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The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
LIABILITY ACT PASSED
Employees to Receive Remuneration
for Injuries Received.

Western Newspaper Ur,on News Service
Washington.-Th workmens COM
pensation bill was passed in the sen.
ate, Ga to 10, substantially as framed
by the Employers Liability Commits.
sion, and amended only to increase its
benefits. The measure, sharply fought
by some Of the Democrats for several
days, now goes to the house.
A number Of amendments were Of.
fered, but only a few were accepted,
and those were with the acquiescence
of Senator Sutherland, in charge OF
the bill. The principal changes made
during three hours of roll calls pro.
vide that compensation for accidental
injury and death of railroad employees
shall continue to children until they
are 16 years old, and would extend
payment in the case of daughters until
they are 20, unless they marry before
that age.
In general the bill would provide an
exclusive remedy ana compensation
for accidental disability or death to
employees of railroads in interstate
commerce or the District OF Columbia,
on the theory Of insuring each EN-.
ploye against results Of injury In EN-.
ployment without reference to con.
tributory negligence or any OF the
rules Of common law limiting employ.
ers' liability.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Popular Visitors to the Meet.

Arkansas is $4,000, and the agricul.
tural college of the state university,
the commissioner Of agriculture and
all of the state officials are working
together in the interest of a better
agriculture in Arkansas"
In the statement the yield of cotton
per acre ranges from about 500 pounds
to 1900 pounds per acre, as an aver
age, in the counties where the goy-
ernment methods have been employ.
ed. These are county averages" not
the averages for particular farms
There are farms in these counties that
make a much higher average
Congressman Robinson believes It
will be stimulus to the farmers Of
the state generally, to know the opn.
ion of the government special agent
has regarding the progressive spirit
Of the Arkansas farmers.
The bureau Of statistics in it's pre-
liminary estimate December II, 1911,
gives the average yield for Arkansas
Of seed cotton in 1911 as 55S pounds
per acre from 2,3553S7 acres, and Of
corn as 2O.S bushels per acre from
100000 acres.
Value Of Increased Production.
Examining the results OF demon.
stratlon work IN Arkansas for the year
1911 the following comparisons are
found:
One thousand five hundred and eigh-
ty-eight cotton demonstrators report.
ed on l4,9l2 acres, an average of "a
acres for each demonstrator, On this
acreage they produced an average
yield Of 0iG.7 pounds Of seed cotton
per acre and total Of l4,1l76l3
pounds. The average yield of cotton
In Arkansas, az estimated by the bu
reau Of statistics December il, 1911,
was 55S pounds. Thus It appears that
the demonstration methods produced
an Increase Of 10 per cent, or 3SS.7
pounds per acre above ordinary meth.
DDS. At valuation Of SO per hun.
drcd this increase amounts to $ll.GG
per acre, or Sl73S7302 on li,0l2 acres.
one thousand two hundred and forty
corn demonstrators reported on iO,7S3
acres, an average Of ST. acres for each
domonstrator They secured an aver.
age Weld OF 900 bushels Of ghollod
corn per acre, or u total production
Of $4,000 bushels, The average yield
Of corn for Arkansas In 1911, as re.
ported by the bureau OF statistics, was
POS bushels per acre Subtractlng
this amount from the average under
demonstration methods we find an In.
crease Of tS per cent, or 1911 bushels
per acre, which At 10 cents per bushcl
shows an increased yamo Of SSi7 per
acre, or $al332,Ol ON lOTS3 acres.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
WINNERS Of STATE
SCHOOL CONTESTS
Capital City Given Over To
Students During SChOIas-
tic Meet.
SEVERAL RECORDS BROKEN
Henderson Brown College and Little
Rock Are the Winners of the
Athletic Meet

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
College Dlvlsion-Henderson-Brown,
So points; Hendrix, 81 points; Ouachi-
ia, % points; State Normal, II points;
Cumberland, 9 points: Arkansas Con
ference, g points; Arkansas, 4 points,
Secondary Division - Little Rock
High School 67 points; TeXarkana
High School, SO points; Pine Bluff
High School, 10 points; Fort Smith
High School, II points; Warren High
School, 10 points; Atkins High School
6 points; Conway High School, 4
points; Portland High School, 8
points Hope High School, point;
Charleston High School, l point
Little Rock.--This city was in the
possession Of students during the Ark
ansas State Athletic Association and
the Arkansas Association, interschool
Contest Association of Schools meet
ings A great many visitors and con
testants attended these meets. The
winners of the various contests are
given below:
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
BOATS ORDERED BUILT
Senator Clarke Writes That predoes
for Arkansas are Contracted for.

Western Newspaper Union New, Service
Little Rock.-The two dredges for
the Arkansas river authorized In the
rivers andharbors bill In 1910 will soon
be under construction, according to
letter received from Senator James p.
Clarke, Senator Clarke has been ad.
yised that on April % the war de.
partment directed that contract be-
made with the Duquosnc Boat and
Boiler Works for their construction.
Following is a part of the letter from
Senator Clarke.
- have from time 10 time inter.
viewed The officers OF the war depart
meut having in charge the matter OF
construction the drodgos for the Ark.
ansas river authorized IN the rivers
and horbors bin on June o. 1910, A
day or two Before your letter came 7
received communication from Gen.
BlXby saying that ON tho 25lh inst,
Mai Smith was dirocteo 70 enter into
contract for the construction Of both
dredgoR,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
ARKANSAS is COOPERATING
Congressman Robinson Receives Let.
ter Telling Of States Progress.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rock-In a letter to Congress
man Joe T. Robinson, enclosing him a
statement showing the manner in
which the farmers Of Arkansas are Co
operating with the government farm
demonstration agents, Bradford Knapp
special agent in charge Of the farm
ers cooperative demonstration work
bureau at Washington, makes the EN-
phatic statement that the Arkansas
farmers are doing their part for the
betterment of agriculture in the United
States.
I'VE are glad to say" writes MIR.
Knapp, that the people Of your state
are cooperating with US to the fullest
extent. The aggregate amount now
contributed by the various counties in
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11

tie Rock High School. Time, q 90
seconds.
One-Mile Run-Murta, Fort Smith
High School. Time, 4 minutes So As
seconds.
220-Yard Dash-Brown, Little Rock
High School. Time, 22 AS seconds.
One Mile Relay Race-Little Rock
High School. Time, minutes, AZ S-5
seconds.
Pole Vault-Keopple, Little Rock
High School. 10 feet.
Shot Put-Braumiller, Texarkana
High School. IS feet inches.
Running High Jump-Allen, Pine
Bluff High School feet 4 1-2 inches.
Running Broad Jump-Powell, Tex
arkana High School 1S feet 4 inches.
Hammer -Wadsworth, Little
Rock High School 1913 feet S inches
Discus Throw-Braumiller, TeXar-
kama High School. 1O2 feet 6 inches.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
erowern LOOKING for Points.

Conway-ln order to famlIarIze
themselves with the best methods Of
gathering and marketing the straw.
berry crop. q large number OF mem.
bers OF the Faulkner County Truck
Growers Association are planning 10
spend several days IN the Vicinity OF
Morrlltoh during The berry season,
which viii open within n few days,
The local men ARE undertaking for tho
first time, TO raise strawberries on u
large scale, and they expect to got
some points,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
COMMISSION CASES
Several Cases Considered, Peach Rates
Wanted Reduced.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
During the consideration OF rate
cases the Arkansas Railroad Commits
sion took up the petition for reduc"
tion Of rates on peaches. and estab-
lished a commodity on this product to
take the place Of the class rate, which
is much higher The commodity rate,
which is equal 70 125 per cent of the
present apple rate, is on fresh peaches
in bulk or package.
The petition of the several manufac-
turers for reduction and percentage
on outbound manufactured products
was considered, and, by mutual con-
sent, the reduction was made from 30
to 21 per cent This ruling will affect
the heading and tight barrel manufac-
turers principally. The manufacturers
showed that it was impossible for
them to make 80 per cent out of rough
material, and the reductiin 10 2l per
cent was made as effective February
| last.
The application OF the Merchants
Freight Bureau for a commodity rate
on vinegar in glass, which, under the
present tariff, takes class rate, was
taken into consideration, The rate
was reduced from first TO class in
carload lots, either straight or mixed
The application Of the Merchants
Freight Bureau to fix a minimum rate
on iron pipe in carload lots Of 10000
pounds or over was granted, and this
amendment will be made.
The application for a reduction on
cotonseed in Arkansas was continued
until further data is secured. The ship,
pers were not prepared to furnish a
list.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
SAYS RIoheson Mnn Mormon.

Boston, Clarence " r. Richoson,
under sentence Of death for the murder
OF Avis LnnolL has been Il Mormon
elder ana secretly connected with the
Mormon organif0tIrr for several
years, olthough preaching from a Bap.
tigt pulpit according TO q sworn state,
mont Just mado before William A.,
ThIbodoOu, an attorney and Justice OF
the peace The author Of the affidavit,
Mrs Louise r. Britain claims to have
been formerly connected with the
Mormou ctlrch,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Astor VIII Made Public.

New York-Counsol for the family
made public the win Of John jacob
Astor, IA drawn In this city In Sep.
tcmber last only few days after his
marriage 10 Miss Madeline TOlmadge
Force and approximately seven
months before he perIshed with tho
sinkiHg OF The Titanic Vincent Astur,
n son, viii come to age within tho
year, IL made the principal beneficiary
and rcslduory leeotcc, No hint IN to
the value OF the great estate In given
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
LARGE Mortqaqe Filed,

Paragould.-One of the largest mort.
cages ever filed in Green county has
just been received by Circuit Clerk
Cathey to be planced on record. II
beng the mortgage of the Cotton Belt
Railroad Company negotiating the
$l00,0OO,000 loan for that road. While
1t is not the largest mortgage ever
filed by few pages, It is the most
valuable document of the kind ever
recorded here, The plans Of the Cot
ton Belt include the enlargement OF
the yards In Paragould and the double
tracking OF the road for a distance Of
five miles on each side Of the city.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Woman Freed OF CHARGE,

Fort Smith,-Mrs, Bertha Shepard,
formerly Of this city, who was indicted
by the grand Jury Of Washington coun'
", charged with attempting TO poison
the mombcrs OF her husbands family
In Fayetteville, some months ago, was
discharged without a hearing by judge
Naples, The womah's husband was
also arrested, charged with completely
but was freed, Doubt M To her guilt
caused the prosecution 10 show the
woman leneney,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Looking for Misslno Funds,

Little Rock-John Elkins, chairman
of the committee Of depositors of the
defunct Night and Day Bank, left for
Grenada Miss, where, if its is posi-.
BILE, the books of the Bank Of Grena.
da will be examined to ascertain
whether or not H. c. Wynne, former
president of the now defunct bank,
and under indictment here, had on
deposit in that bank $4,000. This is
the result of a meeting of the de-
positors, 1t was stated that an in
vestigation revealed the fact that
Wynne had on deposit in that bank
$4,000, but the bank officials deny this.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
VIII Of church Founder , Valid rrua,,

Concord, a. n,-Tho clause Of the
win Of Mrs Mary Baker O. Eddy.
founder - the Christian Science
church, beQucothIng the residue OF her
estate, valued at about 100000, to
the First Church Of Chrlst Scientist,
OF Boston, creates valid trust" In
tho opinion Of the Supreme court OF
New Hampshire, Tho court holds
that "thc reslduAry clause Ia not n
eitt TO church. but n SIT for religious
purposes sus,alnablo al n charitable
trust"
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Victims Died From Exposure.

Halifax, y, s,-Only one Of the II
persons whose bodies were reco,cred
by the cable ship MInia IN the vicinity
Of the Titanic tragedy died front
drowning, In the opinion Of the ships
physician, The other lG porlshcd
from exposure, death ensuing some
four hours after the vessel sank This
atatomcnt ls made ON the authority Of
the Rev. H. w, Cunningham, rector Of
st. George church, VINO accompanied
the Minia on her quest ana viewed
many Of the bodies
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Revenue Collections Good.

Little Rock. Collections for the
month Of April in the office Of F, w,
Tusker, United States deputy collector
OF internal revenue, exceed any other
previous April In the history of the
office Due TO the early payment OF
corporation taxes and receipts recelv-
ed from manufactures Of distilled
spirits over the state, the figures for
April are double the amount received
by the internal revenue office in
March The figures. as compiled for
last month, are; $14144GS; for April
OF last year ST49I1i
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
TRAIN WRECKED;
NINE ARE KILLED
Special Was Bound TO COnfed.
crate Rennion in Macon,
Georgia.
VETERANS ESCAPE INJURY
Accident Occurred on High Bank, Sew
eral Cars Turning Over and
Rolling Down Embankment.
,estern Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Hatuesburg, Mlss.-Nine persons, in
Guiding three women and two chill
dren, were killed, and persons in
jured when the frs; section of the
Van Zandt Confederate Veterans
Special" of II cars from Texas to the
annual reunion at Macon, Ga, was
wrecked on a trestle a mile south of
Estabutchie, Miss, on the New Orleans
and Northwestern railroad.
The locomotive, baggage car, one
day coach and three tourist sleepers
were deraled and tumbled down
high embankment, making a conglom-
crate mass of wood and iron debris.
Although several hundred Confeder-
ate veterans we're aboard the train,
not one was numbered among the
dead Several of the veterans were
injured though none fatally.
The scene Immediately after the
crash was made particularly distress
ing by the cries Of the injured. Those
among lne aged veterans VINO were
not injured Immediately went to work
willingly assisting in eXtricating less
fortunate comrades, carrying them to
improvised hospitals in the few coach
es not overturned. Many of the in
jured veterans did what they could
toward relieving the more seriously
hurt.
When the engine and tender left
the track at the short trestle they were
followed by the baggage car, day coach
and three tourist sleepers. These cars
were badly splintered, and it is re-
garded as almost miraculous that any
of the occupants escaped. The injur-
ed were taken to Hattiesburg where
they were taken care Of
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Wants Arkansas Informa,Ion.

Little Rook,--Auother evidence that
Arkansas II attracting vast amount
OF attention, especially In the North,
ern states, was brought TO light when
Commeoloner OF Agriculture clay
Sloan received n letter from petor
Paul cpcrny OF Chicago, H., asklnR
for Information aud pamphlets regard
INK The reeoufoeA Of Arkapsss and ne
opportunities fer settlers IN this state
crcrny IA IN the employ Of manulac
turing concern In South Chicago, and
wants TO cclonisc 10 this state.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Court upholds judge.

ldtlo Rock Holding that Police
Judge W. NJ lwoody was acting
wholly IN his rights when he imposed
a fine OF $40 an one hour In jail upon
oscar n, Wuu a local attrnoy, FOR
contempt OF court und that judge
rwocdy was the sole person TO deter.
mine just what constituted contempt
IN hls court, Judge Robert j. Lea Of
the first division circuit court denied
the application Of Wmn for writ Of
certorari Quashing the fine imposed
upon him by Judge Tweedy,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Municipal Plant Paws.

Fort Smith.--Fort Smiths municipal
water plant in the 10 months the city
has owned It earned $73,3S925, ac.
cording to report issued by Superin.
tendent Wallace Bruce. OF this amount
sdS,92SAi will be appropriated to re-
tire t'e first Of the halr-milion dollar
bonds issued to pay for the plant. In
10 months the waterworks has cost the
city S22,S7S,73 in operating expenses.
The statement does not include the
earnings from nine miles Of mains
laid by the city since the plant was
purchased.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Books Are Being Damaged.

Secretary of state Hodges has dis
covered that the books which are
stored in the library rooms at the old
state capitol are being badly damaged,
and he has determined 70 remove all
the books TO the unfinished library
rooms in the basement Of the new
capitol. Temporary shelving and floor
Ing will be installed There are more
ihan 10000 volumes, including acts
Of the legislature, supreme court re.
ports, old digests and other books,
which the state has for sale, IN the old
lIhrrY.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11

Pine Bmff.-ln the Jefferson Chan
Gerry Court, Judge ], NJ, Elliot issued
an order making the temporary In
Junction perpetual against tho ietfer'
eon County bridge Conmlssl,n, re-
stralblng the members from meeting
and declaring n majority or TO o,cotc
the Improvement dIstrIct for the Our'
pose OF building n free bridge ae,oee
the Arkansas river at this pifoe,
Judge Elliott also oyered the mo.
tion Of the bridge commission counsel
to dissolve the injunction which vas
Issued by Judge A. II, Grace,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Wanted 70 Be Buried In ArIlnqtsn

Washington--The will of Major
Archibald Butt, victim of the Titanic
disaster, filed here, disclosed that his
one great wish is impossible Of reali2a-
tion. It was that he should be buried
IN Arlington national cemetery and
that the family name might be per.
petuated there by modest monument
over his grave. In his will the young
army officer had set aside $500 for
this purpose. Major Butt left his per
sonal effects TO his two brothers.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
p,,ltIon Conflicts win Law.

Attorney General Norwood gave an
opinion 10 Secretary Of state Hodges
20 the effect that the proposed meas
ure, placing the officials OF clark
county on salaries, petitions for the
initiation Of which have been filed
with the secretary Of state, is In con.
;llct with the general laws of the state
and cannot be submitted 10 vote Of
the people Of the county, Mr. Nor.
wood advised MIR, Hodges 20 decline
20 certify the proposed measure 20 the
election commissioners
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11

A total Of l3,ibO names have been
filed with tho secretary OF state on pc
tltlone asking for u vote on the mu
nicipal bond amendment at the next
general election which In nearly n
thousand more than required, Mayor
Taylor says there are u number OF
petitions yet to be- heard from and the
total Will probably axceed $4,000
names, The pot,l3ra arc esslsk IA
rapidly from all the larger towns
Several hundred more names viii
come from Hot Strings abi torl
Smith.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
nnvrrnor Rollevcn nondnmen.

Governor DonoRhoy issued pgocla.
nation relieving Or r. c, Thompson
Of Jefferson county or liability I'm tno
amount Of $500 ON the bond of Ed
MINIS. who was indicted In jefferson
county ON a charge Of larceny aud
faled TO appear for trial Tho roy
crnor stated that Il had boon ropro.
eentod TO him that Mllla was CHARGED
with stealing pair Of shoes from "a
box ear, and thar the charge could not
have been sustained Efforts we're
made TO npprehend Mills.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
REFUGEES Are RETURNING Home.

Jonesboro, - The refugee camp
which has been maintained here dur.
Ing the past four weeks by the local
relief committee and fed by the gov.
ernment has been broken up. About
1000 refugees have been cared for
here on account OF the overflow Of the
Mississippi river Many Of the refu.
gees have returned and others are
going out on all trains, while a mum.
Der will not return to the bottoms,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Red Cross Opens Convention.

Washington.-Peace among the ma
tions and the dawn of the day when
Red Cross activities will be limited to
work 1t does in time of peace, was
the keynote of all the utterances of
the opening days of the Ninth Inter-
national Red Cross Conference, which
opened ten days session here, Dele
gates from 80 countries are IN attend.
ance.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
No Court Of Final AnneaI.

Minneapolis.-There will not be a
final court Of appeals Of the Methodist
Episcopal church This was decided
nj the business session Of the Quadren.
nlal conference Of the church, IN ses.
elon here, when, after more than five
hours debate, the conference rejected
tho first paragraph Of a report Of the
committee on judicial procedure, ap.
pointed at The last session Of the con.
ference at Baltimore four years ago.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Suits Stopped by Decision.

Washington About so claims
against the government, based upon
the alleged use of private lands In the
construction and strengthening Of
leyccs along the Mississippi river, viii
be dismissed because OF decision an.
nounced by The United states Court
Of claims IN case instituted by Mat.
tie l.. Jackson ana others The court
said the government had the right to
preserve the natural course Of the
stream, however injurious to theirs IL
might be
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Head Huna In pIekets, strannIed.

Jonesboro, Oryillo Milnor two
years old, son OF Mr., and Mrs, w, A,
Mlllincr OF this place, was strangled
TO death when his head was caught be.
tween two fence plckots and he was
unable to eXtrlcato himself The child
was loft alone In the front yard, and
had apparently crawlod to tho top OF
the fence and In endcNyorng TO get
down caught hls head between the
pckets, When found by his mother he
was unconscious, and died within
few minutoa.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
List of Pardons Issued.

Buford Jackson and Clyde Waits,
convicted in Washington county Of
grand larceny and sentenced to one
year in the reform school.
Kit Poindexter, convicted in Wood
ruff county of assault to kill.
Berna Freeman, fined in justice
rourt in Pulaski county for disturbing
The peace and escaping from custody.
Henry Love, convicted in Pope coun-
ty of robbery and sentenced to three
years.
l. B, Goddard convicted in Madison
county of forgery.
Rudolph Davis, convicted in Pulaski
county of forgery.
Fred Willis, convicted in Pulaski
county Of attempted assault,
Edgar Payne, convicted in Pulaski
county of stealing an automobile
Harvey Martin, convicted in Union
county of murder.
Hurt Barnett, convicted IN Grant
county of felony.
James Heatley, convicted in Clark
county Of larceny.
Bob Goff, convicted in Cleburne
county of petit larceny.
Jasper Jones, convicted in Clark
county of assault TO kill.
George Rice, convicted in Conway
county of gambling.
Sidney Laird convicted in Jackson
county Of forgery,
Martin Kennedy, convicted in Pulas
Xxi county of grand larceny.
Mrs. Helene Scroggin, convicted in
Sebastian county of bigamy.
Frank Baker, convicted in Saline
county OF embezzlement
Pomp Fleming, convicted in Jeffer
son county of murder.
George Ellison, convicted in Drew
county of assault to kill.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11
Secondary Division.
rstnnaIvc shInmenl Of nerrIee.

Fort smith TO handle peach crop
estimated at 1900 cars, refrigerator
car line has decided TO erect , load.
mg pier 5ol toot In length ant eight
feet wide at DcQuoon Bctor, ooch
car lcayos DoQuocn 10 will be sOckcd
with soyon tons Of ice More th'm no..
O0O tons Of lee win be used lprI'w The
season The peach shipmonts .ut Of
neQueen this year will be- the largest
In the history Of the Seyler etunty
metropolis, and It is expected 10 bring
a good price
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-11

Washington. - The United States
took its first decisive step toward
freeing its only hostages OF war when
the house Indian Affairs Committee
voted to report fayorably a bin grant.
ing freedom and free release" TO
those Apache Indians who have been
held prisoners for many years at Fort
Sill, Okla,