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The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
SENATE PASSES ON
THE PANAMA CANAL
American Ships to Pass Free
in Spite Of British Protest
to Contrary.

| Washingtou.-Th Panama canal
administration bill, providing free
| passage to American ships, prohibit
| ing railroad.owned vessels from using
| the waterway and authorizing the os.
/ adjustment of a one.man government
when the canal IL completed, was
passed by the senate by a vote Of AZ
TO 10, The provision for free tolls
which was fought in the senate was
indorsed again Just before the pas.
sage Of the measure.
I Attached to the bin were two i'm.
! portant amendment directed at trust
or railroad control Of steamship
lines. The first by Senator Reed,
would prohibit ships owned by an IL.
| legal industrial combination from us.
ing the canal and the secondly Sen.
ator Bourne, would force railroads to
give mp water lines that might other.
wise be their competitors II II were
proved they were sitting competition.
Opponents Of the free toll provis.
ion, against which Great Britain made
formal protest, carried their fight up
to the last moment Root moved 10
strike out the section giving free toll
TO American coastwIsc vessels, and
Senator lIokc Smith, OF Georgia,
moved TO strike cut the provision for
FREQ tolls to American ships In foreign
| trade Both motions were defeated
by Overwhelming votes,
As the bin parsed II would permit
American coaRtwIso vessels TO pass
through the canal free, without con,
dlllons, while American foreign trade
ships might pass through free II their
owners agreed to sell the vessels TO
the United StatcB at fair price In
time Of war or emergency.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
BANKERS AIDING
THE PROSECUTION
Institutions of New York Tells
Attorney Whitman Amounts
OF Deposits Of Suspects.
BECKER DEPOSITS S59,485
Accused Police officer Had Deposited
Money in Many Banks-After
Those Higher Up."

New York.-Powerful banking inter
ests, acting through the New York
Clearing House Committee. came to
the aid of District Attorney Whitman
in his efforts to lay bare the alleged
corrupt alliance between the police
and the gambling fraternity, founded
on graft or blackmail
A virtual command was given by
the committee to all banks in the
clearing house to furnish the district
attorney with a record of deposits
they may have received from any high
police officials whom the district at
torney suspects of having been col
leCtors Of blaCkmail from disorderly
elements of the city.
As a result, records showing that
within the last eight months Police
Lieutenant Charles Becker, charged
with the murder of Herman Rosenthal
and accused of gambling graft, has
made bank deposits of $5S,4S5 in his
own name or that Of his wife, were
placed in the hands Of the police pros
ecutor. These deposits, the records
show, were first made in November,
1911, shortly after Becker became
head Of the strong arm squad Of
gambling raiders, and continued dur.
ing the time that Jack Rose says he
was collecting graft for Becker until
after his arrest.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
REBELS KILL AND
BURN TRAVELLERS
Train Is Attacked and Guard OF
Soldiers kiIIed---Train Is
Set on Fire.
0VERFlFTY ESTIMATED SLAIN
Only Those Able 10 Crawl From Cars
Escape Burning-Women's Fingers
Chopped OF.

Mexico City. - ThirtyAx soldiers
and more than 20 passengers were
slaughtered by Zapaustas in can.
yon, one kilometcr north TiCuman, ll0
miles southeast of Mexico city. Mea.
ger details, which indicate the savag
cry displayed was not less and prob.
ably was greater, than that which
characterized the massacre OF troops
aud passengers on a train between
Cueruayaca and Mexico City on July
90 SO far as can be learned only a
part Of the train crew escaped.
The first story of the assault was
sent back to Mexico City by Conductor
Marin and Collector Dominguez, who,
although wounded. had managed TO
make their way TO Yautepec, = miles
away, They were forced to steal
through the Zapatistas lines and did
not arrive at the telegraph station
until sohI time
After firing had ceased the rebels
swarned down the hillside and set
fire to the three cars attached to a
train A few of the wounded had
crawled out on the right of way, thus
escaping the fate Of those unable to
leave the cars They were burned
According to reports received, the
leader of the rebels made absolutely
no effort TO restrain the men from acts
Of brutality greater than any that has
marred the campaign In the South
The wounded, pleading for their lives
were struck down without pity by the
bloodthirsty rebels, and even lootinR
was held in allegiance until the slaugh
ter was complete,
Not satisfied with robbng their vic
Gins in ordinary manner the fingers
Of men and women were chopped of
with machetes in order that the rings
they wore might be more quickly OBJ
tanned Ornaments were torn from
the ears Of women and their bodies
otherwise were mutilated
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
Follows Demonstration Methods.

pcrryyillc.--J NJ. Nelly, county farm
dcmonstralor FOR Perry county.
brought a stalk Of corn to the govern
mcnt demonstration office. which had
two very large ears. Il was grown by
o, f. Wood near PerryyIlle The corn
IL known as Woods mammoth white
corn Mr. Wood says he has three
acres OF this corn which he thinks
win easily make 75 bushels to tho
acre. The corn was grown under gov
ernment demonstration methods Mr..
Woods says he has % acres Of yell
low variety Of corn that will yield 30
bushels to the acre He used no fer.
tlli2er on any Of his corn
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
PROMINENT EDITOR DEAD
Col, Joseph s, Durham, Aged 80, Has
Conducted Paper Many Years

van Burcn. Col Joseph star Dun
ham founder and publisher Of the
Van Buron Press and one Of the pIo'
neer newspaper men Of Arkansas, died
suddenly at his home IN Van Buren,,
aged 50 years, Col Dunham, despite
HIS advanced age, continued actively
TO direct the affairs Of the Pross and
was at hla desk only few hours be.
tore he died, COL Dunham was born
In Middleton, Connecticut January b,
1928, He moved TO Van Buren, and
established the Press In 1859, From
that time until his death he was the
sole proprietor and publisher Ct the
paper.
DurIsg President johnson's admin
IgtratIon, Col Dunham was informal
revenue collector for this district ana
he filled nm appontIye position IN
washington for a number Of years He
never sought political prcfcrmcnt at
homo, however, lie devoted his en-
tire onorglos to his newspaper ana
mado II one OF the most influential
papors In western Arkansas,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
Schools Show lmprovement.

Pocahontas County Examiner Eu-
gene Thompson has completed his re-
port Of the schools OF Randolph coun-
ty for 1912. His report shows n total
Of 1921 school children in the county.
6r whom 7,ll6 are white and li5 are
blacks. There are 3.733 school boys
and 8,52S school girls. The onroll-
ment for this year shows an Increase
Of 2Ol pupils, 2l3 whites and loss
Of AZ blacks. The value Of school
property has increased from SCI 500
TO SSlSO0 during the past year Tho
average 1nlary OF teachers has been
Increased $3.50.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
Minority Fayors ChatIln.

Washington, Representative Tho.
ron u, CatlIn, a young millionaire and
society man from H. Louis, bolrolhed
of Miss Laura Merriam Washington
beauty abd daughter Of o former Min.
naoln governor, In given n clear illlo
10 hIH sent In the house undoF n re-,
publican report Just filed by the mi,
norily members Of the house commit
Toe on elections, which investigated
charges Of illegal use Of money In biO
election,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
Arrested on Murder Charge.

lonesboro -.As the result Of tho
death Of Rudolph zacan a' Welner.
hts county, Richard iIuffste,tor ot
that place " under arrest charged
with murder In the second degree.
According 10 the story told by eye
wltnoaaoa the two men we're working
on drodgc boat near WeIner and
Zaoan was ourang and s'earIng In
the hearing Of some women II In said
that llutfHteiter demonstrated with
him for this, Haoan ran at him with "a
knife, and that lluffsteltef, In sela
defense, struck him over the head
with an axe handle.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
Mariana Provided for

Mariana, - Considerable interest
was manifest around the commercial
Club headquarters when information
was received from Washington that
MarIOnnA had been provided for IN
The omnibus bin, thus practically aS'
turInR n federal building for this city,
md the further information that the
rivers and hNrbors bin carries the pro-
vision calling for survey OF the ST.
Francis river from lta mouth TO Modl'
ton ana the b'AnguIllo river from lta
Junction with the st. Francis to Mari
anna, together with estimate Of cost
OF citoctIng permanent navigation
thereon
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
TRAINS WILL RUN AGAIN
"Arkansss on Wheels" viii start Dur.
ing October-WiIl Be Better.

Little Rock. The Arkansas on
Wheels exposition train this year
will be limited. according TO Manager
w. b. Folsom. who was in the city.
but win be more thoroughly equipped
than ever before. The third annual
tour will be made during the latter
part Of October. and will circle
through eastern Kansas, Kentucky
and western Tennessee. Mr.. Folsom
has already made arrangements with
The leading towns and cities and will
close all arrangements by September
TO-
The recent announcement that the
Arkansas on Wheels would make IT.
third annual tour has caused great in
terest throughout the state" said Mr..
Folsom, and this week 7 have con
cluded arrangements with many of
the leading towns and cities for rep
rescutation on the train One Of the
exhibit cars VIII be devoted exclusive
ly to showing the products OF the
towns and cities OF eastern Arkansas
In the ST. Francis and Mississippi ba-
sin territory with the view Of over
coming the bad impression that has
gone out over the country from ac-
counts OF the recent overflow. II has
been advertised that Arkansas was
practically ruined by the high waters
The products on display in this par
ticular car will show that only small
area Of Arkansas was affected by tho
high water, and that even the smah
section Of land that did overflow was
made more productive thereby.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
Chin, Wants American Advisor,

Warrington. llnofIIclNllN II IN
known here oycrturoa have been going
ON for some time between President
yupn shl Kal and w. W. Rockhlll, the
American minister TO China, looking
Ia tho appointment Of Rockhill oa od'
yfor 10 the new chinese republic, Ne.
poflatloua have not progressed far
enough to warrant Mr. RookhIll'a ros'
ispalIon, but 1t Ia known he IA giving
,h, offar serious consideration,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
sultan Of Morocco Resigns.

ParIs.-It Is officially announced
that the sultan Of Morocco has com
pletod all the formallllcs demanded by
France and that his abdication Is an
accomplished fact Mulai Yossef hit
brother is to be proclaimed immedl
atey. The abdicatlon Of Mulal was
voluntary II was arranged between
him and the French resident governor
who urged upon the sultan the an
nounce that II was for reasons Of
health ard IN order to avert a posi-
bic fanatic outbreak that he had de
oidcd TO take the step,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17

Monticello.-The Arkansas Farmers
Union held a most successful meet
ing here Education and cooperation
were the chief themes throughout the
entire session,
The officers of the farmers union
reported good growth for the organl
ation during the year, The member
ship was reported increasing in spite
Of some who were dropping out OF the
organization for various reasons.
To stimulate interest and increase
the membership it is planned to send
out lecturers over the state to organ
lie and to put new life in the local
unions.
Several speakers urged diversified
ton of crops and the following OF
scientific instructions being Offered
10 the farmers of Arkansas,
The work Of the agricultural schools
Of this state was approved by the
union and members were urged to
pay more attention to the educational
work Of their childen and to especial
" patronize the agricultural course IL
" patronize the agricultural coureses il
uon with this subject resolution was
passed asking the next legislature to
devote a ~ mill tax to the four agrl'
cultural schools Of Arkansas THIS
resolution created much enthusiasm
among those attending and many eX'
pressed the opinion that the matter
would meet the approval Of the legls'
lature.
The most important matter COM
IIdered at this meeting was the mat
ter Of establishing agencies to aid
farmers in holding their cotton till
later in the season when they can Sc
cure better price for It,
A resolution was adopted urging the
legislature to appropriate 100000 for
the support Of the agricultural schools
The plant Of the Rural Eduactor at
Russelyille was taken over by the
union and the paper made the official
Journal
Upon the refusal Of Geo, A, Cole
10 accept denomination for the preSl'
doncy warm fight developed over
the office. Thorc were tour contest
ants in the race, II. S, Moblcy f. W.
Broadnax, Ben L. Griffin and c. J."
Brashears, H. s. Moblcy was chosen
The delegates attending the session
we're royalty entertained by the peo'
pie Of Monticello the crownlng feat
ure Of which was the big banquet CIV
en- by the citizens OF Monticello, More
than 500 attended this affair
The convention adjourned leaving
the matter Of selecting the next meet
hg place TO the executive committee.
II IL thought that the committee VIII
select Magnolia M the place on ac'
count Of one Of the agricultural
schools being located there,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
Important Questions Unsettled.


Important questions remain to be
settled between the two houses or be
tween congress and the president
many of them Incorporated in the an
nual appropriation bills are:
Proposed adjustment Of the tariff
commission and the commerce court.
Battleship building program for
1918.
Reorganization plans for the army,
partly rejected by the president when
he vetoed the army appropriation bill.
Establishment Of parcels post sys.
tenn.
Restriction Of civil service employees
to seyen.year terms,
Details Of the Panama canal admin
istration law
Creation Of a federal department Of
labor.
Adjustment by high taxation OF
the manufacture Of white phosphorus
matches,
Eighthour federal labor law.
Prohibition against expectation Of
arms, coal or supplies to insurrection.
lists in other countries.
Granting commission as onsigns TO
mdshipmen on graduation from the
Annapolis Naval Academy.
Authorizing separate sale OF the
surace Of coal and asphalt lands be
longing to the Choctaw and Chicka.
saw Indians
Granting authority TO the govern.
ment for official use Of the American
Red Cross organization In time Of war.
Barring prize fight picture films
from transportation II they are to be
used for public exhibition,
Authorizing new census reports on
tobacco production and cotton gin
nlngs and new agricultural depart.
ment reports on cotton production,
Requiring that wireless operators In
continuous duty on ocean going yes.
sels.
Establishing q standard barrel and
grade for apples,
Encouraging invention and original
research In the agricultural and army
ordnance divisions by giving cash re-
wards 10 employees,
Equipment Of army transports with
adequate life saving apparatus.
Uniform wireless law to prevent IN.
torcferenco by amateurs,
President USes Veto,
Tho session has been prolific Of yos
toes by President Taft Since the be-
ginning last December ho has writ
ten his dpapproya on the face Of
seven bills passed by congress, one
Of these, the Corbclt tunnel bill, was
ropasaod over his veto IN the senate
Treaties Ratified,
Tho senate has ratified nine treaties
during the session including those
with France and Great Britain which
the president refused IN accept IN
amended form and the following
Sediment Of pccunIAry claims be.
tween the United States ana Great
Britain; agreement Of international
naval conference on war prlzos, copy
rlght treaty with Hungary, noulrolD
lutlon treaty with Costa Rloa, inter
nation wlreleFa lrouly, international
treaty on assistance and salvage At
sea
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
Killed hN LlnhtnIna stroke.

Stuttgart Earle Hclglor agcd
about 90 years, was struck by light
hlhg 0nd instantly killed while bail
ihe hay on the Johns farm, i2 miles
south " this city, -Four other men
working with him were knocked to
The ground by the force Of the bolt
ana some Of them waa rendered IN
conscious for n few moments, "Hels'
Ter was wearing u rubber coat ana
nat and the lightning ripped the rear
aeom Of the hat, but did not damage
Wv coat,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
nolnn Good Road Work.

Thornton Work was begun on thai
section Of the much talked Of Fordyce-
Camden automobile road between
Fordyco and Thornton, about six milea
In length. A corps Of experienced
men with dynamite has blown out the
larger stumps and are being followed
by crew Of road workers, consisting
OF % teams and 30 men, with plows.
scrapers and road machines. Thsy
will continue work until this section
OF the road Is completed.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
Nearo Wanted Time Certificate,

Washington RUFUS O'Connol, ne.
gro, applied ~ the marriage lIcoG ,
bureau In the city hall FOR trial mar,
rngc certificate, say for bout ak
months, boss datll do, he said Don
II rso satisfied I can come back an'
hab dc document renewed cot
Kroll the clork was unable 10 grant
OCounolu request llo tried 10 aoll
one ON The permanent basis, but the
black swain dld not want 10 take a
chance.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
nalIln Ia un.salsa BY Anu,s

Warrington Representative Tho
ron H. Cnllin Of Missouri, Republican
was unBcntod ~ member ~ me-
house Of representatives ana hle pom
0cfnilc opponent, who contested IN,
election, Patrick y, Glll, was seated
amid Wild enthusiasm from the Demo
cratic side Tho vote TO unsoai Cat
I'm. who was chargod WITH violation oI
The Missouri law governing campaign
expenses was 1871 TO u, Gill wal
seated by vote Of lOe TO 10, with 81
votlag present
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17

ozark -Rooont rains have revived
garden truck aud grass An unusual.
~ good corn crop is assured. Whore
It has been properly cultivated II waA
never botlor Late corn ls IN exc
collcnt condition. Cotton Ia doing
nicely and has progressed more In
the last ten days than for weeks pre-.
yIously The yield promlsts TO be
good, provided there IL not excessive
rainfall from now on.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
Republicans Open Campaign.

Little Rock The Republicans or
this state have formally opened their
campaign. A meeting was held In this
city and several speakers were heard.
Mr.. A. I. Roland, son OF a Confeder-
ate veteran, is the candidate for gov.
ernor, He addressed the meeting at
tacking some the referendum laws
about To be voted upon.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
Rebels Press Towards Line.

M paHo ToS Generals Rabago hnt
ToHcz, with m army Of 5000 rebels
arc pressing toward Juafcl on N,
McScan Northwestern railroad, no
oordlng 10 adyIcca received by IN,
federal officers here. II IN announced
that bo fodorals have reached Nuoyt
Caaus Ofundob, 100 miles southwest
Of lunfog, whore General Orolco viii
less than zoo robolH In stationed
strong detachment have been Hont
into the abandoned Mormon colonies
10 prevent further disorders
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17

Montreal Tho Allan line steamer
Corslcana, which sailed from Montreal
with 200 passengers bound for Liver
pool struck an iceberg east Of Bollo
Isle, near Newfoundland, but appar
entity was not seriously damaged There
were reports that the nleam"ra Lake
Chnmplnn and scandinavian we're
proceeding 10 the assistance Of the
CoraIcann but lhla was declared nj
the Allau line offices 10 be- Incorrect
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
A,oroorIs,Ior Dill Passes Senate,

Warrington Tho annual posloilloc
appropriation bin has passed the sen
ote NJ tho end Of two days ahnrp flghl
lps over provisions relating TO parcels
nns, @ reod roads Improvement ana the
snllnlloo of postal employees win h'
Sar organizations. Az II poce back to
,bs houso II contains some realrlc'loo'
unon r|g ,ho right Of postal employees to
,a,g sg,slda organizations ANA ah en-
iV ,,aa,a new syalem Of parcels pus'
tassd Sa On the "fone plan" with vary
,ns ra,eS for varying distances
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17

within a year President Taft vetoed a
bin 10 roylso me wool tariff schedule
* Of the PoynoAIdrIch law win a
message OF dIFOppfoynl the president
returned 10 congress- tho bill evolved
40 compromise between the house
ana senate, holding that lla low fnlos
would bring dIsnOor TO homo indus.
tries, lle appealed 10 congress- how.
ever not 10 adjourn until II had on,
acted meaHfe to substantially 70.
duee unnecessary eAlHting dutlps"
without destroying protection FOR The
wool Industry In tho United statos,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
Union Men Win Strike,

SodalIa, Mo-The GG Missouri pacif
fIc boilcrmakers who were discharged
recently because OF their refusal TO
work with four nonunlon helpers
were roinstated with full pay for the
time they had lost The Objectionable
helpers were removed by order OF
Superintendent Turnbull OF S. Louis
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
Girl Has Many Accidents.

Now Orleans Last week Maud
Nash an ll'ycarold girl Lerc, ran n
splinter into her foot fen upon n pin
that entered her back, and then, 10
cap the climax Of her series Of acci.
dents, was bitten by her pet terrier.
She IL now In the Charity hospital
suffering from looklaw The phyh.
clans say that splinter has caused the
trouble Her recovery IN considered
doubtful
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17

HARRISBURG J, H. vahdlver dice
here from heart failure, with which he
has been afflicted some time, lle ats
breakfast and was sitting on tho front
porch OF hlB hotel talking with aomo
friends lie started TO laugh when
hIa chin dropped down aud he never
bfrajhed aRaln
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17
FARMERS UNION IS
URGING EDUCATION
Delegates Hold Session at Mon
tiCelIO--H. S. MObley Elect
ed President.
WOULD ESTABLISH AGENCIES
soSy Plans to Help Farmers Hold
Cotton Till Late in Season for
Better Prices.
WOULD ESTABLISH AGENCIES
FARMERS UNION OFFICERS.

( H. S. Mobley, Fayetteville, presi-
Ident.
! E. A. Vaughn, Wilton, vice presi-
dent.
I J. B. Payne, Van Buren,, secre-
! (tary-treasurer.
( D. S. Smith, Silo, chaplain.
I W. T. Horn, Russellyille, door
Keeper.
! Executive Committee. NJ.
|Burge. Little Rock; F. w. Brpad-
max Camden; j. A. Blackford,
! Jonesboro; r. Whitaker, Knobel;
{W. L. Walker, Dewitt.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17

steele The bank OF Tyler, Mo,
WAS robbed by an unknown party who
covered the cnshlor George W,
Troece, with revolver just nB he was
closing the books The robbcr 80.
cured about $1,000 and made hB oa.
cape,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17

Forl smith, Fruit men IN Crawford
county nre shipping grapes fhey say
That the crop thle year Ia Of an en-
eeptIohal quality and they expect a
large yield.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-17

Ryndor IA the result Of being
a,ung ON the temple by wasp OF
July 90 Nis a. ~ Mathews died at
act nome IN spydsf,