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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22
SUIT rs
HEARD IN

Judge J. NJ Elliott in the Jefferson
chancery court yesterday held that
the defendant in the cas Of the Mer-
camille Trust Company of Little Rock,
against Jesse Pagan, was entitled TO
the land involved, but gave the plain
tiff company an interest of S192.63,
the amount of taxes paid by the plain
tiff. The court held that the title
of Jesse Fegan could hold by the
payment of $192.63 to the Mercantile
Trust Company. Caldwell and Brock
man represented the defendant and b.
s. and J. V. Johnson, of Little Rock,
appeared for the plaintiff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22
GOOD RAIN ALL.
OVER THIS Gov
Adjoining Counties Reported Fl
Showers Last Night and Farme1
Are Highly Pleased With the
Bright Outlook

The drenching rain that fell in
city and section yesterday afterJ
and last night was general through
his section of the state and was jEJ
what the farmers wanted The rain
OF Tuesday and last Sunday was only
in spots throughout this section and
proved beneficial only where Il was
recorded, many large farms being un
touched by the rainfall.
Telephone messages from all parts
Of this county and ne ghboring coun-
ties last night were to the effect that
the rainfall was heavy in all sections.
At larry and Yorktown in Lincoln
county th~essAipfall was very heavy
and the farme were highly pleas
with the bright bfssssass Ss-aers
all over this county reported fine
showers up to late\last night They
say the growing cotton crop will be
greatly benefited aid the corr. which
has suffered some from. the drouth.
revived sufficiently to insure a bis
corr crop.
The weather man predicts unsettled
weather with showers for this section
today. The farmers say another good
rain would not hurt and then, if the
sun comes out, the crops Will be great
ly benefited,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22
other things they arfee ~. H.

other things the. off5g 81 H..
At a recent meeting al Che Board
OF Health the following resolutions
were adonteds=aed these are some Of
the new rules taa5afe tsfug enforced
by HE Bard aud the city officials:
BE II RESOLVED Plat al express
companies o.. DINER puzzle carriers.
bringt1ss tfesl mats. fish OF otuer
perisr-tblc commodities trio=tae city,
3e compelled 80 a.1e sa=ue# properly
and completely wrapped ami protect
ed flom the raVages Of HES, or other
insects. Sc that same cannot become
contaminated.
WHEREAS, there is adiacent To HE
city of Pine Bluff, and Within one
mile of the corporate limits OF same,
thiekly populated settlements and hun
dreds of inhe %bitants, and
WHEREAS, the use of surface clos
cts is made imperative by the lack OF
sewerage aud water, and
WHEREAS. said closets and the ex-
crement incident thereto Is a menace
to the health of the city Of Pine Bluff
and the inhabitants thereof, and to Sc
cure the city and the inhabitants there
of against the evils of contagious dis
eases and other diseases which are
carried by flies and otherwise,
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board OF
Health of the city of Pine Bluff that
hereafter the owners of surface Giles
cts within one mile OF the city limits
of the city of Pine Bluff be and are
compelled hereby to provide boxes,
such as are prescribed by the ordin-
.ances now in force within the city of
Pine Bluff, to receive all the eXcre-
ment of asid surface closets, nd the
said closets shall be thoroughly clean
ed once in every months and the eX-
ereement dumped in the eity's public
dumping ground, under the same con-
ditions and regulations and in the
same manner as now prescribed by
the o~rdin2nces Of the city applicable
to surface closets within said city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22
WIFE And BABE
SEE AWFUL MISfAP
Walter DOnnelley, Aut0ist, Meet.
Death When Machine Skids and
Throws Driver Into the
GrandStand.
International News Special

international News Special
Milwaukee, Wis, June 21.-Waltel
Donnelly, member of the Cino Automo-
bile Racing Team, Was fatally injured
this afternoon III the tf01tieth mile Oh
what was to have been a fifty mile
event, dying at a Milwaukee hospital
two hours later. While Donnelly was
racing at terrific speed abput the
North end of the course, his wife with
her babe in her arms, YVES calling to
the little one See Papa coming SO
Hardly had she spoken the words
when the machine skidded to the
fence, ripped away several posts
hurting fragments Of the railing to
side ard throwing Donnally int
the g%randstand upon his head. An
operation WIS performed, but he never
recovered consciousness.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22

different styles OF swimming and will
demonstrate each one of them at this
exhibition. He will also give q de
monstration Of life saving, consisting
of towing q non-swimmef, using diff
lerent methods, releasing ones self
from the clutches Of a drowning per-
son and resuscitating a rescued mann
He will also show the methcd used
by Montey Holbein in swimming across
the English channel TO within a half
mile of the French coast and how he
swan fifty consecutive miles i'll the
Thames river, the greatest swimming
fest on record. He will also demon =
strate how the natives ef the Congo
swim, feet first, While another of his
interesting feats consists of swimming
with both feet and hand tied and maxi
:ng progress through the water grace-
fully.
This exhibition will he for men and
boys, and preparation will be made to
seat the large crowd that is sure to
turn out. The admission fee of twenty
five cents for seats and fifteen cents
for standing room will he charged in
order to help defray the expenses OF
bringing Professor Corsan to this
city
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22
"'Mary Mannering"
"Just Loves" Flying
international News Special

international News Special
Detroit. Mich, June 21.-Mrs. Wads-
worth, who used to be Mary Manner
ing the actress, but who recently d.
ycrced James K. Hackett md married
a Detroit millionaire, flew ten miles
with Aviator Frank Coffin in a Wright
aeroplane here today. During the
flight Coffin raced with and defeated
an Automobile.
Il just love it." said she as she
stepped out of the machine. 1T just
seemed like selling through the air on
the back of a huge bird"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22
GREATEST CROWD
EYER GATHERED
Streets damned With Thou
sands Who Can Move in
No Direction
CORONATION TO-DAY
Fifteen Thousand Americans There
But Only Seventeen Will Wit
ness It-ROyal Dinner.
International News Special


London, June 21.-It is Coronation
eve in London. A heavy gray cloud
that hung low over the city all day
dis ppeared as evening advanced and
with prospects of a fine day tomorrow,
the spirit of London people and Them
guests became exuberant. Tonight
the city is gay with the greatest pleas
IRE seeking throng that the worlds
metropolis has ever seen.
For miles in the central districts
the streets are one mass of humanity
scarcely able to move in any direction.
Omnibuses, motor vehicles and all
styles Of equipases were forced early
in the evening to abandon the main
thoroughfares and tC reach their des-
tinations by devious routes through
side streets, where the delay was al
most as great as that in the main ar
teries. The strong wooden barriers
erected at all cross steets along the
route Of the royal procession have on
Iy added to the congestion and con-
fusicn The huge wooden gates, In
tended to be closed in case Of a crush
CT a panic, leave only narrow pas
sages through which the crowds to-
night vainly tried to move
The great crush on the Brooklyn
Bridge in New York during the rush
hlours is hut a miniature of the condi-
tions existing on the Strand at md
night tonight. Only the good nature
Of a homogeneous throng averted a
panic. Extra editions of newspaper at
that hour quoted eminent authorities
as saying that london held the great
est number of people ever before
gathered within the area of a city
in the worlds history. In this great
throng. representatives of all the pep
pies of the world, are perhaps fifteen
thousand Americans and of this great
army of English speaking brothers
from across the seas, only seventeen
will witness the Coronation These
favorite Americans are:
John Hays Hammond and Mrs Ham,
mand. Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid, First Secretary Phillips and
Mrs. Phillips, Captain Edward Snip
son, naval attache, and Mrs. Simpson.
General Slccum, military attache, and
Mrs. slocum, Leland Harrison, sec
ond secretary of the embassy, J. Pier
pont Morgan, Charles P, Taft, brother
of President T2ft, Major General A.
w. Greedy, of the special embassy
staff. Rear Admiral Charles 81 Vree-
land, of the special embassy staff,
William Earl Dodge, special secretary
of the embassy.
Perhaps the most imposing event OF
the evening in London YVES the din
ner given by the Duke of Connaugh TO
the Colonial representatives and the
snecial ambassadors to the Coronation,
in honor lof the King Sand Queen. Ihe
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22
BOARD Of HEALTH
DOING GOOD WORK
Rules Are Being Complied With, Es-
pecially BY the Dealers in
Fruits

The Board of Health's recent orders
ese being rigidly enforced and evid-
ences of the good work can be sene en-
downtown as we'll as the residential
districts every day. The fruit dealers
have been required to screen their
stands and in this manner are keeping
the dangerous flies from fruits and
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22
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DIRECT ELECTION
MAY Be DOOMED
Threats Made By Chairman
Rucker When House Re
fuses to Concur
CLARK IS
Turn Will Come When Speaker
Clark Is Called to Presidency"
Said Rucker.
international News Special

Washington, June 21.-By a party
vote the House refused today to ac-
cept the Bristow substitute for the
Borah amendment to the Constitution,
providing for direct election of Sena-
to the Senate.
Senator Bristow declared tonight
that the Senate will never recede from
its act tons in adopting the substitute
amendment which bears his name. The
effect of this will be to defer once
more the demand of the people for this
reform A constitutional convention
is therefore the aenly recourse left to
the friends of direct election of soma
tors.
Tomorrow 1t is expected the House
will report It's refusal to concur and
ask the Senate for a conference.
Chairman Rucker, who brought out the
the resolution for popular election Of
Senators at the beginning of the spe-
cial session, accused the Republicans
who We're supporting the Bristow
amendment of insincerity. He point
ed out that everyone who voted
against the resolution in the House
had supported a like amendment when
it Vas introduced.
ut is the demands of the American
people that we take the election OF
senators out Of the m:rket,' he said.
I'VE want no JACKPOT business, no
lumber trust purchases. We are 60
ing to elect senators by the people.
That I can assure you and if you de-.
feat us in this resolution our turn will
come after the election of 1912, when
Speaker Clark Will be called to the
presidency
Five minutes of %uproarous cheering
ard applause followed the reference
to the Speaker. eff the amendment
YOU people of the South now desire,'
charged Republican Leader Mann,
had been in the constitution prior to
the Civil Wal you could have paralyz-
ed the national government without
receding simply by failure to elect
vtrr senators The war settled thu
qi.sticn of the right to a state> TO Sc
cede. Now you n,rst give them
right by inGirection.
"Many Of your states have grand
father clauses ana y1u fear they will
be declared unconstitutional"
'You are clamoring for freedom for
the Filipinos,' interjected Madden. Of
Illinois, but you deny the negroes
their rights of citizenship
Ex-Speaker Cannon and Helm, OF
Alabama. had a sharp set-to after Cam
non had announced his desire to see
continued Federal control of the cleo
ton of senators because of the meth
eds employed in s"~'a states to de-
pr;ve citizens of their votes. Fnflin
retorted that this criticism carr from
a man VIII, had been .epudiated and
deprived of power.
at is the agitation of that bogy fer
of negro domination that keeps such
men as you in Congress-" sad Can
non h%eatedly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22
HUMAN FISH To
GIVE EXHIBITION
Professor II. II. Corsan, Who Has Been
Teaching the Boys and Men 1T the
Y. NJ c. A. VIII Demnnstra
Forty Different Styles Of
Swimming TOmmOrrOw
Evening

Professor H. H. Corsan, th WIN
ming expent who has hee1 glvlls
swimming lessons all this week to men
and boys of this city, will give an
exhibition Friday night in the Y. n.
C. A pool. beginning promptly at s
o'elack. Professor Corsan has forty
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22
MEN FALL FOR
GREAT
International News Special

Calumet, Mich, June 21.-Anton
Kowalski, aged So, fell 900 feet in
the Hecla Mine of the Calumet and
Hecla Mining Company here today,
striking after falling 500 feet, Joseph
Gionetro, who fell 700 feet further
Kowalsk,l was instantly killed, but
Gonetro will probably recover. HIS
injuries consist Of a small fracture of
the skull, scalp wounds, a broken rib
and bruises.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22

Our electric service is az 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, 1911-06-22

FOR SALE-A desirable lot on Lau-
rel ST.. between, 9Th and Sth. avenues.
Fine shade trees. Easy terms.-Cot-
ton Belt Savings & Trust Co.
6 20 At.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22

WANTED-1oo pair shoes sawed
half soles at rs cents per pair. This
price for so days only. Come tc see
me--Ed Wsl1is. EOS West B~arfaque.
IS is I'm
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22
A RIAL THOROUGHBRED

that initial stationary that Bedelfs
Pharmacy is Featuring in their win
dow at Soc certainly lives up to its
name. 1t is "Thoroughbred' Stat
ionary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22

We have several nice lots for
sale on e. 9Th. ave. Convenient to
Cotton Belt shops. Easy terms.-Cot-
ton Belt Savings & Trust Co.
6 II At.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22

Pores Park will open this week.
Watch this paper for opening en-
nOuncement, 6 20 st.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22
rNRREIIAs RECOVERED AND RE-
PAIRED

IF you want a neat job on your
umbrella, Ao2 west Second avenue ts
the place.
I. MICKSBERG,
The Umbrella Man.
OpA Aath Telephone Once. r.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22

Forest Park will open this week.
Watch this paper for opening an
nOuncement. 3 ~ 81.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22

John L. Alexander is home from :.
extended visit with friends in Texas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-22
NELLS-FAhGO
OFFICIALS HERE
Arrived on Special -
Yesterday, Inspected
cal Offices and Lief J
MAY BE NO
President Spr0ule and sg
fieials of Company
Pine Bluff. E44

p esrd@ general manager
New YorN nSQd A. Chris
of the San Fanciscc~
company, arrived in Pine Blu
terday afternoon at 6 o'clock on d
cial train of private cars. The
here from New Orleans ove thS
Mountain road, after an inspe6 4
tour through Texas and Louisiana.
The official party spent an ha
inspecting the local offices of II
Pacific Express Company, which
to be taken over by the Wells-Fargd'
Company Oh August l.. They alsq
conferred with the local officials Of
the Pacific company while here. AT
ter looking over the local offices r
Union Station the party enjoyed y
cheon up town and then departed
Little Rock. They recently weE(
the Texas and Pacific lines and
the entire system of the Iron Noun
in Southern territory
1t was announced by one of the offiy
Gals that there will hardly be many
changes when the Wells-Fargo COM
pany takes control of the Pacific office
here, except there may be a reorgan-
~izotion of Divisions The same offices
and employees will likely be maintained
for the present, at least. No announce
ment of changes will be made until
the officials return to New York fkol-
quarters. Their object in making -
present trip is merely to get iMorma-
ton concerning the territory.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
ADMIRAL STOCKTON SEES
NEW ERA FOR G. w. u.
Speaking Before Diners at Fraternity Banquet, He
Pictures Bright Future for Institution, but
Admits Handicap by Poverty

felt by the teachers college, the en-
gineers' college, and the college of arts
and sciences. But we are not ashamed of
our poverty, for 1t is honest poverty, and
we hope for the best"
Joseph d. Sullivan responded to the
toast, citizenship He said the men
who are destined to succeed the cor
rupt politicians who WELD such a great
influence in the politics of the day are
the college men of the country.
William A. Woodruff served as toast
master and introduced the speakers
ernest w. Wilkinson, a Washington at
torney, responded to the toast, wives
and sweethearts." He told a number of
humorous stories. Donald II. Mclean
spoke on the initiative, referendum, and
the recall Capt. r. e Ragan, DIR.
A. +. A. King. member of the George
Washington faculty; Walter W. Burns,
and Emery l. Stewart were the other
speakers. All Of the speakers were menu
bers Of the university alumni.
Present Mt Banquet.
Following are the names of those in
attendance:
c. B. Alexander. p. R. Boesch. G. W. BOushton.
@. v. n. Bulloush. ". W. Burns G. A. Bync.
W. G. Carpenter. A. L. Clothicr. N. Crawford. II.
A. DAILY. M. w. Davis. w. J. Davis. Capt W. 4.
Davis c. b. Dos Jardins H. v. II. Ellis J. R
Fehr. Il. r. George. Capt. NJ. E. Higgins DR.. A.
Kemble. DR.. A y. A. King. F. Z kunkei. G. B.
Lamasou. T. L. LASER, c. L v. Larzcaere. q. A.
Lindcman. ID. H. McI4an. Dr. @. J. Mess J. r
Murray; G: L Nixon. A. c. Otto. W. !. Peake.
Capt. R. Il Raszn. J. W. scheneh Z. L. Stewart.
J. Sullivan Or. NJ. K. Sullivan. A. r. Thomson.
s II. Udy; X +. wenderoth. W. A. woodruf, and
3. n. zacharias
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

Maryland Agricultural College will hold
its first joint interscholastic and inter-
collegiate field and track meet at College
Park May 20. This meet will be held IN
der the intercollegiate association rules.
as adopted for preparatory and high
schools, medals being given to first, sec
ond. and third men III each event. and IN
addition banner to the school, showing
the greatest number of points. The re-
lay races will be the feature OF the meet.
Willie 1t is expected that the county
schools of MarylGnd will enter the regu-
lar meets, g. specia! lot OF races will be
open to county schools alone in order to
encourage athletics throughout the State
This embraces all public schools of Mary
land. except those of Baltimore City.
In addition to the interschOlastic games
an intercollegiate meet, open to st. Johns,
Western Maryland. and Washington Col
leges will be held. Many of the Wash
ington high school athletes have signified
their intentions of entering these outdoor
games
Central High School will enter its crack
relay four. also individual stars in the
different events Coach Byrd of the
Western High School, will enter his crack
relay team in dual race with some other
scholastic quartet.
Invitations have been issued to all Of
the colleges, preparatory schools, and
high schools in this section, and a large
list of entries Is anticipated.
IL this meet is successful, it will prob
ably be made an annual affair of the
Maryland Aggies' athletic schedule.
Entry blanks can be obtained from any
Of the local sporting goods stores, and
1t is requested by the management of the
meet that all blanks be in not later than
May 10. Send entries to Prof. c. S. Rich
ardson. chairman, field day committee,
Maryland Agricultural College. College
Park. Nd. The list of events are as fol-
lows: 100 yards. 30 yards, 40 yards. $50
yards, l mile, 20-yard low hurdles, run
ming broad jump, running high jump. pole
vault, shot put. hammer throw, relay l
mile. Time of games: intercollegiate
meet, 1000 o'clock a. M; interscholastic
meet $50 o'clock p. m. The committee
of arrangement is as follows: Prof. c. :.
Richardson (chairman), Prof. F. B. Bonn
berger, Prof. II. T. Harrison. Mr.. r. H.
Dixon. 'O6; MIR. S. H. Harding. %; Mr..
f. n. Cory, 'O9. Directions for reaching
the Agricultural College: By Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad from all points. BY
electric cars from 18th and G streets
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
REV. .H.D. STERRETT
GOES TO COLUMBUS
Pastor Graduated in This
City in 1898.

Rev Hatch Dent Sterrett, son of Rev.
DR.. ]. MacBride Sterrett, of this city.
who has been called to the rectorship of
st. Paurs Church in Columbus, Ohio. re-
ceived his early education in Washing
ton, and is we'll know here, as well as
in New Haven, Conn, where he has been
living for seven years. He will succeed
Rev. DR.. McGann, who will become rector
of Trinity Church in Chicago.
Rev. Mr. Sterrett has been congratu-
lated by many of his friends of this
city, as ST PauTs Church is one of the
five largest parishes in Ohio. Mr.. Ster-
rett was born in Pennsylvania, in $780,
and was graduated from the Columbian
University of this city in 1885. He is
ternIty In 1899 he received his \. B. at
Harvard University, and in the next year
was awarded the degree of A. NJ.
Three years later Mr.. Sterrett re-
ceived his B. D. degree from Cambridge
Episcopal Theological School After
this he became curate for three years
with Rev DR.. Rainford, at St. Georges
Church, New York. Since then he has
been curate at Trinity Church in New
Haven. While in the 1ast-named city,
Rev Mr.. Sterrett was called to be rec
tor of the Episcopal Church at Chevy
Chase, Md, but finally withdrew his
acceptance.
Mr.. Sterrett also belonged to the
Graduate Club and the Country Club. of
New Haven, and the Harvard Club, of
New York.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

-Better times, more money, greater pres
tise a larger student body, and improseo
conditions generally were predicted tor
Georee Washington University by Rear
Admiral Charles H. Stockton, president
of the institution, at the eleventh annuai
banquet of the lambda Chapter OF the
Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity at the Shore
ham Hotel last night.
IT believe" said Admiral Stockton
.'thst in a short time the university will
take it's place among the great uniVer-
sities of the country. 1t is at present
greatly handicapped by poverty, and that
has been its main trouble all OF its days,
but It is progressing rapidly, its indebt-
cdness is being gradually paid on, and 1t
soon will be upon a sound financial foot
ing.
Standard Being Raised.
.-rhe standard of the school is con-
stantly being raised, and the faculty Is
getting better. One of the most remark
able and most interesting facts concern
ing the university Is that 70 per cent Of
its student body is made up of individuals
who are earning their own tuition. They
engage in useful occupations during the
day. and when their work is done instead
of spending their leisure time in idleness
employ 1t by pursuing studies which win
ultimately prove to be of the utmost
value to them This is true OF but few
other institutions.
'.The greatest need for money u nex