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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-02
Filed Bankruptcy Petition.

,etition in voluntary bankruptcy He'd in the United States Dis
 urt here by Wolf Nichols about lfh ago. It was adjudicated be- Referee Waters and the petition ]: form ally declared bankrupt by ,6Trieber ten days ago. The lg of creditors was then held Hourned until yesterday. Nichols was the owner of the -Nlchols Dry Goods Company of Bluff and part owner of mill
 Establishment in the same city. The petition of voluntary bank .. nearly S15,0OO in old accounts Aamed among the assets. These
 t4 are alleged by the creditors
 practically valueless, MT. IT, ated last night.
 yBeal-Doyle Dry Goods Company ue Rock is one of the largest lrs. Other Little Rock concerns sos interested.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-02
REDITORS START
 AN INVESTIGATION
tA into Affairs .of WoIf.Nich- Ols.. Pine Bluff Merchant. Au.
 thorized at Meeting Held \ Monday.

little Rock, Feb. 1.-An investiga- of the affairs Of Wolf Nichols of e Bluff, who was recently de. red Bankrupt with liabilities of re than %40,00n and assets said to worth less than 5000, was au- rized at a meeting of the majority the creditors here yesterday The Pting was held before Referee C. c. ters. W. C. Hudson of Pine Bluff, receiver appointed by the court, elected trustee. Robert w. IT, of Little Rock was appointed at icy f3V the trustee to conduct the tstigation.
 An effort will be made to see if ElDssets of the bankrupt cannot b apund," MT. Irwin said last night.
 tock of merchandise, which yMp practically the entire assets, sold by the receiver for ytle less than 5000 and the lia- les are more than $4O,000. The Fe1tors desire that the matter be SAtigated.
 cN examination of Nichols to be pr, before Referee Waters in
 or ten days will mark the com
 cement of the investigation, MT.
 stated last night. Mr. Nichols
 lred for examination at the first
 ing of creditors about week eabut Judge Waters was called out
 e city on that day and the ex-
 ation could not be held. The
 sors then adjourned to meet yes
 y. Mr. Nichols attorney could . be present yesterday, however,
 the former did not go to the
 ng.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-02
IOU SAVE YOUR | LITTLE COUPONS
 x
'ent Railroad Fare May Be De- red Legal and ii 1t Is. You Get One Cent Per Nile
 E Refunded.

many months more have she people who have ridden Has railroads during the past RnoW cherish in their strong E little coupons which call bate on the amount paid in the courts should decide be railroads in the rate liti- II know if it will be worth longer hold the bits of 3rd which represent 8 cent Attorney General ". F. Fistant for the state in the inst the railroads, is san uccess and believes the eX- have gone over the rail- s are the same that helped souri fight, which they stat png would be lost. These ys Mir. Kirby, are as con- Arkansas case will be won, |ere that the Missouri case lost. These experts have railroad books and so figur- ut that there is no guess t the hauling of a pound interstate or intrastate. taken train after train and cost of it's operation, and
 received for each bit of ling an average in this
 cost of hauling a pound
 2 hundred.
 foads claim the cost of ntrastate freight is in-
 Ss of the small amount winch is loaded in a car. $ claim the instrastate heavily loaded as the ma- pterstate cars. Gen. Kirby late has now two months
 take it's testimony before ster Doolev. but it will
 at long, which will force
 to complete early it's 30
 deposition taking.
 irby is of the opinion
 lorlty of the states testi-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-02
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.

240 acres fine farming land ) miles
 acres fine farming land , miles West on Camden road, , room house, 100 acres in cultivation, mostly in creek bottom Price $3,00000 or will exchange for city lots or improved property. c. s. McNew, 106 Pine st. 1-21-6t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-02

George R. Wells, the Roberts Johnson and Rand shoe man, is in the city advertising for the Eagle store He is out three hours every after noon and if anyone makes his smile he will present the successful one with fine pair of shoes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-02

mony will be taken at home, as the experts who represent the state have already been over the books of the company and will not have to refer to them again before the final hearing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-02

visiting friends. Mr. Haney former- lF lived at the home of Rev. W. D. Buckner, which was damaged by fire Saturday night. He had some fine pictures and other things there, which were only slightly damaged by water.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-02

The Weather Man predicts in- creasing cloudiness, with warmer and unsettled weather today
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-02

B. o. Haney, formerly owner of he Theatorium here, is in the city
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-02
A FAST BLACK

the black that won't come off. A beautiful old rose or any other desir- able color of the latest shades made upon either woolen or vegetable fib- re.
 Remember that the Dry Cleaning of all kinds of fancy garments is our speciality. If you don't know about our work along this line-it costs you nothing-give us your old gown or any old thing you don't care for and let us show you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
FOR COMMITTEE
ON COMM|TTEESN NOW
Has Said So Privately, and
Missouri Delegation In
dorses Himfor Speaker.

There seems to be no question that Rep
resentative Champ Clark of Missouri,
who will be the next Speaker Of the House
of Representatives, has stated privately.
although he has not yet made an official
announcement on the subject. that he is
in favor of q committee on committees.
Representative Shackleford of Missouri
Mr.. Clarks state. said today that while
he was not authorized to speak for
the Missouri delegation in the House.
from that state is heartily in favor Of a
committee on committees in the next Con-
"The Missouri delegation has always
been in favor of Champ Clark's election
to the speakr rship." said MIR. Shackle-
agreed with me on the form of the rules
or not. l think the other democrats feel
the same way about it.
But just the same. We we're more than
gratified to learn from Mr.. Clark himself
that there was no disagreement between
US on this subject.
Democratic candidates for Congress in
Missouri made their campaign on the
rules. The people who voted for us UNI
derstood that IL we had q majority in
the House we would take from the
Speaker the power OF appointing COM
mittees.
II propose. as does every other member
of the delegation. to keep that campaign
pledge"
The Endorsement of Mr.. Clark was i-ci-
dental to a meeting for the purpose
OF indorsing former Senator Cockreil Of
state commerce commission. After the
rules had been discussed for a little while
Mr.. Clark was unanimously Endorsed by
his own delegation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
FUNERAL OF DIR. P. C. HUNT.
Services Will Be Held at the Family
Home Tomorrow Morning.

Funeral services for DR.. Presley Craig
Hunt, who died yesterday at Johns Hop
kins Hospital, Baltimore. will be held at
the family home, 1915 NJ street north
west, tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
The interment will be private.
DR.. Hunt was a native of Washington,
having been born here thirty EIGHT years
ago. Although a man young in years, he
was advanced in the knowledge Of his
profession. He was the neurologist at
the Providence Hospital. alienist for the
corporation counsel of the District Of Co
lumbia and an active member Of the
American Medical Association. He was
also member of thee Medical Society
of the District. the District Of Columbia
Medical Association and the Society of
Mental and Nervous Diseases of the Dis
trict.
DR.. Hunt was educated at Emerson In
stitute and graduated from &c: rgetown
University. He was q sen of Mai. Gen.
Henry J. Hunt, and his brothers who
survive him are c. B. Hunt, engineer of
District highways. and Capt. John e.
Hunt Of the United States Army. His
mother and three sisters also survive
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
.FARMERSOF CANADA
IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
Occupy Members Seats and
Adopt Resolutions Urging
Legislation.

OTTAWA. Ontario. December 16.-
The Canadian house of commons af-
forded an unusual scene today. The
army of invading farmers assembled
from various parts of the Dominion to
present demands took possession Of
the chamber.
On the floor all the members seats
were occupied by farmer delegates. and
the galleries were crowded with them.
The members OF parliament stood in
groups about the entrances.
Sir Wilfrid Laurfer. Canadian prime
minister, and the other members % the
government were loudly greeted when
they entered.
Sir Wiifrid took the clerks seat at the
head of the table, his own seat being
occupied by D.. ". Warner. tariner
from Alberta, who came to Canada from
the United States 3 few years ago. Other
members OF the Canadian government
contented themselves with seats on the
steps of the throne, usually occupied 10y
the PAGES.
The first resolution presented was Q de-
mand that the government take over the
terminal elevators at Fort William AMI
Port Arthur. through which practically
the entire volume Of export wheat from
the Canadian west passes. The reso!u-
ton was read by D. w. McCuaig, presi-
dent Of the association. and supported by
addresses from +. W. Green. secretary
of the MANITOBA Grain Growers Associa-
ton: d. B. Wood OF Hamilton. prestdenu
of the Dominion Millers Association;
George c. Goldie Of the ontario Millers'
Association: Headley Shaw OF the To-
ronto Board of Trade. and others.
Resolutions calling for the establish
ment by the government OF chilled
meal industry. for the construction and
oneratjon by the government OF the Hud-
con bav railroad and for a law to facIli-
tate the formation of cooperative soci-
cites were presented
Then the matter of tariff changea the
main object Of the movement, was taken
nm There were prolonged cheers In
dorsine the proposals for reciprocity with
the United States and free trade with
England.
The farmers stated that they would
cheerfully submit to direct taxation to
make up decrease IN the revenue conse.
oueut upon reduction OF duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
SETTLES WITH ATTORNEY.
Abe Ruef Compromises With Lawyer
on Claim for $27, 600.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, December 49,
Abraham Ruef, former political boss of
San Francisco, who is under sentence of
fourteen years Imprisonment for bribery.
compromised yesterday on a claim for
nearly $4,000 brought against him by
Frank Murphy. an attorney, who repre-
sented him at his trial A jury had been
empaneled to try the claim when the
settlement was announced. Neither Ruef
nor Murphy would reveal the terms OF
agreement.
During the Ruef trial charge OF at
tempting to bride juror was brought
against Murphy. He was tried on the
charge and acquitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16

accounts IN q lar &c measure 20 our pres
ent plight At Chevy Chase.
II am not yet advised rs 20 the full
details Of what the decision carries. I ain
satisfied. from what have read. that
everything at Chevy Chase Is up in the
air.
Just what the trustees will do fl the
premises 1 am not prepared TO say.
Nothing can be done until the city coun-
cilmen meet and determine upon some
line Of action.
The decree. as printed. Is sweeping.
AS 1 have said. il puts everything at
Chevy Chase back where il was at the
beginning
''In other words. n any citizen wants
anything done in the charterless village.
he will have to go ahead and do II HIM
self. and pay for the service. II is an
exasperattng state OF affairs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
SMYTH DIES IN CHAIR.
Sitlington, Negro Murderer, Also
Electrocuted at Richmond

RICHMOND. Va, December 16.-John
J. Smyth. bartender. who shot and
killed his wife and young daughter, at
their homo in Norfolk, last August, was
electrocuted in the penitentiary here early
today.
Smyth was first sentenced to death De-
cember 9. but was respited by Gov. Mann
William Henry Smyth, the eight-year-
old son OF the prisoner. was a material
witness in the case before the lower
court. The child testified to frequent
quarrels between his parents, and TO the
intemperance of the accused and of his
threats 10 kill Mrs. Smyth-
Jim Sitlington, colored, who robbed and
murdered a seventy-year-old white wo.
man in Rockingham last August, also
was put to death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
.SUbDUE UGLY BLAZE
Fire in Factory Building Fam
ned by Icy Wind.
APARTMENTS ARE IN PERIL
Eremen Handicapped by Iron Bars
at Factory Windows.
SECOND ALARM IS SOUNDED
Flames Drowned Out by Mass OF
Water Thrown by Engines.
Two Other Alarms.
APARTMENTS ARE IN PERIL
SECOND ALARM Is SOUNDED

With the flames OF q two-alarm factory
fire roaring i'm an ICY wind toward a large
apartment house. a hundred firemen
fought desperately this afternoon 10 quelI
q blaze that started in a waste basket and
burned out two floors of the American
Dairy Supply Company's establishment
at Jos I'd street southwest.
Added to the wind. which carried the
fire quickly through the building AMI
which famed the first little blaze into u
terrifically hot proposition. the firemeu
found q south wall of the factory filled
with iron-barred windows.
Made Fire Fighting Difficult.
The bars came near making the fire n
three-alarm affair, or even worse. as the
danger was all on that side. and the
bars prevented the men from doing
good work as they otherwise could have
done. The fire and water loss Will reach
several thousand dollars.
Those at work in the shop had just quit
their benches for lunch, and We're filing
by a man in blue overalls running up
from the basement yelling fire" No. 4
company was called on the telephone.
BY the time 1T arrived the fire was moro
In8n IL, alone, COulu UdHuie.
The box at LIST and q streets was then
pulled, bringing out two more engine
and a truck company and Battalion thief
Sullivan. The latter took one glance at
the apartment house, saw the wind car
rying the flames that way and wasted not
a second in sending In a second alarm:
Three additional engine companies and
two more trucks ran on this alarm. and
with them appeared Chief Wagner ana
his red FIRE auto. The two fire chiefs put
every engine on the scene to work and
literally drowned the fire out.
Gas Explosion Starts Blaze.
The explosion Of q gas stove caused Q
blaze this morning in the house OF H "a
Church, sos I'd street southwest. Fire
men were summoned. but ths biass had
been extinguished before their afrfval
and before any mater1ai damage bad
been done.
No. 6 engine company responded 70 N
alarm OF fire this morning. and FOUND
blaze in the chimney at tho house OF
Charles Gates. SO Sd street northwest.
No damage resulted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
Messages Are Exchanged.

A number Of messages passed between
husband and wife and between the BROTH
ers, but Armstrong did not seem to come
in for q share of the confidence Of his
former friends and associates. They all
denounced him as the instigator of the
affair, and Mrs. Knots talked freely
about him and his dOings. Notes were
written on the cigarette boxes and cards
and oral messages were sent from one to
another, the police taking care to see
that the contents of the messages did
not interfere with their work on the
case.
Mrs. Knots assured her husband that
she wanted to remain with him. saying
she would rather go to prison than to
return to the life she had lived prior to
her marriage.
Everything will be all right in the
morning." was the assuring message
Knots sent his wife.
Il have a lawyer" the message con-
tinued. $50 do as We agreed to do on the
last night
Another message from husband to wife
read: Have wired ma and will be out
You know what mean. ]. b. k
Knots underscorred "get him yet"
Ben Knots wrote his brother: Cont
be Respondent. Have wired for brother
Joe and Bob. I think Bob will go on
your bond"
'Despondent h" responded Jim, ''he
has ruined me and I'll get him yet
The police think he referred to Arm
strong as being the one he IL anxious to
get.
Cheer up" was the last message the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
CONFERENCE TODEBATE
ST. ELIZABETH AFFAIRS
Commissioners to Meet With
Secretaries of War and Navy
to Consider Administration.

The Secretary Of the Interior, the Sec
rotary of War, the Secretary Of the Navy
and the Commissioners Of the District of
Columbia will meet by direction Of the
President at the Office Of the Secretary
of War late this afternoon to consider
Questions pertaining to the administration
Of the Government Hospital for the In
sane.
They will discuss various phases Of
the law covering the admission of pa
tents and other matters which have
arisen lately in regard to the manage
ment Of the institution.
Question of Paying Patients.
One question with which the District
Commissioners have been wrestling is the
matter Of the payment of charges of the
who are not strictly in the INDECENT class.
Recently committee. composed of
Corporation Counsel r. III. Thomas, DIR.
William A. White. superintendent of the
hospital; DIR. George M. kober and AIon-
10 Tweedale, auditor of the District Of
Columbia. was appointed for the purpose
Of making a study of this matter.
In a recent report to the Commission
ers Corporation Counsel Thomas said the
District was In position where it could
at the Government Hospital for the In
sane. In other words, insane patients
coming under the board Of charities of
the District. are sent to the Government
Hospital for the Insane, where the Dis
trict pays their bills.
1t often occurs that these same patients
have money or families with money or
property. The District is seeking "a way
whereby it can set up machinery for
the collection Of these debts.
Bill Before Senate.
A bill Ito extend the privilege of adj
mission to the Government Hospital for
the Insane''-thats the way the Senate
committee on military affairs puts ito
civilian employees in all the staff depart
ments of the army was reported favor
ably from the committee today.
THE privilege Of admission to st.
Elizabeth Asylum, by previous law, has
been extended to civilians employed in
the quartermaster's, pay and subsistence
departments. The latest bill would Tex
tend the privilege" to civilians employed
in the engineer. ordnance and signal de-
partments. This legislation has been
urged by the War Department
1t is pointed out by the departmental
officials that many civilian employees move
around with the troops and thus lose
legal residence In any special section.
When such employees become insane, as
sometimes happens. no town, county or
state Is chargeable with their care, be-
cause they have no legal residence in a
fixed place.
The War Department thinks the gov
eminent hospital here is the proper place
for caring for such public wards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
WHERE JOHNSTON GAVE UP.
Site of Surrender Raided and Illicit
Liquor Captured.

DURHAM, y. c.. December 16-In the
house that stands on the site where
Gen Joseph Z. Johnston surrendered to
Gen. William T. Sherman three men
were captured and forty gallons Of whis-
ky secured when the authorities raided
IL yesterday. The men claim they got
the liquor from a mountaineer. The dis
tiIlery has not been located. They were
remanded to Jail.
The Woodmen OF the World are soon to
erect a marble monument on the site
where the raid took place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS CALLED.


A call was issued today for q caucus
Of the democratic members OF the next
House. to be held on the floor OF the
House January 10. to take up such mat
ters as the caucus may choose.
The plan for an immediate selection os
the democratic members of the next ways
and means committee will be acted on.
with a view to framing tariff bill fol
submission to the next Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
MACvEACH
|NSPECTSSTRAUSP PLANT
Visit Made With View to Posi-
BILE Appropriation to Continue
Milk Pasteurizing.

Franklin MacVeagh, Secretary Of the
Treasury, made a personal inspection Of
the Nathan Straus milk laboratory, 1923
H street northwest. this morning. His
visit followed a series of departmental
recommendations. connected with the re-
cent report Of the District Commissioners
that the District would not be able to
take over the plant as a municipal insti-
tuition. and suggesting that the public
health and marine hospital service should
ask for an appropriation to continue the
plant.
Secretary MacVeagh, accompanied by his
private secretary, looked into everything
connected with the laboratory, Miss Reba
Hurn, in charge of the plant, took the
two visitors through the institution. They
were shown the office workings. the book
keeping methods, the pasteurizing ma
chimes, the babies, the card index sys-
TENS, the milk bottles, and in fact, every
detail Of the Straus idea Of furnishing
pasteur1zed milk to babies.
Favored by Hospital officials.
1t is understood that the officials of the
public health and marine hospital service
are willing and ANXIOUS that Congress
should appropriate a sum OF money an
Hudily luz tic uphSSp VI lhe pam
their supervision. The recent report TO
the Commissioners Of a special cOmmiL-
tee appointed to consider the advisaplhty
Of taking the plant over as a District
function was sent through the Commits
slonerS to the President.
The report, as has been mentioned. rec
commended that the public health and ma
rine hospital service would be the proper,
government Office to run the plant. The
President forwarded the papers to the
Secretary OF State; the Secretary Of State
turned the matter over to Secretary Mac
Veagh, who in turn asked Surgeon Gen.
eral Wyman. head of the public health
service, what he advised. Surgeon Cen
eral Wyman recommended taking the
plant.
AS a result of this Secretary MacVeagh
paid his visit to the plant before the cab
met meeting today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
Curtis Blames Tinkerers.

william T. s. Curtis, president OF the
trustees of Chevy Chase, Is reluctant to
discuss the opinion Of the court declar-
ing the charter OF Chevy Chase void.
THE fact is,' he says, there was alto
gether too much talking and tinkering
over the charter IN the first place, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
Electric Cars in Smash. Up.

An electric car OF the Washington, bai-
tinore and Annapolis line collided with
n Columbia line car near 18th street anu
Blaaensburg road shortly before noon to-
day. Both cars were damaged. Nobody
vas injured. The damage amounted Il
about $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16

Mrs. Simon Cathcart died suddenly at
Moscow. near Homecoming. Nd Wednes-
day. She was sixty-three " ND and
a daughter of the hte JAM - and, a
pioneer farmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16
Methods Of Enforcement.

obviously some method must be found
of enforcing obedience to the decree Of
an International court Justice Brown
said. in conclusion. This can only be
done directly in two ways. First. by
the victorious party using its own army
and navy, virtually carrying on a war,
which is the very object of the arbitration
to avoid; or, second, by the establish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16

Roy Marley, fifteen years old. son of
J. Wesley Markley. a merchant, near
Meyersdale. Md, Is dead from the effects
OF having been kicked in the abdomen
by horse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-16

1t is stated that the 1910 reassessment
Of real estate in Virginia will show an
approximate gain over 1909 The pres
ent value of real property in Virginia n
about $500, 100000