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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-02

R. c. Collins. Postmaster. Barne- gat, \. J., was troubled with a severe la grippe cough. He says: ':l would be completely exhausted after each fit of violent coughing. I bought a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar compound ana hafGre had taken it lH the cOugh f~ a. - - ---.-.@.-.l
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-02

Regarding J m Stewart, the young man Who handed Morris a scientific lscing. it is a difficult task to prop arly classify him among the "hopes3.
 A year of two back ] m gave prom .se cf becoming a champion, but
 somehow or other seemed to go to pieces suddenly, His ring record is repl 'te with inconsistent pertor- mmces. However, the past few months he has trained ia thfully and intelligeAtly and his work in the ring shows considerable Improvement. TO get ! good line on his present form would lika to see Il m tried out wt,h a heavyweight like Soldier Kea.ns. If he made good over that hard hitting novice he could demand a meeting with Al Palzer. at present recognized as the best white heavy weight ill the East, if nc the entire country.
 March 30, 1912. Jas. J. Corbett
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-02

Senator H. K. Toney, who is man aging Governor Harmon's campaign in this state, returned last night from the capital city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-02

Ragland Fitzhugh has returned from Little Rock. where he spent Sunday night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-02
J|G PURSES F0R 'PUGs' WITH REPS Present Days Offer Golden s Opportunities For
 White Hopes" BRITISHER BEsIEGED Wells, English Lightweight Champion, Has All Kinds of Opportuni-
 ties For Fights.
BRITISHER BESIEGED
By James J. Corbett

Former Heavyweight Champion o
 the world
 Written fer ,he Pine Bluff Graphic Surely these aie the golden days of opportunity for profess onal box CTS. What with S1o0,000 prizes fo, heavyweight champion battles. our Lightweight title holaer spurning of. fers guaranteeing $12,500 for his share of the purse, w,n, los CT draw $15,00o offers for ten round eXhibi- tions between other stars of the same division, and profitable theatrical en. gagemcnts galore for the white hopes" verify it pays co have a rep" of the sort that commands plenty of space in the sporting col umnS.
 want to avoid pulling that old time Il can remember" stuff. bu' just the same when one hearkena back a few year and recalls the ri- diculously small sums former stars of the ring battled for, one may be excused if he rises to remarl, tha; it is pretty soft fo~ the madern lads in compar son. And let not my mean. ing be misunderstood and that l.. like an old-timer might. feel bi- jealous of the success attending the money making effor,s of present day opponents of the game. On the con trsry the very worst l wish any Of them is the best of t. Moro power to these young captains of finance of the squared circle,
 Matt Wells, British light weight champion, had rot set .o9t on Amer ican soil many Hours L,t9-n he was ! egei by NeN cTk E.atchraN, IFS with liberal offers to box lofore their 2luhs. Mat snnGureel that he wantei WoleaNJ and MoFai .aGd in preference to a oGha.s. 4n a,ur;, he would not obiect ;o first baving try out with on3 of ;hs Jesse, tshts if finacc al .n i,c ame.ts campari- ble witn ris dis&ity and -i.'t e ligat-weig' cAaa:pDn o' G,eal i'r tain were alt' hi.n For, take it from me, Matt is wise to the fact ha is soIe drawing card in lrttle old New York. He eonvnced Eastern sports last fall he's genuine cham pion and not the lucky fellow Freddy Wsleh's friends would have us be- lieve
 Harlem Tommy Murphy may get fils st crack a. the BritisAer. During his six months soionrn n the land
 sunshine and flowers Murshy
 k on q new lease O fife and ldte
 aas besn etng ha best figl.:.s
 comysratival ong careor. -- are hun ipg
 <ent, howevar
 'a~ fa a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-02

Joe Woodman who looks after Sam Langford,s interests cables he will start for home immediately fol- lowing the "tar baby's" contest with Sam McVey in sydney Easter Mon day, and that he will bring Hughey NJ began, the campion light weight of Australia back with him. With Wolgast, Wells and Mehegan in our mast," to say nothing of the half score of "ncar-champ" possibil- : ities already on the ground, the light weight division will be produc tive of much high-class sport during the spring and summer months.
 Speak ng of golden opportunities, the directors of Carl Morris affairs must now regret having refused that recent offer of d $13,000 purse to box Al Palzer ten rounds The eX- engineers miserable showing with Jim Stewart, the Brooklyn heavy "SlSul, iiaS htiiSu Il . ui INV lHS po0 CTS, fos the time being at least. The sporting public is remarkably pa tient wherein white heavy-weights are concerned owing to the prevail ing desire to develope some one tc
 nock the daylight out of Jack Johnson, but thsre is a limit and
 iorris hes apparently reached it n Gotham.
 Carl is fine b,g fellow and has NO. ked hard to develop in his chosen 'iae, but it looks very much as if he would never make good. Certainly ae has had many opportunities to prove he had the "makins" of a champ on and has fallen short oa the mark by great deal.
 l think that Morris has been very had trained, He has been given an overdose of it if a man ever got it. Too much of that sort of thing s great deal worse than too little, and espec ally when it's application is misdirscted. Ignorance of proper training methods has irrevocably in~ iurel many promising boxers cha, ces and while l doubt very much that Morris s of the right to make champion am of the opinion that the strenuous course Of training has not tended to brirg ouS the best there is in him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15
Local Observations.

Local Observations.
Sept. Bar Their. Wind W'th'r
147 a. m.29.s9 So sW Cl'dy
IA Z p. M. 1892 70 n Cfdy
Rainfall for the past "a hours, trace.
River above low water of 1854, 8
feet 1 tenth.
Change in "a hours, 8 tenths.
Mean temperature, 50.
Lowest temperature, 81.
Highest temperature. 76-
Lowest temperature last night, 81.
FRED q. GOSEWIsCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15
Perkins MAY Be Called.

/ United Press Leased Wire Service.I
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Whether
George w. Perkins, campaign hacker
of Colonel Roosevelt, will be called
as witness in the trust busting suit
against the international Harvester
Co, of which he is an officer, could
not be learned at the department OF
justice today 1t was said that Per
kins would be called. but later re-
port was that the government would
not call him, owing to the desire not
to grant him immunity in case Grim
inal action grew out of the presen,
civil suit.
Taking of testimony will begin In
Chicago Monday before special
master. Assistant Attorney General
Grosvenor will be in charge OF the
( governments case.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15
SUNDAY SERMON
ON NEWSPAPERS
Pastor viii Preach Today on Topic
and Tell Of the Power of
the Press.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-Preaching
sermon on newspapers, and news
papermen, the Rev. Christian Refs
ner, D. D., pastor of Grace Methodist
Episcopal church. tomorrow Sill say:
mo man can adequately picture
the power of the press of today. 1t
gives the history of the world up to
the minute. Every one reads the
newspapers. If they cannot decipher
the words, they may draw fairly ac-
curate conclusions from the pictures.
The old day of political party rule
under the bosses lash has been ban
ished by the newspaperc, published
hidden from the people The indepen-
dent newspaper watches everyone for
crookedness and makes 1t public. The
political sheet keeps strict watch
on it's opponents deeds and it will be
very hard for any crookedness to es
cape such surveillance.
The merchant is whipped into
modern business methods and goods
by the newspapers. In New York the
loan sharks were put out of business
by newspaper, and out in Missouri
4 there was poor stable boy. defraud
| ed out of damages by wealthy rail
road whose officers had influence witt
the judges as high as the supreme
court The newspapers unearthed the
boy and his trouble and published
the story. Then things happened"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15
Cold Wave Won't Last.

DENVER, Colo, Sept. 14.-The gov
ernment weather bureau tonight pre-
dicted speedy breaking of the cold
wave which struck Denver and Colo
RADIO today bringing with it an almost
snowstorm. After hay
ing continued for most of the day the
snowfall ceased early this evening
though chilly weather still prevailed.
Reports from all sections of Colorado
and Wyoming, where there was
snow also, state that the damage to
crops will be small.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15

limited Press Leased Wire Servfce.l
MEXICO CITY, Sept. IA dem
in favor of Porfirio Naz
and marking, in the opinion OF many,
the beginning of another serious up
rising against President Madero. be-
gan here tonight and at a late hour
was unchecked.
Great crowds gathered In front of
the chamber of deputies at nightfall
carrying banners bearing pictures of
former President Diaz. Waving
their banners they paraded the streets
shouting Viva Porforio Diaz! Death
to Madero!''
A wild demonstration started and
spread over the city like wildfire,
thousands joining in it. Up to late
hour the police had made no serious
effort to check the paraders, but the
minister of war ordered out the cav
airy, foot soldiers and rurales com
]prising the city's garrison. The po
lice, foot and mounted, we're also
heavily armed, IN preparation fol
trouble.
Monday is critical Day.
i Serious outbreaks are feared be
4 fore morning.
i Monday is Mexico's independence
day and the government has beer
i fearful of what it might bring forth
i Tonight's demonstration is believed t
4 be only the beginning of a NANTES
j tation of popular unrest that ma.
have far reaching consequences.
4 The crowds are largely compose
of students and the better dresse'
Mexicans. Very few of the lowe
classes had taken a hand up to lat
hour.
J, Rebels Still Busy.
Ell PASO, Texas, Sept. 14-Afte
resting his forces during the morning
following repulse by the small ga
rison at Ell Tigre, the American mil
, ing camp south of Aqua Prieta, Inc
/ Salazar, the rebel leader, late toda
: renewed his attack on the town. a
! approximately the same time fe'
r eral relief expedition, numbering is
3 men, which left Aqua Prieta on
! special train this morning was stol
ped by 400 rebels under Rafael Camp
t near Ceneisa Springs, fifteen mile
|. southeast Of Douglas, and despera'
t battle occurred.
News of that engagement reache
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15
Mexicans Are Now Shouting For Daz, firing
of the Rule of Madero Who Had Pro-
m.sed So Many Blessings.
WILD DEMONSTRATION ON The STREETS
Plot to Gust President Involves the Entire Fed
eraI Army and Extends All Over
the Country.

Aqua Prieta by courier and General
Sanjines with one thousand cavalry
left this afternoon for the scene. Re
ports received in Douglas late today
said the battle at Ceneisa Springs still
was in progress
At Ell Tigre the situation is said to
be desperate for the camp and Tor
the seventy or more Americans, IN
Guiding six American women, in the
town A late courier said the garrison
was exhausted and nearly out of am
munition. Grave fears are felt at
Douglas for the Americans at Ell Ttgre
as Salazar has said he would kill all
he found in the camp.
The Diaz Plot.
Secret service men or the Mexican
government today notified President
Madero that the plot which involves
the entire Mexican army and which
plans a general revolt on Monday TO
overthrow Madero and re-establish the
4 rule,sef Porfirio 5Diaz, is more wide
4 spread than at first believed, It 10
Isaid General Hueata is to be proclaim.
led the military leader with Pascuai
Crozco associated with him, Francisco
lDe LaBarra provisional president and
Emilio vasquez Gomez cabinet min
lister. Orozco's army, which now is
i within thirty miles of Juarez, is to
i Join the forces of Huerta, 1t is said.
The rebels in Sonora under Salazar
and Rojas are to be taken if they will
promise to stop looting and peace is
to be restored in Mexico by combin-
ing the federal army and the rebel
forces in the overthrow of the Madero
, government.
Talk is Not Stopped.
+ The plot is common talk in Ell
I, Paso and Juarez and no attempt is
: made by federals here to put stop
: to it.
Z Rebel bands tonight encircle
7 Juarez, occupying every town within
t a radius of thirty miles and Huerta is
7 making no effort to dislodge them.
e. S. O'Reilly, the American sol
a dier of fortune and former San An
= tonic newspaper man, who went into
a Sonora on filihuster expedition, was
$ arrested today twenty miles east OF
e Douglas with three of his compan
ions. All had been robbed and NAL
d treated by Rojas' rebels.
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Gate City want ads bring results
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s Fathers Advice unheeded,
~. ). was all my fault, If had taken
taia is.her's advice and not tried to
. sas MIN he would have been free.
'0 We could have waited years IL
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Weather
forecast:
Iowa: Rain Sunday, cooler in east
and central portions; Monday fair.
Illinois: Rain, cooler Sunday; Mon
day fair and cooler.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15
On the Trail.

Z Before leaving Allen gave out
statement, asserting that he fired IN
self-defense and charging Sheriff Wepp
with opening the court room battle.
He said he was willing to go back ana
stand trial without extradition papers
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-04
CAR DAMAGES AUTO
Owner Declares Car Did Not Slacken
Speed as Customary at
Crossing.

James Roberts of the Illinois
Garage at Eleventh street and
Washington avenue while driving
up Sycamore street in his Ford auto
mobile yesterday morning collided
with street No. az of the Holbrook
line, Woodward, motorman at the
corner of Twenty eighth street. His
auto was badly damaged. He claims
the auto was struck by the street
car while crossing the track--this
is the same corner at which G. s.
Thompson's car was struck a few
months ago and McNeeIey, one of
the occupants, had his skull frac-
turcd.
Robeets escaped without injury
but bis auto was thrown some dis
tance by the impact and the machine
was badly damaged. He will ask for
q settlement,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-04
Governments
WITNESS PROVES !.
TO BEUNW|LL|NC
Former Manager Of Armour Plant
Tell. Of Cost" Entries on
~ Books
GIVES EvAsIyE ANSWERS An
Shipments ior Each Coming Week
Regulated " Pool He
Says
TX .34s A y x "A
GIVES EvAslvE ANSWERS

,tN i ss i
Chicago, Jan. s.--Wilhan1 D.
Miles. general manager OF the Ar
mour Packing Co. at Kansas City.
Kan. from 1884 to 1902. testified
today in the trial OF the ten Chicago
packers that the old packers pools
were organized to prevent the glut-
ting OF the market with fresh meat
End that there always was active
competition between the members In
all parts of the country.
He followed Henry yeedereon the
stand and was the third witness
called by the government.
Despite the fact that Miles on two
occasions had given testimony
against the packers before federal
grand juries. ne proved an unwilling
witness today. and little of great
value to the government was glean
cd in his direct examination.
Disappoints Government.
lie had been heralded assone. OF tAe
most important witnesses for the
prosecution and counsel for the gov
ernment was disappointed beca~se
OF his evasive answers to certain
questions
He brought out for the first time
that there was ''black test cost
and a red test cost" used, in the
bookkeeping Of ARMOUR the fprmes
being used MS the flat price of an
nnimal and the latter included
freight and other items of expense.
The government contends that the
"red test cost" was used secretly by
the combination in the fixing of the
price of. meat. 4
Miles said that reports of the
shipments expressed in pounds. to-
gether with the average price and
margin of profit earned for the
weeks business were received and
the shipments of the coming week
were regulated at meeting of thc
pool.
The direct examination of tn
witness had not been concluded
when court adjourned.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-04
CLAIM TREASURER
OF GOTHAhF|RN
IS ADEFAulTER
Alleged Defaltatisns, for Mos
Part, are Made by
Checks
qRM PAYS FOR TAxlCAB
Stock in Corporation Confiseated
TO Help Pay for His Thefts
is Charge ~


New York, Jan. 3.--Percy G.. Van
deroef, well-kcnwn in mercantile
circles, In thic city, surrendered to
the criminal court late today to face
charges Of embezzlcment OF approx
mately $4,000 from the Wholesale
dry goods house of Van Keuren,
Thornton & Co, of which he was
treasurer 4
K He entered formal plea Of mot
guilty, and was locked up for fur-
ther examination Friday.
ya vanderoef is 81 years old. and
lives with a mother and sister In
East Orange. His salary has been
1000 a year and he held $4,000
stock In the corporation which,
counsel said today, had been turned
over, as partial restitution Of the
alleged dcfalcation.
Charge Misuse Of Checks.
District Attorney Whitman APP
peared at the arraignment OF VAN
deroef, on the technical charge or
larceny of 5000. by drawing a check
on the firm to pay personal restau-
rant and taxicab bills, He declared
the treasurer's books indicate short
ages amounting to over 100000.
covering a period Of fourteen years.
All OF the alleged defalcations We're
by check transactions.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-04
y b. u y
Chao Ern-fen, Formerly vi.eroy,
Reeaptu,,ss ehaas IL, tie
q.
Capital x~.,s
.fa
THRONE .'s' OPTIMISTIC / NOW y
saF ~ ssl q ,F*s esezss
Furn;.be. Funds toEndsayodf' y " = put
]. Down The Succeeding
Revolution
THRONE OPTIMISTIC NOV

Pekin, China, Jan. 3.--Three
thousand Manchu imperial troops,
drawn from the garrison OF Pao
Ting-Fu and shih Wang Tao, have
been ordered to Shin WanE Tao and
Lunchow to attack the mutiniers
there, If they do not submit.
Choa Erh-Feng, formerly viceroy
of the province of See Chuen. as
sisted by Manchu soldiers from IT,
bet, has re-captured Chang Tu. the
capital. u.
All foreigners are reported TO
have left the city OF Chung Ting.
The railroad authorities, fearing an
attack w rebel troops have stopped
the Siberian mail.
Ii Yuin Hang Apologies.
General Ii YUM Hang, COM
mandcr-in-chief OF the repel troops.
who Mas been made vice president
or the rov;sional republic, has
at,ologized tn the imperial authovi-
tics for the violation Of the armis-
tice at Hanow and has dismissed
two colonels, who were responsible
for Il.
The vicefoy OF the province OF
Huh Pey has informed the revoiu-
tionary leaders that 1000 cars
would be needed to remove the I'm
perisiists from their positions, and
that only fifty cars are available.
Hope continues to revive In i'm
periai circles.
The nation is very easily encour-
aged or discouraged, owing to It's
state Of timidity. Nowhere lse in the
world could eighty thousand DUNES
OF gold bars, such as were delivered
from the. imperial purses into the
hands of Premier Yuan yesterday.
seriously affect grea. empire at a
critical moment.
More Fighting Expected.
A rumor is current tonight that
fighting will be resumed soon. Pre-
mier Yuan has not received a reply
from DR.. WI Ting Fang at Shang-
hal. whom he informed that he
would In the future carry on nego-
tiations by telegraph.
II is understood the republicans
object to negotiating by wire.
The imperial delegates. who have
returned here from Shanghai, say
q reign of terror prevails in that
city. Nobody dares to venture an
opinion in favor OF the constitu-
tional monarchy.
In quarters closely connected
with the imperial government It is
believed the important provinces Of
Huh Teh and Huh Nan are dissatis-
fed with the foreign educated' ele-
ment, which is dominating affairs
at Shanghai.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-04
begin CLEARING SALE
Calvary Baptist Church Ladies Will
Be in Charge of Store on
First Day.

The Samuel White Dry Goods Co
begin today their Annual Clearing
Sale. The firm has co-operated with
the churches and the Children'e e
Home to share with them In this
sale. Each church has been allotted
a day by three special judges. C. F.
Miller, G. M. Palmer and e. J. Wald.
er. The numbers being drawn in
sealed envelopes to name the day for
each church. The Calvary Baptist
church being the lucky one to draw
FIRST day. st. Patrick's church, sec
ond The Southern Methodist third
The Church Of the Redeemer
fourth, st. Joseph's church fifth
The Children's Home sixth and TIL,
Lutheran church seventh.
1T is the intention of this firm tt
make, this sale the greatest ever thelt
: In Cairo or vicinity. A very mile
wiDtersnaturally has been great
hardship to the merchants and the
Samuel White Dry Goods Compal1,
propose to make great reduction ir
every department of the store. In
the cloak, suit and skirt department
any garment will be sold at one-hal
regular price. All furs will be sold
at one-half price. In dress good
and silks 1t has many special offers
Linens, muslins. sheetins, etc, at I
great sacrifice.
The sale begins today. You,
chance to buy seasonable mer
chandise from every department a
n big saving in price. Hosiery, un
dcrwear, waists also included. Fol
full particulars see ad in this paper
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-04

n, ~sF$$x hi S
r. ESAATs who ~ pfclzpk a
y y, and who tzke almost ~
good care d your property ~
though II WA their own, Nv
to be found. II sounds like NJ.
tion--but its classified adver-
tising fact"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-04
.SO[ F.ARNBAkER
IS DEAD AFTER
LONG ILLNESS
Death Comes While Discussing
Condition With His
Physician
READY TO RESUME / WORK
Published Cairo People Here Many
Ysar'Ago and was in Cloth
: Business
READY TO RESUME ! WORK

Solomon Farnbaker died last at
10:30 o'clock at his home, 422 Sew
enth street of complication of
heart and lung trouble with dropsi-
cal tendency. He had been Ill since
Oct, 90 last. Yesterday he was
able to walk to his brother Mau-
rice's home where he sat and con-
versed with him on general topics,
At the time of his death he was
sitting up talking to his physician
when he dropped back suddenly on
his chair and expired
Deceased leaves bisawife and two
brothers, Joseph of Memphis, Tenn.
and Maurice H. OF Cairo. He was
born at 2Natchez; Miss; Aug. 81.
1850, and educated at Notre Dame,
Il Travelled afor brewery .
For eighteen months 'preyious tc
his last -illpess lhe was In * the e'em.
ployment', 81 FINE Cairo Brewing Co
as sales agent, his territory being in
the south. NJ" s,.,,
From 1858 to 1883 lie was q
prominent merchant of Cairo bclne
associated with his father in tn,
clothing business, and also hat
stores in Evansville and Paducah. II
1887 he began the publication o.
the semi-weekly People, publica
tion that was noted for It's fearless
expressions concerning public mat
ters. He continued the paper abou
a year. Some years later he revived
the paper and conducted 1t for .
year or more when it was suspended
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-04

(COucIuded on Thlrd PavA
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-04
W-t~t-rf Presumably.

Plus TX. was not without certain
eSnse OF humor. One day, while sit
ting for his portrait to Healy. the
painter. speaking Of = monk who had
left the church and married. he OBJ
served, mot without malice: HE has
taken his punishment into his own
handp."
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