Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-25
AfROPLANE FLIGHT
Is ASSURED
SOLICITING COMMITTEE RAISED
HALF OF THE REQUIRED
AMOUNT THURSDAY,
IS BEING ENCOURAGED
Tickets For Big Feature On White
Way Day Being Distributed
Business Men Liberal.

That the White Way Day Is a go 10
assured by the efficient work of the
special committee in charge of raising
the fund OF $500 to guarantee Captain
A. f. w. MaeManus his compensation
for the flights he agrees to make on
September IA The committee, COM
posed Of Sheriff Edgar Brewster, Sec
rotary w. E. g. Koepler, of the Board
OF Trade, and Minor @. Woodward,
yesterday went out and raised $240 OF
the amount required without taking a
subscription less than S., which means
than only a few Of the larger pros
pectiVe contributors were seen. The
banks all responded literally, the
Wholesalers came next with generous
their names down without a single
balll and several thirst parlors, hard
and soft did likewise. Politicians at
tie court house are also OH the list.
Tie plan Of the committee every
whore net with hearty endorsement
largely through the kindness of Cap
tain Mac Manus in allowing an ar
fangement to be made whereby those
supporting the movement will be CIV
Ell the privilege Of seeing the machine
in lis hangar and having the features
explained 10 them by Leonard New
sa1n5 the experienced demonstration Of
aetoplaneS who for several years
made The trial flights ut the Reiehe
manufactory, Mineola, l.. /. The COM
mittee is also issuing to contributors
tickets for each dollar signed which
Will enfitle holders to a seat in the
grandstand at Forest Park, where they
can await the preparations fer the
flight in comfort.
Al aeroplane flight is something
that Thousands of people of Southeast
Arkansas have never seen and the at
traction being offered to them free
should bring many people to Pine
Bluff for this celebration. There has
not been a gala day in Pine Bluff in
many months and one is on foot that
will be successfully pulled off.
The committee will continue their
work today expecting to complete the
ist in record time. The new Pine
Bluff spirit is at work in good style
IS evidenced by the way the commit
ee was received in promoting the
aeroplane feature of "White Way Day"
The list of those who subscribed for
ickets follows
The Pine Bluff Corporation $500
VI. & p. Bank ............1 1000
Bank of Pine Bluff 1000
simmons National Bank .... 1000
titizens Bank .............. 1000
Peoples Savings Bank & T. Co... 1000
1ammett Gro. Co. ... 1000
Gillespie & Bro. Gro. Co. -. 1000
Consumers Ice & Coal Co. ...... 1000
Pine Bluff Delivery Company E. 1000
saac Dreyfus Co. ............ 1900
lanes w. Allen .............. 1000
Cans & Co. ................ 1900
edgar Brewster ............ 500
). M. Nichol 500
r. Havis Nixon ................ 500
I. H. Shelby ....... ........... 800
J. E. Lyle NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 500
Jno. r. King ................. 500
A. w. Lowe ......... 500
las. Gould Observation-Disclosures. 800
;. M. Philpot NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 800
J. M. Taylor 500
<astor and Bluthenthal ........ 500
7. B. Simon & Co. .............. 500
:. M. Ferguson & Son ........ 500
). A, Rosenberg ... 500
The Coke Co. ................ QUO
W. B. Alexander .........-.. o.OO
Feinburg & Buerkle ........... 1910 s
TOTAL .$zoo.Oo
Judge Kerwin Is
Named Special Judge
Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 24-Edwin
+ Kerwin, of Pine Bluff, was appoint
I'd as special probate Judge by Gov.
Donaghey Thursday afternoon to hear
certain matters which will be present.
ID before that court in which Judge
:. NJ. Philpot is disqualified.