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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-02

day the tender of the ambassaLorship 10 Great Britain, expressed to the chief executive his appreciation of the honor and tDe belief that he will be unable to accept the post
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-02

Mrs. William Crutcher and daugfi- ter Evelyn have returned from two weeks visit to relatives at Marianna and Forrest City.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-02
FOR QUICK TRANSPORTATION
 GAIL CITY HACK LINE 92O East Barrauuc St.

Open p. m. to 7:30 a. m., and re- liable. Special attention to train calls. Old phone 394. New phone 1O2 Nose Odord. prop. Pine Bluff, Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-02
PRESIDENT ELIOT
 HAS DECLINED
So Brother Charlie After All May Be
 Ambassador 10 Great Britain.

Washington, / April 1.-Retirne President Charles Eliot, of Harvard University, it was stated today who received from President Taft yester.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-02
The Question of the Day.

Where can get good suit? The answer is Hisenkramer's. Why? Be cause they calfy only the best wool ems and emplty only the best work men. =.
 EISENKRAMEl, The Tailor, Over Citizens Bank. Second ave. cor.
 Pine st.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29
3 PRISONERS
MAKE GETAWAY
Work Trick at City Jail
and Dash to Liberty This
Morning.

Newt Hickman, await ,ng removal
TO Princeton Jail and two other pris-
orers named Jack Robinson and
Walter Campbell escaped from the
city jail this morning. Hickman ask
ed the jailor for sheet of paper
TO WI te letter and when he went
in the Office 10 get the paper one of
the prisoners stuck his arm through
the bars, removed the lock. and
opened the barred door. making a
clear road to liberty for the three
prisoners. Hickman was to have
been taken to Princeton today to
serve term for stealing gun and
shooting on Blueneli avenue last
Friday night.
The other pr soners were serving
jail sentences for beng drunk.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29
c. & @. MAY Get
THE VIRGTNIAN
Said Hawley Interests Have
Deal on to Take Over
Road.

Richmond, Nov 29.-One of the
greatest railroad deals ever contem-
plated in the East is now said to be
on between the Chesapeake and
Ohio and the Virginian Railroad,
whereby the Chesapeake & Ohio s
to take over all the holdings OF the
latter company.
A prominent railroad and coal
operator is authority for the state.
ment tht-tbe Chesapeake C Ohio has
ten Day option on the Virgllian
and that the mammoth ieal will be
completed next week.
Edwin Hawley, the railroad K ng
OF the Chesapeake & Ohio, Is at the
head of the big deal. which VIII
amount to many millions. The Vir-
ginan has been d strong rival of the
Chesapeake & Ohio trough the vast
coal fields q Virginia and West
Virginia. For the past several
months both roads have been rapid
ly con 5tTucting a branch line up the
Winding Gulf If the deal carries
one Of the lines will be abandoned
by the Chesapeake e Ohio. which
" II then have full control of the
developing of the southeastern por-
tion Of West Virginia and the north
ern portion OF Virginia
The Virginia railroad was the pet
project Of the late Henry Rogers.
Standard OIL king, who was first
capitalist to realize the riclmess Of
the country through which the line
runs. The Virginian road is now
constructing a lire from Pemberton
TO BeckIey, being only a short dis
tance from the Ohio If the Chesa-
peake and Ohio secures this l.ne it
Will have direct outlet TO both
coasts and the Ohio river
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29
TWO HUNDRED
BARREL WELL

Charleston Nov. ga two
hundred barrel oil we'll was strucx
i'm Kanawb5 county on Falling Rock
creek Saturday by i g. Weir AM
associates. The oil was found u the
Squaw sand and at first was suppo
ed 20 be only a gas well. but deeper
drilling produced a fine oil we'll
The oil flowed over the top OF the
derrick and has created u great deal
OF excitement I'm The lciehborhood.
The well is located a LITTLE south
or the other wells Mr.. Weir has
drilled ON b. property and fl far I'M
To- the centre OF the property or
about $500 acres There was only
talkagc enough for $50 barrels ami
more tanks have been ordered iu by
express The oil is of the highest
grade This makes the pro pcct look
good iu this county and poss bly,
Will lead TO further developments.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29
LARGE BODY OF
WOMEN TO MEET

Cincinnati, Nov. 29.-What is
expected to be the largest body Of
women that ever congregated will
he brought together at the biennial
meeting of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs which will be held
in this city next May. THIS meeting
will be attended by women from
nearly all the states of the union.
The local board here ard busily
making Arrangements for a conven-
tion Of o15.OOO clubwomen, with
the prospect Of even larger at
tendance.
All the clubwomen Of Ohio, n
diana and Kentucky are cooperating
and arc further ass steI by a con
veution committee OF busino men
Of Cincinnati
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29
HOWARD LITTLE
TO RICHMOND
Murderer of Justis and
Meadows Family Taken
Through City.

Howard Little, under sentence OF
death Tor the murder of the Justis
family at Hurley passed through the
ETY. yesterday afternoon under heavy
guard, six men having charge OF
him
The guards with Little got on No.
~ at Raven station on the Clinch
valley yo terdny morning, having
had a drive OF twenty-five miles
through the countr, from Grundy
where the trial term mated saturday
morning the jury found him guilty
Of murder in the first degrees.
Judge Burns sentencing HIM TO be
clcctrocuted JanUary z.
over two hundred people were at
Raven station when the party arriv-
ed but no demonstration was made.
The train arrived here shortly after
noon. but only a small crowd was at
the depot to see h'm.
Little was at case during the trip
lrom Grundy and even looked better
yesterday than he did when taken
through here several weeks no TO
Lebanon for safe keeping.
The party left for Richmond ou
80 ?, arriving I'm Bichmoni late
last night
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29
FRAUD
DISMISSALS
Ninety one in All Discharg
ed for Good of the
Service.

New York, Nov. 29-With the
dismissal open more as isJant
we ghers, for the good Of the ser
vice Collector Loeb has about com
pleted his house-cleaning OF the
custom service. In all. he has dis
charged ninety-one men from var
ious divisions There are 300 en-
pioycs on the collectors payrolIs.
About even hundred OF these are
ordiinary laborers, whose work does
not subject them 90 The temptations
Of the bribe ystem that had grown
up in the service.
This he has dism ssed nearly G
per cent. OF the employees who have
to do directly and indirectly with the
collection of the revenue. or the
force I'm the Weighing division. he
has discharged about % per cent.
Mr.. Loeb said that there may be
Individual dismissals from time TO
time until the eryice ls thoroughly
renovated and purgcd OF iacmcicncy
bhI that he did not apprcpenI tho
ex 'stence Of cause for more whole
sale dism sails. Hc declined 10 give
out the names OF the discharged
men 70 do 50. he explaiae1 insight
work an Injustice 20 them without
doing the public service auy good.
Nor would he say how many of them
. 4.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29
Hold Two Hour Conference
With Taft and Well
Pleased With Re
suits.
WILL RECOMMEND
REMEDIAL LAWS
Various Suggestions to be
Included in Forthcoming
Message.

Washington Nov Gompers,
Mitchell and Morrison had two
hour conference with President Taft
at the white house this morning.
The matters discu sod affected la
Dor, and Mr.. TAFT assured the vlsi-
tors that he would recommend legis-
lation along the lines suggested.
Mr. Gompers stated that the s.
suance OF injunctions as applied to
personal rights was discussed. and
that Mr. Tart attention was called
to the plank In the republican plat
form concerning the ind,scriminate
use OF injunctions I'm the courts. The
sherman antitrust laws application
to labor organizations and the eight
hour law as applied TO government
work and the employers liability
law were also discussed. Mr. Comp
ers aekel the president for larger
appropriation for the enforcement
OF the child labor law In the District
of Columbia, and the reuest was
very favorably received.
Mr. Corners says that he and his
associates We're, well plea ed with
the conference, >anG tbat they feel
sure tn president viii recommen1'
legislation along the lines desired
by the labor organizations
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29
POWER HOUSE
AT KIMBALL

l.. kaufman, OF Northfork, will
beg at once the construction OF
a power house an dother buildings
ueces airy for the establishment OF
am electric light plant and water
system for the town OF Kimball, says
the Mcdowell Recorder. The amount
OF capital which viii be pent. i'm adj
dition TO the value Of the property
upon which this plant will be erect
e1, Will reach more than 100000.
J s.. Shaw, OF Algoma, who has
been making the necessary surveys.
has about completed his work and
the construction OF all the buildings
viii begin at o1ce In addition to
th work there will be large mum
ber OF dwellings built near the plant.
which will be located about one half
mile vest OF Kimball at the point
whore the proposed tunnel the right
OF way Tor which has already been
cleared OF, VIII enter the mountain.
and thro is a possibility that when
th.s tunnel Is completed the depot
VIII bc moved TO that place. which
would make 10 ono OF the best bust
ncgs sections of the town. At pres
cnt Kimball has no water system but
SIS iurui he'd electric ghts by tho
King Coal a. Cole Compauv. and tbc
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29
BLUEFIEI.D. w. AFrERNooN NovEMBER 20 t9g
OLD WHIPPING POST
PUT TO NEW USE
Converted Into Coat and Hct Rack
For Lisbon Attorneys.

East Liverpool. o., Nov 29.-Th>
old whipping post, used in Colum-
bian county az means of punish
ment for minor oGfenses during the
early part OF tho nineteenth century
Is TO he converted into a coat AID
hat rack Tor ure of attorneys in
courtroom No 1 at Lisbon.
The parts not needed for, this
purpose are 90 be made into gavols
for court officials. since It has been
discarded, the whiprjnE oost mas
been stored in the third story OF the
courthouse 1t is being put to its
new use by orded ,of Common
Please Judge w. w Hole
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29

CONGRESS URGED

san Antonio. Texas Nov. %
COL Ike Y pryor, the newly elect
Ad president o. tho Trans Missippi
Commercial Congress, has inaugural
ed campaign id favor of holding
in this city 10 the fall of 1910 a
Pan-American Commercial Congress
Representatives from all Of the Lat
i'm American Republics as well as
from the United states are expected
20 be present.
Whether this will be held I'm con-
nectiol with the Mississippi
Congress or separate. Is not yet full
1v determined
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29
DR..
COOKS LIFE
Discoverer Of North Pole
Has Disappeared on Ac-
count of Threats.

Ncw York nov p. DIR. Fred
ericls a. cook, the arctic explorer
ana d.scoycrcr OF the North Pole is
tll iu socluion aId deligent search
and inquiry have failed TO locate
him
Ills brother says that the doctor
received letters threatening his life
and The destruction OF his records
10 is believed that these letter. are
responsible for his lsappeorauco.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29
HEAVY STORM
in The WEST
Shows, Sleet and Blizzards
Cause a Great Deal of
Suffering.

Topeka, aKns. Nov 29.-A heavy
slcCt storm is raging throughout
Kansas today aad the telephone and
telegraph wires all over the state
.s down.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29
Con, MI in Danger.
PACIFIC COAST WILL
PROBABLY GET FIGHT

New York. Nov. 29.--The Jeffries
Johnson fight will PROBABLY so to
the Pacilc Coast II look now that
California will land the mill
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29

Dallaa, ToNhs, Nov, 29.-The
state is gripped In one of the worst
billiards. experienced within recent
years Snow has already fallen to
the depth OF one foot and there Is
great suffering among live stock.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29
Reported That President of
Nicaragua Leaves With
Two Millions Stolen
Funds.
MANY INCLINED TO
BELIEVE THE STORY
Revolutionary Envoy Tells
About Cruelties Practiced
Upon Prisoners.

New Orleans, Nov. 29.--There is
a persistent rumor here that Zelaya,
president of Nicaragua has fed with
two million dollars OF the States
funds. The rumor states that Zelaya
evidently fearing defeat at the hands
of the revolutionists occurred all the
governments available cash, and
embarked in a vessel for some For
egn country.
The report cannot be verified but
there are many here familiar with
the Nicaraguan situation, who know
Zelaya personally are inclined to be-
lieve it.
Zelaya's Cruelties.
Washington. Nov. 29.-The revo-
luuonary envoy Castrillo, says that
Zelaya has practiceI the most ter
rible cruelies upon hundreds Of
prisoners of war He has the prison
! times they receive as high as 500
lashes.
Consul in Danger.
Washington, Nov. 29.-The state
department. has a cable from Unit
ed States Vice Consul Caldera. at
Managua, dated Nov "a, saying that
anarchy prevails 1t is feared that
Caldera may be n grave danger and
it s possible that naval expedition
of the warships now at Corinto and
Port Limon will be sent to Manayna.
1t is reported tnat ZeIaya is ready
to fee the country.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29

The beautiful wife Of Howard Chand-
Ter Christy, the artist, AID mode
for his famous Amer can Girl"
says her home was brobc1 up by the
teachings OF Mr. Stetson, recently
regulated by the Christian Science
church She says Mrs. StetsonS
practitioners taught her husband
that marriage rs wrong; that there is
nothing sacred i'm it, Mrs Chr sty
has begun action I'm GAINESVILLE. o.,
10 obtain possession Of their little
daughter Mr.. Christy denies Oh
Mr.. stetson or Christian scientists
had anything to do with their sepa-
ration Tho above photograph shows
the ARTIST. his wife and their litue
girl
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29

Lincoln. Neb. Nov % The worst
sleet storm n years is raging
throughout the northwestern part OF
the state causing heaGy damgc.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29

Denver Nov. pa snow storm
has boen raging here for the past
two days. Much damage has been
reported
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-29
BURGONLlsTEB SALE.

The sale % seats for the Bureo-
ma-ter VIII open at White Pharmacy
at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
BAD WEATHER, BUT
CELEBRATE ANYWAY
'Olurcd Folk, in Observance of
Emancipation Day, Dance and
Have Good Time.

The Indictment weather OF Yesterday
made it necessary TO abandon the pro
,ram OF addresses and readings that
he Rock Island Emancipation cl1D
lad arranged for the celebration n
iiubcr's garden.
Mayor q. " McCaskrin was to have
-iRn the principal address. the eman
.ipation proclamation was TO haTa
been read by one OF the young ladies
of the club. and there were to havc
been other features.
The committee in charge had hoped
to give the program after the dime.
1Our, pOstponi.g the tine from 10
O'Clock in the morning. but when 4
was seen that the elements were Ia
act contrarily it was decided 40 dcvOt-
the time to general sociabili-y. In tn
'vening there was dancing. \ mum
or of cDlOrcd folks from Moline an
davenport attended also.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
BETHANY TAG DAY
SATURDAY, OCT. 2
Worthy Charitable Enterprise Will
BE Undertaken in Rock Island
and Moline.

The following announcement was
handed The Argus for publication to-
day:
There nave been tag days and tag
lays. but none for Bethany home
which is worthy object, aud sup
ported entirely by charity. Therefore
the ladies of Rock Island and Moline
lavc decided and we arc arranging -
Onduct Bethany home tag day on
Saturday. Oct. ,. all day and evening
and be it understood that It will not
IL under the direction of any clique
reed or clan. but by every lover of
nome and children. And it is for the
after. who through no fault OF theirs
are left homeless and friendless. that We
beg and solicit your aid and assist
NICE from now until the close of such
tag day, for the benefit of the Bethany
nome waits. COMMITTEE.
Tag days for other charitable pur-
'OSes in Rock Island have been uni
Ormly successful as IA means of rails
ing funds and such an undertaking
Tor Bethany home should be most Site
rcsSful of all
The ladies of Bethany Home Pro
cctive association will meet next Sat
rday morning at the Hotel Harms 20
orange for the work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
BIZ; FORCE BACK
AT WORK IN Wis
Nearly Full Grew Reports When
Shops Resume After Beng
Closed Since Sept. IS.
JONES HAS DISAPPEARED
Non-Uhion BoiIcInnakcr, Cause OF
Strike, Leaves for Unknown
PaIt,-$i0,OOO building.

Nearly full force reported for
work when the Rock Island shops at
5ilvis resumed this morning after hav
ng becn shat down since Sept Il
owing to a strike of the bo'lermakerS
\ number of the men, without def
ute knowledge as to when the shops
would be running again, left for othCr
tiles in search OF employment When
"ork was suspended It is expected
hat many OF these will return, and
hat The plant will be running with 4
all force inside another week
.Iones. The non-union boilermake..
whose presence was the cause of tn"
strike, and the subsequent shutdown
las disappeared.
Professional DiSOrSnnizcr.
The story is told that Jones is d
Professional disoTganizCr. who makes
{ his business to hire out to corpora
ions that employ only union men with
! view 10 dislod@ing the unions. Jones.
When he went to work as boiler
baker at SiIvis, stated he was from
Chicago. When the men in that de-
.artment at SiIyis learned taat Jones
Sas not affiliated with the boiler
makers union they protested against
lis being continued on the payroll,
nd asked that he DC discharged This
vas not done. aud Jones was there
pon invited 20 join the unicn. This
re refused 10 do. When the foreman
,oilermakcrs struck.
The officials of the company stated
hat with the bOilCrm3kiug depart
ncnt without men il would be useless
. Try to operate tho other Depart
ncnts Of the plant. and the whole III
-titution was closed forcing 800 mon
nto idlcucss.
settled at Conference.
Monday Of this week a conference
lctwccn Superintendent SctjcI and 4
from the boiieGmakers
Inion was held The entira situation
vas tEreshCd over. and the result WIS
hat the men agreed to rc,urn to their
l!accs. II appears that the Supcrm-
cudcnt had not been given time 20
Weigh the grievances OF the boiler
makers before they decided to quit
heir places. ana the one condition
hat he cXactcd from the men was tina;
n future they would not act 50 hastily.
irst anorGin@ him an opportunity %
adjust any differences that they might
lavc with the company. This they
greed to.
New Office Building.
The Rock Island road has had plans
prepared of Il new Office building that
: to be erected at Silvis At a cost Of
10000. The plans hav" been accepted
md it is probable that the building
VII be completed before winter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
PERSONAL. POINTS.

Miss Loretta Quinn has returned
from a visit in Peoria.
Ebert Don has returned from q
business visit in Chicago.
Dr.. Alfred Stoclcr has returned
fom d two weeks visit in Chicago.
H. E. Potter has returned from A.
lautic Ciry. y. j.. where he represented
the local postal clerks at the annual
convention Of ;he Association Of Post
office Clerks.
c. f. Cain. L. ). pension examine.
is here from Peoria. looking up the
records of local applicants for pen
sIous or those who have ASKED for 81
jncyoase in their allowance.
= Rev. e. \. Wendell, formerly in
siructor. in history at Rock Island higa
school and now pastor of Rockford
church was visitor 1T the high
school Tuesday afternoon, and briefly
addressed the Iupils.
Rev. J. =. Lockncy rector of Sacred
Heart church. is much Interested III
the /. S. senatorial campaign in Wis
cousin, his cousin State Senator
Henry Locknoy of Kaullasha, being
one of the leading republican candi-
oates for the federal upper house.
Press comment has it that his chances
for landing the plum are good. His
opponents are State Senator Stafford
and Henry F. Cochems.
\. 6. Anderson. treasurer and
manager for the Augustana Book
concern, arrived in New York city
Pucsday morning, according to tel
oardn received at the book concern
Mr. Anderson is returning home al
ter a combined business and pleasure
Trip throughout Europe. He has not
he'd friends here that he will reach
home on Sunday night next. While
in Europe Mr.. Anderson visited
Sweden for considerable period
also Loudon and Germany. He was
in the old countries several weeks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-23
REAL TEMPEST
IN HOT TEA POT
Result Is Suffering and Spout
ing and Emitting Strange
VapOrs.
PAPER OVERDOES ITSELF
Has Wildly Pitiful Dclusions as to
Mr.. Cooke and Newspaper sup
porting Him.

The Argus had hoped and, as far as
ii has been able, has worked to the end
that the present judicial campaign
might pass without newspaper contro-
VCrSy. locally speaking, at least. But
the misrepresentation on the part of
an ovcrstrained publication serving
solely faction of its party in Rock
ISland. of the course pursued by
The Argus, cannot be passed without
some notice. The charge Indirectly
made at this late date that this paper
has gone beyond the practices or prov
inCCs of any enterprising journal in
the interests of Mr.. Cookies candidacy,
is as false as the accusation spread in
big letters ON a front page that money
is being poured into the campaign in
behalf of Mir. Cooke. The Argus
has pursued no different policy in this
campaign from any other where
there has existed a principle for
which it was striving. Il has NOT over
reached its capacity nor burdencf its
accustomed facilities. II IS not an un-
usual thing for any newspaper 10 put
forth some special effort to widen the
range of its opportunities in caiupaign
This, Tie Argus is frank 10 say, it has
sought to do. throughout the present
campaign. and particularly during the
last week OF it, and without pric"
or consideration 1t has done. this.
too, without any specific object in
view, without any purpose or desire to
set forth one argument stronger than
another, bat merely to advance a gen
Cral principle, and that principle in
the pending election is uCn-partisan
fairness. a just representation for the
minority in the personnel of the SUI
prone court of Illinois. II has INDUCED
i'll no personalities. has made no pO-
litiCal attacks upon anyone here in
Rock Island, and particularly nom
whatever upon Mr.. Mcclure whom il
regards rs an cStimablc gentleman.
and who, as an evidence of appreCia-
zion of the fair course of this paper
toward him. made it point 20 call a
The Argus office when in Rock Island
The Argus has spoken at some length,
and with some criticism OF ;hc cir
Cumsianccs involving The Macomb CON
Vcntion and the aftermath that made
Mr. Mcclure a candidate as the result
of a conference held at Burlington.
Iowa. II has not attacked Mi Mcclure
despite the fact hat the opposing
paper has repeatedly as-ailcd Mr.
Cooke If another local newspaper
that has lost its head so far in this