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The Harrison times., 1911-02-18

FRED d. Warren, the Socialist ed.
itor, will not have to serve six
months in jail, President Taft hav.
ing commuted his sentence by strik'
ing out the Imprisonment and reduc'
ing the fine to 81 1000, to be col
lected by civil process only. This
action Of the president is a conies'
sion that the conviction of Warren
was unjust and his sentence excess
i've. The President would have
shown a greater breadth of view in
the circumstances if he had gone the
full length and issued an uncondi'
tional pardon. But this is too much
to expect of weak human nature
when the pangs the G. o, p elephant
has suffered from the arrows of the
Socialist editor are considered.
The Harrison times., 1911-02-18

This is a practical demonstra-
tion of the saying that every man
ought to have his name printed on
his envelopes, said the postmaster
pointing to three or four letters held
for postage, Anv man is likely to
put a letter in the post-othce with
out mailing it. With card on the
corner of the envelope, we can
stamp it and collect the postage
when the writer comes in. We don t
know who dropped those letters in
to the box and must hold them un-
til we write to the persons address
ed and they send us the postage.
That is the rule of the post-office
department.
The Harrison times., 1911-02-18

THE Democrats of the House, in
caucus, have again given a good ac-
count OF themselves and demonstrate
ed a commendable sense of devotion
to the public interest by formally
pledging themselves to vote for Ca
madam reciprocity, That the senti-
ment in favor of the reciprocity
treaty was well nigh unanimous
was indicated by the vote 90 to %.
The majority of those few Demo
Gratis who did not favor supporting
the treaty took their stand on the
ground that there was no occasion
to rush the Taft treaty through
without amendment because of the
painstaking work Of tariff revision
that soon would be undertaken by
a Democratic congress A few OF
the dissenters were such in the inter
ests of their local constituencies who
foresaw some slight disadvantage
to their sections in the pending
treaty. But the vast majority OF
Democratic representatives viewed
the whole subject from broad, pa
triotic standpoint, unblinded by
partisan advantage and unwarned
by selfish considerations. The sup
port of the Democrats insures the
passage Of the reciprocity treaty in
the House. What its fate may be il
the senate is problematical.
The Harrison times., 1911-02-18
The
CITIZENS
BANK
Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the
Stockholders of the Harrison Mineral
Belt Railroad Co, and the ST. Louis,
Arkansas & Texas Railroad Co. as per
resolution filed in the Sect'y of
States Office December 9th 1910 at
Little Rock, Ark, will meet at their
Office in the town of Keener, Arkan-
sas, February 28th 1911, at o'clock
p. m. for the purpose of electing nine
directors for the ensuing year, and
to give the necessary instructions to
the board Of directors to file charter
at Jefferson City Mo-, for the St.
Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railroad
from Missouri state line at Pontiac,
Mo to Gainsville, Mo. and to or near
Willow Springs, Mo-, and southeast
TO the city of st, Louis; and to ap'
prove contract made with the White
River branch Of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad, and for the putting in of a
side track on the right of way of said
Company at Keener, Arkansas. And
to transact any other business that
may come before the said stockhol-
ders meeting
]. II. NEWMAN, Pres.
W. A. SQuIREs, Secty
Harrison Mineral Belt Railway Co
P.B. CAMPBELL, Pres.
G. c. CAMPBELL, Sect'y.
St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Rail
road Company IN Missouri.
The Harrison times., 1911-02-18

THE best thought of this age is for
the abolishment of capital punish.
ment as a relic of barbarism. The
theory of punishment by the state is
not one of revenge, but that punish
meut or restraint is necessary for
the correction of wrong doing and
the protection of society. The
states attitude toward all its citi-
zens is supposed to be in a capacity
similar to that of a parent toward
his children, Does parent ever
punish a child in a spirit of revenge?
Hundreds of years of experience
with the death penalty has proven
that it is not a preventive of crime
and hence of no value as a protect
i've measure. The most bloodthirsty
advocate of capital punishment will
not contend that it has a good
moral effect on the one punished,
unless it be considered that it is
good for man to kill him, The
whole idea of capital punishment is
based upon the old Mosaic law, ian
eye for an eye and a tooth for a
tooth 1t is indeed surprising that
in this enlightened era persons pro-
Tossing to be in full accord with the
Christian spirit, should be found
who endorse, defend and urge it.
The Harrison times., 1911-02-18

THE decorations at Little Rock
during the Confederate Reunion,
MAY 18th to 18th, will by far sur
pass in grandeur and extent all past
efforts in this direction. Fifteen
blocks from the free bridge to the
entrance Of the encampment will be
beautiful, historic Confederate
Way, with garlands of electric lights
on either side of the streets, connect
ing sixty Ionic columns of pure
white and connecting hundred
batteries of draped Confederate and
American flags, encircling as many
portraitures of illustrious generals
of the Coniederacy.
The Harrison times., 1911-02-18
Tax Collectors Notice

Notice is hereby given that
will be at the following Townships in
Boone county, Arkansas, for the pur-
pose of collecting the Taxes of said
county for the year 1910, on dates
below in 1911:
Jeffers son, Valley Springs. Satur-
day, Feb. 18th,
Batavia, Monday, Feb. Goth,
Jackson, Tuesday, Feb. 2lst,
Harrison. Wed. Feb. 22nd,
Where | shall remain until April
10th, after which time a penalty OF
IS percent will be added by operation
of law. Be sure and bring last tax
receipt with you. BEN ROWLAND,
Collector of Boone County.
The Harrison times., 1911-02-18

A CLEVER author says that there
are three kinds of men in the world
1.-THE wills the wont's and the
cant's." The first effect everything,
the next oppose everything and the
last fail in everything. Il will
builds railroads and steamboats,;
81 won't" don't believe in experi-
ments and dnonsense; while " | can't y
grows weeds for wheat and COM
monly ends his days in a court OF
bankruptcy.
The Harrison times., 1911-02-18

THE Aldrich Reserve Association
scheme is but a central bank under
another name. The experience OF
the country with that sort OF an
institution has not been at all favor
able. 1t took hard-headed presi-
dent and drastic action to put 1t out
of business Under the growth OF
concentrated money power central
bank would be more dangerous
today than in the time of Jackson.
The Harrison times., 1911-02-18

THE galGnaceous tribe has its
aristocracy, too. Witness the sale
of six eggs at the Sunswick Poultry
Farm, of South Plainheld n E, some
time ago, for Sl25. The producer
of those eggs was a prize single
comb White Orpington. May her
tribe never increase, at least for egg
consuming purposes. She is plu-
tocrat of plutocrats.
The Harrison times., 1911-02-18
High Tariff Must Die.

'~'''' ''~1' c'~'
Let it be said, as an established
proposition, that an artificial re-
straint of trade is public disad-
vantage Whatever man has hon.
estly acquired is his own. So said
Lord Camden in the British parlia-
ment at .he beginning of the Ameri-
can revolution, when the colonies
were protesting against the pay
mrnt of taxes in the laying of which
they had no voice. A citizen is
bound to contribute, according to
his possessions, toward the support
of the government under which he
lives. But the government has no
right to collect from the people more
than is necessary to meet the proper
expenses of its administration, upon
some form of assessment impartially
levied. To collect more than that is
to practice unwarrented extortion.
1t is robbery. To tax one class of
inhabitants for the benefit of an
other class is also robbery. Because
the government of Great Britain
persisted in its efforts to tax the col
orlies, while the colonies were not
permitted to share in directing the
government, the colonies struck for,
and won their independence.
Let it be remembered that our an
cestors made stand upon their ma
tional rights in the war for indie
pendence, They defended their ac-
tion by quoting the doctrine-the
academic sentiment-that taxation
without representation is robbery,
and Lord Camden supported their
contention.
Mr.. Taft was educated at Yale
University, where the academic SEN
timcnt prevails that a protective
tariff, because of its injustice and re-
stralnt of trade, is against public
policy. But, when elected president,
he was another mans man. And so
harnessed in by the reactionary ele-
ment in his party, that he failed to
redeem the promise made in the
campaign by him to revise the ex-
isting tariff downward, Mr.. Taft
has finally made the discovery that
the failure to make a radical reduc-
tion of tariff duties, as promised, is
threatening the existence of the Re-
publican party, and he has boldly
seized by his own hands the helm of
the party, resolved that within the
remaining four weeks Of the present
congress his party ship shall reach
the shore on the tariff issue, and
thus satisfy public demands for a
removal of the hardships Of an ex-
tortionate tariff and make possible
his denomination and reelection in
1912, by clinching a reciprocity
with Canada.
The medicine is sickening to the
high protectionists, But they must
swallow it quickly or it will be too
late, when the Democrats-about
to come in power-will reap the
credit Of relieving the country from
great suffering from a most outrage
Gus wrong The Democrats can
afford to help Mr.. Taft out Of his
present danger by assisting to rat
ify the reciprocity treaty. The
adoption of that measure will sound
the deathknell Of high-tariff robbery
on the western hemisphere when
true pan-Americanism will take its
place. Hasten the day
The Harrison times., 1911-02-18
The HARRISON ZINES.
I. X. Newman. Editor

A TELEGRAM to the TINES from
the census bureau this week announ-
ces that the population of Harrison,
as shown by its recent enumeration,
is 1902. Certainly no padding there.
A careful enumeration by our town
council a year ago gave us" over 3, 900.
The Harrison times., 1911-02-18

NOWADAYS when people want
any thing they look in the newspa-
per 10 find where to get it. If they
want the services Of a painter, car
penter, plasterer, a plumber or
any other mechanic or tradesman,
they expect to find card in the
paper. They look for il.
The Harrison times., 1911-02-18
FRUIT TREES.

The following Bargain Lots will be
sent, postpaid, by mail, on receipt Of
the price. The trees are small but
well.rooted and healthy. They will
grow and bear fruit. AN year, to
? feet.
The Harrison times., 1911-02-18

Any, five of above lots to one ad-
dress $3.50 Ten lots for IS. Write
for prices on larger sizes, by Freight
or Express, prepaid. Address New
Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Mo.
Department 4.
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man can freely talk
of her private i'll
ness to a woman (;
thus has been es-
tablislhed this con-
fdence between
Mrs. Pinkham and
the wo men of
America which has
never been broken.
Npypr has gllp NH.
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Hard Slow to Steel Trust.

Herbert Knox Smith. commissioner
of corporations, sweeps aside the rea-
sons advanced by officers OF the United
States Steel corporation for its crea-
tinn and holds that IL was called int
beins primarily for the purpose of re-
stricting or preventing competition.
Commissioner Smith finds after an
investigation that has extended over
several years that the steel corpora
ton when il was organized in 1901
was heavily overcapitalized."
The entire issue of S50S.000.000 OF
the common stock, the commissioner
declares. had no physical property
back OF IL. and from one-fifth to two
fifths of the preferred stock was like
wise unprotected by tangible assets.
The commissioner finds that In the
years that have elapsed since the
steel corporation came into existence
considerable OF the water" has been
squeezed out through additional in.
yestmcnis. made partly from earn
ines. The excess of capitalization over
investment at the end of last year. as
figured by Commissioner Smith, was
S2si .05l.222, as compared with $780,.
616.Si7 OF water" In 1901.
The repor' is unsparing in its con-
domination Of the commission paid TO
The syndicate which underworld the
United States Steel corporation. This
syndicate. he charges. got s62. 500,0Oo.
OF which one-flfth. $l2.5O0.000. went 10
]. +. Morgan 4 Co. as syndicate man.
ayers.
The commissioner makes the start
ling statement that at least $4,000.
400 of the steel corporations stock,
including sio.000,000 of the preferred
stock, in 1901 went directly or indi.
rectly for promotion or underwrl. ing
services. The enormous amount In.
ludes. of course. the old comm ss.Ons
allowed promoters OF earlier comblna-
,ions which were finally emb aced
within the United States Steel cor.
noation.
During the ten wears ~ It's 0rera.
lion, the report saw. .'eel t:us.
has paid average anaws sroiiis =
per cent on the money Invested
The bufe OF corporations reEn,
clearly indicates that II there il tro
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Tax Payers.

Notice is hereby given to the tax pay
ers of Worcester County that it is abso-
lutely necessary for the Collectors to be
settled with for The taxes due for the
year 1910. These taxes are now due
and in arrears and the law provides that
the Collectors shall proceed the lst
day of July to collect all amounts re-
manning unpaid at the time on their
books, by advertisement for sale of the
property against which the tax is levied.
Every person or corporation in the coun-
ty TO whom any part of this levy was
made wants and needs their money and
should be paid. 1t is impossible for the
County Commissioners to meet these
demands unless prompt payments are
made by the Collectors. For several
weeks we have scarcely received enough
money to pay for labor on the roads and
nothing toward the unpaid levy, most of
which is due the Roads or School Com
missions or on draft accepted for them.
The tax Collectors will be required to
use every effort TO comply with the
above request.
Commissioners of Worcester County.
+. II. TAYLOR. President,
j. EDWARD WHITE. Clerk Treas.
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FREE
ADVICE
TOWOMEN

Women suffering from any form of
Illness are invited to promptly COM
mumicatc with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. All letters are received, opened,
cad and answered by women. A wo-
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Two hundred and fifty feet above
the ground. suspended by rope that
was burning. and his clothes blazing
from naphtha and carbon oil, Chris
Sinkas, a stack painter thirty-six
years old, made his way down hand
under-hand to earth. while crowd OF
men stood Mortified at the Westing-
house Electrical and Manufacturing
company's plant in East Pittsburg, Pa.
Sinkas held rope in his left hand
10 regulate the speed of his descent.
at the same time using his right hand
in an effort to beat ont the flames.
When he reached the ground his
clothing was almost entirely burned
from his body; he was terribly burned
about the right hand and arm, chest
and face, and his left hand was raw
and bleeding from being torn by the
rope as he made the swift descent.
Sinkas was painting a smokestack
the power house. Before the tar Is APP
piled a mixture of carbon oil and
naphtha is applied to the stack to cut
OF the rust. Sinkas went to the top of
the stack Before starting to work he
lighted a cigarette and tossed the
lighted match. he supposed, to the
ground. Instead the match dropped
into bucket of naphtha and oil. An
instant later an explosion occurred,
and Sinkas. afame, made his sensa-
tional trip down the burning rope.
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Straw Bullet Kills Bow.

Egbert James. the son OF Colonel
Charles James. manager Of the Sire
lingworth Manufacturers company,
discharged revolver while riding his
pony In West Easion. Pa.
The ball passed through window in
the barroom of the McCluskey house
and through the body of Charles Nc
Cluskey, son of John McCluskey, the
proprietor. killing the youth almost
instantly.
Young James was unaware that he
had killed any one. but returned and
surrendered himself He is nineteen
years of age. Charles McCluskey also
was nineteen years old
Young James was committed to jail
pending the coroners inquest. He pro.
tests that he did not know his revolver
was loaded with ball.
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new YORK
TO ATLANTIC CITY
Atwood Ends First Leg Of Trip
to Washington.
LANDS on THE BEACH
Daring 6irdman Fights stir Winds
and Was Exhausted-Was In the Air
over Five Hours.

After fighting thirty-mile wind
during his entire flight. Harry N. At
wood, the aviator, terminated the first
leg of his air trip from New York to
Washington in Atlantic City. n. j..
when he made a wonderful landing In
small inclosed space in the center
OF a crowd OF several thousand per.
sons in front OF the Marlborough.
BienGeim hotel on the beach.
Before alighting Atwood planed up
the beach between the Million Dollar
and Ocean piers to give the waiting
thousands thrill. He had been In the
air for over five hours and was com.
pletely played ont. The young bird
man was met by delegation Of hotel
men when he stepped from his ma
chine. The enthusiastic fans" who
came from every direction, went into
a frenzy of enthusiasm and the police
reserves were necessary to keep them
from crowding too close.
Atwood was forced to descend three
times during his flight shoreward to
take on gasoline: first at Asbury Park,
later at Tuckerton and again at Venice
Park. His first supply OF fifteen gal
Ions was exhausted by his constant
battle with near-gale which impeded
his progress and caused him to fly ESQ
air miles to cover a course Of about
100 miles on land. So fatiguing was
the trip, Atwood decided to change his
plans and rest for some hours.
The young aviator created frenzied
OF the hotels fronting the boardwalk,
by Ohio avenue and shot high in the
air over the ocean. He circled the
beach, dipping and cutting figure
Fights in the sight of thousands that
had waited patiently for glimpse OF
his coming. After darting a half mile
to sea. following the length of the
ocean pier. Atwood started to descend.
He vOlplaned TO the soft sand at the
loot OF Ohio avenue. landing in a
small space roped off from the crowd.
Police reserves were necessary TO
keep back the cheering crowd.
Greeted by A. I. Bell. Allen X.
w ltte, I. ~. w mite anu marry OoOhs
q committee representing the Atlantic
City Aero club. Atwood waved his hat
TO his admirers and walked up the
beach to the Marlborough lenheim,
with the throng tagging at his heels.
His ear.drums were deadened by the
constant whirr OF his engines and he
was unable to hear distinctly until he
had rested half hour at the MARI
borough Blenheim.
II was blown all over the lots +"
we're his first words in describing his
trip and It's sensations. Il attempted
20 follow the coast line as much as
possible, bu; several times was blown
lar from my course. There we're times
when the winds velocity entirely stop
pcd my Roadway, leaving me suspend.
ed In mid.a.r and not moving foot
for several minutes. Again the wind
would veer and toss the plane about
dangerously These wind shifts were
rather startling until | got used to
them
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Heat crazed, KIlIs Children and Sen

Crazed by the heat. Mrs. Maude Me-
Crazy. of Los Angeles. Cal, killed her
three small children and ended her
own life at Lockney. Tex.
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ished n testimonial or used 4 letter
without the written consent of the
writer and never has the Company
lllowed these confidential letters TO
get ont of their possession. rs the
hundreds of thousands of them in
heir files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experience
which Mrs. Pinkham has to draw
from, it is moro than possible that she
mas gained the very knowledge needed
IN your case. She asks nothing in re-
turn except your good will, and her
advice has helped thousands. Surely
any woman. rich or poor, should be
glad to take advantage OF this gener-
Gus offer of assistance. Address Mrs.
Pinkham. care Of Lydia l.. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn. Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia Il. Pinl<Ilam's SO-page
Text Book. 1t is not book for
general distribution. as il is too
expensive. II is free and only
)btainable by mail. Write for
today.
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Kills Friend Shooting at Bird.


His heart pierced by load of bird
shot from gun with which friend
was trying to shoot sparrow in the
rear of the friends home. John Tower
died on the way to the Episcopal hos
pital in Philadelphia.
Samuel Nugent was arrested for the
shooting, and at a hearing was held
without bail to await the action of the
coroner.
With two friends, Hugh Bowen and
John Devlin, the victim of the accident
and the man who accidentally killed
him, were in the yard in the rear OF
the Nugent home.
After trying numerous feats In the
yard, one OF the men suggested that
they try target shooting.
Nugent. who is an expert shot, is
said TO have gone into the house and
brought out 32-caliber Remington
rife. The men shot at targets In the
yard. using blank cartridges and stuff
fing birdshot into the bore of the gun
over the cartridges.
A sparrow flying across the yard
made Nugent grab the gun, with the
remark that he could shoot II on the
wing. The weapon was loaded and
Nugent was raising II above his head.
when the trigger caught in the sleeve
of his shirt and discharged the gun.
Tower fell to the ground with his
hand over his heart, blood streaming
through his shirt from number of
wounds. The police patrol was called
and Tower was taken to the hospital
and Nugent to the police station.
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I
SHORTT|

is better prepared than ever to
give satisfaction to his custo-
mers. He has placed in his
store an immense Ridgeway
Meat Refrigerator with glass
front to keep his meats cool and
fresh during the hot weather of
summer. He will be glad to
furnish you choice cuts of
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Parachute Jumper Has Narrow Escape

Ficretta Lorenz, triple parachute
performer. after accidentally cutting
the wrong parachute rope, fell from
height of nearly 1000 feet at Ashe.
vile. N. C. Her parachute got caught
in scme electric wires, which saved
her life.
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ole ahead for United States Steel be-
cause OF the Sherman antitrust law
complications. II is likely to be on the
score of the corporations control of
ore deposits and transportation facili-
ties leading from the ore fields.
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GENERAL MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR weak
winter, clear. $34OM3.S0; city mills
fancy, $5.25G5.SO.
RYE FLOUR quiet. at $5N5.25 Dbl
WHEAT quiet; No. 2 red, S9la q
s0ikc.
CORN firm: No. . yellow, 69ls a Zoe
OATS Arm; No. white, 81 X ~ SIC. ;
lower grades, 50iAc.
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Booker 7. washlnaton Sees Taft.

Booker I Washington. the colored
educator. CT led upon President Taft
at the White House and conferred with
him for an hour. What was the object
OF his visit could not be learned.