The Green Forest tribune., 1914-05-29
State News
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Chastain at Cave Springs, Ellen Insell at Day, Nonie Whit at Dill, Denver Nance at Huntsville.
 Prof. Roger B. Weems of Conway, head of the Department of Latin at Stamford University, Stamford, Tex, will sail from New York early in June for Germany, where he will spend the remainder of the summer in a study of classical and modern languages.
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 An automobile driven by a negro, who lost control of it, dashed into the door of the First National Bank of Fl Dorado and injured two bystanders. A class of ten will graduate from the DeQueen High School this year.
 By subscriptions, s1,253 has been realized ct Leslie to supplement the school fund It is expected that $1,600 will be subscribed before the opening of the next term. Miss Irene Jones of Searcy has been renamed as principal for the high school.
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 Senator Robinson of Arkansas has been named ts chairman of the sub- committee of the Senate Public Lands Committee to conduct hearings on the bill :9 throw public lands open to oil and gas development.
 The twenty-eighth commencement of Ouachita college at Philadelphia be- gins on May 30 and ends June 8. A great deal of preparation is now in progress with a view of making the occasion a brilliant event. Special ef- fort will be put forth to bring large number of visitors, patrons of the col Iege and graduates.
 The first Benton county rural school promotion day which was held at Vaughan. was largely attended. Diplo- mas were awarded 237 pupils who have finished the grammar course of the State Department of Education, and of that number 15O were present.
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 The Crossett School Board has named the following faculty: D. C.. Hastings, superintendent; w. P, Dav- idson, principal high school; Morgan R. Owen. teacher high school; Miss Jessie Turner, principal grammar school: Miss Emma Edward, Miss Aubrey Clary, Mis- Kathleen Blake, Mir. Carrie Gilbreath, Miss Gladys Law son, teac! CTS; Miss Lillian Vannatta, instructor domestic science: Carl l. Hosack, instructor manual training and athletics.
 Two men were injured and three cars of crude oil and three of gasoline were destroyed ip an explosion that followed a wreck of an east-bound Mid land Valley freight train at Bryar- town near Fort Smith. The cars left the tracks at the time one burst into flames with a loud report. eiEngineer Buchanan and Brakeman Wager were caught in the explosion of a second car and were badly burned.
 At preliminary triS2 held in Justice ene' post ou1ce lob, ati -tuttgart, c. R. Putt charged with killing John Travis of that city, was bound over ot await the action of the grand jury. Col. c. w. Murphy of Little Rock has been engaged to defend Price, who is now in jail at Dewitt.
 Only S6 votes were cast at the school election at Bentonville, 7S of that number voting for the seven-mill school tax.
 w A. Schulz, at present a refugee from Mexico, has just closed a series of meetings at the Christian church at Ravenden Springs, which resulted in 26 additions to the church.
 The United Commercial Travellers of Arkansas held their annual meet ing at Texarkana last week. Texar- kama entertained about 300 delegates during the convention. Among the notable were Prince Paul of the Im- pe-ial Council, Auditor Hemmers and Governor Hays.
 The southbound local on the Mis- souri and North Arkansas was wreck ed at bridge No. 303, some distance north of Cotton Plant. One span of the bridge, which spans a ravine, gave way and five freight cars fell through. Charles Praiwick, brakeman, was fla tally injured. His skull was frac- tured and his body was crushed. He was taken to Cotton Plant, where he died later.
 Among the Arkansans in Washing ton are Robert G. Knox, who is en route to his home at Monticello from Harvard University; A. B. Caves of Hot Strings; Mrs. J. D. Block of Para gould, who attended the graduation exercises of Fairmont Seminary, Miss Mildred Brock of Paragould being one of the graduates; J. S. Wilkinson and M. F. Block, Paragould.
 The largest graduating class in the history of the Helena High School will be awarded diplomas at the annual commencement to be held here on June ,, the 17 fortunate students con sisting of 10 girls and seven boys.
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 The Wm. R. Compton Bond and Mortgage Company of St. Louis was the successful bidder for the purchase of the Clarendon waterworks and sew CT improvement district bonds The bonds sold at par. The issue is two