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The Green Forest tribune., 1912-08-02
of the fiend who had caused so much

of the fiend who had caused so much terror in this city.
 In the radius of few blocks of the killing there had been several rob berries and people shot at within the last few days.
 Among the crimes that have been charged to that mysterious prowler Jack the Shooter," are:
 Assault with knife on Mrs. Tenn pie Parker, for which Reginald L, Red cliffe, professional trained nurse and "jack-at-all-trades' is now held in the county jail. Stabbing Mrs. A. D. Bourne.
 Attempted assault of Mrs. Nettie Nesbit.
 Attempt to kill Police Captain T NJ. Clifton.
 Attempted assault on Miss Katie Pozza.
 Shooting and wounding Miss Mar guerite Martin.
 Attempted assault on Mrs. Helena c. McNutt.
 Robbing the home of s. A. Poe
 Assault on Mrs. c. R. Smith, fol which L. H. Keeling, the first suspect who died recently from heat prostra tion on the county farm was arrested
 Pointing revolver at Mrs. s. J Drilling
 Wounding R. B. Wilson.
 Setting fire to home H. B. Sloan and assaulting the mother-in-laW of MT Sloan, for which crime John Henry Warren, a negro, is now serving g sentence of 2S years in the peniten tiary.
 Setting fire to home of w. o. Doug las.
 Wounding daughter of G. E. West
 Attempted assault on Miss Virginia Howell.
 Murder of Paul, the nine-months old son of MT. and Mrs. D. B. Coulter
 Attempted assault on Mrs. M. M Hankins.
 Attempted burglary at residence oi R. H. Walker
 Robbing residence of P. H. Miller.
 Three attempts to enter residence ] of A. NJ. Powell.
 Entering the Major P. w. Crawford home, and threatening Mrs. Amy Campbell.
 Entering and attempted burglary oi residence of c. B. Vail.
 Entering room of Miss Daisy An drews.
 Entering home Of G w. Presly where it is thought the dead negro received a bullet wound in his hand which caused the empptation of part of his finger.
 Attempt to kill Mrs. Alex Peterson
 Entering residence Of w. W. Will son. and threatening Miss Ada Vii son. ma
 Attempted entrance and shooting oi Mrs. R. Miles.
 Attempted assault and wounding oi Miss Maud Summer.
 In the above list of crimes many are attributed to Jack the Shooter of, which the dead negro, Brown, is believed to be the original.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-08-02
Peonage Charged Prominent Man.

Jonesboro.-A prominent business man here is under arrest on a charge of peonage. The defendant was taken before United States Commissioner Minor M. Markle, where be readily gave bond in the sum of $3,000 for his appearance before the commissioner, when he will be given a hearing. It was charged by one J. I. Martin. that some time during the year 1311 Der tig and Dave Johnson, who was at that time an overseed on one of the plantations of MT. Bertig, that they intimidated and conspired to intimi. date and drive him, the said Martin. from some unserviced lands of the United States government in Greene county.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-08-02

ems patriotic organizations, such as the United Daughters of the Confed- eracy, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Daughters of 1872. These organizations, it is said, will undertake to raise the money needed to place the old building in shape to be used for the purposes proposed.
 Secretary of State Earle W. Hodges is president of the State Museum As sociation, and he has taken a very ac- tive interest in the work of that body. He has also, as custodian of the state capitol, paid out of his own pocket a considerable part of the money that has been spent on the old capitol and
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-08-02
Hold Record for Attendance.

Imboden.-The Methodist Sunday school of Pocahontas boasts the best record of attendance in the state of Arkansas, and probably unparalleled in the United States. Harry and Les ter Childs, 16 and 13 years, respect. lively, have attended. the one Sunday school regularly for the past eight years. During the last six years they have not missed single Sunday, and the only two Sundays in the past seven years and that was when they were away from home.
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Dr. E. M. Poteat, president of Fur. man University of South Carolina was reelected as "chief guest" for next year.
 The following officers and district leaders for the following year were elected:
 President, H. l.. Winburn, Arkadel. phia; vice president, Roy L. Bilhetm. CT, Little Rock; recording secretary c. S. Leavell, Little Rock, extension leader, o. J. Wade, Little Rock; A. M. Wright, Camden. superintendent of grounds.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-08-02
B. Y. P. U. CLOSES MEETING
Ninth Annual Session at Philadelphia
 Best Ever Held.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Philadelphia. = The ninth annual meeting of the Arkansas B. Y. P. U. Summer Assembly closed here, there being in attendance larger number than ever before. One of the most in- teresting reports of the assembly was the report of the corresponding sec Tetary, w. A. Ramsey. MT. Ramsey of Fayetteville showed that during the past six months the B. Y. P. Us in- creased in membership 113 per cent and that the number of unions was an increase of no per cent over the past year.
 It was decided to hold the encamp- ment at Ouachita College campus in Philadelphia again next year and w. P Wilson was again chosen superin- tendent of grounds, buildings and en- tertainments.
 Next year the handling of the crowd will be done by board of gov ernors and legislature, to be elect ! ed by the assembly delegates.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-08-02
MYSTERIOUS MAN BELIEVED KILLED Hack The Shooter" Who Has TerrOrized Little Rock Meets
 Just Fate.
EVIDENCE IS CONCLUSIVE.
Many Midnight Assaults and Attempt ed Assaults Believed to Have
 Been Committed by Negro.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock-"Jack the Shooter" is dead. J. B. Brown, a negro, known as a sport and bad man, was killed while trying to break into the house or a negro poolroom keeper.
 Shortly before the shooting of the negro man entered the bedroom oi two women and when discovered threatened to shoot, one of the women screamed and he fired three shots one of them taking effect in the hand of Miss Maud Summers, one of the occupants of the room. He then made his escape by the window he had en. tered.
 Police headquarters was immediate ly notified and arrived on the scene with bloodhounds and took up the trail of the marauder. The trail led the officers through negro portion of the town and west about a mile the fugitive then doubled back on his trail and stopped within short dis tance of the scene of the attempted assault
 Seeking refuge from the police he tried to effect entrance into the resi- dence of Sam Collins, a negro pool room keeper Collins hearing the noise at the window secured his re yolver and went to the back of the house. The back window was down and the sash nailed, the shade also being down Collins was unable to sec anyone, so listening a moment he fired three shots through the window and not hearing any more oise did not go outside thinking he had scared away whoever was there.
 When policeman arrived few - Cements later to investigate tile noise x Is- found a man iasyingg in the back sard of Collins residence dead. He looked to be white man in the dim light and the police supposed he was shop where it was found that the dead man was a yellow negro with his face whitened with some white sub. stance like starch.
 In the meantime the posse was still following the trail of the man who at. tempted the assault, when within a short distance of the place where the killing occurred the trail was lost by the hounds. However, continuing in the direction the trail had been lead. ing the posse came to the scene of the killing.
 Being sure that the dead man was the man wanted the officers took charge of the situation and had the dead negro taken to an undertaking shop.
 Upon examination of the body it was found that the supposed white man was negro. His face was whit ened with starch or some other sub- stance, he wore ladies fancy hose and his clothes and handkerchief were highly perfumed.
 The officers are positive that the dead negro is the one who has been perpetrating most of the assaults upon the women of this city. Every bit of the evidence so far gathered points to the dead man as the man wanted. On his person were found clippings of the daily papers of this city coneaining accounts of the deeds
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-08-02

the United Daughters of the Confeder- acy and other patriotic organizations, have adopted resolutions endorsing the movement and calling upon the legislature to take action that will in- sure the retention of the capitol by the state. The press of the state has almost universally supported the cam paign and few persons can be found who will advocate the sale or destruc- tion of the building.
 The State Museum Association is entirely nou-partisan in it's charac- ter It's vice presidents include some of the most prominent Republicans in 1 Arkansas, and some of the leading
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-08-02
Kills Big Bear.

Harrisburg-Charle Ford reports having killed large bear near the Houston camp, between the bay and St. Francis river in the eastern part of this, Poinsett county, He heard a shoat squeal, and slipped out in that direction. He Saw the bear tearing out 8 piece of the shoat and eating st. He fired oyts,e bear, and shot it squasely thrtsrrots tshdsbe heart. It ran about 75 nguat, lhote .fell dead. The bear was anfii S fS wnls n Ins promI @ one, and was eiso qussa os''nf VI. Jernig
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-08-02

Little Rock.-The movement for the preservation of the old capitol build Ing, work on which was started before the state of Arkansas was born nearly 80 years ago, has gained force rapidly during the past few months and when the next general assembly convenes, great pressure will be brought to bear upon the members to induce them to take such acton as will insure the re- tention of the old statehouse, in it's present form.
 The movement to prevent this his toric structure from passing from the control of the state or falling victim to the hands of the destroyer, is
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-08-02
Peach Crop on Move.

Clarkesville.-Th Elbertas are nov. ing. Many cars have been shipped, and the number of cars shipped daily Will increase for the next few days until it reaches 150 per day. No re. turns have been received from the Elberta shipments, but the price promises to be fair. The county fig fQh of hands seeking work as pickers and the streets are crowded with wag ons and peach frames loaded with peaches are returning for more.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-08-02

women of the state. The association
 has no other object than to secure
 the preservation of the old statehouse
 It is soliciting no funds, the only mon
 ey raised being that secured from
 the membership fee of S1. The small
 sum secured in this way is being used
 to furnish few rooms in the old capi- tol and defray the necessary expenses
 of the association. The association l asks only that the statehouse be pre-
 served and turned over the various womens organizations to be used as
 an exhibit hall
 It is not thought likely that an ef- 1 fort will be made to restore" the old l capitol, as those most active in the movement to preserve the building declare that the principal object of re- taining the structure would be defeat 1 ed if it should be remodeled or con- yerted into a modern building. They
 wish to see only such repairs made as
 are necessary to prevent the old build l ing from deteriorating further and to leave the structure in much the same
 condition as it is today
 Eminent authorities on art have pro- nounced the old 5tatehouse to be one of the most beautiful types of the old classic architecture in existence today and have expressed the hope that the structure will be preserved, if fo1 no other reason, because of it's artistic value. There are other reasons of a sentimental nature, however, which prompt the movement for the preser- vation of the building. Older than the state itself, the structure has been the scene of some of the most stirring events in the history of the common wealth, and is associated with the progress of the state from the time of it's organization.
 The material side of the movement is shown in the plans for the installa- tion in the building of a comprehen, sive exhibit of the states resources. as well as of a collection of historic relics and documents. It is believed that in this way the old capitol can be converted into a show place that will be of benefit to every portion of the state. A start is already being made in this direction and a complete exhibit of the states agricultural products will be installed in the build ing before the next legislature con- venes. This work is being done by c. w. Watson, state agent in charge of the farmers cooperative demon stration work of the United States de-
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found himself prisoner. He tried to force open the door, but failed. Then he called at the top of his voice. Down in the basement, he shouted in vain, particularly with the vault door clos ed. He beat and kicked on the door. It would not budge, Jackson realized that he was prisoner. Entombed as he was he was hopeful, but he began getting dizzy. Something was wrong
 He thought at first it was excitement, then the horrible truth dawned upon him-he was being asphyxiated, slowly but surely. He thought of many things
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and then-Jackson fell unconscious to the floor and laid there.
 The telephone bell rang. Someone wanted Jackson, the bookkeeper. In 9 loud voice his name was called. The party at the telephone was tcls &st Jackson would ring up later. Same. one remembered that Jackson would often go to the vault, and Manager James Keefer gave theorder to search there. The door was finally opened. and there poor Jackson was found un- conscious. He was taken to a hospi- tai where he recovered.
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search which ended in finding the bookkeeper almost dead.
 MT. Jackson has been connected with harvester company for some time. and often he would go down into the brick vault in the place and de- posit books or records Remembering Jackson's wont, clerks and the mana ger decided to look there for him.
 About 2 o'clock Jackson went to the vault to search for a record. While he was busy the robes holding the weights of the vault Hoor broke, and the door slammed hard. Jackson
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-08-02
WAS LOCKED IN VAULT.
Bookkeper Seeking Records When
 Safe Door Closes.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 New Orleans.-For two hours and a half James R. Jackson, bookkeeper of this city, was prisoner in a vault, and though he creamed, beat and kicked upon the iron door, no one heard his alarm. Fortunately the telephone bell rang and someone call ed for the man, and that started a
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-08-02

Bentonville.-Capt. George T. Lin. coin, one of the leading apple grow
 CTS of this section, has closed a con. tract for 800 barrels of apples to be shipped to New Orleans firm. The apples brought a fancy price and the name of the grower and the name of his orchard will appear on each bar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-06
Rem GnucationaI CAM
palgn.
Presbyterian Bene volences
Unite to Form a New Mis-
sion Educational System.

m CITING under direction OF the last
u general assembly. all boards OF
presbyterians north have lust NET
and formed a new department OF mis-
sionary education. There have hereto
Tore been educational systems for tie
nome and foreign boards. it is said. while
for the most part other boards like The
college, freedmen and Sunday school have
gone without. The systems OF the two
boards named have been worked a!i;a
separately. sometimes with oycrlappinr
results, in other cases OF overlooking OF
fields
Working together. 1t Is the plan OF the
new department TO serve mems and
Womens organizations. Sunday schools
young peoples and childrens clubs, and to
DO SO as representative of all Prestvte-
rian interests Of all kinds. II is stated
that much preliminary study will he
needed to coordinate existing methods
There will be lectureships. with a bureau
to direct speakers: common summer
schools and education in the use of du-
pick envelopes and the sending in OF
money collected without holding il in
treasurer's hands. The movement came
having been ordered by the assembly at
the suggestion OF the parties at interest.
1t is the first time in the history Of Pres
byterian missionary effort that common
plans on this scale have been attempted.
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4atriotic CHORAL
5erhife

~ an echo OF Independence day
VI patriotic choral service Will be
~ given at o'clock tomorrow night
in the auditorium Of Hamline Methodist
Episcopal Church. 9th and streets
northwest. Special music will be fur
nished by a large chorus.
The service will open with the hymn,
God. the All Terrible" after which the
Invocation will be pronounced. Hadley's
THE Flag will be sung by the chorus,
and Miss Flora Ferguson will sing
America" After the singing Of Shat
tuck.s my Own United States by the
chorus. Miss Grille Louise Corey Will rem
der De Koven's Song Of the Flag Ihere
will, then be responsive reading suitable
for the occasion. The chorus Will sing
Schwine's New American National
Song" and Mr. Harry NJ. Forker will then
give a bass solo. De koven's Recess
sional.''
Eachberg's ITO Thee, o Country" will
be sung by the chorus. Miss Christine
NJ. Church will sing the offertory solo.
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" Chadwick $
"Hail Columbia" will then be sung by the
chorus. The service will close with the
singing of the National Hymn Rev.
Joseph NJ NJ. Gray, pastor Of the church.
will preside. Directly following the serv-
ice Miss Edith Bateman Athey. the Or
ganist, will give a brief organ recital.
At the IL o'clock service In the morn
ing the communion will be administered.
Rev Mr. Gray will officiate and deliver a
brief address interpretative OF spiritual
patriotism. =,
The Epworth League Of the church will
hold its first outdoor services for the
season at O'Clock in the evening. One
service will be held in front OF No. en-.
zine house on r street between 9th and
10th streets northwest. and the other Will
be conducted in Iowa Circle.
4
Tho Poor Kin OF Washington Folks
IA the subject Rev. E. Hez Sven will
discuss in Centennial Baptist Church to
morrow evening. At IL am. he Will tan
on .'Gnmpsing Gods Greatness
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Special 5erbires

Rev. L. NJ. Chambers. pastor Of Nc
Kendree NJ. E. Church. Massachusetts
avenue near 9th street northwest, will
inaugurate a series of novel services on
the church lawn, beginning tomorrow
evening at o'clock. and continuing for
fifteen successive nights. There Will be
congregational singing, and instrumental
and vocal soloists will assist. Mrs
George w. Battee of Baltimore will sing
tomorrow evening. Miss Schaefer OF
Brookland will render clarinet solos. An
orchestra will lead the chorus music. The
pastor will speak on The Quest Of Hap
piness." DR.. w. r. Wedderspoon. pastor
Of Foundry Church. will preach Tuesday
night. The pastor will give brief illus
trated lectures on Pilgrims Progress
Monday. Wednesday and Friday evenings
Seats aSe provided on the lawn for sew
eral hundred. and standing room for one
thousand. In event Of rain, the services
will be conducted in the church.
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
will hold services each Sunday evening
during the summer months, to be known
as the Bright Hour" services. Tomor-
row evening there will be brief discus
sion of the theme of the Epworth League
topic. to be followed by DR.. Wedder-
SpOoh SCI piA DcdALiui
The quartet choir will render two
anthems, Let Not Your Heart be
Troubled" CThembath) and The Shadows
OF the Evening Hour Shelley.
7 The Bright Hour services last summer
| were we'll attended, the congregations
demonstrating. it is declared. the fact
| that an open church door on Sunday
evening. even in summer weather, Is
welcomed by the community.
+ "a
Three lots at Connecticut and Cathedral
| avenues have been secured by All Souls
Episcopal Mission for about $500 These
give a frontage Of 12S feet on Cathedral
| avenue and contain approximately 14,OOl
square feet
On the first payment Of 81, 600 about $500
| has been raised. Rev. Dr. j. Macbryde
Sterrett is in, charge OF the mission work
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esty must be of the heart. He relates
| that. a gentleman was once extolling al
an extravagant rate the virtue of hon
esty; how it dignified our nature anC
recommended us to the Supreme Being
when he was interrupted by a listener
saying:
Sir however excellent the virtue Of
honesty may be. fear there are few mer
in the world that really possess it,"
You surprise me-" said the gentleman
Ignorant as I am Of your character
sir fancy it would be no difficult mat
ter to prove even you dishonest man.
II defy you'll"
will you give me leave, then, to ask
you a question or two?"
ASK your questions and welcome"
Have you ever met with an OppOr-
tunity of getting gain by unfair means!
II have, and l believe everybody else
has"
How did you feel your mind affected
| on such an occasion? Had you no secre1
desire. not the least inclination. to seize
| the advantage which offered? Tell me
without any evasion and consistently
with the character you admire.
Il must acknowledge 1 have not al
ways been absolutely free from every
-, irregular inclination, but
Hold, sir the but has nothing to dc
with the matter. You have confessed
enough If you had the desire, though
you never proceeded, this shows you were
dishonest at heart. You violated the law
| which requires truth in the inward parts
and that sin must be pardoned by the
| blood OF Christ, as we'll as sinful deeds
performed"
| This is hard saying. but it is true. In
| clinatiOn in the heart toward any sin is
condemned by the Scriptures and desig-
| mated under the term concupiscence
which includes every kind Of sinful de.
| sires.
| In interpreting the commandment. Thou
shalt not kill" Christ tells us it is VIC
lated when we are angry with oul
brother. and in John. 3:15 it is declared
| that "Whosover hateth his brother is
a murderer, and ye know that no muir
derer hath eternal life abiding in him."
| So in like manner the commandment
Thou shalt not steal includes much
| Joining money or property.
1t forbids anything and everything thai
| in any way or in any degree binders oul
/ own wealth or prosperity. We must be
| honest in our dealings with ourselves OF
we shall not be fully exemplifying the
| Christian virtue of honesty.
Many regard the law fulfilled if they ir
nowise infringe upon the claims OF
others, but they are in error, for 1t Is
| wrong to cheat ourselves. Suicide as
| well as murder is crime and 1t Is a
| breach of the law of honesty to defraud
| ourselves as well as 1t is when we de.
| fraud others.
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M CHRISTIAN &noeabor pour
III + Tsp Barbep q. 3rmit II

not only in worldly estate, but in knowl-
edge and wisdom. He that is honest in
the discharge of life's duties will do all
he can to enrich himself and others in
happiness by kindness and good will If
we are neglectful in the ministry OF loving
service we are lacking in honesty to
great purpose and requirement of life.
l know of but two ways by which we
can injure our own or our neighbors' pros
perity-stealing and idleness.
Stealing includes every form of cheating
or trickery by which injury is effected;
and idleness is that condition by which
we are kept from adding to the welfare
and happiness OF ourselves and others.
If there were no dishonesty and no idle
ness what a lovely world we would have.
With the absence of every dishonest
thought, word or act and every one busy
doing things that are honest and of good
report, what a happy old world this
would be! But there are great many
people who will have to be changed. or
be gotten rid Of in some way. before such
a condition can exist here.