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The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
Monroe County School Fair.

The Department of Education has received the premium list of the Sec ond Annual School Fair to be held for Monroe county, at Clarendon, Octo- Der 16. David Bowen, the county su- perintendent, is president of the or ganization. It is planned to make it most elaborate event, and awards will be made in all phases of school work. The department is planning similar fairs in at least 60 counties
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
Roads Contemplate Improvements.

Helena-If plans recently made known by the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley and the Missouri & North Ar kansas railroads, both of which have terminals in this city, are followed up, vast amount of work will be com. pleted in Helena before the coming of 1915. Both these railroads contem- plate Improvements here which will cost large amount of money and give employment to hundreds of men
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
Neqro Institute Grateful.

The Department of Education has received a letter from J. R. E. Lee, director of the Tuskegee Normal ex- pressing the gratitude of the institu tion for the addresses delivered there recently by Leo M. Favrot, supervisor of negro schools in Arkansas. He says: I believe the visit of these supervi sofs dTffhg' the past week is going to bear abundant fruit for educational uplift among our people. The entire membership of our summer school feel that if they had received nothing else during the four weeks than the wider outlook and inspiration that came to them through these talks, they would have been amply repaid for the ex pense, effort and time"
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
Vaccinatlng Against Anthrax.

Lonoke.-Dr. R. A. Harris, local veterinarian, has been kept very busy for the past three weeks vaccinating the horses and cattle of this communi- ly for prevention of anthrax. About two weeks ago anthrax was reported to be present in nearby territory and every one made scramble to have the serum administered to his stock. Dr. Harris has vaccinated more than 200 in the past two weeks.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
Splendid Crop Prospects in Johnson

CIarksvlIIe.-The farmers or JOhn- son county are well up with their crops. Cotton never looked better at this time of the year, and bumper corn crop Is expected More hay was ever before. Alfalfa cuttings in the bottoms producing the largest part of the crop.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
Elbertas Are Scarce in sharn

Batesville.-The Eberta reach crop around Hardy, Sharp county, is re- ported short this year. It is estima ted that only six cars will be shipped from that point, and these have been sold on recent contract at s1.30 per bushel.
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
Money In Nevada County Melons.

Prescott.-Monroe Graham a farm er residing near here, has already sold s60 worth of watermelons from less than one acre of ground and es- inmates that h- --'u realize as much as $60 mo
The Forrest City times., 1914-07-31
Rice Crop in craiahead County.

Jonesboro.-The prospects for an abundant rice crop in this county (Craighead) is very flattering,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-30
National Salute Opens Exercises.

The exercises at Arlington began with
the firing of the national salute by a bat
terry OF United States field artillery. the
chief marshal of the occasion being Maj
l. r. Campbell, with Frederick S. Hodg-
son and Gen. w H. Roach. aids. Then
began the decoration of the graves, the
18th United States Cavalry Band Will
liam J. Cain. chief musician and leader,
playing appropriate music.
The procession. comprising members of
the Grand Army of the Republic. Wom-
ans Relief Corps. Daughters of Veterans.
Ladies of the g. A. R, Legion of LOYAL
Women. Sons of Veterans. Spanish War
Veterans. Army and Navy Union invited
guests and the public FORMED In front of
Arlington mansion at l1:3O am, headed
by the band.
At noon the procession marched to the
Tomb OF the Unknown where a halt
was made, and during the ceremonies of
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Addresses on Patriotism
Feature Memorial Program
at battle-ground Cemetery

Defenders of the country who sleep In
the battle-ground national cemetery
were paid fitting honor in an elaborate
program.
The services here had particular
appeal to the old soldiers and residents
of the section, for it was here that the
attack on the National Capital by the
southern troops under Gen. Early was
repulsed. and here that Lincoln, as
President of the United States and COM
mander in chief of the army, stood on
the battle line and was under fire. Some
survivors of the Battle of Fort Ste
vens were members Of the committee
in charge of the celebration.
There were stirring addresses by
Representative Finley H. Gray of In
diana. William V. Cox of the Fort ste
vens' Association. George Francis Will
liams and Louis P. Shoemaker.
Inspiring music was played by the
Tribute. Taps harmonized by Direc-
tor John S. c. Zimmerman. and sa-
lutte was fired by a detachment of
troops from Fort Myer.
Children from the Brightwood. Bright
wood Park, Takoma Park, Piney Branch
Park and Petworth public schools dec
| Grated the graves and sang The Star
Spangled Banner and Columbia, the
| Gem of the Ocean," under direction of
L. W. Hawley of Takoma Park.
"Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was
| read by Col. Barry Buckley. and the
Boy Scouts of Takoma Park gave the
bugle call to the colors.
Order of Exercises.
| These were but few of many interest
ing features of the celebration. The or
\. der of events. in addition to the features
already enumerated. included: Assembly
(2:15 pm). bugler. United States Sol
diers' Home Band: sacred melody. The
Pilgrims Song of Hope" (Batiste). by Sol
diers' Home Band; invocation. Rev. En-
nest l.. Woolf, pastor Emory Chapel,
Brightwood; opening and reading of 6.
A. R. orders. Col. Charles c. Royce; hr-
moresque DvorakLampe). by Soldiers
Home Band; solo. selected Lucius F.
| Randolph. jr.; bugle call to the colors,
Boy Scouts. Takoma Troop, No q: The
Star Spanged Banner" by children of the
public schools: reading, 'Lincoln's Get
tysburg Address" by Barry Buckley;
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! man: Philip NJ. O'Bryon. George o.
Burke. George r. Cook.
| Auditing-H. B. Snyder. chairman; j. E.
Hart James F. Stone
In Charge of Flowers.

Floral NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. D. Van
Fleet, president Department of Potomac
W. r. c., chairman. and the following
past department presidents: Ida v. Hend-
ricks. Anna s. Hamilton, Anna W. John
son. Georgia G.. Bane. Anna A. Peck.
Matilda R. Sprague. Ida A. Oldroyd,
Rosamond B. Meacham. Ida ]. Hart.
Vina NJ. Calhoun, Isabelle w. Ball. EN-
ma L. Newton, Mary A. Dow, Nora b.
Atkinson. Agnes l.. Keller, Margaret b.
Tew, Margaret A. Walker, Tillie d. En-
trikin
Auxiliary to floral committee-Elizabeth
White, Mary L. Johnson. Annie E. De
Vaul, Emma Pope Thompson. Josephine
Butler, Estelle Fuller. Julia West Hamil-
ton, Agnes Briggs. Kate Francis Earl.
Lucinda Gruber Alice Higgins. Rebecca
Ritner, Mary V Noerr, Eleanor S. Nor
gan. Emma S. Kibby. Lizzie Bradley,
Mary E. Dow. Mary l.. Kicker, Mary
Bricker. Nettie Borland. Annie A Quinn.
Mary e Simpson. Ida NJ Ferguson. Flor
ence Frisbie, Emma Emo. Alice Cooley.
Anna l. Traphagan. Mamie P. Dorsey.
Mary e. Boles, Jennie A. Stretch, Laura
Mcintosh, Elizabeth Wilton, Margaret
DIVERS. Nettie G. Kruger. Marion B.
Parker. Sallie Price Ferren, Mary "
Goundie, Sarah f. Beach. Isabella A.
Bontz. Mrs. A. Gaspe Fortier. Olive C.
Johnson Grace NJ. Taylor. NJ. Genevieve
Spencer. Bella ]. Howe. Mary f. Glen
nan. Nellie Colclazier. Mrs. Deeds, Miss
Du Hanel. Olive c. Johnson, E K. Gill
lette. Anna E. Ball. Henrietta N Rose,
Fannie G. Pomeroy, Alice Burgess. Dora
J. B. Hendricks. Mary Miller, Henrietta
Shelley, Ida Lawrence
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Stevens and some of our men have been
wounded. Telegraph operator says there
are number of camp fires visible in
front. Gen. Meigs has furnished guards
to relieve the veteran reserves about the
depots of Alexandria and Washington.
Gen. McCook is in command at Fort Ste
vens. the force of the enemy Is stated as
about 20,Ooo to 30.O1. Early's division
numbers about COCO men. Our cavalry
are out of ammunition.
This is quoted as a graphic picture of
what was going on at the time and as
indicating the danger and anxiety every
where in evidence.
My province today is to make only
brief reference to these events and to
extend a cordial welcome to all who are
in attendance.
Tribute by L. P. Shoemaker.
Mr.. Shoemaker in his address said, in
part:
I'VE. the people of Brightwood. are
proud Of these exercises. and We believe
that a patriotic duty is being performed
by perpetuating the memory of those
who lost their lives in the defense of
Washington at the time of Eariy's raid.
The. lesson thus impaired to the young
folks. who really do the work of deco
rating these graves, is calculated to in
still a feeling of patriotism, and thus
impress their youthful hearts. l feel
that patriotic sentiments should be in
culcated in time of peace, so that all our
people will seek to advance civic pride
and accomplish greater results than they
can possibly accomplish in time of war.
The future peace. happiness and pros
perity of this nation. and a perpetuation
of republican principles. rest not upon
the older folks. but rather upon the
young and rising generation. If they
fail, the nation will not succeed in per-
forming its great purpose of sustaining
a government by the people for which
we stand before the civilized world
Definition of Patriotism.
Some one in authority many years ago,
when desiring to enthuse the people in
behalf of war, said that patriotism was
that higher form of love for which men
die 1 would rather say that patriotism
is that higher form of love for which
men live. l stand behind no man in my
admiration of those who leave their
homes and families and risk their lives
in the defense of their country when 1t
is necessary that they should do so. but
entertain a higher appreciation and ad-
miration for the citizen who can. not only
in time of war. but also in time of
peace. advance the welfare of his country.
The war is over and we are all now
civil soldiers, and it becomes the duty of
those who distinguished themselves dur
ing the civil war in the defense of the
Capital city of their nation to exert
their abilities. influence and talents to
cause it to be adequately provided with
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Order Of the Parade.

| The organizations participating in the
parade assembled at $50 o'clock. as fol-
| lows:
The Grand Army Of the Republic form
ed on the south side of Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. right resting on 18th
street. facing south: the United Spanish
War Veterans and Army and Navy
Union formed In the rear, right resting
on 18th street.
The line of march was as follows:
Pennsylvania avenue. south of Treasury.
north on Executive avenue to H street
east to 18th street. south to B street
northwest, where a special train of cleo
trio cars of the Washington Virginia
Railway Company was in waiting to con-
vey those participating in the parade to
Arlington.
The line formed as follows
| Maj. E. r. Campbell, chief marshal:
Maj. Frederick S. Hodgson and Gen. w
H. Roach. aids United States Marine
Band Old Guard. Capt. John Middle
ton. commanding. Department com
fetal staff Past department commanders
Members of the STAFF of the commander
in-chief. John A. Rawlins Post, No. l.
Seth w. Tuley. commander; Kit Carson
Post. No. 2. John McElroy. commander
Lincoln Post. No. 3. Hazard Wheeler
commander; George c. Meade Post, No
>. J. w. Reid. commander; Phil Sheri-
dan rost. No 6. Samuel G.. Mawson
commander; James A. Garfield Post No
Z. William NJ. Potter, commander: Burn.
side Post. No. 8, George s. johnson
commander: Potomac Post, No. II, J.
Tyler Powell, commander, and Lafayette
Post No. 20. William II. Coulter. com
} mander.
Charles Sumner Post No o. C w.
Hale. commander: Farragut Post No
10, w. f. Brenizer, commander; George
II. Thomas Post, No. II. Edwin T. At
kinson, commander: Henry Wilson
Post No II. James Adams, commander
| Frederick Douglass Post, No u. Charles
r. Douglass. commander, are assigned
for memorial service at cemeteries
other than Arlington, and will not ap-
pear in the parade.
Drum Corps of the L. S. Marine Band
United Spanish War Veterans. Depart
ment of the District of Columbia. Jere A
Costello, department commander: Camp
!, No. l, c. w. Mccartney. commander
Camp No. 2, Henry c. Wilson, COM
mander; Camp No. 3. William W. Fen
tress commander: Camp No 4. Lee II
Harris. commander; Camp No. 6, Frank
McCarron. commander; Camp No. o. j.
; Brainard Clarke, commander; Admiral
Dewey Naval Camp. No. Z. Joseph P
!, McCrink. commander.
Army and Navy Union-H. Oden Smith
commander-in-chief: Col. John McElroy
, Garrison. No. 6. Edward Curry, com
mander: Gen. Guy v. Henry Garrison
No. 8, J. Clay Smith, commander; the
New Britain herald., 1914-05-02

New England Securities company. Assistant Cashier Keidel of the Ma tiOna1 Bank of Commerce produced records showing that the check had been paid through the clearing house. but failed to bring records to show the account against which the check had been charged. The hearing was adjourned until today.
 Want Lease Broken.
 l.. Stone, member of the Stock Ex- change firm of Hayden, Stone & Co.,, who was director of the Eastern Steamship company and was familiar with the deal by which the control of the Metropolitan Line was sold, tes- tified that in the appraisal of the company's property for the purpose of the sale its passenger equipment cut no figure, although the steam ships Harvard and Yale were then be- ing run at profit. One of the ob- jects of the Morse suit is to break the lease of the Harvard and Yale to the Pacific Navigation company, which is now operating these steam CTS on the Pacific coast, and to have them returned to the company to be put in commission on the Atlantic coast
New Britain herald., 1914-05-02

but to no success. Then I used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I washed the sores with Cuticura Soap then let them dry and then I used the Cuticura Ointment. In few nights I could sleep well and in two weeks my hands were completely cured" (signed) Mrs. George Pelkey. Oct. IA. 1912.
 generation of mothers has found no soap so we'll suited for cleansing and purifying the skin and hair of infants and children as Cuticura Soap. Its absolute purity and re- frcshing fragrance alone arc enough to recommend it above ordinary skin soaps, but there are added to these qualities delicate yet effective emollient properties, derived from Cuticura Ointment, which render it most valuable in overcoming tendency to distressing eruptions and promoting a nor nal condition of skin and hair health. Cuticura Soap (25c.) and Cuticura Oint- nent (5Oc.) sold everywhere. Liberal sample of each mailed free. with 32-p. book. Ad- dress postcard " Cuticura, Dept. T, Boston,.
 A1-Men who shave and shampoo with Gu ticura Soap will find it best for skin and scalp.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-02

car for entertainments and dancing on the trip. The feature of this bag trip will be the so-called Ten Million Dollar" band which is com posed of some of the wealthiest Cali fornians. For instance a cornetist is worth nearly $1,000,000 and horn player can sign his check for $500, 900 at any time. rta5
 The Californians will be specially entertained by the Shriners of the fifty-seven cities through which they pass. They reach New York on the afternoon of May 8, and will be re- ceived by Mayor Mitchell, Potentate Robert D. Williams and nobles of Mecca Temple. Later they will be guests at banquet and after that the Ten Million Dollar" band will give a patriotic concert in Columbus Circle. They will leave New York at midnight for this city.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-02

tor in the passenger traffic to Boston.
 The suit is brought in New Jersey in the name of Miss Jennie R. Morse, sister of Charles w. Morse, and many. witnesses have been examined here under a commission issued by the supreme court of New Jersey. Testimony was taken by Nicholas w. Bndseil as commissioner of the New Jersey court in the rooms of the New York County Lawyers association at 165 Broadway, and it has revealed that the owners of all but 600 of the 15,000 shares of Metropolitan stock is the Chilmark company, corpor- ation owning stock having par value of $1,437,50O. The directors of the Chilmark company nave admitted that they were dummies, acting in the interest of lawyer alleged to be the New Haven's representative.
 Juggled Purchase Checks.
 Among the witnesses who tes- tified were James McNeil, assis- tant cashier of the Bank of the Man haitian company and Lewis A. Keidel, assistant cashier of the National Bank |of Commerce. The purpose of their
New Britain herald., 1914-05-02
SAY PASTOR GOT $20O
 TO PERJURE HIMSELF
Church Charges Ragsdat With Accepting BrIbc in Frank Case.

Atlanta, Ga, May. 2.-The Rev. c.
 B. Ragsdale, pastor of sthe% Plum Street Baptist church, was paid $200
 to swear that he overheard the negro Jim Conley confess that he and not
 Leo Frank murdered Mary Phagan, according to the report of a commit
 tee of the church which investigated
 the circumstances under which the
 preacher made the affidavit.
 The report of the church commit
 tee asserted that the minister con- fessed that he had perjured himself
 and that he then rendered his resig-
 nation. The committee said the
 preacher told them that in the pres-
 ence of his attorney, Col. Arthur
 Thurman, Detective Burns, Detective Tedder and R. l.. Barber, the affidavit
 was secured from him upon the offer
 of $200 at a time when he was sorely
 pressed for money and that he did
 not realize what he was doing. He
 said that when he did realize the
 enormity of his offence he went to So-
 licitor General Dorsey and told him his affidavit was false. Ragsdale did not tell the committee who offered him the bribe.
 Burns Denounces Charge. William J. Burns. in long dis tance telephone message, denounced as an unmitigated and outrageous lie the charge involving him in the "con- fession.' Burns said:
 1T am coming back to Atlanta in- mediately. This Ragsdale story is
 most cowardly lie by a cowardly liar. You cannot denounce it too strongly. had absolutely no connection what ever with the afidavit.'' At the Ragsdale home the efforts to shield the pastor were continued. No outsider has been allowed to see the l minister.
 One of the remarkable aspects of the latest developments in the case is the fact that c. C. Tedder, who is in- volved in the charges, is attached to l the office of William M. Smith, at- 1 torney for Jim Conley, and a close friend of Chief of Detectives Lanford. l He denied yesterday that the alleged 1 bribery was a police plant He
 also denied that he had helped induce 1 the old man to make the affidavit l telling of the alleged Conley confess 1 sion.
 Mind Not Sound. The son, w. A.. 4tRagsdale, who has refused to- let any one see the old 1 man, said his fathers mental condi- lion was not sound. He was inclined to believe the bribe plot story, and said that threats to expose a land deal in which the minister was con .cerned had evidently figured in the alleged effort to make him swear falsely. Arthur Thurman, Ragsdale's law l yer, who was also named in the con- fession, also denounced the story as complete lie.
 Frank issued another appeal to the public yesterday in which he declared that popular clamor was alone re- sponsible for his conviction, and ask. ing for vindication in the eyes of the general public.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-02
6. ". MORSE ASSA|LS
 DUMMY DIRECTORS
ff1aleltI Claims Strange Deal in ! MeiroDoIitan Linc Transaction.


 New York, May 2.-Activity of John l.. Billiard, head of the Billiard company of New Haven. in the finan-. cial transaction by which the control of the Metropolitan Steamship com nany of New Jersey passed into the alleged control of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad in 1910 was disclosed in testimony taken here in the suit brought in be- half of Charles w. Morse for the ap- pointment of a receiver for. the Met ropolitan company.
 The suit seeks to compel the pres ent dummy owners of the majority etock of the Metropolitan to restore
 the company property alleged 70
 we been disposed of in order to re-
 ve the Metropolitan as competi-
 eYys,&r &r-ftss 4st
New Britain herald., 1914-05-02

imitation by Conover English of counsel for the plaintiff was to trace checks which figured in the purchase of the control of the Metropolitan Steamship company. The checks ag- gregated $3,166,000.
 McNeil testified that on March ], 1910, an account was opened in the Bank of Manhattan by the New Eng land Securities company, which de- posted $3,166,000. He said the de- postor was introduced by John L.. Billiard and MT. Hemingway, 8 New Haven banker who has been identi- fled with financial transactions for the railroad company. The account was taken personally by Vice Presi- dent Jay of the Bank of Manhattan. On the same day the account was closed and both checks were placed to the credit of the Metropolitan Steamship company, which also opened an account that day. One of the checks was for $1.50o,000, was drawn on the National Bank of Com- merce and was paid two days later by that bank.
 McNeiI could not identity the check which made up the deposit of the
New Britain herald., 1914-05-02
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.
Proposal for Garbage Collection.

Proposal for Garbage Collection. Sealed bids for the collection of garbage of the City of New Britain will be received at the office of the Clerk of the Board of Health Com mission, 10 Franklin Square, until 6 P. M., May II, 1914.
 Collection is to be in conformity with the City Ordinances and the rules and regulations of the Health Department.
 The contract is to be for one q year from June I, 1914, with the privilege of renewal by the City for four (D years more on the same terms
 surety bond of three thousand (S3,000.O0) dollars will be required and the commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids. For fur ther information apply to
 T. BEEN REEKS, M. D.,
 Clerk of Board of
 Health Commission.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-02
ROPE OF DIAMONDS
 FOUND ON NEGRO
Arrest of Circus Roustabout at Berkt eIey, Cal, Leads to Recovery of
 $1OO,OOO Gems.

San Francisco, May 2.-The arrest of a negro roustabout of travelling circus in Berkeley yesterday for fighting led to the recovery of rope of diamonds valued at $100,000 for which the police of the Pacific coast have been making a secret search -sle past week.
 The diamonds are the property of Mrs. Frank G. Hogan, of Pasa dena. who lost the diamonds while att tending the circus in her home city.
 They had been picked up in the sawdust of the circus ring by the roustabout and were found in his clothes when search, by the police was made. Tn negro said he had no idea of their value.
New Britain herald., 1914-05-02
STATE CONVENTION.
w. c. T. U. to Hold state Convention
 in New Britain in October.

1n NCW Drltdln HI SSVOOCAs
 The w. c. T. U. met at the home of Mrs. c. V. Shepherd, 22 North Glen street Friday afternoon and held a lengthy discussion on the as- sociation of temperance and the Sun day school Mrs. w. P. Corbin had charge of the program and an ex- cellent paper on the pledge signing campaign was read by Mrs. Stella Irvine.
 It was voted to hold the state con- vention in New Britain in October and committee, consisting of Mrs John Northend and Mrs. William Doolittle was appointed to secure a church. The Hartford County con- vention will be held May 20, in the Wethersf1eld Avenue Parish House, Hartford, at 9:45. Mrs. Martha AL len, d national w. c. T. U. worker, will be the speaker. It is hoped that a large New Britain delegation will attend an institute to be held in the Episcopal Parish House ion Satur- day, May 16.
 The next meeting will be held at the Y. w. c. A. May 15 at o'clock.