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KILLS FORMER WIFE
 AND THEN HIMSELF

Birmingham, Ala, July 24.-Wil- liam Fox, young man from Besse- mer entered a house of i'll repute on Avenue B, about noon today, and, drawing a pistol, shot and fatally wounded an inmate named Hattie Larbie, and then turned the weap- on upon himself, and blew his his own brains out. The woman was taken to a hospital. Just be- fore committing the double crime, Fox sent a note to the bartender of a neighboring saloon, telling him to notify his father, Mike Fox at Bessemer, Ala, of what happened and closing with "good bye to all.' It is said that the woman had been Fox's wife up to a year ago, when she left him.
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THE MOST LAWLESS COUNTRY

In paper published and sanet- toned by the American Academy of Political Science Prof. James w. Garner. of the University of Illinois declares that the people of the United States stand before the civil ized nations as the most lawless in the world" Prof. Garner produces table showing that homicides are now ranging around 5000 year, with only 116 legal executions for 1904, the latest year included ill his statistics. The United States have 112 homicides to each million population as against fewer than five in Ger many, ten in England and Wales, twelve in Canada, and 1S 1-2 in France. Chicago with a third the
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A NAVAL EXPOSURE

The reviving of some old stories concerning the battleships Oregon, Massachusetts, Indiana, Iowa, Ken
 lucky and Kearsage has furnished the publication known as "The Navy" material for sensational editorial which must be interesting to the Secretary of the Navy. That official and the President are the two honorary members of the Navy League of which Gen. Horace Porter is the president and "The Navy the monthly organ. It is pointed out in this critical essay that the six battleships which have been looked upon with pride as the finest exam ples of war ships design are really vulnerable hulks. They have what is called "soft ends,' that is places at bow and stern which are not as we'll protected by armor as are oth- CT parts of the ship and which may be easily perforated by the shells of the enemy. The same ships are de- scribed as having too much open space in the armor around the guns both those mounted in turrets and those in the casemates, with the al- leged result that there is danger that hostile gunners may put pro jectiles through these spaces and so reach inc interior of the ship.
 The rebuke conveyed is that while the government is going on
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Persons who desire the Daily Ora. phic delivered at their homes must ex- pect to pay their subscriptions prompt. ly when our collector calls. We should not be required to send collector more than once for the collection of 3 small subscription account. Our col lectors have a very great many people to call on every month, and should be paid promptly when they call. Here after subscribers who remain delin. quent for two successive months will have their papers stopped at the end of the second month until all arrear. ages are paid. The price of subscrip. tion does not more than cover the cost of paper, delivery and collecting, and at the present time the Graphic is furnishing a cOIOred comic cover every Sunday which considerably inc creases the cost and we must there. fore insist upon prompt settlement. Those who are delinquent in their sub- scriptiOn accounts should bear these facts in mind and settle all past in. debtedness at once if they want to continue to receive the paper. The Graphic pays its employees every week and we must insist upon the prompt payment of all accounts due this of- flee.
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STREET SWEATERS
 HAVE ARRIVED

The street brooms have at last ar rived and will be used in sweeping to- night for the first time. They have been expected for the past several weeks. but did not arrive on account of unavoidable delays. Mayor Toney promises that most of the pave1 streets of the city will be in a claa1 l condition by tomorrow morning.
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day received news of the death of his father, aged 95 years, who died of beart failure at Terre Haute, Ind. Sample leaves there today. Team is going from here without him.
 Manager Blackburn today sold Jack Ashton, erstWhile best pitcher in the league from Vicksburg, to Meri- dian, where he will play in the out field. Blackburn says that Jack is in a bad fix, and will not pitch any more this season so far as he knows
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Prosecuting Attorney.

Pine Bluff, Ark, June 15, 1907. Editor Graphic: Believing that l ~m fully competent and deserving, and knowing myself to be exceed 1ngly anxious to serve the people of this district as their next prose- cutting attorney, hereby authorize you to announce me as 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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ARE YOU GOING AWAIT

. Subscribers leaving the city for . the summer and who want to keep ' sposted on home news. should have . the Daily Graphic mailed to them.
 . Addresses will be changed as of- ten as desired. Rates by mail are . 50 cents per month, cash in ad- vance. If charged, 65 cents per smonth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25

The Graphic is authorized to an nounce w. D. Jones as candidate for reelection to the office of prosecuting attorney of the Eleventh Judicial Dis trict subject to the action of the Dem ocratic primaries to be held August 8, 1907.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25

We are authorized to announce w.. I. Young as a candidate for prosecut- sng attorney of the Eleventh Judicia! District, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries to be held August 23, 1907.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25

By his campaign methods T. Havis Nixon has taken himself out of the running. He will not now make a good third.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25

Tramps are being compelled to work in Kansas harvest fields. It will be useless for us to try after this to convince some people that inhuman cruelty is not practiced in some parts of our fair land.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25

Twenty dogs a day ought to re- duce the canine population to a re- spectable figure with short time. ' Fort Smith News-Record.
 Whew! According to Mayor Ton ey, what a big dog bill Fort Smith will have to pay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25

In his efforts to initiate the cam paign methods of one J. Davis, T. Havis Nixon should remember the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25

fact that Davis carried only two townships in this county at the last election.
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CALLED HOME;
 DEATH IN FAMILY

Vicksburg, Miss, July 25.-Manager Guy Sample of the Meridian team to-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25

Nobody sings "In the Good Old Summer Time" nowadays.
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THE OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.

Entered at Postoflce at Pine Bluff,
 Ark, as second class mail matter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
OIL TRUST FLAYED.
RULE OR RUIN is SAFE, TO BE
STANDARD OIL CO.'S POLICY.
1T isARRAiGNED 6YINTER.sTATE
COMMERCE COMMISSION IN A
REPORT SENT TO CONGRESS.

Washington, ID. C-"The ruin of
its competitors has been a distinct
part of the policy of the Standard Oil
Co. in the past, Systematically and
persistently pursued" declares the
Interstate commerce commission in
its report to congress on the inyesti-
cations made by it concerning the re-
lations of common carriers by rail to
the production and distribution of oil.
The report points out generally the
methods By which the Standard Oil
Co. has built up and perpetuated it's
monopoly and the relations of trans
portaton agencies to that monopoly"
The Standard Oil Co. largely mo-
nopolizes the handling of petroleum
from the mouth of the well until 1t is
sold to the retailer and sometimes to
the consumer, and under ordinary cir
cumstances its margin of profit Is
very large. Estimates made in the re-
port show profit on refined oil from
the Sugar Creek refinery at Kansas
City Of from five to eight cents per
gallon. A much higher profit is indi-
Gated for gasoline. The sale of re-
fined oil from the large Standard re-
finery at Whiting is correspondingly
profitable.
The report submitted to congress
seeks to show:
The Standard operates fake "inde-
pendent" concerns. 1t uses them by
reducing the prices made by these
concerns in order to kill off competi.
tors.
It has habitually reduced the price
against competitor in given local.
ity, while maintaining 1t elsewhere.
1t has sold different grades of oil at
different prices from the same barrel
1t has paid employees of Independent
concerns for information as to the
business of those competitors.
1t has paid employees of industrial
concerns to secure preference for
its product.
1t has tampered with the oil in
spectors in different states.
1t maintains the pipe line as the
basis of its monopoly.
Railroads throw obstacles in the
way of those who would construct
competing pipe lines.
1t enjoys secret rates possessing all
the elements of Illegal rates.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
SOLDIERS ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
A Trial Is Begun at Pittsburg that
Promises to be Sensational.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Testimony- to show
that William Crowley after he
had cried out I'll give up; don't
shoot, fellow" was shot by Private
John Dowd upon orders from Lieut..
Ralph w. Drury, of the United States
army, was given Monday at the trial
of these two men for murder. The
case is regarded as the most impor-
tant of its kind that has been tried in
decade. The commonwealth is prose.
cutting, while the government is de-
Tending the soldiers. Some sensation
al testimony for the prosecution, met
by equally surprising hints as to the
line of defense to be followed, was
brought out in the cross-examination
of witnesses.
The particular question at issue is
the right of United States soldier to
kill another man, outside of federal
property, who is suspected of having
committed crime within govern
ment property.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
THE FAMINE IN CHINA.
It Affects 100000 People, of Whom
100000 Are Actually Starving.

Washington, d. C.-Mail reports
from American consular officers in
China which reached the state depart.
ment Monday regarding the famine
and resulting conditions, further con-
firm the stories of suffering and hard
ship among the people in the districts
affected. Consul Haynes, at Hawking,
says that the famine is ten times
worse than anything known in that
part of the empire for the past 40
years. The Chinese officials admit
their inability to cope with the situ-
alton.
Consul General Rodgers, at Shang-
hal, advises the department that the
reports as to the conditions appear
ing in the newspapers, both foreign
and Chinese, are for the most part
sustained by the Investigations made
by American naval officers. An in
quiry which he has made through
private sources gives the general con-
clusion that the famine by March l
will be regarded as severe and per-
haps more so than that of 1888, by
which it is thought ten million lives
were lost.
The report OF Mr.. Rodgers is accom-
panied by a statement by DR.. Henry
M. Woods, of the Southern Presby-
terian mission at Hwai An Flu, who
estimates that ten million people are
affected by the famine, four million of
whom are starving.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
Used by a Woman Who
Branded Two Girls.
A FlENDISt1 CRIME.
Woman Said She was Possessed by
UnaccountabIe Mania to lnjure
Her Two StepChildren.

New York.-Two little tots, Nellie,
aged Z years, and Jennie,
years younger, told Magistrate House
in Harlem police court Sunday how
their stepmother, Mrs. Kate Gravius,
had branded them with red hot iron
stove litter when in play they had
made too much noise. Twice during
the recital the prisoner, woman of
intelligent and pleasing appearance,
not more than 20 years of age, tainted.
When restored the woman admitted
that she had burned the children, but
said that at the time she was pos
sessed by an unaccountable mania.
The two girls, she said, had been
playing with their dolls until the noise
and confusion robbed her of her rea-
son and left a resistless impulse to
punish the little ones. Selling tho
stove lid litter she pressed the glow.
ing end upon the back of the right
hand OF each child, causing scars that
the little ones will carry to their
graves.
A peculiar feature of the case was
the apparent affection felt by the pris.
oner and that the attachment was re-
ciprocated by the children was re.
peatedly demonstrated in court. When
Mrs. Gravius lost consciousness the
children walled in unison.
The prisoner was paroled in custody
of her counsel pending further hear
Ing, and the children given in care of
the Childrens' society, which brought
the complaint.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
PAVED WAY FOR AN AGREEMENT.
Conferences of American and German
Tariff Commissioners Not Fruitess.

Berlin-The conferences of the
American and German tariff COM
missioners are ended. S. n. North,
who headed the American delegation,
will sail for the United States next
Wednesday. James L. Gerry and Ma
hum l. Stone. the other delegates, will
remain to complete the translation
and certification of the protocols.
The Associated Press requested
both commissions to authorize the
publication of a summary of the re.
suits of the negotiations. The Ameri.
can commissioners prepared such d
summary. 1t follows:
The sessions of the commissioners
have been harmonious from the start
and nothing occurred to interfere with
the cordial relations originally estab.
lished. These sessions have been
largely devoted to an interchange OF
information as to the tariff methods
of the two countries and the reasons
therefor. No commercial treaty has
been negotiated because the Ameri.
can commissioners had been given no
authority to make such treaty, but
In the course of the proceedings there
has been established basis upon
which commercial treaty might be
concluded, provided the consent of the
reichstag and the American congress
be given.
so far as both governments are
concerned no committals have been
made, but the understanding is such
that if the two governments shall de.
sire to enter into commercial agree.
ment the preparatory work has been
DONE"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
Will Waive Service.

Findlay, O.-In conference that
ended here on Friday between
Prosecutor David, of Hancock county,
and Virgil P. Kline, Of Cleveland, and
]. c. Troup, of Bowling Green, repre-
senting the Standard Oil Co., it was
agreed by Kline, representing the
Standard and its subsidiary compa-
nies, to waive service of copies of all
indictments recently found against
them. John d. Rockefeller is also in
cluded, but H. H. Rogers and others.
of New York City, are not, for the rea.
son that it cannot be proved that they
have been in Ohio during the past
three years. The hearing has been
set for February Is.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
A Remarkable Case In Court.

toledo, GA novel case will be
sa1ed in police court when F. J.
York, printer, will be prosecuted by
the Typographical union for working
in a non-union shop after accepting
strike funds. York came to Toledo
after strike was declared against a
number of job printing offices. The
union printers agreed to give him
strike pay If he would promise not to
accept position in a shop. employing
non-union printers. For about four
months York received pay and then
broke his agreement. He is charged
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
A WEEKS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF MOST INTERESTING
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Information Gathered from All Quar-
ters of the Civilized World and Pre-
pared for the Perusal of the Busy
Man.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

The interstate commerce commits
sion transmitted to congress its first
report on it's investigation on dis
ordinations and monopolies under
the joint resolution of congress of
March Z, 1906. The report deals with
the bituminous coal monopoly of the
east says the railways control the out
put and makes recommendations for
remedial legislation.
The senate accepted the PROPOSE
tion of the house of representatives to
increase the salaries of senators men,
bers and territorial delegates to ST.
800 annually, and those of the vice
president, the speaker of the house
and members of the presidents cabi-
net to $4,000.
The senate passed the compromise
Foraker resolution authorizing the
committee on military affairs to in
vestigate the facts of the affray at
Brownsville on the nights of August
13 and IA last, without questioning
the legality or justice of any act of the
president in relation to or connected
with that ARRAY
The house committee on agriculture
decided to recommend the discontinu-
ance of free seed distribution.
The house of representatives passed
the pension appropriation bill after
voting to abolish all the pension
agencies in the country, 1S in num-
ber, and centralize the payment of
pensions in Washington.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
MUST GET TWO PARTNERS.
II He Can Do So Within Ten Days,
Mr.. Oliver VIII be Given the Pan
anna Canal Contract.

Washington, D. C.-Following a con-
ference at the White House Sunday
night 1t was officially announced that
the contract for building the Panama
canal would be awarded to William j.
Oliver, who, with Arson S. Bangs, was
the lowest bidder in the recent COM
petition, provided that within the next
ten days he associates himself with
at least two independent contractors
whose skill and experience, combined
with his own, shall cover the entire
field of the work to be performed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
OHIO NEWS.
Happenings in the Buck
eye State.
A Collision at a Depot.

Columbus, GA dense fog On
Monday was the cause of collision,
between Hooking Valley passenger
train No. 3S, known as the Marion.
run, and Panhandle No. is, the ST..
Louis express. at the Union station.
The Hooking Valley was backing out:
of the station at a good rate of speed
when 1t side-swiped Panhandle No..
Is. which was entering the station.
Before the train could be stopped
considerable damage was done. The
sides and vestibules of two Pullman
sieepsrs were badly damaged and
three coaches were splintered. Sew
eral passengers were cut by flying
glass.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
A Very Fatal Wreck.

Marietta, O.-one of the most
disastrous freight wrecks ever
occurring in this vicinity happened
Wednesday night on the Ohio river di-
vision of the B. & o., at Letart Falls.
near here. L. NJ. Rowland, brakeman,
of this place; Harry Taylor, engineer.
of Parkersburg, and George Whitney,
fireman, of this county, were killed
Allen Mace, conductor, of Parkers-
burg, was so badly injured that he
will die. Whitney froze to death af-
ter being seriously injured.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
Man and wife Charged with Murder.

Mt. Gilead, O.-Lou Bolyard and
wife, Grace Bolyard, were ar
rested at Chicago Junction by De-
tectives Scharff1er and Dorsey, of
Cleveland, and are now in the county
jail here, charged with the murder of
Shad Westbrook at Cardington, March
IL, 1904. Westbrook was a well-to-do
farmer, living near Ashley. He sold
his farm and went to Cardington.
March IL, 1904, and was last seen in
High Lissies saloon at that place that
night. The body was found in the
river two weeks later near Carding-
ton. Lou Bolyard was working as bar
tender at Lissie's saloon at that time
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
NISCELLANE EoUS.

The government rejected the Pan
anna canal bid of Oliver & Bangs, but
told Mr.. Oliver that he would be
given the contract If he would asscci-
ate himself with another satisfactory
contractor
Attorney General Young, of Mime
sofa, made another attack on the
Great Northern railway by beginning
quo warranto proceedings to compel
the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railroad company to show cause why
its charter should not be forfeited
This company is really the parent of
and the Great Northern was joined in
this issue, as it is the owner of the
Manitoba company's stock.
The German government won a def
mite victory in the general election for
a new reichstag. The liberal, radical
and conservative parties, supporting
Prince Von Buelows colonial policy,
won at least 20 seats and the socialists
lost II or 18 seats.
DR.. Augustus V. l.. Brokaw, aged
A, one of the most prominent sur
geons in st. Louis and having national
repute, died from ptomaine poison
ing.
Editor James HI. Mccartney, of the
Hillsdale Qll.) Post, and Frank A.
Walker, of the same place, were ar
rested by United States officers for
falsifying rural free delivery examina-
tion papers.
People living near Sandford, Ind,
asserted that a meteor caused the ex-
plosion of the powder car at that town
that wrecked train and killed many
people.
Peter Schlef, of Detroit, shot and
killed his wife as she lay asleep In bed
and then fired bullet into his own
breast.
The Montana senate defeated anti
pass and anti-gambling bills.
F. A. Sterling, formerly assistant
forester in the department of agricul-
ture at Washington, was appointed
forester of the Pennsylvania railroad
A commission appointed by the Gu
ban government has turned in re-
port to the effect that DR.. Matias
Duque probably has discovered a cure
for leprosy.
Senator Platt's wife sued two Wash
ington papers for 100000 libel
Admiral Beranger, former Spanish
minister Of marine, died suddenly.
Advices received at Antwerp say
that revolt has broken out in Man
yanga in the Kongo Free State and
additional troops have been asked for.
Two hundred men forced the ring
ing down of the curtain at Victoria
theater, New York, when the Russell
brothers put on an act ridiculing the
Irish race.
Several cargoes of coal are on the
way from Japan to Tacoma, Wash, to
relieve the fuel famine In the far west.
The Colorado senate ordered an in
yestigation of Senator Morgan's charge
that he was bribed two years ago by
railway.
The Arkansas house of representa-.
Z .tiyes refused to tndorse President
Rooseyelt's action In the Brownsville
affair.
Gov. John s. Little of Arkansas suf-
! tfered physical collapse and will be
confined to his home for several
weeks.
The Wabash river levee at Terre
(. Haute broke and the suburb of Taylor
vile was flooded. hundreds OF people
being driven from their homes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
Three Men Found Dead.

Cincinnati. O.-Three men we're
found dead in Cincinnati Mon
day. Ed H. Goesling, aged 3S, was
found frozen stiff in an alley. The po-
lice say he was beaten. The body of
John Blocket aged 55, was found
frozen under depot platform, where
he had fallen. Chambermaids in the
Imperial hotel found an unidentified
man dead of asphyxiation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-02-01
conaress.

Washington-On the 28th the
house passed 20 bills relating to the
District of Columbia. In the senate
Senator Beveridge occupied the day
with speech in advocacy of his bill
to restrict child labor.