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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10
NIGHT
 AT THEATORIUM

Last night was amateur night at the Theatorinm, and that popular playhouse was crowded. Pine ,BluH has prodigy in Leo Abdella. Think
 d young man playing Home, Sweet Home" on a mouth organ and doing clog dance in jig time to it's accompaniment. Can you beat it? The audience thought not and award cd MT. Abdalla the first prize. The second prize was taken by Lillian Masse. a child with remarkable ease Of manner and sweet voice. The other contestants were Hirshell Or ton and Everett Trimble. A. M. Phe- Ian sang a ballad and responded to a hearty encore. He did not contest Tor the prizes, however. Manager Haney announces a souvenir matinee Tor children today. Each child at- tending to be presented with two Eas- ter eggs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10
PATTERSON BILL
 PASSED BY HOUSE
Governor Donagle. Believed to Have Scored Victory ill the Passage oi the Administration Measure.

Little Rock, April 9.--After q 'scu.- sing the Patterson capitol bill for several hours, during which time Representative kerwin, Of Jefferson county. was quite active in defending the attitude of Governor Donaghey in the capitol matter, the house at 4:3o o'clock, by vote of 45 to 3S, passed the Patterson capitol b,l!. This is the administration measure. vh!ch had already passed the house and t now goes to the governor, who is sure to sign it.
 The bill turns over to an arbitra- tion committee. composed of Judges Trieber. Rogers and Mccullough. the capitol controversy. It practically means that the state capitol will be pushed to completion ;mn1 tji4tely and that 1t will be built in accord ance with the views Of Governor Don aghey. as expressed in his gubcrna- torial campaign.
 After discussing the matter for some time Mr. Thompson yielded to a motion by MT. Combs to postpone the Patterscn bill until next senate day, ill order. he cXpla ned, that oth- CT bills now pending in beth house and senate might De acted upon, es- pecia1ly in view of the introduction in the senate of state capitol meas ure almost identical with that intro duced in the house by Messrs. Leigh and Dunaway, and which has been made special order for Monday.
 It was this question which drew out a prolonged discussion by Messrs. Combs, Snider. kerwin and others, some for and others against, and which was the order of business. with Mir. Kerwin speaking in opposition to It.
 The Patterson bill was finally sub mitted to vote and passed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10

Jordan of Pine Bluff took the asset3- olage by storm. Dr. Jordan was eheered for several minutes after le. arose to speak.
 10 make great university, he sail there must be conformity of inter ests. In this connection he talked of the equalization of taxes He said that no part of the state should be taxed against another part of the state, and that 1t would not be r;ght to exploit one section of the stat. aealnst another section of the state.
 He referred kindly to the people of fayetteville and Washington county and Of the sentiment that surrounds the mountains there, but declared that while he liked sometimes to dwell on the sentimental side of things. sentiment is not all.
 Boys and girls need the fire of contact with large opportunities. If you put your boys within the sound of much machinery is it not greater than If they are within sound of q machine ill single shop?"
 , Toney Says Martin is Eight
 senator ToneF first eXtendea to tbe asseinola@e the regrets Of President Martin. Senator Martin is in Little Hock, hnt he is not able to leave his notet, as he has not fulir recovered from his recent illness. Senator Honey assured every body that seua tor Martin is ill the university re moval proposition with all of his heart.
 Senator Toney did not speak at length, He said he beard some con vincing speeches on th. r, moval oj the university and went back to the Senate and worked with tue Senate in passing the bill. He then address ed his remarks to the members of the lower house of the General Assembly and told them it would be one of the proudest moments of his life when the bill passed and was signed by the Governor. He said he wanted to see the university stripped of politics. l1o said he was certain the Cniyersit,. of Arkansas would not be a failure in Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10
THE EDUCATORS
 HERE TODAY Prominent High School Of ficials and State Officers to Hold Conference.
TO RIDE OVER CITY
Visitors To Re Treated to Auto Ride in AiternOOn--4SesSiOns at
 the High School.

Thirty prominent Arkansas educat- ors, including superinte eudents and principals of various high schools over the state and officials of the
 state public instruction department at Little Rock, will arrive in Pine Blud this morning to attend a con- ference to be held at the Pine Bluff high school building today. The con- ference was planned by Superintenl- cnt .luniis Jordan. of the Pine Bluff public schools, and Prof. J. H. Thach principal of the high school. It i, to be held Ioi' the purpose of estab- fishing uniform course of high school work in reference to colleges and university entrance requirements 4 state organization will be formed at this meeting which expects to re- suit in much good in this state in the direction of advancing the interests of high schools and school work gen. orally.
 The educators will gather at the Pine Bluff high school build ng at l0:3o o'clock. At 3:3O D. n. through the courtesy of many auto owners of this city, the visitors will be given Il ride over the city.
 The object of the conference in es- tablishing a uniform course of high school work is to bring about closer relationship between the high schools of Arkansas and various colleges and universities in this and other states, in that the high school officials are given some privileges in the matter of recommending the entrance re- quirements to colleges and univer- sjties. It IS argued by the Arkansas school officials that the colleges and universities have always taken the Initiative Ill this matter, when as a matter of fact it is generally admit ted that the high school officials are in position to know what should be required of prospective college and university stude nts better than the officials of the latter institutions.
 Among the visitors are to be George 'B. Cook, state superintendent oI public instruction; B. w. Torrey- son. William A. Townsend, T. P. Mur- ra! and \. F.. Wilson, Little Rock; l.. A. Brennan. Texarkana; w. !. faminord, Hope; w. A. Crawford, Russellville; R. T. Rogers, Jones' poro; 1. C. Gibson, Stuttgart; ID. l.. Paisley, Warren; ". E. Massey, Will mar: J. L. Spence. Monticello; Asa Mccain, Camden; c. F. Bell, Mag nolia; J. D. Clary, Fordyce: o. c. punaway. Prescott: o. D. Florence. Van Euren: J. w. Kuykendall, Fort Smith; H. A. Woodward. Wynne. and many others.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10
E. c. EAST DIES
 AT TEXARKANA

IeXarkana, April .-E. c. East. owner of the East Undertaking Con- pany. died this afternoon at his home in this city. He was about 60 years or age and came to Texarkana from Prescott, Ark, in 1SS1 He caves a wife and four children. He has been suffering with tuberculosis for about two years and has spent most of the time in southern Texas
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10
IJ.,~ Simmons Gives a Large Plantation and
 ! l ;3,0O0 in Cash.
AL AS INVESTMENT
Simmons Says He Win Not Mofn
 hto Residence-Rumor That Social Club Win Lease dt.

$e magnificent l4angford home ol & Fifth avenue, which is said L.
 been built a few years ago at E
 of $57,ooo, was purchased Friday Dr. J. F. Simmons, a local cap n, as an investments The deal @ @consummated late yesterday af- Don. The consideration was $3O,- k of which $1S,000 was paid in
 '. The remaining sl2,oo0 was esented In the deal by the trans 10 MT. and Mrs. William II. Lang by Dr. Simmons of his large Nation on the north side ot xArkansas river, near Rob Roy place consists of 5000 acres and known as the Greenfield place. fand Mrs. L4angford will surrender f present home in thirty days, e will probably make their home Ethe present at the residence of M. a. Speers, on West Fourth Rue. Later they may move to York city.
 E. Simmons stated last night that purchased the Langford home, eh is located at West Fifth ave and Walnut street, merely as an |stment and that it was not his htion of occupying the residence D home for the present at least. Is rumored that q social or business
 (which is being planned to take
 place of the fashionable Hecaton
 will lease the property for q of years. It was the original ptlon of the organizers of the 4ton Club. wh oh recently dis
 led, to purchase the Langford
 and convert 1t into a clubhouse.
 he recent surrender of the clubs Yer made this an impossibility.
 e palatial Langford home is one De prettiest and most attractive fkansas and compares favorably
 many of the costliest homes Ill
 outh.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10

trouble you have had has grown ont of that very fact. You and are go- ing to organize a temperance society and you az" "oing to be the star member of it. ! know you are no burglar or no thief at heart, but you have demonstrated that you are weak enough to be led astray by bad com pany when under the influence of liquor and that you are likely to do things when in that condition that you would recol from when you are sober and at yourself. Now. vour trouble lies in the fact that you start cd of wrong, your father, unfortun~ ately, having died and left you a young boy, and the kind of education fellow gets in the street and as- sociating with the gang that run around at night almost invariably spells ruin. Now, we are going to organize this temperance society and instead of discharging you I am co- ,'S7 ." hSoP tlio StHleHce open as long as you behave yourself and are not guilty of any violation Of the law involving moral turpitude, and as long as you keep liquor out of you you will never be guilty of any. You will )" allowed to go at liberty and 10 demonstrate to the world that you are the son of an honorable, good cit lzen, and that you are followino in h!s footsteps. If you allow yoarself eo indulge in the use of Honon you are liable to forget all this. tqflor htaNes msn forget and becorl~ fcrk- less of conseQuenc. 6: nIabpS ,,rn forget everything, all kinds ol prom isc3 and everything else. and you must not permit yourself to tanner With 1t. You will haze to eat ii ont absolutely, because if you get to tam perlng with it the first thing you know you will step over the deaIline and Will do something that will cause you to be brought back here, and here stands the plea of guilty to this in- d!ctment end there would be notbinp TOT the court to do but to enter the sentence and you will be taken to the pehltentlary. 1 hope and certainly pray you will never be put in that attitude. nope you N.ll appreciate the solemnity of this occasion and the penalty that is hanging over YOU, and the importance of avoiding tile infic- tion of it. Now then, have not the slightest desire in the world to do you any harm, but on the contrary. for the sake of your father and moth CT, want to see you do well.
 No one will hold against you what you have done foolishly as young fellow if you behave yourself in the future.
 Now, l want to tell you that the hrst time l hear of you being intox- lcated ] am not going to wait for you to commit crime. Tht bell will
 '' """ '"t t"St "1E 10 Keep me from hearing of # '& ret to touch t NO man can eve, sdy that it has been a benefit 10 him-~noth,ng is to be gotten out of it, You can get more fua out Of something a whole lot less danEefous.
 ou Will have to cut it out abso- 4utelE pr l will send for you. Your future is in your own hands and I hop' 10 see you make good use of it."'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10
ERR|NC YOUNG
 MAN LfCTURED Judge A. B. Grace Suspends Sentence on Clarence
 Darby.
BOY MUST NOT DRINK
Court Delivers Masteriul Address to Foolish Lad on Evil Effects
 oi Liquor Habit.

1 In the Jefferson circuit court Fri day afternoon Clarence Darby plead guilty to an indictment for burglary i and grand larceny Judge A. F. ] Grace, in susoendine the sentence, , addressed tae following remarks 10 the defendant:
 T have known this young man practically all of his life and was well acquainted with his father 5p- fore him. There never vas a more honorable. hard working or better citizen of Pine Bluff than old man George Darhy. My acquaintance with , him began away back. great many years ago. l don't know anything against you, Clarence, except this and some little minor escapades. more the result of youthful exuberance, in- experience anI lack of judgment than anything else
 The present charge is a very serious one. The combined punish ment allowed bs. law to be inflicted
 
 for this ofense to which you have plead guilty would be fifteen years ten for burglary and five for grand larceny. don't believe it was in your mind at the time you joined these boys down there to do any thing that would incriminate you. It was foolish drinking bout of young men and there was nothing, so far as l know, to indicate that you were moved to go into the thing by any desire for gain-just to get some whiskey and cigars. the way 1 under stand 1t. You were lead on, however, by one who was an old and hardened criminal. You were, at the time, considerably. under age and, having these facts in view. have decided to accept the proposition of your attor- ney (Hon. w. B. Sorrells) to permit you to enter your plea of guilty in this case and to withhold for the present, and probably for all time. the infliction of the actual penalty. The fact that there is hanging over your il' ad q sentence which migh, result in term of as much as fif teen years ill tie penite ntiary of the state at hard labor ought to De enough to make you stop and think seriously before you go into any further trouble.
 "1 don't believe you are had boy. think you are just foolish. You haven. reached that age yet to learn that dissipation and violations of the law are certain to be followed by punishment. Dissipation is the worst thing boy can indulge in, because it takes away the caution and judgme mt and renders fellow in such condi- ton that he don't stop to think about the consequences of his acts just then. He just does whatever his ina- pulses move him to do, with q rcck- less disregard. of consequence $, and has brought many a man to prison and often to the gallows, who rt ally had no bad impulses when not under the influence of liquor. Now, 1 have been told that you are given some , times to associating with a crowd of young fellows and getting under the influence of liquor and that all the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10
NEGRO LYNCHED
 IN KENTUCKY

(Iearst News Special te the Graphic
 Hopkinsville, Ky, April 9.-Bsn Braeme, a negro, who yesterday at tackled Miss Ruth Gee, was captured this afternoon, twenty miles from here, and strung up No one admits seeing the lynching. a passerby. who found the body, reporting it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10
NEW YORK PLAYERS
 ARE HEALTHY

Hlearst News Special to the Graphlc.)
 Richmond, Va, April 9.-The New York American League team was to- e'ay given a clean bill of health and played with the local club. The play CTS left ton ght for New York.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10
JORDAN AND
 SENATOR TONfY
Among the Speakers at the
 e1slative Banquet Given Thurs. Night By the Little Rock Busi. |s Mems League.

Junius Jordan, superintendent E Pine Bluff public schools, and or II. K. Toney, of this city, among the speakers at the ban- \ given the Arkansas solons soay night at Capital Hotel in
 ROCK by the Little Rock Busi- |Olen's League.
 M. kavanaugh had a snappy Per ln introducing the speakers. ms introduction of Dr. Jun;ua
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10
IOWA CALLS ON CONGRESS TO ACT

Hearst News Special to the Graphlc1
 Des Aloines, Iowa, April 9.-The legislature today almost unanimously adopted a resolution calling on con- gress for constitutional amendment providing for the direct election of senators.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10
EAGLES BALL.

give dance at their hall, c16 l-2
 West Second avenue, on April IF. Easter Monday. Grand march com mences at g o'clock. Music furnished by Elliott's band. You are invited to come and enjoy yourselves. 4-2et
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10
FOR QUICK TRANSPORTATIO,
 CALL CITY HACK LINE go East Barrauue St

Open p. m. to 7:30 a. m, and re- liable. Special attention to train calls Old phone 3s4. New phone 1o2. Nose O6ord. prop. Pine Bluff. Ark
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-10
The Question of the Day.

Where can l get a good suit? Tho answer Is Eisenkramer's. Why? Be- cause they carry only the best wool ems and employ only the best work men.
 EISENKRAMER, The Tailor, 1ver Citizens Bank, Second ave-. cor.
 Pine st.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-03
Adath Yeshurun Meets.

At their hall on Sunday afternoon
congregation Adath Yeshurun held
their regular monthly meeting, Mr..
Abe Gordon presiding. Much business
of Importance was transacted. Notice
able at the meeting was the spirit of
good-fellowship prevailing amongst
the members. Let the good work go
on.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-03
LOCAL ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs S. j. Westheimer will
leave next week on an extended trip
to many of the most interesting points
North and East.
Mr.. A. Morris and little daughter
Selma have gone to Mineral Wells,
where Miss Sadie Morris is confined
with rheumatism.
During the months of June, July
and August the Friday evening serv-
ices at Adath Yeshurun will begin at
8 o'clock. There will be no sermons
during the hot season
On the second day of Shevuoth the
pulpit of Adath Yeshurun congregation
was occupied by Mr.. Abe Gordon, who
spoke on the necessity of attending
the Friday evening services.
Mr.. Nose Stark is home again from
a visit to Eagle Pass, where he spent
two weeks with his sister, Mrs. Sam
Grossman He will go to New York
shortly to make it his home.
Mr.. Seymour Brandes of the Texas
Louisiana Lumber Co., left Tuesday
evening for Memphis, Tenn, where he
is to be married to Miss Stella Kuhn,
on Sunday, June 6. The newly married
couple will make their home on Cal
houn avenue, near Fannin.
The regular monthly meeting of
Herzl Zion society will be held at
Delmonico Garden Sunday, June 6, at
which time and place the Sunday
school picnic of Adath Yeshurun con-
gregation takes place. The meeting
will be called to order at o'clock,
All members are requested to attend.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-03
Jewish Literary Society.

On Thursday night at o'clock the
board of directors of the Jewish Lit
erary society met at their hall in the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-07

ally presented to the school by the
graduates now hangs in the portico on
the east side Of the administration
building.
TIL interesting feature of the eXer-
cises was The procession of the seniors
from place TO place OF the campus,
the members formally bequeathing 10
various individuals and classes the
various monuments left by preceding
graduates ON the campus. Witty pre-
sentation speeches were made by Miss
Lillian Spitz. Miss Eva y. Spicer,
Grover c. Emmons, w. b. Wroth,
Clarence Rogers. NJ. j McGuinness,
Kirk Bryan, Miss Katherine Davis and
Edmund Ross. The dormitories were
included in the list of gifts by the
class. Sprightly college songs ana
other music added to the interest Of
the class day exercises which were
Witnessed by many visitors at tho
campus.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-07
ALuMNI BANQUET PROVES
\ BRILLIANT EVENT

The annual alumni banquet Of the
University was held last night in the
Alvarado hotel, which was appropri-
ately prepared for the occasion, the
menu and appointments being fully
up to the well known standard set ny
Manager Smithers, of the big hotel
The alumni of the University, old and
young crowded the big dining han
and the banquet was a most delight
full affair. as was also the dance aud
entertainment which followed at the
Woman's club. The club rooms we're
prettily decorated and splendid music
was rendered for the dancers by the
C%avenaugh ana Fuchmcyer orchestra.
At the business meeting of the as
ISOLATION the following Officers were
elected for the ensuing year.
President, Miss Rose Harsch; vice.
president. Grover G.. Emmons, secre-
tary-treasurer. Miss Eugenia Kelcher.
corresponding secretary. Hugh Bryan;
chairman % the executive committee.
Miss Fleda Smith,
The dancing was in~terspersed with
solos by Miss Harsch and Miss Van
and other musical numbers while Miss
Parsons, of the faculty. gave a very
Interesting and enjoyable talk ON the
association. Mr.. ElWood Al
bright and Mr.. b. Bates gave an en-
lertainment specially. the first num-
Der being an interview With Mark
Twain. and the latter, Little Willie I'm
Dime Museum the lightning
.hange from the character of Mark
to Willie by Mr. Albright bring
ing down the house. The entertain
nent was extremely clever and made
an immediate and palpable hit.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-07

The exercises of commencement
week at the University Of New Mexico
win come to Il close tonight at the
Elks' theater when the announcements
for the year are made, the diplomas
are presented to the graduates and
tine commencement address is made by
President James H. Baker OF the Cni.
yersity Of Colorado, one of the best
known and most eminent of Western
educators and a man who is in the
front rank Of the college presidents
Of the country, Albuquerque people
and especially those Interested in edu-
c|ational work as well as the students
OF the Varsity are exceptionally for
unate in having an opportunity to
hear DR.. Baker.
The Colorado man is the last Of q
list Of prominent educators who have
made commencement addresses hero
secured through the Widc |acquaint
ance and influence of President Will
liam G.. Tight. who has always gono.
on the theory that nothing is too good
for Albuquerque and the University
Il theory which brought to this city
the meeting of the Geological Society
of America and other national gath
erings. which has made the 'Pueblo
University" unique in the university
world and which has resulted in a
progress and development at the Uni
yorsity in the last seven or eight years
unequaled by any educational lnstitu-
ton in the west.
Among the commencement speak
ers who come here at the request OF
President Tight have been r. Benja-
min Andrews. chancellor OF the Uni
veIsity of Nebraska and in the front
rank of American thinkers and cdu
Gators, Chancellor Frank Strong OF
the University of Kansas, almost
equally eminent; Elmer Brown. now
United States commissioner of educa
ton, Washington, d. G.; Dr.. Ayers.
Of the University of Colorado, and oth-
ers, No college or university in the
west has been honored with the pres
cnce Of more distinguished commence
ment speakers, a fact which speaks
volumes for the place which Dr.. Tight
holds in the educational world az
large.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-07
OUR POLICY IS sUJCK SALES
AND" SMALL PROFITS. LET US
SHOW YOU THAT WE CAN ~SAVE
YOU MONEY ON YOUR GROCER
les. +. G. PRATT q co, 214 S.
SECOND.
DESIRES TO TOUR
ENTIRE PACIFIC COAST

Seattle May G-Unless President
Taft's plans are changed his trip to
Alaska viii not take him into the in
terror rs now contemplated, tie
presidents ton viii be arranged to
enable him to visit all the towns in
southwestern Alaska, including Sitka
and then the executive Will go by spe-
cial boat to valdez.
President Tart may return to Sc
attic after his visit to Alaska and make
the trip to California by rain. That
question is not yet determined though
the general statement is made that
the president desires to visit every Pa
cific coast city between Seattle ana
Los Angeles.