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Connecticut western news., 1912-11-14
A CARD OF THANKS

The undersigned wish to thank their many friends in East Canaan, and also the Canaan Hose Company. for their valued assistance during the fire, Mon. day evening"
 STRATTON BROS,
 GEORGE s. DUNNING,
 REV. c. W. HANNA.
Connecticut western news., 1912-11-14
Fishino For con3nIiments.

FIshIng For ConpIlments. "Women are peculiar, aren't theyP ''How is that?" ''Mrs. Wright said she had a plain agreed that it was in."-Buffal0 Express
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
RICHES0N ELECTR0CUTED
Minister Pays for Crime Of Poisoning
With D. ath.

Boston. .--Clarenc Y. T. Richeson
has been electrocuted.
The former Baptist clergyman, who
confessed to poisoning Avis Llnnell
of Hyannis, his sweetheart, was out
warldy calm when he entered the death
chamber and he maintained his com.
posure while the straps and electrodes
were being adjusted as ne sat In the
electric chair.
Richcson walked to the chair erect
eyes straight ahead unhesitatIngly
sat down. Then closed his eyes aud
kept them shut until the end.
Seated in the chair ne was asked a
series Of questions by the Rev. Her
bert S, Johnson, his spiritual adviser
During his answers he said
God viii take care OF my soul and
pray for all forgive everybody"
The last Of the questions was;
Are you willing to die for Jesus
sake?' The reply IN an eyey well
modulatod tone, was simply. 81 am
willing to die"
The current applied was OF 900
volts. s ampers, One application was
sufficient,
When the officials and witnesses OF
the execution entered the death cham.
Der after walking through the prison
yard In pelung rain they heard
sounding through the walls the strains
OF song. It was Rcnoson and his
spiritual advisers.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
BABY KILLED By
NIGHT MARAUOER
Height Of Crime Reached When
Sleeping Boy Is Slain by
Mysterious Man.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rock-The career Of crime
Of the mysterious maniac and sup
posed pervert Jack the Shooter" who
has kept Little Rock citizens in a
state Of terror for two months. reach
ed bloody climax when the man shot
and killed Pan Edward Coulter, nine
months-old son of Mr., and Mrs. . p
Coulter, 500 Rock street.
II is believed that the man entered
the house with the intention Of as.
saulting either Mrs. Coulter or Miss
Marion Smith, who was sleeping with
her and her baby. When Miss Smith
screamed, the man fired twice-prob.
ably at her, The room was dark and
both bullets struck the babe who was
lying between his mother and Miss
Smith. His blood was spattered over
both women. The murderer then
made his escape unseen.
Following is a list OF the crimes
committed by lone prowler, believed
TO be Jack the Shooter" since Feb
ruary 3 Assault with knife Of Mrs
A, d, Bourne, attempted assault on
Mrs. Nettle Nesbath, assault on Mrs.
S E, Nordlinger, attempted assault on
Katie po22a, firing AT and wounding
Of Miss Marguerite Martin. attempted
assault on Mrs, McNutt, breaking into
residence OF S, A, Poe, assault on Mrs.
c. r. Smith, pointing revolver at Mrs,
S, j. Drilling, firing at and wounding
r. B. Wilson, setting fire to residence
OF II, b. Sloan, firing In residence Of
w, o. Douglass, wounding girl in resi-.
dence Of G, y, West attempted assault
on Miss Virginia Howell, numbering
nine.months.old son Of ID, =. Coulter,
and attempted assault on Mrs. M, NJ.
Hankins,
Mayor Taylor has taken action In
the matter by calling a mass meeting
Of citizens Of the city and from these
appointing $50 to 200 special officers
who were armed and sent out In pairs
TO aid the regular patrolmen Every
officer has been ordered 10 get the
murderer dead or alive,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
BANDITS SECURE
LOOT IN H0LDUP
Train Is Stopped and Robbed
in Wild West Manner by
Masked Men.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Ilattiesburg. Miss. - Posses with
bloodhounds searched for two high
waymen, who held up and robbed the
express car Of the New Orleans-New
York passenger train No. 2, on the
New Orleans and Northwestern rail-
road near Okahala, eight miles south
of Hattiesburg. Four men are report
ed to have been seen leaving freight
train when It arrived at Hattiesburg
a few hours after the holdup, but the
authorities here have been unable to
locate the suspected quartette,
As to the loot the robbers obtained.
reports vary all the way from $685.
600 to 100000. The Southern M.
press officials are exercised over the
robbery more than usual but declined
to give an approximate estimate Of the
loss
The hold-up OF the train was effect
ed in true Wild West manner but
Notwithstanding a generous flourish.
iuh VI N'bpbllh llul u bubl " do III 'ii
The passengers were not moested.
When the train was passing the
flag station, Okahala, two masked
bandits climbed over the tender and
with drawn reyolyers called out to
Engineer Maher and his fireman.
"Obey or die The engineer throw
on his brakes Immediately saying,
"Ill stop right now"
mo said one OF the bandits, pull
on around the curve and stop when
tell you TO STOP
After the train had turned the curve
above Okahala, the engineer was given
the command 10 stop, With guns
pointed AZ their heads, the engineer
and fireman were marched back 10 the
baggage car and the former was or.
dored 20 call the express messenger
When Messenger u. A. Gray Of Chat.
tanooga stepped TO the 6oor Of his
car, he looked into the muzzle OF q
pistol and promptly obeyed the order
to ret down,
Other traInmen were lined mp along
side the train, ana leaving thom In
charge Of his party, the commanding
bandit jumped into the express car
and at once began work on the ex.
press safe, II took six charges Of cS.
plosIyes TO break open the safe, Money
was scattered everywhere and the rob.
bcrs took all but $500,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
CUNFtutRAItS
MAY SEPARATE
RumOr Of Plan Of Secession Of
the West From Regular
Organization.
WAS PLANNED AT RE JNION
Veterans Seem 10 Be Aroused over
Treatment Rendered Western
Division.

Fort Worth--A movement Of the
veterans Of the West TO secede from
the United Confederate Veterans, the
national organization which had It's
inception at the election OF officers at
the recent reunion at Macon, Ga is
said to be gaining headway
Dispatches from Houston announce
that Dici, Bowling Camp by unanimous
vote, has adopted resolutions seyering
It's connection with the national body,
and urged other organizations west of
the Mississippi to take similar action.
Messages from San Angelo, Fort
Smith, Dallas and san Antonio say
that veterans there viii join In tho
movement to secede.
The veterans are thoroughly arous.
ed, and even those who for sentimen.
tai reasons prefer to stick to The or.
ganizaton declare they have Teen
mistreated by the members of East
ern organizations Dick Bowling
Camp declares that many camps will
follow its lead and propose to estab.
lish a separate and distinct fedora.
tion of Western veterans.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
BANKING LAW DROPPED
Legal Action Cannot Be Taken In
Time to Publish.

Little Rock-The banking measure
which Hon. Robert S. Warnock of
Magnolia sought to have initiated and
in behalf of which over 1900 sigma
lures to petitions were secured, will
not be submitted to the people at the
next election unless Secretary Hodges
should decide on his own initiative to
have the bill published and certify It
out on the ticket, No legal action to
force him to certify the measure out
will be taken by Mr.. Warwick. This
was the conclusion reached by Mr.
Warnock after a conference with at
torneys in this city and after the mat.
ter had been thoroughly gone into
The main reason for not bringing any
legal action is the short time between
now and the date for publishing the
measure
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
WORLDS LARGEST
VESSEL LAUNCHED
New u. S. Batileship Excels
Every Other NatiOn---Has
Largest Guns.
RECORD TIME N BUILDING
Bears Name Of ship Famous in SPAN
lsh-Ameriean War-Displaee-
ment 2s,367 Tons.

Western Sersp, tn U. s Ssv ~Dx4&
Newport Gvs sgDe bsSh -
Texaa grea st ol the super.dread-
uoughrs yet constructed for the United
states navy, was successfully launch
ed here As the big hull, gay with
bunting, started down the ways, lit
tie Miss Claudia Lyon, daughter Of Col.
Cecil Lyon from Texas, crashed a
bottle OF champagne against the bow.
There was cheering and the scream
OF steam whistles and sirens as the
vessel gained momentum, finally
plunging into the green waters Of the
James river
In the super.dreadnought Texas, the
American navy now counts az its
proud possession the biggest and the
most powerful battIeship the world
has seen. Other nations are trying
desperately for the honor of owning
the greatest warship, but It VIII be
months after the Texas and her sister
ship, the New York, which viii be
launched at the New York navy yard
in July, have taken the water, before
the monster ships planned TO outsize
them and now under construction in
European ship yards, will be water
borne. It Is deemed fitting that these
two emplars OF the highest skill OF
the shipwright should bear the names
OF two warships which covered them
selves with glory during the Spanish
American war.
The Texas with all OF her stores
aboard viii displace 2S,367 tons, or
1000 tons more than tho great dread
nouRht Arkansas, now about ready for
commission She ls 573 feet long,
95 feet 10 inches beam. and she viii
have almost Is feet to spare In pass
ing through the Panama canal locks.
Her draft viii be 2s Seet six inches
and her speed q Knots. which would
have been high speed for cruiser q
few years ago.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
AMUSEMENT ON The FARM
Farmers Union Head Says That Re-
creation Is Badly Needed.

Little Rock.-In his current letter
to the officers and members of the
farmers union, Charles S. Barrett,
president of the National Farmers
Union, urges that amusements and en-
tertainments be provided for on the
farm, so that the younger generation
will be induced to remain at the old
homestead. A large per cent of the
cause, according to Mr. Barrett of
the desertion of the farm by the chill
dren, is the lack OF proper amusement
and diversion, and this is the one big
question that is now confronting the
farmer all over the country. Parts of
the letter of Mr.. Barrett are as fol-
lows:
"The secret of the constant tide
from the country to the city is that
the young man and woman-often the
man and woman of mature years-is
on a search for that amusement or di-
version which is too often lacking on
the farm.
"The one way to counteract the
tendency-permanently-is to find on
the farm some substitute for the re-
creations that lure the man from the
country to the city. Until this is done
all the preachments In the world
about the beauty of country life,' and
the duty Of the farmer to feed the
world, will not touch the problem.
"ln the city, the average country
boy or girl gets perhaps a dollar or
two a week more in actual money
than he or she could earn on the
farm. And this difference is speedily
eaten up in board bills, in frivolous
amusements, and too frequently, In
dissipatons that unfit the participant
either for toll or future usefulness
You hear a great deal about the boy
or girl who goes from the country to
the city and makes a huge success.
You hear little or nothing about the
lncomparably larger number who go
to the city and either go through life
semifailures or absolute wrecks OF
the shores of competition for which
they have not been fitted.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
Trueklno BusIness Good.

Bald Knob, .- Bald Knob has shipped
70 date rs cars OF strawberries and
viii ship over 40 during the season
Several cars OF string beans will 20
to Eastern markets from here In about
two wooke, The acreage Of strawber
rlea has been largely Increased the
past year, and next year win show
large Increase In shipments, probably
about 200 cars next season, A fruit
and vegetable company has been or.
ganIscd with ample capital and II has
put oui 70 aores In bsrries
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
JURY FINDS ALLEN
GUILTY OF MURDER
Decision After Being Out All
Night Will Die in EleC-
trio Chair.
Western NewsDaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Wytheville, Va.-Floyd Allen, first
Of the Hillville mountaneers tried FOR
the Carroll courthouse murders, was
adjudged guilty and will pay the pen
atty of his crime in the electric chair
at Richmond. The jury was out all
night and it was not until after 10
o'clock in the morning that the IL
men had been brought into agreement.
Floyd Allen was charged specifical-
ly at this time wits the murder Of
Commonwealth Attorney William M.
Foster, prosecutor in the Carroll coun-
ty court at Hillville last March, when
the trial OF Allen eliminated In the
killing Of five persons, Presiding Judge
Thornton L. Massie, Prosecutor Fos'
ter, Sheriff l.. f. Webb, Miss Elizabeth
Ayres and Juror August Fowler.
The tragedy created a panic in the
little mountain town Of Hillyllle,
where the inhabitants always held the
Allen clansmen in deadly terror. Ar.
rest Of several of the Aliens follow
ed the shooting, but five of the prin'
cipals escaped to the mountains, Re
wards for their arrests resulted In
three of them being taken, but Sidna
Allen, leader Of the clan, and Wesley
Edwards his nephew, are still at
large,
Sentence was not pronounced on Al
len, rs he may be called to testify In
other cases. When the verdict was
announced Allen relapsed into despair,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
Graduating Class 10 Large,

Fayetteville, The university gradu'
atIng class is preparing for the thirty.
sixth annual commencement which
viii strOrt Friday, June T. The bac'
caOucrOtc sermon win be delivered
by Bishop Hendrix, sunday June o.,
IN the university chapel Prof j, a.,
Whithcn Of Philadelphia has bocn &c.
cured for the commencement address
which win be held In the university
auditorium, June 70, The graduating
class this yeOf while It falls below
the class of last year In numbers, Ia
one Of the largest sent out, II mum
hnrA 81
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
Nouae Mood Warllke,

Washington The house was In n
warllko mood and refused TO pass two
resolutions tending toward peace Tho
first provided for the United states
,haro toward the maintenance Of tho
htorpnrliamontary Union for lntorna'
,lonal Arbitration at Brusaols, and the
olhor authorized the president TO IN
ettuct the American delegates TO the
next conference at The Hague to
adopt the policy that hereafter no ma.
tlon should 20 TO war tor the purpose
Of increasing It's territory.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
Relief Work Ia SIaeklnu.

Vicksburg, Mss,-Two million gov.
ornment rations for refugees have
been purchased ana issued through
the Vicksburg market since the gov.
crnmont relief office was opened here
April %. with expenditures OF about
100000. according 10 officials In
charge Of the local relief office From
this time on the relief districts are
likely TO have fewer calls.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
RELIEF WORK IS
PLANED IN STATE
Representatives of Various Sec
sAffeCtedby Meet
and Discuss Means.
REPORTS ARE FAVORABLE
Conditions Better Than Was Expected.
Lake Village In Chlcot County Still
Under Several Feet of Water.

Little Rock-In answer to the call
issued some time ago by Gov Dona-
ghey the flood relief conference Of
representatives of various sections Of
the flooded district in the state met
at the Chamber Of Commerce. They
discussed the condition of the peo-
pie in the flooded area, means of re.
lief and adopted resolutions to be sent
to congress in an effort to secure seed,
farming implements and money.
Reports of the exact conditions Of
the people and the extent of the dam
age were not so alarming as was ex'
pected, but it was decided to CEN
tralize the relief work so that all plans
may be carried out IN systematic
manner and all relief organizations
may work in conjunction.
1t was at first thought that govern
ment aid would be stopped and this
was the primary reason for the calling
of the conference, but since such aid
is practically assured the people, it is
said, are taking optimistic views of
the situation
Mayor J. l.. Scott of Forrest City
stated that the people Of his district
have been amply provided for and that
no further aid from the government
will be necessary except in the district
flooded by the break at Modoc.
Mayor Hugh Martin of Helena and
Thomas Burress Of JonesDoro reported
conditions not at all unf9vorable and
stated that refugees have been well
cared for in their sections with the
aid Of the government. They said it
would only be a matter Of short time
until outside aid could be dispensed
with,
C. w Watson state agent for the
United States department Of agricul.
ture said thai the most serious prob.
lem facing the farmers was the pro.
curing of seed to insure early maturing
4 crops, rs planting will be extremely
late this season. The committee
n adopted resolutions asking the de-
n partment to provide al expenditure Of
part Of the government relief fund
to assist in providing seed for dis.
N tribcton among the Farmers OF the
"A lowlands A copy OF this resolution
"A was telecraphed to congress.
u Probably the most unfavorable re-
port was given by Mayor Il. p, Toney
v of Lake Village, who stated the water
"a In his city had receded only l3 inches
fsnce II reached its highest stage and
4 ts now from one TO five feet deep.
y He said that Lake Village Ia still
s4practIcally isolated from the outside
ltworld and that the surrounding terri.
8tory owing to its lowneSs, will prob.
NRbly suffer more than any other sec.
%tion Of the Mississippi delta,
IN Mr., Tonoy said that the majority OF
Rho refugees In Chicot county were
pegroos and that almost 5000 had
taken refuge In Bake Village
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
Mllnon lnnulru Asked.

Washington Representative Akin
OF New York has introduced resolu
tion which would direct Secretary VII.
son TO report to the house the circum'
stances under which his son, Jasper
Wilson, was appointed at a reputod
salary Of $4,000 as an employe OF a
Colorado irrigation company The
resolution also would call for the name
OF the person sent 70 the Philippines
from the United States to take charge
OF agriculture In those lslat u.s., the
salary he receives and who her his
appointment was arranged 80 chat Jas.
per Wilson could be given the other
place
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
Aldlna Railroad Men.

Washington. President Taft has d.
rected the state department to en-
deasor to find work for the American
locomotive engineers and conductors
who are out OF employment because
OF the strike on the National railways
OF Mexico. The department has sent
letters TO the heads Of $50 railroads
In the United states asking work for
so engineers and SO conductors now
idle In the border towns OF Texas.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
Fund &c Aid Students,

Oklahoma City.--In order to aid the
struggling students in the Baptist
theological semnaries Il was decided
that permanent fund Of SlS,4O0 be
authorized by the Southern Baptist
convention. Arkansas portion Of the
fund was fixed at $500 II was pointed
out in the discussion that Tho public
schools and universities have no IA
clltIes for donomMatonal training
and that trained men are needed also
that II IL the duty Of the church u
give aspiring young ministers flnan'
cial aid.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
klllnd In Parachute pron.

Nahant, Mass. Barr Jr,, 90
years old, a Lynn novice, was killed
In attempting parachute drop from
a balloon at height Of 1000 feet He
was unable 10 cause the parachute to
open, although he ciawed frantlcally
at the tangled cloth and strings during
bis rapid descent Two thousand per.
sons witnessed the accident along with
two sisters Of the young man.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
oklnhomn cIly.-s, LouIa wna SO.

Oklahoma CITY 81 Louis was So
loctcd M the next meeting place OF
the Southern Baptisls convention In
1919. The selection OF st. Louis came
after n parliamentary contest which
resulted In vote bong taken on tho
adoption Of tho report OF the time and
place committee unanimously Tho
convention viii DO called TO order ut
: o'clock on Wednesday May II, 1918,
The orowninp event OF the convention
from the foreign mission standpoint
was the decision to raise 100000
for foreign mission educational work,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
No More Army Movements.

Washington Tho president has ap.
proved the plan for the military ocou.
patton Of the Philippines modelled on
the policy ~ Great Britain In India,
Hereafter the regiments In the islands
win be kept there permanently. The
officers will be changed ~ their tours
OF service expire The tour will here.
after be three years for officers, hay.
Ing been originally two years and later
heightened 10 two years and q half.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
Many Took Examination,

Little Rock,--The quarterly exami
nation OF the state board OF medical
examiners was held in the hall of the
house Of representatives There were
80 taking the examination, including
one woman, Miss Rosa Rawland, and
nine negroes, the largest class in the
history Of the board. Forty Of them
graduated from the University Of
Arkansas medical department this
year,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
Washington. - Or Harvey Wiley

Washington, Or Harvey Wiley
former chief Of the federal pure food
bureau, 10 whom nlno'andahalf
pound baby waS presented by his
young wife, had quite lot II things
TO say about the proper rearing of
children, Mrs, wiley was getting along
In fine SHAPE and the doctor Ind n
pront stack of ,olegrOms Of congratu'
latlon that had poured into him from
all parts Of the country The baby was
named John Harvey" and although
Dr Wiley SAYS ho wanted n girl, he
admitted he was Satisfied"
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
Would Cause Intervention,

Dalas,-That the Mexican federal
troops numbering about 600 are nd.
vonoIng on juares the border point,
and that the rebels In Juoroz and chi.
huahua intend TO commit oots to pro.
woke American intervention In the
event orogoo Ia defeated IN the bat.
tie now going on below chihuahua was
the tenor OF dispatch received here
by Gov q, H. ColQutt, who II In this
city, from AdIutant General Horny
hutehina,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25

Ashdown, So The school board OF
Ashdown special school district has
received sealed bids on an issue of
school bonds. An issue Of S25, 900 has
been agreed upon, 10 run from 10 20
% years, II a sale Is consumated, the
board expects to erect a handsome new
brick high school building and two
frame buildings,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
Wan,s Insurance OF Neoro,

Baton Rouge, whether or not
lynchlng Ia an accident Ia an inter.
estIng question on which the courts
will be called TO decide Cora Miles,
wlfo Of Frank Miles, who was hanged
by mob IN shreveport fcw weeks
ago for writing mn insulting note TO
White weman filed suit against
local insurance company asking for
payment OF tiOO policy carried by
her husband, In the petition the wife
does not say hter husband was
knehed
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
More Titanic BodIea Found.

New York A message received by
the WhItc star limo, from the steamer
oceanic, reported the picking up by
the liner OF n collapsiblo boat from
the sunkcn steamer Titanic contain.
Ing three bodies Tho message from
the Oceanic roada' Lat 3O6G (a95Gl
North, Long. iIOl Wost, picked up
collNpsiblo boat containing three
bodies, Committed same 10 tho deep.
one apparently Thomas Beattlo pas.
senger, one sailor, one fireman, both
unidentified,
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
Meetlno Called for Future,

New Orleans,--k conference OF nom
bors OF cotton exchanges from points
in Texas Alabama, Mississippi and the
Now York and Now orleans Cotton
Exchanges, adjourned after adopting
resolutions calling for meeting In
New York on July 10 OF cotton ex'
changes and cotton, banking, steam
ship, insurance and railroad interests
in an effort TO finally dispose OF the
matter Of country damage to cotton.
The Van Buren press., 1912-05-25
Baptist Minister In Flqht.

Waycross, Ga,-Clirford Bennett, n
Baptist preacher was killed and Carey
Bennett, HIS cousin, was injured In n
pistol duel near hero, Two bystanders
also were slightly hurt by stray bul.
let's, clifford Bennett who Is wealthy,
had been separated from his wife for
some time anil the wife had filed suit
for divorce, The shooting is said to
have been due TO young Carey's at
tcntIons 10 his cousins wife