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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-08
HE HAD ENOUGH.

"Here's a note" said the postal
clerk. from a man complaining
that his mail isn't delivered rogu-
larry"
What's his name'" asked the
chief.
Observation-Disclosures
"lluh' with that name you'd
think he had all the letters Inc
needed.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-08
USELESS POND.

There is q notice on the banks %
Q certain pond, which run as fol-
lows:
"Please commit suicide else
where"
This sounds churlish, especially
as the pond is apparently used for
nothing else.-Globe.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-08
ANo-HgR CONSIDERATION.

ar we don't preserve our forests"
said the man who gets enormously
in earnest. "whst j. postcrity going
10 10 for great statesmen
don't SCI what that has TO 10
with w."
Nearly all Of the great atates-
men I've read about learned their
lessons bv the light ~ a pine knot"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-08
r

The Court-SN sars at hard Ia.
Dor. You'll GIT Il chance to learn
a trade, my man.
Burglar-Judge, couldn't be
permitted to learn it by-er--cor.
respondcncp course Puck.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-08

All Silk and Net Waists in
white, black and ecru at
One-Fourth Regular Price
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-08
THE ARCHIVES.

"You can't always Judge q poll.
tician by his campaign textbook"
"No," answered Senator Sorghum,
Out YOU could often find out a lot
that's interesting aud important by
getting a look into his check book"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-08
NATURAL SELECTION.

GLOW was II that the musician
nobody thought of At the ball re-,
ceivcd the special favors Of the belle
Of the occasion
"a case Of affinity, my bov"
Affinity"
"les he Wa the march king, and
she was queen OF the MAY"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-08
A SOUND

"What was the matter with that
quartet singer"
ole met with a baseball acci.
dent"
Baseball accident ?"
~Ycs; he died OH the base"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-08
Shoes!

Most any shoe looks good-new. But how long will Il
wear? That's the test. Our shoes will wear as long as
good until worn out. They will keep their shape, bee
makers who know how. No better shoes are made thar
Edwin Clapp, Dorothy lDOdd and
Take me minutes time and look at these
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03

N. \. CoZaft, q baseball prayer who W9S recently released by Mike Finn Of the Little Rock team and cane hcre to be tried ou by Manager W. H. Deaver of the Pine Bluff State League team, was placed in the Jefferson county jail last night and will be talk en back to Monroe, La, today t0 an- sWer three indictments. charging hint with forgery. which it is alleged were dOcketed against COzart when he was a member of the Monroe, Cotton States League team ill 1903 Cozart's name at that time, it is staed. was listed as w. F. Kennedy. and persons who looked him over last night say they believe that he is the same man who played with the Monroe team here many times while Pine Bluff was in the Cotton States circuit
 Deputy Sheriff R. NJ. Browning of Monroe, La, arrived here last night and positively identified Cozart as Kennedy and says that he is the man against whom the indictments were re-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03
Speaker Cannon
 as "Trust Buster''

 Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Washington, April 2.-Speaker Can non appeared in the role of trust buster" today when he introduced a resolution calling on Attorney General Bonaparte and the Department of Commerce for information concerning the print paper combine, with a view to beginning Federal prosecution. The Speaker alleged that by limiting the production in this country and Canada the trust has been able to keep prices to an unreasonable point. Champ Clark, attacking the Cannon resolu- tion. said the only solution was to put wood pulp on the free list.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03
The BANK OF PINE BLUFF
Chicago Bankers
 Oppose AIdrich Bill

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
 Chicago, April 2.-Every member Of the Chicago Clearing House signed resolutions today opposing the Aldrieh currency bill. It was reported that the transfer of $200,O00,000 from the bank reserves to an idle fund which banks are forbidden to touch will se- riously impair the capital of the coun- try and that substitution of bonds iu the vaults for balances will not pro- mote safety.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03
RAILROAD COMPANY
 HELD SHAMELESS

several men to lift the heavy piece of machinery up the stairway at the court house and as many more to carry it down, after it was taken from the court room The case attracted no little attention from East End resi- dents, as many of them were either plaintiffs in other similar suits or were in some manner interested in the final decision.
 All of the evidence was concluded Wednesday, Judge A. B. Grace in- structed the jury Thursday morning. He held that the plaintiffs should prove that the house in which the fire originated was ignited with sparks that fell from Engine No. Al and that the proof must also be clear that the company was negligent in not supplying it's engines with improved appliances, if the former was proven, or through the negligence of it's em- ployes if the engine had been proper ly equipped. Otherwise, said Judge Grace, it would be case of unayoid able accident.
 In giving his instructions Judge Grace reviewed the laws covering the case in detail.
 \. J. Can't, one of the counsel for the railroad company, made the open ing argument, preceded by w. F. Cole man, counsel for the plaintiffs. He was followed by w. T. Woodbridge, who made the closing argument for the railroad company, and MT. Wool dridge was followed by M. A. Austin, as counsel for the plaintiffs. The jury then went to the jury room and it did not require an hours delibera- tion before they returned and reported a verdict for the railroad company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03

weights lock horns for the champion ship of Pine Bluff and vicinity. Her VeE Mann will captain the Pine Bluff High School and Professor R F. Moore the HeayyWeights.
 Great rivalry has existed between these teams since the beginning of the basket ball season, as both have won high honors, the High School team having defeated the Jonesboro High Schoo. and Professor Moores team won a great victory over the Jones' bor0 secretarial team There will be no charge for admission and a great crowd is expected to see the game.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03

It did not take long for jury in the Jefferson circuit court Thursday tG render a verdict freeing the Cotton Belt Railroad from all blame Or re- sponsibility for the eventful East End fire, which visited this city February l:, 1907 and which destroyed nine blocks of residences, two hotels. a church and other property. Residents ot the East End, who lost their homes and contents in the big fire, and the insurance companies which paid their losses, brought suit against the rail road company for damages aggregat- ing $95.000. There were fifty-siX suits in all. Five of them were heard the past several days in the circuit court here and they will probably serve as test case for all the others that are still pending. The verdict of the jury yesterday, however, may be taken to a higher court.
 The plaintiffs in the five suits which were tried as one were J. M. Anderson, NJ, M. Bruce. A. J. Abel, the Bluff City Lumber Company and P. F. Brooks. They charged that the fire was caused by a spark from a Cotton Belt switch engine. Upon this one allegation the plaintiffs based their damage suits.
 During the hearing of the case much expert testimony was heard on both sides. The attorneys for the Cotton Belt. to more fully convince the jury of their contentious that it would be impossible to distribute hot cinders from an engine sufficient to start a fire, had mammoth, modernly equip ped master mechanics front, a pat tern of the fore part of an engine, brought into the court room for in- spection. It required the services of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03

turned. Kennedy declares his inno- c"nce. He says he will not return to Monroe without acquisition papers, While the deputy says that he will go 10 Little Rock for them if Cozart re fuses to accompany him to Monroe this morning. While Cozart languishes in q cell ill the Jefferson county jail his Wife. almost overcome with grief, re- mains awaiting his return to a board ing house on West Sixth avenue, where she is also caring for their two small children.
 Cozart was arrested Wednesday af- tern0On by Constable Frank Stewart who received a telegram from Depu- ty Sheriff Browning requesting him to make the arrest. Cozart told a straight story at that time and for his Wites sake and to keep him from jail w. D. Hearn and Manager Deaver signed his bond and secured his re- lease. He was permitted 10 return home that night
 Thursday afternoon Deputy Brown- ing came here to identify Cozart. To keep the news of his arrest from his wife Constable Stewart telephored him 10 come down town as he wanted to see him. After he arrived they went to the court house together, where Deputy Browning was in wait ing. Immediately upon seeing Cozart the deputy identified him as Kennedy and re-arrested him on three charges of forgery. Being unable to furnish bond CoZart was placed in jail He still declares that his name is Cozart and that he knows nothing of any charge at MOnrOe
 According to Deputy Browning, who is stopping at the Hotel Jefferson, Co., zart played ball with Monroe in 1903 and 1904. In the latter year, under the name of Kennedy, he married a Miss Ellis. who is a member of a we'll to-do family there. It is alleged that Cozart or Kennedy forged three checks on local merchants and left Monroe with his new wife Nothing was heard of them until a year later, when Mrs. Cozart returned there and stated that her husband had died. She was in mourning for him and her friends say she really believed him dead. She married several months later at Monroe and is now living at a little town near there.
 Deputy Sheriff Browning says he worked on the case for many month and learned that Kennedy or Cozart. after leaving Monroe with his bride. went to the home of his mother at Miami, Florida. He disappeared later and, according to the deputy's state ment his wife believed him dead. Co., zarts mother. Deputy Browning says, induced her to return to her people in Monroe. Deputy Browning says Co- zart's present wife, who is now here with two children, does not know of the Monroe episode and that she was to Cozaft and was living in Tennessee when Cozart was married to Miss Ellis at Monroe
 T. Havis Nixon has been employed by Cozart as counsel. CoZart played ball in the Carolina League last year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03

William Barkley Alexander, 56 year, old, one of the most prominent citi- zens of Pine Bluff and Jefferson coun- ty, died at Birmingham, Ala, Thurs day afternoon at o'clock His death was sudden. Ii occurred while he was On his way to this city, accompanied by his devoted wife and daughter. Miss Lutie Alexander, and when he was thought to be enjoying better health than usual. after q several weeks sojourn at Stafford Springs. Mississippi. He was to have re- turned here Monday.
 The first news of NJ AIeXanders serious illness came here Yesterday noon in the shape of a message from George J. Vining, former Pine Bluffian. He stated that Mr. Alexander was seriously ill at Birmingham and pa1s so1 W. E. Alexander Jr.. left here over 'e Cotton Belt for Birmingham
 at r. ?. Ill. Later, at 3:&0 o'clock.
 anotr message came to !. H. Eddins.
 a r,tiyr. that MG. Alexander had
 nasl away at , o'clock. The news
 ofs d ath was a great shock to his
 mer, brother, son and other rela-
 f here. as well as his mang
 ads
 F Alexander leaves his mother
 Sarah c. AleXandel brother.
 F. Alexander; wife and daughter,
 ss Lutie Alexander. and two sons. N In c. and William E. Alexander Jr
 fcr relatves live here. among them 1 ing James H. Alexander. the well nown aged local citizen Y. 0. Alex nder, and others.
 The body will be broush, here this afternoon or tonight Joe P. Alexan- |der left last night for Memphis to meet the remains and the members Of the family who will accompany them here from Birmingham. The funeral arrangements have not been made
 III Many Months.
 MI. .AleAdHutr "d9 III 4oI HlduS months. His death, while sudden, was by no means unexpected. His health had been poor for more than year, so poor in fact that it kept him from remaining at home for any length of time to attend to his private affairs. Some months ago he went to Texas, hoping that the change of climate would enable him to recuperate his failing health. The trip for a time had the desired effect and he returned here with his wife and daughter, who were always with him during his ill- ness. Later he returned to the same physical condition as when he left an1 while at Union Station ill this city
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03
v. B. ALEXANDER
 DIES IN BIRMINGHAM

Prominent Pine Bluffan Died Suddenly Thursday While on His Way Home From Stafford Springs, Missis sippi-Was Prominent i'll Business Political, Lodge and Church Circles s-Bo dy Being Brought Here For Interment- Was Member of State Capitol Commis sion, Served This City as Postmaster and Mayor and Was Director i'll Several Banks and Interested in Various Local Enterpri ses
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03
Castro Says They've
 All Been Settled

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Caracas, April 2.-Part of President Castros answer to a recent statement published in El Constitutional, today, declares that the claims which the American secretary asks to be arbi. trated. had already been adjusted five years ago. He refuses to further con" slider them and asks that the Ameri can Congress terminate the matter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03

Isn't much but i'4 wo1la saving One Dollar will stafa Eoug sayinga Account at our Savings Department and may be the starting of fortune.
 If it's a choice with you this min, ute between SPENDING One Dollar foolishly or SAVING IT-bank 1t here by all means where it will, with all other Dollars You deposit, earn 2 per cent interest
 i per cent interest paid on Time Deposits of one year or longer-iu- terest starts from date of Deposits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03
Secretary Makes
 a Statement

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Washington, Apri. 2.-Before the House Committee today. Frank Edin- borough. secretary to Congressman Loud said that the Electric Boat Com pany. through it's paid lobbyist, W. D. Gordon, had put a candidate in the field against Loud and withdrew him when Loud promised to vote for the submarines
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03
Bank Robbery
 in Oklahoma

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Muskogee, Okla. April The Bank of Mounds at Mounds. Ok. was cracked today and B, i0Q in currency secured by the robbers. The "yeggs" made their escape and a posse pur- sues them
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
 AND HEAVYWEIGHTS

One of the most interesting basket ball games of the season will be played in the Y. M. C. A. gym Fri day night, when the Pine Bluff High School and the Y Nj C. A. Heavy
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03
BALL PLAYER IN
 THE COUNTY JAIL

W A. Cozart, Who May Turn Out to Be w. E. Kennedy, Former Member of the Monroe Cotton States League Team, Arrested on Serious Charge Wife and Two Children Here With Him-Said to Have Married Monroe Girl Also-Deputy Sheriff Game Here For Him May Resist Louisiana Off cer-Is He Cozart or Kennedy?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03
Something Different

Is what you get when you order your Spring Suit from Eisenkramer th' Tailor, over CitizeA Second avenue, corner Pine street. Latesa style cut and patterns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03
Gut Off Leg
 Freed From Death

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 St. Louis, April 2.-Finding J. A. McKittrick pinned beneath the wreck. age of a Burlington train near here today and in danger of being scalded to death, Rev. R. C. Allen, 60 years minister, pulled pocket knife, am- putated the mans leg and extricated him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03

Frank C. Mayfield and J. J. T. Adams of Little Rock were guests at the Hotel Jefferson Yesterday
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-03

r. F. LaGrave of Fort Smith was a business visitor in the city yesterday.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-19
FIGHT WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

LONDON, Dec. ia general COM
nlittee to oppose female suffrage was
organized here yesterday at Caxton
Hall, Westminster, which has been the
scne Of the many suffragette attacks
upon parliament. Peers, members of
the house Of commons, scientists and
other prominent men constitute the
committee, among them being Earl
Cromer, .the Earl Of Dunraven and
Lord Rothschild, Baron Lister. Sir
James Crichton-Browne, Sir William
Crookes, Sir James Dewar, Sir William
Ramsey and Sir Edwin Lancaster.
There are several well known literary
members, including Rudyard Kipling.
One of the resolutions adopted de-
clares that "the extension Of the
franchise to women would be con-
trary to the best interests OF the coun-
try and empire" The committee will
arrange a lighting program" shortly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-19
JULIA WARD HOWE
OPPOSES THE CZAI
Venerable Poet Of Freedom Wants the
.. Russian Extradition Treaty
.Abrouated,

nuS0sAD 6NtTaQyIIon treaty
sAbrogated.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Julia Ward
Howe, whose Battle Hymn Of the
Republic inspired the soldiers fighting
for Union and Liberty In the Civil
War, and whose voice and pen have
always been on the side of progress
for more than half a century, has writ
ten to the New York "Sun' In protest
against the extradition of Russian fu-
gitives from this country. She says:
III Il am glad to see that the facts
brought out lin the Pouran extradi-.
tion case have led to fresh effort
to do away with our present very
Unsatisfactory extradition treaty with
Russia. When that treaty was made
Its ratification was strongly opposed
by the Society of American Friends Of
Russian Freedom, including. Phillip
Brooks, Whittier, James Russell Lowell
and many other distinguished persons.
I'VE felt even then that the ,traty
contained many objectional points
and avs open to serious abuse. If
the true inwardness of .autocratic
rule in Russia had been as will un-
derstood in America then as 1t de- to-
day such an extraiition treaty could
never have been concluded" ..5gssz
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-19
LAVISH WITH ADVISE ".
STINGY WITH MONEY
John D. Loosens Up and Gives Waiter
Five Cents and Plenty
:, H.. -; =>: Advice. ..4@


NEW YORK, Dec, 17.-The waiter
who received ,the45 cent tip from John
D. Rockefeller last week is trying to
make up his mind whether the oil man
was serious or just Joking when he
said: III
Put that in. the savings, bank
That's what I did when was your
age and it earned money for me-
Mr.. Rockefeller lunched at the
Mansion House. He went there with
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson, Of New York,
with two automobiles, three chaffours
and a butler Lunch consisted of lob
ster and planked chicken MIR. Rookie
teller shook hands with several men,
bers of the Middlesex Grand Jury. who
were in the Mansion House dining
room at the time. q
After lunch Mr.. Rockefeller paid
the check and tipped the waiter S
cents and much more than that value
In advice. 't~-~
The party left for Lakewood i'm
mediately after.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-19
GIRL POLITICIANS 4
| SUCCESS IN KANSAS
Are Apt Scholars in Manipulat.
ing the Curves Of the
Political Game.
Insist Their Right to Office L
Paramount to Greasy Men
With Whiskers.
Contributed to Labor World by Will
liam Allen Whitley

Contributed to Labor World by Will
81, liam Allen Whitley
Many damsels were candidates for
public office during the campaign
! which has: closed in Kansas and, the
majority Of them being Republicans,
they have won and will settle down
| the taxpayers.
Seceral :havebeen elected as register
| Of deeds, several as superintendent of
instruction, and som other offices will
| be turned over to the girls, and there
| can be no doubt that the work will
be well done.
AS a ca1npaigner the Kansas girl is
| a success. Take Nellie Grant for in
| stance, as a fair: Representative of those
who have been competing for. public
honors. The Gazette referred to Miss
Grant sometime ago, when she first
attracted attention as the Republican
| candidate for. register of deeds of Elk
county,, She had been a deputy in that
office tor a, censide IabTe time, and she
knew all the curves of the game. So
| she.concluded. that she might just as
| welE have the office as some large,
y w
| face and neck.
She advertised the fact that she
| was g. candidate and set forth her
qualifications in chaste English in the
| public prints. and called upon the
voters to rally to her support; but she
bored nobody with personal importuni-
ties; her ridicule wasn't loaded with
explosive CIGARS she din'nt call peo-
! pie by their first names and pretend
that it would be a privilege to die in
the woodshed; she didn't loaf around
| the grocery stores telling people what
an ALFRED girl she was; she didn't
| carry around smile that made her
| face ache; she didn't break into coun-
try school houses to rant for a. few
hours.
She retained her customary dignity
and womanliness from the beginning
reasoning that the people knew she
| wanted their votes; if they would not
vote for her they could go to thunder.
Yet she did not maintain too rigid
reserve. = Upon the occasion Of a
Republican rally at Howard a couple
Of weeks ago, she took a hand in the
festivities and passed around red lemo-
made that complied with the pure pure
food laws, and led the singing, Rally
Round the Flag, Boys" and when she
saw voters gnawing the bark off trees,
she told them where. they could get
| sandwich, and she made a thousand
friends, without boring anybody. 49,. e..
The girl candidate is a. success in
| Kansas, and it is impossible for her
to become too numerous.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-19
NAVY YEoMAN FACES
VERY HEAVY CHARGES
If Convicted on All the Charges ouId
Incur Twenty one Yeara -
~ lmnrisonnrsnt. - -

Incur Twenty one Yeara3 ~
~ Imprisonntsnt. 5-n H. - (.
NEW YORK. Dec.,,&l7 Charles "A.
Williams, a chief yoen1an in the United
States army, attached to the recruiting
station at South street, who dserted
recently, was placed on trial Monday
before the general court martial in the
Brooklyn Navy Yard If IS Williams
should be convicted onsall the charges
against him he could be sent to a
naval prison for. twenty1one and a half
years. 2jSs: r -.
The eight charges and thirfF speci-
f1cations include desertion, vialhtion of
a lawful order issud by the ecretary
Of the Navy, forgry, acts in 3rejudice
Of good order and discipline, theft,
embezzlement, scandaleus ce3uuct,, to
the destruction <of good norals, and
disobeying the order Of his superior
officer. SfsSt; S5s$#
It. is alleged that Williams forged
the name af Tassir Hart, jjanitor of
the recruiting station, to-. two $40,
twelve S., one $40 and soneS $50 check,
and of o. J. Gud & Co. NO a $163
check. Williams is. also: charged with
having passed several bad checks on
Brooklyn cafe keepers. Binder the
charge Of embezzlement Wdlliams is
said to have appropriatedSto himself
by means Of forgeriess transportation
and subsistence which,. should have
gone to Allen I. Samon, The theft of
which Williams is accuseds3s q num-
ber Of blank checks .fronuthe back
Of, the office check book. -
Commander J. c. Gilmore,in charge
of the recruiting station, waA the only
witness Teusday. Daily sessions of
the court martial will be held, prob
ably, for a week at least. .aafs'