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SOCIALIST TICKET IN MILLER.

Texarkana, Aug. 16.-Sociallsts of Miller County have decided to contest with the Democratic nominees for popular favor fer six offices. The Socialists have nominated the follow ing:
 H. H. Alexander, for representa- tive, against Louis Josephs; K. w. Haak, for sheriff, against Sheriff A. G. Sanderson; Walter Sibley, for county clerk, against Albert Little; A. D. Williams, fer treasurer, against Frank Hill; Oscar Norsein, for as sessor, against c. w. Nolan; B. M. Rodgers, for county judge, against Attorney Paul J. Celia.
 J. w. McFaddin, nominated by fifty independents for county judge, is un- decided whether he will make the race. MT. McFadden says he told those who requested him to run that he would enter the contest, provid- ed two-thirds of the voters petitioned him to do so. Thus far, he says, the two-thirds petition has not been pre- sented.
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MISSISSIPPIAN FLEECED.

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-T. M. Hull burt, of Mississippi, reports that he was "fleeced" out of $750 by bunch of gamblers in Little Rock week ago. He says he met four men in Hot Springs, who invited him to their room in the Fulk building for a "qulet game of faro" Arrived in this city, they proceeded to the room, and started the game Huiburt, who was "flush," invested $75O in checks. and a few minutes later the "look- out counded the alarm of 'police." :" The four crooks grabbed their pile. and made their, getaway Hulburt also made himself scarce, but with only pile of chips to show for his wealth. And there was no raid by the police, the headquarters being nearly two blocks away The police are trying to locate the crooks.
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that the people even in that mountain ous country could carry their produce to the market at the lowest possible outlay; then I though of the terrible roads that l had seen in my own home state, that I had seen in almost every state in the Union, and for once and the only time in my life, I had to bow my head with shame and could not declare that so far as our road sys- tenn was concerned l was proud of being an American citizen.
 "I have already introduced joint resolution which has been passed by Congress providing for an appoint ment of Congressional Committee to investigate all phases of the road sub- ject. I have worked consistently to benefit the roads of the United States and I believe that the American Road Congress will crystalize the move ment and map out plan on which the work can go forward in the fu- ture"
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WOMAN "STUMPS" FOR WOODROW WILSON
California Novelist Tells Women to Vote For Woodrow Wilson, Though
 He Is Not For Suffrage.

San Francisco, Aug. 16.-Mrs. Ger trdde Atherton, the California nov elist, took the stump here last night to tell California S newly enfranchis- ed women, why, in her opinion, they should vote for Woodrow Wilson.
 Beginning with the announcement, Il cannot see much difference in the personal platforms of Wilson and Roosevelt" Mrs. Atherton delivered an eplgrammatic attack upon Colonel Roosevelt and like defense of Gov Wilson. She said in part:
 Seventy years ago Charlotte Bronte invented Roosevelt ill the character of Rochester. Since that time women have loved Rochester, the man who was 100 per cent male. l confess that l have sneaking affection for the type. Rochester was colossal bluffer--the self-sufficient man. Roose- welt is of that sort.
 Woodrow Wilson is a man who al- ways exercises self control. He will never be found acting like Bull Moose It will never be possible to call Woodrow Wilson Woody" as Roosevelt is called Teddy"
 Recently Roosevelt burst out for suffrage for women. Wilson is op- posed to woman suffrage and is too honest to say that he is for it. He has a few old fashioned prejudices. But the best way is to vote for Will son and convince them by that means suffrage for women is good thing
 Nus. :Atherton said that Socialism was becoming fashionable" in New York.
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WILSON IS OLDEST
 CABINET OFFICER
Secretary of Agriculture Enjoys His
 Seyenty-Seyenth Birthday.

Washington. Aug. 16-"Tama Jim" Wilson, secretary of agriculture and the oldest man in President Taft's cabinet today enjoyed his seventy seventh birthday. Secretary Wilson said he was looking forward to quit ting public life on March next, so that he might go home among his grandchildren, "don his overalls and move around among the common peo- pie"
 MT. Wilson has exceeded by four years the record for long service in the cabinet and under his regime the scope of the department of agricul- ture has been widely extended.
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DIR. MILLER RETURNS.

Little Rock, Aug. 16-Dr. A. C. Mil Ter, president of Hendrix College, was in Little Rock, returning from a visit to the universities and church schools of Illinois and Missouri, to secure suggestions for the proposed buildings to be erected at Hendrix as memor- ial to the late Capt. w. w. Martin. Governor Donaghey, another member of the committee, is inspecting schools in the far east, and the third mem- Der, Prof. c. H. Burr, went as far as Toronto. It is proposed that four buildings shall be erected at a cost of about $100,000, and that one of them shall be built next winter.
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SEBASTIAN COUNTY
 DEMOCRACY WORKING
Enthusiastic Meeting of Wilson. Mar
 slaalI Supporters Held,

Fort Smith, Aug. 16.-The Demo- crats of the Fort Smith district held a rousing meeting in the Circuit court room last night, at which the Or ganization was completed of a Will son. n-Marshall club, with over 300 members. The interesting phase of the organ zation was that each mem- Der had contributed $1 to natianal campaign fund which was forwarded with a list of the names of the con- tributors of the rational committee e secretary today.
 From now until November } the Fort Smith Wilson-Marshall club will inject enthusiasm into the campaign in Western Arkansas bringing many prominent speakers to this city.
 The organization meeting was marked by a strenuous fight between the two branches of the local demo- cracy for control of the organization each side dong lively wire-pulling for votes. Considerable ginger is likely to be added to the local legis- lative campaign by the announcement of George Tiles for representative Years ago MT. Titles who is a local capitalist, made enc of the most spec tacular campaigns for Congress ever pulled off by Republican nominee in this district, opposing Congressman Ben Cravens ard running uncomiort- ably close io the winning stake. He has entered upon the legislat ve cam- paign with local four-sheet posters announcing his candidacy in two- foot letters and prop to enter up- on vigorous campaign. The three Democratic nominees are w. w. B. Heartsell, T. s. Osborne and Leon Westmoreland.
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THE AMERICAN HIGHWAY.

Emphatic endorsement of the pur- pose of the American Road Congress 1. which is to be held in Atlantic City, September 30 to October }, is given in a statement by Representative Os- Car w. Underwood, Democratic leader in the House, which has just been is- sued
 "The one great weakness of the movement for better roads in the United States" said Mr. Underwood, "has been the lack of correlation among the various associations work ing towards the same end but with different methods. One association has been agitating one plan and an- other association mother plan. In consolidating their convention inter- ests the American Association, and the National Association of Road Ma chinery and Material Manufacturers have taken great step forward. The plan that has been adopted fortreating each phase of the road subject scien- tifically having leading financiers in charge of the finance section, leading lawyers in charge of the administra tive section should appeal to the con- mon sense of the entire country.
 T remember once being on the other side of the Atlantic ocean and saw great white fleet of ships that had traveled around the world. sailing into the foreign port, the national en- blem of our country at it's mast; as they came steaming up the harbor 1 was thankful that l was an American and felt thankful that we had the greatest fleet that ever sailed around the world I remember once standing distant country and as l saw a train of freight cars being hauled along the track, I noticed the locomo- tive that was pulling the cars and it was Baldwin locomotive built in America by our own people carrying the commerce of the world and again felt proud that l was all American. But when I went up into the noun tains of Switzerland and Italy and saw those magnificent turnpikes. graded roads, running up the moun- tain sides, smooth as concrete floor. gutters on the side, carrying off every drop of water, perfectly smooth, so
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"Nigger Read and Run;
 Can't Read, Run Anyway"
Trouble Follows When Negroes Fail to Heed the Sign.

Campte, La, Aug. 16.-'sNlgger, read and run, ard if you can't read, run anyway" Thus reads the note of warning that negroes in the log ging camp at Creston, six miles from here, found the other morning post ed on the doors of their cabins, and in consp cuous places in the woods. A night CT two later the negroes not having vacated, a party of men rode into the camp and fired into the ca bins. No one was hurt, but the black men were thoroughly demoralized. d. The negroes are now being quarter ed here at night, with the hope of preventing further trouble.
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BROUGH FOR WILSON.

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-Dr. c. H.. Trough, of the State university facul- ty, was in Little Rock Thursday en route from points on the Fort Smith road to Pine Bluff He has been out since August 1, travelling in the in- terest of the university, and reports that the school interest throughout the state is at very high ebb. Dr. Brough is an enthusiastic Wilson man having taken a course of political economy under him at Johns Hop- klns University He has the distinc- tlon Of having organized the first Wilson Club in the country, among the boys of the University, October 16 1911.
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tional Guard of Arkansas. He was an old-tlm Indian fighter, familarly krcwn as "Fight'ng Jack" having served on the frontier in many Indian wars, and in Cuba and the Philliplnes. He was brevetted in the Civil war flor gallant and meritorious services during the campaign in Georgia and the Carolinas. He was detailed as in- sSructor of the Arkansas State Guard in the spring of 1904, and his first
 serv ce was. with the Guard on the occasion of it's visit to the St. Louis
 Worlds Fair. He was extremely
 popular with the Guardsmen.
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Miss Addams Replies
 To Miss Boardman
Says She Has Not Acted Inconsistent
 in Political Matter.

Bar Harvor, Me-, Aug. 16.-Miss Jane Addams, who is here visiting au- thorized the following after learning of the statement of Miss Boardman, in which the latter had attacked Miss Addams for her activity in connec- ton with the new political party headed by Colonel Roosevelt.
 T quite agree with much of what Miss Mabel Boardman says concern ing President Taft have never criti- cised his administration. Neverthe- less, 1 claim a right as an individual to sit as a delegate ill convention whose platform embodies the meas ure for which l have worked many years.
 'I imagine Miss Boardman refers to Hull House, when she says that am using unfairly the influence of an institution, but those who know Hull House realize that it has little value to the community, save as it has been able to express certain principles, and thus it has always stood for freedom of speech. Much of my time has been given to the prevention of child la Dor, to bettering the condition of working girls, to securing suffrage for women and similar cause.
 They are now taken up systemati- cally by the Progressive party. It seems to me quite as inconsistent that I should advocate these as that l should have appeared before congress slonal committees. In doing this l have followed my best judgment and conscience, and cannot agree with Miss Boardman that l have violated any obligation to Hull House or any other association with which l may be connected"
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HONORS ACQUISITION.

Little Rck, Aug. 16.-Acting Gov ernor Rodgers honored the acquisition of Governor Hadley of Missouri for the return to St. Louis of Virgil Mat thews who is wanted in St. Louis on leged that he embedded $332S Sep temper 20, 1911, from his employer, Richard Randolph. Matthews friends opposed the granting of the warrant on the ground that he is not guilty.
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CROCKETT CHAIRMAN

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-State Treas urer J. w. Crockett has been appoint ed by Vice Chairman w. G. McAdoo of the Democratic National Commit mittee for Arkansas to raise funds for the Woodrow Wilson campaign. He wants it understood that he will ac- cept larger contributions than one dollar. The dollar fund is being talk en up by many newspapers of the state and is growing rapidly
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PIONEER OF BOONE COUNTY.

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-Judge c. T. Coffman and Lafayette Coffman, secre- tary of the Capitol Commission, have returned from Harrison, where they attended the funeral of their father, Hugh w. Coffman, one of the pio- neers of Boone county. Hugh Coffman located on farm a few miles up
 Crooked Creek, from Harrison, in 1854, and resided there the rest of his life, for 5S years. He was county treasurer from 1878 to 1884. Eight of his eleven children were present last week when he died at the age of 91 years.
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SMITHS SUCCESSOR.

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-Acting Gov
 ernor Rodgers has called special election for September 9, the day of the regular election, for the selection of a successor to Circuit Judge Frank will on that day be elected Associate Justice. J. F. Gautney of Jonesboro is the regular nominee, and will qual- fly immediately after receiving the certificates from the various counties.
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THE DEATH OF SCRUGGS.

In the death at Atlanta, Georgia, of William Lindsay Scruggs all the Americans lost one of thesr greatest patriots. The best part of his life was devoted to cementing closer the ties of friendship between the repub- lies of both contin ents and his death
 will be mourned for many years to come.
 Although NT. Seruggs retired from pubic. life ill 1900, he continued his literary work to the time of his death. All his work was done with one ob- ject in view, to promote friendly re- lations between the United States and it's sister republics in Central and South America. He also used his great ability in the cause of peace.
 Mir. Seruggs had remarkably suc- cessful career. In 1870, at the age of twenty-nine, he entered the Amerl- can diplomatic service and was ap- po'nted Minister to Colombia. After doing much good work in this posi- ton for six years he returned to the United States and the next -four years served as Consul General to China. Because of diplomatic crisis in 1881 and his we'll known ability as diplo- mat he was recalled from China and again sent to Colombia, where he served with great credit another term of six years. One of his most notable works which attracted the attention of the people of both Americas about this time was his unusually attrac- tive and descriptive writing on the Physical and Climatic Peculiarities of Colombia"
 Tn 1889 he was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to Venezuela, filling that post until 1893. Upon his re- turn to the United States, MT. Scruggs at the request of Dr. Pedro Ezeauiel Rojas, then Minister for Foreign af- fairs of Venezuela and now Minister Pleripotentiary Venezuela British Guiana boundary question, acting as legal adviser to that Government un- til 1898.
 During his early life Mfr. Scruggs was editor and publisher of several daily papers. He then took up diplo- matic work and later wrote many books. His time was occupied from early morning till late at night with literary work of all kinds. His prin- clpal work was that on British Az gressions in Venezuela, or the Mon roe Doctrine on Trial This was publ shed in 1894. The next year he wrote another book on the "Official History of the Guayana Boundary Dis pute" and in 1896 published still another entitled Lord Salisbury's Mistakes" He also published strik- ing commentary on "The Fallacies Of the British Blue Book" Of all the books written by Mr. Scruggs it Is doubtful if any attracted more atten- 'on than that on Evolution of American Citizenship published in 1901, and "The Origin and Meaning of the Monroe Doctrine" which came out about 1902.
 .&In aS few words it may be said,s with truth, that h's whole life was de- voted to peace and he promoted good feeling wherever he went. He was a man of attractive personality and
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STATE NEWS.
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SENATOR DAyISC TO SPEAK.

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-Senator Jeff Davis has notified the Democratic State Campaign committee that he will make three speeches an Clay county, beginning August 29, at Rector and one other point The committee has already placed fifty speakers, and expects to route as many more. Speakers are to be sent into all the interior counties, as well as to the more accessible points on the railroads.
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Washington, August 16-The Senate has passed resolution authorizing the erection in one of the public squares of this city a memorial to Major Archibald Butt, United States Army, former smilitary1aide to :, Presi- dent Taft. and to Francis ! D. Millet, former vice-chairman to the Fine Arts Commission. who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster.
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CYCLONE DAVIS INVADES STATE.

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-Cyclone Da- wis of Texas, has been secured by the StateWide Prohibition Campaign Committee to make number of speeches in the state between now and Sept. in favor of the state wide bill. He will open Sunday afternoon in Little Rock, and will speak Sum- day night in Argenta and Monday night in Pine Bluff.
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NELSON HOME FROM ENGLAND.

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-Claude Nell son of Conway, Arkansas Rhodes scholar at Oxford for the last two years, was in Little Rock Thursday, being home on his vacation. He has another year. Another examination will be conducted by State Superin- tendent Cook and the president of the State university in September.
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RESTORES CITIZENSHIP.

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-Acting Gov ernor Rodgers has granted pardons for the restoration of citizenship to Ollie Smith, Roy Williams and Madi- son Williams of Clarke county. They were convicted September 27, by Jus tice of the Peace Asa Townsend, of petit larceny, and fined $100 and one day in jail.
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ROBBINS GETS NEW JOB,

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-R. P. Rob- pms, well known newspaper man, formerly of Jonesboro and later with the Arkansas Democrat, will leave Sunday night for Batesville to become editor of the Daily Guard.
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Ns4R GIVE A DOLLAR TO THE
 WILSON MARSHALL, FUND

The Graphic anxious that the snow their loyalty to their
 'he campaign that being made will be made Dena o the National Democratic ticket. M.
 national committeeman
 sonclt subscriptions the national
 eeclon or GOvnor Wilson nominees, practically prominent Tn financially aiding hem ahord H should give $1 to the Arkansas to National hey raised for the Democratic raised in other sae in the doubtful publish list daily of pagn und We would that Democrat
 With dollar contribution to the Editor Pine Bluh Ark This oice will within Wilson and Marshall buttons, will IhOse contribute dollar of the buons will be supplied with them later your
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made many friends during his life time. And it is doubt ful if the Amer = cas ever had better friend or wiser counselor than William Lindsay Scruggs. He leaves four children, all married except one, Miss Maud Scruggs, With whom he made his home ill Atlanta, Ga.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-17

various townships previous to ti election, it is proposed to give ba,l becue in each of the principal ossI ships on election day, under the dira ton of local committeeman. In addl ton to this, the county candidats will make number of speecbgl throughout the county preceding tha election.
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BARRECUES TO GET VOTES.

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-The Demo- cratic campaign committee of Pulas- Xii county have adopted new scheme for bringing out the vote on election day. Instead of giving a series of harbecues and political rallies in the
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DEATH OF GEN. HAYES

! Little Reck,' Aug. 1e. 4The ideagi of Brig. Gen. Edward Mortimer Hayes, U. & A., retired at Morrilton, N. C., August 15. removed from military
 circles man we'll known to the Ma
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 -oMNSNyE.

William Barnes Jr., chairman ol 'Ns| New York Republican State Coml'' tee, whom Charles D. Hilles, ffe',I dent Taft's campaign manager ha' announced as the chairman o1 tie a1 visory committee of the Natiofal " publican Committee. Chairman Bafu''1 will have a desk at the National hea4 quarters and will devote his time an. efforts exclusively to the sllppof' ', President Taft candidacy from n0' until election.
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TO SUMMER TOURISTS.

Before leaving Pines Bluff for your vacation call at the Graphic office and leave your address so that this paper may be mailed to you daily, and thereby add to the pleasure of your trip.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-08-15

BRIDGEPORT, Aug. 9,-Mrs. c. B.
Late, who has ben i'll for some time,
is able to be out.
Miss Edna Thompson left this morn
ing for a two weeks visit to her
uncle, Arthur Thompson. of Charles
ton.
Miss Eveline Jones, who has been
confined to her bed from paralysis
for nearly two years, is reported to
be much worse.
Mrs. Marta Frum is quite i'll.
Dole Graves, the twelve-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Graves.
was thrown from a horse while haul
ing hay shocks on the Frum place
recently and he suffered brken arm.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-08-15
.ountry Correspondence


Lee simons and family. who had
been here the last ten days left Mon
day for their home in st. Louis.
Warren Hornor has returned from
a trip through the western states and
will resume work again this year as
teacher in the Kitsonvllle school.
j. c. Roane has returned from a
business trip to Parkersburg.
j. NJ, Denuison has gone to Balu-
more, Philadelphia and other eastern
cities to purchase supply of fall
and winter goods for the Huntington
and Dennison department store.
Mrs. c. Lanham has returned from
a ten days stay at Webster Springs.