
as much an for any first class power
on the continent OF Europe.
This comparison Is made after ex-
GLIDING from consideration the higher
pay and better subsistence that the
American soldiers receive. This fact
is stated as illustration. Stimson de-
clares. of the extravaganza of the ex-
listing system Of wide distribution of
the army.
Dealing with insular affairs. the sec
rotary urges that the right OF Ameri-
can citizenship be granted to the ma
tives OF Porto Rico
Congress Is urged to express its
wishes regarding the disposal of the
unoccupied Friar lands In the Philip
pines, to increase the limit of indebt-
edness which may be incurred by the
Philippine government for public
works from 100000 to $4,000, 900, to
pass the Philippine naturalization law
and to grant pensions to Americans
who have served ten years In the is
lands.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11
SOME RIGHT TO Be ANGRY
Foreigners Action That Was Knock.
Out Blow to New Workers. Idea
OF Courtesy.

The msddest man on a Mount Yer
non-New York car @e other evening
was polite man. There was the usual
Sunday night crowd waiting on tho
curb for en- opportunity to set to
the subway at One Hundred and Sew
enty-seventh street. .snd only ths lucky
ones got seats. The aisle was filed
with Htandees before the car started
for New York.
Only one man OF sturdy build and
foreign extraction was clumsiiy hold
tng baby In his arms. Beside him
was his wife. also O straphanger. The
polite man observed them. thought It
was tough luck to have to stand with
a chubby youngster In ones arms. all
the way to the city. and offered his
own seat to the tired couple.
The sturdy young man OF foreign ex-
traction accepted the courtesy with Q
murmur Of thanks. He gave sigh Of
relief as he sank into the vacant seat
TheH-he handed the baby up to his
mother to hold, which she did the rest
Of the way. New York Times.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11
RrocmhaIi's Report.

Liverpool, Dec. 11.--Total worlds
shipments this week S,s44,000. previous
week 1O2,9l2.00O: last year 13,20O,0o0.
Corn. last week 2,S47,000: previous
week 2,210,000: last year 6,36A.00O
bushels. The wheat market was af-
fected at the opening by the strong
Buenos Ayres market on Saturday and
the light worlds shipments and the
undertone was firm with shorts nerv-
ols. Following the opening there was
q further slight advance, prices u TO
* higher. Later and during the
morning there was realizing by early
buyers and the advance lost and more
too.
Selling was in the way Of realizing
with a large firm here selling an a
private report of clearing weather in
Argentine and our report from our
agent. There was quiet demand for
spot and cargoes were inactive.
At 1880 D. m. the market was easy
Il to IL off from the opening and 70
higher to * lower than Saturday.
Corn opened unchanged and later
declined VI to u with the undertone
easy. Larger American offerings, In
creased worlds shipments and a quiet
demand for cargoes led to realizing.
our Argentine agent cables this morn
ing: Sunday storm area smaller than
expected, affecting eastern half of
Buenos Ayres and extending north
ward to Programme where wheat and
cats have received some damage.
weather is still unsettled with pre-
dictions of clearing Monday.
Broomhall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11
Moroccan Corruption.

Two main evils In Morocco are the
corruption Of Moorish officials and the
degradation OF Moorish women. The
Moorish officials are inadequately paid
and are liable at any moment 70 be
stripped and cast into prison at the
caprice of their overload. The natural
result IL that they make hay while the
sun shines, and by their ''picktngs"
provide against the evil days which
are almost certain to be in store for
them. Says writer: Before they
take office they may be honest and
kindly men. but the knowledge that
they may at any moment fall victims
to higher power quickly corrupts
them, and they proceed to do as they
are likely to be done by. Each ON,
cial preys ON the one below him, but
while each. for q short time at least.
enjoys power and prosperity, the poor
peasant is squeezed increasingly"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-11
Moorhead Department

class play rhis PEAR Miss Reynolds,
head Of the department OF expression,
y now making selections Tor the cast
The date tor tbs production viii be
announced later.
Miss Olga Christensen and Alfred
B5erke will be married at the United
church at Ulen, tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.
According TO the local papers Vino
mas police department has decided to
clean up the pool rooms ia that city
and rid the places o6 the large num-
Der OF youths who congregate therein.
It is said that some very novel "leap
year parties and entertainments are
being planned, TO be given soon after
the new year has been ushered In.
g. SolDerg Is under arrest at police
headquarters charged with the theft
OF . case OF whisky, from dray last
Saturday night. The prisoner 10 one
OF the local FOUNDERS, having no Wis
Idle means OF support and who com
NIT small offensea to gain admittance
TO the warm radiators and beds in the
county Jail He will be given a hear
Ing before Judge Wade this evening.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugo Strub. born at an early hour
this morning, passed away few hours
later, greatly to the sorrow OF the be-
reaved parents who had anticipated a
very welcome addition to the family.
II was rumored today that there
may be a getting together Of Mr..
O'Neill. the present lessee OF the for
mer Exchange hotel building, and Hol-
beck & Legler. the Arm who are to
be lessees at the expiration OF the
lease. next October, with a view Of
perfecting arrangements so that Iol-
beck & Legler may be given almost
immediate possession. The difference
between the parties is said to be the
valuation OF certain OF the hotel plant
and II was stated this afternoon that
1t was thought that the matter may
be equitably settled through the me-
dunn of arbitration.
Among the days visitors were NJ.
Pearson of FELTON,, A. C. Perkins OF
Groton, S. D., Alfred WOODEN, Hast
ings, Min, and H. G. Wendlandt, the
merchant Of Sabin.