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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-02

-G. F. Merrick has resigned his position with the Cotton Belt to accept the position of bookkeeper and shipping clerk with the Mer-S chants Transfer Company with an increase of salary. He was with the Cotton Belt and Iron Mountain about seven years, cashier and rate ~clerk, ,and quit them with clean record. N
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-02
Being Held at the Christian Church in This City To- day-Many Delegates Are Present.
LONG IS EXONERATED
Each Sunday School in Jefferson County Is Entitled to a Delegate
 For Every ..Fwenty-Five Members Captain N. T. Roberts Presiding.

The annual convention of the AJef- /ferson County Sunday School As sociation convened here this after noon for a two-days session. The meetings are being held at the Christian church on West Sixth ave- nue. Captain N. T. Roberts, of this city president of the association, is presiding and Secretary D. w. Rift chic, of this city, is acting in his official capacity. Many delegates ar rived in the city this morning from various points over the country to attend the session. Among them isqW. Fred Long, general secretary of the state Sunday School associa- t1on. MT. Longs home is in Lit tie Rock.
 Each Sunday School in the county is entitled to a delegate for every twenty-five members. There are six ty-fve county associations in Ark ansas and the officials of the state organization say that they will soon have an organization in every coun- ty. Since June Sunday School con ventions have been held in twenty three counties.
 The convention opened this after
 o1 h0 fn110WNnO program was carried out:
 2:3O D. m.-Song and devotional service Rev. J. U. May 2:5O D. m.-President's report and general Sunday School work
 Capt. N. T. Roberts
 Song.
 3:2O D. m.-Sunday School organi- zation Rev. w. Fred Long $50 D. m.-General discussion. 400 D. m.-Assignment of delegates to homes and adjournment.
 The program for tonight follows: 7:3O D. m. Song and prayer service Rev. J. |. Norris 7:45 D. m.-How to make Sun day School grow ....U. w. Poss 500 D. m.-What teacher should have m his head, heart and hand.
 Rev. J. s. Edenburn 8:30 D. disappointment of com mittees
 uMusic.
 s:45 D. m.-General discussion. 800 D. m.-Song and adjournment.
 With respect to Rev. w. Fred Long, field worker of the Associa- tion, who is in Pine Bluff today at tending the convention, the follow ing statement has been prepared by the pastors and others whose names are signed to it.:
 Implicit confidence in any work or in any worker in connection with such work, is quite essential to it's success. The more important the work, and the more influential the position of such worker in con- nection with the work, the larger the need of implicit confidence. Pub- lication of matter which in any sense reflects upon the moral char acter of a leader in a most impor-- tant work necessitates an earnest
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-02
TWO WHITE MEN
 ON CHAIN GANG
Stole Coat From Will Wick and Then Tried to Shift Theft to One An.
 0ther-Unable to Pay Fines.

J. E. Gray, who was formerly em- ployed by R. A. Ware, the local fur niture man, and c. Hurst, friend of Gray's who says his home is in Mem phis, are doing time on the city chain gang today in an effort to work out fines of $50 each which were docketed against them this morning in the city police court for petit lar ceny.
 An overcoat. belonging to Will
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tive of one firm stated yesterday thsE they expected a fall in the price Of oats on account of this seasons crop
 which was expected to, relieve the situation. This effect was not realiz. ed, however because of a general crop shortage and keepers of feed stables have been obliged to make the foregoing raise. Hay now costs from $S to $10 per ton and corn cannot be- had for less than 75 cents a bushe1."
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WAR WITH JAPAN A CRIME. SAYS TAFT American War Secretary, at
 Banquet in Tokio, Frank
 ly Discusses Possibilities
 of Armed Conflict.
SAYS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE
of 50 Years Too Great to Be Ruptured by Little Outbreak On the Pacific COast-Great Ban- quet of NOtableS.

1OhlO' OCl I.-tAI HUH ySSLeIudy Secretary Taft's busiest day in Japan began with a reception and a lunch con given in his honor by Foreign Minister Hayashi at the arsenal which was attended by all the off cials of the government departments making the most brilliant function of his visit. Replying to the speech of welcome delivered by the war min ister, Lieutenant General Terachi who expressed the pleasure felt by the Japanese at the secretary visit, MT. Taft reiterated his previous acknowledgment of the courtesies ex. tended to him and the delight which he experienced at being once more in Japan.
 Immediately after the luncheon, MT Taft, accompanied by the staff of the American embassy, left Tokio fo1 Yokohama, where he had reception of the American residents at that post. The secretary and his party returned to Tokio later in the day and was the guest tonight at a din- her of Percival Dodge, first secretary of the American embassy.
 Secretary Taft aroused the widest enthusiasm and loud cheers when, ill the course of his speech at the ban quet given in his honor by the munic- ipality of Tokio and Chamber of Com merce, he declared that war between the United States and Japan would "be crime against modern civiliza- tion and as wicked as it would be in- sane," adding that neither people de- sired it, and that both governments would do their utmost to guard against such an awful catastrophe. The secretary spoke with intense ear nestness after careful deliberation.
 The banquet took place in the as- sembly room of the Imperial Hall, Viscount Shibusawa presiding, and was attended by prominent officials and many of the leading business men of Tokio. MT. Taft sat on the right of Viscount Shibusawa, and MT. o. Brien, the new American ambassador to Japan, was seated on his left. The decorations of the hall were magnif1- cent, and a good band furnished the music. Among those present were many ladies, including Americans.
 Viscount Shibusawa, in welcoming MT. Taft, paid a glowing tribute to the greatness of the nation which the secretary represented, the friend Illness which the United States had always displayed for Japan, and the influence which America exerted throughout the world.
 In replying MT. Taft spoke with deep feeling and positiveness. He asserted that the talk of unfriendli- ness between the United States and Japan was due entirely to the com- mercialism of the newspapers in America"
 The secretary declined to discuss the immigration question, saying he would trespess upon the field of the State Department. MT. O'Brien said that the entire matter was "easy of arrangement between sensible men, /
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sun SPOTS AND WEATHER.
Further Discussion Of the Cause OF IN,
Abnormal Temperature OF 1907.

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hind eight times by a negro who went to
tho assistance Of a companion whom the
policeman had put under arrest for firing
a revolver to the great annoyance OF the
white people Of the neighborhood. II
took the rec force Of two precincts
to drive the IA.groes back to their quar-
ters and il viii probably nevcr Be known
how many skulls were tested by blows Of
the nightsticks.
Further TO add to the glory Of the cole
bration the well known Peggy gang Of
the upper East Side, trimming over with
patriotism, fired their ~revolvers 90 close
to a policeman who attempted to inter
fere with their noisemaking that the
bluecoat's face was badly burned and his
uniform was ruined. He was obliged to
take his prisoner on a trolley a to the
station to get away from tho gang.
The day was also marked by more than
M hundred fires in Manhattan and The
Bronx, most OF which were caused by
ebullitions Of patriotism, not TO say any
thing about the innumerable painful ac-
cidents where exploding powder SCARED
the faces Of children for life. Even a
woman showed her enthusiasm for the
land Of the free by firing a revolver so
close to a mans head that his ear drum
was fractured by the conclusion.
Thus has the glorious Fourth degen-
Grated. Tammany Hall alone Of all the
great civic, political and soclnl organiza-
tons Of the city remains true TO the ira
ditions of the day. II is only there that
you can now hear read that old fashioned
document the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence. Everybody who has the cash
leaves town to avoid the hideous noises,
and in the better class Of residence streets
it seems more like Sunday than the natal
day Of American freedom.
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A Holiday.

Judging by the character of the casu-
alties reported and the records OF the
police courts and precinct stations in
respect to noise makers, the birthday OF
independence was celebrated hereabouts
on Thursday principally by Italians who
have not yet been hero long enough to
become citizens OF the country. This
Of course does not include the ceremony
held in Richmond borough TO honor
the memory Of the patriot GARIBALDI.
Here were gathered some of the most
conspicuous Italians who have become
American citizens.
The first fatality reported in Manhat-
tan was the shooting Of a young Italian
woman who was combing her hair at her
window in the tenement at IN early hour
in the morning. The bullet killed her
instantly. 1t has not been discovered
precisely where it came from, but it is
likely that it was fired by an %overenthu-
siastic Italian neighbor who vas cele-
brating tho Fourth.
The pext accident in importance to be
recorded was the fatal shooting OF his
aunt by an Italian youth who had been
In this country less than a year and who
had never celebrated the Fourth before.
He was firing blank cartridges from a
revolver that had been presented to him,
when by accident he loaded the weapon
with filed shells. When he realized the
seriousness Of what had happened he
turned the pistol upon himself and COM
miSted suicide.
OF the twenty men who we're arraigned
in the YorkviIls police court for disturb
ing the peace Of the community by in
discriminatory firing of revolvers and
preventing the police Of the Fifth street
precinct station from getting needed
sleep, eighteen admitted that they we're
not American citizens. Color was lent
to the celebration in the evening by an
incipient race riot between blacks and
whites in Harlem, in which one police
man was slashed with . razor from be-
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For Solar Observations Alone.

w ~ A'e'N
Or. W. II. Julius. professor OF physics In the
University Of Utrecht, has come to the United
States TO spend several months in study az she
famous solar observatory az Mount Wilson. near
Pasadena. Cal.
There Is no place In the Old World 90 favorable
for observing the sun as this observatory In Cali
fornia," said DR.. Julius, mot only on account OF
is uneQualed apparatus. but for climatoloEicL
reasons. We can do very little studying OF the
great orb In Holland. because the atmosphere IA
thick and moist In California physical conditions
are well nigh perfect. Mount Wilson Is the oply
place that has thus far been dedicated 70 solar
observation alone. and We may expect that Prof..
Hale. who has charge there and who has already
added much TO our knowledge oithc great iuminary,
will give TO tho world much additional Information
along the same line. II Is possible that scientists
by concentrating their a~ttentt>n on solar phenom-
ena may give mankind q great deal % uscful In
formation as to the Influences exerted by the eource
ofiight and heat. I I'm inclined TO think that study
OF the sun will be pursued TO such advastage that
ere long weather predictions may be reliably made
Q long way In advance
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zion Of TIE original body Of the Constitution 10 made
absolutely certain BY the Tenth Amendment"
The court dissolved my policies" be-
yond possible restoration
Tho representatives Of the Admins
trstion lost no opportunity to depreciate
the reserved rights OF Colorado and
Kansas. They peremptorily denied that
Kansas owned so much Of the bed OF the
Arkansas River an 10 within her bounda-
ries, but the court, patiently explaining
tho law during much time and space,
finally said that 1T is useless to pursue
the inquiry further" decided unani-
mously that each State has full juris-
diction over the lands within its borders,
including the beds Of streams and other
waters, and cited adozen previous judg-
ments Of the court as p~recedents.
Although Mr.. KNOX, as Attorney
General, petitioned the court for inter-
vention by the United States, it is TO be
inferred from his recent plea before the
Yale Law School graduates for more
regard and respect for the reserved
rights of the States that he condemns
the doctrines, arguments and logic Of
the Attorney Generals Office and COM
mends the decision OF the court. He
declared distinctly:
That the Congress Of the United States has
no general legislative powers. but only such as are
granted TO II by tho Constitution, Is not an old
fashioned and exploded notion.
1T has been reanirmed with emphasis by the
Supreme Court within the last sixty days In a great
opinion by Mr.. Justice BRrwSs in the case OF Col.
orado W.. Kansas"
"A great opinion" 1t truly is!
It is not at all unlikely that the alert
and subtle mind Of Senator KNOX has
had an illumination since he composed
his speech at Pittsburg delivered on Oc-
tober IA. 1902.
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Negroes At Senator Morxsn'. Funeral.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
notable feature Of the solemn depot gathering
which awaited the coming ofthe funeral train vas
the presence of a of nifty well dressed
and intelligent negro men of Selma. The con-
mlttee was collected and arranged under the a.
rection of Professors Hudson and Clark, well known
negro teachers OF Selma. In their work they were
given the hearty coop alton of the negro people
of Selma. and they had no diriculty In securing ths
attendance Of nifty of the leading negroes to pay
tribute to Senator Morgan.
The thoughtful act was appreciated by the white
citizens of Selma. and the committee was given
one OF the most important places at the depot and
the members OF the committee with their negro
friends were given an excellent opportunity OF gs'
ing into the face OF the distin gulshed dead as the
body lay In stat az the church. and they werexiven
q nne position az the cemetery.
Acting under the suggestion OF the Rev. W. n.
Mixson, every negro In Selma ceased his work for
= few minutes At ~ o'clock In honor OF Senator
Morgan, This feature of the day In Selma WAS
favorably commented upon as showing the rela
tons between the two races in Selma. perhaps the
most typical black belt city Of Alabama.
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To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: The
Glorious Fourth has came and went. The
nation has pla yed with fire. to the satisfaction
Of the barbanc elemental instinct for noise
and riot. No doubt the Marian astronomer
have noted In their log OF the universe the
recurrence OF this annual terrestrial disturb
ance and are making lea rned and futile specu-
lations as to Its cause. exact nature and sig
nincance In the universal order.
The third. fourth and ffth days Of this
month have carried me through three mental
stages: Wednesday was the ~noisiest third In
my memory. The younger generation seemed
possessed Of a divine unrest. an impotence
that no extra va ganoe could restrain mo fore
sighted thoughts OF the Day and It's demand
could confne within the bounds Of modsra-
ton. A few years ago there was surely less
preliminary skirmishing before the battle. q
more prudent reserve OF ammunition. Is
there q growing national restlessnessf
Thursday r EvESISo Suns editorial.
The Day Of Accidents. seemed to indicate
agery OF oony sntionsl forms. OF Julian cele-
brings The usual tale "a attendant disaster;
Of chapters Of, unnecessary suffering. People
sstFa : f. HH%n r Ss ssic Sul powder Z bur burns .'. aSd
ways and nrss: In H.phattap more than a
nuuuEVu hI" eDu uC8tt q N huUU VI tUlu-
ries; In Brooklyn q Dozen nro caused by Are
works. and thirty sccidents-ap these but
the more serious cases. OF oficisl record, TO
be swellod by daily reports from every corner
Of the LAND. For three weeu TO como.
Practically everybody past Is who speaks
frankly on the Fourth Processes abhorrence
for its 6srbsrous ways. yet tbs atrocity Ia
perennial. or course. any sober thought as
to the meaning Of the day could be demanded
only by the most unreAsoning ldeAlist, and the
mere noise must be tolerated. But what I
want 70 Eno. 2 MS: %, or DO not the people
Of this broad land really want to continue
have. seen this applicable paragraph
There 10 nothing that We know Of in the
Constitution Of the United States. nor in the
Constitution OF any State. nor In the United
States statutes At large. nor in any State law.
nor any municipal regulation, that binders
any American citizen. whatever his calling
or his walk In life. from making an ass Of him
self II he feels an irresistible Impulse In that
direction"
What a pity that there should be enough
individuals taking advantage Of that priv ege
and principle to make an ass OF the nationi
NEW YORK. July S. T. N. r.
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The Horse Car In the Foreground.

To TIE EDrToR or TIL. SuN-Ssv: Allow me 20
compliment you on the ono picture of tho new Gus
tom House In last Sundays SUN. II ID extremely
clear and distinct in every detail. But Just this
very slsarnsss made me set up q little howl: for
down In the southwest corner of the picture. out
lined against the building. Is shown ono OF the dear
old rock a bye baby horse cars OF tho Belt Line.
-rompus fuglt." but the horse cars stay forever In
this village. Is It not laughable that we Gotham
tics. who pride ourselves on being up 10 date. are
far behind other cities In the matter of transpor-
tstion, Even old Philadelphia has us skinned to a
fraEzle, not 70 mention such world centres as Cohoes
and Jersey City. As for Europe. why. any fair sized
town beats us By q mile.
Just for fun. I shall send tho picture TO Europe,
and know ! shall hear some very sarcastic remarks,
because I am always roofing" for New York.
Nsw YoRk. July 8. DIR. G. l.. 8.
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The Rise and Fall OF tho Bicycle.

A few years & it seemed as il about
half Of the people Of the country spent
about half OF their time trundling them
selves, more or less hilariously, over the
surface of the earth on contrivances
known as bicycles. These machines are
still in use, but their popularity has
faded and the bicycle making industry
lsnguishes. The story of the rise and
fall Of the enthusiasm is told in figures in
Census Bulletin No. SO.
In 1890 the output OF the twenty-seven
establishments engaged in the manu-
facture Of wheels" was valued at s., $685.
32s. Soon after that there came the
pneumatic tire and the popular craze.
The census OF 1900 reported 3i2 manu-
facturers, with a product valued at
S3l, 9I5, 8Os. The figures for the inter-
probable that during this term there were
manufactured here and imported from
abroad more than 5000. 900 OF these ma
chimes. 1t is eve possible that the total
is considerably above that figure. In
1900 the industry gave employment to
nearly 10000 wage and salary earners in
the department of production alone. 1t
paid 1 1000 900 in wages and salaries,
and bought nearly ST. 0 900 worth of
materials. Within the next five years
it fell of nearly IS per cent. The craze
was over. In 1905 the output value of
the industry had fallen TO IS, 1853, 240, or
nearly s 5000, 900 less than the value Of
bicycle exports in 1897.
SO far as the manufacturing end of this
business is concerned, a good many Of
the former bicycle makers are now in
the automobile business. At the users
end there is probably a different story.
Not many of those who straddled the
wheel have substituted the automobile
for the discarded bicycle. Some, though
not many, have adopted the motorcycle,
and there are those who cling TO their
wheels. Nearly l,2OO,OO O were manu-
featured in 1900, a compared with the
,53, 600 Of 1905. There is still some for
eign demand, and u exports for the
fiscal year just closed are somewhat in
@ OF 81 900. 900,
While the interest in the wheel has
passed it may be doubted IL it is dead
beyond any probability Of revival. As
a device which has its own field Of use
fulness there will be a continuing demand
forit. The craze for wheeling as a source
Of enjoyment may come again at any
time
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FVoT" w WsdfWHHsIfT GdstWe,
Where ere tho largest orchards In the worldY
The general impression IL. no doubt. that they are
20 be found in tho United States. but according TO
. fruit trade paper which ought 10 know they are
at werder, near Berlin. They extend without q
break for between u 900 aud 1900 sores"
BY canal and river alone the Fruit Growers.
Company sends away 5000, 900 pounds of apples
and pears In q year. From Werder railway sta
ton an additional i..ooo.oO0 pounds OF fruit goes
forth 70 the world. Then there II lam making,
for which . thousand tons OF sugar is used in a
twelvemonth. The produce OF the orchards of
Werder has lately been advertised by a fruit grow
ing exhibition az that place. One OF the features
was 1000 yards Of model orchard containing ex.
amples OF the choicest sorts OF fruit. II Is we'll TO
be reminded that commercial fruit growing on the
most up 70 date lines has made progress oversee
outside Canada. the States and the sntipodes.