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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

Republican sains-Idaho. Maine. North
Dakota
Democratic gains-Illincis, Michigan,
Missouri. Nebraska. Washington
Progressive or Republican and Pro-
EreSsive tuslon-kansas. Maine. South
Dakota, West Virginia
1t is evident that the changes made
in the Governors of the different States
arc fewer than the changes made in
any other feature OF the election, The
Republicans gained two Governors, but
gained in nothing else, while they lost
five; and the Democrats gained less in
Governors than they gained in any
thing else. The Progrcssivcs, as such,
gained but two States-Kansas and
South Dakota. They gained Maine and
West Virginia by fusion with the reg
ular Republicans.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

New York Tribune; "Thc French
government has Just made a. new sub
sidy agreement with Transatlantic
steamship line; which, of course. is
broadmindcd and farsceing statesman
ship For the United States govern.
mcnt to do the same would, of course,
be corrupt and disgracefnl iobhcrv.il
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

The price of beef on the hoof has been
gradually climbing until II cents n
pound is reported paid for bunch Of
steers. At that rate, it surely would be
better to haul in little on sheep and
give cattle more Of tho range. especially
as sheep arc likely to have frost on
the range Of the National capitol.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

Detroit Free Press: "Nine persons
wcro killed during Ohio s rabbit hunt
ing season. Men who look like rabbits
are unfortunate in not being able to
run like them
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

There ism 7 much practical sense in
the proposition TO recall judicial deci-
sious; if there is to be any sort of re-
cali of court procedure, the thing to re.
call is the law upon which the decision
is based.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

The Gridiron club in its farewell to
Taft made free both with general and
local conditions, as is the custom OF the
club. But it is all clear fun and good
nature, without particle of malice
in If
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

Kentucky Thanksgivcrs grumbled at
having TO pay 1719 cents pound for
turkeys. But what would they have
done if they had been obliged to pay
271s to so cents7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

Milwaukee Sentinel: "a Tacoma
man, acquitted by a jury, kissed three
of them. They were women. We see
right now where fcminine juries be-
come mighty popular,''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

Ten thousand suffragists threaten to
march in the Inauguration parade if
the weather is fine. But the consistent
record of bad weather allows hope.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

The Democratic vote in this country
having been cast to make Roosevelt
tho Republican nominee turned to and
"beat him 10 a frazzle' -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

\ Tennessee society has given a
"speechless dinner and all good
diners arc applaudinG it as good cx.
ample 10 follow.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

Let the Good Fellows keep their eyes
on tho little "window.wishers and
they viii receive many good bints
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

Russia as a peacemaker is a surprise
to tho world. But it is safe to say that
she wants and expects to get well paid
for acting in her new role.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

clearly TO be preferred, the ballot it.
self is at once short, comprehensive,
plain, and easily voted
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09
Monday, December 9, 1912.

There's moro to be learned in Reno
about marriage, than in any other town
IN America.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09

nent is under way for permanent
close season on the animals for a mum
bcT Of vears''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-09
Tbe Salt Lake Uril,ulte

Issued every morning By
salt Lsks Tribune Publishing Company,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
RESULTS ARE REVIEWED
State Department Of Education Gives
Figures Showing Benefits.

Little Rock,--The department OF
education has issued a review Of the
work accomplished under the state
aid to high schools plan, The review
follows;
81. 1t has made high school in
struction free to all qualified pupils in
the state, except in the counties Of
Madison, Desha and Drew
SO. 1t has given free tuition to L.
9l2 from outside districts,
"3. 1t has given free tuition 20
948 rural teachers and special train
ing to 327 normal students who are
preparing to teach in rural schools.
q Counting communities Of fewer
than 1000 population as essentially ru-
raj, II has given high school privileges
TO 1857 children at cost Of less
than $40 per year per pupil to the
state, most OF whom could not have
otherwise had these advantages at all.
"5. It has given instruction In agri.
culture to 1852 pupils in high school
classes,
&c. It has increased the high school
enrolment In one year As per cent
In the year ending July I, 1911, the
enrolment In all high schools was g.
iS2, while In the year ending July /,
1912, the 90 state high schools alone
enrolled 6G3S and GO unaided high
schools enrolled 1884, making total
for the year Of 9,622, an increase OF
3,li0,
~. II has brought nearly all OF the
high schools of the state TO accepted
standards In course OF study length
Of recitation period, laboratory for the
teaching Of natural sciences, number Of
daily classes, per teacher and pupil
and the length OF the school term.
49, While the money given TO high
schools as aid is taken from the com
mon school fund, Il has not affected
the length OF term OF the common
school or the salary OF the teacher at
ell. Tho cost to n district with 90
enumerated pupils II about Si--a sum
TO small TO effect either Besides II
comes out OF the unused balance Of
81 100000 constantly carried by the
common and special districts Of the
state to their credit"
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
STATE CAPITOL
NEWS AND NOTES
Committee From Penitentiary
Board Investigates Death
of Convict.
WARDEN HELD BLAMELESS
Prisoner Died From Effect Of over
heating but He Had Received Proper
and Immediate Attention,

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rock.-The committee sent
out by the penitentiary board to in.
vestigate the death Of a convict who
died in the camp of Warden Tinsley,
located near Malvern, has rendered its
report and exonerated Warden Tins
ley from blame ia connection with the
death of the convict.
Conditions in the camp were found
TO be sanitary and that the prisoners
were not suffering for anything, the
only recommendation of the committee
being that the conyicts should be al
lowed TO eat their noon meal in the
shade.
In the case of the dead convict It
was found that he was Lee Edwards,
convicted in Miller county and had
only been in the camp a week before
his death He had been in jail sew
eral months before his conviction and
was in no condition to stand hard
labor or the hot sun. He was given
thIl ilSui uuAito W Itl lbl ~ bo' - ''Nh
soon noted that he was i'll and he was
sent to the camp for treatment He
showed Improvement next morning,
and desired to go to work. He had been
working only a short time before he
had to be sent TO the camp again to
receive treatment, Immediate medi-
cal attention was given him but he
died few hours later from the effects
OF being overheated.
The only fault to be found by the
committee was with Warden Tinsley,
who it is said expressed his opinions
freely of cornor and coroner's juries.
Since the committee who investi-
gated the death of the convict Ed
wards made its report, complaints
have been made that investigation
was not thorough and Secretary Of
State Earle Hodges has issued call
for the entire penitentiary board TO
meet and visit Malvern in a body to
make q thorough examination.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
SPEAKING DATES ANNOUNCED
Democratic Nominee Plans 70 Cover
Part Of state Before Election.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rock.-The speaking dates OF
Joe T. Robinson, Democratic nominee
for governor, has been announced as
follows:
Aug. 22-Van Buren,, II a m; Bar
ling, p. M; Alma, p. m.
Aug. 23-Charleston, II a. m; Par
is, p. m; Scranton. p. m.
Aug. 24-Fort Smith, S p. m.
Aug. 2G-Huntsville. IL a. m; Eu
reka Springs, s p. m.
Aug. 27-Berryville, 10 a. m; Har
rison, s p. m.
Aug. 2S-Marshall, p. m.
Aug. 29-Leslie, II a. m; HebeI
Springs, p. m.
Aug. 3O-Searcy. Il a. m; Bald
Knob, 3 p. m.
Aug. 31-Malvern, 1890 a. m; Ben
ton, 2 p. m. Argenta, p. m.
Sept Mammoth Spring, 1O:So a
m; Success, s p. m.
Sept 3-Corning, II a m; Newport
S p. m.
Sept. 4--Jonesboro, / p. m; Para
gould. p. m.
Sept. 5-Texarkana (hour not fixed J
Sept 6-Camden, II a. m; Ell Dora
Go, s p. m.
Sept Hot Springs, p, IN.
Election on Monday, Sept. 8.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
CONTRIBUTION TO MUSEUM
Several Valuable Exhibits Added TO
Growing Collection.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rock-An antique notary pub.
lie record is now on display at the
Arkansas Historical Museum. II con
tains protests from the insurance com
panies from the nOrtary public record
for 1S39-40, concerning damages sus-
tanned by steamboats, navigating the
Arkansas river. 1t also contains a rec
ord of names and of crews OF some
fifty or more Of these boats. 1t Is
written in very legible hand and is
not only interesting, but valuable on
account of the many facts it contains
about river navigation during the early
days. 1t was donated to the Arkansas
Historical Commission by James S,
Pollock Of this city and is a part Of
the John E. Knight collection.
The commission also has a valuable
addition in a record containing all the
important correspondence of Gov.
Archibald Yell. who was elected gov.
ernor of Arkansas in 1910, and during
whose administration the campaign
was on for the remuneration Of Tex.
as. Doubtless this collection will sup.
ply a great deal of Information con
cerning the attitude of the admins
tration toward the political questions
of that day. This collection was loan
ed TO the commission by r. d. Craw-
ford, supreme court reporter.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
Proved That His Baby Was Finest in the World.

A BABY boy arrived at the resi-
"A dence OF Thomas Fronesack a
few days ago. lie Is a very remark
able youngster Any one who has
anything to say to the contrary does
so at his own peril Fronesack has
promised to lick" the man who dares
to tell him to his face that that boy
isn't the finest baby IN the world.
And Fronesack makes good, too
The other afternoon Froncsack and
HIS brothorIn.law, Felix Wosnack.
we're sitting together on tho Frone.
sack porch Fronesack was discus.
sing the baby. lie has done nothing
else but discuss that infant since he
put In his appearance.
Ibid you see the smart way he
doubled up his little fists this morn.
ing2" said Fronesack to Wosnack
MY, that boy In going to have strong
hands"
Al THIS moment a casual acquaInt.
aneo OF Froneeack's passed At the
gate.
Hear you got new baby, Mr.
Fronosack' said he.
You bet" responded Fronesnch
"tho finest little baby boy in tho
world"
'he visitor was conducted into tho
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
Perspirinu Statesmen Labor At the Capitol.

I'D you ever attend a Decoration
~ day celebration and see the To-
cal politicians rise up on the platform
and deliver themselves Of long and
fervid oratory? Did you ever notice
that they are always dressed in the
dignifed and sober Prince Albert
coat? No matter how hot the day
none of them would ever think Of ris-
ing to speak unless they we're attired
in this emblem Of American states
manship.
After the local dignitaries had
their say and the chairman rose to
introduce the most important of then.
all, the representative in congress
from the district or one OF the United
States senator's, were you not i'm
pressed by his distinguished appear
ance? Could you imagine him going
about in shirt sleeves, with vest un-
buttoned and q handkerchief tied
about his neck? Mo- A thousand
times MOI You could not But they
do
It's warm in Washington in the
summertime. Some people say it's
hot and some more people say some
other things about t.
One day the papers print an inter.
view with some one Of the leaders
that congress will adjourn early in
August The story arouses hope in
many hearts A few days after they
print another interview with some
other man just as prominent who
says that there will be no adjourn.
ment until the middle Of September.
SO II goes Meanwhile 1t Is hard to
get together a quorum Of the faithful
70 transact business. The other day
when an important bill was up before
the house there were not enough
members present and the sergeant at
arms was instructed TO 20 out and ar.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24

yyYASHINGTON.-The colored breth'
W rem and sisters in the District OF
Columbia and the city Of Washington
are stirred up to a boiling point over
the question Of hell. The pastors OF
the various and sundry coiored
churches held a meeting the other day
and in solemn conclave decided that
there must be something "didding
Immediately TO offset the effect OF the
recent action of the International bl'
BILE Students association in going on
record as believing there was no burn
ing hell
If you take the fireworks out OF nell
according to some of the colored dls'
pensers Of de gospil" in this city, you
rob them Of a great lever and a club
over their Uncertain congregations.
The best way to keep a niger IN
line is to convince him there is hell
and the hotter you make 1t and the
more awful you can depict his future
punishment unless he walks the
strait and narrow" the more apt
he is to heed your injunctions, accord
ing to the leaders OF the various hocks
in the District
A regular neutrality-suspicious.
ing lake Of birthstone and molten lead
is the old fashioned kind Of hell that
has done yeoman service In making
Young negroes see the error OF theiT
ways in the past and has helped might
ily the limited donations to foreign
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
FIRST EXTENSION
SCHOOL IN STATE
Being Held at MorriItOn--- Many
in Attendance and Good
Results Expected.
VISITORS ARE ENTERTAINED
Furnished Free Camping Grounds, Free
Tents, Free Beds and Free Wood,
Expense Light on Farmer

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Morrilton. With more than 500 peo.
pie in attendance the first agricultural
extension school ever held in Arkan-
sas opened here Monday.
The citizens of Morrilton had pre-
cared everything possible for the com
fort of those attending the course.
Free camp grounds, free tents, free
beds and even free wood We're at the
disposal of those attending, so that it
did not cost a farmer a cent more to
attend the school than it did to stay
at home.
The farmers attending expressed
themselves enthusiastically over the
reception given them and the benefit
they were receiving from the course.
The course consisted Of lectures on
cotton, soils and fertilizers, corn,
grains and general forage crops, fruit
growing, vegetable growing, hog chol-
era, Texas fever hog, poultry and
dairying.
Certain hours each day were deyot-
ed to each subject and intense in
terest was displayed by those in at
tendance.
The extension school is under the
supervision of TIE agricultural depart
ment Of the University of Arkansas
with Prof Wilson in charge. 1t is
the intention of the agricultural de-
partment to hold these schools
throughout the state. The school at
Morrilton was in the nature Of an ex.
pertinent and it being so successful
assures that the schools will be held
in other communities Of the state.
While this work is ned in Arkansas,
1t is not an untried experiment, as
other states have been holding them
right along and finding them Of un-
told value to the farmers who can
rot attend the short courses Of agri'
culture at the universities,
In the school at Morrilton all the
courses were selected to suit the CON
ditions and crops Of the surrounding
country
The visitors and farmers were well
coined to Morrilton by Mayor J. A.
Frisby in behalf Of the citizens. He
spoke Of the purpose Of the school and
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
NEGRO GIVEN RESPITE
Counsel for Condemned Man Claims to
Have Found More Evidence.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rock,--Acting Governor w. c.,
Rodgers has granted respite Of IA
days to Harvey Woods, a negro SEN
fenced to be hanged for the murder
Of Kirk Morford, a white man, near
Des Arc on December 30, 1911. This
is the third respite for Woods. It was
granted upon petition Of w. A. Leach
of Des Arc, his counsel, who says there
is evidence indicating that another
wsite man was on the scene Of the
crime the night v occurred, He will
try TO gather testimony to this effect
during the respite,
Morford was murdered In Il negro
dive, and his body thrown on the rail
road tracks, where It was horribly
mutSated. Woods was convicted OF
the crime, but the evidence Is alleged
by the defense to have been unreliable
and conflicting,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
CONTRACTOR NOT GUILTY
Acquitted of Leading Mob Contractor
Given Freedom.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Waldron.-John StoWers Oklahoma
contractor, charged with being a lead.
er Of the mob which lynched Sanford
Lewis, a young negro, on one Of the
main streets Of Fort Smith, March
26, was acquitted here. The jury
was out q hours. John Williams,
charged with Involuntary manslaugh.
ter, following the death Of Deputy
Constable Andy Carr, for which the
negro was lynched was blamed, was
also acquitted.
The trials Of the two men were
brought here on a change Of venue,
after continuance was denied in Fort
Smith.
Deputy Constable Carr Of Fort
Smith, accompanied by williams, at.
tempted to arrest the negro on the
night Of March &c, The black ran and
several shots were fired, one Of which
struck Carr in the head. lie died the
following day The negro was finally
captured and taken to the county Jail
at Fort Smith, Within few hours q
mob broke into the Jail and hanged
the negro to telegraph pole on Gar.
rison avenue, the main street Of the
city Showers was arrested charged
with being one Of the leaders OF the
mob, Williams was arrested, It being
alleged that he had struck the negro
over the head with his revolver, which
had caused the weapon to explode, the
bullet striking and mortally wounding
Deputy Constable Carr, The negro
was thought to have fired the shot,
but II was later stotcr that black was
unormed whom tho officer attempted
10 arrest him.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
ARREST Is THREATENED
County Judge orders City Officials to
Vacate Building and Grounds.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Fort Smith. -- Mayor Bourland re.
ceived notice sent TO him by County
Judge Harp and which ordered the
mayor, the city council and all other
city officials to vacate the courthouse
now Jointly occupied by the city and
county, as well as the rest Of the
block on which the building stands,
II the order were complied with, the
city would have no jail According to
Mayor Bourand the city has no IN.
tonton whatever Of moving. He says
the contract which was made between
the city and county gave to tho form.
or third interest In the building 80
long Ns Il may stand" He said the
building would be standing when
Judge Harp went out OF office Noyom.
Der f. and that the city would rcsIst
any attempt to oust II, lie added "tho
city has an ordinance against the dc.
facing Of public property and II Judge
Harp starts 20 tear this building down,
We viii put him In jail"
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
RUSSElLVlLLE HAS FIRE
New Waterworks and Fire Department
Save City From Big Loss,

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Russellyille.-Fire which was dis.
covered here in the Shinn building at
Main AMI River streets, did about Sl5,.
600 damage But for the waterworks
system and the local fire company
which were called into service for the
first time, the entire building and
perhaps the block would have been
destroyed.
The heaviest loser was Il. H. Butler
proprietor Of a moving picture the
ater in the burned building, He lost
reels valued at $4,000, three Edison
machines, $50 Illustrated song slides
and other accessories, which viii make
his total loss about $1,000. He car.
riod no insurance. Others who lost
IN the fire were the Pope County Rec.
ord, the Russollyille Telephone Co.,
Dr. r. w. Wilson, n dentist, besides n
number Of people who had apartments
in the building. Most Of the loses,
however. are covered by insurance,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24

ct hE late Senator Coke o, Texas
ana Private John Allen OF Mia.
sissippi were warm personal friends
ana 'or years dlned At the same table
at The old Metropolitan hotel" said
COL Charles A, Edwards the noted
correspondent, the other day,
The propensity OF Private John 10
work on Joke even on aa dIgnlded n
statesman M was Richard Coke came
very near creating n permanent brool
In their emlcablc relations NAV saY
here that the Texan was an ln,onss
eouthethef, naturally Of ab ,rass,hls
temperament '''''
wen, TO get back to my story "a to
,he 'r,eh played him by the gentleman
"om Tupelo' 1t all came Obou, through
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24

the part that tie people OF Morrilton
were taking In the school. He gave
the visitors the keys of the city and
told them that every arrangement had
been made for their comfort and en-
ioyment.
The following subjects were in the
course taken by the farmers at Nor
rilton:
Cotton--This course deals with
those facts which have practical
bearing on the profitable production
OF cotton in Arkansas. The struc-
ture OF the cotton plant, the origin
and classification of cotton varieties,
varieties adapted TO Arkansas and
practical methods for their improve
ment, and special points in the culti-
walton of cotton are some of the points
carefully studied
Soils and Fertilizers-Six lectures.
This course deals with the practical
methods Of handling soils and fert'
lizers IN Arkansas. 1t includes
thorough practical study of the prin-
ciples of cultivation and tillage, the
preparation and use of commercial
fertilizers and their relation to the
maintenance of soil fertility.
Corn, Grains and General Forage
Crops.-The planting, cultivation and
harvesting of corn, varieties of corn
for Arkansas, the selection of corn
for seed and for show purposes are
some of the points studied
Fruit Growing This course deals
with the planting, cultivating, pruning,
spraying, diseases, insects, packing
and marketing of the fruits grown in
the community, with special attention
to peaches and strawberries.
Vegetable Growing.-This course
deals with soil, varieties, fertilizers, in
sects, packing, marketing with special
attention to cantaloupes, tomatoes
etc.
Hog Cholera-In this course the
question of hog cholera is taken up
from all its phases, with special at
tention to vaccination, sanitary con-
ditiOns, etc
Texas Feyer.-This course deals
with the course Of the fever and the
eradication of the tick, and dipping
watts, laws governing the tick work in
Arkansas,
Hogs.-This was practical lecture
on hog growing in Arkansas, taking
up the question Of types, breeds, feeds,
markets, etc.
Poultry.-This subject is a very i'm
portant one from the farmers stand
point, 1t will be discussed from the
standpoint OF care, feeding, breeds,
houses, etc.
Dairying-These lectures were TAX
ed up from a practical standpoint, es-
pecially for the farmer who keeps
few COWS for his own use.
In addition to the above course
were two lectures. given to the mem
bers of the Boys Clubs. The lecture
to the Corn Club dealt with the care
and selection Of samples Of corn for
exhibition at the county and state
fairs, Cotton Club members were told
how to select and arrange samples Of
cotton for the county and state fairs,