Daily Arkansas Gazette from Little Rock, Arkansas • Page 2

TWO. THE ARKANSAS GAZETTE, LITTLE ROCK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1913. LYNCHING CASES TO BE DISMISSED No Further Attempts at Prosecution Following Mobbing of Negro at Fort Smith. Special to the Gazette Fort Smith, Jan. cases remaining on the docket.

in connection with the lynching of Sanford Lewis, the Moffitt (Okla.) negro who was strung up to a street car pole on Garrison nue last March, to be dismissed, according to an announcement made by Prosecuting Attorney Paul Little today. The prosecutor says he will take this action because he believes there is no hope for a conviction in the remaining cases, which, if they are tried, he says, will add an immense expense to the county. Every person tried for the actual lynching of the negro has been acquitted by juries. Joan A. Jernigan, Ed Pennewell and R.

O. Lacey, former members of the Police Department, indicted on a charge of malfeasance in office as a result of the lynching, were convicted in the Circuit Court and fined $100 each. They are the only persons who were found guilty in cases growing out of the affair. The Supreme Court affirmed their convictions and Gov. Geo.

W. Donaghey refused to pardon them, John Stowers, against whom Prosecutor Little says the state had the strongest case, was speedily acquitted at Waldron, as was John Williams. Joe Tucker of Bokoshe, was acquitted at the recent term of court at Greenwood. Among the remaining cases are those against Con Sullivan and Cathey, Pitcock, former chief of detectives, charged with assault with intent to kill Lewis. The other cases are those against policemen indicted on charges of malfeasance in office.

The cases of Sullivan and Pitcock were set for hearing at the coming term of court at Waldron, and they have had subpoenas issued for more than 100 witnesses in each case to be brought from Fort Smith to Waldron. FIGHTING LIQUOR TRAFFIC Poinsett County Citizens Would Enjoin Judge Frierson. Special to the Gazette. Harrisburg, Jan. fight over the saloon license issued by Juuge Cole to John Drace at Dockerville, this coun: apparently has been begun by the prohibitionists in deld -earnest.

Judge Frierson, chancellor of this district, being out of the district, when the complaint was filed here last Friday, the attorneys went on to Wynne Saturday and filed a complaint with Chancellor Robertson of that place, asking for. A restraining Judge Cole from isdecree suing more liquor license county until sufficient time had elapsed for the examination of the petition. They also asked for an order restraining Drace from operating the saloon pendthis cause in court. Chancellor Robertson issued the restraining. order Cole.

other against proposition Judged advisement. WHITE RIVER IS FALLING Despite Flood Warnings No Rise Seen at Batesville. Special to the Gazette. Batesville, Jan. 28.

-Notwithstanding the indications from flood warnings were that White river would be higher this week, there has been a decided fall here, and no indications of rise terday. The river is still high, but it is lower now than two weeks ago, and there seems less danger of a flood. However, there are people in the lowlands who are making preparations to get to high land, and they say the rise White river nearly always follows the fall of the Mississippi, unless the flood is a prolonged or serious one, when the backwaters fill this river. VETERAN ASSUMES COMMAND Gen. G.

W. Newton of Camden Heads Arkansas Brigade U. C. V. special to the Gazette.

Camden, Jan. G. W. Newton of this city has taken command the Second Brigade of the Arkansas Division of United Confederate Veterand has appointed J. W.

Juniel 01 ans, Bearden, Onacbita county, as adjutant general and chief of staff. Both will immediately to make arrangements for their brigade held in at Chattanooga, erate reunion to May 27 the 29. General Newton is in communication with officers and men, and expects to carry a good repregentation to Chattanooga. CAMDEN UNITED CHARITIES Mass Meeting Monday to Perfect Or. ganization.

Special to the Gazette. Camden, Jan. mass meeting will be held Monday to perfect arrangements for a United Charities Association. A committee was appointed at the first meeting to secure co-operation from the fraternal organizations, and to arrange for and call the second meeting to adopt plans and by-laws. The A880- ciation will care for all cases of persons in need, both local and transient, and will prevent the necessity of private gifts to beggars or paupers.

It will serve all churches and fraternal organizations, as well as private donors. OKLAHOMAN KILLS HIMSELF W. H. Colclanser Believed to Have Been Mentally Unbalanced. Special to the Gazette.

Fort Smith, Jan. advising his wife of his plans, W. H. Colclanser blew off the top of his head with shotgun at Flint, near Siloam Springs, last night. It is believed he became mentally unbalanced through despondency, Children Ory FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA SEN: JOHN P.

LOGAN: CASE IS DISMISSED Charges Against Former Cashier of Defunct Bank of Grannis Are Withdrawn. Special to the Gazette. DeQueen, Jan. Judge Cowling today dismissed the case against former State Senator John P. Logan, on motion of Prosecuting AttorDey Abe Collins.

Logan was indicted on several counts, charging that he, as cashier of the defunet Bank of Grannis, received deposits after he knew the institution to be insolvent. At two former, trials the jury failed to agree on a verdict, and Mr. Collins said he are not believe that a conviction could be secured at another trial, the testimony in each case being practically the same. The former trials were brought here on a change of venue from Polk county. Logan now resides at Texarkana.

MUMPS IN HAZEN. Special to The Gazette. Hazen, Jan has been prevalent in this town since the first of the year to such an extent that the attendance at the high school has been seriously affected. Many old people have been affected. CASTORIA For Infants and Children, The Kind You Have Always Bought the Signature of Chas The study of Optometry: is much more advanced than the mere knowledge of an optician.

Years of study and practice is necessary in order to become competent. We employ an experienced Optometrist. Examinations made free of charge. Albert Optical Dept. 406 Main St.

Mutt Jeff Cartoons No. 3 Price postage 10c extra. Now on sale at Allsopp Chapple's. 307 Main Street. Little Rock, Ark.

FOR THE MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF RUBBER GOODS SEE US. POPULAR PRICES AND EVERY PIECE SOLD WITH A POSITIVE GUARANTEE. Phone 596 STATE PHARMACY State Bank Bldg. "State News Bits WINS HER DAMAGE SUIT. Special to the Ta dergriff Fort of Smith, Jan.

Lequire, 28-Mrs. was Mary today Vangranted a verdict of $2,000 against the Fort Smith and Western railroad for -injuries she sustained in a collision at Spiro, Okla. The case was tried in the United States court. She sued for $25,000. ROAD WARDEN RESIGNS.

Special to the Gazette. Batesville, Jan. Warden Pressley has presented his resignation the county, commissioners, effective February 1. order of the County Court was made to remove him, and he refused to vacate at that time, but later decided to resign. He has done a good work in this county, and is among the men who have demonstrated, that county convicts can advantage on the county roads.

WORK FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS. Special the Gazette. Jonesboro, Jan. Secretary Lufkin of the Sunday School tion, with Miss Minnie Allen and Professor Powell, state workers of the A8- sociation, have spent the past four days in the county, holding institutes, and on Sunday the work was discussed in the various here. At the First Methodist there was a churches, union mass meeting of all the churches.

The workers were Brookland yesterday, cha having been at Bono visited' Friday, and Sunday morneng the schools of Nettleton and Brookland. PHYSICIAN MOVES TO HAZEN. Special to the Gazette. Hazen, Jan. T.

G. Porter, for. merly of Palestine, having sold his drug store at that place recently to E. E. Stevens and Dr.

Scott Appleby and has given up his practice and moved to Hazen to live. HENDRIX-CROWLEY. Special to The Gazette. Paragould, Jan. Ena lev and A.

C. Hendrix were married at the home of the bride in South Paragould, the Rev. A. C. Griffin officiat- ing.

BERKNETH-GOCY. Special to the Gazette. Paragould, Jan. R. Berkneth and Miss Essie Good of this city were married Sunday at the home of the bride, the Rev.

A. C. Griffin performing the ceremony. SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE. Special to the Gazette.

Paragould, Jan. Sunday school institute opened at the Baptist church in this city this morning. H. E. Lufkin.

latelv of Maine, who has had 20 years' experience in Sunday school work, and Prof. J. A. Powell of Oklahoma, are the moving spirits in the institute, which will continue over Sunday. TAKEN BACK TO HARRISBURG.

Special to the Gazette. Harrisburg, Jan. Sheriff 0. just returned with A. H.

Hawkins from' Fort Smith, who was brought back to this county on a charge of obtaining money on false pretenses. He will have a preliminary hearing next Friday. STABBED AT SOCIAL AFFAIR Wiley Wilcox of Near Conway Slashed by Man Named Burchfield. Special to the Gazette. Conway, Jan.

attending a social function at home of Wiley Wilcox, who lives five miles north of here, a young man named Burchfield became involved in a dispute with Mr. Wilcox, and drawing his knife, slashed him several times about the abdomen. He will recover. TAKEN BACK TO ASHDOWN Lee Shelton Wanted for 'Bootlegging' and Carrying Concealed Weapons. Special to the Gazette.

Ashdown, Jan. Sheriff T. B. Rives has returned from Hope with Lee Shelton, wanted here on a charge of and carrying concealed weapons. Shelton was captured Winthrop a few months ago, but escaped and has since been at large.

He was placed in jail. Blood Humors Commonly cause pimples, bolls, hives, eczema or salt rheum, or some other form of eruption; but sometimes they exist In the system, Indicated by feelings of weakness, languor, loss of appetite, or general debility, without causing any breaking out. They: are expelled and the whole system is renovated, strengthened and toned by Hood's Sarsaparilla Get it today in usual liquid form or chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs. Temptations Easily Overcome the Man Who Carries His All in His Pockets Usually at the end of a year such a man is no better off than at the start. The thrifty and careful man deposits his surplus with "The Southern Trust," where it earns 4 per cent interest compounded semi-annually and yet is subject to withdrawal at any time.

ONE DOLLAR STARTS AN ACCOUNT IN OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Southern Trust Co. Assets, $1,783,573.10. JOHN E. PARSONS, MGR.

SAVINGS DEPARTMENT REPORTER WORN Dr. T. M. Fly Has Spent the Last Week in Batesville. Special to The Gasette.

Batesville, Jan. T. M. Fly, who is In the government service of hookworm demonstration and eradica. tion, has spent the past week in Batesville and has made a report on the work done here.

He says he has made in this county 147 examinations and found 42 victims of hook worm, That the hookworm is due largely to unsanitary conditions, says Dr. Fly, must not be to mean there are not other agencies. He says he found one youth affected who belongs to one of the most prominent families in Batesville, surrounded by all that good sani. tation can provide. The boy may have caught it from impure water at school or in any other place, or he may have gotten it from a fly or mosquito, he says.

The work in this county is meeting with the interest of the people, and he will remain here for two or three weeks. He has had requests from 10 towns in the county, and will try to visit all of them. STEAMBOATS AT MARIANNA "'City St. From Memphis Among First to Arrive. Special to the Gazette.

Marianna, Jan. steamer City St. Joseph" arrived at 5 a. m. from Memphis with considerable miscellaneous freight, including 10 head of mules and several wagons.

The boat loaded 30,000 feet of lumber and large amount of other building material and departed for the upper St. Francis at 8:30 a. m. A number of Marianna citizens took passage for the trip up the river, returning about 9 p. the boat having a large consignment of cotton and cotton seed for the Marianna market.

The river gauge read 35.3 at 7 p. m. and is rising slowly. The steamer McIntosh arrived from the upper St. Francis and will depart tomorrow steamer Osage and barge of the Marianna line is due tomorrow morning from the Mississippi river.

The Nettie Johnson left Clarendon for Marianna to resteamer. sume regular trips to Marianna and the upper St. Francis trade. HARD COLDS When they first come, best time to break them up. One standard remedyAyer's Cherry Pectoral.

Sold years. Ask Your Doctor. J. 0. Lowell, Are Mass.

PROBE OF MURDER MYSTERI CONTINUES Rumored That Arkadelphia Coroner's Jury Has Valuable Evidence To Offer Reward. Special the Gazette Arkadelphia, Jan. The coroners jury which is investigating the murder of W. W. Perry Saturday night, is still in session.

jurors have exams ed about 40 witnesses, and it is rumored that they have some valuable evidence. The Woodmen of the this city, of which Mr. Perrycash member, has subscribed $200, and the citizens of Arkadelphia have subscribed $300 to be offered as a reward for the capture of the guilty person. The eitizens of Arkadelphia have sent a special message to Gov. Joe T.

Robinson asking him to send a special message to the legislature requesting appropriation of a $500 reward for the capture of the slayer of Mr. Perry. HOPE RESIDENCES BURNED While Firemen Fight One Blaze Another Home Is Destroyed. Special to the Gazette. Hope, Jan.

residence of Postmaster J. E. Woodson was burned at 9 o'clock this morning. The house was destroyed, but most of the contents were saved. The loss was covered by insurance.

While the department was engaged in fighting this fire, a call was sent in for the company at the residence of Tom Ellis in the west end of the city. His cottage was destroyed before the department could answer the call. NEGRO SLAIN WHILE FISHING Jesse Rankin Killed by George Morrow Near Helena. Special to the Gazette. Helena, Jan.

reached here late this afternoon of killing of Jesse Rankin by George Morrow, another negro, on the Pillow plantation s8uth Helena. Rankin was fishing on Long lake at the time of the ing. The cause of the killing was not learned. Morrow, it is said, had been on the Illow place for years and is well known, while the other negro had been there only a short time. JURY CHOSEN IN CLARENDON TRIAL More Than 100 Talesmen Were Examined in Hearing of Perry Martin.

Special to the Gazette. Clarendon, Jan. second day of the trial of Perry Martin, charged with the killing of J. S. Mayberry on the streets of Clarendon on September 30 last, came to a close tonight at 9 o'clock, when the last juror was accepted after more than 100 talesmen had been examined.

Owing to the prominence of both men a great many of the talesmen had formed or expressed opinions and the court relieved them from service. The jury is composed of citizens of Brinkley, Holly Grove and the lower end of Monroe county. It is expected that the trial of the case will consume the greater portion of a week. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS. Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days.

50c. (Advertisement.) INSIST ON MUNYON'S Rheumatism Remedy It Will Cure I want every chronic rheumatic to throw away all medicines, all linaments, all plasters, and give MUNYON 'S RHEUMATISM REMEDY a trial. No matter what your doctor may say, no matter what your friends may say, no matter how prejudiced you may be against all advertised remedies, go at once to your druggist and get a bottle of the RHEUMATISM REMEDY. If it fails to give satisfaction, I will refund your money. -Munyon.

Remember this remedy contains no salicylic acid, no opium, cocaine, morphine other harmful drugs. For sale by all druggists. Price 25c. WANT AD ORDER BLANK THE ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Little Rock, Ark Enclosed find payment for publishing the following advertisement days in The Gazette as per rate quoted below. NAME ADDRESS COPY FOR AD (Write plainly).

NOTICE Count the number of words and remit for length of time you wish ad to run. Rates 1 cent a word for one time; 2 cents for three times, or 4 cents for seven times. No advertisement accepted for less than 25 cents. (Example: 25 words one day, 25 cents; three consecutive days, 50 cents; seven consecutive days, Patrons should mail advs. for Sunday paper not later than Friday.

If remitting in stamps, kindly send 1 cent and 2 cent denominations. Circulation 20,000 daily and 30,000 Sunday--the greatest want medium in Arkansas. over The Gazette publishes more classified advertisements than all Arkansas newspapers combined. Fifty-third Annual Statement of the HOME LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 256 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. GEORGE E.

IDE, President. JANUARY 1, 1913. ASSETS. INVESTED IN BONDS $12,921,957.00 INVESTED IN LOANS ON BONDS AND $7,109,125.00 of which is Guaranteed as to Principal and Interest) REAL ESTATE $1,500,000.00 LONAS TO POLICYHOLDERS $4,084,860.84 INSURANCE RESERVE FUND $22,423,788.00 LIABILITIES. INSURANCE RESERVE FUND RESERVE FOR DEFERRED DIVIDENDS RESERVE FOR OTHER LIABILITIES $882,368.99 RESERVE FUND OR SURPLUS $1,917,903.55 INSURANCE RECORD.

INSURANCE IN FORCE, DECEMBER 31, 1912. GAIN IN INSURANCE IN FORCE. $5,599,385.00 GAIN IN ASSETS $1,390,511.35 GAIN IN SURPLUS $54,409.82 BEAUMONT BROTHERS, General Agents. SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT. 815-316-317 Gazette Building, LITTLE ROOK, ARK.

Latest Creation of the Columbia Gratonolas Price $150.00 Sold on terms of payment if desired. We carry a full line of Columbia Talking Machines, Records and Needles. Established 1853. Hollenberg and Main. Music Co.

Rheumatism Is Mastered There is no reason why you should doubt that rheumatism can he quickly cured. A Memphis physician prescribed for one of patients prescription for rheumatism. It cured this patient, and by one telling the other its users became so numerous that we gave the number of the prescription its name C2223 so It would not be confused with patent remedy You can now get this prescription at any reliable drug store in Little Rock by simply calling for 50c or $1 bottle of C2223. Special agents: Snodgrass Bracy, 120 Main street. Out people address Plough Chemical Company, Memphis, Tenn.

We prepay all mail orders. B. Bond Wholesale Distributer. COLDS and LA GRIPPE Five or six doses 666 will break any case of Chills and Fever, Colds and LaGrippe; it acts on the liver better than calomel, and does not gripe or sicken. Price, 25c.

in the factory, workshop, office or house, SKAT will banish the dirt in a jiffy, leaving the akin soft and clean, Removes grease, paint, printer's ink, oil, rust, etc. No other soap can or will do the work of SKAT. FINDS THEM LIKE THIS- LEAVES THEM LIKE THIS SKATI matter how black and grimy No your hands may be, from working 10 cents at dealer's. If your dealer hasn't it, send us his name and we'll 890 that you are supplied. The trade supplied by John B.

Bond wholesale druggist, Little Rock, Ark. FOR HEADACHE DIZZINESS TAKE FO-SEN A LIQUID CURE FOR CONSTIPATION FOR SALE DRUGGISTS ALL ELLIS LILLYBECK DRUG CO. PROPS. MEMPHIS, TENN. DIRECTORY of Well-Known Business and Profes sional Interests of Little Rock.

Painters and Grainers. LYNAM BROS. 115 East Third Street Graining a Specialty. BEMBERG-BLANZ. All Kinds of Blacksmithing, Works.

Boiler and Sheet Iron Repair FANCY IRON WORKS. Second and Rock Streets. ONE OF THE EIGHT ACKNOWLEDGED FACTS ABOUT MOR-OL out No. the 1-Castor universe as the most 011 is known household medicine ever used. eral Its effects are certain and it is safe to use in all cases; consequently we recommend the use: of MOR-OL The only real tasteless Castor OIL For sale at all drug stores.

PRICE 25c. Manufactured by MEMPHIS MEDICINE COMPANY. Memphis, Tenn..