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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13

of the citizens opened fire on the
terinG bandits and the robbers re
turned the fire
Cashier J, W. Jamtson said tIag
all the available cash i'll the bank
was secured by the robbers. IN
bank building was complete'@
wrecked and many neighborln%
buildings We're partially wrecked by
the explosion. The sheriff OF thn
county organized a posse, BIZ: as
the robbers secured good start
there is little prospect OF their being
oyertaken before daylight the
rough country to the south OF the
city will afford good refuge for
the fugitives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
BOLD BANK BANDITS
STEAL $4,000

Rich Iiilf. Mo-, Feb. - Seeur-
ing $4,000 in cash after dynamit-
ing and totally wrecking the $4,000
building of the Farmers and Me
chanies Bank i'll this city FIVE ban
dts, heavily armed, terrorized the
citizens here early today, and. af-
ter exchanging shots with the sher-
if s posse. escaped No one was in
Jured. A terrific explosion. caused
by tn" dynamiting OF the vault of
the. bank. awakened the town. ana
the population hurried to the two
story brick bank building IN the
center of the city.
Many persons arrived in time TO
see the gobbers riding away Some
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
COMEDY SKETCH AT
THE THEATORIUM

Mack and Pollock, vaudeville ar
lists, who recently ended a twenty
one weeks tour of the Lyric circuit,
will appear at the Theatorium today
in a one-act farce comedy entitled
Fun Over Long Distance" The act
was secured by the local playhouse
management at a heavy expense and
will be offered there for three days.
Mr.. Mack, a black face dancer and
monologist, is scoring big hit at the
Theatorium this week, and Art DE
Harden, a juggler and balancer OF
note, is also making good with ease.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
The BANK OF PINE BLUFF
Raynor On The
Currency Bill

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
Washington, Feb. H. Senator
lsadore Raynor of Maryland made
a magnificent speech in the Senate
today in which he made a bitter at
tack on the Aldrich currency bill,
now pending in that body. He de-
clared ii was intended by the meas.
ure to further the Interest of Wall
street, which controls the coautry's
finances by a system, which, he
said els exeelled by the savage with
his shells. He said he felt conf
dent that the bill would pass, but
took consolation from the fact that
il was only an emergency measure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
J. A. CLEMENT Is
VICE-PRESIDENT

The directors of the Peoples Saw
ings Bank and Trust Company met
yesterday and elected ]. A. Clement
vice president to succeed~~~ H.
Manu. whe-Was Tuesday elected
to the presidency of that institution
to succeed s. c. Alexander Mr..
Alexander resigned to devote all III
his time to the presidency of the
Merchants and Planters Bank Mr.
Clement is one of Pine Bluffs most
substantial business men. Huber:
B. Strange was reelected assistant
secretary-treasurer. He has been
with that bank for several years
and is a young man of fine business
ability and popularity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
WORK ON HIGH
SCHOOL BUILDING
Is Progressing Plumbing Contractor
Here From st Louis -RumOr
That His Men Are Preparing
to Strike.

John Gilmore, a well known plumb
ing contractor who has the contract
to do the plumbing work at the new
High School building at Eleventh ave-
nue. and Laurel street, arrived in the
city yesterday from st. Louis to in
spect the work being done here by
his men. He is accompanied by his
family. In company with w. II. West
brook, a member of the Pine Bluff
school board, Mr.. Gilmore inspected
the work yesterday. He says he
found everything satisfactory there.
The roof is being placed on the new
school building and the walls are be-
ing plastered. The wiring is also be-
ing done and the building is nearing
completion.
Although NO announcement has
been made Of any trouble among the
workmen employed by Mr.. Gilmore, 1t
is rumored that the plumbers. who
were brought here from st. Louis to
do the work, may go out on strike
within the next few days. The plum.
pers in st. Louis are on strike Just
now and it is stated that the work
men here sympathize with them In
their demands. Mr. Gilmore could
not be seen last night to make state
ment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
mExICANS PLOT TO
Stay AMERICANS

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 12.-AH attempt
to kill every American at the Santa
Rosa mine in Sonora 20 miles south
of Douglas. was made on Saturday
last, when Mexican employees placed
sticks OF dynamite under Il boarding
house, the company store and the
foreman's and superintendent resi-
dence. The fuses attached to the dy-
Mantle We're timed for the explosions
to follow each other in quick success
sion. The hour selected was during
the evening meal, when all the Amer
ican miners were in the boarding
house and the foreman and superin-
tendent in their respective residences.
The first explosion was at the
boarding house. 1t was demolished;
Is men eating were blown through
the roof, sustaining broken legs and
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
r. HEARST
AT LINCOLN BANQUET

New York, Feb. 12.-Willlam
Randolph Hearst will be the guest
of honor and principal speaker at
the second annual Lincoln dinner at
the Independence League at the
Hotel Knickerbocker tonight. John
Temple raves, the famous South
ern editor, now on the editorial
staff of the New York American,
will also deliver an address. Other
speakers will be Frank p. Walsh OF
Kansas City, Charles A. Walsh Of
Iowa, Thomas l.. Hisgen of Massa-
chusetts, Reuben ROBBIE Lyon OF
Bath, N. Y, and John T. McDon-
ough of Albany.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
OLD BELL HOME
BOUGHT BY PEARCE

T. Pearce, the local real estate
man who recently sold his residence
at West Fifth avenue and iue
street, yesterday purchased the
homestead of Captain John S. Bell
at West Fourth avenue and Oak
street. The consideration was $4,-
$50. He will improve the residence
on the two lots and live there Cap
tain Bell lived at that one place for
more than twenty-five years and the
building he occupied is one of the
old landmarks of Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
Charges Are False
Says comptrolIet

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
Washington, Feb. 12.-The comp
troller of the currency today rigid
" denounced as false the charges Of
John NJ. Griffin that the banking
laws were being daily violated. He
declared that it was because OF a
non-observance of the banking lawt
that the Beaver National Bank,
which Griffin controlled, was put
into liquidation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
Offer Is Deferred
Troops Withdraw

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE
order for the sending of sixty thous-
and troops to the Persian frontier
has been deferred following the re-
ceipt by the war office OF informa-
ton that the Turkish troops have
been withdrawn from the Persian
territory.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
Garfield. Made 4
Startling Statement

Hearst News Special to the Graphs'.
Chicago, Feb. 12.-James z. Gar
field, bringing a message from Pres
ident Roosevelt. made this startling
declaration tonight in At address
before the Hamilton Club: 1T is
not inconceiyable," he said. that
the Socialistic dream of revolution
might have come true if there had
been no check in the rapacity of
those who, although claiming spe-
cial privileges, set themselves above
the law"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13

trip to Palestine she say, s!la will
enter the hospital of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. " ilich
is to be built next summer. Mrs
Mcdonald declared today that Artist
Guerin did not commit suicide nor
was he murdered, that IN stllg-
gle with her, a pistol She hall va
accidentally discharged.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
First Blood For
The Prosecution

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
Harrisburg, Pa. Feb. 12.-Ap ef-
fort of the counsel for the defense
in the State Capitol graf. hearing
to have Judge kunkel instruct The
jury to discharge the defendants.
Sanderson, Snyder, Mathues and
Schumacher, failed today. The at
torneys were ordered by the jurist
to proceed with their case.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
Trouble Makers
Go To Prison

Hearst News Special to the Graph.
London, Feb. 12.-Oyer forty of
the suffragettes who tried to STORM
the House of Commons Tuesday
were today sentenced to either pay
fine Or serve one month in prison.
All will serve the term, as they re-
refuse to pay their fines.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
Rumor That Spain
And France Split

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
Madrid, Feb. 12.-Rumors of a
split between Spain and France are
current here today. The differences
arose over the Moroccan question,
it is said. The sending of rein
forcements to Morocco is held to
be in violation /of the Algeciras con-
vention, increasing antipathy to
Europeans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
Goes To Prison
For Twenty Years

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
London, Feb. 12.-Carl Won
Vletheim, a naturalized American,
was today sentenced at Old Bailey
to twenty years Imprisonment fer
his attempt to blackmail Solly Joel.
the South African millionaire, out
of $4,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
CATHOLIC zEAL0TS
CEnSURE THE king

Hearst News Special TO the Graphic.
London, Feb. l2.-Anti-ax-Catll-
Ollie Zealots are much exercised and
wrought up over King Edward $ at
tendance at the Roman Catholic
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
MRS. MCDONALD TO
enter A HOSPITAL

Hearst News Special to the Grapltic
Chicago, Feb. 12.-N"5. D4a
Mcdonald. who was recently acquit-
ted of the murder Of Artist <,pa"fH,
announced today that she would III
future devote her time a9d fof nc
remainder of her life to arr:jns ma
helping children in nen1 Afaaer d
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13

requiem mass for the repose of the
soul of King Carlos. They declare
that under the provision of the Bill
OF Rights the king automatically
vacated the throne and his subjects
are absolved from their allegiance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
Wealthy Man
Is q Burglar

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
Al ton, H., Feb. 12.--Henry
Schuelle, wealthy contractor, to-
day confessed to burglary charge,
declaring that he fought hard
against the insatiate desire to steal,
but could not overcome it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13

In the general prosperity o, o.,
country by having STEADY work an.
better wages than ever bc,ore-wh.,
are you doing with your share?
Prudent workmen are making hay
while the sun shines" they're build
ing bank account at our SavinF.
Department while times are prosper
getting 3 per cent interest o,
their money.
Why not Join them?
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
Banquet At Yale
For ABE" Lincoln

Hearst News Special to tn. Graphic
New Haven. Feb. 12--Tne chief
event in the celebration of TincOln's
birthday anniversary here today was
of Yale. which for the first time. ar
ranged celebration in honor OF
the war president.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-13
EXTRA statesmen WANTED.

Call before a. III. Thursday,
February 10. Henry Marx.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
THAH WITNESSES
DELAYED ON SHIP.
TRIAL GOES OVER
Bad Weather Prevents
Adriatic Landing Peo-
pie to Aid Littleton.

NEW YORK. Jan 24-when court
reconvened In the Thaw trial this morn
ing Attorney Ldttleton asked for an ad-
journment until Monday. He explained
that the steamer with three Of his best
witnesses on board is anchored off
Sandy Hook and cannot make the bar-
Dor because Of the storm, while Dr.
Bingham. who was to testify, was not
fully recovered frogn an attack or pneu-
monia and could not come to court.
Until these witnesses testify IIttleton
explained, he could not go further with
examination of his experts and could
not complete his hypothetical question.
Justice Dowling, the district attorney
not opposing. granted the request. and
recess was ordered until Monday.
In granting the motion. Justice DovI-
ing explained to the jury that he he
lieved time would really be saved bv
the recess. Both sides, he explained
would confer over the hypothetical oues-
zion and all os the real objections nos
sible would be eliminated. so that the
court proceedings would be compara-
lively easy.
I believe, gentlemen" he said. that
from what counsel have told me. VIII,
this recess we will be able to see the
completion Of the defense's case nv
Monday night, and this will mean a very
speedy ending of the trial"
Jerome and Littleton then had a live
ly wrangle over the witnesses on the
AdTiatic. the district attorney demand
ing their names, and Litueton refusing.
declaring that the prosecution wanted
TO subpoena them at the dock.
Justice Dowling declared he thought
the request reasonable one, but Lit
tleton refused point blank unless
Jerome would give him the names of
the witnesses he anticipated calling in
rebuttal. This the district attorney re-
fused, and the matter was dropDed.
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MRS. NJ 'CRACKEN
PLEADS GUILTY,
GETS SENTENCE
Three Months in Jail for
Her, and Same Time
in WOrkhOuSe
Tor Son.

Attired in somewhat dilapidateI fnery
and bejecked with jewels. Ms Ruth
McCTacken and her children. William
J, Jane, and Ruth, were brought be
fore Justice Barnard today in the Grim
inaI Court.
They answered to joint indictments
on charges of conspiracy TO defraud a
number Of washington business men.
Mrs. McCracken and her son changed
their plea OF mot guilty TO that Of
guilty" The charges against the girls
were dismissed by District Attorney
Baker. The court imposed "a sentence
Of three months in Jail on Mrs. Nc
Cracker and three months in the work
house on her son.
The four McCrackens were brought
into the court room by deputy mar5hals
while the court was engaged in a-raign-
ing a number Of negro prisoners.
Becoming interested in the events
transpiring in front OF her, Mrs. Nc
Cracken adjusted a pair Of lorgnettes
to better observe the prisoners and law
yers. Her children sat beside her eager
ly taking in the scene before them.
The prisoners were dressed in clothes
that evidently came from some smart
shop originally, but owing 10 he con-
slant wear TO which they have been
subjected, we're very much IN need OF
attention.
The ostrich plumes, brightly colored,
but bedraggied. which the women wore,
were the only bits Of color in the room.
Not another woman was in court and
the background formed by forty or fifty
men spectators. accentuated the pres
enCe Of the quartet.
The prisoners when first arrested de-
MED they were guilty of any crime, but
after ten weeks in jail and with the
prospect Of having TO stay there for sew
eral months until trial could be secured,
attorneys for Mrs. AIcCracken advised
her TO plead guilty. The District At
torney's office decided to drop the cases
against her daughters, Ruth ano Jane.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
GAS REGULATION
URGED ON CONGRESS
BY COMMISSIONERS
Public Interests Are Not
Now Properly Con-
sidered, They Say.

To the House District Committee.
which has so far shown a strange re-
luctance to take up the matter Of bet
ter regulation of the gas monopoly in
this city. there came today from the
District Commissioners a communIca-
ton coucned in terms that must go q
long way toward arousing members Of
Congress TO the necessity for early ac-
ton on this question.
The Commissioners state in unqualified
terms that they are utterly without au-
thority TO regulate the public service
corporations of the District so as to
safeguard the interests OF the people.
They asked that they be given powers
that will remedy this alarming state
of affairs.
This communication came from the
Commissioners in the form OF a report
on the pending bill regulating the mat
ter CT giving transfers on the street rail-
way lines IN the District
The report says
ing Of the Commissioners with public
utility corporations. the Commissioners
suggest, in justice to the corporations
and 70 the public, could be moro readily
dealt with If the Commissioners should
be given additional power for the regu-
latfon Of these corporations, III the
District, as 1t has been shown by ex-
perience that they cannot properly cen
serve the public interests without addi-
tional authority
''They have recommended that Con-
gress shall give them power similar
to the administrative powers of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, or OF
the recently created Public Service
Commission in New York city. AMI
that with these powers they should Ice
given authority and funds with which
to employ experts in such special inveS-
legations as may be required.
They believe that a bill to this end
shctlld govern all classes of public ser
vice corporations gas companies, trac-
tiOn companies. electric light and power
companies, and telephone companies,
and they are preparing draft of a
bill clothing them with the powers de-
sired which draft viii be submitted a
as early a date as possible
This same report also recommends
that a universal transfer system be re-
ouired of the street railway companies,
as the companies would be able 70 sur
mount any difficulties in the way of
putting such u system -ntO operation.
It contains a recommendation that the
Sc tax On the street car com
NAMES should be increased from per
cent 10 6 per cent Of their gross earn
iEgs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Maine City Narrowly ES-
capes Conflagration
Early Today.
Flames Spread to Other
Buildings, But Are
Checked.

PORTLAND. Ne. Jan. PA fantastic
pile OF ruins is all that remains Of
Portlands beautiful SSOO,O0O city hau,
which was destroyed by fire today.
The blaze which ragged. famed by a
bowling blizzard. from 3 o'clock this
morning until shortly before 10 o'clock,
was finally brought under control. but
not until it had reached and done sew
eraI thousand dollars worth of damage
to the Chestnut Street Methodist Epis-
copal Church. and had threatened the
entire business section Of the city.
The destruction wrought by the flames
will probably reach a million dollars.
When the flames were discovered
shortly before 8 O'Clock, a terrific snow
storm, driven by a northeast wind, was
AT It's height, and tho greatest diff
Guilty was experienced by the fremen in
responding 10 an alarm which was only
sounded after great difficulty. When
the department finally reached the scene
they were unable to cope with the
flames, and it was not until apparatus
from Biddeford. Saco, Lewiston, Au-
burn, and Bath arrived on the scene
that the blaze was controlled. For a
long time Il seemed certain that the
entire heart of the city would be swept
Other BIazes Started.
AS it was. flying hrebrands started a
number Of small blazes in various parts
OF the city. and only the presence OF
snow on the roofs saved tho city. At
one time the Union Mutual Block, val
ued at half a million dollars, was ablaze.
but the flames were quickly checked.
All of the city records were saved. but
the records OF Cumberland county, dat
ing back a hundred years, were de-
stroyed. together with valuable paint
ings owned by the city and estimated
70 have a va-ue of more than 100000
The total insurance carried on the city
hall IS not over $4,000.
The fire was wonderfully picturesque,
owing TO the fact that despite the in
tense heat, ice formed over the ruins
OF the buildings almost as fast as the
water was thrown on them.
Fire Chief NJ. NJ. Eldridge was badly
hurt by a heavy piece Of hose pipe
which was swung across the street.
knocking him down. Thrilling escapes
were numerous, but no fatalities so far
have been reported
Dancers IN Danger.
Two thousand people attending a
dance given by the Knights Of Pythias
in the second story of the city hall had
a narrow escape Panic was avoided
by the cooIness OF the officials in charge
of the ball. who led the dancers on,
IN safety.
The fire started in the big operating
room OF city Electrician George W.
Hardy. on the third floor The entire
electrical system OF the city was con-
trolled from that office, and no public
fire alarm could be rung until telephones
had been called into use.
Two hours after the fire began the
top OF the enormous gilt dome fell~with
terrific crash and thirty f1remen and
q score OF policemen and citizens mar
rOwly escaped injury and death. The
dome carried down a tangle Of live
wires directly IN the center Of City Hall
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
What Congress Did
IN THE HOUSE.

The House considered the urgent de.
ficiency bill.
Representative Clark OF Florida spoke
for the repayment OF the illegal cot
ton tax to the Southern States.
The District Committee received a re-
quest from the District Commissioners
for legislation for better control OF
public service corporations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
Mrs. Annie Harley
Dead in Room
From Gas.
Thomas Rowe InhaIeS
GaS---May Not
Recover.

Two women ended their lives last
night, one using a revolver, and the
other gas. One man was found ac-
cidently overcome by gas this mon-
ing, and is not expected to live.
Another woman dropped dead Of
heart disease in drug store.
The two women suicides were
Mrs. Howard O. Wagner and Mrs.
Annie Harley.
Mrs. Wagner, who was the wife
Of the photographer and photo
graph supply dealer, was found
lying in Irving street a short dis
tance from Mt. Pleasant street. She
had been dead some time, as the re-
suit Of a self-inficted bullet wound
in the right temple.
Mrs. Harley killed herself by in
haling gas in her room in a lodging
house at s13 Ninth street north
west. She died two hours after be-
ing taken to the hospital this morn
ing.
The other gas victim IS Thomas
Rowe, an ironworker, who was
found unconscious from inhaIing
gas in his room at 424 Seventh
street southwest. He is not expect
ed 10 live.
Miss Johanna Sullivan, aged sixty
five years, and living 915 Third
street northwest, dropped dead in
Wagner's drug store, at First and H
streets. She was employed at the
Government Printing Office.
Found Near Zoo.
Lying dead upon a bank OF drifted
snow at a lonely point on Irving street
overlooking the Zoo, a shot through her
right temple and with a revolver stiu
clutched in her frozen fingers, Mrs.
Howard G. Wagner was found this
morning by two Geological Park en-
ployes.
Mental depression on account Of recent
financial reverses OF her husband a
well-known f street photographer, is
said TO have caused the deed That
such an end was feared by her husband
was made known when Mrs. Wagner
disappeared at s O'clock yesterday, for
Mr.. Wagner Immediately organized &
party which searched Rock Creek Park
for the missing woman the greater. .part
OF last night.
Husband Desperate.
This morning the husband himself.
it Is said by those who have attended
him. is irrational and has attempted TO
jump from the fifth story OF the Kene-
saw apartments, where his friends are
caring for him. He is said 10 be almost
frantic with grief, a condition which
has existed since Mrs. Wagner dIsap-
peared
The suicide Of Mrs. Wagner Is be-
lieved to have occurred soon after 6
o'clock yesterday afternoon. the condI-
ton of her body and her actions prior
to this time, indicating that it remained
all night upon the hillside overlooking
the Zoo. That It was not found sooner
is perhaps due to the snOWstorm and
to the fact that that particular sec
tion OF irving street, near Eighteenth,
is but little Travelled.
Fails to Meet Husband.
John w Holiday, chief clerk Of The
Second Assistant Postmaster General.