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GOVERNMENT COAL
 ROAD SUIT

Washington, Aug, 5.-Defend-
 dants in the suit brought by the United States government against the anthracite Coal carrying rail- ways, charged with carrying on monoply in the production, trans portation and sale of hard coal ,en- tered an appearnce in the United States circuit court at Philadelphia today and were given until the first Monday in September to file an an- swer or demurrer to the proceed ings.
 The defendants are the Lehigh Valley, Reading, Philadelphia and Reading, Lackawana, Central Of New Jersey, Erie, Susquehanna railroads and the Philadelphia and Reading, Hillside and New, Sus- quehanna and Western coal com panies, and the Temple Iron com- pany.
 The suit is the result of an in- vestigation inaugurated by the de partment of justice about year ago. In brief the petition recites
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STUDY IMPROVED
 HOUSING

London, Aug, 5.-Slum improve ment in New York will be among the special topics taken up at the eighth general meeting of the in- ternational Congress for Improved Housing, which opened in London today with representatives from all European nations and from the United States in attendance. Rob- ert w. DeForrest and Dr. William H. Holman are the officials of the American section, which was only recently organized for the purpoes of reforming housing conditions in the great cities of the United States. The Natonal Housing Reform c0un- cil of Great Britain is meeting jointly with the international con- greSs.
 The purposes of the conference are to consider the best methods of dealing with housing questions, and to interchange between countries recrds of successful attempts at re- medial legislation. Legislation of this character in England and in continental countries has already been greatly helped and stimulated as a result of these deliberations.
 During the three days of the meeting the subjects to be consider ed in addition to slum improvement and slum destruction. include, house building and managing, housing f. nance taxation, the land question. town planning and building and building regulations. At the con- clusion of the session tours will be made villages and towns of England such as Garden City at Letchworth and the model village of Bourn- ville
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No condition ought to exist which would justify the grant of power to a single official upon his judgement of it's necessity, to with hold from or release to the busi- ness of the people in an unusual manner, money held in the Treas ury and thus affect ,at his will the financial situation of the country.
 "Of course it is not expected that unnecessary and eXtravaSent appro- priations will be made for the pur- pose of avoiding the accumulation of an excess of revenue.
 Our scheme of taxation by which this needless surplus is taken from the people and put into the public treasury consists of tariff or duty levied upon importations from abroad, and internal revenue taxes levied upon the consumption of to- bacco and spirituous and malt li- quors It must be conceded that none of the things subjected to in- ternal revenue taxation are, strict ly spaking. necessaries; there ap- pars to be no just complaint of this taxation by the consumers of these articles and there seems to be noth- ing so well able to bear tn burden without hardship to any portion of 1 the people. But our present tariff laws, the vicious, negotiable and l illogical source of unnecessary tax ation ought to be at once revised and amended.
 "The simple and plain duty which we owe the people is to reduce tax ation to the necessary expense of an economical operation of the gov ernment and to restore to the busl- ness of the country the money which we hold in the treasury through the perversion of governmental powers"
 These observations are as sound 1 and sensible now as they were in 1887, and thy are as applicable to the conditions of to-day as to those of twenty years ago. We cOmmelii them to President Roosevelt as SUD- plying som very apt and timely sug- gestion for his annual message of 1907.
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ltWas His Funeral.

The Lawyer (wbo is drawing MT. Snarler's last will ana testament-Oh, but if l may make a suggestion. dou you
 MT. Snarler- Hang it all. who's dyjD. -yop or me. eh?-Sketch.
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Toe Long Minded.

The inhabitants of the Canary isles, finding themselves oppressed by fam inc, sent to the governor of Galicia one of their head men as an ambassador They advised him not to lose himself in long winded talk. He promised and kept his word. He took with him q large number of sacks, and, asstvi1'e at the town where the governor was on the circuit, he opened one of them before him, saying only these words '1t is empty. Filf it.'
 Tbe governor ordered this sack anG the rest to be filled with meal, but bt said to the speaker: You had no neet to tell us that the sack was empty nol that it was necessary to fill it, We should have readily guessed that. An other time be briefer in your talk. "- Bon Vfvant
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THE OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.

Entered st Postofice at Pine Bluff, Nrt., as second class mail matter
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Look Into Space.

A young man whose eyes had been troubling him consulted New York ocuIist. What you want to do,' said the specialist, lis to take trip every day on the ferry or in New Jersey. Long 1sland-any place where you cah see long distances. Look up and doWI the river, across fields or, if the worst comes to the worst, go On the top of a skyscraper and scan the horizon iron. that point The idea is to get distance You use your eyes great deal and al ways at close range. You can't use them any other way in town. Ever when not reading or writing the vision Is limited by small rooms and narro" streets. Nc matter in what direction you look, there is q blank wall not far away to shut off sight"
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MIR. CLEVELAND ON THE SUR PLUS OF 1887.

For the fiscal year ended June 30 last the rvenues of the government Exceeded the outgo oy the enormous Sum of $S7,0O0,000 Twenty years hgo the surplus revenues of the gov ernpent notwithstanding extensive payments on the public debt amounted to something over $55,- 100000. Grover Cleveland. then president thought superabundance of tevenue so abnormal and dangerous that he devoted his entire message bf 1887 to a presentation of what he Conceived to be the evils of rap Idly accumulating surplus and the proposal of remedy therefor. From That message. tn Washington Herald reproduces the following Paragraphs:
 When We consider that the the ry of our institutions guarantees every citizen the full enjoyment
 ii all the fruits of his industry and nterprise with only such deduct pn as may be his share toward the are1ul and economical maintain nee of the government which pro- ects him, it is plain that the ex- ctlon of more than this is iBefen-
 Die extortion and a culpable be-
 ayal of American fairness and
 stice
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A Kansas Cleanup Movement.

The Kansas stats board of health re gently began sending out letters to the county and municipal health officer instructing them to see that the people of the state clean up their premises says Topeka dispatch tQ t4e Kansas City Star. The letter instructs the health officers to see that all schoo' houses are disinfected and fumigate3 to avoid infection from typhoid fevel and to see that all slaughter houses are inspected. Dr. Crumbine, secretary O. tue board, devotes considerable atten- ton to the house fly and instructs the health officers to begin campaign af education among the citizens to put the fly out of business by removing ali nuisances and keeping the premises clean.
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 ARE YOU GOING AWAIT

Subscribers leaving the city for $ the summer and who want to keep Spcsted on home news. should have . the Daily Graphic mailed to them. Addresses will be changed as of- ? ten as desired. Rates by mail are 1 50 cents per month, cash in ad- D vance. If charged, 65 cents per rnoDth.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Prosecuting Attorney.
Pine Bluff, Ark, June 15, 19

Pine Bluff, Ark, June 15, 1907. Editor Graphic: Believing that l -tm fully competent and deserving, .lud knowing myself to be exceed sngly anxious to serve the people of 1kis district as their next prose- rating attorney, l hereby authorize you to announce me as a candidate for that position, subject to the action of the Democratic primary election to be held on August 23. 1907. Very Respectfully,
 T. HAVIS NIXON.
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that the defendant roads control practically all the means of trans portatiop between the anthracite mines and tidewater, and that in their own name or through coal companies, whose capital stock they own, they control about 90 per cent of all the anthracite deposits.
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COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES.
How They Can Aid In the improvement
 of Towns.

How They Gan Aid In the Improvement
 of Towns.
 Wha; cooperative societies can do toward the building mp of town 's shown by the success of the following
 Athol. Kan, boasts of three cO-opera tive industries controlled and almost entirely owned by nearby farmers who have invested tbeir surplus capital IT. building up the town, says the Arena There are ihe Athol Cooperative Grain company, with an elevator which han dies 23OOO bushels of grain and wbicL tn 1906 disposed of 13G carloads O.! grain to the entire satisfaction of the farmers. and the Farmers Shipping as sociation, which handled 129 cars of stock and made sales amounting to S13O, O,O56.12, besides $253 collected as damages from railroads. Of this amount the shareholding farmers re- ceived $129,354.SO. The Peoples Lun- Der company is the latest venture of the farmers, and it is believed it will prove successful.
 A ety and cooperative construction con- pany have been organized by the citi- zens of Auburndale N. Y., to improve the town and guard against infringe ment of their rights. The construction company has been organized with q capital stock of $to,ooo and is engaged in the manufacture of concrete build ing blocks, of which 1t is proposed to construct the town. A small plant is now in operation at Auburndale, and it Is proposed to enlarge this, put in new machinery and engage in the manufac- lure of blocks on a very extensive scale.
 A cooperative ice manufacturing company. which was incorporated in Orange, N. J.. recently, has purchaseG a large lot for the location of it's plant. Demands for ice are constantly coming in from people ill the Oranges, Mont clair and Bloomfield.
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NOTICE TO THE
 TRAVELLING PUBLIC

Mir. J. O'Keiff desires to notify his patrons and friends that the Antlers Hotel will be closed on July 31. 1907. and his whole attention will be given to the Arlington Hotel, which has been entirely refurnished and up to
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The Graphic is authorized to an- |Nounce W. D. Jones as a candidate for |re-election to the office of prosecuting nttorney of the Eleventh Judicial Dis tr5ct subject to the action of the Dem- pcratic primaries to be held August R3, l9C7.
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date.
 The Arlington will be conducted on the American and Europeau plans as formerly. European plan, rooms, soc, 75c and with bath $1. American plan, $2 per day.
 J. OKEIFF. Pine Bluff. Ark, July 2s. 1907. dS
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We are authorized to announce w. n. Young as candidate for prosecut- l ..ng attorney of the Eleventh Judicia! ED1strict, subject to the action of the
 Democratic primaries to be held
 August 23, 1907.
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Afchan Justice.

A Yorkshire engineer acted in Af- ] ghaniStan for many years as director of the arsenal to Abdur Rahnan. On
 one occasion the engineer was fired at by some fanatic in a bazaar and laid
 complaint before the aneer His biGEnCSS seemed to make light of the l matter. observing: "I shoald not both.
 CT about it. You will find it will be all right. The engineer was by no means satisfied. trt. remembering tfe people
 with wbCn he vas. resolved to say nc
 more. A week or so later he was ip
 ?ited to accompany the aIneel ou {. ride. When outside the town the. passed gibbet after Iibbet. each occ;.. pied. The Engishman at length broke silence by suggesting. ''Youl bghnesS seems to have been busy Of late.' The reply was characteristic: ''Oh. no. That Is your little lot It wa~ afterward learned that tbe ansee, had executed every male member of the family Of the assailant upon whom he could lay hands. '-London Globe
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LIGHT nuscnEoss ron HOT DAYS

Il Summertime Is the season when light
refreshments of Some kind are needed
almost every day for little trips and
outings--to entertain casual guests and
for luncheon on days too warm for
heavy foods.
There are many summertime biscuit
and waters baked by the National Bis
cult Company and packed In packages
that keep out all dampnesa and dust
OF travel and absolutely preserve the
original oven freshness Of the con-
fonts. Among the most popular OF
these dainties are Social Tea Biscuit,
They are SO appropriate for many DIFF
ferent occasions that few packages In
the house prepares you to serve a
Hight refreshment without a moments
notice.
Social Tea Biscuit are q real fool, bur
SO light and unusual that they tempt
the appetite and make a welcome ac-
compartment to luncheon. dessert, or
ldinner--a social cup Of tea or cooling
| beyera ge.4
| Always serve Social Tea Biscuit from
1.-THE original package, because then you
lare sure that no dust or dampness has
reached them and that YOU will enjoy
IAN their original freshness OF flavor.
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UNCLE
ON SUSPICION
Coroner's Jury Investigated Kill
ing OF George Washington, and
Exoncratcd Men Held.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.]

Special 10 J. Ne lllAts-11!SPdtS1hJ
& WIN SION SALEM, n. C.. July 1I,---
George Washington, who was either
killed by street car or murdered
near Nissen Park last night. was buried
this afternoon. After the street car
was removed off his body it was dis
covered THAT both of the mans legs
were broken, and that he was other
wise horribly mangled. few hours
after the unfortunate affair. A. W.
Washington, of Statesvillc. an uncle
OF the deceased, and c. r. Carter were
arrested on suspicion of killing George
and placing his body on the track. They
were tried this mornins=-tcr nuisance
and fined each S.. BY request of the
coroner the two men We're held for
| Investigation before the coconer's jury
this afternoon when they were dis
! charged. The jury decided that Wash
lington was killed by street car. The
/ two Washingtons and Carter were
drinking heavily and were told by an
| officer to leave the park about fifteen
minutes before George Washington was
reported killed.
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In protecting the States rights; and
that he will do all In his power to
execute the State laws.
POLICE JUSTICE
OUTlNITS JUDGE
Dismissed Cases to Keep from
Surrendering Prisoners They
g. Are Soon Rearrested.
Especial to The Times.D!spatch.1

Especial to The Times Dspatch
ASHEVILLE. N. c., July 17.-Dis-
charged by the police this morning be-
cause the warrant accusing them as
railway o fficials with charging more
than two and a bquarterEcents mile
for tickets was dismissed by the court,
Mr.. j. II. Wood, district passenger
agent Of the Southern, and Mr.. Q. c.
Wilson. depot ticket agent, were re-
arrested this evening under a warrant
issued by the same court, and spent
Sheriff Charles f. Williams at the Ho-
tel Berkley. Mr.. Wood and Mr.. Wilson
will be- given a hearing in the Police
Court tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
They would not give bail last night,
even II It had been accepted. and they
will not pay fine If convicted. The
only alternative will be for Judge
Spears Reynolds to sentence them to
the roads, and as there is no court
Of them an Alderman of Asheville, must
actually be taken to the convict camp,
because they will not appeal.
No tickets were sold for the train
to Spartanburg. No. ~, last night, be-
cause OF Mr.. Wilson'S detention and
inability to find substitute in time
and officials at the depot told pas
sengers to board the train and pay
on board. Il
Much Interest Manifested.
There was much interest manifested
this morning, when Mr.. Wood and Mr.
r. H. Graham. city ticket agents, were
arraigned for trial in Police Court
the writ Of habeas corpus Issued BY
Y9,.l& n1,o 1~So -,
|; Chief Collins to present the defend
ants before him this morning and clasl
| OF courts vas confidently expected.
Alert and resourceful Police Justice
| Spears Reynolds at once dismissed the
case there We're no prisoners for thu
chief to take to Judge Pritchard.
Solicitor Brown stated to the cour
| that he had been instructed by GOV
ernor Glenn to contest the writ ant
| to secure a continuance, but the case
i had been dismissed.
Colonel Rodman then said there was
nothing before the court and Judg'
Prltchard quashed the writ.
Judge Pritchard left the city TO
Raleigh. Then another warrant wa
/ issued it being sworn out by Mr.
i n j. Harmon, an officer CT the Vir
glnia Life Insurance Company, wht
/ alleged that he was .oVercharged OF
a ticket to Canton on the 14th. TIL
/ warrant was placed in tho hands o
4 Deputy Sheriff Chas. F. Williams 70
service and that officer proceeded II
4 the depot for Mr. Wilson, and the.
i stopped at Mr.. Moods house for tina
1 gentleman and they We're both takel
A into custody. Judge Reynolds did no
act on tho advice of the corporation
counsel, nor did he hear from ih
Governor in his procedure, but acte
on his own initiative. 1t may safel,
be suggested that there will be no con
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WITNESS KENDALL
UNDER 4 HOT [: FIRE I L.
Testimony Given at Lyncl,er's
Trial That States Witness Is
Bad Character.
JUDGE PEBBLES SEVERE
Says Publication OF Certain
Articles Was Contempt OF
JUDGE PEBBLES SEVERE
Court

81 CHARLOTTE, n. c., July 1.-THE de-
Yense In the case of the twenty ciu-
gems OF Arson county charged with the
tlynching OF J. V. Johnson. at Wades-
boro. the night of May 2s. 1906, now
on hearing in Union County Superior
Court. to-day began the Introduction OF
testimony tending to impench the evil
3dence given by witnesses for the State.
{ n. r. Tomlinson. the officer who ar
rested II. D. Kendall. Sr.. the member
4 of the mob who turned States evidence,
testified that Kendall told him that
I he (KendalD was at home on the night
OF the lynchins; that late at night he
heard the noise made by the crowd
passing his house and went out to
his gate to stigate, blu. could not
recognize any member of the mob. c..
j. Gatkins testified that, aroused by
the noise made by the iyrlchers, he
went to a point near the JAIL but
saw no one on horseback
Kendall testified that he rode to the
ZION, witness admitted that the night
was SO dark he could not have seen
a horse II one had been there. Sew
eIal witnesses testified in RECITATION
sheriff had stated to them that he did
not recognize any member of the mob
The night of the lynching Began
stated on the stand that he had given
as to his recognition Of the lynchers
Tor reasons Of personal safety, threats
having been freely made against the
States witnesses prior to the iirst
Against KendnlIs Character.
Several Of the witnesses swore 70 the
sgded bad O nc
animation. that they considered his
Character good prior to the lynchins,
The most important witness for the
aieted men. denied emphatically tax
ing part in the lynching. He atc-
counted for his wherea bouts the night
of the crime. and his testimony was
r. Owens,
c. C. Moore. register Of deeds for
Arson county. and several others of the
Attendants chief witnesses, admitted
relationship to the defendants. Sew
eral testified to contributing to fund
to employ counsel for the defendants
Moore admitted the authorship Of q
communication in a local paper nu-
mcrousy signed, published rev days
after the lynching. setting forth tbs
bad character Of the man who was
lynched. and declared that the object
OF the publlcaton was 70 iet tle WI W.T. -
know what manner of man had beer
lynched Just prior to- adjournment
Judge PEBBLES. after dismissing tbs
Jury from the courtroom. stated will
great feeling and emphasis that the
publication of the article mentioned
was contempt of court. and that every
one of the signers of 1t should bt
punished. The court then cnusticall,
criticized the witness, Moore. for hay
FMS taken part in proceeding preju
dicial to the peace and dignity of tn
community, while holding a position
as an officer of the county The de
ecnse has over fifty witnesses, and sew
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tinuance this morning but y trial which
will afford no delays.
CHARLOTTE MAN
UNDER ARREST
New York Man Complains Of
Rate and Ticket Agent OF South
ern Now in Custody.
ESPECIAL to The Timcs-Dispatcr

N. u LSpec1aI= 70 The 7I1fncs-DlsnatcH.1 ~
CHARLOTTE, N. c., July 17.-City
Passenger Agent T. j. Witherspoon, OF
the Southern Railway, was arrested
here tonight on warrant, charging
him with violation of the new rate
law. The complainant was J.. B
Schackne, a travelling man. represent
ing a New York cut-glass house, who
affirmed that he was charged three
cents per mile for a ticket to Asheville
when the law specified two and q
quarter cents as the maximum rate
The case will be heard by Police JUS
tice Smith tomorrow morning. The
case Is Identical with those brought at
Raleigh and Asheville. and which are
about to precipitate q clash between
State and Federal authorities.
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HURT R.U lNiAVNA.Y;;i
DEATH FOLLOWS
n. B. Britton, Member Of Well
Known Virginia Family, Sue
cumbs to Injuries.
Especial to This Times. Dispatch.

{ SALISBURY. N. c., July in. B.
Britton, vice-presdent Of the Inter
state Roofing Company, of Admission,
Ala. died at a sanitarium in Sails
bury this morning from injuries sus-
tained in IA runaway accident near
Glass. Cabarrus county. Monday night.
He was thrown violently to the
ground, his skull being fractured, af-
ter which he was brought to Sails
bury for treatment. He was thirty
five years old. member of we'll
known Virginia family, unmarried and
"a successful business man.
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--gL, -
TROUBLE AHEAD.

Carolina Authorities Want Prisoners Now In
Petersburg Jail; Housebreakins Charged
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
W1NSTON-SALAEM, N. c.. July 17.-Spe-
cial Agent G. e. White. of the Southern.
went to Mt Airy this morning to receive
from Solicitor Graves a request that Gover-
nor Glenn Issue rsquisition papers for the
persons Of NJ. x. Suite; and Joseph Gregory,
sentence in the Petersburg. Va. jail. Agent
White wants the men on the charge OF
breaking In che Southern Depot. Milton, Cas-
we'll county, on the night of May IA, 1905.
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with which he was fastened, tod both
guards together and escaped, and is still ut
large, A posse is securing the country for
him. 4S5 SCI 81 "
Huley--.Gria,n.
tspecial TO me TI,nee- 1l,spatch

Especial TO The Tlmes-h.spatch.l
ME Griin second ss aanshtsr Of po ne
Sergeant A. II. Grifln, and Mr., Hugh,
II. Haley, popular young BUSINESS
man, were married to-day at st. AM
drew's Catholic Church. Rev. Fatl,arI
Jenkins, OF Wytheville. 1 ottciated and!
celebrated nuptial niass Miss Afarlsi
Griffin, sister of the bride. was maid
of honor, and Mr. Joseph Xerbes, best
man. The couple left for Philadelphiu,1
New York and Jamestown.
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Bloodhounds In Man Hunt.

- Il Specfdf co -D1sPdtcr'5 -'---
hurry telephone call came to day from
Dearce station to Sheriff Watson TO
come with his bloodhonnds immediate, !,
~. The dogs We're put on the tran
Of n man suspected Of breaking into
til e house of w. a. Beard. about which
he was seen loafing, and he was cap
.tured after short chase.