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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-17
Why Frank Was Absent

Absence of the defendant from the courtroom was agreed to by the trial juoge and two of the three lawyers then associated with the defense The third co ense attorney kneN. Aothing of the rIan. it Is said. Judge Roan, presiding. Is said to have suggested the absence. and the attorneys for both sides agreed fearing violence to Frank in case q yer dict of acquttal was returned and the dt fendant was in court. The defense at Iorneys also were absent.
 The interpretation of the law made in tac motion to set aside the verdict holds the defense counsel had no right to agree 10 Franks absence at the rendition of the verdict. It deprived Frank, the mo- ton asserts, of his right to counsel at trat time and deprived the factory su- perintendent of his legal privilege to be In the courtroom.
 Relative to the agreement on Frank $ absence at the time of the verdict, Solici- tory General Hugh M Dorsey, chief of the states counsel, issued the following state Eient late today:
 Under the promise of Frank 8 attor- heys, R. k. Arnold and Luther Rosser that no advantage would be taken of it. and over my protest to the judge against proceeding under that promise, Judge L. s. Roan, of his own motion, permitted the accused to be absent from court when the verdict was rendered."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-17

tContiuued Q. Page Nine,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-17
Discredit Testimony


 Affldavits included in the motion for new trial discredit, 1t is claimed, testi- mony given by James Conley, the negro factory sweeper, who testified that Frank killed the factory girl in the plant of the National Pencil company here and that he aided in the disposal of the body in the basement. Conley is under sen tence of one years Imprisonment as an accessory after the murder.
 Sworn statements also were included in which witnesses against the defendant repudiated portions of their evidence, es- pecially that reflecting on the character of the factory superintendent. Methods used by the prosecution in preparing the case against Frank also were attacked.
 The body of the murdered girl was found in the basement of the National Pencil company's plant on the morning of April 27.
 Authorities have failed to agree definite ly as to whether death resulted from a blow she had received on the head or whether she had been strangled to death. Frank was convicted on the first bal lot of the jury. The motion for new trial filed today was an extraordinary one. A previous motion was denied by the superior court and an appeal to the state supreme court also proved futile, the latter affirming the conviction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-17

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-17
Defense Statement

The two defense attorneys concerned also issued a lengthy statement regarding the agreement. After pointing out the feeling prevalent against the defendant at the time of the trial, reviewing the suggestion of the trial judge and their agreement to 1t. their statement says.
 Because of our participation in the agreement with the judge, as counsel, we feel that We ought not to take part as attorneys in the motion to set the judg- ment aside upon the ground of Frank $ absence This case. however, is an inn portant one to Mir, Frank and we have no right or desire to dictate to him what he ought to do under the circumstances.
 'The case is his, not ours, and 1t is his life. and not our lives, which is at stake. Frank made no agreement with the court and was asked to make none. If, as a result of what happened, he has been deprived of his legal rights, no fair minded man can complain when Frank asks the law to correct the wrong done him.
 ''The circumstances worked in the case of this man practical denial to him as well as to his counsel of the valuable right to be present when the verdict was received. This condition was brought about by the unjust. excited and preju- diced surrounding which made it inn pos sible to conclude this trial with legal regularity.
 Under ordinary, sane conditions, nc such agreement would have been thought of by court or counsel
 "The agreement was made and carried out on both sides with the utmost good faith in promotion of what was thought to be in the interest of Franks safety and public tranquility'
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21
KIRBY FOLLOWERS
 PLAN HARD FIGHT
IN STATE CONVENTION
SENATORIAL CONTEST WILL BE MAIN FEATURE OF DEM
 OCRATIC ASSEMBLY.

Pine Bluff, May 2l.-While many predict that Judge Kirby will be un. successful in his efforts to set aside the action of the State Democratic Committee in giving Senator Jas. P. Clarke the certificate of nomination when the state convention meets in this city on June 3, yet the Kirby fol- lowers are coming to Pine Bluff in numbers and have signifed their in- tention of fighting it out on the floor of the convention to the end.
 One prominent Garland county dele gate who wrote Secretary Meyer Solmson this week for hotel reserva- tions, among other things said "they may give us fine trimming, but Judge Kirby's friends are going to die game. will be over day before the big show starts
 The Kirby Clarke contest promises to be the feature of the big political gathering. The sessions are to be inlivened by skirmishes and flank movements on the part of the Kirby Clarke men.
 It is evident from the list of deie- gates who will represent the 75 coun- ties in the state that Senator Clarke will have a safe majority of the 629 members of the supreme political body But the Kirby men hope to sway them through argument and appeal
 The members of the Democratic State Central Committee will arrive a day or two earlier than the dele gates in order to outline the program for the convention.
 Several prominent Democrats in the state are being mentioned for the chairmanship.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21
FAULKNER IS GREAT
 FERTILIZER CONSUMER

That Faulkner county consumes each year more commercial fertilizer than probably any other county in the state, is the opinion of A. M. Sher- rick of St. Louis, representing the Empire Carbon Works of that city, who is spending few days in Con- way with the local representative of the company, R. A. Reynolds. MT. Sherrick said at least 150 carloads of fertilizer had been shipped to Con- way this spring, and he does not be- lieve so large an amount was received by any other point in the state for To- cal use. MT. Sherrick claims that he and Major Reynolds started the use of commercial fertilizer in this coun- ty about l2 years ago, after conduct
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21
VIlONIA MACHINIST
 INSTALLING ENGINE

A 15 horsepower kerosene engine, sold through T. R. Douglass & Son of this city, was hauled out to Vilonia today to be installed in the machine shop of V. Fortner at that place. Mr. Fortner has one of the best equipped plants in the county and the new en- zine will take the place of 10 horse power engine which his plant has out grown.
 Another l5 horsepower engine was received by the same firm today and will be installed as the motive power for J. J. Gwin's new ferry boat across the Arkansas river. The Douglass firm also report the sale of three oth CT gasoline engines in Perry county during the past few days.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21
ORIGINATES NEW
 POTATO VARIETY

Casimer DusseX, progressive young farmer living near Conway, brought to the Log Cabin Democrat office today specimens of a new va riety of Irish potatoes which he states he has originated after several years of breeding and culture. He has nam- ed the potato Early Queen" and de- clares it is superior in many respects to the Triumph, which is the standard variety for this section. Being origi- mated here, he says it is also better adapted to the climate and soil of this vicinity, and it is wonderful pro ducer.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21
SCHOOL CLOSING PROGRAM TONIGHT PROF. HUBBELL 10 SPEAK EXERCISES MARK END OF AN. NUAL SESSION OF CONWAY
 PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Exercises marking the close of the annual session of the Conway public school will be held at the school audi torlum tonight at o'clock. For the hrst time in many years there will be no graduating exercises and no diplo- mas delivered. This is due to the ad- dition of another grade to the high school and those completing the last years work of the present session will be required to attend another year before graduation.
 The feature of tonight's program will be an address by Prof. w. E.. Hubbell of Hendrix College, former of the school and now secretary of the board of directors. There will be also some special music rendered by Miss Iris Hubbard of the State Normal, Misses Myrtle Greeson Laura Harton and Mary Cureton.
 Seventeen prizes and medals offer ed during the year will be awarded.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21
HfNDR|X-ACC|fS
 IN FINAL CLASH

The last championship games of the season for Hendrix College will be played on Hendrix park tomorrow and Saturday, when the Bulldogs meet the Third District Agricultural School of Jonesboro. Both games will be called at o'clock.
 The two teams met at Jonesboro early in the season, the Hendrix team both games by decisive scores. The Bulldogs now are in the best condition they have been in dur ing the present season, and should take both games from the Aggies much difficulty.
 The local team probably will line up as follows: McQuistion and Ow- en, pitchers; Legg, catcher; Young, first base; Cook, second base; Hutch inson, third base; Mitchell, short stop; Fulmer, left field; Culpepper, center field; Gossett, right field
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21
WILL CONDUCT COTTON
 GRADING SCHOOL HERE

H. P. Aubrey, the well-known cot ton buyer of this city, has announced that he will conduct cotton school in this city during the summer, begin ming June l5 and closing September IS. Instruction will be given in cot ton grading, stapling and all other details of the cotton buying and ship
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21

ping business. Mir Aubrey has had 36 years experience in the cotton business, and states that anyone, by diligent application, should be able to learn to determine the value of cotton by attending his school for one ses- sion.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21

O. w. Atterbury, editor of the Hamburg Budget, who has been at tending the Arkansas Press Associa- tion at Little Rock, was an apprecit- ed caller at the Log Cabin Democrat office yesterday afternoon
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21

Ing campaign among Fan,kro, county farmers and getting their con sent to give it a trial.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-21
plank in the next Democratic state

plank In the next Democratic state platform.
 This IS the best opportunity we have ever had to get needed publicity laws,' says the committee, "and our success depends wholly on the extent of our efforts, our consistency and or ganization. We must go frankly be- fore the people, admit our interests in the matter and sho wthem their in- terests."
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10

Trees furnish one OF the most strik.
Ing and permanent forms OF beauty.
What stately grace. what fine proper.
lions. what variety Of expression. and
what unconscious dignity may be seen
In well.devcloped tree. How they
beautify and glorify every landscape
Trees improve the climate and con.
serve soil and water. Although the In.
nuence OF trees and forests on climate
Ia not definitely known, the effect OF
an nll too reckless destruction II be.
ginning 10 BE- felt. Springs and streams
are falling that never failed before.
soil droughts are more severe and pro.
tractcd. Cntimely frosts are more
ruinous to all the more delicate fruits
and wind storms are more damaging
than In former years.
Trees furnish safe shelter and
natural resting places for birds. Birds
are the best allies We have In fighting
insects. but the removal Of the forests
has greatly lesscned the number Of In
secteating birds. Trees furnish q
great variety OF miscellaneous, usefu
products. such rs fruits. nuts. sugar
honey, tannin. pitch. turpcntinc. dyes
and medicines.
AZ the only source Of wood supply
trees touch the welfare Of every man
woman and child. but their infuenc,
goes much farther II underlies ths
great questions OF soil preservation
and soil fertility. the use and contro
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10
TREES HAVE HUMAN TRAITS
They Possess Some Of the Same Char
acteristIes That Belong to
People.

Trees have the power Of suggesting
thoughts and feelings. These thoughts
and feelings are attributes OF people,
In other words, trees are sometimes
thought OF as being possessed OF some
OF the same characteristics that belong
to people. The oak tree because Of its
size and shape OF limbs. suggests
strength. The elm tree symbolizes
grace and beauty, The birch Is some
times called the Lady of the Forest"
Some trees are weeping, some gay.
some quiet and retiring. Some. such
as the sycamore. are ghostlike. Others.
like the honey locust, because Of the
great array Of thorns. appear warlike.
The Lombardy poplar. which grows 30
tall, suggests precision. One Of these
trees standing by i>self like lone sen.
tinsi 10 one Of Natures most imprss,
sivs sights.
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10
BY A. q. GRAHAM.
College Of Agriculture. Ohio unlver.
sity.

Haven ana earth help him who plants
And Its work his own reward shall he.
Lucy i.arcom.
Proclamations and programs alone
never planted trees or shrubs or
school grounds. II is altogether proper
that day be set apart for tree plant.
Ing Seize the opportunity. obtain
some trees and spades and trees will
be planted. The most excellent things
tina, have been written about trees.
green fields. beautiful streams and ma.
lures cory corners should assist us TO
see and respond In feeling 20 the beau
ties OF nature. Let Arbor Day be- n
time for both sentiment and planting T.
II either must be omitted for the day,
let the sentiment 40 and plant tree
No planting should be done to inter
ferc with the playground. The space
directly In front Of the house should
be left open II possible. Plant TO IN,
right and left Of the front. Such
shrubs MS SNOWFALL. Towering ounce
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10

phh's III heir hLturai position ana
rom TWO 10 'hree inches deeper than
.ney were iouhu IN the nursery The
poorer ana harder the soil the larger
ana deeper inc holes should be- On
iahd lever enough 10 permit the use OF
'ne p'ow, 'n's VIII Do FOUND the more
,apin ana better way OF digging one
noie az time' The earth should be
~ , IN ana eompaetea about .he roots
10 distance OF Two feet on either side
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10

Towering almond. lilacs. splreas or
bridal wreath. sweet Glove and roses
should be- planted IN masses not many
feet apart TO give the most pleasing
appearance.
Climbing roses should be planted
near the foundation OF the house. Poo.
MES and many other hardy plants
bloom before school closes. Dafodils.
tulips and crocuses should be planted
In the fall These bulbs winter very
well and come forth with the first
warm spring days.
A tree or shrub In the hands OF
willing boy. who will oil his spade with
seriousness. push II into the ground
with n weight Of determination. will
make an Arbor bay that will be long
remembered The people should build
n protecting fence 81 public sentiment
10 high that Neighbour lndiffercnts
horse or COW cannot Jump Il. 30 tight
that Coldwater rourcr's hogs cannot
creep under. and lock the gate 40 tight
that the school ground cannot become
the camping place Of all tho Doolittles.
A. ~ Graham. College Of Agricul.
] ture. Ohio State.
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10
snow-coversd Trees Are Among the
Beauties Of Nature.

served in the sweet and sour cherry?
How does the Keiifer pear differ from
most other varieties Of pears In its
shape and method Of branching? The
Yellow Transparent apple from the
Maiden Blush?
The character Of the bark OF differ.
ent trees Is worthy Of notice. Young
trees will have a smooth bark, while
the older and larger trees will have Il
bark that Ia rough and furrowed. Why
Is this? Only the inner layers OF the
bark are alive. Then as the tree IN.
creases In size by adding new layers
OF wood on the outside Of those already
formed the bark has to split, thus
forming burrows. This ia called bark
sculpturlng. and It forms one OF the
most reliable means Of tree identified.
ton. Some trees have a different
method of bark behavior in caring for
the annual increase In size. For ex-
ample, the beech has O smooth bark.
even though the tree be old. The rea-
son for this Ii that the bark Of this
tree IL able to expand ~ the new layer
OF wood il formed. In some cases the
bark comes on In large strips. The
birch 10 the most notable example OF
this class. and the sycamore sheds
With the seasooA
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10
BENEFITS OF TREES
Natural Friends Of Man Treated
With Scant Courtesy.
They Furnish Building Materials, Fur
niture. implements. Utensils, Tools
and Other Things In the
Greatest Variety.

Come forth into the light of things:
Let nature be your teacher.
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10
BY WILLIAM r. tAzeNBv.
Professor Of Forestry. Ohio State Uni.
verslty.

NeFuty.
Transplanting Ia q necessary prac.
tice In connection with modern meth.
DDS OF cultivation AZ applied to many
plants, II may be divided into three
divisions or steps; lifting the plant,
transferring II from its old TO It's new
location. and replacing It In the soil.
The first and second steps belong pri-
marily to the nurseryman and plant
grower. while the latter belongs to the
man who grows the plants for orna-
ment or profit.
While the immediate result Of trans
planting is always to check growth. the
ultimate results Of proper and careful
transplanting are usually beneficial. II
makes possible better care OF the
plants while young; more compact
and better branched root system Is de-
veloped.
In spite Of these advantages, thou
sands upon thousands OF trees and
plants die annually as q result OF i'm
proper transplanting. and still other
thousands are weakened and stunted
beyond all hope Of satisfactory recov-
cry. The losses are the more deplor.
able because they can, In great meas
ure. be prevented.
Digging the holes for tho plants u
an important part Of tSansplantins.
Whatever the method Of prVpasing the
soil. The holes should b dug large
snougA 70 receive the roots q he
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10

with another. Note how they agrce or
differ. The oak has short. crooked or
guarded limbs, The elm has long.
more nearly straight. and In the
American elm inclined TO bend toward
the ground In graceful curves. Garry
the comparison further. as between
the beech and the walnut. the maple
and hickory, the apple tree and the
peach tree.
After having made these compari.
sons, compare those that are much
alike. as the different kinds OF elms.
OF oaks. Of naples, Note the differ,
ence In the varieties OF the same kind
Of fruit. This will show some inter.
esting contrasts. For example, note
the difference between the American
or white, elm and the slippery. or red.
elm. Which has the s,raightcr limbs?
The shorter branches? Note the diff
ference between the shagbark hickory
and the pirnut hickory. tho soft maple
and the hard. or sugar. maple. Fruit
trees also show dissimllarity, What
difference In branching have you OBJ
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10

gard them rs Of little use. II no,
actual enemies. A little study will
reveal some Of the things that trees
do. Animals grow and become larger.
This Ia due TO the food they eat
Trees also grow, but they use differ.
ent food. and take Il In quite a dif.
ferent way. They live upon mineral
matter-that IL. air. water and soil.
which they change into their own
substance. by gradual addition OF new
material. trees become larger and
larger each year. for growth IL simply
the Increase OF living thing In size
and substance.
Trees help TO keep the air pure for
man and the lower animals, How do
they do this? The element Of the air
that makes Il III for breathing Is gas
called oxygen. About onc.ilfth OF the
volume OF the air Is oxygen. and at
every breath animals take In some OF
this oxygen and change II Into carbonic
acid gas, In other words. the oxygen
IL breathed In. combines with tho car
bon In the blood and this makes car.
bonic gas. which IL brcathcd out into
the air In place OF the oxygen taken In,
There IL n small amount OF carbonic
acid gas In the air everywhere. and at
all times; the usual amount IL about
one part In every 1900 parts OF air.
This carbonlc acid Is unfit for the
breathing OF animals, and wherever It
Increases In the air, even to a slight
extent above the usual amount found.
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10
WHAT DO WE PLANT7

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The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10
TOREC0GN|zE TREES
They Differ Only In Their Methods
Of Branching.
Things TO Notice Are Height, Size and
Shape Of Top, Number OF Branches
and Their Arrangement
Some Comparisons.

Summer or winter. day or night.
The woods are ever a new delight.
-Stoddard.
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10

REEFS are among
the most common
things In nature,
They either cover
or have covered d
large part OF the
earth's surface
that IL suitable
for human life.
They are the nat.
ural friends OF
man. yet we often
treat them with
ant courtesy
and sometimes re
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-10

+ IS possible to
recognize trees in
W Inter Just as
easily as In sum.
mer. Look at q
treo as II prints
It's outline against
the sky. After
looking at a mum.
Der. II Is apparent
that they diner
In m eth DIS of
branching. Some
have a trunk car.
rying almost to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-12
OFFICIAL VOTE IN FOURTH
SHOWS SLOAN BIG VICTOR

GENEVA. Neb.. Nov. 11.-(Special.)-
Official vote on congressman for Fourth
conversational district
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-12
Nebraska
ISAIAH TAMlNoSIAN ASKS
FOR HIS OLD M0SLEM NAME
(From a staff Correspondentl

LINCOLN, Nov. 1i.-(Spccial )-gsalh
Talninosisn. who gives his address ne
1913 Chicago street In Omaha and SOl7 o
street in Lincoln, has appealed to the
supreme court 10 have his name. under
wlach he travels now. taken from him
and that he be given the name, under
which he was baptise1 in Egypt. MRham-
med Nadir. He petitioned the Douglas
county court to make the change, but the
court refused. declaring that there was
not sufficient grounds for doing so,
The bill of particulars filed with the
clerk OF the supreme court contains a
translated copy from the decree OF law
OF the supreme court OF Egypt, which
cost him five piasters.
In his deposition In the case he sets
out that he worked in the store OF John
Wannamaker as jsnitor, but lost out
in the great financial panic of 1893. He
then Joined Barnum & Bailey's circus
as "Howling and whirling Dsrvisher,"
and performed acts as performed in
Turkey. He became Catholic priest
while with the circus.
In 1898 he went to Omaha during the
Trans Mississippi exposition and was a
Methodist evangelist. After the exposi-
ton, he alleges, that the presiding elder
ing. and he withdrew from the church
and became congregRtionalist He says
his wife Is Swede and belongs to the
Lutheran church and does not approve
Of his religion.