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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Rev. A. c. MiIlar to Report July 30.

Rev. A. c. Mii!ar to Report July 30.
The Board OF Commissioners OF the
state penitentiary held an informal
meeting Tuesday al which Rev. \. c.
Millar was present TO arrange for an
official meeting of the board. at which
the latter would be given an oppor-
tunity TO present his report of the
investigation he has made regarding
conditions at the state convict farm
in Lincoln county. There We're pres
ent at the meeting Governor Pndall,
Attorney General w F. Kirby, Secre-
tary of States o. c. Ludwig and Com
! missioner Guy b. Tucker II was the
!, expressed desire of those present that
DR. Millar should not make his re-
port except at a time when every
member of the board should be pres
ent. The only absent member was
State Auditor A. E. Moore. president
! of the board, who is detained at his
home at Enders. Faulkner county,
on account of the sickness Of one OF
the members of his family.
II was announced that Dr. Moore
would be able to attend meeting of
| the board July 80, at which time IL
was agreed the meeting should be
held and that DR.. Miller should file
] his report Dr. Millar volunteered his
services TO continue his Investigations
so as to embrace the several convict
camps in the state. but as there had
been no complaint of the management
OF these camps or the treatment of
the prisoners employed in them. no
action was taken upon the suggestion
None of the members of the board
questioned DR. Millar regarding the
nature of his report. All preferred
that he keep all matters relating
| thereto to himself until the full meet
s, ing OF the board on July 30
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Drilling for Oil.

The big drill at the salt works ON
Saline river, near Lockesburg, is down
about 400 feet 1t is expected that Oil
will DO struck at a depth OF from 300
to leo feet.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Finds Body in Clothes Basket.

Murdered and robbed Lee Ham,
one of the only two Cinnamon in
Fort Smith. was found at his house
Tuesday morning The greusome find
was made by Helen Watkins. who
was employed in the Chinaman's
laundry She was first attracted by
a pool of blood on the floor, and dis
covered the man in a basket under
the table with his skull crushed by
a blow from window weight. The
box in which the Chinaman kept
large sum of money and his valuables
was missing.
When his body was discovered
more than 500 was found on his per
son. which had been overlooked by
the assassin. as it is now certain the
motive of the crime was robbery, al
though it was believed for a time he
was a victim of Chinese "Tong"
war
Lee Ham had been in Fort Smith
for eighteen years and is thought 10
have been rich, as he has been send
ing money at intervals to relatives in
San Francisco and China. The coron-
er's inquest was held Tuesday even
ing, but nothing definite was brought
out although Earl Mccoy is under
arrest as a suspect.
The affair has caused more than the
usual comment. as several hold-ups
have occurred recently and the peo-
pie are apprehensiye.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
pennina Miners Are Now on Strike.


The strike of the Denning miners
employed by the Western Coal and
Mining Company, is now on in earn
est Monday afternoon and night the
idle on account of the shotfiring diff
Guilty were called upon to cast vote
TO determine whether they would re-
turn to work under present oondi-
lions or uphold the action of the dis
trict officials and remain idle until
satisfactory settlement could be per-
fected.
The final count was made Monday
night. The men endorsed the action
of President Pete Stewart. Secretary
Fred w Holt and State Mine Inspect
or Young in the stand they have
taken against the Western Goel and
Mining Company. The miners also
declared that they will re-enter the
mines only under conditions as rec
commended by State Mine Inspector
Sweeney of Iowa, who recently rec
commended that shotfirers be employ
ed
There was only one vote cast favor
ing the return to work This was in
the case of a foreigner who went to
the field only a short time ago. He
has family and has been out of
work SO long that all his funds lave
been exhaused
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
MIX Must be Clean.

Dirty milk bottles must go in Fort
Smith The milk must be clean and
delivered in clean bottles or It viii
prove costly to the milk seller Mon
day morning bottle of milk, which
contained a yellow streak aud
grounds in the bottom, was left a the
home of Mrs Gunter The GInter
family turned the bottle over to
Health Officer Hardin Consequent
e. E. Taylor of the Fort Smith Pm
Milk Company, through his attaHa
was broken He is said to be n
day morning and fined $50
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-07-30
Private Levee in Saline COIN

Although no permanent organiza-
ton was formed. owners OF planta-
tions along the Arkansas river in
Campbell and Perkins townships. in
Saline county. met at the Mutual
Life building in Little Rock Tuesday
and took up the question OF building
about nineteen miles of levee Lund
& Hill. consulting engineers, are en-
ployed TO make a preliminary survey.
and as soon as their report is filed.
another meeting will be held and It
is expected that stock company will
be formed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06
NOTED BASEBALL FAN
KILLS FRIEND IN JOKE
Shoots Him Through the Heart with
Cartridges Thought to Be
Blanks-Both Wives
Present

PITTSBURG, July 5.--William Ma
son, known throughout the National
league circuit as one of the most pro-
nounced baseball fans, accidentally
killed his nearest and best friend, Ed
ward t. Haas, while both were specta-
tors at an evening game in Brookline,
one of the city's fashionable suburbs.
Both were practical jokers, and 1t was
agreed that they should start some ex-
element at the game. Mason had an
old Springfield rifle which he had
thought was loaded with blanks.
1t was fixed that the rifle be hidden
near where they would stand at the
ball game, and when the first home
run was knocked one of the two men
would start running across the dia-
mond. The other would pull the rifle
from cover, shoot at the runner, who
was to fall in apparent great agony.
1t was decided that Haas should do the
running.
A home run was knocked and Haas,
with loud yell, started to run about
wildly. Mason discharged the rifle at
the runner who gave a convulsive,
leap into the air and fell dead, shot
the heart.
Mason is almost insane with grief.
Both wives saw the tragedy.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06
KERR SAYS PENNSYLVANIA
WILL SUPPORT COMM 0NER

DENVER, July 5-"Pennsylvania
will swing into lire with the other
states for Bryan declared former
Congressman James Kerr of that state
soon after his arrival today.
Eat least AZ of our votes are favor
able to him, and willie we shall make
no effort to have the unit rule enforced
fe5l confident that when the minority
discover the situation they will wheel
into line
being asked regarding the situa-
ton with reference to The national
committeeman from Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Kerr replied: I'VE must have
new deal there; we must have a man
on the national committee who repre-
sents the sentiments of the real democ-
racy of the state. Col. Guffey does not
meet chat requirement. I notice that
the colonel 10 very antagonistic to Mr..
Bryan. That is ingratitude. Mr.. Bry-
TN and myself are responsible for Cuff
fey's being in his present office. They
said he should be upheld because he
makes liberal contributions to the cam
paign funds. That is the very reason
why he should be relieved from duty.
With him out of the way can get
thousand men to contribute and the
money they give will; be their own"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06
Los ANGELES HERALD: MONDAY MORNING, JULY g. 1908

cago convention. but that the corps will
be represented by seven or eight of its
members.
Mr.. Barrett will go before the ma
tional committee tomorrow and deliver
{. message from James Bryce, the Brit
fish ambassador. and M. Jusserand, the
French ambassador, expressing their
regret at not being able to attend the
convention. Both ambassadors have
been obliged to leave the country for
their homes to attend to governmental
business. Their compliments and re-
grets are thus to be officially extended
to the Democratic party as an evidence
that no discrimination was intended. as
both diplomats attended the Chicago
gathering.
Mr.. Barrett intends also to urge the
resolutions committee of the conven-
ton to incorporate plank in the plat
form pledging the party to do all within
its power to continue the development
Of the friendly relations between the
United States and the Latin American
countries to the south. Such a plank
is contained in the Republican plat
FORM
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06
G0MPERS TO FIGHT FOR
ANTI-INJUCTI0N PLANK

DENVER, July 5.-With the hope of
securing the Incorporation into the
Democratic platform of a plank relat-
ing TO the Issuance of writs of injunc-
ton by federal judges which will come
nearer to their desires than the plank
adopted at Chicago, Samuel Gonpers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor; John Mitchell, James Dun
can and other members of the execu-
tive council of the federation, arrived
here today.
Mr.. Gompers said he wanted II
known that the representatives of la
Dor are not asking for any special
privileges in the matter of the issuance
of injunction in labor disputes, but
that all they wanted was equality be-
fore the law.
There is no warrant OF law what
ever" declared Mr.. Gompers, "for the
issuance Of the injunctions against
which we protest. We are opposed to
any injunction that does not apply to
any other citizen in any other walk
of life"
Mr.. Gompers stated that the plank
submitted to the Chicago convention
should again be offered, but in a
slightly modified form. He would not
disclose the nature of the change
which it is proposed to be made.
Mr.. Gompers took occasion to deny
certain statements which he said had
been sent out from Denver to the eff
feet that the American Federation of
Labor was opposed to Mr. Bryan.
1T is not so,'' he declared. 1--WE
have very high regard for Mr.. Bryan.
We are not here for or against any
man, but in behalf of labor's needs"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06
FORMER U. S. SENATOR
BURTON FAV0RS BRYAN

DENVER, July 5.-The accession of
former United States Senator ]. r..
Burton of Kansas to the ranks of the
Democratic party, at least for the next
campaign, was announced today.
Mr.. Burton came in with the Kansas
delegation, and while not a delegate
mingled freely with the Democrats of
that state. He lost no time in making
known his intention of supporting the
nominee of the Denver convention and
expressed the opinion that the honor Of
that nomination would be awarded to
Mr.. Bryan.
Il won't" he said, Support TAFT for
1.-THE reason that his nomination was
secured through the use of patronage,
and regard the use of patronage az
the most corrupting thing in govern
ment. l would not support Republi-
can or a Democrat or anybody who
was nominated as Mr.. Taft was, by
misuse of public office.
1.-THE supreme question is shall we
have democracy or a despotism?
Roosevelt has made more progress for
autocracy in this country than all other
presidents we have had, and less for
Democracy. He has given US a politi-
cal trust that is a thousand times more
dangerous than all the commercial
fruits, and the first trust to be busted
is the political trust. That trust Is
founded on patronage, and it can be
destroyed only by destroying patron
age.
Just as Mr.. Bryan said yesterday,
the paramount que~-'on is whether or
not this government shall be controlled
by a political oligarchy or by the peo-
pie. The tariff and all other questions
fall into insignificance when compared
with this question of patronage.
For this reason, If for no other, l
shall support the nominee of the Dem
ocratic convention"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06
SHOUT FOR BRYAN AND
DEN0UNCE SULLIVAN

DENVER, July 5.-The NEST agrees
sive and apparently determined dele
cation that has yet appeared in Dem
yer are the twenty-five contesting rep
resentatives of Cook county, who ar
rived from Chicago on a special train
at IL o'clock this morning. With the
delegation came $50 representatives of
the Cook county Democracy of Chicago,
the big Democratic organization of that
city, headed by band of forty pieces.
Forming in column at the depot at
the foot of Seventeenth street, the
delegation marched for an hour through
the principal streets with the band
playing patriotic airs and the dele
gates singing campaign songs, cheering
for Bryan and waving flags and ban
ners. The delegation arrived at it's
headquarters at the Albany hotel.
formed In a group in the street in
front of the hotel and gave vent to
great enthusiasm in song and cheers
In the lobby of the hotel Judge Will
liam Prentiss of Chicago. one of the
contesting delegates and the man who
viii make the principal hight for the
delegation before the national commit
tee and credentials committee, adj
dressed a crowd which completely filled
the lobby and corridors Of the hotel
and spread far out into the street.
I'VE are here" said Judge Prentiss
in his speech. "as the true Democrats
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06
CARRY MORMON FIGHT
/, TO DENVER CONVENTION

DENVER, July 5.-With the entire
delegation trailing at their heels, for
mer United States Senators Dubois
and Heitfelt of Idaho today made the
rounds of the various state delegations
in the interest of the retention of their
names on the convention roll Their
seats are being contested by a delega-
ton which claims that the Dubois
Heitfelt convention was irregular.
''They contend" said Mr.. Dubois, in
effect, to the delegates whom they
met, "that some of our delegates were
not properly elected, but in reality the
contest is made by and in the interest
Of the Mormon organization. The
Mormons in Idaho are all Republicans
and in close alliance with the Re-
publican party of the state and ma
tion. They do not participate In Demo-
cratic politics or vote the Democratic
ticket.
Their only claim to recognition by
this convention is that If the Democ-
racy will cease its fight on polygamy
and Mormon domination in political
affairs, 1t will get some of the Nor
mon vote. The American citizens re-
CARELESS of party in Utah and Idaho,
are practically united In their determi-
nation that the political power of the
Mormon organization in politics and
the continuation of polygamous liv-
ing shall be brought to an end.
"The national party in its platform
at st. Louis in 1904, declared strongly
for the separation of the church and
state In political affairs and the ex-
termination Of polygamy In the United
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06

of Illinois. We are here in the interest
Of justice and fair play, which has been
denied us in Chicago. We are here for
William ]. Bryan, and we are the only
properly accredited delegation from
Chicago to this convention which does
represent him and what he stands for"
The contesting delegation claims
twenty-five seats in the national con-
vention, two of which are seats of dele
gates at large. The contested districts
are in Cook county. The contests are
directed against the Roger Sullivan
faction and is a continuation of the
bitter fight that has been raging in
Chicago for nearly five years.
The fight centers about the place Of
national committeeman from Illinois,
now held by Sullivan. If the contest
ing delegation is seated Sullivan will
be turned down for reelection and Mil
lard r. Dunlop. a banker of Jackson
vile and close friend of william ].
Bryan. viii be chosen for the place.
The Burke-Prentiss delegation will
contend that the state convention which
selected the Sullivan delegates was IL
legally held in that 1t was called at
time which did not allow for party
primaries in Cook county as required
by law, and that the delegations to the
state convention from Cook county
were selected unlawfully.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06
PROPOSES ROOSEVELT AS
RUNNING MATE FOR BRYAN

DENVER, July 5.-Former Governor
Charles Thomas of Colorado, who will
represent that state on the committee
on resolutions at the national conven-
ton, today said in all seriousness that
he was for Roosevelt for vice presi-
dent.
"He is by long odds the strongest
man we could name" he said, land 1
believe If his name should be presented
he would prove winner and that If
nominated he would accept; I don't see
how he could refuse"
Aren't you afraid that If you get to
discussing Roosevelt too strongly for
any position the convention will be
stampeded for him for first placer"
Republican bystander asked.
Il should not be surprised" replied
Governor Thomas. "a worse thing
might come upon us: he is the strong
est man that could be nominated, and
If the people should get together and
nominate him on an Independent
ticket I am sure he would beat both
the other nominees"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06
DEMOCRATS ARE ASKED TO
FAVOR NATIONAL THEATER

DENVER, Colo, July 5.-There has
been prepared a monster petition, -
signed by authors, composers and
actors, asking the Democratic national
convention to include a plank in it's
platform promising a national theater
1t is not probable that any such plank
will be adopted, and many of the most
successful playwrights and managers
are not favoring the scheme at all. The
petition to be presented to the Demo-
cratic convention says in part:
I'VE, as q COMMITTEES, declare that
European capitals which possess ma
tional theaters are great art centers.
and that cities and countries thus
blessed attract tourists, students, art
lists, sculptors, composers, authors and
actors of other countries, who become a
source of revenue to their respective
governments, ais does Paris, the great
est of art centers, which maintains four
national theaters, one of them, the
Theatre Francois, the greatest of all
national theaters, running over hum
dred years on rules made by Napoleon.
1--WE favor the establishment of a. ma
tional theater along the lines of the
Theatre Francois, with an administra-
tor appointed by congress, subject to
direction of the majority of a COM
mittee of leading authors, actors and
composers, as congress may fully and
definitely determine. We call attention
to the fact that Paris last year used
but one-eighth of her total s., 900 00u en-
dowment In her four national theaters,
and We invite contradiction that a ma
tional theater once established in New
York city, Washington, Chicago or
Denver, through receipts and royalties
on accepted plays and operas, could
not refund endowments dnder careful
management and become a self-sup-
porting institution. Congress has power
to endow, establish and control ma
tional theater, and President Mckinley
once stated that such an institution
would have his aid to the advancement
of the American theater, the American
actor and the American nation.
Therefore, we denounce Indifference
toward this reform, and ask for its
recognition, with the particular and
thoughtful consideration Of the public |
of these wishes of authors, composers. |
actors and managers. many of whom |
have been so aroused at inadequate |
copyright laws as to appeal personally !
for their rights at the last two sessions
of congress"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06

States. All of the Democratic sena-
tors of the senate on the committee
voted to expel Apostle Re- Smoot
from the senate and all the Democratic
senators, with the exception of four,
voted in the senate to expel him. They
took this position because 1t is proven
that Mr.. Smoot belonged to an organi-
cation which continues to teach and
practice polygamy.
THE position of American democracy
is plain and unmistakable and the con-
tention of the delegation of which
am at the head is that the Democratic
party should declare even more plain
ly against polygamy in the approach
ing campaign than 1t has heretofore
DONE
The national committee will hear the
Idaho contest tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06
CONSERVATIVE PLATFORM
is FREELY DISCUSSED

DENVER, July 5.-Conservatism has
been the prevailing note of discussion
on the subject of the national Demo-
cratic platform today. This discussion
has been INDUCED among prospective
members of the resolutions committee
as we'll as among leaders of the party
generally, and Mr.. Bryan has been
quoted as being in harmony with the
idea.
The one radical plank which seems
to be conceded will go into the docu-
ment will be the expression on the sub
ject OF the injunction as applied in
labor disputes. Those who oppose
strong language on this subject are
coneeding that their influence will not
be potent to prevent the adoption of a
plank which will pledge the party to
an amendment of the law which will
make notice of the issuance of a pre-
liminary injunction Imperative; also
that provision will be made for hearing
of case before different judge than
the one issuing the injunction, and for
a hearing of the facts in the case be-
fore jury.
Seek AntI-Mornon Plank
There promises to be a struggle be-
fore the resolutions committee over the
question of an anti-Mormon plank
Four years ago at st. Louis such a
plank was made a part of the Demo-
cratic national platform, and an effort
is to be made to have it reinserted in
that document. Former United States
Senator Fred Dubois of Idaho has to-
day been making an active canvass Of
the situation in behalf of the plank.
Mr.. Dubois is involved in a contest for
a seat in the convention, but he has
announced that however that may be
settled he will go before the resolutions
committee with an anti-Mormon plank
and bring to bear every influence pos
Eible in fits behalf,
1t is asserted by the Utah delegation
that no such plank will be adopted.
Judge w. H. King of Salt Lake, who
has been chosen as Utahs member of
the resolutions committee, has the
unanimous backing of this delegation
In opposition to the plank. His argu-
Inent is that the Mormon question is a
dead issue. He asserts that the prac-
tice of polygamy has ceased in Utah,
and that the only remnant of it is in
the lives of a number of old Mormon
patriarchs who married their wives long
before the practice was declared UNI
lawful and who are not by their quiet
lives creating a ripple in the new order
of things.
Efforts were made today, the matter
being engineered by members of the
New York delegation, to have Mr.. Du-
bois abandon his efforts for an anti
Mohmon plank but without avail.
H. r. Fuller, legislative representative
of the Brotherhood of Railway Men,
VIII offer the same injunction plank to
the resolutions committee that was
presented to the Republican convention
at Chicago. 1t recognizes the right of
Workingmen to strike and to induce
others to do so, and concludes with a
plank against the use of injunctions
without notice and jury trial where the
alleged contempt is not committed in
the presence of the court.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06
BATTLESHIPS AT GUAM;
NO DEATHS, NO SICKNESS
Maine and Alabama, Advance Guards
of Atlantic Fleet, Which Left San
Francisco June 8, Have
Uneventful Trip

GUAM, July 5.-The battleships
Maine and Alabama, comprising the
special service squadron, under the
command of Capt. c. B. Harder, ar
rived here today, one day ahead of
their scheduled time. Their average
speed from Honolulu was 101s knots
without resorting to the use of the
coal reserve bunkers.
There were no casualties or sickness
during the voyage. The engines of the
Alabama acted well. The battleships
sailed from San Francisco June and
from Honolulu June %. They are the
advance guard of the Atlantic fleet in
its trip around the world.