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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18
BELGIUM MOURNS
 DEATH 0F KING Flags On Public Building at Half Mast-Private
 House Draped.
MALADY OF HEAR
Prince Albert, Onl. Son oi His Brother Of Flanders. Succeeds
 10 the Throne.

Brussels, Dee. l7.-All Brussels mOurns today
 Flags on the public buildings ara at half mast and private houses are draped with crepe.
 The body of the king, clothed in the uniform of a lieutenant general, remains in the chamber of The Palms, where death entered at 2:3 O. clock this morning
 It is surrounded only by thnsa who in life won and retained tho king s close friendship.
 The expression on the dead mon arch's face is peaceful. as though his end were painless.
 The body will !.e pIaceai in a casket this evening ;l.,' than' the per iod of mournins will officially begin. Dr.. Thiriar said today: - knew the king was suffering from a maladN of the heart This ras onv chief anxiety when operating, Ibat w. de- cided to resort, to surgefy in order to save his majesty iron: terrible suf- fering As matter of fact he died without suffering at all.
 Nuns Laid Out the Body.
 Immediately following Leopold S death two nuns laid out the body and preparations for conveying the corpse to the city proper was made The ob sequies will take place at the Colle giate church of St. Gudula.
 This morning early Premier Schol- laret proceeded to the palace and un der his direction the official moniteur published special number announc- ing the formation of regency coun- cil composed of council and minis ters which will nominally hold the reins of government until the heir to the throne, Prince Albert, has talk en the oath of ascension.
 Correspondents Excluded.
 Newspaper correspondents were not pciLiilleu III tHc pdiaSc eIhH HUI hiiS It is said Leopold's will constitutes a good size volume.
 Princess Clementine and sister, Stephanie, with the Countess of Elan ders, left the palace at an early hour. They were followed soon by his maj esty intimate friend. Baroness Vaughan. The latter proceeded to Balincourt, refusing to be interview ed
 Nation Will Go Into Mourning.
 Municipal theaters will be closed for time. The court will go into mourning, for six months. The per iod of mourning for the household will be one year.
 This forenoon M. J. Davignon, min ister of foreign affairs, officially noti- fled the sovereigns and chiefs of state of Europe of the death of Leopold. Telegrams of condolence were receiv- ed early from King Edward and Queen Alexandra, Emperor William, King Alfonso, Emperor Francis Jos eph, King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helen, President Fallieres of France and Pope Plus x. The pontifY has ordered requiem mass for the repose of Leopold's soul.
 He Expected to Recover.
 The condition of the king for sev- eral days, since the operation. was
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18
MRS. AST0R LEFT
 ONE HUNDRED MILLION

New York, Dec. l7.-The appraisal of the estate of Carolina, widow of William Astor, and filed with the surrogate today, shows it to be worth a hundred million dollars. She left her entire fortune to two daughters Mrs. Marshal Orme and Mrs. Char lotte Haig, explaining in her will that her husband had taken care of their son sufficiently.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18

MT. and Mrs. T. Forbes, R. s. Forbes and Miss Maud Alexander Ma chen passed through the city yester- day enroute to their homes at Green vile, Miss, from Little Rock, where they have been on visit with rel atives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18
PRESIDENT GOES TO
 RELATIVES FUNERAL

President goes to relatives funeral
 Washington, Dec. 17.-President Taft. accompanied by Captain Archie
 Butt, left tonight for Watertown. Conn.,, where they will attend the funeral of Taft's sister-in-law, Mrs Horace Taft. tomorrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18
TRAMP FALLS HEIR
 TO HALF NH LION

Boston, Dec. 17.-Jas. Corbett for 30 years a tramp, wandering around Canada, has come into possession of half million dollars by the death of his brother here. He was thought to be dean until he turned up to- day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18
Rev. John Hartley Writes Brown to Return His
 Official Resignation.
IT WAS NOT ACCEPTED
Situation Ma! Be Further lompIi. cated--Friends of Dean Hartley
 Say Incident is Closed.


 Little Rock, Ark, Dec 17.-The Very Rev. John Hartley, Ph. D., dean of Trinity Cathedral, has withdrawn his resignation as such. sent to Bis hop William M Brown, of this dio- cese December &. /
 Dr. Hartley today mailed a letter to Bishop Brown, asking that by req son of the fact that the bishop has not seen fit to accept the resignation rendered last week, effective Easter Monday, he desires to withdraw the resignation. and ask the bishop to return the same to him, The letter folJowc
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18

Let us write you an accident policy in the Travellers of Hartford. The cost is very low, and you should have the protection. Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Co. 12-17-6t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18

Desirable cottage on Lakeside, nedr public school for rent. All modern improvements. Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Company. 12-17-t4.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18

Your druggist has it-what? Pneu- mo Emollient. No home should be without a jar. It relieves Group, Coughs and Colds of al! kinds.
 1o-1i-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18
HENRY CLAY TO
 CAPTAIN THE NAVY

Annapolis, Dec. l7.--Henry s. Clay, captain of the Navy Football team.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18

FOR S.AI.E-,A DWELLING OF eight rooms on large lot, admir- ably located on paved street, in good neighborhood. Low price and easy terms. Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Co. 12-14-6t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18
The Deanerl.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. f1 1909.
 My dear Bishop-Since you decline to accept my my resignation rendered. December 8, to become effective on Easter Monday, 1910, as shown by yonr letter of December g. do here- by withdraw the same and respect fully request you to return it to me.
 Very trnly vourc
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18
JOHN HARTEY
Dean of Trinity Cathedra

To the Rt. Rev. William NJ. Brown,
 D. D., Bishop of Arkansas.
 This action of the dean is believed to put an entirely new phase on the entire controversy which has been in progress some time and what ac- tion the Bishop will take in the mat ter cannot new be foretold. Friends of the Dean insist that since the Bishop has not accepted the resigna- tiOn of pr. Hartley, the Dean has a perfect right to withdraw that res ignation and that he has an equal ly good right to ask that the letter containing the letter be returned to him.
 That the Bishop may hold that the resignation has been rendered accept ed is probable, although he declares that the letter has not been received and that he has nothing to say re- garding what his action may be upon a letter which may reach him at some future time.
 Should the Bishop take this view of the matter the situation will be further complicated, and subsequent moves on the part of either party is now regarded as problematic.
 On the other hand, the Bishop may should he deem it expedient, inhibit the dean from occupying the pulpit at the Cathedral, following which even more interesting and critical de- velopments might be expected. Bishop Brown refused positively today to discuss the matter in any manner whatsoever and what his action will be is an unanswered question.
 A supposed quotation in the Con- mercial Appeal of today. from Bis hop Brown to the effect that Dean Hartley is now closed incident. has created some comment among friends of Dr. Hartley today. It is under stood that Bishop Brown did not make this statement to any person, either directly or indirectly. He will not discuss the publication in any way.
 Friends of Dr. Hartley are asking how the Hartley case can be consid- cred to be a closed incident when the resignation of the Dean has not been accepted by the Bishop and that he has now withdrawn his resignation They claim that the Bishop has at no time accepted the resignation or the Dean and that he has not depos- cd the preacher at the cathedral and for that reason John Hartley is still dean of the cathedral.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18

WE ARE COMING TO SEE YOU WITH \ BIG BRASS BAND.-:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18
FOR UMBRELLA FIXING

I. Glicksburg, the umbrella man. Second and Walnut, opposite tele- phone office. 7117-1mo
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-18

Do you want to buy homeo We have several desirable places for sale at various prices and believe we can suit you. Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Company. l2-18-4t.
, 1909-01-06
ST. CROIN STATION

Copenhagen, Jaurs2lN f't. r. he IiOShAdc
Cathedral thieves oro still ulcapturej The
Police suspect Il German named Wcrnikwitz
Copenhagen harbour has celybrat 4 the
6ttieth anniversary Of its present admins
tration and i~n&ugUcated the new KEMP
peIsbro,
Harbour Eug4aoar MoIler has been APP
pointed Commander Of DGnucbyog.
A committee has boon formed for the re-
lief Of the sufferers by the earthquake in
Italy, the Minister Of Commerce being Pre-
sldent.
the loss of life by the Siciliqn disaster places
it at one hundred and fifteen thousand I'M
official estimates are far greater. but there is
no pretension at precision, ut the best 1t 10
proximates to the worst, since the flood and
It's sequel frivals it's awful beginning, aFr
famine and pestjIenco are impending. TWen-
t. five thousand men are unable to control
the reliet work, and one hundred thousand
residents have fled elesWhere, Bodies are be-
ing buried by thousands, for example two
Thousand two hundred at Palml, where there
are only a few survivors of It's fourteen thou
sand inhabitants. The King and Queen,clergy
and soldiers are performing pr0digies, yet
t'Iey are p%itIfully inadequate. Then Alale5-
ties are now At Reggie, whore two thousand
soldiers were killed. Telegraph ~communleo-
ton has been restored, but 1t is reserved for
the Government, and the King has tele5t aPh-
ed to Rome that every eNertlon Is necessary.
The refugees at Naples and other cities are
SO shattered that they scream Gnd rush
out Of doors at the slightest unusual occur
renee. their conversation is disconnected
and their grief and horror indescrlbabie
The smell OF disinfectants and the funeral
pyres, consuming the bodies il.teau-gt Cull
Evening star., 1909-07-18
THEY'RE OFF!

In letter the terms of the Anglo-Japanese
alliance, which calls for cooperation in
the maintenance of the integrity of China
and friendly promotion of common in
terests.
This we propose to do. Even the sug-
gestion of aggression, OF territorial ag
grandiZement on the part Of Japan. as
far as China is concerned, is as far from
the truth as it is possible for any one
to go.
"It is peace we here in Japan want.
And peace we must have-not peace at
any cost, but peace with honor.
1T is the demand for control by the
younger and progressive element of China
that forms the menace, not first of all to
any other country. but to China itself.
A constitution is demanded.
1T Is said constitution is to be grant
ed. But q constitution without a care
fully prepared ano organized administra-
ton must bring chaos, which means
revolution.
Hope In Wise Men of China.
This is the spectre we see. and that.
in a way, we dread. But I have high
hopes that the wise men in China see 1t
also. And so will save their people and
the whole of the far east, and possibly
Europe itself. from that frightful con-
dition of war that impoverishes and is the
curse of the world
10 help In bringing about conditions
that will secure for Japan and China q
long period of friendly intercourse and
commerce Is an object to which we must
devote both time and attention"
Evening star., 1909-07-18
STRIKE FAILS TO STOP TRAFFIC
Mexican Train Dispatchers Quit, But
Places Are Filled.

MENICO CITY, July 17.-The train
dispatchers Of the merged railroads of
Mexico went on strike this morning, but
traffic has not been interrupted. The
management of the railroads claims that
the places of the strikers have been filled.
The conductors and engineers have re-
fused to take part in sympathetic
strike
Most of the men involved are .Ameri-
cans. They demand higher wages. and
the race question is also one of the is
sues, the Americans refusing to give in
structions to Mexicans. There has been
no disorder.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
ONLY HOPES OF PEACE
IN NATIONS WISE MEN
Frightful Specter Of Revolution
Looms High on Horizon.
JAPAN AS NEAREST FRIEND
Will Do Utmost to Avert Catas-
trophe Consequent Upon Grant
Of Constitution Without Due
Preparedness In Flowery
Realm.

TOXIC, Tuesday, June 15.-'Korea to-
day is not a source Of great anxiety
to Japan" said Prince Ito today. "The
future of that country depends upon the
Koreans
1.-The policy outlined nearly two years
deviation. There is every reason to look
hopefully into the future Of Korea
Prince Ito. the great central figure
in the political history of Japan. who is
retiring from the position of resident
general of Korea to take his seat as
president of the privy council. was seen
in the library of his new residence on
the t.einanzaka hill, overlooking Toxic.
Carefully considering his every express
sion, he introduced his remarks with the
foregoing significant statement. Continu-
ing, the prince said:
China Problem for World.
China looms large and becomes the
problem of the day. not only for Japan,
but for the whole civilized world. Con
seuuently it Is on China that our best
thoughts must be centered and not upon
Korea, where. / am glad to say, the
sword has been turned into a plow-
share.
Peace in the far east is essential to
the prosperity Of japan, Korea and the
possessions of this country. We must
use our every endeavor to preserve peace.
China is, perhaps better understood
by japan than by any other country IN
the world. In a sense we have a COM
mon language and common customs, and
Japan has drawn from China the best
OF a. civilization extending back four
thousand years.
ITO say that Japan is not a friend OF
China is to say what Is not true we
are grateful to China for many benefits
received. ! am now speaking OF the
best elements Of the society OF both
countries.
Each Is to the other unknown as far
as the masses are concerned. And OF
late the masses In China have not shown
the most friendly attitude toward the
Japanese.
1T Is unnecessary to go into the causes
The effect, or result, remains.
While statesmen Of each country may
understand each other there are prob
lens to be worked out-problems that
grow out OF Observation-Disclosures, misrep-
resentations and even intrigues.
Discomfort, Poverty, Unrest.
''There is a discomfort and poverty in
China; there is unrest There is some
thing moving under the cover from one
end of that great country to the other
and throughout its various provinces.
1T becomes the duty of Japan. there
fore having the desire for peace, hav-
ing the desire for the industrial develop
ment of China as her next neighbor and
her best market, to observe in spirit as
Evening star., 1909-07-18
MANY BARRELS OF OIL BURN
Serious Fire RACES in Bartlesvillt
(Okla.) District,

BARTLESVILLE, Okla, July IA
serious oil fire ragged here today after
two tanks. each containing 5000 barrels
of crude oil, belonging to the Prairie
Oil and Gas Company had been destroy
ed. A cannon was used in an endeavor
to check the flames. The fire started
yesterday by lightning striking tank.
The Creston Oil Company has also lost
one tank, the Matson Company one, and
much other property in the district has
been destroyed.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
BODY RESTS IN NATIVE LAND.
High Honors Accorded Remains Of
Late Actress Moieska at Cracow

CRACOW, Austrian Poland, July IL
The funeral of the late Nine. Helena
Modjeska. whose body lay in state in
the Church of the Holy Cross for the
past twenty-four hours, took place to-
day High honors were paid the noted
actress and the last rites were attended
by a great concourse of people. Many
POLISH societies in the United States
sent wreaths, while the cities of Cracow
and Lemberg. all the national theaters
and hundreds of individuals, including
Count, Stanislaus Badeni, land marshal of
Salicia, also sent beautiful tributes.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Death Halts Reception Plans.

NAPLES. July 1.-THE American
cruisers North Carolina. New York and
Montana left here today. The recent
death of Ensign Hugh Kerr Aiken of the
North Carolina the result of an eX-
plosion of coal gas on board the cruiser
put stop to the festivities arranged by
the local authorities in honor of the visit
ing warships.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Crooks Find It Easy in Paris.

PARIS, July 1.-THE American and
English crooks, who recently swindIed an
American official of the Philippines out
of $1,000 by means of the old "pope's
legacy" game. are we'll known to the
police. Consul General Mason has on
several occasions asked the authorities
to drive them out of the city, as many
visiting Americans have become their vic
Tins, but the police have declined to in
terfere on the ground that the persons
swindled confide their money voluntarily
to the schemerS.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
CHARGED WITH SEDITIoN.
Recent Double Tragedy in London
Laid at Publishers Door.

Laid at Publishers Door.
LONDON, July IA. +. Horsley.
printer Of the Indian Sociologist. was
committed for trial today on the charge
Of publishing a seditious newspaper. the
avowed object of which was to support
the Indian nationalist movement for the
liberation of India from oppressive alien
rule by the use of physical force. The
editor and proprietor of the Indian So
ciologist, Krishnavarma, is now a refugee
in Paris, where for some time past he
has openly advocated through his paper
getting rid of British officials. He openly
approved the murder Of Lieut.. Col. Sir
William III. c. Wyllie. who. with DR..
Canvas Lalcaca, was killed July by the
Indian student, Madarlal Dhinagri. and
contends that political assassinations are
justified. An incendiary article published
a few days before the murders at the
Royal Institute is considered here as
largely responsible for the double tragedy.
The prosecution of Horsley has been
undertaken by the attorney generals Of
flee.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
INC0NvENIENT, PERHAPS,
BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE
Application Of Levy Not Hopelessly
Complicated.
OBJECTIONS NOT COMPETENT
Wall Street Critic Told That There
Is No Confusion In Law as to
Meaning Of "Net Increase
Received" and Kindred
Phrases.

Declaring that any corporation which
keeps just and true books of account
can make up the return required by the
proposed corporation tax law. and meet
ing other attacks on that measure, At
torney General Wickersham yesterday
made public a letter he has written to a
Wall street firm of accountants, who chal-
ienged some provisions of the proposed
law as absolutely impossible of ap-
pllcation,' and others as violatiye of al
the accepted principles of sound account
ing.
me firm addressed is Deloitte, Plender
Grlffiths 4 Co. OF New York. Mr.. Wick
ersham advises them that their state
inent that the law as framed is Impossible
OF application surprises MIN very much
and that the objections they make are
entirely insufficient to support such a
conclusion as they express.
Wickersham Gives Views.
Attorney General Wickersham, who
framed the corporation tax amendment
to embody the administrators views
meets the objections of the accountants
in detail.
He points out that 'the proposed law
does not impose tax upon profits but
above five thousand dollars received by
the corporation. joint stock company or
association. or insurance company sub
ject to the law, from all sources during
such year.
1T has been the uniform practice OF
the government in framing revenue bills,
ne adds, to require the tax to be PAID
as Of a fixed date. and. so far as l have
been able to ascertain, In every instance
the tax is imposed tor the calendar year
ending December 81. Such was the in
come tax law OF 1894.
''It may be inconvenient, but it is cer-
tainly not Impossible for any corpora
tion which keeps just and true books
OF account to make up return such as
that required by the proposed law, par
ticularly as the return. requires state
ments Of actual receipts and payments,
and not as you recommend in your COM
munication, of expenses incurred, inter-
est accrued and losses 'ascertained.
No Confusion Of Terms.
"You next object that the proposed law
authorizes the deduction Of expenses ac-
tually paid and you contend that this
should be changed to read expenses ac-
tnally incurred The bill was purposely
framed to deal with receipts and dis
bursements made within the year for
which the tax was to be imposed, and
the words actually paid were employed
advisedly.
to losses actually sustained and inter
est actually paid. The theory of the
trainers of the bill in this respect differs
from that which you advocate
: The Attorney General says he cannot
agree that there Is any confusion what
ever between income" and Income re-
ceived. He adds:
''Gross income In clause two, OBJ
viously and necessarily means gross in
come received The tax is imposed by
clause one upon the entire net income
above 5000 received from all sources
during the year.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
LEFFERT L. BUCK DIES.
Was Associated in Work of Build
ing the Brooklyn Bridge.

NEW YORK, July 17.-Leffert Leff1erts
Buck, one of the best known civil en-
gineers in the country, who was asso-
ciated with Roebling in building the
Brooklyn bridge. designed two steel arch
es across the Niagara river from the
United States to Canada and had direc-
ton of many other engineering works
Of note in this country and South Amer
lea, died at his home at Hastings on the
Hudson. today, of apoplexy, at the age
of seventy-two.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
WEATHER.

Fair Sunday and Monday;
little change in temperature.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
LATHAM IS CONFIDENT.
Pianist Insists He Will Cross Chan.
mel in Airship Before August l.

CALAIS. France, July 17-Herbert
Latham. the aeroplanist, who has several
times announced his intention of making
flight in his monoplane across the chan
mel. has returned here from Paris. The
wind was high again today. and as con-
sequence the proposed flight was post
poned once more.
1t is stated that Latham has made
wagers amounting to $:.4OO that he will
cross the channel in his airship before
August !.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Will Try to End Tin-Plate Strike.

ELWOOD. Ind, July 17.-Charles r
Woerner state labor commissioner of In
diana, has arrived and will endeavor II
settle the strike in the tin plate plant
here.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Four Months RENTED.

At the residence of Mrs. A. P. German,
at Vermont avenue and L street, 1t was
stated last night that Mrs. Magness was
in Washington and had not gone to New
England to meet her husband. No in
formation would be given out as to where
she could be seen. whether her husband
was coming to this city or where they
intended to take up their residence.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

apartments in the Robespierre. She
Is suffering with an abscess, vuigarly
known as a boil Her part in the
Moulin Rouge is sitting one" chiefly,
Tor the speaking part is unimportant.
but the nature of her illness neverthe-
less renders her incapable of filling
her engagement at the new Circle the
ater and she Is now at Atlantic City
with her mother. She Is giving further
vague hints that she will soon renounce
the stage forever, but this time she
omits mention OF Jack Drexel, the
young Philadelphia millionaire, to
whom she has been engaged. accord
ing to certain coy hints that she has
vaguely dropped from time to time.
The National California club, Of
which Mrs. Thomas J.. Vivian is presi-
GENT, held a meeting at the Waldorf
Astoria on Tuesday afternoon. The
program consisted entirely of music.
Miss Estelle Grey, violiniste; Miss l..
M Evans, soparano. and Edward s.
Todola were the entertainers.
Tnis organization is having sue
cessful season. The membership is
constantly increasing and several ap-
plfcants will be admitted at the next
meeting.
Those already connected with the
club include: