Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-03
Question Raised as to au thority of Medical Socie
 ty to Punish Members
OTHER CAPITAL NEWS
Railroad Commission to Meet Near Pine Blum Today Corpora
 ton Troubles.

Little Rock, Ark Feb. 2.-pro5aJ- ly Friday Chancellor John E. Mar tineau will hand down his decision ill the case involving the validity of the Arkansas Medical Society to re- Volle the license of the members ad- NcrtiSing to cure supposed ineafable diseases. This case was given To him last Friday upon briefs filed be the attorneys for the two sides The last legislature passed an act giving the before it all members against whom such a complaint was filed, and if the evidence showed they had so adyer- tised, revoke their license and im- pose fine if the physician continued te practice thereafter 1t is alleged the act Is unconstitutional and no natter what the decision of Chancel- Tor Martineau may be, the case will probably 20 to the supreme court.
 Commission Coming Here.
 The Arkansas Railroad Commission will Thursday hold a session at Faith small station on the Cotton Belt, a short distance from Pine Bluff Faith wants q depot and the commission will go there to see about It. The commission will also pass upon the n a fnr hn ufa nt tely 1ot phia. submitted by the Iron Mountain. and it Is probable they will be ap- proved. Wednesday afternoon the commission passed upon number of matters. The petition of the Excelo Coal Co.,, for a slack rate on coal which passed through a 3 1-2 inch screen, was postponed for a month for additional evidence, after there had been quite discussion upon it. James P Hove represented the Ex- cello company. Tie railroads resist ed his petition on the grounds that the other coal companies objected. Agents for other coal companies claimed that coal such as the F,xcelo company desired 10 make into slack, is of a higher grade and should not take the slack rate. Mr. Hove claim ed the coal he desired the rate upon is the residue of fancy screened lump which is being sold outside of the state, and if the slack rate is not given on if, the making of the fancy lump will have to he abandoned The Rock Island agreed to stop a local train at Lindale, and the petition to have it made flag stop was held up to see how the new arrangement works. The petition for a depot at Berta, on the Rock Island, was not acted upon as the railroad agreed to build and have depot open there in 90 days. The joint railroad station at LeachvilIe was ordered open in l. dayg This depot is at the junction of the Frisco and Jonesboro, Lak4 City X Eastern. It was ordered built by the commission some months ago, and was completed 2 months ago but not opened. The joint companies are directed to put agents in the de pot and have it in good working ordel within l. days. The petition for a de pot at Proctor, on the Rock Island was dismissed, as the depot has al ready been erected For the samt reason the petition of residents 0 Butterfield for additional cotton plat form was dismissed. An agent wa: denied the people of Urbanette, or the Missouri & North Arkansas rail road, who petitioned for one Int complaint from Doniphan, on tht Kensett & Searcy railroad for a de pot, was dismissed as there was nt
 one present to prosecute it, ever though 1t had been carried iron month to month for sometime
 Donaghey on Trip.