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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03
GRAPHIC'S SIDE OF CASE
Why 1t Took the Stand 1t Did With
Reference to Local Baseball

In the following the Graphic will en-
deavor to explain to its readers its
position relative to the local baseball
association. It does this because OF
the efforts of some people to create
the impression that the Graphic has
boycotted the baseball association
which is untrue in every possible
meaning of the word.
At no time has the Graphic enter
tanned anything but a kindly feeling
for the baseball association. nor does
it entertain feeling otherwise at
the present time, Notwithstanding the
shabby treatment it has received at
the hands of the president of the as
sociation.
AS proof of the Graphics kindly
feeling in this matter it will state the
three following facts, which its read
ers all know to be absolutely true in
every detail:
First-When the question OF the or
ganization of baseball association
at Pine Bluff. to become a part of
the Cotton States League, was first
sprung, the Graphic devoted many
columns of space urging the matter,
and in every way possible appealed
to the people to take stock in the as
RI oil rfoiy y,fx
and thereby secure series of ball
games as a means of amusement for
the people OF Pine Bluff for the COM
ing summer.
Second-When the association was
organized and the stock offered for
sale the Graphic subscribed for two
shares of stock
Third-When the association be-
came a member Of the Cotton States
League, the Graphic continued to fill
it's columns with every local baseball
item that could be had, as we'll as to
reprint everything printed in the
newspapers of the Cotton States
League concerning the other teams
of the league The local and general
s baseball news filed from one to three
columns of space daily. At no time,
fccm the time the question of local
baseball team was first sprung till
after the Detroits played the local
team, did the Graphic's efforts to
create interest in the ball games, and
to make the seasons games a sue
cess. relax.
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The Pass Question.

The pass question arose when the
park, the first exhibition game played,
and il was then that the president of
the association offered insult to the
press Of the city. Judge A. B. Grace,
president of the association, came to
the Graphic office on the afternoon the
Detroit-Pine Bluff game was to be
played. He handed to the editor of
the Graphic one pass for the game
of that afternoon, the pass being is
sued to the city editor of the paper,
whose duty it is to report the ball
games. When asked how the editor
or manager of the Graphic were to see
the game, Judge Grace responded that
taey would have to do as his family
would have to dO-pay their way.
When answered to the effect that it
was shabby treatment of the press,
Judge Grace replied that the number
OF pacses was not fixed by the local
association, but by the league officers.
The response to this was that the To-
cal association may submit to such
treatment, but the Graphic wouldn't
stand for it. Judge Grace said that
the number of passes allowed to each
association by the league was too
small; that heretofore the number
had been entirely too great, and now
the league had gone to the other ex-
treme by putting the limit too low.
Judge Grace left the Graphic Office and
no further conversation occurred at
the time concerning the pass question.
The business manager of the Graphic
was absent. but came in soon after
Judge Grace left. 1t was the opinion
OF both the editor and manager of
the paper that if the Graphics nu-
stlnted support of the association and
the league was not deserving the U.S.
ual recognition extended to the press,
1t was not worth anything, and as the
ofer of one pass was so far short of
what is considered decent recogni-
tlon of the services of newspaper to
the success of all kinds of amuse-
ments, the pass was returned to the
president of the association. The
Graphic was given to understand that
one pass was all that it would re-
ceive, and one it would not accept.
! However, the Graphic reported the
DetroitPine Bluff game, but not so
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03
JEFF WANTS $35 BACK
Which He Was Made 10 Cough Up as
Result Of Investigation

On ADril 20 Coy. Davis returned tC
the state treasury $35. which had been
erroncously drawn from his conting-
ent fund for the Fayetteville trip. it
is believed, that having been an item
that figured extensively in the recent
investigation of his use of the con
tlnSent fund. Two days ago he sent a
voucher to the auditors Office for the
purpos" of drawing S35, which he de-
elared was in the treasury to the cred
1t of his contingent fund. Deputy Au-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

ditor Colquitt would not honor it,
however, as the governors contingent
fund was practically exhausted on
September 3, 1902, when there re-
mained only $3.50 to its credit. On
February II he covered back another
item of $25 enormously drawn. but
this was drawn out again long before
the expiration of the appropriation on
April l, and there are a large num-
Der OF items included in the deficiency
aspiration bill.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03
Arm FriqhtfuIIy Sawed.

While two little girls were soliciting
aid in Sanders mill to get to Memphis
one Of the girls accidentlly got her
arm against the band saw, and it was
frightfully sawed to the bone. The
foreman hastily summoned a cab and
office Her arm was dressed, and
stitches were required to close the
wound.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03
Big Fire at Little Rock.

Little Rock, May 2.-The T. H.
Bunch grain elevator, at the south end
Of the Choctaw bride, a short distance
northeast of the Choctaw passenger
station. was destroyed by fire yester-
day afternoon. Joe Gardner. a negro
laborer at the plant, is missing, and
is thought to have been burned to
death. The total property loss is es-
tinated st $4,000. Several of the
Iron Mountain and Choctaw freight
cars were burned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03
Building Boom at AItheirrer.

The little city OF Altheimer is rapid
ly growing. There is a big building
boom on. Among the latest builders
are: Mr. w. c. Crrittenden, a new
residence; w. c. Garrett. new resi-
dence; L. NJ. Quattlebaum, a new
residence. Several new store build
ings are in course of construction and
more contemplate building.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03
Coniurer Arrested.

Jim Bucknalter, colored, seventy
five years old, and considered by ne
groes as a conjurer, was arrested by
Chief Culpepper. He had a bottle
ef tacks, whisky, red pepper and
steel dust, with which he has been
soaring the "s'picious" coons.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03
Police Court.

Johnson Brown, disturbing the
peace, s675.
Alf Wilson. assault with intent to
kill, committed.
]. B. Johnson, disturbing the peace,
$6.75.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03
At TIE CHURCHES.

The work of the gospel mission for
the first four months Of this year
shows that Rev Sam S. Holcomb it's
superintendent, has not been idle,
but busy visiting and caring for the
sick and destitute, supplying them
with food medicine and clothing. All
who have contributed to the mission
fund are proud of the fact that they
have contributed to the worthy cause,
and that the results are gratifying
and known to all. Everybody should
contribute something toward this good
work. There will be no meetings at
the Mission today as Rev. Holcomb
will preach in the country.
At the First Methodist church DR.
Browning will occupy the pulpit
at both services by request of the pas
tor Subject for the morning dis
course. John, chapter I, lis verse.
Key to st. Johns Gospel" 4
Trinity Church-Sunday school $50
a. m, n. Riley, Supt.; communion SER
vice with sermon by arch-deacon Will
iiams at II a. m; evening prayer and
sermon by the arch deacon at 7:45
p. m. Annual visit Of the bishop next
Sunday, May 10, at which time the
right of confirmation will be Observed
w. ID. Buckner, rector.
First Baptist church Rev. II.
Beauchamp, of Little Rock, will oc-
cupy the pulpit today at both hours of
service. Everybody cordially invited
to worship with the congregation.
Rev. Ross Moore, pastor of the
First Baptist church, will preach the
dedicatory sermon at the dedication
services of the new Baptist church at
Camden today. The Baptists at Cam
den have built new church edifice,
which is one of the handsomest in that
section. Rev. w. F. Doris is pastor.
There will be the usual services at
the First Presbyterian church today.
Preaching morning and evening by
the pastor, DR.. J. l.. Caldwell.
Rev. F. W. Vaughan will preach
this afternoon at 3: 80 at Merrill Insti.
tute. Everybody invited. Lovers of
good music should attend as there
are two quartettes to be present.
Services will be held at the German
Lutheran church today by Rev. H.
Kellerman as follows: German SER
vices at 1920 a. M. English service
at 7:30 p. m.
Regular services will be held at the
Second Presbyterian church today.
Preaching at 7:45 p. m.
ST. Joseph Catholic Church.-First
Mass and holy communion at 8 a. m.
Second mass at 1O:30 a. m. Sunday
school at 2:30 D. m. Services at night
at 7:45 p. m. by Father Fowler past.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03
Didn't Need the NEWSPAPERS.

To the city editor Of the Graphic
Judge Grace said the association did
not need the aid of the local papers.
and his remarks lconcerning the
Graphic and the only other daily pa
per in the city we're very offensive.
The Graphic then decided to with
draw it's support from the association,
and to print only such matter con-
cerning games that had been played
as it saw proper, leaving it for the
association to announce the games
to be played in any manner the as
sociation deemed advisable. When the
Little Rock Southern League team
and the local team played two ex-
hibition games here, the two daily
papers received no passes, notwith-
standing the twenty-limit did not ap.
ply. The reporters paid their admis-
sion to the grounds and grandstand
and only the score of the games by
innings was printed in either paper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

iialf the strawberry crop in the ST.
loan Springs neighborhood has been
destroyed by frost, and the apple crop
has been badly damaged.
Frost in Benton county Kills half the
the strawberry and severely Injuries
the apple crop.
Cotton in the bottom lands, near
Atkins, was killed by the frost Plant
ers are preparing to plant again.
Monticello is preparing for the com
ing Arkansas Press association
The strawberry crop at Austin is
geod and shipments from there are
heavy.
The iron Mountain bridge at Park
in was burned Friday and trains
Cotton Belt are running over the Choc-
to rails to Memphis, via Brinkley and
Fer est City.
Garden products, cotton and, in
some instances, corn were killed in
the neighborhood of Van Buren by
the heavy frost of Thursday night.
Tie strawberry crop is uninjured.
The baseball team of the Missouri
school of Mines defeated the Univer-
sity Of Arkansas team by score of 6
to 4.
Seventy-fve per cent of the berries
in the Fayetteville district were killed
by the frost.
Physicians at Berryville are puzzled
over the malady which caused the
death Of Miss Pearl Brumley. The
young lady's gums began to bleed
some two weeks ago, and though ev
cry effort was made to stop the bleed
ing all were unsuccessful and she
finally died from loss of blood.
Snow fell in nerth Arkansas Thurs
day. There was heavy frost and
rluch damapa was IOno to corn Wh cat
and vegetables. Cotton was killed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03
Many May Day Strikes

May Day, 1903, made itself famous
the country over by the numerous lab
or strikes. The following is list
of the more important ones.
New York, May 1.-The strikes of
mechanics and laborers which had
been booked for today did not mater
ialize to the general extent
that had been anticipated, al
though q great many men, including
10000 italian excavators, are on strike.
TIE agreement reached last night by
the railroad officials and the marine
engineers to submit their difference to
arbitration put q stop to the general
tie-up of all freight steamers in this
vicinity.
A number of owners of tugboats de-
cided to resist the demands of the en-
gineers and tied their boats up while
in other cases the engineers left their
pests. Some of the companies were
successful in securing nOn-uniOn men
to take charge of the engine rooms.
The strike ordered by the team
sters union last night has not as yet
as yet exhibited any proportions. The
orders were issued to 1000 members.
but net Cne-fourth of these quit.
Boston, May Mot in many years
has the labor situation in Boston
presented a more complicated aspect
than it did today. The employees in
nine trades at least had made demands
and 10000 men were interested. In
many cases, however, partial settle
ment had been reached. Nearly all
the building trades are included in
those making demands.
Cincinnati, O., May 1-Seven hun
dred men are idle today, including 200
carpenters.
Baltimore, May IA general strike
Of union workmen in the building
trades went into effect today. About
1000 men are idle.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 1.-The mine
workers at colliery of the Kingston
Coal company went on a strike today
because a union mine boss was dis
charged.
The hod carriers here are out for
an increase Of 10 cents an hour.
BARRIERS are being called out in all
shops that have not granted the union
demands.
Newark, N. j., May 1.-Two thous-
and masons and 1900 laborers went
on strike today for increases.
Omaha. Neb., May 1.-Eighteen hun
dred men, including teamsters, res
taurant employees and members of the
building trades, went out today Sym
pathetic strikes are expected to in
crease the number to $1,000
Bloomington, ILL.,, May Livery
nnon1her CT the carpenters union, horse
cheers union and other minor unions
went cut today for noncompliance with
demands.
Lafayette, Ind, May 1.-The mem
bers Of the carpenters union struck
today for increased pay.
Huntil} gton, W. Va, May 1.-One
hundred girls employed in the United
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Grace's Arbitrary Action.

On the night of Saturday, April II,
directors of the association, and the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Pittsburg, Pa, May 1.-Six hundred
IN Allegheny City went out today with
members of several other union. Car
penters, bricklayers and other build
ing trades WOTkmen are On strike in
many Of the towns of the Monongahela
Valley.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

fully as it would have done had it
been made to understand by the treat
ment accorded it that it's services
were Of no value to the association.
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Graphic Asked to Explain.

1t was after the two Little Rock
Pine Bluff games that some of the
directors of the association began to
inquire as to why the two daily pa
pers had printed so little about the
games. Some of the directors asked
the business manager of the Graphic
to lay before the board Of directors
the Graphic's side of the case, say
ing that the directors had heard only
one side of 1.-THE statement of the
president of the association. Writ
ten statements were made by the
manager, editor and city editor of
the Graphic and placed in the hands
of one of the directors. If there has
ever been a meeting of the directors
since these statements were made
and placed in the hands of one of
them over a week ago, the Graphic
has not heard of it. There is not
likely to be a meeting of the direc-
tors until the president calls it. The
Graphic had hoped there would be
q meeting of the directors and action
taken on the statement Of its case
before saying anything in it's columns
with reference to tins matter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Scranton, Pa, May 1.-The union
iourneymen plumbers Of this city went
On strike today
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03
Pulled fer Gaming.

Luck Moore and Willie Walker were
convicted of gaming and paid $3.50
each.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Philadelphia, May 1.-More than T.
600 men in the building trades went
on strike today. About 900 men are
affected. If the strike continues,
building operation will cease and over
10000 men will be idle Several small
er unions inaugurated strikes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Lafayette, Ind, May 1.-The mem
bers Of the carpenters union struck
today for increased pay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03
minneapolis journal.

States Cigar company's factory were
discharged today for joining a labor
union.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Huntil} gton, W. Va, May 1.-One
hundred girls employed in the United
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Continued on Second Page.)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Chicago, May 1.-Two thousand five
hundred members of the laundry
workers union quit today. demanding
an advance in wages.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Snow fell in nerth Arkansas Thurs
day. There was heavy frost and
much damage was done to corn, wheat
and vegetables Cotton was killed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Toronto, Ont, May 1.-About 49,
900 men are involved in a strike,
which began today. Carpenters,
builders, laborers and cement PAYERS
demand an increase of five cents an
hour.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

First Baptist church Rev. H.
Beauchamp, of Little Rock, will oc-
service. Everybody cordially invited
to worship with the congregation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03
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ilalf the strawberry crop in the 81
loan Springs neighborhood has been
destroyed by frost, and the apple crop
has been badly damaged.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

st. Joseph Catholic Church.-First
Mass and holy communion at a. m.
Second mass at 10:30 a. m. Sunday
school at $50 D. M Services at night
at 7:45 p. m. by Father Fowler, past.
CT
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Regular services will be held at the
Second Presbyterian church today.
Preaching at 7:45 p. m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Services will be held at the German
Lutheran church today by Rev. H.
Kellerman as follows: German SER
vices at 1920 a. M. English service
at 7:30 p. m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Frost in Benton county kills half the
the strawberry and severely Injuries
the apple crop.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Bloomington, ILL.,, May Livery
men1her CT the carpenters union, horse
cheers union and other minor unions
went cut today for noncompliance with
demands.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Monticello is preparing for the com
ing Arkansas Press association.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Cotton in the bottom lands, near
ers are preparing to plant again.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Rev. F. W. Vaughan will preach
this afternoon at 3 80 at Merrill Insti.
tute. Everybody invited. Lovers of
good music should attend as there
are two quartettes to be present.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

SeVenty-five per cent of the berries
in the Fayetteville district were killed
by the frost.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

There will be the usual services at
the First Presbyterian church today.
Preaching morning and evening by
the pastor, Dr. J. L. Caldwell.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

The strawberry crop at Austin is
gGod ard shipments from there are
heavy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-03

Omaha. Neb, May 1.-Eighteen hun
dred men, including teamsters, res
taurant employees and members of the
building trades, went out today. SYM
pathetic strikes are expected to in
crease the number to $1,000
The Republican journal., 1903-02-05
Yellow Journal Bullying.

1t is, of course, impossible to deter
mine accurately the extent of news
paper influence upon legislation and the
conduct of public officials by these
systematic attempts at bullying.
Making all due allowance, however,
there have been within recent years
many significant illustrations of the in
f1uence of yellow journalism upon the
shaping of public events. Mr.. Creel-
man is quite right in saying, as he does
in his interesting book On the Great
Highway, that the story of the Spanish
war is incomplete which overlooks the
part which yellow journalism had in
bringing it on. He tells us that some
time prior to the commencement of
hostilities a we'll know artist, who had
been sent to Cuba as a representative
of one of these papers, and had there
grown tired of inaction, teleg raphed
his chief that there was no prospect of
The reply he received was Characteristic
furnish the pictures, we will furnish
the war" 1t is characteristic because
the new journalism aims to direct
rather than to influence, and seeks, to
an extent never attempted or conceived
by the journalism it endeavors so stem
uously to supplant, to create public
ointment rather than to mould it, to
make measures and find men.
The greater portion of the readers of
the great sensational newspapers live
at or near the place of publication,
! where the half dozen daily editions can
be placed in their hands hot from the
press. The news furnished in them is,
for the most part, of distinctively local
interest. In their columns the horizon
is narrow and inexpressibly dingy. De
tailed narration of sensational local
happenings, preferably crimes and
scandals, are given conspicuous places,
while more important events occurring
outside the city limits are treated with
telegraphic brevity. These papers con-
stitute beyond question the greatest
provincialzing influence in metropoli-
tan life.-George W. Alger, in the Feb
ruary Atlantic.
The Republican journal., 1903-02-05
Register Of Deep Water Vessels.
SHIPS.

SHIPS.
Abner Coburn, from Baltimore Aug II for
San Francisco, sailed from MontevideO Dec @
A G Ropes, D. Rivers, at Hlogo Dec 10 for
New York.
8 for Newcastle and San Francisco or Aca-
Aryan, A. S. Pendleton, cleared from
Baltimore Nov for San Francisco; spoken
Nov 16, lat "a N, Ion 63 w.
Bangalore, Blanchard, arrived at Phlla-
delphia Dec Is from Honolulu.
E B Sutton, } P Butman, sailed from
Newcastle, N S w., Jan l6 for Manila.
Fort George, Chas. C. Mcclure, arrived at
San Francisco Sept. from Honolulu.
Gov. Robie, arrived at New York June "a
from Cape Town.
Henry B. Hyde, arrived at San Francisco
Luzon, Park, at Manila Dec 10 from Hong
Mary l.. Cushing, arrived at Cape Town
Nov 2S from Port Ludlow.
Manuel Llaguno, D. G. Nichols, sailed
from Hong Kong Dec for New York !;
passed AMER Dec. 90.
San Francisco Nov. for Hull.
Paul Revere, Whittier arrived at Port
Gamble, Wash, Oct. 81 from San Francisco.
Reaper, arrived at Honolulu May 30 from
Newcastle, N. S. W..
> u Cafl6CO0, AulSUuIys Sdlltu
lulu Jan for Port Townsend.
st Paul, F w Treat, arrived at Seattle
March from Manila.
State of Maine, L A Colcord, at Singa-
pore Dec loading for New York:
Tillie f Starbnck, Eben Curtis, cleared
from New York Jan 9 for Melbourne.
VIM II Macy, arrived at San Francisco
Nov from Ladysmith.
Banks.
Alice Reed, sailed from Turks Island
Nov Is for Boston, wrecked Dec. 3, off Ma
peague total loss.
Edward May, sailed from Makawell Jan
for San Francisco.
Ethel, Williams, at Black River, ia, Jan
10 for Boston, ready.
Mabel ] Meyers, Meyers, at Monte
video Dec for New York
Penobscot sailed from Boston Dec 10 for
Rebecca Crowell, NJ Dow, arrived at
New York Jan II from Providence,
Rose Innis, Melvin Colcord, sailed from
New York Jan 16 for Providence.
Sachem, Nichols, arrived at New YORK
Feb 2S from Hong Kong.
Thomas A Goddard, sailed from Montevl-
deo Dec 81 for Boston.
scHooNERs.
Georgia Gilkey, W K Gilkey, arrived at
New York Nov. 90 from Savannah.
Henry Clausen, Jr, Salem for Norfolk,
sailed from Gloucester Jan 15.
Gladys, H B Colson, arrived at New York
Jan "a from Brunswick.
Harold C Beecher, E S Mcdonald, sailed
from Boston Dec % for New York to load
coal for Gloucester
John G Smith, arrived at New York Jan
II from Providence.
Mary A Hall, Haskell, arrived at Ne"
Work hoo ~ from lack kSOnVilIa
RW Hopkins, Hichborn, arrived at Fer
nandina Jan 26 from Boston.
Willie L Newton, arrived at New YORK
Jan q from New Bedford.