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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-09

LF. J. Hawn of Tyler, Texas, a former resident of this city. is here visiting
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-09
HARRY B. BELL
 WON HIS SUIT

The supreme court yesterday affirm ed the decision of the Pulaski chan cery court in the case of N. P. Willis vs. H. B. Bell over the custody of a child. Senator Davis represented Will lis. who is now charged with attempt ing to get the chambermaid to swear falsely against Mrs. Willis. This case will be sent to Perry county for trial on d change of venue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-09

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-09

d -A.-~Parker, a prominent Cattof-
 : ney of Clarendon is in the city on
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-09

Leslie Henderson and Charlie Terrell, twelve year old boys who are supposed to have run away from their homes at Argenta, were arrested here Saturday night by Deputy Constable Frank Weidenbener and they are be- ing held awaiting an investigation,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-09
CASTORlA
 For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought s'sns:sss sssss sss Q. L2<zzzzz;:7zx
GIRL PROTECTS
 HER OWN HONOR
New York Nurse Shoots and Kills Doc
 tor Who She Says WrOnged Her and Then Deserted Her-HaS No Regret For Act-Says It Was Not Murder.

New York. June S.-Sarah koten, "a young trained nurse. who lured pr.
 Martin w. Aupitz to a house in Har- lem last night by false telephone call and shot him to death after she had laid in wait for many hours, declared today that she had no regret for her act.
 T shot him, but l did not murder him.. she said in her cell ill the po- lice station.
 'I killed him because he has wrong ed me, and then refused to help me. tried to punish him in the courts
 but found myself powerless. My fath-
 CT and mother are dead, so l had to protect my honor myself.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-09
Surprise and
Delight

await you when you come to make your first purchase at &his grocery store. Surprise st the completeness of our stock, delight at the quality and low price which prevail. The sooner you become ac- auainted with this store the qnicker you will begin to have better groceries and to save money.
 ATKINSON GROCER co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-09
Sixth and Chestnut School 3O2 West Sixth Avenue. Kindergarten and
 Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

Improvements are planned for the Kindergarten, for the departments or German and Elocut;on, and for all other departments of the school.
 "A number of the old teachers nave |been retained, and a valuable addition Ito the teaching force has already been made.
 The principals appreciate the con- fidence and cooperation of those who have engaged their childrens places without waiting for circulars to be sent out.
 For information apply to [ MISS CALLIE JONES, Both Telephones, 598.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
WANT TO ENTER
CITY POLITICS
Republicans Call Meeting To Organize
and May Put Out Candidate
For Mayor.

The republicans in Birmingham are
planning to take hand in local politics,
and a local republican club is to be or
ganized for this purpose. A melting is to
be held on the night of January II, for
the purpose of organizing. Julius w. Da-
wilson, chairman of the state executive
committee of the Davidson faction has
issued the call for this meeting, which is
to be held in Magnolia hall.
This call reads as follows:
"At the request of many citizens of Br-
mingham, representing all walks of life
workingmen, business men, physicians,
lawyers, merchants hereby call a meet
ing of all citizens who desire to attend,
to assemble in Magnolia hall at o'clock
on Friday night, January II, for the pur-
pose of organizing a republican club and
petfecting a city organization
AT this meeting, chairman, secretary
and other officers of the city republican
organization will be elected.
JULIUS w. DAVIDSON"
Mr.. Davidson believes that a city as
large as Birmingham should have two
clean political parties. He has announced
that after he local organization is per-
fected candidates for the position of may
or and other municipal positions will be
named.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02

out and sell papers and take your places.
What are you going to do when these
little fellows come up? l want to ask you
one thing, and | am asking this as a
personal favor, not only for myself but
for all the gentlemen present this after
noon. l want every one of you assem-
bled around this table this afternoon, to
think of what kind of work you want to
do and to get in that line just as soon
as you can. If you need any help or
want to talk to anybody about it consult
me, Mr. Putnam or any of the gentle
men who have addressed you this after
noon, and we will do all in our power to
help you.
you boys must study as much as you
can. Go to school if possible and learn
all you can. for you will need this worse
than anything else when you are grown.
You may not think So but you will find
this out when ii is too late, if you don't
study now.
Il am glad to be with you today, and
l am glad to know that you have en-
joyed this feast. L can assure you 1t
will be an annual affair, given by these
gentlemen and the newspapers of the
CITY,"
After hearing the words of advice from
the speaker the boys wound up the &C.
casion with an excellent dessert, and this
done everyone was well satisfied Every
fellow was ready to say that he had no:
enjoyed himself SO much since the last
dinner given by Judge Houghton and
Dave Wurtzberger several years ago.
The menu served to the boys yester-
day was an elaborate one and its prepa-
ration was excellent. The menu follows:
Menu.
Oyster Soup.
Sweet Pickles. Soup. Pickles.
Cranberry Sauce. Roast Turkey
Stuffed Dressing.
Roast Pig with Apple Sauce.
Roast Beef Au JUS.
Mashed Potatoes. Sweet Corn.
Candied Vans.
Sliced Tomatoes. Celery.
Mince Pie. Apple Pie.
Fruits.
Coffee. Tea. Sweet Milk.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
DEPUTY SHERIFF ATTACKED.
Arrests Negro Woman In Hartselle
Who Is Wanted In Birmingham.

While attempting to arrest Mamie Her
ring, a negro woman, at Hartselle early
Tuesday night a deputy sheriff, whose
name could not be ascertained was at
tackled by an unknown negro man, knock
ed down and put out of the house.
The Herring woman is wanted in JEFF
ferson county for the murder of Sam
Willis, at Dolomite some time ago, by
shooting him.
When the deputy sheriff went to arrest
pistol at home, and when he went into
the negro's house he was attacked by a
large negro man who was also inside,
but after being knocked down and put
out of the house he went back and
placed the negro woman under arrest
The report has it that the negro who
was in the Herring womans house went
off and got some other negroes and re-
returned to take the woman from the dep
uty's custody. However, as fortune
would have it several white men Joined
the deputy before the negroes got back,
and being armed they kept the negroes
off.
Deputy Sheriff Bob Collier will leave
Birmingham this morning for Decatur,
where he will take the negro woman in
to his custody and bring her back to
this county to face trial for murder with
which she is charged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
IRISH GREEN WILL
SIGNIFY CHOICE
HAS BEEN ADOPTED AS OFFICIAL
COLOR BY GREATER BlRMING-
HAM ADVocATEs-KING DIS.
CUSSES POLL TAX PAYMENTS.

Irish green-Greater Birmnghams col
ors The Greater Birmingham campaign
committee have decided on waving this
color as they enter into the home stretch
and pure Irish green ribbons will be
worn by the thousands during the rest of
the campaign. The ribbons are six inches
long and one inch wide, and have print
ed on them the injunction to vote for
Greater Birmingham
The impression has gotten abroad that
anyone paying his poll taxes and register
ing at this time will be eligible to vote
next Monday, despite the fact that he may
not have been eligible to vote in last
years elections. Unless a man was
competent to vote in the prohibition and
other elections held since last February,
he will not be allowed to vote in the
Greater Birmingham election. The fol-
lowing interview with Jere C. King eX-
plains this point
For the information of the voters in
the Greater Birmingham territory, let
me call attention to the fact that the
payment of poll tax since October l,
will not qualify one to participate in
the Greater Birmingham election. Any
voter that could vote in the prohibition
election can vote in this election. The
poll tax year runs from February l, to
the following February /; and voters that
could at any time since February 1.
1907, can vote in this election, and none
Others. JERE c. KING Chairman"
Woodlawn will be visited by the Great
ter Birmingham speakers tonight. The
meeting will be held in the city hall and
will begin at 1880 o'clock. Capt. Frank
S. White, Joseph B. Babb and Jere c.
King will be the orators of the oc-
casion. 1t is expected that the meeting
will be an interested one, Greater Bir
mingham being a much talked of propo-
sition in that town.
This will be the last meeting to be
held with the exception of the Good
Cheer smoker, which the Commercial
club is to give at the Hotel Hllman to-
morrow night. Greater Birmingham will
be the main subject at the smoker, and
it is expected to put a great touch of
enthusiasm to the windup of the cam
paign
The r. p AS are living up to the
pledge made at their smoker several
nights ago. and their fellowmen are being
importuned with all of the selling elo-
quence of the drummers, to get out and
hustle for Greater Birmingham. and give
them something to brag about when they
go away from home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
FOUND A WAY
70 Be Clear of the Coffee Troubles.

Husband and myself both had the
coffee habit, and finally his stomach and
kidneys got in such a bad condition
that he was compelled to give up a good
position that he had held for years. He
was too sick to work. His skin was
yellow, and l hardly think there was an
organ in his body that was not affected.
Il told him l felt sure his sickness was
due to coffee and after some discussion
he decided to give it up.
1T was struggle, because of the
powerful habit. One day we heard about
Postum and concluded to try it, and
then it was easy to leave off coffee.
His fearful headaches grew less fire.
quent, his complexion began to clear,
kidneys grew better until at last he was
a new man altogether, a result of
leaving off coffee and taking up Postum.
Then L began to drink it, too.
although l was never as bad off as
my husband. / was always very nervous.
and never at any time very strong,
only weighing 80 lbs. before l began to
use Postum. Now 1 weigh 115 lbs. and
can do as much work as anyone my size
l think.
MANY do not use Postum because
they have not taken the trouble to make
1t right. l have successfully fooled
great many persons who have drunk it
at my table. They would remark, You
must buy high grade of coffee One
young man who clerked in a grocery
store was very enthusiastic about my
coffee When l told him what it was he
said, Why, I've sold Postum for four
years, but l had no idea it was like
this Think I'll drink Postum here
after. ="
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to WELL
ville," in pkgs. There's Reason"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
Mr.. ALCO HALL WAS
BADLY INJURED
SOME PRACTICAL JOKER CALLED
OUT ALL OF THE AMBULANCES
IN TOWN YESTERDAY TO ASSIST
INJURED ONE.

The foolhardy trick of uselessly calling
out all of the ambulances in town was
the practical joke perpetrated on the four
undertaking companies of theicty yester-
day.
In rapid succession yesterday morning,
shortly before noon, some person called
the four undertaking establishments over
the telephone requesting each Of them to
make all sped in getting an ambulance
to Second avenue and Twentieth street.
Upon asking what the trouble was they
were informed that Mr.. Hall had been
seriously hurt and needed attention.
Accordingly three ambulances answered
the call, the fourth being already out,
and when they reached the busy corner,
each after hurried runs. they did not find
Mr.. Hall The presence of tire ambu-
lances attracted a great crowd and after
hunting some time for the injured mau
and not finding him it dawned upon the
drivers of the ambulances that some one
had played joke, very deplorable one,
upon them.
the injured party, and that some fellow,
over-fopi e,u 1875 much
regretft' 8 So frr had re-
ceived sae.ew et Ia go down
unnoti I'd. Has aea able I'M
positio-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02

Ads illustrated with good cuts are
trade winners-The Gawk makes good
cuts
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
RURAL CARRIERS MEET.
Jefferson County Letter Carriers Want
Christmas as Holiday.

A meeting of the Jefferson County
Rural Letter Carriers association was
held yesterday morning in the federal
building, beginning at II o'clock. Presi-
dent w. B. Trotter of Warrior presided
with Secretary w. M. Kilgore of East
Lake Only detail business was trans
acted, and the session only lasted for a
short while.
The rural carriers are allowed six holt
days in the year, and New Years Day
is among this six. The postal authori-
ties require them to work on Christmas,
and the carriers desire to get this condi-
ton reversed-get off on Christmas and
work on New Years. Their argument IS
that over half of the people on their
routes remain at home on Christmas, and
as a consequence do not get their mail
until the next day, while all of them
remain at home and work on New Years
and want their mail on that day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
TIE
General Demand

of the Well-Informed of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts arc known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with it's ex-
cellent combination Of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
liz -c-.,;.-- pen,ifh .ass " ihe Lali-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
from the probate court as follows;
Dolphus l.. Lee of Flat Greek to Miss
Louella Brasfield.
Martin L. Horn of birmingham to Miss
Mary Boatwright
r. W. Ewing of Birmingham to Miss
Mary Coleman Armstrong.
f. j. Dickey of Bell Sumpter to Miss
Minnie Green.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
THE WEATHER.

Washington, January Forecast
for Alabama and Mississippi: Showers
Thursday fair Friday; light to fresh
variable winds, becoming north.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27
A RUSSIAN DUEL
GEN. FOCK WOUNDED GEN. SMlR-
NOFF PROBABLY FATALLY
AT ST. PETERSBURG.
WITNESSED BY OFFICERS
A Riding School Was Placed at Dis
posaI of Combatants With Full
Approval of Military
Authorities.

st. Petersburg, Mar. 19.-Lieut. Gen
Smirnoff was probably fatally wound
ed in a duel fought here Wednesday
morning with Lieut.. Gen. Fock. The
men met in the riding school of the
Chevalier guard regiment and fought
with pistols, distance of 20 PAGES
separating them, when the shots were
exchanged.
The duel was caused by the memoir
andum written by Gen. Smirnoff on
the siege of Port Arthur in which he
questioned the courage of Gen. Fock.
The latter considered that his honor
and reputation were involved and chal-
lenged the author of the memoran-
DUN.
The riding school was placed at the
disposal of the combatants by the COM
mander of the regiment, and the duel
occurred with the full knowledge and
appreciation of the military authori-
ties. 1t was witnessed by several Off
GERS of high rank and it is even re-
ported that several women were pres
emit
Shortly before 10 o'clock Gems. Fock
and Smirnoff appeared at the school.
Without saluting, they took the places
assigned by their seconds. For Gen.
Smirnoff the seconds were his brother
in-law, Vladimir NJ. Purishkevich, a
member of the duma, and Capt.
Schultze of the navy, while for Gen.
Fock, Capt. Sido, adjutant to Gen.
Stoessel, and Lieut.. Podgursky, one of
the Port Arthur heroes, officiated. Dis
lance between the two combatants
was 20 PAGES, and the duelists were in
structed to open fire at the word of
command and continue until one or the
other was killed. At Gen. Fock's
fourth shot Gen. Smirnoff groaned and
sank forward. He had been wounded
in the abdomen above the right hip.
He was carried in a litter to the mill
tary hospital where doctors Wednes-
day afternoon employed Roentgen rays
to locate the bullet.
The word fire" was given each
time by Gen. Kireieff, the Russian au-
thority on duelling. At the second
exchange Gen. Fock's coat was per
forated. At the third exchange Gen.
Smirnoff accidentally fired premature
Nv but Gen. Fock magnanimously de-
clined to shoot at a defenseless OPP
ponent, and the fourth and final shots
were then exchanged.
This duel will be followed by an
other between Gen. Fock and Gen,
Gorbatoffsky, the commander of the
western front at Port Arthur, who was
severely criticised by Gen. Fock during
the court martial proceedings. Gen
Gorbatoffsky sent seconds some time
ago to Gen. Fock, but he failed to
secure permission to fight duel.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27
Oriuin of the Elevator.

The elevator originated in Central
Europe. The earliest mention of the
elevator is made in letter of Ma
poleon |. addressed to his wife, Arch
duchess Maria Louise. He writes to
her that when in Schoenbrunn, then
the summer residence of the Austrian
emperor, near Vienna, he used the
"chaise volante" flying chair in that
castle which had been constructed for
Empress Maria Theresa. 1t consisted
of a small, square room, sumptuously
furnished with hangings of red silk
and suspended by strong ropes with
counter weights, SO that it could be,
pulled up or let down with great ease'
in shaft built for the purpose
about 1850.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27
MINE WORKERS ADJOURN
NATIONAL CONVENTION AT INDl.
ANNAPOLIS COMPLETES WORK.
Scale Committee Report Was Adopted
-MitcheII's FareWell-Assessme
of so Cents Per Month.

Indianapolis, Mar. 21.-The national
ers of America Friday completed it's
discussion of the report of the scale
committee by sections. The first sec
tion adopted was the one which levies
an assessment of 80 cents per month
on all members of the organization.
This assessment as explained to the
convention by Secretary Wilson, is for
the purpose of adding to the fund for
the assistance of members of the union
who by failure to secure contracts on
April 1 may be forced to idleness.
Other sections adopted authorized the
international executive board to in
crease, decrease or discontinue this
assessment, ordered miners to pro-
coed to work where contracts are
signed or joint conferences are being
held on April l, and ordered all miners
to cease work on that date in districts
where no contracts have been signed
or joint conferences are not in pro-
gress All additional details were left
to the national executive board. After
the report of the scale committee had
been adopted by sections without
change, it was adopted as whole and
the committee was discharged with the
thanks of the convention. The action
of President Mitchell in sending ma
tional board members w. r. Farley,
of Alabama and Thomas Hagarty of
Pennsylvania, to Washington to join
other labor leaders in urging congress
to repeal the section of the Sherman
antitrust law relating to labor con-
tracts, was approved by the conven-
ton. A motion urging all miners to
support for Legislative offices those
in sympathy with labor organizations
was adopted. The delegates sang MY
Country, 'Tis of Thee" in chorus and
the convention adjourned sine die.
President Mitchell had babe the
delegates farewell on his retirement
as their leader, urging them to stand
by the organization and its officers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27
IOWA REPUBLICANS.
Secretary Taft Indorsed for President
and Allison for Senator.

Des Moines, Ia, Mar. 20.--The Re
publican state convention Wednesday
elected four delegates at large to the
National convention, instructed them
to vote for William Fl. Taft, Endorsed
Senator William b. Allison by vote
of 672 1924 to 507 7-24, and approved
the plank of the Ohio platform calling
for a revision of the tariff at special
session of congress.
The Allison people dominated the
convention from its opening to its
close, and had things their own way
throughout The Cummins people, al
though defeated in the convention
took especial delight in having, as they
declared, forced the standpatters to
inIorse a plank calling for revision
of the tariff, and they made a point OF
frequently reminding the Allison peo
pie of the fact.
The latter insisted, however, there
are as many revisionists in their ranks
as with the Cummins men and declare
that the vote in the convention showed
conclusively the relative popularity oil
the two men throughout the state.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27
ORCHARD IS SENTENCED
GETS DEATH PENALTY WITH RE.
COMMUNICATION OF PARDON.
Judge Woods Thinks Statements True
But That He Should Not Suf-
fer Extreme Penalty.

Caldwell, Idaho, Mar. 19.-Stating
that he believed Harry Orchard, in
his testimony in the trials of William
d. Haywood and George A. Pettibone
for the murder of eX-Gov. Frank Steu-
nenberg, told the exact truth, attempt
ing to conceal nothing, Judge Fremont
Wood, in the district court Wednesday
recommended that the state board of
pardons commute Orchards sentence
of death to Imprisonment in the state
penitentiary The sentence of death
was pronounced in accordance with
the plea of guilty by Orchard Tues
day of last week when arraigned.
Judge Wood presided at both the Hay
wood and Pettibone trials.
In sentencing Orchard and recon-
mending the Communication of his SEN
tence, Judge Wood reviewed the case
from the time of the killing of Frank
Stuenenberg to the present, including
the arrest of Orchard; his confession;
the arrest of Charles f. Meyer, presi-
dent of the Western Federation of
Miners VIM. d. Haywood, secretary
treasurer of the federation, and George
A. Pettibone; the trials of Haywood
and Pettibone, and the plea of guilty
entered by Orchard to the charge of
murder in the first degree, the pun
ishment for which under the Idaho
statutes is death.
Ernest Mills, acting secretary for
the Western Federation of Miners,
said Wednesday that the federation
would remain passive in regard to
disposition to be made of Orchards
case.
IF Judge Woods made the state
ment credited TO him." said Mr.. Mills,
there is little doubt but that me is
paving the way for freedom for Or
chard. 1t has been claimed all along
that Orchard had been promised free
dom by Governor Gooding of Idaho for
making the confession he made at the
trials That the political ring back of
it has promised to go down the line
for Orchard is also a well known fact
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27
Wreckers at Work on Santa Fe.

Garden City, Kan, Mar. 21.-An at
tempt to wreck Santa Fe passenger
train Nos, just west of here Friday
by placing a 6O-pound steel rail across
the track, failed because of the low
pilot on the engine which knocked the
obstruction aside. The train was go
ing at a high speed and would have
been derailed if the wheels had struck
the heavy rail. There is no clue to
the identity of the wreckers, but the
police are rounding up a gang OF
tramps who have been lettering in
the railroad yards.