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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16
BOARD OF TRADE JOINS MERCHANTS United Movement on to Sc. cure Free Bridge For
 Pine Bluff. TO DRAFT THE BILL Attorneys Coleman and Can't Will Frame It-Conference Was
 Held Yesterday.
TO DRAFT THE BILL

Within the next few days Attorneys F. G. Bridges and N. J. Can't will draft bill, which will be presented to the General Assembly for passage authorizing an improvement district to include all of Jefferson county, to bring about the building of free bridge across the Arkansas river a, this point, or nearby.
 A special committee, composed ot Tracy Mills, D. M. Schober and w. L. Matthews, appointed at a meeting ot the Retail Merchants Association Tuesday night to confer with Atlor- ney N. J. Can't on the matter, he'd the conference yesterday and discus sed the plans suggested by MT. Can't in speech before the merchants the evening before. Wishing to be cour- teous to and at the same time secure the cooperation of the Board o! Trade in the movement the Mercn. ants Association committee and tho attorneys later held meeting with Acting Secretary B. A. Howell, of the Pine Bluff Board of Trade.
 It was learned that the Board Of Trade was considering the free bridge proposition and had had the matter up for some weeks. Attorney w. F. .Colema,iswas sbsing consulted relative to the legal features of the proposed improvement district and it was final ly arranged that Attorneys Can't and Bridges should draft the bill. which will 3e presented to each of Jefferson count representative in ty4s House and Senate. They will be petitioned to mass the measure at the earliest possible date.
 Tn the meantime petitions vii! be literally circulated throughout the county and city for signers, urging the Legislature to pass the bill. The measure will be modelled after the Crawford and Sebastian county act, which was upheld in the Supreme court and which authorized the i'm provement district that is now con- pleting the big free bridge across the Arkansas river at Van Buren.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16
GEORGE GOULD
 FORCED TO QUIT Retires From Presidency of Missouri Pacific
 Railroad.
HAD TO GIVE UP FIGHT
Control of Western Union and Man. haitian Elevated Railway Passes
 Into Other Hands.
International News Special


 New York, Feb. 15.-Witn the an. nounced retirement today of George ]. Gould, from the presidency of the Mis- souri Pacific Railroad Company, the Gould family effectually disappeared from a dominant position in the larg- CT affairs of American finance and busiL ess. While the financial dis trict has known that the Gould for tune at present is greater in volunie than it was at the death of Jay Go. u fonHder of thu family and for years the wizard and terror of Wall st eet. al the same time it recognizes that ,le Coald influence is not as potent in the empire of money as it was when the piles of dollars were smaller
 One by one great properties be- queathed to the family by Jay Gould have slipped from the control of his heirs. First the Manhattan Railway was wrenched from the family grip. Then, last year, came the loss of con trol Of the Western Union Telegraph Company. Missouri Pacific was the one great property upon which 1t is known Jay Gould builded high hopes of continuing the Gould. name and n- fluence in power and prestige. For more than year interests in this property of far reaching influence have been thriving quietly but deter minedly to transfer it's control to oth- CT hands, but the odds against him were too great. What, with the unlimited resources of John D. Rockefeller, the worlds richest man, aided by the shrewd financial experience of the great banking house of Kuhn, Loeb & Company, confronted him at every turn. George Gould, was forced, as Wall street today diagnosed the situa- tion to give up the fight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16
roney Salary Bill Will Be Discussed at Theater
 Saturday Night.
ARE EVENLY DIVIDED
Toney and Kerwin Favor Measure and Pinney and McAllister Are
 Against It.

The mass meeting, called by Rep- resentatives wv. B. Pinney and c. D. McAllister, opponents of the Toney county salary bill, which is now pend ing in the Legislature, will take place at the Elks Theater Saturday night, beginning at 8 o'clock. The doors will open at 7 o'clock and it is ex- pected that mammoth crowd will be on hand to hear the debate for and against the measure. Representative c. D. McAllister spent yesterday in the city making ar- fangements for the Tbig occasion" He circulated petition at the same time, which urges the legislators to pass the bill drafted by District Attorney T. Havis Nivon, giving any taxpayer the right to inspect the county re- cords. The law at the present time only authorizes the circuit and county judge to inspect and audit the books Of county officials.
 It is expected that Senator Toney, author of the Toney county salary bill, and Judge D. J. Kerwin, the oth- CT member of the lower house who is considered the Daddy" of the salary system in this county and who is lined up with Senator Toney in support of the measure, will also speak, as they have been invited to participate in the mass meeting.
 Representatives Pinney and McAl- lister claim that the bill is unfair in that it becomes effective upon pass passage. They declare that they are p favor of salaries for county officers, put do not believe that it is fair to the resent office holders to place them salaries until the expiration of nelr present terms.
 In his argument before the Senate
 ldiciary Committee Monday night in
 attle Rock Senator Toney said that
 opponents of the measure contend
 at 1t ought not to take effect at once.
 1t is a good bill for 1912," asked
 nator Toney, "why is it not better
 ! for 1911?" The author of the
 isry bill declares that the law will
 leve the taxpayers of this county of
 LOGO annually.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16
VICTIM IDENTIFIES
 HIS ASSA|LANTS Leslie Gray and Leslie Sparks Bound Over to
 Grand Jury. ONE ADMITS CRIME Are Fined For Carrying Pistols and Must Also Face Grand Lar
 ceny Charge.
ONE ADMITS CRIME

Leslie Gray and Leslie Sparks, youthful bandits who have been under arrest on several occasions in this city in recent months, were yeser- day bound over to await the action of the grand jury on a charge of high way robbery. In Magistrate w. D. Vance's court, where they were ar raigned, J. w. Meeks, an East Sixth avenue grocer, who was held up and robbed in his store two weeks ago, positively identifieds the young men as the masked men who made him hand over his days receipts-$21, and a $60 gold watch, while he looked in- to the barrels of two vicious looking revolvers.
 After leaving the store one of the young men fired a revolver They made their escape at that time, but after Sparks was arrested several days ago by City Detective Dave Glow CT and Assistant Chief of Police Jim Reidinger, he confessed to the hold-up and declared that Gray was his pal on the night of the. robbery. Gray was captured Saturday night in Cleve- land county by Detective Glover. Both are in the county jail.
 The youthful robbers were also bound over to await the action of the grand jury on grand larceny charge in connection with the theft of dia- mond ring from Erskine Hishtower, teller at the bank of the Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Company. The ring was recovered from a local pawn shop, where Gray had "soaked" IL for $3.
 Mir Meeks testified that the robbers entered his store with handkerchiefs over their faces and suddenly placed revolvers in his face. While they were gathering up the money and taking his watch he eyed them close ly and declared that if they were ev- CT captured he would positively iden- tify his assailants. He did so yes terday, making sure of Gray by pair of boots which he wore at the time of the robbery and also in the court room Each of the defendants was also fined $50 for carrying pistol.
 Young Gray was arrested some months ago for attempting to assault a ten-year-old girl in this city. He was fined $2O0 by Magistrate Fraz- fer. but upon the recommendation of former Prosecuting Attorney w. D. Jones, the sentence was upheld. His father promised to send the boy out of the city, which he did but he soon returned and was soon loafing about the streets as usual. The Sparks boy was arrested here on former occas- ion on a charge of picking the pock- ct of Charles Jones, but the case was not prosecuted owing to his then ten der years
 Chief Stanley stated yesterday that the Gray and Sparks boys were two of the most troublesome young crim- inals that the local police have had to contend with in years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16
NEGRO SPECIALIST
 IS UNDER ARRE , 2

J. E. Carter, negro specialist, was arrested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff c. c. Green, on charge of practicing medicine without a license. Carter immediately gave bond, which was signed by F. F. Lytes and Ben How ard, for his appearance in court and was released. He was arrested or. a bench warrant from the grand jury, which recently returned an indictment against him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16
The Standard Fashion

The Standard Fashion Company New York concern. yesterday through its attorney, T. c. Parhatn, of this city, filed suit in the Jefferson circuit court against the Foreign Mercantile Company, known locally as The Famous, in which it's seeks to collect an alleged debt, aggregatine $2S9.N. The money is claimed to be due the New York house for fashion sheets and other publications, said to have been furnished the local firm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16
WOULD HAVE THEM
 GO IN NIGh7 GOWNS
SwarthmOre College Professor Speaks To Students on Purely EcOnO.
 mic Standpoint.
International News Special


 Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 15.-In ar address before "a class of co-eds ant students of Swarthmore College to. day. Dr. Scott Nearing, who occupies the chair of economies at the Univer' sity of Pennsylvania, informed the young women that they had no righ to expect to spend the money of their future husbands on worth gowns and told them if necessary, to attend SO cial functions in night dresses. He also advised the use of pajamas for the males instead of evening clothes The advice was given from a purely economic standpoint.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16

R. P. Allen, w. F. Mcknight and George w. Bellamy, members of the Arkansas Railroad Commission. and w. F Floyd. the secretary, passed through Pine Bluff yesterday on their way to Camden, where they will hear petitions of residents of that place. :.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16

asa FOR RENT-406 E. 12th, rooms and hall, every modern convenience. House in the best of repair. Good
 neighborhood, Rents $500 per month-Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Go. 2 15 At.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16
SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRADE? Several Being Mentioned as a Successor to Dr. J. L.
 Caldwell. CHAMBER COMMERCE Being Urged With All the Commercial Bodies of the City Forming
 Its Membership.
CHAMBER COMMERCE

mere IS much speculation as to Who will succeed former Secretary '' L. caldwell, at the Pine Bluff Board oi Trade, and several we'll known men or this city are being me1.tioned as favored ones. Although the, directors nave not considered the matter as vet 1t is known there are many who are seeking the position, which at present Carries with it salary of s201 pee mcntG. B. A. Howell, one Of t',a dir. ectors of the Board of Trade, who was elected temporary secretary at the meeting at which Dn Caldwell tender el ms resignation, is acting most sat- isfaetcr1ly and the directors seem in no hurry to fill the vacancy.
 W o. Hearn, at whose suggestion. MI. Howell was elected to temporar. lily ill the place, stated at that time tsat t'ere was no necessity for rush. ing the matter, as he deemed it best tc held the place open until tn. dir ectors could make a good selection. It is known that the directors aud members are desirous of securing a man who will be the favorite of no one faction, but who will act as secretary of the whole Board of Trade. B. Doc Saunders, we'll known young resi- dent of this city, is being mentioned, as is also H. G. Higinbotham, who has been a resident of this city for many years. Both are most capable men. It is also known that some of the dir ectors have spoken of Meyer Solmson a local newspaper man, as the success sor to Dr. Caldwell, but MT. Solmson is not seeking the position
 There is a move on foot to combine all of the local commercial organiza- tions of the city into Chamber of Commerce, but this move is not we'll under way.
 The Retail Merchants Association inaugurated the movement some weeks ago and a special committee from that body was preparing to reach some agreement when Secretary Caldwell, of the Board of Trade, retired This committee hopes to make some p C. gress within the, next few days as a conference will Le held with Acting Secretary E. A. Howell and the direc. tors of the Board of Trade shortly.
 At the meeting of the Retail Merch- ants Association Tuesday night, the bylaws were so amended as to pro- vide nine directors, who will have charge of the affairs O that orgaci- zation. It was at the suggestion of E. M. Schooar. prominent membe' of the Association, that this was done
 In the event that consolidation ot the various commercial organization of the city materializes, it is expected that the directors fthe Board of Trade, the Ratail Merchants Assoc'a' ton. the Real Estate Exchange ano other organizations will meet and re- organize into the Chamber of Com merce. It is planned to permit the organizations now in existence to re- tain their individuality. althoug', they will all form the one central body
 The Merchants Association is pre- pairing to go into suite of roms l' the new Citizens Bank building ana Il is claimed that the headquarters o' the various organizations can De ao- joining in the event the Chamber ol Commerce is launched.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16

-;An elegant seven room aoMe, close in on Fifth avenue, for sale or trade for desirable property further out Part cash wanted in traoe.- Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Co.
 oo 216 At
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16

pR RENT -4oS E. 9th, 8 rooms, nall, strictly modern. House in
 repair, close to town :. Rents per mo.-C Cotton Belt Savings ast Co. 27 At
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16
WANTED.

Aen and Women to Appear in aeane Apply at Stage Door 2 House 1s O'Clock, Noon, Thurs. feh 16 Ask for MT. Brown.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16

M. J. Mead is home from short stay in Hot Springs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16

Henry Hanf has retuyhed from visit to Little Rock, wBkre he trans. acted business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16
llOtheS

Perly made from good fabrics insure complete and everlasting satis-
 faction. We use the est materials the mar sf can afford and tail
 your clothes that are " of the common 'ase both in style and
 Ppearance. Our spring
 E is ready when you
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16

Do you wish to rent house? Ask for our rental list, 1t will assist you in locating one.-Cotton Belt Saw ings & Trust Co. 10 St.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-16

A0
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 We will handle and skill that .s 7, <, bn,t fear to ss,s .ss ,i! [cate articles to' s.l| ! but are on s,.' 2 ranteed. deliveries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-22
HIGH SCHOOL WIN
FIRST LEAGUE GAME
ACADEMY NINE BOWS TO JOHN
mARsAAlLlres-scoRE 10 TO
BASS ALLOWS BUT HITS.

In the first preparatory league game
between John Marshall High School
and Academy of. the season Friday.
Academy went down to the score of Il
to 3,
The game was long drawn ont, hut
brilliant playing was seen at times,
and kept the interest OF the spectators
up. Especially In the sixth inning
with the score to 0, Robinson of the
Academy, made hit and scored with
Rueger following. on couple OF err
r0rs and a hit by Mercer. Academy
scored again in the eighth, but High
School bounding hits in the eighth and
ninth brought the score up to ~
Bass pitched good ball for High
School while the hitting of Ancarrow
and fielding OF Warwick were features
For the Academy, Rueger's all
round fielding ana the hitting OF Rob-
inson was stellar work.
Score,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-22
TAR HEELS TAKE
THE FINAL CAME
DECIDING CONTEST IN CARO-
IfNA-VIRGINIA SERIES WON
BY FORMER, I TO o.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. April
22.-North Carolina won the third
and deciding championship game of
the series of three between North
Carolina and Virginia Friday after
noon. The score stood / to o. The
game is one of the most remarkable
played in years. and was marked by
excellent work on the part of both
teams. The North Carolina pitcher
and the Virginia pitcher did SPLEEN
did work, and during the entire game
both sides were kept guessing as to
who would win.
The initial game was won by Nir-
GINA at Greensboro two weeks ago,
the score standing 10 |. The sec
ond game was lost the following Mon
1av in Charlotte, the score standing
i to O. \ large crowd. the largest so
last game. which proved one of the
cleanest played on lambeth Field.
The Virginia team WAS given excel
lent treatment and was given a srous-
ing reception by the North Carolina
fans. During the entire nine innings
everything went along smoothly. Both
fought to finish Three errors on
gether with hit by Haynes, gave
ended the series in the sister States
favor Rixey played q good game
and lost had,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-22
AGGIES BEATEN
AT LEXINGTON

LEXINGTON. VA. April 22.-9ar~
sity whipped the Maryland Aggfes In
splendid pitching battle Friday
afternoon. the score standing 3 to o
ri the close of the game. Moran
pitched wonderful game. tanning
out twenty men. allowing the Mary
land boys no chance at all. The garla
was more like "a mid season contest
than an opening game, 40 excellent
was the work or both teams.
The visitors folded wen. butt could
not hit the opposing pitcher. Two
Marylanders reached first by walking.
but were put out at second A large
crowd of fans We're In attendance.
both Varsity ana the Aggies having
plenty Of hackers
Score by innings Il. III r
Varsity 80 o 0 . @ 81 D
Md. agEtes o o 0 o q o 0 0 0--o o
Moran and Donahue:
Hofiecker and MunigRinsen.
Summary. Two-hasa hits F.ryyla.
VARSITY Sacrifice Moran, Earn
ed runs-Narsity. ! Stolen bases
TuFhyflli '2}, Webster and Peoples.
varsity Rase on halls~-of Moran.
=; Hoti~cAer. 2. Left on bases~-~'N Var
sitS. 5: Aggies. o. Hit by pltebe
halls-W Webster. Varsity: Struck out
hh Mss-aE. 3aa ftuffaaaye7 D.. Tfztise;.,{ II
ha lls-~Munigkisen. . Time of game.
zoo. Umpire, CraNley. Virginia
League.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-22
EASTERN COLLEGE WINS
FROM DELAWARE
WHITE PITCHES \ FINE GAME
AND HOME TEAM BEARS
OFF THE ItIEILS

Especial 10 Tho Richmond Nirginlan.3
MANASSAS, VA. April 22.---East-
ern College kept ZIP their winning
streak, defeating the strong team
from Delaware College. to > The
game was the most interesting eyer
played here. Eastern won after an
uphiil struggle
White had one bad inning. allowing
three hits and two runs 10 count
After this he was inyincibie. Delaware
having no other chance OF scoring
Ronghley pitched Well for the Vis-
itors, but weakened toward the end
and Eastern took advantage of this,
scoring three runs and winning the
game.
koek at first. put up a good articls
OF bail.
The only noticeable feature for
Eastern outside Of Whites pitching
vas aosny's pretty three tsaeker
White famed thirteen. This Is Fast
erh's tenth straight victory for the
season The score by innings fol-
ioWs,
Delaware College. o eo20oooo- "a
Eastern College % 90 0i3 -
Umpire, spencer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-22
SPIDERS TO PLAY
HAMPDEN SIDNEY
FIRST OF CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
TO BE PLAYED HERE-Wtl.
LIAM AND MARY MAY PLAY.

because of the rain last Wednesday.
the game scheduled between the Spld
ers and William and Mary was post
ponefi, and will probably be played off
at Williamsburg. later in the season.
Efforts Will be made however to have
1t played in Richmond
Monday the Spiders meet Hampaeo-
sidney at Broad Street Park in their
first championship game. Coach Ions.
has been busy with the squad this week
remedying the Weaknesses shown M
In the Carolina trip, and feels now that
the men are ready to give q good ac-
count OF themselves
The previous games OF the two
teams have been such that IL is impos-
sihle to. Judge their comparative st,if-
itv, but those who have watched them.
both this spring. predict a close COM
test. The line up for Richmond Col
lege will be as follows: Baldwin, D.:
Clarke. c.. Meredith. ID; Beale, %:
Gresham, S.; Gill. 3d.; Taylor, Sneed.
and Guy, outfielders.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-22
PITCHER BELIEVED
TO Be DYING NOW
INDIAN APOLIS TWIRLFR MlS-
TERIOUSI4 SHOT BY BURG
/
LAR THOUGHT TO BE
BEYOND HUMAN AID.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April Y
But little hope Is held out for the
recovery of George G. Lefty1 Craig.
pitcher for the Indianapolis baseball
team. who WAS mysteriously shot early
to-day ar the Mount jackson SAM
tarium. Before becoming unconscious
Craig told the police officials he had
been shot by burglar. Several
guests OF the sanitarium Were awak-
ened by the shot but no trace of the
robber could be found. The bullet
struck Craig In the abdomen and
passed entirely through his body
Craig came here from Trenton, N.
j., last season. He was known as an
eccentric player. at first Directing to
come this far west because he was
afraid of the Indians" Manager
Burke. Of the Indianapolis team. said
he believed Craig was homesick.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-22
AMATEURS WILL GIVE
THE LITTLE TYCOON"

The Little Tycoon." probably the
most popular OF While Speneer's com
&c operas, will be presented by the
foremost amateur talent OF Richmond
at the Academy of Music on May and
$ under the auspices of the Council OF
Jewish Juniors for the benefit or It's
poor fund.
Rehearsals viii begin soon under the
direction of a New York stage mana
ger and the scenery, costumes and
equipment are to be ordered from the
Metropolis. The production will con-
sist of two scenes. one aboard ship and
soprano, will sing the role of Violet
the other In Japan
Miss Ida Clarke. soprano, Will sing
the role OF Violet Knickerbocker and
Ralph Ludlow, tenor, Will play the part
OF Alvin Barry. Miss Annie Green.
contralto, will appear as Dolly Dtmples
and Morton Heet, OF Norfolk. as Gem
eraI kniclerbocker.
DR. II. f. Coblenza will play Rufus
and Ruth Trauerman will also have
an important role. chorus OF sixty
girls, who will be chosen from among
Richmond's prettieat and most talent
ed singers, will support these In the
star roles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-22
FORK UNION IR0UNCEs
THE PALMYRA OUTFIT
pie RICHARDS STRIKES OUT
FOURTEEN MEN-SCoRE WAS
TIED UNTIL THE FIFTH

The second team Of the Fork Union
Military Academy. accompanied by a.
large band .of raoters.. .1aurneyed, to
Palmyra last Monday morning for a
baseball game with the strong Pal
myra aggregation. 1t was one of the
prettiest games of the season. Up to
the fifth inning the score stood to
in favor OF Fork Union, but In that
fatal inning the Fork Unionites got
in some heavy stick work. knocking
Conrad. Palmyra's crack pitcher, out
of the box, and circling the bases
seven times. PIE" Richards the
Fork Union slab artist, sent fourteen
of the mighty Palmyra sluggers back
to the bench without so much as a
really good chance TO smlte the sphere,
allowing in the nine innings only two
safe hits, one OF them being of the
Texas variety. Daniel received the
twisters in good style and Covington
and Pope. starred with the stick for
the Fork Union nine. The final score
was 10 to 2, with the big score In
Fork Unions favor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-22
EASTERN LEAGUE

Lavender and Fitzgerald.
Impires. Rudderham and Bannon.