The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-20


 4 "system-wide" educational cam Iaign in the interests of prevention of accidents is to be started soon by the Safety First Committee of em- ployes' organizations of the Iron Mountain railroad. The campaign will include besides lectures to employees at division points, meetings with the general travelling public and the dis tribution of circulars containing safe ty hint dont's."
 United States District Attorney W. H. Martin of Hot Springs spent few days in Little Rock, assisting Special Attorney J. L. Mills In the famous sunk land cases. These cases have been pending in the Unit cd States court for several years, sev- eral branches of which have already been decided by the United States Supreme Court.
 The state highway commission, at its meeting transacted only routine business. The commission was to have requested Governor Hays to act on it's request for deficiency procla- nation for $15,OOO to carry on road surveys, but the governor was out of the city.
 Int fo sion approved the withdrawal of trough rates on lumber between joints of origin in Arkansas and louisville, Ky, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Ind, holding that they were abnormally low and brought from lumber dealers in Southwestern Missouri.
 A sample of Sudan grass 10 1-2 feet nigh, grown in the back yard of Chas ]. Butler, 1101 Valmar street, was brought to the Department of Mines, and Agriculture. For y-five shoots of the grass came from 1ne seed, MT. Butler said, and the
 
 .er it was cut the first time.
 Alexander, 13 miles southwest of Little Rock was the scene of a farn- ars' picnic and canning demonstration. Many families were present and in he afternoon County Judge Joe Asher visited the grounds to boost for the Pulaski County fair.
 Several events closed the twenty fifth annual tournament of the Arkan. sas State Sportsmen's Association, successful from the standpoint of at- tendance and scores, which have been higher this year than at any previous state tournament
 The residence of Fred Schaer, near Galloway station, one of the most beautiful homes in the vicinity of Lit tie Rock, was struck by lightning dur ing an electric storm and burned. The loss is estimated at between $5,000 and s6,O00 MT. and Mrs Schaer are spending the summer in Ashville, N. c.
 F. E. Wilkerson, chief clerk of the railway mail service at Shreveport, La, has started movement to ex- tend the railway mail service to trains Nos. 137 and 13S on the Valley divi- sion of the Iron Mountain between Little Rock and Eudora.
 Visitors to the Arkansas building at the Panama-Pacific exposition are being presented with copies of Ar kansas and Her Resources" illus trated booklet published under the au- spices of the Arkansas Commission, Panama-Pacific Exposition.
 The McEwen Dry Goods Company of Pine Bluff filed notice of the sur render of it's charter in the office of the secretary of state.
 The long drawn out controversy over the auditing of the books of the secretary of states office has been settled by Secretary of State Earl w. Hodges. The investigation has begun and will take place under the direc- tion of Col. Geo. Thornburgh.
 Gov. Hays pardoned Thomas-Tag- gart of Pulaski County, serving a tnree-year sentence for robbery. He was convicted in April. Taggart is
 the second of three men convicted of l the same robbery to be pardoned.