Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-14
GRAND JURY
 CONTINUES PROBE Pulaski County Inquisitor- ial Body Still Investigat-
 ing Reports of Bribery
INSURANCE MEN MET
Local Fire Underwriters in Session. Fred Phillips, Sta,e Officer
 Critically III.

Little Rock, June 13.-The Pulaski county Grand Jury today resumed .he examination of members of the Legis- lature with reference to the alleged corrupt use of monee in the recent session. The investigation is being made very thorough, and very few members will escape an opportunity to tell what they may know about bride-giving and bride-taking. It is likely the inquiry will last until June "A, or later.
 Hot Weather Continues,
 The excessively hot, dry weather continues all over the state, with not the least promise of relief from the weather depaartment. For weeks there has been no rain in the state, save in widely scattered localities, and in consequence the crops are beginning to suffer greatly. Shrubbery and grass are dying, corn is turning yellow, garden vegetables are shriveling up, and cotton will soon begin to feel the effects of the protracted high temper lures. From many sections of the state come re- ports that the cotton already up is not hurt yet. while thousands of acres are not up, and the surface of the soil is baked so hard the plants could not force their WY through. Hot, dry winds are sweep- ing the state, and even the forest trees are beginning to show the ef- fleets of the excessive heat. The temperatures are hanging around 100 with the sun rising day after day in a cloudless sky. The berry crop is cut short, and wholesale grocers say their canned goods business will be- gin at least month earlier th"n usual because of the early exhaus- tion of the supply of fresh vegeta- bles and fruits. The last weeks iA May and the first in June have been the hottest of any corresponding per- iod in many years.
 Insurance Men Met.
 The Eleventh annual meeting or the Arkansas Association of Local Fire Insurance Underwriters was in session today with a lsrge attendance from the principal cities of the State. SvSl, oII of ed by Mayor T'ylor and the ro- sponse by J. o. Blakeney, of Searcy. There are number of important papers on the program for today and tomorrow by w. l.. Foster. of Fort Smith, Allen H. Hamiter, Of Lewis yille. Louis s. Amonson, of Phila- delphia, Senator T, J. Raney, CT Newark, Wm. J. Little, of Hot Springs Vim. l.. Terry. of Little Rock, H. F. Harwell of Memphis, R. w. Right sell. of Little Rock and Tracy Mills of Pine Bluff, The most important subject will be that of Agents Son- nensation. whether it shall be u@t rate or graded scale. The meetns will close Tuesday evening With meeting of the Arkansas Pond ot the Gray Goose.
 BrattOn to Speak.
 Postmaster U. S. Bratton has heen invited to deliver an address on "The Renefi. to fhe American People ol the Rural Free Delivery System d inc annual meeting of the First Clas' postmaster's Association at Omaha Neb.. Sept. 12-14 This will be tPe second association he has attenae1' He has already commenced ther'ns da "a for his paper, which he expects to make very full and complete
 Work Without Funds.
 State Land Commissioner Dye 1' nroceeding with the business or sae 1,and Office as though the governor Inv a stroke of his pen he'd ncf oe- ,rived him of s9,2oo with which to nav the salaries of his four clerks Having failed to get a bill throas" tho extre session reapproprlaithg 'he money although each house passed hill for the purpose, he ha staken 'hs as v;ndication of his position. He an nounced that he will finance the or f,oe and trust to the next Leglsid- tire to provide fer the sslar'es. lus' .s inc last took care of the Tax Coiii- mission. TT,
 PhiIlips Critically HI.
 Hon Fred H.Phillips, State Ase'-
 ,.vro, Commissioner, continues te ne critically i'll at St. Vincent in- s;.,,arv He has passed some very Tod nights. isnd several times it was xao,od he would not surVlVe ii' morning. There are two luis i a,vsr him constantly, and he IS oeihs s'e'