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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-16
PAYMENT OF INDIANS
DEBTS ARRANGED FOR
Government Plans Pro Rata
Settlement of All Just
Claims of Traders.

To expedite the payment of claims OF
traders against individual Indians in
cases where the Indebtedness was con-
tracted by the Ind an prior to December
II. 1909, the assistant commissioner Of
Indian affairs has instructed the super
intendents of Indian agencies to permit
competent Indians to pay their just debts
out Of their own funds when available.
AS result Of the order the superin-
tendents will divide the Indian debtors
into two classes-those who have available
funds and those who have not. The next
step will be to classify the first two SUBJ
divisions into competents and incompe-
tents. The first claims settled will be
those against Indians who have funds
and after all Of these are disposed of the
more complicated task Of stra ghtening
out the claims of those without funds
will be taken up. The debtors and cred
itors will be called to the Office of the
agency and matters settled for all time.
The superintendent has authority to audit
all claims with view Of finding out if
the claims are lust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-16

courtroom and said she saw him at Rose s
home last June when he stayed several
hours. Mr. Rose and Mrs. Becker were
there, she added. The Beckers stayed for
supper.
Margaret Rose nurse in Jack Roses
house, but no relative of Rose. testified
she had seen Becker at Roses house
about the 10th of May.
Miss Rose was succeeded on the stand
by Mary Staer. a Swedish maid in Rose S
household. The witness said, in broken
English. that Becker was accustomed to
call almost every day." and that she
frequently Served him breakfast
HE came quite often, generally at
girl declared that she was present on both
the occasions on which Miss Glettner and
Miss Rose had testified that they had
seen Becker at the house.
he had breakfasted with Rose on one
occasion when Becker was there. He
was excused without cross-examination.
Sees Money Transferred.
Barnard Rud:gar, a waiter at the Union
Square Hotel. said he had frequently seen
Rose and Becker together in the dining
room at the hotel, both night and morn
ing. On one occasion while Rose and
Becker were talking together he heard
Becker calling somebody names, but did
not know who.
How near to July II did he use these
Words" was asked.
About three weeks
Did you sec any money passed be-
tween them
II saw money passed twice. Rose
passed it to Becker
On cross-eXamination Rudigar said thai
he had had "some trouble" with Becker
at the Union Square Hotel. but denied
that he had ever "disliked him. He
did not know how much money was
passed by Rose to Becker. Mr.. McIn.
tyres motion that Rudigar's testimony
be stricken out on the ground that il
was Incompetent was denied
Frank Serial, another waiter at the
Union Square Hotel. testified that he
had seen Becker and Rose dining fire.
quently at the hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-16
Pro Rata Payments the Rule.

Before any claims are settled, howVer,
the bureau of Indian affairs orders that
each Indian has the proper equipment
for working his land. After this is
done an equitable distribution can be
made among all Of the creditors who are
willing to accept a pro rata share for
the full satisfaction of their claims.
Creditors refusing pro rata payments will
be notified that neither the superintendent
nor the bureau in Washington will take
cognizanee Of future claims for the same
goods.
1t also is urged that the superintendent
impress upon the Indians their moral
obligations 10 settle just debts, SO far as
funds permit. Although the bureau adj
mits that this scheme will fall far short
OF satisfying the $2.OOO.00o in ella ms in
volved. in the opinion of officials the new
ruling will be acceptable to both creditors
and debtors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-16
Becker at Roses Home.

The single question ended the cross
examination. and Anna Glettner. a sister
Of Jack Roses wife. was called.
Miss Glettner recognized Becker IN the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-16
HAD INSANE FATHER
Schrank Came of Ancestry
With Unbalanced Mentality.
POLICE TRACING HIS LIFE
Violently Overcome at Death Of
Aunt-Wept for Days Beside
Her Grave.

NEW YORK, October 16.-Inspector JO-
seph Faurot, one of the expert identifi-
cation men of the New York detective
bureau. will spend the next fortnight
gathering up every available detail re-
garding the life in New York city OF
John Schrank the assailant of Col. Roose-
Welt. The police declare that he came
from ancestry in which insanity was fire.
Quent. and had probably been slightly un-
balanced mentally for several years. The
unhinging of his mind is believed to date
either from the death Of his aunt In 1917
or from the death of girl friend in the
Slocum disaster.
The information thus far in the hands
of the police shows that Schrank was
born in Bavaria, and came to this coun-
try when nine years old, with an uncle.
Dominick Flammang, whose name the
boy bore for many years.
Father Had Decisions.
His father is said to have suffered from
insane decisions, and his grandfather.
wealthy Bavarian brewer also exhibited
unsoundness Of mind in his declining
years.
The Flammings became saioonkeepers
on the East Side and prOspered. Eight
years ago they retired with comfortable
little fortune invested in real estate. Upon
their death this went to Schrank.
Mrs. Flammang died in a hospital in
1907. and her husband died a few years
later. Schrank, who was devoted to his
aunt, made a scene in the room where
she died, refusing to leave her body until
he was forcibly elected.
Violent With Grief.
IJo a oo;,, l,aoopoa ,,;oIapt OF tba f,,para
and for several days he remained at the
grave, weeping and mourning. After the
death of his uncle Schrank moved his
scanty effects to a little hotel in Brook
lyn, a block from the cemetery, and
thereafter spent hours daily beside his
aunts grave, which he kept covered
with flowers.
Police headquarters are holding bundle
of letters and other papers taken from
Schrank's room in the Brooklyn hotel
The nature of these documents has not
been announced.
Pursuit of Roosevelt.
The man left the Brooklyn address nine
months ago and took up his residence
at the Canal street lodging house, where
he lived until about September 70, when
his pursuit of Col. Roosevelt began.
An effort will be made to find out il
Col. Roosevelt while police commissioner
in New York ever caused Flammans's
saloon to be shut up for excise violations
Friends of the family declare that it was
always an orderly place and that Schranh
must have been mad If he said that his
hatred of Roosevelt dated from the day
policemen raided the place.
Schrank has absolutely no police record
in this city. An investigation of the
saloon licenses issued on the lower East
Side shows that license No. 1856 was
/. issued on April %, 1905. to John Schranl
as proprietor. The location of the saloon
| is given as go East 10th street. The
place is now grocery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-16
Alienists Call Schrank Insane.

The conviction that Scflrank is insane
is expressed in statement given out
here by three New York alienists, Drs
Carlos Macdonald. William Mabon anc
Max Schlapp The statement adds:
1T Is apparent that Rooseyelt's as
sailant belongs in the class of menta
detectives who are potential criminals
liable at any moment to commit deeds d
violence upon the slightest provocatior
to redress trivial or ina ginary wrongs.
According to present report, Schranl
is thirty-six years old. he lived in tii:
city and has known Col. Roosevelt since
he was police commissioner here in 1893
or since the age of nineteen. In al
proba bility he showed then traits of char
acter indicative of the mental habit thai
impelled him to this act.
'It is certain that numbers Of such
Unbalanced individuals, mentally and
morally defective, are today at large il
this city. There should be some system
whereby competent experts can see such
individuals and judge whether the com.
munity should be safeguarded against
them. We recommend the establishment,
of clearing house for the examination
of mentally defective persons, under the
charge of a body of accredited experts in
mental and nervous diseases"
Regarded as Eccentric in Bavaria.
MUNICH. Bavaria. October 16.-Johr
Schrank, the assailant of Col Roosevelt
is native of the village Of Erding, il
northern Bavaria. about twenty mile,
from this city. Several members of hi.
family still reside there, and are in very
good repute Schrank at the time of his
departure for America, sixteen years ago
was regarded as a most eccentric char
acter, and he was unable to secure en-
ployment in the vicinity. He has beer
carried on the army mobilization lists a.
cir Ia 1afA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-16

Harry Pollok, at whose home Jack
Rose hid after Rosenthal was murdered.
was the next witness. Rose came to his
house July IL and remained there until
the morning of the 18th. The witness
said he saw Becker at police headquar
tiers the 18th and told him Rose was at
his (Poliok's) house
IAN right, tell him to stay there" said
Becker, who asked for and was given
Polloks telephone number. Becker said
he would communicate with Rose.
did you communicate with Becker
after that?"
IT tried to; yes"
How
II went to Mr.. Harris office, but 1 did
not See Becker.
On cross-examination tire witness was
as ed:
Did Becker say your house was a good
place for liose 10 stay:
"NeS -
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-01-05
DECIDES TO CUT
COTTON ONE FOURTH

The Executive Committee cf the
Southern Cotton Congress he's de-
clded upon a plan to secure reduc.
uon in the cotton acreage of the
south to the extent of 25 per cent
next year, ard is taking steps to Sc
cure the uniform operation of the
plan in the cotton growing states.
The plan adopted is a modifica
ton of the so-called "Rockhill
plan," which was proposed to the
committee by J G.. Anderson of
Rookhill, S. c., and provides for
securing signed pledges from farm
ers through state and county organ
izations.
In the declaration adopted it is
specifically stated that the organ
ization ''does not wish to do any
thing which may be in violation of
the Sherman antitrust law"
The state organizations are to call
upon bankers and business men tC
assist the farmers in securing sutfici.
ent organization expenses. Each
state organization, headed by q
superintendent, Is to appoint com
mittees in each county, and in turn
township committees are to bt
organized. Paid canvassers are tC
be employed to secure signatures OF
farmers to the pledges to curtaiI
acreage. The form of pledge USED
by the Farmers Union was approx
ed and adopted as the form to bC
employed in the work.
The reports on acreage reduction
from the various state superintend
ents are to be filed with L. J. Wat.
son, president of the Congress, a
Columbia, S. c., by March /, 1912
and after the figures are complied
tLeY will Le published Throughout
the South.
The committee recommended tina
farmers rallies, intended to aid il
the movement, he held on January
25 next at every schoolhouse in th,
cotton belt, to be followed on Jan
uary 27 by county rallies at th'
various county seats.
Already, it was stated, state ant
county organizations are actively a
work IN Texas, Alabama and Mis-
sissippi to secure reduction in cot
ton acreage, and great success wa
reported by the delegates from thes
states.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-01-05
WANTS CENSUS BUREAU
TO FURNISH FIGURES

Representative w. A. Oldfeld
of Arkansas has introduced a bill IN
the house which seeks to compel the
census bureau to procure and give
to the public exact information as to
the number of bales of cotton at all
times held in the warehouses OF the
cotton manufactures of this country
and also exact information as to the
number of bales of cotton exported.
Mr.. OldReld stated that it was
unfair to the cotton producers of the
country for the census bureau and
the agricultural department to gath
err statistics monthly and publish
same for the benefit Of the cotton
manufacturer and cotton broker
advising them of the condition o'
the growing crop and the number OF
bales ginned unless the same depart
ments compelled the cotton brokers
to publish the number of bales o.
cotton they have on hand and th'
number exported
Senator Smith of South Carolint
also introduced similar bill II
the senate.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-01-05
You are on the Straight Road
to Bright's Disease.

when anything is wrong in the kid
news the symptoms are manifest from
the top Of your head to the sole of your
feet.
The following are some of them:
Headache, dizzy spells, sluggish brain'
drowsiness, dark rings and floating
specks before the eyes, sallow skin, bad
breath, heartburn, palpitation of the
heart, sour stomach, disorder in the
urine. backache, weak pulse, constipated
or irregular bowels, aching at the Knees
feverishness in the feet.
Prickly Ash Bitters is the right medi-
cine for such symptoms; pre-eminenly
kidney tonic, system cleanser and reg
ulator. 1t contains all the necessary
properties of successful kidney medi-
cine in addition to its admirable intiu-
cnce in strengthening and regulating
HE stomach, liver and bowels.
Prickly Ash Bitters begins right by
cleansing the bladder and bowels -
thereby driving out the impurities which
started all the trouble. After this has
been accomplished the healing and re-
storative element in the medicine will
continue the good work, building up
anew the weakened kidneys, stimulating
the liver to greater activity, purifying
the blood, and extending its restorative
influence to every part of the body. Al
a result the appetite and digestion i'm
prove, the eyes are brighter, the strength
returns, the hollow cheeks fill out, tn
complexion loses that sallow mudd,
cast, giving place to clear skin and tn
rnddy glow of health.
Much depends on the promptness wit
which the treatment is commenced
Prickly Ash Bitters has cured many ac
vanced cases that would not yield
other remedies, but it must be remen
bered that there is a stage in kidney di
ease beyond which no power on cart
can save the patient. Take Warning
Ifyou suspect anything wrong with yo'
Kidneys, begin treatment at once. 1t
your best hope of cure.
Il G. Zachery, Lodi, Tex, says: ~ never tri
ythiug like Prickly Ash Bitters before iH
Il 1t does its work almost in night.
riends about your great rel
it speak of the splendid !
ults 1t has done me so much good that W
ieser again be without it in my house"
Get the genuine with the figure
''3" in red on front label.
sold by druggists. Price $l.Ot.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-01-05
POPULATION OF
STATE ISl,574,449

The population of Arkansas is H.
574, 4,449. Compared with a popu-
lation of l,3ll,534. in 1900, this
represents an increase during the
last decade of 262, 1885, or 20 per
cent. During the same period the
total population of continental Unit
ed States increased 81 per cent.
The growth of the State was some
what more rapid than when the rate
was 1913 per cent.
The earliest population figures
for Arkansas are those reported at
the federal census of 1910, when
thepopulation was returned as In
the territory of Louisiana. Arkan-
sas was organized as a territory in
1919, and its population was report
ed for the first time in the federal
census of 1920. Between 1920 and
1860 the population of the State IN
creased at a very rapid rate, the
population in 1860 being about
thirty and one. half times as great
as in 1920. Since 1860 the growth
of the State, though substantial;
has been much slower and at more
regular rate than during the prev
ious years. The population in 1910
was more than three aud One-halt
times that in 1860.
Arkansas has seventy-tive coun
ties. The population af these coun.
ties range from s, 94G in Stone coun
ty to Sc, ISL IN Pulaski county.
The following territorial changes
have been made in the counties o.
Arkansas since 1900: Part o
Columbia County was annexed t
Lafayette County in 1901; part o
Scott County was annexed to Lo
| gan County in 1908; part of Lau
p derdale County, Tennessee wa
!, ceded to Arkansas and annexed t.
!. Mississippi County in 1905, AM
!. part of Indian Territory was annex
!. ed to Sebastian County in 1905.
1 Sixty hive counties increased i
population during the last decade
+ the rates of increase ranging froI
s. IL per cent in Sewer County to s
,e per cent in Mississippi County, an
Il the absolute increase from 277 l
i've Sewer County to 28,572 in Pulasl
ex County. Thirty-four counties sAo
mo a larger rate of increase than
the shown for the State as who'll
,Ig which, as before stated, was 20 p'
M cent. Ten counties decreased
IA. l.popllation during The Last defGad
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-01-05
WILSON'S RfPA
TSlRKINs

l feel highly comp lented to
know that my desultorHfforts in
trying to expose what ] hceive to
be a great and growing q has at
tracted the attention, a melted
the mind of a man so enllnely quail
lied to tell, at least someood this
growing evil, time destrOng, and
expensive sport does acmplish.
Yes am proud to meea "foe
worthy my STEEL" Inde | had
almost become to think : efforts
were being treated with sInt con-
tempt. | am pleased to fl a man
who will express his coUctions,
for l am sure there is alost of
young and noble sons Of Imerlca
who are blinded by the allements
of sinful, and delusive spor f.
! am aware of the magnnde Of
my undertaking, | know ut His
Satanic Majesty is perched'n the
highest pinnacles of fame, Sd His
devotions enshrined in the leart'
of our most noble young Amecans
| am very sorry indeed tbs my
butchering Of the English laDpagC
has caused me to be misunderstood
in regard to what | said abOu Out
dear farmer boys, for | was )nc,
one of that class. No | wouldlav
these dear boys, these breadqro
ducers of the world to enjoy alth
sweets of recreation and rest ever,
Saturday evening; turn old Beck OF
the clover, wash, take off thel
sweat stained clothes, put on ceP
nice linen, and enjoy that sVee
rest so justly due them; which vii
prepare their minds and bOde
properly for Sunday-schoo. an
church on Sunday morning. This
am sure they would do If The
noble young minds had not be-
poisoned by evil influences, allur
ing them into those brutal, heatht
ish sports which mangles, and d
torts their minds and bodies, VIII
you advocate and stand for.
Yes | have heard of people G
ting excited over religious disc
sions and say and do things un
coming professed christians.
seems to me that the combat
spirit being nourished at the
pense of that loving, forbear
noble, manly, christian spirit is
cause of all this sinful wrangli
and | see that brute force etiqut
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-01-05


the district agent, said he appeared
to be the winner, but he doubted
that the boy had what his record
showed. To make sure, he asked
Mr.. Kizer to go to Blggers and
gather and weigh the corn and re-
port at the state fair at Hot Springs.
The estimate proved high, but the
ctual record of l24 bushels on the
acre was itself large enough to make
the record.
81 measured the land and saw
the corn gathered and weighed, and
there was 1874 bushels 81 pounds to
the acre" said Mr.. Kizer. "The
| lad broke his land eight inches deep
in January and discked it, then re
broke it again and narrowed it
twice, logged it off, and planted 1t
with a sod drill, rows three feet
apart and stalks twelve inches apart
in the drills. When the corn be-
gan to come up he narrowed it with
section harrow, giving it the same
treatment a little later. Before it
was large enough to plow he harrow
ed it with small expansion har-
row twice to the middle. He then
plowed 1t four times and run once
to the middle with the expansion
harrow after each blowing. After
it was LAID by he chopped out the
weeds and watched 1t carefully tC
see that no weeds grew in the drill
or middle to sap the strength OF the
corn.
"When the corn show was helc
IN Pocshontas the SeagraVes DO.
was all the talk of the town as he II
5 the first man or boy to raise l24
f bushels of corn on one acre IN Ran
e dolph county, He won the hrs
prize of $50 at Pocahontas, and a
the state fair IN Hot Springs be wol
d prizes amounting to $40. lie soil
a his corn at profit of SllO'S0
making IN all, clear of expense
500. 30 from the one acre. In
cost of production was $l4.7O, or l
II cents per bushel. As soon as b
returns from Washington and IN
a holidays are over he will enter IN
+ agricultural school at Jonesoor.
, and take a two years course IN agrI
= culture, or until he graduates
u Mr.. Kizer made a test OF the so
!. There this phenomenal yleLd VIZ
.ecured and found it to be at Iea'
fifteen feet deep.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-01-05
90 "a9DNIlS loo. OF
mQO-luQ 7lNSpl

training OF our boys, IheyNn r.
spirit of rufiianism at school wh s :
makes them careless of moral,
social, and religious etiquette.
We are agreed my dear Jimmy, as
to wholesome exercise. think it
has been scientifically demonstrated
that wholesome exercise is the ST.
ne. .oua.nou to the development of
all things material and spiritual,
and that violent exertion, such as is
reouired in most all modern
athleticlsm, destroys material, and
spiritual growth, Now my dear
jimmy, | hope you will not accuse
me of churlishness any more since |
have agreed with you in so many
of YOUR contentious. As to your
pratuitous information as to my
lack of modern education to make
me a "broad thinker | suppose OF
i course you have reference to my
$ lack of the knowledge of up to date
a,hleticism, so let me assure you
n nv dear boy l have wearied along
g for sixty.three years and have nc
6 i'll convenience in consequence of my
'e ignorance of that science.
% Now Jimmy, l have not entirely
h despaired of you; you are young
lie and | feel interested in you, you
Iy native intelligence has been woeful
le " abused, you have been allurec
and decoyed by the glddy whirl
tn Of modern pseudo education. Ha,
d. YOU escaped those allurements yor
d. doubtless would have been an orna
to ment to society, boon to Won
M country, light in the halls of de
is i;boratiye councils of state q
tn church, lover of truth An
lg! sobriety, and your name been en-
'ur hlazoned on the escutcheon of fame
is But alas! alas! poor Jimmy,
YOU persue the path blazed out fo
led YOU, your moral courage will 500
my Weld to martial glory; you will fo
am get that you are one of the STAY
IN, m, and braces of our glorious AmerIca
win institutions, you will leave ungu,r,
ed the portals of liberty, invite Ii
intrusion OF demagogues, and be
haps become an ignoble warrl
and die IN obscuracy and wre,c
;" ednes4.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-01-05
EsTRAY NorIcE- Notice is here

EsTRAY NOTICE Notice is here
by given that on Nov. 90, 1911,
there came to my place one bay
horse mule, age 20 years, shod in
front, thin in order. Owner will
please come and take him away and
pay me for trouble.
j. 7. BENNETT,
l6-stp. Ravenden Springs, AK.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-01-05
BUSINESS HOUSE FOR RENT

Property between Randolph
County Bank and j. w. Presley's
store for rent to responsible party.
Will put in two story brick build
ing to suit renter, if right party APP
plies. If interested write w. A,
Cunningham, Walnut Ridge, Ark
loft
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-01-05

To get the best price for your
cotton have Grant gin it for you.
7 have new machinery which has a
perfect system for cleaning the cot
ton before it is ginned. Wagon
elevator which takes the cotton
right of your wagon to the GIN
Yours for good work,
&c M. A. GRANT,