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The Forrest City times., 1912-05-31
GOMEZ PROTESTS ACTION
Does Not Want U. S. BattIeship at
 Present .tme.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Havana President Gomez sent 8 cablegram to President Taft, in which he protests in friendly but firm tones against the intervention by the United States.
 'It is my duty to say so serious a ings of people who love and are jeal- ous of their independence" he says. l After reciting that he had received 1 from United States Minister Beaupro note informing him that the Wash ington government had ordered a gun boat to Nipe bay and a strong naval concentration at Key West in antici- patton of possible eventualities, and also in event that the Cuban govern ment was unable to protect American property it was the intention to land forces for that purpose, President Co., meg says tnesgovernment is doing it's utmost, having within four days sent 5000 troops by land and sea to crush rebels in Oriente, and in that short time having restored order in all parts of the island with that exception.
 He also says that 5000 rifles, with ammunition, have been distributed to loyal citizens. and that the govern ment is prepared to flood the compara- lively small disturbed section with regulars and volunteers.
 'I appeal to you,' he continues, "as q loyal friend of Cuba, respecting her rights, that you will be convinced that this government is capable and suffi- ciently supported by the yalor and patriotism of the Cuban people to deal promptly with few unfortunate and misguided persons without reason or flag.
 If you understand these conditions you will perceive that it is not the part of a friendly government to contrib ute under such circumstances to the embarrassment of q government and people such as those of Cuba, placed. it is true, in unfortunate conditions. but not lacking in its methods. patriot ism and courage"
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-31
Old Instruments Recorded.

"aE Buren Circuit Clerk A. Hays has just placed on file several old patent titles that were issued to Joni than D. McGee of the city of Van Buren. Five of the patents were is sued in 1889 and signed by President Martin Van Buren One was issued in 1S43 was signed by President John Tyler. All these patents were issued through the old land office, which was conducted at Fayetteville for a mum Der of years. These old instruments are all written on sheepskin and the letters are all very plain and distinct, and though they are nearly 75 years of age, they had never been recorded until a few days ago.
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-31

STATESMEN ARE FIGHTING
Arkansas Delegation VIII Resist Sen
 ate Amendment.

western NewSpape- Cnion News Sey-I-e
 hlngton.-AIembers of the Ark ahsas delegation have begun in earn. est light to defeat the senate amend fhents which practically eliminates all eIalms for Arkansas which were car lied in the omnibus claims bill.
 Representative Joe T. Robinson said that he and the other members of the house will fight to the last ditch To see that Arkansans are paid their claims.
 In speaking of the matter, Mir. Rob. lnson said
 The action of the senate. if it pre- eails, in striking from the omnibus claims bill practically all war claims approved by the house will work a great injustice on the claimants. The government has been ineXcusablv slow in making settlement of these just de. mands. Not single claim stricken out was of questionable character. All or them are based on favorable find. lngs of fact by the court of claims. The claimants have waited many
 
 years for the government to reim- purse them for the property which il LOOK from them or their ancestors dur ing the Civil war and used for the benefit of the Union army. It is diff. llcult to understand the reluctance of the congress to make appropriations to pay these findings It is true the accounts are ols, but whose fault has oecasioned the delay9 For many years these claims have been repeat edly presented for payment. The bill does not embrace all claims that should be paid. It includes only a small part of them The last section of the amendment adopted by the senate will shut out these claims for. ever. It practically repeals the Bow man and Tucker act, under which the claims of this character are prescott. ed to findings of fact. The court of claims is denied jurisdiction to here after pass on them.
 The advocates in the senate Of the socalled French spoilation claims would, l believe, support a movement to adjust Civil war claims if payment of the French spoilation claims could be secured. From the investigation of these claims, I believe that there IS justice in them, and I, for one. shall seriously consider paying them before ] will see the senate amendment adopted and the long suffering people If the South forever shut out and de- prived of their just dues.
 The bill, as passed by the house carried $75,27367 payable to citizens of Arkansas. The senate amendment will pay the pitiful sum of s7,165, all of this being confined to church prop erty destroyed by the Federal army during the war.
 Tt is to be hoped that in conference the house claims will be reinserted. We shall make an effort 10 secure that end. l believe that some speedy meth cd should be devised of settling all just war claims and getting rid of them, but am not willing in order to relieve congress of the trouble of in vestigating them. to arbitrarily say now that any just claims shall be for ever barred The house is in temper to resist the attitude of the senate very bitterly, and expect a hard fight over the matter"
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-31
TAFT DECLINES ID
 INTERVENE IN CUBA
Government of Troubled Island Appreciates Attitude of the
 United States.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Washington. President Taft has replied to President Gomez's telegram regarding the attitude of the United States toward Cuba. He declared that the American governments activities in mobilizing war vessels at Key West and dispatching the Prairie with ma rines to Guantanamo was not in any sense an intervention move.
 The following is the text of the mes. sage:
 T am sincerely gratified to learn of your governments energetic measures to put down the disturbance, and to know that you are confident of being successful. As was fully explained to the Cuban charge daffairs, this gov ernment's motive in sending ships to Key West just as sending the Prairie to the Guantanmo naval staNon. was merely to be able 10 act promptly in ease it should unfortunately become necessary to protect American life and property by rendering moral support or assistance to the Cuban govern ment As was made quite clear at the time, these ordinary measures of Preca";ion we're entirely disaseociqt, ed from any question of intervention
 (Signed)
 "\Ni11Tarp IT T'aft
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-31
Mexican Bonds Placed.

Mexico City-The Mexican Depart ment of Finance has placed the $10,- 100000 gold loan, recently authorized by congress for the building up of the army, with Speyer & Co. of New York and Speyer Bros. of London. The bonds mature one year from date They draw l2 per cent interest, and Were taken at 99.
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-31
New Hiah School Dedicated.

Fort Smith.-Fort Smiths $90 GOO high school annex was dedicated with imposing ceremonies. Prof. W. B. Toreyson of Little Rock. former super. intendent of the schools here, deliver. ed the dedicatory address. The an. nual display of manual training prod ucts also was held \ feature of the exhibition was 5000 cookies baked by the little girls of the class and pre-, sented to their mothers.
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-31
Warships Hurry South.

New York.-The armored cruiser Washington. flagship of Real Admiral Osterhous, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, and four battleships of the fourth division. sailed South. sup- posedly for Key West on hurry orders. a few hours after arrival in in port from Proyincetown. Mass. The battle- ships following the flagship were the Ohio. Missouri. Mississippi and Minna- sota.
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-31
Real Estate Men Meet.

Ashdown-The Arkansas Real Els tato Association held a booster meet. ing here, about 40 realty men attend ing. A banquet was rendered by the Commercial Club and Southern Realty and Trust Company of this city. The realty men joined the members Of the Arkansas Press Association here and accompanied them on trip to the Pike county diamond fields.
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-31

Hayana.-The receipt of President Ttfts message here declaring that tho naval concentration al Key West and the dispatch of gunboats to Cuban |aters were merely precautionary and in no Way indicative ol intention tc intervene was source of gratifica tion to the Cuban government
 President Gomez summoned the members of his cabinet and acquaint. ed them with the text of the message. immediately drafting q reply. eulo- eistie of tie attitude of the American president anI people. which is ap peasing 10 Cuban patriotism, and clearly shows the sincerity of the government and the people of the United States"
 The impression is general that the removal of the fear of intervention will greatly strengthen popular sup. port of the government. The news papers express extreme qualification at the attitude of the Washington gov. ernment
 From all parts of the island comes expressions of loyalty to the govern. ment from all political parties. includ- ing many of the better element of ne- groes. Congress unanimously adopt ed a resolution of confidence in the government and approved the energet, ic measures taken
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-31
Killed by Train.

Argenta.-Alexander J Floyd. of Argenta, was killed recently when he was struck by string of cars which was being placed upon a switch Dear Alg R9k
The Forrest City times., 1912-05-31

Hayana.-L NJ. Raines of near Havana says that he has discovered a vein of silver ore On his land and will begin working the vein within a short time.
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-15

my perspiration was like cloud
burst
I had made my will with a few men
tai and Indian reservations, and was
choking up for the last time when,
with one mighty jump forward, the
train shook itself free from the sub
way and once more we were out in
the sunlight.
After picking enough sulphur off
my clothes to make box of matches,
l reached gently over and tried to put
the window up, but it was closed
tighter than the front door when a
collector calls.
l gave the window-sash a couple of
upper cuts and a few short-arm
punches, but it sat there and laughed
in my face.
The guard came through, and
spoke to him about the window He
said, "The first time l see the presi-
dent of the road I'll tell him about it,"
and left me fat
Once more 1 tried to open that win
dow, but l only succeeded in opening
my collar; so then l opened my mouth
and made short but spicy announce
ment, whereupon the old lady in the
seat ahead of me got up and left the
car.
Just then the train pulled into a sta
ton which I hadn't paid for, but ]
went out and took it, because it con-
tanned a little fresh air
Some day I will mention the name
of this subway company and make it
blush. Meantime you may have one
guess.
Well, after 1 left Bunch that after
noon, 1 ducked for the depot, and
reached Ruraldene just in time to wit
ness the beginning of a most painful
episode.
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-15

Since Uncle Peter Grant was elect
ed mayor Of Ruraldene our family
group considers it extremely disloyal
to stay in the big town for more than
four hours at time. So with us it is
case of catching those imitation rail
road trains at all sorts Of hours and
commute to beat the band.
Since I became a confirmed COM
muter have sprained three watches
and two of my legs trying to catch
trains that are wild enough to dodge
a dog-catcher.
The commuters are divided into two
classes: Going and coming.
One Of the first rules for a COM
muter to follow after he locates the
railroad station, and hikes there cou-
pie of times to get in training, is to
get red and pink and blue hammock.
A hammock is necessary evil in
the country, because only by this
means can the insects become ac-
quainted with the new commuter.
The day after we first put up our
new hammock Uncle Peter came rub
bering around to look it over He was
all swelled up over being elected
mayor, and he dropped in the ham
mock with a splash. Ten seconds later
the rope exploded and Uncle Peter
made a deep impression on the stone
porch.
Every mosquito in the neighborhood
rushed to his assistance and tried to
lift him up with their teeth.
Then Uncle Peter ran home and
told Aunt Martha that Cinders, our
bulldog, had tried to bite him.
The national emblem of the COM
muter is the lawn-mower.
The lawn-mower was invented orig
inally for the purpose of giving the
lawn a quick shave, and because it
can't talk like a barber it makes a
noise like the fall Of Port Arthur.
remember the first day decided I
would trim the Vandyke beard on our
lawn. Of course I got all mine, and l
got it good. The result will always
live in history side by side with the
battle of Gettysburg.
The lawn-mower was sleeping
peacefully in the barn when I rushed
in and dragged it shriekingly from it's
slumbers.
Perhaps it was because I forgot to
lather the lawn, but any way it was
the hardest shave I ever had anything
to do with.
The lawn-mower began to com
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-15

for me to come back in the ring, the
laWn-mower got impatient and began
to bark at me in Yiddish, so decided
that our lawn could grow whiskers
like a Populist farmer and be hanged
to it.
Another splendid bit of local color
in the life of some commuters is the
subway. A ride through this on a hot
day will put you over on Woosey ave
nue. quicker than a No 9 pill in Hop
Lees smoke factory
In order to get out to Ruraldene
have to use the subway, and every
time use it 1t leaves something which
looks like the mark of Cain across my
brow.
The first day / went through that
tunnel will always remain one of my
hottest memories.
l lost nine pounds of solid flesh
somewhere between my shoulder
blade and the outskirts.
The sensation is the same as a Bad
Mans hereafter, including the sulphur.
First l choked up a little, then |
coughed, then / stirred uneasily, and
then | looked out the window and
prayed for the daylight, and then
looked at my newspaper but couldn't
read it, because the railroad company
had found the gas bill pretty heavy
last month and they were cutting down
expenses.
Then lost my breath, and when
got it back found it wasn't mine
Then l began to fan myself with
my hat, but I stopped when the man
behind me began kicking because
was handing him more than his Just
share of the subway gas
Then l began to choke up again,
and then l coughed, and then l could
feel something fat and mysterious
playing hide and go seek around my
brain, but outside all was black as
ink, and only from the noise could
tell that the road was still paying d1si
dends.
The air began to get close and thick
like porterhouse steak in st. Louis
hotel
began to breathe like my wife GRO
chefs an open-faced stocking-one,
two, three, drop one; one, two, three,
four, drop one
Then my blood began to curdle and
cold chills ran up my back and liked
it so we'll they ran down again.
My respiration was to 1, my in
spiration was 9 to for a place, and
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-15

plain so loudly that the neighbors for
miles around rushed to the rock pile
and armed themselves for the fray.
The committee Of citizens attracted
by the screams of the lawn-mower
came over to see if l was killing a
member of the family or only dis
tant relative.
When they saw me boxing the ears
Of a stubborn lawn-mower they said
my punishment was heavy enough, SO
they threw away the lynching rope
and left me at the post.
Clara J. came out on the porch and
said, John, perhaps that lawn-mower
would stop screaming if you used a
little axle grease!"
"All right" l came back at her,
"but it will take me an hour and half
to find out which part of the lawn
mower will fit the axle grease"
Then l lifted the machinery up to
examine its constitution and bylaws,
and about two and a half pounds of
wrought iron fell off and landed on
my instep.
The wrought iron made good.
Then l tried to stand on the other
foot, but l lost my balance and fell on
the laWn-mower's third rail.
never was so mortified in my life
as when that lawn-mower began to
saw it's initials on my shin bones.
Every time I tried to get up | lost
my balance, and every time l lost my
balance the lawn-mOwer would leap up
in the air and fall on my wish-bone.
When loving hands finally pulled us
apart l was two doors and a half be-
low unconsciousness, while the lawn
mower had recovered its second wind
and was wagging its tail with excite
ment.
After waiting for about ten minutes
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-15
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The Winslow mail., 1912-06-15

The house was lighted up from eel
lar to attic. AS soon as opened the
door / found our respected mayor,
Uncle Peter, and he was also lit up.
It's surprise, Johnny" he whis-
pered hoarsely. CLARA J. is giving
an entertainment for the benefit of the
Christian Soldiers league, and it's
going to cost you two dollars to come
into your own house"
1t made an awful hit with Uncle
Peter to see me cough up those two
bones, but said nothing and made
good.
My wife called it musicale, but to
me it looked more like fight.
With the help of Aunt Martha and
Alice Grey, my wife arranged the pro.
gram and kept it dark to surprise
the rest of the family.
1t was such a surprise to me that
felt like doing glide to the wood
lands.
1t was my second experience with a
musicale, and this one cured me all
right.
For awhile everybody sat around
and sized up what everybody else was
wearing.
Then they gave each other the silent
double-cross.
Presently my wife whispered to
Miss Cleopatra Hungerschnitz, where.
upon that young lady giggled hex way
over to the piano and began to knock
Its teeth out
The way Cleopatra went after one
Of Beethovens sonatas and slapped its
ears was pitiful
Cleopatra learned to injure a piano
at conservatory of music, and she
The Winslow mail., 1912-06-15
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The Winslow mail., 1912-06-15


Two and a Half Pounds of Iron Land
ed on My lnstep.
could take fugo by Victor Hugo and
leave it for dead in about thirty-two
bars.
At the finish of the sonata we all
applauded Cleopatra just as loudly as
we could, in the hope that she would
faint with surprise and stop playing;
but no such luck.
She tied a couple Of chords together
and swung that piano like pair of In
dian clubs.
First she did "My Old Kentucky
Home" with variations, until every.
body who had home began to weep
for fear 1t might get to be like her
Kentucky home.
made mistake and struck the right
note.
Then Cleopatra moved up to the
squeaky end of the piano and gave an
imitation of a Swiss music box.
1t sounded to me like a Swiss
cheese.
Presently Cleopatra ran out of raw
material and subsided, while we all
applauded her with our fingers
crossed, and two very thoughtful Ia
dies began to talk fast to Cleopatra
so as to take her mind off the plano.
Then the Bingledingle brothers,
known as Oscar and Victor, opened
fire on us with couple of mandolins,
Oscar and Victor play entirely by
hand. They don't know one note from
another, and they can prove it when
they begin to play.
Their mother believes them to be
prodigies of genius. She Is alone in
her belief.
After Oscar and Victor had chased
one Of Sousa's marches all over the
parlor and finally left 1t unconscious
under the sofa, they bowed and ceased
firing, and then they went out in the
dining-room and filed their storage
batteries with ice cream and cake.
This excitement was followed by an.
other catastrophe named Minnehaha
Jones, who picked up a couple of So
prano songs and screeched them at us,
Minnehaha is one of those fearless
singers who vocalize without safety
valve. She always keeps her eyes
closed, so she can't tell just when her
audience gets up and leaves the room.
The next treat was mixed duet on
the flute and trombone between Clar
ence Smith and Lancelot Diffenberger,
with a violin obligato on the side by
Hector Tompkins.
Never before have seen music so
roughly handled.
1t looked like a walk-over for Clar-
ence, but in the fifth round he blew
a couple of green notes and Lancelot
got the decision.
Then, for consolation prize, Hec.
tor was led out in the middle of the
room, where he assassinated Mascag-
mis- Cavalleria Rusticana so thorough
ly that it will never to able to enter
a ffty-cent table d'hote restaurant
again.
Then Cornucopia Coogan arose and
gave us a few select recitations.
Just as she started to tell US that
Curfew would not ring tonight Uncle
Peter winked at me, and we sneaked
out and began to drown our sorrow.
Those musicales would be all to the
good if the music didn't suffocate
them.
Copyright by G, w, Dillingham; Coz
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
Ton Small for a Doc.

The craze for small dogs has caused
some amusing frauds in Paris. Walk
ing down the fashionable side of the
Avenue de Bots de Boulogne the 9th
er morning was a man who had sew
eral toy dogs for sale. One of the
smallest was a particularly diminutive
griffon. A woman asked its price.
The man made the little dog perform
several tricks and then fished out a
little creature scarcely more than
half the size of the first.
The woman concluded what she
thought a bargain. She put the little
one in her muff and, on getting home
again. pulled him out. For a minute
the animal showed fear, but then. to
her great amazement, started toward
the window and ran up one Of the cur
tains. After its capture by the serv-
ants Il was found TO be a large rat
sewed up IN dog-sk'n.