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The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Construe Assessment Laws.

Little Rock.-That the county tax as ship list of property assessed against an unknown owner or nonresident owner, is the construction placed on the assessment laws by Attorney Gen eral Moose, in answer to an inquiry from Tax Assessor F. w. Rowles Of Garland county. For instance, if {. nonresident owner has property in several townships in the county, the assessor is entitled to $1 for assess ing the property in each of those town ships. In case the owner is resident then the assessor is entitled to charge only one fee of 20 cents for the assess ment list.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Banker Gives Self Up.

Little Rock W. w. Hurst, presi- dent of the defunct Valley Savings bank of Argenta and also of the de- funct Arkansas Life Insurance Com, pany, walked into the office of Sheriff William G. Hutton in the courthouse last week and surrendered Sheriff Hutton had been apprised of Hurst's coming and was waiting in his office to receive the man for whom he had been vainly searching for two months. Hurst had already made arrangements to furnish ond for S1,000 on each of the six indictments returned against him by the Pulaski County Grand Jury and the arranging of bail soon was completed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
SEN. CLARKE ON COTTON TAX
Arkansan Calls Cotton Exchanges
 Gambling Evil.
.ewspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Washington. Senator James P. Clarke of Arkansas addressed the Sen ate on his amendment to impose tax on trading in cotton where no actual delivery was intended. Senator Clarke declared that the New York Cotton Exchange and tits parasite" the New Orleans exchange, were no more than gambling institutions and that those who speculated in cotton upon their floors were engaged in a wholly sell fish and illegal business. New York, he said, was the chief offender and the New Orleans exchange only "a minor affair."" The New York exchange, he argued, controlled the price of cotton for the whole world.
 q think the New York exchange" :" said the senator, lis wholly bad and has no right to exist. It is a gambling institution and is so regarded by ev- erybody who goes there to trade"
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
NEWS AND NOTES
 QF TIE CAPITAL.
GOVERNMENT HEALTH OFFICIAL IN ARKANSAS MAKING AN
 INVESTIGATION.
MOSQUITOES CARRY MALARIA
Expert Says Whiskey Is Not Proven tative-No Danger in Eating Water
 melons and Cantaloures.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-Dr. R. H. von Ezoorf an agent of the U. s. Public Health Department, is now touring the state Investigating the prevalence of ma laria in Arkansas. Dr. von Ezdorf came to the state at the request CT members o1 the state board of health.
 Dr. von Ezdorf credits the mosquito as being a carrier of maliria and rec ommends that a person avoid expos ing himself to the bite of the pest. Dr. yon Ezdorf advises those exposed 10 the bite of the mosquito to take five grains of qdinine morning and night for two successive days each week. This will prevent any possibility of ma larial attacks.
 Investigations, conducted by Dr. von Ezdorf in Mobile, Ala, disclosed the fact that in some parts of the city only 15 per cent of the populace were carriers of the disease. Failure to treat a malaria case properly often times results, the physician says, in an apparently healthy person carrying the germ and disseminating the disease.
 A comprehensive study of the ano- philine species of mosquito is contem- rlated in Arkansas, and each forward Step will be given the people, for whose benefit the government is mak- ing the investigations.
 It is necessary, Dr. von Ezdorf says, to understand the habits of the mos quito before any great good may be accomplished for the people. Sanitary drainage with paved streets and com pact homes are the greatest factors in eradicating the pest, he says. It is this cause, he says, that malaria fever is more prevalent in rural districts. "ln the old days" Dr. von Ezdorf said, "malarial fever commonly was called swamp fever This resulted because it usually was prevalent in swamp sections. We now know posi- lively, however, that the fever result ed from the bite of one species of mosquito which carries malaria-the anophiline.
 Dr von Ezdorf put to rout the theory of many that whiskey will pre-, vent an attack of malaria.
 'The mosquito may object to the whiskey breath,' he said. AS to this l have no knowledge, but l be- lieve the insect would bite and would infect one loaded with whiskey rath- CT quicker than another, for once the whiskey gains control, it's bearer usu- ally becomes quiet'
 He also asserted watermelons and cantaloupes do not carry the fever germ, saying that it may be receiv- ed through the anophiline mosquito only, and never through the agency of food, water or cir.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
New Style Causes Sensation.

inc Bluff.-For r2veral minutes men refused to work, every window pre- scented a curious face, field gtasses were brought i"so 2las and excitement was intense when an attractive young woman, said to have come here recent ly from Texarkana, walked through the streets of the business district wearing slit skirt. She was attired in a blue skirt, white silk hose and Patent leather shoes. The skirt was split to the knee. It was the first modern garment" seen in this city and the greatest sensation was ereat- ed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Trying New Experiment.

With the issuance of the Department of Agriculture will experiment in giving the farmers of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas and Texas immediate news of the condition of the crops of their states by telepragh instead of by mail as heretofore. By arrangement with the Weather Bureau the Bureau of Statistics will distribute the crop re- port to each of these states to every newspaper in the state. If the expert ment is success the plan will be ex- tended to all states.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
SCHOOL POPULATION 617.263
Per Capita Apportionment Will Be
 Less This Year.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-The school population for the year ending June 30, 1913. has just been tabulated by State Superin- tendent George B. Cook All the coun- ties have now sent in the reports. The total school population is 617,263. un. less further correction or additions are received. This is a gain of 14.037 over last year.
 The per capita apportionment this year will evidently be smaller than last year on account of the greatly in- creased population and the decrease in the funds available caused by the failure of St Fracis county to send in the tax settlement, and the fact that the school fund will have $15,000 less in the item of antitrust funds and no money derived from the fertilizer fund, which amounted to more than $S,o00 last year, this fund being now diverted from the school fund
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
AN ARKANSAS BOOSTER
Col. J. F. Mayes Tells Crowd How Ark.
 ansas People Live.

Western Newspaper tui"u News Service.
 Manitou, CoL-COl J. Frank Waves of Fort Smith, represented Gov. Geo. W. Hays Of Arkansas, on the program of All States Day, an annual event held in honor of summer sojourners in the Pikes Peak region. He made the principal speech of the day where 5000 people from 20 states awaited the arrival of the governors who prom ised to come down from Mount Mani tou, where they held their afternoon session, 10 attend the All States Day meeting. Scores of Arkansans applaud cd when Colonel Waves declared tha the women of Arkansas "atteuded to their homes and raised their babies in stead of smoking cigarettes and rais ing hell"
 We have three square meals a daE in Arkansas" he said. "and we cal them breakfast, dinner and supper. We nave not moved our dinner down tC milking time. Arkansas has all the good and none of the pad of other states. Although Republican, l car forget politics when l speak of Ark ansas. but l cannot forget our religion
 Arkansas has more possibilities than any other state in the Union Your snowcapped peaks of Colorado are no more beautiful than our white fields, and your mines of yellow gold no richer than our harvest of corn"
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
TweIue Miles of Road Built.

Little Rock Twelve miles of the Little Rock-Hot Sprlngs-T TeXarkana highway were built last week by Coun- ty Judge George Kelly and 400 citizens of Saline county, who toiled for 10 hours in the broiling sun to erect the roadway. Judge Kelly sounded the call for the building of the road as soon as he received Gov. Hays proclama tion, and every citizen in Benton, as well as farmers from the surrCundine country, came to the scene in all kinds Of conveyances. They brought shovel' blows, scrapers and all other roa" building material. They went to wor with will, and the famous grave yard" hill was lowered la couple e feet while a 20-foot bridde was erect ed across a small stream.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Mayor Netoes Franchise.

Little Rock.-Mayor Taylor has again vetoed the ordinance passed by the city council granting the Pine Bluff & Eastern Traction Co., frar chise to enter Little Rock and cross the free bridge connecting this city and Argenta. The mayor assigned th~ same reasons he gave for vetoing tn ordinance at its first passage. which failed to provide fo* a universal 5-cent fare across the free bridge into both cities, and the further reason the provision of the franchise providine penalties in case the interurban is not built was entirely too lenient.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Soil Is Burning.

Clarksville, Tenn.-The burning of Q vegetable deposit in lowlands of the western part of the county has very much concerned the citizens of that section for several days. About three weeks ago J. R. Stone of District No. was cutting a ditch through forma- tion of this kind on his farm, when it was accidentally ignited and has since been burning. A strata about two feet deep and covering four acres has burned, leaving white ashes behind
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Some Corporations DeIinuuent.

Little Rock-State Auditor Coffman filed with the attorney general list of delinquent corporations, those that have not paid their franchise taxes for the current year. The report shows a total of $167656 collected from fran. chise taxes for the current year, with s21,0aS actually collected for franchise taxes last year. It will be the duty of Attorney General Moose to at once bring action against the delinquent corporations for the collection of these taxes with penalties attached
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Postn aster Is Under Fir.

Little Rock.-Postmaster U. S. Bratton of this city will again be un- der investigation in a few days. Sev- eral weeks ago five inspectors spent several days in Little Rock investigat. ing charges filed against the Little Rock postmaster, among them being inattention to the duties of the office anc bei1g iterested in several business enterprises, which required the great CT portion of his time. It is now charg- ed that MT. Bratton discriminated in favor of negroes against the white em- ployes in the local postoffice.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Scholarships by U. D. C.

Little RocE.-The following scholar ships have been awarded by the Ark ansas Division, U. D. C.: Galloway Col lege, Searey, Ark, Miss Hattie Hale, Camden; Hendrix College, Conway, Ark, Edwin s. Lide, Camden. Ark, Fords Business College, Little Rock, Miss Grace Gil1ey, 2OO3 Division, Ar genta; Memorial Chapter scholarship University of Arkansas, Miss Gertrude Horton, Philadelphia. Arkansas Divis- ion scholarship, University of Arkan- sas, Euclid T. Smith, Amity, Ark Fords Business College, Little Rock, Miss Matte Greer, Camden. Central College, Conway, Ark, Miss Annie Dawson, Stephens.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Adverse Report on River.

Little Rock.-A letter received by Judge Joe Asher contained the infor- nation that an adverse report has been made on the proposition to improve the channel of the Arkansas river at T'ourche island. The report was made by engineers of the United States army who visited Little Rock and in spected the site of the desired i'm provements. Judge Asher told in the letter that the matter might now be placed before the Board of Engineers for rivers and harbors at Washington, D. C., with a request that a more de- tailed examination into the need of the work to be made.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Makus lucky Find.

Lead Hil!-When Floyd Brown, g young farmer, living on White river near Lead Hill. waded into the stream last week to disengage his brother'f artificial minnow which had caugh under rock, he had no idea that h would find the best pearl that ha been discovered in this section tn year. As Brown waded out of tn river he chanced upon few mussel and brought them to the bank with him. In one of them he fouAld the pearl, It weighed 2e grains
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
SEVERAL BOARD MEETINGS
This Week Is Busy One at the State
 Capitol.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock.-This week will be an unusually busy week with the state boards, for it will include meetings of both the State Pension and State Education Boards, as well as monthly meetings of the State Charity and Penitentiary Boards.
 The State Pension Board will hold it's annual meeting and issue the war. rants to the 5000 Confederate pension CTS. The warrants have already been made out
 The State Board of Education will also hold it's annual meeting and will apportion to the 75 counties of the state the amount of the common school fund to which they are entitled for the ensuing year Nearly S2.OO0, 900 will thus be turned back to the coun- ties as the result of the meeting ef these two boards.
 September there will be a special meeting of the State Capitol Commits sion for the purpose of receiving the completed plans for work on the new capitol, now in the hands of the com missions architect, Cass Gilbert of New York, Contractors are being mo- tified that the plans will be ready by that date and bids are being asked on the half million dollars worth of work to be done.
 Still another meeting of importance was that of the school directors, who have been called to meet with the board Of education from all the common and special school districts of the state 70 consider any financial difficulties that may be presented in any of the districts and arrive at measures for remedying these difficulties.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Huntsville Bids for School

Huntsyilla.-The committee of the Baptist Eoafd O. Arkansas, which was chosen to secure a location for the mountain school which the Baptist Home Mission Board, with headquar, reps in Atlane, proposes to locate in the Ozarks, spent a day in Hunts ,ille. A meeting of the citizens oI Huntsville was held at the courthouse d which the proposition was present ed by Dr. John r Christian, secretary cf the state board.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
To Build AsnhaIt Roadmau

Little Rock-Setting a new and higher mark in county improvements, Pulaski county will lay an asphalt surface on the macadam base, already constructed on Asher avenue, between Wright avenue and the Neimeyer store. a distance of a mile and quarter. The cushion will cost about S6.0O0, estimates placing the cost at $5,000 per mile.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05

Los Angeles American refugees were in force here, having landed at San Diego. Sixty persons were brought north from Guaymas and vicinity by the United States cruiser Pittsburg. Among the passengers was S. Findlay Findlay gave a graphic description of the raid on the city of Durango by band of 6,000 rebels. "Tt was a colony of about 150 Americans in Du. rango at that time," said Findlay, and they suffered like the rest, all their money, watches and jewelry being taken from them.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Interest in School Contest.

Bentonville.-The rural schools of Benton county are taking a great in terest in the intercounty Eural schoo contest which has been inaugurate among the rural schools of the l counties of the state hayineI the county superintendency system Ishe contes is under the auspices of rhh State D. partment 5f Education. A number o School Improvement Associ;ktions havt recently been organized. and systf matic efforts are being made to in prove the buildings
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Oinjne Cures Rabies.

Chicago.-Charles Beardsley, a pa tient at the City Hopsital, suffering from a disease diagonsed as rabies, has been cured by quinine injected un- der the skin. When the patient enter ed the hospital he seemed to be on the verge of convulsions that mark the final stage of the disease. Dr. Harris gave him a modification of a Quinine treatment that a Chicago phy
 sician had used on dogs afflicted with rabies. Fifteen grains of quinine were injected under Beardsley's skin.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Urdinc Attendance.

Little Rock-Copies of circulars urging all good roads enthusiasts in tie state to attend the American High way Association meeting at Detroit September 30 to October are being mailed by the Department of State Lands, Highway and Improvements. Judge Joe Asher, Rueben G. Dye, com missioner of lands, highways and im- provements, and E. A. Kingsley, state highway engineer, will attend the con vention.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Mother Loses Petition.

Fort Smith.-A petition bearing sev- eral hundred signatures and imploring the governor to commute the death sentence of Omer Da to life impris, onment has been stolen from his neither Mrs Mary J, Davis. The peti ton represented miles of travel made Ifoot over hard mountain roads by the pged mother of the youth, who is awaiting execution for the murder of Nellie iMoneyhun.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Official Majority 567.

Fort smith.-The official majority of Judge w. A. Falconer of this city over Tom A, Pettigrew of Charleston for chancellor of the Tenth district was announced as 567. Judge Fal- coner carried Sebastian county by 599, Crawford by 315, Scott by 59 and Lo, gan county byN13, while his opponent carried Franklin county 409.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Equalization Board Appojntments.

Little Rock.-Equalization boards as follows were appointed by Gov. Hays: Crawford county, J. D Byers of Alma, c. A. Pape and w. T. England of Van Buren; Garland county, Pate Hite and F. NJ. Sigler of Hot Springs; Lincoln county--T. A Ingram of Star City; Arkansas county, George F. Powell of Ulm: Baxter county, w. w. Scroggens of Norfolk; Carroll county, Henry l.. Bunch of Berryville.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05

Little Rock.-Gov Hays granted his first pardons, being clemency to two men charged with burglary in Cal houn county They are Sterling Bell and Charlie Williams, both convicted in January, 1912, and given six years each in prison. The interesting fact is that Gov Hays was the trial judge in the case and made the recommen- dation for the granting of the pardons on the ground that Bell was very young and had been led into the crime n older man, and that Will NQs
 en sufficiently punished
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Moccasin stings Through Boot.

Rogers.-Attorney c. P. Harben of this city has been suffering greatly the past two or three days, the result of the bite of a water moccasin. MT. Harben was on his farm, east of town. and was wading in stream The snake struck him through a heavy rub Der boot, so he did not get the full effects of the poison, but it made a very painful wound and he has been on crutches since.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Pension to 9,258 Persons.

Little Rock.--The state pension board completed the tabulation of the Confederate pension fund.- Pensions Vill be given to 9,259 persons, an in crease of 510 over last year. A total 0; s614,0S691 will be paid out to pen sioners by the board on the rate of proportion pensioner receiving s10G will get buv SIP.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Money in Arkansas Cattle.

Lead Hill.-The sale this week of 100 head of cattle by Tom Hall. Lead Hill farmer, for $50 each is an ind cation of the success to be had in stock raising in Boone counry ant Arkansas. MT. Hall has cleared mor, money on his small herd than the usual small farm produces a year and yet they have been no expense to him in the raising, except probably three months in a year.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Would Harden Officers.

ngton-Attendance by naval officers at surgical clinics upon the bloodier and more terrible operations would be made compulsory by Surgeon General Stokes so that the officers would be accustomed to the sights of and dying men, and not be- come unnerved by such sights attend. ant on a battlefield.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Liahrnlnu Broke -Necks.

Ozark-One of the strangest feat. ures of the electric storm which Billed four people within a radius Of 12 miles of Ozark, has just come to light. It is said that the necks of all four of the victims were broken, and the hair of each was singed from his head. Only two of the victims were killed together, and the three places where the bolts dealt death were widely sep, arated
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Road Work Beino Pushed.

Conway County Judge John W Holt has completed his inspection o' he new road being built over Dun bin and through Acklin Gap, the COT struc ion of which is being pushed raI idly The road through the gap i. being put in perfect condition and will he finished within few days.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Pulaski County Meetino Warrants.

Little Rock.-Indicating the pros porous condition prevailing in Pulaski county at this time, County Treasurer Henry O. Vogler said he was paying all scrip in cash, dollar for dollar. In one day recently Treasurer Vogler said he paid out $125,O00 in redeem ing scrip and warrants.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Train Rolls Down Embankment.

Decorah, Iowa.-A southbound pas senger train on the Decorah branch os the Rock Island railroad was wrecked near Maynard. The entire train rolled down a ten foot embankment Three passengers were killed and 35 others more or less seriously injured. The cause of the accident was the spread ing of the rails.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05

MT Kayarugh is the government agent, who with committee from the Little Rock Clearing House Associa- tion, will pass on securities offered by those desiring to borrow crop moving funds. S600,000 was awarded to Arkan- sas as it's share of the $50,000000 crop moving fund. Three Little Rock banks are handling the money. They are: T he State National Bank, Exchange National Bank and the England Ma tional Bank.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
First aaie Sells for S135.

Little Rock--The first baie of the present crop of cotton was sold on the board of trade for 25 cents per pound. The bale weighed 450 pounds, and the grower. Charles Roberts, liy- ing six miles from Little Rock, re- ceived sl35 for it. It was full style strict middling.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Methodist Meetinq Successful.

Batesville.-Onec of the greatest re- vivals ever held in this section of the state has just closed at Desha. Two hundred people were converted and 100 joined the Methodist church The meeting lasted nearly three weeks, and the large tent was packed at every service, people coming for 10 to 15 miles to attend it
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
Resianation Confirmed.

Beaumont, Tex.-W. B. Dunlop of Beaumont confirmed the report that he has rendered his resignation as president of the Southern Rice Crow CTS Association. The growers asso- citation is organized in Louisiana, Ark ansas, Alabama and TeXa
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-05
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Ex-Governor Starts Suit.

Conway, y,-Former Governor George W. Donaghey, by his attorney, Bruce I Bullion, filed suit in the Faulkner Cnancery Court against Levee District No. 1 of Faulkner county and J. W. James, D. o. Harton and J. E. Little, directors, alleging damages amount ing to $7,500 to lands belonging to the plaintiff lying in the district The lamage is alleged to have been sus. tained on the plaintiffs lands and ren- dering them unfit for cultivation.