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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10

ug to wrifc to the various Arkansas -cnators and congrossmen, askin2 them to support the measures
 The trustees were in session near ly four hours. The committees Nho are soliciting funds for the maintcn ance oT he Chamber of Commerce have about completed their work, bat there= are Il number of business Ill Il ylt to be visited and several subserip- lions, which were not what were de sired and expect d were discussed. II was decided 10 return one Of fhe blanks 10 q rromucn local bnsiness man, who had not HivH as lib@ally as he should have, and have q com mittee call on him again and induce him 10 nlarge it.
 l. r. Boyee made a strong speech it favor of progrcss and the proper pub lie spirit He said that every bust ness man sbould be public spirited enough To aid the Chamber of Com mcrcu in it's efforts to build up tha city and section and should give will lingly and libcrally to help bear the burden. He suggested that after ail the subscriptions were made and if some of the business men did not give to the maintenance fund, that those who did do so be furnished with cards for their windows, showing that they were supporting the Chamber of Commerce and that the public br ask ed to support them in turn Ill this manner, he stated, local business men who would not aid in Pine Bluffs progress, would be induced 10 do 50 or the progressive spirited public would remember them.
 II was also suggested that the names of tha business men who re fuse 10 give to the railroad fund be published by the Chamber of Com mcrce. but mo action was taken along this line.
 The reports received from six of the soliciting committees, in charge of the railroad work, showed that SPEED had been subscribed for thie Pine Bluff and Northern Railroad $29, ,600 for the bonds on the Anderson and Saline River Railway extension, and $14,225 for the Terminal company
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10
FIFTH AVENUE PAVING.
 DISTRICT ORGANIZED
.Judpe PhilDOt Elected Chairman and M. E. Bloom, Secretary and
 Treasurer.

The commissioners of Paving Dis- trict No. 28, which includes all oi West Fifth avenue, from Main street. West to the Cotton Belt railroad tracks, held a meeting yesterday an1 organized. Judge c. M. Philpot was elected chairman, M. E. Bloom, secre- tary and treasurer; Major w. d. Parkes, engineer, and Senator H. k Toney, attorney. Fred Senyard IS the other commissioner of the District.
 The commissioners are planning "' v:sit Little Rock, Memphis and other cities with view to selecting ser yiceable pavement. The commission CTS want to select the best pavement that can be laid over the present macadam in use over the avenus which is one of the most fashionable residence streets in the ciyt. Tney hope to make it one of the most a'- tractive boulevards in Arkansas. II is already a beautiful thoroughfare with magnificent shade trees on elth- CT side, and is popular driveway TOT autoists and others.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10
BITTER CLASH
 IN SNFAD CASE Defense Scores However in Introducing Important
 Witnesses Friday.
STORIES CONF'L ICT
Snead Wrote From New York He Would Continue Search For
 ChiIdren's Sake.

Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 9.-After a bitter clash between attorneys for he State and the defense in the rial of ]. B. Snead, the wealthy Amarillo banker who shot and kill d Captain A. G. Boyce Sr., January 13, the defense succeeded in putting
 wo witnesses on the stand today who testified that the slain man had denounced Mrs. Snead in un- principled terms after she eloped With his son, Albert.
 IT of Amarillo. Snead's partner, to- gether with Thomas Slade and oth- CTS, declared on the stand that Snead Sr, had said that Mrs. Snead was unfit for his son and that she craved passion and that he regret ted the elopement. This cAzne after other witnesses had sworn that Captain Boyce had said that Mrs. Snead was a good and noble woman and that he had helped his son and her in their transcontinentaI flight.
 Fuqua declared Snead wrote him from New York, where he had gone to find the pair, that he would con- tinue to search for his children t sake, and because his wife was in sane and needed protection.
 When cross examined by the States attorney, he was forced to admit that Mrs. Snead was held in high respect in Amarillo, that lie knew of no wrong doing on her part and that she appeared to him high ly refined, intelligent and normal.
 Nevertheless he added that he believed her normally insane. He has been the tenth witness to de- clare this.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10
H0USEB0AT HAREM
 INVADED BY POLICE
Memphis Officers Make Horrible Discovery and Rescue Young
 Girl From Fiends.

' Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 9.-While looking for girl who had escaped from the Good Shepherds Home Thursday night, the officers found a pretty girl not yet fourteen years of age in shanty boat, which they allege belongs to Ike Haygie.
 The girl had been enticed there and when the officers attempted to take her away the men hanging about the place declared <hey would kill them. They had heard that the officers were coming and hid two girls away where the officers could not find them. One of the girls came back while the officers were there and they at once took her to the Juvenile Court.
 The girl, when questioned, declar- ed that her own stepfather had en- ticed her to come to the shanty boat and tat she had keen detained there by force until her condition was such that she did not care to. leave.
 The police say that these men make a practice of enticing young girls to the river, and holding them as securely as ever Turk held a woman ill his harem. It is expected arrests will follow in an effort to bring the guilty parties to justice.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10

way to this city from the Rock IS land on the West, and to raise sulii- cient capital to insure the establish ment of union terminal yards and de pot here, are requested to meet again Monday morning at the Chamber ol Commerce rooms, promptly at ittee is urged to be on hand at tha; hour as the committees are determin- ed to make a whirlwind campaign the coming week. The hope to complete their work by the end of the week and it is important that every member be ready to start out at 9 o'clock,
 For fear that some ok the members might forge, that they are on the com, mittees, the Graphic has, tbeen request ed to publish the list a gain. It fol- lows:
 Committee No. 1.--W2 N Trulocl Clifton Howell, Jo Nichol, o. D. Me Kenze, E. D. Russell.
 Committee No. "A " Mum, liar ry Hanf, Will Nichol. W. w. Byrd, H. K. Toney. | wy Y
 Committee No BE M. Schober, ] D. Boyce, E. B. Bloom, I. Pearce, U w. Poss.
 Committee No. AZ M Rosenberg, J. w. Martin, Leo M. Andrews, eco H. Adams, J. M. Simpson.
 Committee No. 5-Edgar Brewster w. H. Langford, H. c. McGaughy Harold Bluthenthal, A. D. Foster.
 Committee No. 6.-J r. Mcintyre, J. B. Speers, E. w. Freeman, Fred Fox, Hinton Ferguson.
 Committee No. w. J. Parkes, P p. Byrd, Alex Powell, J. F. Simmons, F. B .Tomlinson.
 Committee No. S-V. o. Alexander, Isaac Dreyfus, J. H. Mann, J. D Mi1ner, J. w. Wilkins.
 Committee Mo- 9-H. B. Strange, w. J. Shepherd, M. M. Bruce, Fred senyard. Meyer Solmson.
 Committee No. 10.-Walter c. Hud- son, Theodore Wollerman, Arthur Murray, J. B. Simon, J. B. Talbot.
 Special Committee-P. P. Byrd, J.. w. Martin, J. B. Boyce, J. F. McIn- tyre, w. F. Coleman, Edgar Brew -4.+e,. e----'---=-4ssz= - sf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10

The lawyers generally admit that Judge Grace knows what he is doing. They say that the fact that he is sel- dom reversed by the Supreme Court ln many difficult rulings is proof enough of his legal ability and that while the action of Judge Grace might not meet with the approval of the imprisoned jurors" and some of the people, at the same time his official act cannot be questioned.
 Judge Grace's action in announcing that he would suppress any publica- tion of the testimony of the McVay case was also generally discussed yesterday. Lawyers say that Judge Grace is within the bounds of the law when he makes such an order and that any violation of it would mean inn prisonment of newspaper men for contempt of court. Other lawyers de- clare that Judge Grace can only le- gally exclude newspaper reporters from the court room during the trial, but that he cannot rrevent the news papers from publishing the evidence If they can get hold of it. Still some at- torneys say that Judge Grace can prevent the publication of the evil dence insofar as 1t affects his court and as he contends that it would make it an impossibility to get juf- ies in the other Mcvay cases if the evidence in the first case was pub lfshed in detail, he could fine or inn prison the newspaper men for con- tempt if the order is violated in that manner.
 One of the jurors held under the care of deputy sheriffs sent word to Sheriff Brewster yesterday that he was tired of playing cards and that the sheriff would have to furnish them with some other amusement if he expected them to remain at ease. Most of the day was spent by the jurors, playing, cards in their rooms at the hotel, but they spent a few hours in the jury room at the court house during the day. Deputy Sheriff R. H. Williams and W. A. Branson, a special deputy, have the jury ia charge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10

M. c. Cross, went to Little Rock yesterday on business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10
HAS JUDGE GRACE
 THE AUTHORITY? Lawyers Differ as to His Being Able to Prevent
 Publication.
THE TERM OF COURT?
What Constitutes a Full Sessi0n-Im- prisOned Jurors Tired of
 Playing Cards.

The twelve jurors selected to try the case of J. M. McVay, charged with { murder in the first degree, and who were ordered held by Judge Grace on Thursday until Monday, February % are still in the custody of the deputy
 sheriffs and will most likely stay in
 their care until the day set for the opening statements in the McVay case
 The jurors are at the Hotel Jeffer- son, eating, sleeping, smoking, play ing cards, laying around and making themselves comfortable. They are be- ing given every comfort and are per- mitted to communicate with their families and business associates over the telephone, in the presence of one of the deputies.
 Judge Grace was out of the city yes- terday hunting with friends. There was move on foot yesterday between the attorneys for the state and de- fense to get Judge Grace to reset the McVay case for Tuesday morning and avoid the delay and possible incon- venience thht might be occasioned some of the jurors between now and a February 26. The attorneys may yet
 nake this request of Judge Grace.
 ' It is stated that Judge Grace could convene the Lincoln circuit court at Star City on Monday. adjourn the court until the following Monday and return here Tuesday morning and x take up the McVay case, which could She finished by the following Saturday <righ& It is reported that one of the attorneys in the case made this sug- gestion to Judge Grace before he or dered the jurors held eighteen days but he did not like the idea. District Attorney Nixon stated yesterday that the Lincoln circuit court docket is not a very large one this term of court and that he could dispose of the states cases in two days.
 There was some discussion yeste-- day as to the legal effect that Judge Grace's order might have on the Mo Way case, some of the. lawyers ex- pressing the fear that legal entan- elements might result even after the McVay case is disposed of, as the at- torneys might ask that the trial 5e < adjudged illegal because of the expira e9en of the October term of court mich comes to close under the k4gal schedule tonight at midnight. NOther learned lawyers-say that this Ais all out of the question. that the kOctober term or any other term ot court might be adjourned to any time Kbefore the succeeding term of coul4 Sopens. As the March term of the cir #cuit court is not to be opened until pnday, March 4, these lawyers say
 hat Judge Grace has the legal righ! to adjourn the present session to any A4ate before thaA time and that the %Xpctober term of court will not come y3&o close until it is adjourned for rood by Judge Grace.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10
NOTICE.
To the banks, trust companies and
 othar c0rn0ratinnS.

To the banks, trust companies and
 other corporations:
 The railroad soliciting committees earnestly urge you to present to your board of directors, between now ana Monday next, the matter of your sub- scriptions to the proposed railroads SO that you can be prepared to give the committees your subscriptions without further delay.
 Please remember that the commit tees are composed of busy business men who are sacrificing their time in your interest and it is not fair to you or them to ask them to call again.
 COMMITTEES,
 From Chamber of Commerce.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10
SPECIAL

Just received high grade line of Combs and Brushes. As an introductory offer we will allow 20 per cent dis count on any Comb and Brush purchased while displayed in our window. CITIZENS DRUG STORE eve Deliver It Quicker"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10
NEWS NOTES FROM
 GRADY, ARK

Mrs. Sue Shannon and daughter, Miss Gertrude, were visitors in Pine Bluff this week
 The local society people will have a dance Friday night, February 3.
 Miss Nonie Shannon, who is attend .ng school at Pine Bluff, will visit her mother at Grady, Saturday and Sun-. day. 4t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10
Grand Total .............. s74,O2

Grand Total .............. $74,025
 The committeeman will meet at the Chamber of Commerce rooms Monday morning and lay their plans for the coming week. The absence of sever- al of the committeeman has prevent ed any work by some of the commit tees, but all who have ben absent will be in the city Monday and the solicit ing of subscriptions will be renew ed with vigor.
 Committees Attention.
 The soliciting committees, appoint ed several days ago to solicit funds for. the Pine Bluff and Northern bonus, dispose of the $30O,00O bond issue to be sold for the purpose of bringing the Anderson and Saline River Rail-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10

Miss .Sallie Garrett, of Altheimer, is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. o. Har- rison, in this city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10

J. N. Anderson, immigration agent for the Iron Mountain, with head quarters at St. Louis, was in the city yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-10
COMMITTEES SHOW
 FINE PROGRESS Railroad Funds Still Grow ing and the Enthusiasm
 Continues.
TOTAL SUM IS $74,025
Committees to Meet Monday and Start Out For Funds With Re-
 newed VigOr.

Few of the committees appointed to solicit funds for the two new rail- roads and the terminal company were active yesterday but the ten chairmell were present at the semi-montiliy luncheon at the Hotel Jefferson at noon and several reports were pre- sented. Tn echairman of the follow ing committees reported:
 Committee No. 1, w. N Trulock, chairman; Pine Bluff and Northern, $4,100; Anderson and Saline bonds, $4,200; terminal company, $1,700.
 Committee Mo- 2, A. w. Nunn, chair man; Pine Bluff and Northern, $6,700; Anderson and Saline bonds, $4,5U0; :; terminal company, $5,0O0
 Committee No. 8, E. M. Schober, chairman; Pine Bluff and Northern, $2,595; Anderson and Saline bonds, SLIGO; terminal company, $500. Committees Nos. and 5, no report.
 Committee No. 6, J. B. Speers, acting chairman; Pine Bluff and Northern, $2,7o0; Anderson and sa- line bonds, $4,500. :
 Committee No. z, w. J. Parkes, chairman; Pine Bluff and Northern, $6,S75; Anderson and Saline bonds, $12,15O; terminals, $6,1OO. This cou- mittee asked for more territory.
 Committees Nos. and g, no re- port. \
 Committee No. 10, D. B. Bloom, act ing chairman; Pine Bluff and North ern, $4,35O; Anderson and Saline bonds, $2,150; terminals, $625.
 After the meeting of the board oi trustees a special committee compos ed of P. P. Byrd, w. N. Trulock and B. B. Bloom obtained the following subscriptions to the bonus for the Pine Bluff and Northern railroad:
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-06
CONGRESS OPENS
 FOR BUSY SESSION
Some Time Will Be Spent Pre- pairing for Session to Be
 Called by Wilson.

estern Newspaper Union News Service.
 Washington.-The expiring Sixty second congress assembled at noon Monday for it's final work of legisla- tion. In the brief period remaining before constitutional limitations bring it to an end and turn many of it's members back into private life, 15 ap- propriation bills, aggregrating more than $1,000, 100000 for the support of the government must be passed the impeachment of Judge Archibald of the Commerce Court must be tried in the senate; many Investigating com mittees must conclude inquiries and make their reports, and scores of legls- lative matters must be disposed of.
 Throughout the session will run the preparatory work for the extra ses- aion to be called soon after President elect Wilson takes office. March 1. Committees will thresh out questions of tariff currency and antitrust legis- lation, aiming to have Democratic po- licies shaped and Democratic plans made. before the new administration comes into power
 IL is assured. say the legislative lead CTS, that there will be no tariff hegis. lation this winter. Neither is it ex- pected that the currency or antitrust problems will receive much attention in the house or senate, the principal work of the session being confined to preparation for the Democratic admin istration and the enactment Of some of the more important bills pending on the calendars of the two houses.
 Important bills to receive attention include the bill for a Department of Labor the Sheppard Kenyon bill pre- venting shipments of liquor into dry states; the Page bill to give federal aid to vocational and agricultural schools, and a resolution for a consti- tutional amendment limiting a presi- dent to single term of six years. Action Is expected upon all these.
 The annual estimates for appropria- tions has been sent to the house. President Taft's message was deliver ed Wednesday.
 The Impeachment trial of Judge Archibald will engross the senate from the Degining of the session.
 Several new inquiries are in pros pect in the house for the short session. The judiciary committee will begin an inquiry into antitrust problems about Christmas time, with the hope that some amendments to the antitrust law can be recommended before con gross adjourns.
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-06
Negro Arrested for Firing Gin.

Dermott - N. R. Richardson and Bony Smith. two negro men about 20 years of age, were arrested charged with setting fire 10 the cotton gin of the Dermott Gin Company, which was burned last week. They were arraign- ed in justice court and bound over to the action of the grand jury Off eers say the negroes have made in- eliminating statements. They were formerly employees at the gin, but were discharged few days ago. and to their discharge is supposed to be due their alleged act of incendiarism.
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-06
ARCHIBALD HEARING BEGUN
Defendant Hears Himself Characteriz.
 ed in Preliminary Charges.

eStern Newspaper Union News Service
 Nashlngton.-Rob w. Archibald. judge of the United States Commerce Court sat before the bar of the Senate and heard himself characterized as one who had "prostituted his high of ficial position to personal profit" who had "commercialized his potentiality as judge" and who had degraded his office and destroyed the confidence of the public ill his integrity"
 To this arraignment by Represents tive Henry D. Clayton of Alabama, representing the managers for the House of Representatives in the i'm. peachment proceedings against the jurist, Judge Archbalds chief counsel, A. s. Warrington made an emphat- ic reply. He declared the house had brought proceedings against Judge Archibald upon facts. that if properly analysed, showed the jurist's motives to be unquestionable The charges, he said, were vague and indefinite.
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-06
HUNTING SEASON GOOD
High Water Caused Wild Game 10
 Seek High Ground.

Western Newspaper Union News Servi-s.
 Helena.-Phillips county and the lower vicinities of this part of the state, inclusive Of the hill lands south and west of, here. open the hunting season of 1912-13 under the most fa- vorable auspices and with the greatest harvest of deer and other game en- countered in this section in many years. Careful estimates of the situa- tion show a greater number of deer this year than has been the case in long years past, this fact being due to the recent overflow of the late spring and s,immer. which forced the forest denizens from the low, inundat- ed sections of the uplands to the hills and more desirable terra frma of Phil lips and adjoining counties. Hunters estimate that the hundreds upon hun dreds of deer forced from the upper districts by water and famine found rest and security in this vicinity, and already the accuracy of this has been indicated in the results of the hunting expeditions starting out and return ing to this city.
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-06
MANY KILLED AND HURT
Northern Hunting Season Fatal to
 92 Persons, 51 Injured.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Ghicago.-Ninety-two persons were killed and 51 injured during the hunt ing season that has just closed. Last year the dead numbered 100 and the injured 37. The list of accidents in Michigan is appalling. 26 persons hay ing been killed and IS injured Wis consin contributed 13 to the list of dead
 Following is the list of deaths by states:
 Illinois 8. Indiana 2, Iowa ?, Kansas l, Maine 3, Massachusetts 2, Michigan 26, Minnesota 8, New York 10, Ohio 1, Pennsylvania l2, Vermont 1, Wisconsin 13, Alaska I. A glance at the cause of the accident show:
 Killed-Shot by companions 35, shot themselves 90, mistaken for deer II, shot by unknown hunters 9, other causes 9. Injured-Shot by compan- ions 29, shot themselves 12, shot by unknown hunters 3. other causes [.
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-06
Negroes Wanted to Leave.

Menifee.-Notiees have been mys- teriously placed on the doors of ne- groes of this village, warning them that if they do not leave by December ? they will be shot and their homes reduced 10 ashes. This is suppose, to be the outgrowth of the killing of deputy sheriff by a negro at a picnic here on July | Several negroes were wounded in the affray. It is probable that the Grand Jury will be asked to investigate.
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-06
CASE TO HIGHER COURT
Pope County Courthouse Matter to Be
 Decided by Supreme Court.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 usseilYille.-Another chapter in the Pope county courthouse controversy has been written and the question will now go up 10 the Supreme Court for an opinion as to the power of a county judge 10 set aside the action of former judge. Circuit Judge Basham, on final hearing, sustained the or ders of Judge Griffin in the matter and refused the writ of certiorari which had been asked. and the commits sioners of public buildings, through their attorney. Judge Joseph Hill of Fort Smith. will appeal to the Supreme Court
 In May of the present year County Judge A. B. Shinn ordered the erec- ton of new jail and courthouse and appointed S. J. Rye. M R. Craig and T. P. Lewellen as commissioners of public buildings. They employed an architect and advertised for bids for construction of he buildings, at an estimated cost of about $75 000 Citi- zens from the east end of the county Pi"'NS'Nd oh the Siouuu that il WdS needless and unjustifiable expense and asked an injunction estopping the commissioners from further action in the matter of a new courthouse until the question could come up on its merits Tn the circuit court. In the meantime Ira Griffith had succeeded A. D. Shinn as county judge, and on the day set for consideration of the in- junction in circuit court the petition was withdrawn and Judge Griffith con- vened his court and rescinded and set aside the acts of former Judge ShiLn.