Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-11
LIVE NEWS NOTE FROM THE STATE CAPITAL

{ George Treyathan, secretary to the Senate; W. T. Stoddard, deputy Con- missioner of Agriculture; Deputy Sec retary of State McHaney, Col. Roddy, insurance clerk in the office of the , State Auditor; Deputy State Auditor Colquitt, Secretary of State Ludwig, Assistant Adjutant General Martineau of the State Guard, Major E. B. Jett of the State Guard, Supreme Court Re- porter Crawford, P. D. English, chief clerk to the Supreme Court; Clerk Poynter of the Land Commissioners office, ex-Land Commissioner Conway Senator Patterson of Woodruff county, 'Jim Pitcock, superintendent of the State Penitentiary, and John H. Page, secretary of the Penitentiary Board. All members of this panama brigade purchased new bananas only a shor1 while ago, thinking they would be al the style for several years to come, and they would get to wear them 70 the ragged edges, hence their swan song
 Pen Board Meeting.
 Contrary to the expectations Of the members of the Penitentiary boari tEere will be no specia' maet: Of taA: body tomorrow, as was plarrea at the recent meeting of the board. Ice special meeting was to be held so Governor Pindall and Auditor " orc, spee:a; conlM:.t;ee to >:.ee: a system of heating and lighting for the State Reform School could make their report and the work be done before cold weather. The committee is not ready to make a report and Governor Pindall has discovered that his presence is absolutely necessary in Desha county Thursday, therefore he could not attend the meeting. Auditor Moore is expecting to be call ed to Conway at any time, to the bed side of sick grandchild, and it IS probable that he could not attend the meeting, so it was abandoned and the business will have to lay over unti. the regular October meeting.
 Kirby to Stump State.
 Once he is started Attorney General canvas for governor, such as has nav- CT been recorded in the politicail his tory of the state. He has retu! ned from Dardanelle, where he spoke to large crowd on Monday, at the opnn ing of court. Monday he will address the large crowd which will atten1 lnc GDening of court . Des Arc and Tues dal' he will attend the court opening a: Ozark and there delive~ a!iot,',r ( ''l ess in the interest of Ai; candi dacy for his governorship.. Attorney General Kirby says that as soon as he hears the platform of the other candi dates, and knows for certain who the other gubernatorial candidates will be, which he expects to be within three weeks, he will start on a cam paign which will make their hair curl. He expects to make one or more speeches each day from that time un- til the Democratic primaries are held and the results announced.
 State Guard Equipment.
 Saving the state some expense and much toll and worry, Major E. B. ,Jett of the State Guard has made change in the custom by which the equipmena is issued to members of the Arkan- sas State Guard. He has written o the Commissary General of the Unit ed States, requesting that the equip ment for the 1000 men who will a .rd the ncampr,> Tt in Hot Springs. which takes pla '' (. Fly next rlontl:. ?v Upward tha sunDlics b Hot Springs direct By this plan the members Of the State Guard will re- ceiye their equipment after they tend the encampment in Hot Springs, save the expense of re-issuing the supplies and shipping them to the diff ferent companies of the state. Much time will also be saved and the com panies will receive their equipment at the same time, and thus have uni formity of appearance. The state re- ceives $12,O00 in equipment which makes SIP for each man on the rolls.
 State Board of Trade.
 One of the most important convan- tions to be held here this year, ;rili open tomorrow morning when the commercial interests of the stA,e, through the Boards of Trade and Commercial Clubs of the various cit les will meet here for the purp )sa os organizing a State Board of Trada