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The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04
A Paradoxicat Ballot.

should think the women voting in the new suffrage states would strike one obstacle"
 What Is that?a
 How can the matrons of a party cast their maiden voter"
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04
Talkinu Shop,

Hewitt-l see that when our writer friend was married nobody was al lowed to kiss the bride
 Jewett-How was that?
 Hewitt-At the wedding reception he put up card reading All rights reserved
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04
SweepIna Statement.

"Scriblets is going to quit being a press humorist."
 Did he tell you that?"
 No, but he said he was not going to write any more jokes about mothers in-law. bald-headed men. women's s hats. intoxicated husbands and family fights
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04
Thanks Judge for Death Sentence

Ozark.-Ferdian0 Glaubita, who va convicted by jury on charge wife murder. was sentenced to h hanged at ozark November l. T 9
 atisf.ed with the yerd1et Of t1e n aad thank you. judge" said Gia litz when sentence was pronounced
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04
Seizino the Opportunity

ohe-oId MT. Steiner told me he oulu marry me at once if he were twenty-five years younger.
 ie-Why, that would be just my change
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04

Regular practicing physicians recommend ana prescribe OXIDINE for Malaria. be. ,ause ra lt IS proven remedy by years of ex- peellehce heep bottle in the medicine .ntSt .nJ r and administer at first sign of Chills and Fever. Adv.
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04
How About This2

Geese are supposed to be symbolic of all that is foolish"
 Well, go on
 But you never see an old gander hoard up million kernels of corn and then go around trying to mate with q gosling.'
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04
Rnu Rlttcn Rp Snake

Imboden.-The l4-year-old son oi J. A. Hobson. a farmer Of near Tn boden. was bitten by snake and i, In Q serious condition.
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04
w astcd EnerQy.

Nimrod (just back from nshing) -l got this string in less than an hour
 Nimrod's Wise Wife-Theres a fish store nearer than that, John.
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04
Gropino.

What is Miss Hammerah trying to pay on the piano?"
 In the Shadow" thought sine seemed to be hay keys
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04
he Style of It.

How do they serve meals from that lunch wagon?"
 T suppose they serve them a Ia cart
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04

As a summer tonic there is no medicine that quite compares with OXIDINE. It not only builds up the system. but taken reg ularly, prevents Malaria. Regular or Taste less formula at Druggists Adv.
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04

Smile on wash day. That's when you use Red Cross Ball Blue. Clothes winter than snow. All grocers. Adv
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04

People who are crippled in the head get less sympathy than any other erip- ples.
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04

If your appetite is not what it should be perhaps Malaria is developing It affects the whole system. 0XlDINE will clear away the germs. rid you of Malaria and generally improve your condition. Adv.
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04

Many a woman would be willing to trade million-dollar husband for a ten-thousand-a-year alimony.
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04

Hrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teethins, softeus the gums, reduces intiamma- non, ailays pain. cures wIud collie, 25c a bottle. Adv.
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04

Many fellow fails to hit the bulls eye in the big shoot because he has wasted all his ammunition in practice
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04
important to Mothers

Many a pretty woman is merely a bunch of pride. pretense and practice.
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04

The average girl can love almost any one-except a stepfather.
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04

One way to hold mans interest is to take a mortgage on his property.
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04
Rudely Interrupted.

This is the parting of the ways Who left the switch open?"
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04

ITCH Relieved In 90 Minutes woolfariis Sanitary Lotion for ali kinds of contagious itch. At Druggists. Adv
The Forrest City times., 1912-10-04

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
 AND BUILD UP THE SYSTEM Take tho Old Standard GROVES TASTkLESS CHILL TONIC You know what you taking. Ihe formula is plainly printed on every bottle. form. and the most encctual form. For grown people and chi dren. 60 cents. Adv.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
He SMOKED ONCE,
BUT NEVER AGAIN
President-Elect Wilson Tells OF
His Experience With Big,
Black Cigar.

Trenton. y. j.. December 24.-The ar
rival OF q gold mounted, amber
stemmed meerschaum pipe at the state
House to-day from one OF Governor
Wilson's Princeton friends in Blacks
burg, Miss. brought from the Presi-
dent-elect the confession that once in
his life. and only once did he smoke
1t was this way" he said MY
father was a smoker Of some attain
ments. and had got 10 the stage where
he liked a fat. black cigar. In his
leisure hours my mothe: took advan-
cage Of his habit and employed him
30 blow the pungent SIN oke over her
rose bushes TO XIII insects. one DAY
when he was not at home she sug-
gested that ] try IL on one OF her
favorite plants. and 1 obliged. some
what proudly For 1--WE minutes !
steamed away like a furnace, and
then II nit me with disastrous effect
never tried after that.
And YOU never had any ambition
to learn smoking" was suggested.
NO" he replied. You see, 1 never
was forbidden to. so there wouldn
have been any point TO IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
STEAMERS IN COLLISION
The Merton sliarts for PhiiadeiPhis
Under Her Own Power

PHILADELPHIA December z4-I ne
steamship Merton. which sailed TO-DAY
from, Philadelphia for Liverpool. and
the British steamer Occano. bound 10Y
this city from Narvik. with cargo
OF iron. collfded tonight in the lower
Delaware Bay. seventy-fve miles De
low Philadelphia.
Fearing his vessel was badly dam
aged. Captain Hill. of the Merton. ran
her nose in the sand Of a narrow shoai.
Later. however. the steamer started
back to Philadelphia under oer own
power. The Oceano. whose DOW was
stove in and Is leaking badly, also
proceeded Up stream. and passed ReedS
island shortly before midnight
Answering wireless calls for assist
snce after the collision. the life savers
from the Lewes station proceeded TO
IN. scene. but were informed that help
was not required and that both YES
sells would be able TO reach Pnliaoei-
mia without assistance. On board the
Merton are twenty-two first ca bin ana
133 second-class or steerase passeh-
gers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
PROMINENT NAMES
USED IN LETTERS
Alleged to Have Been Sent Out
as Advertising for Hawthorne
Mining Property.

New York. December e4.-The names
Of Charles NJ. Schwab. +. II. Gary and
Mr.. Carnegie were used in literature
advertising a Canadian m.nin2 clais
promoted by Julian Hawthorne Josiah
Quincy. Or. William Morton and Albert
offered by the government to-day in
the trial Of the four men for alleged
fraudulent use OF the mails.
Opinions given by high authori-
ties"-Messrs. Schwab and Gary and
Mr. Carnegie-concernin the quality
OF iron ore obtained from mines con-
irolled by foremost steel interests are
purported to be quoted in letter
written in May. 1910. 70 Julian Haw-
thorne by George J. Seay, a banker OF
Richmond. Va
This letter. introd uced TO day. is al
legged 10 have been sent out as adver-
Using for the Wilbur Mine. a Haw-
tn orne property. Mr.. Schwab is quoted
in the letter as stating that the aver
age ore that is being brought down
by the Steel Corporation from the Su-
perior region Is ~ per cent
The government offered the test
mony Of John W. Ashley. mining eX-
pert. that ne represented 10 the Haw-
thorne Offices that his examination OF
the Wilbur mine showed him that the
iron ore averaged 80 per cent and was
not present in sufficient quantity in
any one place 70 make mining II
profitable thing.
A portion Of the Seay letter to Haw-
thorne reads:
Mr.. Carnegie paid tribute 10 M.
Schwab's astuteness in acquiring ore
property in Canada. Well. that is some
distance away, and the analysis, &C
cording to geological survey IS not up
to the Wilbur mine"
Justice Gary is mentioned in the
Seay letter as testifying to the quality
II iron ore in Canada.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
PORTER KILLS BANDIT
Negro Trasnmsn Given Credit for saw
ing Valuable ConsiGn usenty.

Kansas CITY No. December 24.-To
Walter Daniels. A negro porter OF Kan
sas city should go the cre1It for saw
ing the valuable consignments in the
through safe" OF the express car OF
81 Louis and san Francisco train NO.
lI2. oklahoma city to Kansas CITY.
hich was he'd up near cha ndler.
okla Jsst night. according to pas
senge-s on the train which arrived
her. to-day. Daniels shot ard killeH
the negro bandit lille the latter was
in the act OF robb,ng the express car.
According TO passengers the robbers
got OF the train as II left Chandler
about o'clock He first entered the
chair ar where he robbed the con-
ductor and compelled him 10 lead the
way 10 the express car. The robbef
had forced the express messenger ana
TO open q small safe con-
tanning little OF value and was trying
to force them 20 open the larger SAFE
when DaniIs. who had obtained a re-
volver from n passenger. shot him in
the back W. s Gor1on. private
adjective. reinforced the porter. ana
several shots were hre1 before the
negro lay still The body, nnidenu-
ned was taken back TO Chancier
Peterson. Of Tulsa. passenger
in the chair car, said: The porter
sneaked into the next car and got
revolver while the rest OF Us were
under the seats AS he came back fol-
loving the hoid-up man to the express
car ne asked somebody with reFolFt-
tn come ana help him No one In my
CIV seemed 20 have one. The bandit
paid no attention 10 passengers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
SCALES IN yCALP
PA|NF Ill ITCHING
Scratching Caused Sores. Hair
Came Out in Large Quantities.
Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
Scalp Sound and Well.

Muskoccc. Okla-"For more than year
I vas afnscted with scalp disease. There
were large white fake. or scales which caused
the painful itching and my scrsschjns would
bring blood anc csu>c sorcs My hair came
o.., In large Quantities and viva; remained
-as thin. dry and lffese~- My tornpirs
vere courpstsly bare. During thu tne
trs>d erery sh,rs that l thought would hep
ne bet nothing scozcd "a DO any sooo
a fricod advised me 20 try Cutscurs soap
and Osrtnsct. ssxss and got sample OF
cach -hsch tried 90 d.r-ccS. ard Truly
~ hat sbs sr<t sprrrstscn I'D n'e 1000
7 as.rxzris parcha1cd fsul-sized cas- OF
Cu,trura soep aud boz 90 Cu.lct--a Oift-
rpert. bath>d With CBtcUra soap ADJ
.,o,,of Curzrr. Ointzcnt AZ The end o.
.ho... four ~saks my srsip YES sound an
-,gl .od my kssr had thisksned 40 and
zro-u -ouderfiry IN rich q shert 'snie.
I auu uroud 20 zJ that ! am sotareiy cnred
~ ux scelp tr0shl~ ard NY na-e semP'~
have a fsn growth % hair 2<@sn 's'sneo)
Nh ID. ". Mcclellan. Dec 10. 1911.
For nd. rough. chao5ed and oieeoine
h.,ds. st-hsns. burning pains. and painiui
s,ssr-.o1s With shso-icss sails. ooe-nisn'
C..r<--~x s--zfnenf wors- wonders soak
hanas. On re,irns. IN ho' -7-ier am Su'''u'~
soap Dry. snsist With CtsicuFs o'ntr'en''
.n1 ->sr .oft Ssndasrs or cd. lo0se eo'e-
s,un,s the nisht Cucicura soap ana oin,-
NO.. arc md eveTJvhc-s. sample q eacn
ru.Jl~a fr-e. nth s2-p skin BOOK. Addres'
po-,--.rd "Cus,osrs D>p;. T. bcs'ou.
~Tssac--fsc~d men should s-e Cu''e~r>
soap shaving stict Csc Sample fse-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
ROMAN CAN OLE
STARTS BAD FIRE
Seventh Street Blaze During
Rush Hour Destroys Stock
Valued at $1,000.

flaming pellet from Roman candle
&c, FIRE 10 p;ie o: fireworks n the store
o.. mardros Darhanisn. 80 Nortn seventh
street shortly after o'clock last night
s-srtinx nre which completely wrecked
the place --ocked Win fruits. confection-
erica and cigars vsued ~ 5000
An alarm turned in rom box 81. az zen n
and Broad Streets. brought out Engine
Csrnpan;es No. 2, :. and ana Truck no
l. When the hrefnen arrived the blaze wa
Burning feroeiv- ErplodiDs fireworks In the
resr Of the store added their share 10 the
encf- erneni. and large crowd gathered
Darhanisn with his wife and eighteen
rfonrhe-oid child occupied S@crns above the
store. ~ the time o. the frs the child
was asleep uprtairs. With the aid % OIL
cer = n Welsh ard Sergeant ! +. Mar
rien Dsrhanfan made HE way through 10
smoky sreaVay behind the store and res
cged his chiid from the sS--f.led interior.
The store Allied with customers. who
scurrisd 20 ne street when The fireworks
on the counter oegen exploding. DarhGn!aS
carries tcGo9 Insurance on stock and fUrni-
fBTe-
The rre started By small boz VINO
pointed a lighted Rom an candle the
doorway. and ian ~ soon A. he sa-s ne
damage he had ~rought- Several spects 70
tofs gave chase. bur the BOY escaped
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
FINAL LEGAL BATTLE
IN ARCHIBALD TRIAL

neys for the accused judge submitted
in printed form TO the Senators arsu-
ments as to whether an official may be
impeached for acts which are not the
subject Of prosecution. Indictment or
information in n criminal court The
arguments are regarded as important
because no claim is made in the Arch
bald case that the acts charged con-
stituted crimes or misdemeanOrs pun
ishable in the courts. They also dis
cussed the disputed point Of whether
an official may be impeached Tor acts
done before he entered upon the duties
Of his existing oflce.
House managers in the impeach-
mont trial contended in their briei
that the clause in the Constitution
defining impcachable Offenses wa
taken from the British parliamentary
law. established and prevaii.ns at the
tim. Of the formation II the American
government and must be interpreted
not bv the light OF the common law
Of crimes. but by the light 81 time
honorod parliamentary usage This
parliamentary usage. they declared.
recognized high crimes and misde-
r,l.anors~ to b. "nisdeedS. misconduct
M rnisrehavior" They quoted many
writer's and referred to the previous
i-,,u.achmcnt trials IN the nit"d
states 10 sustain their ground
u, may be rctorted the --torn- 81
for Judge Archibald in reply 20 THIS
n .ur,.rf. that IN tho earlier his DRY
81 ENGLAND asses viii be- fovnd in
bi~h ALLEGED political offenders w'r"
removed from offcc by being sent q
tho block and having their cntrails
held up before them waic they were
vet alive. but it is assumed 20
learned managers ~ this case VII not
.a-e 20 rely m Proceedings ~ that k'rd
a. indicating what may DO iawtuil'
don. to-day in the Senate ~ TIE
Cr'f~d States"
Tho attorneys turned 60 thr 'n-
enactment provisions OF tn Coustitn-
40, 20 support their contention tn''
only criminal oTcuscs were thf ~I'
81 81 Impeachment PROCEEDINGS
WHY the provision that trs ofil'-r
confirmed in an .r1peachlu' ut proe'' %
- shall stin bc liable 60 irdictme Z
,riai and punishment accordinG to lre
t,U II a-v onenses but those punish
,bf. Us law are intended O. - we
subject 20 .npesc hmeut rroc'' lin-r'
they iuquired-
why IN the pardon claws 81 IN
c,,.tituttou. is Impeachment eNcepted
60, pardorabic onensss against ths
United Statcs. - tutpessnni'', -. -.
deemed 90 Be for acts which are nov
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
Two N~rroes Seriously Injured.
fSnerIzI "a I'd Tirree-DlsTatch. ]

..a-.nout. va. December 24-As the r.
go % drunken spree among a gang :.
- 1I,--,-,.-. James Spra gyms. living nor;n
o, Savedges IN this county. two o, thelI
nvn,bs-. Henry Monet and Henry harris
ar wing a; che pciat o. death from sun
SO, sounds indicted BY some one On me
nary Two o. the party had been 20 Wa' :
,-lv and came back with three gallons OF
u-tisxey which they proceeded 10 drink
- -he rnor~ they drank the more they
ora--si.o when the lights we're extinguis.i-
ed and the shooting began and when o-deT
va. -e-ored four o: the members o, th-
party had decanIcd. while Monet sno
Hs--,s w.r. found lying unconscious from
wounds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
REJOICE IN LONG
YEARS Of PEACE
CONTINUED From First Page)

and grown 20 colossal proportions
G. W. Wickersham. the United states
Attorney-eneral. wrote: The peace
established between US nearly a CEN
rury ago has now become not only
habit. out a condition. one which II IS
lnthinkable should ever be altered
NJ Rurreil. Canadian Minister for
Agriculture. wrote: "If 10 cou1me~1or
ate special days is a good thing in gen
eral IL is especially pleasant TO think
OF the cOmmemoration OF q day which
happily has led to a century Of peace
between countries so intimately as
ISOLATED by ties Of blood, race and
language"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
FREE EIGHTEEN
Many Prssosers Whom Justice crutch-
field Desired to Pardon Held

OF lsst OF more than forty names
OF prisoners confined in the city jail
whom Police Justice Crutchneid wished
to set a. liberty as Christmas Sift
Chief Of Police Werner suggested that
only eighteen be given thcir iTeeoorn-
Tho lucky eighteen were allowed 20
walk from, tire jail early last night
Those freed had been convicted Tor
minor ofenses. and those who Major
Werner desired kept in Jail are old
offences and have time and aga'n
given the police trouble for various
petit crimes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
CHARGE H0lOUP
Peter Murphy and James Conlon Held
ON Complaint of Z. }. Bnrns.

: Peter Murphy ana lanes tonIon
were arrested last night by Patrolman
Brantley on the charge of asssulting
T. J. Burns. Burns told Brantley that
the two men assaulted him AZ Twenty
fourth and Gracs Streets with the In
tention OF rObbing him When searched
at the First Police station. Murphy had
in his possession pipe which Rims
claimed to be his property. Burns
said he met the two men. who were
strangers % him. and they had re-
auested 20 be escorted 20 the home OF
a priest Before the assault Burns Is
said TO have declared he heard Muir
ply tell Conion 70 nail him now
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
SEARCH FOR ASSAIlANT
po..~- ~~osr seurtry % Vicinity OF
pru,dfdg~ for Negro Nes-

Troy. Ala. December zt-Posses are
securing the country IN the vicinity Of
Rrundidee. IN this county. to-day Tor
an unknown negro who attempted 10
assault Miss Alice Graves. aged forty
rve years. a. her home near Brun-
5idse last night. The negro vent 90
the Graves home on the rretcuse Of in
f,rr,sne Miss G-svrss brother.
county oficcr. % dice game when
she Informed him her brother vas not
II home. the negro greboed her. In
> desperate asht the negro pulled his
victim into Tire ward. where he was
frightened away. Miss Graves ran 20
a neiehbor's aud gave The alarm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25

When Stanley Leber. fifty years old. was
taken 10 the First Police station last nigh:
or the charge 0. being drunk his cond1c:
was 80 unusual that DR.. II T. Hawkins.
CIT, Hospital ambulance surgeon va. sum
moned He pronounced the man psra.yzed
and removed him 20 che hospital HIS con-
di;ion was regarded as serious.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
WILL make CLAIM
OF SElF-OEfENSE
Mrs. Short Sent On to Grand
Jury for Murder of
Hiram Gets.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

Luray. Va. December 2s.-Mrs. Amos
short was sent on TO the grand jury
of this county yesterday charged with
the murder OF Hiram Gets at her
home. eight miles south Of i.uray. yes
terday morning about o'clock. The
woman had no trouble TN securing
bond. and could easily have furnished
twice the amount required. FROM all
the evidence the woman. II Is saio.
will be able TO command, when her
case is caile>. II is a foregone con
clusion that she will be able 10 es-
tablish clear case OF self-oefense.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
NEGROES IN FAMILY ROW
Three Arrests Follow Shocking IN Jacksoo
Ward Section

As :he result o: a fsFniIy 70" tAat IN
,Iioates neishbors and friends three negroes
were arrested lsst nIght py Policeman Jen-
ntnxp % the Second Station.
seidon Minter. charged with assuming
his VIE Sarah Min;er. Vas first caught
A<.~rward officer Jennings arrested calvin
Freeman OF the charge OF attempting 20
boo, seldom Nlnter and Davis Freeman was
caught in he tolls % the isw on the
sharse OF Interfering with Officer jennings
f. the arrest Of Calvin Freeman
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
PATROL MAN SHOOTS NEGRO
po,,~emen Discover One Negro Offender
while On Quest fer Another.

While on ,he ques; sor a negro By the
name OF Aige Hughes FOR the shooting o. a
co,or.d uornsn az - North Second Street
"a -lier in the night. Pstroinlcn Gaib-at;n
and wills ran across Mercer Vaughan.
rex-o wanted BY the police on Numerous
Var-au:- and WIS sho: him through THE
leg when thr negro attempted to make
good his escape
me SulIe. passed through the flesh o. the
ie,t ieg dropping the fleeing lcnro IN bis
tracks He was sent 10 the Second Police
Sts.fon IN the patrol wagon and treated BY
DR. IL I. Hawkins. City Hospital srnou-
lance surgeon His wound IL not at al
serious. Hughes was not 20 be found by the
oHiccr,. and Tire negro woman who vas
.not had been spirited av1v
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25
Arguments in Printed Form Sub
mitted to Senators by
Both Sides.

Washington. December 3f-Ine
final legal battle in the Impeachment
trial Of Judge Robert W Archibald OF
the Commerce Court. opened to-day
when the House managers and attor-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25

- the -srS.f % quarrel. Cro-s- Pryo o.
co.o-.d az -tsbo~a IN the shouiter last
rtxh- l.. = woman ssis 20 0s Jcrnie Cis-i.
a., eo-a-ss - So-tn N-entv ~r-'nt
s.-re- Pryor 1se taken % TIE C4fy HosoI
fsr arte- err~rr,ny fre@f1c7t hsd p-c-
s-reeor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25

ofrenses against the United states -
they further inquired. Alb we all.
why. in fixing the place Of trial of all
crimes. is Impeachment excepted II
that b. not trial for a crime
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-25


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