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The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24
SERIOUS CHARGES
 AGAINST FISHER
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR IS AT. PACKED BY OIL INTEREST.
 AND OTHERS.
western Newspaper UniCr News Service.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Washington.-Char that Secre- tary of the Interior Fisher attempted to coerce the Osage Indians into leas- ing valuable oil fields to the Stadard Oil Company and a counter charge by the secretary that the Uncle Sam Oil company attempted to acquire the fields under circumstances which were threatening proceedings by At torney General Wickersham were air ed last Saturady before the house Committee on Indian Affairs.
 The fight between the Interior De- partment, the Uncle Sam company and members of the Tribal Council of the Osage Indians, who were deposed re- gently by Secretary Fisher and whose actions have been referred to the De partment of Justice for investigation, was thrust upon the attention of Con- gross and the courts by representa- tives of the oil company, whose leases upon Osage lands in Oklahoma were not approved by Secretary Fisher, and representatives of the deposed tribes men.
 Some of the deposed members of the Osage Council secured from the dis trict court mands mus against Secre tary Fisher to compel him to show cause why they should not be rein stated
 The basis of the charges against the secretary of the interior was that he had aided the Standard Oil interests by refusing to approve the Uncle Sam leases. A bill is now before congress to validate them. In counter state- ment, filed with the committee when the hearing began, Secretary Fisher declared that the actions of the of- ficials of the Uncle Sam Oil Company and the council of the Osage tribe in negotiating the leases were such that they had been referred for investiga- tion to the Department of Justice and because of this fact could not dis. GUS them publicly.
 The Department of Justice has trans mitted to the United States district attorney at Guthrie, Okla the reports and documents from Secretary Fisher. alleging that undue influence" had been used upon the deposed members of the Osage tribe in the negotiation of the leases. If the investigation by the district attorney warrants such ac- tion, the case will be laid before the grand jury in Oklahoma.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24
SEC. KNOX PREPARES NOTE
President Taft Approves Answer to
 British Protest.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 ington.-President Taft has ap- proved the note prepared at the State Department in reply to the communi- cation from Sir Edward Grey. the Bristish secretary for foreign affairs, protesting against the exemption of American coastwise shipping from the payment of tolls in the Pnanma canal.
 As matter of official courtesy, information is withheld until the note is received by the British government.
 It is believed that Mir Knox has de- voted himself principally to the effort to show that the term "al nations" in the Hay-Pauncefote treaty does not necessarily include the United States. and that it is entirely competent for maritime nations so far as the canal is concerned for this government to treat its own shipping differently from that of others concerned.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24

There were several bills of state wide importance introduced in the house Tuesday. One of these is house bill No. 113, by Representative Hud- speth, Parker, Hartsill, Grant and Ragen, ito regulate the practice of suggestive therapeutics in the treat ment of mental healing" It srovides that any person over 21 years of ago, who shall have graduated from regu- larIy chartered school, and be able to furnish a satisfactory evidence of good moral character, shall be allow ed and authorized to practice sug- gestiVe therapeutics and administer suggestion for the cure or relief of mental and bodily diseases, injuries or deformities, provided that the act shall not be construed as a applying to those who practice the religious tenets of the church for the cure of disease" or those who have been en. gagged in the reputable practice for one year or more before the passage of the act.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24
ARKANSAS PARTY
 IN WASHINGTON
FIRST CANNING CLUB GIRL TO WIN TRIP WAS MISS VIOLA
 LEWIS.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Washington, D. C.-Fifteen-year.a old Miss Viola Lewis, of Mablevale, Ark, was the happiest girl in all Washington, as she holds the proud distinction Of being the first canning club girl in the United States to win free trip to the national capital. Miss Lewis was chaperoned by Mrs Watson wife of C. w. Watson, state agent of farm demonstration work in Arkansas, and Mis- Emma Archer, president of the Pulaski County Canning Club.
 On one-tenth of an acre of Pulaski county land Miss Lewis, during the year, has raised and put up S5 cans of tomatoes, in addition to selling S53 worth of fresh tomatoes. On the same land she also raised two crops of tur- nlps and one of beans, and still has growing turnips to sell. Her expenses are being paid by 15 Little Rock busi- ness men, who if they could see the good time the little miss is having would be amply paid for their generos- ity.
 In the party, which is in charge of (. w. Watson, state agent of farm demonstration work at Little Rock, are also George Alexander and Horace Calhoun of Scotts, Ark, the champion boy cotton raisers of Arkansas, who say they had been promised a free trip to Washington by the Little Rock Board of Trade. For some reason the Board of Trade failed to provide ex- pense money for the boys and they are amusing themselves by writing postal cards to the Board of Trade, thanking the members for their de lightful trip.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24
WINNERS VISIT WASHINGTON
Farmer Boys Who Raised Record
 Crops Are Being Entertained.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Washlngton.-Plans have been com pleted by Department of Agriculture officials for the entertainment of the ''all-star" crop growing boys from the South and North, who will spend this week here. Their program includes visit to President TG< and the receipt of diplomas from the Secretary of Agriculture. Nineteen boys will come from the South and 23 from the north .ern states. Practically all of them grew more than 100 bushels of corn to the acre.
 In charge of Prof. o. B. Martin, as- sis;ant in the office of the Farmers Cooperative Demonstration Work, 19 boys from Southern states will be en- tertained They are:
 Alabama-J. P. Leach, Union Grove and Willie Atchison, McCalla.
 Arkansas-Lester Garrard, Magno- iia; Robert Cunnally, Mena, and Hor- ace Calhoun, Scott.
 Flordia-Richard Miller, Baker.
 Louisiana-JohnC Cobb, Vowells Mill.
 Georgia-Walter Bridges, Dawson, and Byron Bolton, Zeigler.
 ssissippi-Carlous Reddock, Sum. merland.
 North Carolina-George E. West, Kinston. and Herbert Allen. Pungo.
 Mathematician Coleman, New. kirk. and Ernest Worthy, -.
 South Caroiina-Ernest NJ. Joyce. Venters, and Edgar s. Burry, Taylor.
 Tennessee-Herber McKibton, Gull leoka.
 Texas-Earl Davis, Grapeland.
 Virginia-Frank c. Brockman. Am herst.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24

Representative Clyde Robinson, Of Mississippi county is the author of bill of great importance to the coun- tles composing the St. Francis Levee District. 1t provides for the estab- Hshment of Repositories Of funds of the district and prescribes their mode or selection. At present the funds of the district, which amount to a con- siderable sum in the course of the year, are kept in the hands of the treasurer, who is now Eugene Will ilams, banker of Forrest City. The proposed change becomes more i'm portant when it is taken into consider atlon that a million and a half bond issue is to be floated soon, the rev ehues or which must be taken care of.
 It is provided that at the first regu- lar meeting of the board of directors of the district, in the month of July, 1913, and regularly every two years thereafter, it shall be their duty to receive propositions from banks To- cated in the counties affected The ulstrlct snail be divided into two parts, one division consisting of the coun- ties of Mississippi, Crittenden, Craig head, and Poinsett, and the other of the counties of Cross St Francis, Lee, and Phillips. The bidder offering the highest rate of interest in each di- vision of the district shall be desig- mated as the depository for the ensu- ing two years. The Repositories shall give approved bond for the faithful performance of the trust, not less than the total revenue of that part of the district lying within it's division. As soon as these Repositories are se- iected, the treasurer of the district shall pay into such Repositories the funds in his possession.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24
laFoIlettc Fiqhts Bill.

Washington-After a vigorous fight, led by Senator LaFollette, the confer ence repcrt on the Burnctt-DilingAam immigration bill was rejected by the socate because of a clause which. it was claimed would exclude a majority of Jewish immigrants from Russia and Roumania. At the request of Senator Lodge, the bill went back to confer cnce.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24
Louisiana Jurist and Son Dead

New Orleans.-Judge Albert Voor- heis, S4 years old, former lieutenant governor and a former justice of the state supreme court, and his son, Will liam Voorheis, aged @, for many years judge of the city court, died within an hour of each other
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24

The following concurrent resolution was introduced in the house last week by Representative J. G. Doyle, of Wal nut Ridge, and unanimously adopted:
 "Wehereas, Senator Jeff Davis, on the morning of the third of January, 1915, at his residence in the city of Little Rock, Ark, in the full yigor of manhood, suddenly departed this life in the I.idst of his family, and Whereas, Senator Jeff Davis for long period of years, has been s con- splcuous figure in Arkansas, and in the nation, having held the office of prosecuting attorney of the Fifth dis ulct Of Arkansas, and attorney general or the state of Arkansas, elector upon the Democratic national ticket. and also elected governor of the state for three consecutive terms, and senator or the United States for one term, and having received the Democratic nomi- nation for senator for a second time. and
 Whereas, Senator Davis was recog- nized by the people of this state, as ! true Democrat, an abiding friend of the great masses of the people, held by them in esteem, and loved as their champion against corporate greed, and who, by his power and devotion to American government, had become force Of inestimable value in the sen- ate of the United States, and
 Whereas, no man in the history of Arkansas wsa so intrenched in the love and fidelity of the people, and whose death has so affected all class es, therefore, be it
 Resolved, by the house of represen- tatives of the general assembly of the state of Arkansas, the senate thereof conCurring herein, that the | death of Senator Davis is deeply de- plored as loss to the state and the nation, one not easily supplied, and that his death has been sincerely mourned by the people at large; and be it further
 Resolved, That we extend our sym- pathy to his aged mother, and his widow. and to his orphan children, | and to his host of friends throughout the state and nation, and be it further
 Resolved, AS a mark of respect that these resolutions be spread at largo upon the journals of both houses and a copy thereof, properly emblemed be furnished to the family and duly cer- tified by the officers of the general assembly,"
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24
Mexican Volcano Erupts.

Guadalajara, Mex.-The volcano of Colima broge into violent eruption. Thousands of people fled from the viii lages and ranches in the vicinity. The flow of lava was not great, but vast quantities of ashes and sand were thrown out.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24

The house has gone on record as op- posing the maintenance of the national forests in Arkansas, of which there are two, the Ozark and the Arkansas. During the morning hour Tuesday, Representative Neal of Polk, offered house memorial to congres and the Interior Department to abolish the reserves, which would be of great satisfaction and benefit to the citizen ship of Arkansas" as much of the land could be homesteaded. The fol- lowing reasons are assigned:
 That a national forest is a detriment to a people who live in it's neighbor- hood
 That all kinds of natural resources within the nationl forests are with held from use;
 That prospecting is not allowed:
 That valid mining claims are held up;
 That the national forests are run so as 10 favor the big man, and not to help the home builder;
 That homesteads are being taken away from the settlers;
 That the forest officers are over bearing, opposed to the settler, and anxious to keep the country a wilder ness by reporting against all claims, whether good or bad;
 That the forest officers are incom- petent Eastern theorists, who know nothing about the West;
 That timber sales are handled in the interest of monopoly for the lum- Der trust;
 That cattle and sheep barons are given the preference over settlers and small owners in range allotments.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24
Another Gunboat to Mexico.

Washington.-At the request of the State Department the gunboat Wheel. ing has been ordered from Tampa, Fla, 10 Vera Cruz, Mexico. where Americans are said to be in serious danger from the depredations of rebels
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24

One of the most important bills of the numerous measures submitted to the house Friday was the Fort Smith Commission government bill, intro duced by MT. Osborne. This is the bill the people of Fort Smith have been working for some time, and has the support of the people of that city, including the city council. Several changes have been made from the bill which was considered in the session of 1911. It provides that it shall ap- ply only to cities between 1900 and 10000 population, which will restrict it to Fort Smith at the present time, Little Rock being above the maximum, and Pine Bluff. Hot Springs, Texar- kama, Helena, and other cities being below the minimum It is probable that amendments will be offered which will make it include cities of the sec ond class, and all cities of the first class.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24

Two important appropriation bills have been introduced The first came from Senator CarlLee. appropriating 0,500 for improving the tuberculosis sanitarium at Booheville. Of this amount $i5,000 is for a hospital. $6,. coo for a laundry and the balance is for improving the grounds. the dairies and the road leading to Bonneville. The other appropriation measure asks that about s50,000 be appropriated to pay the salaries of clerks in various state departments. where positions had been created by the legislature, but the salaries were vetoed by Gov. Donaghey. These clerks have con. tinued 10 serve during the biennial period, borrowing from the banks each month an amount equal to what their salary would have been had there been money in the treasury with which to pay il. One item in this bill is for $l51S.93, for interest on the amounts borrowed by state employees.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24
House Bills.

By Thweatt, to prohibit water from rice farms standing in public high ways.
 By Lefler. to prohibit fishing on Sunday.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24

Pent up for a whole week, the reso- lution offered in the senate by Sena- tors Going and Lundy, provsing for an election by the people to deter mine who should serve the long term as United States senator, broke through the shell Monday morning and enough cratory to flood a battleship was poured forth until a sudden death cut short the career of the apparently lusty infant, further action upon it be- ing deferred until March 4.
 When the session opened Monday the senators who favor the candidacy of Governor Joe T. Robinson were pac- ing the floor anxious for the daily ses- sion to being. Their early presence indicated something of more than usual importance was on tap and it soon came to the surface, Senator Christian calling up the resolution, end Senator Covington making the motion to defer further action until March 4.
 There ensued battle of oratory and repartee which cast anything produc ed in the senate of 1911 into the shade. Going, Lundy and Rodgers of Howard. led for the oppostion and Coyington, Calvert Christian, Hughes, Greenhouse and Clergit did the hon. ors for the successful side, and when the arloke cleared away the vote stood IS to Y, the vote of President Old lam being the deciding one.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24
BUSY TIMES IN
 TIE LEGISLATURE
LOCAL MEASURES GIVEN SHORT ERATION-FEW FAIL
 TO PASS.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT BILLS
kppropriation Asked for Sanatorium at BooreviIIe--Money for Extra
 Clerk Hire.

The local bills became so numerous that Senator Martin of Faulkner, arose and insisted that final action be taken on senate concurrent resolution No i, which was intended to shut all local bills off from consideration by the general assembly. As almost every member had pet local measure tuck, ed away some where in his clothes the motion was showed under an ava lanche of senatorial condemnation, 24 to 6. Consequently the senate will consider local bills the same as be. fore, but little attention is apparently being given them, as anything with the color of a local" attached to it is hustled through in grand style
 The senate is not making any long
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24

There are two bills providing for the creation of new board of peni- tentiary commissioners One in the house by Doyle for a board Of three. one to be elected by the people, one by he house and one by the senate. The ether was by Raney and Oyerman Tn the senate, Ito regulate the Ark ansas penitentiary and abolish the convict lease system" This provides that the board shall consist of the Agricultural Commissioner. the At torney General, and one elector to be appointed by the governor for two years. The act also provides: "The lease system is hereby abolished. and salc commission shall use and work all conyicts on the farm, in cultivat- Ing land, clearing land, draining land and putting the same in cultivation, ana erecting buildings, fences, general repalrs, single mills, or cotton gins. CT doinS such other various and sun cry work as may be necessary on the ldfm or for the maintenance of the conVlcts and state penitentiary; and if 'nere be not sufficient land available on the state farm to employ the labor or all the convicts profitably, then the board may employ the same on pubic roads or in building public roads upon a plan wherein tho con Nlcts will be self-sustainiHg and re man ia the custody of the stnto, and be c'o,hed, fed, guarded, and cared TOT by the state and the officers of the penitentiary."
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24

A desire to see the state treasury bulge with coin of the realm suffi- cient to meet the requirements of the general assembly until the close of the session prevented the bill presented by Senator Deaton going further than it's first reading This bill appropdi, ates about s70,000 for the payment of the publication bills for acts and amendments submitted to he people in the last election. If it was passed now there would be nothing in the treasury with which to pay per diem.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24
Tba following house bills have beer 

Tha following house bills have been passed:
 House bill by Shackleford, to fix saiari as of Clark county officials.
 fioune bill by Craven, establishing cro.yAngs of railroads in cities and in corporated towns.
 Senate bill by Ferguson, to change time of meeting of county courts in Sharp county. House bill by Hudson. of Pope, for election of road overseers in Pope county.
 House bill by Hardage, to change time of chancery court meeting in Clark county.
 House bill by Henry creating deposl- tcry for school funds in Franklin county.
The Forrest City times., 1913-01-24

Up till the first part of the week ,nere were 104 bills introduced in the muse or representatives, the second ,olicall on their introduction of oiilS having been -commencend A ,ew local bills were passed Monday, n.c'udlng a county depository bill for
 naIlon anG Searcy counties, and a 'our-Wlre fence law and an officers saiary law for Crawford county, and me repeal of the four-wire fence act VI 0eVler county. As a rule, there Is i'o opposition to local bills the other ''einhers assuming the position that ''e members introducing them shall be |''sponsible to their constituents.
 |, one or the important measures of 'ne senate was a bill by Senator Moore
 fhillips, for the creation of a peni- ouuary commission of three members "nlch WI have entire control of peni- 'ehtlary affairs. This commission was T., 'ocated in the last general assem-
 'y' nut there were too many who did rot iaYor it for it to become a law. lie sentiment has changed. however,
 "u as the house has a similar matter
 s'ore 1t, there seems to be little 'Dance for defeat this session.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-05-01
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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-05-01

Editing newspaper is profitable
business. Col. Thomas B. Holmes,
editor in chief of the State Gazette.
has just been left something like
$4,000 by an aunt, but some of
his Democratic rivals say that the
dear old lady never read any of the
Colonel's Republican editorials. We
don't know
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-05-01

When some outsider talks to you
about the historic associations of
his particular burgh, let him talk,
but when he steps a moment for
breath, just mention to him the
the fact that the greatest events in
the worlds history happened with
in a few miles of Lambertville and
you can prove it to him if need be.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-05-01

What a relief it must be to other
Democrats who would have liked to
have the job to know that former
Senator Gebhardt, of Hunterdon
County, is pleased with his position
as Clerk of the Supreme Court,
which carries an annual salary of
$4,000. The Clinton Democrat is
our authority for the ex-Senator's
pleasure. 1t would have been a
dreadful calamity if he had not been
pleased.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-05-01

Some irreverent person dubbed
the Daughters of the American
Revolution as Daughters of the
Annual Row, and the proceedings
at their conventions might seem to
warrant the witticism, but that
idea is superficial. The women are
simply demonstrating that they
know something about politics. >
Jersey Journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-05-01

The Trenton postoffice certainly
gets the leather medal as BOBBY
place. A special delivery letter
mailed at Lambertville on a recent
Saturday was delivered in Trenton
the following Thurday afternoon. We
are certainly glad that we live in a
rural community, where the good
citizens keep their trousers rolled up
off their boots, than in an up-to-date
place where special delivery letters
and kilograms take a week for
delivery.