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FORT SMITH ELKS
 ARE REJOICING

Members of the local lodge of Elks are greatly elated over the action oi the recent grand lodge of that order in extending the jurisdiction of this lodge into Oklahoma Heretofore, the jurisdiction has been limited by the state line. which gave the lodge no territory to draw from on the west. By the new dispensation tEe local lodge has jurisdiction half way to the nearest lodges. This will mean that the lodge will soon have large increase in membership. as a great many residing at Sillisaw, Muldrow. Spiro and Poteau have been desirous of joining, but could not be taken into the fold. Now it is expected a large number of applications will be received and an extraordinary large class prepared for an initiation that will be a house warming for the new club house.-Fort Smith Times-Rec- ord.
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Little Rock Wins Again.

By playing baseball for every point of the game, Little Rock again today defeated Mobile, this time by a score of 1 to 0. Mobile outhit the Tray elers, but superb fielding by the Tray elers prevented the GulIs from count ing on any of their surplus hits. Hickman pitched seven innings for Mobile and gave up only four hits, two of them doubles. He was yanked out at the start of the eighth to al- low Fritz to bat in his stead. Suggs finished the game and got off with but two hits by the Travellers. who had the bases stacked on him with one out. Higgins was an enigma to the Gulls when they had men on bases, striking out number of them in the pinches and fast fielding killing run- ners at the plate to help him out of other tight places.
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Finally Hamilton, who was riding q horse, turned to go and Ford says he went in an opposite direction, prepar- atory to returning to his house. He had walked a few feet still looking at Hamilton and HarWell. when he saw Harwell shoot four times wi,h pis- tol. Hamilton had his gun resting in position to fire. the witness said, with his finger on the trigger Hamilton jumped from his horse and then liar we'll grabbed his shotgun from the ground and fired twice. Hamilton fired once, Ford believes, for an empty chamber was found in his shotgun later. There was so much shooting Ford says, he cannot state positively that Hamilton fired.
 When the smoke cleared away Ham, ilton was dead in the field Ford ran home to tell his wife that he was not in the trouble. she having heard the shots. Harwell surrendered to the of uCeIo dDu Vas ulSCudISpu DN lne cor oner later
 The testimony tended to show that Hamilton rode some feet toward Har- we'll, when the latter ran towards him to meet him. Then the firing began. The dead man clothes were exhib- ited in the court :oom. showing the bullet holes in the ohirt and trousers
 Billy Murphy, we'll to do resident of Humphrey, testified that Hamilton told him several days before the trag- edy that he intended to kill Harwell. Magistrate Cheek took the case under advfsement and will render a decision ill a few days. In the meantime Har- well, who has wife and three chill dren living at Humphrey, is held a prisoner in the county jail here.
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Yacht Which Recently Wis tied Pine Bluff Is At
 tached by Creditors.
PENSION BOARD WORK.
Little Rock Team Wins Again-Tcm. perance Meeting To Be
 Held Tonight.

Little Rock, Aug. Establishments on the yacht Celcete, brought here by J. K. WhitI0ck, have come to a sud den termination. Each attachment brings out the information that the handsome little yacht is the property of resident of Dardanelle and a bond of twice the value will have to be put up to hold it. As the yacht is valued at $6,o0O which would take bond Of Sl2,000, the creditors of Whitlock have dropped it like hot brick. At tachments issued to Pat Ring Com pany for S90 an heStshrdIudlutu pany for $90 and the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company for $250 have thus been released and sudden stop made by number of others who contemplated making ap- plications for attachment
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age. in which Joseph Gala. Rms sian, figured prominently, was inac- curate ill many of it's features. said Mir. Elder. He declares that while the story is practically true in it, sense, that some misstatements were made For instance, Little Rock was not the city in which Gala Vas arrested, tried and convicted. 1t was in Hope, Ark. that he was taken in, fined and sent to the convict farm. The fine was also exaggerated in Col Hers"
 Callas alleged unlawful detention on the Tillar farm was discovered through rather interesting proceed ure. \ brother convict was released and Gala seWed q letter addressed to the editor of a Russian paper in Now York, in the lining of the de- parting conyicts coat. After his friend reached Little Rock it was mailed. The editor of the Russian pa 'ei itleiieu lae leltef to MOTHS ROS- enthal, the Standard Oil Company's lawyer, who ill turn reported CaIla's case to the immigration commission. Elder was sent to Tillar. paid Cala's fine and took him to Washington These details were given out in Pine Bluff last night for the first time since tue release of the convict whose statements created great activity on the part of the commission
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PEONACE CHARGE
 AGAINST GRACE Special Representative of Immigration Commission
 Here to Investigate.
FILED BY ITALIANS
Alter They Had Escaped From New th>cony lantatiOn-Eider Talks
 or the Conditions.

John Clifton Elder, special repre- sentative of the immigration commis- sion. ot Washington, D. C.. arrived in Pine Bluff last night on his way to New GascOnN. this county. to investi- gate charges of peona9e recently filed with the commission by Moroni the Italian consul at New Orleans. The charges are based on stories told by two Italian laborers who are said to have recently made their escape from the plantation of John M. Oracle. the largest cotton planter in this state, and who has fourteen plantations of eight thousand acres in cultivation. The names of the Italian complain ants were not revealed by Mr Elder In discussing the charges. Mr. Elder VIII leave this city this morning for New GascOny, where he will person. ally investigate conditions there and report to the national immigration commission. The commission. if the findings justify, may visit the Oracle plantation and personally inspect it. MT. Elder is a New York attorney but has been with the commission for some months. He unearthed the peoa- age conditions on the Tillar farm in southeast Arkansas some months ago and was the man who went 70 Tillar and after paying the fine of Joseph CaIla, convict, took him to Wash ington to tell his story to the com |. mission. The prosecution of Tillar followed. Although Mr. Elder sta e3 that the Tillar incident had closed as far as the commissions investigations were concerned. R. H. Wolfe. a rep resentative of the Tillar interests, had private conference with -he New York attorney at the Hotel jef- ferson here last night The object of the conference could not be learned.
 MT. Elder stated that the two Ital- ians who filed charges against Mr. Oracle are now at Suanys:de planta- tion in this state. They are said have told the Italian consul that they were forced 10 sign a contract for a years labor on the Oracle place, under the presumption that they were indebted to the plantation management. The Italians said they worked for several days and finally escaped. going to Sunnyside If Mr. Elder finds con- dltlons such as 10 warrant it he says he will report to the commission. which will probably visit this section to more fully investigate conditions.
 sPeonage is fast disappearing in Arkansas and other states" said MT. Elder, because of vigorous action of the federal government against vio- lators of the laws governing such cases. 1 have visited twenty-five states in the past few months, in the North and South, and found peonage in every one of them. It is not strictly Southern crime by any means. Horrible conditions exist in the Northwest among the Greeks, es- pecially in the shoe shining parlors. Some of the youthful Greeks are the worst of slaves. The conditions in Ar kansas are no worse than anywhere else
 The recent story of Arkansas peon-
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WILL ASK FOR
 A CONTINUANCE Prosecutor Campbell Gives Notice That He Does Not Favor Ellis Hearing Now
SENATOR AS WITNESS
Judge Fulk Cannot Attend-Hearing to Take Place Today at
 II OJl0rA.

United States Senator Jeff Davis will arrive here this morning to ap- pear as a witness in the hearing of the habeas corpus proceedings insti- tuted by counsel for w. Y. Ellis, who shot and killed x. P Willis of In- dianapolis, in a Little Rock court room July 21, to bring about the re- lease of Ellis on bond. Ellis is still in the county jail here. Senator Davis was one of the eyewitnesses to the tragedy. He will be accompanied here by his law partner. Hank Pace. who has been engaged by wealthy rel atives of Willis to resist the move to secure Ellis release from jail and also to prosecute him at the final hearing of the case in the Pulaski circuit court. Prosecuting Attorney Roy Campbell, of Little Rock, will also come here, but Judge F. G. Fulk. ill whose court room the tragedy oc- cured and over whose head the fatal shot that sent Willis to his grave was fired, cannot possibly reach this city to testify. He is at Perryville holding session of the circuit court.
 Prosecuting Attorney Campbell will file motion before Chancellor Elliott asking for continuance of the hear ing, until such reasonable time he can secure the attendance of state witnesses. When informed of this by Campbell yesterday over the long dis tance phone, Judge Elliott told the prosecutor that the typewriter testi- mGny taken at the coroner's investiga- tiOn in Little Rock would be sufficient and would be admissible as the states evidence. Judge Elliott de- ever nee the tragedy, part of the time in Little Rock and now in this city. had some rights and that as the law required that habeas corpus Writs should be returnable and re- viewed within three days after the issuance, the case must come to a hearing this morning. Judge Elliott originally set 9 o'clock for the hear ing, but at the request of Senator Davis and others he agreed to post poae it two hours. as the Little Rocs. attorneys and witnesses would nCt reach the city before 1 o'clock
 The attorneys were unable to agree after much long distance telephonine and Judge Elliott took the matter into his own hands and ordered them to prepare for the hearing, which will be held the circuit court room to ac- commodate the many spectators, ex- pected to be present: Lorenz Gibson. a deputy circuit clerk, who prevented the first bullet from entering Willis body by striking Ellis hand as he fired. will also come here as a wit ness.
 Prosecutor Campbell, in discussing the case said: If the hearing is un- dertahen tomorrow morning it will be over the protest of the state. But the chancellor may, of course, pursue any policy he deems proper
 It is generally believed that Ellis will be granted bail by Chancellor Elliott A strong sentiment is evil
 Continued on Page Eieht)
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Nothing reserved. Choice of our entire stock of OxfOrds and pumps during this Sale.
 S-13 Ct LeverenZ. TrulOck Shoe Co.,.
NEW CHOIR ENGAGED
 FOR THE TEMPLE

The trustees of the Temple have completed all arrangements for a fine choir at the focal Jewish house of worship and the music the coming year, song se4 vices commencing on September IS, the Jewish New Year. promises tp be unusually attractive. The trustees have engaged the ses- vices of Mrs. F. E. RenfrOW, OrgaH ist; Miss Lucy Hearn BroadstreeJ, soprano; Mrs. Jesse R. Core, con- tralto; Mont& Levey, basso, and John Gillespie, tenor The new choir s composed of some of Pine Bluffs best talent and the music at the Tenn pie in the future%Will/be among the most attractive features there.
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AN EYE WITNESS TELLS OF TRAGEDY Tom HarWell, Who Shot and Killed Joe Hamiltan,
 Given Hearing.
DECISION FOR TODAY
Roth Men Had Shotgun, and Firing Began When They Met in Field
 Only One Eye Witness.

Tom HarWell. the young farnlec of the Humphrey neighborhood. this county, who shot al | killed Joe Ham- ilton. another we'll known farmer in this section, when they met on 8lown Ford's place August 3 after an arsE- ment over some hogs, and who was discharged by the coroner immedi 4tc- ly after the tragedy, was given a pre- liminary hearing before Magistrate !. ;. B. Cheek in this city yesterday. Al ter HarWells release relatives cams to Pine Bluff and filed information against him, charging him with mur- der. Harwell learned of the issuance of the warrant and surrendered to Deputy Sheriff Acklin at Humphrey He was brought to this city and placed in the county jail He en- ployed State Senator H. K. Toney and his law partner, s. J. Hunt, to defend him. The relatives of the dead man engaged the services of Attorney w. B. Sorrells, former prosecuting at torney of the district, to aid Prose cutting Attorney Jones in the prose- eution.
 The hearing yesterday attracted much attention. A large Cotton Belt passenger coach was required to bring the witnesses here from Humphrey and among them were some of the most prominent planters, merchants and officials of that section of the county.
 Many witnesses testified at the hear ing, but much of the testimony was immaterial. The most important wit ness heard during the day was Brown Ford, farmer, to whom Hamilton was talking when the killing took place. A rather singular coninci- dence was tbe fact that Ford was subpoenaed by both the state and de fense at about the same time. Ford was the only eye witness to the trag edy.
 
 when Joe Hamilton rode up to him on horse. They talked about the farm and other matters, including the argument that Hamilton and Harwell had a few days before. Hamilton had his shotgun with him and rested it on the neck of his saddle. Ford says he told Hamilton he did not want to hear of Hamilton and Harwel getting into any trouble. Hamilton was interested with Ford on his place and that was what brought him there that day, Ford said. The latter advised Hamil- ton not to get into any trouble with HarWell.
 While they were in the field talking, Ford says Harwell and his son, Clar- ence Harwell, climbed over his fence about hundred yards away and came into his field. They stopped about seventy-five yards from where he and Hamilton were talking. Harwell car ] ried a shotgun. He hollered at Ford, saying something about Ford's corn, which Ford says he did not under \ stand, and then turned and began Whittling on stalk. He again said #something to Ford at the distance, &but Ford says he did not catch it.
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All ladies' $4 pumps and Oxfords. $3.l5. Sale begins Saturday, Aug. ii. S-13 Ct Leyerenz.TrulOck Shoe Co.,.

Carl Hanson, the little son of Mrs. Angie Hanson, fell from box while playing at his home on Florida street Thursday and painfully injured. A large gash was cut over his right eye and he was otherwise cut and bruised. A physician had to be called to take several stitches in the wounds
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Walk Over, S4.OO; Oxiords, S3.lo. Sale begins Saturday. August If. S-13 Ct LeyprenZ-TrulOck Shoe Co.,.

C. E. Philpot came in yesterday from up the river where he is cut ting brush and carrying out gov ernment contract He will leave shortly for Battle Creek, Mich. to join his wife who is now visiting relatives there. They will then go to New York to spend few weeks.
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LADY EAGLES
 TO GIVE DANCE

The Lady Eagles Social Club will give a dance at Forest Park, Tuesday night, August 17. Admission 50 cts. Ladies free. Cold drinks will be served on the grounds. Proceeds will he used in entertaining the ladies dur ing the Eagles convention, October 10 % and 21. 3-3 12t
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Temperance Agitation.

Reports of a meeting to be held here tomorrow by the leading temper ance workers of the state with some outsiders who came in last year and made large fees in making a spectac- ular campaign. to arrange for another in the interest of prohibition by the local prohibition workers
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Don't forget your feet. All sum- mer shoes at bargain prices. S-13 Ct LeyerenZ-TrulOck Shoe Co.,.

We can write your insurance. fire tornado, life, accident. health; or make your bond. Only good big com panies represented. Cotton Belt Sav- ings and Trust Co., S-13 G
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The state pension board today com- pleted the passing upon pensions, but the entire list will now have to be checked Up and the oDportionment made by counties as the amount al- lowed is considerably in excess of the appropriations made and the taxes collected for pension purposes.
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CANNOT EXHIBIT
 WAR TIME CELL

eHearst News Special to the Graphic1
 Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 13.-Governor Harmon today stopped d scheme to have the cell in which the Confederate raider, John Morgan. was confined. taken about the country on exhibition.
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LONDON SPORTS
 WANT THE FIGHT

Gcaist News Special to tn" Graphic.I
 London Aug. l3.-An offer of $25,- 900 and a guarantee, besides 90 per cent gate money, was made by syn fight here
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-14

Let us write your ire insurance policy for you in one of our strong companies. Cotton Belt Savings and Trust Go, SIS
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Mems BOyden, $500; OxfOrds, &t.45. Sale begins Saturday, August H. S-13 Ct Leyerenz-T TruIOck Shoe Co.,. :.
Direct From Mill to Wearer.

The renowned REMSEN knit hos iery and underwear. Place your or ders now. Deliveries male in a req sonable time. This line recommend ed by C. M, Kirby, formerly with the Winona Mills
 c. D. Holcomb, local representa- tive; old phone, 917.
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Ladies' $3.5O and S4.0O tan pumps and OxfOrds at $2.S:,. katzenstein's three day tan shoe sale. 8-13 2t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-14

Children's tan pumps. sizes II 1-3 to }. s1.6o: the same in sizes s1-2 to II. Sl.3o; the same in sizes to $. Sl.lO. hntZensteins three day tan shoe safe. S-13 It
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-14

Regent mems tan OxfOrds, $3.5O and $4.OO values, at $2.95. katzen- stein's three day tan shoe sale. S-13 2t
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FOR UMBRELLA FIXIN,

I. Glicksburg, the umbrella man, Second and Walnut opposite tele- phone office 727-tmo
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-14

Sheriff c. M Philpot spent yester- day on his farm at Ferda.
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s5.OO, S5.5O and $500 Stacy Adams and Hanan tan Oxfords at S3.95 dur. ing our three days special sale of tan shoes. katzenstfn's. S-13 ?
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Our entire stock of tan shoes in ladies' mems and chiIdren's, at great reductions during our three day spe-
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Watch our windows for bargains in tan shoes for the next three dayy. KatZenstein. S-l32t
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Rev. wE. Christie Iof Pine Bluff is in the city in attend dance on the Laymeps Missionary Convention be- ing held at the Arlington Hotel.-Hot Springs News /
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FOR QUICK TRANSPORTATs"v
 CALL CITY HACK LINE a2o East Bsrrsuue St

Open 6 p. m. to 7:30 .. m.. and TO. liable. Special attention to train calla. Old phone S9z. New p6oas 1O2 Mas O1ord, prop. Plus BluR. Ark.
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Sail in, the big sale is on Saturday August IA. 3-136t Leverenz.TrulOck Shoe Co.,.
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After You are Married, :, ! Be Sure You Have a \ Bank Account.

#That happiness aud conteatment that mes only through a certainty of the fu- re, Is the healthy, permanent kind savings account starts you on that road today. No man can be his best self kPen cramped by poverty. We will pay
 per cent interest on the money you
 la our company's savings department compound the interest every six hths.
 he Bluff Trust Co. 3 K. Corner Main and Barrague Sts. ksN Pine Bluff. Ark.
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GOOD RESIDENCE, A BARGAIN.

On South Cherry seven rooms, prac- tically new, in sewer district. Cotton Belt Savings and Trust Co. 88 Ct
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-17

and your other girl la be interested in it Wouldn't you like o have it,
Nary" he inquiries, turning toward the larger of the two barefooted girls
with a genial smile. The smile completes the book misionarys conquest,
and the barefoot miss looks up from beneath her sunbonnet, extends a hand
for the book and takes it with a whispered Thank you"
left on the last visit has been transferred, shuts the doors over his shelves,
under foo owing to the discovery that books are OF good to eat drives
day, helping a farmer to pick ut a book which will be of benefit to him
the uncultivated imasnauons of the young people.
Work II he Past IA
In the courseo Of the last nine months of 1908 each of the sixteen routes
in thu county ws Travelled twice., n some of them three or four times
covere in W or three lays. Only 4 few cal be covered n a day. New
wagon will % required soon Last yea 800 books were circulated by the
wagon. 1T "a estimated tina eaho of the volumes red twice, an som
of them three or four times, as it became the habit tin I'M neghborhoods
fol the households toe exchange with me another. When the wagon does
not contain the book desired a memorandum is made and it is forwarded
by mail
The zeal of the Washington County library in spreading the use and
love o. books has found Expression in man, other ways The Tagersown
school children were first sent to the library once week to listen Ito stories
read by IN assistant Then school circulating library was started, and
tn teachers throughout the county were invited to enter a ace as book
clrculators The school at the Village bearing the startling a of Rohrers-
vile last ear carried Off the palm, having circulated thirty books 37
times among its pupils, The county, at the instance of the Hageraown
book propagandlsts, Established seventythree deposit stations throughout
tn county or adults As a result, according to a careful statitnian, the
mountaireer in 1908 perused the contents of 1156 books % 500 times.
The library also received assistance in developing its circulation from six
teen Sunday schools.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-09-17
NINETY SAVED FROM DEEP.

Steamer Hits Rock, but Passenger
md Crew Reach Safety.
Thrilling scene attended the loss of
che Allan Line steamer Laurentian,
bound from Boston for Glasgow, which
piled upon the rocks near Cape Race,
N. F., during a dense fog at 6 o'clock
Monday morning. The vessel is a TO-
tai wreck, but the fifty passengers and
forty members of the crew escaped to
land after a trying experience. The
Laurentian was making about thirteen
knots an hour when she struck the
rocks. The ship rebounded heavily,
the shock throwing most of the passen-
gers, who were asleep, from their
berths. They stampeded for the deck
without stopping to dress, and for half
an hour much excitement prevailed.
Captain Imrie and his officers succeed
ed in quieting all hands. A stiff
northwest wind banged the ship about,
and the situation became so serious at
7 o'clock that orders were given to put
the boats overheard, and passengers
and crew were taken off in safety.