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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-05

As the watermelon season advances and the red fruit becomes cheaper, there will be less talk about the ris- ing prices of groceries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-05

A good line of parlor suites aWfully cheap; some low as $11.0O in mahog- any frame and velvet coverings Rhodes-Haverty Furniture Co.,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-05

It often happens that where the parents are too thrifty and frugal, the children are toe idle and extrava- gant.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-05
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Denatured fire crackers would be a glorious relief
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-05

It is evident that the toy pistol bus mess is On the increase.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-05
TO OUR READERS.

The Graphic today presents it's readers with new comic cover in coors and introduc& ts~sks3s sJ the following well-known characters
 Jones?-His Wife Can't Boss Him.
 Money Miggles and the Magic Cap
 Inquisitive Clarence :
 Rosy Posy-Mamma's Girl.
 Grins-A variety of Humor.
 Little Pinkie Prim.
 This will be regular Sunday feature hereafter and will amuse the children we'll as the ssgroWn up folEs.' It will therefore not be necessary in the future to buy an out t-oftown paper in order to get funny paper" You get one every Sunday if you are subscriber for the Graphic as we'll as all the local news during the week It may be impossible for our can. to get around carly therefore if you want the Daily and Sunday Graphic delivered at your door please fill out the coupon below and mail send to the Graph ic office:
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FOR SALE.

500 bushels good sound whippo- will peas, we'll sacked, f. 0. b. cars at Little Rock or Carlisle, Ark. w. H. Nichols.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-05
THE OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.

Entered at Postofice at Pine Bluff, Ark, as second class mail matter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
DIR. BATES WONT PAY.
He Too Declines to Make Up the
Bond Steal Shortage.

He Too Declines to Make Up the
Bond Steal Shortage.
DR.. W. T. C. Bates, formerly state
treasurer, has taken the same course
as his successor, DR.. w. H. Thinner
nan, and will decline to make good
he amount stolen in bonds by his
)ond clerk, D. Zimmerman, during
the administration of DR.. Bates. In
a letter to Attorney General Lyon, &C
k%nowledging the receipt of Mr..
Lyons letter in reference to the mat
ter. DR.. Bates says:
II cannot admit responsibility, by
reason Of any act of mine, for any
reissue of State bonds by such clerk
and therefore I respectfully decline
to make settlement as requested by
you in your letter."
The amount for which it Is held
DR.. Bates is liable is ~$1,517.5O, in
Guiding interest.
1t is an interesting fact that Mr.
| Zimmerman was first appointed to
the clerkship in the Office of the
state treasurer by Dr.. Bates and was
| then retained by DR.. Zimmerman and
by Capt. Jennings.
State Treasurer Jennings, who is
liable for several thousand dollars
has indicated his probable intention
| to settle without suit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23

Governor Hanly, at Indianapolis,
',r dered the Terre Haute company or
he Indiana National Guard to patrol
he ruined district and to protect life
md property. The governor arrived
Tuesday evening about the time the
,oldiers reached Fontanet. He brought
With him 700 tents and cots for the
Use of the homeless.
The condition of the bodies were
.riehtful. Burned and mangled IN
every conceivable way, writhing and
distorted, the rescued heap of dead
md dying presented a CHASTITY sight
me the screams of agony were nerve
vrecking.
The powder mill, which has suffer-
id heavy losses in previous explosions
gave employment to 200 men, work
ing in three shifts.
At the time of the explosion about
;ixty-fve men were in the plant.
The first explosion destroyed the
,ress mill and the glazing mill the
dining mills and powder magazine
and the cap mill followed.
The country school near Fontanet
With an attendance of fifty children
had just been called to order Wner
he explosion occurred.
The roof collapsed, but none o.
he children we're seriously injured
The teacher, Miss Susan Bishop. O.
rerre Haute, was struck by a TALL
ling beam and fatally injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
his appointment I should say that he

his appointment I should say that he
Is at least ambiguous, amphibious,
ambidextrous. ubiquitous and indie
terminate. These characteristic may
appeal to you. AS you perhaps know
you have next year the appointment
of the remaining members of the
State board of education with the ex-
ception Of the secretary who holds
the position ex oficio as State super
intendent of education and 1 have
the supreme satisfaction of knowing
that I do not have to sit with them
nor be bound by their actions. 1 wish
to give you the pleasure Of knowing
here and now that I shall not be a
member of that board any longer
than is necessary for me to discharge
my duty and obligations to the people
of South Carolina. For two terms /
have been elected State superinten-
dent of education without opposition
have discharged my duties fearless
ly and vigorously. / feel the salts
faction Of having done some good for
my people r shall not ask for re-
| election. | mention this in order that
you may indulge and cherish the fond
hope of getting a satellite of your
own ilk. am somewhat in the pos
ition of the old negro woman who
went into a dry goods store and ask
ed for three yards of red ribbon. The
| clerk was very b~ow-legged. He star
ed across the store and said: walk
this way" The old woman said, No
sir! III do without the ribbon before
III walk dat way" And I'll do wl:h-
out NV ribbon before I'll walk you
wav. Sincerely yours.
o. B. Martin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
BADLY FOOLED.
A Young Woman Became Engag.
ed to a Man She
Had Never Seen and Went to Lake
Park, Ga, to Marry Him and
Found Her Intended a Negro.

AASA q 4NOAxOs
A dispatch from Valdosta, Ga.
says the spectacle, of an intelligent
and good looking white woman com
ing 1000 miles to marry a mar
whom she found to be a negro has
greatly exercised the people Of Lake
Park, Ga. Information of the affair
Reached Valdosta Thursday.
On Saturday afternoon there al.
lighted from a Georgia Southern and
Florida train at Park Lake a young
woman who was a stranger to the
people there, and who. after await.
ing around the station some time, as
if expecting some one to meet her
ventured to inquire of bystanders, II
they knew Rev. .J.!J. Roberts.
The man first appealed to thought
a few moments and finally confessed
that he did not know. Of any one by
that name in the town. Another par
ty told the lady that the only J. ].
Roberts in the town was a negro
preacher known locally at Burnt
Eyed jake" who got his name from
the fact that he had lost one eye in a
fire. r. - -.
The lady; was escorted to the Lake
Park hotel by some of the sympath-
etic citizens, and it was there that
she told her story. She said her
home was in Vermont. Some months
ago she began a correspondence with
Rev. J. j. Roberts, of Lake Park
getting in communication with him
through a matrimonial paper or cor
respondence bureau.
She had become engaged to him
and he had sent her money to pay
her way to Georgia, where they we're
to marry. She fearlessly began the
long journey, believing that her af-
fianced was, of course, a white man,
and one prominent in his section:
After hearing her story citizens of
the town went out to look for the
negro, and: he appeared as greatly
surprised as the woman had been
He admitted that he had been cor
responding with a lady in Vermont,
but thought she was a "cullud lady
He protested that he had never
dreamed Of his correspondent being
a white lady. IT,
The. citizens Of Lake Park were
very generous. in their proffers of as
s%istance to Miss Middleton, and will
aid her in returning to her home If
she needs assistance. ~.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
PREACHER WHO ELOPED
With a Married Woman Declared to
| Be Deranged. -.

O. . r
The Rev. Maxwell Walenta, pas
tor of St. Lucas's German Evangelical
Lutheran church. Sutton street. Will,
liamsburg, N. r, pnd his affinity,
young Mrs. Dora Bauer, ar
raigned in, the Manhattan avenue po-
lice court. -.
The case, resulted in the discharge
of the prisoners, with the preacher
consenting' to accompany his father,
an aged minister, to the Brooklyn SUI
preme court, where he confessed his
willingness to be sent to a sani-
tarfum. Z. -. =
Young Mrs. Baur was taken by
her lawyer to the home Of an aunt,
to live. But as her aunt took her
away, she cried:
81 will always love Mr.. Walenta
and when he cali me, I will go to
him. T will love him to the end of
the world. I will love him as no man
was ever loved before, and although
we may never meet again, I will keep
on loving him until the end of time"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
TRAINS CRASH.
Horrible Wreck on the Southern
Railway Near Greensboro
In Which Four Persons Were Killed
Outright and a Score Injured In
the Demolished Cars.

Outright and a Score Injured In
the Demolished Cars.
A horrible wreck occurred on the
Southern Railway near Greensboro,
N. c., Friday morning before day
light, when the northbound passen-
ger train, No. "a al into an open
switch at Rudd, a small station only
four miles north of Greensboro, and
rushed at full speed into the engine
of a freight train standing IN the
siding, killing four and injuring be-
tween thirty and forty persons, some
of them so seriously that they will,
in all probability, die. The passen-
ger train was running at the rate Of
about sixty miles an hour, and the
crash was terrific, as the cars fell in
ruins along the track. When the
terrific crash came the engine turned
over and the baggage car was COM
pletely demolished. The cal next to
the baggage a was split in. two, and
in this car the large number were in
jured and some killed. Strange to
say some Of the passengers in this
car escaped unhurt. The people in
Pullman cars were only slightly in
jured. 80.
The dead:
Mrs. June Thomas, o. Danville.
: D. Allen Bryant, travelling repre-
sentative of the Richmond Paper
company. ,....
A foreigner who could not be iden-
titled. ~
The colored fire mar of the freight
train. 60.
The injured.
Jim Shelton, Danville-
A. M. Gregg, Portsmouth. Va. .
John Lineberry, Randolph county.
R. w. Dunaway. Kernersville, W.
Va. .e... - .'
June Thomas, Danville.
A. man from Canada, who refused
to give his name to the reporter. |,
John D. Terrell, Danville, Va. :
Charles Holton.
VIC. Davis, Of Gastonia. N. C..
Mrs. W. C.. Davis, Gastonia, N. G..
o Wemple, Danville
I'D: Kitchin, Clay county.
DR.. F. D. Moor, Charlotte.
w, NJ. Giles, Charlotte
Samuel A. Kindley, Gastopia, N. c.
Mrs. George S. Wells.
C. Nj. Clayton, Danville.
Joe Sledge, Daville -
John Gordon, colored, Virginia.
At the passenger station Thursday
night vas a hundred or so Of people
from Reidsville. and other local
points north Of the city who were
attending the fair and who were
very. anxious to go on No. "a but the
ticket agent would not sell the tick
cts, making them wait for local train
No. IL. = \
The head brakeman of the freight
train, who left the switch open and
caused the disaster, ran and has not
been heard Of. ...
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
Both Drs. Bates and Zimmerman,
Late State Treasures,
DECLINE TO SETTLE.
DR.. Zimmerman Says Bonds We're
Stolen by a Subordinate Not of His
Choosing, and He Holds That
Neither Legally Nor Morally Can
He Be Held Responsible For the
AnA, n1 a GIhoHAdinaf =.
Acts of q Subordinate.

|. Attorney General Lyon has re-
ceived a letter from DR. w. H. Tim
norman, former state treasurer, in
reply to Mr.. Lyons letter requesting
him to arrange the shortage caused
| by the theft Of bonds from his office
during his incumbency by a clerk.
who had charge of the bond de-
partment. DR.. Zimmerman declines
to recognize his liability for the
theft of bonds by his former clerk,
Daniel Zimmerman, and consequent.
ly the attorney general will institute
suit on the former treasurer's official
bond for the amount lost during his
administration, which Is about $14,-
900, including interest.
The letter from Dr. Zimmerman is
as follows:
Batesburg, S. c., Oct. IA, 1907
Hon. J. Fraser Lyon, Columbia, S. c.
Dear Sir:-Yours of the 18th in
slant is received in reference to stol-
en- bonds claim. In answer thereto I
will say that I do not consider my
self morally or legally bound for the
value the said bonds. ] therefore
will abide the decision of the courts
upon the question Of liability. l will
be slow to believe that the state of
South Carolina will be SO unjust as
to require Of me payment for the
stealage of a self-confessed thief,
with the aid and instigation of a con-
victed criminal, neither of whom has
as yet received any punishment for
their, crime. And especially since I
was denied by statute the free exer-
else of my judgment in the naming
Of clerks in the state t~reasurer's Of
fee, do l refuse to make settlement.
Very truly yours,
e.. W. H. Zimmerman.
DR.. Timmerman's reference to the
ldCl Iudl hC was AOI dllo" w PuI
in the Office clerks of his W selec-
ton refers to the, fact that when he
went into the Office he desired to ap-
point a kinsman as bond clerk, but
under the statute %forbidding nepotism
he could not do so and he then re-
tanned Zimmerman, who had been
appointed by his predecessor, DR.. W.
T. C. Bates.
Zimmerman has confessed the
theft of nineteen state bonds, worth
$12,500, but his case has been ap-
pealed on a technical point and will
not be argued until this winter.
Meanwhile he is on bond. His alleg-
ed confederate, T. j. Gibson, quite an
old man, a broker Of Columbia, was
convicted of receiving stolen prop
erty, knowing it to be stolen, but
Gibson has not been we'll enough to
appear in court and have the sealed
sentence read to him, so that he too
is virtually free, so far as the SEN
tence of the court is concerned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
PRISONERS SHOT.
Five Men Killed by the Government
of Hayti.

Five political prisoners were shot
recently in Hayti, according to a dis
patch received at the state depart
lment at Washington.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
TWO MEN SHOT
At Des Moines, Ia, by q Pool Room
Keeper.

lhSSpSAs
: At Des Moines, Ia, G. H. Morris,
mine owner, capitalist and former
president of the Town Mine Operators
association, and E. C.. Johnson, man
ager of the company store at Enter
prise Mines, eighteen miles north OF
that place. were shot Thursday morn
ing by J. C. Cain, proprietor of the
Enterprise Pool Hall.
Physicians hold out hopes that MT
Morris will ecover, but it is not be-
lieved Johnson can live.
Cain is. still at large, Johnson and
Morris had been instrumental in hav-
ing Cain arrested on a charge OF
"boot-legging" and the ill feeling
which resulted was the u of the
shooting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
NEGROES ARRESTED.
Attacked Lady and Daughter in the
Streets of Danville.

John Basce, the negro who attack
ed Mrs. Terrell and her daughter in
the streets Of Danville, Va, Thursday
and his brother-in-law, William Hen
derson, were arrested that night be-
fore the hounds put on their trail
came up with them. There was dan
ger Of a lynching for awhile, but 1t
DasSed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
o r
The Whole Of Southern Europe in the
Grasp Of Floods.

The whole of Southern Europe is
in the grasp of a tremendous storm,
accompanied by t%orrential rains. This
coming on the heels Of unprecedented
rain falls and floods Of the past three
weeks, is causing great distress.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-23
KILLED BY INDIANS.

Seven Persons Are Ambusheu anu
Murdered in Texas.
A special from. Ell Paso, Texas,
saws: Four men and three women,
one of the former being a govern
ment mail carrier, were ambushed
and killed between San Jose de Hila
and La Colorado, east OF Hermosillo,
in the lower Sonora county by the
Yaquis. The killing was discovered a
short time afterwards by a party OF
American mining men who were trav-
cling over trail with an escort OF
Mexican soldiers.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-14
MANY CONFIRMED SUNDAY.
A Large Class Received the Sacrament
 at Catholic Church.

Bishop J. B. Morris of Little Rock, assisted by Rev. Fathers Kraemer and Gallagher, officiated at the Catholic church Sunday. Additional dignity and beauty were given to the usual ceremon. ies by the administration of Con- firmatieu to a large class.
 Previous to conferriug the sacrament the bishop addressed the congregation and particular ly the aspirants for confirmation. His discourse was practical and beautiful. In his remarks on the condition of church affairs in Mena he paid glowing tribute to Father Gallagher's work here. He said he had expected much but found more, and felt conf dent that while the parish was in Father Gallag hers keeping such would always be the case.
 In the afternoon a reception was rendered the bishop at the convent, where a musicale was given by the pupils. Here again he spoke in very pleasing terms to hose present.
 He left on the afternoon train we'll pleased with his visit and regrettiug that it could not be prolonged.
 Those who received Confrma- tion Sunday were:
 Misses Talitha Holman, Katie and Nellie Graf, Julia Cullen, Mabel Hennelly. Marie McCaun, Lillie Ziegler, Agnes c. Donohue, Agnes M. Donohue, Mary Dris- coll, Mary Ballard, Vera Mont gomery, Marg aret Garland, Irene and lola Thiunes, Katie Moran, and Messrs. Mark Clifford, Albert Zybura, Joe and Louis Bauer, Glenn Krauss, John Grafton, Will Biser, James Cullen, Hugh Gil- more, Phil Cornell, Spencer Gallagher and Silva Never.
 MT. Edward Keogh and Mrs. w. J. Lockwood were sponsors For the class.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-14
A FRIEND TO TIE PEOPLE.

There is a lesson in the election of Tom l.. Johnson for the fourth time as mayor of Cleveland, o.
 From the very first Johnson has been friend of the people of his city-that is, he was friend to the greatest number-devoted his ener- gies to their welfare, and if the aims of any corporation seemed to him to be opposed to the public interest, he fought those aims, and did not care much about technicalities or red tape in doing so.
 Tom Johnson was not elected this time-or at other times-because he was Democrat, but because the principles that controlled his actions were democratic. He believed in the rule of the people, and for the interest of the people. He thought that the great street railways of Cleveland could afford to carry pas sengers for 3-cent-fares and make a profit. These corporations and others united in fighting him and his policies. But he was not quit ter, and he won-the people of Cleveland now ride on the car lines for 3-cent-fares. And this is but one of the things that this man has done for the people of Cleveland. He has been useful mayor. He has done things, and the people need his services and continue by their votes to give him power.
 It is claimed that his opponent, Theodore E. Burton. had the SUD- port of Roosevelt-the national administration.
 l It is known that large element | ot the Democratic party of Cleve- land was against Johnson. Grant ing that both these facts are true, does it not prove, as has been proven again and again, that it is not so much party that elects man to positions of trust nowadays as it is the man himself. The people love a man who does things-one that proves that his strength is given to serving all the public and not some special interest.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-14

victory for Mayor Johnson rather than a defeat for Congressman Bur ton. Not infrequently the potent issue in a campaign is the intention of the people to defeat certain men or measures. The distinguishing feature which sometimes prompts the energy and enthusiasm of the voter is the sentiment against a candidate rather than any special admiration for the man who opposes him But this was not the case Tn Cleveland last Tuesday. Congress man Burton enjoys the confidence and friendship of the people of that city equally with Tom" Johnson. In a race between the two men Tor Congress, no doubt the figures would be reversed, and Burton would be retained in his present position by a large majority. But Johnson, as mayor. has been SQUARE WITH THE PEOPLE, and nothing could induce them to desert him. The people were determined to be square with Johnson. Why can't the politicians understand this great principle of politics What school of philosophy | is it that influences the so-callec
 smooth" politicians to believe that | the road to success is the betrayal
 of the people to gain the support oi
 the corporations and the privilege grabbers, when every election but serves to establish the fidelity of the people to the public officials who are faithful to them ?-Kansas City l Times.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-14
NOT so EASY TO FOOL THE
 VOTERS.

Whenever in past years there has been panic it has been the fashion to blame the party in power at the time for the trouble, regardless, perhaps, of the facts in the case. At this time it is the desire of the gamblers and money pirates of Wall Street to discredit Roosevelt and his methods because those methods are on the square deal order-a thing devoutly to be feared by those who have grown fat and powerful by plundering the common people and legitimate business interests of the country.
 In this game there is one thing that must be taken into account: The voters are keeping much better posted as to events of this character now than in years past, and the political result of the present score will depend almost wholly upon the course of the administration in deal- ing with the problems that are now presented. If they are handled in a manner to make clear that it is the interest of the whole country that is being cared for and promot- ed. there may be no change in the party in power. If there is any doubt, as to this, it is certainly more than likely that another party will be given chance to do the will of the people, and as it would probably be through the use of such men as w. J. Bryan or Tom L. Johnson, who have proven themselves friends of the people. there would still be mighty little comfort to those who fear Roosevelt.
 It is always we'll to remember that it is the same identical class that is afraid of Roosevelt that will fight Bryan or any other man who stands for the majority of the people. And it is not so easy to fool the voters as it has been.
 Bank Commissioner Royce of Kansas sums up the financial situ- ation with the remark that ''This has been panic of bankers and not of depositors. And it might be added we have bankers close at home who refused to be stampeded by the fright of the big fellows of the East.