The Green Forest tribune., 1915-10-08

nr Harry w. Crane, instructor Of | psychology in Ohio State University, l nd representative of the United l 9tates Eugenic Record Office, arrived | I Little Rock 10 begin survey of the 9ndtions and needs Of the feeble ainued in Arkansas In a few days l Dr. Thomas w. Salmon of New York 9f the National Committee on Mental Tygiene will join pr. Crane. Dr "rane is making his headquarters at | the State Hospital for Nervous Dis | eases.
 The survey will be made as result If requests from the Arkansas Con- mission appointed recently by Govern | or Hays to make a special study of | the condition of the feeble minded in Arkansas. The commission will open it's headcuarters in the Whipple build- ing, fourth and Scott streets, under the supervision of Durand Whipple, | secretary of the commission. Oftico assistants will be employed and the facts secured by the field men will be compiled.
 During this month an expert will be detailed to Arkansas from the United States Public Health Service by Sur work and another will be sent by the Committee for Provision for the Fee ble Minded. Dr. J. l.. Greene of Hot Springs, formerly superintendent of the State Hospital for Nervous Dis eases, who was appointed chairman of commission, also will assist Dr. Crane made a part of the trip to Little Rock from Columbus, Ohio. ir an automobile, but because of bad roads was forced to ship his machine the latter part of the journey.
 The pardoning ot Mead Fentress is but continuation of long series of unwarranted pardons Fentress' ac- ton in defying the law and officers of the law immediately upon his re- s the natural consequence of the abuse of the pardoning power" reads paragraph of a report made to the Circuit Court by the Grand Jury of Fort Smith.
 The first week of the University of Arkansas closed with an enrolment of GS2, according to Auditor Wm H. Cravens, which is four more than was enrolled at the same time last year. Auditor Cravens said he expected enough students to register to make the enrolment over 700.
 R. k. Walker. former cashier of the Bank of Hazen, was sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary on charges of embezzlement and false entries. The specific charge involved the alleged falsifying of the accounts of Little Rock bank with the Hazen institution.
 Major w. c. Bradford, officer in charge of the State militia beadquar- ters, mailed vouchers to militia troops who served at Newport during the recent floods. The vouchers to- tailed $523.03 and the money is to be taken from the militia departments appropriation.
 About 11,000 of the 6O,000 ties car ried away by the recent flood, between Mammoth Spring and Black Rock. have been recovered by the Western Tie and Timber Company from three drifts near Williford. The company has expended $500 in retaining the ties
 Prosecuting Attorney M. P Huddle- ston of Paragould, while in Little Rock stated that all of the 136 men in- dicted for alleged irregularities ill the Paragould municipal election will be prosecuted.
 According to the W'ilmot Weekly. the hay crop in that section amounted to 81,000 75-pound bales, which repre- sents value of about $50.00O.
 The public school at Roxton was temporarily discontinued in order to permit teacher and patrons to gather their corn crops.
 It is said that not only ticks but flies have been almost eradicated by the use of dipping vats for live stock in Sevier county.
 Leases upon land near Foreman are being sought by an oil company. If is expected that prospect holes for oil will be bored soon.
 Hot Springs merchants are evidenc- ing considerable interest in promoting a dress up' week for that city.
 The Brinkley council is considering