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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-09-03

Charged with padding his account,
Oliver l. Parks, postmaster of Shoal
Creek, has been arrested and placed
under $3.50 bond The arrest was
made by Deputy Marshal Bean of
Fort Smith and he was taken before
the commissioner at Dardanelle, who
held the postmaster. The Shoal
Creek postofice is a fourth-class Of
fee and the remuneration is based on
the receipts Mr. Parks is a mer-
shant as well as postmaster at Shoal
Creek
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-09-03
Bond for Garfield Lewis.

Garfield Lewis, the Lincoln town
ship, Garland county, school teacher
charged with staying John Fisher and
cutting his son seriously in an alter
cation over the fouling of a school
spring supply, was Saturday ordered
liberated under bond in the sum of
$4,000 to await the action of the
Grand Jury
The bond was promptly made, and
Lewis has returned to take charge of
his school
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-09-03
A New Daily Paper.

Argenta is to have another daily
naper. a stock company, with $4,000
capital, having been formed Monday
afternoon for tie purpose OF financing
the new venture.
The new daily will be issued with
in the next six weeks" said Frank \.
Henderson, one of the promoters.
The stock has all been subscribed
and a man is now in st. Louis pur-
chasing the plant. The publication
will. in all probability, be morning
paper, as we were unable to purchase
the plant of the Daily News, as was
our first intention. The policy OF the
paper will be for a cleaner, better
and a more progressive Argenta.'
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-09-03
Oil at 500 Feet.

Oil was struck Wednesday at a
depth of soc feet by the Nichols Oil
& Gas Company, in their well on Salt
river near Lockesburg.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-09-03
Election viii be Legal, Says Kirby.


The discovery that the new law of
Arkansas setting the date for the gen.
eral state election for this year con-
flicts with the old law and makes it
possible for the law to be interpreted
to mean that the election can be held
either on the first or second Monday
of September, has been made and re-
ferred to Attorney General w f. Kir-
by, who Thursday night gave out an
official opinion to the effect that the
law, although in conflict, should be
interpreted as the legislature evident
ly intended, and that is, that the cleo
ton should be held on the second
Monday in September.
The inaccuracy in the law is con-
sidered of Importance by politicians,
as the Republican organization in
some counties, and possibly in the en-
tire state, could attempt to cast its
vote the first Monday, while the Dem
ocratic vote will be cast one week
later, Monday, September IA. Repub-
lican leaders have not announced
definitely whether they will take ad-
vantage of the opportunity, but it is
believed that they will.
The law formerly provided that the
state election should be held the first
Monday in September. The last legis-
lature amended the law, which was
made to read that the election should
be held the second Monday in Sep
hA Low RI
second Monday in September, 1908.
Until then, however, the old law
would remain in effect. That being
the case, the old law is now in eff
feet, and will be on the first Monday
in September, and under the law the
election should be held the first Mon
day Then, when the new law goes into
effect, according to its own pro-
visions, a second election should be
held on that day, the second Monday
in September. Two state elections
are palpably impossible under the
constitution.
Those who have investigated the
law declare that the intention OF the
legislature in enactlng it is clear
They state that the legislature evil
IDENTIFY desired that the law should
be put into effect this year, and that
the election this year should be held
on the second instead of on the first
Monday in September That the legls-
lature failed TO provide for the law
going into effect before the election
time cot NV tho old law is considered
an oversight
II is on this ground that Attorney
General w F. Kirby holds that the
election should be held on the sec
ond Monday.
1t has been reported that the he
publican organization in several coun-
ton were planning to cast their votes
the first Monday on the strength oil the
conflict in the law. Prominent state
Republican Thursday night stated
that they had not investigated the
question thoroughly, and were not III
positions to make definite statements
as to what action the Republican
party would take in regard TO the
question. However, F. w. Tucker,
chairman of the State Republican
Central Committee, stated that he dld
not believe that the Republican party
of the state would take advantage or
the defect in the law. A similar state
ment was made by U. S. Bratton, an
other prominent Republican IN Ar
kansas.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-09-03
Mr.. Vncenheller May Quit Work.

Unless my health improves l shall
resign" was the statement made Sat
urday by w. G. Vinconheller, director
of the experiment station at the Uni
versity of Arkansas, who collapsed in
Little Rock Friday during the session
of the Board of Trustees of the Uni
yersity while that board was inVes-
tigating his department of the school.
He was in a serious condition until
Saturday, when he showed much i'm
proyement. He was able to be taken
home TO Fayetteville Saturday night.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-09-03
Neoro Boy Slept on Track.

A 16-yearold negro boy named VIII
Reed was killed while asleep on the
Cotton Belt tracks sixteen miles east
of Texakana Sunday morning. His
body was found late in the day beside
the track, and there was a great
wound in his head where the wheels
of a passing train had struck him.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-09-03

The police of Fort Smith are look
ing for the men who robbed the store
of the White Trading Company at
Bonanza Thursday night The store
was broken into by burglars and
robbed of goods amounting to several
hundred dollars. The work is evil
IDENTITY that of professionals, and it
is believed they are in Fort Smith.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-09-03

Indicted by the Grand Jury on
charge of bootlegging, John Prince
was arrested at Arkadelphia Sunday
by Deputy Sheriff Golden and placed
in jail in default of bond
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-09-03

Mayor-Frank r. Robins.
Recorder-Opie Hartje.
Treasurer-W. J. wilkins.
Aldermen-First ward, Leo sehwafs 1nu -
c Holman: second ward w. ". Martin and I;
H. Newburn; third ward, Bruce T. Bullion ana
4. B. McCulloch.
City Council meets second and fourth Tuesday
uights in each month
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-09-03
GEORGE Wilkinson Wounded.

Monday night in an alteration al
band practice at Stuttgart, Dan
Gordon shot and slightly wounded
George Wilkinson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
UNITY BANK
 CLOSES ITS DOORS
Negro Savings Bank and Trust Company Goes Into the Hands of Recever-Iccated in Negro Masonic Temple on State Street-J F. Boyce of Cotton Belt Bank Appointed Recelver-Depositors Will Be Paid in Full, States the Unity President

The Unity Savings Bank and Trust Company located in the negro Masonia
 Temple closed it's doors Saturday for liquidation, X meeting of the directors Of the Unity bank was held Friday
 evening and the business of the bank was thoroughly reviewed. Owing f0 ;Ee general financial depression of the e Untry little business has been lone lateIy so the directors decideI ask Ter receiver and to place the bank in liquidation, Chancellor Elliott is sued his order for receivership Satur. day morning and appointed J. E. Boyce of the Cotton Belt Savings Bank and Trust Company as receiver. The Unity Bank and Trust Company was estab.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
BANKS REFUSE
 CITY SCRIP

S6 cents on the dollar but now the banks refuse to even make a quota- tion. The main cause of the banks refusal to discount the scrip is that if is dated payable January 10. 1910. or about eighteen months from the present date. With the payment so far off the banks are unable to dis count at a reasonable rate and make a profit.
 It is thought by some that the fear of the city's going dry and the con sequent losing of thousands of dollars of revenue to the city has influenced the banks in regard to the scrip. The revenue of the city from twenty-three saloons at $500 apiece means a con- siderable sum each year to the city treasury and if this were taken away, much of the scrip would go begging According to several some of the scrip now payable is overdue and the banks matters readjust themselves. It is reported that the aldermen will get busy Monday and make some arrange ments to meet the present difficulty. This is certainly desirable, as the police and fire departments have done their duty and deserve their pay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
NEGRO SW|mS BAYOU
 TO ESCAPE ARREST

Spectators Were treated to a rare spectacle yesterday along the bank of the bayou. It seemed as if a stage had been set for burlesque on Eliza crossing the ice in Uncle Toms Cabin
 Frank Gill, negro boy who has been stealing sacks and selling them tc the grain merchants, being too closely pursued by Officers Stanley and Bran son, jumped from the platform of the Iron Mountain freight depot into the flooded ravine and started swimming toward Sanders mill. The ravine here is flooded with water over six feet deep and Officers Stanley and Bran son did not follow Gill as they lacked gills. The dogs belonging to the de- partment were put on the trail but
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07

gates instructed for Secretary Taft today by decisions of contests in Flor ida and Georgia in Taft's favor by the Republican National Committed ill session at Chicago. All Florida dele gations except those from the Third district were awarded to Taft and this case was continued until Monday The committees decision on the First Second and Third Georgia districts al- so went over till Monday. A fight was narrowly averted between the Florida delegates when District Attorney J, \. Stripling, an anti-Taft man, admitted that forged tickets of admission to the State convention had been issued by Representative Butler Ames of Massa- chusetts, who led the fight ill the South against Secretary Taft.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
Frozen in Iceberg
 Two Weeks

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Victoria B. C., June 6.-Frozen face to face with another sailor and with a dead negro frozen to his back Steam boat Pete" the only survivor of the schooner John F. Miller, who was res- cued from a cake of ice in which he had been encased for two weeks, and brought back here alive, has recover ed but will be a cripple for life. The Miller sunk on Unimak Island, Alaska, January S. Two weeks afterwards the cod fishing schooner Ivy ran across the block of ice which had frozen over the three men. "Pete" was uncon- scious when rescuers came upon him, but a glass of whiskey revived him and he was brought back here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
Political Pot
 Boiling in Panama

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
 Washington, June 6.-At confer ence today with President Roosevelt Secretary of War Taft reported that the United States minister to Panama, Herbert Squires, had been pernicious- ly active in Panama politics. Minis ter Squires has been summoned to Washington and unless he can make satisfactory explanation of his con duct he will probably not go back. The republic of Panama has also made complaint against the American.
 Both President Roosevelt and Sec retary Taft agreed that the United States was bound to prevent trouble at the approaching election in Panama and if necessary the president will send more marines than the 200 re- cently' despatched, who will aid the 300 in the Canal Zone, in protecting the~polls.
 The policy of the White House will be to let nothing interfere with the building of the Panama canal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07

lost it when they reached the bayou. Mrs. Elmo Marsh saw the negroes
 stealing the sacks from the Marsh
 place on South Olive street and at once telephoned MT. Marsh Her lit tie boy followed them to town and they stopped at the Marsh Commission Company to sell MT. Marsh his owl sacks. MT. Marsh had already notified the police and before the sale was completed Officers Stanley and Branson appeared. The negroes broke and .ran, Speaker Ewing, how ever, being caught. Ewing was tried in the city police court before Judge Stewart and plead guilty, being fined S10. Gill has not yet been caught, though the officers are looking for him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
To Suppress White
 Slave Traffic

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
 Washington, June 6.-Under orders from President Roosevelt the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor will at tempt to reconcile the differences be- thorities in suppressing the white slave traffic. The department Twill carry out the provisions of the Paris convention.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
Six World Records
 Are Broken

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Philadelphia. June 6.--SiX world s records were broken by candidates for the Olympic meet on Franklin field of the University of Pennsylva- mia this afternoon. A. c. Gilbert, Yale University, made 12 feet ' 34 inches on the pole vault. Lawson Robertson of the Irish American Athletic club won the 100 meter race in 10 4-5 sec onds. Sheppard broke the 500 meter record. Daerborn of New York threw the discus 139 feet l inches. Sheri- dan threw the discus, Athens style, 116 feet inches. Cooke of Cornell broke the broad jump record with 23 feet inches.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
GROUND BROKEN
 MONDAY MORNING

1 Monday morning Major Fred Furth 0ill firmly plant his foot against a spade and lifting it with a mighty eff fort will let fly the first dirt in the eX-- cavaton for the new postof1lee Many AcitfzenS of Pine Bluff win be present to see this rare spectacle and inci- dentally to attend the breaking Of
 ground for the new Federal building. Many times has ye scribe started Gin
 print this postoffice but now the headline of the future will be The
 Postoffice Will Soon Be Completed.
 Jacob Althaus, the head contractor, as announced in Saturdays Graphic, spent that day in closing contracts and in most of the cases and as far as possible, these were awarded to Pine Bluff firms The excavating work was awarded to the M. M Bruce
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07

The members of the city police and fire departments are up against d rather tough proposition, it seems, in regard to their scrip, issued for their past months salaries. The banks of the city Saturday refused to quote any offering at all on the city scrip and the fire boys and blue coats have bit of nice yellow paper for last months sal ary but it just won't jingle. The GUS tom in the past has been for the banks to Dro rate the scrip among each bank and take care of it in this way. The scrip when last cashed was quoted at
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07

lished November 20, 1901, and was vel, known throughout the State, as it was one of the few negro banks in the South, exclusively run and controlled by negroes. The following are the of- iicers of the liquidated bank: J. N. Donohoo, president; r. N. Sneed, vice president; ]. W. Moore, secretary;
 Frank Robinson, R B. Hockenhull and !. T Duncan, directors. The bank at the time of closing and appointment of receiver had about $6,500 in depos- it's. J. N. Donohoo stated to the Ora phIc reporter that all depositors would
 be paid in full and that the bank had closed on account of dull business and not from losses OF bad investments.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07

Company, which starts the eXcavating Monday. The plumbing work was awarded to the Robinson Plumbing Company, while the Pine City Electric Company gets the electrical and wir- ing work. The stone and marble con tract was sublet to the Southwestern Tile Company of Little Rock. The steel work and several smaller con- tracts were awarded to PittsburS and other manufacturers. Owing to cer- tain technicalities the brick contract has not yet been awarded but ill all probability home company will get it, provided the brick come up to the required Government standard. The
 stakes for the excavating were set Saturday by Major Parks, the city en- gineer, and the work will be rushed to completion at once.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
PINE BLUFF GETS
 1909 CONVENTION
Pine Bluff Wins in Wak-Chosen by Reclamation as Meeting Place For 9O9 Conventon-Guy Lefar Elected Secretary and Dr. w. D. Buckner Chaplain of the State Travellers Mayor w. L. Toney Issues the Invitation For Pine Bluff and E. J. Kerwn Re- sponded to the Vote of Reclamation

|J. kerwin responded after Pine Bluff
 was declared the winner. Guy Leflar of Pine Bluff was elected secretary and Ed Rutledge of Fort Smith presi- dent. He was opposed by George Hartwick of Little Rock. The vote was Rutledge, 245; Hartwck. no. Rev. w. D. Buckner of Pine Bluff was elected chaplain by unanimous vote. B. H. Sandeford of Pine Bluff was elected first vice president, E. .B. Me Kennon of Clarksville, second vice president; Richard Thompson of Sul- phur Springs, third vice president; {; Henry R. Stone of Fort Smith, fourth
 vice president, The Pine Bluff dele
 gates left tonight for home on their special and will reach Pine Bluff Sun day morning at 1:30.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
Wife, Diploma and
 Order in One Hour

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Washington, June 6.-Midshipman Douglass Cordner of Wyoming got wife, diploma and order to join the battleship Tennessee in one hour. The bride, Miss Francis Lipscomb, is the daughter of Capt Lpscomb of the postoffice department. Miss English made it double event but Willett could not get permission from Uncla Sam
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
Special to the Graphic.

Special to the Graphic.
 Fort Smith, Ark, June G.-The Pine Bluff delegation had everything it's own way in the Travellers convention here today, securing the meeting for 1909 and three official honors. Pine Bluff was selected as the next meet ing place by exclamation after Little Rock and Fort Smith had extended in- yitations The Fort Smith delega- ton, which controlled things, remain ed loyal to Pine Bluff. Little Rock was completely shut out except ill the case of Jake Hirsch, who was re- elected treasurer Mayor w. l.. Toney invited the Travellers in behalf of Pine Bluff and George G. Wadleigh on be- half of the Board of Trade Judge E
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
Race War
 In Oklahoma

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Fl Reno, Okla, June 6.-Report reached here tonight of a bloody race war at Cleo Springs in which Ali Hunter and six other white men were killed and dozen negroes slain. A posse of 1000 citizens is reported to be in pursuit of the negroes and more trouble is feared. Details can not be obtained at present
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
Investigation of
 Tennessee Accident

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
 Washington, June 6.-Admiral Se- bre has ordered an investigation of the accident on the cruiser Tennes- see. The investigation will be espec- ially interesting because the accident occurred soon after an inspection by competent officers. The inquiry will go into the construction of the boiler tubes to determine if there was any defect
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
3o,ooo Vets
 Expected at Reunion

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Birmingham, June 6.-This city is preparing for 30,0O0 Confederate vet erans and visitors at the annual re- union, which opens Monday. Maj Gen. George P. Harrison will call the con vention to order, and the address of welcome will be delivered by Cover nor Conner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
Cure for Rabies
 Discovered

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Paris, June GA remedy for rabies, by an injection of both virus and new serum into the patient, has been dis covered by Dr. August Marie, chief of the Pasteur Institute laboratory. All experiments made on animals have been highly successful.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07

The Temple Sabbath school will give it's annual picnic next Tuesday afternoon and evening at Forest Park. The pupils of the school will meet at 1 o'clock on the Temple lawn with their parents and friends. From there they will be conducted on special cars to Forest Park All who go are re- Quested to bring lunch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07

Gen. R. M Knox, w. H. L.angfori and P. P. Byrd are in Little Rock today attending the funeral of Major
 J. T. W. Tillar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07

Carlyle Ramsey, son of Rev. T. Y. Ramsey. is in the city visiting his pa rents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-07
Forged Delegations
 Against Taft

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Chicago, une~6-Sixteen more del egates were added to the list of dele
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-29
Shot His Wife In His Sleep.
Washington Coroners Jury Accepts Hugh Hollis Strange Story
That He Killed Mrs. Hollis While Dream
ing Of Burglars.

ed in to find her daughter clinging to
the bedpost with a wound In her
breast.
"Hugh has shot mev' Mrs. Hollis
gasped as she fell into her mothers
arms and died. shot through the heart
Aroused by Mrs. Forsythe's screams.
Hollis jumped from bed, struck
match and lighted the gas. Daz-d,
Hollis could not be made to realize for
some time what he had done. When
he did he seemed on the verge Of going
insane. The revolver was on the floor,
and he made an attempt to get 1t, but
Mrs. Forsythe slid 1t out Of his way.
He rushed toward the bathroom, where
there was a razor, but Mrs. ForBythe
held him.
go for o doctorv' she begged. He
ran downstairs and to the home Of DR..
Dwight G. Smith.
"Come, doctorv' he said. "A terrible
accident has happened!
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-29

While sound asleep in bed at 8
O'Clock In the morning Hugh Hollis,
Jr.. . clerk in the internal revenue bu-
feau In Washington, shot and killed
his wife. Evelyn Forsythe Hollis.
Weakened by the shrieks Of his mother
1n-law, he tried twice to take his own
life, but In vain. A coroner's jury &C.
quilted him of all blame.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis, married three
gears, had one child, boy Of eleven
months With Mrs. Hollis mother,
Mrs. Emma Forsythe, the family lived
IN q cottage on the outskirts Of the
city. Husband and wife were deeply
attached to each other, and their devo-
t1on had been increased by the advent
OF the baby.
Mr.. Hollis is thirty years old. His
wife waB twenty-four. The only diver
sion the husband found away from
home was in revolver club Of which
he is member. He is one Of the fin
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-29
Notice to Creditors

In the Probate Court of Nc, -
County. Idaho.
In the matter of the estate ;.
James "A. Conner. deceased. "
Notice is hereby given bv n. :.
dersigned administrator Of thu ~
tate Of James A. Conner dece.saa
the creditors of. and all ner.,..
having claims against the sa,d =.
ceased, to exhibit them with ~.
necessary vouchers, within fou.
months after the first publication !,
this notice. to the said administr..
tor at the court house. the same Ia.
ing the place for the transaction n
the business of said estate in Lewis.
ton, county Of Nez Perez, state Of
idaho.
Signed and dated at Lewiston
Idaho. this 9th day of April, A. b
1908.
A. e. HINCKLEY, Administrator.
D SOD Apr 10 to May II.