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The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
Selling Stock for Interurban.

Some of Little Rocks enterprising
and progressive business men are en-
deavoring to place $4,000 preferred
stock OF the Little Rock and Hot
Springs Interurban Company. Com
mlttees have been appointed to can
vass the city to place the balance OF
Sl4o.00O, and they are hopeful of sue
cess. Fifty men last year took $4,000
each OF the common stock, aggregat-
ing 100000. After the 100000 OF
preferred stock has been sold. the
promoters, who have been working
on the project for the last seven years.
feel confident that they will have no
difficulty in the flotation of bonds for
$l,500,O00 more, which will insure the
construction of the road. All the me-
cessary franchises have been secured
in Hot Springs and Little Rock.
Nowhere in the state can be found
better location for an interurban
road, than to connect Little Rock
with Hot Springs, and the building
of this line would demonstrate con-
clusively that the same results can
be obtained in Arkansas, as in other
states
Little Rock will contribute to the
success of this road, equal to, If not
better than any terminal cities of the
middle west, and Hot Springs sur
passes any city of it's size in the Unit
ed States, as a pleasure seeking and
money spending city. which will pro-
vide the road with two splendid ter
minal cities.
The intermediate territory Is excu-
sive and full of natural resources
that will support the road fully as
well If not better than in other local
tiles. The traffic derived from for
est products alone viii exceed that Of
the cotton producing country, for eight
or ten years, and as the timber Is cut
off the land will be put into fruit.
vegetables and truck farms that will
yield a better freight revenue per
acre than the fertile cotton lands in
the bottoms. AS an illustrations one
acre will grow 108 Elberta peach
trees, yielding one six basket crate
per tree averaging 40 pounds or A.
32O pounds high class freight, netting
the road SIS to $50 per acre, against
80 to Is cents received for handling
bale of cotton. This average will
apply to most all products OF the Hot
Springs route.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
T|LLMAN CASE
IS SUBMITTED
YOUNG MAN OF LOGAN COUNTY
CHARGED WITH NUMBERING
HIS SWEETHEART.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little Rock-The case of Arthur
IHlman, who was convicted in the
Logan County Circuit Court of mur-
dering his sweetheart, Amanda Ste
phens, March 10. 1913. was argued be
lore the Supreme Court. The case
was up for argument once before. but
on account of the exceptions of the
defendant to the Instructions of the
court to be noted, the case had to be
reargued on that point.
Judge Robert j. White of Paris, and
Gen. w. f. Atkinson, of Clarksville.
former attorney general, presented the
case in behalf of the defense. while
the state was represented by Assistant
Attorney General John p. Streepy and
A. ). Hays of Russellville.
The theory of the defense is that
llliman is innocent of the crime, and
that it was committed by another man.
counsel for the defense offer to in
troduce testimony showing that an
SNNCi man HOulu nave IdU motive as
great as that which the state has at
tempted to fasten upon Tillman. for
the commission of the crime, but the
court ruled it out.
The Tillman case attracted consid.
cradle attention about this time last
year when the body of Amanda Ste
phens, the daughter of a prominent
farmer. was found in an old well near
Delaware. Rocks were tied to the
body with telephone wires. and there
was evidence to show that she had
been shot.
Suspicion pointed to Arthur Tillman.
who was known to have had improper
relations with the girl. A warrant was
sworn out for his arrest and he was
taken into custody, At first opportu-
nifty he escaped from the officers and
was later recaptured and brought back
for trial
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
FIRST TRAIN IN
ON THE NEW ROAD
GALA EVENT WAS THE INAUGUR.
ALTON OF SERVICE ON TIE
M. o. & G. Ry.
fe.-,rn Newspaper Union News Service

Ves-rru Newspaper Onion News Service
Hot Springs.lThe greatest day this
resort has seen in years surprising in
polrt of crowds the annual opening OF
the state fair, took place March 18th,
when. under the auspices Of the Young
Mems chamber of Commerce. a great
celebration was staged in honor of the
arrival of the initial train over the
Memphis. Dallas and Gulf railroad, an
enterprise built by Arkansas men with
Arkansas capital.
This was known as Arkansas Boost
er BAY Governor Hays accepted an
invitation to be present and delivered
an address. as ais. did Mayor
Charles f. Taylor of Little RosK
The mayors of every city in Arkansas
and the citizenship of the state in gen
eral had been invited to be present
on that day. Invitations were also for
warded to U. S. Senators Joseph T.
Robinson James P. Clarke and Con
gressman Sam NJ. Tayolr.
II is seldom that Hot Springs has
been so aroused over any event, aside
from the opening of the annual state
fair. as was the case with the many
events arranged in connection with the
welcoming of this new railroad. The
citizens of this city gave the Memphis,
Dallas e Gulf railroad a bonus of
100000 to come here and thousands Of
dollars additional are to be spent to
welcome its first train. In connection
with this Arkansas project, it might
be well 10 state that Hot Springs has
also subscribed something like $4,000
10 have the company build an inde-
pendent passenger and freight depot,
which. in turn, will mean that the gen.
eral offices and repair shops OF the
corporation will be brought to this
city.
The terminus in Hot Springs of the
new road will be at the Central avenue
ear line. Taere an arch, which was
beautifully decorated with the ma
tiOnal cOlors, was erected. curtain
hung from the arch, and Miss Dove
Toland, daughter Of DR.. and Mrs To
land of Nashville, Ark. sponsor for
the new road, as the train approached
drew the curtains aside to permit the
train to enter Hot Springs
Every fraternal organization in this
city was in the big parade, which,
starting at Wilmington Avenue juno
tlon, marched to the Central Avenue
terminus Of the road Local union la
Dor bodies were also in line together
with many bands and other musical
ORGANIZATIONS
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
IS WORKING FOR
MINE RESCUE CAR
SENATOR ROBINSON INTRODUCES
BILL TO SAFEGUARD LIVES
OF COAL MINERS,
STATIONED AT FORT SMITH
Lectures and Demonstrations viii be
Given by Experts travelling
With the Car
western Newspaper Union News,ser,lce.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little Rock.-Senator Joe 7. Robin
son has introduced a bill providing
for mine rescue car to be stationed
at Fort Smith In a letter to State La
Dor Commissioner Clary. Senator Rob
inson says:
Some time ago, as you are inform
ed, | had up with the Bureau of Mines
here, the possibility of establishing a
nine rescue car, in that port of the
Southwestern coal fields extending
through portions of Arkansas and Ok
lahoma. The bureau has had the mat
ter under consideration for some time,
and its chief now informs me that the
bureau has reached the conclusion that
instead of establishing mine rescue
station to which miners must come
from adjacent stations at considerable
expense and loss of time, it is better
to have mine rescue car which can
travel from one mine to another and
give the miners general training and
instruction which they need at each
mine. 1t is thought that the mine res
cue car in this way has the further
advantage that it will not only make
the system more successful in the
training of the miners in rescue work
and first aid work, but the lectures
and general demonstration given by
the experts travelling with such car
are heard and witnessed by practically
all the miners where the car happens
to be temporarily located. am, there
fore, introducing bill authorizing the
secretary of the interior to purchase
and equip a mine rescue car for ad-
vancing mine safety work in the South
western coal fields in Arkansas and
Oklahoma, with headquarters at Fort
Smith"
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20

Berlin-A son was born March IS
to the Duke and Duchess Of Brunswick.
The Duchess of Brunswick formerly
was princess Victoria Louise of Ho-
henzollern, only daughter of the Ger
man emperor. The marriage OF the
princess to Prince Ernest August OF
Cumberland took place on May "a,
1918. The prince assumed the throne
of the Duchy of Brunswick last Noyem-
ber Emperor William ordered a gen
eral holiday in Berlin in Celebration
of the birth of his sixth grandson.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
File Claims on Turkey island.

Oklahoma City.-Within "a hours
after the Oklahoma Supreme Court
had decided that the river bed of the
Arkansas river between high water
marks is the property of the state,
but that it has no title to Turkey
Island, a strip of the bed in Pawnee
county, with oil deposits estimated to
be worth millions of dollars. the Is.
land Mining Company staked out min
eral claims on the island and filed its
entry in the United States land office
at Guthrie.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
DEATH or ROBERT P. SMITH
wealthy Father Of a Prominent Citizen
o. Little Fock Dies in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Calf. Robert Pendle-
ION smith, 20 years old, died at his
,,o'u' IN Los Angeles, Thursday. MIR
a"n'0 was we'll known in Little Rock
AfKr where he had frequently visited
n'S son, Guy Culver Smith, at 1868
,''''ilIN avenue, who recently left for
Los >o-eles upon receiving word of
NlS ldt-oF's illness. lie did not arrive
u u"'ll after his fathers death. Mr..
9H''' p Is survived hy his wife and two
o"UshteTs Of Los Angeles, and one son,
guy smith. of Little Rock. He was
4u'te wealthy, having extensive prop.
er'y interests in this city and a large
,a"CA at CaleXico, an the Mexican
gUraer ~ His home here is not far from
va, oI Judge Henry c. Caldwell, his
son iather-in-law. He was formerly
banker at Lamar Mo.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
CLOSE CALLS IN
MILWAUKEE, FIRE
EVENING WISCONSIN,. HOTEL
WINDSOR AND WESTERN NEWS
PAPER UNION WERE BURNED.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Milwaukee, Wis.-Ffre which de-
stroyed the job printing department of
the Evening Wisconsin, the offices of
the Western Newspaper Union and the
Windsor hotel Thursday morning caus-
ed a loss of $3.50, zoo. At first 1t was
feared that score of guests had been
trapped on the top floor of the hotel,
but at 8 o'clock Fire Chief Thomas A.
Clancey announced that all the guests
had been rescued
The cause of the fire is not known.
1t was at first noticed by policeman.
who after turning in an alarm, rushed
into the hotel and rescued guests on
the second and third floors. He was
unable to get to the fourth and top
floor because of the smoke
The elevator carried down as many
PEELED to flee.
About 40 guests are said to have
been registered at the Windsor Hotel.
Shortly after the alarm was given
guests rushed down the steps and
into the streets dressed only in night
clothing and sought refuge in the
Shubert theater.
1t is thought the hotel register was
destroyed. so there is no immediate
means Of ascertaining if all the Occu-
pants escaped.
The hotel was a four-story structure.
The building was equipped with fire
ropes front and rear so that any one
being caught on the top floor could
eSCanP.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
NO. 2S
Governor Approves Rate Compromise.

1oSernor approves Kate Compront6c.
Governor Hays says that he ap-
proves the rate compromise offered by
the Rock Island railroad as the best
that can be done under the circum-
stances. as it will give the claimants Il
very considerable rebate and prevent
what might be protraeted litigation.
1t is also approved by the Arkansas
Railroad Commission, Attorney Gen
eral w. l.. Moose and Judge JOS NJ.
Hill, the special attorney for the state
in the rate cases.
By the terms of this compromise the
Rock Island will pay all passenger
overcharges in assignable mileage.
provided they do not exceed $4,000.
and if they exceed that much. it will
be pro-Tated. 1t will also pay 100000
III cash in full settlement of freight
oFercharges. Judge HIl estimates
that this amount, after reimbursing the
state for money spent in defending
the rate cases, will pay claimants from
33-l-3 to 80 per cent.
Ihe Rock Island and the Frisco had
obtained various extensions of time for
the taking Of testimony, and are now
required to begin April /, unless the
suggested compromise, recommended
to District Judge Trieber, is accepted.
The Iron Mountain and Cotton Belt
cases were affirmed, and Special
Master is now working on claims for
oVerchargeS amounting to several hun
dred thousand dollars.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
Bishop Morris VIII Visit Rome.

Bishop John b. Morris, who will
leave about the middle of April for
Rome to make a report of the condi-
ton of the diocese of Little Rock.
will be accompanied by Father Aretz.
his private secretary. The bishop will
be absent about two months. Every
American bishop Is required to visit
Rome during the year 1914 to make a
personal report as to the condition of
his diocese to the pope Bishop Nor
ris spent more than 10 years attending
the American College at Rome before
he was ordained a priest to the diocese
of Nashville, Tenn.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
2,417 Wards Of the State,

The four eleemosynary institutions
OF the state have a total population
OF 2,4l7, OF whom 1858 are employees
and others not wards. During the
month OF February there were only
20 deaths in all, those being in the In
sane Asylum. The number in each
institution is as follows:
Confederate Home, l13 inmates, 33
employees.
Deaf Mute Institute, 263 inmates.
S3 employees.
Hospital for Nervous Diseases, 1870
inmates, 200 employees.
School for the Blind. 1l3 inmates. AZ
employee
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
Child Life Organization.

Child Life Chapter will be or
ganized in Little Rock in the near fu-
ture by the secretaries of the Ameri-
can Institute of Child Life, Mrs Flor
ence p. Roney and Miss Mabel Dod-
son. Through their efforts large
and unusually fine list of endorsers
and members has been secured from
among the representative and thought
ful mothers, clergymen, educators and
physicians, which promises an able
and enthusiastic chapter.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
Seats for Women Emnloues

Complaints have come to the State
Labor Commissioner that some Of the
stores OF the state are not complying
fully with the requirements Of the act
passed by the last legislature provid-
ing for seats in stores for en- en-
ployes when they are not at work.
He says that while the stores have
provided the seats some of them do
not permit their employees any time to
be seated. Commissioner Clary says
he win investigate.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
DEATH OF COL. W. S. DUNLOP
Former Auditor Of State Died in FAY
etteville at the Age of Eighty.
Western Newspaper Union News Service


Fayettevile.-Col. W. S. Dunlop
auditor of state from November 30,
1887. to January, 1893, died March II
at the home of his brother-in-law,
Maj. S. w. Davies, after an illness
of ten days following a sewers fall.
He is survived by his wife.
Colonel Dunlop was a colonel in the
Confederate army and the organizer
of Lees sharpshooters. He came to
Arkansas in 1867, and for several
years was engaged in farming near
Cotton Plant, Woodruff county. In
1874 he was elected county clerk of
Monroe county and held the position
u years. In 1886, when former Gov.
ernor Miller was elected auditor of
state, he appointed Col. Dunlop first
deputy. and after Auditor Miller's
death, a few months afterward. he wa
appointed auditor by Governor Hughes
TO fill out the unexpred term. In this
position he continued four years He
resided in Little Rock, and was Il
member of the Second Presbyterian
church of that city.
After his term as auditor expired he
moved to Texas and spent four years
in business. Later he returned to
Arkansas and went to Fayetteville to
reside with DR. S. w. Davies.
In 1899 Col Dunlop wrote and pub
lished a book of "reminiscences of 488
pages, Lees Sharpshooters; or the
Forefront of Battle, A Story of South
ern Valor That Has Never Been Told :"
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
Speed Demons on Little Rock Streets

most unusual spectacle was wit
messed on Little Rock street Friday
afternoon, when four Of the worlds
most celebrated automobile speed de
mons gave an exhibition on Gaines
from 18th to 2Sth streets. The drivers
were l.. A. Disbrow, who holds several
speedway records Eddie Hearne,
known as the Chicago Millionaire
Driver" Lou Heineman. one of the
winners of the 500-mile race at India.
napolis; and Johnny Raimey, who is a
celebrated driver. Two other younger
races are with them, Joe Clearey and
Fred Horey. The street along which
the race was run was strongly polced
by special detail of city blue-coats, a
company of the Arkansas National
Guard, and the Boy Scouts, to prevent
any possible accident Pictures of the
race were made by representative of
the Pathe Weekly and will be showa
all over the United States.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
Marion Manager Resigns.

Castor Saux, for the past 10 months
manager of the Hotel Marion, tender
ed his resignation to take effect May
|, or as soon as the owners of the
Marion can secure his successor. Mr..
SauX came to the Marion from the
Grunewald at New Orleans, and is one
of the best known hotel men in the
South. He resigned to accept a SINH
lar position in one of the best hotels
in the country.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
Tandy Folsom Refused Bal

Fort Tandy Folsom, the In
dian who shot and killed Pat Dore on
the streets Of Westville, Okla, two
weeks ago, was held to the grand Jury
second time at Stilwell He was de-
MED bond.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
Bad Fire at Griffithvllle

Griffithyille.-Fire discovered about
midnight Friday destroyed five build
ings and damaged sixth, and caused
a loss Of approximately $4,000 only
one OF the buildings was insured. All
will be rebuilt rapidly.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
opposed to Church Union.

Philadelphia-A feeling that the
time is not yet ripe for organic union
of the seven church bodies represent
ed in the council of reformed church
es in America holding the Protestant
system, was voiced by virtually all
sneakers at the council here.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
Farmers Union viii Meet.

The Executive Committee of the
Farmers Union has decided to hold
the next annual meeting of the organ
ization in Little Rock August 3-5. 1t
II was decided also to move the Union
organ, The Rural Educator, from Rus
8ellville to Little Rock
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
Storm Claimed 1000 Victims.

St Petersburg The storm that
swept over Russia claimed more than
5000 victims in the territory near the
mouth of the river Don. according to
a dispatch from Rostoy.
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
southern to snend $4,000.

Memphis, Tenn.-Constru"ion work
to cost more than 100000, which will
raise the total investment Of the South
ern Railway Company in Memphis to
nearly 81 ,00O 600 was agreed to by the
officials of the road
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20

lho Texarkana League OF Admen
"''i give a big exhibition the week
~ .p april o. Made in Texarkana" and
BUY in Texarkana" will be featured
The Forrest City times., 1914-03-20
eusob,s Personal Estate $17,ooo,ooo

st. Iouis.-The inventory Of the es-
tate of the late Adolphus Busch, lists
personal property aggregating sl7'
100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
BRYAN NEVER TO ASK u. S.
TO FURNISH MOTOR CAR
Secretary of State Has Carriage, But
Congress Never Has Pro-
.. vided Driver.

Secretary Bryan will never ask the
United States government to buy a
motor car for his official use, accord
ing to a statement made by him be-
fore the appropriations committee in
relation to the legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation bill. He has
a horse and carriage provided for
making and returning official calls, he
said, and for his own private use he
owns an automobile. However, a
grave oversight has been made for
thirty years. said Secretary Bryan, as
Congress has failed to provide any one
to drive the official State Department
carriage. That has necessitated taking
one of the messengers of the depart
ment to handle the reins. Since 1884
this has been John 'Barry's job. How
ever, Secretary Bryan feels that the
appropriation bills should describe Mr..
Barry as q coachmap instead of a
messenger.
Secretary Bryan also told the appro-
priations committee that inasmuch as
1t was absolutely bad form to make
official calls without footman. he had
been placing State Department mes
senger on the box, deducting his time
from the government pay roll and pay
ing him from the Bryan private pock-
etbook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
PRINCE BEGINS DUTIES
AS TAX COLLECTOR
c. C. Rogers, Whom He Succeeds,
Handled $11s,2ss, ,5s3.ss as
District Official. S..

Ben L. Prince, formerly secretary te
Representative Rufus Hardy of Texas
today entered upon his duties as collector
of taxes of the District of Columbia He
succeeds Charles c. Rogers, who had
served In that capacity since September
10, 1908.
The new official took the oath of Office
before Associate Justice Barnard of the
Supreme Court of the District, on Mon
day He has furnished the bond Of 500,
900 required.
Has Handled Vast Sums.
In a letter which he received today
from Alonzo Tweedale, auditor for the
District, Mr.. Rogers was officially ap-
prsed Of the fact that, during his in
cumbency as an official of the local gov
ernment, he handled a total of Sis, ,2SS,
533. IS without loss Of penny. OF this
amount S75. .O54,9U. 10 was disbursed dur
ing his term as disbursing officer. from
December !. 1883. to September TO- 1908
and $43 2333 533 IS collected during his adj
minstration as collector.
Mr.. Rogers was the recipient today of
a handsome rosewood cane and a gold
match box, the gift of the employees of
the collectors office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
MISS TYLER GIVES Up
VIRGINIA POST OFFICE
Granddaughter of Tenth President
of United States Heeds De-
partment Orders.

NORFOLK, Va, April Miss Matte
r. Tyler, granddaughter of John Tyler,
tenth President of the United States, to-
office, which she had held for sixteen
years, and turned over its affairs to B. A.
Williams, appointed by Postmaster Gen
eral Burieson from civil service Mr..
Williams bore the Endorsement Of Repre-
sentative E. f. Holland of the second
Virginia district.
Miss Tyler refused to surrender the
office when Mr.. Williams presented his
commission, after Miss Tyler's return
from Washington yesterday Mr. Will
liams telegraphed to Washington for in
structions Miss Tyler today received a
telegram from the department directing
her to turn the Courtland Office over to
Mr.. Williams and this she promptly did
The post Office will be established in a
building close to the old post office on the
main thoroughfare in Courtland
Examination Not Taken.
Miss Tyler made no effort to retain the
Courtland office until after a commission
had been given to Mr.. Williams in due
course She failed to take the civil serv-
ice examination along with others and
made no request for suspension of rules
as 10 age hmIi when the examination
was announced long ago To have acted
In Miss Tylers case would have caused
violation of all the civil service reeula-
tons covering the fourth class most office
appointments
There We're also protests from the busi-
ness people and other residents of Court
land against the retention of Miss TYLER
in office.