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The Forrest City times., 1914-02-20
RIVERS GET HALF A MILLION
New Rivers and Harbors Bill Deals
 Generously With State.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 WashingtOn.-Appropriations aggre- gating $4S9, 50 for the improvement Of the rivers of Arkansas are carried in the rivers and harbors bill for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915. The house committee on rivers and har- DOTS is ready to report the bill out to the house. Items in the bill include S2,5OO for improvements of Ouachita river above Camden to Philadelphia, S1,O00 for Saline river, $l64,700 for inn provement of Arkansas river in Ark ansas and Oklahoma, $31 800 for the White river, $3000 for the Cache river, S33, ,150 for the Black and Current riv- CTS, $6,000 for the St Francis and LAnguille rivers and Black Fish bay ou, SPA 000 for the construction of locks and dams in the Ouachita and Black rivers in Arkansas and Louisi- ana. $25,000 for open lAannel work on the same streams. and $25,000 10 be expended on the Red river between Fulton, Ark, and the Washita river, Texas.
 The bill carries an appropriation of 5000, ,000 for the Mississippi river between the head of the passes and the mouth of the Ohio river, to streng- then leyees from Cape Girardeau to Rock Island, H.
The Forrest City times., 1914-02-20
BANK DEPOSITORS
 TO LOSE NOTHING
ARRANGEMENT TO TAKE CARE OF THE DEFUNCT BANKS
 LIABILITIES.
Western Newspaper rnIon New. Service.

Western Newspaper Cnlou News Service.
 Fordyce. Arrangements have been made, pending the approval of State Bank Commissioner Davis, whereby the depositors of the Ashley County Bank, which closed it's doors following a run on the bank, will be paid. A. B, Banks X Company of Fordyce have arranged to take over the assets and liabilities of the bank and pay de- positors and bills payable. This com, pany has arranged with the Farmers Savings Bank and Trust Company Of Hamburg to increase it's capital stock from $35,000 to $50,0O0, A. B. Banks X Company 10 take the additional $15,000 stock The Ashley County Bank goes out of business perma- nently.
 The Ashley County Bank of which ] H. Pryor, ST, was president, was the oldest banking institution in the county. It was the second bank to be taken charge of by the State Bank Commissioner under the new banking act.
The Forrest City times., 1914-02-20
QUALIFICATIONS
 IF THE VOTERS
ATTORNEY-GENERAL MOOSE DE. FINES REQUIREMENTS RE.
 GARDlNG POLL TAX.
LAW APPLIES TO PRIMARIES
Receipt Issued Since January i, 1914, Not Sufficient for March
 Election.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock.-That there may be no misunderstanding of the poll tax re- quirements for the March primaries, Attorney General w. l.. Moose has written the following official opinion, discussing the subject more fully than he had done in preceding opinion:
 The constitution provides that every male citizen of the United States, or male person who has declar- ed his intention of becoming a citizen of the same. of the age of 21 years, who has resided in the state 12 months, in the county 6 months and in the precinct or ward one month next preceding any election at which he may propose to vote, and who shall exhibit poll tax receipt or other evi- dence that he has paid his poll tax at the time of collecting taxes next pre- ceding such election shall be allowed to vote at any election in the state of Arkansas
 The Supreme Court, in the case of White vs. Hughes, 97 Ark, page 221.  has construed this provision of the constitution, holding that the require ments of the constitution apply to pri- mary elections just the same as any other election. The court also held in that case that the taxes must have been paid during the time of collecting taxes next preceding such election. The court holds, for instance, that person to be eligible to vote at the primary election in March this year must have paid his poll tax between the first of January, 1913, and the first or July, 1913, and that payment of poll tax since January l, 1914, would not qualify him to vote at any cleo ton held prior to July I, 1914 So it is my opinion that no one Is entitled to vote at any election, or at any pr- mary election held prior to July of this year, unless he has paid his poll tax in 1913 prior to July 1 of that year A reading of the case above mentioned in the 97th Arkansas seems to me would remove all doubt as to the qualifications of the voters with regard to the poll tax receipt"
The Forrest City times., 1914-02-20
REAL HOME FOR VETERANS
Superintendent c. p. Newton Tells of His Work Among the Confederates.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock-C. P. Newton, the edtoregislator who was placed in charge of the Confederate Home nine months ago, the first time there has been superintendent other than a veteran, announces that he is gratified with conditions. Speaking of his work, Mir. Newton says:
 The superintendent has at no time viewed his position as an experiment. but his friends, together with many residents in the institution, had aD- prehensions lest his youth might prove to be a handicap. But they can be assured, at the close of nine months, that he does not take back what he said, and that he is just a little more fully determined than ever to work for their welfare and comfort and likewise he intends to put them right befole the world. realizing that many persons on the outside do not have correct ideas about the veterans, xives anG widows in our home.
The Forrest City times., 1914-02-20
KILLED 0NE-ARM OVERSEER
Lafayette County Planter Released
 Without Bail.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 wisyille.-Joe Russell shot and instantly killed J. T. Conner on the Russell place, six miles west of here. Conner was a one-armed man and had been employed by Russell in 1913 as oyerseer Conner had brought suit against Russell for $500. which he said was due him as wages Conner went to see Russell to effect a compromise. Conner is unknown here, except that he was unmarried and came here from Attilia county, MississiI pi, where his relatives live.
 At the examining trial Russell was released without bail by Justice w. E. Hurd.
The Forrest City times., 1914-02-20

j. D. Farrell, the blind spirit medium of Pike county, who was convicted of complicity in the celebrated suicide pact case at Glenwood, is now in the state penitentiaTy, having sur rendered voluntarily to enter upon a five years sentence.
The Forrest City times., 1914-02-20
ARKANSAS AT FRISCO FAIR
Gov. Hays Will Appoint a Committee
 on Ways and Means.

Little Rock.-The adequate repre- sentation of Arkansas at the Panama Exposition in San Francisco in 1915 'as planned by a conference of citi- zens from all parts of the state who met at the Hotel Marion February 12. Over $l5,o00 was guaranteed toward the fund. Russell E. Gardner, of St. Louis a wealthy manufacturer and land owner of Crittenden county, sub sCribed sl0,000, Judge w. M Kavan- augh of Little Rock guaranteed 5000, and Mayor W. W. Waters of Hot Springs pledged $250.
 Gov. Hays was chairman of the meet. ing and explained it's purpose. Sena- tor Hamp Williams of Hot Springs was elected secretary There were speeches by Gov Hays, Judge Kavan, augh, Russell Gardner, Chas. S. Stifft, H. l.. Remmel, Creed Caldwell. and others. Members of the Arkansas Press Association. in session at the same time attended in a body, and pledged their support to the cause.
 It was agreed 10 recommend to GOV. Hays that he appoint a commission consisting of one member from each county, with an executive committee of twelve, to devise ways and means of raising the necessary funds of the fullest representation at the fair.
 Judge Kavanaugh said he would per sonally give $500, and would be one of 100 to give that amount if it were assured that the exhibit would cost not less than $50,0OO. That was the only condition upon which MT. Gard ner made his gift of $10,000.
 Miss Eva Reichardt, state organizer of the School Improvement Associa- tions, pledged the support of the de partment and of the school teachers
The Forrest City times., 1914-02-20
1913 WAS THE WETTESTYEAR
Over Five Feet of Rain Fell at Little
 Rock During the Year.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock.-The year 1919 was the wettest that had been experienced in Arkansas in q years, according 10 the annual meteorological record that has just been issued by Section Direc- tor Alciatore, The annual precipita- ton at Little Rock was 6l57 inches, which is 11.6S inches above the normal, January, April, September and October were unusually wet In April the rainfall was 1l.46, break. ing the record for that month; of this amount, 95S inches fell in less than q hours April S-9 The summer and the last two months of the year were relatively dry. The least monthly fall was 2.05 in June.
 The annual mean temperature was 62.3. which is 8 above the normal.
The Forrest City times., 1914-02-20

During the year 1913. there were GS,34O books drawn from the Little Rock Public Library. Eighteen hun, dred and ninetysiX persons took out cards making the total number of card holders, 1896. The patronage increased 2G per cent over that of the year before. The total expenditure of the library was only s5,S7476.
The Forrest City times., 1914-02-20

Robert l.. Harkey and R. w. Hol land are the opposing candidates for mayor of Russellyille In the primary on Feb. IT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-10
THE CURB MARKET.

A f,rm tone was displayed By stocks In
all departments Of the curb trading yes
terday. Fluctuations were generally
slight, however. and no particular fea-
lures developed during tho session. Brit
ish-American Tobacco, now. was the
most active of the tobacco shares, but
showed only narrow price huctuation
and closed unchanged at 23k. The old
stock improved Y to 23k. United Cigar
Stores opened heavy at SsN and closed
firm at 90h. Liggett & Myers rights
sold between . and eN. Riker 4 Heee-
man ranged between 81 and sh.
Maxwell Motors rose fractionally on light
lower. Mining shares were quiet and
steady.
Standard OIL stocks moved somewhat
irregularly. but fnal quotations averaged
higher. with several Issues scoring large
gains. Ohio OIL was an active feature and
advanced to 1888. with n subsequent
reaction. closing at 176. up 4 points.
Prairie OIL and Gas was very strong and
rose Is points to SIS. Atlantic Refining
eased on Q points to 706. Anglo-Ameri-
can OIL was steady at I'm and Pierce
OIL improved points to l08. Standard
OIL of Ohio ranged between 40 and $50,
closing at the highest price Of the day,
an advance Of is points. Standard
Oil Of New York closed AZ points higher
1T 220h, Standard OIL Of New Jersey
was steady at All. Standard Oil Of Cali
fornia rose points to $40 and Standard
OIL OF Indiana receded points to SAT.
Transactions in detail in the market
yesterday were a. follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-10
DUNN MUST PAY $ls4.57s.
Convicted TAmmaay Leader Owes
Ms Sam 10 Brother's Estate.

1art Dunn. the contractor and Tammany
leader OF the Eighteenth Assembly dis
trtct. who was found guilty of conspiring
10 defraud the state in building n road in
Rockiand county and who was sentenced
To ten months In the Blackwelrs Island
penitentisry. must pay sl64.572 to the
estate of his brother. Thomas j. Dunn.
ex-Sheriff and former Tainmany leader
under report by ex-Surrogate Rastus s.
Ransom.
Mr.. Ransom. as referee, has been TAX
Ing testimony for three years In proceed
fngs filed by creditors of the late ex-
Sherin Dunn to compel Bart Dunn to
make an accounting AS executor of his
brothers estate.
In An accounting filed several years
aEo Dunn admitted that he had balance
OF $51,S17 belonging to the estate, but
after the hearings before the referee be-
gan ne got permission to amend his ac-
count to show that he had only $1.430 be-
longing to the estate. He admitted later
that he had additional property worth
$3.50. but conterded that he was liable
to the estate for only 1926.
These facts came out In the Surrogate's
court yesterday when Louis Sturcke,
counsel for Henry Staples Potter a cred
ftor Of Thomas j. Dunn's estate, filed a
Petition to compel Bart Dunn TO pay Ref
cree HANSON his fees so that the report
can be filed. Mr.. Sturcke said In his petit
don that his client Is a creditor for sea-
600 with interest from 1908 on notes.
He said his client started proceedings In
1908 TO compel Bart Dunn to account and
Referee Ransom has been taking testi-
mony since 1911.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-10
WALL STREET MAN ARRESTED.
Real Estate Operator Held on War
rant Charging Forgery.

IRA G. Ross. SO years old. a real estate
operator at G9 Wall street, was held yes
tsrday by Magistrate Appleton In the
Tombs police court without bail for An ex-
animation Thursday on charge OF for
gerry sworn to by Sheriff L. Carlisle
Brown OF Bristol county. Massachusetts,.
Ross. handsomely dressed and distin-
euished looking. Is in the Tombs awaiting
the arrival OF a warrant from Massachu-
sets.
He was arrested by detectives yester-
day afternoon In finely appointed offices on
the sixth floor OF 60 Wall street. where
ne employs half dozen clerks and stem
ographers. Ross Is known in the building
as q representative OF the Cuban Amer
lean Corporation.
The Sheriff stated that warrant had
been issued for Ross In Bristol county
charging that Ross acting in concert
with another man. swindl,d Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles Stewart OF North Attleboro.
Mass. out OF $4,000 by substituting worth
tess Cuban bonds for deeds to property
owned by the Stewards. forging their
names Ia the transaction, then securing
money on the deeds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-10
EXTRA TOBACCO DIVIDEND,
Liggctt q Myers Co. Pays Z Pes
100 New stock.

The directors OF the Llggett & Myers
Tobacco Company have declared an extra
dividend OF 4 per cent. on the common
stock. The company has also announced
sts intention to Issue S7.3G7.i 100 additional
4 per cent. cumulative preferred stock. In
which the common and preferred holders
will have equal rights. Stockholders Of
either class may subscribe to one share
of the new stock for every Ave shares they
now hold. The issue Is made necessary
by the growing business Of tho company
President C. Z. Dula issued n statement
yesterday following the annual meeting
h which no called attention to his state
nsnt y year ago. that the company had
Osmmenced businesss with an amount Of
cash which did not teem sufficient This
years experience, he says, has confirmed
that opinion and In spite OF conservate
common dividends II has been compelled to
borrow. For that reason the directors
have decided to increase the capitallza-
don..
The present outstanding stock OF tho
company consists OF sl5,3S3,S00 preferred
and S21,496.t00 common.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-10
THE GRAIN MARKETS.
wheat waiIs % Hold Its Early Al

In spite Of the rather bullish Govern
ment report on farm reserves decrease
In tho visible, and smaller interior re-
ceipts. pit offerings of wheat yesterday
were liberal. and prices failed to hold
markets failed to respond to the
In the cables to prompt bullish activity.
The view was generally taken among
traders that the excellent outlook for the
winter wheat crop IL the factor Of first
Importance. Winnipeg reported export
bids somewhat better. but little business
developed. The market closed with May
Nc. higher and July unchanged.
Corn received q hammering from the
bear clement declining over Nc. but
recovered q portion Of It's loss In the late
trading. The estimate Of farm reserves.
which was substantially lower than last
year. failed to exercise much influence.
Interior receipts were heavy and cash
demand was poor. Argentina's ex-
portable surplus was placed at as, 900. 900
bushels. further deduction from recent
estimates. Oats ruled weak throughout
the trading. losing nearly lc. Longs were
heavy sellers.
The farm reserve report was In excess
Of expectations and interior receipts were
heavy. The visible supply showed .
moderate increase.
American visible supply of wheat de-
$4,000 bushels: oats Increased $4,000
bushels. Visible supply Of bonded wheat
decreased 27s.000 bushels: oats increased
$4,000 busheis
Worlds exports Of wheat and corn COM
nara "A followa:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-10
EXPLAINS MORGAN STATEMENT.
0akleigh Thorne TeiIs Of RS,25O, OOt
Parchase for New Haven.

Oakleigh Thorne. who handled the FIRST
purchases Of the New York. Westchester
and Boston for the New Haven. made
the following statement yesterday:
In answer 10 the statement OF Messrs.
J. p. Morgan Co., 'Thorne got the
money Mr.. Thorne stated that this state
ment Is correct. that he received from
them as bankers for the New Haven road
$S,250.00O: that lie expended all OF this
sum (with the exception of commits
sieO OF ia per cent agreed upon
10 be retained therefrom by the
Aillbrook Company for services) In
the purchase OF the securities of the
New York. Westchester and Boston and
the New York and Port Chester railroads
and their construction companies. and In
the engineering and actual development OF
the properties. and that upon the cancel.
;ation OF his contract he turned over to
j. p Morgan 4 Co. as bankers, all OF the
securities so purchased and the properties
70 acquired as set forth IN their state
msnt.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-10
WRIGHTS CALL dunno
Filler INFRINGEMENT
Attack Burgess Compsny's New
MOdel-Changes in Wanna
maker Machine.

Alpheus +. Barnes. secretary Of the
Wright Company. at It's New York
ONCE II Pine street, said yesterday that
the new machine being turned out under
the Dunno patents by the Burgess Com
pany Of Msrblehead. Mass, was direct
infringement on the Wright patents.
The Dunno machine. which was hown
for the first time on March 4. was an
nounced by the Burgess Company a. .
non-lnfrinslng machine and generally be-
lieved to be one Of the very few such In
this country. The Burgess Company was
organized recently to take over the busi-
ness OF the Burgess Company 4 Curtis.
The latter company built machines under
q Wright license, which was given up
when the new concern was formed.
Farman flaps are used on the Dunno
machine, Mr.. Barnes explained. and they
are known to infringe. The Wright Com
pany will not prosecute the Burgess Com
pany. according to Mr.. Barnes. unless
machines are sold In sufficient quantity to
cut into the business Of the Wright Com
pany. Up to the present none Of the ma
chimes has been sold.
Lieut. John Cyril Porte, the British
ofiicer who will be one Of the pilots Of the
Rodman Wanamaker transatlantic fier,
will leave for Europe to-day on the Lusi-
tanla. lie will return to this country In
about q month, he said yesterday, when
the new nyiny boat will be ready for its
first trials.
Since his consultation with Lieut.. Porte
Glenn II. Curtiss has decided to build a
square section fiat bottom boat instead Of
the cigar shaped hull which was planned
in the original designs. Lieut.. Porte will
bring back to this country several foreign
instruments for installation on the new
machine. including a drift recording COM
pass, which he believes will measure the
wind drift Of the craft within a few milea
Glenn L. Martin, q Pacific coast builder
Of aeroplanse. has just turned out . new
machine for Lincoln Beachey that 10 esps-
ctally adapted for looping the loop and
ambition hying. Beachey will ny the
machine In the East this summer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-10
CURB STOCKs, CLOSING pRlCEs.
THE STEEL MARKET.
Better Sentiment IL Reported In the
Equipment Department.

Better sentiment Is reported in the
steel equipment market. and despite tho
extreme conservatism OF carriers In con-
tracing for new cars many ~ tho large
furnaces increased their working forces
during the last week. Small lot order
and miscellaneous business is quoted at
unchanged prices. The Iron market is
unchanged and quiet, and no improvement
Is looked for during March,
Basic pig iron IL selling IN the Pitts
burg district at s13 per ton, which Is u
reduction OF 20 cents from the previous
price.
New buying during February WAS not
Of as largo volume as expected following
the showing Of January. Demand slumped
of after tho middle OF February. and
prices ruled heavy.
About $1,000 tons OF Nova Scotia pig
iron has been contracted for by a Phila-
delphia concern at price understood
to be $3.50 per ton. This Is the first
foreign pig iron OF any amount imported
under the new tarifr. II Will be used
on aaueduct construction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-10
COMPREHENSIVE NOTICE.
ADAMS, DAVIS 4 RAkrOL.

NOTICE IS Hereby GIVEN pursuan, 70
Az OF ne formation Of the above Limited
We, We, ;ho gnder;igned. being d.sirou, OF
i. nJsy Limited A. Psrsner.hP pursuant
FIRST; The name Q: the irm under which
hpAMs DHvis BAR IF 30 and spT .S count, Is
shefein me principal place Of business ~
YYGoRK. located Is tho COUNTY OF NEW
SECOND: Tn. general nature OF the bust.
nsrship Is seneTai stock and Bond commis-
, ION ana ,broksrs AZ, business % usually
rHRp The se names s5s OK OF fG TN. 'S General and
, Sp,s'4 Al, part ss intsresed in sa'd partner
Il Of are 81 asi sss sqS S
- ThArcipK NJ, ADAMS, 'JR1' a Genera
" th- Borough OF Manhattan CITY and Stale
MORO AZ DAVIS; a General Partner, re.
HENRY G BARToL. a General Farther.
4oroueh OF Manhattan. city ana state Of
WILLIAM H. RApIGAN. a General Part.
borough Of Brooklyn. city and state Of I" New ,ss
,THArcHER NJ, ADAMS tsENIoR,. re-
siding At No SO East 7sth Street, Ia the
Sew Ydrk is the spec.ai par,n. snd State Of
N, soE n.I,s rss smoqn, Of capital which
Is one hundred thousand $500 0ooy dollars,
FIFTH; The said partnership Is to begin
on the second day OF March, 1914 and TO
end on the thirty fret day OF March. 1917
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We have here
unto set our hands and seals this 9th day OF
February. one thousand nine hundred and
fourteen.
IN PRESENCE OF:
THATChER NJ. ADAMS JH. tseal,
MORGAN DAVIS, tSeali
HENRY O. BARTOI. Seal
WILLIAM H. RADICAS. lSeall
THATCHER NJ. ADAMS SIR. tseali
STATE OF SEW YORK. CITY AND
9Th day OF Feoruary. 1914. before mo per-
sonally came THATCHER NJ ADAMS. JR.
MORGAN DAVIS. HENRY G. BARTOI.
WILLIAM IL RADIGAN and THATCHER
NJ ADAMS SIR. to me seyersliy known and
In and who executed the foregoing instru-
ment and severaily acknowledged TO me that
they executed the same.
wM. l. BATEMAN, Notary Public n Y.
County No. ~; n, Register No. %oi5
STATE OF NEW YORK. CITY AND
COUNTY OF NEW YORK, ss.-THATCHER
NJ ADAMS (JUNIORl, being duly sworn
saith: l of the General Partners
In the above named Arm of ADAMS. DAVIS
& BARTOL: the sum specified In the above
certiheate TO be contributed TO the Cannon
NJ ADAMS (sENloRD, the Special Partner.
has been actually and In good faith paid In
THATCHER NJ. ADAMS JR
Subscribed and sworn to before mo this
and day OF March. 1914
WIN. l. BATEMAN, Notary Public " Y.
County No "a. v Register Nh sOI6
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-10
SLUMP IN GRAINS ON HAND.
Farners Hold Lees This March THAI
on same Date In 1919.

Tho Government crop reporting bureau
showed that the amount OF grains held
by farmers on March !. this year. was
considerably smaller than tho amount In
1919, on tho same date
The amount OF corn IN farmers hard9
on March l was sec, 3s2. 900 bushels.
against 'l.2s9.655. 900 bushels In 1918. a
percentage OF 1914. against Ala. Wheat
on the farms amounted to ISL, sos. 900
bushels. or 1919 per cent. against 1885,
$1,000, or 2l.l per cent in 1913. Oats
showed 4ls,478.Oo0, or 374 per cent.
this year. as compared with 6O4. 216 600,
or 42.G per cent. last year. Barley sup
plies still on the EARN were t+.l26,00
bushels. or 24s per cent, as compared
with S2.2s3.o00 bushels. or 37s per cent.
last year