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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20
Ro ockefeller is
 Still on inc Stand

New York, Nov. l9.=John D Rockefeller branded himself a re. batter when continuing the story o the growth of the Standard Oil He admitted he company had received Weight repayments from the Penn. sylvania and other railroads, but did not beleive ~ anything ethically wrong in receiving preferred rates He said the trust agreement of 1872 when there werea no statutes pun ishing the restraint of trade, wa done to reguate tho oil refining bus mess by controlling tho crude oil output. The real ordeal of the mag nate will begin tomorrow when he will be cross-examined by the ad- ministration trust buster" Frank Kellogg
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20
Tom Johnson
 is Facing Poverty

Hearst News Special to Graphic.
 Cleveland. O.. .NOv. l9.=.ron Johnson, the threc-ccnt fare mayor is "broke.' He announced toda, that his devotion to tue estate c his dead brother, Albert, had cost him a fortune. He said he would have to move from his rlegan Euclid avenue home. but hated f. sell his automobile.
 "I might have saved my fortune had l run away from the fight fol the people of Cleveland, or migh have led a life of case in clubs. but was happy fightin" special and Tn willing to begin all over' Johnson lost $400 GOO on the Lorain s'sree railways.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20
The Bank of Pine BIuii
To Eliminate
 All Sorrows

Hearst New Special to the Graphic.
 Ne" York, NoY Eve propose to eliminate from the world of worry, doubt, mental ailments. discourage ment, and the chill of ineifectiveness, said Wsop SalaoI Fallows, head of the League Of Right Llvine. Sickness two fold, in which body and mind share and cure. can be approached through the mind as well as the body. but the purpose of the league is edu- cational rather than curative. W0 will educate sorrow from world
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 19.--Guil- tE of contempt of the court were the three members. Of the Arkansas Railroad Commission, R. F. Allen. chairman; j. N. Crockett and j. F, Hampton, and Roy D. Campbell, pro scouting attorney of the Sixth Dis trict, held by Judge Trieber in the United States Circuit Court just be- fore noon today. Judge Trieber left the punishment open until Monday saying if the matters which placed them ill contempt were undone by that time he would dismiss the pro ceedings against the defendants, upon the payment of the cost of the hear ing
 The commissioners and prosecuting attorney were adjudged in contempt of the court order enjoining the State officials from entering penalty suits against the railroads for failure to comply with the Standard Distance Tariff No. 5, prom lulgated by the com- mission to take effect June l5, 1908, through the filing in the Circult Court of Pulaski County last Satur- day of penalty suits against the Iron Mountain and Rock Island Railroads: because they refused to submit to 8 subsequent order of the commission prohibiting them from enforcing a new and higher freight rate than the one enjoined.
 Notice of the application for a con tempt order was filed in the United States Court Monday by Col. J. M. Moore and Buzbee & Hicks represent ing the railroads. The railroads some time ago secuted a temporary re- straining order against the enforce 1nent of the freight tariff and q . cent passenger rate. The railroads proposed higher freight rate and which it was considered and declared to be eXorbitant. As soon as notices were received by the commission that the rate was being enforced, and freight bills received to show it, suits were ordered, and Prosecuting Attor ney Roy D. Campbell filed the first of these Saturday in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County The attorneys of the railroad then applied for the hear ing and order which was issued this lnorning by Judge Trieber.
 Tn rendering his judgment this morning Judge Trieber stated he would give the commissioners and Prosecutor Campbell until tomorrow in which to either withdraw the pen alty suits or prepare for proceedings which would follow the invoking of a fine commensurate with the offense. The attorneys for the commission then asked for one day additional but Judge Trieber heightened the time for consultation until Monday morn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20
Asior Fortune
 Goes to Daughters

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 New York, Nov. 19.-On the ground that he is well provided for, John Ja- cob Astor is cut off without q cent in the will of his mother. Mrs. William Astor. He did get her famous diamond necklace. however The bulk of the estate estimated at $S,000.000 is left by her daughters, Mrs. Ogliya Haig, of London, and Mrs. Orme Wilson. Should the daughters have no heirs property goes to son John Jacob Astor
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20
balloonisis Land
 in Georgia
Hearst News Special to Graphic

Hearst News Special to Graphic
 Tiger, Ga. Nov. 19,~"We mighi have continued had we known the location Of the country. using guid' ropes to get over the mountains, said Aeronaut A. s. Lamber, who left st. Louis Wedncsray at noo1 in the balloon "Yankec' for New York. He said they were much both. cred by smoke from forest fires passing over Tennessee and had tt seek an elevation of 10000 feet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20

You allege the commission rate. to be reasonable and fair and the commission has not made any new rates and the railroads are enjoined from carrying freight and passen. gers on these rates, as they arc al. legged to be eonfiscatory, suppose the railroads should raise their rates l per cent. and the commission hoN 8 meeting and thinks the rates un just. or say the raise is one-tenth O! l per cent. is the railroad to carry the freight for, nothing and be re. sponslble for delay also?"
 ,pObiect to Exorbitant RAtes.1
 I've have never objected to the raiNoads making. reasonabf rates btt*a xe&to object 10 i rafse of 10t per cent" and it is for this reasol We have brought suit"
 "There is nothing in the order granting the temporary restraining order to prohibit the commission from making new tariff it thinks to be fair, but this has not beer done, the commission thus indicacfNe: that it considers it's old rates fail and that il is willing to stand ol fall by them. In the meantime there can be 5000 900 or more suits filed over the state for the alleged vio. lation of the commission s order Attorney General Kirby's Headings
 Here Attorney General Kirby arose and began his pleadings. He argued that the railroads did not have to submit to the commission 9 new tariff after the injunction. bu,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20

Is the time for every wage earusr to look out for the tatufe= work Is plenty. wages good-are y80 saving a portion Of what y0u earn
 Open an account with oar Sagiaxs Department and deposit regularly should you lose your pos 'tian. w.h ,o So in business for yourself. CT bug home later--what you save NOW vii, help you
 Savings earn per ceat tnteros. hprA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20
Burton is Slated
 Against Cannon

Hot Springs, Va, Nov. ls.-It has been practically decided that Theo- dore Burton, congressman from Ohio, will be the administration candidate for Speaker of the House to beat Cannon
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20
Divorced Wife
 Appears on Scene

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Norfolk. Nov. l9.-Through her counsel the divorced wife Of Baker Edward announced today that she would begin action to have his mar riage to Mrs. Eastman, daughter of Garter Harrison, Of Chicago, annulled
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20
Big Tobacco Deal >
 Is consummated

Hearst News Special to Graphic.
 Louisville. Ky. Nov. i9.-Ths American Tobacco Company toiay purchased from the Burley Tobacct Company nearly 9.OOO.OOo pounds of the 1907 crop at 20 cents anG '2,5oo,o 600 of the 1908 crop for r.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20
Red Mems Masquerade Ball.

Be snfe to go 10 the Red Mems Masquerade Ball at their hall corner Sixth and Main, Wednesday night. Nov, 9th, 1908. Admission. gentle men 7a cents. ladies free All tho best people in tn" city ar. nvited; everybody will be required to mako themselves known to the committee before being admitted 10 the ball room. Masks will all be taken of at r. o'clock. Elegant gold handled parasol to be voted 10 the lady who has the most original costume. Danc- ing from 9:30 10 200 o'clock.
 A. E. SMITH. -
 Chairman Arrangement com. II -20-.,t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20
Col. Moore for Railroads.

Col. Moore for Railroads. Nhcn the court convened to take up
 the contempt proceelings, Col, J. M.
 Moore, special attorney for the rail
 roads read the complaint and petition
 Tor contempt order. He made no comment upon the ease other than
 that ill the order. which claimed if the commission Was permitted to pro : secute the subsequent suits in the State courts, the injunction srantcd
 to the railroads against the commits i slons freight tariff and the 2-cent
 passenger tariff would be of little
 value
 ] Prosecuting Attorney Campbell fol-
 lowed with an explanation Of the States defense in the case. He con-
 tended that the suits in the Stato court were in no way connected with the freight tariff Of the commission promulgated June 15, but were brought i to penalize the railroad for putting into effect a new rate which was ey- orbitant, and had SO been declared by the commission after regular hear ing. He reeited the actions of the court ill the injunction, and showed the lack of connection between the two.
 He contended that the commits,
 sion was restrained from hringine
 suits to collect penalties for the fail
 nre of the railroads to observe in Standard Tariff order. but to collec ]; penalties for the refusal of the rail 1 road to refrain from establishing ex 1 orbitant rates.
 Judge Treiber asked the distric prosecutor if the commission stand , ing firm upon it's old rates. and tho railroad could not adhere to them through the innnction, refused to al. low the railroads to put into effec; the new rates, what it would be permitted to charge, or would ii have to haul freight for nothing The prosecuting attornty replied tha 1t would not, to which Judge Treib l asked him who would determine
 Prosecuting Attorney Campbell sta. cd the commission would not have objected and ordered the penalty suits. had the railroads put into ef l feet a reasonable rate, but when the; ! came out with rates from 100 tt 200 Der cent. higher than their rates voluntarily established before the formation of the commission. il wa time to enter the protest.
 Reasonablcncss of Rates. Have you anything in the ordel of the commission which shows wha rates are reasonable and what m reasonable??n asked Judge Treiber. Prosecuting Attorney Campbel read to him the order 10 other raii roads, prohibiting the use of 'h,
 proposed increase rates .Tude.
 Treiber remarked there was nothing
 in the order which stated what rate
 would be considered reasonable ant
 just, but the inference was that tn,
 rates enjoined by the court wer, reasonable and just. and no other.
 would be
 Here Attorney Keneral Kirby arose and explained to the court tha
 the commission would not have oh
 iected to any rate between the old rate of the commission, which was onjoined. up to the 100 per cent. but that was so unreasonable tha'. the commission then objected.
 "If the railroads were to put into effect other charges now couldn'f the commission order suits agains them also?" asked Judge Treiber
 "Not without hearing on tho rates" replied the prosecuting at
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20
R. R. COMMISSION
 IN CONTEMPT

'rosecuting Attorney Camp bell and Members of State Railroad Commission Are Given Until Monday to Withdraw Suits Filed Recently To Collect Penalty From Railroads For Fla fling To Comply With Or ders of Commission-Q uestion of Reasonableness of The Rates-Joe T. Johnson Heard Tn Court Differed With Judge Trieber.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20
E. SMITH

Just received. q car of holiday goods articles that will be appre- ciated as gifts. Come see them. knoX-Walker Furniture Co.
 Ill Set
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20

Snow Flake-Sn0w Flake-They are built and not stuffed, 912.s0. Tom. iin>on & Knox.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20
FOR QIICk TRANSPORTATION
 --CALI- CITY HACK LINE
20 East Barraaue St.

Open G ?. m. to 7:30 a. m. and re- liable Special attention to train calls Oid phone 39i. New phone 10o. Moses Offord, prop. Pine BlufY. Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-11-20

TiiET- ct1i THIN ',lfi laHE.
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morn de
  R. chairman w F.  scouting the Sixth Dis
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-08-06

year nineteen hundred and ten, and until
the Legislature shall otherwise provide
all terms of city, ward. borough, town
ship. and election division officers shall
begin on the first Monday of December
In an odd numbered year.
All city, ward, borough. and township
officers holding Office at the date of the
approval of these amendments whose
terms of office may end in the year one
thousand nine hundred and eleven shall
continue to hold their offices until the
first Monday of December of that year
All judges of the courts for the several
judicial districts, and also all county Off
GERS holding office at the date of the ap-
proval of these amendments. whose terms
OF Office may end in the year che thou.
sand nine hundred and eleven, shall con-
tinue to hold their offices until the first
Monday of January, one thousand nine
hundred and twelve.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No s.
ROBERT McAFFF.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-08-06
NUMBER TWO.
A JDTNT RESOIEVION

Proposing an amendment to the Cansti-
tuition Of the Commonwealth allowing
counties. cities, boroughs townships
school districts, or other municipal or
incorporated districts, TO Increase their
indebtedness.
Re il resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the Commonwealth
OF Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met, That section eight, article nine Of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, read
ing as folloWs--
section 8. The debt of any county
city, borough. township school district
or other municipality or incorporated DIS
tricU. except as herein provided. shall new
er exceed seven per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property
therein; nor shall any such municipality
OF district incur any new debt or increase
its Indebtedness to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed valu-
alton of property. without the assent of
the electors thereof at a public election,
i'll such manner as shall be provided by
law; but any city, the debt of which now
exceeds seven per centum of such as
scssed valuation, may be authorized by
law To- increase the same three per cen
tuIn, In the aggregate. at any one time.
upon such valuation" be amended, in ac-
cCrdauC2 with the provisions of the eight
eenth article o. said Constitution 50 that
said section when amended shall read
as fulluWs:-
Section s. The debt of any county city
borough, township, school district, or
other municipality or incorporated dis
tIict, except as herein provided. shail new
or exceed ten per centum upon the as
slssed value of the taxable property
therein nor SHAH any such municipality
or district incur any new debt or in
crease lis Indebtedness to an amount ex-
ceeGiES TWO per ceutum upon such as
SeEEcd valuation of DroprrtV without the
assent OF the electors thereof al a public
election, in such manner as shall De pro
Vided by law.
a true copy of Joint Resolution No. >.
ROBERT McAFFE
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-08-06
y : VI .-I--T- II T T8Fl
A JOlNl y kt,SOllNION

Promising amendments to sections .ieht
and tyyeatv-or,, of article f7,,. sections
eleven and twelve of article nvo sec
tions Two three and fourtr., nf n,.tfcl,
c,o.bt sartinn am, NJ artfcl, ty,.t,-e ana
sections rVo ana seven ,f arf+r.la four
tcau of mo Consultation Of I,,If,,l,,a-
min and u,ovi,,iug a scbaj,lI. r,,,,' ,.,,,.,.,,.
mo the an,enCrrcnts mo a,rart
gIrtion B,4 n rasnry,1 ~ +6a senate
and 4opse or Re,r.sai'tafiyes or m.
C,1t,,rIonvaalth nj pannsyIvonta IN CO.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-08-06
ItIDNI.T NcA 7 fII1.
Secretary of the Commonwealth

a MENDMENT TO THE CONsTITU-
- IlON PROPOSED TO THE CITE
Zl2NS OF THIS COMMON\V I2AiTH tUR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
EY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Or
TIE COMMONWEALTH OT PENN
SYLVANlA PUBLISHED BT ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY or THE COM
MONW EALTH, IN PCRSUA%CE or
ARTICLE XVIII OF TIE CON5rIru-
TION
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-08-06

A MENDMENT TO THE CONsTTrU-
Al TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI-
I2NS or THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REFLECTION
jsE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GuE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
i-t LTANIA, PUBLISHED by ORGIER
or THE SECRETARY or THE COM
~ - tALTI IN PURSUANCE OF
&EpfCLE XVIII OF THE CONSflTu-
tELNN-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-08-06
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

A AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITI-
~ TION PROPOSED 10 Tue CuTt-
HlNS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REFLECTION
J3I TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COAfMONWI2NLTH OF PENN
orr TEE SECRETARY or THE COM-
MD&W EALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTlTU-
ZION
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-08-06

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-26
STANDARD OIL HEARING.
Suit at st. Louis Is Carried Over To
December 7.

st. Louis, November 25.-The motion
made yesterday by the attorneys for the
Standard Oil company for the extension
of the time for the taking of testimony
in the government suit against 1t will
not be heard by the United States cir
cult court here until December Z. The
time set for closing the testimony by
the defense is December l.. Judge Adams
made this decision today when Henry
s. Priest of counsel for the company
appeared before him and asked for con-
sideration for the motion. Judge James
postponed the hearing because his as
sociates, Judges Hook and Vandeventer
are absent from the city. He intimated
that there may be no objection to the
continuance of the testimony pending
hearing on the motion filed yesterday
The original proceedings in the case were
filed here and the testimony will be pre-
scented to Judges Hook, Adams and
Vandeventer when it is completed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-26
Live Stock Market.

Chicago, November -Cattle-Recepts
about $4,000; 15e to 30c lower; beeves,
3.3O17. s.; Texans, 49, 1904. 80; westerners,
SO 10Q5. 60; stockers and feeders, 50. 60a4. 20;
COWS and heifers, $1.5oQ4.50; calves, $50
6.75.
Hogs-Receipts about $4,000; 10c to 15c
lower; light, $4.90Q5.7O; mixed, S.. 2OQ5 .95;
heavy, So .20Q5. So; rough, $5.20Q5 40; good
to choice heavy, $5.50Q5 .65; pigs, So. COG
400; bulk of sales, S.. 45Q5.75.
Sheep-Receipts about $4,000; weak to
1Oc lower; native. $2.50@4.65; western.
81. 1904 so; yearlings, $4Q4.06; lambs, So rs
@6.25; western, $4Q6.15.
Kansas City, November &.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 5000 including 600 southerns; steady
to 1Oc lower; native steers, "a. 60Q7 so;
southern steers, So. 35Q5. So southern cows,
81. 2506 so; native cows and heifers, 1926
$3.50; western steers, So .S5q6.5O; western,
81. 60Qp425
Hogs-Receipts, 25,0o0; DC to 10c lower;
bulk of sales, S.. 1905. 70.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; steady; muttons.
s4QI4. IS.
st. Louis, November 25.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 5000, including 1000 southerns; ma
tives weak to 10c lower; Texans steady at
&c lower; beef steers. $3.50@7. 40; stockers
and feeders, $2.70@p4.60; cows and heifers,
81. 70@D4.20.
Hogs-Receipts, Il, 500; 10c to 15c lower;
pigs and lights, 81 25@5. 40; packers, $3.50
SIS; butchers and best heavy, s5.45@6
Sheep--Receipts. 500; natives, $SQ4. rs;
lambs, $3Q5.75.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-26
Err PRICES IN
STOCK MARKET.
Y Sales Follow An Increase
Of Buying Orders
NEW RECORDS IN PRICES
Project of Financing the obligatiops
of the Erie Road Is Announced
and This Has Depressing
Effect on the Market.
NEW RECORDS IN PRICES

New York November 25.-The eve of a
holiday is looked to for some closing up
of outstanding speculative accounts. That
fact and the scare administered to the
shorts by the sudden revival of strength
in the market yesterday conduced to the
active buying today which went on dur
ing the first two hours of the session
of the stock exchange. During that pc
riod this! buying was sufficient to enable
the market to stand up against the heavy
profit taking sales which were going on
to meet the demand Thereafter the re-
sisting power of the market weakened
and lower prices were registered. The
supposed imminence of financial project
for the benefit of Southern Pacific con-
tinued to exert strong influence on
sentiment until it was perceived that
whatever demand was melted by this was
being freely supplied.
1t was taken into consideration also in
a soberer spirit. that the rapid rise of
yesterday and early today had retracted
practically the whole of the decline of
last week Southern Pacific, in fact, was
carried to new record price at 1201a
and Union Pacific sold at the highest
price of the present year at 1S49s. These
were the exceptionally strong stocks, but
their course served as an index of the
tendency The assumption was being
formed that securities prices were in for
a renewed upward movement which was
to outstrip the prices made since the
election, when the outpouring of selling
orders came as check and warning
The tone of reaction became more clear
ly defined with the announcement of the
Erie project for issue Of 100000 of 5
per cent collateral bonds. Some more
permanent form of financing of Fries
obligations have been an indicated neces-
sty ever since the action of E. H., Har-
riman in taking the company's note In
April to meet other notes then maturing.
That action an& it's acceptance as cap
able assurance for caring for future needs
have been the grounds. for remarkable
rise in the securities of the company since
that time.
Phe announcement of the plan coming
into form of application at Albany to
the public service commission of the Sec
rond district seemed a total surprise to
the financial district at this time. 1t
would be impossible to say whether the
decline in Erie which followed was caused
wholly by speculative realizing or to dis
appointment over the form and scope of
the financial plan. The disposition to sell
the market even on favorable develop
ments was perceptible in the decline In
the copper industrials on the announce