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THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT. AUGUST 30, 1915. 3 "ROOKIE" AT 63 J. W. Pickering.

When J. W. Pickering of Boston, arrived at the Business Men's Military Training Camp at Plattsburg. N. he had the time of his life being mustered in the outfit.

Because of his age, which is 63, he turned down three times. He was finally accepted when a physical examination proved him to be more fit as a soldier than many of the younger men. Mr. Pickering is a vegetarian. WAS MAHOWIJNE'S CREW AND PASSENGERS New Orleans, Aug.

Fruit awaited a report from captain of Company officials here, early today the steamer Suriname, concerning the results of the vessel's investigation of statements by an anonymous letter, written that Captain McLaren, two members of the crew and two passengers of the missing liner Marowijne had been rescued and were being held, for ransom on Cozumel Island, off the Yucatan coast. The Suriname was due here late today. Officials of the United Fruit Company stated today they were inclined to consider as a fake the unsigned letter, which was dated "'on board steam. ship Fjel, August and told of alleged kidnaping of survivors from the Marowijne. The letter stated that the five persons taken from the liner would be released when the company "pays our but the amount of the ransom demanded was not mentioned.

The company, however, decided to investigate the letter writer's statements, in view of the fact that there had been reports during the past year of bandits and smugglers operating in the vicinity of Cozumel Island. The company's steamers Preston and Coppename still are cruising in the vi. cinity of Alacran reef, seeking to establish definitely the fate of the liner. Seth Horsley. Pine Bluff, Aug.

Seth Horsley, aged 20, son of J. B. Horsley of 418 East Sixth avenue, died this mornnig at 5 o'clock of congestion. Mr. Horsley was a member of this year's senior class at Hendrix College.

EVER SALIVATED BY CALOMEL? HORRIBLE! Calomel Is Quicksilver and Acts Like Dynamite on Your Liver. Calomel loses you a day! You know what calomel is. It's quicksilver. Calomel is dangerous. It crashes into sour bile like dynamite, attacks the bones and should never be put into your system.

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has recommended Paxtine in their PAXTINE private correspondence with women, which proves its superiority. Women who have been relieved say it is worth its weight in gold." At druggists. 50c. large box or by mail Sample free, The Paxton To at Boston, Masa BARNHARDT FEARS CAREER AT END, HE TELLS WIFE Forrest City Bank Director and Alleged Forger of Many Deeds in Other States Is Taken in Custody. ALLEGED DOUBLE LIFE THROUGH 46 YEARS Police Claim the Prisoner Confesses to Crimes Staged in Almost Every Big City in the United States.

Forrest Aug. W. Barnhardt has not been a director in the Planters' Bank and Trust Company of this city since the latter part of January, and one of the smallest stockholders. Cashier H. P.

Gorman says that Barnhardt's holdings of stock only amount to $2,000. St. Louis, Aug. of what detectives assert was 46 years of dou; as banker and forger were dis-, closed here today, when the police arrested a man at the request of the secret service operatives, who say the prisoner is John W. Kline, saloon keeper of St.

Louis, alias John W. Barnhardt, bank director of Forrest City, alias George Adler, escaped prisoner of the Waukesha, jail, and confessed forger of realty documents. The police last night would permit 10 one to speak to the prisoner, but when brought to the station the man said to his wife, "This is about the end, Everything I own you'll get. I can't say much." At the station the man was booked as Kline, but at a hotel here he was registered as Barnhardt. According to the detectives the prisoner has confessed to fraudulent trans.

actions extending over a period of 46 years, which were staged in almost evry big city in the country. During all this time he was arrested only three times- -once in Kansas City on a charge of forgery, for which he served two years in the Missouri penitentiary; once in Denver for carrying a revolver, and last January in Waukesha for attempting to borrow $5,000 on a forged warranty deed. Two weks ago, the detectives say, Kline, or Barnhardt, with several other prisoners, slugged the jailer at Waukesha and escaped. He was caught last night when he entered a hotel where his wife had registered as Mrs. J.

W. Barnhardt of Forrest City, Ark. Five hundred and fifty dollars and valuable parcels were found on the prisoner. The detectives say their prisoner has property worth more than $350,000 in his own name; that he is director and principal stockholder in the Planters' Bank and a Trust Company, which he helped found at Forrest City, and that he had been urged to become candidate for a seat in the Arkansas State Senate. Kline's game," it is charged by the detectives, was to leave the city of his residence for a "'short business trip' to a distant city.

There he would pose as a prospective purchaser of real estate; would select site and gain access to the warranty deed while the title was being examined. He would then hurry to a hotel, copy the deed and forge the signature. On this fraudulent deed he would borrow as much as a bank would give without lengthy investigation, and would then return to his home town and go on another "bus. iness trip," a few weeks later. Kansas City, Aug.

Police and criminal court records here show that a man named John W. Kline In 1898 was charged with forging the deed in the sale of a hotel here and with grand larceny for taking $7,760 from a trust company here. The first charge was dropped when he pleaded guilty to the grand larceny charge and he was sentenced to two years in the penitentlary. Kalamazoo, Aug. Local officers assert that John w.

Kline, under arrest in St. Louis, operated his alleged bogus deed system in this county five years ago and secured 500. He is said to have been known here as Philip Galvick. Omaha, Aug. John W.

Kline, or Barnhardt, under arrest at St. Louis, charged with extensive forgeries, is said to have swindled prominent capitalists in Fremont, and Council Bluffc, by means of forged mortgages, a year or more ago. Danville, Aug. years ago a man calling himself George Alford secured a loan of $3.500 from Capt. Edwin Winter, candidate for state auditor on the Progressive ticket at the last election.

He secured the loan through borrowed deed plan. Council Bluffs, Aug. 1904 a man giving name of Joseph Fisher and also John M. Birkman, victimized a number of capitalists in this vicinity by means of fraudulent deeds and mortgages. N.

P. Dodge Sr. of Council Bluffs lost $5,000. Some months ago a man arrested in Wisconsin under the name of George Adler is understood by the local police to have confessed the Council swindle, among the others. The identity of the man has not been positively established, however.

Waukesha, Aug. George Adler, said to be J. W. Barnhardt, a 64-year-old wealthy banker of Forrest City, who was arrested in St. Louis, last night, was arrested in Waukesha several months ago on a charge of attempting to borrow a large amount of money on a forged deed to a piece of land at Menominee Falls, Wis.

During the negotiations a real estate agent called up Menominee Falls and learned that no such deed had been given to Adler. Adler's arrest followed. He escaped two weeks ago with two other prisoners. While he was in the Waukesha Jail officers from Racine, Omaha and sev. BANK BY MAIL WITH THE Write for TRUST COMPANY US SOUTHERN Free Me Send for Booklet.

"'M." LITTLE BOCK, ARKANSAS. Lonely Typist Becomes "Aunt Louisa's Girl." $10.000 Heiress Ill. Farm; She's Happiest Girl in the State Left to Right 'Aunt hurst, Grandmother Ann Laurence, Uncle Pankhurst and Mary Smith. Below- Miss Smith and one of her new farm friends. Then came the hunt for a daughter for the Pankhursts.

Over 2,000 girls applied for the job. Among them was Miss Mary Smith. Blue-eyed, goldenhaired and with the bloom of Wisconsin meadows in her cheeks a bloom that four years as typist in a loop building had failed to obliterate--Miss Smith woh the heart of the immigration official. She was selected. The young woman told Mr.

Crawford that her parents came from England twenty-four years ago- two years before she was born; that they had moved to Wisconsin; that her mother had died there, and that for six years she had not had a real home, for her father had married a second time and had a family of his own to support. "Tell Mr. Crawford that I am 80 glad he sent us such a dear said Aunt Louisa, soon after Miss Smith's arrival. 4T have wanted a pretty young face for years. have begun to love one another already." "A million dollars could not pull me away now," said Miss Mary.

HOTEL. CLERKS WILL MEET HERE SEPTEMBER 9 The semi-annual meeting of the Arkansas Hotel Clerks' Association will be held at Little Rock Thursday, September 9, convening at the Hotel Marion at 10 o'clock that morning. J. H. Stafford, secretary treasurer, has extended an invitation to all hotel clerks of the State to attend.

Final arrangements for the convention have been complsted. and the following program announced: 10 a. business meeting at the Hotel Marion; 12 noon, luncheon at New Capital Hotel: 2 business meeting at the Gleason Hotel; ball game (Nashville-Litttle Rock); p. old old-fashioned fishfry at Hotel. Marion; p.

vaudeville performance at the Majestic Theatre. H. Stafford, secretary treasurer, is J. anxious for a good attendance, and a invitation is extended to all pressing hotel clerks in the State to be present. TAXICAB FARE IN CHICAGO REDUCED TO 20.

CENTS. Chicago, Aug. is to have the lowest taxicab rate in the United States, it was made known today. A local taxicab company announe: ed that it had reduced its fare for an trip within the business disaverage trict to 20 cents, 8 rate lower than that authorized by the city ordinances. The former rate was 30 cents.

TO CLEAR BAD COMPLEXIONS USE RESINOL Bathe your face for several minutes with resinol soap and hot water, then apply a little resinol ointment very gently. Let this stay on ten minutes and wash off with resinol soap and more hot water; finish with a dash of cold water to close the pores. Do this once or twice a day, and you will be astonished to find how quickly the healing resinol medication soothes and cleanses the pores, removes pimples and blackheads and leaves the complexion clear and velvety. Resinol ointment and resinol soap stop itching instantly and speedily heal skin humors, sores, burns, wounds and chafing. Sold by all druggists.

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OVERFLOWS AIDED BY FOREST FIRES Disregard of Protection to Big Woods of Arkansas Is Responsible in Large Part for ent Floods. Harrison, Aug. disastrous overflows now devastating the State drive home the timely remarks of Francis Kiefer, the supervisor of the Ozark national forest at Harrison, in discussing the present altuation. He said the recent floods are large measure due to the disregard of forest protection and the destruction of the forest cover by recurrent forest fires. Mr.

Kiefer said: "Both observation and record show fully that forests powerfully affect the manner in which water reaches streams and passes down them. The forest floor 18 a blanket, and like 8 blanket it will hold more water than will the harder and relatively less porous soil of the open. A forest soil when saturated will hold more than half its dry weight in water, or over six Inches of water for every foot of soil. This, well as the breaking up of forest soil by the roots of trees and undergrowth, makes it more effective than any other cover for the Intake of water into that vast underground reservoir from which all streams and springs are fed. "When the forest is cleared from mountain watershed, the blanket formed by the decaying leaves, branches, and fallen trees, is burned up, dried by the sun, or carried off by wind and water.

This is inevitably followed by increase in the frequency and duration of floods. This fact 18 known to every man who has had an opportunity to observe it. "That surface conditions affect stream flow is shown by the record of streams whose naturally treeless watersheds by cultivation have been made more retentive of water. The principal watershed of the Red river lies in the prairle country of western Texas and Oklahoma. With slightly decreased rainfall this stream shows during the last 16 years a marked decrease in the frequency and duration of floods and of low water.

During this period much of its watershed has been cultivated, groves have been planted and fires checked, resulting in a large capacity for the absorption and storage of water. "That forests hold soll and that hillsides denuded of forest do not hold their soll is to be seen in any mountain region in the United States. One small stream has been found by actual measurement to deposit silt in one year equal to one and a half tons per acre of its watershed. "For the whole United States the loss of soil each year is from one to two thousand millions tons. At the lowest estimate the total quantity of silt carried by American streams would cover one foot deep a surface of more than 900 square miles.

The larger part of it is deposited in the lower courses of rivers and In harbors, a menace to navigation and to present developed. waterpowers a handicap to their development. "The White river and of its have principal their source tributaries in near marts head the Ozark national forest. Many of the the Arkansas river have tributaries, of ning in the Ozark forest, such. as Mulberry, Big and Little Piney creeks, Illlinois bayou, Little Red river and many of its branches: value of the Ozark national forest watershed protection is therefore great.

It 18 the aim and hope of the government by continued forest fire prevention to restore this large watershed to the position of controlling to a very material degree the run-off of the streams affected. "Consistent forest protection forest fire prevention by private owners, large and small, on their farms and large timbered areas will do very much in regulating stream flow 80 28 to prevent devasting floods such as now grip the State." Miss Vela Stephens. Springfield, Aug. Vella Stephens died suddenly Friday evening of appendicitis. She was employed as teacher in the public school.

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Pinkham Medicine Co. (confidential) Lynn, for advice. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman, and held in strict confidence. immigration bureau explaining that he and Aunt Louisa would like to have Mr. Crawford find a daughter for them.

They were getting pretty old and wanted someone to love and care for them in their declining years. Uncle Jimmy explained that the girl selected by Mr. Crawford would be remembered to the of $10,000 in Uncle Jimmy's extent, Mr. Pankhurst has a fine 500-aere farm Miss Detroit Wins Challenge Cup "The colors are out today," said our Uncle Jimmy' Pankhurst as his eyes traveled to the Stars and Stripes flying high flagpole on the roof of his large farmhouse, The colors are always out on holidays on the Pankhurst roof, but the occasion of this special appearance was because of the arrival of Miss Mary Smith. Some weeks ago 'Uncle wrote to Mark Crawford of the Chicago Miss Detroit Winning the Cup.

Miss Detroit, the little speed demon of the Detroit Power Boat Associatiion, won the third and final race for the gold challenge cup on Manhasset; Bay, L. a few days ago, beating the two other hydroplane speed boats that: were pitted against her. She covered the course of thirty miles in 1 hour 21 minutes and 34 seconds. Members of the Detroit syndicate that built Miss; Detroit said after the race they would be prepared to defend the cup at Detroit next summer. eral other cities identified Adler as a man wanted in connection with various crimes and warrants were issued for his arrest in case he was freed at Waukesha.

KANSAS WHEAT CHUP SHRINKS 40,000,000 BUSHELS Topeka, Aug. 30 days the Kansas wheat crop decreased 17 million bushels and suffered a shrinkage of 40,000,000 bushels in two months. That was the report today of J. C. Mohler, secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, who estimated the Kansas wheat yield at 98,690,000, as against an estimate of 115,700,000 in July and 138,700,000 in June.

Continued rains that hindered harvesting were. held responsible. Mohler intimated that his August, report might be subject to a further revision when the official returns for the year are made in the November report. The report today was for conditions in Kansas on August 25, and estimated the wheat yield at 13 bushels an acre, a loss and abandonment of nearwith, per cent of the 9,449,000 acres planted last fall. Corn conditions were unchanged, according to the report, which continued to estimate the yield at 149,482,000, as against a yield of 87,338,727 in 1914.

The yield of oats was estimated at 35,000,000 bushels, as against and estimated yield in the July report of 000,000 bushels. PROF. B. Y. SEARCY, OF RISON, DIES DURING OPERATION Rison, Aug.

-(Special.) -Prof. B. Y. Searcy of this city died in a hogpital in Pine Bluff Saturday, afternoon while he was being operated on for gall stone. Professor Searcy was one of the best known educators in this county.

He was about 45 years of age. Searey WAS for several Professor, examiner of this (Cleveland) county, and served as principal of the public school here for several years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. The remains were brought here Saturday afternoon and carried to the family burying. ground Sunday, morning, distance 20 miles I We Thank The Democrat is thankful for the spontaneous answers to the request that all who make food and other products in Arkansas send data to J.

Frank Keeley, Director of Publicity, to be used in the feature edition to be distributed at the Pulaski County Fair and the "Made-in-Arkansas" exposition to be held in Little Rock: in October. We want complete data of the personnel of the factories, photographs of the plants, cuts or photographs of the cartons, bottles, packages, wrappers, labels, of not only all food products, but of all goods or products "Made in Arkansas." Already we have received requests for dozens of copies of this issue, which will be most complete and comprehensive. south of Rison, where the body was buried Sunday afternoon. The deceased is survived by his wife, three daughters, Alice, Louise and Iris; three brothers, R. C.

Searey of this city, ey of Benton; four and Lola Searcy of Smith of Kingsland, of Harrell, Ark. The of Little Rock is an Searcy and J. B. and Charles Searsisters, Misses Alice Rison, Mrs. Rufus and Mrs.

Harrell Rev. J. B. Searcy uncle. PINE BLUFF GIRL'S BODY IS FOUND IN RIVER Pine Bluff, Aug.

-The body of Evelyn Timms, an 18-year-old girl, was found Sunday evening about 7 o'clock in the old river bed at the foot of Oak street. Police Chief Frank Stewart and two other officers made the discovery. The body showed that death had taken place by drowning about 24 hours previous. The young lady, who was employed as press girl in a local printing office, had been seen since 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. W. H. Timms, who live at State street, alarmed at her disappearance, had instituted a search. the girl's shoes, accidentally found on the river bank late Saturday, led to the discovery of her body.

There were no signs of foul play, and it Is the general impression the young lady destroyed her life. Coroner H. E. Williams Sunday night empaneled a jury, which made a preliminary inquest. It will continue the inquest today and render a verdict.

Pine Bluff, Aug. (Special.) A score of employes of the Iron Mountain's bridge and building department, who have been at work over a week on the annex to the Union passenger station, have made good progress. The concrete foundations will be finished Tuesday or Wednesday and work on the upper portion of the annex will then be started. Pine Bluff, Aug. -The executive committee of the Jewish Sabbath School Teachers' Conference of Arkansas met Sunday night at the Hotel Pines.

It was decided to hold the State convention at Hot I Springs at the regular time In December. Dr. Witt of Little Rock sent the committee his. regrets for not being able to attend. Pine Bluff, Aug.

The Pine Bluff Seawell baseball team was defeated by Star City Saturday afternoon in a closely played game by the score of 4 to 3. Two weeks ago the locals beat Star City. A third game is planned at an early date between the two teams. The Seawell team comprises boys under 18 years of age, and has a reputation as one of the best juvenile teams in the county. ATTENTION UNION MEN! You are welcome to the Arkansas Co-operative Company, 1200-1204 West Markham street, the only store that the following labor unions own stock in: Little Rock Trades Council, Machinists' and Boilermakers' Union.

Do you patronize the stores which labor organizations own, part of the stock and share its profits? We handle exclusively- Union Made Collars, Supporters, Ties, Shoes and Underwear for men, all bearing the Union Labels. These articles are kept in stock the year round and not bought especially for Labor Day. We gladly welcome union men and their families. This store will close at noon Labor Day. NEWT TOWNSEND HOTEL HOT SPRINGS, ARK.

AMERICAN- EUROPEAN. TWO BLOCKS FROM RAILROAD STATIONS. TWO BLOCKS FROM BANKS AND POSTOFFICE. TWO BLOCKS FROM BATHHOUSE ROW. SEEI INSPECT THIS NEW, MODERN HOTEL.

SIXTY OUTSIDE ROOMS. RATES: American to $15 per week European. and up per week Check baggage with Cooper's Transfer Agent on train. Take CATriage from Railroad Station to the New Townsend Hotel. Carriage or bus fares refunded to all guests making weekly engagements.

J. A. TOWNSEND, Prop..