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The Forrest City times., 1913-12-12

James Cruze and Mignon Anderson, leads in ThanhouSer's Plot Against the Governor were filmed in action at the Capitol, Albauy, in studio scenes at New Rochelle, and at the State Prison, Sing Sing For the lat ter acenes, Director HefTron obtained permits that planted moving picture cameras on the walls of famous Sing Sing for the first time Never it Is stated, have such closeup" views of
 the great jail been taken In the Daughter Worth While" another Of Director Heffron's pictures, the little "Thanhouser Blonde, y is shown in a quite perious stunt, This is nothing less than racing an auto against Jersey Central train, and the film shows more than fIsshes of of the race, It was a great big tour ing car in which she out.speeded the train. In this picture, she also races yacht against ferry-boat, and wins. Coming soon. Imperial
The Forrest City times., 1913-12-12
The Newsstand

your shopping list! If not then do Sc now We have no nonsenscal things into which you throw away your money. The collection of suitable
The Forrest City times., 1913-12-12
WiDENER TIMES

MT. Starcher is budding one of the largest and best business houses in Widener.
 hr. G. E. Fontain and Jack Henry, of near Fort Smith, spent few days with ns the guest of Dr. ". H. Mur- phy The gentlemen have considera- bIe land interest on the Arkansas riv- CT near Fort Smith and Van Buren. and are selling there and contemplate buy ing quite lot of land h 10 or F miles of Forrest City. They will spend S20,000 or more on improved or unimproged land here if they can find land that suits them, and prices are right. They want to live in Forrest City.
 The ladies are getting up d nice Christmas tree for tine benefit of the children of Widener and hope they will succeed.
 The telegraph and telephone boys are in Widener now doing some very important repair work and will fin ish about the last of the week.
 MT. NJ. O. Gay, our popular train dispatcher, was the guest of your scribe yesterday, leaving after supper for headquarters in Little Rock. Mrs. Y. E. Wilson. who had been visiting relatives in Helena for ten days, returned last night to her home in this city.
 The explosion of tire crackers de- notes that the small boy iS having a good time.
 Becker X Lewis Opera House The l Price She Paid" Friday night Dec l9. Prices ?, 50 75 and 31 O0
 The passenger traflic on the rail- roads Is unusually heavy, indicating that the holiday travel has begun earlier than commen IL win increase in volume until the Christmas season | is ended.
 Special Christmas Prices on Photo. graphs oi Family troups. Residences, Business Establishments Etc. Work guaranteed satisfactory. Telephone National Photo Co.,, Fisher Hotel. ! The City Grocery, on the corner of i Washington and Jackson streets, w. l. Lawrence, proprietor; is re- 1 spiendent in colurs this week and the stock is being especially displayed for holiday shoppers.
 MT Chas. Davis, of Memphis, who had been confined to his bed the past two weeks, at the home of his broth CT, Mir. Winfield Davis. southwest of | the city, with an attack of rheuma- tism, returned yesterday morning to his duties in the Bluff City. This matter of exploding fireworks should be viewed from every angle. Parents should caution their children, the older heads should talk to the boys and reason with them about the danger that might arise from the in- discriminate use Of the hrecracker and the torpedo.
 the Opera House, Friday night Dec. l9.-"The Price She Paid" Prices 25c, soc, 75c, and s1.00, Dou't fail to attend the bazaar to be given by the ladies Of the Nj. E church on Tuesday, Dec. 10th. at the store of Mir. Robt, L. Pettus, Sale will begin promptly at 10 o'clock. Your patronage is solicited.
 The Price She Paid" will be the next attraction at the Opera House Friday night Dec. IS. This is one of best shows on the road.
The Forrest City times., 1913-12-12
Our Book Department

h this line We have excelled all previous efforts in point of variety quality. and appropriateness. We hope you will take a half hour or more and look through this handsome collection We have Toy ABC, and Picture Books for the little tots at from 1c to 25c; Mother Goose. Short Story and other Books galore for Boys and Girls from to 10 years Story Books, Books of Adventures, Historical and Invention, Books that have good morals and are elevating and instructive for young people Pop. nlar Copyrights at 65c-200 titles embracing all the best Novels of recent years.
 All The Most Popular Late Copyrighted Fiction at From
The Forrest City times., 1913-12-12

Let's all try to see that there are no empty stockings on Christmas morning, no matter how humble the home may be in which they are hung.
The Forrest City times., 1913-12-12
Christmas Presents

to be found here is large and varied and composed ofjust such things will furnish good solid whole. some pleasure and amusement and be appreciated by every member of any family.
 The department to which have given tue most thought and care i'll selection is
The Forrest City times., 1913-12-12

There should be no child, no matter how poor, in whose heart there Is not the glow of joy on Christmas morning
The Forrest City times., 1913-12-12

Free mail delivery for Forrest City has the right ring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
S1.OOO-A-DAY MAN FOR $3.50
John Hays Hammond Draws
That Sum as Witness.

John HAYS Hammond, who charges
corporations 81 600 day for his ser
vices as mining engineer is earning
lust 81 30 a day now-lcss than the
wage Of a day laborcr. Mr.. Hammond.
who was Ambassador Extraordinary at
King Georges coronation. still pos
scsscs his skill as a mining engineer
and his services arc just as much in
demand. but at present he is under
subpoena AS a witness in the United
States District Court, where he gets
his daily 81 20 as fee.
The suit at issue is that Of Harold
f.. Roericke. assignee of Robert j. Kerr
against Ricardo \. Mcstres. promoter
Of Tampico. Mexico. Boericke is suing
Mestres for $213.OOO, alleged 10 be due
on verbal contract between Kerr and
Mcstres in regard to oil properties in
Vera Cruz. Mr.. Hammond was SUB
pcrnaed as a witness for Boericke.
The case is being tried before Judge
Mack and jury. and Mr.. Hammond
will probably appear as witness
toward the end Of tho week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
CLEVELAND, &c.; T. r., SIT
George Washington Letter,
S1O1; Adams Signature, 25c.

Philadelphia, May 2O.-A letter from
George Washington addressed to Colo
mel Pickering in 1889 brought Slol at
the sale of the Gibson collection of
autographs of Presidents OF the United
States here to-day.
The next highest price was for let
ter from Abraham Lincoln TO Secre-
tary stanton. which brought SOB. A
signature Of John quincy Adams was
sold for % cents.
other specimens of Presidential pen
manship sold as follows: James Mon
roe. 81: Martin Van Buren. 50; Andrew
Johnson, s. %; L. S. Grant. SIG;
Grover Cleveland, 30 cents; William
Mckinley. So, and Theodore Roosevelt,
S11.
4 letter written by Woodrow Wilson
from the White House on March ~
last TO Madison J. Cowein was sold for
IS. This is said to be the first Wilson
letter on public sale.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
'PLAYS FIREMAN; IS KILLED
Boy Falls Two Stories While
Making Daring Rescue.

While playing "fremen" with three
other boys. who were using the fire
escape Of the second floor OF No. lotS
Third avenue as headquarters James
Carey. eleven years old. lost his footlns
on the ladder leading to the floor above
carly last night. and fell TO the paved
part Of the yard. He died Of a fract-
urcd skull a short time after he had
been placed on the operating table at
Flower Hospital.
Jimmy" was the most daring of the
youghiful FIRE nghters,' and he had
mounted the ladder leading to the floor
above several times to rescue an imagi-
nary victim. He was carried uncon-
scious from the yard 10 the house by
his brother. who had been aroused by
the screams Of the other boys
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
LAWSON CRIPPLES SYSTEM
Victor Was Schooner and Van
uuished a Trolley Line.

Thomas Lawson crippled one system
last night 1t was not Thomas w.
Lawson. nor yet The system" but a
three masted schooner and trolley
line which figured in the tie-up.
The schooner Thomas Lawson had
Just come from the Hudson through the
ship canal and was turning into the
Harlem River. when her rigging caught
i'm the structure Of the bridge which
runs from 2O7th street, Manhattan. to
University Heights, The Bronx. Before
the boat could be disentangled the tide
turned. and the tug Rambler was un-
able to pull the schooner through. The
draw had opened for the schooner s
passage. and when the boat stuck IT
could not he closed. The trolley line
which runs across the drawbridge and
many automobiles and pedestrians were
held up for two hours and half.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
Dunn Wrote Threatening Let
ters, Says Jury. Urging
Mercy for Davenport.
Called a "TooI."
TUMULTY IS A WITNESS
Handwriting Experts Photo
graphic Copies of Demands
Sent to President and
Others Clinch Case
Charges Sustained.

Seolcv Davenport and Jacob Dunn.
mountainccrs of Sparta. were con-
victed by jury in the United States
Court in Newark last night on four
charges OF sending threatening letters.
two of which were sent to President
Wilson when he was Governor Of New
Jersey.
The trial OF the two men began ycs-
terday morning. and about 4 p. m. the
jury retired. Among the witnesses for
tho government was Joseph p. Tu-
multy. secretary TO the President. He
came from Washington on a morning
train and hurried back i'm the after
noon
In finding both men guilty on four
charges. the jury recommended Daven-
port 10 the mercy Of the court. He is
regarded as having been a tool of Dunn.
who. tho jurors were satisfied. wrote
the letters, one Of which demanded
$4,000 from President Wilson under
pain of death. The defendants we're
rCmandcd for sentence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
FAST BOUT WITH ONE ARM
Hoke Smiths Big Brother
Knocks Down All Corners.

Atlanta. May 20-Burton Smith, a
prominent lawyer and brother OF
United States Senator Hoke Smith,
figured ina fist fight in the Fulton
County courthouse to-day {. W.
Walton and w. II. Byrd are alleged
10 have made an attack on Mr. Smith
while he was talking TO a woman wit
ness. Walton is alleged To have made
an offensive remark. which Smith re-
sentcd by knocking him down. Byrd
i alleged 10 have come to Walton
assistance, only to meet a similar re-
ccption.
Witnesses say that several other
men who attempted TO interfere we're
knocked down by Smith. Smith, who
Is Of herculean proportions, has only
one arm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
MEMPHIS WAKING UP
Stage Censors Warn Against
plays Broadway Has Forgotten.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

ff;y Telegraph 10 Inc lti"uh''l
Memphis, May 20.-The board or
censors for plays has announced a
war on suggestive dances and immod-
oct costumes in Memphis theatres and
announced its ultimatum TO theatre
managers. outlining the following pol
icy:
VIII judge desrability of any song
,aoa or act as a theatrical feature
bv motive behind it. thus forpidding
certain costumes for wanton sugges-
tion where they are permissible tor
purely artistic purposes
elimination Of such plays as "The
cr., from Rector's," alma. Where
DO You Live?" and The Blue Mouse,
strong objection to highly suggestive
sones and dances. which had the'r
ar,g,nation in places not visited py
the general public
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
S58 LOVE TALK BY WIRE
Servant Girl Poor, SO Boom
Man Must Pay Toll.

bethlehem. Penn. May 2o-t VIII
cost Gottlicb Huebner. the owner OF a
confectionery here. sos for another
love message.
Mary Smak. a pretty Hungarian ser
want not knowing what the telephone
charges we're. called mp her sweetheart
at cleveland from the booth III the
candy store. For ffty-eight minutes
she billed and cooed over the wire es-
tablishing a long distance love making
record i'm Eastern Pennsylvania
After the girl stopped talking Huep-
nor went into the booth to call for the
amount Of the toll. To his consterha-
,ion he was told it was S5S. when ne
told the girl she tainted. As she earns
only 81 30 a week IIuebner viii have 10
foot the bill and trust TO the girl pay
,rg.him few pennies at time as she
gets the money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
Did Not Know Defendants.

ON REORGANIZATION the detectives
admitted they did not know either of
the defendants at the time. and that in
the vicinity there had been a number
Of other. people the same night. They
could Identify the pair as mon they
had seen there, but admitted that the
could not identify any others who
might have been there that night.
witnesses for the defence testified
that the spot where the detectives are
said to have been planted Is a hang
out" for the residents of the commu-
nifty. and that II was not unusual 10 see
many persons in the locality.
Mr.. Tumulty's testimony consisted
solely Of identifying the letters received
BY President Wilson when he was Gov
ernor of New Jersey. The secretary
WAS or the stand only a few minutes.
The principal testimony centred
about the letter received at the Gov
ernor's Office In Trenton on November
II last, and in which an apparently
illi,erate writer demanded $4,000 In gold
under pain Of death. This letter direct
cd the President to mail the gold TO a
rural delivery box in Wharton
Mr.. Tumulty had turned this missive
over TO the government inspectors. and
detectives were placed TO watch the
rural mail box. 1t was upon evidence
they obtained that Davenport was in
dicted after being released for lack
of evidence.
The government produced yesterday
a mail carrier who testified that he
sold letter paper 10 Dunn similar TO
that upon which the threatening letters
yyere vrIttcn. The detectives told of
having seen Davenport visit the box
saveraI times looking for mall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
SHE MADE MELBA JEALOUS?
Debut of Miss Roeder This
Week at Covent Garden.
rEy Cable 20 The Tribune. ]

London. May 31.--Jeaiousy yes, just
jealousy. on the part Of Mclba is set
down as the reason why Frances Roe
der daughter Of Gus Roeder. New
York newspaper man. did not make her
debut on Thursday night as Musctta in
La Boheme.' Miss Roeder, according
10 her friends. takes high g that
tends. they say to distract attention
from the star.
She will sing for tho first time at
Coyent Garden on Friday night, as
Concetta, i'm the third act of The
Jewels Of the Madonna
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
lnr Telegraph TO The Tribune. J

Chicago. May 2O.-A message or eA-
couragement was sent from Chicago
to-day over the long distance tele-
nhone 10 the bedside OF B. Sanders
walker. at Macon. Ga. Mrs. stephens.
tho mother-in law of the banker an
euerod il with a message from MI.
Walker himself, as follows: III FOOL
tho doctors yet. Tell Chicago that.
"He is not suffering said Mrs.
c,onhons He feels good and says he
will live, though he is weak tonight
He wants to live and there is little
hope"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
INSURANCE AGAINST WAR
Lloyds Quotes Risks on U. s.
Japanese Hostilities.

London. MAY 20.--The underwriters
to-day quoted five guineas per cent TO
cover the risk Of an outbreak OF war
between the United states and Japan
for three months.
Eign, guineas per cent was quoted
TO cover a similar risk for SIX months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
FIRE DAMAGES HOME
Of MRS. c. 7. BARNEY
Costly Green Room Ravaged,
Servants Flee Over Roof and
Loss Is 100000.
gems SAVED BY FlREMEN
Butler Discovers Flames and
Family Rush to Street, Where,
Laden with JeWelry, They
Are Guarded by Police.

Fire damaged tho house and furnish
ings Of Mrs. Charles r. Barney. widow
Of the former president Of tho knickcr-
booker Trust Company. who committed
suicide during the panic of 1907. early
Yesterday afternoon To the extent Of
more than $loO,OoD. as estimated by a
member of the family. The loss would
have been far greater had not most OF
tho valuable tapestries and antiques
been placed in storage in anticipation
of Mrs. Barney's sailing for Europe to-
morrow.
Mrs. Barney. Mrs. c. Il. Alexander,
her married daughter; the latter's ten
year-old daughter and one Of Mrs Bar
news sons. Ashwcl Barney. were in
the house when the fire was discOv-
cred. They all escaped without injury.
Several servants were trapped i'm their
rooms on the top floor by the dense
smoke and had to make their way to
safety over the roof to the adjoining
house.
Noted for Lavish Furnishings.
Tho Barney home Is four story
brick and broWnstone structure at :he
northeast corner of Park avenue and
3Sth street. with a frontage Of ~ feet
ON the avenue and 100 feet in the side
street. It was noted for its lavish fur
nishings and decorations, and con-
taincd rare. collection Of art curios.
tanestries and antiques which had been
collected by the late banker in mary
parts of the world.
The green ROOM on the first floor.
whore the fire started, was gutted.
With its teakwood wainscoting and
nanclled ceiling Of heavy carved wood
together with other fittings. 1t mad cost
almost 100000, il was said. In this
room Mr.. Barney was accustomed to
confer with many Of the leading fig
ures of the financial district.
The fire. which is supposed to have
boen caused by defective insulation OF
the electric wires. spread from the
"grppu room pdth ~ lh' 'bh''A w
tory and ballroom on the 3Sth street
side of the house, where. however, II
did little damage. Many Of the heavy
stems of the great marble stairway
leading from the main entrance on
3Sth street TO the second story were
warned and cracked. Some OF the
heavy pieces of marble were removed
and others were proppcd i'm their places
by the firemen. who warned members
~, the family not to use the staircase.
The house Teyhaps is unique in haV-
ing a second stairway walled in, SIM
liar TO a fire tower. BY means OF TINS
stairway, which parallels the nam
The flames had made much headway
before Deputy Chief Martin and ms
men arrived. The deputy chief. with
three or four assistants. entered the
green room" and opened a chest, saw
ing two valuable pieces OF art, a silver
bust set with jewels and a Gothic en-
broidered cape. made in Egypt. which
Mrs. Barney said was priceless. The
firemen went through the house when
they we're sure every one was out,
and saved jewelry and other valuable
articles. which were turned over to
Mrs. Barney.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
Prisoners Deny Guilt.

The two defendants were tho last
witnesses. and both entered a general
denial Of the allegations against them.
Both denied ever ha ing seen the let
ters which il is charged Dunn wrote.
and in answer 10 their counscls qucs-
tons they branded as false the accusa-
tlon that they had sent the missiyes to
any Of the complainants.
The government pl yed its trump
card when 1t produced William j..
Kinsley, the handwriting expert. who
made duplicate photographs OF the
standards obtained by the government
detectives and the letters received by
President Wilson and the other com
plainants. Kinsey was in New or
leans. and was called in a hurry TO
testify.
Kinslcy produced socks containing
tho photographs and passed them
around 10 the court. jury and counsel.
Al tho same time explaining his system
Of tracing the characters. lie declared
ing obtained from Jacob Dunn and the
letters received by President Wilson
that they were written by the same
hand.
In my option" tho expert added
"all four letters were written by one
and the same hand
Mr.. Knslcy said there had been no
attempt at disguise i'm the writing Of
the letters and the specimen obtained
from Dunn. He declared the charac-
teristics were similar in IN, letters and
the specimen. and the combinations of
characters were so numerous and
marked that there could bc no doubt
as 10 the similarity OF the handwriting.
The defence paid little heed TO the
expert testimony. Theodore =. King,
postmaster at Ledgewood. and one 20
whom threatening letter had been
sent. WAS tho first witness. He told Of
having received letter dcmandin
500 under threat OF death from the
BLACK Hand club" He identified a
letter as the one he had received.
Norman s. Hobbs and George B.
Quinn, private detectives. testified they
had placed a decoy in the place stipu-
lated in the letter as II where the
money should be left. They declared
they saw Dunn and Davenport in the
vicinity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
MUST READ BIBLE IN SCHOOL
covernor of Pennsylvania Signs Bill
Making Exercise Obligatory.

Harrisburg Penn, May D-under TIC
,orrns Of q bill approved by Governor
re- to-day. ten verses of the Bible
- road daily. without comment, in
the public schools Of Pennsy'vahia'
Teachers who violate the Ia" are SUD-
;oct to dismissal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
FRENCH LOAN TO MEXICO.

Mexico City. MAY "a contract with
q. groun of French bankers for loan OF
10. 10000 pesos was signed to-day ac-
cording TO a member OF the CABINET. Tne
conditions OF the loan are not announced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
This Mornings News.
LOCAL.

Wilson Blsckmailers Convicted.'''' !
Fire Damages Barney Home. ...'.'''. /
City Bonds Sold at Record Low Mark
Georgian Rsv Canal Plans Ready. 8
Dog Frightens Subway Passengers
Jury Spurs Aldermen in Taxi Graft.
City Buys Astor House Easement
Moving Picture Ordinance Passes ~
Greenwich Villagers Hold Parade. 10
Paterson Mill Runs Despite !. w. w 10
sehwabs Memory Fails on Stand. 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21

Baltimore, May 2O.-To transplant
the healthy kidneys from man VINO
has Just died to the body of b. SAN
ders Walker is probably the only rem
odv that would save the unfortunate
bankers life. according 10 the state
ment to-day Of prominent physician
of the Johns Hopkins Hospital staff.
He pointed out that DR. Alexis Car
rel. OF the Rockefeller Institute OF ne
search. had successfully transplantcd
the kidneys from one dog to another.
According 10 DIR. Carrel. the same
couId no done TO a human being.