The Green Forest tribune., 1915-12-03
w. c. LASSETER, ASSISTANT Di' RECTOR OF EXTENSION WORK,
 MADE ADDRESS TO BOYS.
SCHOOL TAX WAS URGED
Mr. Torreyson Also Urged Boys tc Begin MoIdine Their Characters Now and Stay By Their
 Resolutions.
Little ROCK

With only short morning sessions the third day of the instruction courses to the youthful farmers and canners from various counties was ended.
 The boys were in session at the hew county courthouse and listened to ad- dresses by w. c. Lasseter, assistant director of extension work at the Chi yersity of Arkansas, and B. w. Tor reyson, professor of secondary educa- tion of the State Department of Edu- cation. Mr. Lasseter said the work being done was not only great bene- fit to the boys and girls, but that 1t helped to remove a feeling of re- strain between the dwellers in the country and the city and brought them closer together.
 MT Torreyson urged the boys to begin molding their characters now and to stay by their resolutions. He said the character of every man is made between the ages of 12 and "A. He emphasized the importance of starting the boys and girls now to prepare LOT LHo luIuIe. I1o dloO dSh- ed that they ask the support of their different communities in getting the school tax raised from to 12 mills.
 The boys were the guests of the Real Estate Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce at a dinner at the Hotel Marion at noon.
 The girls met at the Little Rock High School building, where they were given instructions in sewing and cooking. They were the guests of the Arkansas Fertilizer Company at dinner at the Grand hotel at noon.
 w. w. Hurst, who was president of the defunct Valley SavIngs Bank of Argenta, convicted about Is months ago of receiving funds on deposit when he knew the institution to be in an insolvent condition, and given a three-year term in the penitentiary, was paroled by the state penitentIary board. For several months past Hurst was employed as a clerk in the office in the institution. Immediately after his release he went to Hot Springs to spend few days with relatives.
 Governor Hays pardoned William Phillips, one of three youths convicted of robbery in Pulaski county last May and sentenced to three years in the Reform School. Albert Goshien and Tom Taggat, the other two, were sen tenced to five and three years in the penitentiary, respectively. Both prev iously were pardoned. The three were arrested March 25, charged with high way robbery.
 Maj. w. C. Bradford of Little Rock, assistant adjutant general, Arkansas State National Guard, mustered into the service of the state 67 men al known as Company H, and is to be assigned to the First Infantry.
 Rabbi Louls Witt of Little Rock who has been acting president of the Little Rock Society for the Study an6 Prevention of Tuberculosis, was elect ed president of the State society which absorbed the local society at a meet ing held at the city hall.
 The governor issued proclama | tfon relieving Mrs. Eliza Ledford anC 1 Sam Merrill of Crawford county iron paying a $500 bond forfeited by Mi Ledford, who jumped bond while un der indictment for misdemeanor.
 Governor Hays issued a proclama tion suspending sentence of Waite Turner of Calhoun county, sentenced to two years in the penitentiary las July, until March l, 1916.
 Gov. Hays stated to number O. friends that he felt like a new mal since he gave out the statement few days ago that he would not seel another term.
 State Bank Commissioner John M Davis issued Q charter to the Cit Savings and Trust Company of Hope The institution is capitalized a $50,000.
 The Bay Village Live Stock Con pany, capitalized at $20,000, filed al ticles of incorporation with the sec retary of state.
 Dr. c. w. Garrison, state health o1 fcer, will go to Heber Springs to II vestigate an outbreak of smallpox rt ported to him. The report, accon panied by petition asking for ait said that between 30 and 50 case have developed and that the diseas is spreading.
 A third report of the legislativ committee appointed to investigat tf,e affairs of the old charities boar was filed with Gov. Hays by repr Eentatives Joe Joiner and Lee Casor