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e. M.= =PHILPOT.
 County Judge. ,
Judge Grace's Opinion.

Judge Grace's Opinion.
 In reply to this letter Judge Grace gave the following opinion:
 December 29. 1910 MT c. NJ. PhI'lpot,
 County Judge,
 Pine Bluff, Arkansas,
 Dear Sr:-Your favor of the 17th instant is received and after careful consideration I have to say, that as circuit judge of this district, l cannot, with proprety, give you an off cia l opinion on the questions popounded.
 But, as "a citizen of this county and one whose experience entities him to claim some knowledge of inc law and of existing facts and cond ,tions, I am willing to say:
 First, that 1 agree with the attor- hey general that the appropriati ton of the Quorum Court would be suffi- clent authority for you, as county judge, to eNpend the county S funds for the purposes indicated, if, in your judgment such expend ture is necessary. The Quorum Court, however, had no power to take the natter out of the hands, of the county court, which is, by the constitution, composed of the county judge alone, f nd auth orize the prosecuting attor- ney or any other person to eXpend a single dollar of the tax payers mon- ey. This is too plain for argument and I do not understand from the opinion submitted that the attorney general intimates anything to the contrary. He holds, as I do, that the employment by you of experts to ex- anime the books would be legal, and the fact that you employed persons selected by MT. Nixon would not af- feet the case in any degree whtatev- CT.
 Second. As to the propriety of expending the large sum-$2,500 is nah he'd, but the appropriation for the putpose having been made, the anpunt which may be expended un- de1 it is practically unlimited-I have, as B citizen and tax payer very de- cidAd opinion, and that is that with thellights before me I cannot see the slightest reason or necessity for what appears to be a useless waste of the peoples money.
 ''The law provides that the Circuit
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FLYING LIKE
 LOT OF DOVES Aviators Fill the Air at Los Angeles While People Re
 main Nervous.
NECK AND NECK RAGE
ParmIee and Br0okins Race With Latham Soaring in Air
 Over Them.
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international News Special
 Los Angeles, Jan With the grand medley of all aviators at the field, including amateurs, raising ill the air at i o'clock as a startled CO., Vey of tanned doves, and riding the pillows for an hour, one of the most successful and scientifically benefi- eial aviation meets ever held in this country came to a close this after noon. The days event were tame in comparison to those of the preced ng days of last week.
 Only did Phil Parmlee and Walter Brookins furnish anything borde erfng on the spectacular Both men mani pulated with Wright machines and both occupied the level and flew close kogetfhr, circling the caurse, nose and nose. The vast multitude held it's breath, for the people of Southern California are still nervous when wit messing an aerial contest bordering On the danger mark.
 Robert Latham, in his lazy going beautiful 'Antoinette'' was Sd ling contented among the racers at the same moment.
 There were no accident at the avia tion field today, although James Rad ley, the English speed king of the air, flying a Bleriot monoplane, claims to have experienced the mar roWest escape from death he has yet had. Radley was lly'ng early in the afternoon.
 Radley expressed his belief that it was just such a danger "pocket" Of air current which an av ator at times enters without sufficient warning and ! that may have caused Moisant's fail to death at New Orleans
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PROF. HURR HAS GONE FUM HERE" Celebrated Clairvoyant Left Many Persons Wonder
 ing Why. SOLD LUCK STONES" Handsome and We'll Dressed-Had Cupid "Tied 10 the Mile
 Post"
SOLD LUCK STONES"

Professor Riley Hurr, the worlds greatest palmist and clairvoyant," the man who said he had Cupid" beat forty ways and then up some, has 'yamoo6ed Handsome. well dressed and with tongue of the oily variety, he won himself into the confidence of many Pine Bluff people and now they want to know something of his where- abouts. Professor TIurr came here about December l and opened a 'spir- it room at the old Wilkins resi- dence, No. 319 West Fourth avenue.I He had on his ads walk in-no. signs" Many did. Now they are8 sorry
 Mrs. M. Johnson, who lives at Not 625 East Third avenue, this city, is. among those who were "sk :nned9 by the "humhn wonder,' the men wha. represented to her that he could gel. money due her before she could sa rl 2skat.' She paid him SD Othegs paid him larger sums on promises @ a similar nature. Ignorant negro$ bought luck stones" from hilIs which he secured by breaking laraI crystals, used to hold doors open altl which he found in the Wilkins hong E into small pieces. It is reported thu Professor Hurr promised wonderful discoveries and riches to negroes VI bought the pieces of rock. xE
 No less than seven "fakirs,' advs
 sing themselves ars mediums, cla voyants, palmists," etc, have worA this town in the past several monl and have worked" it good. DidN onds and valuables of all desc tiOnS have been taken from some
 the prominen society people and some instances ignorant blacks
 been robbed of all their savings. still they come and the public seR4 to like it. old P. T. tBarnum E{ right. The American people deE1 in being humbugged.
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SPECIAL MEETING
 AT OHIO ST. CHURCH
Educational Campaign Addresses By the Best Talent in the State We'd
 nesday, Thursday, Friday


 During this week the Ohio Street Baptist church has arranged for "a week of services which w;ll be in the interest of large educational campaign. Services will be held nightly, except on Saturday night, and the speakers wlM include some of the ablest pulpit orators of the state.
 The following schedule has been arranged: Wednesday evening at 7:30 sermon by Dr. Hardy l.. Winburn, of Philadelphia; Thursday evening at 7:30, Dr. Tillman B. Johnson, of Tex arkana Friday evening at 7:30, Dr. John T. Chr .sthn, of Little Rock; Sunday at II a. m. and 7:30 D. m. Dr. R. G. Bowers, of Little Rock. You are invited to attend all these ser vices.
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UNNECESSARY
 SAYSCRACf Judge of Circuit Curt Gives His Opinion Or Expert
 Accountats.
SOUGHT BY I'll. NIXON
Judge Philp0t Would et Approve Contract Made y Dls'rict
 AttOrneI.

County Judge c. M r plpot sster- day flatly refused to alPfoIe a con- tract which District Attdrney T, f1av- is N;xon had made with J, Huey, all expert accountant, whom the prose- cutting attorney had enghged 10 audit the books of any of thf county otfl- ctals, past and pre e@nt, whom ne might select, to asrertalh ? whether or not they were indicted to the county in fees collected ineXceS Ss of amounts allowed the county officials under the law.
 Judge Philpot's s action followed the receipt of a letterfrom Circuit Judge A. B. Grace, whoe opinion was ask ed by Judge Philpt before passing on a petition whichalad been filed in the county court gt strict Attorney Nixon. asking Jdge Philpot to ap- prove the contrat made. The con- tract was authorsed by the Jefferson county levyingk 0urt, which adopted a resolution gipg District Attorney Nixon authorityo employ an expert accountant or ecountants to audit the county reeds and at the same time appropriati $2,90o to defTay the expenses of sut an invest gation.
 When the potion was argued by District AttorpY Nixon some days ago Judge Phibt withheld a decis on until he couldnore thoroughF fan- iliarze himse with his legal auth onty in thes utter, at the sana time asking JudgeGrace to give Jim a legal opinion)n it. Judge Grace among otherhings, said the xpen- dture of so uch money for uch a purpose wasnneeessary.
 Judge Pbot declared yeserday in discussin the matter tha he thought he5puId be the one toselect an accountd, especially wheI he largely respsibe for the eNpeh .ture of the cou1 funds. He said if the books are dited at all they VII not be auditednt'l next July, for H did not desire lower the value ofcoun- ty scrip sthis time. He would rather ma contract for such work he sad, "a time when the sGip is worth paand not when it is worth 80 cents the dollar. Judge Philpot arguedst much of the present scrip ahd be redeemed before any more Issued for unnecessary pur- poses.
 ;ge Philpot's Letter.
 Judgehilpot's letter to Judge A B. Gra asking his opinion on the petiuofrom Prosecuting Attorney Nixon lows:
 ZIP Bluff, Ark, Dec. IT, 1910.
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Hon. A. B. Grace, Circuit Judge,

4loll. ta. b. IIdce, ClFCult Judge,
 City,
 Dear Sir:-Mr T. Hayis Nixon, prosecuting attorney of this district has submitted to me, as county judge of Jefferson county, an opinion of the attorney general Ga copy of which is herewith enclosed) and requests that ratlfy the employment by him of certain alleged "eXperts" to investi- gate the books and records kept by the several officers of this county, and l agree that the charges for such service shall be paid out of the county treasury An appropr ation of $2 10000 was made by the Levying Court last October for this purpose, and author- lzed MT. Nixon, as incoming prose- cutting attorney, to eXpend it in his discretion, and 1 am still in doubt. as to the legality of complying with Mr. NiXon's request, and moreso as to the necessity, and propriety of going thousand CT more miles into the state of Texas for an accountant, at the rate of S15.00 per day for an unlimt t. ed time, when the present. eondit on of the county finances is considered. The county is heavily in debt, scrip is Appreciated conIs' derably below DIT and as natural consequence the ex- penses of the county increased in pro- portion. It will require the closest economy in the expenditure of the county funds for at least two years to bring warrants back to a par basis. MT. Nixon has given no tangible req son why he desires this expend ture of so large sum, except that he wants the books investigated. I de- sire to do whatever is right and prop CT to protect the interest of the tax payers in this matter and I hope I am not guilty of impropriety in ask ing you for your opinion on this sub iect.
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A cottagsfpn South Olive rent. Modern conveniences.7 Belt Savings & Trust Go.
 sa
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WHOLE COUNTRY
 IN STORMS GRIP Cold Weather Prevails All Over the United States
 and Poor Suffer.
FIRES ARE DAMAGING
Railroad Traffic Interrupted-Sno ing at Memphis-Fruit
 is Injured.
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 San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 2-With light flurries of snow, one of the SC verest blizzards of the year is sweep ing this section of Texas. The tenn perature registers 15 degree, record long drouth the range cattle of South west Texas are in poor condition and the cold will result in the death of of them The less to
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
 AT WASHING
'EggnOg" Party Was Feature A Army and Navy Men While Sod
 Went on its Reception Spre7
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International News Special
 Washington, D. C., Jan. D. ington SOC, ,ety today went to il nual reception "spree" and f from house to house, wish Ing d py New Year everywhere. Ind striking features of the day we! White House reception and the matic breakfast, given by Sed of State and Mrs. Knox. Besides functions the ladies of the ~ and the wives of the SupremeM judges also he'1 "open IS
 Among the Amy and Navy.I "The Eggnog Party was the G ite entertainment of the day, hA ing q quaint custom Of the SC s
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OUR insurance department repre- sents some of the largest and best of your business will be appreciat- ed.-Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Go.
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Miss Eva Sokolosky will leave Thursday morning for her home in Little Rock, after visit with friends in the city. Mics Sokolosky attended the Sonnenschein Yout wedding
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Continued on Page Four.)

L0ST-Book of street car tickets with name on outside. Of no value 10 anyone but owner. Return to Mrs J. w. Adams. Graphic office.
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The Radford Flats for rent. Each apartment has four rooms and hall Strictly modern-Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Go F 2S 5t
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cattle men is estimated at $250,- GOO. The freeze extends completely to the Gu4 of MeX.co and consider able damage will be done to the or ange and lemon groves. More than million trees have been planted dur ing December. Many of the young trees will be killed. It is thought that little damage will be done to trees that are a year old.
 West Blizzard Stricken.
 Omaha, Neb., Jan. 2.-The intense cold wave that struck the prair e states Saturday night, prevailed today to a greater degree than eyer and not single point in Nebraska, Wy om'ng, South Dakota or Montana re- ported temperatures above zero. Throughout these states thermomet- CTS range from slightly below zero to 8 below zero. the batter being re- beitea .i5. r. Montana. Rail- road traffic is demoraliZed, trans be ing from 2f to 36 hours late and many abandoned altogether. At Grand Is Iland, Nebraska, today eight Gontinen- tai trains on the Union Pacific, were tied up at one time. Trains from Los Angeles to San Franc 'seo, due here early last evening, arrived at dark tonight. No freight trains are being operated The railroads deyot- ing all their attention to through pas senger and mail train. There is much suffering among the poor and last night 200 mon slept at the Oma, ha city jail The government wealth CT bureau reports no relief in sight saying the cold will continue some days yet.
 Fire and Cold.
 St. Paul. Minn., Jan. As a re- suit of a blizzard that enVeloped North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Vest ern Wisconsin and Montana yester- day and last night, 1t $ estimated that million dollars had been lost through fires. In addition one life was taken by the freezing tempera- ture, that of William Thomas, of Far go, N. D., aged 60,l found under More heads bridge, dead from exposure. He was endeavoring to get home in the storm. The Columbia Hotel at Morehead, Minn., valued at $l50,000 was completely destroyed this morn ing The Metropolitan Block in Du- luth, valued at $3o0,000, burned yes t4rday. The business section of Bis, mark was swept by a $5o000 blaze and there we're scores of fires throughout the three states, which caused losses rang ng from 5000 to $5O,000
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FOR UMBRELLA FLYING.

I. Glicksberg, the umbrella man Second and Walnut, opposite tel~ phone office. 27 ln
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-07
TWO BILLIARDS.
COMING IS OICTUN
Of PROF. WENEk


send from there are as a rule one or the
best issues the Democratic party has In
arguing for it's return to power"
Then Professor Wiener went on TO
say that he thought highly of Willis
as a statitician. He said he had never
caught him in a single error when he
was predicting what the weather had
been in the past.
He said thai one of the most COM
plete predictions Willis ever made was
of that 1883 blizzard. issued in the Ma
tional Weather Bureaus annual report
in 1910.
Where Willis Went WOODY,
But he felt compelled to recall that
Willis had fallen short a bit on nau
~guration day about two yearsago. Willis
had said that the sun would be the
finest that ever shone on Washington
and that IL would be SO warm that
undergarments would be a superiority,
and they inaugurated the President In
such q gale of snow n wind and
sleet and everything that a great many
of1ce-seekers never bothered the Pres
ident, having passed away owing to
the storm.
Then Professor Wiener said that Pro-
fessor Moore had been getting slowly
worse even since. He said that his
predictions In January were not only
one-third oil wrong, but two and one
half thirds part wrong. and he said he
was making a mess out of February
that was sad for his country to see.
Then he told the reporter that the
temperature yesterday had dropped to
fourteen late last night, and that the
little calm that came in around o
time today was only q prelude to the
second big blizzard which should hit
us some time tonight, About the third
blizzard he Is not quite SO sure, but
thinks 1t will be around tomorrow.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-07
v. c. A. ARMY
EAGER TO PASS
s259,000 MARK
Solicitors for New Home Hope
to Surpass $4,000
Record for Day.

Laughing the blizzard in the face, the
Y. W, q. AS gallant "400' went out
again today to make the hands of the
big clock at the -Four Corners fairy
whirl in it's circling toward the $780, 900
building mark.
In spite of the blizzard the workers
did very we'll. The mornings total
showed 1851, with 221 new subscrip-
tons, and the grand tota. Of all pushed
the clocks hands around to tho S113, 25S
mark.
List of Larger Donations.
Among these were gifts from the
Rev. and Mrs. John l.. Parmley of $500,
$500 more from Mrs. c. Fl. Pike and q
third $500 from a woman in New York,
who sent word with her gift that the
whole country was interested In the
effort Newark was making for the Y. w.
c. A. building. and that outsiders were
standing ready to do their share, pro-
vided there was need.
The days fluctuations at luncheon
hour showed these totals to the credit
of the various banner teams:
Women's committee. captained by
Mrs. A. B. Poland, $3,317; young
women's committee, c~aptained by Miss
Jessie Fairlie, s2,4S1: citizens commit
tee, %captained by Frederick T. Ward,
$2,150, and young mems business conf
mittee, under Curtiss Burnett, S,5S3.
The leaders held sessions with their
c~anvassers and told them over again
that the end Is the midnight of the sew
enteenth, and they told them further
that II the necessary $3.50, 900 had not
been raised by that time every cent OF
the amount that had been collected
would be returned to its donors-if the
donors want 1t back.
Everybody smiled at that in the first
place, because nobody in the Y. w. c.
A. a the slightest fear that the sum
will not DE achieved, and in the Sec
ond place they smiled at 1t because
pretty nearly all the subscriptions have
been made by N~ewarkers, who give be-
cause they want to help along the good
cause and would rather have their
money in the Y. w. c, A. than In their
| private pockets.
How Collections wiiI BE Made.
However, the threat was q spur-if
spur was ~needed-and then the VOL kers
were given a second lesson, to the
fleet that not n ent of the suo-
scriptions, big or small. will be asked
Tor until April.
Then hut q fifth of It will be called
for, and the other payments may be
made in equal portions through the
ueAt four months.
In spite of the fact that Its orders
have gone forth against any subscrip-
tons save those coming through the
~canvassers, there are daily half a hum
dred calls on the phone of the head
o,,artars at 2S3 Market streat asking
how quickest to join the big throng of
those who are making the new building
come true.
Newark that Ia not covered each day
by one. of the canvassers, and that
means that by the midnight Of the
18th al Newark that = afford II VIII
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-07
LlLLIS SYNDICATE
GETS JERSEY CITY TEAM.
Lost Franchise Fight,
According to Report.
From a STAFF Correspondent

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1T was an
nounced shortly before noon today at
Hotel Rennert, where the Eastern
league schedule-makers are in session,
that the Jersey City Club has been
sold by the estate OF Robert Davis to a
syndicate headed by j. j. Lillis, a Jer-
sey City man. It Is understood that
Lillis will be elected president of the
Jersey City Club. and that Jack Ryan,
the present manager. has been, rendered
a three-year contract, Lillls Is an at
torney-at-law in Jersey City.
According to a reliable authority p.
T. Powers was hot after the franchise
of the Jersey City Club and made a
strenuous effort to obtain a controlling
interest. 1t is alleged that ne went to
Bob Davis, jr,, and declared that there
was q movement on foot to GUST the
Jersey city Club from the Eastern
league and transfer the franchise to
New York, and that Powers would use
his Influence with the other Eastern
league magnates to prevent such ac-
ton. That the Jersey City Club would
be sold was predicted some time ago.
The new owners are friendly to Jack
Ryan, and he is assured of a berth Tor
at least three more years,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-07
FUNERAL OF RETIRED
FIRE CAPTAIN THURSDAY.
Lewis M. Prices Obsequies to
Be Conducted at Late Home.

The funeral of Lewis NJ. Price, re-
tired fire captain and Civil War
veteran, who died yesterday at his
home. 3S Mead street, will be held at
the home Thursday evening. The Rev.
b. f. Dickinson, pastor of the Walls
burg NJ. e. Church, will conduct the
service. Interment will be made Frilay
in Rosedale Cemetery, Rosedale.
Captain Price was 66 years old. AT
the time of his retirement from the
fire department, two years age, he WIS
in command of Engine Company No.
Il. He was III for eight months
previous to his death, and, in fact, he
had never fully recovered from the
shock occasioned by the death of his
wife, which occurred shortly before his
retirement from the fire department.
When the Civil War broke out Mr..
Price went to the front with the Thirty
fifth New Jersey Volunteers, and dur
ing the siege of Atlanta was twice
wounded. After the siege he was made
a sergeant.
Captain Price is survived by four
daughters and one son, all Of this
city. They are Mrs. Nettie Griggs,
Mrs. William Haycock. Misses Flor
ence and Clara Price and George Price.
At the time of his wife's funeral Cap
tain Price was injured, when the coach
in which he was following the hearse
to the ceremony was struck by a Penn
sylvania train near Linden.
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Snead brought here to county Jail from
New York.
January 10, l91o-Fletcher Snead dis
appears from Canadian hotel.
January 29-Three sisters arraigned:
plead not guilty.
July 1S-Ocey Snead's baby died in
Brooklyn hospital.
August 11-Miss Wardlaw died in
House of Detention.
August 12-Autopsy performed on
Miss Wardlaw's body showed that
death resulted from starvation.
August lS-Body taken to Christians
burg, Va.
November 2-Hearing to test Mrs.
Martins sanity begun before Judge Ten
Eyck at the wish of her brother, the
Rev. DIR. Albert D.. Wardlaw, and her
sister, Mrs. Bessie Sprinkle.
January ?, 1911-Mrs, Martin entered
a plea of non vult to manslaughter.
January ~23-Judge Jay Ten Eyck SEN
fenced Mrs. Martin to seven years In
States prison.
February 7-Indictment against Mrs.
Mary w. Snead nolle pressed. Released
from county Jail.
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POLICE ARMY TO
GU1.R1 WEDDING
Of DEC|ES-GOULO
Continued from First Page

Miss Edith Gould, sister of the bride
was made of honor. The BRIDE
maids were the Misses Hope Hamilton,
Annie e. Douglass Graham, Hannah
Randolph of Philadelphia, Louise
Cromwell, of Washington, and Allison
Pierce, Of Oyster Bay. Two little
nephews of the bridegroom, Marcus
and Graham Beresford, as pages. car
ried the train of the brides gown. Two
choirs sang. The Rev. DR.. Leighton
Parks, rector of the church, and Bishop
David H. Greer oficiated.
The couple will sail shortly fer
Egypt, where they will remain until
leaving for the coronation.
Choir boys preceded the wedding pro-
c~ession. led by the ushers. Lord Decies
awaited at the chancel steps for his
bride and was attended by his cousin,
Lord Alastair Graham, r. N, a son of
the Duke OF Montrose. After the
bridesmaids the small attendants fol-
lowed. Baby Gloria Gould walked with
Master William Beresford and Diana
Dalziel was escorted by Master Marcus
Beresford.
After them came little Miss Edith
Gould, who was her sisters maid Of
honor, and following her the bride and
her father.