Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-15

for Hlc woman'> ticket. She deposited both the child and the suit case produced the ticket and then was told to ego riyh1 in. Senator Stone saw the woman stoop to pick up her baby. and then to get her satchcl. whcreupon he took the baby from from her arms. said he would assist her and did so. The woman got on the plat form. the senator handed her the baby and then told tue porter peremptorily to take the baggage in.
 Are you running this train?" the DOT ter asked.
 Blank you. I am running you. ret,rt- ed the senator. at the same time sma sll- ing the negro on the nose. There waS q rush of depot officers to the scene Peace was restored. tue porter carried in the w"mans baggage and the senator's the train pulled out and the story was sup, pressed. Yesterday Senator Stone ad- mitted laughingIy that it was true
 PORTER NEGLECTED HIM. But this Baltimore affair was my own said Senator Stone. '.I could plead as humanitarian for interfering to get help for that little mother. but the Baltimore affair was selfish | had been visiting my daughter and was far from well. From breakfast till evening I had taken nothing II had no appetite. but thought should eat something. I asked the negro porter. running the buffet to bring me drink of whisky in small glass and tumbler
 
 into the water and a long weak drink. He brought me regulation drink of whisky. and small glass of water
 ''I said to him:
 ] II asked you for q tumbler. Don't you know what tumer is?'' ''If he did he did not show it TOT he did not come back. suppose I held that whisky ten or fifteen minutes, reading newspaper meantime. then got up and went to the tank where [ got the water myself. On my way to it 1 passed the waiter. idling in the buffet. and told him that for his indifference to patrons of the car I thought I should report him. aS Later on he came around with menus and order cards. He gave me a card first and I filled it out He took it up last. The refresments were served at two tables at the end of the car After every other passenger had been waited upon asked the man why 1 was hot served '.St at that table up there.' he said in a manner most inSolent. left my chair. it was parlOr car. and went to the place indicated, where I was left to soIi- tIde for fully ten minutes without any indication whatever of being waited Then realizing tbat I was being hazed by the negro, I went to the buffet to com plain There I found the cook and asked him why I was not served
 FIRST POLICE AUTO GUEST . I cooked you chop long time ago. boss. the man said, but the waiter gave it to somebody else There are your eggs standing there. They are cold now
 ..'l'here was no mistaking this treatment. About this moment the waiter arrived in the doorway of tue buffet He began an insolent excuse when hit him a blow on
 
 and I returned to my chair. In some minutes there came bawling down on me dapper little fellow all laced up It Was the Pullman conductor = Whats the matter here?' he buster- ed out looked up at him and said:
 Nothing that know of Do you see anything the natter? v
 You slapped one of the negro walters, he began in an important and loud tone Do you know you have no right to slap man on this train?
 [ .s may not have the right, but I will exercise it if you so much as bat an eye Of let another impertinent word leave your lips I told him. at the same time rising. by this time angry through and through.
 ''The conductor began backing up the aisle. and said I would hear more about it later I afterwards learned he went to the train conductor and had him tel graph ahead to Baltimore for the police. On arriving there two officers came to where sat and asked me to accompany them to the police station. as I was or dered arrested for assault and battery.
 MADE CONDUCTOR RETREAT
 ''I told them I supposed I would have to go. and started with them. suggested they let me hire taxfcab but the police men were ambitious. Baltimore had that very day bought an automobile for the de- partment. l was to be the first guest, and so was
 In my state as governor, l said. l have ridden in police wagons, but not ill this capacity, but I was sorry right away, that l had hnted at my indentity. l said nothing of it until at police headquarters, where Lieutenant Cole asked my name and address. When he heard that l was a member of the senate he was most ccn- siderate.