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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-25

one of the speakers from the plat form at the national gathering.
 The statement of The Graphic a. few days ago to the effect that Mrs. Thompson would represent the Pine Bluff Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. at the Washington meeting this year. was made after a letter had been shown from Mrs Donald Mclean of Washington, the president gen eral of the national society. Mrs. Mclean states that Mrs. Thompson has been named as member of one of the most important commit tees. It is stated that Mrs. Thomp- son will be enrolled at the com. ing continental congress.
 Mrs. Thompson has document in her possession showing that her election as regent of the Pine Bluff chapter has been recognized by the officials of the congress and other society officers and that she is duly appointed.
 Mrs. Julia A. Noel is regent of the John McAlmont, which is the other local organization of the D. A. R.
 The Arkansas representatives at the continental congress are said to have differed at the national meeting last year over the elec- tion of state regent for Ar kansas, which is said to have caused no little ill feeling auong the members in this state and it is added that the feeling still ex- sts among some of them. An interesting discussion in which this subject is to be aired at the coming national gathering in Washington, is looked for. There is provision in .he charter of the national society. it is said, which strictly prohibits fri..tion i between it's members.
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BLUFF CITY FIRE SERIOUSLY AFFECTS
 BUILDING BOOM IN EAST END

The destruction of the Bluff City Lumber company by fire Friday aftcS, noon is said to have seriously affect ed the unprecedented building boom that is on at present in the Eastern suburbs of Pine Bluff and in several instances it has resulted in the aban- donment of work on many cottages and larger residences, which are in course of erection there Many con- tractors, who were being supplied with material by the Bluff City Lum- Der company, had contracted with that company for same and had in almost each instance not received one-half of the necessary equipments.
 A visit to the Eastern suburbs inn presses one with the remarkable
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This is Holy Week al
 St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Yesterday was known in the Catholic church as Palm Sunday and is the first day of holy week, which precedes Easter Sunday
 From time immemorial it has been the custom to bless palms on the Sunday before Easter and dis tribute them in the church to the people in commemoration of the action of the people of Jerusalem in strewiEg palm
 branches in the pathway of Christ as he made solemn entry into the city. Monsignor Lucey. the pastor, performed this cere- mony at St. Joseph's church. There is also nice custom of having the history of the passion and death of Christ as found in the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh chapters of St.
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PETIT JURY EMPANELLED: CIVIL CASES

The civil docket of the March term of the Jefferson circuit court was taken up this morning by Circuit Judge A. B. Grace and the petit jury empanelled. The various civil suits docketed for today were either dis missed or passed, one being slated for hearing during the day. The case being tried is that of M Cans against Stephen Pierce, a suit on an account. It is of minor importance.
 The cases docketed were: LeBos- quet Coal and Mining company against Le BOsuet, passed; Pine Bluff Brick company against Ragland, set tied and dismissed; Leitner and Well against McNulty, passed; F. w. Maur- ice against w. H. Langford, defend- ant allowed ten days in which to file
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-25
Former Pine BIuffian Acquitted;
 Judge Grace Says Street. Mot Guilty


 In the Chicot Circuit Court sat- urday former County Judge w. G. Street. of that county and who for merly lived in Pine Bluff. was ac- quilted of. the charge of being access sory after the fact to the alleged em- bezzlement by former Sheriff Frank Strong of S11,000 of county warrants. It was the first felony indictments |returned against Judge Street.. and beinS the only indictment upon his integrity, he demanded an immediate trial. The case was heard before Judge A. B. Grace of this city, who presided as special judge by the eX- change of circuits.
 After the state had introduced it's
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evidence, which consisted of the rec ords and the oral testimony of Cir cult Clerk R. D. Chotard, Deputy Treasurer R. NJ. Gaines, former Sher- if M C. Strong, H. W. Graves and John W. Griffin, Judge Grace retired, and, returning in 8 few minutes, in strueted the jury to return verdict of mot guilty" which was done.
 The state was represented by Pros ecnting Attorney Byron l.. Herring, Badly Vinson of Little Rock and B.. F. Merritt and J. F. Parker of Lake Village. Judge Street. was repre- sented by E. A. Bolton and Harry E. Cook of Lake Village and R. A. Buck her of Dermott.
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answer; Continental Gin company against Marsh and Riley, passed; Henrietta Walls and Hattie Thomp- son against Louisa Lewis, demurrer to complaint filed; s. B. Hopkins against w. C. Mitchell and w. D. Thomas, answer filed.
 The petit jury was empanelled with the following members: J. w. Wilkins, J. l.. Lloyd, Doug Lowery. J. A. Clement, John w. Gibson, ". E. Sallee. c. s. McNew, J. F. Pittman, P. M. Bridges, John Case, John Seabrooks, c. R. Fitzhugh, John w. Reap. w. B. Greenfield, Robert Johnson. Ben Wright, H. c. Bluthenthal E. c. Arnold, Brown Lyle. John M. Mccain, ]. s. Mcdonnell and Samuel Flies.
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Ia yesterdays Little Rock Gazette is letter written by Mrs. Rumina Ayres Mcclure, staTe regenf of the Daughters of the American Revolu- ton, in which she says:
 The statement appearing in a Lit tie Rock paper on Wednesday, March 20, 1907, that Pine Bluff had two chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution having 100 members is not true. Pine Bluff has one chapter of IS members, the John
 McAlmont chapter, of which Mrs. Julia McAlmont Noel is regent.
 Mrs. R. c. Thompson, former member of Little Rock chapter, D. A. R., and now member-at-large, has been endeavoring to organize a sec ond chapter in Pine Bluff. but her eff forts have not, as yet, been crowned With success, and her embryo chapter has not, as yet, been recognized by the national society, D. A. R., therefore Mrs. Thompson is not enti- tied to a seat in the Continental Con- gress of the order, which convenes in Washington, D. C., April 15-2O, 1907.
 Arkansas will be represented at the Continental Congress by Mrs. John Mcclure, state regent; Miss Mary Knox Gatlin, regent of Little Rock chapter; Mrs. Helen M Norton. dele gate from Little Rock chapter, and Miss Lewise Beach, who has been in- vited to serve as page at the Con- tinental Congress, having previously been elected regents alternate. These four ladies are all members of Little Rock chapter, which has a member ship of 56.'
 It was stated here today au- thoritively that Mrs. Thompson, represented the D. A. R. of Arkan- sas at the last meeting of the con- gress in Washington. The record of the meeting shows that Mrs. Thompson was recognized as the Arkansas representative and was
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-25

work that has been accomplished since the disastrous East End fire of February 13. Many beautiful cot tsges, two story residences and ho- tel buildings, principally the Orton House, which is being erected on a the burned buildings. Several of the cottages, which have not been fin ished, are already occupied.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-25

The initial step of the twenty thousand-dollar campaign, recently inaugurated for the purpose of en- Iarging the Y. NJ. C. A. building was taken Saturday night with a l banquet rendered to one hundred Representative men of Pine Bluff the gym at the Y M C. A. S After the invocation by Rev Nerend Ross Moore, the pretty, #young ladies who served, distrib- @uted with graceful movements in Rsix well-selected courses, the whole Esome dainties.
 After generous feast. County
 Judge James Gould. master of ceremonies, with a few well-chosen kremarks in regard to the estab- lishment of the Y. NJ. C. A. in Pine Bluff and the great work of the as- &sociation in general, introduced *Mr. W. w. Adair of Scranton, Pa,
 lhe first speaker of the evening.
 Mi. Adair's magnetic appearance
 1mmediately lit up' the faces of Nthe merry audience, and his pre- Rllminary remarks, distinctly of Humorous tone, won the close at Stention and united sympathy of his #hearers.
 & Making Good was the subject 8of Mir Adair's address. Tn part Ethe speaker said:
 The test of all institutions is Every soon made in this busy world, kwhere institutions rise and fall. If afor awhile, they make good. they agmay count on enduring.
 ~ "Of all undertakings that have made good, the Y. M C. A. has
 most clearly and wonderfully prov
 en it's right to existence. This as
 ssociation has been tried severely. Eshas been antagonized by strong 3sforces and has been seriously hin- ssuered, yet she grows larger and Nstronger and her influence is rap. Sidly extending.
 . ""rhe Y. M. C. A. of Pine Bluff has been of untold benefit to this scity. It has greatly assisted in the
 promGion of culture, in the in- @crease of real estate and has made this country more desirable for < habitation by improving the citizen Iaship morally and materially. N Tn inaugurating your s20, 0,OO0 Ecampaign, you are doing noble MWork, but you will meet great #many obstacles.
 N You will find the fellow who Twill generously compliment the association, but not hand over any leash; you will meet fellows. who Esee no sense in the association, but who is quick to see the advantage to him financially in living in a city where there is a wide-awalle " M C.
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Pine Bluff has men, I am sure, who know how to give; men, who should give to the enlarging of this butding even if it hurts them ill the giving
 Show your faith in the assocla- tlon work by contributing your time and money.''
 E. l.. Hamilton, an international secretary from St. Louis. was next on the program and spoke on the plans and needs for the enlarged and improved building.
 His remarks were very felicitious though intensely practical. He an- nouneed that the campaign head quarters would be at the court house. Judge James Gould is chairman of the general commit tee; Curran Nichol, of young mems committee, and v. H. Graves, of the railroad committee.
 The campaign began this morn ing. Lunch will be served every day at the court house
 Judge Shelden P. Spencer an eminent jurist of St. Louis, was then introduced
 Judge Spencer continued the good humor of the occasion by passing many new and pertinent pleasantries quickly entering upon the serious consideration of the Y. M. c. A. enlargement. He said in part:
 T am glad to be with you in the inauguration of this campaign. am glad that if is around the banquet board We meet. Years ago We spoke of the Y. M. c. A. only in the church. but today we can take it into our business and social circles.
 The Y. M. C. A. is national institution. l like the Y. NJ. c. A. for many reasons. First: It is un- denominatioinal. It reaches men of all creeds. Second: Because of the business accuracy ;n its mar agement. Third: Because it is a builcer of character. The most necessary thing today is men of sound character
 Judge Spencer's address was one of the most brilliant Of the eyaa- ing. Judge Spencer enjoys the reputation in St. Louis of being one of the most magnetic members of the St. Louis bar. He is one of the leading attorneys of the state He is being entertained oy MT. and Mrs. ".iiiam IT. Lang ford at their palatial home on West Fifth avenue while here. Brief talks were make by w. H. Langford, Fred Fox, Charles Goi = don Newman W. F. Coleman, James Gould and J. w. Crawford, (Corltinued cn Page Four.)
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CARS TO RUN
 TILL II P. M.

Beginning tonight the street cars on all lines will be run until II O. clock During the winter months the cars have gone into the barn each night at 10 o'clock. The Transit com pany annouced it's summer season change today. The cars will continue to operate until the midnight hour on Saturday nights as heretofore.
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CHALLENGE ISSUED BY CHAMP" GILBERT

A challenge has been issued by Joe Gilbert, who claims to be the cham pion welterweight wrestler, to all corners for S1 to $500 a side. Gil- bert is now at Hot Springs and he says he prefers to take on Frank Willig of this city. He is being man aged by Will Boom Willig may ac- cent
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We Invite Your Inspection

of our high class fabrics in exclusive patterns, the just something different kind from the ordinary offerings. Eisenkramer the Tailor, over Citizens bank, Second avenue corner Pine street
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-25
THE O0CUMUENTS IN EVIDENCE

Mrs Richard clough Thompson Has Official Recogni tion From National D. A. R. Officers as Regent of Pine Bluff Chapter-Mrs R. A. Mcclure, of Little Rock, State Regent, Writes Letter Saying Mrs. Thompson Will Not Be Entitled to Seat in Na tional Congress.
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Louis Ganeyay and wife, formerly Miss Bishop of this city, have re- turned from Mobile. Ala, where MT. Genevay held a position for some months with a railroad. He has re- sumed his former position in the Cotton Belt shops here.
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For wall paper and paint see C,aud Clegg and company, AT Main street
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-25
|NAUGURATES CAMPAIGN WITH BANQUET

Y M. c. A. Gymnasium the Scene of an Enthusiastic Gathering Saturday Night-Judge selden P. spen- cer, Distinguished St. Louis Jurist, One of the Speakers Banquet Largely Attended and Charac- terized by Much Enthusiasm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-25

Ia yesterday $ Little Rock Gazette is letter written by Mrs. Rumina
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26

The characteristic noises made by ne- groes at church meetings will. in all probability. be set to music by Jaroslav Kocian. the Bohemian violinfst.
 The intention of the violinist to com pose characteristic music from these weird airs is the direct result of his visit Sunday night to-. a negro church on the Lower Wetuufbka Road. where he was wild with enthusiasm on hear Ing fully 800 negroes in unison hum the peculiar, fantastic noises that all Southern people know without expla- nation.
 "Co1-ios-sal, exclaimed the violinisf in broken English, with the accent on the last syllable, as he stood on his toes at the church entrance and heard the swelling of the 800 voices into mu- sic, the like and cadence of which he had never before. heard.
 In ecstasy he listened attentiveiy to the singing for nearly three quarters of an hour during which he drew Q scratch pad from his pocket and jot- ted down notes intended for use in re- freshing his memory on the character and rhythm of the music
 The artist, however. failed to hear the most interesting part of the meet ing. He left before the negroes had
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
CHANGEN PULLMANS
CONNECTIONS sTOP HERE, INSTEl
 OF NEW ORLEANS.
sIeepang Car Men Now To Lay Over In Montgomery on the Trip From Washington 10
 Southwest.

An innovation beneficial to Montgom- srv has been instituted In the past week. governing the stop over of Pull man car conductors in this city on pas senEer train No. S5 running between Washington and New Orleans
 All Pullman conductors on this train stop oyer now in Montgomery instead Of New Orleans. This train reaches Montgomery at II a. m. and the con ductors remafn over in this city. go- ing east again at 6:s0 o'clock the same day on passenger train No ss. a,,
 Under this regime, the Pullman ears reaching Montgomery from Wash tnaton. are worked by the Louisville and Nashville Pullman conductor os passenger train No. l. between Mont Qomery and New Orleans. Under the old regime, the service required i've Pullman conductors between Washing ton and New Orleans, with lay over in the Louisiana city.
 But, only four conductors are nec- essary with the Montgomery lay over. These conductors reach Montgomery every fourth day. They are J. L Pusey, c. c. Crafts George Glover and N. Brayman.
 The change does not affect the con- ductors on passenger train No 37. arriving here from the East shortly before midnight. These conductors make continuous trip from Jersey City to New Orleans.
 While the innovation Is source of economy to the company, 1t Is still more acceptable to the four conduct-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
LOVERS OF ALL KINDS
 OF GOOD MUSIC PLEASED
Age-Herald So Reports Of The JudsOn College GIee Club T5ntertain-
 mGmt.

The announcement that the Judson College Glee Club will give a concert under Nhe auspices of the ladies of tho First Baptist Church in the Montgom- cry Theatre on Wednesday night. March 27, has been received with great enthusiasm by the many graduates and friends of tho institution in this city. The Club has given number of con- certs before large audiences and has been received with great enthusiasm. In this connection the following ex- tract from The Age.Herald will be read with interest:
 .Tn the great auditorium of the Jud- son College last night the Judson Glee Club gave a concert which was hearth ly enjoyed by large audience In which were many who came from various parts of the State. It was a program well arranged to please lovers of all kinds of good music. Each number elicited an encore and the program which was itself somewhat long was almost doubled by the demand for more"
 'srhe soloists, Miss Williams, Miss Knight and Miss Pitts, made decided hit, while the part songs as well as the numbers rendered by the entire GIee Club were rendered artistically and in spirit which ustjifIed the name Glee Club"
 The club will give an entertainment in Montgomery tomorrow evening, March 2T, at the Montgomery Theatre, under the auspices of the First Baptist Church.
 Tickets are now on sale. Price 50 cents. adv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
sEA-RovER' s REMEDY.
Postnna CoTee and Its Power to
 RAxmaTN.


 The young daughter of a government officer whose duties keep him almost constantly on board ship between this country and Europe. tells an interest ing tale of the use her father made of Natures food remedy to cure an attack of malaria1 fever:
 Father recently returned from a long sea-trtp, bed-ridden and emaciat- ed from an attack of malartal chilts and fever" she writes: Tn such cases people usually dose themselves with medicines, and we were surprised when he, instead of employing drugs, pro- ceeded to devote himself exclusively to Postum Food Coffee, of which he has long been fond. He used two or more cups at each meal drinking 1t very hot, and between meals quenched his fever engendered thirst at all hours of the day and night from 8 supply he kept ready in the water-cooler. For several days his only drink and sometimes his only food was Postum Coffee, hot or cold, according to the moments fancy
 ''within a day or two his Improve ment was noticeable, and within week he was a well man again, able to resume his arduous occupation. |.
 s.He first began to drink Postum Food Coffee several years ago, as remedy for insomnia, for which he found It in valuable, and likes 1t so much and finds if SO beneficial that he always uses fl when he is at home where he can get 1t" Name given by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich. While this man uses Pos tun as a remedy. it is in no sense 6 medicine but only in liquid form. But this is natures way and There's a reason" See the little book, Hrhe Road 70 WeIIville," in pkgs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
Kocinn in Ecstacies ODer Airs
 Sung tn Church by 800 Negroes

been worked up to the shouting pitch and he probably missed the climax, which might have been even of more assistance, to him in the airs which he expects to compose
 Kocian visited the church while on an automobile jaunt with several friends and after he departed from the house of worship he never ceased talking of the style of music he had just heard. It was distinct novelty to him
 T have never heard anything like 1t in my life before. said Kocian while returning to the city in the auto. He spoke very brokenly. The nearest ap- proach to it heard among the peas- antry when I was in Russia. The music was so strange cannot describe it with my limited knowledge of Eng fish. shall never forget it."
 To friends who visited him and chatted with him yesterday, Kocian repeated the incident with intense in- terest and gleefully hummed the negro airs He avowed his purpose of conn posing melodies with the airs as the theme.
 The church which Kocian attended is situated three miles and a half from the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
RARE VERSATILITY.
EIlison Van Hoose Declared To B
 Foremost Tenor.

EIlisom Van Hoose Declared To Be
 Foremost Tenor.
 No young American tenor of recent years has made more marked advance in his profession than Ellison Van Hoose, who will again devote the conn ing season to concerts in this country. Mir. Van Hoose has added greatly to his reputation by his artistic successes with Mime. Melba last season. This tour comprised sixty-two concerts and covered the entire continent, and. in every concert Mir. Van Hoose shared the honors with Mme. Meiba. He is of Holland descent, but being born in Tennessee, he caf justly be claimed by America. Much of his schooling was obtained here, being supplemented by courses of study with the leading European masters, which, perhaps, ex- plains his versatility and ability to in- terpret all classes of music from the severely religious to Tristan. As for the voice itself, one can only say that Mir Van Hoose has been singularly blessed; 1t is pure tenor, and is ciassed as lyric dramatic, of never falling sweetness, purity and warmth.
 He visits Montgomery April 3 with Madame Eembrich. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-26
PLEA OF INSANITY
THAT TO BE THE DEFENSE OF DIR.
 KERRY.
Prisoners Counsel Makes Statement of His PIans--Berry, or Clark Said to Have Once Been
 a Prfenf.

In all Likelihood. the plea of insan- ity will be the, defense of pr. ". I- Berry. alias pr. W. ]. Clark. when he is arraigned in court for srial. This much was given out yesterday by George H. shreve. the prisoners coun- seI
 "The insanity plea will probably be entered for pr. Berry when the cases against him go to trial" said Mir shreve. further than this I care to say nothing. I do not care. at the present time. to give out the opinion of the two physicians bearing on the sanity of Dr. Berry. but 1t will all come out at the proper time
 The attempt, 1t was intimated. will be made to show that Dr. Berry was suffering from mental delusions at the time he committed the many shady transactions in Montgomery, which caused him to get into trouble. Whe- ther such a plea will be interposed at prisoner is indicted and arraigned. was not stated.
 It is said that investigations into tho genealogy of Dr. Berry show that his name is Clark and that he is Cath ollie priest who was in good standing before he committed his present offen- ses. He is said to have served as priest at Charleston, s. C.. and at points in Indiana and Ohio. Dr. Berry, 1t will be recalled. sus- ceeded In smoothly euchering a hume Der of Montgomerians out of various sums of money and merchandise. and before detection, disappeared. He was apprehended in Florida and is now charged with false pretenses and for gerry. Unable to furnish bond, he is in the county jail.