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The Forrest City times., 1912-04-12
City Wars Over Franchise.

Hot Springs.-As a result of the Mackey y-Bennet Telegraph Company irving to enter this city without a franchise war has developed between the company and the city authorities. Mayor Waters had forbidden the com pany to build into the city and when I did he had the construction crew
 sted. Both sides say they will It il out in the courts.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-12
Husband Accused of Cutting.

Aiken. s. C.--Frederick o. Beach, millionaire New Yorker. is charged with slashing the throat Of his wife, a prominent society woman. in an af- fidavit filed here on which a warrant for Beach's arrest was issued. The action follows mysterious attack upon Mrs. Beach. She asserted ne- gro attacked her in the yard of her home inflicting an ugly wound on her throat. Possess secured the vicinity. but the search was fruitless. Rewards aggregrating several thousand dollars were offered.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-12
Americans Getting Rifles.

Mexico City.-A thousand Tiles anu ammunition. consigned hy the Wash ington government 10 the American ambassodar and designed for use by American residents in the capital in an emergency, arrived from Vera Cruz They are 10 be sold to Americans who may need them. at SEQ each. including 200 rounds of ammunition Hundreds of rifles have been spoken for in ad- vance
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-12

Washington.-One of the most acri- monious debates heard in the house this session was precipitated when Representative Randell of Texas, Democrat. explained that he meant no reflection upon members when he h. timated in his speech that a majority of the members of house were engaged Tn employment that his anti-coropora. tion retainer Gees bill would stop.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-12
Prisoner Released, Mob Hanqs Him

Shreveport. = Tom Miles. a negro, aged about %. was hanged and his body riddled with bullets by mob which worked so quietly that the po- lice knew nothing of the affair until after daylight Miles was tried in the police court charged with sending three insulting notes 10 Q young white woman employed in a department store, but was later released for lack of positive proof.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-12

New York.-Henry W A Page. a well-to-do commission merchant and importer of linens and cottons. was arrested here on a federal warrant from the District of Columbia. eharg. ing him with libeling Representative Henry D. Clayton of Alabama.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-12
Roads Bill Ordered Reported

Washington Shackleford good roads bill was ordered fayorably re- ported by the house committee on Agriculture It would put highways on the same plane with railroads. and pro vides that the government shall pay for the use of the roads over which mail is transported in the rural free delivery service.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-12

shington.-Presldent Taft con demned lynching in vigorous terms in an address before the alumni of Howard University. the largest negro institution of higher learning in this country. In defending law and order as against mob rule, Mir. Taft declared with emphasis thSt the man who pulls a rope should hang by the rope"
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-12

Little Rock.-The State Association ol socialists met in Argenta and nom- mated J. A Michel, miner of Jenny ~.na' Tor governor; E. W. Perrin of 1,i'de Rock was nominated for presi- uehtlal elector at large. No other nominations were made.
The Forrest City times., 1912-04-12

eonway.-Ernest Harper, a l6-year- o.o boy, was rendered unconscious by oot Of lightning at Enola. 20 miles no'eh@est of Conway. but it is thought ne will recover.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
SENSATIONAL SUIT
AGAINST GATHlhGS
,u.pGEs CRUELTY TO STATE CON,
VICTS.
REFUSED TO OBEY BOARD
80. Crows Out of Friction That Has
Existed Between the superintend-
ent and Members of the
Board for Some Time.

grs-,a-Perbaps the most sensa-
.,r,I -lir ever filed in this county was
sr,d when Attorney General Ross Col
Ina filed a writ Of quo warranto seeking
- rpmoye T. c. Gathings from his posi-
.;,n a. superintendent OF the Alissis,
';oni state pen.tentiary and a manddmus
- enforce him to obey the order OF the
hoard OF trustees to remove the white
ssn,,.t. rom the Parehman farm to the
pankjp county farm.
The charges alleged in the bill are to
.se effect that a number OF prisoners
lave been grossly mistreated by one
Tom Dear, a sergeant on the farm, and
CO.. whose actions DR.. Gathings is re
.nonsiblc. The petitions further allege
hat Gathings has wilfully and persist
]srffrpIy refused to obey the mandates OF
tba hoard OF trustees to remove the
,rb;,o prisoners from Parchman to RAN
kin.
Ia. existed between DR., Gathing8 and
members Of the board for some time,
and it is alleged that members of the
hoard have employed special agents to
nroclre the evidence against him for
Glowing the cruel and unusual punish
ment OF convicts.
The cases will be heard before Judge
Henry in a short time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
HISTORIC FLAG RECEIVED.
Department of Archives and History
Now Has Valued Trophy.

Jackson.-Dr. Dunbar Rowland of the
department of archives and history has
received another historic flag, a relic
of the war between the states.
1t was presented by Capt. S. B. Watts,
the last captain of the company. 1t was
made by the ladies OF Brandon, and
presented to the company in 1861 just
before the boys in gray went to the
front from old Rankin.
Capt. George N. Miller was at the mead
of the company az that time, and always
took the flag with him into battle. Just
before the opening of the engagement
at Shiloh he folded up the flag and
placed it in his breast inside his blouse.
Shortly afterward he vas killed, and a
Capt. Hoskins of all Illinois regiment
procured the flag the body Of the Con.
federate solder.
He sent it as a trophy to his family
who afterward moved out to Colorado,
Years afterward a party Of exeursionists
stopped of at Nicksburg, and one OF
them in conversation with Mr.. Hams Of
that city concerning flags, described the
one out West that had formerly be-
lonped to the Rankin Rifles.
This started the search, and after some
interesting correspondence between those
interested, the trophy was finally scnt
back to Maj. Pat Henry and turned over
to Capt. Watts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28

quired. Where inefficient or careless
labor must be employed 10 teaming.
the mule is decidedly superior TO the
horse on account OF the fact that he
will take care Of himself, regardless OF
the desires Of the hobo who may hap.
pen to be driving him,
In many lines Of work. there, and
particularly IN those just mentioned
under the general head OF railroad
construction and grading, the mule Is
decidedly superior TO the horse, and |
have no quarrel with those who claim
a mule ia more economically fed and
a more efficient work animal than a
horse Of equal weight,
Al the same time, It must be ad'
mltted that the mule is without pride
OF ancestry or hope Of postcrity ana
yalueloss for any purpose other than
labor.
It Is manIIestly iuadyIsahIr, there
fore, to retain marketable mules on
the farms whom work can be as salts
factorIly done by draft mares, which
can be used for production of other
marketable mules, For the ~produe-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
COTTON CROP NEEDS
WARMER WEATHER
COOL WEATHER ONLY DETERRENT
TO FAVORABLE CONDITIONS,
CROP MADE GOOD PROGRESS
Some Grass and Lack Of Cultivation Still
Retards Eastern Section, but Prog.
1ess Was Made With Fair
Weather.

Rains over the western part OF the cot
ton belt and clear, open weather III the
east made the past week a good one on
the cotton crop. Progress was made,
generally speaking, both in plant growth
and cultivation, although in plant growth
somewhat retarded, the former by I'M.
s~easonably low Temperatures and the
latter by rains.
In the west, where most Of the rains
of the week fell, the soil was already at
a high state of cultivation, and the fields
were clean. In that part OF the belt the
week was unusually favorable, as the
moisture that the crop received was Just
the one thing that it needed. All over
Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas heavy
rains fell, and good general rain fell in
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and
Tennessee. In all these states cultiva
ton is well advanced and all the crops
needs is hot weather in order to promote
more rapid plant growth.
Owing to the heavy rains OF the pre-
ceding week, farmers are somewhat be-
hind with cultivation in Alabama,
Georgia and the Carolinas, but they made
rapid progress during the past week.
Many fields are grassy in Georgia, and
the same may be said CT a lesser number
in the Carolinas and Alabama.
The principal need Of the crop is warm,
opcg weather for a period OF ten days
or two weeks, in order to promote plant
growth and cultivation, although in the
western and central part Of the belt the
latter feature is well cared for,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
HOW TO FIGHT ARMY WORM
F. hKAY OF A. & NJ. COLLEGE STAFF
GIVES REMEDIES.
Paris Green and Arsenate of Lead Are
Being Used Successfuly-Lime Is
Better and Cheaper.

Jackson.-Reports are coming in OF
the prevalence Of the army worm and
corn worm in yariouh parts OF the state.
Especially bad are the pests in the
southern counties, and the farmers are
greatly worried over the invasion.
1t takes a long time 20 get a ruling
from the federal department Of agrienl,
tnre, but Hon, j, F. Mckay. field agent
Of the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, gives the following, which is Off.
cial, and is a reiteration OF previous
rulings and bulletins issued by the fed
eral department, and in line with the sd.
vice given by DR.. Harmed, the entomolo.
gist of the college;
Numerous reports are coming n
from South and South Central Missi5-
sippi of the rayages OF grass worms OF
corn, especially that planted within the
last few weeks. The writer inspected
some of these fields this week. The
invasion does not appear to be general,
but considerable damage is being done
in many places where they appear in
great numbers.
paris green, so we are informed, Is
giving satisfactory results in Louisiana;
where these worms are especially de-
structiye. One pound Of Paris green to
twenty Of lime or flour of sifted ashes
applied by the use of two muslin bags
on a pole carrying two o at a time
and shaking over the blades and into
the buds of the corn. Lime is prefer
able, if at hand, is cheaper and is some
what of an insecticide itself. Arsenatc
of lead, one to ten, is also used snc
applied in the same manner"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
BEST RATION FOR BROOD sow
Experiments Made at Iowa College
Show That Corn and Small
Amount Of Tankage 10 Good.

At the American Berkshire con.
gress, Memphis, Tenn. Prof. G. r, Cur
It's, of the Iowa Agricultural college,
related the results Of an experiment
to test the different methods Of feed
ing brood sows. The aim was 10 find
the cheapest feeds that would produce
the beet litters. Corn alone, corn and
hlgh.prlced mill ~by.products, such as
wheat shorts. and corn and tankage
were among the rations used.
The cheapest and tho best ration.
as shown by the filters, came from
tho use OF corn and a small amount OF
tahkaRe. There Is some prejudice
against the use OF tankage among
many feeders, which It seems to US
Is purely prejudice. or course, It is
very high in content Of protein and
for this reason too large quantities
should not be fed, but at the sans
time this high content OF protein, OF
actually the same kind as exists In the
bodies Of pigs, is Its great recon-
~mendation. 1t is high-priced per ton.
but per pound Of protein It contains,
II Is not only the cheapest concentrate
| we can buy to balance tho corn. but
probably also the best. For mature
brood sows, one part OF tankage and
nine OF corn Ia q good ration. OF
course, II they can have a grazing
crop IN addition, that Is no much The
better. and In any case they should
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28

ally converted all men In his regiment
or under his direct command save one
hardened old teamstcr, who finally be-
came so lonely that he went to the
general and said: General, | am so
lonely. l am the only man left that
isn't converted and | don't know
what to do" We'll" the general said.
my good man, that is easy enough;
Just yield up your will, trust In the
Lord and he will help you to do what
is right" "Yes," said tho old a
but, general, II | am converted, who
in the world is going to drive those
mules?"
Now, the mule IL undoubtedly indis'
pensable In warfare. No animal car
take his place In army service, as has
been abundantly demonstrated In the
past 40 years. He is also Invaluable
in heavy draft work In The cities. lum'
Der camps, on railroad construction
and anywhere else where ~coolheaded-
ness, durability and strength are re-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
Convention Cost $50. 900.

Chicago.-Subseribcrs to the funi to
bring the national Republican conven-
ton to Chicago have ali unusual surprise
in store for them, in that they will get
back 20 per cent Of the amount advanc-
ed. Fred w. upham, chairman of the
committee, says the 100000 subscribed
was in excess Of the cost by $4,000.
Mr.. Uphsm says the arrangements were
perfect and that the SUCCESS in carrying
them out was due to the excellent work
done in many different directions.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
FARM NOTES

Cow comfort and COW profit travel
together.
Dark, dirty, crowded stables are
favorable to tuberculosis.
It is always easy to dispose Of fine
stock, either eggs or birds.
Opinions differ as to the proper time
to remove the pigs from the SOW.
Uncomfortable houses and stolen
nests out-of-dors are apt to go togeth-
er.
Never mind the new breeds. II the
one you have Is doing well, stick to
that.
The Russian sunfower Ia the best
variety to SOW for poultry and for
stock.
The right kind of feed and care In
the dairy IL an Investment rather than
an expenditure.
Prevalence of rats or mice In n sta.
BILE sometimes causes horses stabbed
there to kick at night.
II anything OF the horse kind eats
well and still is thin and gaunt. look
out for defective teeth.
Rowing hens may get quite a lot OF
animal food in the shape Of bugs and
things, and still not enough.
Fresh poultry n is said to
have about twice the fertilizing value
Of cattle manure, pound for pound.
Green beans and peas may be had
all through the summer and fall II
seed ia aown at different intervals.
The COW that does not pay her
board Is the COW that somebody else
should be allowed to keep for you.
In selecting a brood SOW watch the
herd at feeding time. The tbriftiest
always get to the trough first, and
these are tho ones TO buy,
Bad practice to sell good brood sows
and replace with young gifts. as con
t;nued breeding from immature sows
will produce a weak strain.
You should not only know how much
each COW produces, but how much
It costs TO do the producing.
The cream separator should be one
of the most carefully run machines on
the farm. M6ch is expected Of 1t and
It should have the best Of care
Never buy a brood SOW with short
legs and short, chunky body. She
must have big feeding capacity in or.
der to produce plenty Of milk.
The SOY bean is readily eaten by
hogs and a considerable part OF
their growth may be made by sup
plementing the corr ration with IL.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
COTTON CROP PROMISING.
Soy Bean Recommended for Crop OF
Moist, Rich Lands.

Moist, Rich Lands.
Jackson.-G. H. Afford, former repre-
sentative in the Mississippi legislature
and also OF the bureau OF plant indus
try, department of agriculture, gives
the following summary of conditions;
81 have inspected the crops in the
neighborhood of Hattiesburg, New Or
leans, Baton Rouge, Hammond, Magno-
liza, Brookhaven and Jackson during tae
past week. | find that the cotton clop
is promising. The farmers are finding
about one-tenth as many boil weevils a.
they found this time last year.
THE corn crop has been seriously in
jured by the grass worm. Many fields
have been destroyed. However, replant-
ing is being done, and a good crop OF
corn will, no doubt, be made.
Thousands of acres of overiiowed and.
wet land remain unbroken. The farmers
seem to be at a loss to know what to
plant on this land. ] desire to offer just
one suggestion at this time. The soy
bean is a good late crop and can be
planted after it is too late for corn and
COW peas. This crop is far better than
COW peas on rich, moist land, as they do
not fall down and rot but stand erect
like a cotton stalk"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
Drain Mexican Lake,

Mexico City.-One OF the plans evolved
by this government through its depart.
meat Of public welfare, colonization and
industry, to provide arabic lands for
division among the people-one Of the
chief planks OF Madero's revolutionary
platforms under way. 1t contemplatss
the drainage and filling in Of the great
bed of Lake Texcoco, some two and a
half miles east OF the capital. The work
will require five years, it is estimated,
and an expenditure of 100000 pesos
(s2, 900, 900 gold.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
FREED FROM INDICTMENTS
Cases Against Railroad Men Dismissed
by State.

Observation-Disclosures against four
former officials of the Illinois Central
railroad, Frank B. Hartman, John M,
Taylor, Charles L.. Ewing and Joseph E..
Buker. who were alleged to have been
implicated in car repair frauds by which
the road was swindled out OF $1,145,0O0,
were dismissed in the criminal court.
Absence of Indispensable witnesses
forced the dismissal, so States Attorney
Northrup declared. E. II. Policy of Sierra
Madre, Cal, wa said to have refused to
come to Chicago to testify. Henry c.
Ostermann could not be found and +. II.
Niles was reported i'll at Richmond, Va.
Civil proceedings, which had also been
started, were settled out of court.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
COTTON UP, THEN DOWN
Unfavorable Weather Reports From
Georgia Caused Rise,

- HNS ~'N
Memphis.-The cotton market took on
a littel life and, with fluctuations in
prices of the leading options OF from
10 to ~ points and fairly good sales,
some interest was injected into the ses'
sion. After opening at an advance OF
from s to 3 points and a decline TO
Mondays level, the market again SUN
ened and closed / to A points aboye
Mondays finals.
Unfayorable weather and crop condl'
tions reported from the eastern part OF
the belt, especially from Georgia, and
higher cables than expected from Liver
pool, were the main factors in the IN
itial advance. a western estimate on the
acreage and condition in Oklahoma and
Texas placed both below last year at
the corresponding time, and tins was
said to have affected the market to a
certain extent, but the report was 100
generally discredited by the trade to
have had much influence with prices
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28

ton of high class, high priced mules.
the grade draft mare Weighing rom
1900 to 100 pounds is decidedly Hu-
perior to any other type OF mares
that can be used.
/ am aware OF the fact that many
southern farmers claim that light
mares, weighing from 1000 to l,2O0
pounds and carrying a dash OF trotting
blood, are the most satisfactory, but
the results on the open markets show
that the big, well made mules are the
ones most In demand, and bring tho
most money, These can be produced
only from good sized, well made draft
mares.
For mule production, therefore, ms
well as for farm use, the draft mare Is
pre-eminent and ! am convinced that
the farmers of tho south are rapidly
coming to recognize this fact and that
progress along these lines Will be
much more rapid in the future than In
the past.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
Wants American Warship.

characterization have become so
acute at Che Foo that the American con
sui there sent ont an urgent appeal for
assistance. He asked that a warship be
sent at once to Che Foo in order that
marines may be on hand, as he mo-
mentarily fears an outbreak. Feeling
against foreigners is said to have grown
alarmingly.
The consul expects all foreigners, md
especially Americans, to take refuge al
the consulate, and for that reason he
asked for assistance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28

Gulfport.-D. M. Graham, attorney for
the oyster commission of Mississippi, re-
ceived a telegram from jackson saying
be had won in his fight before the SUI
preme court in the case of the State of
Mississippi VS.. the Barataria Canning
Company. This decision of the supreme
court has a direct bearing upon a num-
Der of other cases brought by the state
through the board Of oyster commission
ers against Gamers and shippers Of oys-
ters. The point involved is the right Of
the commission to collect the special tax
of three cents per barrel on oysters
brought here for canning or shopping
purposes or from other states.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
Object to Chinese Wedding.

Chicago. Bricks and cobblestones
pelted against the home Of Tom Moy, a
Chinese, brought to sn abrupt close q
wedding feast celebrated in honor Of Wo
sing, a laundryman, and Josephine Carl
son, II years old, a white nurse. While
many friends Of the Chinese and bis
bride were making the night gay In
Moy's dining room a mob Of 800 men
and boys surrounded the place and hurled
missiles until every window in the heus9
was shattered.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28

La Crosse, Wis.--As the result Of the
harvesting OF wonderful potato crops in
the famous tuber belt Of Wisconsin dur
ing the last three years. nearly every
farmer in Portage county has purchased
A motor car Of one kind or another this
year. In one small township alone, that
Of Almond, t~hirty-four potato growers
have purchased cars since March Is and
It ia expected that by the middle Of sum
mer every farmer OF any consequences
whatever will be riding around in bis
own maehine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28

Washington.-President Taft sent a
special message to congress recommend
ing the immediate appropriation OF 81,
100000 for use Of the war department
in the joint of the regular
army and the national guard next
month. The president also asked the APP
Precipitation Of $4,000 for urgent neces-
stiles OF the war department. Both
items we're in the general army appro-
priation bill, which the president vetoed,
The message was referred to the com
mittee on military affairs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-06-28
PRODUCTION OF MULES
One Of the Most Important In
duStrieS in Southern States.
No Animal Can Take His Place In
Army Service and He Is Also In
valuable IN Heavy Draft Work
lis Superior 10 Horse.
tRy Wayne DlnsmorcD

The production Of good mules 10 one
Of the important industries in all
southerus states
/ have nothing but commentator
for the mule in his proper place, al
though / cannot but recall the story
OF General Howard and tho old
teamster. General Howard was a
very religious man and his Influence
on the men under his command In the
Civil war wa so great that he eyeutu-