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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-22
PROPOSALS OR BIDS.

Bids will be received by the Board of Public Affairs for 500,OOo vitrlae:. paving brick to be used in paving District No. IS (West Barraque street) until Thursday, the 26th day of April, 1906. Security must ac- company all bids. The Board of Public Affairs reserV- es the right to reject any and all bids.
 Given under our hand, this 18th day of April, 1906,
 IT. KING WHITE,
 Chairman.
 R. M Galbraith,
 Secretary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-22

Her step-father and her mother, MT. and Mrs. Barrett, were at her bedside a. the time of her death.
 Mrs. McCuen will be remembered here as Miss Mabel Hager.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-22
MRS. MCQUEEN DEAD.

Mrs. Miles McCuen, aged twenty two years, died of pneumonia at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lawrence Bradbury. at Argenta, a day or two ago. after an illness of eight days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-22
REV. kEADlE BREACHES.

Rev. o. H. Keadle will preach at Carr Memorial church Sunday night at o'clock. The pastor, Rev. k. A. McClintock, will preach at II a. m. as usual. Sunday school at 9:45 a. n, Epworth league at ' p. m. All are cordially invited to attend.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-22

MT. John Reap, of the firm of Reap and Crawford, has gone to Fort smith on a. business trip for the firm.
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
COlumbia-"The Free Lance"

1t is said that John Philip Sousa has
done no better thing OF its kind than
The Free Lance" which comes TO the
Columbia next Monday night. Mr.
Smiths share II the work is also de-
scribed as commendable in an age when
comic opera IibTettOs are classed as the
eighth deadly sin of the stage. Joseph
Cawthorn, a comedian well known for
his quaint personality and effective
methods. is the star OF the organization
presented by Klaw * Erlanger. and in
The Free Lance" has been furnished
with a character which gives him full
scope 70 show he is a comedian Of the
better class. The company is said TO
be the best aggregation OF singing talent
heard outside Of grand opera orgauiZa-
lions in years, particularly noteworthy
for its high-clazs chorus work. Nella
Bergen has the prima donna role
jeanette LOwrie plays the opposite char
acJer 10 CaWthOTn, and the other pT!n-
cipal factors in the comedy are Albert
Hart, the bassO, and George Tallmau,
the tenor. George Schiller, Stanley
Murphy. Monte Elmo and an ensemble
Of az least 100 are in the organization
The production is said 70 be sumptu-
Gus one.
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
SideLgElts on People and EpentS
That Make the NeWS and History
NEW STATE DEVELOPMENT
BLOCKED BY RED TAPE

With the prospective admission OF
Indian Territory and Oklahoma as
new State, there is much anxiety
over the delay of the Administra-
ton IN removing restrictions from
the lands of the Indians. On this
point. the Houston Post says:
Among the Indians are thousands OF
educated men. just as intelligent AZ any
body. fully capable OF looking out Tor
themselves. who are not allowed 20 at
tend TO their own affairs IN their own
way without the consent n a lot Of de-
partment people at Washington. One %
these Indians IS a candidate for the
United States Senate and an able law
yer. He has accumulated a large for
tune through his own Efforts, and yet
the law holds him Incompetent 10 sell
the part OF his allotment not included
ga his homestead The whole system
is wrong ana has been wrong from the
beginning II Is u be hoped that Con-
gress viii take the shackles of the
new State and let II work out its own
destiny without any bureaucratic med
ding at Washington.
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
The Letters of Grace Brown.

Shirt waist makers are not much
in the thoughts of their afiuent sis
ters, The factory woman. whether
she starches collars or CLUES toys
by the piece. or sews at "A machine.
is not often IL their minds. That
she is a creature Of impulses like
theirs, that her heart has warnings
and longings and aches like theirs,
that beneath all the superficial diff
ference in station which separates
them so widely socially, they are in
fact the same beings-women of
extra refinement do not recall all
this unless they must.
But a young girl who wasted her
life away in little town in New
York State has brought them all
together. She was the daughter of
a farmer, simple hearted, pretty,
half educated, socially impossible
She was waiting at her fathers
home for man 20 come and right
AS far as he could-the wrong he
had done her. The man delayed.
The woman, baffied by impending
disgrace, dragged her life out in
longing for him. Her love did not
waver. She did not cry out against
his neglect. Instead. though she
felt she must soon die. even in the
shadow of that awful event she
chiefly blamed herself for having
brought annoyance into his life.
After long time the man came.
They went Ostensibly for a days
outing on a lake. Some one heard
a death cry ring across the water.
Next day girls body was drawn
from the bottom. The man, saIlow,
anemic. unmoved, rather above the
woman in social station, is now on
trial for his life
In the course of the hearing, the
public prosecutor introduced as evi-
dence the letters this young girl
had written IN that long, heavy
period Of waiting. The court was
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
HOW LOCALIZED GRAFT MAY
SWELL THE PENSION LIST

Under the laws, a young woman
may marry an octogenarian pension
er and thus, surviving him, draw
pension as long as she lives. The
New York Evening Post makes this
comment on the abuses that may
follow:
A frequent abuse of the pension list IS
Illustrated by the death Of Mrs. l.. ),
Damon the last Revolutionary War
pens!oner. At the age OF twenty-one She
married "a man seyeHty-hVt years Ole
Just why this alliance should have made
IL incumbent on the Government TO pay
her pension for some hity-LhFee years
would hardly bee clear 90 a foreign OD-
server. But it was not only the Federal
Government that aided her. The State
OF Vermont recently voted her 500, and
the Vermont chapter of the Daughters
OF the American Revolution has enCOur-
aged young girls 10 marry decrepit vet
Grams OF Dur wars by also aiding 4
tWeuty-three wears after the conclusion
Of the conflict In which her husband
fought ON a similar basis we shall stu
be paying Mexican war pensions IL
1872 and civil war pensions IN 1883 II
som. of OUR Spanish var veterans are
seVeuty-five, our descendants may be
paying for the capture of Santiago in
A. d. 2.9l There are stlu over TOO
widows OF the war OF 1872. and no less
than a4ss widows of soldiers of the
Mexican war Generous in its pensions
the United states has been and always
Will DE. but the business Of marrying
for pension purposes only. ought 10 he
ended. To degrades the pension and is
little but form Of graft
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
COlumbia-Camille Saint-Saens.

This creates Of French composers and
pianists win play at the Columbia The
ater on Monday afternoon. December 70.
Rarely has it been the good fortune OF
Washington to welcome such an illus
trious musician. New York. Chicago,
etc, have paid him the compliment Of 9
superb welcome, and packed houses, tes-
tifying to his personality as a man.
and his greatness as an artst-a pianist
who stands in the front rank, by reason
or his wonderful technique and power OF
expression. composer Of undying
fame, and who has given 20 the world
the most beautiful symphonies, concerts.
SOnatas. operas. and songs. Only this
last winter was his new opera,
'LAncetre," given IN Monte Carlo, with
immense success. and accepted by five
different opera houses. for performances
this winter
Saint-Saens will be assisted by NJ. Ed
Guard Dethier young Belgian viOlinist,
4saye's first pupil. and a player OF the
first rank. Noticeable in his playing is
much OF the dash, yirility. and exquisite
Interpretation of his great master. n.
Dethier viii play, among other num-
hers. concerto. BY Saint-Saens. and NJ.
Leon Rennay, the French baritone, via
sing some of Saint-Saens' songs.
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
BelascO-IOhn E. KeIlard in Taps

At the Belasco Theater, beginning next
Monday evening. Taps" lights OUT
will be the attraction. with John +.
KeIerd as the star in the role OF
Sergeant Volkhardt The story con-
Germs life IN the barracks Of the German
army, with its strict regulations and
discipline, which are noted facts. Mr.
Kellerd's power OF eXactitudC. his pains
taking effort as.d talent Of the sort which
have together placed him among the
great stars, give him perfect grasp of
the manifold complexities OF the chaTOc-
ter OF NOlkhardt. Miss Viola FOTtescue
plays the difficult role OF Clara Volk-
hardt. the young daughter of the stern
sergeant, who is in love with an officer
OF high rank. The supporting cast is a
large and well known one,
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
KNOWS wHERF TO DRAW LINE.

When Light Battery y was stationed
on Wareheim street, Boston. one of the
officers was Lieutenant Brooks. says the
Boston Herald. About the time he was
elected Lieutenant Brooks, who vas a
painter. had contract TO paint the gun
carriages and caissons, which he car
ried out in good shape
When he was before the examining
board for his assignment to duty he
was asked how he dismounted the pieces
when he did the painting. As explain
ed, the dismounting proved To have been
done in a most unconventional manner
DO you consider. lieutenant. that you
acted in this matter according 10 the
regulaiOns?'' asked the chairman OF the
board, brusquely.
Dhe repl- was: 4 did not dsmount
the pieces as Lieutenant Brooks, of the
artillery, but as George Brooks. the
painter.
Lieutenant Brooks was passed ali
right. and received his assignment to
duty.
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
COMING TO THE THEATERS

Italy is so rich IN art and beauty that
to condense ten years into a two hours
talk was an impossibility, consequently
In his next lecture he viii devote him
self 20 the journey from Genoa south
ward 10 Venice.
After q hurried look az Pisa and It's
wonderful leaning tower. he leads the
way 20 Milan for a glance at the won
ders OF the cathedral. Florence IS the
next halt in the Journey and here Mr..
ElmendOrf has spent many months, re-
producing the gems OF Italian master
pieces in paintings, mosaics. and fres-
Goes.
The last half Of the journey-taIk IS
devoted 10 Venice. the Queen City, and
Mr.. Elmendorf viii take his fellow
travellers, with the aid OF several re-
markable pictures in motion, through
tie canals. by the Doge's Palace, spIen-
did san Marco, and under the famous
Bridge Of Signs and even into forgot
ten corners of this wonderful city. that
the ordinary tourist would never see,
finally bringing them back TO the Grand
Canal IN time TO see that most pie
turesque feJe Of all Italy-the Carnival
OF Venice
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
The Coal Land Inquiry.

A vast deal of most interesting
development in the matter of the
Wyoming and Utah land frauds is
coming to light through the inquiry
at Salt Lake City. Most of il, thus
far, is simply amplifeation of mat
ters heretofore outlined exclusively
in this newspaper.
The Times was the first paper to
take up the charges that have now
developed into a nationwide sensa-
ton. It's early publications brought
denials and reassuring statements
The Times, with no other motive
than conviction that charges OF
such gravity ought to be fully in
vestigated, and having confidence
that its information was of such
character as to deserve considera-
tion, persevered. It is naturally
gratified that the most effective in
quisitorial arm of the Government
Is now making its Investigation
along the lines of the matter which
this paper first gave publicity.
The lid has not yet been entirely
removed, but il has been lifted, and
there is every reason to think that
aot all of the bad odors have yet es-
capped. There is no room To doubt
that the Government has been
robbed of many millions worth
of the most valuable parts of the
public domain. The guilt has not
yet been located. The Investigation
viii not be a success unless il goes
10 the bottom and places the re-
sponsibility. And il should be ear
ried home to the men at the top,
not to the miserable tools whom
these responsible men used.
Secretary Hitchcock has without
question given his fullest co-opera-
tion in this inquiry. Tn Interstate
Commerce Commission has been
fortunate in having as SIS attorney
so skilled and experienced an in
vestigator as John T. Marchand He
il making a magnificent record of
success against what to others have
been insuTmountable obstacles. Mr.
Marchand is type of the ables ex-
perienced and devoted public ser
want who, though the public service
Is indeed poorly compensated and
too often brings not even the reeog-
milton that ability and conscientious
effort earn, goes ahead with the
task laid out for him and against
all obstacles accomplishes it. He
has done a work which places him
in the class of Charles T. Hughes
and William \. Glasgow, ir., and
he deserves at least the fullest rec
ognition of that fact. As a saIaried
employe of the Government il is
highly improbable that he will get
much else.
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
TARIFF REFORM
A WARNING TO REPUBLICANS

In spite of the Republican victory
in the late Congressional elections,
the impression is gaining that the
trend of opinion all over the coun-
try is in favor of modification of the
high protective tariff schedules. Re
viewing the situation, the Boston
Natchman says:
The protective ideas of Joseph Cham
berlaiu fnd no general acceptance among
the people OF Great Britain. There IS
revolt in Germany against the hisH
tariff Canada Is seeking for an enlarge
ment OF trade by "a preferential tarlH
with the mother country And probably
the most general deduction from the re
cent election m this country Is thal tne
Republican party must revise the tariH
or look TO. defeat IN the next freSl-
Dental election.
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
DINNERS FOR THE POOR
FROM SALVATION ARMY

Thanksgiving dinner baskets were
given out TO a considerable number of
worthy poor families by the Salvation
Army today. at the organization hall,
$50 Pennsylvania avenue. Preparations
are being made 20 give out a larger
number on Christmas Day. in aoG.-
tion 10 the regular dinner TO the poor.
Adjutant William S QuirIS warns the
public against giving donations to any
persons claiming To represent the Aneri-
can branch OF the Salvation Army. No
collections are made. he states. unless
authorized by himself or Major NJ. T.
Baxter
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
CRIME OF TIL IDLE RICH IS
A MENACE TO TF- NATION

The Brooklyn Eagle grows very
serious over the study of the con-
ditions of the very rich who have
nothing to do but devise new
methods of displaying their wealth
and bidding for adulation. The
Eagle looks upon the idle rich as
the nations most dangerous class,
and continues:
The beginning Of the cure is unseIfsh-
ness. That lesson is equally hard TO
learn for those who have much and
those who have nothing but without il
the COdiJiOns Will grow worse, until the
tindeT Is more ready FOR the torch than
ii was this year and the blaze runs Ike
a prairie FIRE Rich Americans who live
I'm rural communities consider habitual-
Is the feellngs Of their neighbors when
they plan their lives. They refrain
from doing many things. which are
in themselves Innocent. and which they
would very likely enjoy doing. solely
for their effect upon the neighbOThoOd
they live in. They value the good Opin-
ion Of their ueighbors, and they reCOg-
uize their responsibility for setting
good example. Those motives cease TO
work in big city, because the opinion
which rich people are made 20 feel is
that of their personal associates. When
a rich man 60 into politics, the mem
bers Of his family are careful about
osteutatiOus display and about conduct
which may get into the newspapers un-
pleasantly, because il would injure the
chances Of their politician. But the
number of people brought under that
kind Of restraint is small. What is
needed is the consciousness, as a mo-
tive of conduct. that We are part Of
one family in che common home. Leg
isiatiOn for the general good, as Op-
posed 10 class legislation, may spring
the cOnsCiOusrs IS can never be created
bv statute That is the work for the in
dividual citizen in his daily life. Until
that sense Of public responsibility is
created and indorsed. we shall never
be free from the danger OF the man with
a torch.
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
Majestic-Yorke and Adams in Bank
ers and Brokers"

Bankers and Brokers'" the new mu-
sical comedy that comes to the Majestic
next week. with Yorke and Adams in
the leading roles. is said 10 combine
good healthy fun. plenty of pretty girls.
handsome costumes. and graceful dane
ing into a pleasing entertainment. It
has a Well-defncd plot there are Sc
ries Of skillfully devised stage pictures,
and the chorus is out of the ordinary
The story concerns two Hebrews who
are desirOus Of DuttinS into Wall Street,
which gives Norke and Adams eXcep-
tional opportunities TO display their in
fectious humor and wholesome comedy
Many song hits are introduced. COM
pany OF forty-five viii support these
clever comedians.
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
MAY NAME NJ M'CLEARY
LAND COMMISSIONER

The name Of Representative James l.
McCleary. of Minnesota. was today
mentioned as likely successor to Com
missioner Richards. of the General Land
Office. It is known that there will short
" be a new Commissioner OF the General
Land Office. and as Representative Nc
Cleary is one of the big guns in the
House who fell outside of the breast
works on election day, il has been inti-
mated that his name will be presented
TO the President for something good.
Mr.. McCleary made the fight IL his
district on the stand pat policy, and
was defeated. He is strongly indOTscd-
Another name that has been spoken OF
for Commissioner of the General Land
Office Is Representative Lacey, of Iowa,
who was defeated az the last election.
He is chairman OF the House Committee
on Public Lands
The Washington times., 1906-11-29

well have carried the party, but the
Mayfiower was larger and more comfort
able, and besides II was desired to have
the Sylph IN case OF emergency.
The ChOctaW also was desired for
use ia shipping. IN case there
should be heavy sea, when II was not
deemed advisable 10 risk sending the
the Louisiana To the MayfOWer. While
the launch conveyed the party, ths
ChOctaw stood by. The water was only
slightly chOppy, 50 the Choctaw was
not used TO convey the passengers.
Naval Tugs On Patrol.
With the tug ahead and the sylph
behind. the MayhoWer made her way
up the river. the time Of seven hours
and a half being considered good, in the
face Of an adverse tide, most Of the
way. As the squadron neared Alex
andria. other naval tugs were found TO
be on patrol duty. All ships were or
dered to keep clear Of the MayfioweTs
path, and they paTolled the channel
alongside and slightly ahead OF the ex-
pedition. Although the moon was bril-
liant the channel had been specially
lighted and the course plainly marked
by lights. Even then, Commander Long
fairly felt his way by inches in bring
ing the MaynOWer up 10 the navy yard
whare. The minute the President set
f,,ot on land. the navy drew a long
by cath of relief and satisfaction that
II had carried the President and his
neirly 5000 miles. without a single mis-
hap.
aside from all these precautions, the
enamel - t5e Eastern branch had been
newly dredged 20 make sure Of ample
water Tor the MayhOWeT.
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
Unparalleled Precautions for
Safety After Leaving
the Louisiana.
CHANNEL NEWLY DREDGED
Relief in the Navy That the 5000
Mile Trip Was Without
Mishap.

When Mrs. Mckinley. critically III.
was brought by special train from San
Francisco to Washington. an innOva-
ton in the matter OF precautions against
any sort of accident was introduced By
a pilot engine being sent ahead of the
train all the way, an emergency engine
following, and every foot OF the track
being patrolled less than fifteen minutes
before the special passed over 1t. Very
similar precautions have since been
taken with special trains that carried
President Mckinley and President
Roosevelt, but the precautions that were
taken for the safety OF the President
on his trip out OF the country and back,
just completed, surpassed any ship voy-
age ever known.
Warship Conveyed by Cruisers.
The fact that the biggest. newest and
most sanitary batueship in the Navy
carried the President. and was conveyed
by two Of the newest and biggest cruis-
ers. is an old story But how he was
piIoted and handled with care from the
time he left the Louisiana till he reached
land in Washington IS the new feature
OF the trip.
Coming up the river. Monday after
noon and evening, the Mayfiower was
piloted every league OF the way by the
speedy seagoing naval tug Choctaw, and
wa conveyed by the Presidents yacht
Syipu. The Sylph left Washington sun
day morning. with Secretary Loeb on
board. followed by the ChoctaW Simul-
tane0usly. the Mayfower made her way
from Annapolis 10 Piney Point, 10 take
the President aboard The Sylph might
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
NEED OF A LARGER NAVY
DUE TO PECULIAR CONDITIONS

There seems to be a general
switch of sentiment throughout the
country on the subject of increas-
ing the American navy TO meet new
IndOrsing Secretary
Bonaparte's plea for more ships Of
the fighting class, the Philadelphia
Inquirer says:
The truth Is that America has IN the
worlds politics peculiar geographical
and political relation. We have nothing
to gain except In the arts OF peace. We
would not wage another war for the
finest part OF any continent We want
to let and be let alone. We want 10 de-
velop our own resources, and we desire
10 have a chance 10 DTOmulgate our
ideas. We can do this best with peace
fui conditions We are not involved ia
any balance OF power, any family Iela-
tions 10 royalty we simply say that
we can compel what some Of the mis-
guided and mlsdirected nations viii not
learn from a study OF ethics.
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
AN IDOL LIES SMASHED;
CARUSO'S UNLUCKY PINCH

The arrest of Caruso, the tenor,
in New York. on a charge of having
pinched the plump arm Of a woman
who was standing near him in the
Zoo, brings this from the Louisville
Courier-J Ournal:
man may have a bass voice or
even a barytone, and not be unToserV-
edly adore0 by wOmankind. but tenor
IS universally beloved. and is. therefore,
under a heavy responsibility to conduct
himself with dignity. even in the prose
CutiOn of his peccadilloes-
Eurico Caruso eloping with q mem
ber OF the Smart Set and sending a
wireless message Of defiance 10 an en-
raged husband, pacing the water front,
waiting for the next ship TO weigh an
chor might be still a heroic figure 70
the women who have boxes at the
opera. but Caruso jugged like a second
story man and charged. in the language
OF Roundsman Kane. wild havin tried
to git CAV wild a lady in front Of a
is a sad, sad spectacle
OF fallen greatness.
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
ADDS ONE MORE SEASON.

Alfred II. Love. of Philadelphia. whose
splendid services TO the cause of peace
have been again acclaimed by his re-
election TO the Universal Peace Union,
said at Mystic. Conn, at the end of the
unions meetings, according TO the
Minneapolis Journal:
After we have abolished war, 7ur
next duty viii be the abolition of foot
ball
More and more amazing each year
becomes the fame of this dangerous
sport. II is mania,
II was talking 90 some children the
other day Children. / said, how many
seasons are there?"
-Four. the children answered.
Correct, And what season. asked
is this one2
- The football season. said the chill
dren in chorus"
The Washington times., 1906-11-29
HEARST NOT TO ATTEND
OPENING OF CONGRESS

It was stated today that Representa-
tive William Randolph Hearst, of New
York. viii not be here at the opening Of
Congress next Monday. He is not eX-
pected here before the first OF next
year, when Congress reassembles after
the holiday recess. Plans for the re
ception to be rendered him by organ
lied labor Of the District are being per-
fected
The affair viii be conducted under the
auspices of the Central Labor Union
the expenses of the reception being
shared by each individual organization.