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The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
AMERICANS THE
OLYMPIC WINNERS
Athletics OF the United States
Carry Off Big hOnorS at
Stockholm.
KING AWARDS THE PRIZES
James Thorpe Of Carlisle Indian School
Best AILAround Athelete ot
the World.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Stockholm.-Th last day OF the
track and field sports IN the stadium
h,ought no sensation The games
reached their elimination In the Mara
thon. The curtain fell on the Olym
pic with the United states well In the
lead in total points in all sports and
with a sweeping victory in the tield
and track events which for years have
constituted the program at meetings
in America and Great Britain and to
which athletes Of these nationalities
devote their energies,
The bestowal OF prizes by the king,
who placed laurel wreaths on the head
of the yictors and shook hands with
ali the winners, took place In the sta
dium here hecently The American
team led the march OF triumph The
athletes arrayed before the king form
ed an assemblage Of picked men aud
women OF the world Of sport such as
was never seen IN one body before.
James Thorp OF the Carlisle lndlan
school proved himself easily the great.
est all-around athlete In the world In
the decalthlon, which provided va
riety Of tests of speed, strength and
quickness, while Eugene l.. Mercer
University of Pennsylvania, George
w. Philbrook, Notre Dame, and James
J, Donoghue, Los Angeles A. c., were
prominent in the second class,
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
SENATE REbUkES
TAFT'S ACTIONS
Resolution offered by Senator
Bailey Passes After Warm
Debate.
RESULT OF LORlMER TRIAL
Charges Made That President Tried
TO Line Up Republicans
for Action.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. The senate Indirectly
rebuked President TAFT for his course
In connection with the Lorimer case.
Once blocked from vote by the Arch
bald proceedings, a resolution, battle
SCARED In protracted, bitter debate,
finally was adopted on the part Of
ing amy attempt on the part Of a
president TO exercise the power OF his
office to influence a vote on questions
within the senate's exclusive juris-
dictlon. The resolution originally was
framed by Senator Bailey, who had ar
raigned President Taft. asserting he
had been "officlous and meddlesome"
In endeayoring to line up regular Re-
publican senators In the Lorimer case.
The resolution, as adopted, read
Resolved That any attempt on the
part OF a president Of the United
States to exercise the powers and in
fluence Of his great office for the
purpose Of controlling the vote OF
any senator upon question involving
a right TO a seat In the senate or
upon any other matter within the ex-
elusive Jurisdiction OF the senate
would violate the spirit. II not the let
ter, OF the constitution and invade
the rights Of the senate"
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
GOOD SHOOTING AT MEET
Sportmens Association Holds Session
in Little Rock.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little RoCk-The twenty-second an
nual tournament Of the Arkansas State
Sportsmen's Association closed here,
and it was the concensus Of opinion Of
the members that this has been the
most successful tournament IN the
history of the association.
Breaking l4S targets out Of pos
sible $50 on the closing day Of the
tournament, Bart Lewis OF Springfield,
H., won the distinction Of being the
high man In the amateur ranks. II. B,
Pottinger Of Charleston, Mo-, c. b,
Eaton of Fayette, Mo-, Harve Dixon
Of Orange, Mo, and j. p, Wright OF
Camden, Ark, were among the high
men who shot the entire program.
Without missing target out Of the
50-bird event for the two-men team
championship Of Arkansas, the Pine
Bluff team, composed of Emil ]. Noss
aud G. c. Hadley won the me1al Of
fered in this event The Little Rock
team, composed Of George w Clem.
ents and J. W. Aston missed only
one out OF possible so targets.
Voolfolk Henderson and II, =, Gibbs
were tied for first place with lac out
OF a possible $50 targets in the pro-
fessional ranks, The scores were j.
X. Lewis 1871 II, j, Donnely l39, II. d.
Gibbs 146, II, j. Borden lao, D. d.
Gross liO, Voolfolk Henderson 146 and
II. l.. Bennett 1888, A d, Mermod was
unable to shoot the entire program,
but broke 90 ont OF possible l05 tar
gets.
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
STATE CAPITOL
NEWS AND NOTES
Attorney General Norwood Fin
ishes Knocking Out Local
Initiative Laws.
ADVISES SECRETARY HODGES
Supreme Court Ruling only Affected
Part of Local Measures-Opinlon
Effects All of Them.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little Rock.-Attorney General Hal
L. Norwood delivered the fiaal knock
out blow TO the Joker" of the initia-
tive and referendum amendment to
the constitution when he held that no
county has the right to initiate a law,
whether il is in conflict with the gen
eral laws of the state or not The at
torney general did not give an Official
opinion to this effect, but he stated
that he would advise Secretary Of
State Hodges not to certify out to the
election commissioners any Of the
county measures which have 0een
initiated.
This ruling will affect directly three
local measures, which have been pub
lished and which, it has supposed,
would be submitted, as they We're not
rendered invalid by the decision Of
the supreme court One Of these pro-
posed measures provides for the abol-
ishing of the district court at DeVall's
Bluff in Prairie county. The two
others affected provide for the elmi-
nation of Independence and Sharp
counties from the Northeast Arkansas
Tick Eradication district.
Attorney General Norwood holds
that no county has any authority,
either under the initiative and refer
andum amendment to the constitution,
or the enabling act, to initiate any
measure. The supreme court held ,Eat
the constitutional amendment did not
give counties the right to initiate
measures, whether in conflict with
the general laws of the state or not,
but the court did not pass upon the
authority conveyed by the enabling
act
"The power conferred upon the leg.
islature to make laws" Mr.. Norwood
declared, cannot be delegated by 1t
to any other body unless authority 20
90 so Is conferred by the constitution
The court has held that the constitu.
tional amendment conferred no such
power upon counties and there Ia nom
ing in the old constitution comforting
the power upon the legislature to dele.
gate power to counties to make laws.
"The constitution does not provide
that the legislature may provide for
the organization and government Of
municipalities, but as the whether mu-
inequalities have the right to make
and refer laws, am not determ! ing
at this time"
As result OF the decision OF the
supreme court and the attorney gen.
erals opinion, the only measures sub.
mItted at the September election viii
be those initiated by the people Of
the entire state.
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
BRITISH OBJECTS
TO SHIP SUBSIDY
Says America Will Be Break
ing Spirit Of Panama
Canal Treaty

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. The senate was notl-
fled officially of the British protest
against the Panama canal administra'
ton BILL when Secretary of state
Knox in letter to Senator Brandigee,
chairman Of the Senate lnteroceanic
Canal committee, outlined the objec
tions raised by Great Britain, The
letter paraprasing the protest by
Charge d'Affaires lnnes generally was
accepted as yoicing the decision of
the state department to leave the en-
tire matter in the hands Of congress,
where the legislation in dispute is now
pending.
Secretary Knoxs letter says. the
British communication indicates 1t
to be the opinion Of his Britannia ma
jesty's government that to exempt all
American shipping from the payment
Of tolls would involve an infraction of
the treaty and further indicates the
opinion that there would be no diff
ference in principle between charging
Of tolls only thereafter to refund them
and remitting such tolls altogether, y
The opinion Is expressed that the
method Of charging but refunding
tolls, while perhaps complying with
the letter OF the treaty, still would
centrayene its spirit
The communication admits that
there Is nothing In the Hay.Paunce'
fote treaty to prevent the United
States from subsdl2ing It's shipping,
but asserts that there IL a great dis
tlncton between a general subsidy,
either to shipping at large or to ship.
ping engaged IN any given trade and
a subsidy calculated particularly with
reference to the amount Of use Of the
canal by the subsidized lines or yes.
sells, such a subsidy, II granted, would
not In the opinion OF his Britannia
majesty's government be In accord
snce with the obligations OF the treaty,
with respect to the proposal that
exemptions shall be given to vessels
engaged In the coast wise trade It ap.
pears to his Britannia majesty's gov
ernment that It would be impossible
TO frame regulations which would pre-
vent the exemption from resulting In
a preference to American shipping
and consequently IN an nfractIon Of
the treaty
The state department has taken the
attitude that the protest OF the Brit.
Ish government against free Amcri'
can ships IN not properly n matter for
diplomatic lrcatmcpl At this time,
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
SETTLEMENT BY SHERIFfS
Several Different Funds of State Are
Increased by Them.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

western Newspaper Union News Seryfcs
Little Rock-A number OF county
collectors made their settlements with
the state treasurer. The amounts paid
into the several funds were as fol-
lows:
I. F. Hunson, Arkansas county
General revenue fund. 11,945.40; sink.
ing fund, sS22.44; school fund, s21..
2S3.5O; pension fund, $10,641: state
capitol fund, S3,54730.
C. NJ. Matthews, Chicot county
General revenue fund, s7,219.7S; liquor
license, $4,5OO; sinking fund, s4,o4L22;
school fund, $13,1OS.29; pension fund,
$6,53.6S; state capitol fund, $2,1S4S3,
J. Zeno Plant, White county-Gen-
eral revenue fund, S11,44796; sinking
fund, SS6I26 school fund, $20.774S0;
pension fund, $IO,3S6.S7; state capitol
fund, $3,466.O7.
T. b. Rogers, Pike county-General
revenue fund, s4,16998; sinking fund,
$319.71; school fund, s77042G; pen.
sion fund, $3,S53,5O; state capitol fund,
S1,2S5.49
j. s. Johnson, collector of Faulkher
county, made his settlement with the
state treasurer, paying in the follow.
ing amounts: General revenue fund,
$5,93S1G; sinking fund, S45S.S3; school
fund, $11,0l2.91; pension fund, s5,-
506.45: state Capitol fund. Sl.S35.48.
S. E. Screeton, collector of Prairie
county, made his final settlement with
the state treasurer. He had previously
paid $1,000 into the general revenue
fund and various amounts into other
funds. The amounts paid into the
various funds by him were: General
revenue fund, $S5.S2; sinking fund,
$510.07; school fund, s1,374SS; pen.
sion fund, S5,13742; state capitol fund,
s545.S0.
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
Incorporation Matters.

The Dudley Brothers Manufacturing
Company OF Russellville filed articles
OF incorporation In the office Of the
secretary OF state, The company pro-
poses 20 manufacture boxes and on
gage In tho canning business The
company Ia capitalized at $4,000,
The Phillips County Real Estate
Company OF Helena and the Travellers
Fire Insurance Company OF Pine Bluff
surrendered their charters
The United States Casket aud Nov
city Company OF Fort Smith, the 0s'
ceola Blue clipper stalk Cutter Manu-
featuring Company OF Osccola and the
Bismork Catering Company OF Pine
buff have surrendered their charters,
Tho Upshaw Hardware Company OF
Helena filed articles Of incorporation
with the secretary OF state, Tho com
pany Ia capitalized at $4,000,
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
MUST SWITCH CARS
Commerce Commission Renders Ven
diet Favorlne Capitol.

Little Rock, Authorization has been
received IN this city that In decis'
lon rendered by the Interstate Com
meroe Commission, tho st. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern railroad
is ordered to hereafter switch carloads
OF material for the r~w Arkansas state
capitol from another line connection
TO the spur track constructed Jointly
by the state and the Iron Mountain
TO facilitate tho handling OF material
for the capitol
Tho Iron Mountain refused to switch
two carloads OF marble from u con-
Meeting line, A petition asking that
the Iron Mountain be compelled TO
perform such switching service was
filed by the Arkansas Railroad Com
mission
Tho Interstate Commerce Commits
sIon holds that the spur track ~ not q
otcam" track IN the ordinary mean
ing Of the term, and that the Iron
Mountain violated the Interstate Com
meree Commission net
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
EXPRESS RATES
ORDERED REDUCED
Commerce Commission Reports
Findings in Investigation
Of Companies.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington Sweeping reductions
in express rates averaging, in general,
approximately Is per cent; drastic re-
forms in regulation and practices; and
comprehensive changes in the meth
| DDS Of operation, are prescribed In
report made pubic by the interstate
commerce commission of its investi-
cation into the business Of the IL
great express companies Of the United
States,
Dealing with the identity Of inter
est between the various companies,
the report finds that while these com
Ipanles are separate legal entities, 1T
is of interest to regard this fact they
by stock ownership and otherwise they
are so interaced, intertwined and in.
terlocked that II Is with difficulty we
can trace and one Of the greater COM
panies as either independent In its
management or the agency of single
railroad system, So that while these
companies operate separately and
completely with each other for traffic,
the express business may be said to
be almost family affair."
Commissioner Lane is Of the opinion
that the conclusions reached consti.
tute a long step towards the solution
Of that grayest problem OF the Ameri.
can householder the high cost Of liv.
ing,
The greatest reduction OF rates pro.
posed Is on small packages es-that Is
on parcels which weigh less than ~
pounds, Rates on packages OF more
than u pounds were found to be more
reasonable than those on smaller par.
cells
Briefly stated the new rates may be
said to be based upon a minimum
charge of q cents for one. e.pound
package, This charge increases In
ratio TO the Increase OF weight and dIa.
tasces, at rates varying from three.
tcnths Of cent a pound, according to
the conclusions OF the commission, is
approximately the highest rate per
pound for the greatest distance posi-.
BILE for a parcel to be carried wholly
within the United States,
Tho report shows that more than
3OO,O00O00 parcels are handled Annu,
ally by the express companies In the
United states, The average household
OF five persons in this country either
sends or receives by express. In the
course OF n year from to 10 pack.
ages The average weight OF these
pa ges Ia "a pounds; the average
express charge IL 80 cents, and the
average haul ls 200 miles II appears
that u very small proportion OF the
eSpross traffic Of the country results
from direct shipments from the farm
to the city home,
or foremost Importance In the re-.
qulrcmcnt that all OF the express com
pnnles shall join IN the establishment
OF through routes by the quickest lines
Of communication between all express
offices and shall publish through rates
to apply between those points, Tho
snme provision gives The shipper the
right TO name the route by which his
property shall be carried.
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
.LOR|MER LOSES
SEAT IN SENATE
Body Finds That His NOmina.
tion Was Secured BY lrreg-
ular Methods.

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Washington.-Ove the ma
iority OF It's own committee and re-
ycrsing its vote Of March /, 1911, the
senate took away from William Lori
mer his seat as junior senator from II
lnois, by a vote OF 50 to 2S.
A member OF the senate since June
lS, 1909 Mr. Lorimer was declared to
have been the recipient of votes OBJ.
tanned by corrupt methods, and prac-
tice,' and his election was held to
have been invalid. Technically, Mr.,
Lorimer will pass out OF the records
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20

Washington Great Britaln's pro.
test that the United states has no
right under the llay.Pauncefote treaty
to pass It's own coastwisc vessels free
through the Panama canal while II
collects tolls from British and other
foreign ships, found emphatic support
In the senate, Senator Burton Of
Ohio and Root Of Now York declared
Great Britain had surrendered import
ant rights with Panama held under
the former ClayionBulwef treaty for
the pledge OF equal treatment" TO all
ships.
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
Passes Warshlp Bill.

Washington. THE senate passed the
Terror battleship" resolution by
Senator TIllman, proposing that the
United States build the greatest war.
ship possible under modern naval con
dltions, TO put an end TO tho race
for naval supremacy" Mr., Tillman's
resolution directs the committee on
naval affairs TO determine how far
shlpbullders and armorers can 20 to
build "the very best battleship or
cruiser the world has ever seen or
will ever see" and proposes to name
the new ship The Terror" and make
hor the peacomaker "of tho world
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
Garland County viii Pay.

Little Rock,--By consent OF those
Interested, Judge Jacob Trieber Of the
United states district court ordered
n decree entered In the case Of ,Artie
H. Palmer, woman and resident OF
Colorado, against Garland county, the
suit being brought for the collection
Of $4,000 on account Of warrants Is
sued by the defendant county for the
construction OF the Garland county
courthouse, which warrants were pur
chased by the plaintiff from the con
tractor in 1905
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
Arkansan Given Honor.

Chicago. George u, Cook, state su.
,erin,ondon, Of public instruction OF
Arkansas, was mado director and
James J. joyncr OF Raleigh N G, a
trustee, and delegates showed their
nroferonce for salt Lake city FOR tho
,o,a convention ut the gathering OF the
N.,,o,el Educational Association here
rhis practically concluded the work
~ tho ,Itth annual session OF the or
vsnl,a,lon. The selection OF Salt Lake
city has yc, to be ratified BY 'hs e'
soutiye committee '.'
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
Neybdrn Turna On lefSeraop.

Washington. Thomas jefferson
was not the author OF tho Declaration
OF Independence" declared Senator
Hepburn as he blocked consideration
OF a Joint resolution proposing pur.
chase OF Monticello by tho govern.
mont Mr., Hepburn spoke OF Jeffer.
son an tho idol OF the Democratic
party. "Ie is about M well bronxed
and moss covered az any other statcs.
mon" he said, "and do not think
he should bo delfled"
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20

OF the senate as a member OF that
body, Notwithstanding his more than
three years occupancy Of his seat. B
Facing his associates with the de-
claraton, ~ am ready" Mr., Lorlmer
sat In the chamber and heard his fate
decreed az the roll call showed the
adoption OF the resolution OF Senator
Luke LcH OF Tennessee, the sonato's
youngost member,
The man who for three days had
held the senate TO close attention with
his remarkable speech OF defense and
attack on his enemies, rose wearlly
from his seat and passed back to a
cloakro0m,
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
Aviator Gored 10 Death,

Paris, Hubert Latham. the Anglo.
French air man and ono OF the pio-
neers OF heaylerthan.alr aviation. was
killed June 7, by a Wild buffalo, dur.
Ink a hunt In the French Congo. The
governor general OF French Ecuato.
rial Africa, In teleprams 10 the minis.
ter OF colonies, says Latham was out
with number Of natives In the forest
when he shot and wounded buffalo.
which Immediately charged him and
gored and trampled him to death.
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20

Little Rock.--Zono Allen OF Wllmot,
Ills nephew Albert Lacy, II years old.
and two nlooes, Lydlan and kelsay
Lacy, aged 8 and 10 years, respective
ly, all Of whom were bitten by mad
dog on July 4 and 9, arrived IN Little
Rock for treatment 70 prevent rabbloa'
Tho treatment IL being administered
ty DE- Morgan smith, secretary vi The
ttate board OF health, the serum used
being prepared by the chemical labo'
fatorles OF the United states govern
ment Tho treatment will continue
u days.
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20

Denver More than n million dol.
lars damage and one life known 10
have beet Lost, IN the rcsul, Of n
oloudbursl here, sherry creek, which
cStenda along the northwest, west and
south boundaries Of Denver, overflow
I'D md approximately four square
miles Was under wuler, The principal
atFcC'B wer5 under 'rom oae to tsv
feet Of water The union depot was
under almost three feet of water and
more than 200 persons who were IN
the station when the torrent began
we're taken on on trucks,
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
French Drink 10 Barred,

Washington - The importation OF
nb.ls,he into the United Statcs and
itp sale IN interstate commerce was
prohibItsi after October I next by n
pure food decision aligned by Secretary
wilson, 1T Ia generally recognized, "
sals TIC ats.s.ea, cha, ,hia beYcFsg
IL dangerous 10 health" Members OF
the pure food board expressed the
opinion ,ha, tho decision virtually
would abolish tho une OF abslnthe In
the ltltst slater
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
Neoroes Charged With Bootlegeng,

Little Rook.--Thlrteen strong, able
bodied negroes, capable OF cultivating
a 325.acre cotton plantation, all Of
them from Woodruff county, were eI.
amined before United States Commis.
sioner W. S. Allen on the charge OF
"bootleggng" Nine Of them were dis.
charged, but two admitted their guilt
and we're held to await the action OF
the federal grand jury,
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
yonea Jury Dlaaareea.

Little Rock, Ark-The Jury IN the
case OF W, A, Dutch" Jones, being un'
able 10 agree upon verdict, was dis.
missed and witnesses were summoned
for new trial, After celebrating
for many hours the jury failed to
reach a verdict, nine being In favor
0! seaulttal and three for conviction
on the charge OF granddaughter, A bal.
lot was taken by the jury 20 minutes
after golng In the box with tho re-
suit that eight were for acqulttal aud
four for conviction,
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
Little Rock, Ark Arkansas voters

Little Rock, Ark Arkansas voters
will be given an opportunity at the
general election In September TO say
by ballot whether or not they are In
favor OF statewide prohibition, The
supreme court, IN an opinion rendered
by Justice Carroll D. Wood, affirmed
the judgment OF the second division
Of tho Pulaski circuit court, which de
MED the petition Of J, T. Ilammett and
A. A, Whlssen, two we'll known TEN
perance workers, who sought to en-.
join the secretary OF state from Ger.
tifylng the petition
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
First Bale OF Cotton Sold.

New orleans. The first bale OF the
new crop Of cotton to be received here
came and was auctloned OF outside
the cotton exchange, It was bought
by DreuIl & Co. for CSC pound, The
bale weighed 5l2 pounds and was
classed as strict mIddlng 1t was
raised in San BenIto, Tex, and was
shipped here from Houston TO Nor
man Mayor a. Co.
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20
81 Louis-Four persons we're drown

St I.ouIs--Four persons we're drown
cd at Alton, H., by n cloudburst which
destroyed two miles OF steets, wreck
ed ak buildings and tho gas plant
Of the Alton Gas and Electric Com
pany, with total property loss oi
t25OOOO. The cloudburst followed a
spectacular storm which lasted nil
night Three times Il passed over Al
ton, flooding streets and cellars each
time, The third time rain fell In tor,
rents. sending n wall of water nine
feet deep through the principal bust
ncua and residence streets,
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20

New Bedford, Miss Twelve New
Bedford cotton mills, employing H..
900 operatives, were closed for an In.
definite period as result OF the
strike OF weayers and loom fIxers
which went into effect The loom fix.
ors went out In sympathy with the
weayers, as did also the twlsters and
smoothers
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-20

Washington. -- The trial OF Judge
Robert W Archibald Of the commerce
court, accused OF mlsbehayior by al.
legged acceptance OF credit and favors
from lltlgana before his court got
under way The senate was sworn IN
as a court OF impeachment and sum.
mons FOR the accused Judge, calling
him 10 It's bar was issued.