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The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
MISSOURI PACIFIC
 FINANCE PLANS PRESlD ENT BUSH SAYS 4 RE. OWNERSHIP IS OUT OF
 THE QUESTION
MORE COLLATERAL PROVIDED
tain Per Cent Bond Back of the Notes.
Western Newspaper ua.on New, Service.


 St. Louis.-The S25, 900, 900 of Mis- souri Pacific notes which mature on June 1 will be renewed, according to a statement by B. r Bush, president of the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain system, who returned from New York, after an absence ot nearly two weeks in connection with the finances of the road
 Mir. Bush declared that he believes a receivership for the properties is "out of the question" He said the notes could easily have been cared for in the usual way of allowing a profit to some financial firm, but that he was opposed to such a course.
 The Gould family Is willing to re linquish control os the Missouri Pa cific to any banking house which is able and wiling to finance the com paid, he said
 We would have no difficulty in talk ing care of these notes," he sad, in a written statement, provided we turned them over to some banking house and permitted them to make the usual profit on the transaction. was opposed to this method of renewing the notes, for I felt that the people who hold them should receive the benefit of everything we had to offer for the renewal
 Under the plan on which we are hn additional collateral to put up to se- cure these obligations, and this collat- eral will be in the form of 6 per cent bonds of the Iron Mountain railroad which are worth considerably above par as that company is earning suffi- cient, even in these trying times, to pay the necessary interest nearly three times over.
 This will make, all told s25,000, 900 of Iron Mountain 6 per cent bonds back of the notes, in addition to S7,0G0, 900 in other collateral, so you will see that the holders ot the paper will be well secured. We are paying no com missions or bonuses of any kind to bankers or anybody else to secure the renewal of these notes
 All railroads at present are having moro or less difficulty in financing themselves. The New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford had to put up 3l67,- 000,000 worth of collateral to secure the reneNal or their notes for s6O.- 000,000. Before our notes, which have one year to run, expire, feel confident that better rates will have been allowed the transportation com panines by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and that the state com missions will also have treated us with greater lberallty."
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
POTTER FAMILY
 TAXES THE LEAD NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT BY A TALENTED STUTTGART
 FAMILY.
ALL TAKE THEIR DEGREES
Three Brothers and Two Sisters Will Take Away Seven Diplomas
 From Fayetteville.
Western Newspaper Union News servire.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Fayetteville.-As a notable example ot energy and thrift at the Unievrsity or Arkansas, is the case of the Potter family, five of whom graduate this year. Another member of the family is attending the Fayetteville High School and will next year enter thc university, and still onother brother is attending the Fayetteville Commercial College.
 There are three brothers and tw1 sisters in the Potter family, who will take away seven diplomas on com mencement day, June 10: R. l.. Potter aged 2S, will graduate with both B. s A. and L. l., degrees; Mabel Potter aged 23, will also take two degress, B A. and l.. l.; c. c. Potter, aged 21 Will graduate with the degrees of B c. E.; H. N. Potter, aged 20, will re ceive B. A. degree; Winnie, agec IS, also gets B. A. degree.
 All three of the Potter family re Celving B. A. degrees are members of the Torch Club, senior class schol arship and honor society, with very exclusive membership. Miss Winnie the youngest in the family, has not this year fallen below the grade D' E. (eXcellent) and has the highest grades for the full four years in the university of any member of the graduating class.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
To Assess unpledoed Stock.

Little Rock.-The Arkansas Tax Commission will agal nendeavor to have unpledged building and loan stock placed on the assessment books in the various counties. For this pur- pose the commission is sending to all Associations blanks upon which to make returns of unpledged stock as required by Act 3o7 of 1913. The @ame plan was pursued last year, and over a million dollars in unpledged build ing and loan stock discovered in Lit tie Rock companies. This was report. ed to the Board # Equalization for listing in the tax books. A coneider- able amount was also discovered in Texarkana, Fort Smith and Batesville. but Helena associations declined to make any report.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Arkansas Hardware neIenatns

Little Rock.-Arkansas delegates to the sixteenth annual convention of the National Association of Retail Hard. ware Dealers in Indianapolis, Ind. May l9 to 2l, are: Hamp Williams. Hot Springs; Frank Roys, Russell Nlle' Judge c. M. Pittman, Prescott: W. T. Oberst Blythevlle; John ". Lee, Malvern; H. NJ. Hankins. Monti- cello; W. L. Bracy. Little Rock; i'd w. Horn, Little Rock; E. E. Mitchell, Morrilton, and Grover T. Owens ot Little Rock
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
PLANNING FOR
 ELxS' CONVENTION
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE ANT.
 LERED HERD.
TWENTY LODGES ARE COMING
Loving Cup to Be Presented to Lodae That Makes Best Showing
 in the Parade.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock.-'Hello Bill" will be the slogan on June and 10, the dates which have been set for the state convention of the Benevolent and Pro tective Order of EIks.
 According to plans made by the Gen eral Committee, the streets will be decorated in the colors of the organi- zauon, purple and white, and with the national colors, red, white and blue.
 As 20 lodges and 10 bands are ex- peoted to attend the convention. it was decided to stage a number of con- tests and award prizes to the winners. In the contests, which are given be- low, the local lodge is not permitted to compete:
 To the lodge that makes the best appearance in the parade a loving cup will be given
 A similar prize will be given to the one having the largest number of men in line
 TOT lthe pest decorated automobile in the, parade, a prize of $50 will be given. For the second best, s25, and the third, sl5.
 Three prizes will be given in the band contest, the first being $75, sec ond $50 and third S25.
 Open house at the local lodge will be feature, and two orchestras have been engaged to furnish music day and night. In addition to the music, there will be be cabaret shows in all parts of the house in continual per. formance.
 Plans for the parade are not yet complete but 1t was decided that all wear the regulation uniform, consist ing of white trousers, blue serge coats, purple ties, hat bands and arm bands.
 Little Rock Lodge No. 29 has engag- ed the services of the First Regiment band for both days of the convention.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22

Commission Answers Suit.

Highway Commission Ansua-s s.i,
 ne Arkansas State Highway Com. misa ion last Wednesday afternoon on SWered the suit brought in PpIasLi Nlrcu!t Court to enjoin the oneratior ol lhe rock crusher which if hoe b.d III operation west of Little Rock since November 1913.
 Inc commission denies that i+
 "rongfully and unlawfullv embarLad Ill lhe business of operating a rock crusher near the city of Little Rock TOT lhe purpose of crushing conner. clai stone and selling it on the omen market in competition with others engaged in the same business as commercial enterprise"
 inc commission is using approxi- hately 100 state convicts at the crush er' and insists that the law gives it the right to sell it's products for use on roads and streets. It also says
 Defendants further admit that they have completely demoralized the rock market; that at the time said crpsbar was leased, rock for road building pur- poses in Arkansas could not be ob- tained for less than $1.1O to s150 per cubic yard for inferior grades of crushed rock and that all of the plants engaged in the business of crushing stone had a fixed rate for all grades or stone; that since the said crusher has been purchased the best grades or crushed stone for road building pur. poses may be purchased at the rate or from 50 to 75 cents per cubic yard. that in addition to the low price now obtained, inferior grades of crushed stone which formerly sold at not less than $1.10 per cubic yard may now by any person, road improvement be had by any person. road improve ment district, or county by paying the freight on same, being donated by the various plants to get their auarries clear of same"
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Arkansas Club Women.

Little Rock-Arrangeme are be. ing made for the Arkansas delegation to the General Federation of Women 3 Clubs biennial meeting, in Chicago, H.. commencing June 9, to leave Little Rock on the Iron Mountain Monday evening, June ', as previously planned. This will place the Arkansas delega. tion in St. Louis Tuesday morning. June 9, from whence the party wlll travel over the Wabash, arriving Tn Chicago at 5:30 p. m. The round.trip ticket from Little Rock is s25.6O.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
0UACH|TA RIVER
 POWER PROJECT
RAILROAD COMM SSION GRANTS PERMIT, TO THE OUACHlTA
 POWER COMMITTEE.
WILL DEVELOP 1000 H. P.
Fxnect to Secure Contract for Fur nshing Power to Little Rock-Hot
 Springs interurban.
Little Rock

The Railroad Commission of Afkan- chita Power Company of Arkansas to construct a hydro-electric plant on the Ouachita river, about six miles south east from Hot Springs.
 The company plans to develop 6,000 or 1000 horsepower at it's principal power dam which will be located one and three-quarters miles south from the Rock Island tracks, from Law renee station and the Essex Park race track, and to locate a large cotton mill near it's power plant. The remainder of the power will be transmitted to Hot Springs, Benton, Malvern, Little Rock. and other points within 15O miles radius.
 They have also permit to con , struct auXiliaries and storage dams on the Ouachita river and it's tributaries above their principal power dams, which, when constructed, will give them several thousand horse power more than their initial development.
 They are confident they can get the contract for supplying from 300 to 2,000 horse power to the Little Rock and Hot Springs interurban, when it is built at price considerably less than that company can produce it from coal and so save the interurban company the cost of installing a DOW CT plant. They also expect to run a suburban electric railway from Hot Springs down the Hot Springs creek to the lake or mill pond. which will be created by the building of their dam, and make a fine recreation feature for Hot Springs for boating and fishing on the waters of the lake.
 Levi Storthz of Little Rock is presi- dent of the company and D. L. Phil IDS IS secretary and manager. The company is given two years in which to begin the construction and four years Tn which to complete the same.
 former grant by the state to an. other company, dated May II. 1910. to construct plant near the loca- lloh Of the Ouachita Power Company's site, has expired on account of the lailure to construct within the time given.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Want suffraue Bill Reported

Washington.-In In an attempt to have the suffrage resolution now shehed in the rules committee of the house re. ported on the house floor, a delePa- tion of suffrace workers waited on Majority Leader Underwood and Chair mar Henry of the rules committee. Chairman Henry told the delegation hat it was not in his power to have the bill reported out of committee. Congressman Underwood said the mat ter wa3 entirely in the hands of tae committee.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
EvanueIist Andrews at Work

Moss Point, Miss.-The Rev. J. B Andrews, the noted evangelist of Sa lem, Ark, will conduct revival here which begins the first week in June that is expected to eclipse anything ever held before on the Gulf coast. :, big tabernacle is being erected fol the meeting through voluntary contri
 buttons. Several singers will accom- pany the Rev. Mir. Andrews from Ark ansas, and people from every toWr on the coast are expected to attend.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Alleged Dynamiters Seek Pardon.

Washington.-App for par don of the 24 dynamiters conticted at Indianapolis is now in the hands of Pardon Attorney Finch of the Depart ment of Justice. Each case is being individually investigate, The pardon attorney expects to make a report soon to the attorney general who will sub init the recommendation to the presi- dent It is doubtful if the presidents decision will be made before three weeks
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
WIDOW CONVICTED
 ON MURDER CHARGE
MRS. LILY LYNCH AND SON GULL TY OF ROBERT LYNCH'S
 DEATH.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Clarendon.-Mrs. Lily Lynch and her son, Robert Spivey. were found guilty of second degree murder for the killing of Mrs. Lynch's husband, Robert Lynch, of Cotton Plant, Wood ruff county. The jury recommended sentence of five years each in the penitentiary.
 Keel testified that he was at Mrs. Lynch's home the night before the murder and that Lynch was there at the time. At this time. MT. and Mrs. Lynch were living part. Lynch was living in Cotton Plant, while Mrs. Lynch and her son were living at Saulsburg, several miles from Cotton Plant
 As Mrs. Lynch owns considerable property, it Is taken for granted that the case will be appealed to the Arkan. sas Supreme Court.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Mayor Killed by Train.

Fulton, Ky.-J. Homer Swann, may CT of South Fulton, was instantly kill ed by being run over by a car pushed by switch engine on the Illinois Cen tral railroad crossing. The body was terribly mangled and mutilated The head was severed from the body, both arms broken and other severe cuts were found on other parts of the body. Mayor Swann was elected last fall and had filled his office in an acceptable manner.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Mother and Children Burn.

St. Lous.-Mrs. Rebecca Soltz, 24 and her two young children are dead as the result of a fire which des troyed their home here, Samuel Soltz, the husband and father, escaped by leap ing across an areaway into the next house. Soltz was cut off from his family by an intervening roof which was roaring furnace when the family aWoke.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
First Freight Throuqh Canal.

Colon, Panama.-Three barges la den with sugar from Hawaiian steam. ships at Panama arrived at Cristobal after passing through the Panama Canal. The sugar was transferred to the steamships Colon and Oregonian for conveyance to Philadelphia, thus completing the first commercial use of the canal
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Tennessee Templars Elect

Memphis, Tenn.--In a spirited but friendly contest for certain of the offices, the Grand Commuandry of Knights Templar of Tennessee named officers for the coming year. Dr. Will liam Bowen of Cypress Commandery, Knoxville, was selected to head the state organization.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Will Resign Congressional Seat,

Washington.-Rep Henry D. Clayton of Alabama, chairman of the house Committee on Judiciary will immediately resign his seat in Con gress to take up his new work as a federal judge in Alabama He will be succeeded as chairman of the Judiciary Committee by Representative Edwin Y. Webb of North Carolina.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Roster of Col. YeIPs Reqiment.

Dallas T. Herndon, secretary of the Arkansas History Commission, is pre- pairing a bulletin to be issued by the department soon. in which he will pre- sent the roster of the regiment of mounted soldiers led by Col. Yell in the Mexican war in 1S46. He will fur nish other data relative to the Mexi- can war, and also as to the land claims given the soldiers as their pay.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Little Rock.-Tha Arkansas Fire

Little Rock.-Tha Arkansas Fire Prevention Association of which ]. C.. Leigh of Little RocK is president has had printed upon the back of its let. ter-heads a series of r suggestions for the prevention of fires. The Ase4cia ton is doing a vast amount of elfec- tive educational work in the state in an attempt to show the insured how they may reduce the fire hazarl.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Modern Highway in Phillips.

Hugh k. Carter. state highway en- e,"eer' has returned from Helena "nere he advised the board in the special improvement district which is 'o construct a modern highway be tween Elaine and Wabash. The con 't'c' was let to B. C. Pouncy of Mem pn's' but the board did not decide "Aich Of two bids submitted by him so accept. The contractor bid s3S,0O tor fourteen-foot concrete road, and '"e commissioners to furnish the rock for $4S,OOO.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Harrison.-Resolutions were ador

Harrison.-Resolutio were adopt ed extending invitations to the Ark. ansas Press Association and the Ark ansas Sunday School Association to hold their next annual meetings here. The invitation was extended at a re. cent meeting of the Commercial Club. The invitation to the Press Associa- tion will be presented at the meet ing in Little Rock next week.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Gov. Hays at CIarksviIIe.

Fort Smith.-Gov. George w. Hays will deliver the graduating address at the annual commencement exercises of Cumberland College at ClarksviNe Thursday morning, The baccalaure- ate sermon was delivered Sunday by Rev. Charles Moore Collins of Mem Dhis, Tenn
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Bio Pine Bluff Trade Trip.

Pine Bluff.-It is planned that an excursion party of local business mon numbering 200 will visit cities in east ern and southeastern Arkansas June 16 to 19. Little Rock and Hot Springs also are on the itinerary. The excur sion will be conducted under the di, rection of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Urues Study of Greek

Conway. .-Dr. Janes A. Anderson. presiding elder of the Bonneville iis- trict, delivered an address before the Young Mems Christian Association of Hendrix College on The Study of Greek" He urged all students, especl ally those who eynect 10 become ,3tn. ,sters, to srudy ire ek.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Rates to Convention.

A special rate of $94o has been made on the Rock Island for the round trip to the National Convention of the Travellers Protective Association. to be held at Houston, Texas, June to 13, inclusive.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Little Rock School commencements

The annual commencement exer- cfses of educational institutions in Little Rock will be held during the last week of this month or early in June. High school graduating exer. cises will be held in the high school auditorium Thursday night, May 2S. Exercises of the Little Rock grammar school will be held on the night of May 2, also in the high school au- ditorium
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Movinq Soldiero' Monuments.

The work of moving the monuments on the state capitol grounds has com menced The large statute erected to the Arkansas troops in the Civil war, which has stood for years at the en- trance to the capitol grounds, is now being jacked up and placed on large iron trucks to be transported to the north end of the grounds.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Arkansas Bar Assoc iatlon.

Pine Bluff.-The seventh annual meeting of the Bar Association of Ark, ansas will be held at Pine Bluff May 2l and 9, for which an excellent pro- gram has been arranged, consisting of talks by leading attorneys, and receI- ton and banquet on Friday evening.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
10 Hear the Tillman C-se.

Inc mandate of the Supreme Court !" the case of Arthur Tillman, con uemhed to die for the murder of amanda stephens. in Logan county, ..,aS nas been received by Gov, Hays. Pe- "''ohs Tor communication of the death 'en'ehce' and remonstrances against cue granting or clemency, have been ,''eu With the governor. Gov. Hays 'as announced that he will give a caring at 10 a. m, Thursday May 21, all persons who may desire to be 'usard on either side.
The Forrest City times., 1914-05-22
Superintendent Was Renamed

Monticelo-At a meeting of the High School Board of Trustees Friday Superintendent J. w. Campbell was ra. elected. He has been in charge of the schools for two years.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-15
Lancaster Judges
Fix Law on Petition
nFrom a Staff Correspondent.

~ ibii a A7NdlA SbiltSlotlutnls'
LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. 14.-(SpeciaI Tel
egram.)-The petition filed with the clerk
of the city of Lincoln, asking for a
recall of Commissioner King of the
public safety department, which was de-
clared TO have insufficient names by
City Cleark Berg, and which has been
before the district court on a writ OF
mandamus to compel the clerk to de-cer-
tify the petition, has been decided not in
legal form in that each paper circulated
was not verified by one of the signers
thereon but gives the relator a reason.
able time to remedy the defect
The order OF the court is that the
clerk shall recount the names on the
petitions and determine their efficiency
that 80 per cent of the votes cast fol
the highest candidate and not on any
proposition shall be sufficient; that
forged or fictitious names on petition
do not invalidate the whole petition; that
names written in a foreign language
should be counted; that a business ad-
dress given by petitioner is legal and
taht names written in an illegible man
ner may be counted upon sufficient evi'
denoe that thss are the names of lega
voters
The order is signed by all three judges
of the court.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-15
.COndra Reports on
Land Propositions
Under Blue Sky Law
Loon a sod corresrondent

LINCOLN, Neb, Feb H-tSpecial)--
Prof. George Condra OF the University Of
Nebraska, representing the conservation
and soil department of the state. has re-
turned from his trip to Texas where he
investigated a large number Of real estate
companies which have been seeking to
enter Nebraska and which the blue sky
department OF the railway commission
felt were not entitled to do business in
the state
DR. Condra visited the Panhandle
country, Fort Worth, San Antonio and
Crystal Springs, investigating the differ
ent schemes there which have been ad-
vertised I'm the north lie was assisted
by Mr.. Rockwell, representing the gov
crnment and together they went over the
different propositions.
DR. Condra said that the officials of
Texas are beginning fully to understand
that the state has received much unfa-
vorablc advertising by its laxity in let
ting people and companies pull off land
deals which were shady. They believe
that many of the acre tract schemes
have been of such nature that It has
brought discredit upon some of the COM
panies which have been putting out good
propositions.
One OF tho projects which he found all
right covers an irrigation scheme which
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-15

COLUMBUS, Neb., Feb A-'special)
A permanent organization Of the Platte
County Agricultural society was erected
rhursday evening at a banquet given
nv the Columbus Commercial club ana
attended by $50 business men and iarh-
.rs After the banquet the organization
was completed by the election of the fol-
owing board of managers: Carl Rohde
and r. S. Dickinson of Columbus FREQ
willie of Shell Creek township Bruce
Webb of Creston, Emil Loseke OF Bis
mark township and c. w. Hollingshead
" Monroe. The board will elect presl-
lopt. vice president, secretary and treas
urer at a future meeting The fair this
voar will be held September l6, Il and 49,
Tuesday and Wednesday Of next week
the thirtieth annual encampment OF inc
Nebraska division, Sons of Veterans
will be held in this city and new offi-
GERS will be elected and routine business
transacted. II. B. Reed of this city Is
the present division commander.
Petition for better train services on the
Spalding branch of the Union Pacitlc
between this city and Spalding were cir
culated this week and II is understood
that over 1,5OO signatures were secured.