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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21
BIG LAND DEAL
MEANS MUCH HERE
Land Company Will 1nau-
gurate Big Colonization
Movement
THEY BUY $4,000 ACRES
Special Trains Will Be Run to This
City to Accommodate the
HOmeSeekers.
THEY BUY 1890 ACRES

A deal was consummated in this
city yesterday by the Planters Land
Company, a Missouri corporation, and
the Central Land Company, an Arkan-
sas corporation, which purchased 49,
800 acres of farm land from John F.
Rutherford. The consideration was
not made public. Thomas \. Bell,
president of the Planters Land Com
pany and vice president of he Cen
trail Land Company, and A. E. West,
secretary and treasurer Of the Pan
tiers company and ]. A. Ferguson,
closed the dea' with Mr.. Rutherford
last night.
The two companies through the
Planters Land Company, which is the
selling organization, will establish an
office in this city Immediately, hay
ing had offices at st. Louis for some
months. Mr.. Bell left last night for
st. Louis, where he will make the
preliminary arrangements for the big
project, but Mr.. Wiest will remain
here for the present to establish the
: local office Of the companies.
p The plan OF the concerns is to COL
onize this territory with truck farm
ers and other Northern agriculturists
They already have the cooperation Of
more than three hundred real estate
and land men throughout the coun-
try, who will transfer their energies
to this section from the Panhandle
country in Texas, where Messrs Bell
and West have been working sue
cessfully for some months. They are
to inaugurate the first colonization
proposition ever attempted in this I'M
mediate section on a large scale.
Arkansas is the best state from an
agricultural standpoint in the United
States" said Mr.. Bell last night. eve
will have no trouble in bringing ex-
pert truck farmers and others to this
section and hope to be- able to move
many homeseekers to this section
within the next few weeks. Our
company will have special trains for
the prospective buyers and they will
be brought here in large numbers.
Practically all of the $4,000 acres lof
land purchased today, which lie in
this county around Kearney, are
cleared They are specially adapted
for truck farms, although anything
can be grown on the land
The officers of the Planters Land
Company are Thomas A. Bell, st.
Louis, president; A. E. West, Indian
apolis. secretary and treasurer, and
]. A. Ferguson Fayetteville, Ark, vice
president The personnel Of the Of
ficers Of the Central Land Company
includes J. A. Ferguson, Fayetteville,
president; Thomas A. Bell, st. Louis,
vice president, and A. l.. Ferguson,
Fort Smith, secretary and treasurer
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21
Cottn Mill Man
Visiting the City

c. A. Hunt, wealthy and promin-
emit cotton mill man of lexington S
c., who attended the Confederate Re-
union at Little Rock, is the guest Of
relatives in this city for a few days
visiting his nieces, Mrs. Leon Levey
Mrs. sallie Flynn, Mrs. Fred wills VI
and Miss Julia McCrary. It is Mr.
Hunts first visit to Pine Bluff in
more than forty-five years. He is
interested in the cotton trade of t'.;s
section and spent much time yester-
day wishing local cotton men and also
visited the Board of Trade Mr.. Hunt
is interested in several large cotton
mills in South Carolina. 4.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21
STORM DOES DAMAGE
AT FORDYCE, ARK

Fordyce, Ark, May 20.-This city
was visited by a severe wind and
rain storm this afternoon about )
o'clock. The Grand Leader Dry Goods
90. S brick building was unroofed and
it is estimated $500 dollars damage
was done to the stock The livery
stable Of W. H. Suggart was partly
demolished as was several other frame
buildings, but SO far as can be learn
ed no fatalities have occurred.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21
WICKERSHAM AFTER
HARVESTER TRUST

international News Special
Washington, May 20-Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham will soon begin
criminal civil action against the In
ternational Harvester Company, known
as 1.-THE Harvester Trust, for fragrant
Law, according to officers of the gov
eminent who are close to the attor-
ley General. For more than a
year the department of justice has
been investigating the Harvester
Trust.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21

er. The accident happened q. "a
corner where many people passed
during the evening and it is a miracle
that no one was killed. Oxford val
ued he horses at $500.
AS soon as the accident occurred
a lineman was called and Immediate
ly cut the wire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21

General Robert G. Shaver, of Me-
ma, Ark, commander of the Arkansas
U. G. ", after whom the now famous
Camp Shaver was named during the
Little Rock Reunion, arrived last
night for a visit with Judge A. B.
Grace and family. General Shaver
is one of the most popular men of THE
state and has many friends here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21
WELLS FARGO Is
COMING HERE
Pacific Express Company to
Be Displaced July / On
Iron Mountain
GOULDS OVERRUI.ED
Pine Bluff May Retain Pacific Ex-
press Company-C Gotten Belt
May Contract.
GOULDS OVERRUIED

ST. Louis, Mo-, May 20.-One of the
most ineXplicahle arrangements in
connection with the express business
of the United States, and one urob-
ably disclosing an unexpected situa-
ton, fs that existing between. the
principal Gould railroads and the
Wells Fargo & Co Express. Begin
ming July l, the Wells Fargo &c CO.
Express will displace the Pacific Ex-
press Company on the Missouri Paci-
fic, the st. Louis, Iron MounUlin and
Southern, the Texas and Pacific and
the Wabash.
The significance pf this under-
standing can only be realized when
it is considered the Wells Fargo e
Co. Express is controlled, according
to common information, by the Har,:-
man and Rockefeller interests, while
the Pacific Express is dominated by
the Gould lines.
The Missouri Pacific, it is under
stood, holds 40 per cent ,of the peci-
fic Express stock and the Wabash
20 per cent, making 60 per cent for
these two Gould lines. The re Main
ing 40 per cent of the stock is owned
by the Uniion Pacific. The Gould
and Hartman lines own the Pacific
Express, control resting with the
Gould railroads.
The announcement that the Wells
Fargo & Co. Express would in July
supersede the Pacific Express on the
Missouri Pacific, the Iron Mountain,
the Wabash and the Texas and Paci-
fic, caused the utmDst surprise IN
railroad circles. Although it was
surmised the Wells Fargo & Co. Elk
press had acquired control of the
Pacific Express, the explanation CIV
EN- was that the Wells Fargo concern
had obtained the contract with the
Gould lines by virtue ,of strenuous
competition.
The Missouri T}acific-Iron Noun
tain system has recognized the Manu-
facturers Railway as common car
rier and will file tariffs with the In
terstate Commerce Commission. AS
the Missouri Pacific, rather the Iron
Mountain, was the principal objector
to recognition of the Manufacturers
Railway, this decision means, in all
probability, that the Manufacturers
Railway will obtain $3.50 car for all
traffic it handles and that this allow
ance for terminal service will be de-
Quoted from the through rate.
However, the tariff cannot become
effective until the Interstate Com
merce Commission declares the Manu-
facturers' Railway to be a common
carrier. When this is done, the
Manufacturers will be in the same
class as the Terminal Railway Asso-
ciation.
Pine Bluffs Chance.
# the Cctton Belt does not enter
into contract with the Wells Fargo
Express Company there is a strong
hoh Of 1,,ff =
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21

to accommodate the Supreme Court,
with its library and accessories, with
quarters for all the justices, etc, Will
in the opinion of many require the
virtual completion OF the basement
portion Of the building.
There is also some doubt as to just
what is meant in the proclamation
with reference to the appropriation
bills, the first and emphatic impress
sion being that all present appropria-
ton bills for state institution would
be vetoed, necessitating a reappso-
priation for all these governmental
departments. 80 far no appropriation
bills have been approved aud this
lends color to the contention of those
who hold that the language of the
proclamation was virtual ann0unce-
ment that the old bills would no. be
approved, The reconsideration of all
appropriation bills could not be done
without considerable time, even af-
tier the main question of revising
the revenue system is settled
Question of Reorganization.
The question of reorganization in
both houses is also interesting. Many
members incline to the opinion that
no charge should be made in the Old
organizations as It would take up time
and precipitate scramble. They
suggest that the procedure likely to be
followed will be the Introduction of a
resolution naming all the former Off
GERS and clerks to hold over during
the extra session. Should this be
done reorganization would be very
simple matter and the legislature
would be ready to hear the COVER
nor's message the first day.
Others are not 50 Thoroughly GER
tain that there will not be an effort
made to reorganize both houses. Since
the extra sessions was called there
has been considerable talk relative
to the presidency of the Senate, and
there are those who believe that If
reorganization is attempted at one
point it may precipitate reorganiza-
tom all along the line.
Some claim that Senator Rodgers,
who was elected lieutenant governor
at the close Of the regular session,
has an additional claim to the office
of president of the Senate, and that
he should make fight to hold the Of
flee of president during the extra ses-
sion. Others cite the only precedent
in Arkansas history Chat of 1890
when the regular president cf the
Senate held over for an extra SEES
sion after the president pro tenn had
been elected, OF rather after a senator
had been elected lieutenant governor.
Cases in Other States.
Similar cases are cited in other
states, notably two in Virginia and
one in Ohio, where the president of
the Senate for the regular term held
over the lieutenant governor during
extra sessions of the legislature.
At any rate, very pretty question
is involved, and may add ,zest to the
extraordinary session.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21

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 It is never of duty.
Citizens Light and Transit Com.
pany.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21
REAL MUSIC
The organ will speak elo-
quently Monday night when
MINOR G. BALDWIN,

the Worlds Peerless organ
list will play it.
Read these cOmemnts:
The whole gamut of human feeling,
from the deepest despair and gloom
to the grandly triumphant shouts Ct
victory and JOY finds fittest express
sion at his hands.-St. Louis Dispatch.
Allow me to congratulate you on
the wonderful composition you favor
ed US with.-Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
At the Temple Monday
night. MAY 22nd. Assisted
by Miss Lucy Hearn Broad
street.
Admission SOC
Benefit Temple Debt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21

A cottage on w, Eighth avenue for
rent. Four rooms, city water Price,
$1,000 per mo. convenient to Sawyer
& Austin Lumber. o., Cotton Belt
Savings & Trust Co. 5-14-4t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21

ARE YOU BACKED BY A saw
ings account? Such an account
means thrift, independence and free
dom from worries. Start a savings
account with us today, we will allow
you interest.-Cotton Belt Savings 4
Trust Co. 8 20 Ct
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21

similar announcement will be made
shortly, in which a contract between
the Wells Fargo company and the
Cotton Belt road will be announced,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21

Lot on corner of 18th. ave and
Poplar street for sale. Easy terms.
Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Co.
IS At
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21

FOR RENT-9O9 w. 9th, rooms
and hall, modern, excellent location,
hiouse in best of repair Rents $25.-
Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Co.
5 81 1T
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21

FOR SALE-Cotton seed Hulls,
Best on the market in any quantity,
for $500 per ton.-Bluff City Oil Co.,
old phone 166. 5 20 ct.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21

UMBRELLAS RECOVERED AND RE.
PAIRED
If you want neat job On your
umbrella, 402 West Second avenue is
the place.
I. GLICKSBERG,
The Umbrella Man.
Opposite Telephone Office. tt
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21

WANTED-To buy "a good second
hand circular desk fan. Telephone
Graphic office.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21

Ed Kasselberg has retlr'e1 from 8
few days visit in Little .lorS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-21
Pine Bluffs Chance.

# the Cctton Belt does not enter
into contract with the Wells Fargo
Express Company there is a strong
probability of Pine Bluff having two
c:..2"sss companies, instead of one as
is now the case. The Cotton Belt
is not mentioned in the dispatch from
St. Louis, but it is reported that a
The Washington times., 1911-01-31
PURITAN SINKING
REPORT DUE SOON
Will Censure Several High
Officers in Navy, 1t
Is Said.

Blame for the sinking of the monitor
Puritan at Hampton Roads last Novem-
Der will be lodged somewhere within
the next few days by the naval board
which has just completed its hearing
Of evidence in the matter.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer had or
dered that as soon as the tests with
high explosives, which were being made
on the Puritan were finished, the moni-
tor was to be towed back to Norfolk
and docked in the navy yard there.
Contrary to directions, the monitor was
left where the tests had been made and
during the following night she sank.
The outcome of the inquiry is yet con-
jectural, but it is known that several
officers of high rank will suffer.
The Washington times., 1911-01-31
ARCHBISHOP RYAN
PASSES GOOD NIGHT
Improvement of Churchman
But Temporary, Private
Physician Believes.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. S1-Arch-
bishop Patrick j. Ryan, who is criti-
cally Ill at the archepiscopal residence
here passed comfortable night, and
this morning was resting quietly.
According to Mgr. Turner, vicar gen.
eral and chancellor Of the archdiocese,
the venerable prelate had none of the
spells of depression during the night
that marked his condition yesterday.
While The condition of the aged
prelate has improved, the change for
the better is not so pronounced as to
permit relatives and physicians gath
cred at his bedside to relax their vigil
DIR. La Place. the archbishop's private
physician, stated this morning that he
is of the opinion that the improvement
is but temporary
The Washington times., 1911-01-31
ROOSEVELT ASSERTS
HE IS PROGRESSIVE
Declares Fight for Popular
Rule Must Be Con-
tinued.

Col. Theodore Roosevelt has declared
that he is a progressive.
In a letter sent to the progressive
Republicans of Hudson county, N. j.,
at their annual dinner in Jersey City,
Colonel Roosevelt said:
4 am a progressive. / could not be
anything else. For the progressives are
those who really believe IN the people;
who stand for the fundamentals of pop
ular rule.
I'VE must work, and we must fight on
for such instruments of popular rule as
the direct primary, strict election laws,
and corrupt practices acts, the popular
election or United States Senators, the
direct nomination of delegates 10 Presi-
dental conventions, and, with careful
imitation sand safeguards, the refeEeu-
dun and initiative.
The true end is the development of
the right kind of private citizen and the
right kind IF public servant"
The Washington times., 1911-01-31
Hot In Texas.

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 31.-Indications
up to noon, when the temperature regis
tered 81 degrees, were that the maxi
mum of So degrees reached yesterday
would be passed today. This is the
hottest January weather Texas has
ever experienced.
The Washington times., 1911-01-31
LaprObe Stolen.

Mrs. w. E. Borah, wife of Senator
Borah, has reported to the police the
theft of a laprobe valued at $50. The
robe was stolen from the Senator's au-
tomobile which was standing in front of
the Senate Office Building yesterday af-
ternoon.
The Washington times., 1911-01-31
Seek Stolen MASTERPIECE.

BRUSSELS, Jan. S1.-Aid has been
asked of the police to search for the
$4,000 painting of the Virgin and the
Infant Christ" attributed to Matsys,
which was stolen several days ago and
is thought to have been hidden near
Antwerp.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-06-22
High School Students at Mer-
~ Romp Monday Night at
High School Auditorium
JUNIORS HOSTS FOR EVENING

Youth and beauty met in a merry
reyel at the annual Junior Promenade
given by the member of the junior
class of the high school in honor of
the senior class at the high school
auditorium on Monday evening. More
than d hundred couples attended the
party which proved to be one of the
most interesting ever held by the stu
dents of the Kenosha schools. The dec
orations of the hall were exceedingly
pretty. At the west end of the hall
there was an electric decoration in
which the figures "1912" blazed out
from mass of electric bulbs. The en-
tire hall was decorated with palms and
hanging baskets of ferns while ever
green's partially hid the walls of the
big building. The music for the even
ing was furnished by MeCaffrey's or
chestra and dancing ontinued until one
O'Clock this morning. The crowd was
made up almost entirely Of students
and the younger alumni of the high
school. The promenade came as the
closing event of commencement week
and all that remains to round out the
year is the biennial reunion of the
Kenosha High School association which
is to be held at the high school on Sat
urday afternoon. It is certain that
the gathering will be the largest in the
history of the society. Treasurer
'shearer has already received dues from
two hundred members of the associa-
ton and the arrangements for the
banquet provide that covers be laid
for 400 guests.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-06-22
LOCAL ITEMS.

J. 7. Chubb of Chicago, spent Mon
day evening in Kanosha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold ". Jefery
have returned home after two mouths
trip abroad.
The Riversides went to Milwaukee
to be defeated by the National Homes
by score Of 4 to :.
Mrs. A. T. Dorothy has gone to Den
yer, Colo, for an extended visit with
friends and relatives.
Eugene Wallace of Wauwausa is here
for few days visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. W, J. Birmingham.
The Misses Alice and Margaret
Walsh OF Chicago, are spenCing a few
days with friends and relatives in Ke-
nosha.
William Lasco, yJr., of Antioch, and
Miss Eliza Schulz of the town of Sa-
lem, have been licensed to marry in
this county.
Mrs. Thomas J. Marx and daughter,
Gladys, OF Oak Park, H., are here for
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G..
TheIeen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry f. Miller of Ar
lington Heights, spent Sunday in Ke-
nosha as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. I. Marx.
William Sears, an old resident of the
town of Salem and widely known
among veterans of the civil war in the
county, died suddenly at his home in
Wilmot on Monday at the age of rs
years. The funeral was held at Will
mot this afternoon.
Mrs. Nicholas Wines, aged 65 years
and for many years resident Of Ke-
nosha, died on Saturday morning last,
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Fischer of Chicago. Mrs. Wines went
to Chicago to make her home with her
daughter four years ago. The funeral
was held in Chicago Tuesday morning
a number of Kenosha friends and rela-
tives being in attendance.
The marriage of Lewis G. Brooks,
formerly of Kenosha, and at that time
one of the officials OF the National
Oyster Carrier company, and Miss
Marguerite Marie Peil, daughter of
Mrs. Leo A. Peil of Racine, was cele-
brated at the home of the bride in
Racine at half past six clock Tues
day evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks
will make their home in New York
City.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-06-22
MISS THELEEN A BRIDE.

A pretty home wedding took place
at three O'Clock this afternoon at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. The
leen on JENNIE street when their daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth Theleen, became the
bride of Albert T. Anderson of Chi
cago. In honor of the event the home
was charmingly decorated with daisies
and white carnations. Mrs. Thomas
Marx, a sister Of the bride, played the
wedding march. The bride was given
away by her father, and was ATTENDED
by her sister, Miss Eva -Theleen, as
maid Of honor, and Charles A. Ander-
son, brother of the groom was the
best man The wedding ceremony was
performed by the Rev. T. W. Corey,
former pastor of the First Baptist
church. After the wedding ceremony
wedding dinner was served at which
covers were laid for forty guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theleen leave this
evening for short wedding trip af-
ter which they will make their home
at 1855 Paulina avenue, Chicago. They
will be at home to their friends after
July 10Th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-06-22

Miss HAIL Pike who has been at
tending school at Evanston for the
past two years, is home for the sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Edwards of Ke-
nosha, visited at the home of John
Jones over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Davis are re-
joicing over the birth of a son on Tues
day, june -.
Mrs. Alvin Schaal of Butte, Mont,
has come to spend the summer with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gar
land
Miss Florence Murdoch of Oshkosh
Normal is home for her summer vaca-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Pike Of Chi
cage, visited at the home of Ed. Pike
the last of the week.
Miss May Lohans attended the com
mencement exercises at Kenosha last
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barter and son
of Harvard, spent last Thursday at the
home of j. A. Rowbottom.
A number from here took in the
entertainment at Wesley last Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Rowbottom of
Chicago, and Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Bis
hop of Kenosha, spent Sunday at the
home of G. M. Bishop.
W. G. Bacon substitute for G. T. Cur
It's is carrying mail on route 80 for
a few days while Mr.. Curtis is taking
| his vacation.
Miss Hazel Pike entertained friend
from Chicago the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Parkin spent
Monday in Kenosha.
The Sunday school of the M. E.
church, will hold their children s day
exercises next Sunday evening begin
ing at 7:45 p. m.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-06-22
PLEASANT PRAIRIE,

Dr. J. A. Lowe has gone to Louis
vile, KY, for two weeks visit. He
will attend the medical convention
there.
Miss Belle Hunt visited friends il
Chicago several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reynolds OF
Chicago, are guests of Miss Margaret
Reynolds.
Mrs. G. Lavey and children of Bristol
visited here and at South Bristol Sun,
day.
The school reunion at District No
2 was held at the large barn of Frank
Holt ON Saturday owing to the rain
Mrs. Geo. Carter and daughter, Olive
of Kenosha, are guests of Mrs. Lowe
for the week.
Miss Florence Barr of Kenosha, and
DR., Nelson of Hilsboro, are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Brady.
The third quarterly conference will
be held Saturday afternoon at the
school house and DR.. Rollins, district
superintendent will be preent to
preach, on Sunday morning at the usua,
al hour.
Miss Ruth Lieber of Winnetka, Wis.
tied with relatives and friends on Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Holt entertained
a large company of friends Tuesday
afternoon and evening in honor of the
fifth anniversary of their marriage. A
bountiful lunch was served and a so.
cial time was enjoyed by all. The
great barn was strung with electric
lights and dancing was enjoyed by
many Of the guests. All departed wish
ing them many happy returns of the
day.
The county school picnic was held at
Paddock Lake Tuesday. Myrtle
Grove, Frances Maloney, Sarah Hend-
ricksen, Charles knapp, Frank New
Year, Matte Nelson, and Newell Hunt
received diplomas from District No. l.