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NEGRO SUES THE
 IRON MOUNTAIN Declares That Revolver Was Pointed at His Head and That He Was Forced t0 Jump.
ON HIS WAY HERE
Paid His Fare From Grady, He Says. and When He Refused to Give Fare a Second Time, Baggageman Threatened His Life.

Because he was compelled to jump from a moving passenger train fear ing a revolver which, he claims, wac pointed at his head by a baggageman, Rodney Felton, a young negro of this
 city, has brought suit in the Jefferson
 circuit court against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
 Company for $1.500 damages. The suit was filed today in the office of Circuit Clerk Edgar Brewster by Attorneys Nixon and Shaw.
 In his complaint, Felton says he boarded a northbound Iron Mountain train at Grady on July f to come to Pine Bluff The train was crowded, he said, coaches and platforms, and the railway employees told him, with several other young negroes, to get or the platform of the baggage car. There was hardly standing room on the train, Felton says, and ne was l compelled to do as he was told.
 Later, according to the complaint,
 Felton paid the auditor forty cents
 and a check was placed in his hat, signifying that Pine Bluff was his des- tination. When the train left Tamo,
 Felton says, the baggageman came from his car and demanded fare from
 him. The negro argued with the bag
 gageman and displayed his hat check,
 he says. When he refused to give up
 the additional money, Felton says the baggageman pointed a revolver at him
 and made his jump from the train. He
 was thrown heavily to the ground, his back, hip and knee being injured. According to the negro, he was forced to lay up for several days and had the services of doctor. As re-
 dress, he prays to the court to grant
 him damages in the sum of $1,500.
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w. N. TRULOCK
 WAS IGNORED
President of the Pine Bluff Board of Trade Elected Secretary and Treasurer of the Hotel Mems
 Association.

Walter N. Trulock, the genial man. ager of the Hotel Jefferson, has re- turned from Little Rock, where he at tended the meeting of the hotel men of the state, who formed state asso- citation yesterday. MT. Tru!ock was honored by the state association With the. office of secretary and treasurer. J. F. Letton of the Hotel Marion, Little Rock, was elected presiden; Paul G. Huchkins, Texarkana, vice-president; J. R. Frazier, Little Rock, second vice. president, and H. Bernstein, Newport, third vice-president.
 MT. Trulock last night responded to the address of Governor X. o. Pindall at Dutch luncheon given by the ho- tel men at the Maroion.
 'We expect to have a membership of 50 in a short time," said MT. Tru lock last night. We have had very
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count of it's being in a place where the city claims street should be- MT. Rutherford stated that he con- sidered his title clear, and that he refused to move the house. He said that the city might sue if they so desired, but unless he was forced to, he would not tear down this house. The clJy attorney was in structed to look into the matter, and give his opinion whether it would be profitable to the city to sue or not
 Arthur Murray addressed the council when the privileges of the floor were allowed him, on motion, and stated that he did not feel that he should have to pay the rent which it is claimed that he owes the city for the use of the first floor of the city hall buildingt which he oc- cupied for some time because the city owed him for some printing which had been done some time ago. He asked that the matter be re- ferred to the finance committee and on motion this was done.
 Mayor Toney stated that the city teams We're uo1ng some good work on the streets at the present time and that thy Were ali well up with their work. He asked that he be all lowed next to grade Twelfth avenue and to fill in some holes on Olive street. This was sanctioned by the council.
 Marsh and Riley complained through letter to the council of the hot water which comes from the two ice factories, stating that it was injurious to their cold storage. On motion of Alderman Nichol this hot water was declared nuisance.
 On account of the absence of AL dermn Fox, chairman of the finance committee, the matter of the alleged error in printing, which City Attor- ney W. F.CoIeman stated would render necessary a great deal more work before the annexation matter be pushed, and on whose advice it was dropped, was not brought up at this meeting. It is very probable that the matter will De settied at the next meeting.
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E. P. LADD TO MARRY MISSOURI GIRL

Elmer P. Ladd manager of the Little Rock Automobile Company at Mo- 3O9 West Third street, Little Rock secured license yesterday in St. Louis to wed Miss Myrtle Bowen, of Blodgett, Mo. MT. Ladd is we'll known in this city.
 MT. Ladd left Little Rock Saturday night ostensibly for three weeks trip and vacation. He expected to visit a number of automobile factories in several cities. Miss Bowen, who has resided at Little Rock for some time. left about three weeks ago for Blod- get, Mo-, where she has been visiting her aunt.
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GOULD AND
 CALDWELL To Attend Big Drainage Meeting at Little Rock Wednesday-Gould a Di- rector of Big Association FROM FOUR STATES Will Be Present-Plans to Be OutIin- ed For Memphis Meeting at Which President Roosevelt Will Be Guest
 Convention at Hotel Marion.

Secretary J. l.. Caldwell of the Pine Bluff Board of Trade and County Judge James Gould will leave Wednesday morning on the early train for Little Rock to aJ- tend the meeting of the Mississippi Valley Drainage and Highway As sociation. Captain Sebastian Geis- reister, the other delegate from this city will be unable to attend on ac- of absence from the city. This is the second meeting of the asso- citation, which was organized at Memphis on May 15.
 Judge Gould is one of the direc- tors of the association, and will therefore attend the meeting of the executive board of the association Wednesday morning ats o'clock, be- fore the meeting of the delegates to the convention will be held. Dele- gates will be present at the conyen- tion from Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, the four states which are trouble mostly with swamp lands in the Mississippi Val ley
 The object of this association is , to have or cause to have drained all the lowlands bordering on or lying in the Mississippi Valley, and to get the Federal government interest ed in the work, which is considered of such importance to the future of the south, At the meeting held in Little Rock propositions concerning the association will be discussed, and it is hoped to get plans and specifl- cations in a definite shape for meeting in Memphis, which they hope to hold in short time. The meeting at Memphis promises to be one of the greatest of any such organization held at any time, and Luc uClGSdICS HOpC oAAO oNPO0O w have President Roosevelt and other officials of tn Government present there, in order to interest them Tn the work so that they will take steps that will be of some practical good to the states and people re- presenteds
 The convention Will be in session all day Wednesday and Wednesday evening, at which time it is probable that some kind of an entertainments will be given the delegates. The meet ing will be at the Marion hotel Tn the Capital City, and that place will he the headquarters of the dele gates while in Little Rock.
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+ 1. + 1. + ]. l. l. + !. 7 + + 1. + | i. GOV, LITTLE IS IN .t A CRITICAL STATE.

+ Greenwood, July Ex-Governor +
 + Little's condition at this time is * + considered to be hopeful. He eats +
 + heartily, sleeps we'll and is gain 4
 s' ing flesh, and his mental condi- 4' j. ton is about the same, except * + possibly he is a little harder to t + manage. He is now in the care of + + special nurse from Little +
 + Rock, who has had considerable <
 < experience in such cases. < + Paul Little, the governors 4 + private secretary, came up from 4 + Little Rock Saturday and is here | + today. a' + The family have no intention of @' + taking Governor Little anywhere |
 * on a trip. They think it much | + better to have him remain in his F + home in Greenwood. 3'
 + + ! + + l. + * l. T. 1. l. ]. + + j. <
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ENJOYING THE SIMPLE
 LIFE AT SULPHUR
Many Pine Bluffians Are at the Local Watering Place This Summer Visitors There Every Day
 and Night.

A Pine Bluff colony has now become firmly planted for the summer al least at Sulphur Springs, the popular summer resort near this city. A large number of families have moved there for the summer months and every evening and especially on Sunday this city is we'll represented by large number of visitors. About seven or eight years ago large number oi
 Pine Bluffians summered at "Su
 phur," but few years ago the deslr& to go there seemed to die out, but last year and this year the desire foG the quiet and simple life' has been renewed in the minds of our people The hotel is being conducted by M" and Mrs. Hill and number of guests from this city are registered there every day. Among the people wh3 have moved out for the summer are. H. c. Dreyfus and family, Mrs. Ar mold and son. A. P. Ryland and fam ny, GeolSe LlsI duo A"inAA9' "t''' AAo lie List, MT. and Mrs. Wade Knox. p. A. Hensley and family, B. l.. Will ley and family and Mrs. Stella Sen yard and family. Among those whc intend to go out in the near future tn spend the summer are MT. and Mrs Frank Ragland and Doctor and Mrs w. D. Buckner. Mrs. A. G. Thompso? will leave in few days to spend sev aral weeks in that place.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-16
PINE BLUFFIANS
 OFF FOR THE GULF

A party of expert fishermen will leave this city today for Galveston, where they will show some of the nome boys" how to catch fish. They have already begun to tell stories about the fish they intend to catch, They will spend about two weeks on the Gulf, and are anticipating the time of their lives. The party will miss the presence of Major N. T. White for few days, as he will not be able to leave this city until the latter part of the week on account of illness. He will join them in few days, however. The party consists of Guy Lefar, J. Preston Jordan. Char. les Leverenz. J. E. Boyce and Alb Knox.
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MT. Trulock was loud In his praise of the magnificent and origi- nal manner in which Manager Letton of the Hotel Marion, entertained the visiting hotel men. The meeting was originated by MT. Letton and every detail of the convention and and the Dutch luncheon, he says, was appropriate and characteristic of Letton who is fast gaining a repu- tation as hotel man in this section of the South
 One of the most impressive fea- lures of the convention" said Mr. Irulock, twas the Dutch luncheon It was as 'Dutchy' as it could be and if Letton had been full fledged 'Dutchmn' to use the expression, he could not have acquitted himself in a more admirable way. In the private banquet hall tables with decorations carrying out the Dutch idea, were placed about the room. On the large side tables from which the luncheon was served, was a large fish, presided over by an artificial man, made of lobster shells, a lob- ster man ill short, and very appro- pflate, speaking from hotel mans
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4 AF|FTY-M|NUTE
 COUNCIL SESSION Little Business of Import ]. ance Was Transacted by the City Fathers Last Night at Regular Meeting
ROUTINE M A TIER $
Judge Gould Given Permission to !, Erect Bin For Storing of Crush. ed ROck-Cemetery Horse on Its Last Legs.

The city council held it's regular meeting last night at the City Hall W, .n Mayor w. L. Toney presiding. The session was one of the shortest ones which have been held for some ! time as the meeting only lasted fifty minutes. Not an ordinance was pass ed, not one was even read, and still further, there was not even single ordinance on the table.
 3dtge James Gould asked for the county that permission be granted to construct large pin at the cor 8ner oI Fourth avenue and state srreer II W...cl to unload the rocx and crushed stone, which is being brought to this city by the railroads for the macadamizing of the county road, south of the city. He pointed put the disadvantages of having load one wagon at a time, as the
 Ams are frequently kept idle for a Vhg time while waiting for a load. He also stated that it would inter- fere in no way with the city or rail- road traffic, and he asked that he be allowed to erect it opposite the Union Station. After a discussion, in which the merits of the case were considered, the council granted the request
 Alderman Clement, chairman of the cemetery committee, asked for a new horse for the work being done there. He said that the horse which they owned at present was practi cally worthless for the kind of work being done there. Cemetery com mitte was empowerd by tn council to trad off the present animal and purchase another.
 Alderman Jordan said that there was house in the middle of Seventh avenue. oetween Cherry and IeOp1ar streets, which had been there TOT some time, and asked that the owner of the house be forced to move IL. He explained that traffic had been blocked, by It for long time, and that it was an injustice to the people~ compelled to use Seventh avenue as thoroughfare. On motion of Doctor Jordan the house was declared a nuisance by the council
 Alderman Meyer asked that the negro women at present confined in the city calaboose be made to work Ia the cemetery He said that the city was feeding them, and deriving no benefit from their Imprisonment. There is a great deal of easy labor which will have to be done in the cemetery, such as chopping grass, and cleaning up generally. Alderman Meyer thought that the city might we'll take advantage of the circum- stances, and send the female negro A1lsQners to do this work. The yIets of police was instructed to nave these offenders work out their ines in the cemetery.
 On motion a communication was read from John-F. Rutherford, re- garding a house which he had re- ;ently built on Seventh avenue and Linden street which was recently condemned by the council on ac-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-16

enjoyable time, and besides being a pleasure, it has been an education. We have received the best of treat nent in Little Rock and from the start here we expect soon to have q strong organization.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-16

MT. and Mrs. Isaac Dreyfus are pre- pairing to leave shortly for New York, where Mr. Dreyfus will make his fall and winter purchases for his Big Store here.
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Too early to have a bank account or your own whatever your age may be!
 The younger you begin to save and deposit with our Savings Department, the brighter your chances for the fu- ture.
 Don't be satisfied to always work for someone else--aim to have a bus- mess of your own. ,~.
 Saving steadily with the Der cent interest we allow, will accomplish this aim.
 Four per cent interest paid on Time Deposits of one year.
 THE BANK OF PINE BLUFF.
 Capital and Profits, S1S3,00O.0o.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-12-08
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
ADVERTISEMENT.

Sealed proposals for the construction Of
3 twenty-Eoom school baildiug of cement
blocks 10 San juan, Porto Rico, will be
recsived in the office Of the Commissionsr
Of Education until ten (10) q. M, Monday
DsOsmber is, 1907, when such proposals
will be opened. Requests for information
Should be directed to ths Office Of the Com /.
missioner Of Education. A deposit Of
twenty Eve (25) dollars Is exsctsd q
security, f1r the remmiHsion Of plans and
specifications.
The Commissioners Of Education reserves
the right TO reject any or alI proposals.
Envelopes in which proposals ara
forwarded should be directed aB follows:
proposals for the construction Of school
house in San Juan, Porto Rico," and
should ba directed to '.Ths Commissioner
Of Education, San Juan, Porto Rico. -.
3. g. De9teT, CommiaSiones Of Educa.
tion. 4V.A
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-12-08
DEPART AMENTO De EDUCAC!ON.
ANUNoIo.

En- 81 despacho del ComisioDado de los.
trucci6n p6blicR, San Juan, Puerto Rico
la rscibiTGn propusHtaB bajo BobFe Hellado
y por cuadFuplicado para ls construction
de bloqueB de csmsnto, de una casa esCue
Ia de vsinte saIonsu en- San Juan, Puerto
Rico, haBts las disz de Ia ma mana del Lu-
hes is de DiciembEe 1907, hoEa en que Sc
abTir6n tOdas las propuestss. Para i. for
mes, diTigirBe dicho despacho. On de.
p6sito de veinte , cinco dollsrs ($25) Sc
exige para responder & los pianos pliego
de condicionel
81 Dspartamento de INSTRUCTION se re-
Ierva 81 deTecho de rehusar aIguna pro
pueBtR todRs. Los gobreg en- que De re-.
mitan las propusltaB debsT6n llevar escri
to 10 Biguiente: 'Propuesta para coDstruir
una caR eBcuela en- San Juan, Puerto Ri
CO, eatar dirigidos al "Comigionado de
INSTRUCTION, San Juan, Puerto Rico
E @ Dester, ComiEionado de Educa'
ci6n. Avs
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-12-08
Los POETAS.


Question ss ella que Rnds Eobrs al tapete,
dRdo Cas0 Que Ion valadores de los cafes ,
y las lmesas de Lar redacCionas EaloDCilIos
tuvieran tapetsA
'sEs precise que los pOetaB vayRn al
teatEo", 90 dice, JRcint0 BenRvente, ha'
ci6ndcss eco de IR aCtualidad, hR llamsdo
& loH poetas On nm aFtfculo, delicioso como
todos Ion suyos
"-AbrAHa la puerta & los postaa-eG'
cribs BenaYente - VeIgan ellos Ocupar
en- eI teatro espafiol 81 nitio que les CORES
ponde poT dereCho."
Aunque Bsnavents es un gran buFl6n,
airmo que en- este CasO no 80 burlR y pide
con buana f6 mejor deseo que ge Abra
los poetas Is pueFta do lRa esCenREioG.
En- mas; cFeo gus hasta pOE egoismO 10
pide. Sabe Jacinto Benavente qBe cuantO
mas RutoFas haya, mas fdcil Hsr6 II pro-
ducCi6n , mas grande 81 eBtfmulo; = 20
aBeguro, hablando en- t6Fminos cOmeTciales,
que con los autoYsB espafoles dedicados
hoy eacTihir comediaB dramas oFigina'
ls1 ca tres aCtoB no 60 buen negocio 81 de
las empTesaa que representa- dramas ,
comediaB dedicsn nu tempo = rus duroB.
Pero, Suo fasaciOnGe mas autores poFque
re le8 cierrRu las pneRtRB, no f0ncionRn
porque ellos no ge lag nRben abTir?
EBka 60 lR duds; duds trists para guie'
mes entTe olloB Usngo la honFR dc contsFms,
ponen mas alto 81 prsstigio del arte nacio'
de ancumbramiento.
A los aumsntoB de eHts duda viene &
mi memoria un hacho doloToBo.
Hace cuatro amos y de acusFdo con Ia
empreza del teatro EapafioI, abri6 FL La
berGE un Cart6mOn de comedias los ubie'
toB de pEemiaT con cuatFo mil pesstRB = su
representation inmediata, aquslla comedia
que, & iuicio del Jurado, mersciess los ho'
nores del premio.
Oomponisn 81 JuradO, si no TecueTdo
NAL, don Benito Perez Gald6a, Alfredo
ViCenti JAcinto Banavents, Francisco vi
llegas Joa6 de Laserna an ssrvidor de
ustedes. Sc pressnSaron csrtamen 800
pico de comedias; todag, Embellishments
todaB, fueron Iefdss adn relsfdas poT los
individuoB del JurRdo.
De la compassionate de ats-excluy En-.
dome yo-no creo que ninguno dude; de
Hu honFadez -aquf no me excluyo-no
creo que dude ninguno tampoco. 7 era
en sl JuTado fsEvoroBo deBeo hRllsT come.
diR que acugando una peruonalidad litera.
ria y dram6tica, fueSe digns del premio.
PueB bien; en- las trcBCientoB , pico de
comediRB, 81 las hubo recomendables, no
hubo una soIa aCresdora al pTemio ofrsci
do, eI ceEt6man ae declare delierto.
Eato puede probsE dos coaRa: qu0 los
postas quienes Ee llama ahora al teatEo
no dieron con Ia formula teatEal, gus
deupreciando 81 tsatro ? las cuatrO mil
peSstaH no 80 pTeHentsTon q ceEtSmen.
Nal hiCieTon 81 fu6 10 spgundo, =
20 uno mi voz 4 Ia de Jacinto Ban-'
vente para suplioar los poetaE gus
lleguen con los esplendoreB de 90 poelf8
las pueFtas del teatro nRcionRI, que no eI.
taF6n CsrradaG para ellos, que On la oca
Hi6n que me refRro tuvieron de par On
par abieTtaH.
JOAQUIN DICENTA.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-12-08
EI pro J Ell contra de Ia guiIIotina.

Dicen de Paris que sigue con verdade'
70 inter6B On Francis Ia discusi6n sobre 81
impuHtante tsma de u debsrfs no aboIir.
So la aplicaci6n de Ia psna capital.
Censura M. Maxims Vuillaums, en- Ia
"AuEOEe," Ia idea de Bometar Ia question
81 fAllo de M plsbiscito nacional.
Opina que las tuEbaH votaFfsn todaB poE
10 aboliCi6D; encontrando, poE gu paEte,
demaliado severe el castigo del encaEcela'
miento solitario que ue emplea en- las car
celes italianas, J sfiade: "La cslds en- ID
cuRl caHhgRn Las autoridades BuizAB al re-
gicida Luccheni es un vardadsro idilio;
PaEo las terriblel CeIdaB itRlisnas que han
Gdo tsatigoa de lentaB agonfas , looura de
PasRnants = de BEaaci, NADIA tienen On ab'
soluto de idflico, como tampoCo aquella On
Is cual at6 IuchRndo AcCiasittO contra Ia
locuTa.
No dssearnos para los CRiminalos, inclu'
sol log De Is psor e1pscie, "a caatigo tan
horFoEoGo, pero abogamO8 poR que % Eus.
htnya la pana de musEte por m cunfnR'
miento cellular au6Cientsmenta EaYsr0, qua
obligus la mala gente s penssF mucho
Gnte8 de decidiFas cometsE ua cRimen.
Carmen Cruz foe Bsntenciada cum.
pliE dos g de ofEoal png huEto menog.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-12-08
Ia MUJER CAIDA.
ANTONIO CoRTON.

iNunCa insult6iI { IL mujsr cafda!
Nadie sabe que peso u sgobi6,
nj cuSntaB pruebaI sOpoTt6 On la vida
h.sta que 81 fn cay6.
iQuieu no ha visto mujeres sin alionEo
asiraa con af6n & IL virtud,
, reaiAtir del vieio 81 duro viento
con serena aCtitud?
Gotta de sgus pendients de una rama
que el viento sgita , hace sHtTemecsr;
psrla que 81 C6liz de ls hor derramR,
y que 90 lodo al cser.
Pero a6u puede Ia gotta peregTina
So perdida puTezs reCobEaT,
resuTgir del pOlyo, clistslins,
y ante ID luz briIlar.
Dejad amar Il mujer Cafds,
dejad al polvo su vital caloE,
poTque TODD recobrR nuevR vida
con la Luz = 81 amor.
VtetOr Hugo
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-12-08

iQuien es DioeI-le die an die
A mi madre Biendo nifio,
Y Ia pobEe con Garlic,
LloFando me Contsat6:
para que saberlo quierea?
Para smRTlO, madre mia!
Y 81 yer que me BonTeia,
Me dijo;-Puea DioH,....sH DioB!
Y al deCir aqusIlA frage
Fu6 su aOento tan piadoso,
Su sembiante candoroso
Tan Undo me pREeCi6,
Que al qusdaFse BRtiRfscha
Me Bentf tan COnvenCido,
Que adm en- suB bTaEoH doFmido
MurmuERba:-Dio en- Dioal
Luego enfsFme gFavsmsnts
Pero mai mRdEe queridR
Me di6 COn,AuH besos vida,
Con suu cuidAdoa salad,
Y die, 81 vaKlR ana noche
Que me bssabs, hsIsgsdo:
--Msdre, to me has engafisdo..,.
DiOs no e. Dios. ]. Dies sreB t6I
Y hoy, al miTaF esta m6Ttir,
Fiel, conntants ca 90 carifio,
El ioven EecuerdR 81 niio,
Y, vieio en- mi juventud,
No han variado mis- ideRg;
70 IL digo y IL Consuelo;
-DioH 6 Dios ala ca 81 cielo;
Sp "a terra 70 eEGl td