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The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07
pIannino for S. s. Convention.

Little Rock.--In preparation of the final plans and, program for the state Sunday school convention, the execu- tive committee of the Arkansas Sun day School association met last week The twenty-ifith annual convention of the association will be held in Bates vile April 15, 16 and IF. To date, the program drawn includes addresses by Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner and John l.. Alexander, both of New York, and J. H. Engle, general secretary of the Kansas Sunday School Association, all of whom are known in international Sunday school work.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07
Pnstnone Board Selection.

Little Rock.-In meeting of the officers of the Arkansas Society for the Study and Prevention of Tubercu- losis, it was agreed that a board of directors to control the association should be selected from throughout the state, one member from each congress sional district. With the officers, who also will be members of the board, the membership of that body will be 12 persons.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07
No Fear of Present Rise.

Marion.-No danger is apprehended here of another overflow at this time. MT. Cushman, one of the surveyors of the levee board, lives at this place, and reports that there is little like lihood of the levee breaking unless there is a great deal more water than is now in sight. MT. Cushman states that the levees are in much better condition than last year, when the Neaks occurred. What is most feared
 His point is the spring rise.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07

Suggestions have been made to the legislature on Dr. E. H. Stevenson, on behalf of the Eclectic dostors. Dr. Wells LeFevre, on behalf of the Home opathic school. and Dr. Charles E. Ross, on behalf of the Osteopathic school, for the amendment of senate bill No. 30, Hughes, for the establish ment of a state board of health. They do not oppose the bill, but are insist ing that representation be given other schools than allopathic, and that there be concentration of power in the coun- ty boards. They declare that this bill, in its present form, practically es- tablishes a zardom in the state of Arkansas, which good men should not want, and which bad men should not have" In conclusion, If the state is to surrender so much of it's police pow CT to a commission as it contemplated by the terms of this bill then it should at least protect the people of the state by a board representative of all the people,
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07
puuor of Railroad Extension.

Camden-A special train brought a party of Rock Island officials here over the Iron Mountain railroad to inspect the branch from Malvern into this city. The party went to El Dora do also, and it is rumored that they were inspecting proposed rigyYt of way from this city into Fl Dorado, and will extend the branch to that city after it is completed from Malvern here. The officials would neither af- firmed or denied the rumor.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07
Fear Game Destruction.

Helena.-Game and sport enthusiasts of this part of the state are watching with grave apprehension the encroach- ing waters of the great Mississippi river in it's present rise towards the crest, the threatening floods, which so devastated and sacrificed the lives of hundreds of deer and other wild life last spring and summer, being vivid in the minds of those interested and actively engaged in preventing re- currence of the frightful havoc.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07
Health Train Visits City.

Little Rock.-Many thousand people including school children and legislat- ors visited the Louisiana health train which was parked in this city for two days last week. The train was brought to this city for the purpose of showing the need of better sanitation and health precautions. The train carried many interesting exhibits.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07

House bill No. POS, by Johnson, pro- poses "to prohibit the injury or de struction of the apparatus, the improp- CT interference with or obstruction of electric meters, and the unlawful di- version of electric current from the wires, of persons, firms, or corpora tions engaged in the manufacture or sale of electricity" This bill is one proposed by the Arkansas Association Of Public Service Corporations. It provides that whoever unlawfully and Intentionally uses or causes to be used without consent of the owner any such electric current, shall be punished by fine of not exceeding $100 or impris- cnment not exceeding one year, or both.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07
Sewer System Proaressinq.

Russellville.-Work on the sewer system for Russellville is progressing rapidly and most of the mains have been laiG The ditching machine, which was "stuck up" in the mud dur ing the recent rains, is again in opera tion, the work of digging trenches hay ing been carried on in the meantime by hand labor.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07
Gov. Robinon Grants Pardon

Little Rock.-Governor Robinson has granted pardon to Ed Le Laurin. convicted in the Jefferson County Cir Nit Court in October, 1911, on the 'arge of aggravated assault and sen
 sced to 12 months in jail and to pay fine of $50. The pardon was grant Id to restore the defendants to citizen khiD.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07

D. J. H. Shibley. former superin' tendent of the tuberculosis sanitorium at Bonneville, and Dr. Oscar Bowling, president of the state beard of health of Louisiana appearead before the legislature last week each urging/the passage of the bill creating a/state board of health.
 Dr. Shibley's appeal was that more than financial aid should be given by the state in the fight against tubercu- losis, while the address of Dr. Bowling urged the legislators to pass the bill for the benefit of the general health of the people of Arkansas, as well as to fight tuberculosis.
 Dr. Sibley said in part:
 There are 10000 deaths from pre- ventable disease in Arkansas every year, 3,00G of them babies under one year old These appalling facts make it the imperative duty of this legisla- ture to take effective measures for the protection of the public health.
 This is not law relating to the practice of medicine, but one for the conservation of the lives and the health of the people of the state. Give us a public health department, cloth ed with authority and supplied with means to combat disease, gather vital statistics and disseminate information on health matters.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07

The senate was not in session las Saturday and the hGise spent the day in the consideration of local bills. The most important of these was the Heartsill bill placing certain officers of Sebastian county on salary The author, the Grey Eagle of the Border, made hard fight on the floor for his measure, and was opposed by his col leagues, Messrs. Osborne and West moreland. The whole forenoon was devoted to it's discussion, and MT. Heartsill kept the house in an uproar of mirth by his humorous sallies and flashes of ready wit and cutting satire. He declared that many of those now wanting high salaries for "sitting on cushion chairs all day and smoking 10-cent cigars" were glad to get $6O a month a few years ago.
 Mir. Osborne offered amendments in creasing the salaries as provided in the Heartsill bill as follows:
 Sheriff, from $4,500 to 5000.
 County clerk, from $4,500 to s6,000.
 lChlI SlCl h, HUH ptgOVO lO PoscNN'
 County judge, from $2,000 to $2,50s.
 But the amendments were defeated, and the bill then passed by vote of 8 ayes, 9 noes.
 County salary measures were given some further consideration by the pas sage of bill by MT. Neck, placing of ficers of Madison county on salary, but referring it to the next general cleo tion l. 1914. The two representatives from Pope, MT. Hudson and MT. Friar, are divided on the question. MT. Hud- son t>as a salary bill, opposed by MT. Friar, which the Judiciary Committee returned with an adverse report. and MT. Hudson has offered an amend ment that the question be submitted to the people of Pope county for their approval or rejection.
 A large amount of local matter was disposed of by the house, although for the greater part of the time there was bare working majority present and voting
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07

The bill introduced in the house Saturday by MT Armstrong, proposes an increase in the franchise tax that is calculated to increase the revenue from this source about $60,00O, or about 50 per cent The increase af- fleets both foreign and domestic corpo- rations. Il. fixes a minimun of SIC regardless f the sfoes;sor whefher the corporation has any property in the state, whne under the presenl law some of the largest corpo
 rations operating in the state are re ""irad tn rav only 2. few cents tax.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07

Self, Robinson, Fish and Hayes are joint authors of bill to establish the qualifications of the members of the board of directors of the St. Francis Levee District and fix the salaries of officers. The directors are required not to be officeholders, and no officers and employees may be retained who are relatives of any member of the board. The salary of the attorney is fixed at S1 200 a year, the secretary-treasurer, s2,500, and the chief engineer $3,000. The office of treasurer is abolished and the duties transferred to the sec cretary. The bill was drawn to con- form with the recommendation adopt ed at mass meeting of citizens of the district.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07
HAD BEEk 
Dece5 sed Was Defe tor Davis for Seat
 Was ar old Soll

Western Newspaper Union News,
 Bentonyille.--Se Senator James ry of this city died here after illness. The sena or had not the best of health for several but his condition had not beer ed as serious rntfi within the days, and not until his deatf friends and attending pbysi, slider his case as critical.
 No man in the state of Arks a more notable record of gen ice than Senator Berry. He all the positions of trust fr> of a local nature to that of States senator, aEd had beeg nized with appointments to pl the highest trust ynd eonfidf national affairs.
 He was, born in Jackson cd5. abama, May 15, 1S41, removiug ansas in 1848. He was edgeatet private Sd hools, later studied law, ane was admitted to the Lar in 1855. Hls career as an attorney marked him a' a lawyeS of great ability.
 In addition to his record as a pF' vate citizen and public official, Sena tor Berry had military record which the entire state was proud. n enlisted in the Confederate servic in 1861, when hSrdly of ssge, and ser ed until its closA He es2sisqed n z Sixteenth ArkansAs .Ina sryes a2 tenant At CorinN took part in on.
 f]fcts of the Iva
 and sustained | After the ";
 segislature as | ton ecuntzg;a. | sent to the legis elected speS nas 'abe. was elet \ \ 2 wa
 til lSSa,
 United St.. | pired term On
 He was reelected 1895 and 1901. His first def 1907, when, at fiercest camr Southern sta election by
 However, IL as to make il
 the eyes of frtoe
 Man" he was as<a.@ victory.
 After retiring from ator Berry returned where he has made his years, and where he wa the splendid services h to his adopted state.
 A complication of hear, trouble was the cause of 3c ry's death.
 Funeral services were day afternoon from the Presbyterian church of conducted by the Rev. J. H pastor of the church Buria family lot of the city cemt
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07

A bill was introduced by senator Martin, of Faulkner, appropriating S75, GOO from the state capitol fund for furnishing the capitol, and naming the state officialss and presiding officers of the house asd senate as the com mission to makethe purchases.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07

The Ludwig bill appropriating about SIG, 1000 to pay the newspapers of the state for publishing constitutional amendments was brought over from the house and read twice.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07

The committee on state charitable institutions has submitted several bills for appropriations for the various in stitutions, approximations for the va rious institutions, approximating nearly $1,00O,0O0. This is in excess of previous appropriations, but includ- es new buildings and improvements said to be badly needed, among them an appropriation of $152,000 to build tai for nervous diseases, and central heating and power plant for this in- stitution. The appropriation for this institution also includes a larger medi- cal staff and equipment.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07
The following bills have passed the

The following bills have passed the house: Df
 By Jackson, to cure defect in organ ization Running Lake drainage district in Randolph county.
 By Henry and Tolleson, to repeal act creating AFtus special road distict,
 BY Wilson, creating road district No. 4 in Jefferson county.
 By Keck, to place officers of Madi- s3p c,unty on salary. By {.aney, to require Arkansas Mid land Valley to stop trains at Walkers
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07

Hudson. of Marion, introduced bill raising the Confederate pension tax from i 1-2 to 9-4 mills, but opposition to an increase in taxation sent it to the Committee on Finance.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07

O'Neal went as strong as anyone on the liquor regulation by introducing a bill preventing the shipment of liquor to habitual drunkards. This went to the Committee on Temperance. which is temperance committee in it's per sonel.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07
interest GroWinq.

Miss Mary Case has y the department as de- Ithe Girls Canning Club and will spend the two canning season making She was the prize Sit given here by the
 County Demon who is making
 organizing the
 says that there Fin the work here
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07

A bill by Westcott, of Garland, to promote the agricultural intertests of the state, provides that an appropria- tion of s40,O00 be expended by the commissioner of mines, manufactures end agriculture in collecting exhibits and making awards for the Arkansas state fair The sum for each division in amounts for awards from $100 to s2,O00, are set forth, and also the amount to be expended in collecting exhibits, etc After having been read twice the bill was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07

The bill providing for commission form of government for Pine Bluff passed the house. The bill is differ ent from the oHe providing commission form of government for Fort Smith, in that the question of adopting the com mission form is not to be submitted to the voters, but become effective. at once. Simon Bloom, the present may or, is named as mayor and commis- sioner, and the governor is empowered to appoint two other commissioners for term of two years. The three commissioners, together with a city attorney, police judge and city clerk, will then be elected at the polls.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07
Nawberries to Be Planted.

&n.-A meeting of the repre- Nlsiness men and farmers of
 was held here and a Association formed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07

Chairman CarlLee of the Joint Fi- nance Committee, constitutional ob- jectionists to committee clerkships. asked for clerk for the committee at a salary of S5 per day As it is cus- tomary for clerks of the senate to re- ceive $4 per day, motion was made by Senator Jacobson to reduce the daily stipend of this clerk. It was argued the kind of clerk the committee would have to employ could not be secured for that amount.
 After the substitute motion had been lost on roll call, those endeavor- ing to save the $1 per day forced a roll call on the original motion An other roll call was demanded upon the motion to transmit to the house immediately after roll call had been insisted upon for the purpose of re- considering the vote on the passing of the motion and laying it upon the ta- ble. Thus the senators argued for an hour at cost of about $50 to the state, in an effort to save $1 per day for the fl remaining days of the session.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-02-07
, a Minimum ken, Fever Extinct.

fnion News Service.
 NThe cattle ship
 T in the north Ark
 shich are not yet en-
 kthe Texas fever tick,
 Rnment quarantine line
 $ beginning of the first
 FThe line runs along the
 hndary line of Missouri.
 just closed has marked
 G shipments made any sea- pfore, with much higher 4 for all animals shipped.
 feat value of tick eradication / ', 'Sinning to be seen in this
 Nection. Baxter county, of
 Atain Home is the county
 I some 5000 head this
 rice far above other years.
 }ause cattle could be ship
 1s county direct to the na- kns of the big markets or to / north for feeding purposes. 5 been going on in this county for the ast three years and the coun- ty is practically free, so clean, in fact, Il cattle men in this county were allowed to ship out on inspection, ! 3eF'eas those counties not having { aa worked could not ship at all.
 SD many cattle were shipped from Nere this winter that the supply on hand now is very light, every farmer practically having cleaned up all his stuff but his COWS. Cattle dealers in this section now are practically all in the counties south of here buying stuff to put on the range in the spring. Much of this stuff is being bought in infected areas, and vats have to be built at the crossing places one the quarantine lines and the cattle have to be dipped and inspected before they can be brought in. The fact that the tick eradication here this coming year is encouraging many farmers to bring on thoroughbred breeding stock.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Correspondent
Assails Rosser.

Leo Frank, James Conley, or
whoever may be held accountable
for the death Of Mary Phagan,
must and win be tried according
to those rules OF evidence the
Anglo Saxon race, through cen
turtles of experiment, has found TO
be best suited to the establishment
of justice and truth.
And here a thought occurs to
me that is worth while comment
ing on, perhaps.
A correspondent very foolish
and misguided correspondent
addressed me a communication
early in the week, bitterly and
with utter unreasOn assailing Iu-
Their =. Rosser for undertaking
the defense Of Frank. Rarely
have read a more unjust and un-
necessary letter. II bristled with
invectiYe and vehement protest
il went so far as to say that Mr..
Rosser Is interested in the Frank
case knowing Frank to be guilty,
and that he is prepared to stop at
nothing TO free Frank of the law,
regardless!
shall not defend Mr. Rosser.
He does not need it, The people
of Atlanta know him. But does
not this correspondent know that
the law of Georgia, Jealous Of
the rights and liberties of the
people, not only confers upon a
defendant at bar the presumption
of innocence. but actually win not
PERMIT him to go 10 trial, no
matter how poor and humble he
may be. WITHOUT COMPE-
TENT COUNSEL?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
By AN OLD POLICE RE
PORTER.

There were few developments IN
the Phagan case last week that TO
my mind were worth considering
seriously or that threw new light
upon the mystery.
Perha ps IL was because Of this
that a good many people wrote
letters 10 THE Old Police Report
er''-some commencing my arti-
cles. others condemning them; but
In every case indicating clearly
that the interest has not lessened
observe that some of the
State newspapers are publishing
foolish little paragraphs, bearing
the Atlanta date line. to the ef-
feet that the Hearst newspapers
have been bought to defend
Frank" This is too foolish to
notice.
stu other newspapers are TAX
ing advantage OF the silly season
10 point out various phases Of the
case that to my mind are neither
vital nor interesting.
Let me say again, as positively
as ! can, that these articles writ
ten by an old police reporter, are
not for the purpose Of either max
ing a case for or against any
other individual
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Newspapers Will
Not Render Verdict.

Ny aim is TO set down in a fair,
truthful way my own opinion Of
the case. / do not know whether
the editor Of the Hearst newspa-
pers indorses my views or not.
am Of the opinion that the edi-
tor OF The Sunday American and
The Georgian believes that II Is
not within his province to try
Frank or Conley, but that II is his
duty TO give all the facts in the
case that are obtainable and to
let The law and the jury decide
WHO is guilty.
am not a believer in trials by
newspapers. / believe In the law.
! believe in the courts, in our
judges, and I'm our juries.
! know nothing about the Pha-
gan case that has not been pub
lished In the newspapers / do
know that Frank has been in
dicted ! do know, as does every
one else. that there Is chain OF
circumstantial evidence which,
held together In court viii make
the case against Frank very Sc
rious.
Ny own opinion is that there
are several links In the chain that
are so weak that when one is
broken. the chain will fan apart.
I can not be sure whether | am
right or wrong, however. until the
Solicitor General presents his evil
dence. In the meantime, l still
believe that the community is
anxious to give all concerned a
square deal; and that the average
man Is fair-minded and is willing
10 have the case tried In the
courts and not in the newspapers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Hardly Price
For Rosser.

In one Of the letters sent to me,
II was stated that the author OF
the articles signed By an old DO
lice reporter is Luther u. Rosser.
] take that as compliment, for
Rosser is a very able man, and
they tell me he earns $lO0,O 600 a
year, sometime have doubts
about my own ability, but ! have
no doubt at all about my earning
capacity. | do not make 100000
a year! Rosser lis not the author
Of these articles, has no hand In
them. and ! hasten TO lift THAT
responsibility from his broad
shoulders as quickly as possible.
Also l have received a long let
ter from a woman defending the
Jews as race. 1t was a very in
teresting letter, but wholly out
side of the case. do not con-
slider race, creed or color a mat
ter 10 be discussed in attempting
TO solve the Phagan mystery.
/ have great admiration and re
speCt for the Jews as a race, as
every other thinking man
and woman must have. But even
II Frank is condemned, l can not
see how that would be any re-
Election upon the race any more
than II an lTishman, German.
Swede or japanese We're found
guilty of the crime. Surely
whole race should not have TO
carry the burden Of one man
crimel
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Extremists
On Both Sides.

There are extremists on both
sides OF this Phagan case. There
are people. who, convinced
against their wills, are going to
remain for their lives of the same
opinion still
In the aggregate these people
are inconsequential, however
The average Albanian and
Georgian is standing to-day with
impartial and open mind, / think.
He wants the TRUTH establish
ed-that's all He is neither for
nor against Frankie is, to en-
ploy an expressive slang phrase,
from Missouri" strictly
And it Is just here, with the
gentle readers permission that /
shall hand a small and modest
bouquet to the Hearst newspa-
pers in Atlanta. The Georgian
and The American FIRST called
for calm and patience. when all
about us a storm Of protest, mis-
information, non-information
passion, prejudice and reckless
Indignation was running riot I'm
the community!
The big sheet anchor they threw
10 the windward was the SU-
PREMACY OF THE LAW
Alert and vigilant ever, the
brave and courageous Governor
Of this State instantly promul-
gated his unqualified approval OF
that Course-and since that time,
poise has been restored, reason
e-enthroned, and the unrufiied
and quiet dignity of the blind
folded Goddess Of Justice reas-
sured to the people