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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-10
LET'S BE REASONABLE.

The Free Bridge Association in a statement this morning most reason- ably and satisfactorily explains the Free Bridge project and outlines in most convincing style the benefits to be derived from the Free Bridge. The statement is free of personalities or censure. The members of the Free Bridge Association do not find fault with the opponents of the Bridge for their stand, but they put before them ir the right and fair way an argument that cannot help but induce the mem- hers of the Taxpayers Association to stop and think-and then reason the case over in their own minds.
 What can be accomplished for Ief- ferson county by continual wran- gle? The Supreme Court decision was decisive and final. Further agft- ation against the Free Bridge and an additional expenditure of money can accomplish nothing. It is shown by facts and figures that farmers of the north side Of the river are paying as much ferriage at this time to get across the Arkansas river as they would pay Free Bridge tax. They have probably spent more in donating to the anti-Free Bridge fight as they would have to pay Free Bridge tax for all time.
 The Free Bridge is going to be built. That is settled fact. The Bridge Commission will on July g convince the public that a majority of property owners in number. in value and in acreage have signed for h The need of the Bridge is admit rea even by the opponents. Then why stand still and permit other eities and cuunties to reap benefits and enjoy progresa that rightfulIy bslonss to our house county and city
 Its construction Will mean enhanced vaines II realty holdings md increas- ed population, not to apeak of the iaaAy additional industrial plants and zcial hodssa tlzak WIT cume zts HIS ssesion ~ '.
 The Taxpayers Association wil,
 et again today. Just what is to b,
 ER kzS ux.Ea lls<eu Uasaxie 1z.4 aii<,A H.xj
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-10

it is general admitted by lawyers and jurists that any legal effort to stop the building of the Free Bridge now, af ter the Supreme Courts compldtiei ruling in favor Of the legality of the Jefferson County Free Bridge Act. will come to naught.
 When the Taxpayers Association began it's fight against the Free Bridge those who contributed to the fund were told that the Act was il- legal and that united effort on their part would forever put aside the idea of huilding the Free Bridge across the Arkansas near Pine Bluff. They have failed to make good their promise, because the highest tribunal i'll the state has, ruled that the Free Bridge Act is all that is intended for it and no more. Since the decision was handed down many large property owners have signed the Free Bridge petition and declare that they will ilObe OppOSCr It. IliCl1 "NA% 'Aoo specially needed for the Free Bridge Association has had majority all the time, but those who favored it from the start were glad. to see them unite with the Free Bridge people for the sake of harmony if nothing else. X house divided against itself cannot stand.
 The statement of the Free Bridge Association as published this morning is for no other purpose than to unite all the people in the county and city and to work for the best interests of the county and not to promote the in- i terests of any few or to aid individ- ually.
 Read the statement carefully Lay aside all prejudice that you might have against this or that thing or any person and we are sure that you will i come to the conclusion that antag- onistic efforts will bear no fruit. To go forward we must all work for that which means progress and develop ment and stop our petty arguments l and wrangling.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-10
CONCERNING LOYALTY

From the Chicago J0urnal9
 The heir to the Russ an throne has tuberculosis of the knee, and will never walk step without limping.
 One. of the caildren of the King of Spain, anu possible heir of the Spanish throne, is d deaf-mute, and is suspected of be ng more than half an imbecile
 The Crown Prince of Germany is in chronic r0Iw with his imperial father, and is conducting himself n a manner not only unfilial, but cal culated to cause the gIoomiest spec ulations of what will follow his ac- cesls.onl to the throne.
 The heir tc. the throne of Austria Hungary is a distant relative of the reigning monaeh, for the Grown Prince died a violent death aa the re- suit of an unspeakabbe scandle in the imperial house.
 Tn the light of this partial sum- mary of things royal, even the soap box primary selems respectable.
 The faults of democracy are open and overboari. They are real faults, anl merit real condemnation-WIh which they nleVer fail to get The faults af royalty may be hidden under gold lace fer a time, bMr when they do come o,l they make the arrcirs of de mceracy seem respectable and mild.
 It is safer for d people to ilre. gov ernGrs than to breed them. That is the basic reason foig1 the existence of republics,
 It is cheaper for a people to hire governors than to breed them. That is why, as royalty complains com merce is usually republican,
 One may add that people get a much better governing averaging by the hiring process as we'll.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-10
SEVEN HARD HITTERS
Make Five Clean Hits in Gre
 Game This Season.
Bobby 5yrne and Dots" Miller of Sittsnurg, Together With iobItz- ei, 0aubert, Olson, Yerkes and
 Collins in the List.

Hitting out four and five hits in a single game looks like d great task, but it has been frequent this season for the batters in th:3 American and National leagues. To date just forty two players have succeeded in hitting en1 where they ain't and equally di- vided, twenty-one in the American and twenty-one in the National Four Ma tionaI leaguers have piled up five bin gles in a single contest. while three have turned the trick in the Ban John- son organization.
 Four members of the Cardinal team have ciouted out four bingies in d single game. Eddie koney was the first to turn the trick, getting them on April 14, with Miner Brown the op- posing twirler Reb Oakes duplicated the stunt April 2 when he opposed Hnmphries, Keefe and Bagby of the Reds. Rube Ellis was the next Car dinal to get four safeties in one game He did this on May against the Reds, when he banged out single, triple and lifted two into the right field bleachers. Lee Magee gathered four singles on June i.
 The players to hit safely five times in a single game are Byrne and Miller of the Pirates, each collecting four one spots and double Hobby of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-10
Grand Jury To Indict
 Leaders Of Labor Riot
Eight of Them are Charged With Murder at Lake Charles.
 TOuiSiana

Lake Charles, Lay July 9t-The grand iurY has been ordered to con- vene in special session naXt Monday to eorsider the riot last Sunday at Grahow between union and non-union saWmiil workers. n connection with which ten men are held in jail here, eight fharged mioa murder and tWo with favIng melted riot.
 Those heldNn murder charges arr: Arthur L, Emerson, president of jhe Tin. Der Workers Union; Faul Gaitl- way ana .ehn Galloway Gi the GaIl J. way lumber Company, at whose plant The riot occurred; V. r. Spinol, R. q Green, H. E. Turner, r. E. Esell and L. Perry The TWO accused of having melted the riot are John Perry ant R. Perry.
 All of the prisoners, with the ex- ception of Emerson and one of the Perry bear wounds, mostly slight ones, received in the fight No furth- CT outbreak has occurred since Sun day, and last night, upon the advice of Sheriff Reid, the State troops were withdrawn. Two companies had been on the scene.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-10

Reds gathered the same bevy on May ,, while Jake Dauhert of the Superbas did it against the Cubs with three sin gles, a double and home rum There were the only four to turn the stunt in the National league.
 Ivan Olson started the ball rolling in the American league when he hit out five singles off Bill Burns of the Tigers on April 13. Yeri1es of the Boston Red Sox was the next to hang five hits in the Ban Johnson organization This came on April 20, when he got three singles and two doubles. Eddie Col Iins got five singles on May IS in the farce game with the Detroit Tigers.
 Larry Doyle of the Giants has had the most success in hitting the oppos- ing pitcher safely four times in one game The Giants captain has turned the trick three times this season. The first time was April 16, with two sin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-10
AUTO SPEEDiNG

The roliee should put step to reckless auto driving without tut taer delay or some persons VII be Mlled or maimed fCr life. There are seV- raG i,lyenIles-boys especially-wha make a practice of speeding 0r' South Olive Street and other thcrougafares endangering the lives of drivers and pedestrians Monday night young son of a Erominenlt residene of this city. driving big touring car sped around the curve that connects Olive with Walnut street and it was miracle fiat he did not collide with two huggies that were being driven ly ladies, both gniug in fhe same dl- reetinn. Eye witnesses say the lad did not sound warning of his ap- ursach and that ae was going at about twenty miles an hour when he rurued the curve. After barely es- caping one buggy the auto driver ali most crashed into another and, after avoiding Ghem, he never cNecked hls speed, but raced wildly alang to the anazement of others on the street at the time.
 After these reckless boy auto drivers kill seme person 1t will be 100 late to caution ahem. If their parents do not compel them to re- frain from their dangerous speea- maniaeaI sport thia police should t.xa them in and Judge Stewart should fine them heavily in the police court. If the firse offsnse does nov stop them hse fine should be sirefeas- | esi every It me they are araisred The polire sl1ouId patrol some fthe resi- dence streets and wage var agalnst -S q
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-10
PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT
 PUT IN INSANE ASYLUM
JAMES K. HAWKINS, 0F L0j IiS- VILE, OFFERS HIMSELF Ks
 COMPROMISE CANDIDATE
Quit TGb In Louisville P0stoffiee Tn Order To Go To Washington To snootile Gut Differ
 enceS.

Warrington, July 9-James K Hawkins has annou eel his candi- dacy for the presidency on tae Re- publican ticket. He recently gave up his pcsitior in the Louisville, Ky, D2seoffiee SC at he could be free to make the race and came. he e to get President Taft and Colonel Roose- welt to smoothe out their differences and agree on him as eompronu' gls sandidal e. He 1laia met been sue csssiul
 Anycrs interested in aiding Flaw kins can communicate with him at aae Washington Asylum Hospital The police put him there today be- cause, t@ay say, thsy thought man who woul1I give up a job for Pres dent on the. Republican ticker was a subject for observation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-10
Miss Catherine Force
 Soon to Wed
Young Sister ef Mrs. John Jacob As- tor to Become Bride of
 Yeung Broker,
on the scene

New York. July 9-Miss Catherine Force, the pgetty nineteen -year-old sister of Mrs. John Jacob Astor, is soon to wed, according to a report in society this week. The fortunate suitor is said by the intimate friends ot Miss Force to be Henri C. Har- nickeII, Of Brooklyn, successful broker.
 Owing 10 the fact that both families are in mourning plans for the we'd ding are not revealed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-10
FOUR BREAK JAIL
 1T MERIDIAN, MISS.

Meridian, Miss, July 9.-When an attendant entered the run around of the county jail here early today, he found one white man instead of five, four having escaped during the night. while the fifth man, Luther Walters, awaiting action of the grand j.frys on a murder charge, declined to break iaiI The quartetssawsd window bars with case knife. tied blankets together, scaled the rear of the iail ausi dropping into an alley way.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-10
FINE SERVICE AND
 DAINTY APPOINTN

characterize the Busy Bee h ant. It isn't only what you ess that gives zest to your appell's the way the viands are cookeo served. the way the tables loO- way we treat you. Take youI eating here, but waste no time p ting here. Try our Chop sur is a delightful dish. Our prlces not punish your inquisitiveness you ask them. Bring your usss along.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-10

glss, a double and three-hagger. Next came May 1, when he got two singles, q two-hase knock and a home run Five days later he again got two sin gies, double and E three4base hit.
 Ty Cobb of the Tigers is the only player in the American league to get four hits in mTesthan one game sTbe demon Detroitsr has ripped of four ninsIes twice in one game this season.
 Charley Dooin's Phillies' seem to bs gt~ikiug their strida a9atr
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-10

Mrs Claude Graham White. before, her marriage to the English aviator Miss Dorothy Taylor. of New York. who accompanied her husband on an aeroplane trip across the English channel as a finale to their honey moon Theatrip over the channel was Without Incident and at it's end the bride sappearea as cdmposed as if ss1e had made the journeTsby boat. EIdMn. M dredssof admirers cheered her as she Y, U s s-a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
MANY COMPAN|E
LIABLE TO FINE
More Than 400 Corporations
Have Not Returned Taxes
Tor 1917.

More than 800 virginia corporations
nave so far taIsa 10 make their cdr
hofation 'aM returns for the year end
.Rs December 81, 1911. ana ara now
liable 70 ines of $1,000. ana further
bf"stcu'ton- = iarge percei.iage Of
tnc delinqusnt firms are Zig corpor;..
IONS most Of snem located in Ricn-
nond and NorfolE
"Undcr ,he law" said DEPUTY col.
lec'or Thomas T. Meany. March n
"ss the Last day upon which 70 make
leluThs We are instructed ~ III.
depar,mnnt 10 proceed with the prosc-
cution o: IN" dc!iuquenis when our
efforts TO collect The taxes through
the regular channels nave fa0sd. TEf
district attorney has already been III
structcd to take STEPS towards the cu-
porcemeni OF the Law on this score
The delinqucnts represent Aboti, ia
per cent Of the total number Of cor
phraiions III the State. The large in-
shrance anH railroad corporations i'll.
Nariably SETTLE with the revenue a..
Hartmtn, well within tre limits nxcd
~ law ana are nor re,reseure5 =
me list Of those which haye iaficd 10
make returra
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
FIRST PILE DRIVEN
FOR CITY WHARF
Councilman Rogers Begins the
Work-Allport the
Contractor.

Tn" first pile OF the new city wharf
was sent 10 its rnal resting place At
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon bS
Chairman George ". Rogers. of the
Council Committee on Improvement OF
the James River. who pulled the lever
when released the havy hammer OF
the piledriver. The operation was
repeated in turn by John H. Biiley.
Claude L. Batkins, r. |. Peters. John
G.. Freeman and George Bryan. mem
was IN position
the city tug at the foot of ash Street
from the present city wharf, and
steamed down TO Nicholson Street, at
which point the pile-driving took
place. short speech by Chairman
Rogers, in which he spoke Il the sig
nihCance Of the work about 10 he in
nuguratcd, preceded the more la borious
ceremonies With the work thus be-
gun. II Will he pushed TO completion.
The construction OF the wharf az pre-
viously announced, has been undertake
en- by H. NJ. Airport at contra ct
price of s22.999.50.
: resolution was introduced by
John G. Freeman and adopted by the
committee. directing tho city engineer
10 ascertain and report The CO I Of re-
pairing the east gates of the Rich
mond dock recently acquired from the
TriGg bondhodcrs Thc resolution
stated that the repair of tie gates
IS needed 10 accommod shipping.
which under present conditions. is
kept from making use Of the dock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
KIRMESS NETS
$4,000 ? ROF|T
Polo Dance Is Voted the Best Of
the Many Excellent
Productions.

Months Of indcfatigable cNcrt!on and
assiduous labor. by which the finished
performance OF IN. kirmess dancers
was produced. received noble reward
al the box Office. Approximately 81, 900
VAS cleared for the Associated Chari-
ties and the Association for the Preser-
vation Of Virginia Antiquities by the
kirmcss. when expenses OF $1,000 nan
been counted out. These figures. while
approximate. ara thought to he fairly
accurate. The total receipts were di-
ridcd out as follows:
FIRST performance $1,000 20
Second performance ...... 200 90
matinee .-......,........... 900 U9
Last performance ..... 200 90
Voting Tor dances ........... 97l 10
l"tai ....'......... .............. s5,39l 10
n: expenses approximately were $500
for rent of academy OF Music 500 for
bill posters $500 for advertising. si,OOU
for training. making a total OF s2.loo.
The total receipts do not include the
money nettcd by the sale of candy. Gig
arettcs and tiowes during the perform
anccs. This feature will probably
clear $500. In the expenses the hire
OF the orchestra for the four she VS.
was not counted. but this amount Is
not known. Sales of the Kirmess Bull
ictin amounted to $500, but the cost
of publishing ate a large hole in this
sum
BY decree of the voters, the graceful
winaome dancers in the Polo number
wer, acclaimed the most popular. Total
votes received by the dances were:
Polo. fila; London Girls and Chapp'es
3,63S. all others. l.s9s; total votes cast.
9Iil. Votes We're cast at 10 cents
each
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
EQUIPMENT CONTRACTS
Committee oa Electricity Purchases sup
nics tnr MnniuinII plnnI

plies for Municipal tlunt.
Contracts for additional equipment for
the municipal ciectri plant were awarded
by the Committee on Electricity las; night
10 the General Electric Company. Among
other things. the contracts call for trans
former at he power house. which will cost
sl.siato ten street transformers at $50 each
and seventy-one arc lamps OF the new type
Originally the number Of lamps recomme nd
ed was nifty. hui This vas increased so as
to place thir;y-onN on the Southside A
number o. new iishtS In other parts Of The
city were recommended by Consulting En-
Eincer 'rranforG.
Chairman Don Ieavy appointed subcorn-
mittee, consisting OF Mcssrs. Jones. Atkin-
son and Sca'on. to take charge OF emergen-
cies and other matters within the scope
of the committee which require immediate
attention.
Mr. Trafford wa. authorized to proceed
with foundation work FOR the steel towers
to b> used for conveying power over the
Chesapta and Onto Railway comnany.s
tracks. and also 20 MAKE necessary cxcava-
lions Tor connecting The City Hall With the
new plant othtr public buildings will be
connected as soon ~ practicable.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
RESENT ATTACK
ON RA|LR DAD
Failure to Act on Monument
Avenue Plans Due to Green's
Negligence.

Members OF the Council COMMITTEES on
Streets say that there is no foundation
ioT The attack on the Riohmond Fred
ericksburs and Potomac railroad In an
Interview given Gu, by Z. Francs
Green real estate agent. yesterday.
hir Green mas twice come h,foro ,be
''Ecet committee ana proposed 20 ex-
tend Monument Avenue in a s,raipI,
iht lpF three miles into tho countv MS
III .r Icing That If the city would pay
W. > foroes $4,000 for the right oil
"ay or certain streets through MS
'i"t'' iylnS th' present head of Mon
I 'lhen' Avenue. a. the E1Sencath Road.
" COR Hrccni wuuld secure. the doiIa-
ZION oil AL other land needed. fl de.
( hsiontd mat there was nothing tanE1-
"'r h'-'-}re tic committee on which /,
/ could act save Nj GREEN'S verbal sat-.
| H'h'. MI Forbes, VINO was present AZ
/ 'hS meeting. mad never seen the decd
/ Pl2Pos!Hf 10 convey part OF hts prot,.
+ t''E' ahl could not say ofHhand whether
NJ W'Hid ACCEPT it. nor was Mr.. Green
( a"S 20 present the releases Of the
''n.i hF9peIty owners in writing.
- DnHe' sneaking for the Richmond
"shHrs and Potomac Railroad
u'i.a' htd ihat Mr. Grsen had secured
~ releases through the railroad mon.
er'Y and raised Inc u,es,ior xxx,
SE9Fs!ns the Belt Line tracks savinn
lhe road would oppose a crossing. -;
Sia't since none ni tn see points he,
HseH considered, all papers were 10.
tei'ea - q subcommittee 10 consul, H.
'reeh' Mr. Forbes and o,h.rs ana brtns
~ fcport on which The comnit,o,
could act.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
RICHMOND TOHAvE
ANOTHER RAILROAD
Iidewater and Western Line
Plans to Enter
City.
MAY BRIDGE JAMES RIVER
President Williams Says Road
Will Be Raised to Standard
Gauge.
MAY BRIDGE JAMES RIVER

Another railroad Is to be added to
the list of those entering iAchmond,
The Tidcwater and Western railroad,
now operating between Bermuda hun
dred, on the James River, and Farm
vile. Prince Edward county. will eX-
tend its track and run trains into
Richmond at an carly date. Contirma-
ton of the report that survey ls
being made to ascertain the cost OF
the extension and the best possible
route was made last night by Presi-
dent Langborne Nj. Williams.
The road is at present Il narrow
gauge. but It will be standardized.
The proposed plan is to build line
leading from the Tidewater and West
crn. at Flat Rock, to Midlothian.
From this point IT will follow the
route of the old horse car line. which
in the early hfties carried coal from
the Midlothian fields TO the wharf
along James River. This route par
allels the Midlothian Turnpike and
strikes Swansboro at the head of Hull
street. II crosses over to Stockton
street and down that street 10 the wa
ter front.
The Tidewatar and Western Rail-
road Company is operating under all
old charter which gives it the priv
lege of building branch lines. not to
exceed fifty miles. whenever It chooses,
covered in the francnis. That the pro-
posed line will come down this street
is almost certain.
Several fine sites for a terminal
could be located II is even rumored
that prominent railroad man has an
option on solid block for this very
purpose Should the company decide
t" cross the river and enter the city
rroper. It will 1t was said by Mr..
Williams. construct It's own bridge
across James River.
The survey being made by a corps
of engineers under Il. B. Seymour, Is
already under way, and will he nm
ished within q very fcw weeks
The proposed extension Is about
twenty miles In length and will pass
through fine farming section. and
one that Is being rapidly opened to
suhurha mites. The line can be cheap
Is constructed it is said. for in fact.
Tor more than half the distance the
Ioadbed has been practically built
The officers OF the ridewatcr and
Western are: Langborne NJ Williams.
president: Colonel 7. Il. NJ. Talcott.
Nicerresident and general manager
and @. NJ Wilson, secretary and
treasurer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
DELAY GRANTED IN
DEATH SENTENCE
Respite for Clarence Nixon, to
Permit Governor to Look
Into New Evidence.
WANTED IN MASSACHUSETTS
Prisoner Will Be Held for Re
quisition-Rules Require Ger
nhcates on Hog Shipments.

Four weeks more Of life was grant
ed yesterday By Governor Mann 10
Clarence Nixon. colored, who was un-
der sentence of death tomorrow in
the electric chair. The ropr!eyc is un-
til May II.
II. H. Bagby, of Norfolk, appeared
at the Office of the Governor yester-
day with petition, numerously sign
ca. asking for clemency on the ground
that doubts exist as to the identity OF
Nixon with the man who committed
the crime--criminai assault. The Of
i ense occurred in Norfolk county.
The Governor decided to look
further into the claim Of mista ken
Identity. and in order TO do 50, he
postponed the execution,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
BAR HOG CH0L ERA
VIII Prevent Shipment Into stntc With
out Certificates.

State Veterinarian j. G. torneyh ough.
at the direction OF the Live Stock San
iiaiy Board. has promulgated new rules
recurring that no hogs shall be admit
ted to this State unless accompanied
by certificates from veterinarians that
they are free from cholera ana have
not com> from infected surroundings.
The design OF course. rs 10 protect Nir-
ginia hogs from Infection
Another regulation is that all hogs
sent TO slaughter houses mast be killed.
This Is done TO prevent the retention
of some animals from tha slaughter
pen which might spread cholera.