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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-06

w. H. Rowland and Gray Dunn of
Memphis are in the city They came
here to take the steamer Lucille Now
land, which will leave this morning
for Memphis with a cargo of cotton.
Attorney W. 7. Woodbridge was in
Little Rock yesterday on legal bust
ness.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-06
Troops After
Night Riders

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
Columbus, Ohio, May 5.-Martial law
has been declared in Brown county,
part of the Ohio tobacco district, as
a result Of night rider outrages in
burning barns and scraping tobacco
beds. Troop B of Columbus was today
despatched to the scene.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-06
Precipitation.

Moderate to heavy rains occurred in
most counties during the q hours
ending at I a. m. Thursday, the
amount received at many places be-
ing in excess of one inch. Light show
ers fell in parts of Sharp, Newton,
Boone and Greene counties. The to-
tai rainfall for the week, which rang
ed from 0.35 of an inch at Helena,
Phillips county, to 1.76 inches at
Hardy, Sharp county, was below the
normal in most districts, the greatest
deficiencies occurring in Howard and
Union counties
Sunshine and Goodness.
There were about three days with
fair weather and four with partly
cloudy to cloudy weather, the amount
of sunshine received being about nor
mai over the greater part of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-06
Stonestreet, Long
Shot, Won Derby

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
Louisville, May 5.-Stonestreet, 20
to 1 shot, won the $4,000 Kentucky
Derby today. Sir Cleggs was second
AMI Dunvegan, third.
The betting was done according to
The Paris mutuals.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-06
Modest in Dress, Smart in
StVle.

Our spring suitings cover this point
in every detail and we tailor them
with this idea in view. Our constantly
increasing patronage is the very best
evidence that We please our clientele
of trade. Eisenkramer the Tailor.
over Citizens Bank, Second avenue,
corner Pine street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-06

Mrs. w. D. Moore of Monticello is
in the city visiting Mrs. r. B. Malone
for a few days
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-06

* state. The first and lasJ three days
d, were generally favorable for outdoor
Williams news., 1908-11-21
The w Williams $ New $

shop possesses every requisite for the exe- sution of printing in an artful manner, and great pains are taken with every piece of work that comes to this office. $ & Jt
Williams news., 1908-11-21
Will Visit Arizona

A Baltimore dispatch says: The members of President Roosevelt's farmers uplift commission, of which Liberty Hyde Bailey of Cornell is ohairmaa, will have a general ses- sion iR Washington next Monday to meet the masters of the state grangss and representatives of az risultural colleges and experiment stations The session will last tw
 days and at it's conclusion the com- missioners will leave for the South
 west, going through Tennessee. Ok
 lahoma and Texas and thence through New Mexico. Arizona and California. Both the northern and southern group of the Rocky mountain states will be covered. lOn the return east there will be hearings in practically all of the middle western states. The Larty will return for . final hearing in Washington about December 15.
Williams news., 1908-11-21
Arnold Gets the Receivership

Though he was not an active candidate for the office. Charles E Arnold has been appointed receiver of the Phoenix land office About a month ago it was announced that George L. Bugbee, former Rough Rider. had been appointed in place of Fen s. Hildrsth, resigned Mr. Arnold made no application for the place, though he was out for the position of register. following the death of Milton R. Moore Lyman Wakefield was appointed to that position. The naming of Arnold to succeed George Busbse, SO soon after the latter's appointment, has caused considerable speculation in political circles at Phoenix
Williams news., 1908-11-21
WILLIAMS SCHOOL NOTES

The enrolment of the Williams public school at the close of the second month was 142, and the average daily attendance for the second month was 115.
 School opened again Monday morning after weeks intermis- sion given for the purpose of allow ing the teachers to attend the Ter ritorial Teachers association held at Tucson.
 Prof Vinson delivered an ad dress at the association on "The Importance oJ the Study of Civics
 Following is the perfect attend ance for the second month:
 First Grade-Leonard Ramev Paul Buss. Eddie Duffield. Glenn Heron. Manuel Contreras, Taylor Coates. Pete Varalli, Paul Friburg Tom Jinso, Gabriel Angelo. George Angelo, Mildred Smith, Ida Smith Pauline Jones, Juanita Ostez, Ester Kalaaius, Agnes Coates.
 Second and Third Grades-Sala- dino Bsldras, Harold Erne, Albert Hudson, Levi Montgomery, Russsl Melin, Miles Poison, John Smith, Campbell Wolfe, Kathryn Atwood Mildred Finnsy, Pete Anzslo. Jose Beldras, Floyd Dsaring, John Ken nedy. Nora Buss. Garnet Field Daphna Hudson, Ruth Miller, Edna Poison, Vida Roberts. Fourth and Fifth Gradss-Brook Atwood, Gustavo Contrsras, Merle Erne, Walter Finney, Herbert Johnson, John Klock. Martin Kal- anius, Katherine Kennedy, Marie Miller, Claude Mslick, Jay Mont gomery, Annie MsIin. Sarah Peters, Ruth Roberts, James Ross, Lena Ragen.
 Sixth and Seventh Gradss-Em- cry Emerson, Gladys Hicks, Ken nsth Hicks, Henry Johnson, Leon Jones. Myrtle Juhl, Eleanor Rob- erts, Frances Wolfe. Annie Barney. Charlie Lane, Ida Owen, Helsn Stark.
 Eighth and Ninth Grades-Wal- ter Carlson, Clarence Heron, Cy rus Creegan.
Williams news., 1908-11-21
Grand Lodge K. of p.

After 6 very successful session the grand lodge K. of P. was brought to a close in Phoenix on the 12th inst. by the election of the following officers:
 G.C-H. P. Merrill, Benson.
 G. V. C.-J. F. Cleaveland, of Phoenix.
 G. PR. H. Ollson, Globe.
 G. K. R. S.-J D. Loper, Mesa.
 G. M. of E-J. D. Red6eld, of Benson.
 G. N. P.-L. A. Burtoh, Clifton.
 G.I G.-Jas. Allison. Bishee
 GO. CIR. J. Kidd. Flagstaff.
 Trustsss-B.. Hattieh, of Tomb stone; A. J. Matthews, of Tempe; John Hamilton, Kingman.
 The reports of officers fer past year shows large increase Tn membership, and the order is in a very prosperous condition.
Williams news., 1908-11-21
The Rev. lrI R. Hicks Almanac

For 1909, ready Nov. 15. 1908, best ever sent out. beautiful covers in colors. fine portrait of Prof Hicks in colors, all the old features and several new ones in the book The best astronomical year book and the only one containing the orig inal Hicks Weather Forecasts. :" By mail 35c, on news stands 3Oc. One copy free with Word and Works, the best $1 monthly in America. Discounts on almanacs in quantities. Agents wanted.
 Word and Works Pub. Co.,, 22O1 Locust street. St. Louis, Mo. Every citizen owes it to himself and to Prof. Hicks to possess the Hicks" forecasts the only reliable.
Williams news., 1908-11-21
Territorial Teachers Institute

A very successful meeting of the Territorial Teachers association was held in Tucson last week. The attendance was large. David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford Uni versity, was present and addressed the teachers, his subject being "The Human Harvest" which was a most entertaining and instructive lecture. Dr. Babcock traced the growth of educational institutions in Arizona from the past to tn present. and was gratifed at the present outlook for the schools of the territory. Tempe was selected as the next meeting place of the association.
 Among a number of resolutions proposed were the following:
 To hold elections for county school superintendents separate from other elections.
 To allow women . voice in the election of school supsrintsndents.
 To request the coming legisla- ture to make special provision guaranteeing teachers attending institutes their travelling expenses.
 To allow teachers pay for full year, that they may devote time to study during vacation months.
 To allow superintendents to grant temporary permits.
 To set aside a certain percentage of funds for libraries in the country schools.
Williams news., 1908-11-21
The Railroad Death Rate

There were 3,764 persons killed and 6S,9S9 injured in railroad ac. cidsnts in the United States during the fiscal year ended June 30 last, according to an announcement just made by the interstate commerce mission. This is a decrease of 1,236 killed and 3,297 iajured as compared with the previous year.
 In the three months ended June 30 there were 591 killed and 13,O9S injured, a decrease of 1,752 from the preceding quarter.
Williams news., 1908-11-21
Take a Chance With US....
One Dollar rlOnth for Ten rlonths May rlean a For tune to You Even Before the Ten rIOnths Expire. V

Owing the depressed condition of financial affairs throughout the country the Black River Mining and Smelling Company, Flaga placed block the market the greatly reduced making be paid monthly nstaments of dollar Never before has the stock of this Corporal been share which sold of organizing the
 There every believe that when the derived h. .elt If hl,rk in mi will hav- liar lnA3t tue out will than the nf he it probable that this will h. he last ,t hy this Com
 When the small of which calls considered together with the of this kind hardly tunity pass.
 For further particulars regarding mines pros pectus which will be sent free on application
 53lack R1uer HIlning and eSueltin1 Co11ouu
 FLAGSTAFF. ARIZONA.
Williams news., 1908-11-21
COFFEE

Good coffee is partly in b yin g and partly in making; like everything else.
 Your grocer returns your money if you don't like Schiling's Best: we pay him
Williams news., 1908-11-21
Wood For Sale.

am now prepared to furnish on short notice wood of any length or size. All orders left at the Smith home or at Sanders' store, will be promptly filled and satisfaotisa guara nteed. MARION SMITH.
Williams news., 1908-11-21
SOME LOCAL ITEMS

uOul0 Ouhuhy y evening HUH li1e Iea ritorial fair.
 Martin Buggeln was business visitor at the Canyon Saturday, re- turning Monday.
 Fresh fruit arrives daily at Hill & Kennedy's.
 Chas. MeGeary and wife were in from their ranch Monday, shopping and visiting friends.
 w. K. Ross, the Maine stock man, was business visitor in the city the first of the week.
 This years crop of Sshotten's coffsss to be had only at
 HILL & KENNEDY's
 Mir. and Mrs. c. H. Barney re. turned Monday evening from Phoe- nix, where they spent the week at the fair.
 John E. Gilson has completed the contract of putting in the new foun- dation under the Babbitt Bros. Go. warehouse.
 c. B. Holloway came up from Phoenix Monday evening to look after his stock business interests in this section.
 Horse, single carriage, harness and saddle for sale reasonabfs.-J. c. SIMMONS.
 John Baumgartnsr was in from his ranch the first of the week, transaoting business and visiting with the homo folks.
 Judge Zuck of Helbrook passed through the city Monday sn route to attend the meeting of the Ma sonic grand lodge at Prescott.
 Mrs. H. F. Adams, who had been visiting with friends and relatives in Phoenix during fair week, re- turned homo Monday evening.
 Any time you want your clothes or shoes fixed in hurry don't fail to send for Jess Franklin, who will call for and deliver them any day in the week.
 Miss Harrietts Tefft. one of our popular school teachers, returned Sunday evening from attendance at the teachers institute at Tucson
 The Flagstaff Masonic lodge was represented by Judge N. G. Layton and Hon. F. w. Perkins at the meeting of the grand lodge in Pres colt this week.
 J. Herman, a leading merchant of Flagstaff, was in the city Sunday visiting with his partner, Joe Blum berg. He returned to the Skyligh city the same evening.
 Baumgartner & Satori, at the Pullman, keep on hand San Diego and Jos's beer; also Old Taylor whiskey and all other drinks to be found in a first class saloon. Call
 Mrs. F. R. Nsllis departed last Saturday for Nenroyia. Cal. where she will spend the winter. Her daughter, Miss Florence, has been there for some time attending school.
 James A. Johnson and wife re- turned Sunday evening from Phoe- nix, where MT. Johnson had been in attendance at the cattle growers convention, while Mrs. J. took in sights at the big fair.
 Misses Julia and Lava Sughrue returned Sunday evening from at- tendance at the teachers institute at Tucson. The ladies stopped off at Phoenix on thsir return trip for sightseeing at the fair.
 "Pets" Shafer has arrived. He came home Sunday from the big show at Phoenix. P. M. says the fair was up to the usual high stand ard of excellence, as was also the price of place to sleep.
 Fireman Frank Farnsworth was visiting with his brothers in the city the first of the week. Frank
Williams news., 1908-11-21
Advertising
 Pays@

.'.C.: s3.~s .-ry !
 and pays big, too, when 1t is done intel ligsntly. This paper offers the opportunity to everybody who has anything to sell, to sell it. If there is any one in this commun- ity who will buy it. Advertising is c great power when properly harnsssed. % Try it and see for yourself.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-05-21
j. j. Hill Rates Gathering
of Governors as
Priceless.
90 BACK TO NATURE
Calls IL "Onc of the Greatest Steps
Forward Ever Taken I'm United
States."-Only Way is to Conserve
Our National RESPONSIBILITIES
tfOns of the Future.

New York, May 21.--James J.
Hill said in his Office at No. 80 Lib
er street, that one of the surest
ways to insure continued prosperity
IN the United States is to carry on
the work of the Governors confer
ence recently held in Washington.
That meeting called by President
Roosevelt to insure the conservation
Of national resources was" said Mr..
Hill, "one of the greatest steps for
ward that has been taken in many
years.
I'VE need men at the head of this
movement who will keep on fighting
and not become discouraged by the
many rebuffs that are sure to come.
''It may be that little progress
will be shown for four or five years.
The active worker Of to-day may be-
come bit weary of not showing bet
ter results, but If we can only keep
the right kind Of people Interested
I am sure the results will benefit
generations to come in this country.
to-udy llOli
too much surface work. We as O.
people have been satisfied to skim
over affairs, forgetting that We have
an obligation to our sons and grand
SONS
1--WE have been destroying right
and left, and now that the subject
has come before the people in nat
ural way, l have the greatest hopes
that good will come from the first
meeting.
''My idea is to make the organiza-
ton a lasting one. We want yearly
meetings, oftener II need be; but
not less than once year.
"The people of the United States
States need to get back to nature.
We want to pay more attention to
the ground and less to stocks.
LESS Wall Street and more farm
Ing will be one Of the greatest SAL
vations of this wonderful country.
"We have had hard times and we
are not out of the woods yet We
have been taught a lesson, and II it
Is lasting impression then it has
not been in vain"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-05-21
Campaign for Prosperity.

st. Louis. Mo-, May 19.-The Ma
tional Prosperity Association of st.
Louis will send representatives TO
cities, towns and county seats, to
spread the Give us rest and sun
shine" movement, and induce the To-
cal business, labor and agricultural
organizations to unite for promoting
the best interests of the country.
Where no commercial or agricultur-
al bodies are in existence the repre-
sentatives of the association will en-
deavor to organize them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-05-21
KILLED FATHER THEN HrNsE,
George Il. Sterry, Wealthy nrr,
Merchant Killed.

New York. May 21.-George n
Sterry, Jr., Secretary of the Weov'
er & Sterry Company, Limited ono
of the oldest drug firms in the cour'
try, with Offices and warehouses 70.
fifty years at 70 Pine Street sbo,
and killed his father as the eldo,
man sat at his desk, and then mn,
bullet into his own head at exactly
the same point in the right temnle
where he had shot his father Both
died instantly. The father was
President of the drug company. w,.
interested in number of others
and was accounted millionaire
The cause of the patricde and su,.
eide was that the father, whose mama
was also George e. Sterry, had de.
cided to marry on June 3, Miss Ra.
chel Blaikie, school teacher n,
East orange, N. j. The four sons
had known for six months about the
intended marriage. They all on.
posed It and the son left a letter
saying that he would not allow his
father to disgrace the memory Of
his sainted mother. He had prayed
over the matter sometimes as often
as twenty times day, he said. in
the letter, and he felt that God had
prompted him to kill his father.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-05-21
Wrecked Aeroplnnc Cut I'm.

Manteo, N. c., May 19.-Havlng
completely broken up their airship
which was wrecked at XIII Devil Hill
Wilbur and Orville Wright, the Day.
ton, Ohio aeronauts, received at their
camp on the beach the correspond
ents who have been watchfrom dis
tance their experiments of the past
ten days, The only vestige of the
airship which the inventors saved
was the gasolene engine. The other
parts were cut up to make 1t impos-
sble for their ideas of aerial navi-
cation to be discovered.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-05-21

she was, painted the Senator as at
one time writing to her in terms sug-
gestive of q schoolboy's catfish In
fatuation for a divinity in pigtails
and pinafores, and at another show
Ing enough shrewdness to lull her
acutest suspicion. She pictured him
as addressing her on the gilt
tering veranda OF the Manhattan
Beach Hotel, with endearments,
as making her his wife on Novem-
ber 8, 1901, and inducing her to
keep the marriage private on the
plea that It would hurt his chance
of reelection to the Senate; as call
ing her Baby" and MY Little
Bride-to-Be" and MY Dear Little
One," and "My Dear, Dearest May
June-November Bride" The spright-
ly statesman in his papers denied
ever having gone through wedding
ceremony with the plaintiff, and
said the correspondent, Lillian Jane
way Platt, was his lawful wife.
Mrs. Wood-Platt said she had let
ters from the Senator supporting
her assertion. She identified type
written sheet as in substance copy
of the letter, as nearly as she could
remember. The alleged copy was aa
follows.
Friday, November s, 1901.
my Little Bride-to-Be-I have
made all arrangements. You are
not to say anything to anybody nor
do anything but obey implicitly my
instructions. You are to be here at
o'clock sharp. / inclose a card
for you to give to the hotel clerk.
who will look after you and show
you to room 1853. You need not
register.
II will care for you when every
thing is ready, as per card inclosed.
Please do not keep us waiting. l
am an old fool, but you will never
regret the step, for you shall be as
free as you are until the proper
time comes.
believe me, lovingly. TOM"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-05-21
To Resume Cattle Tests.

Albany, n. Y, May 20.-In spite
Il the protests from the farmers who
Aave been injured by the system, and
also in spite of the charges recently
aade by Governor Hughes regarding
he administration of the State Agri-
nltural Department, the old policy
If applying the tuberculin tests to
attle will be continued with renew
I'd vigor by r. A. Pearson, the new
sattle commissioner, who succeeded
charles A. Wieting In April Mr..
Aearson said that as soon as the
department
Few appropriation for his depart
nent is made available he will put
% work his full force of inspectors
every dairy county In the State
rom which may come requests for
ne test or complaint is made of the
.7aspicion of tuberculosis in cattle.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-05-21
PRESIDENT TO THE GOVERNORS.
Striking Points in Speech 70 Notable
Gathering of Executives.

Washington, May 21.--With a
plea for the preservation of the nat
ural resources Of the country, Presi-
dent Roosevelt opened the confer
ence Of Governors called by him to
consider the subject.
Facing the President when he call
ed the conference to order was the
most notable gathering that has ever
assembled in the East Room of the
White House.
The President delivered the first
and principal address. the striking
points in which we're as follows:
This conference on the oOnserva-
tion of natural resources is in effect
meeting Of the representatives Of
all the people OF the United States
called to consider the welghtest
problem now before the nation.
When the founders Of this union
met at Independence Hall in Phila-
delphia the conditions of commerce
had not fundamentally changed
from what they were when the Phoe-
nician keels first furrowed the lonely
waters of the Mediterranean.
Our position in the world has
been attained by the extent and thor
oughness of the control we have
achieved over nature; but we are
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-05-21
Mrs. Guinness Dead.

Laporte, Ind, May 21.-The up
per and lower plates of artificial
teeth from the mouth of Mrs. Belle
Guinness were found in the ashes of
the Guinness home. DR.. l.. p. Nor
ton, who made the lower plate posi-
lively identified them.
The finding of the plates proves
beyond the shadow of doubt" said
Sheriff s. Shutter, that Mrs. Gun
ness was burned to death in the
fire."
The body Of Jennie Olsen has been
oflicially identified. Prosecuting
Attorney Smith said that Ray Lam
phere, now held in Jail here on the
charge of numbering Mrs. Guinness
and her children, will not be tried
before Sept. /.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-05-21
Thaw Refuses to Pay Debts.

New York, May 19.-It has been
learned that Harry X. Thaw, who Is
fighting for his freedom from the
Matteawan Asylum for the Criminal
Insane, has unpaid bills against him
amounting to approximately $780,
600, and that he refuses to pay out
dollar to his creditors as long as
he is officially insane. The creditors
number about one hundred and for
ty, and the amounts of their indi-
vidual claims range all the way from
$4,000 down to comparatively few
dollars. They include lawyers. doc
tors. alienists. and horde Of trades
people-in fact, nearly everybody
who had rendered service or sold
any thing TO Thaw. since his first
trial for the killing of Stanford
White.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-05-21
Canes Congressman Clark.

Jacksonville, Fla, May 19.-Con-
gresham Frank Clark and ex-Gov.
William Sherman Jennings were In
a fight at the Aragon Hotel here.
Jennings is cousin of William Jen-
hings Bryan and a candidate for
member of the National Democratic
Committee. In a recent speech
Clark declared that Jennings was re-
puted to be on the threshold of pau
perism when elected Governor, and
at the expiration of his term of Of
flee he was reputed to a very rich
man. Clark was standing In the
hotel lobby when Jennings entered
from the rear, and seizing Clark 8
walking cane, inflicted ugly wounds
upon Clark's head before any one
coud interfere.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-05-21
Eddyites Work Over Dead.

Asheville, N. c., May 20.-For
Ave days Christian Scientists dem
onstrated over the dead body of
crank j. Carpenter, wealthy citi-
sen, formerly of Savannah, Ga, to
bring the body back to life. When
the husband died his wife refused to
allow the body to be removed, and
when undertt kers came to the house
by orders Of the doctors she drove
shem away. She declared that her
husband was not dead.
She sent for Christian Scientists,
and declared her husband wanted to
speak to her." After several days
and all efforts had failed by the
Christian Scientists to resurrect her
husband, Mrs. Carpenter shut her.
self up alone with the body. Car
pen .er's body was spirited away by a
trained nurse and an undertaken
while Mrs. Carpenter was asleep, and
smbalmed.