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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
At Rules held in the Office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Harrt-
son County, on Monday, the End day
IF February. 1914, the following order
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

/. WADE COLEMAN. clerk.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
GUARD GETS FEDERAL AID
State Meets Conditions and viii Re
ceive S65, 900 Allotment.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little Rock.-Federal aid has been
restored to the Arkansas National
Guard as result of strenuous work
on the part of Adjutant General Llovd
England backed by Governor HAYS.
As a result of the action of the war
department, the Arkansas guard will
receive $4,000 which has been with.
held by the department because of un-
satisfactory conditions in the affairs
OF the guard in Arkansas.
The federal aid is restored on condi-
ton that the guard account for about
$4,000 worth OF government property
which has not been accounted for and
that deficiencies reported in several
companies at the last federal nspec-
ton be remedied These conditions
have been agreed to and General Eng
land is now at work in an effort to
bring all companies of the guard up to
the required standard.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
ROBBERY ADMITTED
BY EXPRESS CLERK
sMPLOYE TAKES PACKAGE CON-
TANNING $e,3o5 FROM FORT
SMITH OFFICE.
Is CAPTURED IN ST. LOUIS
Says He Was Tempted When He Saw
How Easy it Would Be to Take
the Money.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Fort Smlth.-Clayton NJ SaXtey,
aged %, a clerk in the Fort Smith
office OF the Wells Fargo Express Com
pany, was arrested in ST Louis and
admitted stealing $9305 from the ex-
press company, officers state.
SaXtey took the money from pack
age intended for the Western Coal
and Mining Company at Jenny Lind.
After taking the money Saxtey fled
on motorcycle which he bought
with $3.50 of the money taken from the
company. He abandoned the motor
cycle at Van Buren, and took a train
there for st. Louis.
SaXtey was married two years ago
and his wife is only 10 years old. He
has little girl seven months old
SaXtey has been with the express COM
pany three years. working first as
driver and then being promoted to
cierkship at a salary of $50 a month.
Saxtey told the officers that he had
no idea of taking the money when the
package was delivered to him by a
bank messenger but finally got to
thinking about how easy it would be
to get away with it.
Il wanted to take care of the wife
and baby, he said. Il couldn't tell
her anything about what l had done,
SO just put the wad in her dress
pocket in a closet"
When arrested at St. Louis he told
the officers that he had hidden $4,000
in a closet at his home here and So
go was found there by General Super.
lntendent Simpson of the express com
pany who came here from st. Louis.
Mrs. Saxtey readily consented to a
search of the house and was greatly
surprised when the money was found.
She had previously expressed herself
in strong terms of the conduct of
SaXtey and said she hoped he would
be captured and that she never want
ed to see him again.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
STEAMER PASSENGERS SAVED
Boats Answer Appeals of Ship Stuck
on Rocks-Rescue Notable

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. -Snatched
from what seemed almost certain
death. passengers and crew of the
Royal Mail packet Cobequid arrived
safe in Yarmouth harbor.
Wireless appeals for assistance were
answered as the doomed vessel was
being rocked to pieces on Trinity rock.
six miles off Port Maitland.
The rescue will go down in shipping
annals as one of the mos notable
ever accomplished on the Atyantic
coast.
The Cobequid had begun OF break up
unde" the pounding of the terrific seas
that had been merciless from the time
the vessel struck. Quantities Of the
cargo covered the waters as the life
boats ranged alongside.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
REAL ESTATE MEN TO MEET
Plans Made for Session in Little Rock
January 20.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little Rock.-E. w. Kimber. secre-
tary OF the Arkansas Real Estate Deal.
ers' Association, was In Little Rock
and made arrangements for meet
1g OF the association, which will be
held here January 90.
Efforts to increase the membership
OF the association are being made. 1t
has so firms in its membership now.
The object of this association is to
make real estate men acquainted with
each other" said Mr.. Kimber. ut is
to secure cooperation. There are 700
active real estate men in this state
who are interested in immigration and
one of the prime objects of this or
ganization Is to see that strangers
coming to Arkansas become acquaint-
ed only with reliable real estate men
and are dealt with fairly.
"1f the states resources are ever
developed or the state settled with
the right kind of farmers the work
must de done by the active real es.
tate men who are engaged in regular
immigration work"
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
PRISON REVENUES
EXCEED EXPENSES
PRODUCT OF CONVICTS' LABOR IN
NINE MONTHS VALUED AT
$143, ,9O5.53.
OPERATING COST S89.728.AA
Report of Penitentiary Commission
Shows Production of Prisoners
$19.76 Per Month.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rock-Covering a period from
April l to December 81, 1912, The re
port of the Arkansas Penitentiary
Commission has been filed at the Of
flee OF l.. l.. Coffman auditor of state.
The report shows that during the
period it cost $97,9S1.9G to operate
the penitentiary with a deduction Of
S8 253.53 for labor. which makes the
total cost $S9,72S44. The cost per
month at this latter figure is shown
to be $9,9G9.S3, or $l2.32 per capita
per month for 500 conyicts.
During the period the convicts pro
duced crops and labor to he value
of $143, ,9055S. The 500 convicts aver
aged a production of $19.76 per month
per capita, or 65 cents per day
A page devoted to the assets of the
penitentiary shows that there is due
the penitentiary a total of SS6,595.43,
less $4,000, the value of 500 bales of
cotton on hand, and $l6,25O, the value
OF $50 tons of cotton seed on hand
On January | there was a balance to
the credit of the pententiary fund in
the state treasury of $3.247.2I.
The penitentary board is composed
of J. V. Ferguson, chairman; T. p.
Murrey and }. r Bradsher
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
HOLD GOOD ROADS Meeting
Many Delegates Attend Annual Session
of State Association.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rock.-Good roads and drain
age enthusiasts from all parts of the
state gathered in Little Rock for the
two days convention of the Arkansas
Good Roads and Drainage Association
Delegates had been appointed by coun-
ty judges and commercial bodies in
practically every county and a great
many of the delegates were in attend
ance.
The government officials gave their
support to the meeting by assigning
two high officials to make addresses
These officials were Bradford Knapp,
who is in charge of the farmers CO.
operative demonstration work in the
southern states, and Raymond F.
Toms. senior highway engineer of the
Office Of Public Roads, Department Of
Agriculture. The subject of Mr.
Knapp's address was Good Roads and
the Relation to Agriculture and the
Development of Our Agriculture and
the Means of Bringing it About"
Others on the program included Dell
NJ. Potter of Clifton. Ariz., president Of
the Southern National Highway Asso>
citation; E. A. Kingsley, former state
highway engineer; A. " Smith Of
Banks, author of the present Arkansas
road law; w. B. Owens, secretary Of
the Arkansas Highway Commission: ::
Senator James 2. Clarke; Associate
Justice W. F. Kirby of the Supreme
Court; Representative Heartsill Ragon
OF Clarksville; Governor George w.
Hays and Judge Joe Asher OF Little
Rock.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
ORDER OF SOLOhS MEETS
Constitution Changed to Provide for
Biennial Sessions.

western Newspaper Union News Service,
Little Rock-The Order of Arkansas
Soions, composed of members and ex-
members and officers of the Arkansas
General Assembly and their clerks
ana eX-clerks and congressman and ex.
members of Congress from Arkansas.
held meeting in the rest room of
Hotel Marion.
Changes in the constitution were au-
'horlzed providing for biennial instead
OF annual meetings to be held the
rirst Thursday after the second Mon
oay In January, when the legislature
meets, instead of the first Thursday
before the second Monday.
Secretary Black reported that the
membership during the year has in.
creased to 1871. The Order of Arkan-
sas Solons was organized March G,
1913 solely for fraternal purposes. the
Idea of such organization originating
with former Representative Black OF
Sebastian county.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
First Move to Lower Meat Prices.

New York.-Arrangements for the
importation into this country of thous-
ands OF tons of beef and other meat
products from Argentine republic, Aus
tralia and New Zealand have just been
completed by syndicate of American
capitalists. 1t became known that the
syndicate has leased for 21 years, with
privileges of renewals. four large ware
houses This is the first real move
toward bringing a permanent supply
Of outside beef and other food products
10 this country from South American
and Australian countries since the
new tariff went into effect
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
Ashley County Soil Surunu

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Goodwin
has been notified by Public Printer
Ford that the contracts have been
awarded for the printing of the soil
survey maps of Ashley county, Ark.
which will be ready for distribution
about March l. The government ex-
perts completed the survey in 1918.
Congressman Goodwin has been in.
formed also by the Bureau of Soils of
the Department of Agriculture, that
the soil surveying crew now at work
in Mississippi county, Ark, will be
transferred to Columbia county be
cause it is becoming too cold and wet
in Mississippi county to continue the
work.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
Judde Frees Bankers.

Memphis, Tenn.-Holding that the
state banking law under which the in
dictments were returned was uncon.
stitutional, Judge Jesse Edington in
the Criminal Court here ordered dis
missed Al charges of receiving funds
against George f. Nuehardt. president;
s. l.. Sparks. cashier, and Paul j. Mel
son, teller, of the Chckasaw Bank and
Trust Company, which closed its doors
January I. 1913. Judge Edington also
held that the indictments failed to
specify that the defunct concern was
a bank.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
JUDGE CHAS. COFFIN DEAD
Candidate for United States Senator
ship Suecumbs to illness.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Pine Bluff. Ark.-Judge Charles Cof.
fin, II years old, candidate for United
States senator, and mayor of Bates.
vile. Ark, died at the Florence sani.
tarium in this city after several weeks
illness Of uraemia.
Judge Coffin's death. while sudden,
was not wholly unexpected His con.
dition the last few days had created
alarm.
The death of Judge Coffin removes
from Arkansas one OF its most distin.
guished citizens. He was gentle.
man Of the Southern type and his
career was one of usefulness and hon.
or. Two brothers survive, James p.
Coffin of Batesville and Hector Coffin
Of Knoxville, Tenn His only sister.
Mrs z. Orto, of this city died in 1900.
He was never married.
Judge Coffin was born April 23, 1842,
at Rogersville, Tenn. but he was rear.
ed in Knoxville. Tenn He was a stu.
dent at Princeton when the war broke
out and he returned home, entering
Company E. Third Battalion, Tennes.
see Cavalry. For valiant service on
the battle field, Judge Coffin was ap-
pointed sergeant major of the regi.
ment. He served in that capacity until
the close of the war, excepting for
fourteen months which he spent in
Federal prisons.
After the war he went to Memphis,
where he lived from 1865 to 1869,
when, with his two brothers, he came
to Arkansas. They located in Law.
renee county In 1879. Judge Coffin
took up the study OF law and was ad.
mitted to the bar at Powhatan, in that
county, in 1874. He was a member OF
the extraordinary session of the Gen.
eral Assembly in 1874 and aided in
calling the Constitutional Convention.
In 1878 he was elected prosecuting at,
torney of the Third district and served
two terms, until 1892 He was re-elect.
ed to the legislature. after his retire.
ment from the prosecutors office, from
Lawrence county, and served one
term. He was appointed circuit Judge
at Ratesville in 1910 and was elected
to fill the vacancy to which he had
been named. He served two years as
circuit judge. In April, 1912. he was
elected mayor of Batesvile.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
APPEALS TO ALL CITIZENS
Governor Would Have State Repre-
sented at Exposition.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little Rock-In order that the state
OF Arkansas may be represented prop
erly at the Panama-P Pacific Iuterna-
tional Exposition in 1915, Governor
Geo. W. Hays has issued a call for a
state convention to be held in Little
Rock February -. to take steps to-
ward raising the money that will be
required for this purpose.
Governor Hays letter, copies of
which have been sent to city officials
and others throughout the state. is as
follows:
1T is a well known fact that Arkan-
sas has no appropriation for an ex-
hibit at the Panama Pacific Interna-
tional Exposition which is to be held
in the City of San Francisco. Cali.
through the year 1915.
What are the people Of the state
going to do about this matter? We
know that one of the very best me-
thods of putting forward and develop
ing our state is the advertising of our
resources. Can we as a great people
OF great state, rich in resources.
many undeveloped. afford to lose this
opportunity?
practically every state in the Union
will be represented at this great ex-
position. either through legislative ap-
priation or voluntary contributions.
| believe the loyal people of Arkansas
will not want their state left out on
this proposition. and, in view Of this
fact, am going to request that the
people of the entire state-those living
in the rural districts, as we'll as the
cities and towns-hold meetings at
cnce and appoint delegates, represent
ing every interest in the state, to at
tend a convention to be held in the
City Of Little Rock on the 10Th day of
February, 1914, for the purpose of dis
cussing ways and means looking to
the practicability of undertaking to Sc
cure representation at said exposi-
ton"
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
MAY GET LUMBER COMPANIES
Arkansas May Profit by Oustino OF
Concerns From Missouri

Little Rock.-C C. Kirkpatrick. sec.
retary of the Little Rock Chamber OF
Commerce, believes that Little Rock
will realize considerable benefit from
the recent custer from Missouri OF
several large lumber firms. \ ma,
jcrity of the firms prohibited from
operating in Missouri already were
owners of large tracts of forest lands
in this state and the action of the
Missouri Supreme Court in oustine
them will eventually, he believes. re.
suit in the companies maintaining op-
Grating and executive Headquarters in
this state.
One company, the Bradley Lumber
Company of st. Louis, denies in
letter 10 Secretary Kirkpatrick that
il ever operated in the state from
which it has been ousted. F. Fl. Full.
lerton OF this company has written
Secretary Kirkpatrick that their only
offense was in taking out a Missouri
charter"
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
EMPLOYEES ACCUSE CHEF
Fort Smith Postmaster RetaIates With
Charges Against Men.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Fotr Smith.-Postmaster Frank B.
Bumgardner of Fort Smith is now un-
der fire, following the arrest of f. E.
Morris. superintendent of mails and
the internal difficulties of the local
office have assumed more serious pro-
portions than was at first anticipated.
Morris was arrested on a warrant
charging violation of postal regula-
tons, sworn out by w. B. Price, pos
tai inspector, of ST. Louis. He was
acquitted at a hearing shortly after
his arrest His alleged offense was
that he had two subordinate employees
sign as security to his note.
AS a result of his arrest, Morris
filed written charges against Postmas-
ter Frank b. Bumgardner These were
investigated by Inspector Price. The
office employees were called before
him for examination. Inspector Price
completed his report and left for his
headquarters at st. Louis, where he
will make his finding known to Chief
Inspector Reed. Inspector Reed will
forward the report to the first as
| sistant postmaster general at Wash
ington.
Not only were charges filed by Nor
ris against Bumgardner, whom Morris
accuses of being instrumental in caus-
ing his arrest, but it is said, other en-
ployes accused the postmaster of in
fraction Of the postal regulations.
Bumgardner retaliated by filing charg-
es against all who ACCUSED him
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
RESERVE BANKS ARE NAMED
Institutions Selected Include Many In
Other States

Little Rock.-John NJ. Davis, state
bank commissioner, has been busy
naming the reserve agents provided
for under the new state banking law.
More than 100 banks in Arkansas and
other states have made application for
appointment
Mr.. Davis so far has named fifty or
more banks as reserve agents and will
announce other appointments from
time to time. The majority Of those
named are Arkansas banks but the
number includes institutions located in
New York, St. Louis, Memphis, Kan
sas Cty and Shreveport
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
PRESIDENT WILSON
FAvORS A BOARD
WOULD DEAL WITH BIG CORPORA
TON BY NEW METHODS.
CONFERENCE HELD.
OUTLINE OF NEW LEGISLATION
Chief Executive Would Make Officials
Responsible and Subject to
Heavy Penalties.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

service,
w ingtOn.-President Wilson will
recommend a federal board or com
mission to pass on the industrial acts
OF interstate corporations and to tell
such corporations just how far they
can go under the law against monopoly
or restraint of trade
This is the new idea in his trust
message to Congress, which he indicat-
ed to senators and house members that
would be read to Congress.
Other features of his message on the
trust question, as outlined by him to
members of congress will be:
A clear definition of what is retraint
of trade without conflict with the su-
preme courts decision that the rule
OF reason" must be applied by the
courts in their decisions
Drastic prohibition against interlock-
ing directorates among industrial cor
porations, railroads, steamship lines
and banks, that there shall be freedom
in competition and a minimizing of
financial control or dictation.
Insistance that guilt shall be personal
and heavy penalties for violation shall
attach
The president conferred with Sena-
tor Newlands of the Senate commerce
committee and with Chairman Clayton
and Representatives Webb, Mccoy
Carlin and Floyd of the judiciary com.
mittee, who have the trust legislation
in charge. He made it clear to the
legislators that he expects antitrust
legislation at the present session OF
Congress, but he was not insistent that
such legislation must be taken up in
Congress Immediately.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
Sells store to Enter Politics.

Hardy.-W. C. Snow, proprietor of
the Snow Drug Company at Evening
Shade, candidate for county treasurer
of Sharp county, has sold his stock tc
Fillmore Barnett and Whit Wasson
Evening Shade, who will continue tn.
business. A desire to enter politics
was one of his reasons for selling.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
BOARD CONFIRMS ENGINEER
Appointment of Hugh Carter Is Ap-
proved by Highway Commission.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rock.-The State Highway
Commission, in session at the office of
Reuben G.. Dye commissioner Of State
Lands. Highways and Improvements.
approved the appointment of Hugh r.
Carter as state highway engineer and
prepared charter for the road from
Paragould to Hopkins Bridge In
Greene county.
The appointment of Mr.. Carter to
succeed E. A. Kingsley, resigned. was
made recently, and the approval was
the first matter taken up by the board.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
STATE GETS TWO DEPUTIES
Income Tax Collectors Will Be Named
BY Arkansas Senators.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF In
ternal Revenue Osborn has decided
that Arkansas shall be entitled to but
two deputy collectors of internal reye-
nue. to assist in the collection of the
income tax
Under the provisions of the income
tax, one of the deputies will receive a
salary of $1,000 a year, and the other
$1,000 and a travelling allowance of
$1,000 per annum, The appointments
will be made upon recommendations
Of Senators Clarke and Robinson.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16
Fort smith.-The Grand Jury in ses.

Fort Smith.-The Grand Jury in ses,
sion at Greenwood returned six ipdict.
ments, one against B. F. Richardson
charging him with the murder of Ar
chic McAlies, at Hartford. November
20. McAlies, driver az a cal mine.
was cut to death. His body was found
partly concealed beneath a telenhone
pole lying along a street. The vic.
TINS throat was cut from ear to ear
and he had been robbed.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-16


Ben L. Griffin. who has been named
as one of the four representatives from
Pulaski county. is wellknown through
out the state, having served as secre-
tary-treasurer of the Arkansas Farm
ers Union for four years, beginning
with 1904
Mr. Griffin was born in Alabama and
lived in that state and in Mississippi
before coming to Arkansas. He is
recognized as an able debater and in
expected to play prominent part in
the proceedings of the next General
Assembly. He is already being men
toned as possible candidate for
speaker of the House.