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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-28
FORMATION IF R()AL) [)ISTRICT NO. 1 Asked by Two Hundred Pro
 pc. SIS Along tho
 Pina Star City and
 CoraessvitIs Road.
TO BI IACADAnI ROAD
same Road Urged hs Couniy Judge Gonld-l'etition to Be Heard June 1s-Io Be Fen Miles in Length Filed 'Aitli Count, Clerk.

More than two hundred business men, bankers, capitalists and farm CTS filed a petition in the office of County Clerk Jesse R. Core this morning petitioning the Jefferson county court to form road jim provement district No 1 in this county for the purpose of build ing ten miles of macadam road.
 The new road is that upon which County Judge James Gould and the government engineers, who came here from Washington for the pur- pose of building one mile of ma cadam road as an example for road builders in this state, began work this week 1t will be extended five miles and later it is proposed to make it ten miles long. The property owners who petition the county court for the formation of the district this morning include those for ten miles along the route of the proposed road.
 The new road is to be of ma cadam. It will begin at the inter- section of Main street and Twen- tieth avenue, running in south easterly direction along the public road now known as the Pine Bluff Star City and Cornersvlle road.
 The petitioners pray the county court to give public notice for the time and the manner required by an act of the general assembly, providing for road improvement districts, recently approved by former acting governor, J. I. Moore.
 The petition presented to the county court this morning is signed by a majority in value of the prop erty-owners along the proposed road. The petition will be heard June 19.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-28
GOV. LITTLE BARELY ALIVE

brought him so low last Friday and from which it was feared for hours he would not recover.
 The governors son, Dr. Little of Haileyvil1e, l. T., went home tonight, but will return in day or two. Paul Little will not leave for Little Rock before Wednesday and probably not then unless there is decided im- provement in his fathers condition.
 \ turn for improvement Or for the worst is expected within the next twenty-four hours. The attending physicians have little hope, but it is thought that if the governor rallies again he may last for several weeks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-28

bn,dtieg Wlu,t.q which ssqz+ Ja,=ra#.
 nentlg toward ,Aa #fzrd effect r tAe whole. ! ,snra& To thu u.ual ai aa8an iF.e~ n 5Ge asa@s, kies.5
 .ata n4a as ,4.g.J 10 d5, nil
 9ith tue Wai~sfa H. ts~rx VI5 stood un, l Hat6a @eehel seemed
 and a@Ma #eea acGe& an, nexe |
 had Was added and the apparetH
 att.matan stepped forward, took I musical instrument and tbes iaa7ad
 T b97E'it61 d0ef, Ns duMal iaa
 off and l<ietst called to it to re infn. t Jim q merry ja=;a.
 While playing, the strings became
 alive Aith electrical sparks thaf
 danced oyer them as kleist played.
 X cornct came cireline through
 space right into Klcists hands. q
 bellows followed it and tho mini" made some lively fun by bloWi,.e
 wind into himself and then using it
 10 play the horn. A flute was picked up, but it acted badly, exploding in the performers face and after a hearty laugh from the crowd. a Roman candle was set aeoing and to the surprise of all, the ball shot from it returned again. A se- lection by Kleist on set of sweet toned chimes and proudly floating into the background there came a
 miniature battleship, fully rigged. It threw a searchlight upon the audi
 ence and with a boom a little can non Commenced bombardment, followed by the appearance of the stars and stripes.
 Klleist will again appear at the Majestic theater tonight and the i balance of the week. The bu to be presented by the Kingsley Stock 1 company, tonight in the magni- ticent comedy drama, "In Old Con-
 net1cut' and the company are | bound to please and delight their
 audiences in this splendid play.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-28
oBsEQUIEs OF
 M. F. DWELL
THE BANK OF PINE BLUFF.

The funeral of M F. O'Neil, 4G years old, who died at Humphrey Sunday, took place at Flat Bayou cemetery, near Wabbaseka yester- day afternoon and was largely at- tended. Many members of the Woodmen of the World lodge at tended the obseequis in a body and the funeral procession was nearly a mile long, friends from all sec tions of the county being present. The floral offerings were numerous. Mr. Pugh, of the Holderness-Fitz- hugh company, who had charge of the funeral, returned to Pine Bluff last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-28
WILLIS HABEAS
 CORPUS CASE: ()A| Evidence Being Heard by Judges Lea and Vz71ilstl9lCl in the Pulaski s1llaaeary Court.
ALI. REL,ATIVE ES TIL: {, ],
t.rs. Willis Attorney Claims Supreme Court of Indiana Has Estabiisie,. the Custody of Little Mar, Willis Fifth Legal Proceeding.

The fight for the custody of Mary, the 3-year-old daughter of N. P. Willis of Indianapolis, Ind, and Hattie Bell Willis of this city, be- gan yesterday in the chanceryt court at Little Rock, before Judges Lea and Winfield of the Pulaski circuit court, sitting jointly as court in equity at the request of Chancellor Hart and the consent of the litigants. Judge Robertson of Wynne did not arrive and Chan cellor Hart made the request of Judges Lea and Winfield by wire Fighting for the child aside from Mr. Willis, the father, are his mother and brother, Lew Willis, both of Indianapolis, Ind. With the child in the court are Mrs. Hat tie Bell Willis, the mother, and H. B. Bell, brother of Mrs. Willis, from this city. Senator Jeff Davis
 
 the father and Attorney M. A. Aus tin of Pine Bluff is looking after the interests of the mother and H. B. Bell. The case is a proceed ing in habeas corpus
 The taking of testimony yester- 1 day was confined to contention Of MT. Willis. Many depositions were read from business and professional men in Indianapolis, to establish the contention of Mr. Willis that 1 he is fitted to become the custodian of his child. MT. Willis will be a witness in his own behalf somc time during today.
 In making his opening state ment, Mir. Austin contended the custody of the child had been es- abolished by the supreme court of Indiana; that the mother has been forced into i've lawsuits at the in- stance of her divorced husband; that she has been followed by de tectives and that she is broken in health because or all this.
 H. B. Bell, brother of Mrs. Will lis, who was allowed to adopt the child by order of Jefferson county court, gave Mrs. Willis home and adopted the child. Mrs. Hattie Bell Willis, it is claimed, is woman in every respect capable of caring for the little girl.
 In demanding the custody of the child, the father claims the order Of the court allowing the adoption was made without his knowledge or consent. The effort will be made to have the order set aside and an order entered making him the GUS todian of the little girl.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-28

> Special to the Graphic. x Little Rock, Ark, x May 26.-A special to the Democrat this af- x ternoon at 1 o'clock says that Governor Lit # tie is slightly improved, x but he is barely alive. x His death is momenta1- x fly expected. All of the x. members of the Little x family are at the bed # side of the chief execu- * tive and they have been prepared for the end, which is not be- x lieved to be far off. A x rumor was circulated #over the State this morn ing that Governor Lit x; tie had passed away. It caused no little excite ment in places where it could not be confirmed or denied.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-28

Greenwood, May Ex-Governor Lit tie has relapsed again into an uncon- scious condition similar to the one into which he fell Friday after a se- ries of attacks bordering on convul sions
 It is now the fear of the physician that paroxysms may develop again and result fatally.
 This afternoon the governor reviv- ed slightly and took some nourish- ment in the shape of milk, eggnog and strawberries. He has little fever, but stimulants are administered at ire quent intervals to avoid another at tack of heart failure, like that which
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-28
Our Line of Spring Suits.

Combine absolutely distinctive styles, and we tailor them with that disticctive touch and style tha makes them in perfect accord with r9a 9~Mand of the ultra swell 3rassers Eisenkramer the Tailor Second avenue, corner Pine street ovac Citizens Bank.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-28

J. $. Hawkins, the former pastor of the First Methodist church of this city but now residing in Little Rock was business visitor in the city yes terday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-28
CANDY SCRAMBLE
 AT Y. M. c. A

The following invitation is being mailed the Junior members of the Young Mems Christian Association: {: Tn Y. M. c. A. gym Thursday night, $ o'clock, there will be 8 Candy Scramble Games and a general gooi time. Come and bring one boy who .s not Junior Lots of fun. Guy D Wilson, physical director"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-28

Who ha,e I 'aEi8gs Aee5unt Witb snug sam D tneig cfedtt
 I'm ready toGsGs Ie1: el.esl3 i ca1u4 to me.
 I'm ready for Che investment oppos- tunit8>
 Thy ready fo. .aeapaeitv 10 earn which comes WtH advanced age.
 I'm sure of not being a burden upon my relatives
 Can you trathfully say as much? If not, 3 per cent interest and q Bank Book awaits your Savings at our Saw ings Department
 THE BANK OF PINE BLUFF.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-28

MT. and Mrs. c. s. Bacon of this city returned last night from Los An- geles, California, where they hava '>eon attending the Shriners' pilgrim age.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-28
RIN re-

351 old phone or 313 new phone for telephone orders.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WRECK
Jury Trying to Fix Blam, for Loss o.
twenty-five Lives at Cotton, Gal.
FAST RUNNING WITHIN YARD LIMITS
switch Crew, Yardmaster and En-
Eineer Seem to BE Implicated
More Bodies May he
Under Debris.
7AST RUNNING WITHIN YARD LIMITS

LOS ANGELES, CaI.. March 2s.--As a re-
suit of the wreck Of the Sunset express on
the Southern Paoihc's line at Cotton yes
terday afternoon, the death list tonight
had reached twenty-five. This number is
absolutely known to have persisted. and
the bodies of nearly ali have been identi-
fed. AS to the number of bodies that still
remain beneath the pile of debris and half
demolished cars, accounts tonight differ.
The wreck has not been cleared away with
the rapidity that had been expected and
while positive statements have been made
to the effect that there are from four TO
eight bodies under one Of the cars that
has not been moved, the railroad ohioials
as positively declare that there is no evil
dence to that effect Since the death Of
p. l. Walters at an early hour this morn
ing none OF the injured have expired, al
though several OF those at the local hos
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
vided he IL In good enough condition TO
play without injury 20 himself.
NEnRAsKA-1ow1 GAME CANCELLED
CONFLICT IN Rules DisarranEes sched-
uIe OF Foot 8aII Teams.

CONFLICT IN Rules DisarranEea sched-
uIe OF Foot hail Teams.
IOWA CITY, Ia, March n.-(special y
The athletic authorities OF the State Uni
mana zanent az the state iTniversify 81
Nebraska that the Cornhuskers will Insist
ball team next fall and that owing to the
stand Iowa has taken on the matter II
viii be necessary to cancel the Iowa-Ne-
change In the foot BAH schedule Of the
State university and local followers OF the
sport o are wohhaesins Jp . wnat sehool
TO be played by Iowa.
It has been understood for some time In
administrative circles that Drake university
of Des Molnes probably would succeed 70
the date left vacant by the Cornhuskers.
u was said that the game would be PLAYED
with the wishes OF the minor college and
that Drake would meet the State university
is rumored that the University Of Mime
sofa is being considered a candidate for
the game, with very strong prospect Of
matter has not come ofiicially to the at
tention Of the board OF athletic control,
but It probably will during the next ten
II game is scheduled with the Univer-
sity of Minnesota 1t will give the State
ooflege teams e and one Of 't the heayiest
schedules Iowa has had in several years
past. Iowa was to have played Nebraska
on October 26 and on account of the fact
that the contracts for the other four
games have been signed up, It probably
will be necessary for the Gophers to take
that date This arrangement will give the
Hawkeyes games with the Universities of
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois on sue
men Iowa had last fall any such arrange
ment Of games would be impossible, but
Coach Catlln expects to have a much
stronger foot ball team during the coming
season and does not appear to be much
alarmed over the arrangement suggested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
Speaker Suggests Cooperation Ne
tween whites and Blacks to
Prevent LynchinE.

NAsHVILL4B Tenn, March 2.-Booker
T. Washington addressed the students OF
Vanderbilt college this afternoon on lynch
ingA Prof. Washington said:
Il believe that the causes that most fire.
auently lead to lynchinE can be largely
blotted out and controlled by cooperation
between the races. The unfortunate habit
Of lynching started 20 punish individuals
who are charged with assaults on females
has gradually grown until the past year
two-thirds Of the lynchinss were for crimes.
or supposed crimes. other than those con-
nected with assaults on women only"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
1417 Douglas Street, Omaha.

pitfalls cannot live more than day or two
The dead are:
ALBERT w. SHE. mail clerk. Los
GEORGE L. SHARPE, Muncie, Ind.
E. I. WALTERS, Sacramento, Southern
Pacific fireman who was a passenger on
NINETEEN ITALIANS, one a woman; on
their way to San Francisco.
Responsibility for the accident will not
be officially determined until tomorrow
evening. when the coroner's inquest, which
was begun today, is concluded.
The adjournment was taken in order
that the dispositions of the injured en-
gineer and fireman of teh Overland might
be secured. The witnesses examined num-
Der half a dozen, including the switching
crew which has been blamed for the &C
cident The testimony deemed OF most i'm
portance was that relating to the expert
ence OF the men who composed the crew.
II was admitted that one had been at work
but two days; that the service OF a sec
ond had been but Of two weeks duration
and that the third had been employed in
the yards three weeks One. the fireman
Of the switch engine, had never read the
rules of the yard.
T. e. Alvord, foreman of the crew, testi-
fed that he had been notified at 5 O'Clock
that the Overland was eight hours late
and that he had received no subsequent
notification Of its whereabouts. The other
members of the crew had received the in
formation concerning the Overland through
Alvord. Further than this. a switchman
testified up to the moment Of its appear
ance they believed that the Overland had
gone through.
blame Seems 20 he Divided.
During the taking of the testimony the
rules OF the yard were extensively quoted.
Il was declared that Engineer Warrington
had violated one of the regulations by en-
tering the yards at a rate OF speed vari-
ously described as from thirty TO hfty
miles an hour. when his train should have
been under complete control. Immediate
responsibility for the open switch was as
sumed by j. @. Gruessmeyer. one OF the
switchmen. who admitted that he had left
the switch open after the engine had left
the main line. He had afterward vainly
attempted to flag the fast coming over
land. Gruessmeyer had been working In
the yard since February u last. but dis
played more acquaintance VITA the rules
than the other men, He ahirmed that he
should have received second order from
w. ]. Mcintyre. the yardmaster. notifying
him when the Overland express was ex-
pected. Mcintyre, In turn. blames both
the switch crew, who, he said, had vio-
lated a rule by working on the main line
with an open switch. and the engineer OF
the Overland. who entered the yard without
his train under control.
w. SHE, the mail clerk. met death under
sorTowful circumstances. For years his
wife had pleaded with him TO quit the road
because OF the ever present danger. and
but a few days ago he had promised TO do
30. He had written letter 20 his wifes
brother at Standsville. o.. telling the latter
OF his intention 20 retire and apprising him
that SHE ana his wife would pay him a
visit. This letter. sealed and uRposted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

switch. Then / must have become I'M
conscious.
II don't remember throwing on the
emergency brakes or reversing the engine.
All that must have been an unconscious act
on my part. 1t was not my fault. We
were not running faster than thirty-ivs
miles an hour"
Superintendent r. v. Plat, in a statement
made today. placed the blame on the
switching crew.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
WESTERN GOLFERS in SESSION
six Clubs Admitted to Membership and
Changes Made in Rules.

Changes Made in Rules.
CHICAGO, March 29.-Six clubs were adj
mitted to membership in the Western Golf
association at a meeting Of the board of
directors here tonight, making the total
club membership of the association ninety
five. The new clubs admitted are: At
lanta, Ga, Country club; Chattanooga
Tenn, Golf and Country clubs Louisville
Golf club; Muskegon, Mich, Golf club;
Elm Ridge, Kansas City, Mo, Golf club,
and the Wiimette, III, Golf club. The
old by-lawa were repealed and a new set
adopted. The principal change made was
the prohibition of the entry OF any con-
testant in any tournament, excepting the
open and Olympic, unless the contestant IL
a bona f1de member Of some club belonging
to the association. This was done to pre-
vent any contestant from going to place
where a tournament is to be held few
weeks in advance of the same and then
proclaim himself a member or resident and
entering the contests.
The open meet will be held at Hinsdale
June q and %, with a 72-hole medal play.
other dates selected are: Marshall Field
Cup, Homewood, August 3; Western anna
teur championship. Homewood, August 6
to 10.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
PHILADELPHIA AMERICANS
MeGraw AEgPeGatIOn Fails to Score
and Makes SIX Errors.

NEW ORLEANS, March 2s.-The PhIla-
delphia Americans defeated the New York
Nationals today, in the last game of the
third went TO Philadelphia on a forfeit
New York was scheduled to play two more
games with Philadelphia, but refused on
account Of the forfeited game yesterday.
Score:
RHE
Philadelphia % O21OO 2 ~ 8 Q
Batteries: Plank, Vickers and Powers;
Wiltse, Mathewson. Ferguson and Bower
man. Umpire: Rickert
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

BayOnne Searched for Child.
BAYONNE, N. j., March 29.-The police
are today making a thorough search of
Bayonne on the chance of finding the lit
tie Marvin boy, who Is supposed to have
been kidnapped from Dover. Del. The search
is caused by a letter received by the pn-
lice last night saying that the boy was g
this town.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

The Omaha Bicycle company won two out
of three games from the FL Caudillos on
the Metropolitan alleys last night. Caugh-
lin OF the FL Caudillos had high single
game with Us, also high on totals with
$50. MCGEE, the Fremont wonder, had
high single game for the Bicycles with
go. strange coincidence was that the
lowest team In the league had to give the
forty-hve pins. Bcores
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

Right Fielder Belden wired Pa from
Chicago Friday that he he'd left his home
in Cleveland. reached Chicago and would be
iR Omaha at $50 Saturday. This win be IN
ample time for the afternoon game pro-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

was found in She's pocket when his body
was pulled from the wreck.
One of the most pitiful instances of the
disaster was the death of Fireman Walters
of Sacramento, who was returning home
as a passenger. He was unconscious when
taken from the mass of debris to the Cotton
hospital. In a dozen places he was
crushed, cut and torn. Walters had been
married hut ono month
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

Fred Bradford has his Lee-G lass-Andree-
sen team worked up for the opening OF the
season Saturday and Sunday with Pas
Western league Champs. All the boys are
now in except Fender. Belden and San
ders, so Pa has plenty OF men for any
kind OF an engagement The players are
all in remarkably good condition for so
early in the season and the games should
be fast and full OF ginger.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
wAsEM GIVEN MATCH ON A FOUL
wins First Fall and Then Hubert
Tries StranEle Hold.

BEATRICE Neb., March 29.-(Special
,gbs 6cd Iast wrestling na eit mere ere
from kid" Hubert of Kansas City in
twelve minutes. After twenty-six minutes
Of the fastest work on the mat ever seen
in this section Of the country Wasem left
the mat, claiming a foul on a strangle
hold. The match went to Wasem unUer
protest. Hubert seemed to have the match
well In hand at thai time
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
LEVY Is BOWLING CHAMPION
indianapolis Mnn Wins PlayOR Game
by Wide Margin.

by Wide Margin.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. March 29.-Marshan B.
Levy of Indianapolis, tonight won the in
dividual championship OF the American
Bowling congress by defeating r. F..
Matak of st. Paul, $50 to 1856, in three
games of ten pins. The men tied with
GA in the recent tournament and tonight
met to decide the championship. Levy gets
the title and first money, while the second
money prize goes to Matak.
Experts who witnessed the game say that
Matak struggled against the worst luck
that a bowler could have. He was plainly
out of form as Is demonstrated by his
record of eleven splits and three cherry
picks. Levy. while not making a remark
able score. bowled consistently, not having
an error and only three splits for the three
games.
The scores by games follow:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
WITH THE BOwLERs.

The Dreshers won two games from the
o. d. KS. last night at the Association
and tied with Chateiain for the best single
game with 2O6. Scores:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
BayOnne Searched for child.

Now is the time to msks your wants
known through The Bee Want Ad page.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
stntement bY EnRIneer.

Engineer Warrington, who was in charge
Of the wrecked train, today made the fol-
lowing statement as he lay on a cot at
the Sister hospital at Cotton:
II do not remember much that happened
along the road as we approached the
SWITCH he whispered. Il did not see the
fiagman, and don't know whether there was
anything to stop me. All remember about
the wreck is that we jumped into the open
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

What do the April stars mean9" asks a
scientific weekly. II you mean asterisks,
they generally mean something like
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

AT one time thought Thompson was
the speediest pitcher l ever saw" said
Billy White 10 a collection Of college grad
yates who had strolled into Pas Smoke
House Friday. when ! was playing on
the Kansas university team and he was
pitcher for Highland Park college, I
thought had never seen twirier who
could put them over quite as fast as he did
l don't believe he has lost any OF that
steam, although he has not let them out
since reaching Omaha"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

Slated for MathewsOn in the ninth.