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The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19
Says He Has Them Hard.

Oyster Bay-"We lave them mid ding hard" said Col. Roosevelt over his victory in the Pennsylvania pri- maries. Col. Roosevelt said some of his opponents were misrepro senting the number of delegates elected for President Taft. He said h. had been considering preparing a formal state. ment in regard to this matter At the present time" he continued q think that the delegates really in. structed are about evenly divided. l think it Is about l5o each"
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19
Shootina at Pilots.

Little Along the St. Francis river. there is uneasiness tn regard te the continued rise. and one steamboat captain predicts that the St. Francis will rise still three feet higher. A rilot on one boat was shot and a steambot captain threatened, by men along the route on account of the waves made by the stern wheels o. their boats. As these boats carry pro visions and food for stock throughout the water-swept country, the continued threats against those who operate them may force some of the boats of the river.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19
Oldfield Introduces Bill.

Washington. D. C.-With the approv- al of the house leaders. Representa- tive Oldfield of Arkansas, chairman of the house committee on patents has the untold eyids" which Chief Justice White in his dissent. said would fol- low the recent supreme court decis- ion in the patent monopoly case"
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19

Philadelphia.-The primary election in Pennsylvania resulted in a landslide for Col. Roosevelt. As the returns continue to come in the victory for Roosevelt adherents becomes more complete. Of the 64 delegates elected in the 32 districts. fully 50 are pledg- ed to vote for Roosevelt. Added to this is the probability that the Repub- lican state convention, which will choose 12 delegates-at-large to the na- tional convention, will be controlled by the anti-Taft element.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19
President Taft Issues Appeal.

Washington. President Taft as president of the American Red Cross issued to the people of the United States an appeal for funds 10 relieve the distress arising from the floods in the South This action on the part of the president is admittedly the most serious recognition of the flood situation thus far officially given,
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19
Arkansas Law Unconstitutional.

Washington.-The Arkansas statute making railroads liable for double the value of stock killed along their tracks If claims were not settled in 30 days. was declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court. This decision will not keep one from get ting the full value of his stock when 1t is killed.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19
Another Artlc Expedition.

Washington.-George Borupt and D. B. McMillan, two of Peary's associates in his successful dash for the north pole. are to head an expedition to be sent out by the New York Museum for the exploration of land in the middle of the Artic ocean, which Peary sight ed while on his trip
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19
Found in White House.

Washington.-Mic Winter, the man who was arrested at the White House after he had succeeded in fore ing an entrance to the private part of the executive mansion, was declared harmless by officials of the Washing ton asylum, where he was taken for observation. Winter declares he meant no harm to the president.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19
Biu Liner Titanic Sinks With Approximately 1912 Souls
 on Board.
WAS ON HER FIRST VOYAGE
Only Meager Messages Was Sent From Doomed Ship-Vessel Went to
 Bottom Quickly.

New York.-The following is an approximate statement of the ri tanic disaster: First-eabin passengers, 325. Second-cabin passengers, 285.
 Third-class passengers, TO
 Total number of passengers, 1,22o. Members of the crew. SG0
 Total passengers and crew, 2.- ls0
 Number who probably perished. 1,a12.
 Total number of known survivors. s6S.
 Total number of named survivors. 32S.
 Approximately 20 fe-boats man. ned by seven members of the crew. each 40.
 Estimated saved steerage pas sengers, 100.
 Total. S6S
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19

Tallulah.-A mighty torrent Of water is sweeping out over Madison and East Carroll parishes from the Dogtail levee ereeasse which went out with roar and uddenly turned loose an lS-foot wall of Mississippi flood waters.
 It is believed no lives have been lost. but the property loss from this crevasse will be heavier than suffer ed by this section since the disastrous floods of 1882. Thousands of head of live stock already have been wiped out of existence north Of Tallulah and the flood waters are moving on to cover yet other thousands of acres of cattle grazing grounds and fertile val leys.
 Thousands of persons will be made homeless in East Carroll, Madison Tensas and Concordia parishes. It is estimated that fiye-siXths of these peo- pie are negroes, who live from day to day. and the suffering among them will be acute.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19

Jonesboro.-Judge W. A. Haywood. county judge, has purchased 12 dump wagons and 75-horsepower portable engine, that will be used in building good roads for the county. The total price of the purchase was Ss.49f19.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19
FLOOD SITUATION
 GETTING WORSE
Southeast Arkansas and North east Louisiana Latest
 to Suffer.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Nlcksburg, Miss.-Through two ere vases in the Mississippi river and another in it's equally rampant tribu- tary. the Arkansas. great volumes of muddy water rushed out over the low lands on the west side of the big stream, 10 cover a large section of northeast Louisiana and a portion of the extreme southeastern part of Ark ansas. For some time the raging wat CTS which tore their way through the restraining levees will move south ward through the Tensas valley of Louisiana and finally will revert to the Mississippi at the intersection of the Red river, moro than l60 miles by land from the upper crevasse and nearly 130 miles from the lower breach in the leyees.
 No less than 12 large parishes in Louisiana and two Arkansas counties will have felt the effects of the flood waters before they again get back within the Mississippis levees. Thous- ands of acres of land will be inun- dated. although for the most part the overflowed territory will embrace un- titled swamps
 No lives have been lost, according to reports received from two score of towns in the path of the flooded dis trict. The levee authorities in the affected territory express the belief that no lives will be lost Many thous- ands of head of cattle already have been drowned according to reports.
 The destructive breaks in the Mis- sissippi leyees at Panther Forest, Ark, and near Roosevelt, La. will have lit tie effect upon the crest of the flood waters of the big river from Nicks- burg south, according to weather bu' reau forecasts, and the government, and state engineers cannot for several weeks yet afford 10 relax their vigi- lance in the fight to control the floods further down toward the gulf
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19

Lima Center, Mich.-One man was Killed and almost score of passen- gers were injured when two interur- oan cars on the Detroit United rail way met in a head-on collision about r miles east of here.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19

Both Clark and Harmon are claiming the majority of the delegates. Clark managers passing their claims on the number of delegates instructed for him and personal canvass of the state by Clark worker
 Harmon managers claim the ma Jority of the delegates on the ground that all Harmon delegates will go to the convention uninstructed, and they say the uninstructed men are Har- mon delegates. However, quite num- Der are known to favor Clark.
 No statement has yet been made by any of the Wilson supporters or man. agers.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-19
CLARK |S LEADING
 OVER GOV. HARMON
Both Sides Claim Majority of Delegates Result Was
 Surprising.
MANY WILL GO CONSTRUCTED
Harmon Men Base Claims of Victory on Fact That Their Delegates
 Were Uninstructei

Little Rock-The results of the county Democratic convention were quite surprising to many as the result shown was quite unexpected by them. Following is the way the delegates stand with two counties not heard from:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-07-12
THE WORLD ARENA Z

AT meeting of the Royal. Army
Temperance Association it was re-
ported that theresare now $1,000 total
abstainers in the armys while al cruiser
of the British navy, going out to act
as a training ship for the new Cana
dian navy, set sail from Portsmouth
some time ago with a crew who were
all abstainers. M z! 7asd 9r9dV q
III rs Iasaro3o of.cr9 73r 3r 81
The annual report for the year 1911
on prisons in Scotland shows that the
number Of persons committed to
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-07-12
STATES

Jeffersonian led the fight for a dry
town. One whole page of the paper
was given over to large display ad
pulling votes for the drys. The paper
printed votes from the women and
filled the editorial column with senti-
ment against the saloon. The fight
was won and the Jeffersonian can
claim great credit in the victory.
Thirty-one elections, twenty-six
dry victories, that is the history of
Missouris work for a year. Eight
victories were won in ten days.
Police Commissioner Dickinson, of
loonkeepers notice that hereafter they
will be expected to comply with the
Sunday closing law.
The influence of the League has
been felt the past few months in the
schools of Mississippi. Quite num-
Der of young men in college write the
Anti-Saloon League for all sorts of
literature saying they were preparing
their college orations on some phase
of the temperance or prohibition ques
ton 1t forebodes good for the state
when the subject of sobriety occupies
important places in the minds of the
educated classes. 1t is also a matter
of congratulation that the summer en-
campments of churches, Epworth
Leagues, B. Y. P. US, chautauquas
and teachers associations in this state,
are giving prominence to scientific tenn
perance, and the relation Of the young
peoples societies to the prohibition
question. Agitation is always educa-
tional The best spirit of the times
is shown in these assignments.
w. T. Rafferty,, of North Dakota,
is dealer in ice, but he refuses to
sell it to saloons.
Several lines of excursion steamers
touching Detroit have banished en-
trely the sale of beer and liquor on
their boats. - r. =
Observation-Disclosures nllIIullHlIlliuIlIIHiIs1
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-07-12
AMONG

Resolutions calling on senators and
assemblymen to use their efforts to
have reported all bills pertaining to
the sale of liquor, instead of pigeon
holing them, were passed by the con-
vention of the Camden, N J., Baptist
Association.
The Brook6eld, Mo-, city council
has passed an ordinance increasing
the annual dramshop license from
$1,000 to $4,000.
Mrs. Anna Johnson, resident OF
Schoolcraft county, Mich, will re-
ceive $728 from Philip Grouden and
the Michigan Bonding Company as
the result of decision of the supreme
court. Mrs Johnson's husband had
been sold liquor by Grouden, sa-
loonkeeper, and she sued for $1,000
alleging she had been abused by her
husband while drunk. The School
craft circuit court allowed her $72S,
and the supreme court affirmed the
decision
There were two new drinks at
Chicago and Baltimore, served by en-
terprising cafe proprietors. The one
at Chicago was called the Teddy
cocktail and the one at Baltimore the
Harmon cocktail.
H. T. Laughbaum, attorney tor Okla
homa Anti-Saloon League, will make
speeches in West Virginia, Colorado
and Arkansas during the summer in
the interest Of statewide prohibition.
Each of those states will vote on the
question in the fall
900
The anti-liquor people of Colorado
are about to initiate statewide cam
paign for prohibition. A league has
been organized to aid other dry or
carnations to secure the submission
of prohibitory amendment at the
coming session of the general assem-
DIV ana dlSO 10 oSNuA Z lhN NAie'NIAA'SAAN
by that general assembly of search
and seizure law. The temperance
forces of Colorado are in good fight
ing trim, are continually on the job
and there is all kinds of trouble ahead
for the liquor dealers of the Centen-
NAL state.
o o
A praiseworthy plan has been in
augurated by the Santa Fe railroad,
that of changing the cashing of pay
checks from saloons to the Y. M. c. A,
The saloons and many cheap clothing
stores and pawnshops make spec
ialty of cashing pay checks Under
the new plan all checks issued to
employees will be honored by the
V M C. A.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-07-12
July II, 1912.

previous year, the hgureS being 49,
636 and 46,46o respectively. Serious
crime shows marked decrease. There
is, however, an increase in assaults by
husbands and wives, and in offenses
caused by drinking. The report
shows an increase Of 500 in cases of
drunkenness. The commissioners
trace this increase to those districts
where employment has been good.
The licenses in Holland now issued
in a commune, including those for
clubs, are limited by the population
thus. In a town of ever $4,000 they
may not exceed one in 500, in towns
of from 10000 to $4,000, one in 400;
from 10000 to 10000, one in 300; and
under 10000, one in $50. 1t need
hardly be said that when this regu-
lation was made the number of Ii
censes in almost all the communes
exceeded the limit laid down, and re-
auctions have followed after various
methods, among them the withdrawal
of license that was not used. Re-
duction, as matter of fact, occurs
automatically for the license in Hol-
land goes with a person, not with a
building, and lapses at such PERSONS
death. Further, all licenses issued
since 1904 are subject to withdrawal
o o
Reporting to the Parish council in
Glasgow on the desirability of send
ing boarded-out children to Orkney,
Inspector J. R. Motion and Mr.. D.
T. Harvey state that the Orcadians
"are evidently sober, most indus
trious and intelligent class, with deep
religious feelings. We are convinced
that they will prove good foster par
ents. Over the entire island-even in
Kirkwall, which is a shipping port
with large population-there is an
entire absence of crime"
In China an International School
Children's Temperance League has
been formed by Rev. Edward w.
Thwing, the Oriental secretary of the
International Reform Bureau. Many
children are already wearing the but
ton which has white cross on blue
s field with red letters S c T L for
title above. The pledge they sign is
as. follows: 81 will wear the League
button, and promise to try and keep
my heart pure, not to say bad words,
2 not ITO look at bad pictures, not to
smoke,tnnot to drink Intoxicating
liquors, and to do what I can to help
Others to take the same stand, and
God will help me-" Mr.. Thwing has
been appointed an official adviser of
the new board of education of the
! Chinese republic which has estab-
lished special department of social
:oo9l.4 L.. 4!Ixaoaa:l.. IT..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-14
CHICAGO WOMAN WANTS LIBERIA
TION FROM TWO SPOUSES AT
THE SAME TINE

Chicago, Dec. 13.-If two divorces
for which she has applied are
granted her by Judge Tuthill tomor-
row, Mrs. Ida Hentz Downey-Klatt
will have created record for divorces
in the Chicago courts, as there has
never been another instances where
two DEGREES were granted to one per-
son on the same day. The woman
first husband was William LATE Dow
ney. There was a separation after
eleven days and she says that she
understood later that he had obtain
ed a divorce. Then she married Emil
Klatt, with whom she lived for five
years.
Suit was brought against Klatt about
the same time the complainant learn
ed that she had never been legally sep
arated from Downey. She asked tn!
court to give her the two DEGREES al
once to save time"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-14
NO PAY FOR RAILROADS IN
NEW PARCELS POST LAW

Philadelphia, December 13.-Deplor-
ing the fact that a parcels post law
was passed by congress without MAX
ing provision for payment to the rail-
roads for transportation of this class
Of traffic, the commission on railway
mail pay today made public a state
ment showing arrangements in foreign
countries for compromising railroads
where a parcels post is now in opera
ton.
AS basis of their claim that the
railroads will be grossly underpaid
under the new parcels post law, the
carriers statement says: Under the
new parcels post law, the same pack
ages would pay the government a
postage of 1920 out of which the rail-
roads would be paid 10 cents and the
postotfice department would retain
1907. The railroad pay is computed
on the current rate of about 8 cents
per ton mile According to the rate
Of So per cent allowed the railroads in
Great Britain the railways share of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-14
WHAT SAVED
Her LIFE
Mrs. Martin Tells About a Painful
Experience that Might Have
Ended Seriously.


Rivesville, W. Va.-Mrs. Dora Martin,
IN a letter from Rivesville, writes:
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am sure Cardui saved my life. I
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II you suffer from any symptoms Of
womanly trouble, take Cardui.
Your druggist sells and recommends
1t. Get bottle from him today.
NIB Write TO: ladies' Advisory Dept. Chatta.
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fer Women" cent In plain wrapper, on request
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-14
ILLINOIS AND GEORGIA ARE
NECK AND NECK IN DIVORCES
MACON MATR0N FAILS TO RID
SELF OF HUSBAND SHE SAYS
is "ICE Box"

Macon, Ga, Dec. 13.-Because a
husband is an ice box" and does
and does not daily demonstrate his
love and affection for his wife is
no reason why she should be grant
ed divorce, decided a jury in the
superior court of Bib county this
morning.
The verdict was in the case of Mrs
Essie Roquemore against her hus-
band, Samuel D. Roquemore, a car in
spector. Before the jury Mrs. Rogue
more testified that her husband would
not speak to her for days at time and
once threatened to whip her with d
razor strap. The husband denied all
of the charges, and said he was q
model husband"
During the trial Roquemores at
torneys filed an amendment to their
answer charging Mrs. Roquemore with
infidelity, but withdrew it before II
got to the Jury.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-14

We are particularly impressed just
before Christmas with the belief that
there is a money trust.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-14
CONCERNING COFFEE

amount produced, each growing in the
neighborhood of one hundred million
pounds annually Mexico, the Central
American states. and the Dutch East
Indies also produces large quantities,
The only coffee produced in the United
States is grown in Porto Rico, Ha-
wall and the Philippine Islands
The United States received coffee
from forty-elght countries in the last
five years, the great bulk coming from
South and Central America and Mexico.
Lesser amount were imported from
the Dutch East Indies and British
West Indies, and from one and one
half million pounds from Arabia
(Aden)
In the total amount of coffee con-
sumed in the United States leads all
other countries by wide margin. Th
imports amounted to over one billion
pounds annually in three of the lass
ten years. Germany, France, Austria
Hungary, Netherlands, Sweden, DEN
mark and Norway each import large
quantities Netherlands, Cuba, Sweden
Norway, Finland, and Belgium each
have a larger per capita consumption
consumption than the United States.
The comparative per capita consump-
ton of coffee and tea in the United
States and the United Kingdom, 1896
1910 shows an increase Of 81 per cent
and a decrease of II per cent in that
Of tea in the United States. while the
United Kingdom shows decrease Of
36 per cent for coffee and an increase
OF 81 per cent for tea.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-14
CONGRESS ASKED TO RE-
STORE MERCHANT MARINE

are hereby instructed to transmit this
resolution to the president of the Unit
ed States and the members of congress
and use all other necessary methods to
see that the intent of this resolution
is carried into effect by the congress
of the United States"
Mr. Glass objected to the resolution
on the ground that it would put the
conference on record as advocating a
ship subsidy, a proposition founded on
the fundamental principle of protec-
ton which he said the people of the
United States had rejected. Samuel G.
Douglas, of Nashville, who offered the
resolution, denied that it carried an
endorsement of ship subsidy.
Say that in the resolution and /
will withdraw my objection" said Mr..
Glass.
Mr.. Douglas retorted that he did
not object to ship subsidy if congress
decided that such legislation was nee
essary to bring about the desired end.
what he wanted, he said, was some ac-
ton by congress to encourage the
building of American merchant ships.
He agreed, however, to modify the
Original resolution, which read, I'VE
demand and insist" legislation so as to
read. 1--WE respectfully urge"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-14

england seems to think THAI rhe
United States at least ought to FUR ,sh
canal mileage books
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-14

Sleeping cars between Americas and
Atlanta on trains leaving Americas
1926 p. m. arriving Americas $3.50
a. N. Connects at Macon with .eep-
ing cars to and from Savannah.
Pullman sleeping cars between Chi
cago, ST. Louis and Jacksonville on
Seminole Limited leaving Americas
for Jacksonville 1890 a m. Leaves
Americas for St Louis and Chicago.
via Columbus and Birmingham, at 3:55
a. m.
For further information apply to 3
B. Ellis. Ticket Agent, Americas, or
John w. Blount, District Passenger
Agent, Macon, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-14

| Atlanta, Ga, December 13.-Legis-
lation designed to accomplish the re-
Mobilization of the American Merch-
ant Marine will be sought from con-
gress by the Southern Panama canal
conference which was formally organ
lied here yesterday.
In the face of spirited opposition
from Frank P. Glass, editor of the
Birmingham News. the conference ad-
opted the following resolution at the
close of it's first meeting;
"hereas. the Panama canal, built
by American enterprise and capital
will fall UNNECESSARILY short of its
possible benefits to American COM
merce unless American ships exist to
use it, therefore be 1t resolved by the
Southern Panama Canal conference
in session in Atlanta, Dec. 10-11, that
we respectfully urge that the congress
of the United States formulate and
carry into effect at the earliest pos
sible moment definite and practical
legislation which will give all neces-
sary and reasonable encouragement to
the American merchant marine and
American commerce and foreign COM
merce, and be it further resolved, that
the executive committee of the South
ern Panama canal conference be, and