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The Forrest City times., 1913-10-31
STATES FARM YIELD GROWS
Improved Methods Bring Results, Gov
 ernment Statistics Show.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock.-A great increase in the acreage cultivated under improved farm methods, in Arkansas, with con- sequent gain in crop yields. during the past year or two, is shown by crop statistics just prepared and made pub lie by the Bureau of Plant Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture
 In 1911 the average yield of corn in Arkansas was POS bushels per acre, while under farm demonstration meth ods, the yield was 329 bushels per acre. In 1912, there was a total of 12,S7S acres planted in corn in Ark. ansas under improved demonstration methods and the average yield on this acreage was 33.2 bushels while on other farms, where old methods wer used, the yield averaged 20.4 bushels
 In 1909 Arkansas produced an aver. age yield of 459 pounds of seed cotton per acre, while the same year under the supervision of government experts SAG pounds were produced per acre In 1912, with 12,555 acres of demonstra tion farms, the average yield on thi acreage was 1,024.3 pounds of seet cotton.
The Forrest City times., 1913-10-31
ALL IMPROVEMENT
 DISTRICTS VALID
SUPREME COURT HOLDS OLD LAW NOT AFFECTED BY
 NEW ACT.
COMMISSIONERS HOLD OVER
District in State Would Have Been Abolished.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-The Arkansas Supreme Court, in effect, declared all improve ment districts in tife state legally con stituted, when it affirmed the decision of the Jefferson County Circuit Court In the case of E. A. Ramsey vs. John Farmer; and of the Pulaski County Circuit Court in the case of the state of Arkansas ys. w. N. Trulock. The former case was an effort to dissolve paving district in Pine Bluff; the latter similar action against an Ar genta paving district. The appellants in each case contended that the old improvement district law was affected by the failure of the legislators in 1913 to provide for the appointment or cleo ton of commissioners for districts created. Had the supreme court sus- tained the contention of the appellants every improvement district in the state would have been subject to dissolution.
 The supreme court held that the 1913 law does not abrogate the old law and in providing for successors to the commissioners of old districts in no way affects the old law.
The Forrest City times., 1913-10-31
ASK FOR PEACE MEMORIAL
Arkansas Confederate Veterans Favor
 Monumentson Gettysburg Field.

Western Newspaper [ nion News Service
 Little Rock.-The Arkansas division. United Confederate Veterans, at it's annual convention in Little Rock. went on record as being in favor of the erec- ton on the battlefield of Gettysburg of fitting monument to perpetuate Q the memory of the recent reunion of the veterans of the Confederacy and the Union held on the battletfield
 The veterans declared that the re- union presented to the world an unpre. cedented spectacle of the cont estan 5 in long, bitter and bloody war, within 50 years of its close, coming together III peace and brotherhood and united Ill harmony for the happiness of them selves and the prosperity of their com. mon country. It was declared that the government should erect suitable memorial to commemorate this impres. sive event
 The convention also adopted reso- lutlon expressing the gratitude of the Arkansas veterans to Col w H. Kama uss, Union veteran for his care of the graves of 2,260 Confederates who died at Camp Weaver prison, Ohio.
 committee was appointed to in vestigate conditions in the Confederate Home.
 Gen. James R. Gibbons of Bauxite, was elected commander of the Ark, ansas division and the following were elected commanders of the four brig ades: Gen. J. W. Killough, first brig ade; Gen. Benjamin Holmes, second brigade; Gen. Geo. w. Bruce, third brigade; Gen. F. T. Shepherd, fourth brigade.
The Forrest City times., 1913-10-31
STATE SUES SAND COMPANY
Asks Payment for All Material Taken
 From Arkansas River.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock.-Suit asking payment. for all sand and gravel taken from the Arkansas river within the bounda- ries of the state by the Southern Sand and Material Company was filed in the Pulaski Chancery Court by VII. liam l.. Moose, attorney general of Arkansas. The suit is based on an act Of the last legislature which declared that the navigable streams in Arkan. sas and the sand and gravel bars of each river are the property of tho state.
 Attorney General Moose asks Chan cellor J. E. Martineau to require the defendant company to bring into court the books of the company, that the state may be informed of the amount of sand and gravel taken from the Ark ansas river since the new law became effective in June of this year
The Forrest City times., 1913-10-31
POSTMASTER GOES PRISON
Former Morrell Official Admits Elm.
 bezzling Postal Funds.
Western Newspaper UnIon News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.--Alonzo F. Roberts. former postmaster at Morrell and Clyde A. Massey, former clerk in the Motrell postoffice, were indicted by the federal grand jury on charges of embedding postal funds while in the governments employ
 The charge against former Postmas- ter Roberts was that he was $l,129.66 short in his accounts. The clerk was charged with embedding money order funds on five different occasions.
 Both men pleaded guilty and were sentenced by Judge Jacob Trieber to serve two years each in the federal prison in Atlanta. Civil judgments for the amounts of the embezzlement were also directed against the two de fendants.
The Forrest City times., 1913-10-31
FACED GALLONS, NOW FREE
Charge Against Preacher, Convicted of Burning Children, Dismissed.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Fort Smith.-Rev. Marion Capps, once sentenced to be hanged after having been convicted of burning to death three of his children ranging in age from to l4 years, stepped from the circuit court room here a free man.
 Capps was convicted largely on the testimony of his daughter, Bertha. aged 15, and his son, Ellis, aged 13, who were badly burned in the fire that took the lives of the other three chi.- dren and which destroyed the Capps' home. They testified that their fath, CT tied them in their beds after satur. ating the bed clothing with coal oil.
 The case was then taken to the Ark. ansas Supreme Court, which granted Capps new trial. The children then made sworn statements to the effect that they had testified falsely at their fathers trial. Prosecuting Attorney Paul Little said that it would be use less to again try Capps since the whole case of the prosecution rested on the testimony of these two children
The Forrest City times., 1913-10-31
PHONE COMPANY WINS CASE
Suit for $1s,7oo Involved Right to Re
 quire Advance Payments.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock.--A case involving the right of a telephone company to re- quire subscribers to pay three months rent in advance and sign d years con tract, was decided in the United States District court here when Judge Trieber instructed jury to find for the de- fendant in suit for s1S,700 damages brought by Vim. c. Mcguire of Arka delphia against the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company Mcguire alleged discrimination and asked for the infliction of a penalty oi $100 day for the period covered by the company's refusal to give him tele. phone service.
 Judge Trieber stated that a case in, volying the constitutionality of the Arkansas law fixing a penalty of SlOo per day against a telephone company | for each day a customer is deprived If the use of the telephone service is pending in the United States Supreme Court.
The Forrest City times., 1913-10-31
DYNAM|TING CASE ID HIGHER COURT. LABOR OFFICIALS CONVICTED AT INDIANAPOLIS PLAN STUB
 BORN FIGHT.
CLAIM PENALTY IS ILLEGAL
Attorneys Allege That the Defendants Were Convicted of Two Offenses
 on Same Evidence.
Western Sewspa per Cnlon News Service.

Western Newspaper Cnlon News Service
 Chicago. Objections to the convic- tion of 30 of the alleged dynamite plctteEs" at Indianapolis last Decem- Der were laid before the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in an appeal of the men to have the verdict set aside.
 On behalf Of Frank NJ. Ryan, presi- dent of the Iron Workers Union; Olaf A. Tveltmoe, San Francisco, and the other labor union officials adjudged guilty of complicity in dynamite plots, Chester II. krum, their chief counsel argued before the court as follows:
 That the federal court at Indianapo- lis comitted an error in allowing Ortie E. McManigal and Elward Clark, con- fesSed dynamiters, to testify against the other men, because Clark and Nc Manigal were defendants and their testimony was incomplete.
 That the destruction of nonunon work was an offense against the state and not against the federal govern ment;
 That the law prohibiting transporta tion of explosives on passenger trains was precaution for the safety of passengers, and was directed against the railroads
 That the men were convicted bot h of conspiracy and of direct violation the same evidence, and therefore were punished more than once for the same offense.
 Tt was as invalid to punish these men twice or thrice as it would be to try them more than once on the same charge said MT Krum. Further it is inconceivable that men residing in Boston, San Francisco, New Orleans, Duluth, Philadelphia and other places equally scattered could have got to- Sether with a common understanding to direct the actions of McManigai and McNamaras."
 It is understood that should the present appeal be adverse to the con victed men. it will be carried to the United States Supreme Court
The Forrest City times., 1913-10-31

al the effect which the oprnirg of the canal is expected to have upon the business interests of the South.
 All the commercial interests of the south were represented at this meet ing and the delegates laid stress upon 'he importance of arousing the busi- ness men of the South to the neces- sly Of going after the business that VIII be created by the opening of the canal
 With the representative men of the south there were gathered in this con 'enloA, besides the president, men prominent in the official and business ne or the country members of the president cabinet, United States aen- a'o'S and representatives foreign dip lomats and captains of industry.
 Attacks Material Interests"
 iaking advantage of the opportuni, ues offered by the character of the convention, President Wilson. in his rlHclpal address before the congress. ue"NTFed a warning to what he termed ue material interests" that had in. 'u' need the foreign policy of some t0ft'AiIeats in their relations with .ae aa' lohS of Latin-America. Though MT #i'son did not mention Mexico
 "'FoIed his entire speech to a de. { oG'iP'iIA or the degrading influences "H''I iurelg3 Concessionaries had had upon the internal affairs of some of Uie latln-American countries. With Ni' "eAlcan situation uppermost in the r'eS'deht mind at this time. his ad. "eSN was interpreted by his hearers "n arralgnment of those financial ,D''"eh ehces which it has been charged ,i"S secured in some cases recognition ,oI the Huerta government in Mexico rom the big powers.
 lhe president declared that 1t would 0e 'he duty of the United States to as. S'S' ''e nations of this hemisphere in e"dhcipation" from the material n ''''eSs or other nations" so that "e' might enjoy constitutional liberty unFestrained
 Ionoitlon May Become lntoIerable.
 iou hear of concessions to foreign a%pi'al Tn Latin-America," he said, gut you don't hear of concessions to T, ,D'e'sh capital in the United States. n, "e' are not granted concessions here. ,.uey are invited to make investments. ID an invitation, not privilege. And s,s si"'es that are obliged to grant conces- s'oHS are in the condition that foreign ,1'V'ests are apt to dominate their do- ats uc affairs. Such a condition of s''a"s IS apt to become intolerable. anu IL Is emancipation from this in e''aole subordination which We deem It our duty to assist in.
 A. relolce in nothing so much that
 e nations will be emancipated. and
The Forrest City times., 1913-10-31
WANT MOBILIZATION POINT
Army Officials Seek Place Where Ark. ansas Troops Can Be Assembled.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-Capt. A. B. Sloan. Y, s. A.. inspector of the Arkansas Ma. uonal Guard, has been instructed to inspect available points for the mobili- zation of Arkansas troops in case of 2 contingency and report at once to the commander of the Southern Depart ment of the United States army
 Capt. Sloan has expressed the belief that Fort Logan H. Roots would be the most available place in Arkansas for the assembling of troops in case Of emergency and it Is expected that he will recommend the army post for this purpose
The Forrest City times., 1913-10-31
NIGHT RIDING IS CHARGED
Arrests Are Result of War on IIieoaI
 Sale of Liquor.

Western Newspaper Onion News Service
 Jonesboro.-George Drifoos, Ed Fish. CT and man named Broadway were arrested on warrants issued by Justice of the Peace J. B. Nichols, charging them with night riding. The arrests were the result of threats alleged to have been made by the three men against special detectives who have been here for the past two weeks. The detectives succeeded in getting evi. dence against a number of persons here for the Illegal sale of whiskey.
The Forrest City times., 1913-10-31
|LSON SEES NEW
 ERA FOR AMERICA
ortGN OF MATERIAL INTERESTS MUST END, DECLARES
 PRESIDENT.
SPEAKS AT MOBILE MEETING
Address Is Feature of Southern Com mercaI Coneress-Bie Men of
 Nation Among Speakers.
.....o-r vewsnoner Union News Service

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 Mobiie-With two addresses by President Woodrow Wilson as the feature of the opening session. and speeches by other leading men not only of he United States but of foreign countries. the Southern Com mercia Congress held at Mobile is re- garded as the most important gather ing hat has been held in the South for many years.
 The congress was regarded as of more significance than any previous oGes that have been held be ,ausC Of the fact that it was made the occa- sion for a celebration of the compile icn of the Panama canal and because
The Forrest City times., 1913-10-31
Boone County Released

Little Rock.-John H. Page, state agricultural commissioner, was noti. fled by R. NJ. Cow, state veterinarian at Fayetteville, that all of Boone coun. ty has been released from the cattle quarantine territory
The Forrest City times., 1913-10-31

We ought to be the first in taking part in assisting in that emancipation"
 The president was given an enthu- siastic greeting and his address was loudly applauded by the big assem. blaze.
 Another feature of the opening ses- sion was the annual address of Senator Duncan |. Fletcher of Florida, presi- dent of the Southern Commercial Con gress and chairman of the Permanent American Commission on Agricultural Cooperation
 The Introductory address was made by Governor Emmet O'Neal of Alaba- ma
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20
NOLTIMIER NEWS

John Salzman was busy hauling
grain to Valley City during last week
Otto Priebe was a caller in town
81 Saturday as usual.
George Iverson and his hired man
Paul Utke, are busy with splitting up
good for this coming summer.
Fred Bell was seen on the road for
town on Saturday.
Frank McLafflin was a business
caller in Valley City on Saturday.
Mrs. c. Creighton is a visitor this
week with her parents, Mrs. and Mrs.
9.puis Noltimier.
Mrs. r. Amundson was a shopper in
Xelley City on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Anderson were
guests at Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Carlson
&st Saturday.
Fred Shultz was hauling grain to
North Valley last week.
Andrew Anderson's teams were seen
on the road for his other farm last
week to get some hay.
There is to be hard time social
NJ the school house of District No. q
friday, 2Sth. And everybody is in
yEted to come and take part.
Peter Anderson and son were in Val
ley City on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Larson were visi
tors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. An.
drew Anderson Sunday evening.
AIR and Mrs. T Amundson spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Carl.
son.
Harry Ghast is staying at Billy
Wolski this week.
Herman Noeski Was a caller in Val
Fey last Saturday.
Otto Priebe was hauling hay from
sI,sir north farm last week where he
upset the load on the way nome.
Billy Luzader was a shopper in Val
ley City on Saturday.
B. c. Grothberg left for Fargo last
neck.
Andrew Hagen was caller at Sam
iarson's home last Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Wilski is in Valley City
visiting with some of her friends.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

s. P. Nester of Geneva, N. Y, is
spending three weeks at the hester
farm and while he is here it is alto
gether likely that arrangements will
be made for stringing electric wires
from town to the farm so that they
may enjoy the benefits of electricity
for lights and power and at the same
time eliminate a large per cent of the
fire risk.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20
SREYENNE VALLEY NEWS

There was an awful snow storm
East Monday. How did you like it?
Ole Stevens was at Kathryn last
Wednesday with a load of wheat.
Albin Olson helped Stevens Steven
son saving wood one day last week.
Gust Collins did some shopping at
Daily last Friday.
Stevens Stevenson was visitor
With Ole Stevens last Sunday after
noon
Peter A. Anderson was transacting
business in Kathryn last Wednesday.
Henri G. Aas and Jens Rensby were
visiting with Carl and John F. Hen
rikson last Sunday afternoon.
Eddie Aas was in Kathryn last Mon
day to see the Doctor
Miss Nina Henrikson was Daily
shopper last Friday afternoon.
There was no school in Dist. 80 We'd
nesday, February 10Th, Lincoln Birth
day.
John F. Henrikson was in Kathryn
East Saturday with a load Of flax.
Magnus and Alfred Monsoon were
Daily shoppers last Saturday OTTER
noon.
Miss Marie Henrikson came over
from Valley City last Friday evening
after couple weeks working there.
Carl Thoreson was a business visi-
Tor in Kathryn last Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Gayhart Gregerson
and John F. Henrikson were visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gregerson and
family last Friday evening.
Christ Henrikson was in Kathryn
last Saturday after load of wood.
Carl Henrikson helped Jens Rensby
with a young horse to Fingal last Tues
day which he had traded away for an
Automobile of A. Nicholson.
Nels P. Hanson and Magnus Mon
son We're business visitors in Valley
City last Friday.
Carl Henrikson was visitor with
Fritz Olstad one day last week.
Say farmers take good care of your
dogs SO they don't get killed these
days.
Axel Gregerson was a Daily shopper
last Friday.
John Brown is our mail carrier on
Route No. 1. He can make mis- round
trip if it SHOWS or not.
Sidney Gregerson helped Gayhart
Tregerson haul straw last Friday.
6. o. Hageseth was transacting bus
5Mess in Valley City last Saturday.
Peter Gregerson came home one day
East week from the East Prairie after
couple months working there.
The sheyenne Valley Ladies Aid
met with Mrs. Engebret E. Aas last
Tuesday instead of Monday. Because
Gayhart Gregerson was in Cuba last
Saturday after load of coal.
Even Henrikson was hauling wheat
to Kathryn last Saturday.
Say boys are you going to Kathryn
70 that big masquerade SATURDAY even
ing, Feb. 22nd.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20
The marriage of Alfred E. Alderman

The marriage of Alfred E. Alderman
to Miss Rosie Wakefield, of Rogers,
took place Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the home of the bride
groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Alderman in this city. only the i'm"
mediate relatives were present and
Rev. c.. E. Vermilya of1iciated. The
young couple left last evening for Min
nesota and Wisconsin where they will
take a short wedding trip, returning
they will be at home on the bride
grooms farm home north of town.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee C0well who have
been on an extended eastern trip for
the past five weeks visiting in Penn
sylvania, New York, and Michigan
are expected home tomorrow.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

A bill has passed both houses and
only awaits the signature of the gov
ernor to become law, which makes
bootlegging in the state crime pun
ishable by a year in the penitentiary
A good law that ought to scare out
that kind of criminals.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

One of the unique features of the
convention today was souvenir bot
tie of cream appropriately inscribed,
placed at the plate of each guest at the
Hotel Rudolf luncheon. The bottels
were furnished with the compliments
of M. F. Batcheller of Fingal, whose
dairy herd is famous in the state.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

Had the weather for the convention
and poultry show been made to order
it could hardly have been more fav-
orable. The water was standing in
the streets yesterday and today is
warm and pleasant.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

Edwin Maryland was at Kathryn
and Hastings on Thursday and Friday
in the interests of the Kathryn-Litch
vile Dairy Testing Association. On
Saturday he addressed the Farmers
Club at Leal. Monday Mr.. Maryland
conducted a Farmers meeting at Fin
gal.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Amundson en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Per
kins of the Northwestern part Of the
state Friday and Saturday and on
Saturday a brother, Oscar Amundson
of Velva arrived and spent Sunday
and Monday with the Amundson fam
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Jjorne Thorkelson and
baby who have been the guests of rel.
atives here for some time returned
Sunday evening to their home in
Mott.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Johns returned
last evening from Fargo where they
purchased beautiful new piano. Mrs.
George Holman accompanied them
and they visited several days with her
sister, Mrs. Ed. Chilson.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

Mrs. Clarence Henry who has been
at Hebron, Ohio, for the past two
months ma visit with relatives re
turned home this morning. She was
accompanied by her sister, Miss Mel
lie Rosebrough who will make an ex
tended visit with her
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

Word has been received from
Rochester that Miss Constance Nc
Pherson who was recently operated on
at the Mayo hospital, expects to start
for home with her mother Mrs. w. H.
Mcpherson the latter part CT the
week.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

c. F. Leonard of Fargo, representing
the American Steel and Wire Com.
pany, is calling on his customers here
today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Olous Johnson and
children of Manday spent Sunday and
Monday the guests Of Mrs. Johnson s
sisters, Anna and Clara Johnson.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

John A. Aaske:m and c. G.. Bipley
both of Enderln are transacting bust
ness in the city today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

Mrs. H. c.. Voss of Mandan was the
guest of Mrs. Frank White on Satur-
day.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

Father Kleidon of Sanborn, was a
visitor in the city last night.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

r. R. Wright, of Jamestown, is Wis
itor at the Kindred Hotel today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

Mr. and Mrs. E. Warren of Bismarck
are expected here the latter part Of
the week to take in the Co. G ball on
Fri(- ~. ....
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20

Mrs. l.. Jones of NIinot, is calling
on friends. in the city today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

j. B. Thompson, of Harvey, was
city visitor here yesterday.