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The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
NEWS 0F CONGRESS.
Busy Times Facing Lawmakers ---Committees Resuming
 lnvestigatinns.
AID FOR MIssIssippI VALLEY
Senate Passes a $5o,ooo Bill to Help Farmers Get Their Crops
 Started Right.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Washington.--A variety of important measures crowd the congress pro- gram.
 The discussion of the revision of the iron and steel schdule of the tariff law promises to occupy most of the senate's time, with a possibility of the Democrats and progressive Repub- licans getting together and forcing adoption of the Cummins compromise.
 The house Investigating committees have resumed activity. These include the judiciary committees inquiry into the charges against Judge Archibald of the commerce court, and the agrl- cultural committees consideration of attacks on federal meat inspection methods.
 The senate judiciary committee will favorably report on the proposal to limit the tenure of offices of the presi- dent of the United States.
 The subcommittee studying the question expects to submit it's con clusions, that the advocates of a sin gle term, probably six years, confi- dently express the belief that the measure will be reported out and pass the senate. It would not affect the present presidential campaign, for it would mean the submission of an amendment to the constitution t6 the state legislatures.
 Under the Work resolution pending before the committee, the president and vice president would hold office for six years, with ineligibility to a second term. The committee is also considering a project for advancing the date of the presidential inaugura- s tion to date soon after election
 Senator Clapp of Minnesota, who heads the elections subcommitte to in- vestigate contributions to the presi- dential campaigns of 1904 and 1908, will not call the committee together until later.
 The agricultural appropriation bill and the bill to limit hours of labor on government contract work to eight hours probably will come up in the senate< soon, whiies7 Panama legislation
 NGses largely to engross the atten- / Esn of the house.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
Wiley Will Advocate Change.

Washington.-Dr. Harvey w. Wiley, the governments former pure food expert, will urge enactment of dras- tic amendment to the meat inspection act designed to classify meat from cat tie slightly affected with tuberculosis, prohibiting the use of sulphites in meat preservation and deliberations of sausage with cereals, when he ap- pears before the house committee, now conducting a preliminary inquiry under the Nelson resolution attacking the neat inspection service.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
Begin Meat Inspection Hearing.

Washington.-The house committee on expenditures in the department of agriculture have begun on the resolu- tion of Representative Nelson of Wis consin, authorizing an investigation of the meat inspection service. Rep resentative Nelson asserts that the meat inspection service is conducted in the interests of the meat packers as opposed to those of the public Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, former chief chem ist of the department, is expected to appear as a witness. A general de- nial of MT. Nelson's charges was is- sued by Solicitor George w. McCabe of the department of agriculture. scretary Wilson also issued a state ment denying in no uncertain terms the charges in the Nelson resolution. Secretary Wilson declared that the meat inspection service in the United States was conceded to be the best in the world.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEEDS
Women Have Been Shot by Robber
 When They Awaken.

Little Rock-This city has mys- tery that is baffling the police and the citizens. Mysterious robberies and at- tacks have been made on the homes of residents.
 The mysterious man or men have a habit of shooting without warning when caught in a house.
 Women seem to be their special vic tins as several cases have been re- ported where women were shot in bed. Several attempted assaults have been made on young girls all have been frustrated.
 Police Captain Clifton was mysteri. ously shot at when he found a man at a residence window and asked him his business there.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Nashville.-This section is having good week of favorable farming weath- CT. While the planting of the crops has been delayed, the long growing season here makes a good crop yet possible. The peach crop is good, and a large acreage of truck has been planted. The crops, with good hay crop promised, will probably more than offset the results of the late plant ing of the corn and cotton.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
EXERCISES TO LAST MONTH
Conway Has Many Colleges Who Will
 Hold Graduating Ceremonies.

Conway-A commencement season, lasting more than one month when the four educational institutions of Con- way will award diplomas to total of 66 graduates was inaugurated here, when the baccalaurate sermon of the Conway High School was delivered.
 The commencement program of Gen. tral College will begin Saturday, May IS, and continue until Wednesday, May 22, and 13 programs will be rem dered.
 May 26 is commencement Sunday for the Arkansas State Normal.
 The commencement season in Con- way will end with the closing exercises of Hendrix College, which will be held June 16-19 inclusive.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
Had to Raid Ball Game.

Washington-Determined to com xxfT-pd quorum during conld alteration of private pension legisla lon," the house ordered it's sergeant 1-arms to raid the American Leag' Re baseball park. The orders were andried out. So many more than a hae of con gressmen whom the tago, Is found "rooting' for their fo9rded team. A flotilla of taxicabs b recen the pris- oners back to the htport, where they were subject to ar long by their more dutiful collea, his pot
 that neve
 the county
 as in this ca
 at deed was
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Newport-While his wife, who is blind. stood upon a houseboat and heard his young children screaming, Save my daddy" Will E. Norman, a pearler, near Ingleside, sank beneath the waters of White river recently to be pulled out 15 minutes later, lifeless. A severe storm caused Nor mans boat to break loose from the bank, and when he waded out into the stream the swift current caught him and he was dragged under.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
Boy Picks Up Diamond.

Fort Smith.-Mrs. E. c. Enoch and her siX-year-old son, Edgar of De- Queen, have returned from Murfrees. boro, where they visited relatives. While visiting the proprety of min. ing company at Murfreesboro, the boy picked up the second largest diamond ever found in the Pike county diamond field. The stone weighed three and one-fourth carats, and is valued at $500.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
All Over Arkansas
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Nashville.-Three county steel bridg- es are now being installed, and it is the intention of the county judge to replace two wooden bridges that were swept away by the recent high water with steel structures. Howard county now has a number of steel bridges.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
May Legislature Convened.

Little Rock.-It is said that mem. bers of the St. Francis Levee Board will come to Little Rock within short time and request Governor Donaghev to call a special session of the general assembly to consider the matter of au- thorizing a new bond issue for the purpose of securing money to rebuild the levees which were destroyed dur. ing the recent rise in the Mississippi river.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Texarkana.-Hubert Tullis, aged 15, son of James Tullis, who lives on Gar land avenue, accidentally shot him. self through the hand with 32-caliber revolver. He was playing with the weapon, and did not know it was loaded.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Morrilton. - The Conway County Horticultural Association has shipped many cars of berries. The profits from berries alone is not all of the profit in the berry industry, since growers in and around MorriIton received more than $S,000 this spring from the sale of strawberry plants.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
Rhodes Examinations in June

Little Rock.-State Superintendent of Public Instruction George B. Cook received a letter from Judge John N. Tillman, president of the University of Arkansas, stating that the next qualifying examinations for the Rhod- es scholarships will be held at MT. Cooks office in the new state capitol October 15 and 16.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
Tells of Department Faults

Washington. - Mrs. Caroline Bart
 lett Crane, in support of Representa- tive Nelson's resolution for a congress sional investigation of the government inspection service, told the house com mittee on expenditures in the depart ment of agriculture that the chief fault of the service was in the person. nel of the officers of the department.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

ragould.-Geerge Carrigan, the pioneer strawberry grower of Greene county brought to the city the first homegrown berries of the season. The berries are extra fine this year, and MT. Carrigan says the yield will be very good.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Washington.-Sen John Sharp Williams, in tariff discussion in the senate, declared the bill revising the iron and steel schedule had been push ed ahead of other tariff legislation Eo protect from criticism the political motives of Chairman Underwood of the house committee on ways and means.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Glenwood.-A local lumber company of this place shipped TO cars of the finest grade of soft yellow pine dur ing the month of April. The ship ments were to Northern markets, and is a recordbreaking month. This mill cuts 150,000 feet daily.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Paragould.-The time for paying taxes this year has closed in Greene county. The people paved promptly and the delinquent list is small. This year there is charged against the col lector $162,000, the total assessment is $5,803, ,654, and the rate $2.69. The collections last year were about $145,000
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Paragould-Fritz Hoffman, fac tory employe of this city, has filed suit in the first division of the Greene County Circuit Court against the Cot ton Belt Railroad Company for s2,500 damages, alleging the train auditor refused to accept first-class ticket which Hoffman said he purchased in this city from the company's agent. Springs soon.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Forrest City.-Forrest City may not only have free delivery, but hand, some postoffice building. Postmaster Fitzpatrick says the revenues for the fiscal year ending March 31 1912, were StO,150 in round figures.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

A minister says the saddest hour of the day is after sunset Then is the first time you have leisure to think of the things you should have said to the other fellow and didn't
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Newport.-J. U. Ard of this place, former member of the Arkansas legis- lature, was shot, but not seriously wounded. MT. Ard is a night officer, and heard a disturbance in the north ern part of the city which he went to investigate When he knocked on the door a shot was fired from the inside which struck him in the leg. Wilbur Pennington was arrested, charged with the shooting.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Washington. - An unsual scene marked the opening of the house when members crowded around the Rev. Dr. Couden, chaplain of the house, on the conclusion of the opening prayer, which was devoted to Mothers Day. Dr. Couden paid such an eloquent trib- ute to motherhood that when he had concluded there was a rush of mem- bers to shake him by the hands.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Thornton.-Volume one, No. l, of the Calhoun County Citizen made it's appearance Friday. Miss Hattie Hal sell is editor, but the paper is pub lished by the Smith Printing Company at Fordyce, and will so continue until the paper is on firm footing. The promoters intend then to establish plant at Thornton.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Osceola.=Mistaking pills for candy two small children of Henry Denton of this place, ate several of the pellets, which resulted in the death of one of the children within a few minutes. The other was saved by immediate medical attention. Denton and his family recently came here when they were driven from the lowlands by the high water.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

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The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

A California man is eating nitro glycerin to prolong life Probably he wants to explode prevalent theories.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Now that both poles are in captiy ity where Is the next impossible feai for man to perform?
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17
ARKANSAS AS A
 POULTRY RAISER Ranks Twenty-second In U. s. Figures Given Out by Gen.
 Sus Bureau.
0,SO8,7 ,758 FOWLS IN 1909
These Were Valued at $286,5o2 an Average of 2o.54c Per Fowl.
 27,o54,674 Dozen Eggs.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock-During the year l909 there were raised in Arkansas 10,S08,- 758 fowls on the 1863 farms report ing. These were valued at S2,S6S,56z, an average of 26.54 cents per fowl. On 1S5,627 farms reporting there were raised during the same year 27,0o4,- 674 dozen of eggs, valued at total Of S4,459,272, an average of 16.48 cents per dozen, according to advance fig ures of the Thirteenth census issued in Washington by Director D. Dana Durand of the Bureau of the Census, department of commerce and labor. The total value of the fowls and eggs raised in the state for that year was $7,327,8 ,834.
 Arkansas ranks twenty-second in the production of poultry during that year.
 Fqures for U. S.
 The total number of farms reporting fowls raised in 1909 was 5,655, 754, or 88.9 per cent of all farms in thg United States, and the number of such fowls was ASS, S,468,354, or an average of S6.4 fowls per farm. No report was pub lished in 1900 showing the number of farms reporting or the number or fowls raised in 1899, but the total value was given as $136,S30,l52, as against a value of 1909 of $202 2,506,2 PIP. It will thus be seen that the value or poultry produced in one year shows an increase during the decade of over $65, 100000, or 48.0 per cent.
 The last census shows thGt in 1900 there were produced in the United States, 591 1,311,371 dozen eggs, valued at S306 ,6SS, 960. The production in 1899 was 1,293, ,433 dozen eggs, and the value, S144, 4,240,554. While the pro- duction of eggs during the ten years increased but 23.0 per cent, the value more than doubled, the exact amount of gain being $162, 2,448,419, or 112.6 per cent.
 Seven states in the country raised over 10000 fowls in 1909 namely: H. linois, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Texas, Ohio and Indiana; their combined pro- duction comprising over 39 per cent of the poultry produced in the United States Only four states, however, re- ported production of over 100, 100000 dozen eggs, namely: Missouri, Iowa, Ohio and Illinois; their combined product representing over 2S per cent of the total.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-17

Little Rock.-Among the death cer- tificates filed with the city clerk were those for two negro women who were reported as having died of pellagra- This is a rare disease in this city, and is said to be usually fatal.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-03-07

Edgar Berrey and wife of near Cen
tralia were guests Of Mrs Berrey's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. n. t. Heller
Saturday might and Sunday
Quite a number Of relatives and
friends gathered vt the home Of
Miss Lola Heller Sunday to give
her farewell visft--7each of the
friends bringing something nice to
eat. and all spent a very pleasant
day Miss Lola and her mother
Will leave for Dalton, Neb., soon to
make their home,
Dick Creed and family went 70
Homer Roberts Thursday to make a
visit. Thursday NIGHT their Oldest
|gi1, Flodell aged three years, took
sick and she now has pneumonia ant
is very III We sincerely hope she
will soon recover
J. G. King is having his honss
moved this week and having tht
lumber hauled to build more room
to the house The lumber is shippet
out to Mollao on the car.
Doan Weaver and family moved ol
Monday to the Jas Bridgford farm
now owned by Messrs. Settle aat
Rodgers, near Santa re.
Miss Anna Heller Of Mexico wa
lthe guest of homefolks Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-03-07
DRINKING ON
BURLINGTON
PROHIBITED
Aurora. March S.

Aurora, March 5.
Passenger trains Of the BurIing,
tom railroad became prohibition ter
ritory after midnight March /. A
new rule, prohibiting the sale Of
Intoxicating liquor on any of It's
trains, was announced by the Bur
lington.
Other trunk lines are expected to
follow the Burlington plan. Under
the new Burlington rule, it will
be impossible to go into the dining
car and have ''bottiel Of Bud'' or a
"nip, II you must drink there Will
be buHtermillS, mineral water and va
rious soft drinks Mt your disposal
hi the diner
The announcement OF the new rule
by Burlington officials came as a
surprise to the travelling public
Those who have enjoyed their bottle
OF beer, their might cap" and their
mornings morning in the dining
ear were especially shocked.
Since July last It has been a
state offense to drink Intoxicating
liquor out of bottle IN any car
on railroad train but the dining
car.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-03-07
No MORE COMB
AND BRUSH AND
DRINKING CUP

Missouri formally joined the
States whichaare attempting to fur
ther public sanitation, when. on
Friday morning, March !, common
drinking cups, common roller towels
and common brushes and combs
made their exit from rafiroad trains
/ in Missouri. This was in accord
ance with the order of the State
Board Of Health. issued january
Is. All OF the trunk lines through
Missouri and into Kansas City are
abiding BY the order.
The officials Of nearly every road
lin the state commend the ruling OF
the Board and say it was hayorahly
RECEIVED by their companies,
The new companies operating over
| the various railroads have taken
steps to handle individual drinking
cups and towels, which will be fur
lnished the passengers at a nominal
cost. One OF them has purchased
i supply Of sanitary combs also.
Missouri is simply falling into
lime with twenty-five other states
THAT have prohibited the use o
public drinking cups on railroad
TRAINS. Kansas followed the move
nient further than any OF the othel
Istates last fan by abolishdng tnt
common roller towel, Missouri how
lever is the only state that has
Iaboiilshed the common comb anf
Ibrush
i The railroads will have to lur
nish individual drinking cups AZ on
cent each, however. according Y
] the ruling Of the State Board Q
Heath. This ruling was made ~
liter d conference with representative
Iron six Of the railroad companie'
Of the state. OKLAHOMA, kansas
land Illinois have similar rulings
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-03-07
TRADES PARADE"
At OPERA HOUSE
GREAT SUCCESS


The entertainment Parade of
Trades, which was given at
tho 0pera Houaa on Thursday ey
ening under che auspices 81 Or. II
Il Tralle's Sunday School Workers,
was exhibited before 4 crowded
house. livery seat IN the Grand
was taipen and the encores which
eminated from a highly pleased au
dience throughout the entertain
ment showed that the public had
plsced its stamp OF approval early
ia the program.
The affair was given Tor the ben.
EFT Of library and museum a.
Hardin College, which VIII be at the
service of ALI Sunday School work
prs Of Mexico who are members Of
Dr. TtalIt's class.
Thlrty-three small girls started
the program by presenting Little
Mother March, each holding her
doll. and later singing ~sand-
man.
Then came the Parade Of Trades,
iii which each representative, sixty
II all, individually marched acrcs
the stage several times, showing of
her firm. This was followed by
tha Rainbow Girls, twenty-four IN
number. carrying the various col
ors or the rainbow.
Miss Dennie Keiso who repre-
eented the Mexico Power Co.,
and who was enveioped in a clus-
ter Of incandeacent lights, sang
''Just a Chain or Daisies. and Il
Illustrated BY a crowd Of small
girls costumed as daisies
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-03-07
RELATIVE OF GEO.
ROBERTSON DIES

Judge James II. Robertson, a cous-
IN OF Geo. Robertson OF this city,
personal attorney for H. Clay
Pierce in Texas, died in Austin,
Sunday, aged 5S years. He was a
law partner OF the late JONES $.
Hogg, former governor At tho
time OF death Robertson was q mem-
| Der OF the legislature.
The deceased was reared in
Roane County, Tenn. He went 70
Texas coon after the cayil war,
Ishortly after locating in thai state,
bic became prominent In politics AZ
one time lie was a member Of the
Legislature from Williamson county,
He was later appointed district
Judge by Gov. Hogg and then
moved to Austin where be became
one Of the most prominent lawyers
Of that state. He represented Tray
Is county, of which the capital Is
the county seat, for several terms
in the legislature, He was mem
ber Of the legislature that inIvestS-
gated The conduct of Senator Jas. w
Bailey with the Standard OIL Com
pany, made minority report exon
Grating Senator Bailey from amy dis
honest act, but criticised his profes-
gionai conduct as a lawyer under
the circumstances.
Mr.. Robertson had charge Of the
Idefense Of H. clay Pierce prosecu'
ton growing out OF the Standard Oil
scandel OF that State and cleared
him. The deceased leaves a family
Two sonH are prominent attorneys
OF Austin
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-03-07
ATTORNEYS OF
COUNTY ORGANIZE
TUESDAY NIGHT


Nineteen members Of the -Audrain
County Bar met here Tuesday even
Ing and organized into an assoeta-
ton. Clarence A. Barnes WIS made
chairman Of the meeting and d A.,
shannon, secretary
The object Of the organization is
ito foster proper sentiment be
tween the members OF tho bar and
the countrywide.
The three or four members who
were not here were either kept
away by Sickness or inaccess slblIlty.
Geo. Robertson was elected prest-
dent OF the association and s. D.
Stocks. secretary, both for d period
Of one year.
On motion OF Il. S. Cant that a
committee on committees be appoint
ed. @. A. Barnes was named chair
man and Instructed to name four
other members. They are p. 81
Cant, r, d. Rodgers. D. "A. Muir
ply and WI. w. Bolts,
A committee on Constitution and
Bylaws was also named and Is
composed Of A. q. Whitson, chair
man: j. b. Orear w W. Fry, Jr,
and Il. a. Shannon.
The association then adjourned to
meet ON March 26 when the coTntt-
tees will make their report.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-03-07
VISITING NURSE
|NSPECTS OUR
COUNTY FARM

Under the auspices OF the State
Board OF Charities, Miss Charlotte
B. Forester. a member Of the State
Nurses Association, visited The
Audrnin County Poor Farm lasl
month She ~ inspecting
these ingtitutione through.
out the State. Audrain's new Infirm
airy 10 nearing completion and the
condition that have prevailed un'
der the old system are soon to dis
appear.
The following are excerpts from
an interesting poem written on her
visits Scarcity OF space forbids its
reproduction in full:
/ wandered into an almshouse,
And the sighhs ! was forced to see,
Melted my heart with compassion,
And sorrow came over me.
| saw there dire degradation;
The sick were without proper care;
Living in filth that was awful,
Which In silence they had to bear.
We call this a Christian country;
But do we deserve the name.
While allowing our poor and de- lin
quents
To live in want and in shame2
Our almshouse needs careful inspet
tion,
Our jail and our prison, too;
So these dwellings might be at least
wholesome,
And what does this mean to you?