Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-04
And Signatures of Persons Who Own No Property in
 Jefferson County.
ON BRIDGE PETITIONS
Railroads Have Never Contributed One Gent Towards Fund For
 Figilting the Free Bridge.

We have deemed it advisable to let the MISLEADING STATEMENTS recently published go uncontradict- ed until such time as we could show indisputable evidence of FRAUD.
 Signatures favoring the formation of the Jefferson County Bridge Dis trlct, when signed by bona fide prop crty owners in the county, are the same as ballots in an election.
 Act Number PA, known as "The Free Bridge Law" defines who has the right to sign or cast a ballot.
 The Jefferson County Free Bridge Commissioners have held an election. The ballots have been cast, and by unanimous vote of the commission CTS, the polls were declared closed.
 The ballots were inspected and counted by the commissioners and a list made of those who had voted the votes were counted and it was found that there had been 2,8SO votes cast. The ballots were then placed in the vaults of the Citizens Bank, subject to the inspection of any prop erty owner in the county between the hours of nine and twelve and two anu llNC tdCu udy, lHt lISDcCtlOu lO be made in the presence of one of the Commissioners.
 The Commissioners then adjourned until Monday, August 18th, 1912 We asked for more time 10 prepare our contest or evidence of fraud. and were promptly refused. We find that Ia large number of the signatures for the bridge are FORGERIES, and that the names FORGED are those of SMALL PROPERTY OWNERS, and we will be able to prove the fact by sworn testimony, even in the lim- ited time given us to prepare our con- tests
 We find what purports to be the signature of property owners who have long since crossed to the UN- KNOWN SHORE In one instance there is a woman who died March 9, 1911, and coffin was furnished for her by local undertaken. This was previous 70 the passage of the Free Bridge Act.
 We find there are large number of repeaters, some of whom have vot- ed even four times
 MT. Meyer Solmson, editor of The Graphic, voted twice First on peti- tion number 65 in package number 3, and next on petition number 70 in package number g. This statement may be verified by any property own CT in Jefferson county by demanding to see the original petitions at the time and place and in the manner stated above. Make this demand to the President, MT. w. D. Hearn or the Secretary, Mr. Ed Howell. The following are repeaters from one to four times, besides many others: A. Frederick, T. J. Jacks, A. H. Good Joe, J. N Duckett, R. Y. Longley, James Green, Parker Foster, Hattie Bailey, Will H. Anderson, J. M. An derson and our friend MT. J. w. San ders
 We do not mean to cast any re- lefection on MT. Solmson, MT. San- ders, CT any of the others who have voted more than once, nor do we think they would Intentionally do anything dishonorab!e.
 We also find that there are large number of persons who have signed for the bridge who do not now, never have or, perhaps, ever will own any real estate. All of the above men, toned class of signatures have been counted as vote in the 2SSO cast in favor of the formation of the Jeffer-