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The Washington times., 1912-12-17
RESOLUTION SEEKS
l|C'"'I' ON LAX|Ty
IN DISTRICT WORK
Committeeman Will Get Op-
portunity to Explain
e.. Failures.

Seeking light on the repeated failur
OF the House District Committee to ol
tain a quorum on its regular meet
days, and the conflicting reasons givcr
BY members Of the committee for the
non-transaction Of District business.
Congressman Cooper OF Wisconsin has
introduced a resolution in the House
asking that committee to inform the
House as to the truth Of charges
1t has failed to consider many measures
referred to It.
The Cooper resolution was referred
the House Rules Committee and mem
bers Of the District Committee will be
glven an opportunity to be heard before
1: ss = snS:asp ssasn ssr Sson Hou.. committee
- be lacked up in this manner. but
Mr.. Cooper insists his resolution IL in.
troduced In the friendliest spirit al
without regard to partisanship.
Charges Of Friction.
The preamble Of the resolution 10 ex.
planatory Of the charges that have been
made Of apparent friction in the Dis.
trict Committee.
The resolution reads:
Whereas, the District Of Columbia,
the seat Of the permanent Capital OF
the United States. and containing
Washington. q city Of more than 5000 5000
the Constitution. upon the Congress oi
the United States for legislation needed
to meet changed and changing condi-
tions affecting its people. and
whereas. during the present Con.
gress many important bills and .resolu-
tions have been referred, under the
rule OF the House. to the COMMITTEES
on the District Of Columbia Of the
House OF Representatives.: and
Whereas. It has been charged In the
public prints OF the District Of Column
bia, and by leading citizens. civic asso-
Citations. and other organizations Of the
said District that the said committee
has failed to consider many OF these
measures, the enactment OF which into
law, It 10 alleged. would be OF great
beneht to the people Of the Nations
Capital. and
Should Act Promptly.
"Whereas, these charges. rejecting
upon a committee Of this House. and
upon the House itself. should meet. II
untrue. with prompt and final refuta.
tion, and. II true. should result In
prompt remedial action by this House
therefore. be 1t
Resolved. That the Committee on the
District Of Columbia be, and II 10 here.
by requested, to inform the House at ar
early day what truth. II any. there Is In
these charges: and be it further
Resolved. That the Committee on the
District OF Columbia be. and 1t hereby
the number and title OF each bill durins
the present Congress to the aforesaid
committee and upon which the com.
mittee has taken no action"
The Washington times., 1912-12-17

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The Washington times., 1912-12-17
WILSON SWAMPEO ........
WITH patriots"
WHO WANT OFFICE
Chairman Met Combs Has to
Use Ruse to Avoid Be-
ing Held Up.

NEW YORK. Dec. 17.--Whiie Presi.
dent-elect Wilson was at work at his
regular job Of governing New Jersey
In Trenton today. the march Of the
patriots" was In full swins. Not since
the last Democratic President. Grover
Cleveland. went into office have there
been so many men openly acknowl.
edging their ability to 'save the coun.
try" as at present.
The chairman Of the Democratic Ma.
tional Committee. william H. Nc.
office by the public entrance, but has 4,
take a roundabout way to avoid beinp
heId up. The postal authorities hav1
been compelled to put one man on ths
Job to carry the headquarters mall
The Washington times., 1912-12-17
III attend the Boy Scouts benefit this

will attend the Boy Scouts benefit this
afternoon.
through the performance In Chase's
Theater this afternoon. and tonight. The
principals. the firemakers. cooks. and
soup-makers, are the same for every
performance. but the drill IN setting up
tents and making camp 10 shown by q
different troop every day.
Box holders for tonight are Mrs. f.
l.. Jordan, Mrs. W. Murray Crane. and
Mrs. 8. ". Adams. Last night and ri
the matinee performance the house wai
entirely sold out. and II Is expected that
the same condition will obtain tonight
and for the remainder Of the evening
performances. Miss Helen Taft occu.
pied a bax at the performance last
night.
. Scout Commissioner Martin received
an order for thirty tickets from the
Boy Scouts of Alexandria today for
Friday nights performance. The Alex.
andria scouts will attend tho perform.
ance In . body.
The Washington times., 1912-12-17
Temperance Rally
To Support Bill

Under the auspices Of the National
Anti Saloon League. a meeting will be
held in the First Congregational Church
tonight In support OF the Kenyon bill.
now before Congress. which prohibits
the transportation of liquor into dry"
states under the interstate commerce
act. Tho speakers will be John T..
Wooliey, of Wisconsin. and Mrs. Mary
Harris Armor, OF Georgia. and DR.. a. j.
Barton, OF Texas, will preside. One Of
the largest temperance rallies Of years
Is expected.
The Washington times., 1912-12-17
Remodel Marine Railways,

The cradles of the marine railways
In the city are now being equipped with
gasoline instead Of horse" power. The
antique method Of using a windlass
operated by horse to raise and lower
boats sent to the repair shops Is being
supplanted BY engines at the Corinthian
Yacht Club. Gregory's and Regans
boat yards. and at other places.
The Washington times., 1912-12-17

The Foda Citrus Exchange cooperative association Of sowers
markets only sreepened fruit 1t: members pledged leave he.
and grapefruit growing until have become aud full Of
eeun Nature has the cc acid into and has made
the fruit heahfu and deeous The fruit be peect inspectors
and acid before single box packed If the least
mes the acid that fruit be shipped
The Washington times., 1912-12-17
Mothers Will Hear
Major Sylvester

How to make the detention house and
the Juvenile Court building efficient and
adequate for the needs OF the District.
VIII be explained In q talk this after:
the District Congress Of Mothers In the
Raleigh Hotel.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
WARNING ISSUED
ABOUT RED RIVER
Weather Bureau Advises That
Live Stock Be Moved From Bot
tom Land to Higher Territory
--30-Foot Stage Expected.

Texarkana April 2.-That the
Red river will reach the 30-foot
stage at Fulton within few hours,
is the information received here
this forenoon from Weather Bu-
reau Official Cronk at Shreveport.
The forecast made by ,the wealth
er bureau people yesterday was for
a 2S-foot stage, but this was chang
ed today, the 30-foot stage being
predicted. In addition, it was urg-
emily suggested that all live stock
be moved from the lowlands along
the Red river in Arkansas to the
hills, as precaution.
Considerable areas of land along
the Red river and its tributaries in
Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma are
already submerged, because Of the
high water, and the indications are
that these conditions will not be i'm
proved to any extent for some days.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
NECRESS ADMITS
KILLING TWENTY
Clementine Barnabette, in Jail at
Lafayette, La, Clears Mystery
of Wholesale Murders-Faith
in Power of NOOdoo.

Lafayette, La, April 2.--In an
amazing confession, marked with
horrible details, Clementine Barna-
bette, negress, cleared the mys-
terry that has surrounded wholesale
murders of negroes in Southwest
Louisiana during the last few
months.
The confession of the negress fur
nishes clews which will fix the
guilt for fifteen murders in this
part of Louisiana and in Southeast
Texas, which have been charged to
a mysterious "ax man." because all
families were slain with axes.
The woman's father is under SEN
tence of death for The murder of a
family near here, and she was a
witness against him. She now says
that she committed this as we'll as
other murders.
According to her story, she had
no enmiiy for any of those she
murdered. She says that she and
five other negroes secured from a
voodoo a "conjure' that was war
ranted by the voodo at New Iberia
to protect them from detection in
any crime, and after securing this
"conjure" the six swore fidelity to
each other, and she started in on
her assassination of families.
According to the negress, there
were many families in this section
marked for determination. She ad-
mits killing six members of the
Randall family here last November,
five members of the Andrews fam
lily here in February, 1911, four ne
groes at Crowley and five at Rayne.
She told who murdered a family
of Six at Lake Charles, and a negro
family at Beaumont.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
DAYLIGHT TELLS TALE.
Havoc Wrought in Night Becomes
Apparent i'm the Morning.

Hickman, KY, April 2.-Dawn to-
day revealed the damage done when
the Mississippi broke the West
Hickman levee and poured a cur
lent 8 feet deep through the town.
From hill to hill the river flooded
this morning, covering farms and
flooding the stores and factories.
Two thousand persons are home
less. With the coming of daylight
the caring for refugees began.
Tents shipped by the state military
department will arrive today. Much
OF the food supply was destroyed
in the rush of water and there are
not enough provisions on hand to
last the refugees through the week.
When the levees went out about
$3.50 last night the patrol at once
sounded the warning agreed upon
and sprang into boats. All the
workers and those whose homes
were endangered reached the hills
in safety, but there was much dis
tress among women and children
before they were housed for the
night.
AT midnight the residents of the
Missouri shore were warned to flee,
as the levee there was in imminent
danger of going out. The water is
Two feet higher than ever before re-
corded and it is expected there will
be a rise of two feet more.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
PROWLER SHOOTS
AND WOUNDS GIRL
Miss Marguerite Martin of Little
Rock Is Victim of COwardiy
Attack-Will Probably
Recover.

Little Rock, April i.--As the re-
suit of a bullet wound from a re-
volver in the hands of an unidenti-
fled white man about 3:45 o'clock
Sunday morning, Miss Marguerite
Martin of Si3 West Fifteenth street
is lying at st. Vincents infirmary
suffering intense agony. 1t is not
thought the wound will prove fa-
tai, but as the bullet entered un-
der the right shoulder, ranging up
and shattering the jaw bone, it is
exceedingly painful.
Miss Martin was in her bedroom,
which was also occupied by her
younger sister, Miss Anna, and her
mother, when the mother was ar
oused by an attempt to raise the
screened window. Mrs. Martin de-
manded to know what the intruder
wanted, and between Kisses, which
is thought to have been a sheme
TO disguise his voice, he command
ed her to shut up or I'll shoot
you Instead of obeying the COM
mand, she screamed and fled into
the adjoining room, where the tele-
phone was located. Before she
could put in a call for help a shot
rang out and on rushing to the bed
room Mrs. Martin found that her
daughter had been wounded
In answer to a call, Capt. I. M.
Clifton and Patrolman Lindsey
Thomas Investigated the affair, but
no arrests have been made.
Two unsuccessful attempts to en-
ter houses within radius of six
blocks of the Martin home were
reported yesterday morning, and it
is thought one man was the perpe-
traitor of all the crimes. The other
alarms came from the residence of
Ed Richter, 1909 Gaines street, and
Mrs. Margaret NJ. Harp, 1903 Loui-
siana street.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
MINERS QUIT WORK
PENDING A VOTE
Bituminous Men VIII Get Increase
in Wages If They Endorse
Agreement--No Suspension
in the Southwest.

Cleveland, April i.-Scores of
thousands of coal miners quit work
today in the anthracite fields of
Pennsylvania and in the central
competitive field Of the bituminous
portions of the industry. Officially,
the movement is a suspension of
work. and whether it is to develop
into widespread strike depends on
the outcome of voting in the union
ranks and of conferences between
the men and employers within the
next ten days.
Anthracite men are more appre-
hensive than their bituminous
brethren as to the ultimate out
come. This condition is predicted
on the fact that there is no def
mite agreement Immediately in sight
for the hard coal men, whereas the
bituminous conference al CIeve-
land adjourned after the miners
representatives had abandoned
practically all their demands ex-
cept for increased wages, and on
this point modified their terms con-
siderably.
The bituminous men are TO take
a referendum ballot at once as to
whether the modified terms for
new wage agreement are to be ac-
cepted and there is general feel
ing that the result of the ballot will
be a return to work.
Upon the outcome of the voting
in the central competitive field"
comprising Pennsylvania, Ohio, In
diana and Illinois-will depend al
so the basis for new wage scales in
other sections of the country where
the present agreements do not ex-
pire until May or later. Southern
and southwestern mines and the
comparatively few in the Rocky
Mountain states are affected by this
status of affairs.
West Virginia and Kentucky BIZ
luminous fields will not be greatly
affected unless the present "sus-
pension" becomes a strike. Nom
union labor predominates in these
mines and the men in previous
similar situations have shown a
disposition to continue al work.
approximately 100000 men are
directly affected today and some
100000 more, scattered throughout
the coal districts of the country are
watching the outcome of the "sus-
pension" for its possible effect on
their own wages and working con-
dtions. 1t probably will be at least
30 days before all mines will have
resumed, if the referendum votes
and conferences result fayorably
and the last ten days of that period
may present a problem as to fuel
supply to industries of all eharac-
ter.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04

KILLED IN FIGHT WITH A JUDGE
4 New Mexican, Incensed at Fine,
Started Row.

kenna, n. NJ, March 30.-WaIler
Orr, who formerly owned the town
site Of Kenna, was shot and killed
in the justice of the peace court
room here this afternoon after a
scuifle with Justice w. H. Cooper,
whom Orr was trying to whip be-
cause he had assessed him a fine Of
IS for contempt to court. The judge
was injured slightly by bullet
grazing his hand. Hayzell Smith,
brother-in-law of the dead man,
was arrested for the killing. The
shots We're fired while the court
room was crowded and the consta-
BILE was pulling Orr away from the
magistrate.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
AVERT TEXTILE STRIKE.
Manufacturers Agree TO Pay 10 Per
Gent Increase Demanded.

New Bedford, Mass, March 29--
A general strike of 10000 cotton
mill operatives here was averted
late yesterday by the manufactur-
ers' association agreeing to pay the
full 10 per cent demanded. The
increase dates from March 25. Re-
Gently the manufacturers associa-
ton offered a 5 per cent advance,
but the unions rejected this offer
and presented a demand for raise
Of 10 per cent.
This was looked upon generally
as practically an ultimatum. The
81 fine cotton goods mills in New
Bedford operate 100000 spindles.
As manufacturers or similar lines
of goods in Rhode Island generally
follow the New Bedford scale, it is
probable that by the first of April
10000 operatives will have received
the 40 per cent advance.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
river BREAKS
THROUGH LEVEE
Stream of Water Eight Feet Deep
Is Flowing Through Kentucky
Town-Many Thousands OF
People Homeless.

Washington, April Following
conferences with Secretary of War
Stimson and General William H.
Bixby, chief Of engineers, and sew
eral senators and congressman
from states bordering on the Mis-
souri, and Mississippi rivers, the
president sent a message urging the
immediate appropriation Of $780,
900 for strengthening levees along
the two rivers to prevent further
floods.
Il am advised by the secretary of
war, whose report | herewith
transmit" says the message, that
the flood in the Mississippi Valley,
by reason of the rise in all the riv-
ers tributary to the Mississippi and
Missouri at nearly the same time,
is likely in the lower part of the
valley-that is, in Missouri, Ken
lucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana-to reach a
higher point than ever within re-
cent memories, and that there is
very grave danger that the levees
may give away.
1T seems proper, therefore, that
the government take immediate ac-
tion to make the loss impending as
little as possible. In view of the
character of the emergency and the
safeguards surrounding the expen-
ditures made under a corpse of en-
gineers. | have no hesitation in ask
ing for an appropriation of $780,
00O'
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
SENATOR ROBERT
TAYLOR IS DEAD
oFiddlin' Bob,' One of Most Unique
and Best Loved Statesmen of the
South, Succumbs After Opera
tion-Won Votes With Violin

Washington, April i.-"Fiddlin'
Bob" Taylor, senator from Tennes-
see. died here yesterday afternoon
from the effects of gallstones, with
which he has suffered for a long
time. He was stricken March IS,
refused to undergo surgical op-
Grafton until last Thursday, too late
TO prevent the poison from being
diffused throughout his system, and
died as the result of his horror of
the surgeons knife. Mrs. Taylor
was with the senator at the time
of his death. The body will be sent
to Tennessee for burial.
Besides the widow, Senator Tay-
lor's third wife, he is survived by a
son, David A. Taylor, and three
married daughters, all residing in
Tennessee.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
CAPT. SCOTT SENDS
HIS ship BACK
But the Explorer Will Remain in
the Antarctic Region Over An
other Winter TO Continue
His Research.

Wellington, New Zealand, March
3i.-Capt. Robert f. SCOTS vessel
Terra Nova, which carried the
British expedition to the Antarctic,
has arrived at Akaroa, harbor in
Banks Peninsula, New Zealand, but
has not brought back Capt. Scott
or the members Of his expedition.
The commander of the Terra Nova
brought instead the following brief
message from Scott:
II am remaining in the Antarctic
for another winter to continue and
complete my work"
The latest news sent back by
Captain Scott to his base at Me-
Murdo Sound showed that on Janu-
ary 3 he had reached point 100
miles from the South Pole and was
still advancing.
II was clear that had the explorer
DELAYED in sending back notification
of his progress until he had reached
the pole. word from him could not
have been received from the Terra
Nova before it was compelled to
leave owing to the setting in Of win
ter and the freezing Of the Ross
Sea.
All on board the Terra Nova are
well. Great disappointment was
felt when il became known that the
Scott, party had been left behind.
The Terra Nova is expected to reach
Lyttleion Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
STRIKE TO INVOLVE $4,000.
Union Carpenters in Chicago Idle
Over Wage Disagreement.

Chicago, March 3l.-It is expect
ed $4,000 workmen will be idle as
the result of The strike of il.O0O
union carapenters effective at mid
night. Members of all the allied
trade unions are expected to lay
down their tools in sympathy with
the carpenters Difference of opin-
ion between the Chicago Carpenter
Contractors Council, the employ
ers, and the union over a new scale
brought about the strike. The
union demanded 65 cents an hour
and the employers offered 621h
cents. The former wage scale was
60 cents.
Contractors say the strike has
come at most critical time, as
work on many large structures is
being rushed.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
KILLED IN ARMS
OF HIS FIANCEE
Georgian Shot as He Embraced His
Sweetheart Before the We'd
ding Day.

Macon, Ca, April i.-Charles Hall
Taylor, son of Macon's wealthiest
family, and Miss Mary Lulu Carter
were to have been married today,
but the wedding will not take place
because Taylor was shot dead while
embracing the girl by Franklin
Tyndall, her brOther-in-law.
Il hope | won't hurt my brother
in-law," she said at the inquest,
but Charley was the only man
ever loved. We were to have been
married today. The license was in
his pocket. He and | were on the
porch and he was kissing me when
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
DEATH ON OUACHITA.
Uncle Billy Reed, Age 6S Years,
Died Monday Night.

w. C. Reed of Quito, better
known as Uncle Billy" Reed, died
Monday night at his home at Ow-
ems Chapel on the Ouachita. He
was 90 years of age, and had lived
in Polk county since several years
before the Civil war. He had been
in bad health for about four years
previous to his death. which was
caused by a general breakdown.
Besides his wife, he is survived by
five children, William Reed of near
Mena, Isaac Reed of Quito, Matt
Reed, who lived at home, Mrs.
Charles Edwards Of Quito and Mrs.
Mary Gamble of Gentry.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted Wednesday morning at Ow-
ems Chapel. Interment in Owens
Chapel cemtery.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
TAFT TO PROTECT TOWN
Will Immediately Take Up With
War Department Problem OF
Protecting Del Rio, Tex.

Washington. April 2.-president
Taft today promised Representa-
tive Gardner of Texas to take up
Immediately with OFFICIALS OF the
war department the problem Of
providing protection for the citi-
zens Of Del Rio. Tex, situated on
the border OF Mexico. The promise
was made when Representative
Gardner called upon the president
and presented letters and kilograms
from officials Of Del Ri0 showing
the alarm over the situation and
the apprehension felt there.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
IN DANGER OF FLOOD.
Railroads and Citizens Are Fighting
Hi0h Water at Cairo, iii.

Cairo, ILL.,, April 2.-Railroads and
the citizens co-operated today in
attempting to keep the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers out of Cairo. Git
liens quit their business and aided
in patrolling the leyees. The rail-
roads brought hundreds Of men
here for emergency work. The river
gauge registered 53.5 feet today.
The indications are that the river
will rise to 55 feet later in the
week. The levees which protect
Cairo will stand Sc feet Of water.
Mayor Parsons has issued proc
lamation requesting the closing Of
all business houses. excepting gro
Gerry, butcher, bakery and drug
stores in order that every man can
give his time to strengthening the
levees.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04

Indianapolis, Ind. April Its
all over but signing the new wage
contract. AS a matter of course,
the increase in wages won by the
soft coal miners will be followed
by granting of an increase to the
anthracite miners without a strug-
GLE
This was the statement of John
P. White, president of the United
Mine Workers Of America when he
returned to his Office today after
the conferences with the mine
owners at Cleveland.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
WINGO IN THE LEAD.
Complete Returns Give Him Plu-
rality of 507, II Is Claimed.

Ft. Smith, March 3i.-Complete
official and unofficial returns from
all the II counties in the Fourth
congressional district, received
here last night, show the nomina-
ton of Otis T. Wingo of DeQueen
for representative from this dis
trict by small plurality.
The official count shows that
Wingo carried the following coun-
ties over Carter; Howard by 1853,
Polk iSs, Sewer 1921, Little River
80, Scott 81, Crawford 237. Carter
carried the following over Wingo:
Miller 1850, Pike 40, Sebastian IN,
Montgomery 1870.