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Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06

turned over to the Salt Lake Thursday and
will be rushed through. The delay in ship
ment has caused increased interest in
this new model 1t was expected two weeks
ago and the people who have impatiently
waited are more desrous than ever to see it
d. T. Althouse is touring in New York
and the New England states. He secured
his new Packard at the factory and viii
ship it to Los Angeles after completing the
tour.
The Durocar which made the flying leap
from the ferry boat at San Diego is now at
the Durocar factory being repainted The
car is owned by Prosecuting Attorney Kirby.
1t was being taken across the bay, and as
the ferry neared the shore the car was
cranked The low speed in and the car
with it's passengers leaped into the bay.
When it was taken out of the water the
next day it ran up to Los Angeles on its
own power after being dried.
D. M. Lee went to Santa Barbara Friday
to meet Lester Patee, who married last
week
William Klinger. the automobile insurance
man, after several days in Los Angeles, has
returned to San Francisco
w E. Bush wore a broad smile last week.
The Pierce Arrow agent has been busy and
in one week took in four deposits on Pierce
Arrow cars AS a result Bush says busi-
ness prospects are bright The first of the
1909 cars will reach here this month.
The Greer Robbins company report all
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
PRIVATE VIEW OF THE
FIRST NEW YORK SHOW

This year there will be the usual pri-
vate view of the exhibits at the Grand
Central palace, where the American
Motor Car Manufacturers association
will hold the ninth International auto
mobile show from December 81 to Jam
uary next. 1t will occur on the after
noon of December 81, and the associa-
ton has invited public officials, mem
bers of the Automobile club of America
and the Long Island Automobile club,
officials of the American Automobile
association and their guests to attend.
This private view will be from to 6
o'clock, and the public will be admitted
after p m. on New Years eve. No
exhibits will be received after that
hour.
While there will be no free list, any
recognized automobile manufacturer,
agent or dealer will be admitted with
out charge between the hours of 10 a.
m. and 1 p. m. daily by registering and
presenting proper credentials.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
CAR SINKS DEEP
IN NEVADA SAND
EXPERIENCES OF BOB MONT
G0MERY AND PARTY
Wind Had Caused Sand to Drift Like
Snow Until 1t Was Many Feet
Deep and Very
Soft

A four hours fight to move big car
fifty yards was one of the experiences
of Bob Montgomery and party OF
mining men in Thomas Flyer last
week. On ten days trip from Los
Angeles to the Nevada gold districts
and return the car went over all kinds
of roads, and the men who rode had all
kinds OF experiences. In the party We're
]. Mack, Bob Lankey, Superintendent
Squires of the Skidoo mines and John
Young, who held the wheel all the way
and successfully pulled the car through
some of the worst possible sand holes
and boggS.
Leaving Mojave, the car was driven
100 miles to Skidoo. This road Young
considered the worst in the country,
with the exception of an eight-mile
stretch across Death Valley.
From Skidoo the route led to Rhyo-
by way of the Stovepipe road. At
time this road was used consider
but of late 1t has fallen into dis
and Young said 1t had not been
for months. He had taken cars
this road twenty times before, but
er saw IL in such shape as it is now.
FOR eight miles the car sank to the
body in the sand. The winds had
caused the sand to drift like snow, and
in places it was so soft and deep that
the car would have sunk out of sight
had 1t not been for the solid surface
of the body and running board on
which 1t really floated.
Socn after the deep sand was reached
it became apparent that there was a
fight ahead. A tent which was part Of
the equipment was torn into strips and
these placed number of yards in ad
vance of the car to give the wheels
traction. 1t was necessary to put the
Jacks on planks and jack the car out
of the sand. Young would give 1t the
gun only to have the car plunge for
ward about three feet and again sink
to the running boards in the sand.
This continued for four solid hours.
The heat was so terrific the men could
work only few minutes at time.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
NEW IDEA TO KEEP
TAB ON SPEEDSTERS
Would Equip All Cars with Special
Instrument, Which Would
Result in Noisy
Streets

Automobile Editor The Herald: ]
am interested in motoring laws and
have a suggestion l would like to
make. 1t would do away with the
motor cops and at the same time en-
able the police to keep a close tab on
the speed violator. A law should be
passed forcing every car to be equipped
with a whistle which would begin to
blow whenever a car exceeded the
speed limit
l submit the suggestion for your ap-
proval. ALMOST A MOTORlST.
Well, Mr. Almost A Motorist, the
automobile editor fears that should
such law be passed strangers in the
city would think Los Angeles had a
continual circus parade of calliopes.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
RACER TO BE
PUT IN SHAPE
WHITE STEAMER ARRIVES
FROM THE NORTH
kisseIkar Was Sent Over the Road to
Mount Badly and Its Crew
Studied the
Course

The White Steamer which is to race
the Kisselkar from Los Angeles to the
top of North Baldy September 90 ar
rived Friday and will be put in shape
for trial trip over the course the last
part of the week.
The Kissel spent three days on the
course last week, and Bert Latham,
who will drive, and C. p King, the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
GREATEST FIGHT IN YEARS TO
BE STAGED TOMORROW AT VERNON
MIDDLEWEeHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD is STAKE TO
BE WON AND LOST

Despite Battles Are Be Fought in CALI
in Days. the Stanley KetcheB1y Papke
Easily Takes Precedence Most Important and At
tractive Pugilistc t. Both Principals Finish
Training Today and Are Ready for the Great Trial
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06

The British government is trying to force
the motor clubs to call off their scouts which
they not likely to do, it is only their
presence that makes some of the roads out
of London at all available for motoring
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
HI. Myers Resigns.

II, II. Myers, register of the United
States Land Office at Little Rock,
made public the fact Tuesday that he
wired his resignation last Friday to
James r. Garfield, secretary of the
interior, and that the resignation was
forthcoming because the secretary
wired asking that the resignation be
rendered Immediately. The resigna'
ton was demanded because Mr.. My
ers had accepted the nomination for
Congress in the Second congressional
district of Arkansas while already in
the employ of the government.
Mr.. Myers explained that on last
Friday he received a telegram signed
by James R Garfield, secretary OF the
interior, which read
Having accepted congressional
nomination, your resignation is re-
quested .
Following the instruction of the tele-
gram Mr. Myers wired Mr.. Garfield
as follows:
Compliance with your request of
even date resignation mailed today"
As indicated by the telegram, Mr..
Myers mailed his resignation, and he
is merely waiting the formal accept.
ance of II
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
State Capital Notes
Gets Liberty on Bail.

". l.. Greer, who was charged by q
eoroner's jury with the unjustifiabIe
killing of James w. Reneau. was al
lowed 10 give bail Tuesday in the sum
of $4,000 Bail was granted by Judge
Lea Tuesday morning after w. f.
Tucker had been cross examined by
the state. No argument was made by
counsel either Tor Mr. Greer or for the
state.
In a habeas corpus proceeding the
burden of proof is on the defendant
and for that reason. after the testi-
mony had been submitted, Judge Lea
asked Mr. Rhoton who is Mr.. Greer's
attorney. if he cared to argue the case,
Mr.. Rhoton said he did not unless the
court had some doubt as to the right
of the defendant TO give bail.
4 am clearly of the opinion this is
a bailable case" said Judge Lea. The
state through Roy ID. Campbell, prose
cutting attorney, declined to make any
argument.
In fixing the amount of bail, Mr..
Rhoton said that he thought a dollar
would be sufficient TO guarantee Mr..
Greer,s appearance i'll court when
wanted, but suggested that the bond
be fixed in any amount not exceeding
$1,000 He maintained his client could
make qualified bond for 100000.
Without objection the bond was fix
ed at $1,000
The bond was signed within few
minutes after the court announced its
decision and Mr.. Greer was not re-
turned to Jail
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
To Raige Fund for orphsnage.

handsome brick orphanage. capa-
BILE of accommodating 100 homeless
children. will be erected by the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, South at the
corner of Fifteenth and Commerce
streets. Little Rock, at cost OF
100000
Al meeting Of The laymen from
all portions Of the state. held Thurs
day at the Masonic Temple in Little
Rock, this decision was reached, and
plans were perfected for, raising the
fund. which Is to be collected by
subscription within a period of 80
days.
Rev. NJ. b. Umsted Of Beebe was APP
pointed 10 have charge of the CAM
paign for raising the funds. but it was
decided that one layman in each of the
p districts in the state would be ap.
pointed to have charge of the work
in his particular district The church
has had the plan of rebuilding the
orphanage under consideration for
some time, and those who attended
the meeting Thursday were enthu-
siastie in their support of the project.
The church now owns three lots at
Fifteenth and Commerce streets, upon
which is large wooden structure used
for the home. The orphanage is in
charge of the matron and one assistant
and they are aided in caring for the
inmates by the older girl in the home.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
Plurality for Donaehey se.o5e.

Secretary OF state o. c. Ludwig has
the official returns OF the recent eloc-
zion from all the counties in the state
Of the vote for the I'VE constitutional
officers Governor secretary of state,
attorney general auditor and treas
urer
Mr.. Donaghey received a smaller
vote than any of the other candi-
daes for the constitutional officers,
and Notwithstanding he had two can
didates opposing him. while each OF
the others had only one his plurality
over his Republican opponent IS
greater than the majorities received
by Ludwig, Norwood, Yates OF lobe
over their respective Republican op.
ponents
The largest vote. 1l6.190, was polled
by Hal /. Norwood, the Demo
cratic candidate for attorney general,
but his majority was 27S less than
Donaghey,s plurality over Worthing-
ton. his Republican opponent for
governor
James l.. Yates, for treasurer re-
ceiYed the next highest number of
votes, being 1888 less than was re-
turned for Norwood and 5,295 more
than WAS pollcd by Donaghey
Jobe, for auditor. received S.67s
more votes than Donaghey and ,633
less than Norwood, and Ludwig. for
secretary of state. received l,766
more votes than Donaghey and 3,5i6
less than Norwood
The returns show that the total
vote poled for governor in the 70
counties was 1854. of which George
W. Donaghey. the Democratic nomi-
nee. received Hits; John l. Worth
ington, Republican nominee, 45.409;
J. Sam Jones, Socialist nominee 6,7S7.
Donagheys majority is 59,2S2 and his
plurality over Worthington is $1,000
The vote for secretary of state is
as follows: o. c. Ludwig. Democrat,
tf3.244; T. o. Fitzpatrick, Republican.
50675. Ludwig's majority, 62.5G9.
For attorney general-Hal l.. Nor
wood Democrat, 1920; T. o.
Youmans. Republican. 50,999. Nor
woods majority. 65,791.
State auditor-J r. lobe. Demo-
crat. 115.157; A. A. Keller. Repub-
lican. 81 ,404 Jobe's majority, 3d.
1853.
State treasurer-James l.. Yates,
Democrat 1858; W. b. Burrow.
Republican, 50,950. Yates majority.
$500.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
A Limited Dollar WAGE.

Cotton pickers are receiving 81 per
100 pounds in the vicinity of England,
Lonoke county, according To Postmas-
ter Schooley of that place, but 1t IS
only in the lowlands northeast of Eng
land. where it Is necessary TO gather
the crop at once lest heavy rains
should come and inundate the fields.
The cotton. too, Mr.. Schooiey says.
is of a rather poor grade and picker
cannot gather as many pounds as in
a first-class crop.
The tenapting price is having its
effect on the negroes. and the other
plantation owners of that district find
it necessary to raise their price in
order to secure help AS high as so
cents is being offered on plantations
where the growth is heavy and easy
to pick but in all other portions OF
the county and in Pulaski 80 cents
remains the ruling rate.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
REYNOLDS Held to Grand Jury.

Conductor L. Reynolds, charged
Of Clint Ruff, by throwing him from
the door of an Iron Mountain caboose
into Walnut lake on the night of
September u, was given preliminary
hearing at Dumas Friday before JUS
tee Norman Moore. Reynolds was
held to the Grand Jury on a charge
OF murder in the second degree and
his attorneys at once announced that
they would appeal to Judge Grace, at
Pine Bluff, for bail. Justice Moore
declared there was not sufficient evil
dence against Reynolds to warrant
his being held on the charge of first
degree murder.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
Hope to Effect a Compromise.

There will be a lull in the agitation
for lower freight rates until the rail
roads and the shippers of Little Rock
confer with each other on October 6
and 7. On these days. representatives
from the Iron Mountain the Rock
Island and the Cotton Belt will dis.
cuss the reasonableness of the % per
cent advance in rates, with the Exeeu-
tive Committee of the Merchants
Freight Bureau The shippers. who
are willing To give in somewhat, be-
lieve that compromise will be effect
ed.
Arbitration worked in Memphis. and
Manager Bragg believes that it will
in Little Rock. At all events, all legal
action against the roads will be dropped
until the results of the conference are
shown. As one of the most prominent
shippers said: We are going to do
everything to allow the railroads to
come to terms. We dislike rousing
enmity between the two sides through
legal fight. when all differences may
be adjusted amieably, in conference.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
A Far-Reaching Fight.

Herbert Mitchell, young white
man, was arrested at TeXarkana Fri
day morning by Deputy United States
charging him with interfering with
and retarding the United Safes mails
while in transit. The prisoner was
later held to the federal grand jury
under bond of $3.50, which he gave.
The charge grew out of an alterca-
ton at the Union station last August
between Mitchell and negro en-
ploye at the baggage room, a part OF
whose duties was 10 truck the mail
between the trains and mail transfer
office.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
. NEWS OF
ARKANSAS
Rice Airship Refused to Fly.

Rice Airship Refused to Fly.
The theory OF a large gas balloon
encased fixedly TO the mechanism OF
the airship it IS 70 float, received an
other disappointing setback at Hot
Springs Sunday afternoon when the
Joe Rice airship endeayored 10 make
its initial flight
Rice had undertaken 10 construct
his airship along more extended lines
than ever attempted before. The
fragile framework extended from nose
to nose of the great balloon that Was
to lift it, and was connected further
to the bag by a circle Of aluminium
betting which encased the bag along
a parallel with It's widest points.
Under the framework of the bag VAS
wholly encased and firmly fixed 10
the airship mechanism When Prof.
Carl Meyer of New York first ex
amined the affair he shook his head
in doubt. But it was the Rice theory.
and he permitted the inventor TO pro
coed without the Encouragement OF
his doubts.
1T is a problem yet unsolved, to
make a moving, squirming gas balloon.
and fragile bit of framework CO.
operate in unison.' was all PROT
Myer said. Sunday the first flight
was to have been attempted. With
everything in readiness the ballast
bags were carefully taken away one
by one. while men stood about the
framework carefully watching the Ell
fects when the mechanism became
dependent on The gas bag.
With Rice as the pilot. and the en-
CINE well in motion. the balloon was
taken charge Of by several men, and
slowly allowed to rise about six feet
The result was disappointing The
framework constructed OF steel tubing
was pulled hard at one place. while it
was loose al other points, as the bag
swerved but slightly, and was wa,ped
so badly that further effort at flight
was impossible. It was hauled down.
dismantled of every foot of unneees-
sary tubing, the circular belt removed.
and when the next attempt at flight
il made ii will be with the steering
mechanism of the inventors ship
floating under the balloon bound only
by the lax soft cotton rope used as
netting.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
5000 Protest Against Saloons.

A petition. estimated to bear the
NAMES of $4,000 Of the adult inhabi-
tants residing within d radius of three
miles of the Peabody school house,
asking the county court to prohibit
the sale or gift OF liquor within this
district, was filed with County Judge
c. T COffman Saturday afternoon.
The petition was placed on file by
w. II Wilson, who represents the
Church Temperance Federation in the
fight that is being made against the
liquor interests in Little oek and Pu-
laski county
If the county judge recognizes that
they have majority OF the adult
inhabitants of the territory described
in their petition, he is compelled
under the law 10 order all saloons
closed at once and TO refuse to grant
any additional license in the district
until the saloons are returned by a
petition similar TO the one BY which
they were put Out OF business, which
cannot, however, be filed within a
period of TWO years.
While claiming that l5,0o0 names Is
no doubt a majority of the adult III
habitants in the district described in
the petition, Mr.. Wilson declares
that they have not asked the county
judge to act upon the petition filed
Saturday, and for that reason have
not counted the number OF signers.
Hundreds of petitions are still in
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
Two Pardons Granted.

Henry Gardner, convicted in the
mayors court in Wilmar, March 80,
on the charge of petit larceny and
fined s25 and sentenced to 80 days in
jail, was granted a pardon Tuesday
by the governor.
Governor Pindall Tuesday granted a
pardon to IVES Jackson, convicted in
the Crawford County Circuit Court in
June, 1907, on the charge of bur-
glary and grand larceny, and sentenc-
ed TO four years Imprisonment in the
state penitentiary.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
Saline County Fair Opens.

An industrial parade of 5000 peo-
pie, nearly half a mile long, opened
the Saline county fair Tuesday. In
the afternoon g. r. Belding and
Judge Curl, both of Hot Springs and
also Judge Ronham of Benton spoke
OH matters of general agricultural in
terest.
The exhibits are considered the an
est in years, with the exception of the
live stock. This department, although
represented by splendid specimens, is
very small The art department was
generally conceded to have shown
the broadcast develoyment over pre-
vious years.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
Penitentiary Is Worth 100000 More.

Y. H. Flippin of Marion county,
and E. ]. Stevens of Union county,
members of the board of appraisers
the property of the state penitentiary,
began their work of appraisement
Saturday. They spent the day taking
inventories at the new and old peni-
tentiaries and completed this part OF
the work Monday,
The board is OF the opinion that
the property will exceed III value the
amount of the appraisement OF last
year by at least 100000 During
the last year the penitentiary board
purchased about zoe mules and 100
cows, and spent money on improving
the levee at the state farm These
expenditures, together with the pur-
chase of a new gin outfit, agrieuI-
tural implements and other things
for the use of the conyicts and for the
operation of the farm and camps, the
board believes, will increase the value
of the property of the penitentiary
not less than 100000
Last year the penitentiary property
was appraised at s356, $50. A, as fol
lows: Old penitentiary, S15.34E.49;
new pententiary, SS9,207.50; electric
plant, $40 $3.50; brick yard plant
$2065.65; state farm, S226,129.50;
Big Rock camp, $92445; Roland
camp, S997,45; Wynne camp, $f7G90.
Total, 1886, 2S044.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
Jails Man Who Shot Him.

John G. Roberts, who shot and
wounded Sheriff Mooney in Baxter
county recently. was placed in the
penitentiary Thursday night. He is
sentenced to two years on the charge
of assault with intent to kill 1t was
reported at first that Sheriff Mooney
had been killed in the attempt to cap
ture Roberts, who. with his wife,
locked themselves in their bone and
fought off the possee of men for some
time The sheriff recovered from the
wounds, however, and was able to
take Roberts 10 Little Peck.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
peserters Brought Back.

Deputy United States Marshal
George n. Poole of Memphis arrived
at Fort Logan II. Roots Thursday morn
ing with Frank Haenlen and Alexander
]. Nichols. Two privates charged with
deserving from the hospital corps at
Hot Springs. and caught by Poole at
Memphis. The men were placed in the
guard house to await trial by court
martial, which will be held in the
they be found guilty as charged they
will be sentenced to the government
prison at Fort Leaysaworth, Kan.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
Injuries Prove r staI.

Oscar Samples. 40 years of age,
died on the W. r. Brown farm one
mile north of Corning Saturday night
at 5 o'clock, from injuries sustained
in runaway the day before He was
on his way 10 town with a COW which
had Just been butchered when the
horses became frightened and ran
away Samples jumped from the rear
cEa 81 the wagon, striking on his
head. dashing his brains out He died
without saining consciousness. He
leaves a wife and three small children
In destitute circumstances.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
Boy Killed BY a Tree.

The funeral OF the 11-year-old son
of John Bumpass of Bayou Meto town.
ship. who, was killed Monday
night by tree falling on
him was held at Cabot Tues.
day afternoon at O'Clock from
the family residence The boy, in
company with his uncle Dave Al.
bridge, and a number of neighbors,
went possum hunting Monday night.
A 'possum was freed" and when the
tree was felled to capture the game.
It fell across the boy. killing him in
stantly
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-08
Agent swaty Transferred.

Special Agent A. Y swaty of the
government demonstration farm work,
has been transferred from the Little
Rock district TO one in east Oklahoma
under State Agent Bentiy of Okla
homa Mr.. Swaty has been instru-
mental in bringing about so success
fully the results of the experiments
tion by the federal government before
the farmers of this section in prae-
teal way and has maintained the
closest cooperation between the feder-
ell and state agricultural bureaus.