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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21
"DUTCH' JONES STILL
 ALIVE AT MIDNIGHT

Little Rock. April 20.-Constable Dutch Jones, who was shot by Ser geant of Police w. I. Campbell, We'd nesday night, was still alive at the city hospital at midnieh5 and his con dition is considered critical The at tending physicians do not believe he can recover but there may be d change fo" the better.
 J. F. Cheek, of Pine Bluff, who re ceived a bullet through his hand dur ing the duel between the two officers, left the hospital this afternoon and returned to his home in Pine Bluff to- night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21
CAVER WILL CARE FOR INCREASING
 BU SINESS
Installs Large Supply of Additional
 Machinery.

l.. F. Caver, the we'll known Dry Cleaner, in order to care for his rap idly increasing business mas enlarged his Main street. place by annexing q one story brick cleaning room, where with the addition of large supply of new machinery, he has combined his shops and promises with the as- sistance of one more wagon, which will roll Monday to give his trace better and promper service and that at a living price. Caver is a good and hard working negro who thor oughly understands his place as to race, and, expresses many thanks to the good white people of Pine BluT. who without prejudice have given him their liberal support for these years says if he is anything the people of this town have made him that and feels that he belongs to them ana wants them when anything goes wrong to make kick.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21
THREE RESCUED PASSENGERS ON TITANIC SAW STEAMSHIP
 OFFICIAL GET IN.
A SAILOR TOLD THEM
Who Ismay Was-Jumped From Sink ing Steamer and Were Res
 cued From Sea.

New York, April 20-Edward Tor kins, Victor Sunderland and Patrick O'Keefe, third class passengers on the Titanic and among the last to leave the boat when it was sinking, declar ed today that Bruce Ismay was in one of the first life boats to leave the Iii tanic, and that many people who could have gotten in the boat with him were prevented from doing so Torkins says he rushed to where the life boats were being lowered and just as the life boat in which Ismay was seated was being lowered into the sea, a sailor turned to him and said:
 Well, there goes the boss. There's only sixteen in the boat but they won't let anybody else get in.'
 Torkins says he asked the sailor who he meant by the boss. The mar answered:
 Why Ismay, don't you know Is- may, he is the head of the line and by God if he's going so am l." Torkins says the sailor manned the next boat
 Torkins, Sunderland and O'Keefe jumped from the ship a short time before she went down. They swan te an upturned boat which was floating few hundred yards away. Severa others swan to this boat and clingins ito the bottom of the boat they drifted about until picked up by the Car. pathia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21
MADE MERRY
 AND THEN DIED ASSISTANT STEWARD TELLS OF BEFORE DISASTER.
TOASTED THE SHIP
"Let's Drink to the Mighty Titanics Proposed By Dr. O'Laughlin,
 Greeted With Cries.

New York, April 2o.--Propp4 up l by pillows in bed at St Vincent Hospital this afternoon Thomas Whiteley, an assistant steward of the Titanic told an International News re- porter the story of the scene in the dining room of the ship on the night of the disaster. He said:
 "It was the gayest night of the trip among the diners. We had made great time and the probability was the trip would be a record breaker. Orders had been issued Sunday to make the dinner the finest ever srved on a ship regardless of expense and the or ders were carried out. I believe it was soon after half past six when' the passengers strolled in. MT. Ismay sat at the table a few feet away of the table of MT. and Mrs. Astor. He was ill a corner. The Astor table was to the right and the captains table was in the center. At MT. Astor's table, Dr. O'Laughlin, the ships surgeon, was seated with his assistant. There were some other people there, but l do not know who they were.
 Soon after the dinner was served the fun commenced. Wine was sary- ed at the Astor table and the convar- sation was very interesting The cap tain talked and joked with Mir. Aston and occasionally MT. Ismay spoke The one topic of the conversation was the new boat, and the speed she was making. I did not see the captain drink anything and l do not think he ever indulged. As dinner pro gressed the gayety increased and believe some bets were made as to the speed of the boat. At one time Dr O'Laughlin stood up and raising glass of champagne cried: ets drink to the mighty Titanic
 With cries of approval everybody stood up and drank the toast. be- lieye it was generally believed by all those at the tables that he Titanic would raach New York late Tuesday Q, Wednesday, morning and The cap tain and other officers were planning a big banquet after landing. The dlh- ner broke up shortly before o'clock and the men retired to the smoking !. room, while some of the women went to their staterooms and others strall' ed along the promenade.
 "We cleared the dining room al about 10 o'clock and soon after went to he'd, to be awakened by the shock when she struck the iceberg. When last saw the captain he was in the water, trying to place baby Tn one of the life boats, crowded with people. Some women tried to drag him on the boat, but he pulled away rom k4hem and said: Save yourselves x ] saw him go under and he never came up." .alslsS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21
Over 20 Feet at N. Q.

New Orleans, April 19.-The stage of the Mississippi river here this morning is 20 feet fivetenths below the record of 1903. Alt the Canal street ferry bags have been placed about the entrance to the carriage drive way to keep the wave wash of passing boats from Iilocding the street.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad fer ry house at the foot of Esplanade has been dyked to keep out the flood, tracks have been elevated over the lines of sand bags and the right of way ditched where water is flowing out into the street. Tne rear wait ing room of the ferry building is under water, and passageway has
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21
EXPECTS SUPPORT ALL PROGRESS|VES ROOSEVELT AT LITTLE ROCK SAYS HE IS FIGHTING FOR
 PEOPLE TO RULE.
TO PREVENT FLOODS
And Disaster Caused By Them is Pol icy of the PrOgressiveness
 He Represents.

Little Rock, Ark, April 2O-Col- onel Roosevelt made it plain here to- night that if nominated, he would ex pect the support of all Progressives, Republicans and Dlnocrats alike.
 "We are standing Tor ,ne interests of the plain people everywhere and Democrats are just as much interested as the Republicans in seeing the triumph of our principles" he said. We are trying in good faith to reduce to actual practice the old American doctrine, of the right of the people to rule. In this great contest I feel I have a light to speak no; only to ali progressive men of my own party bu, to all good American citizens of any party"
 Colonel Roosevelt refrained fro., tellin gthe crowd that he expected to get the nomination, although he Is new fully convinced that he will win. News that came to his special train, as it whirled across Arkansas today, that he had won the Oregon and Nebraska primaries was enough 10 make him sure of the nomination.
 Colonel Roosevelt feels as if he bowled the steam roller over and soon there will be a scramble of the Fed ral office holders to see who can first climb oq his band wagon.
 The ef-presidant came here after a fourteen hour ride across Arkansas to put in word for himself in ad- vance for the district conventions that start next week.
 Arkansas has eighteen delegates to the Chicago convention. and it looks as though Pres. Taft through the Fed eral office holding crowd, will be able to elect a majority of them. Roose- velt attacked the steam roller tactics in his speech here
 The candidate put forth lis ideas on conservation of the water supply, conveniently using the overflow of the Mississippi and Arkankas rivers through the South to press his point.
 Here in Arkansas and all along the Lower Mississippi terrible losses have been inflicted by floods,' said the Colonel. '+The government of the United States by itself or in conjunc- tion with the state government, must work until the river is so controlled that all possibilities of such floods becomes a thing of the past. That is a part of the great system of conser- vation for which I stand, system which means that forests and mine soil are to be utilized for the people as a whole and not only for this gen eration but for the next, and that dry lands shall be irrigated and the swamp lands drained, and the rivers kept open for navigation and self guarded against flood"
 The Roosevelt special stopped at Bort Smith, Clarksville, Morrillton, Conway, and Russellville, the home of United States Senator Jeff Davis, on the run here and the Colonel gave one minute talks.e
 l Colonel Roosevelt spoke to ten thousand persons in the Argenta rink and hundreds were turned away, being unable to get into the building. His train did not arrive until g o'clock and he spoke for only thirty minutes; leaving immediately afterwards for
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21
Memphis via St. Louis. His ovation

Memphis via St. Louis. His ovation here was unprecedented.
 Colonel Roosevelt was met ill the Western part of the Sate by a com mittee from the Roosevelt Club, head ed by Chairman j. A. Conner. Judge U. M. Rose sat on the platform with dent greeted him warmly. A large delegation of Pine Bluff people heard tn Colonel speak. Colonel Roosevelt was introduced by Chairman Conner,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21

been erected two feet above the floor level A pool more than foot deep and ten yards across has formed in. front of the building. There is no danger at this point, however, as the railroad officials have made every preparation for higher water. if the prediction of q foot and half more water is realized, it is quite probable this ferry will be abandoned as far as the transfer of trains is concern ed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21
GREENV|LLE, M!SS.,
 ASKS FOR AID IN BATTLE AGAINST FLOOD WHICH IS RIFNING FARMS
 AND DROWNING PEOPLE
12 TOWNS FLOODED
News Is Scarce From Affected Dis trict-200 Persons Thought
 Dead.

New Orleans, La, April 20-Har- rassed on all sides by the muddy ent time inundates twelve villages in Miss ssippi near Grcenville, aud hand capped by lack of money and facil- lties with which to battle the wa'.er which is sweeping over this very homes, the people of Creenville to- night have sent out countless mes. sages to every ava fable source cal ling for aid.
 A message received here tonight says tha', at least 20,0OO persons are homeless and tEat many lives have been lost Some estimate the num- Der of dead at two hundred. This however, cannot be confirmed, as news f. om the flooded districts prac- tically is unob' a nable.
 A raging flcod covers twenty square miles in the vicinity, the water pouring into two bayous anC is expected to reach the levee at Greenv:lle before morning.
 Twenty-one negroes are known tt have haen drowned at Benoit. Grea Isloss of life is believed to have oc- GU. ed in tie section between Bulaf and Greenville. ' The towns of Scott Avondale, Win. terville, Choctaw, Hollyknowe, Helm FlizaDeth, Nepanee, S''onev.lle an, ISonatd are several feet bene ath water.
 Calls for aid in the Delta counties north of Vicksburg are hourly grow ing more urgent and two thousand five hundred square miles will be inundated.
 The relief forces are working to send cut supplies before rail com munlca;lon is cut off. Vicksburg, Miss, and New Orleans are field centers for the workers and thous. ands of people are donating cloth ing, money and food to be sent to the unfortunates. All trains north of Vicksburg VII probably be tied up.
 The Bulah crevasse is now fiv. hundred feeE wide and there has beer much suffering among the people an, stock in that immediate vicinity. Mayer Hayes, of Vicksburg, ha telegtaphed an appeal for a. d. Tie levee between Riceland ant Home Place, below New Orleans. i causing much worry.
 The situation is by no means re assuring" said Assistant State En gineer Mongel :oday. 1 consider tn
 stretch anything but safe" MT. Mon 1 gel left New Orleans th's afternoot l for the threatened section, where he vii resume h's work of supervisin Improvements and strengthening th embarkments now in progress ther, | as we'll as i'll other localities mort
 of New Orleans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21
GOOD OLD SPRING TIME HAS
 ARRIVED

ARRIVED and now is the time to plant your garden and farm. We have the larg- est and best selected garden and field seeds that we have ever had. We carry from ten to fifteen thous- and mammoth size paper seeds and nearly everything in bulk seeds. All k knds of fancy seed corn, sorghum, kaffir corn, german millet, dwarf essix rape. timothy clover and al- 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 in the staple and fancy grocery line, also fresh vegetables every week. Give us. call.
 Yours truly,
 d if. MCCAIN GROCERY CO
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21

reported, was confirmed late today by Assistant Stewart Thomas White ly, who told of the dinner served at z o'clock at which the general toast was "The Mighty Titan G." Much wine was disposed of and prepara- tions had been for banquet in New York, upon the arrival of the Titanic 10 celebrate the record breaking trip of the greatest sh.p in the world
 The Gunard Line announced that the speed of their ocean greyhounds The Mauretania and The Lusifania' would not be reduced on account of <he accident, but that their ships would take more Southern course thus increasing the trip about 1S0 miles.
 Erect Monument To Butt
 A movement is on foot to erec.. a suitable memorial in Washington to the memory of Major Archibald Butt, the Presidents aide, who went down witt. the boat
 Although Vice President Ismay branded the story as absurb, Major Peuchen, of Toronto, reiterated his charge that the managing director was criminally neglectful in nos mak- ing enough effort to avoid icebergs.
 The Lapland, which left New York today for England had 1,4S5 passen- gers on board. She is equipped With 24 life boats, having capacity of 1,2OO people. The Lapland was cleared as 70. K" by the United State Inspection Service of the port of New York
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21
DEVELOPMENTS IN TITANIC INQUIRY l {SEN ATORIAL COMMITTEE RE. CALLS COMPREHENSIVE
 HICHENS
|CHARGES START LIE
Wireless Operator Says German Ship Would Not Come To Aid Of Sinking Liner.

New York, April 20-The Senate Ecommittee appointed 70 invest gate 1.-the sinking of tie Liner Titanic kclosed day of unearthing develop ments of supreme importance by fhaving Quart termaster Kitchens, of the kT tanic, taken from .he outgoing Liner Lapland at Sandy Hook and Brought him back to this city under a subpoena.
 Kitchens had started fer South Hampton with one hundred and eighty one other members of the crew of 1.-the ill-fated vessel. having been re- leased by the Committee, after sev- l [eral officers and members of the ships crew had been selected to re- una Il for further examination After 1.-the Iappand had sailed, however, l ESenator Smith, chairman of the com mittee, discovered new facts which made it imperative that Kitchens tes- ] Etify. The wireless was used and the Lapland held unt'l a tug arrived. Kitchens is said to have been at The Titanic's wheel when she struck the Eiceberg.
 Another Hearing At Washington The Investigating Committee con Ecluded its hear ng in New York to- kday and subpoenaed J. Bruce Ismay, and other officials of the White Star Line appear pefore it in Wash ingtoh at 10:30 a. m. Monday. All available survivors of the Ti- tanic will be called before the Com mittee, including Ms. John Jacob Astor, Colonel Archibald Oracle and relatives of all the prominent men who were lost.
 Members of the Committee express the determination to call every man, woman and child who can tell any tn ng about the disaster.
 Harold Bride, a wireless operator o'A eAS Aie"LlC, IOlu luc SoIIlHlI-lec today that tEe German ship, Prank ! furt rushing to the relief of the British ship. the German steamer's wireless operator repeatedly asked what was the matter: So pers stent- ly was this inquiry pounded into the ears of Phillips. the Titanic's chief operator, that he indignantly replied to the Germans "You areea fool"
 Br des testimony also indicated that the F ankfult was nearer the Titanic than the Carpathia.
 New of Disaster Early
 Alexander Gordon, former en- gineer of the White Star Line. de- clared tha, the White Star offic als Knew as early as 3:30 a. m. Monday that the Titanic was sinking. If 1t shail prove necessary i'll ogdGr to de- termine definitely the me the White Star officials in New York received the first news ti:at the Titanic had gone down, the Senate Investigat ng Committee will subpoena the officers or she Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies to produce all
 the business they handled that dealt with that subject
 Dinner Was Gay One
 That tie scene i'll the din ing room on Sunday nis+' was the gayest oi the voyage, as has been persistently
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21

Mir. and Mrs. R. E. Spillman, left yesterday afternoon for Paragould, to attend MT. Spillman's father, who is very i'll.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21

J. A. Coles, of Sherrill. spent last night in the city with friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21
THREE KILLED IN
 OKLAHOMA CYCLONE

Guthrie, Ok. April 20-Three men were killed and the town of Hennessy was practically blown away by a cyclone late this afternoon. Twenty five houses were blown down at Perry, Ok, and numerous farm houses were destroyed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-21

J. w. Jones, of Hannaherry was n the city yesterday on business.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-10-18

Besides being dangerous to health II
they are not safely constructed and 10
Gated, and when they are so con-
structed as to shut out light and air
from buildings, Commissioner Fos-
dick finds there is another reason for
their control by the city authorities.
He says:
mot only are billboards ugly In them
selves, but they mar the sightliness of
every structure about them, SO that
real estate values are often affected
by their presence. Beauty of environ
ment Is an asset of permanent value.
and the surrounding property cannot
be defaccd without affecting material
~ the property IN the entire neighbor-
hood. The city of New York annually
spends millions of dollars on public
buildings. monuments and parks. No
public work is attempted without due
regard to aesthetic considerations,
which enter largely into the cost of
construction. Millions of dollars are
annually expended from private
sources for the same purpose. The I'M
controlled erection Of large and ba-
tant billboards in juxtaposition to these
studied architectural effects is not only
an inconsistent public policy, but Is un-
questlonably an injury to the general
welfare
Courts have been slow In their In.
depreciation of the police power to In
elude elements of aesthetic" the COM
missioner observes.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-10-18

Over 100000 Square Feet Of Surface
In Billboard Advertisine--Mors Than
so Per Cent lie Done Illsasiiy-courts
Must Enforce the Law.
Commissioner of Accounts Fosdick
has submitted to Mayor Gaynor Of New
York a report of violations Of law and
disfgurements to highways by adver-
Using billboards In that city. The COM
missioner finds that there are approx
mately $500 billboards. rs per cent of
which are of the double decker variety
that is, they are made up Of two
signs, each ten feet In height, one
placed above the other and making in
all about 1900 facings for advertise
ments. In some instances there are
three signs so placed, although the or.
dinances limit the height Of wooden
billboards to ten feet and the metal
boards to eighteen feet six inches. An
estimate based upon the actual meas
urements Of 1900 Of these signs indi-
cate that there are 8 1900, 900 square feet
OF surface in billboard advertising In
the city.
The companies charge for the use Of
this space, where 1t Is a bill poster
board from 1 to 21a cents a square foot
per month. or from u to 80 cents
square foot q year. The charge of
painted bulletins averages about Is
cents square foot a year. These
prices, however. says the report, are
for the ordinary locations In the city,
as the prices for choice locations, such
as public squares. intersections Of pub
lie streets, ETC., are considerably higher.
The prices include the cost of posting
the sheet or painting the advertise
ment ON tho bulletin board.
"An estimate Of the gross revenue to
the advertising companies, based upon
these figures" says the report would
indicate that they annually receive
from the billboard advertising privilege
In the city approximately 100000. 1t
should be borne In mind that this fig
ure deals only with billboards and does
not include sky signs-that is, signs
erected upon walls and roofs.
The capital stock of eight Of the
leading companies engaged in the BILL
board business In the city amounts
to nearly 100000.
'sThe law relating to the erection OF
billboards." says Commissioner Eos
dick in his report, sis constantly vio-
lated and little or no attempt made to
enforce it." He continues:
1.-THE first regulation Of the code,
to the effect that signs or billboards
shall not be at any point over ten feet
above the adjoining ground except
when constructed entirely of metal OF
of wood covered with metal, was
found to be violated In 412 instances
out Of 500 cases inspected. Some Of
these were constructed entirely Of
wood: others were constructed Of
metal facings with wooden uprights,
braces and supports.
"The second requirement, limiting
the height of metal billboards to eigh-
teen feet six inches, is almost entirely
ignored One hundred and eighty
eight instances were found in which
violations Of this nature occurred.
These instances practically covered all
the signs inspected which were con-
structed of metal or of wood covered
with metal. In some cases signs were
doubled or trebled, extending one on
top of another to height of forty
feet. One hundred and sixty-f1ve
signs were found extending beyond the
huilding Nr~n