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HOT SPRINGS7^ HOPE IS GONE Racing Bill Killed in House After at Amusing Filibuster—Senate Passes Prohibition Sub mission Bill. Little Rock, March 11.—Tht b use this morning adopted, ic c, untilttee of the whole, the sen ate bill appropriating $10,000 f.u llK relief of Brinkley sufferer-. I, will be passed an 1 the money B,a(je available Friday morning. pdrks of La Fayette introduced a bill providing a radical change penitentiary management and designed to remove friction from the management of that iustitu ,iJn> Instead of five constitu tionals Akers a- the board, the bill provides that affairs shall be managed by a commission of three appointed bv the governor, to be known as president, finan cial agent and superintendent, with quarterly inspection by an official designated by the gover nor. Negro males are to be woiked at the state farm; the whites on public roads of the state, if feasi ble. It is bJiev. d tbe bill will take the management out of politics. The filibuster against the Gar land county racing bill which started yesterday, continued until noon, when Carl Lee withdrew his motion to postpone, saying, “We merely want to show the bill is designed tor the benefit of high cliss gamblers at Hot Springs.” At 2:40 Mr. Thompson of In dependtiic*. who wi h Mr. Carl Lee of Woodruff led the fight against the bill yesterday took floor and 20 minutes afterwards announced that “when the house adjourns tonight I will still be on the fl >or.” Every effort was put forth to lake him off the floor on the grounds that he was talking for purposes of delay only and he had practically ac knowledged as much by his stati ment that he intended to talk until the hou^e adjourned. He kept bis word, however, and yielded the floor tmly long enough for motions to adjourn, which wer' frequent. A motion to adjonrn finally carried by a vote of 35 to 32 The gallery which was packed, greaily enjoyed the si uation, tspicially the last half or three quarters of an hour, when Mr. Carl Lee in assisting Mr. Tomp son, asked the latter if he knew wbeather the original racing bill pending before the house was identical with the bill published in Hot Springs newspapers which the Garland county rei* r, * ntatives distributed among the members of the house in lieu ot printed c pies of the bill. Mr. Thompson replied that he had not and Mr. CarlLee then asked him to hold the original bill while he read from the news papers to see whether the bills were alike. The hill is un un usually long one and the support *** »uc mi iiniiiciiiiiiciy cu tered a strenuous protest. Upon each protest a cry of “louder-’ Mr, U irILee would remark that ho was doing the best be could, that he wanted to accommodate every one, and desiring to do so he would just read over what he had read." As the result, amid the laughter of the specta tors and many of the membars to whom the situation appealed, whether they were for or against the bill Mr. CarlLee would read the first section of the bill over and over. He never even read further than the first section as he would be interrupt ed before finishing it and _b?gin anew Atler efforts to stop the reading faded, an attempt was made to have the clerk to read the bill instead of him, but be managed to stick to his guns and w*s still reading when the house adjourned. Efforts were- also made to have him sent to the committee room to compare the This effort was fustrated hy Mr. 1 homson, however, who sl'" *le^d the floor and who stated that he had been asked a ques bon and would have to go through the bill with Mr. CarlLee before could answer. Those supporting the bill de I*1, *t was a local measure and £tl0,u. he treated as such. Those g it.ng it affected the entire state. The house this afternoon killed the bill creating the Garland countv racing commission by a vote of 55 to 14. Having deleated a motion to reier the Gann bill to the Tem perance Committee and r j-c'etl eytrv amendment offered to the! bill except the Wingo amendment adopted Tuesday, the Senate yes- j terday afternoon passed the bill I by a vote of 29 to 1, laid on the table a motion to reconsider the v°te and sent the bill to the house. This was the only bill of “state-wide" importance passed during the day. TheG.nn til. as a statutory state-wide prohi bition bill is killed, as the house can now do nothing with the bill except to pass it as amended or refuse to concur in the amend ment. G. R. HAYN1E IS NEW HEAD COUNCIL Woodmen Elect Officers and Raise $300 for the Briakley Sufferers— Ovation for Mrs. Lnlu Markwell. Fort Smith, March 10.—In less! than ten minutes tonight, the state convention of the Woodmen of the World contributed $390 for the relief of the Brinkley suffer ers. Fifty dollars of the amount was voted from the funds of the Head Camp, and the balance was donated by personal subscriptions of delegates. The following are the officers elected bv the convention for the next two ensuing years: G. R. Haynie, Prescott, head consul; Tom D. Patton, Danville, head advisor; Fred Elza, Benton, head clerk; C D. Johnson, M na, hpaH h-tnlror* M l^pcnnlrlc Warren, head escort; S W. Beth june, Warren, head watchman; Tbad Hartin, McCrory, head sen try; H. R. Lucas, John Patton, N. M. Alexander, L. E. Thras lin, John Barr, head manag#rs, W. II. Rector, Fort Smith, C. C. Kavanaugh, Little Ro^k.J. \1. L. Thomason, Monticelio, M. M. Stuckey, Newport, delegates to sovereigu camp. Woodman Circle. The Woodman Circle conven tion adjourned this afternoon, af ter electing the following officers: Lulu Mirk well of Little Rock, who has been the head officer of the Ciicie for the past six years, grand guardian; Calle Wr>gh', Paragould, grand advisor; Grace Sengleion. Fort Smith. grand clerk; Mrs. Haynes, Argenta, grand banker; Libbie Oneal, Hot Springs, prand chaplain; Maud Taylor, P.umerville, a.tendant; Ida Earle, Morrilton, delcg te to the supreme lodge. Mrs. Markwell was honored during the morning with an invi tation to address the W. 0. W. delegates. She was given an nation. I BRINKLEY STORM WORSE Twenty-Nine Dead and Seventy-Four Injured—Deaths and Damage Elsewhere. Brinkley Ark. March 11.— Tweiity-nine dead and seventy four injured is the local casualty list of Monday’s tornado. Governor Donaghey arrived yesterday and declared ni rtial law and placed the si ua it n in the hands of the shirtff. All the dead and injured are proper ly cared for and large fo ces of men are at work clearing away the wreckage. The storm which wtought such havoc here apparently entered the state from the southwest and swept over eleven c unties to the noitheast. Belated reports from small towns tell of death and injury to many persons and large proper ty log*. Outside ol Brinkley thirteen ptreons are killed, and forty six injured of whom some may die. At Chidester three members of the family of A. T. Gascon were fatally hurt and four other members seriously injured, r it teen persons sustained broken limbs, fourteen bouses were destroyed, two churches and school bouses damaged. At Malvern the Methodist church was destroyed and the Baptist church unroofed. Five miles west of Benton the church, school house and twenty dwellings were destroyed. Mrs Margaret Elrod was killed and three injured. At Pine Wood, libber yuck ran was killed and three injured. At Zion, Elgar, Roy and Lent Mason were killed; Umesjand I Coma Mason were fatally in I lured. . At Forche Dam, one is dead and five injured. At Sheridan a child oi Arthur Faulkner was killed. At Forda, Mrs. Jackson was killed and at Bonham an un known white woman was killed. ___ _ AAXJ SENATE VOTES TO EXTEND SESSION Then Amends the Gann Bill Requiring It to be Submitted to the People — Sewerage Franchise Ratified. Li tie Rock, March 10—After h .ving “locked horns’ twice the q les'.ioa of extending the session of the lcgisl rture for 60 days, the senate yesterday afternoon, by a vote of 27 to 4, concurred in tr» house resolution for exten lion. As soon as the extension question was settled the s.-nate took up the (xrnti state-wide prohibition bill. No other change was made. Tne amend, inent was introduced by Senator Wingo and he led the fight, de claring he was doing so in the interest of temperance. The senator made his two ad dresses, the opening and the closing arguements, before the largest crowd that has been in the senate this session. All the available floor space in the lob bies was taken, women and visi tors had the seats of the senators and the galleries were crowded. The last section of the Gann bill provides the act shall go in to effect July 1, 1WJ, and any and all money paid for licenses beyond said day shall be returned to the parties holding the licenses which may by the act be nullified. Tbe Wrngo amendment strikes that section from the bill, pro vides the question of for or against prohibition shall be submitted to the voters at ■ special election to be held July 14. and if prohibition carries, the law shall go into effect Janu arv 1 1010 The senator claimed the adop tion of the amendment meant the salvation of the Gann bill. The prohibition question, he claimed, must be put to a popular vote sooner or later to settle the ques tion for all time and take it out of politics. Vigorous speeches against the iloption of the amendment were made by Senator Watson ot Ful ton and Seoator Carlock of Madi son. In substance they said they telt sure the people of the state want statutory sinte-wide prohi bition. Senator Hamiter spoke in favor i»f the submission amendment und was hissed from the galleries. While the hissing was not con tinued long, it was pronounced while it lasted and President Martin asked that order be main tained. Tne roll call on the adoption of the amendment was the last bus iness of the afternoon. A motion to put the previous question shut IT debate and an amendment to the amendment by Senator Logan to leave the question to the qual ified white vi ters of the state did not get to the secretary’s desk. The roll call showed 17 votes for the amendment and 13 against and two senators paired. Yesterday was senate day in ihe house, but that body haught ily refused to bother itself with senate business until word came teat the senate had concurred in the house resolution extending the session. Then it settled down to business and acted up n a few local senate bids, among them being bill number 208, by Logan, to validate the ordinance of the city council of Mena grant ing a sewer franchise to H. W. Cardwell, explained by Mr. Ham ilton; vote 60 to 0. ARKANbAb rUKfcbl NOW 1,600,000 ACRES State Authorities May Now Authorize Forest Officers to Act as Fire Wardens - Ranger Examina tion in Mena This Fall. O i February 23 the president signed the proclamation creating an addition of nearly 600,000 acres to the Arkansas National Forest. The land included in this addition was withdrawn from entry on November 23, 19 K. This makes the total area of this forest about 1,600,00^5 acres. Important Regulation. The Secretary of Agriculture approved the following regula tions, which might be made of considerable value to Arkansas: “All forest officers will co oper ate with state and territorial offi cials, so far as they can without undue interference with the reg ular forest work, to enforce local laws for the prevention and ex tinguishment of torest fires. When authorized to do so by the proper state officers, they will, wit! out additional pay, act as 6re wardens with full power to en force the local laws.” On February 10th a proclama tion was signed creating the Mar quette national forest, with an area of 30,603 acres, and on the next day another was signed cre ating the Michigan nationa. fer est with an area of 132,770 acres. J These aro the fi st forests 'o be established in that state. Examination for Rangers. It is e*xpected that the next Rangers examination will not it held unt'll‘ometime during t c fall of 19 )9. This ex miinatiot will be along the sime )i ;es as the last one, which was held at Fort Smith April 23-24, 1908, anti will probably be conducted at Mena. Seventy-eight applicanb tried the last examination at Fort Smitli but less than one third were successful Samples of some new wolf hail have been received and will bt given a thorough trial by so m old time woll hunters and trap pers. It it proves successful large quantises may be used it ridding the range of pedatory animals. HOLDS BONDSMEN FOR THE $14,500 Many Little Rock Business Met Affected by Decision of Chan cellor in Home Fire Insur ance Company Case. Little Rock, March 11.—The demurrer of the bondsmen of the Home Fire Insurance Company to the suit ot John P. Streepey, receiver for the company, was overruled by Chancellor Martin eau yesterday afternoon after a lengthy hearing and argument. The contention of the bondsmen that the bond given by them was merely a fidelity and not an idemnity bond was not allowed by the chancellor, who held that the bond was in effect two bonds and acted both as a fidelity and an idemnity bond. The bondsmen are being sued f 1 4 Cl tA t L a o i ill n t ref tli a liability of the Home Fire Insur ance Company above its asset - A total of nine Lunds are sued on, md the total amiunt sued for on all the bonds is $23,500, but m several cases two bonds are sued on one claim, the law per mitting suit to be brought against the bonds the year the policy was taken out an 1 the year the loss occurred. There are nearly 50 bondsmen, many of whom are prominent Little Rock business men. The defendants named a num ber of grounds in their demurrer. They claimed the ccurt had nc jurisdiction and the suit, il brought at all, should have beer situated by the state auditor The constitutionality of the acl under which the suit is brought was attacked, the allegation be ing made that it was inconsis tent with itself and with othei acts bearing on the same subject. The court overruled these objec tions, holding the law constitu tional. A WATCHMAN KILLED His Own Pistol Supposed to Have Ex ploded From a Fall and Shot Him in the Neck. Fort Smith, March 10.—This morning about 7 o’clock the dead body of James Lowrey was dis covered on the second floor of the Pony Express Company’s barn on North Tenth street. He had met his death from a pistol shot wound and all evidence points to an accident. The ball cut the man’s collar in front and passed through hts throat and neck, causing probably instant death. Demit v C, iron or Dunblaz r made an investigation and sap that he is of the opinion Lowrey was killed accidentally. Tin body appeared as if he was stoop ing over a sack of feed, preparing to feed his horse, which he to mi ed at the barn, and that his pistol fell from his pork t, s riking h tent pole on the flo >r and explod ing. A dent tn the p >le shows where the hammer of the pistol struck. MENA TRADE EXPANDING Many Come from Scott County to Buy Goods of Merchants Here. In keeping «ith the progress ni Mena tmrchants, and the spread ing knowledge that a high quality of goods are handled at verv reasonable prices, the trade radius is ever on the increase. Friday tliere were in Mena J. H. McLean and Isaac White ol Chant, Bert Gist and family and Charles Sorrels and Tom Watts of Nellie, all Scott county citi zens coming here to trade with Mena merchants. Lame Shoulders. Whether resulting from a sprain 01 form rheumatic pains, there is nothin* so good for a lame shoulder us Chain berlain’s Liniment. Apply it (roeit and rub the parts v igorously at eact appl'o ition and a quick cure is cer tain. 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For headache, backache, B periodical pains, female weak- B ness, many have said it is "the ■ best medicine to take.” Try It I B Sold in This City F3 p ASK YOUR GROCERYMAN FOR THE GENUINE EUPION The Family Safety Oil 1 It Has No Equal It Will Give You Satisfaction ? It Has Stood the Test Waters-Pierce Oil Co. I Postoffice We especially desire the custom of our friends from out of town and guarantee to please them Mena St.,opposite Postoffice —--—=-—. LEE’S SEEDS Especially Adapted to the South... They are always satisfactory. Spe cial attention given mail orders. Write for our loot* catalogue. ARTHUR G. LEE Seed Merchant Ft. Smith, \rk. ....WHITE OAK CEMETERY.... The only taxed cemetery In I*olk county. I'lneet location. LOTS.FROM $5 TO S20 PHONE 370 | ODD FELLOWS CEMETERY Well situated and perfectly I drained Map, plat and in formation at Odd Fellows Hldg. I Phone 242. Old Lindsay, Supt.