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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-09
The BANK OF PINE BLUFF

, news Of local Importance. This news
| is in turn boiled down when Of general
! interest and put on the main trunk
line wire. AS q Texas publisher
aptly put it "a shooting in Cleveland
is of little Or no interest TO Texans
who fel! they can furnish ample news
Of this character for home consump-
ton"
THE Hearst News Service, said NJ
Mar lis absolutely non partisan. It's
only aim is to give its patrons the
best news service that can be gathered
and distributed, without regard to
legitimate expense. 1t has no interest
of any kind to serve except the in
tereSt of its patrons. AS q result every
patron is its friend and its growth is
inevitable ="
The Hearst News Service was incor-
porated under the law Of the state OF
New York u little more than five years
ago and WIS organized by c. J. Mar,
who is at present president of the
oeI VICE l ne HE ST Stdi 1llS Ddpe1o
We're on the list and this year II has
reached the 800 mark.
The phenomnal growth of the
Hearst News Service is due in a large
measure to Mr. Mars knowledge OF
new spaper making in all its branches
and 10 his organizing ability. Al
| though Il young man he has had a
| long and varied experience in the
newspaper business and his knowledge
has been gained by actual work in
each of the manifold departments
which go to make the machinery
which places u perfect newspaper in
the hands of its readers.
Tie has the faculty in (; marked de
gree OF imparting his own enthusiasm
to those who work with him, and like
all born leaders, he secures the loyal
support Of his subordinates This
and the merit of the Hearst News
Service have made Of it a great and
successful enterprise.
Among the papers with which con
tracts have been closed by the Hearst
News Service during the past month
are the following:
Winnipeg Telegram, afternoon;
Winnipeg Free Press, morning, Will
mington On. c. Dispatch, FLAGSTAFF
(ArizD Herald, Steubenville, (O) Ga
zette, Indianapolis Star, Bradford
Pa.) Era, morning, Bradford (Pa)
lRecord, afternoon; Erie (Pa) Dis
lpatch Meadvilc tPa. Star, New Or
leans World, Anderson dnd) Bull
letin, Marsha. ,Mich.J News, Vicks-
burg Democrat. jackson (Miss)
News, YOUNGSTOWN CO.. Telegram
Henderson IS. G, Mail. Kansas City
World. Sanday as we'll as siX-day al
ternoon editions: Denver Post, full
twenty -four service; Pine Bluff (Ark)
t,raphic ana !iot Springs GArk.) Bull
letin.
Expressions OF approval from pub
Fishers, business managers and man
aging editors OF many Of the hundreds
of dailies now taking the service
which have been printed from time 10
time in the Fourth Estate show the
esteem in which the Hearst News Ser
vice is now held.
The impartial handling OF political
matters and the transmission OF all
dispatches are heartily commended
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-09
WANT JUDGMENT AND
FIRST MORTGAGE
!. l.. Goodbar and F. G Bridges Bring
Suit Against l.. Y. and II. T. Van.
Valkenburgh to Satisfy an
Alleged Debt

A suit was filed in the Jefferson Cir.
cult Court yesterday by J. L. GoodhaH
and F. G. Bridges against l.. y. and II.
T VanValkenburgh, OF this city, in
which the plaintiff prays. for judS
ment against the defendants in several
suits, alleged to be due on promissory
notes and also asks that J L. Goodbar
be given first mortgage on certain
property owned by the defendants and
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-09
JAPAN Is SUPERIOR
III It's Medical Corps SystemProper
Attention Is Not Given American
Soldiers After Enfistment-Four
Times More Die From Disease
Than in Battle.
Special to the Graphic.

Washington, Feb, Sin VAS.
disease kills more men than bullets.
Disease. too. is preventab,c, but
many nations. including the United
States, overlook that fact in the CT
ganiation of t,-Cir army medical
corps The ren.v is very serious.
1t often happen, that men die in
military camps with barely SHADOW
of cause. The time is ripe now.
while We are al pe:ce, 10 take meas
ures that vi prevent suea mortal
ity in time Of war.
This is the iu.'e ment of Dr.. Louis
l.. Seaman. who had experience in
the AIispan0-American war In the
vou1teer army Of America, in tie
Boxer Rebellion in Gina and, as
special observer, N the Rnsso-Japa-
nese wa. He made a special STUDY
Of the medical systems Of the arm
les of the world, including those OF
the United States. England, Ger
many, Franco. Russia and Japan.
He expresses the opinion that the
American system IS seriously Cefl-
Client, as compared particulars with
Germany and japan, and in some
respects. is the worst OF all.
The American medical corps sys-
tenn in the army is archaic, he de-
clared. at is far inferior to that
Of Japan and inferior. practically to
that OF any Of the great nations.
With the restrictions that are thrown
around enlistment in our army. we
ought to be able to muster into our
service the cream, physically, OF the
men of the county. We do that,
too. but the trouble is we do not
give the men that care they shou'o
receive after they enter the rankh.
I'm all the wars during the past
two hundred years it IS quite SAFE
to say that four times as many men
have died Of disease as have been
killed in battle. think the per
centage is even larger than that. In
our little war with Spain, the figures
show that fourteen men dled OF
disease for every one that was Kill
ed in battle or died from wounds
received in battle. That fact alone
is a terrible commentary on our
present medical system. Japan in
its awful conflict with Russia, set an
example which the civilized world
we'll might emulate. 1t established
the fact that, even in military camps,
disease was preventable. History
was reversed in that war. Japan
lost only one man by disease where
it lost three by battle. In this con-
nection, ii must be understood, too,
MANY men who received gun-shot
wounds recovered through the skill
full surgery of the Japanese, who
might have succumbed had they
been treated by the medical corps
Of any other nation.
THE real object OF modern med
ical practice is to prevent, rather
than to cure disease; to take such
measures as will protect the soldiers
in camps from the attacks OF disease.
II is awful to contemplate that g.
SAG picked of America died OF
disease Turing the Spanish -Ameri-
can war right in the camps located
in their native land. 1T is a hard fact
that the Japanese in their war with
Russia treated their sick prisoners
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-09

Washington has become an cXpen-
sive place to live in OF late. Hotter
,proprictors. boarding house keep
ers and real estate owner; want
part OF the increase from 50, 900 u
500 per year in the pay OF Con-
4ressmen.
Il wish could find a reasonable
place to live in, is an expression
frequently heard about the House
and Senate 1t is not really tAt in-
crease in the cost OF living that hts
Congressman and Senators. for the
majority OF them can we'll stand the
expenses, but they do not IKE to b"
imposed upon.
The majority Of the men in both
branches OF Congress are born tight
crs. They owe their success inlif2
to their aggressive qualities and il
go6s hard against he grain TO pas
sively submit 10 rr'cen thal are
nothing short OF eXtOrtiOn.
Senator Stephenson. one of the
oldest and perhaps now one Of the
wealthiest men in the Senate. said
the other day that while he had q
desire to spend money, he preferred
to loosen his purse strings to other
than hotel proprietors
Senator Stephenson has been SOP
ping at one of the most expensive
hostellies in the city and he is now
seeking another place for himself
and his family.
I've got to do this if | want tC
have something to do with the dis
posing Of what money l have left,
he said. Before. coming here
gave AWAY 100000 to colleges il
my state, and l had planned to give
a l'ttlc more later on. If I'm to dc
this however, IA have to look out
for my board bills while in Wash
ington.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-09

Miss Meagin. expression teacher
of the Star City Baptist Academy, will
give a recital at the Baptist church
Friday night. She will be assisted oy
Miss Ryland Of Pine Bluff, who VIII
sing. and local musical talent Will
also assist in the program.-Warren
Democrat-News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-09

In the general prosperity OF on
country by having steady work snA
better wages than ever becorc--whxi
are you doing with your share?
Prudent workmen are making hay
while the sun shines"--thoy're build
Ing \ bank account a. our SAVING
Department while times 40 prosper
ous-getting 3 per cent interest on
their money.
Why not tnir hem?
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-09

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
Washington. Feb. Slime is so
Aeetine that one is amazed that Con-
gress has been SO lGnS in session
and still but title has been done
that should have characterized its
deliberations.
Thus far almost all the legislation
has been in the interest OF localities
or private bills for the relief CT i2di-
viduals.
The mcmnntouG questions upon
which so much depends have not
been advanced a. rapidly as they
should have been, and Wen enc
outsiders that politics and the APP
proachfn ing Presidential campaign are
destined to be uypcrnos.- in the
minds of every member Of the House
and Senate. one naturally wonders
whether or not grove questions VIII
receive the attention which trey
demand.
1t is probable that the old. Old
method OF "postponing until tn"
next Congress- is being resorted 10
as the elections which decided the
fate Of the Presidency OF tae United
States an1 many Of the members Ct
the House and Senate. will be de-
cided before December next, there
by relieving the present members OF
the responsibility OF disposing OF
the vital interests involved in the
question OF Tariff Currency, Inter
state Commerce. Ship-bnildng, Mer-
chant Marine and many others that
should not be very much longer de
fcrr~d.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-09
Mrs. John A. Logan Writes
On the Doings Of Congress

and Senate. can remomb ben when
no such charge was ever made and
it does seem that the legislators OF
other days We're more OutspOkcn IN
def nse Of their convictions of right
and wronS in matters OF legislation
than arc + 2 ,lators OF The present
day.
1t is to be hoped that the addition
Of the two gentlemen from Manila
Hon. Bcniti Lcgarda and Hon. Pablo
Ocambo dc Leon, will be able to
bring some valuable information
to Congress for guidance in lcgisla-
ton fer the Philippine lslandn.
From sketches received of them,
it would seem that they are men OF
experience and intelligence and
should be able to make valuable
suggestions as to what would ad-
vance the interests Of the peop,e OF
thcs0 islands.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-09

G. II. Martin Of the Murphy Martin
Dry Goods Company is in New YORK
making large spring purchases for his
establishment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-09

One ambitious Congressman has
suggested that they begin the SEES
sions at nine O'Clock in the morn
ing 1t goes without saying that hc
is a new member, otherwise he
would have known that from that
hour in the morning until noon
Congress is busy i'll the committee
rooms of both houses. where the
creates amount OF work is dcne. 1t
is here that all bills are discussed
and prepared for the action of the
two hounes. Certainly moth 'ng
could ever be accomplished without
this preliminary work in the com
Inittee rooms.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-09

overheard conversation be
tween two ladies in the gallery 4
few days ago. 1t was evidently the
first time either Of them had wit
messed a session of the Senate,
although it was evident that one OF
them was acting as guide TO her
companion and wanted her to have
the impression that the deliberations
of the Senate were an open book to
her.
What are they talking about
asked the stranger.
Laws, said the other.
oh" said the other, much en-
lightened.
After awhile she asked if one
man could have the Senate give his
constituents any law he wanted.
"Of course not, replied the other.
We'll. | didn't know-one man
has been doing all the talking since
We came, She said
why. said her wel-informed
companion, 1t sometimes requires
the united efforts Of three or four
men in speaking for a bill to secure
its adoption.
All of which goes to show thai
ineXperience sometimes hits the
mark
Reverting to the work i'll the COM
mittee rooms, the constituents OF
every single member OF the House
and Senate make innumerable de-
mands which must be submitted to
the President and, consequently
they must have some time to lay
these various matters before the
chief executive.
There is no other time when they
could do this except in the morning;
therefore ii may well be said that
the most effective work performed
by any member is done before tn
meeting of the two houses at noon
Congress must not be criticized
for not giving time enough to duty
but if there must be criticism II
should be for lack OF decisiveness
and boldness OF action.
It is claimed that timidity has fo1
a long time characterized the &C
lions Of the members Of the House
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-07-15
PUBLIC RECORDS.
Instruments Filed as Reported By The
 Prescott Title Go.
July 3.

July !. Brunswick Blake Collender Co. { Paz X Co.,, Agreement, $259.45. l mos. Pool Ttable, Jerome.
 United States, to James II Smith Patent. Atlanta, Patanka, Maude g Brooklyn, Side Line, Blunderbuss, Re, Cross, Dummey, Unkle John, K 9 TOR Massade, Merrimac & Star Mines, Ca. tie Creek Dist.
 A. M. Ranger to F. w. Wood, Nj Deed. l-2 int. in Nora B. Mine. Peel Dist.
 A. M. Ranger to F. W. Wood, Ia Deed. All int. in Nora B. mine, Peel Dist.
 F. w. Wood to Swastika Develop ment Company, M. Deed, Isis & F in, m Nora B. Mines, Peek Dist.
 F. w. Giroux to Swastika Develop ment Co.,, NJ. Deed. l.l2 int. in Nor, B. mine, Peck Dist.
 Geo. II. Cramer to swastika Deyel opment Co.,, M. Deed. 1.l2 int. in Nora E. Mine, Peek Dist.
 Geo. II. Cramer to swastika Devel opment Co, M. Deed, l.l2 int. in Nora IS. Mine, Peck Dist.
 James NJ. Elder to swastika Deve, opment Co. NJ. Deed. l.l2 int. in Nora B. Mine, Peck Dist.
 J. NJ. Enoninas appropriate 30 ins water of spring near Yeager Canon.
 July 6.
 Wm. Loy to David Loy, Bin of Sale sooo. Cattle ranging on Oak Creek.
 Geo. II. Ball & wm. Gift appropri. a'e 200 ns' water of Big Bug creek.
 R' w. Willard to Geo. Moore. Re. lease. Rises Mtge. of 4.23.O6.
 Guy Allen to w. w. Gnash. W. A. young Jr., X John A. Patton, M. Deed. copper Glance, Copper Sulphuret. Alum ofeek' Chief, Depression, Confidence & Eureka Mines, Eureka Dist.
 ohas' II. Hooker & wi. to l.. Gadet,e. M' Deed # int, in Nos. l, 9, 3, of wonder Group Mines, Verde Dist.
 U. H. Fulton X J. NJ. Conner file AT A. A. Work on Last Chance Mine, Walker Dist. "'' d. t. Bradbury, Co. Recorder, ap. points John Roberts as deputy.
 A. J. Head ct al. incorporate Cata. ract canyon Power Company, Capital Stock s3,ooO,OOO.
 Prescott Improvement Co.,, to F. c. 'ig' Deed, $2OO. Lot 8, Blk. l3, Whip. pc Heights, Add. Prescott.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-07-15
THINGS LOOKING BETTER.

The business outlook is showing un. mistakable signs of improvement. The Chicago Record Herald, in taking a conservative view of the situation, pro. nounces it encouraging. Railroads are re-opening closed machine shops, new coke ovens are being fired in the Pitts. burg district; thousands of men are being re'mployed; one important rail. road finds it's business increasing so steadily that n threatened reduction of wages is abandoned; the building trades in many cities are in flourishing condition.
 Agriculturally the prospect is, in. deed, gloriously bright. The latest crop estimates are as cheerful as any. one could wish them to be, and the bankers say there will be no trouble whatever about financing the moving Of the grain and other staples to be harvested. While preparations under the emergency currency act are in pro. gross, in order to obviate the possibil. ity of surprises" it is felt that this year, at all events, there will be no need of recourse to the anti-panic pro- visions of the act The banks have plenty of money, and no legitimate bus mess IS denied proper accommodation on reasonable terms.
 The latest statistics of bank failures indirectly corroborate the positive evi denee of improvement of the above de. scriptions. For June the defaults and insolvencies compare more favorably with last years figures than those of any previous month of 1908. The sec. ond quarter of the year registers n de. crease of about one-third in failures as compared with the first three months. In other words, the mercan. tile death rate" is diminishing and business conditions are becoming more healthy.
 And now for sane and rational presidential campaign, without silly and dire prophecies, in the interest of reyiving prosperity as well as for the sake of the general fitness and decency of toings.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-07-15
ACosTA's SLAYER NOT
 Ex0NERATED BY JURY
From Sundays Daily,


 Outside of the facts of the shootinv of Modesto Acosta in the Hortado sa. loon on south Granite street Friday night at o'clock, as published in yes. terday's Journal Miner, no evidence was introduced at the coroner's inquest yesterday afternoon, although five wit. nesses to the shooting testified. The Jury, however, did not exonerate Bar. telo Sequeiros from blame. He will be arraigned before Justice of the Peace McLane Monday to answer to the charge of murder.
 The verdict returned by the coro- ner's jury is in effect that the body is that of one Modesto Acosta, Mexican, aged 3s years and n resident of Pres. colt precinct That on the evening of the 10th day of July, 1908, about s:3O o'clock, deceased came to his death from bullet fired from a rifle, said rifle held in the hands of Bartelo Se. querios, said shot being fired in n said saloon on South Granite street, owned by Hortado brothers. Said bullet en. tered the said body of said deceased through the said right leg, in the said back, coming out in front, causing him to bleed to death.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-07-15
CONNECTS BUILD GOOD
 ROADS IN PANAMA

WASHINGTON, July IA good roods movement has materialized or tbc isthmus uf Panama, according tt information given out in the war de
 pnrtmcnt The department announces
 that. within reasonably short time
 the canal zone will be equipped with highways as good as any in this coun try.
 But more interesting than this fact
 is the means by wnich the system of
 highways is being secured It is all
 being done by means of convict labor
 These prisoners, averaging about l5O
 in number, are divided into the long term men or fcons and the short term men or those imprisoned for misde' mcanors. The plan is practically re- production of that which is now in ef. feet in many of the state of the union, and it was put into effect in Panama, the department reports, for three req. sons. as follows:
 The improvement of the condition of the prisoners, the opening up to devel- opment of the fertile valleys of the canal zone, and Co reimburse the gov ernmcn, for maintaining its penal sys- tenn on the isthmus.
 All of these ends have been served, and the practice of using convict labor for road building has passed the exper. imental stage, because it has been in vogue since February l2 last. The pris- oners are put to work on the roads in groups of fifty and ere provided with a portable camp. This portable camp consits of big wooden building which has fifty hunks and wnich is built in sections SO that it can be taken apart, moved and put together again; tents for the officers, and a high barb. ed wire fence.
 The road building is done on a pre-. tentious scale. For instance, the high way HoW UtluH built lTOm shOuut nope to Gatun is twenty feet wire and seven miles long. Six or seven other roads have either been completed or are now building. They are all intended to cut through the mills, open up the hill coun. try and allow cultivation of every available piece of land in the canal zone.
 The most gratifying thing to the war department is that the division or engineer on the isthmus re. ports that the value of the work done by the conviets is far greater than the cost of maintaining them while they gre serving their sentences. The force does its own cooking, cares for the san. itation of the camp and moves the camp whenever that is necessary, so, that the only cost of maintaining the Sorkmen is the food cost and the slight cost of maintaining the guards who keep them at work.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-07-15
REANos THOMPSON CANDIDATE.
(From Sundays Daily.)

IJ.J
 At the earnest solicitation of n Ioroe number of the leading citizens of the verde Valley, Reanos Thompson of Up. per Verde has consented to become n candidate for the nomination of super. visor, subject to the action of the democratic county convention. His an. houheement appears in this issue.
 MT Thompson has resided in the val. Icy n number of years. He has been identified with many movements for the advancement of the eastern part of the county since making it his home. He IS farmer and stock raiser by oc. cupation, his success in these lines proving him business man of more than ordinary enterprise and iudp. mcnt.
 his claims for the nomination of su. pervisor will be pressed in the eonyen. tlon by large following, as he is con. sidered by his friends well fitted for the position and capable of solving the many knotty problems of county gov. ernment that come before the hoard from time to time.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-07-15
Gentlcness is the favori,e child of strength.

thoroughbred was never known to whine. Taft Bryan-"fielo Bill" Bryan to Tait-"Ielio Bill
 
 There be real happiness dollar cost of anothers heartache.
 If Bryan suffer the fate Democratic papers getting the away behind
 
 The sky full of rainbows philosopher who can still let every dawn of morning be him the beginning of life The publication of Presidential after happened special dispatch the public made newspaper
 The Journal Miner published Byans nomination and had at the homes of readers its han penng The alleged Democratic published the news as special the next day. Verify this is enterprsing
 
 The Democrats of Yavapa lot of consolation in the Democratic organs confession that the faithful likeness printed in the Journal Miner of the Democratic candidate needs rns to make perfect likeness of pictures of the devil Democratic doctrine make devil and wealth synonymous Bill grown c so there you ~ @ "'
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-07-15

IL, F. shepherd, eolored, proprietor of saloon on south Granite street, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Depu. " United States Marshal Tom Mooney, on a warrant charging him with aaying ,n ms possession goods belonging to the united states. shepherd was released on 5000 bonds for his appearance in the court or United States Commissioner Moore.
 The complaint on which the warrant was based was sworn to by an army of. heer at Fort Whipple. The arrest is in connection with the pawning or pur. case Of soldier clothing, alleged to have been found in Shepherds posses. sion last March.