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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04
l5,OOO NAMES
 THE GOAL FIXED That Number of Sign lures to Bond Petitions to Be
 Secured.
MANY ARE SENT IN
Petitions Are Being Circulated at All Important Points in the State
 And Interest Aroused,

Little Rock, Ark, April 3.-Consid- crable enthusiasm is being shown 1 tn onghout the state in regald to the movement to secure the initiative pe- titlons for submitting the bond amend melt to the voters at the general election in September.
 A1 the headquarters in tae sity hall of Little Rock, which was selected be- cause of its convenient location and ccntrality in respect to other points in the State. the petitions are begin ming to come in by the hundreds
 At every important point in the state the petitions are being circulat- ed and indications are that great number of voters favor the moyemenl without question. Realizing that nj nicipal progress is impossible witt cut the bonding power, the votere throughout the state have declare. themselves in favor of the new amendment by signing the petitions.
 Although many hundreds of names have been secured in the short time that the initiative petitions have been circulated, there still remain num- Der to be secured in order to be on the safe side in securing them before the limit expires, the leaders are try ing to total more than 15,000 sigma tures before April 15 As onc-eighth of the qualified electors in the State have to petition in order to make the submission valid, the bond amendment convention decided to try for mar gin of nearly three thousand above that figure.
 It is desired by them that this to- tai be reached within the next week. The initiative petitions are to Je sign ed by all voters regardless Of party lines or residence. Any one that will be responsible for a position sheet may obtain one from Mayor Taylor's office in the city hall. When filled with names, as there are only 43 spaces on each sheet, they have to be sworn to and then returned to the headquarters. When the whole num- Der is secured the total list of sigma lures is filed Witb the secretary of state. who then authorizes the sub- mission at the general election in Sep- tember.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04
MAND0T WILL
 FIGHT RIVERS
French Market Kid Hopes to Pave
 Way to Battle With WOlgast.

New Orleans, La., April 3,-Joe Mandot. better known in the South as the French market kid" has been something phenomenal and who as- sp!red to unseat Ad Wolgast for his
 Lightweight throne showed that he is wade f stegner stuff than dreams are made of, when this morning he sign
 l art.5,es te meet Joe Rivers, Cal;-
 rnia'G Mexican sen sation, in a 'Nenty-round bout. The mill is to take o'ace in a To Angeles Club. M1n- dots followers here a-e cogn.zant O.. the fact ,shat Rivers, reXt to the ohampi7 7n Wolgast .mself. is the toughest nut in the pugilistic grove. They reascn, however, that if Mandct can crack him, there is absolutely no one between their favorite and a meeting with the title holder. Man dCt showed his nerve and grit when he was practically knocked out in the second round of his fight with Owen Moran by stalling through the re- mainder until the eighth when he box ed his way to victory.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04

Train serv.ce on that line has been discontinued until further notice.
 Through trains from Little Rock to Alexandria are being de+oHreQ by way of Talula, La, over the Y. z. and F. railroad to Monroe, and the add q mileage necessary to be covered hv the trains causes them to run behind schedule.
 General superintendent M, M. Riteh Q, of Little Rock, passed through the city yesterday in his pr-Vate car, on route to the flooded district to make q careful survey of the situation and take necessary steps to keep the trains moving.
 A short subsidiary line of the Mountain n Missouri has also dis continued train service on account of '.he high water.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04
ARKANSAS CITY
 MAYOR IS HERE
Says Reports of Flood Scare at Ark ansas City Are Exaggerated But
 He Brings His Family Here.

Declaring that newspaper reports concerning the flood situation were greatly exaggerated, Mayor A. Drei- dell of Arkansas City, who came here yesterday to bring his family for a few days visit, denied that the town of Arkansas City was In any more danger of being overflowed than any other city on the river, and stated that the people living in the little city were not worried half a much about the flood as those who had interests there but were residents of other cities.
 "A few people have left there.' said MT. Dse.dell, but they were men who had been employed in the num- erous small mills in the vicinity of Arkansas City. which had been fore ed to close down on account of beng unable to get logs from the woods due to the heavy rains, which had made the reads impassible.'
 The water last night at Arkansas City was 51.2, little less than two feet below the r.se of 1903 One or two firms are taking some goods away, said the mayor, but for the reason that train service may be stopped if the water gets much higher. The levees are in better condition than they were during the last rise and unless the riv- CT breaks all records no serious re- suits are seared.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04
SAYS lEYEE CANNOT HOLD Colonel Emery Issues State ment Advising the
 Railroads. 43 FEET AT MEMPHIS Government Boats are Sounding Warnings Up and Down
 the River.
43 FEET AT MEMPHIS

Memphis, Tenn., April 3.-Forecas- ter Emery, of the local weather bu- i reau. announced this afternoon that the levee cannot hold Up to 3 late hour tonight the levee was still in- tact.
 No warnings have been issued yet from the government office, although Forecaster Emery has advised the railroads, penetrating the St. Francis basin to be prepared for a flood, and to aid in spreading the warning of the coming disaster.
 The flooding of the St. Francis basin, if it comes, will doubtless cause a large loss of life and do mill lions of damage to property.
 The liver here tonight stands near the 43 foot mark. colone! Emery says he has been of this opinion for sev- eral days and issued this warning only after the engineers office had failed to do so. The engineers are of the opinion that the levee will withstand the pressure of the flood Old, river men today took the same stand as Colonel Emery, saying it is the worst flood they have seen in years.
 Following the warning by Colonel Emery steps were immediately taken to spread the news to those living be- hind the levee The Rock Island and Gotten Belt railroads are assisting in spreading the news.
 Tonight all of the government fleet composed of a half dozen steam boats with 300 men, left for points up and down the river to aid in holding the levee intact and making rescues of those in danger.
 If the levee should break the loss of life and property will no doubt be great as the inbubitants have made nc preparations ft1 leaving.
 Crowds of refugees from the sur- SOuitiy oWdl ACU luC llfCi front, having come in boats from nearby towns.
 In North Memphis the situation i' becoming worse hourly. Hundreds were forced to leave their homes today in boats. Street car service in this part of the towrt is suspended.
 Though most trains were late today the train service is improved. All ef- forts to combat the flood in the city have been abandoned, and the A foot stage, which is predicted by Friday, will lay much larger area under wa ter
 Early this morning the gas supply in North Memphis was completely cut off. The plant which supplies this district is flooded and officials an- nounce they will not be able to re- sume until the water recedes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04
GOOD OLD SPRING TIME HAS
 ARRIVED

Good old spring t'me has arrived and now is the time to plant your garden and farm. We have the larg- est and Lest selected garden and field seeds that we have ever had. We carry from ten to fifteen thous- and mammoth S ze paper seeds and nearly everything in bulk seeds. Al kinds of fancy seed corn, sorghum kaffir corn, german millet, dwarf essix rape, timothy clover and a. falfa, Triumph, N. Y. Rose and early Ohio seed Irish potatoes just arrived. A fresh shipment of onion sets. have received 100 bushels of bunch yams seed sweet potatoes We are headquarters for everything m the staple and fancy grocery hne' also fresh vegetables every week, g've us a call.
 Yours truly,
 d tf. MCCAIN GROCERY co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04
DEMOCRATS WIN
 AT HOT SPRINGS

Hot Springs, April 3.-There were but two contests on in the city elec- tion yesterday, the other candidates having no opposition. Leo McLaugh- lin, the Democratic nominee fer city attorney. wa. opposed by Sam McCon- nell Republican, running as an in dependent, while Al Gunther, the Democratic nominee for alderman from the Third ward, was also op- posed by another independent Repub- lican, IF A. Spaulding. The result of the election was a victory for the en- tire Democratic ticket.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04
CAL P, RODGERS WAS
 KILLED YESTERDAY
AerOplane Fell From Height of 95O Feet Into The Surf at
 Long Beach.

Los Angeles, Ca., April 3-Colonel C. P. Rodgers, the ocean to ocean aviator, first man to cross the con- t nent in an aeroplane, was instant ly killed shor:ly after 3 o'clock this afternoon at Long Beach, when his aeroplane plunged 250 feet into the ocean in front of the Lang Beach bath house.
 The surf where he fell was but two feet deep and only 200 yards from the park where Rodgers landed on completing his trip across th7 continent several months ago. Rods CTS, neck and back were broken.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04

there is another flood rise on the way down the Ohio above Cairo and as all the rivers tribuatory to the Mis sissippi have been swollen by rains there is still every prospect Of the highest water on record at New Orleans before April 15, when the crest of the present flood will reach that city.
 The heavy rains over the water sheds of the Ohio. Mississippi and Missouri rivers the past few days have produced the present acute stage. rlse Ohio is rising at Pittsburg and today overfloWed a section of that city. At Cincinnati the same stream is at fioOd stage, with higher water promised for tomorrow. The Kentucky continues to pour a huge volume of water into the Ohio at Carrclton, Ky. promising a flood stage, for the second time with in week at Louisville at points south The Cumberland is sending a flood into the Ohio at Paducah.
 Build Temporary Leyee.
 Vicksburg, Miss. April 3.-Prepara- tcry to meeting the increasing rise in the river which now seems sure of flooding many portions of the levee, the Yazoo and Mississippi railroad started in a surveying party and put a number of labol CTS to work today to construct a temporary levee shutting in the main buildings and grounds of the railroad shops from the approach ing flod.
 The planters 1n all sections of the delta continue to bring out their stock and cattle and many. of them are plan ming for long siege of feeding in the hill plantations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04
FLOOD SITUATION GROWING WORSE Water is Gradually Cover ing Large Area of
 Country. SMALL LEVEE BROKE Cairo ILL, High and Dry But Many Other Nearby Towns Ire
 Inundated.
SMALL LEVEE BROKE

St. Louis, Mo-, April 3 -Cenditions ln the flood drainage districts near Cairo, H., are hourly becoming worse and it is inevitable that tho 5rea of the inundlte districts will bf greatly enlarged within the next 24 hours. The swollen tributaries of the Ohio river ale pouring vast volumes of ov- erfloW water, increased by the water flowing from the Cumberland moun- tains, and this in conjunction with the flod waters of the Ohio and Ms issip- pl, at and above and below Cairo makes it certain that the drainage dis tricts above Cairo will be flooded by tomorrow. The north levecs are being patrolled tonight and hund. eds of workers are bu:ily engaged in strengthening them. Over 3 thousand workers were brought in today.
 While the city of Cairo itself seems to be in no immediate dangeH flood conditions surrounding that section are becoming more desperate. Cairo and the drainage district on the north are the only dry places for miles up and down the river
 The ministers in Cairo are using every endeavor to quiet the people and reassure them against any danger The crest of the present r.se is ex- pected at Cairo Friday
 Many victims of the waters are out of supplies and many are 1narooned in flooded territory. Many boats are engaged and bringing out people and live stocF, but in numerous places bus, Ky. toni?lt reported only one dry spot ill town The city is entirely out of meat and relief must come by boat The 1evee at Greenfield: Landing, Mo-, broke last night and another new section has been added to the vas. territory under water.
 - At Hickman, Ky conditions are worse, and a serious break in the government levee is imminent
 Indications are that the Illinois river from Peoria to it's mouth will rise gradually and the Mississippi from Hannihsl to St. Louis will rise more rapidly
 New Madrid Mo-. is completely in undated and the toWni scut off from communication with the surrounding places except by long distance tele- phone.
 Reports tonight tell of flood eondi- tions as far south as Vicksburg and Baton Rouge. Already farmers in < the vicinity of Vicksburg are arriving in. that city to escape the rising wat CTS. Live stock and household goods have been moved to higher ground. At Natchez, Miss, the water stands at 45'3 tonight, at Vicksburg, 467. at Baton Rouge 33.1.
 At New Orleans today north wind reduced the rise of the river so that the reading Wednesday morning was cne-f,fth of foot less than on Tues day, being 165 feet. However, reports of the weather bureau indicate that
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04
SALINE WASHES BRIDGES
 OUT SOUTH OF LEOLA

Leola, April 3.-The Sal is re- ported higher here than at any time for several years The waters of smaller streams were higher here last night than for at least ten years. Two emall bridges south of town are washed away and fierce that has not been molested for several years is completely demolished, causing con- siderable less to farmers
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04
Trains Are Stopped

Bulletins have been issued from the general office of the Iron Noun tain at Little Rock to all agents i'm structing them not to sell tickets or receive any freight for points on the branch line between Lake Village and Hamburg on account o' the high water which covers the
 tracks between those two points
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04

Mrs. J. A. Allen and daughter Mrs. Annie May Batterton, and Mrs Charles Haycock went to Little Rock yesterday for brief visit w tn friends, after wh oh Mrs. Batterton will return to her home in Gooding Ohio, and the other ladies will re- turn to Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04

The contract for installing the sewer pipe in District No. 15 was let yesterday morn ng to Robinson Brothers, the local plumbers. The contract price will be about $6'SOo. Work will begin within the next fifteen days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04

MT. and Mrs. LeO\M Andrews went to Little Rock yesterday for a brief visit with friends and returned home last night
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04

Attorney F. G. Bridges spent yes- terday in Little Rock transacting le- gal business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04

Harry Hanf returned last night from few days visit to relatives in Little Rock. Mrs. Hanf and little daughter will remain there several days longer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-04

B. H. Roberts, will leave today fo' Memphis for visit of several days
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
MANDAN MAY HAVE
MUNICIPAL. Plant
STREET LIGHTS FOR MANDAN
PROPOSED At SPECIAL
MEETING.

MANDAN, Nov. faction that may
result IT, the streets OF Mandan being
lighted at the pumping station of the
waterworks system north OF the city
was started at a special meeting OF
the members OF the city commission
held on Tuesday afternoon.
While the plans for such a change
are still immature, it is stated that a
trunk line will be erected from the
plant to some place in the city, pre-.
sumably the city hall property, and
that switch boards will be put il
which will contTol al of the street
lights on the city and a number more
which may be added.
The engines and dynamo at the city
waterworks power plant are capable
of generating more than enough cleo
tricity to run all tire street lights in
the city, is the statement made by one
city official. The cost of operation OF
the plant would be very little more
than at present, and the city would
save approximately $4,000 which is
now paid annually for streetlighting
The cost Of putting in the wiring Is
one that would total a considerable
figure. The present street wiring and
Lights are worth about $500 but
whether these could be taken over OF
not is a question. 1t is expected that
the matter will be discussed at a meet
ing of the city commission to be helt
On Monday evenin.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
S1U1SMAN Was
uU E I'LL -.
At washington
CHAIRMAN OF RAILROAD COM.
MISSION HAD EXTENSIVE
EASTERN TRIP.

MANDAN, Nov. Wv. II. Stutsman,
president of the state railway commits.
sion, has returned from a months
stay in the east, where he witnessed
many interesting and important hap
penings. Mr.. Stutsman went primar
i.y to attend two important hearings
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. one concerning the new elias
sification of freight by the western
roads, known as Classification No. 81,
the other in connection with the at
tempt 10 lower, or regulate express
rates, at both 0 f which hearings he
was present. Mr.. Stutsman will EN-
body an interesting account of them
in his annual report Of the railroad
commission to Governor Burke.
After his business was completed
in Washington, d. c., Mr.. Stutsman
went to Boston and New York. The
most interesting event OIL his trip to
the latter city was an afternoon sQent
at the notorious Becker trial, he being
present when the final evidence vas
submitted and hearing Shapiro's ties.
timany. Mr.. Stutsman says it was nc
easy matter to obtain access to the
court room and that perfect order was
maintained within. The jury went
out the day he left end he heard the
verdict on the train the morning after
it. was returned at midnight.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02

as / did TO Col. Whitehead. When l
helped Mr.. Packard | had no idea he
would soon be engaged in u sly fir.
tat!on with Alex Mckenzie. or that he
would be in open brazen alliance with
Dune McGillis, McKenzie's present
right hand man, or that he would be
engaged in a contract to deliver Nc.
Kenzie's man Hughes into the state
senate. Could | have forseen these
developments Mr.. Packard would have
been shown the door without cere-
mony.
Finally as to the matter OF abuse to
which the goodly brother loves to re.
fer. Nobody has INDUCED in abuse ex.
cept perhaps Editor Packard. 1t is
true | have stated some plain facts. |
have been compelled to brand one his
statements a lie, and that word always
sounds harsh. Eut | think The occas.
ion demands such an answer.
1t is possible that according to Mr..
Packard's code OF ethics, 1t is a mere
passing pleasantly to charge a man
with betrayal of friends and cowardly
surrender of principle. I cannot 50
regard it, When any such statement
is made, involving me, even indirectly
it will be handled without gloves, and
1t Is a matter OF indifference to me
who Is hit.
p. e. BYRNE,
Chairman Democratic Committee, Bur.
leigh county.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
GERMAN ~POST0FFlCES.
4 Sarcastic Writer Frees His Min
About Their Methods.

The postoffices in Germany are pecu.
liar institutions. says Il. Harris Deans
in the Wide World Magazine. They
are a farsighted people. the Germans,
aud they allow for expansion. If
there are any postotices in the coun-
try of less than three stories. | must
have overlooked them. Every floor is
divided into about four departments.
and every department has about Il doz-
ell offices.
In some Of the smaller towns where
business Is not very brisk the staff
consists of one official. You have to
make an appointment with him il you
want to be served. Entering Oh the
ground floor you run round and tap
with your money ut every pigeonho!e
until he answers. Yon then ask him
for q stamp. whereupon he orders you
to 90 to No. ! pigeonholc and wait
there till lie comes. You wait patient
~ for about five minutes and then he
pops his head out Of No. 3 and wants
to know If you've gone to sleep. When
you ask for Il five cent stamp he says,
"Oh. | thought it was IL penny one you
wanted and instructs you to try ut
No. 7. At No. 7 he probably discovers
he has run out Of Eve cent stamps and
you have to 20 to windows No. 8 and
No. II and get two two cent ones and
a one cent.
BY this time you are getting quite
friendly, and when you ask him where
the telegraph Office is he Will probabl"
get out his guidebook and hunt the
place out for you. He may even offer
to take you there himself, as he's the
telegraph clerk as well and has got to
get there anyhow: i'll order to attend to
you.
The Germans themselves VIXEN they
go to buy Il stamp make a day Of it
and take their lunch with them. 1t IL
quite Il pretty sight to see the mother
and a group Of children sitting on the
stairs. eating their bread and sausage
and wondering whether father will re.
member them when he comes back
with the stamp.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-02
WATER WILL BEAR you UP.
Always Remember This and Learning
to Swim Will 30 Easy.

You can teach yourself to swim. and
you can do it in an hour or less. l
know plenty Of people who have done
1t by following carefully these direc.
tons:
First and foremost, fix this thought
clearly In your mind-the water will
bear you up. 1t Is fear and struggle
that Invariably send Il person to the
bottom. The best way to acquire conf.
dence that makes for courage and fun
Is. 60 squnrely and reasonably ut 1t.
Begin in still water: the old swim.
ming pool on the farm is Just the place,
Wade out until your shoulders are GOV
cred. squat a little and get yourself
wet all over.
Don't be the least atom afraid. even
If Il little water does get into your nose
and ears; wade out Il little farther un.
til you are up to your chin, and nov
your toes will begin to leave the bot.
tom Of the pool. DO not be alarmed
This shows you that you are n little
lighter than the water. Now lift your
chest and with the muscles Of your
stomach breathe deep. stretch your
arms out to form the letter II Of your.
self. stiffen your backbone and hollow
your back as though suddenly you were
q very important and digniied person.
Your toes have come up to the surface
now. Lean your head back freely as
far as you can keeping your mouth
| shut.
Lie back with absolute confidence.
and there you are floating. Keep your
backbone stiff. gently paddle with your
hands. and you are swimming. Make
toward the shore. of course. Then try
1t all over again. This time kick with
your feet gently; strong strokes might
turn you over and brighten you. Keep
your balance and practice two or three
times in straight succession.
The next thing that you will be learn.
Ing is the ~" stroke. Kick out until
both legs are like the letter V. shut
them together like the blades Of a pair
of scissors (which give n strong drive
ahead). then draw them up sidewise
like Il frog and kick persistently out
again. Then try making your legs 20
as If you were climbing up stairs. AL.
ways remember the water will bear
you up. and the great and only diff
Guilty about swimming will be out Of
ynur Way.=Christinn Herald. Q