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THE FORREST CITY TIMES
UROVOICT t VADMII, NtlltMrs.
r<'Ni!K T TITY. >: ARKANSAS,
OLD CHURCH WARDENS.
fll Clay Pipe Industry i.( Ruslan!
•ad Some of lie Intevestlna
Hlatory.
“Nowhere in the world can be found
B pipe like the old church w arden which
la made in England." said an avenue to
bacco dealer, according to the Washing
ton Star.
“The manufacture of the church war
den is stamped with the hallmark of
antiquity. Broseley, in Staffordshire,
is perhaps the most renowned pipe-mak
ing center in Great Britain, and the art
—for such It is—has been practiced for
between 300 and 400 years. And cer
tain families there have carried on the
Industry without a break since the mid
dle of the sixteenth century.
“But outside Staffordshire pipe-mak
ing is also carried on, and in the cen
ter of Cheshire one family can boast of
100 years' service to the Cheshire smok
•ra.
“As In a few other industries, ma
ehinery is a failure In the pipe factory.
Processes without number have been
Invented and fortunes have been spent
With the object of manufacturing clay
pipes by machinery, but none have been
successful.
"Pipe factories are not imposing
buildings, and use, not ornaments, is
the prevailing factor. The clay of a
dirty gray color is stored in sheds, and
In spite of its color such clay is of the
purest and is only to he found in Devon
shire. It is shipped to Liverpool and
Is distributed to the pipe makers in
•quare blocks.
“The first operation Is the cleaning
of the clay. Each block is separated to
remove Impurities, then the clay is
mixed with water and beaten to the
right consistency, a proceeding which
calls for considerable care, otherwise
the finished pipe will suffer.
“A thick paste results and this is
passed on to the rolling and molding
room. Here men and boys—and some
times girls—deftly roll the clay by hand
until It aSBumes somewhat the shape of
a pipe. The workers become remark
ably dexterous, and It is astonishing
how accurately they gauge the amount
of clay necessary for the rolling of the
head and stem of a full-fledged church
warden or the less ambitious short.
The work has nevertheless to he neatly
and delicately performed, or the lay
will deteriorate. In an ordinary work
ing day the average worker will roll
1,600 to 1,700 of the longest pipes and,
of course, considerably more short ones.
A dozen or more pipes are stuck to
gether to temper, a drying process the
length of which varices according to the
heat of the room.
“When sufficiently dry the work of
molding commences. Molds of cast iron
are employed and the shelves contain
all the best known styles which are add
ed to or changed as fashion dictates
The plain, smooth clay is always first
favorite, but now and again a popular
military general—Kitchener and Rob
erts at present share the honor—is added
to the mold. In some districts the coun
terfeit presentments of a noted footballer
or the head of a race horse figure in clay
9lpes.
"The mold is hinged from stem to
bowl, and after carefully oiling both side*
the molder inserts his hand-rolled and
tempered pipes, passes a wire through
the stem to make the all-important draft
hole, closes the mold and places it in a
hand press, which punches a hole in the
bowl. While the mold is still closed the
operator removes the superfluous clay
with a knife. Then he passes his hand
over any rough places and the pipe is
ready to dry.
“Two or three days In a fairly warm
room at an even temperature are need
ed for the drying process, and when thus
far completed the pipe Is of a creamV
tint and has a highly polished surface.
Then the finisher applies his art. quietly
removing seams and inequalities and
making all ready for the burner.
“A circular kiln, beneath which three
fires are blazing at white heat, stands
In the open yard, and in this the pipes
are plunged. They are carefully packed
In what are termed ‘Beggars’ or fire clay,
each of which contains some three gross.
In reality there are two kilns in one,
one for the long pipes and one for the
short, and they are kept burning at w hite
heat for 12 or 13 hours, after which time
the pipes are gradually allowed to cool
and are then draw n forth hard and white,
ready for the glazing of the stems, and.
If quality demands, scouring and fin
ishing.”
Thf Age of Kllmlirlh.
Elizabeth was holding that last tete
a-tete with Mary Stuart.
‘‘At any rate,” said the Virgin Queen,
*T shall give my name to the age.”
“Well, you ought to," retorted Mary,
“you look every day of it."
Realizing the jig was up, Mary re
tired to make her will.—N. Y. Sun.
Pboiogriiili Chltrli Oak.
One of the peculiar freaks of a recent
tornado at Waupaca. Wls., was the driv
ing of a caoinet photograph into an oak
tree. W. Jorgensen sawed down the
tree and will keep the freak.
Pla>ln|t a Mean Trick.
Smith—Jones Is the meanest man on
earth.
Brown—What did he do?
"He’s deaf and he’s never told his bar
tier.”—Household Ledger.
Infection In Public.
At au industrial school in Liverpool,
where 200 children were bathed in the
same water, several cases of pneumonia
have been set up.
Colton Good, for the World.
The world uses |5iki,oou,(kkj worth of
cotton goods in a year. Of this Greai
Britain manufactures uo per cent.
HU DRIEHIAN
MSIWTO
Sagattl Sagouni, President of the
Armenian Revolutionary So
ciety in London, Murdered.
WHILE ENTERING RESIDENCE
HE WAS FOULLY SHOT TO DEATH.
®**OMn**" Life llnri Boon Threntfn«*tl
On Acisinnt of IIIk l*nrtI«*Ii»n(Ion
In the Ripoanrt1 of the >tlmtppro
prlutlon of Knntfln Rnlned In
Avnerlen l or tlie \riiienfnn«i.
London. Oct. 28.—Sagatel Sagouni.
president of the Armenian revolution
ary stxdety in London, was murdered
in the suburb of Nunhead late Mon
day evening. The crime has created a
sensation, as it has every appearance
of being of a political character, anti
has been preceded by the assassinations
of other officials of branches of the
same stxdety on the continent.
M. Sagouni, who only returned to
London, Monday, after settling up the
affairs of an associate In Switzerland,
who was recently assassinated by stab
bing. was entering his residence when
a man msnea across the road and tired
four shots at Sagounl In quick succes
sion, the last bullet entering the region
of the heart. The murderer, who ap
peared to be a foreigner, fled. The
only clews to the man in possession
of the authorities are a felt hat and a
silver-plated revolver, both made in
New York, which he dropped in his
flight.
The murdered man. who was a min
ing engineer, became wealthy in the
Caucasus, and devoted his money to
the Armenian cause. His society was
entirely passive and opposed to vio
lence, and it is thought this attitude
inspired the advanced section of the
Armenians with the desire for ven
geance. the latter claiming that Sa
gouni’s society devoted funds to char
ity which would have been better ap
plied to violent remedies for the Ar
menian grievances.
^Sagounl is said to have moved to
England from New York early in 1902.
It is stated that Sagouni’s life had
been threatened on account of his par
ticipation in the exi>osure, by the edi
tor of the Boston newspaper. Young
Armenia, after the misappropriation of
funds by a faction of the Armenian
revolutionists. These men are alleged
to have collected $20,000 In America in
1902, and to have put the money in
their own pockets, instead of pushing
the propaganda for the emancipation of
the Armenians, for which the money
was subscribed.
NOT OF CHEAT SKJMKIC WCK.
RrHHrdril A> (lie Heault or Hitter
IVelinu Between I'm*tInn*.
Boston, Oct. 28—The murder of Sa
gatei Sagouni, president of the Ar
menian revolutionary society, in Lon
don, is not regarded as being of great
political significance by Armenians in
this city, but rather as a result of a
: bitter feeling which exists between two
factions within the revolutionary par
j ty itself. In support of this, it was cit
ed the recent attempt to assassinate an
j Armenian editor, Peter Kuregian, in
| this city, by members of the revolu
tionary party said to hold six'ialistic
views which Kuregian opposed. At the
trial, an officer of the party testified
that the members of the socialistic
wing had taken steps to remove "all
obstructions” in spreading their views.
THE BARON WILL COME BACK
The lierninu t'orriun Olllre Iti'nlci
the lteiiurt That Von SternherK
Will Nut 11et urn.
Berlin, Oct. 28.—The foreign office
1 denies that there is any truth in the
! report published in the United States
yesterday that Baron Von Sternberg,
the German ambassador at Washlng
| ton, will not return to his post. The
! officials say the umbasador will return
to the United States at the end of No
vember.
SHORT-LIVED LIBERTY.
Two Federal l*rl»oner« Who Ra
raiiril From the Wiehltn iKm.)
Jull N|.ei'dtl> K«-«-m>(ured.
Wichita, Kas., Oct. 28.—Ralph and
Roy Martin, federal prisoners, convict
ed of cutting open a mail sack, es
caped from the county jail here early
Tuesday morning by digging through
the wall. They were recaptured with
in a few hours, one of them being too
sick to get away.
The Hrenldcnt'a lllrttulnv.
Washington. Oct. 28.—President
Roosevelt, Tuesday, celebrated the for
ty-fifth anniversary of his birth. Many
beautiful and touching reminders of
the event came to him from every part
of the country. Hundreds of telegrams
and letters of congratulation were re
ceived at the White House during the
day.
Arrnlit nrd For Bribery.
Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 28.—Henry
F. Brown, a prominent capitalist and
politician, was arraigned on an indict
ment charging that he offered to Al
derman Fred W. Powers a bribe of $500
to accept the bid of the Bowers Rubber
Co. for fire hose. Mr. Brown pleaded
not guilty.
American C hurch at IKerlln.
Berlin, Oct. 28—It has been definitely
ly decided to dedicate the new Ameri
can church here on Thanksgiving day.
The building only lacks a few finishing
touches before reaching completion.
REPORT OF ADMIRAL RAE
Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engi
neering of the Navy Reports.
$«*v«***nl Heconinieii«l«ifIon* In*
cltidlnii IniprovrmrntM \t the
Vnrlotia %'nvy %nnl»*
Washington. Oct. 2P.—The annual re
port of Rear-Admiral C. W. Rae, chief
of the bureau of steam engineering, for
the fiscal year ended June 30, last,
says:
The report of the liquid fuel hoard,
when published, will be of inestimable
benefit, to the manufacturing, maritine
and naval world, and will show the
far-reaching benefit of careful, con
scientious and extended ex|>erimental
investigation. Neither in extent nor
in character have these tests been
equalled, either at home or abroad,
and the bureau feels asured that when
the results of the experiments are
made known that the necessity and ad
visabilty of conducting extended inves
tigation in other directions will be
made manifest.”
Tiie reiKirt earnestly requests the de
tails of Junior line officers as assistants
to the naval Inspectors of material, in
order that the training that they would
receive may fit them for the important
duties of inspectors in charge.
Reviewing the needs of the bureau
at the different yards, the following
recommendations are made for the
yarns named:
Portsmouth, N. H„ entire set of
buildings for the bureau; Boston, pow
er plant; New York, several new build
ings; League Island, additional tools,
Norfolk, auxiliary machine shop; Mare
Island, appropriation for remaining
buildings proposed for the new plant;
Puget Sound,pattern shop, power house
and administration building; Key
West, new foundry; Pensacola, com
plete outfit of shops. The estimated
cost for tools and machinery plant at
Charleston Is given at $250,000.
NATIONAL GUARDS DEPART.
The Megulnrm I .eft to Flnlali tlie
fc'rou rnuiiiie .if tlnneu v er* at
Fort Kite)’, Kan.
Fort Riley, Kas., Oct. 28.—All of the
national guards regiments broke camp
Tuesday morning and left for home.
In reality, they broke camp Monday
night, for their tents were struck and
all of the heavy baggage loaded cm the
trains. It was found necessary to do
this in order to permit the prompt de
parture of the trains in the morning.
The proceeding, however,compelled the
men to sleep in the open, and there
was no great comfort in doing so, for
it was as cold a night as has been ex
perienced in this place during the
maneuvers.
The balance of the programme for
the regulars has been rearranged. There
was no military problem for Tuesday,
and Wednesday will see the last exer
cise of that character, when a convoy
will be sent out and attacked and de
fended by the opposing forces. Thurs
day night the troops will march out at
nightfall, bivouac and establish out
posts in the morning. The balance of
the week will be given over to drills
and target practice.
AUTHORITATIVE DENIAL
1 lie .In |>nn flteamahlp M|i|ion
Mnru Will \ol Cull at Midway
Inin ml I'tn Itoiite.
San Francisco. Oct. 28.—The reports
sent out from Honolulu, a few’ days
ago, to the effect that the To.vo Risen
steamship Nippon Maru would call at
Midway island on her way to Yokoha
ma. owing to anxiety over the alleged
strained relations between Japan and
Russia, is denied by the general agent
of the line in this city, on the authori
ty of Minister Takahira. at Washing
ton. When the report concerning the
Nippon Maru was received there.
Agent Avery consulted Japanese Con
sul Fyeno, and he in turn wired Minis
ter Takahira, who promptly denied it
on the strength of a cablegram from
the consul-general at Honolulu,
COLORADOANS PROTEST.
They Think They lire Private draft
In the SeureuHtlon .if Certain
I'tihlle l.ntitl.
Salida, Col., Oct. 28.—At a mass
meeting of citizens of this (Chafee)
county, resolutions were adopted pro
testing against the general land office
at Washington setting aside public
lands adjacent to this city as a part of
the San Isabel forest reserve. The
land in question is rich mineral and
agricultural land, and the charge is
made that private interests are seeking
to have the land reserved for their own
gain.
Admnrpil On the Docket.
Washington. Oct. 28.—The supreme
court of the United .States denied the
motion, made last Monday, to unite
the cases of Jackson W. Giles, attack
ing the validity of the suffrage provi
sions of the new Alabama constitution,
with the case of Dan Rogers, a murder
case, and has advanced them on the
docket for January 4.
I’raibu III) Kutull) Shut.
St. Louis, Oct. 28.—John Arntzen. a
steamboat engineer, was probably fa
tally shot. Monday afternoon.by Thom
as Killeen, saloonkeeper at 417 Chest
nut street, on the sidewalk in front of
the latter's saloon. The men had been
warm friends.
tinmll|i«t nt Itroaitlua.
Clarksburg, W. Va.. Oct. 28.—Two
students in Broadus college, the Bap
tist denominational school in this city,
have smallpox, and the entire college
is under quarantine. One hundred and
filtj students are confined.
ATTENDED WITH
Opening of the National Levee Con
vention at New Orleans With
Much Ceremony.
THE PURPOSE OF THE HEETIHG
IN APPEAL TO THE GOVERNMENT.
Altl Will Ilf* tf» Doth
Hunk* of flit* M ImaInm! |»pi nutl lo
>1 n I ti tn I n TIit'Mf l.t*%et*n \t «• Max
imum (irutle An a Alcana (if I’ro*
t erf Ion.
New Orleans, Oct. 28.—Attended with
considerable ceremony, including the
firing of cannon, the largest and in
point of personnel the most influential
levee convention yet held in the Mis
sissippi valley, opened, Tuesday, in
Tulane hall. President Chas. Scott, of
the Interstate Mississippi River Im
provement and Levee association
called the body to order. The purpose
of the meeting Is to appeal to the na
tional government for sufficient aid tc
levee both banks of the river and to
maintain these levees at maximum
grade, reclaiming and giving protection
to the alluvial lands and improving
navigation. The attendance included
governors, senators, members of con
gress, high railroad officials and rep
resentatives of the commercial ex
changes and levee boards from many
states of the valley. Telegrams were
received from men in 25 or more states
expressing sympathy with the move
ment. President Stuyvesant Fish of
the Illinois Central, Vice-President
Winchell of the Rock Island, officials
of the Texas & Southern Pacific, ex
Secretary of the Treasury Charles S.
Fairchild, Gov. Longino of Mississip
pi, Senator Berry, of Arkansas; Con
gressman Davidson, of Wisconsin, and
others were present.
Ex-Gov. Stanard, of Missouri, was
chosen temporary chairman. The open
ing session closed with the appoint
ment of a committee on permanent or
ganization
RESIGNATION OF BOWLES.
The Stepping Down of >iivnl Con
Mt motor llo\*l<‘<t CniiNCN Coti
Micloru l»l<> Comment.
New York, Oct. 28.—The sudden res
ignation of Naval Constructor Bowles
has caused comment here among those
interested in the Pnited States ship
building scandal.
In the suit growing out of the scan
dal last week. Rear Admiral Bowles
was shown to have received a large
block of stock in the ship trust for his
work in appraising a plant absorbed
by the trust. Probing into secrets of
the trust. Attorney I'ntermyer placed
Lewis Nixon on the stand. The evi
dence was as follows;
Attorney I’ntermyer—Name others
who got blocks of stocks from the ship
building trust.
Lewis Nixon—Rear-Admiral Bowles.
Attorney Untermyer—How much did
he get?
Lewis Nixon—Ten thousand dollars
In cash, $15,000 In bonds and $25,000 of
eath kind of stock.
Attorney Untermyer—For appraising
the plants of the shipbuilding trust?
Lew is Nixon—Yes.
It is understood that Admiral Bowles
will accept the presidency of the Fore
River Ship & Engine Co., of Quincy.
Mass., at a salary of $25,000, which is
nearly $20,000 mere than the govern
ment paid him.
TRAGEDY AT SEATTLE.. WASH
('Inuil H. A rliucklr Family Shoots
Gladys Grey and Thru Knds
lliw Ow it
Seattle, Wash.. Oct. 28.—Crazed with
the knowledge that she had deserted
him for another man, Claud H. Ar
buckle, formerly a floor-walker in a
local dry goods house, Monday night
tired two shots into Glady s Grey, for
merly a variety actress at Nome, in
a room at the Hotel Cecil, and then
blew out his brains. The woman will
•lie. The first bullet lodged in the girl’s
lung, and the second shot, fired with
the muzzle of the gun pressed against
her back, set her clothing on fire. Ar
buckle then placed the muzzle of the
revolver in his mouth and blew off the
top of his head.
THE AIR FAILED TO WORK.
There Wiii, In ( oiinequence. n Colli
sion. With I nfill IfeMultM. On the
l)en\er A Hlo Grande.
Salida, Col., Oct. 28.—By the air fail
ing to work on the second section of a
freight train on the Denver & Rio
Grande, on a steep grade, the train ran
into the rear of the first section. Four
men were buried beneath the wreck
age. Three of them were killed out
right and one frightfully injured.
The dead:
Samuel Brown, engineer.
Henry Simons, brakeman.
John Mulcahey, brakeman.
Injured:.
Henry Fitzsimmons, arm and leg
broken and bruised about body.
TKr.f Men Reported Killed.
Niagara Falls. N. Y.. Oct 28 —Three
men were reported killed and five in
lured in an accident at the Canadian
Niagara Power Co.’s plant at Niagara
Falls, Ont., Tuesday.
To Inspect Kuaalnn NH.nl Force.,
St. Petersburg. Oct. 28—A dispatch
from Port Arthur says Viceroy Aliexeff
1 as gone to Talien-Wan to inspect tha
But's-n naval in the Pacific.
JAS. FUSSELL, President.
L. ROLLWAGE, Vice Pres dent.
THE
J. T. FONDREN, Cashier,
EASTERN ARKANSAS
Is fully equipped to do a General Nankin* Business and solicits the accounts of
Corporations, Firms and Individuals.
VI>I It IX TOHHi%.
J. W. Wynnf.. of Wynne, Love k Co.. Memphis
James FTssei.i.. of Fiissell. Graham k Co.. Forrest Citv.
L. Kol.l.wa<;k. of Kollwatre k Alderson. Forrest Citv.
W. H. McIianiei.. Capitalist and Planter. Forrest City.
A. IteCKKR. of Becker & Lewis. Forrest City.
J. W. Its.CK. of J W. Beck & Co.. Forrest City.
N. W. Nohton. Attorney. Forrest City
C. L. Fchji.kston. New Orleans
T. Fondues. Forrest City.
Capital Stock, Paid in, $30,000.
Surplus $12,000.
Undivided Profits,$3,000.,^
Will extend to patrons every accommodation con
sistent with safe Banking principles.
Safety Deposit Vault! Customers
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