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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-05-15
DECORATING FOR
 ELKS CONVENTION
Ten Bands to Furnish Music During State Gathering at Little Rock
 This Week.

Little Rock, May 14-Main street merclants have already begun to deco- late for the Elks convention, which will take place here next Thursday and Friday, and all up and down the main business streets of the city the lodge colors of purple and white are beginning to cover the front of the buildings.
 The merchants have also closed g. contract for hanging banners across the street at intervals of 50 feet, from Markham to Twelfth street on Main.
 This will give the street gala ap- pearance, and look as though there ere many arches across the street. Sheriff B. L. Roberts, who has charge Of the barbecuue to be given by the local Elks, has increased his order for meat from 150O to 5000 pounds. The list of bands has also been in- creased and there will be ten bands instead of the eight reported several days ago.
 Hope notified the committee it will bring band, and the soldiers from Fort Logan H. Roots will supply an- other. Hot Springs will probably fring a band instead of the bugle corps.
 Every one of the eighteen lodges in the state will have uniformed men in the big parade, the least represen- tation being 9 marchers, and from that up to the Little Rock Elks, which latter club will number about $50.
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JUDGE KFRW|N'S l RECENT TRIP Recites Many Interesting
 Experiences of Tour. ROYALLY R ECEIV ED Took Ride on Electric Line 800 Feet N Under Ground-Nothing Too Good Out There. ut:f
|ROYALLY RECEIV ED

Judge E. J. Kerwin, who recently returned from g trip through the West as member of a national committee appointed by the Supreme Knight, of the Knights of Columbus, for the pur- pose of selecting a site for the na- tional tuberculosis sanitarium, talks Interestingly of his journey. In an interview yesterday he said:
 T am glad to have the opportunity of speaking of my trip to the South vest and especially Arizona, what saw and what made the trip possible To one who has never made the jour- ney through this great country it presents wonderful things. At the historic city of Mobile, Alabama, dur ing August, 1909, the National Con- venticn of the order of The Knights of Columbus met, and there it was determined by the order to look into the advisability and practicability o1 building sanitarium for the mem kers of the order suffering from tuberculosis, or who may in the fu- lure suffer from what is commonly called the Great White Plague. The supreme Knight of the order, Hon EdEWa L. Hearn, of New York City Was authorized to appoint from thc membership a committee of three, tc perform this work. He appointed the Hon. Robert B. Morrison of Prescott arizona; Hon. James J. Kelly of Chi eago, Ill.,, and myself. My trip, there. lore' was made possible by reason o1 .nls appointment and by reason oi 'ne chairman residing in Arizona.
 fhls subject of tuberculosis in all ''s iofms and stages has been, and is "w Claiming the attention of every one in every state and city of the Un. ion. National and international con. efesses have been held. Insurance Nonpanles are building sanitariums rua orders fraternal outside of the An'snts of Columbus have built one u two sanitariums. States, notably lAansas' provided by legislative acts .of the building of sanitarium fol '1a cure of tuberculosis.
 This bill was passed in the Ark.an.
 s legislature of 1909 and signed by aoseenor G. W. Donaghey, and it is ~ VI the best acts he will ever per. ,s .s'm while governor. The author o1 ~ . was Senator Kie Oldham. While ir
 o~er house. knowing that the of Columbus contemplated
 nilding of sanitarium for this sc purpose, and knowing that the vh,sa "oodmen of America. o1 an,,. 1 ! am member. had already
 one Of the best in the country
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of this bill and did all in my power for it's success.
 T am proud that Arkansas stands at the top of the column in this great fight against this dread disease. While made the trip to Arizona it was at some sacrifice. I left here on April , Sth, going over what is commonly called the old Sante Fe train, passing through Kansas, Colorado, New Mex ico and part of Arizona before arriv- ing at my destination. No one can ever tell anything about country from 8 car window of a train. Im- pressiOns of the country and the pro- ductivity of the soil are not lasting, except in one way. Along the route it was in measure through a desert. Plenty of Dobie houses and Indians Schools inaugurated and maintained by the United States government. The trip out was very pleasant until the day that I was passing through Kan sas. Riding all day practiclly through enc state one desires q drink of water, but while there was plenty of water on the train one could not find a cup or glass anywhere. Naturally I inquired the reason ,and was informed that it was the law of Kansas that no cups or glasses be in sight on the train. So this necessitated patroniz- ing the gentleman commonly known as the Butch" and purchasing from him a tin cup at price that one would hesitate paying were he where e could help himself. I spent twelve days in Arizona, the Queen of the great Southwest Leaving home Fri cay noon, arrived at Flagstaff, Ari- 2ona, Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Here I was met by Hon. Robert D.. Morrison. of Prescott ,and his father, Hon. A. L. Morrison, of Sante Fe., N. M, and by a committee of the order. At Flagstaff the great San Francisco Peaks are nearby and stand ill their majestic silence snow capped practi- tally the year round; they are 14,000 feet high. Riding on the train ap- l.roaching this place these mountains are visible for at least one hundred miles and the impression one g,ains from the car window is that they are possibly five miles away. From Flagstaff I visited the prehistoric home of the cliff dwellers in Walnut Canyon, the trip being nine miles south of Flagstaff and passing the bottomless pit on the way, the route being through a pine forest. Leaving here at early morn We arrived at the Grand Canyon of Arizona, the wonder If the world. It cannot be described by either tongue or pen to make one appreciate it's beauty, grandeur ana deathlike silence; many have tried, even artists with the brush, but stll have failed. Each one has to see It for himself. and then see it for years and it's wonders will never cease Leaving Grand Canyon we arrived at Ash Fork, from here to Prescott nest l,d as it is among and amid the ma iestic mountains, thriving up-to-date city in every way with .all modern conveniences, abounding with mining industries.
 "It will never be forgotten on ac- count of Thum Butte. Fort Whlpple military post if but mile away in the center of this city stands a monument of bronze erected to cap tain O'Neil, who fell as one of the rough riders under Col. Roosevelt. The
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ramed after the Gadsden Treaty made in 1853. Ths city is nine years old, enjoys 12,000 population and has been made to blossom like the rose al though standing apparently out upon the great desert. I made trip into Mexico from this point visiting the bull rings and other things dear to the heart of that race of people.
 Leaving Douglas I arrived at Globe, Arizona. From Globe, I made an au- tomobile trip of something like forty miles over and across the mountains climbing at an altitude of 1,40O feet to reach the greatest engineering feat and irrigation project in this country, one that is costing approximately $S,- 00O,00 known as the Roosevelt Dam
 This will store water sufficient to reach back into the great Salt River Valley, as rich as the Valley of the Nile. Leaving Roosevelt Dam I spent several hours at Roosevelt, Arizona. Here I enjoyed watching the Indian children g tribe of the Apache, at their school When school was out their curiosity led them to swarm eround the auto.
 Out from Tuscon there is located what is known as the San Xavier Mission, built in the mountains and going there one passes along moun tains and apparently a stretch of des- ert passing the great cactus plants which abound like the grass in ones yard. But arriving at this famous old Mission which was built partly in 1892 by the Jessuits, and was vacat- cd for nearly 75 years due to the In- dians at that time, the same was fin ished by the Fransicians, the same order that built the famous Alamo at San Antonio, Texas, and this was called "the cradle of liberty of Tex as, "one climbs climbs the tower to ehe place where stands the great bells, and here one has all the music and scenery the eye and ear can ap- rreciate. It is the oldest Mission in this country. There is a rich valley surrounding it. A good many In- dian dobie houses are seen and the Indian children are taught here as in days of old. It is worth the en- tire trip to see this wonderful build ing and hear it's story related. Here one can stand on the top where rest the famous bells and look up and see the wonderful Arizona sky, and no place is there a sky as clear and blue and soft as that which covers Arizo- na. The Arizona nights are the great est anywhere in this country, and this statement needs no corroboration, except by those who have visited this great rich country.
 Going back to Bisbee I enjoyed q trip on Sunday night down into the Copper Queen Mine, some 1,4O0 feet under ground. Here I found at Sta tion 8 the great Underground Station of the miners, an exact reproduction having been witnessed by me in the YaNapai Club at Prescott, Arizona. I went through each station, saw the miners working with their candles and picks and axes and drills, automatic. When I arrived at depth of 730 feet under ground, I heard in the distance the ringing and changing of a gong. Looking, I saw in the distance an electric light, and then l was inform ed by the superintendent that "here comes our electric car and motor car to take the ore" Each car contains one ton; the motor coupled on to 20 cars. took ride and rode dis
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famous Yavaipai Club of Prescott con- tains the only facsimile reproduction of a miners underground station in the world. It is built in the base ment of the club and is an exact re- production. 1t is wonder to see this and then visit the mines and see the original. The mineral production in Yavapai county for 1909 was $12,- e00,000. There is river in Arizona that is called the Hassayampa. There is an American and Indian legend concerning this river about drinking the water therefrom. But in any event if you drink of the waters of the Hassayamna, no matter where you roam, you will return to Arizona do not know what wonderful proper ties it contains to perform such mir acles, because it is my opinion that one need not drink this to cause him to return to Arizona. Leaving Pres colt, I arrived at Phoenix the capital Of the Territory This is the garden spot of the southwest. It is situated in the great and rich Salt River Valley. had the pleasure of meeting the Territorial governor, MT. Sloan, also enjoying addresses delivered by his private secretary, Mir. Cleaveland, at banquets rendered by the Knights of f'olumbus and the Elks. Phoenix is a garden of American beauty roses The Capitol building is most beautiful; it's grounds cannot be surpassed in any state. Strawberries are practically served for nine months in the year. I enjoyed a days riding by auto in which I passed through the orange .'lmond, date and olive orchards, and m fact everything tbat is eatable is here produced. also visited the great indian School, the largest in the Uni ted States save and excepting Carlyle. it is worth ones while te. see this great Indian school maintained by the government
 Trip From Phoenix.
 From Phoenix, the capital, I arrived lext at Tuscon, beautiful Tuscon. This is the home of the great Univer- eity of Arizona, Qikewise the home of William J. Bryan, Jr.) From here, by the way of Maracopa and Benson, on 70 Bisbee, city of 12,000, nestled as it is in and among the great noun tains of Arizona, sleeping on the sides of two of them. At night one sees thousands of lights dotting the mounain side. This is the great cop per center of Arizona, and for that matter has the largest copper mine in the country, known as the Copper Queen.
 Here they employ some 1,600 men in this mine alone and pay to them and indirectly to the city the sum of s500,000 annVally. They are other famous copper mines within a stone's throw of the Copper Queen. From here l enqoyed an auto ride of many miles down to the International monu- rent which marks the dividing line between the United States and Mexico.
 This line is paroled to see that none enter the United States forbidden by Act of Congress, notably the Chin ese. Leaving Bisbee I arrived at Douglas, the home of the great smelt- ors. Here the ore is put through per and separates it from all other matters contained in the dirt taken from the mines at Bisbee. This city has what is called the G.adden hotel, which would be a credit to the city of Chicago and other large cities. It was
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-05-15

For Sale or ease-Building cor her of Main and Barraque Sts., for merly occupied by Pine Bluff Trust Co.-Cotton Belt Savings and Trust Co. , 12 At.
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Try a Pure Food Smoker. Best 5c Cigar in America.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-01

Rumor has everything merging into
"a gigantic pool operated by ]. Pier
spont Morgan and his followers. The
mise of the stock of the Bank OF Com
lrnerce, the second largest in New
York, starteds the report that 'negotia,
tionssare now going; on in Europe be-
tween MorganaandI James Stillman to
merge this bank with the National
City bank. The Bank of Commerce
has long been Ryan asset, but Ryan's
infiuence is on the wane. All the
signs point to Morgan's adding this
big storehouse of wealth 20 the $780,
400, O00, 600 money power which he al
ready controls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-01
NO ARGUMENT NEEDED

We will not give you a lecture on
the wonderful curative powers OF
electricity, but If you have rheuma-
tism, nervous headaches or other ner-
yous ailments or anything wrong
with stomach, liver or kidneys, go at
once to your druggist and get pair
of ELECTROPODES.
We don't simply guarantee they
will cure you, we still do better than
that. To insure you against any un-
certainty. we have arranged with
your druggist to sign legal, binding
contract with you, agreeing to refund
the money If they fail to cure. You
know your druggist, you know his
name on a contract makes you safe,
then WHY don't you try a pair of
ELECTROPODES. If they cure, they
cost one dollar; if they fail to cure,
not one cent.
If your druggist cannot supply you.
send direct to the ELECTROPODE
COMPANY, room 4S, Holland block,
Lima, Ohio. and try pair. Contract
signed and money positively refunded
If they fail to cure. Mention If for
lady or gent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-01

Il HAVE BEEN BEHIND THAT CURTAIN"
desired especially she should read.
Then after a trifie more Of converse
ton he left her and went upstairs.
AS soon as he had gone she took
the book he had referred TO from the
shelf and. sitting down with it, began
to read. 1t interested her, and she
continued her perusal of it for some
time. Meanwhile Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
dreth bid her good night as they went
ND to bed, and she was left alone.
Between the leaves of the volume
she read was a bit Of paper evidently
intended for q temporary bookmark.
Something was written on the paper
In pencil. and a natural curiosity
prompted her to read 1t. The words
were, Behind volume 2, Racine"
The words seemed to mean some
thing. She went to the shelves, found
the works of Racine and removed the
second volume. Passing her finger
along the wall behind where it had
stood. she encountered raised but
ton. Removing several more books
that stood beside the first, she saw
what she had felt-something that
looked Ike the button of an electric
bell She was tempted to press it. but
dared not. fearing 10 ring.
While thinking it occurred to her
that this might be the entrance to a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-01
Disgracefu1 Decisions of oourrs.

/! In an article entitled Some Follies
in, Our Criminal Procedure in Nc
Cures magazine for April, Charles
B. Brewer gives some Of the EXAM
pies which led President Taft to de-
clare that administration of the Grim
inal law is a disgrace to civilization"
Here are a number OF cases where
convictions we're upset NJ supreme
courts and why:
Because the stolen shoes were not
pair" as charged in the Indictment
> (The thief In his haste, had picked
up two rights" ed Harring, Del, D
$500
Because one member Of a drm of
three names from whom goods had
been stolen were dead, and the indicL-
ment had named all three. Clio S.
w. Reporter, D. 909)
Because the indictment had charged
the burglar with intent to commit a
theft" instead OF intent to commit q
felony" (108 S. w. Reporter, p.
371.)
Because the Indictment charged that
the, thief had entered the house Of one
Wyatt with intent to steal from him,
and the defense was able 10 prove
that Lamb also occupied the house,
and 1t was Lambs property the thief
was looking for (101 s. w. Reporter,
p. 5000
Because the accused had been in
dicted for attempting to murder Ka-
megay instead OF Kornegay, the real
name. (103 8. w. Reporter, D. 890.)
Because the murdered mans name
WAS Patrick Fitzpatrick eni not Pat
rick Fitz-Patrick as charged. (3d Cal.
Reporter, y 567.)
Because the indictment named a
specific though a correct date, instead
of saying ION or about" certain date.
(Pa. Lower Court, Montgomery Co.,
1909
Because the lower court had failed
e advise tie jury that the thief had
stolen the goods "feloniously" or with
criminal intent" t89 Mon Reporter,
p. s2e.)
Because the Indictment had not
stated that a blackjack designed
especially for cracking, skulls) was a
dangerous or deadly weapon. eco
s. E. Reporter, p. 1872
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-01

longer that she consented.
The same evening Hugh Hildreth
led her into his library and fell to
asking her questions as to her family.
She told him what they had been be-
fore the revolution-how her mother
had struggled to maintain at least a
respectable position and how she
longed to assist her mother. but was
powerless. Then Hildreth began to
talk of himself and his aspirations in
public life. Shame at the contempt
ible work she had come to his house
to accomplish prompted her to avert
her gaze and cast her eyes upon the
floor.
Her host turned the subject to liter
allure. For awhile he discussed books
and their authors. Then. going to one
of the shelves that lined the room, he
showed her a book that he said he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-01
Facts About Cities.

The rate of interest paid by cities
on their interest-bearing debts at the
close OF the fiscal year 1907 was high
est in the west and south, according
60 the United States census bureaus
forthcoming report on the statistics
Of the 1853 cities OF the United States
OF population Of over 10000.
THE highest average interest rate
III cities over 100000 population was
A. per cent in Chicago, Cleveland,
Milwaukee and New Orleans; in cities
Of from loo. 900 to 900, 900 population,
H4 per cent in Denver: In cities of
from 10000 to 100000 population. SIS
per cent in Tacoma, Wash; in cities
9f from 10000 to $4,000 population,
SO per cent in Birmingham, Ala.
The lowest rates were 80 per cent
u Washington and 3.6 per cent In
Hartford, Binghamton and Elmira,
81 Y. The unusually low rate in
Washington was due to large amount
e temporary loans bearing only 2 per
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-01
Under Difficulties.

oh, II you would be truly great
They say that you must concentrate
Must shut out other subjects and
Get busy with the work at hand, IL
To FIX and finish that must strain
The muscles of your hand and BRAIN
STRAIGHTFORWARD as a train at night
Nor swerve an inch TO left OF right
It seems an easy thing 10 do.
But when you try like liquid glue
To fasten to a single task.
Nor for a second respite ask,
And when at last you've struck the rut
Some one 10 certain in to butt
With something frivolous to say
And make your whole scheme 60 astrAY.
You settle down with pen In hand
And scratch away TO beat the band;
Then comes q tapping at the door.
You rise. although IL makes you sore.
And maybe find an agent there
With specious schemes your coin TO snare
Or a collector getting gay
About q bill you ought TO pay. 49,
Then as you settle down again -
And grasp once more the facile pen
Comes wife with tale OF woe H.
About the coal bin being low.
And little Ted runs I'm to say
You promised him ride today.
A caller comes and stays till late
Yes, it's snap to concentrated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-01
cashed Her Bouquets.

A young woman walked into a well
known florists and. motioning one of
the men aside. said a few words in a
low voice. They stepped back to the
desk. and he gave her some money.
Some time after she had left he said
to one Of the other men:
did you notice that girl? Mr.. B.
left standing order TO send her a box
Of flowers every Saturday. He's away
Just now. and when she sees some
thing that she had rather have than
her weekly bouquet she comes in here
and cashes her flowers. so to speak.
She's not the only one either."-New
York Sun.