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INSPECTION EXPLAINED TLo Moimtam Air Announcement was maie of a gift of $25,000 to Flsk university, a Nashville, Tenn, negro institution, by J. STATE CAPITOL IIETS 10 NOTES Last Census Shows Arkansas Raised 169.000 Bushels in State. YIELD WORTH $183,000 Pears Also Another Valuable Crop to Raise Sold for One Dollar a Bushel. Weetera Xewrpaper Uaioa Xtwi Serrlc. Washington.

Arkansas produced 169,000 bushels of peanuts, valued at $183,000, in 1909, as against TS.ihmi bushels, valued at $70,000 in 189S, ac cording to a statement made public by the census bureau. The 10.02". farms reporting in 1909 give an acreage of 10,025 as against 5,223 acres reported by 5,747 farms in 1899. Another report shows that 3S," bushels of pears, valued at $3 were produced in Arkansas in as compared with bushels in 1899. Two hundred and twenty-two thousand trees of bearing age and 197,000 trees not bearing age are re ported.

DISAGREE OVER BUILDING Joint Plans of County and City In Danger or Disruption. Westers Knrivaptr Haioe Sew Serrlea, rort smith. This city does not know whether it will build two courthouses or one or none at all, owing to the attempt on the part of the city council to dictate who shall and who shall not serve on the county half of the Joint commission. The architect's plans were accepted first by the county court, the building commission, and then by the city board of public affairs after they were submitted to the city council for approval. That body undertook to compel the county' Judge to name two commissioners at the behest of the council, which he declined to do, and the council has refused to take any action whatever on the proposed building.

Now County Judge Harp declares the council will either act at once or there will be no courthouse built by the city and county Jointly, aad he has secured aa option on a block land centrally located, aad proposes to build a county courthouse without regard to what the city may da. Elks Convention Ends. Hot Springs. With the election of officers for the ensuing year and the selection of Pine Bluff as the place for holding the 1913 convention, the fourth annual convention of Arkansas Elks was closed. The following officers were elected: President, Will Steel.

Texarkana; first vice president, T. E. Wood, Marianna; second vice president, J. C. Futrali, Fayettevflle; secretary, E.

L. Howlett, Hot Springs (re-elected); treasurer, J. M. Gibson, Newport (re-elected); executive committee, J. A.

Ginnochio, Little Rock; F. G. Stover, Jonesboro; W. B. Alexander, Pine Bluff.

Postal Clerks Meet. Pine Bluff. The fourth annual convention of the Arkansas branch of the National Association of Postoffice Clerks closed here with a banquet at the Hotel Jefferson, following an interesting business session and a number of social features. Little RocV was selected as the convention city for 1913. Thirty-one delegates, representing 12 cities, were present.

EXPECT EUKPER CROP Benton County Has Shipped Many Cars of Strawberries. Westers Xewepsper fioa Sews Service. Rogers. This county Is becoming famous as a strawberry market. The Frisco and Kansas City and Memphis railroad has bandied 82 cars so far.

These berries all went to the Northern markets, St. Louis, St. Paul, Ds Moines, Burlington, Chicago and Denver, they are the finest berries ever pot on the market from here, bringing prices ranging from $1.75 to $150 per crate. The horticulturists of Benton county say- that this county will produce the laryest apple crop ever known in Its history, and tbar from present indications this crop will produce for the farmers of Benton county over There are a great many Northern farmers who are coming to Benton county from Minnesota and the Dakota. Tbey are seeking a milder climate, and say the climate of Arkansas is ideaL PEA UTS VALUABLE GRQ Some People Object to Eating Meat Where Part Was Condemned.

Little Rock. Chief Meat and Food Inspector C. M. Campbell fc- ceived many complaints from peot- say they do not see how parts of animals may be condemned for tuberculosis and other diseases without the whole animal being affected. In reply to these, Mr.

Campbell asserts that the department inspection is carried on under the same rules as those of the United States government. This ex planation is given by Dr. Melvin, chief of the bureau of animal industry, in a report, a part of which is as follows: "The idea of eating meat out of a slightly diseased animal may be repulsive to some, but a little consideration should readily convince a reasonable person that there is no valid reason for condemning and wasting perfectly wholesome meat simply because there happens to be somewhere in the animal a gland or an organ showing a lesion, or a perasitlc nodule or some slight local condition which does not extend to or affect in any way the remainder of the carcass. The argument that all the meat of an animal affected to even the slightest degree with any disease shonld be totally and utterly condemned, if carried to the extreme with and to its logical end, result in the condemnation of practically every animal slaughtered and the abolition of meat as food. "The commission could easily undertake to show that not any single animal used for food In any part of the world would, upon miscroscopic study, be shown to be absolutely free from all infection or lesion if said animal were presented to it for examination.

"Objections to it usually come from those who have not made a study of comparative pathology, and who are not qualified to pass upon the questions involved, and sometimes they come from those who oppose the use of meat at an as food and who wish to discredit it in every possible way." Law Class Graduated. Little Rock. The graduates of the law class of 1912, University of Ark-anasas, have received their diplomas, at which time Miss Erie Chambers was the first woman Arkansas to graduate from a law school. Miss Chambers is widely known in this city, having formerly been a teacher in Fort Steele school. There was no formal presentation of diplomas to the graduates by Dean CarmichaeL but the alumni of the law department held their annual banquet.

Appeal Made for Former Gov. O. Pic da 11 appeared before Gov. Donaghey on behalf of W. 8.

Rhea, who is under sentence of death for the murder of Constable Vital A re hard, sear Dumas, tost year. Mr. Pindall presented to the governor aa affidavit made by William Linw-sey, a negro, that Rhea was not with the mob of negroes who shot and killed Archard. Gov. Donaghey stated that he would announce his decision la a few days.

Rhea's case was re cently affirmed by the supreme court. Guard Companies Mustered Out. Orders were issued by Adjntant General B. W. Green of the Arkansas National Guard for the mustering out of Company First Regiment, stationed at McCrory.

It was stated that the company had failed to meet the re quirements placed upon the companies of the national guard. Good Roads Delegates Little Rock. County Judge Asher of Pulaski scanty aas appointed 100 delegates to represent Little Rock and Pulaski county at the tri state good reads convention at Monte Ne, Ark, July 3-4. The list includes many of the prominent business and professional men in Little Rock. Little Rock.

Associate Justice Hart of the Arkansas supreme court continues to improve after being operated on for appedicitis. It is now believed that Judge Hart will be able to return to the bench In time to bear the arguments in the famous suits involving the "Joker" clause to the initiative and referendum amendment to the state constitution. Decoration Day Is Observed. Little Rock. Wearers of the gray rode with veterans of the Federal army In the parade which formed part of the observances of Memorial Day In Little Rock.

An Invitation had been extended to members of Omer Weaver Catrp, United Confederate Veterans, to participate la the parade and exercises and a number of the Confederate veterans responded. In the exercises which were held at the National cemetery, J. F. Mayes of Fort Smith delivered the principal address, paying tribute to the men who gave tip their lives on ths battlefield and urging the need for equal determination in meeting the problems of citizenship that exist today. e.

r. ftHtKN, Editor. A1NT PAUU ARKANSAS. NEWS OF THE WEEK HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN PAST OAY3 ARE BRIEFLY PRESENTED. ALL AROUND THE PLANET Dispatches From Our Own and Fsf sign Countries Are Here Given in Shcrt Meter for Busy Readers.

The dock and transport strike spread to the majority of the important seaports of the United Kingdom. The government lost its initial action in its suit to curb the alleged coffee trust when the United State circuit court in New York refused to issue an injunction restraining the alleged trust from disposing of 930,000 bags of coffee stored in a Brooklyn warehouse. A cyclone that swept down Hominy Talley and through the sooth side of SkJatook, 20 miles north of Tulsa, left a trail of death and destruction. Seren deaths hare been reported and at least three were injured fatally and a score or less hurt. Indications based on fairly conclusive returns are that Theodore Roosevelt has won all the twenty-eight delegates at the Xew Jersey primaries.

President Taft sent a message to President Gomez of Cuba, assuring him that the United States will not in terrene in Cuba. Being a delegate to the national Republican convention in Chicago threatens to become a genuine empty honor. Waiters in the big hotels and cafes are considering a walkout to occur during the time the men who save the country every four years gather to begin their stupendous task. Senate Democrats, Republicans and progressiTes Joined in a discussion regarding the quick disposition of pending legislation. The result was a brighter prospect for early passage of the metal and other tariff bills, which Bar pare the way for an adjournment artier than expected.

Dock strikers to the number of 15,000 marched la procession through London streets. They held a demonstration la Trafalgar Square and after speeches by all the labor leaders they adopted resolutions pledging themselves not to return to work until every grievance is satisfactorily adjusted. Four persons were killed at Center-ton, when their automobile went dead on the tracks of the Martinsville division of the Indianapolis, Terre Haute Eastern Traction company and was bit by a car. Search for four mell seen near Lemon 111., in a large brown touring car is being made in connection with two drainage canal murders. The bodies of the victims, one of which was identified, were recovered.

Justice Martin J. Keogb in the supreme court of White Plains, N. refused to appoint a Jury to pass upon the sanity of Harry K. Thaw. The decision of the court was contained in Use words "Trial by Jury denied." One hundred and sixty-four millions for pensions during the next fiscal year, was the gigantic total of the regular pension appropriation bill introduced in the senate.

An increase of is included to cover added expenses incident to the "dollar-a-day" pension bill recently passed. For the first time in ten centuries the three Scandinavian 4 of Denmark, Norway and Sweden met at the same time upon friendly terms, the occasion being the burial of the late King Frederick VIII. at Copenhagen. The Newark Star, which is owned by former Senator Smith, conceded Gov. Wilson's success in New Jersey, but said the opposition probably would elect six district delegates in Essex and Hudson counties.

The army appropriation bill was resorted back to the senate an house by the conferees, with aott-administration amendments which would legislate Major-General Wood out of office as cbief-of-staff and leave the location of military posts to a commission of retired army officers and two members each of the senate and bouse committees on military affairs. George W. Coleman of Boston was re-elected president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America. The political situation in this country at present is humiliating, too la-jnllfatlng," sadly declared Andrew Carnegie, wagging bis bead, as be boarded toe steamer Celtic for bis as-anal pilgrimage to Scotland. A strike of ail the transport workers in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland was called by the national executive committee of the Iran port workers' federation.

I Pierpont Morgan. The Cummins substitute for the house steel bill was defeated. Yeas. 12; nays, 60. The progressiTes voted for the bill.

The Democrats were unanimous against it. The regular Republicans voted in the negative, with the exception of Jones, Nelson, Page and Townsend. Many people from the surrounding country are taking refuge in Guao-tanamo, Cuba, owing to lack of government protection in the outlying districts. Quiet prevails in Guantana-mo. where lives and property are con sidered safe.

Mrs. David Beach con-pleted a journey on foot from New York to Chicago and gave to Mayor Harrison a message which she received from Mayor Gaynor. By a vote of 80 to 12S, the house voted down the amendment of Representative Robers Massachusetts for as appropriation of S6.000.000 is the naval bill for two battleships during next year. An amendment by Bartholdt Missouri, for one battleship was If ke wise defeated. In Judge Rush's division of the circuit court at St.

Joseph. Mo, a Jury returned a verdict in favor oCXhomas E. Coleman against the Rock Island Railroad company for $15,000. With the strike of London dockers in full force, starvation stalks nearer to millions. Eighty persons were killed in a lira in a theater at Villa real.

Spain, which was caused by the explosion of a cinematograph. In the Methodist general conference Dr. Buckley was granted the floor on a question of privilege to announce his voluntary retirement. The Ohio constitutional convention adopted a proposal abolishing the death penalty and prescribing life im prisonment. The vote was 65 to 42.

A public Chinese wedding, the first in history, has just been celebrated at Shanghai. The ceremony took place in modern fashion in Chang' Su Ho's garden. After fourteen months of almost uninterrupted hearings, the trial of the Camorrists is Bearing its close at VI-terbo, Italy. A verdict is expected by the middle of June. Three hundred trimmers and cutters at the B.

Kuppenheimer Co. factory, one of the largest clothing manufacturing plants in the UniteJ States, went on strike and asked all the garment workers in Chicago to Join them in a general walkout BlackwelL Okla, one man was killed and thousands of dollars worth of crops and buildings destroyed by a hail and wind storm which swept the country north of that town. Wholesale arrests are being made throughout Itoly as the result of the discovery of a plot to assassinate King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. The month! statement" of the department of labor shows' the total value of exports for April to have been $176,100,000, as against for the same month last year. The imports were valued at 00,000.

as against for April, 1S1L Bert G. Lewis, former private secretary and chauffeur to C. H. Tolllver, an airship inventor, peered through the barred door of his cell in the San Diego, prison and calmly admitted to Coptain of Detectives Myers that be alone was responsible for the murder of Mr. and Mrs.

Tollver at the Toliver home. Serf as rioting occurred at Lima, Peru, and at Callao as a result of the presidential election. Four persons were killed and several wounded. The candidates for the seat of President Legula, wbose term expires in September, are Guillermo Billinghurst, mayor of Lima, and Senor Aspillaga. The Westbrook hotel, at Fort Worth, Tex, refused to admit negro delegates to the Republican state convention, of whom there are The convention is now in session.

Eight delegates-at-large are to be elected. Eighteen nations, including the United States, are represented at the first international Safety Congress at Milan, Italy. United States Senator William Lori-mer will not resign bis seat without a struggle, regardless of any pressor tfcat may be brought to bear by bis friends in the senate. M. des Chanel was elected president of the French chamber of deputies by a vote of 292 to cast for Eugene Etienna.

Married happily 56 years ago, Joshua Jones and bis wife -led of pneumonia the same day at Pittsburg. Word was received at the war department that the American rifle team won first prize at Buenos Ayres. defeating teams from Chile, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia. The Eutaw House, at Baltimore and Emaw streets, the oldest hotel in Baltimore. was badly damaged by fire which started in the basement from an explosion of unknown origin.

The London Daily Mail slates that as a result of the recent wild speculation in American Marconi shares stock exchange balls may have lost as much as bet wee ntbem, and this sum will bare to be found when the day of reckoning arrives, Secretary of State Hodges Certifies Out Local treasures to Counties. LEGAL ACTION IN S0S2E Fate of AH Now Depends on Decision to Ee Made by Supreme Court of State. Wester Kewepeper Uaioe News Berries. Secretary of State Hodges sent out for publication all the local measures which it is, sought to initiate in various counties. The majority of the proposed measures have been held by the attorney general to be Invalid because tbey are in conflU with the general laws of the state, but persons interested in their passage have deposited cash or certified checks with the secretary of state to indemnify the state for the cost of their publication is case the supreme court sustains the opinion of the attorney general.

The fate of at least nine of the proposed measures to be published is dependent upon the decision of the supreme court in the cases that are now pending, involving the so-called Joker in the initiative and referendum amendment to the constitution. Only four suits hare been -filed to compel the secretary of state' to certify out disputed measures, tut in other cases, where similar points are involved, the secretary of state will be governed, it is expected, by the decision in the cases now pending. The measures which have been sent out for publication, but which will be killed if the supreme court reverses the ruling of Judge Fulk of the Pulaski County Circuit Court regarding the "Joker" are as follows: Law placing officers of Clark county On salaries; law placing officers of Pope county on salaries; law permit ting racing In Garland county; law permitting Sunday baseball in Little Rock; law permitting Sunday baseball and theaters in Argents; constitution al amendment and act permitting the ale of liquor in Camden; law abolish ing the two judicial districts in Prai rie couSSfyand providing for the selection of a county seat; law changing the county seat cf Montgomery courty from XL Ida to Womble, law placing cert all officers of Sebastian county on salaries, and changing the salaries of others; law changing the county seat of Dallas county from Fordyce to Princeton. Local measures about which no Question baa been raised aad which have been sent out for publication are as follows: Conway county stock law; bills removing Independence and Sharp counties from the Northeast Arkansas Cattle Tick Eradication District; bill to abolish the district court at De-Vall's Bluff, is Prairie county. The general measures, affecting the entire state, and proposed amendments to the constitution were sent out for publication some time ago.

They win be published in one newspaper in each county for a period of 30 days. Alleges Cruelty to Son. Little Rock. Mrs. Marian Roberts, mother of J.

A. Roberts, has filed suit in the Pulaski circuit court against County Convict Contractor E. N. Wei-gel, for $10,000 damages. She allege in her complaint that Weigel caused her son to be beaten to death while be was confined on the county convict farm.

MISDEEDS CONTINUE Night Prowler Fires at Woman When Discovered. Wn 3ffMg Vuiom Sm Ssmra. Little Rock. Despite the fact that a man suspected of being "Jack the Shooter" is confined In the state penitentiary for safekeeping, bis operations apparently are continuing. At the residence of Mrs.

M. 8pam, a man entered the room occupied by Miss May Nolaa and fired two shots. Miss Daisy Andrews was sleeping in the room with Miss Kolas, but neither was hit br the bullets. Not more than five minutes after he bad fired the two shots it the terrified women, E. M.

Pfeifer fired three shots at a shadowy jrm discovered creeping along In the shade of a boue. It Is not tbonght the prowelr was bit. Litre Rock. A $500 fire loss was sustaiaed by the Hoffman Laboratories Company, when one of the other extractors exploded, completely wreaking a generator aad causing a property loss $200..