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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
FIRST IN THE STATE
PINE BLUFF FAD FIRST COTTON
OIL MILL BUILT IN
ARKANSAS.
N.cw Has TWO Wills in Operation,
and the Third IN Course CT
Construction.
SEED RECEIPTS ARE LIGHT

With tie opening Of the cotton sea
son IN the south comes the increased
activity of the cotton oil mills, and
his city can boast OF three of the
BEST mills in the south. The three
taills in Pine Bluff are the Arkansas
cotton Oil company. the Consumers,
Gotten Oil mill and the new mill that
is building by 5oca Helena nj Mem.
phis capital.
The Arkansas Cotton Oil mill was
established in this city about fifteen
years ago and for many years was
the only one in operation in the
state. 1t is one of the Oldest mills
in the state, If not the oldest, and
does large business.
The Consumers oil mill was built
four years ago by local capital and
later acquired by the Consumers Oil
company of ST. Louis.
The mill new under the course OF
construction Is ZONE enterprise.
with Memphis and Helena capital as.
sisting. 1t will be il operation IN
about two months. and is already
purchasing seed.
The receipts at the several mills
are light this year as compared with
the same time last year. owing to
the lateness in the cotton crop. and
1t is estimated that the product will
be about 80 per cent short of that OF
last year. The largest quantity OF
seed which comes to the mills comes
in bulk. being shipped dired from
the gins in cars. Many of the small
er gins, however, put the seed in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
VVOOLEN MILL. PLAN 7.
NAY eG SECURED FOR PINE
BLUFF Al VERY SMALL
COST.
Experienced Man Offers to Invest
VIII Local People in Mil Re
curing Small Outlay
WaYar WOULD 81 PROFITABLE
curing =6FfaIt=Oattay y

PtAe Bluff. has the opportunity OF
securing all enterprise al a=lai cost
which would he of considerable vguc
to the cIty-=a WOODEN mill \ gen
tleman Of vast experience in the bus
mess agrees to bu!d q mill here il
the= loeal peoote will tane etoeN To
the amount ol $5o0 The gentle
man vii! tax the =rep,aiaGer Of the
stock himself For the. capital IN
vested q ona=set lall cJHa 3e #pu, in
which would work up III" WGol III
Jefferson and SURROUNDING cOunies.
\ considerable lmouat OF cotton
would alsC be consumed. SGcn a
mill would do only carding and spin
ming, and the product could be easily
handled by the merchants OF the I'M
mediate territory. At frs thoEgnt it
does not appear that mill OF such
real benefit to the city and county,
bit when it is considered that it
would stimulate the farmers To raise
sheep to produce wool, and thai a
home market would be afforded for
the wool, then it can be readily seen
that mill of the character mention
ed would be of inestmable benefit to
this section.
Should q more pretentiou3 plant
be desired it maybe had at no great
outlay of money and be equipped
with the latest machinery. consisting
of self-feed:ng cardcrs. Such a mil
would cost 81 900 The gentleman
who agrees to join local men in the
Investment, says he can operate the
plant without any high pr .eed labor
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
PARRIGlDE RELEASED
On Condition He Would Leave State
a0d NeVec Return.

fittla= kocf. OCT u John Mas
&auo. th" YOUNG man who shot and
hilled his father ou The morning OF
NoNenher II lao2 II their home oil
Seventh and #Stato streets. was yes.
yestef taH leased from custody on
he condition that he at once leave
rhe #atate OF Arkansas and renain
away forever. II was expected that
he would leave las night ot this
morning fel St LOFTS, Mo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14

Arkie Evans. ne McCulI9usb, here
by certify thal am the ArEie Nc
Cullough whom lie negro a.o.np
Brown assaulted and for whiau IL
was conicted in JAe Conway CIr.3ul
Co)ut in AlarelI. l997. Tae faet~
are these: was At fhe zine about
sixteen years Old aHd Hyed with Il
latner, {. ii. MeCulloHgh. ABOUT Two
niie5 from Plu:HnarylIe. was
idiug along tie road saw HIM
vas convicted II t4e Conway Circuit
middle OF lAe rt.;ta. saw he was
not going to give me the road and
feigned ny horse cut Of the road TO
let nina pass. When he got opposite
ne, he caught me, and pulled he
from nay horse, and began trying to
carry lie into tie woods, and almost
4ore nay clothes Oh. ne resisted
dnd hatlowed until was alost eX
aaustemd, and happened to think
Jhat | might trighJen him, and hal
lowed to him that saw my father
coming and he released me and ran
Off
think the action OF Governor Da-
vis in pasdoning him gross insult
to me, as we'll as to every respectable
white lady in Arkansas.
1Signed) ARkIE EVANS
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 10Th day of September, 1903,
J. C. EATEN,
Justice of Peace.
Fathers Sworn Statement.
coming meeting me, waking in the
c. Fl. Mccullough, hereby certify
that | have lived in Conway County,
Arkansas, for more than twenty
seven years, and am farmer by oc-
cupation. That at the March Term,
1897, of the Conway Circ lit Court,
negro, named Pomp Brown, was con-
victed, upon trial by q jury, OF
criminal assault upon my daughter,
Arkie Mccullough, now Ms Arkie
Evans, and sentenced to fifteen veais
in the penitentiary. | never heard
his guilt questioned by any one. !
knew nothing of any attempt being
made to have him pardoo31 until |
heard that Gov. Davis mad paraoned
him. Some time before he was
pardOned Mr.. Riley Pa.k2r asket me
if | would object to the negro's beihg
pardoned. | told him chat would
object ve~y Ariousl, hat thought
he had got OFF YER, I:2ht. | never
hear'i a, an u.nt OF any pb.tion
bong g, 'Gi1t<..l II an e., &"iug
made to set ..a.,. =, Was a.
that tin!e ,2I&ora! aud JntlCal
friend CT ,iortr}r acis and ral 00
Thought that he would pardon he ne
gro With ,nt ms knowledge hay
always eonaltl II he acton 6 tie
Governor an. insult to the moral in
stincts. Of the whole state
(SigneO :, H. rLlCEGH,
Subscribed and Sworn 10 BEIGE
ne this 10Th day Of ,,eH-s. lter, Y035.
J. c. EATEN. Justice Of Peace.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
Tucker Trial Friday.

Case of State against Guy Tucker
fer killinS john +, Parnell, Angus, S,
called in circuit court at ElDortdo
and sci Tor trial Friday, commencing
at s a m Case against Mat Parnell
Oh charge of murder dismissed as per
agreement at last tenn of court.
EverY1hirc quiet in EIDorado.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14

and Aill =4,aee atee n dividend ri
- - per#ceut. .en }He itHsr=tmau5 a#
aar=ff.ees Wool em #hr }.a0stTf ~
anr bnt ta=7aEs he JaoW p.
situation PIN Etarl #ua -
knows the#cIt. is tia toeaHaf zaa
a wooden mill and he /. aaziaa "
invest in one here Il lo1al psguH 25"
gaitr him. rAis marc5. is @orsa ~.
cousi5 ration OIL H. local a~u2a.
and through =tbe Commercial t=a#s
shou1 ho# lassI.#up a5sd The m5H
cured. t=ae e8.d# ne4 ef he= fe2..eta 81
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
OVER loo CONVERSIONS
At Tent Meetings, and Large Crowds
Continue to Attend


\ Iar2,. audience greeted 5Rev. !.
h. Andrews al the big tent meeting
last night and listened with close al
tention 10 another strong sermon by
the rcNivaIist The meetings. con
tinue 10 grow in interest and an ei-
fort viii he made TO get Mr.. Andrews
10 stay another week There have
be- II o1er-loo professions of conver-
sion since the meeting opened, and
the =interes, increases..L Large crowds
attend both the morning and evening
services. The meetings will continue
MANY stood fol prayer last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
SAYS OFFICERS AeE UEhrIIc.z

SAYS OFFICERS aeG orarlIc7
II eaa TOY t=,5=5c3 ~
evangelist 0jlo - r4tu.l..,nr fha So
ries Of revival me euz4 al t4=,5z
tent II #the eenqa@=a,= Sill ave1,s
and f'He street, noes aserytl.1s L.
says he's going 10 do. sHefe is going
10 be some strenua#=sas5 sa#l5za. nj.
nielpal circles. aud iIafe = ss;l.e t.
be some intercsrin4 aatartaImrynt
for the onlookers.
Mr.. Andrews says he * going aftef
the city administration an9#atet. oae
connected With it in resarl 10 what
he terms wide, open Tow II. 'rh1
preacher says Ee viii spare 10 -
who is guilty ne matter what posi-
ton he may hold in municipal affairs.
but that the question OF the SunalIy
closing law will be revived an the
matter tested to the fullest extent Of
toe law. Rev Andrews says he IS
backed by the good people of the city
and county and that the law is on his
side.
he matter first came TO the atten-
ton of Mr.. Andrews when he was in
formed by late=emp oye in one of
the local saloons that a number of
the saloons were being kept oDen on
Sunday in violation of the law Mr..
Andrews proceeded TO investigate,
and says be has reliable authority
on the subject. The fact that four
SaO0niSts Wc"e arrested and fined
FOR & violation of the Sabbath he
says, bears him out in the assertion,
| but he thinks there is something
| behind the matter that has not been
! made puDlc. a pastor of one of the
| prominent churches was seen this
morning b.. the Graphic, and he says
whisky on Sunday is not enough
''fhe police OF chi 10 lie made to stop
the sale says he, for what does a
! little fine amount 10 when the saloon
keeper can make more than enough
money 10 pay the fae2s
For many weeks last spring this
city vas literally under the Old blue
laws, and nothing was sold on the
Sabbath day. The change came
about when the prop 'ietor5 Of the
soda fountains We're notified by the
chief of police that they would not be
interfered with il they opened. A
little later the same order was given
to the cigar stores fruit stands and
the like. Some Of the preachers are
of the opinion that like order has
been given to the saIoonists, and tbs.
Pine Bluff will soon be wide open
town
In q sermon Rey. Andrews charged
that chief of Police Peterson was
seen drinking at bar on Sun
day morning. and the preacher gives
this as one Of the reasons he thinks
there is dcreiietion nron the part OF
the local authorities.
Mr. Peterson was seen BY the
Graphic reporter this morning and
said he had heard of the charge, but
The preacher is mistaken. The
states a former tender of the
and billiard tables in Brock
", saloon gives out the iniorma-
tio shat he was drinking at the bar
on Sunday morning. but that the
statement IS wholly fa,se and canno
be proven.
Rev Andrews, according to his
own statements is awake to the rur
OF things and promises some lively
times for those in authority
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
Exhibit Approved.

Design for crystal grotto exhibit
from Hot Springs at worlds fair ap-
proved by Secretary Hitchcock Of In
terror department.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
THE BROWN PARDON
GOVERNOR PARDONS NEGRO
CONVICTED OF AssAULTING
WHITE GIRL.
The Wretch Had Served Less Than
five Years of Sentence
I'm When Pardoned.
sSOME SWORN STATEMENTS
The Wretch Had Served Less Than
.-,..
sSOME SWORN STATEMENTS

In the campaign new in progress
by the candidates for governor, ii
has been openly charged that Davis
had iss;ied a pardon 10 enc Pomp
Brown negro, who assaulted q
white girl in Conway county, whom
the jury sentenced to fifteen years
in the penitentiary, says the War
rem Democrat News. Below will be
found a copy of the parGon as it APP
pears upon the record in the office
of the secretary Of state; also viii
be found the report of the governor
made 10 the senate relative to this
and all other pardons as the law
directs.
And in shis connection is given
for the first time the sworn state
ment of the girl who was assaulted
and an account of the assault. Also
a sworn statement from the father
of the girl who was assaulted. He
is a reputa BILE farmer of Conway
county, and his postoffice address s
Plummerville, therefore any one de-
string to corroborate this account
can write him and his daughter as
10 the facts, or write to the justice
Of peace Eaten.
Pardon.
To all to whom these Presents Shall
& Come-Greeting:
& Whereas Pomp Brown of the
County of Conwa and State of Ar
kansas was ct the - Term, A.
r. 1901. in the Circuit Court of Con-
ISL County. State of Arkansas, duly
hvicted of the otfense of Assault
h Rape and sentenced to Fifteen
years in the Penitentiary.
Nov. therefore, |, jefferson Davis,
Governor Of the State of Arkansas,
to hereby grant to the said POmp
; 3roWn---a full and Free Pardon OF
or, and from the said offense of AS
ault to Rape Of which he was con-
icted, as above set forth 1uliy par
loning and absolving him of and
rom the said judgment. and all eff
ects and consequences thereof
In Testimony whereof. | have here.
K. INTO signed my name and caused the
I. cal OF the State of Arkansas to be
u lereunto affixed Given at the City
Al il Little Roc, this 23rd day of De.
a. a. ember, A. D.. 1901, and of the In
dependence of the United States the
: s26th year. By the Governor.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Governor.
Ohm w CROCKETT,
Secretary Of State
Governors Report.
Little Rock, Ark, May 25, 1903.
Senate Chamber.
In compliance with provisions OF
fR. No. ~, by Senator Sengel, the
SLOWING report was submitted by
excellency. Gov. Jeff Davis. on
: [arch 23, 1908, and Senator Coving
N moved that the same be spread
the journal in full as an appendix
lereto. Following is the report:
mo. 236. On Decembe" 2ord
lrdoned Pomp Brown and Sylvester
'idener, tie one o. Coa~av and the
her cf Pike Corlty have
.arched diligently for the papers il
le case, ana have rt. been aLle tC
ad them. c#tonoc Ter, emher lhe
cts, the pres nation oe which
flsed me to put the defendant on
Christmas list. als) at thc
ex time pardouei $ ~. Husf es
Vincenza Pollito AMI tie same
aply as given in the :wo pre-
N' page 719 Senate ,1oarnal
Girls Sworn Statement.
To all whom it may cono>rn: !!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14

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The Antitrust Act Considered.

On the point whether the present case
comes within the inhibition Of the anti
trust act the court discusses the meaning
Of the word trust in the act and adds
that congress was careful to declare that
a combination In any other form, If in re-
straint ,of interstate trade or commerce,
that Is, If it directly occasioned or eff
fected such restraint, should likewise be
deemed illegal =
Moreover. in cases arising under the act,
it has been held by the highest judicial
authority in the nation, and It's opinion has
been reiterated in no uncertain tone, that
the act applies to interstate carriers of
freight and passengers as well as to all
other persons, natural or artificial; that
the words sin restraint of trade or com
merce,' do NOT mean in reasonable or
partial restraint of trade or commerce but
any direct restraint thereof; that an
agreement between competing railroads
which requires them to act in concert in
fixing the rate for the carriage Of pas
sengers or freight over their respective
lines from one state to another and which,
by that means, restricts temporarily the
right of any one of such carriers to name
f such rates for the carriage Of such freight
| or passengers over its road, AS. IT
|PLEASEs, Is contract in direct restraint
OF commerce within the meaning OF the
TACT, In that 1t tends to prevent COMPETE
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GARTER II. AND HEARST
These Two Statesmen Anxious fol
the Honor Of Being Larruped
+. by Roosevelt.

Chicago, April 9..-Carter Harrison, hav
ing won distinction by being elected mayor
Of Chicago four times in succession, now
has presidential aspirations. It is said
that he has entered into compact with
w. r. Hearst by which Harrison shall be
doomed by the Hearst papers if it be
deemed wise that the democratic candidate
should come from the west and Mr.. Hearst
shall be supported by Harrison II an east
ern man be preferred. A rumor of such a
compact gained currency several weeks
ago when the local Hearst paper gave its
support to Harrison for the mayoralty in
stead Of to Clarence S. Darrow, to whom,
it previously had s:$?wn unusual friendli-
ness. .$.s..:
A third angle of the alleged deal is that
barrow Is to be sent to congress from
his Chicago district II the support of Har-
rison and Hearst can land him there.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-09
THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE COURT
Organization Accmph Result Which Congress Declared
to Illegal

Circuit Judge Thayer stated the con-
illusions of the court. He recited the pc
tition which was brought under the anti
trust act Of 1890, ana added that under
the act Of Feb. IL, 1908, this case being
Of general public Importance" had been
given precedence over others and in
every way expedited. ~
It is declared that under the admissions
Of the defendants the matters Of fact are
that the roads were parallel and com
peting lines; that they had Jointly Sc
cured control Of the Burlington line, that
in 1901 a holding company had been
formed by large owners of stock Of the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern rail-
ways by which new company large stock
interests had been acquired at an agreed
price, and the court holds that the scheme
which was thus devised and consum-
mated led inevitably to the following
results:
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ton; that it matters not whether, while
acting under such contract the rate
fixed is reasonable or unreasonable, the
vice of such a contract or combination
being that it confers the power to estab-
fish unreasonable rates and directly re-
strains commerce by placing obstacles In
the way of free and unrestricted COM
petition between carriers who are natural
rivals for patronage; and finally that con-
gress has the power, under the grant OF
authority contained in federal const1tu-
ton to regulate commerce, to say that
no contract or combination shall be legal
which shall restrain interstate trade or
commerce by shutting off the operation of
general law Of competition
Under these propositions it is also held
that if the stock had been entrusted to
one person, with instructions how to vote
it the result would have been combina-
ton In direct restraint of interstate COM
merce," because 1t gave power to sup
press competition.
The Organization Is illegal.
The organization of the Securities COM
which congress has denounced as Illegal,
more effectually'' than by other methods,
and continues: 80 /.
$50 far as the New Jersey charter is
concerned, the question, broadly stated,
which the court has to determine, Isl
whether a charter granted by state can
be used to defeat the will of the national
Legislature as expressed In law relating
to interstate trade and commerce over
which congress has absolute control
"Presumptively, at least, no charter
granted by a state is intended by the
state to have that effect, or to be used
for such a purpose; and In the present in
stance it is clear that the state Of New
Jersey did not grant a charter under cover
of which an object denounced by congress
as unlawful, namely, combination con-
ferring the. power to restrain interstate
commerce, might be formed and MAIN
tanned, because the enabling act under
which The Securities company was organ
lied expressly declares that three or more
persons may avail themselves of the pro-
visions of the act and become corpora
ton for any lawful purpose Laws cf New
Jersey, 21899,, p. 473.
This language is not merely perfume
tory; it means, obviously. that whatever
powers the incorporators saw fit to assume
accomplishment of lawful objects. The
words in question operate, therefore, as a
Limitation upon all the2powers enumerated
in the articles of association which were
i filed by the promoters of the Securities
Ecompany, SO that however extensive and
comprehensive these powers may seem, to
Ibe, the state of New Jersey has said.
Eyou shall not exercise them SO as to set
lat defiance any statute lawfully enacted
Iby the congress Of the United States or
ANY statute lawfully enacted by any state
wherein you see fit to exercise your
powers.
indirect" or Remote Restraint.
The contention that whatever restraint
upon interstate commerce there may be
| is indirect and remote and therefore not
Ito be forbidden by congress, is not found
i to be well sustained.
The contention that II the existing COM
lbination is In violation OF the antitrust
j act then that act unduly restricts the
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Here Are the Practical Results.

Here Are the Practical Results.
First-It placed the control Of the
two roads in the hands of single
person, to wit, the Securities COM
pany, by virtue OF Its ownership of a
large majority Of the stock Of both
companies.
"second-It destroyed every motive
for competition between the two
roads engaged In interstate traffic,
which were natural competitors for
business, by pooling the earnings Of
the two roads for the common bene-
fit OF the stockholders Of both COM
panies. - g.
according to the familiar rule that
everyIne Is presumed to intend what
Is the necessary consequence Of his
own acts, when done wilfully and de-
llberately, we must conclude that
those who conceived and executed the
plan aforesaid intended, among other
things, to accomplish these objects"
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Guests at Luncheon.
GREETED THE ADMIRAL
Mnneapolttans Attend Reception In the
:. MAYORS Office. Il

~ mayors Office. ~ >--.s
All hands were "piped on deck to
greet Admiral Schley between and 5
o'clock this afternoon at the city hail.
The public reception to the hero of San
tiago was held in the mayors reception
room and the admiral was greeted by the
city and county officials and everyone else
who could get near enough to the distin-
guished guest to shake his hand. The
admiral was introduced by Mayor J. C.
Haynes. He favored the informal gath
ering with brief address in which he re-
ferred in a complimentary manner to
twin city hospitality and the great north
west. - :. ...,..s,. :
The members of the reception commit
tee, in addition to Mayor Haynes, were D.
P. Jones, president of the city council;
Congressman John Lind City Clerk L.
A. Lydiard and former Mayor James
Gray, Rosters First Regiment band
discoursed patriotic melodies during the
reception. The room was tastefully deco
rated with flags and wreaths. At one
end Of the room was a large picture rep
resenting the great naval engagement in
which the American fleet was victorious
off Santiago.
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QUIETER IN ROME
A Peaceful Solution Of the Strike Is Con
sldered Probable. ~,

Rome, April "A peaceful solution of
the strike continues to be probable, The
city has almost resumed it's normal
aspect, the only difference being the alb
sence of cabs. Many pilgrims, especially
Germans, have arrived for the Easter
functions. They will be received in au-
dience by the pope on Monday. In more
than 300 churches Holy Week services are
proceeding without incident. The people
rushed to see the sepulchres and especial
ly admired the one In the Church of the
American College,. .--' - -.
Rome April 9.-Portions of Rome were
in possession Of a bowling mob of strik-
ers for a brief time to-day, but after a
skirmish with troops, in which dozen
strikers were injured, quiet was restored.
Last night the leaders of the socialists
decided to propose that the differences
between the typesetters and their en-
ployers, which brought about the general
strike, should be settled by arbitration.
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The MlNNEsOTA's DAY
The Big Hill Ship Will Be Launched
at New London on
April Is.

8 New York, April 9.-Larger than any
vessel ever built in this country and only
excelled in size of all the worlds fleet
by the Celtic and Cedric of the White Star
line. the Minnesota will be launched at
New London, Conn, on April 16. Miss
Hill, daughter of James J. Hill, president
Of the Great Northern Steamship COM
pany, for whom the new ship was built,
will christen her.
The Minnesota will have features and
9conveniences to be found in no other yes
sci until her sister ship, now building, is
launched.
She is $50 feet long, 70 feet inches
beam and Sc feet from keel to upper deck,
and has nine decks in all.