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The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
TREASURY STATEMENT.

Reserve fund
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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
BIG CARNIVAL
OPENS MONDAY

What promises to be one Of the
finest carflivals given III Pine Bluff in
some time will be the merchants car
nival, given by the ladies of the Gene
terry Association. The carnival will
open Monday evening at s. o'clock.
Many valuable prizes will be given
away by the ladies and the merchants,
each evening. The baby show, which
is being looked forward to with so
much pleasure, will be given Wednes-
day afternoon, April 80, at p. m.
Many babies will be entered. Prizes
will be given for the finest and best
looking babies from three months to
five years. Music will be rendered all
the time. The ladies are making ev-
cry effort to make the carnival a
success in every respect. The car
nival and baby show will begin Mon
day, April q, and will continue sew
eral days and the carnival should be
largely attended for it is for the bene
fit of worthy cause.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
3. MUELLER DIED
SATURDAY MORNING

b. Mueller, 80 years old, for seven
teen years superintendent Of the local
plant of the Arkansas Cotton Oil Com
pany, and prominent Woodman, died
yesterday at his home at Thirteenth
avenue and Texas street. He leaves a
wife and four children. The funeral
will take place from the family resi-
dence Monday morning at $50 O'Clock
Reverend w. C. Schrader of the Luth-
eran church will conduct the services.
Mr.. Mueller was a popular and worthy
citizen and his loss will be keenly felt
among his many friends and acquaint-
ances.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
DON'T THROW TRASH
IN THE STREETS

City Santarian J. S. Currie report
ed Saturday that he had completed the
work of hauling away the trash piles
which were placed JIM the alleys of the
city April S. as a result Of the Clean
ing Day" activities brought about by
the ladies of the city and the city
officers AS result Of the one days
work large number of trash piles
were heaped in alleys throughout the
city and Sanitarian Currie, who had
charge Of hauling the rubbish away
says a total Of $50 loads were hauled
away.
From now on it will be a violation
OF the city ordinances for any one to
pile rubbish in the streets or alleys
and under instructions from the city
council the city officers will arrest any
one VITO dumps trash into the streets:
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
LUTHERAN SYNOD
HAS ADJOURNED
Citizens Light and Transit Company,
the Graphic and Others Thanked
For COurtesies Shown the Visiting
Delegates-Meet ut Little Rock
Next Year.

The meeting opened with prayer, the
chairman leading. The minutes of tae
last meeting were read and approved.
The conference took up a work Of
Rev. II. w. Bartels of FIT. Smith, Ark,
an exegetical, homiletical. pastoral
one on the gospel of the second Sunday
after Easter. The second work was
an English sermon by Rev. A. Fl.
Poppe of Little Rock, Ark, on II Pet.
1:19-21, which was to be model one
in language and expression. Both
works were adopted. The conference
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
DIR. PORTER WAS
ONLY A WITNESS

To eradicate from the minds, that
which may prevail in some, we have
been informed by good authority that
DR.. M. Porter, a practicing physician
of this city who appeared as an i'm
portant witness in the United States
Federal Court held in Chicago on
April II in the celebrated e L. Glinn
fraud case, was in nowise connected
with it other than witness. He had
no correspondence with the clients or
that association whatever except that
he received through the mail some adj
yertising matter of that association
which he promptly forwarded to the
postoffice inspector at Chicago, as he
should have done, and was later sum-
moned to court to testify to the fact
that he did receive such mail matter
through the United States mail
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
" here They Play Today.
Helena at Hot Springs.
Newport at Poplar Bluff.

Arsenta, Ark, April 25.-Although
the visiting boys from Pine Bluff had
on their batting clothes today, regis
tering seven hits off Solm, the new
twirler in the Argenta line up, they
overbalanced their slugging with five
costly errors that lost the game.
Beaver and his men labored hard to
win, but luck was against them Mar
tin proved about the hardest boxman
that Pine Bluff has presented to the
local batsmen in the series of games,
allowing only five hits. Fast fielding
Oh the part Of the home boys brought
them victory.
The Pine Bluff team returned home
tonight to meet the Hot Springs club
there Monday for three games. New
port will go to the Bluff City Thurs
day for a series of three games and
then Pine Bluff will take TO the road
again. The score:
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
MORE ENTHUSIASM
FOR 1909 Meeting

with the annual summer trips OF the
various travelling men.
Nine new members were listed last
night and all of the statesmen and
business men pledged themselves to
attend the Fort Smith meeting The
committee on uniforms, music and 9th
er special committees reported pro-
sress. President Trulock was author
lied to have a letter printed and sent
to every travelling man in the State.
urging them to support Pine Bluff for
the 1909 gathering.
A committee, composed of George
Wadleigh, Robert Finley, VIII Carr
and w. L. TOney, was named to con-
fer With the Board of Trade officials
and ascertain whether that body de-
sired to send advertising matter 70
Fort Smith. in the interest OF Pine
Bluff and to inform them that the
travelling statesmen from this section
would distribute it there during the
Fort Smith convention.
A committee, composed of Charles
Chestnut. d. B. Hatcher, Guy Leflal
and Victor Harrison, was appointed to
arrange a Pine Bluff yell" with which
the Pine Blufiians hope to be heard
and seen as well at Fort Smith. Pre-
paratons are being made for the joint
smoker which is to be held at the Ho-
tel Jefferson early in May by the To-
cal members of the Travellers and the
members of the Pine Bluff Board OF
Trade
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26

The committee on transportation
appointed by President w n. Trulock
Of the local branch OF the Arkansas
Travellers two weeks ago, reported
last night at the regular meeting of
the Travellers at the Hotel Jefferson
that they had selected the Cotton Belt
and Rock Island routes to Fort Smith
for the special train, which will car
ry two hundred local travelling men
and their ladies' to the Travellers con
vention CITY i'll June. James Harris,
Fstrict passenger agent for the Rock
Island road. was present at the meet
ing and he informed the Travellers
that every convenience and comfort
would be furnished the local delega-
lion. Either Mr. Harris or one Of his
assistants will have charge Of the spe-
cial. The local delegation viii 80
through Little Rock TO the Border
City
The regular meeting of the Travel
ers last night was a most enthusiast
tic one, being characterized by the
same sentiment and interest that has
been displayed at the several meet
ings for the past few weeks. Presi-
dent w n. Trulock presided and in
E. the absence of the secretary, Guy
Leflar, his duties We're performed by
Mover SOlmSOn
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to visit the wholesalers and
urge interest in, the coming conven-
ton, reported. \ petition, signed by
every wholesaler in Pine Bluff, was
presented in which they agreed to give
all their travelling and local statesmen
a three days vacation, during the For'
Smith convention, and to pay theil
salaries during their absence. The
brief vacation will in no wise interfere
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26

voted a special thanks to the congre-
CATION for their kind and liberal host
age and to the Ladies Aid Society for
the entertainment given in their be-
half last night. A vote Of thanks was
rendered to Mr.. II. Bringman for his
efforts in behalf Of the conference and
to the Citizens Light and Transit Co.
for kindnesses rendered. The sessions
adopted the last minutes and closed
with prayer, 10 meet in Little Rock, a
year hence. We also wish to express
the thanks to the Graphic for the
treatment received of the mang 1haeht,
The members will stay over Sunday
and visit the places of interest Sunday
afternoon. p.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
Must Vote on
the Bill Monday

Hearst News Special to The Graphic.
Washington, April 23..-After five
hours in heated debate in which Sena-
tors Beveridge and Piles bitterly up
braided Senator Aldrich the Senate
again postponed vote on the Piles
amendment to give the President four
instead Of two battleships Of the
Dreadnaught type. Senator Hale, chair
man Of the naval committee, forced the
adoption Of an iron clad order to vote
oh the naval bill before adjournment
Monday
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
500 KILLED
GEORGIA CYCLONE
Late Reports From Mississippi Louisiana, Alabama and
Texas Show Long List of Fatalities and Great De-
struction of Property Columbus, Cedartown and
Griffin, Georgia, Destro yed Yesterday by Death
Dealing Tornado.

destroyed Mississippi is probably the
worst sufferer, fifteen towns being
practically destroyed, 233 killed and
$40 wounded, In some towns not a
house is left The tornado passed in :
to Alabama and dstroyed the towns of
Albertyille, Bergen. Cedar Creek,
Democrat, Fort Deposit, Reds, Thorn
as Mills and Warrior The storm did
not reach Georgia until this afternoon
when it practically destroyed the
towns of Cedartown, Columbus and
Griffin. with fatality list estimated
at 800
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
Steamers Collide
in a Snow Storm

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
Southampton, April 25.-Thirty- five
of the crew of the British cruiser
Gladiator, with its commander, were
drowned as a result Of collision with
the steamship st. Paul of the Ameri-
can line in a snoWstorm this after
noon off Yarmouth. The Gladiator
made run for shoal water and sank
off the Isle OF Wight with only its
upper works showing. The stem of
the ST Paul was smashed but all pas
sengers are safe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
Showing in England
Business Suspend I'd

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
London, April 25.-The most re-
markahle weather for the last decade
has prevailed throughout the United
Kingdom, snow having fallen every
day since Monday. In some places it
is from inches to a foot deep. The
thermometer has been down to freez-
ing point Continuous snowfalls in
streams to overflow causing heavy
losses. Business is practically sus-
pended.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
COTTON BELT SHOPS
CLOSED FOUR.DA

= An order issued Yesterday from
headquarters at ST. Louis closed the
local Cotton Belt shops, all depart
ments, until May /, when they viii
resume operation: tFhe shut down is
occasioned to make repairs and only a
few men, those absolutely necessary
i'll the operation of trains, are being
retained at work. All Of the employees
shops will then give employment to
full forces in air of the various de-
partments.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
E. G. ARNOLD SECOND
HIGHEST MAN

The Inaugural shoot of the Country
Club Gun Club was held yesterday al
the Country Club in Little Rock bring
ing together about 50 trap enthusiasts
from ali over the state, from Tennes-
see and Missouri, and experts from
other points. -n,
Twelve events of 200 targets each
were down on the program, and good
averages marked the events in spite OF
the fact that a high wind was blowing
in face of the men behind the guns
Each event was shot off in squads Of
five.
Among the amateurs, J. w. Adams
OF Manila. Ark, was high gun. with an
average Of so. He broke $50 targets
E. G. Arnlod Of Pine Bluff was second
with rs; Barton Of Dyersburg, Tenn,
third with Ia; w. 3. Miller of Little
Rock fourth, with 10; j. NJ Pember-
ton, fifth, with 1863, and J. d. Proctor
of Junction City, Ark, sixth, with 165.
Among the professionals II. j. Bor-
den was high average gun, with 1S3,
and w. B, Freeman of Atlanta second,
With 1S2
Lee OmOhundro managed the shoot.
Among those who participated in the
shoot yesterday We're ]. A. Austin Of
Memphis, CariLee of Augusta, Glenn
ents. Olomenter, Howell. Voss. Lloyd,
Boyette Of Pine Bluff; McCracken OF
Success; Proctor Nfann~ Simpson and
| others
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
Memphis, Tenn, April 2-.-Five
hundred lives have been lost and sew
eral thousand injured in a tornado
which began early Friday morning in
Louisiana and swept through the
states of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennes-
see, Texas and Georgia. Millions Of
dollars worth of property have been
destroyed. The tornado began its work
of destruction at Amite, La, where 81
were killed and 113 injured. Angie,
Caddo and Richland were practically
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
STEAMER ROWLAND
WILL ARRIVE TODAY

The steamer Lucille Rowland will
arrive here this morning from Mem
phs. with Captain E. W. B. Rowland
in charge The steamer will leave
sometime Monday. making the trip
here for the purpose of carrying 1900
bales of cotton to Memphis. The cot
ton was recently purchased here by
the Newburger Cotton Company of that
city
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
Battleship Fleet
at Santa Barbara

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
Santa Barbara, Cal, April 25.-The
American battleship fleet dropped an
Choir at 4 clock this afternoon in the
harbor here and thousands were on
the pier to witness it's arrival. Ad-
mira Evans greeted them with with
this message I am improving rapidly.
We will be with you to join the fleet
at Monterey.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
SCISSORS GRINDER
MARRIED SATURDAY

Reverend Israel Daniel Laning,
known to his friend as Scissors" and
who has attracted no little attention
here recently by his open air speeches
in which he declared that he had been
dead and could reveal all of the hid
en- mysteries, was yesterday married
to Mrs. Evalina Cadnap The we'd
ding was solemnized by Justice L. E.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. NJ. Mills have
returned from Chattanooga, Tenn,
where they spent several days attend
ing big Sunday school convention.
They visited Memphis, Nashville and
other cities in that state while away.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26

st. Louis .....0V0 0lU oaI q i
Batteries-WaIsh ana SUI san.
Powell and Spencer. Irmpfro- Exams
and Egan.
At Cleveland r.; u,
Detroit ..o1o Zoe ooo - IN i
Cleveland 1000 600 oo2 a 10 ,
Batteries-summers and Schmidt;
ihoades and Clarke and Leibhart and
Bemis. Umpire-OI4oughlin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
Modest in Dress, Smart in
STYLE.

Our spring sutings 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, 1908-04-26

George W. List and family of Pine
Bluff arrived in the city yesterday and
expect to remain for several weeks
Hot Springs News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
Arkansas League Standing.
Yesterdays Results.

Newport 10, Poplar Bluff 3.
Argenta s, Pine Bluff ..
Hot Springs G, Helena 0.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26

houSeboat, in the rear of the court
house.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-26
American League.

At Philadelphia r II E
New York -. 900 900 O50-5 5 5
Philadelphia 200 O2O O5x-9 Z l
Batteries-Orth, Manning and
Kleinow; Dygert, Vickers, Carter and
Smith. Umpires-Hurst and Connolly.
| At Washington r H E
Boston 1000 900 001-1 2
Washington 200 900 01x-3 1
Batteries-Morgan and Carrigan;
Kelley and Warner Umpire-Connol-
ly.
! At St. Louis r H E
Chicago .O01 01O O31-6 II 3
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
CHIGKASHA WILL Spend
$323,43O FOR PAVING
And more Petitions to Follow Mayor Urges
Necessity Of Bond Issue for
Storm Sewers

According to the estimate made BY
CITY Engineer Colby, paving petitions
now ready for action BY the city
council win cali for the expenditure of
d total amount Of S82y.43O Mr. Colby
raade a detailed estimate 70 the com
mercial club last night
Mayor Bridges made a talk in which
he emphasized the fact that storm
sewers were the FIRST necessity toward
paving. sIf we want to pave we must
vote bonds for the storm sewers uu-
It'll this ID done nothing can be done
towards paving
Mr., Colby also impressed the same
fact. The following are the city engiB-
eer's estimates on the cost OF paving
the streets and avenues for which
Ietitions were presented to the coua-
Ell this afternoon
Choctaw avenue from Second street
Ito Fifth street, $SS ,285
Chickasha avenue from Sixth street
Ito Thirteenth street., s44,075.
Kansas avenue from Sixth street to
Fourteenth street, 38,060,
Colorado avenue from First street
to Eighth street, $30,145.
Iowa avenue from Fourth street to
Eighth street, s16,810
Fourth street from Ohio avenue 10
Iowa avenue. sS0,1s0
u Sixth street from Michigan avenue
to idaho avenue. s70.s75
Seventh street from Chickasha ave
Inue to city limits, 100000
ii Alderman higgins is working up |
I flIetition from Iowa avenue to Texa
i Ihvenue and Howard Miller Is secnE
Iing signatures to continue to choctaS
4 avenue district to Ninth street.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

ARDMORE
ASPHALT
Mn. clLKEY INVESTIGATES AT Fir.
WORTH AND WRITES TO
PRESIDENT SAVER

Mr. Al s. Gilkey wrote Mr. Sayer
the following letter from Fort wcrth:
Mr. Abercrombie and called on the
city engineer here this morning TO
ask about the Ardmore asphalt
They have bought paving plant q
use in preparing Ardmore material. II
cost $4,000 Or $1,000. but part Of tt
was bought second hand. They have
only two ton roller but it is claimed
this is nearly as good as a larger one
as Ii Is smaller in circumference and
covers less surface at a given second.
and gives about the same compression
per square inch as larger one, |
should prefer the larger one, how
ever, as when 1t rolls upon pebble
or little knoll the greater part Of
THE weight comes on the knoll and
lfiye tons viii flatten more than two.
The Ardmore material has not been
vsed yet except on one or two blocks
and then laid in cold weather aud
chilled and ii left somewhat porous
and pIiable. There has been but LITTLE
travel on It and 1t does not look vel
now, theengineer says. but he thinks
when hot weather comes it will be
J come a uniform solid mass
} They pave with 5-inch concrete bass
made OF clean gravel and sand Jus
All they come from the creek, as the
+ ind them naturally mixed In abou
] the right proportions. The gravel cost
Isl per cubic yard delivered on tn
street, while stone at CchIckasl
i costs $2.40 to $3.50
4 They have rate on asphalt fror
!. frdmore OF 81 per ton.
The rock asphalt is run through
coarse grinder that reduces it to tn
i size OF an egg. 1t is then elevated an
+ run through another crusher that 4
3 Iduces it to powder when It is carrie
!. by another elevator to a heater an
q heated to about $50 degrees. when
AS like fresh fallen snow flakes, exceI
as for color. 1T goes out of the heate
r into cart and Is spread two inohe
i (continned on Fifth PaEel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06
sIdeIIahts on the MEETING

The Chickasha spirit was there Big
ger than a house afre.
Ben Johnson was the one native
born Oklahoman who responded on the
call Of the states.
1t was an suspicious opening for
the reiuyenated commercial club Ev-
erybody said It was a good meeting.
Relative to the anti-expectoration
ordinance, Chief Goodwin suggested
that he might have his men pass Gus.
pidors about town at Intervals
The meeting began at eight o'clock
and ended at ninethirty- President
.sayer kept things moving and there
was no surplus Of hot air. Every pro.
POSITION was handled promptly and no
one became weary
Dr. Dawson, the lone Arkansawyer
ii the crowd had just concluded an
eloquent tribute to his native state,
having enumerated its many rich en-
dowments, when Tom Dwyer, Hibern.
ian-Texan. arose and aid, Excuse me
Doctor, but you forgot to mention the
razor-back hogs with mud balls on
their tails" Then it was the turn Of
the doctor who reioined, yes, and
forgot TO melton the ticks we import
ed the seed for them from Texas.
Dwyer subsidized and wasn't heard
from again during the evening
Jonas Cook was due TO make :
speech when Ii was proposed to tinker
with the towns name re said thaf
about s.SI5 out Of 10000 people in th'
It9wn called It Chickasha without an,
frills. and he didn't think the naml
could be shanged It was proposed
that the last "a be given the shor
sound AS authority for this, MT
4 lschloHerheck said he had il straigh
from the made who mode the Inter
national dictionary; Mr Sayer had
flom an old Ninco Indian and r I
Colby had il from II A Low tn
Rock Island general attorney who SAD
that he named the town and ought t
% authority on the pronunciation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-06

THE CONCERT
INTEREST IN GREAT MUSICAL
EVENT is sPREADlNG-TfcK
ETs ON SALE

February IS Is to be the gala night
at convention hall Great interest
II manifested in the surrounding
towns in regard to this concert for
ihe benefit OF the school childrens lib
rary. The complete program III forr. Of
an S-page pamphlet win be distributed
10 every residence and store IN the
city and also 10 FIVE Or SIX surround
Ing towns. The progressive mer-
chants and business men have taken
advantage and placed quite few ads.
realizing the programs value As an
advertising medium Prof w T. Ber
hell, hereby expresses publicly his
hanks. lie is also In correspondence
nIth some good musicians and max
ing arrangements 10 locate them here.
A good. iirstclass band the best IN
lthe southwest. Is his aim. and such 3
ltting Al faii Il no word in bis diction.
larry
70 explain 4 few numbers On the
program.
''The Forge ID the Forest. By tn
/ allchaelis. a descriptive idyll The
composer. taking the break Of day ii
q forest Al his opening theme. ths
harmonic section Of the band playins
a beautiful adagio movement In chora
style. the twittering of birds. sighlnE
oG trees. murmuring Of the brook, and
thN gradual increase IN volume anC
tone quality Indicating the rise Of thl
san around the forest Smithy grand
ii life is heard. 10 be followed BY th'
strokes Of q church bell indicating
8 o'clock. and also call 10 praye
which Is indicated BY one Of thos'
beautiful choral themes Of ancien
church themesscoti: ucyilkysETAO
church songs. Finally the smith star
On his daily tabor the rythmica
clanking Of anyils. the blowing Of an
Wis and forge an will be reaiisticail
portrayed. Two anylls viii be On th
stage. two musicians operating same
with hammers electrically connected
throwing up sparks and flames to civ
q realistic appearances
Prof Bernell has had the eSperienc
and certainly knows how 70 get u
best ont of the composition. and
giving natural effects. Success 10 hl
work and to the ladies selling th
tickets, and incidentally 70 The NOV
manl ID establish a library for yos
! children.