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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-12-21
TAfT'S ULT|MATION
SENT TO MEXICO
American Note Addressed
to Francisco I. Madero
Personally.
NO TIME LIMIT Sell
vay;cau President Must YET Or ADMIT
His lnabilit, TO Meet Demands
o. the United States.

WASHINGTON. Dec -o.-Presidehl
,roft'e ultimatDm to Mexico was tele-
araphed 10 Montgomery oauyier Jf,
American charge d affairs at the
Mexican capital in the absence OF AM
bassador Henry Lane wilson The
american note was addressed to the
Mexican governments pul TO ff'i'o''
60 l. Madero personally.
II i couched in language as W5of- .
ous as words can make IL, sl'olt Vi
..n actual declaration OF war.
N the final warning to Madero no
time limit is named in which ae is 10
meet the demands OF the olllleu
states The setting OF limit was
avoided purposely i'll order tha1 w
United States may not tie preeluaea
from croWding the reluctant siaaoio
from the time he reads the ultlmatuh'
i until he acts or dl.closes hio liapi.4t'
to satisfy his obligation TO the oii''e"
, States.
# Jhe reply from Madero is not
l either immediate or satlalac'ors' ui2
c United States will probably carry oue
the first step in its program W oiop.
S ping the neutrality bars from '''9
= Mexican border.
y Rebel DepredatiOns Increase.
e Mexico City, Dec. 20-AmEassaooi
II Henry Lane Wilson'S hurried return
n To Mexico with the demands that ING
Is disorder be promptly suppressed - :.
s. oa.,si,tg tremendous excitement, as II
of i. considered here to be Vlftuai ui,i-
A. matum The result probably Will oe
IL renewed activity ON the parton the
ry rebels, as they are. Selling every "
he nortnnitv to embarrasS the govern
lnent - i, th
The old town of Coatetec, IN th
state OF Morelos, has risen 10 a. ~
AGAINST the government A fepel a.
tack has been made on the toWh
Iuchitetec, several railroad statloi.
n ona number of other buildings De
N ing burned and robbed.
Ammunition for Zapatatlsts.
All Capitalists have receiver iles
supplies OF ammunition ana are ~
En- forcing hasienda owners TO pay 10.
y tr;hnte 1t is reported that lais
sh;nmentsl of arms and ammuh =,
have heen received by steamer iol
4. rohols and it is certain that they
~" now we'll supplied with war muhi.lo
~ Ill kinds. 1t is said they also nd
hnoe stores of provisions III mouhe'
caves in the State OF Morelos.
ing conoral Rlanuuet is still waiting
of 40 ;nforcements before beginning
ter active campaign, but wnen ne W.
Mr.. them is uncertain, for such ".
vel would have to be Wlthdra"n ilo'. -,
He north where they are neeueo' 40 -
ches are no reserves.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-12-21
%. Murray to Be Put On
the Stand After the
Holidays.
,rcORDS IMPERFECT
r.n street Banks VIII BE Unable to
SHOW List Of Securities in
Their Vaults.

Washington, Dec. 20.-Further de-
| Nh, of the business OF J. =. Morgan
.rd COMPANY are to be brought out !
~ portrayal given OF how the
II. .1,..ad Money Trust forced to the
al, men who owned corporations
'""n AZ railroad and steamship lines,
shan the house Money Trust inves-
;sators return to their task after
H holidays. This WIS learned TO-DAY
"A good authority.
nouncil Untermeyer for the commit
u H. nleased with the result OF his
s,amination of J. P. Morgan yester-
~ and while the committee declln-
a to give an. advance list OF the W.T.
sasses it will call, it is known that
Ssrvan was but the first of the great
mancial figures that will be called
u testify
s,Intermeyer plans to put Lawrence
Murray. comptroller of the cur
,srcv on the stand early in January
4 lparn inst how far the present fed
~, superyiysion of national banks
mfands. Particularly in the matter OF
NJ knowledge of bank examiners as
3 the collateral these banks carry
hr loans.
II is said to be common knowledge
En- Wall Street that not single pahh
~ an accurate record of the securl-
tias # has had in its vault from TIME
Il time as security for loans. Ihls
ambition exists because OF the prac'
liza of banks to erase from the enve'
* containing pledged securities thu
names of the securities as the con
tents of the envelope are. cnahgeu
lhly an accurate record OF the actua
Sscurities carried by the banks on
men day can be known on that day
III national bank examiner came
Two weeks later he cannot tell VIVA
iecurities the bank had u" us s"u''
week before his visit.
There are now only dozen men az
[hally under subpoena by the comm
see. although it is understood man
rore are to be called. The only loe
1Atainable as to how many more WI
pesses will be called was the stat
|ment of counsel that hearings Wou
last until February. 1t was learh'
today that the committee had not
heated William Rockefeller, VINO
wanted as a witness.
III P. Davidson, of the bankll
house of J. P. Morgan and Compan
VII be one Of the first witnesses
Ne called in January. =,
Other witnesses who may De can
[are Ex-senator William A. Ciark'
Augustus Heinze, who may tell OF
Amalgamated Copper Deal: Arthur,
Stillwell, who built the Kansas y
Bouthern and had it taken awaX-lro
lanes A. Moore, OF Seattle, presto
4 the western Steel Corporation !"
hcurred the hostility OF Wall SUI
kterests; Bernard N. Baker,
lnght the shipping trust, ana p
IDLY Charles w. Morse. -,
ut is said that Untermeyer VIII
npecial attention to the Ienhes
Coal and Iron deal, whereby the -
trust is alleged to have a'nsorpeo
leincipal competitor in the SOUTH
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-12-21
THOMAS-M ARSiH ALL

Camden, Ark, Dec. 20.-M SIS 'o'e1,a
Thrones was married to Wllllam n.
Marshall. of Preston, Va, THURSDAY
evening at the rome Of her mothe o
Mrs. Tennie Tomas. Rev. l. ~
owen, IF the Methodist churcn per- =
formed the ceremony. The bride Is
a we'll known young lady in local So
c;a1 circles. The groom is sales man,
aaar Of she Frictionless Metal Co., OF
Chattanooga. =, ,e. o,,e,
the Cotton Belt for Memph s. my
will visit Chattanooga and speha cne
holidays in Preston, Va. AFTER Janu
arv | they will reside in Dallas TEX
as.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-12-21
NOTICES!

Al, banks, members Of the pln i'1
p, n Clearing House Association VIII
bun n,osad Wednesday, December 20,
christmas, legal holiday: uo11sE
PINE BLUFF ClEAhI>G ~
ASc,N BY NJ. E., Bloom
49, -. Manager.
II 81 At. - ass
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-12-21
War Preparations.

Cettinjc, MONTENEGRO, Dec @ 49,
Anstria-Hungry continues to MAKE
most preten;ious war preparations
1 Intensive FORTH cations are BENG
1..nt IN nalmatia and hundreds VI
tr u are arriving daily on steam-
ships converted into Transports
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-12-21

~ A. Baggett. who is Sc years
old, is suffering from near ,-oo West
at the home OF his son, NO LOW w
Fourteenth avenue. His SON :. W. ~
Baggett, is sick with pneumo mn a.
the same place. Another son, w u,halA
bert Baggett, of Hope, and 1T. ~, " nhve
MnMnrtrey. of Rison, with local phs-
s;oians are attending them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-12-21

1,rchia Colclasure and Nina Barnes
,hn .o have been attending the Agrao
cultural school, at Mou. .s,., ho,idays
returned home TIC spend oHs' no''' :
with relatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-12-21
IaDY IS BURNED IN
A GAS EXPLOSION

1 Mrs. A. l.. Oden, of No. 1903 Eas,
ETaird avenue, was painfully burned
about the face and head yes'ei 10Y
morning about o'clock by an eA, ,
Eplosion of gas that had accnmula.eu
In the oven of the stove. A pus
1 sician was called and dressed tne
burns which are not expected ~
1 prove SnrinuS
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-12-21

RORN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Josie
AsInrv No. 20S Georgia last night, a
f;ne son. Mr.. Asbury is confined IN
q hospital at Fulton. No., as the re. e.
sult Of sun'stroke he sustained last
August.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-12-21

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Langford
and con. Jack. of New York, arrived
Yesterday to spend the holidays WIN
Mrs. NJ. E. SpeerS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-12-21

We are, not SO rushed at nlgnts.-
Come down after supper tlll An" ..
KnOx-Wa lker.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-12-21

Mr. and Mrs. ! Leo p. npRoss "a, ana !,
chs ~ arrived i YESTERDAY TON =,
charieston, Miss to- spend ss Wv :.
days with MIR, and Mrs. 1onn
4 ler.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-12-21

Open evenings TN Cnrls'n,as c
Come down after supper nno1 =,
Walker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-09
"CASCARETS" The
BEST LAXATIVE
Thoroughly cleanses your liver
and bowels while you
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(Snecia1 70 The Argns.N

No odds how bad your liver. stom-
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Don't let your stomach, liver and
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cleanse your inside organs of all the
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which is producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happi
ness and a clear head for months. No
more days of gloom and distress II
you will take a Cascaret now and
then All druggists sell Cascarets
Don't forget the chidren-their little
insides need q good, gentle cleansing,
too ADVERTISEMENT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-09
THIS IS THE TICKET
TO VOTE FOR
Democratic Nominations.
National

MA iSNtL.
For PrcsIdent-WOODRO WILSON
of New Jersey.
For Vice President - THOMAS Y.
MARSHALL of Indiana.
STATE.
For Governor-EDwARD F. DUNE.
For Lieutenant Governor - BARRAT
O'HARA.
For Secretary of State - HARRY
WOODS.
For State Auditor-JAMEs J. BRADY.
For state Treasurer - WILLIAM
RYAN, JR.
For Attorney General-P. J. LUCEY.
For ConEressmen-at-Larg WILL
LIAM EZRA WILLIAMS, LAWRENCE
d. sTRINGER.
For United States Senator JAMES
HAMILTON LEWIS.
CONGRESSIONAL.
For Congressman - CLYDE II. TAv-
ENNER.
For Member of the state Board OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY.
JUDICIAL.
For Judge of the Circuit Court
Charles II. Marshall.
LEGISLATIVE.
| For Member of the Legislature-E. l.
WERTS.
COUNTY.
! For Circuit Clerk GUSTAV
BLANKENBURG.
For RecOrder-B. r. sOMMERSON.
For States Attorney FLOYD &c
THOMPSON.
For COrOner-DR. II. G. J. MEYER.
| For SurVeyOr-C. &. HUBBART.
For Probate Clerk FRANK GUS
TAFSaN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-09
BY JOHN FORDHAM.

Special Correspondence of The ArgUs.)
Chicago, Oct S.-The democratic
national campaign is being run on bus
mess principles.
This is statement which at once
challenges proof, particularly in view
of the disclosures brought out dur
ing the past Teek by the campaign
fuld investigating committee of the
United States senate. The testimony
before that committee of Morgan, and
the others, showing that millions of
dollars were contributed to and spent
by the republican campaign. mana
gers, was not of a character to i'm
press the American people with the
cleanliness Of national republican
politics.
1t was for the very purpose of prov
ing a clean bill of health for the
democratic campaign committee that
at the very outset of this campaign
a system of accounting was installed
in democratic national headquarters
that would enable anyone at a mo.
il'ii' . hO'IS' " dS'tl tdlh just "hdt
amount OF money was being spent
and for what purposes it was spent
There is no well established business
office in this community in which af,
fairs are conducted with greater sys,
TEN or order than in the democratic
headquarters in New York and Chi
cago.
The Chicago headquarters is in
charge of Secretary Joseph f. Davies
of the national democratic commit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-09

the purchasing agent, who will buy
whatever is called for in the requisi-
ton through competitive bids. All
disbursements are made by check con-
tinuous.y numbered and as has been
said setting forth the purpose for
which the money was paid This in
cludes salaries of all persons Oh the
pay roll
The system Of accounting is COM
plete and exhaustive Continuous
records are kept of every transaction,
| however, trifiing, in the office. Mr..
Shuman and Mr.. Grossman have com
plete charge and every record must
bear their signed approval. All dis
bursements for every department are
cleared and handled through Mr..
Cheeseman's and Mr.. Shuman's' offices.
There are no sinecures at the Chi
cago headquarters. Everyone en-
ployed there is busy from morning
till night and many of them, from
sheer enthusiasm, work until TAR fhto
the night without extra compensa,
/, tion. There are no high salaries in
the Chicago headquarters. Many
/ heads of departments have made
large financial sacrifices in the In
terest of the cause, and are ioyfully
working 10 and 16 hours day every
day for nothing and paying their owr
expenses into the bargain.
Taking inspiration from the heads
of departments, everyone from the
highest to the lowest In this head
quarters works with added ehthusi
asm. There are about $50 men anC
women and l wish every citizen o
this country could pass through th'
rooms and see with what cheerful
industry each pursues his or her ap
pointed task. l am sure nine out O
10 who saw such an inspiring sigh
would be moved to vote for the maj
who could inspire such devotion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-09
FRANk G. ALIENS TALK.

Frank G. Allen of Moline exponent
Of the bul. moose party r. this dis
riot, opened his Talk by agreeing
with Mr.. Sect in everything the latter
had said about the democratic party.
Re thea attacked the republican par
~ and exposed some OF the inner
workings Of Taft's political machine
in an endeavOr 20 show that it was
rotten 10 the core. He cited the Chi
cagc convention Of August and told OF
various instances whore the Strings
had been pulled TO defraud Roosevelt
and the viii of the people. Taft and
his party. he claimed were tied up
with the interests and should not be
returned TO Office.
He then defended the bull moose
party from the allegation that it was
one-mag affair. He said II was
fouuded on a @principle and that
Roosevelt was the one man in Amer.
lea big enough and brave enough 10
come to the front for principles sake
He expressed the belief that the tar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-09
TaVenner's Daily Bulletin

gressiveism is another thing. No man
can be both at the same time.
The trusts and all other greedy priv
iloge seekers have obtained control of
this country for the reason that men
slip into congress without pledgiug
themselves to the people in advance.
II isn't enough TO know that man is
honest and upright. Nobody doubts
that Searle is that sort of man. but
privilege seekers have gained such
firm grip, that the only absolutely safe
and sure way 10 break their hold is to
send men 10 congress who are willing
. to give a tIat-footed. definite pledge. in
advance, as 70 just exactly where they
stand
We know positively and absolutely
| that Tavenner. in the event Of his cleo
ton. will work against the privilege
! seekers.
/ We can only guess as to what Judge
Searle would do. as he refuses to de
clare himself in advance.
He might line up with the Cannons
annd the Dalzells and the Paynes, who
belong TO the party which dominated
him. or he might align himself with the
insurgents, whose support he now
! seeks.
The privilegeseekers get their stran-
gle hold on the country by knowing.
in advance what men they wanted in
congress.
The people will never win until they
know exactly what kind of men they
are sending to congress.
Tsvenner is q certainty. Searle is
a guess.
Let's make it unanimous for Tav.
Snuer
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-09
POLITICAL TALKS
FEATURE MEET
OF CHURCH CLUB
Trinity Mems Organization
Hears Three Leading Par
ties Defended.
KENWORTHY DEMOCRACY
J. X. Scott Speaks for Republicans and
Frank G. Allen Of Moline for
Bull Moose.

Half hundred members Of Trim
fly Mems club heard an interesting
three-corEyred discussion OF present
dav politics l.. counectlon with the
first OF their meetings OF the year at
Trinity parish house last evening. AS
champions OF the democratic, repub-
lican and bull moose parties respect
i.ely, S Il. Kenworthy. J. X. Scott
and T. G.. Allen, the latter OF Moline,
spoke President j. w Barrett of the
club introduced them in the order
named because OF that being the or.
der OF age OF the parties they repre-.
sent. All Of the speakers received
close attention and applause.
NR KENWORTHy'S TALK.
The democratic champion. S. R
kenworthy, in answering the question
'Why ! Support Wilson" devoted
nearly an hour to discussion OF
facts The keynote Of his talk was
and special privileges for none, this
being. he said the rock upon which
tine democratic party is built. He trac
e. the growth OF the party from its
foundation by Thomas Jefferson anC
other peoples champions and showed
how 30 had never in 'ne Intervening
years lost sight OF its cardinal prin
ciple. The republican party on the
other hand according 70 the speaker
was founded 20 favor the interests anC
one Of the methods employed is the
tariff The party's aim is 10 favor the
Industries and its caBnest attention tC
that end has resulted in the trusts.
Mr. keuwOrthy went on and told o.
tie circumstances surrounding tho
making mp OF the federal constitution
and called that document a CompTO
udsc measure between the principals
OF democracy as set down by Jefferson
and the desires of the interests. De
mocracy demanded provisions curtailinl
and preventing special privileges t
some but the interests we're so strOni
that the document was pruned O
these features and is silent As new
states were admitted TO the union the!
modelled their constitutions after ia,
federal constitution and as a resul
special interests have always flourish
cd I'm Illinois in 1870. the peopl
united and amended the constitutio,
10 incorporate democratic ideas an,
az result Illinois is much better Pre-
tOCtod from the ravishes of the in
tcrosts than most Of the states
HISTORY or TRJ SITS.
The speaker next took up the his
tory of the trusts. showed how che
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-09
Business Principles in
Democratic Headquarters

tee. Under him there is a corps of
assistants and clerks numbering about
$50 persons. Without attempting to
go too deeply into the details of man
agement, let it be said that every
dollar that is received and disbursed
is accounted for with so many checks
and counterchecks that concealment
Of the purposes for which it was spent
is impossible.
Let us say that a head of a de-
p3rtment desires so for the uses OF
his department He must make out
a requisition on a blank provided for
the purpose, stating the purpose OF
the requisition, the person to whom
it is to be paid and the amount. The
head of the bureau then signs his
name The requisition then goes to
/ Secretary Davies, usually with let,
ter or a verbal statement for his
signature Should Mr.. Davies be out
or otherwise engaged, the requisition
must be signed by Irving Shuman
assistant secretary and office mana
ger From Mr.. Shuman's office the
requisition goes to f. NJ. Grossman
( assistant treasurer, who o. K.'s II
/ and makes out a check which also
/ sets out on its face the purposes for
which it is drawn.
When head of a bureau desires
I to purchase supplies or printed mat
/ ter, the same process is pursued ex
! fhot aftar tho ranIiiGitinn hD
been approved by Secretary Davies
or Mr. Shuman, and Mr.. Grossman
! the requisition goes to G. F. Stone
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-09
SEARLE MUST ANSWER

Gus TO know whether their congress
man would support the policies Of
Taft or Roosevelt In a meeting of
committeeman at Mac0mb, you openly
stated that your sympathy was with
the Taft element, and at the same
time you belittled the progressive
movement. You have not denied
newspaper reports TO this effect, so
II is presumed that It is true
In Moline. IL is understood that
you have been offered and have &C
cepted the endorsement of a certain
element Of the progressive party The
voters would be very glad to know
whether you are with Taft or Roose
Welt. and whose policies you expec,
to support il event OF your election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-09
ITALIANS IN EAST
ENDORSE WILSON

New York. Oct. 9.-The Garabaldi
republican organization OF Atlantic
City, with 26O members. has endorsed
Governor Wilson for the presidency.
\. NJ. Ruffu, Jr., president OF the
organization, states that ta.s - -
first time in the history of the club
that they have endorsed anyone for
the presidency who has not been 9
republican.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-09

flGurished under the republican admin
istration and how through the tariff
they we're gradually gaining control
Of the country. He then drew COM
parsons between the democratic plat
form and the republican and bull
moose propagandas. The democratic
plan is 10 abolish the trusts and spe-
cial interests. Taft's platform is mere
tumble of words which convey no
promise worthy of consideration.
Roosevelt, now leader o1 the bull
moose, was elected in 1904 on a plat
form which declared there were no
trusts Now his platform declares
that the government should enter into
partnership with the trusts. If this
plan is followed, it will mean, said the
speaker. that the country will be run
b." the trusts instead of the trusts be
ing controlled by the government.
MR. SCOTI-S SPEECH.
]. K. Scott, speaking for the repub-
lican party, followed Mr.. Kenworthy
On the program. He chose TO talk on
Why Should ] Not Support Taft
rather than IN the affirmative. He ex-
planned that he had been born and
raised a republican, had grown TO
manhood under republican admins
trations for the most part and had
seen the couatry grow and prosper
year by year. He pointed to the ac-
complishments of the party, recounted
the great men who had formed its
backbone and told how II had freed
the slaves Of the south. He attacked
the democratic party as having a
principle that might look well theoret-
ically but would not werk out in prac-
tice and pointed to the panic of 1892
as an example Of what happeHed when
the reins OF government were turned
over to other than republicans.
He bitterly attacked Roosevelt, ex-
ponent Of the bull moose party and
branded him as a dangerous, ambi-
tious man. Regarding ROOSEVELT
theory of enterile into partnership
with the trusts, Mr. Scott said il
would result in the putting Of power
in the hands of the executive sufficient
70 allow him 70 become a dictator il
he so desired. In bold language he
stated that in his belief. Roosevelt has
the inclination 10 be dictator if he
can. Furthermore he stated that the
bull moose party was of traiturous
birth and a one-man party which
should not receive serious considera-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-09
Moline Sunday PressJ

'=eNaAaaN sAAtNa9 AANNSrN
To Charles J. Searle. republican
candidate for congress:
II IS evident 20 all who have studied
present political questions thai a
sharp issue is being drawn between
the policies OF William II. Taft and
Theodore Roosevelt, and it is certain
that their views on paramount issues
are entirely different. and that IL
either one is elected, he will adopt a
line OF procedure in governmental
affairs eatirely different from that
which would be followed by the
other
In view OF this fact, the voters OF
the Fourteenth district are very anxi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-09

Evansville, Ind.-More than 200 pho
tographeTs are expected here to at
tend the national convention of
the Observation-Disclosures Photog-
raphers' association. which will remain
in session for two days.