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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07

season the cadets showed form by
Yale to a tie game. One
play in that game has been called
the best of the season. Bomar. the
Yale back, surrounded by interior
ence, started for the Army goal,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07

The Spokane Press delivered to
any part Of the city fer 25 cents
per month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07

Positively highest price paid for cast
or clothing. N223 Stevens. M. 1711.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-02

For wall paper and paint see Claud Clegg and company, AT M;in street
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-02
SPRINGER DAMAGE
 SUIT IS ON
Began Yesterday in the United States Circuit Court at
 Little Rock.

The damage suit of Laura Springer, administratrix against the Cotton Belt Railroad company went to trial yesterday before 2 jury in the United States cire'1i5 court al Little Rock. John J. Springer was killed by a train in the Cotton Belt yards here on the night of February 13 That was the night of the disastrous Eass End fire and people were mixing great efforts to save property The claim is made that the company was negligent in running cars through the railroad yards when people were highly excited and about the tracks. The company is asked to pay s2O.0o0 for the death of MT. Springer. The talk ing of testimony will be continue 1 today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-02
WORST SEASON
 EVER KNOWN John M. Oracle, Owner of Twelve Thousand Acres of Cotton and Corn Lands, Says Situation Alarming
CROP 2 o DAYS LATE
Cool Nights Have Paralyzcd Crops and Cut Worms Played Havoc With N Growing Stalks--Fayorabie Weath-
 CT Wanted.

John M. Oracle, of New GasconE, owner of twelve thousand acres of cotton and corn lands in this county, who is in the city today on business, declares that the crop conditions at this time are the worst ever known. The outlook is very discouraging, he says, and only favorable cultivating season and late fall will save tbe planters of this section from heavy losses.
 MT. Oracle is not usually calam- ity hoWler, but is consistent and care ful when making a statement rela- tive to the crop situation. This cool weather, he says, has temporarily paralyzed things on the farms and brought forth an abundant supply of cut worms which have destroyed all of the early planted corn and cotton. Tt will all have to be replanted,' said Mir. Oracle in discussing the con- Gitions today. All of the farmers and planters ill this section are now busy replanting corn and cotton that were planted the latter part of March and the early part of April. Corn and cotton planted the last week in March and for three weeks in April has been
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-02

Goodwin and-eambl.H@ device bill, T copy of tbe Wilson 5Hl Jhat was doe tored lo death six yc1rs ago. when t was called ID for fiual passage. The measure imposes heavy penalties. for officers of tile law who refuse to lake action when their attention has been called to the existence of gambiin@ in the city or eoanty, The use ot l gamLing device is made punishable by a large fine, and term i3 the pen itentiary. Senator TQney Wa5 opposed h iha hill ON the ground tbat the pen aitics te bc= inflicted in ease of e0aVie= ton were far cut of proportion to the otfense. Under tho measure, ile de= clarcd, -a negro boy caught shooting craps would be sent to the peuiten- tiary and any man engaged i'll a pri- yate poker @amo could be fined scv- cral hundred dollars and imprisoned. On roll call the bill was defeated by one vote, lho general contention be- ing that there Wefo enough gambling laws now il t1c o0icNrs of the law would pay heed 10 them. The final vote was sixteen 10 fifteen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-02
PROF FESSOR FISHER MAKES STATEMENT Says Some of the Teachers at the Branch Normal Col lege Are Loyal to Their Superior Official.
BITTER FIGHTS AFTER
Dismissal oi Teachers Resignation Not Mere Nhim Plenty of Room in the World For Honest Workers Dissatisfied Teachers Fate,

Professor Isaac Fisher who on yesterday rendered lis resignation as principal at the Branch Normal College, sent the following letter to the Graphic today, which is self explanatory. He says:
 1 wish to correct some of the comments which you made i'll yes- terday's Graphic touching my resigr nation, and ill justice to some parties upon whom it may reflect, earnestly hope you will place the correction on the front page, Just as the comments were.
 In your comments you say, Tie tlfisher) declares that continual Knocking on the part of the teachers at the college over Whom he is given no control, and others who desire his place, are the pfih- (Continued on Page Four)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-02
|. B. BRECKENRIDGE: URGES ATT ENDANCE Calls Attention of Officials n the River Convention to F Held in Fort Smith May 7.
GLORY FOR ALL
"Ns Want til to Come in q Broad spirit oi the Common Good." He Nri!c,-iIalf of State of Arkansas Interested.

ton Clifton R Brechiuridee, president of the Fort Smith River and Harbor Association. has ad- dressed The Graphic the following letter. in which he urges a large delegation from this city and county to the river convention to be held in Fort Smith The letter. which is self-eNplanatory follows.
 Fort Smith, Ark, April 30
 Dear Sirs: Some weeks ago the Fort Smith River and IIarbor As sociatOn issued a call for an inter- state convention of the commercial interests of the entire commercial zone of the Arkansas river to meet at Fort Smith on May [. The object of this movement is to place the permanent and perfect improve l the high and comprehensive plane and organized basis that it's vast tributary interests call for, These l interests embrace at least half oi l the state of Arkansas. nearly all ol 1 the new state of Oklahoma, west 1 ern Kansas and almost as far west of this great region as you choose 1 to go.
 As the day ol meeting approaches the need of renewed publicity is necessary, in order that the convcn- tion may be as large and as repre- l sentative as possible.
 In this connection the invaluable l aid of the press is especially need ed and invoked; and we would ap- 1 preciate it most highly if would, in such manner as seems to you best, stir up public interest from now until the convention meets. Please impress upon the mayors, county judges, presidents of eom- mercial organizations, trades unions. farmers unions and the like ito dlt2Hu Cuu dpI)OiiI IiSNi. Vi representative mon who can be with us. We want all to come in a broad spirit of the common good, and with no local or personal axes to grind. If we can improve the river to the fullest practicable eX- tent and in the most perfect man ner, as we surely can if we go at it right, then there will be, in the language of Commodore Schley, 'glory enough for all. Very faithfully yours,
 c. R. BRECKENRIDGE,
 President Fort Smith River and
 Harbor Association.
 Committee on publicity--Paul B. Bigger, chairman: F. Henry, edi- tor Fort Smith Times; A. J. Ken drick, editor Fort Smith News Record; w. F. Decker, editor South west American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-02

made yaiueless. We have had wet seasons often, but never before have the nights at this season of the year been continuously cool, as is now the case. The early seed is rotten and there is no hopes for reviying it now. The crop this year promises to be at least twenty days late and there is 8 possibility of it being even later than that, if this unfavorable weather continues. As far as the condition Of the early planted seed is concerned, this is tbe worst season 1 have eyer experienced.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-02
THERE ARE GOOD REASONS

For the preference accorded Eisen- kramer in placing your spring or der. Only superior fabrics are used; the tailoring is of the best, the fashions uncommonly well set forth--the result is, clothes un- equalled for style, fit and quality.
 Eisenkramer, the Tailor.
 Over Citizens Bank, Second ave- nue and Pine street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-02
THE RIVERS
 ARE RISING

Decided rises in the Arhans4s White and Black rivers Wefe recorded Seste Jay. Section p'ree= tor Alciatore os I.iftIe Rock, Sa T there was en9ng,l water in sight to cause thea2 rivers to caatiaue is ing today At Fort Smith the Ar kansas river has arisen g. feet, at DardanelIe l Q, at Little Rock, i.S and at this place 4. The stage of tue river at Little Rock yes tcrday was 9 3 and 3 9 Lerc There is not enough of a rise in sight to cause the weather bureau 10 pre- diet flood stages in any of thc rivers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-02
ALEX HOWELL
 II JEFFERSON Raises Question of Legality of Bills Passed at Night Session-Uproar in the House
OVER CONVICT BILL
Question as to Whether Bills Endors- ed Read Twice" Ire RealI, 1on- acknowledgements Ended Excitement.

Questioning the legality of bills which are presented in night ses- sions and are not read, but en- dorsed read twice, Judge Van Hook caused yesterdays session in the house to end i'll an uproar, says the Little Rock Gazette. The inci- dent grew out of a bill which had been presented with a number of others Tuesday night. Messrs. Row ell Pinney, Hunt, Newton and Davis of Desha were authors of the measure, which was sent to the desk at the night session by Mr. Pinney. The bill like others sent up at that time. was numbered and named, and turned over to the journal clerk to be entered and en- dorsed as having been read twice It provided for the working of con- victs on the roads on the Eleventh judicical district, composing the counties of Lincoln, Deha and Jeff i ferson.
 After o'clock yesterday after noon Mr. Rowell asked for a roll call on the bill. He stated that it was local measure, and the priv ilege was granted by the inn patient house.
 As the clerk began the reading of 1 the bill the first sections noting | how convicts should be worked. it was claimed by many that the bill was of a general nature. This in terrupted the proceedings until MT. Rowell explained that it only ap- piled to his district and that every l representative from the district favored the bill. The reading was continued until Mir. Van Hook raised a point of order
 .'Mr. Speaker,' shouted MT. Van Hook. "I raise the point of order that this bill is on it's first read ing"
 The speaker did not recognize the interruption, and the clerk proceeded to read. MT. Van Hook then contended that the point be recognized, and challenged the speaker to swear the journal clerk as to whether the bill had ever been read before in the house.
 Tn speaker announced that the journals showed that the bill was on third reading.
 q still claim that the bill has never been read before this house before," contended MT. Van Hook, and if tn records show otherwise they are in error.'
 MT. Powell here took the floor and explained the procedure. He stated that the bill had taken the same course that others had be- fore. and the question had never been raised before. Don't they ali smile" said Mr Rowell, swhen the clerk reads a bill in hasty fashion and then passes it over, saying it has been read twice. '
 Mr. Rowell stated further that the point had never been raised be- fore, and if this bill had not pro- ceeded regularly half the bills in the. body had not been legally passed He stated that any "frock coat tail'' could raise this point, and that he would not respect n3an under such point of order.
 The speaker rapped sharply for order, and there was general up- roar. Mr. Fletcher was recognized on a motion to adjourn and the discussion ceased. The status of the bill was not decided
 Attorney General Kirby was seen after the controversy and stated 1 that the legality of a bill could not 1 we'll be questioned behind the rec
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-02
SENATOR TONEY
 OPPOSED THE BILL
And the Cloud-G0odWin Anti-Gam' bling Measure Was Defeated i'll the Sta Ie Senate When Called
 For Final Passage.

Senator H. K. Toney of this county yesterday helped to defeat the Clou !
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-12
Registration Books Have
Closed for Prohibition
Election
MANY ARRESTS WERE MADE
Lowndes County Prohibition Fight
is at Boiling Point-Many Ne
groes Landed in Jail For
Illegal Registration. .

Valdosta, Ga, June 1.-THE regis
tration books for the prohibition cleo
tion in this county closed on Satur-
day night, with the heaviest registra-
ton in this history of the county.
The last week Of registration was
marked by many arrests OF persons
whom it is claimed We're fraudulent
ly registered. and many more will be
arrested between this time and the
date of the election on the oath Of
June.
More than 800 warrants have been
sworn out against negroes by the
leaders Of lhe prohibition forces, and
it is probable that others will be Sc
cured, as tRe canvass of the registra-
tion lists is not more than half COM
ploJed, Many Of these warrants have
Ibccn served and the accused men
landed in jail The anti-prohibiiou
leaders are standing the bonds OF
quite a number Of negroes and talk
ing them from Jail
It developed within the past day
or two that a considerable number
OF arrests made were Illegal, the
parties coming forward with their
tax receipts and with proofs qualify
ing them to vote. A sensational
turn to matters was caused by these
Illegal arrests, as some of the ar
rested men threaten to institute suits
for damages, and a number of war
rants have already been secured
against prominent white prohibitions
lists, whom it is claimed swore out
the Illegal Warrants.
The tax collector collected more
poll tax on Saturday than ever be
fore in one day many men paying
back taxes for six and eight years,
in order to get their names on the
registration books.
1t is believed that the work done
by the prohibition leaders will prac-
tically eliminate the negro vote in
the election, as it undoubtedly has
caused a much smaller number to
register than otehrwise would have
done. OF the 500 or more negroes
registered in this Getty warrants have
been secured for nearly half of them,
and 1t is predicted that a majority
OF the others will not go to the
polls on election day. The ladies of
the city and county will be at the
voting places in large numbers, and
the most effective work Of the cam
paign will probably be done on the
day Of election
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-12

monday afternoon one Of the busiest
days Of tie Week Bargain sales in
verbally occur on Mondays, and the
merchants argue that the demand Of
the clerks that they close 1t i
G clock is unreasonable. and unfair.
They will also refuse to grant the
demand Of the clerks to close at 10
o'clock on Saturday nights This IS
said to be about the busiest hour Of
the busiest day of the week, and the
Merchants also think that this claim
is unjust and they will not accede
to it.
Just what VIII be done when the
union is notified Of the fact that the
merchants cannot grant all of theii
demands is not known, but from
What the merchants stated yesterday
when seen on the subject. they will
not tltii--S OF acceding to them.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-12
MISS ELLA EVANS DEAD.
Was Popular Member of Purvis
Grammer Sehool-Funeral Today

Was Popular Member of Purvis
Grammer school-Funeral Today
Miss Ella Evans died yesterday
morning at the home Of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs D. r. Evans, on the
corner Of e and NJ streets, after
three weeks Slness with typhoid
fever. Her death was a sad blow to
her parents, as she was their eldest
child and was only II years Of age
She was noted for her amiable dis
position and many noble traits. She
attended Purvis school until a short
time gao and was very popular with
her classmates.
The funeral will occur at 10 O'Clock
this morning from McKendree
church, Rev. J. w. Simmons con
Quoting the services.
The bereaved parents and other
relatives have the sympathy Of
many friends in their loss.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-12
SAYS REDUCTIONS
) DON'T BENEFIT
Z PUBLIC
CO lMIssIoNERs BROWN TALKS
ARoUT RECENT REDUCTIONS
T lat HAVE BREN MADE IN
FREIGHT RATEs.A

Atlanta, June 11.-Railroad Com
missioner Joseph NJ Brown yester-
day filed with the railroad commits
sion an elaborate brief presenting
his views on the passenger rate
proposition, this in addition to his
dissenting opinion upon certain fea-
lures Of The recent order, which was
flied on Saturday
In this brief Mr.. Brown goes into
various and numerous dAals, but
one of the principal pointa stressed
is that freight rate reductV Vns haAe
in no wise been Of bened4 to
people generally, but act ther T.
the shape of a dividend to ke manu-
facturor and jobber while Reductions
in the passenger rates are sof impor-
tance TO the whole peopleN
Mr. Brown says of something like
$2,0C0.00O annual reductions\ in the
freight rates secured through ~ ac-
tiyity of the railroad comm sio1A%uV
1905, not one dollar has Yer gone
into the pocket of the fAmer, the
laborer, or other consumer. On theI
other hand he presents figures to(
show that instead Of The people gain
ing advantage as the result Of reduc-
tion in freight rates then made and
subsca cauontly, the prices OF practical
~ all products which they use have
gone up
Mr.. Brown says the freight on
frstcl2ss from New York to Atlanta.
was reduced at that time $27 per
carload Of 10000 pounds. Yet The
advance in mems suitings. for in
stance, has been On high grades.
$l1,957 per car. or almost thirty
eight times as much as the entire
freight rate Reductions amounting
to $87 per carload have been secured
on shoes. and yet, he STATES, the
price of shoes has gone up $t.30 per
pair since that time. He also takes
the item of stoves, and says they
have been advanced per cent in
the identical week in which the SUI
DIeme court rendered its decision af-
drming the reduced rates ON that
commodity put i'll by the commission.
On the other hand Mr. Brown
shows that reduction in passenger
rates affects every man, woman and
child in the state who travels. or in
other words. every consumer of
transportation. The document is
lengthy one, and will be filed as a
part of the record in the passenger
rate case.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-12
WANT BISHOP IN ATLANTA.
Resolution Passed Requesting Bishop
Nelson to Remain There.

Resolution Passed Requesting Bishop
Nelson to Remain There.
At recent meeting of the At
lanta archdeaconry Of the Woman's
Auxiliary Of the Episcopal church,
resolutions expressing their love
and loyalty to Bishop c. K. Nelson
and entreating him to remain ebishop
o. the northern diocese, were uDani-
mously adopted. The resolutions
were carried by a rising vote and
were as follows:
I'VE, the women Of the Atlanta
archdioconry, desire to express IN
this united meeting the love and 10y
atty we bear to our bishop and to
enter our earnest protest against
his separating from us, entreating
that he remain bishop Of the north
ern division Of the diocese.
Bishop Nelson has not yet decided
whether he will accept the bishopric
of the northern or the southern
diocese.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-12
r }. LElTcH PASSES AWAY.
Died In North Carolina Monday
Night After Long Illness.

Died In North Carolina Monday
Night After Long illness.
A telegram was received in the
city yesterday morning announcing
the death of F. j. Leicht, CHIEF dis
patcher OF the A., B. G. a. railroad,
which occurred at Catcave, N. c.,
where Mr.. Leicht, with his wife. had
gone for the benfit Of his health.
Mr. Leicht has been in bad health
fol many months Recently he de-
cided a change would benefit him
and left for North Carolina with that
hope in view II seems, however
that he grew worse, and while it was
known that he was quite i'll, the tele-
gram announcing his death came as
a surprise to his friends. He has
been chief dispatcher of the A., b.
& A. forSthe past two years
The deceased was 35 years of age.
He was married in this city a few
years ago TO Miss Eula Robinson.
The remains are expected TO reach
the city this morning over the South
orn and the funeral viii occur this
afternoon at 4 o'clock from the resi-
dence Of j. r. Robinson No 4 Hall
lax square, Rev. J. r. Sammons con
Quoting the services He was a
member of the Glynn aerie Of
Eagles and that organization will at
tend the funeral IN a body.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-12
BLACK HAND DEMANDS
$4,000 FOR BOYS RETURN

New Orleans, June Walter
LarHma, aged s years, an Italian boy,
is Hbeing held by "Black Hand
for ransom. In a letter received to-
day by Peter Lamma, the boys
father, $4,000 was demanded for the
return Of the lad to the family The
boy disappeared from home Saturday
evening. Lamma refuses to 0urn
the letter over to the police, fearful
Iot threats.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-12

Banbury, AEngland, June lin a
motor car accident at Edge Hill,
near here today, a Mr.. Johnson, Of
California, was killed and a Mr..
Blake, Of Philadelphia, was mortally
injured. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs.
Blake, who were Of the party, sus-
tanned grave injuries and their CON
dition Is precarlous. Mr.. Johnson S
skull was fractured and he died two
hours later Mr. Blake lies in a
hopeless condition in the Banbury
hospital
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-12

MiReraI Bluff. Ga, June 11.-After
a search Of nine days the remaining
body of the two Thomas boys who
were drowned near here ten days
ago was recovered Saturday about
one and a half miles below the point
at which they were drowned
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-12
EVANS ON THE RUN AGAIN.
Will Make Regular Trip Up satiIIa
River Tomorrow.

The steamer c. H. Evans. which
was sunk several days ago, and
which has been on the marine rail
way Of the Parker-Hensell Engineer.
ing Company undergoing repairs,
was hauled down yesterday after
noon and is now ready to resume her
regular run. rAI
Today force will be busy clean
ing up the boat generally and she
will make her first trip to points up
the satina river tomorrow, leaving
here at 9 o'clock in the morning.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-12

one Of The prettiesA pla1Ai games
seen on the local dismondyAin many
a day. II was a repetiti8 of the
beaufifm game n;aved ATonNav after
n .ond tbe grand SAD sbonld
i9ye been crowded
Score TO o. with Brunswick nj
the bic end
Rut If was NOT until the last I'M
ming that tho one run was made
The fans had about decided that
fhev we're going TO see an extra in.
ming affair but the locals rot busv
&, mo ninth ond ei,cooedod in send.
inc man across tbe nIato Morton
was tho first man nm and SINGLED to
1efi. no wac follov,od h,, poee who
went ia FIRST nm ronr 49,, onos ad-
vancina Morton to secoSd Reed
was novt nm and laced out y neat
single to right Morton SCORING from
second and tbe game broke mn. the
fms hoinc bannv and Wen satisfied
with the battle
The game was interesting from
start to finish and bofb utcbers did
some excellent work Tison. who
was ON tbe firing line for the locals,
nuIled ont Of some very difficult
holes In seven of the nine innings
tbe visitors got man as far as
third but could not score. In one
inning a man was on third and an
other on second with but one out.
but the next two IN failed to con
meet with Tison's benders and famed
tbe wind In the seventh il looked
a; If the visitors were sure TO score.
but again Tison pulled out of a hole
and blanked the visitors
The Pilots also had number of
chances to score before they made
the winning run in the ninth. but
Donaldson who pitcbed for Black
shear was also very effective and
had the locals at his mercy. In fact.