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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-03
w T, Amis Said He Would Be Candidate For Cover. nor if Anti-Race Track Bill Is Repealed.
At Jones Park Lagely Attended and Big Succes>--Labor Day Pe>ti1. ties at Home Addition Attracted Mammoth Crowd.

Reverend w. T Amis, the reform
 preacher-editor of Hot Springs, was the principal speaker at the Labor Day celebration held at Jones Park yesterday under the auspices of the
 Central Trades and Labor Council, and at which nearly two thousand
 people participated, The day was one of many pleasures, especially attrac- i tive being the big barbecue and pie , mic, which were on throughout the day. Two ball games in the after | noon, a dance at night and other amusements were offered. The Labor Day program was most successfully carried out by the committee from the council and it will long be re- their families.
 The other speakers during the af- ternoon were R. w. Lane. T. Havis Nixon, Creed Caldwell and E. J. Ker- win. Owing to official business Mayor w. L. Toney was uanble to be pres ent, he having promised to introduce Reverend Amis Creed Caldwell in troduced the speaker.
 Reverend Amis was given an en- i thuSiaStic reception. He is man or unusually fine appearance and an or ator in every sense of the word. He reviewed his successful fight against :, the gamblers and other law breakers 1 in Hot Springs and declared that Hot Springs was in better condition today, financially and socially, than at any previous time in it's history. He paid fine tribute to the labOring people and regarded organized labor as one of the essentials of commercial devel- opment.
 In referring to a question, which was put to him relative to his inten- tion to become a candidate for Gov ernor, Reverend Amis said that he would rather be instrumental in rid ding Hot Springs of its vice and po- litical corruption than to be in the Governors chair. He declared that there was only one thing that would induce him to become candidate for Governor and that was repeal of the Amis anti-race track law. "If spe- cial session of the Legislature is
 called" he said, "and the race track law is repealed, I will make the race for Governor and include that as one of my issues, and would be willing to make the race on that issue alone.
 Reverend Amis did not say that he
 would not be a candidate for Cover
 nor yet. He intimated that he is be-
 ing urged to make the race and that
 there was a possibility of his doing
 so. He would not commit himself'
 however, either way. During his stay
 in the city, Reverend Amis was a
 guest of Reverend s. H. Campbell or
 the Ohio Street Baptist church. lie
 returned to Hot Springs last night
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-03
TO CURTAIL
 LUMBER OUTPUT

Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 3.-A meeting for the purpose of deciding the question of curtailment of the lumber output by the closing Of the mills will be held here tomorrow py the North Carolina Pine Association, which controls the leading lumber nlants of North and South Carolina Virginia and Eastern Maryland. A similar session was held in Norfolk Va. last month, but no definite action was taken.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-03
0REYFUS HOME
 BURGLAR|zED Acting Assistant Chlet ot Police E. J. Francis Be lieves Has Gang Who Planned Many Grimes.
VALUABLES STOLEN
Jack Cunningham Found With the Goods on Him and Admits All-La. dies in House Badly Frightened Other Attempts.

J. Francis has probably put stop to series of robberies and burglaries, which, it is believed by the police, had been planned by gang of negroes i'll this city. He cleverly worked out a case in the past two days that has re- suited in the arrest of Carrie Daniels, 9 negro housegirl formerly employed at the home of Isaac Dreyfus on Mai l street; John Ellis;a saloon porter, ana Jack Cunningham, new conner to Pine Bluff from Little Rock. All are negroes. They are charged with bur glary and grand larceny. Their cases are set before Justice J. A. Frazier Cunningham is in the county jail, un- able to give bond. The woman and FL lis are out on bond, having employed local lawyer to represent them. Cum ningham has made a full confession and declares that the Daniels woman and Ellis took part in the burglary.
 Early Saturday evening three large screen doors in the rear of the resi- dence of Isaac Dreyfus on Main street were cut open and in that man. ner thieves effected an entrance into the building. Mrs. E. J. Bloom and Miss Artie Dreyfus and a caller, Miss Roella Solmson, were seated in rock CTS on the up stairs front porch. They thought they heard someone in the house, but the ladies were too fright ened to make an investigation alone and they remained there, almost too frightened to move, until MT. Bloom and Milford and Stanley Dreyfus re- turned home from work They found the rooms in disorder, the bureau drawers open and many articles miss Ing. valuable silver purse, contain ing several dollars, perfumes, jewe:ry and various pocketbooks and rings were taken.
 The police were immediately a,titied and an investigation made. It deyel- oped that Carrie Daniels, the housegiri employed at the Dreyfus home, was missing from her room in the .ear yard. The police made an effort to ,o- cate her during the night, but were unsuccessful. They placed her unie: arrest the next morning, but she strongly declares her innocence. Sbe was locked up to await a further ir- Veslgation, but later gave bond, The police afterwards arrested John Ellis, wno is employed at Parker's Mair street saloon. He admitted being with the Daniels woman early satu,],v evening, but stated that he took her .o a friends in Lakeside. He, too, gave oono and was released. .@e.
 Early Monday morning the police re- eeiVea call from a residence on East second avenue, near Alabama s;rs at slating that burglar was in the mousse. Acting Night Chief of Police "rancis hurried to the scene and "nen ne arrived there the man had eone' lie was negro" the woman ea'u. Assistant Chief Francis search ea the neighborhood and found Jack { cunningham, negro, in crouchina position l hiding in an open lot just in .ne rear or the house. He had to enro" ms gun on him to make hin, @"iiehoer. As he did so. he notiood 'continued on Page Five)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-03
Mrs. c. w. Pettigrew recently en

Mrs. c. w. Pettigrew recently en- tertained a party of little girls wlth an elaborate o'clock dinner. The affair was one of the most enjoyable of the season and Mrs. Pettigre"s $ euests were: Little Misses Margaret Dewoody, Readma Dansby, Nann1e Nnnn. Mamie Nichol. Mildred owen and Etna Gammill.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-03
IMPORTANT CASE
 IN CHhNCERY Chancellor John M. Elliott Nullifies Bill of Sale on the Estate of the Late Lee F. Head
Was PiaintiiT->ays Undue Influence and Persuasion Was Used by Birdie Sawyer-ChanceliOr Elliott Sustains Petition.

ner with him in the lease. She was the heir to his estate. Lee Head left no property, excepting a joint inter est in mules, horses and wagons on his plantation. He died from small pox, and Mrs. Head states that she was never permitted to see Jim be. Efore his death, owing to coataeious disease with winch he was afflicted. Because of this trouble, she says, she was in great sorrow and sufferel d mental strain. It was during her trouble, she says, that Birdie Sawyer induced her, by using undue influence and persuasion, to sign a bill of sale transferring all of the interests Of Lee F. Heads property to the other heirs. No money was paid her she says. Part of the defendants failed to answer the complaint and flied no answer to it. Because of this fact, Chancellor Elliott took the allegations as confessed. He held that thu plain tiff was not in sufficient mental cen- dition to understand the bill of sale
 Chancellor John NJ. Elliott in the Jefferson chancery court today hand ed down written decision in which he declared void bill of sale or deed, issued to her daughter, Birdie Saw yer, by Mrs. Opehlia A. Head, an heir of the late Lee IF. Head, who died in this county May ', 1906, of smallpox
 The bill of sale was without consid- eration and transferred all of the es- tate of the deceased, which consisted which he held joint interest with Drew White, to Birdie Sawyer and others. It is alleged in Mrs. Head S petition that Birdie Sawyer used un- due influence over her to secure the paper and that she was ignorant of what she was signing and was not in sufficient mental condition to under stand the transaction at the time. An appeal has been taken to the Supreme Court and granted.
 The suit was brought several months ago in the Jefferson chancery court by Mrs. Head. The defendants in the suit are Thomas E. Head, Bird ie Sawyer. w. B. Head, Rosa Johnson sons and daughters of the plaintiffs
 and Olympia and Carroll O'Calligan grandchildren. In her petition the
 plaintiff, who was represented by
 Bridges and Woodbridge, said tha
 Lee F. Head, the deceased, rented the Corcoran place from Doctor J. F Simmons for term of five years Drew White of this city was a part
 and that no consideration. was given
 He declared the bill illegal and vol;
 and of. no effect. The attorneys fol the defendants gave notice of an ap
 peal and it was granted te~the Su
 preme Court by Chancellor Elliott
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-03

Charles Hardin of Fayetteville is in the city visiting friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-03

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Y * ' Y * aF * 'F ' '3' ' On account of an accident to + + our newspaper press and the in < F. ability of the machinists to re- j. '' pair it in time to print the first 's' + side, the Graphic is issued on < + the half-shell this afternoon. <
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-25
Recent Attacks on japanese Re
sorts in Frisco Cause Ill
Feeling in Empire
FRISCO POLICE WE'RE BUSY
Car Strike Prevents Official Interior.
enoe With Mob. Which Wrecked
Restaurant and Bath House-Gov-
/ ernment at Washington Trusted by
Officials TO Handle Situation.

. E.
Toxic, May PA report from the
consul for Japan in San Francisco con-
firms the news of attacks made re-
Gently upon japanese restaurant keep
ers in that city. The public here is in
.dignant, but the press refrains from
any hostile comment, trusting to the
Washington government to prevent a
repetition of similar occurrences.
The disturbance occurred In a res
taurant conducted by japanese on
Folsom street, and was followed by an
attack upon a Japanese bath house on
the opposite side of the street. The
trouble arose over the expulsion of two
white men from the japanese 'restaur-
ant on Eighth street. They were fol-
lowed by mob when they
went around to the place on Folsom
street, and the mob wrecked both
places, the men themselves escaping
thru a rear entrance. J,
The police say the reason there was
no interference was because all of the
patrolmen on the street had been with
drawn for duty to other sections of the
city, where disturbances prevailed
owing to the strike of carmen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-25
STORM DAMAGE HEAVY.
Rail and Highway Bridges Washed
Away Near Lehisil.
nial 10

Rail and Highway Bridges Washed
Away Near Lehigl.
Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, May 25.-The heavy rain
was general all over this section and
was hard south of here. Much havoc
was wrought at Lehigh ard south OF
that town. 1t is estimated that in the
town the flooding of cellersp caving
OF embankments, washouts, and other
miscellaneous damage may cause an
outlay of $4,000. The people living there
did not realize how destructive the
rain was as it descended. They knew
that the water was falling heavily and
that it continued all night long, but It
did not appear to be a cloud-burst.
South of the town of Lehigh the
loss il approximated at fully $4,000.
The Crooked Creek Railway Company
is a particularly heavy loser. They
lost four bridges which spanned
Crooked creek. Two county bridges
were washed out slick and clean. The
Chicago Great Western lost two
bridges between the town and the
manufacturing plants south Of there
One of these bridges had an earth
embankrnent approaching it sixty feet
long which was taken by the water,
so it would take span one hundred
feet long today to cross the open
space.
The damage will be particularly felt
at the Mcclure coal mine for 1t will
probably take the Great Western a
month or more to repair the damages
so they can get cars to the plant.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-25
Commencement at Charter Oak.
Special to Times2Republican.

Commencement at Charter Oak.
Special to Times Republican.
Charter Oak, May 25.-The gradual
ing exercises of the class of 1907 of the
high school, took place at Graves opera
house last evening. The, class address
was given by Prof w. G. vanNess Of
@Denison, and was scholarly effort. He
was assisted In musical numbers, both
vocal and instrumental, by> Mrs. Good
win ana Matte Schelm, the latter OF
whom has just returned from the~con- :
servatory at Los Angeles. The class
numbered only three this year, Miss
Edith Schelm, and Messrs. Roy Pro-
basco and Charles Smith. The diplo-
mas were presented by DR.. G. S. Wa
terhouse, on behalf of the board of ed
ucation The class will enter college
next fall. part going to the state uni
versity and part to the University OF
California.
The entire roster Of teachers for the
coming year has been completed and
Professor HOFFMAN has been re-electe I,
together with Miss Frances Mackenzie,
Of Hampton; Miss Drake Of Brooklyn,
and Miss Jessie Atherton OF Manning.
Miss Orpha Heiland OF Panora, Iowa,
has been elected to. the assistant prin-
Acipalships in place of Miss Pearl Hay
den, who resigns to take up studies IN
the University of California. Miss
Emiline Frisbie, Of Arthur. in place af
Miss Winifred Mackenzie, of Hamp-
ton, who gives up teaching for the next
year. The alumni banquet will be CIV
en- this evening, at the /. o. O. F. hall.
Much credit is due to Prof. Hoffman,
aar the splendid showing the schools
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-25
Author and Journalist and
Plaintiff in Famous Beecher-
Tilton Suit Passes Away
FALLS McIIM TO PNEUMONIA
Triton Had Lived in Paris Since Close
Of Case Which Caused Sensation Oh
Two continents-His Last Literary
Work Poem Entitled "Fadina Of the
Mayfower."
Paris, May Theodore Tiltoh

Paris, May 25. Theodore Tiltoh
! died here today.
Theodore Tilton, author and jour-
nalist was born in New York, October
q 1885. He was graduated from the
college Of the City Of New York. He
was editor of the Independent, the
Golden Age and the Brooklyn Union,
between 1856 and 1876. In August,
1874, Tilton sued Henry Ward Beecher
with whom he had been associated for
many years. for 100000 damages for
alienation Of Mrs. Tilton's affect tons.
The trial lasted 112 days and resulted
In . disagreement.
Tilton had lived in Paris since 1888.
His last known work was poeih,
published last year, entitled Fading OF
the Mayfiower.' For some days past
Tilton had been suffering from double
pneumonia, complicated with heart
trouble.
The Tilton- Beecher scandal attracted
wide attention on two, continents, hav-
ing been the most famous court trial
OF the country at the time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-25
Court Permits the Filing Of Adj
ditional Names Of Those to
Appear in Boise Trial
DEFENSE FILES AN OBJECTION
Announces Delay May Be Looked for
If Evidence Of New Witnesses 4
Important-Anothe Juror Accepted
BY Both Sides, Another Challenged
BY Defense.

Boise, Idaho, May 25-At the vpen
! ing of the Haywood trial todaysl
Judge. Wood granted, the state permits
sion to indorse the names Of several
additional witnesses on the Indictment
against the accused miners the De-
| tense noting the exception under
decision Of the state supreme court
which held the fling Of additional Wilt
nesses after the trial began is An
error WITHOUT prejudice.
Attorney Richardson declared tn0
defense had been unable to locate
many Witnesses for the state, and had
been informed by counsel for the state
THAT they did not know the addresses
Of many of their own witnesses. Il
surprises should develop from the
Testimony of these INDICATED witnesses,
Richardson said, delay might be
looked for. Sss
/ Finley Mclean, a Scotchman, who
was accepted yesterday by the state
qualified this morning, after thor
ough examination by Attorney Dar-
row.f He took his place az a juror Ia
seat No. 2. a
| The defense, exercising the seventh
Iof, its ten peremptory challenges. ex-
cused John Whitlock, nurserymanI
from further service. y Whitlock was
formerly guard at the penitenitary
under Governor Hunt.
Jury Completed Soon.
The state has but two peremptoryl
daf m ~
three more, SO the completion OF the
jury building is finally in sight. Tales
man Mclean, who qualified to the sat-
isfaction Of the state late yesterday
was not long In passing muster to the.
satisfaction of defense. As soon as ~
passed McBean. the defense schal-s
lenged juror, John Whitlock, and the.
filling Of the vacancy created one Of
the most remarkable discussions OF the
entire jury quest.
After two talesmen had been dis
missed for cause. because OF fixed
opinions, J. E. Tourtellotte, an archi-
| tect of Boise, was called. Under exam
ination by Senator Borah, he said no
was opposed to capital punishment, but
regardless OF this, he was passed.
Clarence Darrow, who examined Tour
tellotte for the defense, went directly
into the attitude Of the talesman on
capital punishment Tourtellotte de-s
lclared he could only justify capital.
punishment in time Of war, when so-s
ciety must protect itself against orr
ganizations seeking Its destruction. ItS
developed he referred to anarchists In
the latter connection. Tourtellotte said
he was prepared to Hang an anarchist
on sight. Other than in war and am
l,archy society. had no right, he Thought,
to take human life and no right to take
anything that it could not give. Dar-s
row made sure this talesman did not
mean the Western Federation OF Min-s
ers when heSreferred to organizations
that made war on society, and after a
conference with his colleagues sudden
| ly announced that the defense passed:
Tourtellotte. As the latter clearly dis
qualified himself for jury duty by his
attitude toward capital punishment IT
was not clear why the. state passed
him
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-25
MRS. M'KINLEY WORSE
Or. Rixey Abandons His Plan to Re-
turn to Washinston-AII Changes
in c6ndition UnfavorabIe.

Canton, O., May 25.-After an early
morning call at the Mckinley home,
DR.. Portman, in a statement, says that
Mrs. Mckinley is not SO well, all the
change in her condition since early
morning, having been unfavorable, and
that DR.. Rixey will abandon his plan
to return to Washington tonight, unless
the days developments are much more
satisfactory
Shortly after II o'clock the following
bulletin was issued:
.The doctors report Mrs. McKinley's
condition. as less favorable. She takes
less nourishment, which is administ-
cred with increasing. difficulty. She
does not suffer pain, and seems to rest
as comfortably as possible. Hoped for
Improvement can scarcely be ex-
pected."
It is said, however, that there Is no
indication of immediate dissolution.
There is no change noted in the
conditions of Mrs. Mckinley this aft
ernoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-25
FORM STATE SOCIETY
Organization Perfected Of Iowa Bible
Society College Presidents Head
the Movement. ~

t s. r .
Special TO Times Re publican.
Grinnell, May 25.-B. S. Maben, Of
Griswold, last night organized at this
place the Iowa State Bible society.
The directors of the society are Presi-
Edent J.. H. T. Main of Iowa college;
President Cyrus J.. Kessard, Of Clark
college Toledo; President o. HI Long,
of Highland Park college, Des Moines;
President Willis E. Parson, of Fair
field college, Fairfield President
George Mcclain, of s. U. u President
Hill M. Bell, Of Drake University;
President Loren d. Oskong, OF Des
Moines college; Nicholas Knight. Of
Cornell college, Mt. Vernon; Hon. L. s.
Coffin, Of Ft. Dodge; and Rev. Ed.
ward T. Hagerman, pastor of the First
NJ. E. church of Des Moines. Rev. A.
S. Henderson, Of Atlantic, was chosen
treasurer, and B. S. Maben, secretary.
The society thruout is a band of "col-
porteurs,'' under the supervision Of q
field superintendent, and the homes Of
the starving are vassed and good
translations Of the scriptures are fur
nished both by the Catholics and Pro-;
testants, and much good Is expected
to be derived therefrom.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-25
ERIE STRIKE MAY GROW
Maehini.ts Of Other Systems May Go
Out in Effort to Eliminate the "Piece
Work" system-Erie Officials Firm.

New York, May 25.-The strike Of
machinists which began al along the
line of the Erie railroad yesterday is
understood to be only the first step In
la general strike Of machinists against
the railroads where the piece work"
plants in vogue, according to state-
ment given out at the Erie offices here
today. The officers declare the union
leaders are opposed to the piece work
plan, because it's application has re-
suited in many men withdrawing their
active support from the union. De-.
termination to continue in denial of the
strikers demands that the piece work:
plan be abolished was expressed at the
Erie offices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-25
CHANGE IN NEWELL FIRM.
A. e. shunnway, Secretary Manager Of
Farmers Supply Company, Resigns.

A. e: shumway, Secretary Manager Of
Farmers Supply Company, Resigns.
SpeciaI to Times Republican
Newell, May 25.-At recent meet
ing of the, directors Of the Farmers
Supply Company Of this place, A. E.
Shumway, who has been the secretary
and manager of the company ever
since its organization eleven years ago,
rendered his resignation, to take effect
the first of June Mr.. Shumway was
the organizer of the company, and it
is largely thru his efforts that the
store has been success. Poor health
caused by too close confinement, is his
reason for retiring. Peter Hemning-
sen, who has been associated with the
store for number of years. has been
chosen as his successor. The company
has about 230 stockholders and last
year the sales amounted to s33.62O.s6.
Dividends amounting to s3,715.71 were
paid to the stockholders from last
years business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-25
The GrinneII News.

Special to fines Republican.
Grinnell, May 25-The Cardinal quar-
tet, went to Waterloo yesterday
morning, where they We're to appear in
a concert last evening.
A photographer from Des iMoines
was yesterday engaged in making a
panoramic negative of Broad street,
and the result is fine photograph at
close range of that portion of the street
between the Rock Island tracks and
Fifth avenue.
About 400 tickets were sold this
morning on account of the%field meet.
A special train Of eight coaches was
furnished by the Rock Island for the
occasion. All the Grinnell men who
went to Des Moines to take part in the
preliminaries for the field meet. quail
fed and will have place therein.