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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
Discusses Charges of Corruption.


 Helena, Mont, September 2S.--In his principal speech here tonight. Senator Fairbanks discussed at some length the charges of corruption made against the republican party, extending and making more specific his remarks at Great Falls. He refrained carefully from mention of Judge Parker's name, but 1t was under stood by all that the speech was inspired by the utterances of the democratic can didate on this subject in his letter of acc ceptance. Speaking of the part played by President Roosevelt In the prosecution of the postoffice scandals, MT Fairbanks said:
 He has enforced the laws. He has driven corruption out of public places. We know that in private experiences in every community there are evil doers, but they are comparatively few. The one who will betray public trust Is the exception. He insinuates himself into private em- ployment, Into corporate employment, in- to the public employment.
 ."Theodore Roosevelt knew that, and he determined that so far as lay in his power the betrayer of the general inter est should be whipped out of place and power He set to work a corps of in- sRectors in the great postoffice depart mfnt one of the greatest pieces of of fo4a1 mechanism In the world. Thousands art employed in it-yes. tens of thou sands. Is 1t at all to be wondered at that now and then among this vast army there should be one who would forget his duty to his government and go wrong? It Is not to be wondered at
 Made a Few Discoveries.
 'sThe President undertook to find out whteher some one was betraylng his trust, and he made discoveries-not many but few comparatively. Who were the offenders? Some republicans, some democrats. What did he do? Did he un- dertake to conceal the result of the in- vestigation from the knowledge of men? Mo- He brought the evil-doers to the bar of Justice. The department of justice prosecuted them and in many cases the guilty are wearing the stripes of their guilt
 Those who talk of corruption in the administration must bear in mind. if they be just, that there is no man living with a higher conception of civic duty, with a more exalted ideal of official responsible ty than Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States. He has no sympathy for wrong-uoers because he Is right doer himself. Clean himself he wishes all men in public service to be likewise clean The continuance of President Roosevelts administration means con- tinuance of a rigid, searching scrutiny of all the offices of the government. and the certain condemnation and punishment of all evil doers.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
ORIGINAL LETTER
 MEANT FOR JOKE. Written a What Roosevelt
 "Migf fp Have Said DONNELLH MAKES DENIAL Expresses Him, jeff as Willing to Do Anything In Ills Power to Coun-
 teract il Letters Ex
 svIs Effects.
D0NNtLLY MAKES DENIAL

New N rk. Septe1ber 2S-The letter al- legged to| have beet received by Michael I. Donne V, the leazer of the meat strike, purportlr to be 4ne sent by President Roosevelt was copied from an editorial in the N w York IEvening Post of Au- gust 1. I be Eeveting Post says today: "The lett appeared as an editorial In the Eveni Post of August l, and was explicitly tated to be a letter which the Presid nt might have written with advantage himself and the country" In other VI rds it was confessedly an imaginary tter written for the sake Of bringing or certain truths In regard to the meat st Ike.
 The Even g Post also says: We had no thought pf course of being able to make a prs entable imitation of the Presidents erature, and as the article was at the me commented on and re- produced so lewhat extensively in the press, we ne r dreamed of its ever com ing to figure campaign forgery"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
bonn lly Makes penIaI.

Chicago, ptemher 2S. Y President Michael Donne lily of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters md Butchers union iatly denied today evI Ter having received a let ter purporting to come from President Roosevelt.
 Referring to q be letter published in the Miners Magazi e at Denver. MT. Don nelly said:
 q never reed we'd that letter or any other purportin to have come from President Roose Felt never wrote to Washington ask Ing for intervention in the strike. It oks to me like stupid piece of politica work. The first l ever heard of fho let CT was when l read 1t in the papers"
 MT Donnclly s i'd he had not received the inquiry sent xby Secretary Loeb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29
Socialist Makes Denial.

Chicago, Septembfr 2s.--Willam Mail ly, national secretarF df the socialist par ty issued a statemelpt today in which he says:
 "The socialist partly Has no share in the responsibility incurrdd hby the circulation of the fictitious lettdtr kaid to have been written to Michael Dlonhelly by President Roosevelt. The lett4r foears on it's face the evidence of It's oEu spuriousness, for even if the presidenf 5 entertained the views attributed to yhiXn it would have been eminently tactlfs4 and foolish for him to have given 1 lem out at this time Every piece df Literature Issued by the national sociallisv party bears the imprint of the national Committee, and we are unable to accept aby responsibility it's issuance may bring. 3 Our indictment Is of the capitalist systen and we can find enough of truth to ch$ $rge against it., and both old parties, without resorting to dishonest or questionabpe methods to make our case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-29

issues that are of most Interest to the people of North Carolina,v said MT. Sim mons "The people of tlbe south have been to their state and Municipal gov ernments and they navel insisted that they be conducted with strict economy and honesty. They wsM the national government conducted 1T e same way"
 Speaking of the effect he race issue in North Carolina, MT. mmons said: That is not troubling u, bw. We have between five and six tho nd registered colored voters in the st Our entire vote two years ago was pt 220 600, and it will be about the samt Is year. We will have about as manJ blored voters this year as we had two rs ago. The cnly qualifications that y the colored vote are the requiremei that every voter shall be able to and write and he shall have paid Q noll tax. There are probably 20,00o red men in the state who have the rational re- quirement necessary. but ly 5000 or 5000 of them pay their ps ax in time to vote. We also lose abt h0 O00 white votes from tL~ same kind ndIfYerence. Four years ago. before th' esent elec- ton law was in effect, tho al number of votes cast in the state VI bout three hundred thousand"
 R. P Ch4w of Char1esto. an sisctoy on the 1emocratc ucket kys West Virginia will cast record :, ana ths democrats will carry ths
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11
Rassia's Belated Christm.S.

There are two ChristinaSeS IT the
Russian embassy. but the le:jl ceebra-
ton comes on Jan 6. The fact that the
joyous festival is, by reason Of the use
of the Russian calendar. somewhat be-
lated does not, however, affect the en-
thusiaSm with which the celebration is
carried out. 1t a time when most OF
her American friends are removing the
Christmas green's from their homes
Countess Marguerite CaSsini, he mis-
treSS Of the Russian embassy, is super
Intending the decoration OF Il taonster
Christmas tree, generously laden with
presents. and the distribution OF these
ren!embranceS is followed by grand
dinner which is thoroughly HH$Si#n in
its menu and appointments and as pro
traeted as some of the celebrated all
night feasts in tire land of the car
Washington Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11
Nj iafls.ine.

The eastern mistletoe is parasitic on
decitluous trees as far north as New
Jersey. 1t grows i'll great bnncheS
from one to three feet across and soon
distigllres ii tree. The people Of Atian-
Ia, tSa.. have free mistIetoe. Tie city
authorities cut it out of the shade
trees that Line the streets, and any one
may take it away by the wagon load.
Tie plant is III no danger Of eXterminA-
ton. as we are satisfied with colnpar-
atvely small amount. despite its
unique associations. which ought to
make it iii universal demand Tha
trade is supposed to handle about lp,-
0NO pounds Country Life In America.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11
WHITE HOUSE GIFTS.
usw santa Claus Comes TO the Pres
fdeDf's Family.

wocon loads of gifts are received ut
Thnv come from all parts of the coun-
try the majority of them from persons
UNKNOWN 20 the president and his wife
Those miscellaneous articles are the
nrIvate property of the recipients, and
tha numerous parcels are placed in one
az the family rooms for examination
They generally contain the names Of
the donors and to all these notes of
thanks are sent.
on Christmas eve ali the employees
nf the house the clerical staff, the
nsbers and the domestic servants-are
r,fven, through the established muniti-
cence Of the president. Il fine fat tur-
key. Fifty fowls, selected from the
hest in the market, are purchased for
this event so that everybody about the
famous mansion has reason for rrjOic.
ing.
No one expresses his happiness with
more beaming conntrnance than does
Jerry smith, the old colored man who
has been member of the presidential
household since the beginning of
Grants first term. Jerry was prpsi-
dent Grants cook, but in these days
he tasts the Offices Of the White House
and Keeps things tidy there as the tra-
ditioha pin.
TIE presidents and their advisers are
usually men of advanced years, and it
is to be second generation from them
that the White House looks for the frol-
les of childhood Oh Christmas day
W0man's Home Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11
THE CITY OF PINE BLUFF

night. and job printing plant so com
n'ete thai If needs only the addition
(which Is coming soon) Of a book
a;adcry to make it as complete a job
office a. is found in any city. and in
stead Of waiting a week for your little
letter heads the most delicate and i'm.
4ortant job work is turned out al
ma. while You wait" and its cal
pr,1ars and other novelties are sold
all over Arkansas, Louisiana. Texas
and the Western states, What the
.4riser has said Of the Graphic Is
equally true Of the other job offices.
each Of which is supplied with type
setting machine.
In asking me 10 write an article
IN Home Enterprises and How They
tiave.B Built GloPine BlHff he Graphic
may not have realized that it had elv-
en me subject to which the sreatesr
writer's and slatisJicians ave failed -
do full justice The good for thta
communities in which they have
the;r being can not be complete by
af= With dollars and cents, but as an
Inspiration 10 onr fellow citizens to
continue to organize and build them
ask thai Ifey go back over their
Hanv years of residence in this gar.
a5a spot and try 10 recall single
organization of home enterprise
thqt has not only advertised Pine
3lir To the outside world. but Which
}as not yielded It's owners handsome I
lvidends. EBB.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11
EtOIiInN Customs.

At tie Saternaliy. tie leatAea pro
totype OF Christmas, 1t VA, tie Roman
custom 70 G"eorate the house with
eyer9ree's. This WAS dom 70 give the
woodland spirits refuge FROM the cold
III Atlanta, Ca. it is the Christmas
custom Ia let free all prisoners whose
on y of5ef~e has been against the city
of1i@a@ee>
Tie holly anl mistlctoe that we use
for Christmas decorations SHOW the
survival ot the customs of the bruids.
In Russia branches Of fir trees are
used fer aecoration In most parts of
southern Europe evergreen trees are
used while IN India tAe English
churches are decorated at Christmas
tide with all kinds of flowers, palms
and berries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11

Continued from Page NtncteenJ
and now ice is being sold in Pine
Dtnf cheaper than in any other city
II ne south. and 50 great is the rep
't.afion OF Pine Bluff as an ice market
stat my friend JEFF Hicks has just pur-
..hased the groUnd and ordered ma
(5jnvqy for another plant making
aaA4 ice factories where one was
rleemod more than sufficient 4 year
;4&o.
The writer can not close 'hts art
- without referring T. the Graphic S
aaWo enterprise. and in - doing he
,a77t not be m5saaapr6ooa as de
Ting 10 aetract in =the SLIGHTEST par
.5r1.ar from OF its worthy and
aeHa4able contemporaries but jHst as
5.9 more Illustration O the benefits
? community derives ffoa=the creation
=. me enterprise
want to 90 back iuzt a few year.
.I remind this people of 'h@
..s4.e job office vi =eee==af 'No
OF boys setting tzpa for weekly
.se-9r and a few letter and hiiI= heads
..l such ordinary blanks. which would
4a. delivered week af}ee they were
tered and then ok at the netseAt
.....ipmcnt H one Will visit the
{,r.5}.c new he v1' find large room
-, feet bv t5a feet. with dozens OF
men and boys and girls busy as bee.
am up-to-date Mersonthaief tHpeSe'
85ng machine that is kept busy day an
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11
Wholesale Grocefs.

Probably the six Wholesale grocery
establishments have done more than
any other lines of #husihes5 10 make
pfna Bluff famous as ioabtn9 center.
The Wholesale groeefs# 6! 'Ae# ely
-aad many travelling mea on the road
and da over one-fourth Of fle business
of fo city. their total l1si0ess be.9S
..jnalad ~ $1,000 a1= aaaa11y. Tae
oanftal stock invested Is aaoat $3@o,-
e,,a and the total cos q running me
business is about s'@oaoa. Al haze
i.,5.,.a= fine business hea-e- and one OF
Ne Gfsq things fhn mprcsses a
stranger in the city #ha hHrE and
bYslle that is goins ~ around these
e.t,bl.shmonts at al umes 81 the year
The six houses are Hammetf Gro
ca,= company. probably the larsesl
l.ansa Of it's kind ia she state. the
s.mtharn Grocery company the ], b.
sneers company the Russell Grocery
c,mnany, Gillespie and Brothers com,
...,,,zs and !. f. Hut asl sons.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11
A Quaint Christmas Custom.

The burning of the ashen fagot is
curious custom observed in Devon and
Somerset on Christmas eve The
fagot consists of green ash sticks cut
Ien@thWays and neatly fastened into
bundle with withy bands. At s
o'clock in the evening this is placed
on the fire with much ceremony. when
the family and invited guests are gath
cred round the hearth. The flames
lick round the lllndle, and, when the
first green withe holding the fagots
bursts, GLASSES are raised and eInpted
TO ~ Merry GhriStmaS."" The break
ing of each bond is the signal for Il
fresh toast Legend accounts for this
custom by the story that fire of ash
wood warmed the stable ut Bethlehem,
whjia % ii tradition yellS of green
wood !i.' N.atlied hy Alfred the Great
duln- i4is loneiS wanle:ings in SOFA
arStr
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11

AS d jobbng center the city OF Pine
ltluff ranks second to no city III the
state of Arkansas and in many lines
OF trade really takes the lead. The
wholesale interests Of This city repre-
sent a large amount OF invested capt.
fal. handle millions of dollars in goods
N-uaYly and give employment to small
army of men in the seVefa depart
fys.nts Situated as il is in the very
e.ea1er of the rich cotton belt With no
s.l0ser rival than Little Rock on the
uoYth and practically none on the
south until Shreveport and New Or
ienas are reached. this city has eN
t. t.eIaienal opportunities TO furnish the
surroundings country with all that is
rreled in every Line Of business.
Representatives Of Pine Bluff business
=.40ases cover all OF the territory n
fo state and reach ont into other
..ta1es a. well Goods are shipped FROM
als oity to points in Oklahoma Indian
TERRITORY. Texas. Louisiana and Ms
sisslppi. white many OF tee lag" hu +
ae4 houses arr known even tlashf
aWsx IN Ghe business ard commercial
.a054
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11
.Jobbing Houses

entered into exclusive wholesale bust
ness and moved to its present quai
ters on Pine street and Third avenue.
Other iobbing houses soon followed
the Hammett Grocer company, the
]. B. Speers company being the sec
ond. the Southern Grocery company
the third and the Russell Grocery
company, the Gillespie and Broth
er company and j. +. HUT and
Sons following in the OF.
der named. Each has proved sue
cessful from the very first, and each
year has found an increase in busines
and the enlargement of the establish.
ments.
When the first jobbing house was
established the one railroad running
into Pine Bluff was the St. Louis AT
1arsas and Texas. a narrow gHase
road which was soon followed by the
Iron HHu1ain road. Later on the st.
Louis Southwest ern bought UP the St.
f.ouis. Arkansas and Texas and t2e
trnnk line known as the Cotton Belt
was the result. Where one road could
handle the business OF the first house,
hts two roads With Two small branch
roads haxe had all they can De 10
laaalo the business successfully IN
fa.t.
Tho business has shown a wonder.
fql growth from scarcely &I-o9ooae
II business ii 1891 TO over $looea .ae
in faal The growth has been sfeaa2
.an5 has b5en the resul=of good man
aae,4c.a = business Sa@aetty and AZ
excellent field in which 10 Work.
NHh the growth of the city o'Ae.
vlI9}es3Ia houses began to be estao-
f#s.ea from time TO time until nearly
a,atv Kind ef business is now rep
.@.-n npal in the business of This city.
Gsheqa houses keep from one 10 ej&ht
trayelins men who speHd their entire
tilne#ea he road.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11
The Genera Business.

1faa wholesale hG .r - @ es
aefejal houses at P.ae 8.aG Coo. 2
E1s.aa1aaa waat1=af Ae-.a.s~ =e4e9
aas III. 5ae- n5a tag.ao#eba l0m-
5e AMI cotton 5rf5.5,#:s
~ aag5aa mlHH a5ea So 49, 4.
4.r3sal Is invested in ne houses
4a1en ~ t1s IUsa =
ae~4 aua tHe cry hes
.4e# in= "A. t4 inc so a.es#
sme80t =ot lasineas rss..
ayf IS fa
siaoeefs s4aaasa saa4
5.faHa ard eaamis I3a merchants
and pscE.04 houses. $fe6eo9o
hardware. dnlgs. DRY g523+ aa1
5lasr smaller stsbI.sfHmeHHs =
aaaHao.
costs ahaa S 4a4 4aa to pay tie
seetaA1 on the 2 'ods shipped io.o '6a
eHy ana oe Of tha city and a6oag
seaaofn aaditioHa Is pail - saiar.es
IS jde men WHO "g tbe goods Il p
ia. hooks ard d. fae .aa1f in shi2-
9i#s out ihe goods. All Inc money.
2ps15 =tha#fre.eat.#is saea =tie
here n#rine Rr9f
n~ cad of baiug cr4mpad fa5 room
rs Is tho ease IN m&ay lar2e ,.ljos.
a}ine Baf merehaua, Lave room and
a rare, aud are certainly inyir'a@
gtner capital 10 eaHe ia ana hc'p oc-
.5ay=1He field .aa principal lines OF
tEaae which hand Lhis laraa business
are Wholesale sroeafs. GRAIN and feed
ea4er-. hardware furniture. drugs
.Hd d'& eoods merchants
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11
Christmas Eve In nu@ land.

The Little I.adybHG Giejeetedly5-l
do hope Santa Claus will be able to
distinguish between hogs and ordinary
bugs
Mamma Iadybug Why Gladys.
What Il strange remark. What is
troubling you, dear
The Little I.adybug Why. Cissie
Centiped told me she was going TO
hang up one whole set of her stock
ings, Town Topics
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11
His ory Of Trade.

faa first j86bine house Wa esta5.
i53nd in Pine BIua in lSs3. when this
~ "as thea bw 2 mall own. Il
called tba#i if4a.Hat Grocer eea.=
.5aHs= taa va established A. a cs.@=
mission and br5lsaea he4saAz :. r.
tIowe0 snd Nacf lfaamat Nj
11oa2ll.is living today and is eG1 cor.
aae.sa &ia tae Hammaa Grocer
6maaa# This house began on
-n2a0 s4z]z Win a capital stock of
aGt stew ra4.aty, and bi IsaI
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11
Country Named For Christmas.

South Africa was discovered hY the
Portuguese. who We're searching for
an ocean road to India. RartholomeW
Diaz Was the commander Of the two
little ships that formed the expedition
in 1856 Eleven years later Da CANA
took another Portuguese fleet south
He discovered Natal on Christmas day
and thus named il in consequence
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11
o..io and Comm LssIon Houses.

ZaN TO the gfaeefF houses come
. No Grain feed commission houses
~ fbe city. Thfs hasin - i. rapid
~ coming TO he fgout and the houses
,ro growing rapidly ard increasing tho
volume of business each year. These
houses arc the &e-shrool< Grain and
Continued on Page TWeutyTmee3
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-11

I.ariat Larry Cit out yer Iassoes,
boys. Here comes 4 bunch Of dudes,
just what We need to decorate our
Christmas tree.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-08-07
CALL FOR CONVENTION.

Headquarters
and silver Party State Ger.
trail Committees:
Reno, Nevada July s, 1904.
At a regularly called meeting Of the
Democratic and Silver Party State Cen
trail Committees held at Reno, April
19.1So4, said committees having frs:
met separately then jointly for the rat
ification of the action taken by the res
pective bodies it was ordered that:
STATE CONVENTIONS
Of the Respective Parties be Held at
Winnemucca, Nevada, Monday,
August e, 1904.
purpose of nominating ticket to be
voted for at the next general election
to be held on Tuesday the 9Th day Of
November 1904. consisting Of:
Three Presidential Electors
One Member Of Congress
One Justice of the Supreme Court
One Regent of the State University
(Long Term)
One Regent Of the State University
(short Term)
Also for the appointment Of State
Central Committees of the respective
parties and the transaction of SUCH
! Their business as may be properly pre-
scented to each of such conventions.
The basis of representation from
the respective counties to each Of said
conventions shall be the same aud
shall be based upon TIE vote for the
! Democratic-Silver nominee for At
| torney General at the last general
| election as follows, to-wit:
! One delegate for every sixty votes
and one delegate for every fraction
over thirty votes, the number of del
| egates to each Of said conventions
being los and to be apportioned as fol
| lows:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-08-07
Low Rate to Exposition ard Retur'

On May II, II and 18th.
On June /, ?. Is, Is % and 23.
On July l, 2, Z, 8, 10, and IA.
e. August s. 9. 10, IS, and 10
On September 5. 6, and s.
On Cccober 3. 4. 5 and G.
The Southern Pacific company viii
sell tickets at Wells. Elllo, Winnemuc-
ca, LoveloclS and Reno to st. Louis.
Mo-, and return fer Se75O on above
dates only Tickets will be good for
ninety days, covering round trip.
By application to Mr.. T. H. Good
man, General Passenger Agent, San
Francisco, j. NJ. Fulton. Division,
Freight and Passenger Agent, Reno
New, or to agents at points above
mentioned. All Information will be Civ
On those who desire to take advantage
Of this rate.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-08-07
Cemetery ws'er-

A. the annual meeting Of the direc-
tors If the cemetery water works held
April %, 1901. it was
Resolved, That the water be turned
ON at the cemnte~T May 1st and thae
no person CT persons in arrears tor
water in former ears be allowed the
use of water until the amount ho"
due is paid.
+ p AiEDEI
T. esideat
GEORGE n. KEITH,
secretary and Colle"tcr, m
EAfs<-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-08-07
Notice..

ophir. Washoe county, New,
May 4. 1904.
All permits heretofore granted Dy
me to catch fish in Prices lake or res
ervoir. On ophir Creek, Washoe county
Nevada a~a hereby revoked.
The public is hereby notihed tnat
said lake or reservoir belongs to the
undresisned, and the fish contalned
therein.
NV friends desiring permits' Will
please apply.
am tired Ct 'sportsmen" dynam:-
ting my fish.
SAM LONGABAUGH
Owner of Prices lake.