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The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
BANK FAILS: MANY DEPOS|TORS LOSE $l1 ,O00 Deposit Slip Turns Up; No Record to Be Found
 on Books.
BAkKPRESiDENTDiSAPPEARS
The President Cashed Personal Check for $500 the Day of the
 Bank Failure.

Investigation of the books of the Night and Day Bank of Little Rock, now in the hands of a receiver, de- veloped sensation when S1l,000 worth of certificates of deposit, which apparently do not show on the books of the bank, were discovered, The certificates were held ill 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 eashed a personal check for $500 on the day he left the city.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
Articles of Incorporation.

The Batesville Excelsior Company of Batesville was granted charter by the secretary of state to manufac- ture and sell excelsior. The capital stock is S25,000, of which $1S,000 is subscribed. The Bates & Rogers Con- struction Company, foreign corpo- ration, with headquarters at Chicago, having a capital of s3OO,000. paid the fee for entering the state. The amount of capital employed in Arkan- sas is given at s10,000.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
NEGRO ASSASSIN WAS HIRED.
Neqro Makes Mistake in Dark and
 Kills Wrong Man.

Texarkana.-Frank Robsford, a ne gro. and Joe Clipper were arrested and lodged in jail in connection with the killing of Hugh Anderson, the farmer who was assassinated near Dalby Springs.
 The negro claims he was paid $50 by Clipper to kill another white man, and that he shot Anderson by mis- take being unable to see clearly, owing to the semi-darkness. Ander- son was on horse back, en route home from church, when killed. The affair is being thoroughly investigated.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
She Was
 Jim s Sister

What are you staring at?" asked Jim.
 At that stunning girl over there.~ replied Lawrence.
 Not that brunette with a figure like an hour glass. She's some chorua lady"
 No, the slender blonde with her back towards you, standing in the entrance to the cafe. She doesn't look coarse to me-
 How can you admire anyone who affects those new-fangled extreme fashions?" questioned Jim.
 I'd sure like to meet her. By the way. old chap. I thought you intended Introducing me to your sister"
 TIT you admire that girl, sis wouldn't interest you. None of those tube-like skirts, fy-away hats and vivid showy colors for her. If my sis ter would be gowned like your fair friend I'd tell her a thing or two"
 Does your sister allow you to dic- tate to herr" asked Lawrence. fast losing his desire to meet the girl.
 "Oh, I give her brotherly advice oc- casionally. She's all a twitter just now. A crowd of girls are learning to build their own dresses in a school. I've offered her five dollars the first time she wears homemade crea- tion."
 renee. That girl Is trying to firt
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
Banker Arrested for False Pretense

Hot Springs.-Barnett Taylor. a banker of Oklahoma City, has been arrested at the instance of the Hot Springs authorities and will be brought here for trial on the eaerge of obtaining money under false pre- teEses. Taylor came here Last season and registered at the Moody Hotal. where he deposited New YorE ex. change draft for s9.oO0 He remained at the hotel for over three months without paying board or lodging, it ia stated.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
TeIephone 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 s50,000. NJ. J. Simpson, division superintendent, and Walter J. Terry, an attorney for the company, were here and closed up the deal.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
Cole Fined and Bound over.

Harrison.-Charles Cole, who fired three shots from a revolver at his ex- fatherin-law on the streets here was fined $50 in justice court, under charge of gun toting. He was bound over to await action of the grand jury, under a charge of assault with intent to kill.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
Cork Lea Nearly Drowned Him.

William Greens cork leg nearly caused his death recently at Wynn. Mass. He got beyond his depth while bathing. and his artificial leg was SO buoyant that his feet went up in the air and his head was forced under water. Happily. he was saved by college girl. who was out bathing with a companion. She managed to get hold of Greene by the hair and held his head out of water. while her es- cort rowed to shore with Greene dragging behind.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
NEGRO POSSE KILLS FUGITIVE.
Had Been Making Depredations and
 Terroriznu Community.

Terrorizing Community.
 Pine Bluff.-After a battle lasting more than an hour. and in which sev- eral hundred shots were fired. Will Jackson, negro, accused of horse steal ing, was killed by posse composed of 50 negroes, while hiding in a thieket near Noble Lake. Jackson was armed with a Winchester rifle, which it is said had been stolen from farm hand, and was well supplied with am intuition.
 Jackson is alleged to have stolen a horse from J. R. Mahoney, at Starr City, in Lincoln county, about four weeks ago. The officers of Lincoln county were notified of the matter and were hard upon his trail for several days.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
rs e0'ton Picking Proqressinu.

he s,. mofk ot gathering the crop on
 ea lo 'e farm has begun in earnest |aeE,a conyicts were put to work |Aeen 2 co'ton. About 150 men have |ut,onp p,cking cotton and some of the |Rin ha "aS been ginned out. The force |apy,o, Nicfeased upon the arrival of |)Draa rom other camps. It is re- |bars :, s"at some members of the kds ,os m favor of advertising. for kas - - cotton in the same way as M called for to furnish sup
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
Hone Abandoned fer Ex-Gov. Little.

Little Rock.-Former Gov. John 5. Little, who was under treatment Tn the state hosuital for nervous diseases the past two years, is now at his home in Greenwood, Sebastian county. The governors condition remains the same, and hope for his recovery was long since abandoned.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
Governor Grants Pardon.

Governor Donaghey issued a procla. nation of pardon to Richard Flaw thorne. convicted in Sebastian county in 1908, on the charge of assault with intent to kill, and sentenced to year in the state penitentiary, which he served
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
National Bank for Clark County.

Arkadelphia,-F 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 its application to be made a national bank has been favorably considered and that charter No. 100S7 has been forwarded to the officials of the bank.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

Fort Smith.-That a city has proper authority to care for unfortunate girls and women by providing them with a home, and that an institution that may become nuisance cannot be enjoined until it becomes such. was decided in the chancery court when Judge J. V. Bourland dissolved the temporary restraining order against the city officials and the Fort Smith Refuge Home Association to enjoin the city from contributing financial support to the institution, and also preventing it from permanently locet- ing on Midland Heights.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
Bondsmen Relieved By Governor

In a proclamation Gocernor Donag- hey relieved the bondsmen for Gus Heating of paying $50 on forfeiture of bond. Heating was constable of Fl Dorado township, Union county, in 1906 on bond. He failed to make full settlement and judgment was entered against the bondsmen for the amount due.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
Neor.ss stabs White Man.

Helena.-Harold Stillwell. age 2S, was stabbed and fatally wounded here by a negress by the name of Kate Hinton. The tragedy took place at the home of the latter, 622 Water street. Stillwell has resided in this city for some years past, having come here from Brinkley. where he is high ly connected.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

Arkadelphia.-F. J. Carpenter of this city has just completed the plans for a new ice plant, which will be built this fall and winter, in time for the trade next summer. The new plant will be of 20-ton capacity
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

Jonesboro.-Wordh has been received othe effect that the Postal Telegraph Company will open an office here in 60 or 90 days. The manager has writ ten a leading firm here that the com- pany is now building it's line from Texarkana and will reach here in that time.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

Eureka Springs-Train No. 1 of the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad was derailed between Coin and Alpena one was hurt except the baggage man, who sustained a broken arm as the result of chicken coop falling on him.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

Conway.-Two carloads of radiators and other material for use in the new steam heating plant at Hendrix Col lege are being unloaded here and the work of installing the plant is ex- pected to be begun in few days.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

Pine Bluff-It was announced that Rev. Absalom Knox, pastor of the Carr Memorial church, had been transfer red back to the Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal church.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

Harrison.-The quarterly meeting of the Boone County Farmers Union will be held in Harrison Thursday and Friday, October and6. The subject of Good Roads" will be the most im- portant matter that will come up out side the routine
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

Eureka Springs out hunting, Lawrence Rust of Bloomington, H., a guest at Orendorf Cottage, accident ally discharged his gun and shot him. self through the right foot. causing a severe but not dangerous wound.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

Ozark.-R. NJ. MacSey's gin was de- stroyed by fire and five bales or cot ton burned and 40 damaged. There was no insurance. The loss is about S2. 800.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

Fl Dorado-A deed was filed here, made to A. B. Banks of Fordyce by $. R. Morgan of this city conveying 1,040 acres of land in this county, the con- sideration being $12,000 cash. There is no boom in real estate in this county, but there is continual stream of homeseekers coming here.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

Batesville.-All the houses within the corporate limits of this city have been numbered, and street signs have been placed on the corners, prepara- tory to the establishment of city mail delivery. Inspectors were here, and while they gave out no definite state ment, it is believed that free mail de- livery will be established here within the next 30 days.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

ragould.-Norman Donaldson, son of Dr. and Mrs. N Donaldson of this city, who was injured in a wreck at Forrest City, was brought to this city and placed in a local sanitarium. The surgeons state that young Donaldson has numerous severe bruises, but that his wounds are not fatal, and he will soon recover.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

Hardy.-S. P. Turner has just re- turned from Memphis, where he went for the purpose of buying the ma chinery for the new gin he is going to put in here.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06
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Paragould.-The public schools of Paragould have opened with the larg- est enrolment in their history.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

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The Nevada County picayune., 1911-10-06

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26
BELIEVES PEACE OF
 EUROPE IS SAFE

Vienna, February 25.--tSpecial.) )-Th e recent declaration of Count Won Aeh senthal that there was every reason to believe that all the questions which were dangerous to the peace of Europe were either settled or were in fair way of settlement has caused more dis cussion in diplomatic circles than any thing of the kind in recent years.
 While Count Won Aehrenthal is re- garded as one of the ablests of living statesmen, and 1t is recognized that his word must carry great weight, there are those here in close touch with af- fairs who do not fully agree with him.
 The situation in the Balkans, particu- larly in European Turkey, Is fraught with danger. A strong section of the dominant element in Turkey would well come war with almost any body, and some of the Balkan states are with diff fculty restrained from accommodating the Turks
 That the relations with Russia are on better footing than they have been for a long time Is doubtless true, Count Von Aehrenthal's statement was followed by report in the chief cleri- cal organ, The Vaterland, which Is known to be in close touch with the highest court circles. This journal learns that negotiations for promoting an understanding between Vienna and St. Petersburg are proceeding, and as a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26
S3.50 Recipe Free
 For Weak Men.
Send Name and Address To- day-You Can Have It Free
 and Be Strong and 7 As Vigorous

I have in my possession a prescription for. nervous debility. lack of vigor, weak ened manhood failing memory and lame back, brought on by excesses, unnatural drains. or the follies of youth, that has cured so many worn and nervous men right in their own homes-without any additional help or medicine-that l think every man who wishes to regain his man. ly power and virility, quickly and quiet iv. should nave copy. So have deter mined to send a copy of the. prescription free of charge, in plain, ordinary sealed envelope to any man who will write me for 1t. j-i
 This prescription comes from d physi- elan who has made a special study of men. and I am convinced it is the surest- acting combination for the cure of defi- cient manhood and vigor failure ever put together.
 I think I owe it to my fellow man to send them a copy in confidence so that any man anywhere who is weak and dis outraged with repeated failures may stop drugsing himself with harmful patent medicines, secure what I believe is the quickest acting restorative, upbuilding, GPOT-TOUCHING remedy ever devised, and so cure himself at home quietly and pr. A E. Robinson, 4902 Luck Building, Detroit Mich, and I will send you a copy of this splendid recipe in a plain, or dnary envelope free of charge. A great many doctors would charge g to 8 for merely writing out a prescription like this-but l send it entirely free.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26
Perils of the Home Factory
From Harper's Weekly.

 Some years ago an anti-sweating meas ure became law in New York state. It was thought that. with its passage. an have been the shame of New York and a reflection on it's civilization. The idea of this law was to limit home
 manufacturing only to places conform ing strictly to health requirements. It be-
 came necessary for persons manufactur-
 ing at home to get permit first from the
 factory inspector. Later the law was
 amended so that the owner of the build
 ing where home work was being done was
 compelled to obtain license from the
 inspector. this license to be displayed in
 the entrance to the house. Ample means were provided for the enforcement of this law.
 Today imense quantities of garments are turned out of these tenements and workshops, to be distributed among con sumers throughout the country. What would be the feelings of the purchaser to know that the cloths offered for sale over . polished counter may possibly have come from a tenement home, cultural nest for disease germs, or from a gloomy loft in the same neighboYhood crowded with sweated humanity and without even ordinary health safeguards?
 , An investigation by the National Civic Federation recently revealed the fact that at least 50 per cent of the garments made wholly or partly in the tenements and loft shops sefsN4wgxzFitsAre.m of made s'under conditions Involving grave dangers to the public health through the spread of c1m- municable diseases.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26

consequence of. these negotiations it is expected that the Tsar, after having
 visited the Kaiser in Germany next summer. will arrange to meet the Elm peror Francis Joseph in Ischl. This meeting, it is added. was suggested by
 Kaiser William at the Potsdam inter
 view |
 In diplomatic circles opinion inclines
 to the belief that the Vaterland's infor- nation is prematur A high official remarked to me today that, as far as
 the relations between Vienna and St
 Petersburg were concerned, the facts are that the coldness is beginning to
 disappear. and that friendly relations are on the point of being restored.
 Concrete negotiations concerning the
 interview between. the Emperor Francis
 Joseph and the Tsar," observed my in-
 dormant, haven't yet taken place. It
 Is possible, however, that the heir-pre-
 sumptive. the Archduke Francis. may at
 some later date visit St. Petersburg."
 The first prosecution under the new police rules against long hat pins has just taken place in Viennese district court. A good looking shop girl scratched the nose of passer-by in the street with the point of pin, which was described in court as being ''as long as a spear" projecting from her hats The victim seized her by the hand, and led her to the nearest policeman, who agreed to prosecute her for endapger+ ing the public safety. When she apr peared before the court the lady pros tested indignantly against the injustice that. in conseauence of mere accident she alone should be charged while near
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26
FAKE DAMAGE SUIT BUSINESS
By ETHEL ARMIES, story of Coal and Iron in Alabama"

and to uphold the dignity of the lega! profession at it's proper level" The officers of the association are A. C. Howze, president; F. l. Monks, lf- brarian, secretary and treasurer eX- ecutive committee, John London, chair man, w. c. Garrett, Frank S. White, Jr.
 The association founded 26 years ago has and still holds in it's ranks every lawyer of high standing in Birming- ham. Said Judge Howze: "Our member ship list comprises about 70 lawyers
 the most select class here. IL Is distinctly the bar of Birmingham and does not include the whole of Jeffer- son county. No. there Is no code Of ethics in it's charter
 The membership fee is s3 per year, payable in advance. Library dues are $10 per year. payable quarterly in ad- vance The main purpose, in prac- tical way. of the association has been, up to date, to maintain law library.
 What About the Library?
 Now, has there been any spirit of cooperation even in the maintenance of this law library? The library is here to speak for itself On the sec ond floor of the courthouse to the rear of the elevators, narrow. III ventilated, i'll furnished, badly lighted, lamely equipped-there it is. The main good element IL mas IS the cneeTy greet ing and wholesome, honest, energetic and interesting personality of the H. brarian himself, MT. Monks.
 He is a hard worker and a most ex- cellent librarian. A public service rem dered by him has been the compila- tion of an index of the law library with a brief digest of the subjects and law questions involved-a matter of distinct benefit and importance to ev- cry Investigator and attorney. This book was compiled and printed at the librarians personal expense, according to one of the members, and there has not been sufficient interest or cooper ation the part of the members of the association as a whole to reim- purse the author
 Said E. H.. Cabaniss: "No. I cannot say that there is very much co-opera- tion or activity in the association on the part of the older members of the bar. The morale could be improved. I think the younger fellows here feel perhaps more keenly about the situa- tion. I remember there were times in the old days when feeling ran pretty high
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26
Author of "The story of Coal

Here is a civic problem placed square ly before the men of Birmingham an immediate object for municipal reform; The fake and the trivial damage sult business that is throttling the com mereial interests of this district-how to stamp 1t out?
 Not only is it throttling the com mercial interests here; it is threaten ing the degeneracy of the legal pro- fession. How the leading business men and all the high class professional men of this community regard the pres ent condition of affairs, as they see 1t for themselves in the daily. record of the Jefferson county court house, is clear and plain. from the public feeling against the condition rising now throughout the city.
 All Birmingham is talking of this matter. On the streets, in the banks in the offices-in the homes, the pro and con of the damage suit are the arguments of tn. day.
 Is the Birmingham Bar association going to do anything in this matter, as an organization, to alleviate conditions? Hundreds upon hundreds of people are asking this question. The public wants to know.
 A First Step
 Tn circular letter recently issued by the secretary of the association to a number of young lawyers just start ing practice here, inviting them to be- come members of the association, there is the following paragraph:
 '.The objects and purposes of the Bir- mingham Bar association are to bring the members of the legal profession into better and more harmonious rela- tions with each other; to create and preserve high ethical standard in the practice and administration of the law;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26
Homework. a Vicious Circle

The child labor law in New York pre- vents any child under 14 years of age from being employed in any factory, mer- cantile establishment, restaurant and other places of business, but no law reaches the home-working child save the compulsory education iaw-and that has jurisdiction over his school day only He may work from G. in the morning until school opens, and from on to midnight, withno respite. every school day. and all day long. as many days a week as he can conveniently remain out of school with out being regarded as truant and there is no law to stop him. 8
 There are two points upon which the public needs to acti.in relation to tene- ment work" ssays Florence Kelly, sec- retary of the National Consumers league, in The Survey.
 we never can know the extent of such work, and for want of knowledge we cannot safeguard either the children of the tenements or the buyers of the goods; we cannot keep the homework system and escape it's inevitable conse- quehces and accompanments
 ''The time is ripe for the sweepingNpro- hibition of the abominable system. Tn the interest of the children and of the public health, it should be abolished by law without further waste of time. It spreads disease broadcast. It robs children of their childhood and their school life. It promotes congestion of population by keeping young homeworkers within walking distance of the factory. It en- courages manufacturers to stay in con- gested districts in order to be near the cheap homeworkers. A vicious circle in- furious to everyone involved in it. Every effort to restrict or regulate homework has ended in failure in this country and in Europe. The only ra- tional thing left to do is to abolish it out right exactly as cows, goats, chickens, geese and pigs have been banished from the tenements." f.ss{s .ttsa