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The Forrest City times., 1912-07-05

The State Text Book Commission shall be governed by the folloxing 2 policy: IL shall hasten the publication of text books. beginning with books for the primary grades. as fast as approv- cd manuscripts can he secured and pub lication facilities are afforded by the State. and the Commission shall make no contract with any publisher for q longer period than six years. and no contract shall be made for any book which shall interfere with the publica time
 Sec. i2 That members of the State Text Book Comm ssion shall receive as full compensation for their services the sum of g. co per day. for each and every day they are actually engaged in the performance Of their duties and actual railroad fare to and from their places Of residence. The amount of time each Commissioner shall devote to the work Of the Commission shall be de- termined by majority of the Commis- the Commission with printing. stationery and other incidental expenses there is allowed said Commission contingent fund amounting to 36Oo-0o per year
 Sec i5. That to cover the per diem. railroad fare and contingent expenses of said Commission for a biennial period. beginning December 1e. I912 and ending December i2. 1914 there is hereby ap- propriated from the state treasury from any money not otherwise appropriated the sum of SIG. 100000. or so much there or as may be necessary. aHd the chair man and secretary of the Commission shall file with the auditor Of state vouchers for the per diem railroad fare and contingent expenses. herein pro Nlded for. and the auditor Is authorized to draw hts warrant on the state treas urer therefor
 Sec. II That the text books the pur- chase or production Of which are pro vided for iu this Act. shall be distribut- cd in the following manner. Where books are purchased CT contracted for from publishers other than the state. they may be sold by regular dealers whose margin of profit shall be fixed by the Commission; where the books are printed hY the state they shall he dis tributed by the county examiners and county superintnpdents or public fnstruC- tion under such terms and limitations as may he prescribed by the State Text Book Commission.
 Sec i5- That sll acts and parts Of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after the date Of it's adoption by the people
 Filed in the office of the Secre-
 tary of State on the 9th day of
 May. 1912
 Each eleetor may vote for or against the above Act
 Witness my official signature.
 this 2eth day of May. -Iefe
 EARLE W. HODGES
 Secretary of State.
The Forrest City times., 1912-07-05
TOR Ar-ErDHETT NO. II. AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. II.
Be it Eenastoa hv the People Of the State Of Nrkausas.

Be 1t Eenaetea hv he People of the
 State Of Nrkausas.
 Every elective public officer in the State Of ArkaHses may be removed from office by the electors entitled 10 vote for a successor af such incumbent through the n~ora#'uro and in the man her heraiH artezi'e 'e, for which procei- ure shai be S-evn as the recall and is ln al 3ttteH - ,ary other method Of re moN@l RfaEs ae3 hv law.
 To esfect the removal Of an elec- tive state o't+rer petition signed hv the electors emitted 70 vote for a sue cesSer to the Incumbent sought ta ba removed. canal in number tu twelve per rentuw Of the entire vote cast at tha preceding election for all candidates for the ofiiee Whieh the encamheat sought to be removed occupies demaniinc the election Of successor to the officer named in saii pet ton shall he address ed to the stata beard of election com miss tunerS. provided said petition shall be circulated in not less than five cour- ties in the state and shall he sicned in each Of such counties by electors equal in number to not less than one per cen. tum or the entire vote cast in each of said counties at said election as above estimated Saeh petition shall contain a general statement of the grounds upon statement is intended solely for the irl- formation "f the voters. and the suffi- cieBcy of which shall not be open to re- view.
 f Q I with the state election commissioners they shall submit the same. tore t.fer with sta temeut of it's sutf}cferCv. 10 the governor who shall iiHmea}a telv order and K q date for the holding of the election. which shall take place not less than sixty days and not more than eighty days from the date of filing the Detitsous an1 certificate with the eov- ernor- II. by the prayer Of the petf- tioners Il is the governor whose removal Is sought. the petition and eert5f{ca te before mentioned shall be filed with the auditor CT state who shall proceed in the form and manner as prescribed for tbe governor.
 c. Tn the event the officer sought fo be removed ts the governor. secretary Of state. 9s attorney general officials now comprising the state board of election commissioners. either official satfa+bt to member ef sad state board If election commissioners for the purposes herein provided and such vacancy nr Xaca notes on said st8fe board of election commits sioCerS shall he filled by other statA of tcials f0 the order named following.
 !. The auditor of state
 2. The state treasurer.
 2. The commissioner Of mines. man ufacturers and agriculture.
 4. The superintendent of public in structton
 3 The justices Of the supreme court in the order of their seniority as such
 .. The governor shall make CT cause tn he made publication or notice for the holding of such election. and the elec- ton commissioners of the various coun- ties of the state shall make arrange ments for such election. and the same shall be conducted. returned and the re-
The Forrest City times., 1912-07-05
III Camping on G| X His Trail S 0 By BRYANT C ROGERS "
 HlTaE1ss1s zs:EKa1Eam E
By BRYANT C ROGERS
H[wT1zEszE 4:zEzsz15M
Copyright. 1912, by Associated Literary
 Press.)

Press.)
 Miss Abigail Jones. spinster of thir- weight. had her own little home in the village of Dawson. Almost every day of her life, after passing the age of twenty-five, she had been met with the query:
 Now, Abigail. why don't you mar " some nice man and have home that is a home?'
 Every man and woman knows that to marry there must be man and a woman Here was the woman, but where was the man? Abigail wasn't So very homely, and she wasn't so Very gawky. Worse looking women than she were getting married every day. Up to the old maid age young man occasionally looked her way. but not with serious intentions. After that period she WAS left alone. It wasn't a fair. square deal by a wom- an. but no one appeared to be direct ly to blame for 1t. Dawson was a sleepy old village. seldom visited by outsiders. and when a widower or bachelor took a notion to marry he headed some other way
 Abigail was patient as a girl, and she was patient as an old maid. She had read that all things come to the man who waits; and she couldn't see why it didn't apply to a woman as well. What should come to her was a husband. But there was no telling when he would appear Things were placid and monotonous when tin peddler came along one day to stir up the calm waters He had sold Abigail basin and wash dish, and they had talked about it's being poor year for corn, when he asked:
 How comes 1t that you are not married?"
 Just happens so," was the reply.
 It isn't right You are entitled to a husband as much as any other woman"
 But if I'm not asked to marry?"
 "Gm, Um He don't come along, eh ?a
 Hasn't yet"
 .But it isn't right"
 "Wel?"
 Look here, woman" said the ped dler as he took seat on tAe wash
The Forrest City times., 1912-07-05

bsnch at the kitchen door, when I made up my mind to get married what did I do?'
 Went ahead"
 Yes, went ahead and found the girl who'd say Yes If I hadn't I'd have been an old bach now"
 Well, again?"
 If nobody comes looking for you why don't you do a little looking for yourself?"
 "You-you mean that I'm to run after man." exclaimed the blush ing Abigail
 Say, woman, be a philosopher for a moment. Why in thunder was it so arranged that man was given all the advantage in this matrimonial business? He can choose and pick, but woman is limited to those who call. She must take what is offered or go without any. The custom is as old as the world, guess, but it's blamed poor custom. I've given it much thought. and have come to the conclusion that it's responsible for half the divorces and misery of life.
 What would you have an old maid do?' was asked after a long silence.
 Force a square deal from man. Now you listen to me. The Bascomb farm, down over the red bridge road. has been sold to Mir Thomas. He's a bachelor of forty. He's moved in. and will keep house all alone until he can find wife. Yes. he'll go saunter. ing around in a lordly way, realizing that he has the whip hand, and when he sees one of your sex that takes his eye he'll condescend to ask her to be his'n. It's his privilege under the custom. but I'm saying darn the eustom!"
 It isn't likely that Mir. Thomas and shall meet" replied Abigail with a sigh.
 Then 1t will be your fault and my breath will have been wasted. Knock
The Forrest City times., 1912-07-05

a. This article is self executlns. but legislation may he enacted to facilitate its operation. but. in no way limiting CT restricting the provisions of this arti- cle or the powers herein reserved
 Filed in the oflCe Of the Sec
 retary of State on the 9th day
 of May. 1912
 Each elector may vote for or against the above amendment.
 Witness my official signature.
 this goth day of May. 1912.
 EARLE w. HODGES. tSeall Secretary Of State
The Forrest City times., 1912-07-05

ACT NO. {.

AN ACT creating popular educa- 0onai committee: creating a text book commission: prescribing the manner of xs election and its duties. and providing Tor uniform text books for the public schools of this State and for furnishing ths same to the school patrons Of the State at actual cost of production and delivery.
The Forrest City times., 1912-07-05
Play Versus Work

Hub tarriying home)-Wen. did you go 10 the dentists and have that bridge work done?
 Wife-No. dear. Mrs. Swift called and We spent the afternoon in bridge play.
The Forrest City times., 1912-07-05
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION

Constitutional Amendment No. IS, providing for the issuance of Bonds by Municipal Corporations for certain pur- poses when authorized by a majority or the qualified electors of said munich palities.
The Forrest City times., 1912-07-05
PROPOSED DY rz7Ir1Ar1vE PETITION

ConstitHtianal Amendment No 19 limiting the amount and per diem and mileage Of members or the General As sembly.
The Forrest City times., 1912-07-05
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION

Constitutional Amendment No II pro Vidinc fer the recall of all elective pub lie officers. and prescribing the proce- dure
The Forrest City times., 1912-07-05
The Goat

Miggs-Your wife doesn't seem to like me.
 Riggs-Naturally! You're the man I always lay the blame on when am detained downtown.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-20
LOSES FIGHT AND RETURNS
TO BABES ANO POVERTY
Taft Vetoes Bill and Woman
and Sick Husband Can't
Collect $11, 900

WASHINGTON, Aug, ia brok-
en-hearted woman Is going back 10
her sick husband and three babies
and poverty-in Butte, Mont, today
after losing a hard fight by six votes
In the house She Is Mrs. Katherine
Macdonald. Back in 1905. when the
government was building the Shoshone
irrigation dam, she and her husband
conducted a grocery store az Butte
Following the old custom. they accept
ed as cash for groceries the time
checks" which contractors who work
ed on the dam gave their laborers. But
the contractors failed and the Mac
Donalds found that they could not
cash $ll 900 OF these checks. Other
people who held $3l 900 more In the
checks, found themselves In similar
position. Uncle Sam didn't lose. be.
cause the contractors were heavily
bonded. But the MacDonalds lost their
all The husband was taken sick.
Mrs. Macdonald came on 10 Wash
ington seeking the passage OF a bal
granting her and her husband the
right 10 secure part of the contract.
ors bond TO make good their losses
The senate and house passed the
measure. But President Taft held the
legislation retroactive. He vetoed It,
Mrs. MacDonald pleading, got sym
pathetic senators TO pass IL over the
veto. The house failed 10 override
the presidents disapproyal by just six
votes.
IL trust God may be merciful 70
those men who fought this bill said
Mrs. Macdonald today. Il have nc
hope now of saving our business OF
cur home. bank has been waiting
70 find ou, how my fight succeeded. Il
| failed, they We're TO foreclose the
mortgage on our home. ! saw the
vote in the house and | couldn't helr
breaking down and crying when | lost
I'm going back 70 my three babies and
my sick husband, but our savings and
our home are gone
The Detroit times., 1912-08-20
MILES BRINGS ABOUT
BIG VAUDEVILLE MERGER
Detroit Theatrical Man Chief
Factor in New Consolidated
Booking Agency

Through the efforts OF C. II. Miles,
the Detroit vaudeville magnate. a
strong amalgamation OF vaudeville In
terests has just been effected In New
York. The new combination, which
Is known as the Consolidated Booking
Agency. is in a position 20 offer real
opposition 10 the United Booking
ONCE. known as big time" vaudeville.
II is merger of the Miles circuit. the
Affiliated Agency. which includes the
Moss & Brill and the Cunningham q
Fluegelman houses In New York,
| Brooklyn and elsewhere In the east,
and the NJ K. Sheedy circuit. The
new arrangement gives acts booking
through the Consolidated from 60 10
20 weeks time II Is reported. This,
OF course. means a great deal TO the
profession. especially la view OF the
number OF high-class theaters includ-
ed I'm the circuit and their location.
The Consolidated will be run on
new business principles for eastern
big-time vaudeville agencies" says
Variety" New York weekly devot-
ed 10 the vaudeville field. There will
be no splitting commissions with
agents. no manager booking through
the Consolidated will be permitted to
have an interest in any vaudeville act,
and no discrimination will be shown
against agents. The Consolidated will
probably attract a great number OF in
dependent houses TO It's stan through
the announced policy OF the agency,
which practically guarantees a square
zeal to everyone connected with II.
Several applications are said 10 have
been received from out-of-town man
ayers for admission 10 the new com
bine."
The Miles theater. Detroit, natural
ly is included in the combine along
with the other theaters owned or con
trolled by Mr.. Miles and those now
under construction. II will probably
mean better attractions for the Miles
than the playhouse has ever offered
before Mr. Miles returned from the
east Sunday. and confirmed the story
Of the consolidation.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-20
GENERAL RECOVERY SETS
IN LATE IN AFTERNOON AND
LIST CLOSES STRONG
After Opening With Fractional
Advance, Market Falls Into
Dullness and Apathy.
NEWS is FEATURELESS.
Politics Will Not Be Serious Fac.
tor Until Vermont Election
Two Weeks Hence.
(Copyright. 1912. by the New York
Evening Post Coz

Copyright, 1912. by the New York
Evening Post Coz
NEW YORK, Aug l9.-After open.
lag with a fractional advance, the
sock market fell into guinness and
apathy again this morning, and prices
declined TO l-2 to / point from the
earlier high level. This was fol
lowed. in the closing hours, by a
general recovery, accompanied by In
cl eased activity. and many stocks not
only regained the lost ground, but
lose TO the best figures OF the day
Net changes. however, were irregular
anu not important. Nothing In the
days news seemed TO have any bear
ihg on the market. unless II was the
statement. by the head of the loco
motive flremen's brotherhood. that
tncre was nothing In tomorrow's con
terence 10 cause uneasiness to any
one and that the only question to be
decided what form OF agreement
should be arrived at.
Neither in the crop news nor III the
money market was there any devel
o ,ments OF interest and nobody talked
politics. Tire probability is that the
last mentioned topic will not become
a factor OF keen interest In the mar
kets until that important landmark
tac Vermont election OF two weeks
from tomorrow. is near at hand.
For the first time since Aug, 1910
the governments report of the coun
try's total foreign trade in July shows
an excess Of imports over exports.
The market closed strong
The Detroit times., 1912-08-20
WOMAN BURGLAR VISITS
POLICEMAN'S HOME

woman burglar narrowly es-
capped capture in the residence Of Pa
trolman Fred Kaiser. at No. 1S5
Sheridan-ave. Sunday evening, but
hiked through the back yard. over
the alley fence, and disappeared be-
fore Kaiser could overtake her.
Kaiser. who Is on desk duty in
police headquarters, was sitting on
the front porch of his home with his
wife, shortly before 10 o'clock, when
the family watchdog set up terrific
barking, and Mrs. Kaiser went 10
Investigate.
In the dim light fro ma hallway.
she saw a woman stalking through
the rooms, but thinking II was her
mother, called TO her.
Instead OF replying the mysterious
lady made a wild break for the back
door. which was open. and fled
through the yard. over the fence. anC
into the alley, where she disappeared
before startled Mrs. Kaiser recovered
her wits sufficiently TO call her po.
liceman husband.
BY the time Kaiser reached the
alley, there was no trace OF the fu-
gitive.
He says that nothing was missing
and believes that the woman burglar
had Just entered the house when de-
tected,
The Detroit times., 1912-08-20
AuCTIoH AALa.
AUCTION FTRNITURE

AUCTION FURNITURE
Tuesday, Aug. 20, 10 a. m. at the Acme
Storage house 81 Gilman st. near
Second and Grand River-aves.. 10
rooms finest furniture sold at aue-
tion this year, contents two nve and
one six-room nat. t400 upright piano.
$50 three-piece mahogany parlor
suite, odd parlor pieces, elegant ma
hogany and oak rockers done IN
leather. lot odd rockers. center tables.
$40 mahogany library table, leather
Turkish rocker. leather couch, t+0
mahogany dresser and chinonier.
elegant oak and birds-eye maple
dresser and chiffonier. = refrigerat-
ors. bed davenports, sanitary cots.
double bed couch. 8 elegant brass
beds cost from s35 10 $50. fine iron
beds elegant oak dining furniture,
round pedestal tables bunets, china
cabinets. leather seat chairs. ward
robe. hall and stair carpet l2-room
size rugs. Is small rugs. bedding,
lace curtains, drapes = drophead sew
ing machines, coal range and heating
stoves. this lot OF goods ~ all Ike
new, moved here for convenience or
sale, and everything Will go TO the
highest bidder Owners leaving city;
don't miss this IL you want some
thing fine.
w. B. FLORADAY.
North 2s66. Auctioneer.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-20
WOMAN MASQUERAOES IN
MANS CLOTHING, SEEKING
WORK AS FACTORY HAND
Mrs. Siler Tells Police She Was
Anxious To Contribute To
Family Exchequec
CLIPPED OFF HER LOCKS
Trying To Buy Wig, Preparatory
To Resuming Feminine At
tire, When Arrested

Masquerading for week in mems
clothing, with her blond hair clipped
short, Mrs Clara Siler, 20 years old,
was arrested by Detective Good, Mon
day afternoon. when sne went into
l.. Nairins store in quest OF wig
to restore her feminine appearance.
There is a little comedy, tragedy
and pluck In the story OF Mrs. Siler' 8
adoption OF masculine garb and APP
pearance.
With her husband. James Siler.
who is also only 20 years old. she
came from Peru, Ind, three weeks
ago. They had been married year,
Siler obtained employment as a tool
maker, and they rented little home
at No. 121 Piquette-ave. A week
ago. Mrs. Siler decided 10 adopt mas
culine attire, and obtain work In
some factory. TO help her husband,
She tried In vain 70 get job, after
having her pretty blonde locks am
putated, and dressing in her hus-
bands clothing.
Discouraged. and deciding to re-
sumo her feminine personality, she
was trying on a wig in Marin S
store. when the clerks became suspi-
cious and notified the police. She
was still dressed in masculine attire.
and made good looking youth.
She was taken TO police head
quarters. on charge Of masque-
rading, and her husband was later
arrested. and is held for inyestiga-
tion.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-20
BIRTHS.
GIRLS


y Bartick, 52s Carr eld a Franz
krauseman. $50 Concord; L. FranconS
Grace hospital II. LsBuhn. 25 Page .
Andrzsiak sos Leland J. Jacka, 100
Lambert, r. Conrad. 6Ss Mayburyi n
kottke. GS3 Eighteenth. I. Petri, ZsS
Tennyson; III ZnericheE 1859 Cantsr'
q. Cumming. 653 Concord r. seymour.
ss2 Warren: p Plant, i6i Prentls: "
Andrews. 9l3 jos Campau; G. Brace
isl Eighteenth; f RupP. 1915 FredeI :
Benes. lOi Tillman l. Braciszewsk :,
3i7 Thirtieth; r. Reatozynskl. ll9'
Twenty -hfth. W. Donihue, go VIII
Hams; w Banass II Werner, j. MAUI
err 1889 Seminole J, KaminskL 70.
Superior n. Hartman. 500 Champlam
@. Russo. isS Fort: - Grilio. 2fI Fort
y Dwyer. 21S Eighteenth OWNS; ~
Fountain. $50 Lafayette n WOODWARD
70e Hancock: j.. Carp, Woman's nos
pitaI
BOYS
VanHune, 22l Bellevue; A Fil-
more. Detroit: s Dlzal, IS 81. Aloet =
20 Ludden; j, Florance. 81 Lovett. a
Kcwalezyk 1873 Thirty-second. II
Wootherspoon. So EasternA Allnutt
700 Lincoln: O Wagner. 354 Magnolia
II Klug 4l2 Lumiey. J. clark. l3s
Townsend: a Bun, Al High M. Osak
$50 Medbury G. phillips 81 jefferson.
c. Hauer. $50 Bellevue NJ Phillips 25f
SCI McDougall o Bradley. s62 Seven
teenth. 9 Robinson. 425 Russell; VI
stone pa High c. John. i55 Lemay
r Matteo. 7S7 Larnsd G. Orlando, 800
Fort n Vittario. III Orleans, NJ Per
reil 420 Twenty-fourth.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-20
DEATHS.

Anna Hop-on. I.enov Apts. 81 years
,vphold fever Anna brown. 2sh LINZ
Lrldge "a wears fracture ~ fem
v,rt Ntalow 119f Mt F'lliott.-3H wears
.rercino,,q. Fred Brodel le0 Maple.
wears diphth"ria Catherine Esterling
t-r.d Koehn. @9l chestnut IS years
r,r over ~ WAGON Edward r Man.
S.tbe fS2 Thirty first. I ayears ~
rroid malaria fever soha Engleut 81
srttrty-aftE years meningitis
NttsrzvsIaw Zelpskowa. r37 Thlrtieth.
,csr. hrepchial pneumonia. Stanislsui
Rzepeckl. $50 wosson. months, chOl.
90 infRnturn NarvannR Miller. 50.
pbene So wears ,cirrhosis of liver
roseph Droka. sai Piumer. year diar
rboea. George Stefanski 20 Dennis.
month, mRlnutrition Corene la Belle
sa- Antoine months cholera infa1.
tifm. Frances Lorenz. t7s Townsend, -
years mitrni lnsufnciency. Ulon Re
make is1 Mackie 2 years cholera IN.
rarturn. Caslmira Janiak i6s Garfield
2 months capillary bronchitis
The Detroit times., 1912-08-20
NIPS SCHEME TO COOK
UP DEFENCE FOR JAP

Detective Lieut. Tom Lally nipped
In the bud a clever plot 10 FIX the
case against James Ida, japanese,
held on q charge Of stabbing William
Hinkle, during fight on Grand River
ave, Sunday night
A harmless looking package OF Chop
suey" was brought IN TO Ida by an
other Japanese, but was inspected be
fore being delivered.
On the inside cover OF the package
were a lot OF oriental hieroglyphics
which. when translated, read. Tell
them, II they question you. that you
caught that fellow trying 10 rob vol
and stabbed him in self-defense" The
package was not delivered to Ida
An hour later, another box, With
more writing, was also offered for Ida
but was also stopped