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DEPRIVED OF PHONE
GETS $500 DAMAGES
Mike and Palmer Danaher, OF I'll;
City, Won Big Suit For Their
Mother at Little Rock.

In the Pulaski circuit court at Lit
tie Rock yesterday, Mrs. VI. J. Dana.
her, mother of Attorneys Mike and
Palmer DANE her, of this city, was
ewarded damages aggregating $4,000
in her suit against the Southwestern
Telegraph and Telephone Company
The verdict was returned by jury
before whom the sons of the plaintiffs
appeared as counsel in her behalf.
The suit grew out of the removal OF
a phone from Mrs, Danaher's home
there some months ago, following I
dispute over bill for the phone SER
vices, which Mrs. Danaher claimed had
been paid. but which the company
contended was unpaid In order to
force her to pay the bill her telephone
was taken out. Her sons, attorneys
of this city brought suit against the
company for damages, asking for 500
day as penalty under the law fer
every day Mrs Danaher was deprived
of phone service. The phone was on;
Of the Danaher home for sixty-three
days and the jury returned verdict
for the plaintiff In the full emcupt
sued for-$6,300.
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had THE RIGHT
TO ASSAULT Her
Frances Williams, Negro Woman, Who
Used Hatchet When Another En-
tered Her Home to Do Her
Bodily Harm, Is Acquitted. &C

After the evidence in the case of the
State against Finances Williams, a
negress, was heard before Judge A. B.
Grace in the Jefferson circuit court
yesterday, Judge Grace gave peremp-
tory instructions to- the jury to acquit
the defendant and verdict of mot
guilty. was returned. The woman
was charged with an assault to kill.
She was defended by Attorneys ]. M.
Shaw and T. G. Parham. Creed
Caldwell was the special prosecuting
attorney in the case.
The law, according TO the instruc-
lions Of the court, gave the Williams
woman the right to defend herself, a.
the evidence showed that Nan Crit
fin, negro woman who was the pro
scouting witness had entered her home
with the intention Of doing her bodily
harm The Griffin woman claimed
that the Williams woman owed her
fifty cents and with a brickbat in
hand she was entering her home to
get the money, when the Williams
woman laid her out with a Ratchet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11

Stacker, In which they asked for a
receiver to wind up the partnership
stave business which they had with
Fletcher by which they operated two
stave mills out on the Kendall Lum-
Der eompany's lands, in the western
part Of Jefferson county.
The ease attracted considerable at
tention because of it's popularity. The
proof showed that Matthews and
Stacker had previously bought the
timber in question from the Kendall
Lumber Company and afterwards sold
1t to Fletcher and took his three pro-
missory notes of sS,5OT each. How
ever, Matthews and Stacker after
wards entered into written partner
ship contract with Fletcher, said con-
tract providing the manufacturing OF
the timber into slaves, and after a
large portion of the timber had been
manufactured Fletcher refused to &c
further with the contract, insisting
that he should have all the profits
hence the suit was at once filed by
Matthews and Stacker and Judge Ell
lott found in their favor and appoint
ed a receiver.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11
PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS THURSDAY MORNING. MAY 1911

defeat of the bill One of the amend
ments sought to cut out the item of
$4,000 for a light plant, and another
to add the attorney general, Secre
tary of State and Superintendent Il
Public instruction to the Commission
Senator Covington led the fight
against the bill. and declared that the
people would repudiate the note, or
bond issue, provided for the speedy
raising of the money, and calling fo1
$44,S20 interest per year. He assert
ed that it was Ubiquitous and would
be an issue in the next campaign.
The Senate refused to relieve Sem
ator CarlLee from duty on the COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
expenditures of the contingent fun.l
by Secretary Trevathan He sai,f At
was personally unfriendly to the &c.
rotary, and did not consider it rig 1t
to force him to serve. He said furth-
er that Mr. Little tn his speech had
not charged Mr.. Tretathan with cor
ruptly spending the funds. The sa.1l-
mittee has found 10 evidence o,
wrong-doing On the part of the sec
rotary. Mr.. Covington warmly de-
Tended his honor ana integrity and
said those who are bounding him are
falsifiers and towards
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11
TOOK FIRST RIDE
FRIENDS ALARMED
But Visiting Merchant Soon Came
Back and The Search Ended.

When J, E. Hale a merchant from
Grapevine, Grant county, took his
first ride on {. railroad train out of
this city Tuesday afternoon and went
to Little Rock, he created more ex-
element among his friends here than
he had an idea of doing. For TWEEN
ty-four hours many Of his friends,
members of the police department
and Others We're making diligent in
quiry as to his whereabouts. Ali
kinds of theories were being advanc-
ed as to foul play md as NJ, Hale
is not drinking man and has never
been known to disappear before, his
absence naturally caused uneasiness.
But he came back yesterday after
noon from the capital and last night,
when he put in his appearance 81
Clements wagon yard ON West Bar
reque street, where he had left HIS
team and wagon the night before, the
search ended. Mr.. Hale said that he
had never ridden on a railroad train
and decided that he would take his
first trip Tuesday. He boarded an
IRON Mountain train, went to Little
Rock, but missed his return train and
stayed over yesterday. He was much
surprised to find that his friends
thought his absence strange. He
will return to Grant county today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11
THE fLkS ELECT
THEIR OFFICERS
James Ginnochio, of Little
Rock, Heads the State
Association
BIG CLUB PLANNED
arkansas Elks Will Attend Atlantic
City Convention i'm Large
Numbers.

Hot Springs, Ark, May 10.-ThS
third annual convention Of Arkansas
Elks voted today to organize an Ark.
ansas-Atlantic City Club, for the pur-
pose of sending two hundred dele
gates from this state to the grand
lodge sessions at Atlantic City and .
special meeting was held at the Ar
lington Hotel tonight for that pur-
pose. The matter of naming the next
meeting place was left to the e0ecu-
tive committee, which will meet at
some future date and name the city.
The following officers were elect
ed: President, James A. Ginnochio.
Little Rick; First Vice President,
Garland e. Brinkley, Helena; Second
Vice President John Barlow, Hope;
Third Vice President, W. B. McPher-
SON, Paragould; Secretary, r. L. How
lett, Hot Springs; Treasurer, ]. NJ.
Gibson Newport
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11

This was a remarkable sight and gave
picturesque climax to the victory
There were probably five hundred
soldiers in the line that came swing
ing into the street that runs. along
the market, in front of the City Hall
and turns, after thanking the plaza
into the street where the Jail stands
Beside the prisoners trodded wives
of many and also those cholo women,
who seemed to be as much adjunct to
the regular army Of Mexico as the
soldiers themselves.
The capture of Juarez becomes not
only the most lustrous victory of the
Insurrectos and the greatest battle of
the rebellion, but In addition gives
to the anti-government forces the
most important strategic point and
greatest port Of entry on the border,
The capitu1ation of Juarez, in fact.
gives to the Rebels complete control
of the border. Not AN important port
of entry is missing. From this time
forward a far more ambitious mill
tary program can be carried out than
was possible hitherto. Indeed, the
advance ON Mexico City is no longer
the dream of the visionary and 1t is
this that now apparently finishes the
government of DiaZ
The Insurrectos captured consider
able stores of provisions, field and
machine gums, rifles and ammunition
Rebel soldiers could be seen every
where loaded down with the arms OF
the vanauished. Among these Reb-
els are some two hundred Americans
and needless to say, those fought
most bravely. They taught their more
timid companions in arms that the
way to win is to go after the enemy,
Tonight the Insurrectos surround
the city and the bridges between Ell
Paso and Juarez are also patrol!-
ed by the new possessors. The num-
ber next on the program, it is believ-
ed, will be an attack on the city by
General Rabago, who is somewhere
to sthe South and presumably travel
ing this way.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11

SUDDEN DEATH
OF CAPT. BURKS
Old Resident of Pine Bluff
Died Suddenly At His
Home in This City
A PIONEER RESIDENT
Served With Distinction in the Con-
federate Army and Enjoyed
Popularity.

Captain T. f. Burks, one of the
oldest and best known residents OF
this city, died at a late hour last
night at his home, No. lilo Laurel
street, of heart failure. His death
was sudden and unexpected, although
he had complained of feeling ill dur
ing the day
CAPTAIN Burks is survived by his
wife and two children, Mrs. Ollie
Alexander and Reese N. Burks, CT
son. The following officiated as pail
have not been completed, but the OBJ
sequies will be held from the family
residence Friday afternoon. Rev. S
E. Tull pastor of the First BaptisT
church, of which the deceased was a
valued member, will conduct the ser.
vices.
The deceased was 81 years old. He
was born and reared In this immedi-
ate section Of the state and had
friends all ever Arkansas. He was a
successful farmer and being a gen.
tleman of the old school and n'a'
high sense of honor, he naturally Ell
ioyed popularity in both social and
business circles.
Captain Burks served with distfnc'
ton in the Confederate Army, being
captain of a company in the Ninth
Arkansas Regiments>His death comes
as a great shock to his many friends
and is keenly felt by those who knew
him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11
RECEIVER FOR STAYE
COMPANY PROPERTIES
Sam Vaulx is Named Receiver BY
Judge Elliott in Case Of Matthews
and Company Against Fletcher.

The petition of w. IA. Matthews &
Company local stave manufacture
ing concern, in which they asked that
a receiver be appointed to take charge
of two large stave mills, timber Lands
and lot of slaves valued at from
$4,000 to $4,000 and held by the
partner, R. M. Fletcher, was yester-
day heard in the Jefferson chancery
court by Judge J. M. Elliott. Sam
Vaulx of this city, was named as re-
ceiver for the properties.
The petitioners asked for receiv-
ership ON the ground that Fletcher
denied partnership Fletcher con
tended that the partnership between
them had been dissolved verbally, but
Judge ELLIOTT held that as the burden
of proof was on the defendant and~h he
had failed to prove his contentious,
receiver would be named.
w. A. Matthews and Clay STAG
officials of the firm of W. A. Matthews
& Company, testified that no SUI
verbal agreement had been made
with Fletcher, dissolving the compa-
ny. The plaintiffs were represented
by Attorneys Crawford and Hooker
and S. A. Miller. Danaher and Dan
aher and j. M. Shaw represented the
defendant.
The suit was filed by Matthews and
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11
FORMERLY MANAGED
BOSTON AMERICANS

r. G. ALLEN, former major league
ball player, who retired some years
ago and is now in the lumber baei-
ness at Monroe La, was in the city
yesterday the glest Of his friend Har-
ry Dawl. Mr.. Allen makes his home
in Little Rock, and although he has
been out Of the game for a number OF
years he is said to be still quite a fan.
He is also a food billiard player. Mr.
Allen was manager for the pennant
winning Boston Americans several
years ago He played shortstop at
that time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11
FUNERAL OF MRS.
HIERSCHSPIEI.

The funeral of Mrs. J. G. Hiersch-
spiel, who died Tuesday, was held
from the residence No. 621 Ash
street to- Bellwood cemetery yester-
day afternoon vt O'Clock. Many
friends of the well kncwn lady were
in attendance. Rev. Otto Whiting
ton, pastor of the Ohio Street Bap-
tist church, conducted the services
and was assisted by Rev. w. w. Mel
son. The following officiated at pail
bearers: Ned Ryland, U. w. Poss, J..
c. Roebuck, E. E. Eilsnd, NJ. C..
Cleveland and W. L. Meeks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11
Provisional President Mad
ero Rides Into Juarez In
An Automobile
FEDERALS ARE JAILED
March on Mexico City No Longer a
Dream-Big Anti Admins
tration Victory.
international News Special

Ell Paso, Texas, May 10.-Juarez
surrendered most picturesquely this
AFTERNOON and the Mexican Insurec-
ton now has something besides a
slice of desert for seat of govern
ment.
Francisco l. Madero, provisional
president, was the last Insurrecto TO
enter the town, but he made up for
the belated morsel Of triumph by do
ing it in an automobile, which nad a
busy holiday aspec4 with its decora-
tons of the Mexican tri-color.
He forthwith established himself in
the City Hall and spent the next hour
o. two shaking hands and hearing
congratulations. After this he adj
dressed himself to the affairs of state
pertaining to the government Of the
new capital and future policies of thu
army of possession. Until he bad
rested he said he would not announce
what the next move would be.
General Benjamin Viljoen military
advisor to Madero, reached Navarro
first. The Federal commander, who
had been somewhat contemptuous Of
the 1nsurrecto proves, yielded his
sword with avidity Notwithstanding
the formerly held opinion. 1t vas
accepted by General Viljoen and
passed along to Colonel Garibaldi, the
actual military commander of the
successful assault.
When Seem 70 half an hour later by
reporter, General Navarro was I'M
rerturbed in his bearings, wore, as
custpmarily, his smoked glasses and
talked through his teeth, a habit
which makes his enunci alton bad and
gives the manner of never being ex-
c'ted ''I do not know how many
dead or wounded Their. an said the
general.
What the Rebels are going to do
with General Navarro and officers,
has not yet been revealed, but they
certainly will not be e-,cuted, and
very likely will be used as very
strong point in any argument thai
may be directed to Mexico City here
after in behalf Of terms.
Neither Madero nor Navarro hp
any idea what the extent of the cas-
ualtfes was, but liberal estimate for
bath armies would be- Is killed and
$50 wounded.
Madero announced that the saloons
were to be closed and that there
would be no drinking or looting. It
took less than an hour for the Reb-
els to perfect their occupations and
it was within this time that they had
the Federal prisoners marching from
the Cuertels or barracks, to the jail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11
TO RAISE FUND
FOR TRAVELLERS

AT the last meeting of the local
branch of the Arkansaw Travellers a
committee, composed of P. P. Byrd,
chairman; H. N. Atwood and Meyer
Solmson, was named to raise the fund
to enable the Travellers to employ a
band to accompany the local delega-
tion to the Little Rock convention
early in June. This committee will
go out in a few days. Only about
$50 is needed and it is believed tibet
the amount will be secured in a short
time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11
TWFNTY-THREE TO
GET THEIR DIPLOMAS
For The First Time in the History Of
the Pine Bluff High School Boys
Carry OF the HOnors.

For the first time in the history OF
the Pine Bluff High School boys have
this year captured the highest honors
in the graduating class
The 1911 Class is composed of sew
enteen young ladies and six young
men. Melbourne Mccain, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Mccain, is the highest
ranking member of the class and is to
be valedictorian. Gordon Freeman
has been awarded the second honor
and will be salutatorian. The highest
honor went to Young Mccain by on
ly three-sixteenths of a point. Miss
Emma Wilbourne gets third honor by
only one-ha1f point, Miss Elizabeth
Adams being fourth. The fifth high
est mark was made by Miss Selma
schloss. Miss Elizabeth Schober was
next in order.
The other members of the class Of
twenty-three, not one Of whom failed
to pass, are: Misses Allie Banks,
Elizabeth Brown, Irene Dangford,
Werner Duncan. Matte Galloway,
Viola Fowles, Carrie Arnold, Kath
leen Pritchard, Mary Will Winters,
stevie Ross, Lillian Philpot, Mildred
Gaunt and Phoebe Phillips; Messrs.
Walter Pope, Ernest whitelaw, Earl
Royce and June Coles.
The graduating exercises will take
place at the Pine Bluff High School
auditorium on the night OF May %.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11

Our electric service is at your
command any hour Of the day or
night, No mater when the hour of
your need. the electric servant re-
spends instantly. 1t is never of duty.
Citizens Light and Transit Com.
pany.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11

4, NJ. Danaher and Palmer -Danaher
returned last might from little Rock,
where they appeary as attorneys for
their mother, Mrss Nh J. panaher. in
her suit against the Southwestern
Telegraph and Telephone Company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11

sos e. 2nd. rooms, and hall.
Modern. Easy walking distance of
town or shops. Rent $3.50 per mo.
Belt Savings & Trust Co
s 5 st
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11

Mr.. Howard, of the bridge building
firm of Waddell and Harrington, Of
Kansas City, arrived last night from
Kansas City and will spend several
days here on business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11

AN INVITATION TO YOU
You are invited to- inspect our New
SPRING and SUMMER Styles
EIaENKpAN~ER
THE TAfthR
40. 1-2 W.. 2nd..sAve.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11

-s1o E. 9Th. rooms and hall, close
in, convenient. Rents $1400 per
month we pay water-Cotton Belt
Savings & Trust Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11

1913 W. 9Th. q rooms and hall.
Modern. Rents $3.50 per MONTH
Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Co.
5 10 At.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-11

S II At.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30
Tbrones or Cups
Bp the Cburfbman.

~ oriental Teacher years ago approached by
~ two OF his promising pupils with request for the
bestowa OF personal favor They had been led expect
that something special value for them either
this world another. That coming boon outlined
itself their imagination in the form of thrones and their
boldly expressed desire that they should sit the
thrones the be occupied by the Teacher
lust at that the Teacher thinking about
thrones trying experience through which
He pass which symboized itself His magma
the form OF cup. Socrates. before Him. had par
taken OF cup of hemock and the cup literature has
often for personal surrender of life something
high and fine.
SO this oriental Teacher moved to draw the
OF His followers away from distant thrones far-o
world the cup which He put to His lips,
and which, if they shared the deepest passion OF His nature
they would have put their lips later
They looking for thrones but beyond the Masters
power bestow them He offered them what have
seemed the time poor substitute His cup of
agony and Never high antcpations OF personal
glory quickly shattered Never the immediate duty
and sacrifice held up uniincingly amb
youth.
stand the where they choose between the
ambition Tor throne ana that career in life which
inevitably involves the freq putting bitter cup
the lips The thought of the world large IS and
hasbeen upon the so-caed prizes OF lifefortune fame
power Perhaps the majority graduates the past month
Of June have guided themselves for the of such
goals as these They count themselves fortunate ii they
have pull upon persons of influence whereby, the
start OF the they obtain advantage
of their comrades Perhaps have right here
But is that fair Is desirable The college whom
respect he who whether his father rich man.
willing to begin where most have begin
the foot of the laddero sweep the store neces
sary; put the garments OF mechanic go, when
the bell rings, the factory take his place among
others perhaps the ragsortng in the shipping
squad in dark basement.
There is boon like climbing ladder from the very
lowest rung. II calls out all the stuff that in a youneser
that could be challenged he lifted by favorng
to round half up the ladder before he forth
any effort himself.
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was the repair of the temple, which our
Sunday school lesson brings out Those
who were in charge Of the work one
day came to the king in great excite
ment, bringing the word that they had
found the book of the law in the temple.
Josiah asked that the book be read
before him. This was done. The king
was much disturbed. 1t is easy TO under
stand his distress on reading in the
book of the law what was very likely
the message read before the king that
day:
But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt
not hearken unto the voice of the Lord.
mandments and his statutes. which I
command thee this day: that all these
curses shall come upon thee. and over
take thee. Cursed shalt thou be in the
city, and cursed shalt thou be In the
field. Cursed shall be thy basket and
thy kneading trough. Cursed shall be
the fruit of thy body, and the fruit Of
thy ground. the increase of thy kline
and the young of thy flock. Cursed
shalt thou be when thou contest in. and
cursed shalt thou be when thou goest
out
Josiah lost no time in vain regrets for
past failures. At once he took steps to
make known to the people the message
of the law and to set them the example
of a life of faithful service Of GOD.
America needs to take to heart this
story of the finding of the lost Bible in
the days of Josiah and the new life that
came to the nation in consequence of the
keeping of its precepts. We are in dan
ger Of forgetting the Bible. in spite OF
warnings of the necessity of holding fast
to II as the sheet anchor OF our liber-
ties As Daniel Webster said:
"If we abide by the principles taught in
the Bible our country will go on prosper
ing and to prosper; but IL we and our pos
terity neglect it's instructions and author
ity. no man can tell how sudden a catas-
trophe may overwhelm us and bury all
our glory in profound obscurity The
Bible is the hook Of all others for lawyers
as we'll as divines. and l pity the man
who cannot find in 1t a rich supply of
thought and rule of conduct"
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5torp Of a Cost Bible.

practically constituted his outfit when he
eventually landed in India, the one
weapon-"the sword of the Spirit''-with
which he went forth to fight against
heathenism. Blessed be Cod he wrote
''even though all my other books have
gone. the Bible remains
A few years ago a missionary among
the Nez Perces Indians in Idaho. hal al
most completed dictionary and gram
mar in Nez Perces. When she died she
left directions that these should be sent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30

SNelA HEN the devoted missionary,
DikDH Dr. Duff first went to India.
0~ he took with him library of
about $50 books. The ship in which he
sailed became complete wreck, while he
was cast upon small and desolate island,
all his books being lost. In the morn
ing there appeared one book. which was
washed upon the shore, ard that was a
large copy of the Bible. This one book