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The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
WOULD LESSEN SHORTAGE
Railroad Commission Issues Bulletin
Warning Shippers Of Need,

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little ROCk.-With a view OF les
sening the impending car shortage as
much as possible the Arkansas Rail
road Commission has issued a circu'
lar TO be distributed among the ship.
pers and importers calling attention
to how they can aid in avoiding the
congestion as much as possible. The
ned of cars is already beginning TO
be felt in the southwest, and If no
steps are taken the state will suffer
great loss from lack Of transportation.
The circular says:
Requests for cars should be made
to the railway agent in writing.
Load cars as promptly as posi-.
ble and TO the full capacity OF cars
ordered
"Do not take advantage Of the fun
free time allowed for loading and
give the railway company immedl-
ate notice when cars are ready for re
lease.
do not place orders for more cars
than absolutely required for loading.
'Consignee should unload cars as
promptly as possible and not take
advantage Of all free time allowed
for unloading.
shippers should give disposition
Of all cars as quickly as possible ai.
ter arrival at destination.
"Do not use cars for storage where
IL can be avoided
III the above suggestions are car
ried out the commission feels that
something will have ben accomplished
toward reducing the number OF com.
plants as to shortage Of equipment
which always comes with the fall
months and will contribute to and
greatly assist in making shipping con-
ditions more satisfactory through.
out the state during times when there
is usually a freight congestion and
shortage of cars
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
school Attendance Good.

Little Rock according to the re.
port Of superintendent OF Public In.
structIon George b. Cook the aver.
age daily attendance In the Arkansas
public schools for the year ending
June 30, 1912, was 26l,7i7 pupils, This
Is indeed a favorable showing and Is
result Of thc enthusiasm Of enter,
prlslng tcachors The flgures as com.
piled by the members Of the state de.
parlment Of education ON the average
daily attendance are az follows,
White Male, 0G0li, female, 9G793i
total, l935OI Ncpocs-Malo, $4,000
female, $500; total GS,Oi0 Aggre.
gate attendance, 2Gl,7i7 Visits by
directors, 229GS,
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
CONFESSION MADE
BY L|FUS DAVIS
Man Recently Convicted and
Sentenced Makes SsHsa-
tiOn Document Public.
DOES NOT ASK CLEMeNCY
duplicates Companions and Preo'c'S
They Will Be Shown
Favor.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Salem.-A remarkable confession
has been made public by Lifus Davis
who was recently convicted and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for the Kill
ing of Charlie Moore.
The confession tells all the facts
connected with the mysterious MUIR
der and gives the names OF his al
legged accomplices in the deed. In the
confession Davis asks for no clemen-
cy and apparently expects none. The
murder would probably not have been
solved if Davis and others had not
attempted to rob bank and been
captured.
The confession in part follows;
Il Lifus Davis, make this state
ment freely and Of my own accord,
without any kind of promise to me
from anyone and without expecting
any remuneration from any source. /
have entered my plea of guilty for
killing Charlie Moore and have taken
my sentence to the pen for the ex-
treme limit of the law,
During the winter Of 1911 and 1872
we, II. NJ Jones and myself, incur
red the displeasure and hatred OF one
Charles Moore. He had sworn to kill
us. He was a dangerous man, as he
had killed several men before, and
he always went heavily armed. Know
ing this, II. NJ. Jones, his son, Ben
Jones, and myself often talked and
conspired together to Kill charlie
Moore, Moore had nothing against
sayers, and Sayers had nothing
against Moore. Sayers was simply a
tool in the hands Of Jones.
"On February IS, 1912, at Jones
house, then in Mammoth Spring, we
framed up how we should kill Moore,
After discussing the matter, Sayers
spoke up and volunteered to take a
part in the killing. Straws were
drawn between myself and II, NJ.
Jones as to which one of US should go
with Sayers to do the killing, and 1t
fell on me. Sayers and ! got guns,
which were furnished US by H. NJ,
Jones, and we proceeded to and did
kill Charles Moore as thus planned
,pI Fray,aI IN Iv Tpuau
81 was indicted by the graHI jury
and placed in jail for a few days. on
the day that | employed an attorney
to defend me | was taken to the pen
in Little Rock for safe keeping, /
was brought back from there on the
Sunday before circuit court, had
no time to prepare my defense and my
attorneys tried in every honorable
way they could to get my case con
tinued 50 that the strong feeling
against me could be allayed and !
could get change Of venue for my
case, and they also tried to get even
four weeks time I'm which to pre-.
| pare my defense"
Davis in his confession, then states
that the cases Of Sayers and Jones
had been continued and that he be.
licyos they should have been tried
at the same time as he, He predicts
In his statement that Sayers viii never
be convicted, and calls upon the peo.
| pie Of Fulton county to wltress his
| prophecy.
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
FIGHTING WHITE PLAGUE
Children viii Be Taught Danger 0,
the Spread Of Disease,

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Hot Springs gs.-As part Of a cam
paign to be waged in city and rural
schools against tuberculosis, Hamp
Williams, president Of the Business
Mems League and a member Of the
school board Of Hot Springs. is pre-
pairing to send out thousands OF cir
culars with facts bearing on tubercu-
loss,
A great deal Of valuable information
has been condensed in these circu-
lars, which, Mr. Williams asserts will
be placed in the hands Of every pupil
In city and rural schools In the county.
Tho information is arranged in such a
manner that II will first catch the
eye Of the pupil and, once started
viii be read throughout with interest
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
Pine Bluff to Be Represented

Pine Bluff.-C. H. Moses, represen'
tative of the Arkansas on Wheels
train, was here and closed deal
with the Pine Bluff Chamber Of Com
merce for space on that train, which
will be used for an exhibit Of Jeffer
son county products These will con.
sits largely Of forage crops, the OBJ.
ject being to show the adaptabliU
OF lands in this county TO the stock
raising industry. Such an exhibit
Is considered advisable and adyanta
geous, as the states through which
the Arkansas on Wheels train will
pass are extensively interested in
stock raising,
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
STATE CAPITOL
NEWS AND NOTES
Public Utilities Corporations
Get Big Increase in Their
Assessments.
QUARTER MILLION INCREASE
Only One Large Company Shows Any
Decrease, Caused BY Discon-
tinuance Of Service.
ws.tsrn Newspspor Union N.w. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little RoCk-The tax commission In
its report has increased the assess
ments Of many public utilities in
Arkansas for the year 1912. These in
Creases amount to more than a quar-
ter OF a million Of dollars.
The assessments for these corpora
tions in 1911 was $3,594.747, against
an assessment this year OF $3,S10,272,
Or an increase Of $275,525. The largest
individual increases were in the as
,essment of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, the Wells Fargo Express Com
pany, and the Arkansas Pipe Lines
Company.
The assessments OF the Wells.FaTgo
Express Company was SG59,3O4 in
1912, against $46,237 in 1911. This
large increase, however, was due to
the fact that the Wells-Fargo Com
pany has taken over the business for.
merly handled by the Pacific EX-
press Company, that corporation hay-
ing discontinued all business in Ark
ansas. The combined assessments
of the both the Wells Fargo and the
Pacific for 1911 was S4S9, S99 while
the assessment of the Wells.Fargo
alone for 1912, representing the COM
bined business Of the two companies,
was s659,3O4, or an increase of Sl69,
405.
The assessment Of the Postal Tele.
graph Company for 1912 was 1896,
against S32,130 in 1871. The Rock
Island Arkansas and Louisiana Tele-
graph Company for 1912 was S32,l3O,
against $32,0S0 in 1911. The Western
Union assessment for 1912 was $S76,-
1863 in 1912, against sS43, 6SS in 1911.
The assessment Of the Southern E,N-
press Company in 1912 was $12,Sl2,
against sl2,s7O in 1911. The United
States Express Company was assess
ed s217772 In 1912, against $2l3,42
In 1911.
The Pullman Car Company was the
only large company having any ma.
terial decrease in the assessment for
this year, the decrease being due TO
the fact that the company has taken
it's sleeping cars off of the Missouri
and North Arkansas Railroad. In 1912
the Pullman assessment was $jG4, 14S
against the assessment Of $G3l 1893
in 1911, a decrease Of SCI,
The Arkansas Pipe Lines Company
was assessed $2S5, ,i50 in 1912 against
the assessment Of Sl50,5S0 in 1911.
The Arkansas Natural Gas Company
was assessed 1851 ,G6l in 1912, against
S90S, 795 In 1911. The Prairie OIL and
Gas Company assessed In 1912, $3.50.
l4i, against the assessment In 1871 Of
$2472S7 The Caddo Oil and Gas Com.
pany s32,1O0 in 1912, against $32
in 1911
OF the delinquent railroads which
were recently notified Of their delin.
Quency, only two have filed their re.
turns and been assessed The Mem.
phis, Dallas and Gulf was assessed
Si3S 100 in 1912, against S39l,i6G in
1911; and the Prescott Northwestern
was assessed sl7i,6l3 In 1912, against
$l73,75O IN 1911,
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
MInIs,or IL only Twelve y,,,, o,a

lmOodon Tho Rev. j. VIII Henley
OF sobIhal TeSo IA conducting A biz
revival here under The auspices Of the
obH'lJao church Of this city, one
OF the features " the revival ia the
service being rendered by tho Row.
Raymond Henley the "boy mIulsleru
soh OF the minister who hAa he mos,
ing III charge The boy preacher ls
only ~ yeora OF axe and Ia mld Ia bo
one OF tho younRost active mnlalor,
eI the gospel In the South,
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
Confederate Veterans to Hold ReuDior

Batavia.-The Ross Ruble Camp Of
ex-Confederates of Boone county will
hold an annual reunion in Harrison
September 20 ard n. The members
expect a recOrd-breaking attendance
and the biggest parade, Judge Till
man of Fayetteville and Professor
Brought of the University of Arkap.
sas and With Walker of Fayetteyille
will deliver addresses.
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
New pnrtu 70 Mike cnmnnlnn.

Little Rock According to the plans
Of the local Progressive hcadqunrs
tcrs TO make things lively atler
the general election In this state, the
Bull Moogors are now arranging a
strenuous itinerary for the champions
OF their eau0o TO cover ArkanFoa, and
say they are confident that their or
forU will be- rewarded by the election
OF at least two electors,
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
All Over Arkansas
ssssssssssssssss.ss.... .

Conway.-U. b. Nixon, a farma- NJ,
Wooster. seven miles north Of O.
way, was killed by a falling tree A..
Nixon, in company with his son No.
Telling a tree near his home, and vho~
the tree fell a limb was broken o,,
and struck Mr.. Nixon on the ba,s
killing him Instantly.
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
ooyernor R,eeIye. Invitation.

Governor Donaghey hW received
On invitation 20 attend me exercises
IN c5mmomoRtIon Of the aomleon.
tonnIol Of the Loyal War Governors.
Conference, 10 to hold at Altoona,
Pa September 9i20 Tho nut confer
enoo held by tho governors Of ututoa
loyal TO The Union was held IN Altoona
September "a, 1899, The call being
Issued by Andrew Gregg Curtin.
known as the war governor OF Penn.
elyanla,
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
Fined for selIInn MhlskeN.

P0rarould Arthur Gobcl, a recent
arrival In pumrould wua fined tilN
by Justice j, w. Thompson Of me
city on a charge Of utoalng ~ shI'
case containing q quantity Of l'oaor
u l8 charged that ne drank a portion
Of the liQgor and sold the rcmaInlcI
lso waR sent 10 the county jail b de-.
lpull OF payment
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
Two pardnna Arn arAnted.

Little Rock Two pardons were
granted by Governor Donaghey ohg
60 q, r, Wise Of Sebastian county
who had been convicted OF burglary
and grand larceny and served hla
term In the peultenllary the pardon
being Issued 10 restore 20 the defend
ant hle citizenship tho other to vii
lie Mitchell, convicted N Union oouh
~ on n charge Of assault with intent
10 kill Mitchell Ia suffering from
Tuberculosis, from which hs II not
s,peoted 70 recover,
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21

Walnut Ridge-A man giving his
name as Timothy J. Collins was A.,
rested here on charge of passing
worthless checks Local officers de-.
clare he had drawn a check on tbs
Bank of Helena which was proven n
be worthless, He was placed in iaH
here.
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
Cotton Crop viii eeaIn to Move.

Holona,-J G. knight, managing gu.
porIntondent Of local compress com.
pany Of this city, stated that the cot.
ton crop IN this county would proba.
bly, not be later than two weeks, and
that he expected the crop to begin
coming IN next week Mr.. knight also
said that he predicted that Helena
would receive between 10000 and So.
600 bales this season.
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21

Little Rock=Tho following petit
tlone recently presented 20 the Afkan'
aaa Railroad Commission will be-
brought up for consideration on
October 2. Petition Of citizens ot llor.
nett asking hat II be made rogu.
lar flag stop for passenger trains The
petition Of citizens snd shippers OF
Hamburg, on the Valley division OF
the Iron Mountain railroad ana the
Arkansas, Louisiana aud Guf rail
road asking that the aforementioned
roads be required 10 provide adequate
connecting switches
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
HARDY Resldent Ia KILLED,

Hardy u, Beck Of this place
was fatally hurt at Willow SplIOI .
Moo when he toll from u MOVING ua'"
ON which no was employed ~ q htoN,
man, ana was run oyor hla u'',
arm being cut OF at the should'I '0'
his head and body badly bruised
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
Mhnl Now rrnln enruL,n

DmDony.Oo cjDlaouahorc are great
N Interested m rbn effort hrng made
by the manrW mDorpau of Fort
smith TO secure an additional train
ON the Frisco which win c0nbIo paa.
scogom FROM thls vicinity 10 ro 10
Fort smith and return TO hoIr homes
the same day.
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21

Jonesboro.-Henry Carter, a vidal,
known farmer Of the eastern nart :,
this county, was brought here ana
placed in a hospital suffering with
a fractured skull sustained when bo
was thrown from horse near Iato
City. His injuries, it is thought win
prove fatal
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
Judae Reyo.cn snloon LIeenle.

llolcuo=rhc ffth consecutive i.
ocnao Of ealoou8 operating In Un.Dna
has been revoked by County Judge
Greenfield QUuIoB In the roFunf ao'
sion of the county court Tbw w''
The only ono OF the llyo cuHo0 now
und'r consideration acted upon TIN.
uJhurB are TO come up later
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21

contemplated fIpht ot the day In the
bIplHno. which he personally develop.
ed and which was expected TO perform
wonders IN the aviation meet
twice during the afternoon he had
made brilliant nlghtu ON hla loat
flight ho had aacondcd 70 a height
Of about 200 lott and, with the eyes
uf 1000 spectators fixed upon him,
began his descent
llo descended In Ions, sweeping
apIrop wutll he woa scarcely zoo fcot
from the ground, suddenly some
thlug went Nfong and from the long,
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
eonledsrale Homo Fund Eshausted

Little Rock The cNpeu0o fund for
the maintenance OF the Confederate
Homo hoa become exhausted nuI a
special meeting Of tho state Charities
Board vua called to arrange for no
talnlnr the funds necessary to pay ths
expenses of the institution until an
appropriation can he made for the
purpose by ho next legislature The
amount appropriated by the general
assembly Of 1911 for the home was
100000 The last Of which whs ok.
haupled Iaat month
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21

hirdlIke gwoop tho blplano suddenly
eworyed Quyercd and thon tipped
sharply downward
Peck struggled with his controls
aud Tor Nn instant appeared to have
fcgOInod the mastery ot the air. but
nu instant later the machine again
dipped, and, as the spectators groans
ed In horror blpAne and aviator drop
ped like pummet
with crash tlat fesounded all
over the field tho machine struck tho
ground, allghtlng headon, Peck was
pinned under the wreekage,
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
noy,rnment To nuIId RaIlwayn.

poklng The project for n great
scheme Of Chinese railways which
holds the foremost place IN DR. sun
Yal Sens programme, has commended
the support OF the peking government
and may involve a Rroat extension Of
privileges ot Foreigners with posi-.
hllltleu OF nm immense Increase In
Chlnus foreign trade, The govern,
mont has authorized Dr, sun Vat Son
TO establish d corporation 20 carry
out a system OF national railways
covering territory 10000 miles 10 OK.
tent
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
AVIATOR DASHED TO DEATH
Pals Two Hundred Feet 10 Earth and
Ia kllleo by Motor

Chicago Caught by q sharp guat
Of wind when about zoo feet from
the ground, Aviator Paul Peek of
Washington y, G, and Ma hIplAna
were hurled to The ground at Cicero
flying field, Hnd The brilliant youuH
bfdman was 40 terribly crushed thai
h. died m hour later
lie WAS descending from hia last
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21

Little Rock-The regular monthly
report for August prepared by the
department Of public works ia az fol,
lows; Building permits inside the
fire limits, 70, valuation, S33,G95,
Building permits outside fire limits,
G5, valuation S79,S0o, Total n per.
mlts; valuation, Sl13,59L Sidewalks,
81 permits for 1856 linear feet, valued
at S27jl.
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21
Mhdlsal hheIelY Meels.

rontonyllr The llcnton CouuV
Medical Society mot here In lhp ~
lure, The society will hold mou' '''
instead Of quarterly meetings
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21

Conway with ab attendance said
TO bee much larger than thur of last
year lIcIdriy College last week be
san lts 'rihtocnth annual session.
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21

seafey Golavay College upo1'o
Tor the new scholastic year with c'.N
accommodation engaged to fll ''
uHcity,
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-21

Little Rock--E O. Johnson has
been appointed treasurer of Desha
county TO succeed his father J, $,
johnson, who died September 8,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
NEW MEN REPORT.
Five Gridiron Boys Join Catholic
University Squad.

Catholic University foot ball squad con-
sisted of twenty-five candidates yester-
day. The new men to report to Coach
McDevitt We're Conway, Balm. Crowley.
Swift and Twurte. Conway is an end
who played in that position at Water
bury High School. Waterbury, Conn, last
year. Balm is a halfback from Mount
st. Joseph's Baltimore. Nd. and showed
up well in practice. Crowley comes from
Scranton High School, in Pennsylvania.
He played tackle last year Twurte halls
from Springfield Prep, in Mississippi.
where he played quarterback. Swift, last
years guard. made his first appearance
on the field in the morning and looked to
he in good condition.
After half-hour lecture by Coach Nc
Dewitt on the rules the mon We're sent
through short drill in falln g on the
ball. Coach NcDevitt then instructed the
men in tacklng and sent them through
a good workout in carrying out his in
structions. Before this could be- finished
the rain fell in such sheets that 1t was
impossible to work and the men were
sent to the dressing room.
In the afternoon tho explanation Of the
rules was continued for ee-duarters Of
an hour. After this the men We're drilled
in falling On tho ball. tacklnC and start
ing. The backs We're then sent down the
field to receive punts. Swift, Lee and ex-
Capt. Clancy did the punting. Robinson
Butler. Mccain, McManus, Russell and
Balm ran down the punts. Lee continued
10 do good punting, while Mike Clancy
Robinson and Butler looked the pest.
Capt. Blcwett and Mccarthy showed big
Improvement i'm the catching of punts and
running them back up the field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
BY j. ED GRILLo.

Jake Stahl and his pennant-winning
Red Sox arrived here shortly before noon
today for the final series of the season
with the Nationals
IL confidence counts for anything. then
the Red SoX will not find the Giants
Il don't expect TO have any trouble
winning from the Giants said Stahl. Il
believe that We have the better team and
should win. OF course, luck frequently
cuts a figure in series of seven games,
but we are willing TO take our chances
with that. ! can't see where the Giants
have anything on us. We have been a
consistent team all season, and when the
two teams arc compared | think that we
stand out. our pitchers, ] am sure. viii
show UP to an advantage. Wood, Collins.
O'Britn, Bedicnt and Hall have proven
themselves a most capable lot this year.
and they will not be easy picking for the
Giants. All this talk about the Giants
aSe-stealing procHNities does not scare
Us. One might -. led 10 believe that We
did not have any base runners in the
American League to hear some folks talk
about the. base runners Mctiraw presents.
Well ! don't think they have any that
compare with Milan and Cobb and Soy
fral others in this league. ana | don't
recall that these two speed mairvclS have
shown our catchers up. Look our team
over and there is not Il weak spot in it,
and surely our outiield is head and Shout
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
Here for Final Series Stah| Says Giants Will Be Beaten
SECOND PLACE NOW SEEMS
ASSURED FOR NATIONALS
Lead of Two and Half Games Seems Suffi-
Gent to Cinch Position - Foster
Featured in Long Game.

Plank 10 go that entire route. II was an
awful strain on a pitcher who has seen
so many years of service. and it might
affect his future. This year Plank has
been the most consistent performer on
Macks staff and 1t would be Well TO
nurse him along for next season.
Notwithstanding the fact that Groom
was being hit hard from the start. he
managed to prevent the Athletics from
scoring during the first six innings, prin-
cipally because the champions were do
ing some miserable work on the bases
while Groom was receiving htgh-class
support from his teammates. The -four
runs which had been scored off of Plank
during the first two innings seemed SIffi-
cient To win the game. But in the sew
enth the Athletics broke the ice and
scored d run on a couple of hits. and in
the ninth single by Murphy, another by
Collins and Bakers double, followed by
Oldring's hit, tied the score. From that
out 1t was a struggle between Plank and
johnson. until the nineteenth inning,
when a pass to Williams, safe bunt by
Johnson and wild throw to first by Col
lins who tried to make double pla. on
Fosters grounder, sent the winning run
over the plate
Hits by Foster and Milan and Wild
pitch gave the Nationals a tally in the
first inning. and they got three in the
second on Shanks' double, an error by
Baker and singles by Williams and Fos-
ter The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
ORIOLES COMING.
To Play Team of Local Stars at the
Union League Park Tomorrow.

The game tomorrow at niou i.oaGfin
Park. 18th and II streets northeast. b.
tween tn. Baltimore. club at th.. Inter-
national League and the local champions.
composed al minor I"aGltefs and Pnpcp
players, promise /" i" . very interesting
contest. and will give the fans chance
To get II line ia" ability ~ thu loci
talent. The orioles finished third in
their league and will have their strong
est team the field. kulir Ni"lsers viii
do the twirlng. Robertson and G!eit'l
will BE- Tia" battery for the local players
Game starts at :; pm.