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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-21
oBsEQU1Es OF
 HENRY H. ROGERS

t'lrar>' News Sn"rinl t" th" i,"a,ht"
 New York, May 20.--For the first time in it's history the Standard Oil will not turn a wheel all over the o'clock while the burial services over Henry H. Rogers is being said. The funeral will be held at the Church Messiah and conducted by Rev. D". Collyer, an old friend of the deceased. A long list of pail bearers is an nounced.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-21

the inconvenience is not great. Sure ly regulations as to fumigatiou. cleaning and general renovation of every house known to have been oc- cupied by tubercular patients should be enforced, by or under the direct supervision of the health department and not left to those who are untrain- ed i'll disinfection methods"
 After reviewing at length the pre- cautions that should be taken in the homes, especially where negro ser wants are employed and defining the many dangers of the spread of the disease, Dr. Warren, in conclusion, said:
 Tt is impossible to account for the value placed on human life and suf- fering, but it seems secondary to about everything else that comes up for legislation. The United States spends about one billion dollars an- nually, and only a few hundred thou sand of this sum is expended upon public health matters Large amounts are appropriated every year for the prevention of diseases among cattle, hogs, etc, and the same may be said regarding the experiments to sup press the boil weevil. When we come to the consideration of man and his sufferings the Treasury cannot afford the Xpenditure-economy ia the Watchwod. So it is to the public that We must come with our plea and create such sentiment on this sub ject until the roar of thousand Niagaras" will not be able to drown the voice that calls for rational leg islation and sufficient appropriation.
 What is the cost compared with , the s,ufferings of the 100000 who die every year with this disease? If we , could only marshall this army of one million sufferers into one battle line, if all the glitter of war trappins. and have them rush into a bloody deat!, (Continued on Page FourD
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ARE ON TH4
 VERGE OF WAR

Hearst News Special tn the Graphic,
 Berlin, May, 20.--Declaring that re- lations between Germany and England are now so strained that the firing of a shot into an English fishing smack would precipitate war Fred erck Dernburg, an eminent publicis., today declared that it would be abso- lutely necessary to conclude with a compulsory arbitration treaty.
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SUES LFyFF BOARD FOR DAMAGES
  Legal Controversy Being Aired in Jefferson Cir cult Court.
MRS MCCOY PLAINTIFF
Asks For $15,OOO Damages Aiicginx Property Was Damaged
 By Water.

dS tue CONSTRUCTION Ol tue iIUm Bayou levee responsible for the un- usually high water in the Arkansas river at the Mccoy plantation, near Pine Bluff, last May and June. and are the directors of this .leyee dis trict liable for damages which was done by the high water to this plan- tation, are two questions which are to be decided in a suit for $15,OOO damages which was called in the cir cult court here yesterday. Mrs. Sal lie F.. Mccoy sues the board of direc- tors of the Plum Bayou l.eyee Dis trict. This levee, which is the largest along the Arkansas river. extends along the north bank of Ahe river be- tween Pine Bluff and Little Rock for distance of about forty miles, and was constructed about three years ago at a cost of about $400,0Oo.
 The plaintiff in the suit which was begun yesterday states that she is the owner of a tract of land on the river known as the Mccoy place and that when the levee was constructed about eight acres of her land was appropri- ated for this purpose valued at about $4OO. The complaint further alleges that the levee was constructed across her slough and Plum Bayou, two nat ural drains which heretofore have drained water into the Arkansas river when the river was low and at times of high water in the river these drains carried off large quantities of water from the river in southeasterly di- rection but since these drains have been stopped up by this levee the volume of water in the river cannot be relieved and that last May and June the water reached a stage of more than six feet in excess of what it had previously reached at the Me Coy place, overflowing the land and destroying the growing crop. It is claimed that this place is now sub ject to overflow each year, making it impossible to secure tenants for the place and causing permanent dam age to the place. For all of which Judgment against the directors of the levee district is asked in the sum of $l5.0O0.
 In answer to this complaint the di- rectors deny the allegations made in complaint of the plaintiff. stating that Gar slough is not a natural drain but is a sunken depression about one and one-quarter miles in width which has been in cultivation since the con- struction of the levee They also deny that Plum Bayou empties into the Arkansas river near the plain tiffs place, but say it empties many miles south of this place, and that the place complained of by the plaintiff is a cutoff through which water runs from the Arkansas river during high water and overflows land below. They state that the Plum Bayou levee was constructed along a practicable route and according to law and deny that the damage to the plaintiff was caus- ed by any negligence of the levee di- rectors in constructing the levee.
 Continued on Page Five.)
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BARKLEY IS
 THE MODERATOR

HiearSt News Special to the t;rnp''ic.'
 Denver, May 20.-Dr. James Bark ley. of Detroit, was today elected Moderator by the Presbyterian gen eral assembly. receiving 593 votes against 292 for Dr. Edgar Hill, of Chicago. Three ballots were taken iDr. William Evan, of Pittsburg. with drawing after the second
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-21
SYMPOSIUM ON
 TUBERCULOSIS Many Attend Meeting Un- der Auspices of State
 Medical Society.
AT THE FIRST CHURCH
Dr. E. S. Warren, Government Repre-. sentative. Delivers the Pricipal
 Address.

At a large attended public meeting 1 last night at the First Methodist 1 Church. held under the auspices of the Arkansas Medical Society for the resolution, requesting Governor Don aghey not to cut the appropriation of the recent Legislature providing l for the establishment of sanitarium in this state for the relief of tuber- culosis. was adopted. \ telegram ! will be sent to the Governor to that effect. Governor Donaghey was on 1 the program. but telegraphed his re- grets.
 The Methodist church, the largest , building in this city. was damned with physicians and surgeons and many citizens interested in the move ment to control tuberculosis. Dr. I. 1 s. Shibley, of Paris. preetded and Dr. M. G. Thompson, of Hot Springs, secretary
 The principal address of the evening 1 was made by Dr. B. $. Warren, past assistant surgeon U. s. Public Health and Hospital Service, who came from St. Louis as a special representative of Dr. Walter Wyman, of Washington, D. C., to address the meeting. Dc. Warren undergone valuable sugges- tions to guard against the spread of the white plague.
 Among other things he said: Rule relative to cleanliness of person, care of clothing in the laundry, separate bed linen, kissing, touching food in tended for others. drinking from the same glass, etc., should be included in the cautions promulgated by the health authorities.
 'The colored race as a factor in the spread of tuberculosis ia con dition almost peculiar to the South ern state.
 All should spit ill spittons, spit cups or some convenient receptacle containing some good liquid antiseptic that will prevent it's drying until 1t can be properly 'disinfected by boil ing or some other as efficient method Never finally dispose of it until 1t is satisfactorily sterilized The recep- tacle should always be carefully guarded, especially against invasion by the housefy or other insect car riers of disease. This and care in coughing, sneezing. etc.. will reduce in "a great measure the chances ol home infection.
 Insofar as possible every room and hallway in the house should at some time during the day receive direct sunlight. At least there should be no inside rooms or halls that never receive daylight. Sunlight is nature s great disinfecting agent and tuber- culosis germs live only short time 'sone to two days" when exposed 10 it's direct ray; Whereas they may live indefinitely in a dark moist place no degree of cold will kill them. and after boiling for five minutes they have been proven to be alive and infectious for guinea pigs.
 Ut is we'll to fumigate every house before moving into it, as, at that time,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-21
IS 100 YEARS
 OLD, BUT BLIND

HIearst News Special to the Graphic.)
 Chicago, May 20.-Mrs. Dinah Sprague, blind, and partly deaf, to- day began her one hundredth birth day by eating a doughnut and said she never drank tea or coffee until she was 21 and has had doctor but once during her life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-21
PRIZE FOR
 BEST NAME

The lady or gentleman giving the most appropriate name to the new cigar stand, barber shop and pool room at 110 Main street, will be given a handsome prize which is in Gott- lieb's jewelry store window. All names must be in by, Saturday night as selection will be made then. The new shop is, now open for business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-21

Mrs. M. Murra left yesterday for a brief Aisit to her daughter Mrs. Thomas Sherman. at Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-21

Pine City Lodge No. l56, con- ferred the third degree on fourteen members last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-21
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-21
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FADING STAMPS
l Session of Retail Aef' |,terestinx One-Joncs. 1 Is Disappointed.

$ delegation made a de-
 Int Thursday to secure the
 ntion of the Retail Mer-
 ciation of Arkansas, whose
 nal convention came to a
 night with a banquet at
 ion Hotel. But Little
 graphical position resulted
 tal city winning out. When
 champion, F. ,Cumnock'
 going against his town. |w and Little Rock was un-
 selected. Frank B. Gregg
 Longley made speeches pr Little Rock. w. E. Null pine BluH, was reelected L. H. Sternheimer, of was honored with the vice l; E. M. Schober, Pine Bluff
 and J. P, Simpson. Nal surer.
 the adjournment the Asso- lopted a resolution deplor- leyelopment and growth of changes, chain stores. gro artments in department ondenlning the quantity
 recommending the elimina- 'ading stamps. free deals ium schemes. The members hat such schemes were ini- (Ae interest of safe and con- merchandising.
 the afternoon, after all the If the convention was dis E. M. Schober, President J. 'n of the local association,
 made short talks.
 .ast Days Session.
 louncement by President of the committee on ere as the first official act at
 days session of the eighth lvention of the Retail Gro General Merchants Associa- kansas here today and the
 composed of John w. inc Bluff; Frank w. Gregg, rings. and J. P. Simpson. of made a report showing the Cities to be represented at ltlon. in addition to many erchants and wholesalers: k, 2S delegates; Jonesboro. lia, s4; Fordyce, }; Ell Do- Junction City, 2; 1Brinkley, lphla, 2; Malvern, ?: Para Fine Bluff, 12. The mem-
 the local association rep the meeting is GAG, repre- 'o delegates in the conyen- F.
 fresldent C. J. Cramer in before the delegates. de- the consumers think that ants are getting rich, all hey have a perfect right to
 ne declared that is was ne consumers who were 'lls wealth, especially those lase from merchants and
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-03-26

DR.. Wernette, the Alamosa den
tist, will visit La Jara every Satur-
day. Office at Ellis drug store.
We are selling New White sew
ing machines at $40 less than
Denver price. Now's your chance
Murphy Newcomb Hardware Co.
OFT Ripple had slight hem
orrhage Wednesday night which
left him weak and will prevent his
leaving for Pueblo, as he designed,
for several days yet.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Albertson,
daughter and son of Elmore,
Mimi, left Tuesday evening for
the northern part of the state after
several days here. They are look
ing for a homestead location.
Alfred Erlandson started for
Denver last Sunday but was de-
layed by business at Alamosa. He
returned here Monday and spent
the day, departing for Denver that
evening where he will spend the
week sight seeing and studying
Legislative matters.
Rev. A. B. Minamyer held ser
vices here last Sunday at the
Methodist church. The evening
service was at 6 o'clock to enable
the minister and his wife to leave
on the $40 train for Denver where
they went to see the noted evange-
list, Gipsy Smith.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-03-26
81 Observation-Disclosures,
3 8EVENTS OF THE WEEK 5


Register next Tuesday.
Blue Stone at La Jara Drug Store
Go to Wilson's for iaces and
embroidery.
For Sale.-A good, fresh, milch
COW. Thos. McCunnitf.
q. G. Oliver now keeps fine
supply of fresh fruit on hand
} You can save money by buying
lace and embroidery at Wilson's.
Fomaldehyde for treating seed
grain at the La Jara Drug Store.
| believe in signs. Mine bring
the business. Scandalous Charles.
We claim King Cole Cigars are
better than best At Dewdrop Inn.
Amy B. Poulson, teacher of piano,
will give lessons in La Jara and
vicinity. Address her at Sanford.
l.. p. Pemberton went over to
Clark mineral springs near Pueblo
last week to rest up and try the
baths.
Just received largest and finest
assortment Of laces and embroidery
ever shown in La Jara. Leroy
Wilson.
To vote the Citizens Ticket will
be IA vote for officers for stated
terms and not for non-election,
perpetual holdovers.
J. p. McIntire shipped car of
COWS to Denver last week. The
stockyards' paper says he obtained
very good prices,
A large crowd attended the
Royal Neighbor's dance and sup
per last Saturday evening. All
report IA good time.
You cannot vote Mr.. and Mrs.
Citizen unless you are registered,
therefore, see that your names are
on the list next Tuesday,
The new Watson house will be
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs Overton
until they can build on their
ranch northwest of town.
Mrs. L. d. Eskridge returned to
Denver Saturday night. She was
accompanied as far as Pueblo by
her brother, r. NJ. Garrett.
Fred Warshauer, wife and son,
and w. S. Mcclure, drove over
from Antonito, Sunday. and visited
friends here for several hours.
Mcclure & Richardson. a new
firm, purchased the +. l.. Myers
stock of merchandise at Antonito
and took charge the first of the
week.
Rev. Harrison of the Episcopal
church at Alamosa and La Jara
has accepted a call at Longmont,
! Colo, and will move there about
April L.
Don't be deceived, Buy nothing
but American Field woven wire
fencing. 1t has the weight and
quality. The others are not in its
class. Murphy -Newcomb III. Co.
Scandalous Charles Lavender
treated Schecter's buggies to
new coat of paint this week also
painted the hearse black and they
now look very handsome.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-03-26

Mrs. Brooks, OF AlamOSa, Will be
at Leroy Wilson's store Saturday,
April 3rd with line of Ladies'
Hats, flowers and trimmings. All
the latest spring styles. BE sure
and come in and get your new hat.
Marion Shockey and Miss Iva
Caldwell were married Monday at
Richfield by Bishop Valentine.
The bride is sister of Mrs.
Ernest Needham and only recently
came here from Indiana. Mr..
Shockey, also, is a recent arrival,
coming from Missouri IA couple of
months ago.
Chas. d. Weist and family re-
turned Wednesday morning from
Il visit to Tennessee, having spent
the last few weeks at Rocky Ford.
Mrs. Weist and the children have
been absent since August and Mr..
Weist since the first of the year.
They report pleasant and profit
able trip and return in the best of
health.
j. W. Finney let contract this
week to Middleton Bros. for "A
large double house on the corner
opposite the Methodist church.
There will be two apartments of
four rooms each. The building
will be frame, lathed and plaster.
ed, with cement foundation. The
exterior will be ornamented with
porches of pleasing design. The
work is to be finished in June.
Srpposing Eugene V. Grubb of
Carbondale, the most noted spud
raiser in Colorado, lived on AN
adjoining farm near you, don't
you think you would be glad to
ask his advice regarding this years
crop? Well, he was here with the
Potato Special last year and will
very likely be here again next
Wednesday. Last year he went
without his dinner in order to talk
to the farmers of La .Jara and
there were only couple of dozen
present where there should have
been 200. Do you know where
Carbondale is? It's little valley
in the mountains near Glenwood
Springs and potatoes grown there
are used on the dining cars of the
n. Y. Central and Lake Shore rail
roads and in the kitchens of
famous eastern hotels because
their flavor and good qualities can
always be depended upon. If Mr.
Grubb cannot be present there
will be half dozen other, experts
whose advice can be had free. So
be on time as the special cannot
wait.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-03-26


For seed oats-white, and seed
potatoes. see :. X Shirk.
Rafael Lucero and Rosendo Mar
tine, of Antonito, agents for the
Colorado Life Insurance Co, were
in town this week.
f. l.. Blackburn and family
moved to their ranch about seven
miles north of town the first of the
week Mr. Blackburn has traded
one of his ranches to W. A. Hall
for town lots in Alamosa.
Mrs. Lane Pearl of Creede
arrived Monday morning to visit
a few days with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. } l.. Reed of Sanford.
Mrs. Pearl has many warm friends
here and always has a warm
welcome.
p. G. Mattox. of the Utah oil
fields has been in La Jara for the
past week. He says that the out
look for the new oil field is very
encouraging, as the quality of the
oil is Of the best. Mr.. Mattox is
part owner in the oil fields and he
expects to visit La .Jara some time
in May or June with bunch of
small ponies which he will put on
the market here and at other points.
The board of registration will
be at the town hall next Tuesday
from 9 a. m. until 6 p. m, for the
purpose of making lists of all
persons entitled to vote at the
coming town election. Entire new
lists must be made because, with
shame be it said, there has been
no town election here since 1906.
and it is your duty to see and
know that you are registered.
ID. j. H. Roulstone of Dallas,
Texas, was here this week with ii
number of gentlemen from West
Newton, Pa. Among them were
Wilson Weddle, banker, and at the
head of number of enterprises in
his home town; also, NJ. E. and
Jacob Albright. Mr.. Roulstone is
representing the Roulstone Invest
ment Co, which maintains offices
at Pittsburgh, Pa, and Dallas,
Texas. This company has hereto
fore operated exclusively in Texas
lands but has lately turned its
attention to the San Luis valley
and is now extensively advertising
the valley in Pittsburgh papers.
The Chronicle man was shown IA
number of articles descriptive of
the valley this week clipped from
those papers and can assure the
readers of this paper that there
was nothing exaggerated or clumsy
about them. They set forth yield
per acre, methods of farming, ad-
vantages Of irrigation, etc, and
were just such articles as residents
of the valley are in the habit of
reading every week in their home
papers. The only thing remark
able about them being that they
were in paper published so far
east. A locality, in fact, where
it has been of no use heretofore to
talk irrigated lands because the
people did not understand and
had no respect for IA country where
God did not make his rains to fall
and water the crops. Since the
government has undertaken such
extensive irrigation enterprises in
the west, however, there is coming
a great change of opinion in the
east and much interest is develop
ing lands of the semi-arid states.
This is Mr.. Roulstone's third visit
to the valley and he will establish
an office in the front rooms up
stairs in the Mac block. Mr..
Weddle and the Albright's, we
were IA committee sent
here by syndicate of Pennsyl-
vania people to examine and re.
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-03-26
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Nolen, Monday, a fine boy.


Try King Cole Cigars, they are
top notchers, at the Dewdrop Inn.
John Russell and wife are on
the road to recovery after severe
illness.
Potato special will be here Tues
day, March 30, at $40 and remain
one hour.
Thos. Trujillo is now employed
at the store of the Murphy-New-
comb Hardware Co.
DIR. Davis, dentist of Alamosa,
will be in La Jara every Thursday
at Hamilton's drug store.
DIR. Schenck is gaining strength
rapidly and is now able to attend
to business over the phone.
Another double header hog train
passed through last night enroute
to California. Several cars were
added at La Jara.
Mrs. h j. Kavalec and her sis
ter, Mrs. O. O. Kinton, went to
Alamosa for IA visit Wednesday.
Spring is now here. You will
want garden seed. | have the west
ern seed in bulk Leroy Wilson.
Mrs. ID. E. Newcomb of the Cuba
party returned Tuesday, having
stopped on the way home to visit
relatives.
H O. Ellis has been under the
weather this week. He expects
Mrs. Ellis and son home from
Pueblo tomorrow
When looking for "A friend you
can almost always find him at the
Club saloon because it is nice,
quiet place to spend an hour or two.
J.. r Cruz returned from Anto-
nito Monday where he had been in
in court defending a
case. He came out on the right
side.
Leroy Wilson wears handsome
mahogany cane, the gift of the
La Jara to Cuba party. And some
of the rest of us puff fragrant
Habanas.
S. E. Newcomb sold number
of fat COWS and steers on the Den
yer market the first of the week
The COWS brought $40 and the
steers $3.50 per cwt.
Don't forget that the Club sa-
loon is the place where only the
highest quality Of liquors and ci-
gars are sold. A square deal'' is
our motto.
Mrs. G. Fl. Wilder and eldest
Martha, alarmed by the
reports of Mr.. Wilder's illness,
went to Denver, Monday. She
him weak but doing as well
as could be expected.
Strayed or stolen, March 13, from
my place in Sanford, l brown colt,
2 years old, branded J.G1 on left
shoulder. So reward for informa-
ton leading to recovery, l.. B.
Westover, Sanford.
Talk about the Conejos county
gang. That never failed to call
an election as the law provides and
allow the people to name their
choice at the polls, but the La
lara gang have twice overlooked
election day,
/. j. Richardson, manager of
the Home Lumber, Coal and Grain
Co., went over to Pagosa Springs
again this week to buy another
100000 feet of lumber, made nee
essary by some large orders filed
rom their stock lately.
John w. Flintham, secretary of
he state railroad commission, was
IN arrival Saturday morning and
visited his mother, Mrs. G. G. Film
ham, until Sunday evening when
The La Jara chronicle., 1909-03-26
Hats at Wilson's

Mrs. Brooks, of Alamosa, will be
at Leroy Wilson's store Saturday,
April 3rd with line of Ladies'
Hats, flowers and trimmings. All
the latest spring styles. BE sure
and come in and get your new hat.