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The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
With The Legislators
1 By J. H. HAND.

Election Consolidation Stirs the House
 The McFerrin Owens bill to consoli- date state and national elections pro- yoked an earnest debate in the house. Mr. MsForrin, in presenting tho merits of theibill pointed out the heavy ex- pcnse upon the state of holding two general elections when, in his opinion, the cost of holding one is entirely nn- necessary. He called attention to tho light vpte which prevailed throughout the state in the last congressional election. just short time after cleo ton, aud when the people were not imbued with any local interest in tho outcome. The light vote in congress sionalfelections threatens the success of thetDemoeratie ticket in our repre- sentation in congress, declared the sleaker, and ere long Republicans will break the Democratic ranks Q. the Arkansas delegation in congress unless change is made. He declared that experience had proven in other Southern states where the experiment. had been tried that this is not only ar economic measure of great import. but one absolutely safe, so far as po- litieal domination by white men is corcerned, and that there is no foun- dation for the fear expressed by the opponents of the measure that con. solidation of state with federal cleo.
 tions would encourage negro domi
 nance in elections under federal pro
 lection. Opposition to the measure
 was led by Representative Lewis.
 Porker and Hudson. They warned the members against the passage Of a measure which. they declared, car
 ried with it the possibility of return
 to carpet bag rule and the palmy days of Glaytonism. which, they declared.
 would be natural consequence of election consolidation in Arkansas; that under federal protection negroes
 would become emboldened and assert the power of their superior numbers in several counties m eastern and | southern Arkansas, where the white | citizenship is now in peaceable con- ! trol under our state election laws. | where the federal authorities have no excuse to interfere. They appealed 70 l the members from the highlands to
 stand bt their brethren in the black telt and save them from the conso- l quences which would be certain to
 arise through racial complications 1 should the bill become a law. MT. Hurst closed the debate. and on roll call the bill was killed by vote Of l 52 to 8.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
DENIES SECRET TREATY TALK
Mexican Minister Refutes Report of
 Covert Agreement With Japan.

Mexico City.-"Just another lie that cannot dc any harm. In these words Minister of Foreign Affairs De la Barra characterized the story published n New York that Ambassador Wilson had carried to Washington photo graphic copy of a secret treaty be tween Japan and Mexico. At the American embassy all knowledge of any such alleged treaty was denied
 Japan and Mexico are very good friends" said De Ia Barra, but they are not considering a treaty against the interests of the United States nor offering an alliance for war purposes.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14

Mr Johnson was born in George town, Ky, July IS, 1854 In the S0'S he came to Cleveland and became in terested i'll the street car systems here and assisted in a partial consolidation Of them. In 1891 he was elected to congress, serving two terms as c single taxer.1
 While engaged in business in Cleveland he acquired control of the Detroit car lines, and il was then he first proposed 3e fares. Citizens of Detroit, however rejected his propo- sltion, and he retired from Detroit lie returned to Cleveland in 1901 aud was elected mayor of Cleveland on 9 platform which promised universal 3c street car fares, After fight with the street car company, which lasted uhtll 1908 and through four elections, ln each of which he was triumphant. the cleveland traction lines passed mo me hands of the Municipal Trac- tion company. After six months trial ot operating at Sc, the people voted
 NiN '- tAiA'bict. OIlF 1IlOTP dIlPHlDt was made by Mayor Johnson to se- cure the passage of the three cent grants, but his proposals were reject eo al an election held August 3. 1909. HIS own defeat followed three months later, and on January I, 1910. he sur rendered the reins of office to the present mayor. Two months later thfee-cent fares were re-establshed. the result of MT Johnson's efforts.
 ih 1905, while Mir. Johnson was mayor, he was nominated for govern. or hy the Democrats of Ohio, but was unsuccessful at the election.
 1fqshed both in health and spirit. the eXrssyor went abroad, where he hoped to regain his health, but he came home no better.
 hesides his wife, Mir. Johnson is sur. 'iNea by one son and a daughter.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Farmer Is Shot From Ambush.

Fort Smith.-Shot from ambush, Frank Miller, a prominent farmer and former mill man, died at his home at Boothe, eight miles north of Wal dron. Miller was snot about midnight as he was returning home following a visit to the home of lAs brother. The victim was driving along the road when two bullets whistled through the air One went wild The other struck Miller in the back. He rived at the house in a dying condi- ton. It is reported that he recognized his assailant, and an arrest is ex- pected.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Fort Smith Storms the House.

delegation, 150 strong. from Fort Smith, and with one of the best bands in the South, raided the house to as sert their demands for the right to set tie the question of commission form of government in the Border City. As the crowd marched Into the house, headed by the band boys, 1t played Dixie the members forgot for time the cares of saving the state, and of one accord joined in the duties Of host to the distinguished visitors. Hon. Clifton R. Breckenridge. Judge Ogles- by and ex-Senator George Sengel ad- dressed the house in behalf of the rights of their city to settle the ques- ton at home. Governor Donaghey followed with a declaration that he would approve such a measure if the legislature passed it. Senator Gov ington addressed the assemblage in opposition to the measure and declared that he would not consent to the pas sage of any measure that carried with 1t centralization of power in a few men, as contemplated in the plans Of the proposed commission form of gov ernment.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
ALABAMA HAS A
 MINE ACCIDENT
MANY CONNECTS ARE SHUT IN A COAL MINE BY A GAS
 EXPLOSION.
After-Oamp Following Explosion Pre. vents Rescuers From Penetrating
 Into the Chambers.

Littleton. Ala.-One hundred and eighteen men are entombed in the Banner coal mine. near here, anu only three bodies have been brought to the surface, following terrific ex- plosion of gas.
 The fatal after-damp, which fo.. lowed the explosion, has so far keDl the rescuers from penetrating the mine, although they have been far enough i'll the interior to see a gruc- some pile of human bodies huddled together near the shaft
 It is estimated that about 20 m an are in this pile Officials of the com tically abandoned hope of bringing out alive any of those below the sur face
 For a short time the entombed men could be heard knocking on the pipes below, but there is now an ominous silence, which indicates the damp has done it's deadly work.
 Practically all of the men are negro convicts.
 The rescue work cannot proceed satisfactorily until the mine can DO bTatticed so that fresh air can be forced in to drive out the after damp. There is a possibility that some oI tue men in remote parts of the mine will survive the deadly gases. but this hope is based on very slender foundation.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
MiNEoIsAsTER IN PENNSYLVANIA
Elghty-five Known Dead in the Pan.
 coast Mine.

Scranton, Pa.-The dead at Paneoaot will reach S5. a number of missing workmen not yet being accounted for. These are believed to have been in that part of the mine where the fire ragged. Seventy bodies have been taken out The fire, which started i9 one of the hoisting rooms, 50 feet be- meath the surface, the lowest working in the mine, did not do as much dam age to the workings as had been be- lieyed It did not reach the entombed men and the condition of their bodies shows that death was due to suffoca- ton from smoke or asphyxiation from the accumulated gas. None of the bodies which were found in a heap in the blind gangway was in the least mutilated
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
sattleship Texas to Be sombsrde d

Washington. D. C.-The San Mar cos. known in the days of her prime as the battleship Texas, will be the target for another ordnance test this month, which probably will consiga her to the junk heap. The monitor Tallahassee will lombard the old ship with Pinch guns fired from varying ranges to obtain technical data for the navy departments information The valuable material, including guns, will be removed from the old vessel before tie second experiment.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
TOM JOHNSON OF
 CLEVELAND DIES
WAS MAYOR FOUR TERMS, BUT WAS CRUSHED BY DEFEAT
 LAST YEAR
Fioht for Three-Cent Fares Successful at Last After He Was Defeated
 at the Polls.

Cleveland, Ohio.-Tom l.. Johnson, twice congressman from the Twenty first Ohio district, four times mayor of Cleveland, champion of three-eent street railway fares and prominent ad- yoeate of the single tax theories, died here after a long illness Death Was caused by cirhosis of the liver.
 He was 57 years old.
 Tom L. Johnson, from the time he entered the offices of Louisville street railway company as a boy Of l. until his defeat for a fifth term IS mayor of. Cleveland. on November 2, 190q. was ever in the center of some storm political or financial. and he said it was thus that he enjoyed him self best.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
COTTON BROKERS
 ACCEPT VERDICT
FIRM OF STEELE, MILLER & co. PLEAD GUILTY TO FEDERAL
 CHARGES.
The Men Are Said to Have Gotten Millions of Dollars Through
 System of Foreeries.

Aberdeen, Miss@The governments prosecution Of members of the cotton firm of Steele, Miller X Co ended with the acceptance by J. H. Miller, l.. (. Steele and (. H. Linde of in- structed jury yerdiets of guilty to charges of conspiracy to def:aud through misuse of the mails. ]. A Mcknight, confidential employe of the concern, who was also named in the indictments, was absolyed of eulpabl- ity and tbe charges dismissed.
 Steele and Linde, in their day among the best known spot cotton traders of the South, occupy cells i'll the Monroe county jail adjoining Mil Ter, who was imprisoned several days ago. after being found guilty on a sep arate indictment of circulation of bo- gus cotton bills of lading.
 It is charged that banking institu- tions and cotton importing firms of the United States and Europe were de fraud<d of approximately two and Il half million dollars as a result of the transactions of the concern. Their operations, it was alleged, consisted of the issuance, in systematic rotation, of forged bills of lading. To testify in the case witnesses were summoned from points in Germany and France, besides d number of prominent rail road officials and bankers of the United States
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
For Depositories.

There are two measures pending which provide for deposit of public funds. One, by Mir. Warnock of Co., lumbia, has passed the house and is now before the senate, and one, by Senator Robertson, which has passed the senate and is now in the house. While the bills differ as to detail yet either, if enacted into law will result in keeping the money paid by the tax payers nearer the people who paid it and employed in the channels of trade. while at the same time the pubic will realize a handsome interest fo- the use of these funds.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
AGENT RATE LAW
 IS HELD INVALID
FEDERAL JUDGE SANBORN DE- CiDES IN FAVOR OF RAILWAY
 STOCKHOLDERS
Minnesota State Regulations Were Declared to Be in n.Conflict With /
 interstate Commerce.

St. Paul. Minn.-Judge Walter II. Sanborn, in an exhaustive opinion, de- eided the Minnesota rate cases against the members of the Minnesota Rail- way Commission on the grounds that the necessary effect of the reductions ordered was substantially to burden and directly to regulate interstate com merce; to creat unjust discrimination between localities in Minnesota and those in adjoining states in violation of the commercial clause of the consti- tuition, and to take the properties ot the railroad companies without just compensation, in violation of the four teenth amendment to the constitution.
 Suits were brought by stockholders of the Northern Pacific Railway Com pany, the Great Northern Railway Company and the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Company against those companies, the attorney general and the members of the railroad and ware house commission of Minnesota to en- join the reduction of passenger rates in Minnesota from cents to cents per mile. the merchandise rate 20 to 20 per cent and the commodity rates 137 per cent.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Left Poisoned Food for Enemy

MeXieala, Colonel Mayoi. eohlhiandeT of the federal forces oper- asihg Tn this vicinity, caused to be e, eui 'ed all provisions abandoned by o'aliey Williams filibustering Ameri. can cal, band after the fight in which VII "iiiams was killed. According to ., suIA iFors of the latter force, Mayot's 9uspiclon that the food was poisoned vas weil-founded. One rebel said that eioagh cyanide had been mixed with fa.9. .'iour 10 have killed the entire federal army.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
To Protect Bank Depositors.

The Warnock banking bill, which
 faS passed the house and is now pend. ing in the senate. will effectualIy do away with wildcat banking and afford depositors an ample measure of protec
 ton. The bill provides for a state bank examiner, who shall have author ity to investigate the financial stand. ing of any bank at any time he may deem proper. Each bank is required under the act to publish a statement Of it's resources and liabilities at least twice year in the county paper. No bank is allowed to loan a sum amount ing to more than 40 per cent of it's paid up capital stock to any one indi- Vidual or corporation Every stock. holder is bound in three times the amount of stock he owns for the pro- lection of depositors, and any officer or employe IS forbidden to accept de posts or contract obligations when his bank is not In solvent condition. The act also provides that all banks of s25.000 capital with AS many as four stockholders may participate in the guaranty clause by paying 3 per cent of deposits for the first year and IA of 1 per cent thereafter until the guaranty fund reaches s500,000. After that there will be no assessment until the fund might become depleted through meeting the claims of depos- ftors for failed banks.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Cotton Men Fight Burden of Tariff.

New Orleans.-That the cotton bag ging trust is not satisfied with rob bing the American cotton planter of nearly Sl GOO 900 annually through tho unjust tariff placed upon bagging and ties under the PayneAldrieh tariff law, but is planning to increase their levy on the cotton crop to $2,S00, ,0a0 annually, was declared in resolutions adopted by the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. The resolution appeals to congress to place bagging and ties on the free list and urge the enactment of the necessary legislation at the pres ent extra session of congress.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Still Urging Direct Vote.

Washington. Three resolutions pro viding for the direct election of sena. tors by the people have been intro duced in the house of representatives since the opening of the Sixty second congress. The third of these was in troduced by Representative Beall of Texas. Representative Sulzer of New York and Representative Cooper Of Wisconsin were the authors of the first f.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Child Meets an Awful Death.

Stamps, Ark-Charles Osborne. the 4-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. k. r. Osborne, died from injuries received from falling into a tub of boiling wa ter A tub of water containing some clothing had just been taken from the stove and placed on the floor The little boy climbed into chair stand ing by and in an effort to reach some nails on a shelf became oyerbalanced and fell backward into the tub.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Twenty Lives Lost at Sea.

Victoria. E. C.-It is believed that 20 lives were lost when the little wooden steamer Iroquois, plying be tween sydney, Vancouver island, and the islands of the Gulf of Georgia. capsized in storm soon after leay- ing Sydney. The purser who had record of fares collected. is among the dead. and it is not likely the exact number who perished will ever be known.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Regulating Appeals From Justice of
 the Peace Courts.

A bill offered by Representative Brown of Cleveland passed the house, regulating appeals from justice courts. Under the provisions of this bill if a justice of the peace fails to file a transcript with the county clerk in sixty days after the granting of an appeal from his court he becomes lia- ble to a penalty of $25.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Terms of Trustees.

The house passed the senate bin fixing the terms of trustees for ths four agricultural schools. March 3i. 1911. was set for the expiration of tho short terms. 1913 for the next and so on until the ten-year term trustee has expired. The governor fills vacancies as they may occur.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
The Hornet Jury Disaerees.

New Orleans.-Tne jury In the Hor. net filibustering case failed to reach an agreement and was discharged. Capt Charles Johnson, former mas ter. and J. N. Beer, former owner ot the steamer Hornet, who were charged with violating the neutrality laws in fitting out a revolutionary ex- petition against Honduras, were re- leased on bail.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
E,rthouake Shock Felt in Mexico.

Tucson, Arizona.-According to pas sengers arriving by train from the west coast of Mexico. the earthquake shock which occurred in the state of Sinaloa last week did considerable damage and injured number Of per sons. Much excitement prevails.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Charge of Moroccan Tribe RepeIled.

Fez, Morocco.-The situation hero Is still very unsettled The tribes which surround the city have not yet decided whether to submit to Mulai Hafid or attack the town. On April ? the tribesmen charged down upon the government troops. but were dis persed by sharp artillery fire.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
New Acts Now Laws.

There are now 15S bills in the office of Secretary of State Hodges which have passed the present session of the egislature and have been approved by he governor, The great majority of hese are of local nature.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Natural Gas We'll Exnlodas

las Hehphis, Tenn.-A natural gas well ch9, 9 peen discovered on Hen and n"iehen island. opposite North Mem tha ne force of escaping gas blew ai uerrlck and drills 30 feet in the sa.,. 'lihg everything afire. and is -" aa y burning a negro. The gas IS still burning ''
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
ss5,ooo for Tuberculosis sanitarium.

A bill which has passed the senate appropriating $S5, ,000 for the state tuberculosis sanitarium Is pending in the house. with fair prospects of be- coming a law. Mir Buerkle of Arkan- sas county, who has visited the Sari- arium. urged the house to pass the measure in behalf of the victims oi the white plague in Arkansas.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Refuse to Amend Joint Rules,

Representative Newton's resolution amending the joint rules of the legis- lature to provide for three house days ia the senate and three senate days in the house, after considerable dis cussion. was rejected
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Kentucky Towns Are Inundated.

Lexington. Ky.-Heayy rains in the mountains have brought on a flood stage in the Kentucky river that is said to se the highest in five years. Several towns near the headwaters of the stream are partially inundated.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Teachers Contracts.

The senate bill providing that all teachers contracts be made in tripli, cate, one copy to be given the teacher, one to be kept by the board and one to be filed with the county treasurer, passed the house
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Pass State Board of Health Bill.

Senator Hughes bill, creating a state board of health, passed the sen ate after a spirited debate. only two senators voting against it.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
Sanot Paper Chances Hands

a%oot' Ark.-Arthur J Jones Of Gaa 1,.5'ie Rock has taken charge of the raoot % Chronicle, succeeding Ben na,'' aseliah' who has had charge of the p"pef for the past three years.
The Forrest City times., 1911-04-14
"ahsds Man Robbed in Memphis,

s-'Shls, Ienn.-knocked m the lou bu py two unidentified men, Lock Soni Sansoh of Clarksdale. Ark. was to the ground and robbed of lev ana valuable papers in an al
 near North Front street.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-02-23
ARRESTED FOR VIOLATION
Francis M. Lemert of Teegarden in
Tolls of the Law For Illegal
Liquors Sales.

The state has filed a case agains,
Francis M. Lemert of Teegarden TO,
the unlawful sale of liquors and he
is under 800 FOND to appear for
trial. Mr.. Lemert and large num-
Der of witnesses are in town Monday
consulting with his attorney.
The story of Mr.. Lemert's arrest
is an abusing one. A former Polk
township man, Jacob Yochum, hap
pening to be in Teegarden the other
day, walked into Lemert s place with
a friend and holding up an half pint
whiskey flash, said, "France, can you
fill that for me with good stuff" to
which Lemert replied, "Sure I can,'
and filled it. The friend then asked
for beer and three bottles were
brought out. He treated the crowd
and asked that the remaining bottles
be wrapped up to be carried away.
Mr. Yochum at once came to Plym-
outh and swore out an affidavit for
Lemert's arrest.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-02-23
In Memory Of Comrade James M
Heminger.

Again has the hand of death de-
scended and stricken down one Of
our comrades from us, and he now
"sleeps the sleep that knows no wax
ing" The battle is over and our
comrade is at rest with that in
Vulnerable company in the mansions
beyond the mystic river, we trust IL.
that better land where there is no
more pain, nor suffering nor sorrow,
but in the mansion of eternal bliss
Our deceased comrade was true
husband, true father, true friend,
at rue patriot and true soldier, and
when that is said of man, what else
could be grouped into the human
character to make it more sublime.
For his comrades his heart evel
warmed in fraternity, charity and
loyalty and his heart and hand were
ever for The good.
Therefore, Resolved, that in the
death of comrade James M. Heming>
er our post has lost a worthy member
the community worthy. true, honor
able and just citizen; his family a
kind and generous husband and faith.
er; and to his bereaved wife and chill
dren we tender our most sincere SYM
pathies and kindest conscience in this
their greatest sorrow and deepest
gloom
Resolved, That, as further test.
mony of respect to the memory OF
our deceased comrade, that these re.
solutions be spread upon The records
of this post and copy thereof be
transmitted to his bereaved wife.
w. B. Hess
L. Tanner
W. f. Bailey
Committee.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-02-23
Women as Spoilers.

Spelling matches are being held all
through Indiana, and the press re-
ports say that most of the first and
second places are being won by girls.
Inview of this fact, it is interesting
TO learn from Sir James Murray, edi-
tor of the Oxford English Dictionary
that dictionaries were first compiled
because women could not spell
Hard words bore harder upon the
softer sex, asserted this distinguished
photographer. The preface of the
earlier English dictionary stated tina!
it was for the use Of 'fladies, gentle.
women, or any other unskillful per
son." while later dictionary was
announced as for the use of "the
more knowing women and the less
learned men. Boston Woman IS
Journal.