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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-01
Casualties of Last Fourth.

The committee has also promulgated
the record of casualties caused by fire
works July and ) last. 1t states that
''besides 125 deaths resulting from tetan-
US (iockjaw), ninety persons were killed
by various forms of fireworks last year,
making a total of 90 deaths, an in
crease OF fifty-two over 1908. Seventeen
were killed outright by firearms, seven
by toy cannon, and seven by various
causes, such as blood poisoning. sky
rockets, etc: total loss of sight, sixteen
cases; loss of one eye, thirty-six; loss
of legs arms or hands, forty-one cases:
loss of one or more fingers, 176 cases;
other cases of non-fatal but painful IN
juries, 4,S2.;: total injuries from fireworks
in 1909, j,O93; total dead or injured,
5.307.
Notwithstanding the efforts put forth
in favor of a safe and sane celebration,
and which has resulted in those cities
where fireworks have been prohibited in
a total or almost total absence of casual
ties, yet, in the other cities which still
permit the old manner of celebrating the
day the number of cases of tetanuS were
almost double that of any other years
since 1903, and il is significant to note
that the number of blank cartridges in
creased from SIC in 1908 to 1,095, and
the number of cases of tetanus from
seventy-six in 1908 to $50 in 1909. In
Washington d. c.. where the safe and
sane method of celebration was followed
for the first time, there was none injured
none killed, and not one case of tetanus.
Does it pay?"
Sermons on Patriotism.
An appeal is made to the clergy of
Washington by Frederick D. Owen, chair
man of the committee on decorations,
that patriotic sermon be preached to the
parishioners Sunday. July 3.
1t is further urged that all citizens he
requested to aid the committee I'm their
work of displaying the American flag at
their homes and places of business July 4.
the day of celebration
One of the noteworthy events of July 4
will be the regular monthly meeting of
the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of
the District of Columbia. to be held at 10
o clock Monday forenoon in Carroll In.
stitute Hall. 916 10th street. The public
exercises will begin at noon and will in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-01

The District Public Library will this
year be closed Sunday. July g. as well as
July A. Ordinarily the library is open
every Sunday i'm the year. but it has been
found that when Sunday Immediately
precedes or follows July the attendance
is so small as hardly to justify keeping
the building open.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-01
SAFE AND SANE JULY 4 EVENTS;

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-01

clude the reading of the Declaration of
independence by Harry o. Hall and an
address by Rev. Eugene a. Hannah.
President Theodore W. Moves has invited
the families and friends of members of
the organization to attend the public eX-
crciseS.
Several patriotic societies, including the
q. y. r.. Army and Navy Union and the
United States Historical Society, have
accepted the invitation of Col John
McElrOy to spend the Fourth al his
country home. Rally McElroy, on the
OccoQuan river Va.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14
AMAZON RIVER CITIES.

Washington, 14:-Amer1can
merchants are Overlooking a great
opportunity" in not going after the
trade of the cities along the great
Amazon river, according to John M.
Turner, commercial agent of the
United States, who in a lengthy COM
m~unication to the Department of
Commerce and Labor, says in part:
"a casual investigation in Para
will convince any business man that
the manufacturers and exporters in
the United States are missing great
trade opportunities here.
THE whole Amazon river country
has to buy every article used by the
people working or living In the sec
ton, and the region comprises many
thousands of miles of navigable wa
ter. Para Is the great distributing
point, although much of the mate
rial for up-river points is ordered
for direct shipment from point of
embarkation to destination, large
steamers running direct from Liver
pool, New York. and other points
several thousand miles up the Anna
zon and it's tributaries.
Every imaginable article Of
commerce Is required. The cost at
destination cuts very little figure so
long as the article is what is want
ed and gets there within reasonable
time. Many Of the up-river firms
maintain offices i'm Para, and bust
ness can be conducted quite s~atisfac-
torily in that city. There are bank
ing facilities, and while not so COM
plete as some might require, there
is rarely any difficulty in selling or
buying the exchange required.
Dry goods and hardware, ma
chinery of various kinds, and many
staples can be carried in stock in
Para without much danger. other
than of rusting in the damp climate.
One sees dry goods from Europe,
particularly, England and Portugal,
and supplies of all kinds that could
as we'll have been supplied from the
United States. There is apparently
no prejudice against the United
States. In fact, 1t might have a
slight preference, other things being
equal"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14

City of Perth Amboy, N. j., Statement
of Collections Made by the
Collector of Revenue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14
Statement of the City Treasurer for the
Month of October, 1910.
Sinking Fund.

Balance September 80, 1910. $69,s42.03
Received of the Collector of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14

During the Month of oetober, 1910.
6 saloon Licenses $ 100000
$ 100000
one License Transferred IS $500
one, Bott1ing License 5000
Perth Amboy, N. r.. Nov. 4, 1870
WILBUR LARGE,
City Clerk,
Statement Of city treasurer for the
Month of October, 1919.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14

RICHARD i. WHITE,
City Collector of Revenue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

Washington, Nov. 14:-While the
locations of the first postal saxings
banks, one in each state and terri
tory, have been chosen, and it is
probable that the banks will be OPP
ened. at the beginning of 1911, much
work remains to be done in the de-
velopment of the system, according
to one of the trustees.
A problem that is taxing the trus-
tees and the solution Of which is
awaited with great interest by bank
ers, concerns the deposit of postal
funds in banks. The law provides
that 65 per cent. of the funds nshall
be deposited in solvent banks,
whether organized under national or
state laws, being subject to national
or state supervision and organiza-
The word bank" includes
banks and trust. companies.
The solvency of antional banks
pill probably be determined by the
Comptroller of the Currency, who
has charge Of the National Bank Ex-
aminers. The best method for as
c%ertaining the condition of other
banks has not been determined. One
plan suggested provides for the CO.
operation of the comptroller or
some other governmental agency
with the state banking departments.
There are many bankers who are
anxious that the method for deter
mining the kuestion of solvency
shall be thorough and guarded to
protect impartially the interests of
all banks, Unless that is done they
fear that some future board of trus-
tees may possibly make the power
to decide as to solvency a basis for
favoritism in the distribution of pos
tai bank funds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14

During the Month Of october, 1910
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14
WASHINGTON
SIDE LIGHTS
FOIL THE

Washington, Nov. IA sad blow
Is in store for the safe-cracking in
dustry as the result of the discov'
cry of a material that will resist the
acctylene blow-pipe. In police and
burglar circles 1t has been an &C
cepted fact that when a burglar had
an opportunity to apply the fierce
fame of the blowpipe to any kind OF
a safe, the footing was, thereafter,
a matter of only a few minutes.
How the blowpipe burglar is to
be foiled and the way is told by the
United States consul, Albert Hal
sted, stationed at Birmingham, Eng
land. In describing a test made TO
prove the remarkable qualities OF
the acctylene defying material, Hal
sted says:
"a safe-door section had been
built up of two sheets of halt-lnch
steel, with a layer of this resisting
material between. A drill was first
employed, but while 1t easily bit It's
way through the outer case OF steel,
it failed to make any impression on
the inner filling and when the drill
was withdrawn, after five mute
application, all the edge had gone
from it. In fact, 1t had been ground
perfectly smooth.
Next the oxy-acetylene blowpipe
was brought into play, the cone OF
intense light giving off a heat of o.
800 degrees F. and exerting a pres
sure of SO pounds to the inch. Al
most directly the steel covering the
region of the drill hole became in
c~andescent. Then came a shower OF
white hot particles, and the metal
hogan to bubble over like a minia-
tnre crater, but as soon as the outer
steel had been burned away ana tne
inner material had been reached the
blowpipe "back-hred" n was eX-
tinguished.
''Time after time it was relighted,
but after a second of two's applica-
ton it was put out of action. The
material in fact proved absolutely
inyulnerable, and when the blow
nine was examined the cone was
found to have been completely burn
ed away. This was the first time in
the discoveries experience that such
a thing had happened and while af-
fording evidence of the immense
heat employed it also provided con
vincing proof of the resisting pow
err of the new material. Indeed,
when the blowpipe was played on a
slab of the material it simply reach
ed a glowing heat, while strangely
enough, it was subdued Immediately
an extra set of oxygen was put on.
This is quite contrary to usual ex
~perience, for the extra oxygen is EN-
ployed for cutting purposes.
"When the blowpipe was with
| drawn the sign of its application was
| slight unevenness on the surface, A
| similar application would have been
to make a cut of at least a foot in
steel three inches thick"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14
Plato Nindinatad.

THE author of genius" said William
Dean Howells, expresses the thoughts
of his time. He speaks out those things
that his generation has all along been
thinking, but thinking silently and per-
haps a little mistily. =
AN author Of transcendent genius
speaks the thought Of all time. For
example, n summer at S~unapee I
lent a volume of Plato to a lean,
shrewd farmer, When the volume was
returned I said:
Wen, how did YOU like PlatoP
FIRST rate, the farmer answered. 4
e he's got some of my IDEAS"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14

SBI, 3S8.2 70
1910.
CHAS. K. SEAMAN,
City Treasurer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14

Total Collections +..a%.$19,460.96
By Paid to the City Treasurer$19,460. 95
Perth Amboy. N. j. Oeteber sist,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14

W. M. GILLIAN, President.
received and referred to the Com
mtttee or Streets and Sewers.
a petition for a lamp on Neville
Street. between Groom Street and
Place, was received and re-
ferred to the Committee on Lamps and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14

Balance October 81, 1910,
on deposit with First Ma
tional Bank ........... $5S,S73.14
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14
General Account.

UeneraF ACCOUNT
Balance September 30th,
lAlV f1o7A -f.hV
Received Of the City Clerk.
Sis Saloon LicenSes...+s$ 2s70n-00
One License Transfer .... 25-O0
One Bottiing License * 1900
s 2.S75.0o
Received Of the Collector of
Revenue
Miscellaneous Licenses $500
Recorders Fines ., 1850
Board OF Health Account. $500
Excavation Permits . 10000.
Contingent ADV. Costs 1909. 500
) 8sb.S2
sold 1900 Police Facilities
s% per cent Bonds at 1904 Is 100000
Premium en- Same s.< ee
AnncsA&Jon Aand as IN an
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14

Amount due November 4th, 1910 S347.76
S. j MASON,
Engineer.
Was received and on motion q war
amount.
The monthly financial statements of
the City Officers. for the month of
October are as follows:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14

City of Perth Amboy. n. j. Statement
of Collections Made by the
City Clerk.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-16
LEWIS FUNERAL 
 THIS AFTERNOON
Sad Death of Promising Young Attor. ney-Was Thought to be in Good Health When Announcement of
 His Sudden Death Was Made

The funeral of Attorney John S. Lewis, whose death at his home in this city yesterday morning was most unexpected, will be held this after noon at o'clock from the family residence, No. 414 West Fifth avenue Dr. J. I. Norris. pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of which the deceased was valued member ever since he was fifteen years old, will conduct the services. R. P. Lewis brother of deceased, arrived in Pine Bluff yesterday afternoon from Hum- boldt, Tenn, Attorney Lewis old home, to attend the obsequies. The pail bearers will be:
 Active-Dr. William Breathwit, T. M. Hooker, Edgar Brewster, Frank Ezell, Leland Murphy, H. B. Strange B. l.. Vaile and w. N. Trulock.
 Honorary-J. H. Watkins, Dr. J. w Scales, w. H. Westbrook, Dr. J. A. Allen, w. l.. Toney. o. F Brewster M A. Austin and s. A. Miller.
 The death of Mir. Lewis was sad blow to his relatives and many friends. His illness, which began last Thursday, was not generally known about the city and when the announcement of his death was made it naturally occasioned profound sor- row. He was always in the best of health and at first the report was not given credence. He was suf- ferer from typhoid fever.
 John S. Lewis was a popular and promising young attorney of this city coming here three years ago from Humboldt, Tenn. He was only 8; years of age. He was born in Gib- son county, Tennessee, November 13 1874 and was married on December IS, 1900, to Miss Mary Taylor, of this city, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. B Taylor. They lived at Humboldt uI to few years ago, when MT. Lewis came to this city and engaged in the law practice, his chosen profession He was courteous, honest and enter. prising and by his clever manners and genial nature won many friends His most intimate friends knew his many fine characteristics best an( they were greatly attached to him Mrs. Lewis and number of rela' tives, who live at Humboldt, survive
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-16
WANT RECEIVER FOR BOND COMPANY
BOndholders of the Guaranty Bond and Investment Company Ask For Receiver and Effort Will Be Made
 to Wind up the Business.

Attorneys White & Alexander have filed suit in the. Jefferson chancery court asking for receiver for the Guaranty Bond and Investment Com pany, which was organized in this city some years ago and of which the late ID. c. Bell was general man. ager. The petition was filed in the name of J. B. Talbot and J. B. Si- mon in behalf of the bondholders of the company The defendants in the suit are the Guaranty Bond and h. vestment Company, William Burke and the Pine Bluff Trust Company The attorneys desire to wind up the affairs of the company, but they are unable to ascertain who the stock holders are. Mr. Bells death Jeff the affairs of the concern in a rather puzzled condition as he was in full charge of the business and few if any of the stockholders knew of it's af- fairs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-16
PINE BLUFF HIGH
 IN TRI-SCHO0L CLUB
Local Pupils to Debate to See Who Represents Local School in Three
 Town Contest.

Recently fri-HigN School Debat- ing Club wts organized between the Little Rsck High School, Hot Springs High schooh and the Pine Bluff High Sch hpol, which promise to be great sue cess. The plan of the flub is that each School shall have fl dur debaters, two boys and two girlss and at in- tervals during the season and on a schedule visit the schools and debate. At the Pine Bluff High School yes- terday in connection with the debat- ing club, four young ladies, Misses Willie May Toney, Dora Waterman, Hattie Halsey and Elizabeth Adams, and four young meny Cliff Foster, John Pierce, Melbourne Mccain and Earl Wood, were selected and from these, who are among the foremost debaters of the schoq, will be chosen the two boys and tYo girls who will represent the school in the debates It Is expected thay heated prelimi- mark for the honofs will be held Fri day week, in the auditorium of the school /
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-16
ALTSCHUL FUNERAL
 LARGELY ATTENDED

The obsequies of the late Sol Ats chul, who died suddenly in this city Sunday afternoon, was held yester- day morning at 10 o'clock from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. F. M. Altschul, on West Second avenue. Dr. Ephraim Frisch conducted the services which were largely attended by many of the older residents of this city MT. and Mrs Charles Altschul, of Springfield, Mo-, were among the out-of-town relatives who attended the funeral. The other children are: Joe S. Altschul and Mrs. F. M Ats chul, of this city; Ike Altschul, of Springfield, Mo-; Mrs. Sam Fox, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Louis Friedburg, of Springfield. The latter was visit ing in the city when her father pass ed away. The pail bearers were: Honorary-Gabe Meyer, Charles Well, R. H. M. Mills, A. s. Rosenberg, Jake Baker, s. B. Wilhoit, M Cans and Sam Fies. Active-M. Schwartz, Sam Fies, J. c. Schloss, Charles Deutsch, Ike Leitner, S. F. Hilzheim, Alex Lazarus, Alex Strauss and Sol Thal- heimer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-16
SUB STATION
 TO OPEN TODAY

The second sub station to the Pine Bluff postof1ice will be opened today at the drug store of McCammon and Sons, No. 316 Main street. The office will be in charge of B. c. McCammon and as at the postoffice, stamps or money orders can be secured and packages can be registered. The es- tablishment of the new office was re- commended by Postmaster F. C.
 Furth, and the order for it's establish ment was made some time ago, to be effective on February 16. The new off, flee will be great convenience to the patrons of that section of the business district, who have hereto. fore been compelled to go to the postof1ice to transact postal business
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-16
Kou,es Pardon Plays Inn portant Part in Debate
 In Dssha County
HAD TO BUY FREEDOM
Nixon Said Hunt and TOney Held Railroad Mans Liberty and
 Sold it.

Attorneys T. Havis Nixon and s. T. Hunt. of this city, candidates for prosecuting attorney of the Eleventh Judicial District, addressed the vot- CTS of Dumas and Desha county Mon day night in Library Hall, at Dumas. The rally was attended by a good many of the interested voters of that section and the speeches were equal Sly as warm as those which have been Eheard in this city and section within \ the past few weeks. The charges and counter charges of the two law yers were similar in many respects to Fthose made in recent speeches here and through the press.
 $ Attorney Hunt read the affadavits Ilof County Judge James Gould, Judge NJ. D. Jones, Judge B. J. Kerwin and E1 ltorney Creed Caldwell, in which
 hey declare the statements made by
 xon relative to what he heard when
 "eavesdropped' on them while
 lev were in conference at Judge
 bnes' office, as falsehoods. Attorney
 ixon referred to the Jefferson coun-
 muddle only as far as was neces-
 hry to explain his action in with
 rawing and re-entering the race.
 Attorney Nixon charged that some
 if his political enemies had charged 10 his back that (Nixon) had mis-
 treated client by the name of Frank Kouns, who was formerly an employe of the Cotton Belt shops here. Nixon Esaid he had paid no attention to the Lcharge until some of his friends, em- ployed at the local shops, told him last Sunday that Senator H. K. Toney law partner of Hunt,. had gone to the shops last Friday noon and reiterated these charges. Nixon said that since Hunts law partner was charging these things in his absence, he was going to hold Hunt to account for it and he asked Hunt, if he had done z4nything wrong, why he did not charge it in his presence.
 Nixon said the facts were that he did all and more for Nouns than he ever promised or hoped to do. He read an affidavit, signed by Nouns, to corroborate his statements. Nix on turned to Hunt and said: You know there was the time that we were having a change of acting gov
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-16

ernors every few hours that there happened to be one that you and Ton. ey could handle.' Nixon stated that Hunt and Toney agreed to get a par- don for Nouns if he, Nixon, would give the law firm of Hunt and Ton ey S2OO. Nixon said he gave Tonev check for S100 on January 12, 1909 and on the same day gave Hunt his check for $100 for the same purpose. He exhibited the checks, and the one given Hunt bears his endorsement.
 Nixon dramatically charged that Hunt and Toney, who held this rail- road mans liberty in their hands, re- fused to give him his freedom with out exacting ransom of S2OO for same, and that he, Nixon, paid the money out of the fee he had already earned and under which he was not obligated to pay and restored Nouns liberty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-16
NEGRO RAILROAD
 EMPL0YE KILLED
Charles Davis Tried to Jump From CabOOse to Car, Fell Beneath the Wheels and Was Crush.
 ed tO Death.

Charles Davis, 23 years old, a ne- gro, was instantly killed at Baldwin's switch, few miles north of this city on the Iron Mountain road, last night when he attempted to jump from the caboose to one of the cars of the Iron Mountain work train, upon which he was employed. The negro fell be- tween the cars and was crushed to death. The body was brought to this city and turned over to Ralph Rob- inson, the undertaken. Coroner H. D. Williams held an inquest over the body. Conductor Warren, of Little Rock, was in charge of the train at the time of the accident. It is stated that Davis home is at Tamo, Arkan- sas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-16
TAXES CASE UNDER
 ADV|SEMENT Judge Fulk Will Render Opinion in Suit to Dis
 miss Suit Shortly.
CAN NORWOOD FILE IT
Question Raised as to Legality of His Authority to Enter Suit in
 Circuit Court.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 15-After hearing the arguments on motion to dismiss the suit of the state of Arkansas vs The Arkansas Brick & Manufacturing Co.,, made by the de- fendants yesterday afternoon, Judge Guy Fulk, in circuit court, second di- vision, took the matter under advise- ment, promising to render an opin- ion within a few days. Some time ago Attorney General Norwood was in- structed by the Arkansas Penitentiary Board to bring suit against the Ark ansas Brick & Manufacturing Co.,, for the use of the state convicts from Jan. 1, 1909 until the time they were taken by the state. Attorney General Norwood brought suit for about $1S,- 900 in the name of the state, and through him. The attorneys for the
 defense yesterday morning filed motion to have the suit dismissed quoting from the Arkansas Digest to show that suits brought in circuit courts, in behalf of the state, should be filed by the prosecuting attorneys of the district. Attorney General Nor wood and Judge F. T. Vaughan, who is assisting him in the case, argue that the attorney general has equal rights with the prosecuting attorneys in any county Coleman and Lewis represent the defendant The argu- ments consumed the most of the af- ternoon yesterday.