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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14
LIFE SENTENCE:
 FOR J. J. HUGHES WEALTHY ARKANSAS PLANTER MIST SERVE BALANCE OF
 LIFE IN PRISON
APPEAL IS PRAYED
Convicted At McmpliS.For The Mur- der of Tommy DOlan, Jockey
 Last July.

Memphis, Tenn, April 13-4J. J. Hughes stand up. Colonel Hu Ele.. you have been found guilty of the charge of murdering Tommy Dolan at the Ccrdova Hotel July g, 1911. The jury found that there were mitigating circumstances however and as I have stated my pcs tion be- fore, under the circumstances, I will not impose the extreme penalty oi hanging, but will sentence you to serve tie balance of your natural days in the penitentiary. You will be taken there and confined.
 A grizzly man of low statue look, ing for all the world like Andrew Carnegie Eeard these words from the lips of Judge Jesse Ed ngton in the First Criminal Court today, and was the most concerned man in the room although he did not show it. TEe man was John J. Hughes, age 35, a reputed wealthy merchant, planter and capitalist of Haynes, Arkansas who made mistake, of kill ng his fourth man n the state of Tennessee.
 Notice for an appeal to the Su- preme Court was filed by attorneys for the defense. Hughes will be taken to Jackson Sunday, under heavy guard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14
GOVERNMENT TO
 HOLD EXAMIN ATION

An examination for first grade or clerical positions will be held at the post office in this city on May II, 1912, to secure el gibles from which 10 make "a certification to fill a va cancy in the position of deputy col lector at $1,000 per annum in the Internal Revenue Service at Little Rock, and vacancies in other first grade or clerical PCS tions that may require similar qualifications. For application blanks and full informa> ticn relative 70 the examination, qualif cations, duties, etc, addtess Secretary, Board of Civil Service Ex- aminersr, post office, City.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14
lfAlY 10 AID
 ! FLOOD SUFFERERS NNE FLUFFIANS WIRE MEN IN FLOODED DISTRICTS TO CALL ON THIS CITY
d LETTING IS HELD
To Direct Appeal Has Been Made To Pine Bluff, But It Will Be An
 wered Immediately.

As suggested by the Graphic ed-
 orially on Thursday and at the special request of Mayor A. c. Jor-
 lan, who issued call on the peo- fle of this city through the Graphic Yesterday morning, asking them 10 bid m the relief of the flood suf Rerers, the trustees of the Chamber bf Commerce met yesterday morning at then rooms in the Citizens Bank Building and laid plans 10 render .tvery assistance possible to the ref #ugees and other flood sufferers in Southeast Arkansas. q At the conclusion of the meeting Ia telegram was sent to prominent Emen and cSy officials at Lake Vil- #lage, Arkansas City, Dumas Eudora, Watson, McGehee, Wilmot, Montrose, kDermott, P-rkdale and Portland, and kother Southeast Arkansas points tel Hing them that Pine Bluff and he1 kpeople were ready and willing to E1ender every ass stance. Provisions. Emoney, clothing and other necerssar- will be sent to the sufferers on de- Edamnd.
 Tn S action was taken as no di- ETeet appeals had been received Efrom any of the flooded districts or towns The government officials |eeem to have the situation we'll in hand~4ea3 IS rushing boat loads Of provisions and rations to the people in the flooded d sSricts. On this ac- count it has been necessary for the
 flooded towns to ask for aid from neighboring towns or cities. But prominent business men who at tended the meet ng here yesterday expressed desire to do something to relieve the situation. In the event an appeal is made to Pine Bluff. President Hearn thought it advisable to name committee to act immed- lately and Mayor A. c. Jordan, s. c. Alexander and William Nichol were selected to- sol cit funds and provis- ions and distribute them when an appeal is made.
 P. P.@Byrd, A. w. Nunn, J. F. Me- Intyre and others offered sums of money and prov sions and $. c. Alex atder, F. G. Smart. Mrs. Nellie Lucey and others have already diposited sums in local banks to be used by the relief committee, as well as many other local citizens.
 John Ware, a prominent dry goods merchant of Helena, telephoned G. H. Martin yesterday that the le- wee was still holding a. that place and that the old residents did not
 fear any trouble from the flood wat CTS. His telephone message came af- ter MT. Mart n had wired him to
 bling to his home in .his city, If they
 thought it best to leave Helena. AL though press pispatches from Helena
 early yesterday were to the effect
 that many of the residents had moved
 10 the hills in West Helena and
 others were leaving, still no few of
 the old resident remain in Helena and are still confident that the levee
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14
GOOD OLD SPRING TIME HAS
 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 ana nearly everything in bulk seeds. Al knds of fancy seed corn, sorghum, kaffir corn, german millet, dwari egsix 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 or buneh yams sesd sweet potatoes. we are headquarters for everything n the staple and fancy grocery nne' also fresh vegetables every week, Give us a call, ii ..5. ~s .q se.
 Yours truly, ,a-. ... .o
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14
,an be held without a break.


 Joe Simon, brother of J. B. Simon, of this city, telephonei his brother yesterday that the merchants were not in the least alarmed over the condfeicn ttere. He says the people believe that the levee is intact.
 Condition Not Exaggerated
 B. F. Ashcraft, a we'll known at torney of Southeast Arkansas, who has been located at Lake Village. ac- companied by hs wife, arrived in Pine Bluff yesterday aid they will make their home in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Ashcraft left Lake Village rhursday afternoon fer Pine Bluff, when it was apparent to them tha- the levee near Lake Village on the Mississippi would not hold. When he left there the water was seeping yer the levee and the levee .tself was very weak.
 MT. and Mrs. Ashclaft left their 'ome in Lake Village with all it's furnishings and their belongings. He avs he has net heard as yet whether lis home was swept away by the flood waters or mo-. According to Mr. Ashcr3ft, the conditions in Southeastern Arkansas because of the flood were not fully told in press dispatches to the Graph in recent weeks. None of the papers, he says, have given he true conditions there, which are most appalling.
 Knowing the country as I do,' said MT. Ashcraft, ''and knowing how many people were living in the owlands in the neighbonhocd of the Luna Landing Levee, I cannot help put believe that at least two or shree hundred people have lost ther lives IS result of the sudden break in the Luna Landing Levee. The situ- stion th',re was frightful on Thurs Jay end I did not care to remain tl.ere ard endanger my life, so with my wife I came to this city, where I expect to make my home I am glad now that did so, for it appears hat the town of Lake Village is doomed" aS'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14
NOTICE '

l desire to notify my friends and the public at large that I am now with the Reap Crawford Furniture O., and we are carrying a full line of Draperies and Floor Coverings I will tas pleased to see you at any time. Also we manufacture awnings and have 3 large range of patterns to select from.
 4-14-eS F. cAsoN
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14

J. T. Upehurch and wife, repre- senting the Rescue Home at Texark- ana, will come to this city on, April 19, 20 and 21 for several lectures un- der the auspices of the Ministerial Association The place of,.sthe lec- lures will be announced later.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14
NEGRO KILLING AT HARRY, ARK

Jim Gather, a negro, shot and kill ed Garland Luster, another negro, at Tarry, Lincoln county, yesterday morning and at preliminary hearing, which took place before Magistrate Moore there yesterday afternoon. ex- animation was waived and Gather was bound over to await the action of the grand jury and committed to jail. There are conflicting statements re- garding the trouble that preceded the killing. Some of the witnesses say that Gather killed Luster over a trif- ling matter while other witnesses say that Luster was advancing on him with an open knife. Attorney w. B sorrells represented the defendant and Deputy Prosecuting, Attorney T, e. Farham 2appeared for the state
 Mrs. Louis Froag9 is ssls4 visiting
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14

L'Sf TWO mo.2 weeks, T they hold. !'"'If4ad service to the West is not expected 10 open fer tHreo weeks.
 The Steamer Beaver was dis eaiesed L. L-oNora eaIg today, with two expert eng neers 10 aid .ho forces there. The S5,daa sacks sent to "Ean0ko arrived she5o this morn ing Telephone communication is still cut oli With thraafening points, but telegraph rep rts were received today E. great is the volume of water pouring through fha chroe crevasses in lhe Tensas dis ict that the yer fell cue foot a Green4iIle. Miss, today and the leyees on the Mississippi banks gre relieved.
 The rise in the Missoa is deereas ing, and it is net believed that t will reach Mississippi in time to affect the flood Tie river at Memphis will fall very slowly for several lays and TO marked decline can he expected for T week or mere ="At Helena it W Il reach II feet in the next 35 CT iS hours, and eontiHue rlslng for GeEeral day thercafter". avs NJ. Emory the local forecas ter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14
LAKE VILLAGERS
 GOOD NATURFD IHOtGH TOWN IS UNDER WATER RESIDENTS ARE HAPPY
 AND HOPEFUL.
HELP T H E MS ELVES
Back Water is Flowing Over tie Banks of Lake Chicot-Ap-
 precinte Offer.
* # s A l. Z: th s !. s * :: * !.
CALL FOR AID *
 FROM LAKE VILLAGE *

The following message was re- x ceiVed lat night by the Pine * Bluff Chamber of Commerce re- : lief committee from J. B. Simms, # prominent resident of that * place: Situation very grave * among the Scattered people. We < need boats and food worse than # anything else. See if you can get x off car load of beats and ship ;: to Montrose." * ,. < < ;: * a: x 4 * :s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14

Mrs. Guy Leflar, of Memphis, who has been visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. c. Wiley, at Madding TOT the past week, left yesterday for her home by way of Helena.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14

A. Goldweber, the tailor yesterday bought the former home of D. c. Bell from Mrs. M. w. Bell. The resi- dence is at Mo-, 9o3 West Third ave- nue. The cons desation was $4,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-14

Mrs. \ Louis Froag, is asls4 visiting friends and relatives in Little Rock.
, 1912-05-11
YOUNGEST SURVIVOR HAPPY.

When the Montreal Express left Grand
CeutrnI Station yesterday morning It had
aboard the Youngest snryiyOl Of thc Titanic
disaster. 1ravers Allison, eleven months old,
enjoyed that distinction, and the little fellow
was none the worse for his narrowing eX-
perience.
Hudson j. Allison, a Montreal banker
his wife and two children were Oh the Ii
tanic. The baby was the only survivor OF
the Allison family, and he was in charge OF
his nurse.
When on Thursday night the nurse and
her precious bundle entered the Hotel Man
haitian women and men in the lobby wept-
Yesterday morning when Baby Itavers was
taken out the unconcerned little survivor
had no conception of the manner N which
his orphaned plight was playing on the SELL
timents of many persons III the hotel.
cane would You believe it" SAID an Of
fetal of the hotel, "the youngster slept near
" all the me he was III the llfeboat, So The
nurse said. He was here only n few hours,
but there wasn't q person here who went to
bed Thu sdny night without a lot Of think
ING about TINT little chap"
The hurried launching of the lifeboat in
which the nurse and baby took refuge, The
nurse declared, was responsible for the Sc
paratlon of the famiy and consequent death
of Il e other5.
Mrs. Allison was standing at the rail wait
ing to get into the boat with he other child,
Lorraine, when ii was suddenly lowered and
she and the child were left standing beside
MIR. Allison.
No other chance 10 enter a boat ever came.
". Y. Tribune, @Oh ApriL.
, 1912-05-11
CHUNG TILL DAWN TO OVER
TURN ED BOAT.

-Four of the survivors from the Tita ic
disaster went to the Hotel Imperial. Taey
were Mrs. l. A.. 4ippach and her daughter,
Miss Jean Hippach, Of Chicago }. J Flynn
Of Philadelphia, and A.. II. Elat&worlh, Il
young Eu9Ishman from London, who en-
baIktd on the Titanic for his first TIP 10
America. The names Of Mrs. and Miss Hip
pach appeared during the week among the
nlmes Of those saved, aud Mr.. Hlppach and
his sou arrived during The dny from Ch!el-
90 to meet them. Mrs. Hippach and her
daughter presented the appearance of ner-
yous wrecks on their arrival at the hotti,
and went immediately TO their rooms and
refused to see any one during The evening.
Mr.. Flynn was totally uustrung as a re-
suit of his fem ful experience. The assist
ant manager of the hotel, +. II. Virgins,
attempted to ask hm about the drsast er.
''He could hardly reply" said Mr.. Wig
gins later. "He said it was an awful expe-
iience and when I asked him about the say
ing of the few passengers, he broke down
and cried like a child"
MIR. Blackworth was not one of the fortu-
nate ones who had Il place III the lifeboats,
but jumped from he rapidly sinking Titanic
IL few minutes before she disappeared be
meath the waves and after swimming about
for a while caught HE side Of an overturned
lifebont.
at was DO time to push forward he
said, ''and l stepped aside for the women
and children, az did scores Of other men. [
was in the smoking room when the crash
came. 1t was fearful, and | can hardly des-
cribe ii. There was, however, at fast no
panic With the other men III the smoking
room l rushed on deck, and henrd, as was
currently reported, that we had struck u
tremendous iceberg. Most of the passen-
gers were dressed, and for the first few
minutes a marked calm in the midst of the
uncertainty prevailed, the general imp ession
being Que of confidence in the stubiIit, of
the ship The first wireless n Message sent
out was II request to neighbouring ships to
, 1912-05-11

prepare to take off about 1000 passengers
from the Titanic.
MANxING THE LrFEBoATs.
"Soon after the officers began to man the
lifpboats and fear seized unon the women,
and the scenes were pathetic and awful III
the extreme. | hate to think of them.
II am a good swimmer and resolved to
make what effort was possible to save myself,
I forgot to say that soon after the first
crash, after the passengers were all on deck
the Titanic gave q dangerous list to star
board aud then to port, which increased the
terror of the passengers. | watched the
boats 90 out Of sight, aud finally, knowing
the ship was doomed, [ determined to
Jump and trust tc fortune or Providence for
means Of safety. 1t was probably ten min.
utes or so. although it seems shorter, after
I jumped into the water that the boat sank,
I leaped from q height If about thirty feet,
9Th water was horribly cold, and the
first shock chile ne to he bone, but after
swimming awhile l recovered the use Of my
limbs. Finally [ saw aheal Of me some
thing black above the water and / made FIR
it. 1t was an overturned boat, which shows
evidently that all Of the hfeboats did not
strike the water right. About u dozen or
more men, | think, were clinging to it.,
perched upon the broad, overturned keel.
[ cried ont, and as | neared the boat they
helped me up on the keel. Most Of the men
were stokcrs p perhaps AL were or steerage
passengers.
eve were on top of the overturned boat
until after 6 o'clock in the morning. The
water at first was comparatively calm, anG
we stayed there ia II kueeling or sitting po-
sition until toward morning the sea begun
to get choppy aud ron4h, and most OF Us
stood up to prevent the icy water from roll.
ing over MS and freezing Ms. AS 1t was
several of the men had frozen hands and
feet, md my hands were pnrtDa.lY frozen.
Toward dawn we saw in the distance the
lights Of a STEINER npplo: ching, the Carpa-
thia. We shouted for joy as loudly us we
could, but some Of The men wcIe so nearly
frozen they could hardly speak. We could
see IN the distance some of he other boats,
and watched the picking up ef the passengers
and saw them transferred to the Carpathia-
SHOUTED TO REecUING BOATS
owe waved our hands and coats aud kept
on shouting, aud at last we saw a boat COM
ing toward rs. =! never felt 50 happy as
when I got in it and felt hat | was safe,
". !. Times, 1pril I9h.
, 1912-05-11

given that the lif4boats dubbed away swim
ming Survivors, who were saved by the wo-
men against the efforts of the crew to pre-
vent it. Lord Mersey ruled there was no
jurisdiction for a charge Of manslaughter,
he also ridiculed the suggestion of a lookout
at the bow as well as the crows nest.
The race for the Chester Cup on Wednes-
day was won by Rathlea, ClArenceuX second
Southannnn third,
Berlin has elected Herr Wermuth, who
resigned the Imperial Treasury on account
of the measures adopted for financing the
military budgets, rs B~nrgomaster. This i'm
plies censure Of the Kaiser,
The Provincial Committee Of Alsace Lor-
raine has censured the Government for boy
cotting locomotive works, whose director is
a F~rancophile. The Kaiser appointed the
Government thus censured.
The Supreme Court has given d third de-
cision adverse to the kaiser in IA suit against
n tenant for cost Of farm buildings.
New York, May 10Th.
Flour, Blended Clears per larIel S..
NItal, Kindred, per barrel 81 Is
New Seasons Pork no quotation.
Heavy Mess Pork 1872 POI
Crystals per 100tbs. $685.
""S"' Muscovado 80 test 10OIbs. 3 49,
Molosses Eng. LsIds. per gal. 30 quotation.
Liverpool Cotton, m|itEIIing Upland, ed
Exchange, New York &LOndon, 60 dayasight
4844
Exchange New York ana London, sight 1863
London, May ION.
Dem. Crystals l8s. 0l.-19s. OIL
Muscovado, floating terms IN
0"8'"' bond, lis. 81, u, Oh
German beet So f. 0. b. l3~ 3l.
Java Sugar 5000 Gibraltar or Channel for
orders, floating terms, 13s. 10td.
Demernra Rum, nominal Is. 3 It's. Al.
Cocoa Trinidad, good mlddIm@ Red, nom.
pr cwt. 61s. on.
Cotton, Medium Fine Stat Liverpool, nominal
Is. ed.
Bank Of England Rate Of discount 3.
Conso,s rs Z Is
Three per cent Hentes IN Paris 81 p.
The mail Friday brought the sad news of
The death III Brooklyn on 18th April after
three weeks illness of Mr.. Peter A.. Cameron
tof the late firm OF Cameron & Coz and once
prominent in commercial and social circles III
this island.-M IhouuS Buit6tiA, IuY b
, 1912-05-11
For Rent.

FE7HE PROPERTY No. 30 Kings
& Cross Street Christiansted tat present
occupied 10y Misses Moore).
Apply 10
a. E. STAKEMANN.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-09-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Council Room, City OF Owosso,
september 18th. 1914
Regular meeting OF the Council, Mayor Geo.
W. Clark presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Reineke, SUIT.
Nm, Brown, Wright, Conant. Palmer, Chavey
Later, Mcdonald, Absent: Mclaughlin,
Washburn.
The minutes OF tn, last regular meeting
were read ana approved as printed.
Petitions.
Aid. Mcdonald presented the following petit.
tion which was on motion referred TO the COM
mittce on sidewalks and crosswalks:
Petition No. Sl4
Owosso, Sept 10th, 1919
To the Honorable Mayor ana Common Council,
Owosso. Michigan.
respectfully petition your honorable body
70 cause cement walk to be constructed In
'front.' OF my property on the south side OF West
Oliver street.
Aid. Reneke presented the folio wing petition
which was on motion referred TO the commit
tee on streets and alleys:
Petition No. 2to
To the Committee on Streets OF the Common
Council OF Owosso City:
AZ meeting held Sept. 10th, 1912 OF those
interested In the macadam' zlng and curbins OF
Washington street betw.eo Oliver and King
street 1t was agreed that so many of the
undersigned who had peutioned for parkway
co be built through the center OF said street
would consent to withdraw that feature OF the
petitioo and all now unite In asking that your
committee report favoraby on hs building OF
the curbs to conform to the approaches ON
this street already es ablished at Oliver street
to King street and the mlcad smizlng OF the
full width between said curbs.
Dated Owosso, Septic h. 1919.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-09-20
Point Of View.


When the necessity Of daily labor
is removed and the call of social duty
fulfilled, that OF moderate and timely
amusement claims its place as . want
inherent in our own nature. To re-
lieve this want and fill up the mental
vacancy games are devised, books are
written, music Is composed, spectacles
and plays are invented and exhibited.
And II these plays have a moral and
virtuous tendency; II the sentiments
expressed are calculated to rouse our
love Of what Is noble, and our con-
tempt OF what Is base and mean; II
they unite hundreds In a sympathetic
admiration of virtue, adherence of
vice or derision of folly-it will re-
main to be shown how far the spec
tator Is more criminally engaged than
II he had passed the evening in the
idle gossip of society. in the feverish
pursuits of ambition or In the unsated
and Unsuitable struggle after gain
Walter Scott.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-09-20
SHOULD THE WOMAN PROPOSE
Question That Seemingly May Be Re
He'd On to Get an Argument
at Any Time.
ARTHUR II. DUMoND,
City Clerk.

Ever since this conundrum was put
to me, l have been submitting it to
everybody I met. There has been
extraordinary diversity in the answers.
They have run from a shocked mo!
No! MOI" through hesitating, "Well,
l don't see why--and yet could never
do 1t myself" to a decided, "Yes,
certainly! Why not?"
One woman said: under no cir
cumstances. Nothing ever justifies US
in forgetting our womanliness." An
other: eyes, indeed. In fact, I pro-
posed to my husband. I saw that he
was In love with me, but that he
thought that we could not afford to be
married. I knew that we could, and
so I proposed to him." Another: "Of
course women should propose. They
are much better judges Of character
than men, more intuitive and spirit
ual." Another: "If women proposed,
there would be- fewer unhappy mar
riages. AS things are, men can choose
from their entire set of women. wom-
en- can choose only from those who
propose to them. II women proposed
more OF them would marry the man
they really wanted to marry" An
other: II think the one should pro-
pose who could do 1t the most artist
ally" (Note-She was a young girl
writer. and am afraid considerations
OF literary effects guided her conclu-
sions. )-Harper's Bazaar.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-09-20

AFTER the crop Is removed from
~ new seedlings and stubble
y lands the weeds which have
been kept in check by the
growing crop are apt to spring up and
make a sufficient growth to produce
a crop of seed and crowd the thin
seedlings Of grass and clover The
number and variety Of such weeds
will depend upon the locality and the
care exercised in the operation OF the
farm. Ragweed, pigweed, foxtail
and Canada thistles are among the
most common kinds found. Such
weeds can be prevented from seeding
to great extent by clipping with the
cutter bar of the mower tilted high
so as to leave the new seedlings. 1t Is
Objectionable to attempt to control
weeds or new seedlings with sheep, for
the reason that sheep are almost sure
to eat the tender seedlings and leave
the coarser weeds.
The practice of clipping with
mower has been used by the Michigan
Agricultural college farm. where Il
CONSTANT warfare must be kept up
against weeds which are continually
being introduced in the purchase Of
hay, straw and grain for feeding.
Perhaps the most persistent fall
weed and the one that Is most con
spicuOus during August and SepteHI
Der along roadsides, bitches and grain
fields is the ragweed (shown In illus
trationl. Its ragged, rank growth AMI
long lived seeds make II an especially
bad weed. Its tall green tassel, which
contains such an abundance of yellow
pollen, is said to be the cause of hay