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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
LETTER FRoM IfrRnR..

One of the jurors in the trial of
Floyd Allen wrote the following let
ter to relative:
Well. as usual, / was ON the jury
during March court, and don't think
! care for any more jury service for
a while. The trial Of Floyd Allen
took two days. Tuesday and Wednes-
day. The jury did not reach YER
diet Wednesday so we were cared for
at Thornton's that night. The jury
was apprehensive of trouble, as we'll
as everybody else, but we had our
duty to perform and could not shirk
1T. When we handed in our verdict
Aliens counsel, Judge Bolen, asked
for a new trial on new evidence.
Judge Massie told him he would
consider. the application the next
morning. Judge Bolen then asked
that Allen be released on bail until
morning. Judge Massie said he could
not do it after the verdict was in, and
remanded Allen to Jail.
Allen jumped up, swore he wonli
never go, whipped out his pistol and
began firing at Foster or Webb. I
could not tell which, as they were so
close together. MY seat was in the
jury box about the top Of the steps
that lead up to the judges stand
from the west. Aliens gang had
posted themselves and undoubtedly
each one had his man. agreed on.
Ten or twelve pistol shots rang out
at once from all over the house and
in another instant there was a per-
feet roar. A man darted behind me,
lay or squatted low on the step and
fired three shots at Judge Massie,
killing him.
AS ] made an effort to get out I
glanced at Massie He had sank On
the floor. | knew it was all over
with him. I could have killed the
man that shot Massfe had had a
pistol, but could not see his face
to know him
The Aliens had picked their men.
They wanted to make sure of the
court officials. then take the Jury, or
as many Of them as they could get.
They knew the jury was not armed,
and they could let them walt. The
Jury made use of this time and dart
ed OUT into the crowd. Three Of
them were shot Only one is dead.
The closest cali got was bullet
bv the ear. A little lock of hair was
shaved from my head just above and
back of the ear. This was just as
close as wanted them to get, SO I
made with the crowd for door.
The crowd surged down the steps
and the clan followed, As turned
By the corner Of the Thornton House
I heard a man say, '"They are after
the Jury and declare they Will have
every damned one of them
This was not encouraging news. I
walked farther down the street. A
man came to me and told me to get
away, that they were looking for me
and all the other Jurors. succeed
ed in eluding them.
James N Early was a juror They
shot at him after he had got to the
Sutherland House. They shot at an
other as he rode off on his horse
and grazed his neck.
This was the most horrible time
ever witnessed. Seven were lying on
the floor of the court room three
dead, the others dying, apparently
Floyd Allen had walked to the feed
shed below Johnson's store. He took
a buggy from man Trying to step
into it his thigh broke and he sank
back, cursing his thigh for breaking.
Times are quiet now
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
Carolina for Roosevelt.

North Carolina is the one south
ern state that seems likely to send a
regular Roosevelt delegation to Chi
cago.
The rank and file are strong
enough to have something to say to
the federal office-holders and they
are most decidedly for the colonel.
Stanley county, the first to hold it's
convention, lined up IS for Roosevelt
and four for Taft. The western and
central, counties are all for Roose-
welt.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
Good Words for Watson.

Senator Watson introduced in the
senate few days ago bill to re-
move the tariff of IS per cent on
potatoes. The supply of potatoes
grown in this country is ; growing
very small, and great quantities are
being imported from Ireland, Cana
da and otrer foreign countries Yet
before they get on the poor mans
table he has to pay revenue tax
of 25 per cent. which is an unnec-
essary and burdensome tax upon
him that doesn't benefit single per-
son. Senator Watson's bill is very
proper measure, and his contention
that the duty should be lifted at
least until next September is logical
and sensible. -Shepherdstown Reg
lister.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
No Agreement Yet.

Wage discussions between the OBJ
orators and representatives of 20O,-
900 union miners n the bituminous
coal fields of Western Pennsylva-
mia, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, held
in an effort to avert prolonged sus-
pension OF business after April i
and also to avert possible strike.
we're without deffenite results.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
ONE WEEKS DELAY IN CONTEST
CASE.
1t Is Expected the Hughes Wiley
Case viii Be Closed Aagain
Within Fea DAYS.

The house committee on Elections
No. l has met in executive session.
and adjourned to meet in one week,
when, 1t is believed, the several con-
tested election cases before them will
be rported on.
The committee To-Day wired the
counsel for Congressman Hughes to
hurry up the remaining dispositions
in his case and it Is expected the
case will be closed again in few
days.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21

The opinion of the Interstate
Commerce commission in the lake
shipment coal rate cases made public
is sweeping victory for the coal
operators of West Virginia in their
fight against the railroad companies
in regard to freight rates. For the
first time during the existence of the
Interstate Commerce commission an
extensive investigation into the cost
of the movement Of traffic as foun-
dation for the fixing of rate. The
commission made thorough investi-
cation as to the cost per ton per
mile Of handling coal on each Of the
roads in question and based its or
der cancelling the advanced rates
upon its finding that the old rates
would yield the railroads reasona-
BILE profit above the cost of trans
portation.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21


Because potatoes are scarce, Sena-
tor Watson. Of West Virginia propo-
ses that the tariff upon this food sta
pie be suspended until next Septem-
Der.
The proposition has merit. In Mex
leo, France. Germany, and Spain the
laws provide that In similar circum-
stances the duty on various articles
may be suspended Ten years ago
the duty on bituminous coal was ta-
ken off during the continuance of the
great coal strike and the consumers
Of coal were the gamers. In the
present case the farmers do not
need protection. and the proposed
suspension Of duty would prevent the
cost of necessary of life from reach
ing prohibitive figure. Washing
ton Herald
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
WILSON AND WILEY is BOOMERS
YELL.
Pure Food Champion is Proposed for
Vice Presidency by Texan.
'tWiIcpn opd VyiIav


Vice Presidency by Texan.
Wilson and Wiley"
That is the alliterative presiden-
tail ticket proposed for the favora-
BILE consideration of the Democratic
National convention by Represen ia
tive Albert s. Burleson of Texas,
chairman of the Democratic house
caucus The Wiley boom was LAUGH
ed with the hearty approval of the
Wilson managers.
The suggestion that the governor
of New Jersey and the pure food
champion constitute the Democratic
presidential ticket attracted much at
tention at both ends of the capitol,
1T is the winning ticket" says the
Texas congressman. 1T represents
pure Democracy and pure food. 1t
would bring together New Jersey and
Indiana on the ticket, and that Is
undeniably good combination.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
ROOSEVELT COMING TO WEST
VIRGINIA TO NIKE SPEECH.
To Visit State For Day On Return
From West.

From West.
The speaking tour which Col
Roosevelt will make through the
middle west is to be extended. AS
originally outlined Roosevelt was to
speak in Chicago, ST, Paul or Mime
apolis. But 1t has been made known
that he would go to Kansas City to
speak and probably on the return trip
would spend day campaigning
through West Virginia.
Col. Roosevelt's representatives in
New York and his campaign mana
ger, Senator Dixon, In Washington,
exchanged views over the telephone,
in an effort to straighten out the
itinerary, which is still In the forma-
tive stage.
1t Is probable that other cities will
be included in the list of stopping
places.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
Hats as Factors.

The hat is becoming mighty fac
tor in human affairs. There are the
cooked hat, the hat that's in the
ring, and the hat that was the clew
which led to the arrest Of New York
highwaymen Albany Journal.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
BOMBS FROM SKY KILL 10.
Drop From Italian War Aeroplane
Into Turkish Camp.

Into Turkish Camp.
Boombs dropped from an aero
plane belonging to the Italian ex-
peditionary force killed ten Arabs in
a Turkish camp some distance from
Benghazi, Tripoli
The aeroplane, driven by an army
air man and carrying an officer as
passenger, flew at considerable al
titude into the desert, where strong
Turkish and Arab encampment was
found.
Before the aeroplane was noticed
by the enemy the Italian officer had
made valuable observations Then
some of the Arabs opened fire, to
which the aeronauts replied by drop
ping several bombs which exploded
in the midst Of group of Arabs.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
GAS COMING.

TO Williamson, They Say, Is Now a
Certainty.
The town council has granted a
franchise and the indications are
that our city will soon have gas for
lighting and fuel purposes. OF
course we presume our city author
tiles have safe guarded the rights Of
the people and have obtained fair
and reasonable contract 1t is I'M
derstood that work of putting gas
in the city is to proceed at once.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
VIEW ENTERPRISE.
To Make Cement Brick and Concrete
Blocks.

.sI9- BLOCKS.
Mr.. f. A. Maynard leaves for the
west tonight to buy machinery for
a big manufacturing plant in the sub
urbs of this city. A company has
been formed and d speedy action
will be taken to put the plant into
operation. Mr. J w Peters is in
terested in the enterurise and With
Mr.. Maynard and others will soon
be on the ground floor in the man
ufacture of all kinds of building ma
terial They are 70 buy the best
and latest improved fixtures and the
company will push the business from
now ON.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21
A New Postmaster.

1t is understood that Mr.. N. j
Keadle is to be Postmaster here after
the first of April, instead Of Mr.,
Greenway Hatfield, resigned. This
change has been made to fit in with
the local Offices as mapped out for
this county by those who are manip-
ulating things hereabouts politically.
Still we are waiting for future. de-
velopments.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21

The democratic excise bill to vir-
tually tax every body's income when
it is $1,000 or more year passed the
house by ESQ to 40 The democrats
declared solidly for it and carried so
republican votes with them. Forty
regular republicans were the oppo-
sition.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21

Senator Watson claims that the
high price OF potatoes is due to the
operations of combine and he has
introduced measure toput potatoes
ON the free list in order to bring down
the price. Monroe Waterman
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21

( The BEST is the place to buy
buttermilk. II you want good bis
cult.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21

Avoid the rush, and come early
to The BEST.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21

Beautiful new ginghams at sohn's
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21

Feed, feed! feed! at The Best.
BEST.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-21

FOR RENT-3 Furnished Rooms,
Apply Mrs Henry Hunt, Second Az
enue, Crum residence
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-13
STEAMERS COLLIDE
 IN AMBROSE CHANNEL
City of Savannah and NayallOe Mar rOWly Escape Going Down Lay Blame on NavOhOe's
 HelmSMan.

New York, March 12-Outward bound with three score passengers and crew board, the steamer city of Savannah was crashed into late. this afternoon at the entrance at Am brcse Channel by she inbound Clyde lreigtltar, Navahoe. Both ships had close call from going to the bot tom. They limped into port an hour apart tonight, each with a jagged hole in her bow and, battered and dented were wedged into adjoining piers.
 The collision was a head-on, and according 'Jo Captain T. L. Dreyor, of the City of Savannah, and his pas sengers. the fault lay entirely with the man at the helm of the Navahoe Feeling her way out into sea in the thick log, the City of Savannah was moving at half speed into the chan nal: on the East side, when the Nav ahoe lcomed up two ships length ahead, steeringi n diagonal course, as if to cut across the seaWay. Ii was then close to o'clock.
 Captain Dreyer sounded two blasts of his whistle to indicate that he would continue in his course and pass the Navahoe on the starboard side He got no response and the next min ute the Navahoe's nose-sharp bow was c1unching into the starboard bow of the City of Savannah.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-13
BONNET FUNERAL IN ST. LOUIS
,dy of Pine BIuffian Who Died Sun day Being Held Until His Wife Arrives.

R St. Louis, Mo, March 12.-The ar Engagements for the funeral of A. s. |Honnet, age 63, prominent Pine Bluff resident, who died of heart dis
 ease at the AleXian Brothers hospi- Nal Sunday morning, will be made as Econ as his widow arrives in St. Louis. Mrs. Honnett and her young 1aughter, Olga, will arrive in New Kcrk on the Steamer Rotterdam today. They are returning from Frankfort, Germany, where another daughter,
 ailda, is taking a graduate course in music. They have been notified Of
 MT. Honnets death by wireless tele- graph. MT. Honnet, who was a na- live of Germany, had resided for years 3n Pine Bluff. He came to St. Louis kix weeks ago to visit his son, A, M. Hcnnett, at No. 570S Gates avenue, knd became i'll while here. He has Another son, who resides ill Chicago. Nhe burial will be in St. Louis. MT. Bennett was Mason.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-13
BANKERS ENDORSE
 PACKING HOUSE Clearing House Association Gives Proposition a Clean
 Bill of Health. IT MEANS PROGRESS Wealthy Banker of Eastern Arkansas Coming Here Today to M-
 tend Convention.
TT MEANS PROGRESS

That the Arkansas Packing Con- pany, which was recently organized Ill this city for the purpose of build ing a packing plaL,, has the endorse ment of the most prominent respon- lDle business men of Pine Bluff may De the conclusion drawn from the following letter written by the Pine Stuff Clearing House Association and signed by it's president and sec ro.ary as follows:
 To Whom it May Concern:
 The Clearing House Association Of flne Bluff, at "a meeting held ,his day, have examined the charter of the incorporation of the Arkansas Packing Company, and contract with the fiscal ageWs, and have discussed at some length 'sheI proposed plans of the Arkansas Packing Company.
 We think their plan feasible and of great importance to the future of Arkansas, and we endorse as fair and reasonable the contrae,. made with 'sheir fiscal agents, and we con, slder the promoters honest and their project worthy of the consider ation of the people of Arkansas.
 (S1gned) Pine Bluff Clearing House AsEoci-,ion
 By J. E. Boyce, President.
 By M. E. Bloom, Secretary.
 The big convention of stock growers which will convene here to- day is the result of the efforts of Simon Whit2stone, president of the hacking company, which has a cape ital s';ock of $50,000. Mr. White stone considers the endorsement of ttre, bankers of the city the most val uable encouragement he has received and ia long step toward the establish ment of the packets plant.
 MT. Whfoestone daily receives let tets from some of the most influen- tial and wealthy business men in the state, one of which follows: The Arkansas Packing Go.
 Pine Bluff. Ark.
 entlemen-Replying to your in- quiry will say, will take pleasur9 Il being rgesen,s at the meeting of the stock growers of Arkansas in your city 18th and 14th inst
 Yours respectfully,
 l.. R. Grobmyer.
 MT. Grobmyer is president of the Planters Bank of Forrest City and owner of one of the largest marcan- .ile establishments in that city. He is also heavily interested in several business projects in that section of the state.
 Ano@her letter received from I. R. of Johnson, Ark, suc- cessful hog raiser, who, though it will be impossible for him to be present, heartily endorses the or sanizatica of the stock growers and requests that his name be enrolled as, a member
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-13
IIGH BALL TOSSERS
 DO PRACTICE WORK


 Coach Bassatt of the High School pthletic depsrtment dces not intend b let the cold days of this week put crimp into the early training cf lis prospective baseball nine thi3
 aek. He is evading the chilly af-
 T@oons by having his men do gool EfaA Ing work in the Y. M. c. A.. BY hasium. r Yesterday afternoon he had Sor- EelIs and Christopher, out of whom &e expects ito develop some slab ar
 ists, working out in the gym. Both |hese boys have the speed and give promise of picking up the c'her re- buisities of pitchers within the next lew weeks.
 Other prospective members of the |High" nine went through a working but process in the gym and when
 De weather permits the boys 'jo get
 pt and swat and run some the re-
 raint of this week can hardly be &etected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-13
ODE FELLOWS MET LAST NIGHT

Jefferson Lodge No. 24, l. o. o. F.. met ill regular sesion last night with Noble Grand Parsons presiding and ss large attendance. Several good talks were made by members on the good of the order Alex Brown, mem bef, was reported sick.
 No definite action was taken con- cerDing the consolidation of the two l. 0. o. Y. lodges and Major w. J. Parkes was appointed as commit tee Of cne to confer with Grand Mas ter Pafdee before any decision is made. Major Parkes will so to Little Rock this week to confer with the grand master and will make a re- pot at the meeting of the lodge next Tuesday night.
 The committee appointed to arrange for the entertainment of the grand lodge which will convene in Pine Bluff this year reported progress.
 The degree team will give the first degree to two candidates at the meet ing t3 be held March 26.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-13
GAME
 FATAL TO PLAYER

Arthur Owen, about g years old, died a,s the Davis Dospital Monday afternoon within two hours after he. had been taken there, of internal in juries said to have been sustained while playing a game of 5asketball at the State Agricultural School at Monticello, where fle was student. The young man was accompanied to Pine Bluff by Dr. F. l.. Duckworth, the school physician.
 Young Owen iz' survived by his mother, Mrs. Minnie Owen, of this county, two brothers, R.. F, Owen, a resident of Bradley county, and l.. A. Owen, of Jefferson county. The funeral will be held this afternoon at Feeneyville, Lincoln county.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-13
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COT T N
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New Orleans Cotton.
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-fCH OAitHUS | otiOHe
 New Orleans, March Cotton Futures opened steady. March, 1S.SGc i, April 10.S2c nominal; May, l0.S2c; July, l0.S9@lS90c; August, 1o.S0M lO.S2e; September, 10.I0t10.79c; Oc- tober, 10.15@lH76c; December, I0.76 @10.77e.
 Futures opened steady and un- changed to 1 point up compared with the close of yesterday Cables were slightly better than expected, and the weather map Was again unfaVorable because of too much rain over the cotton belt. There was plenty of cot ton Tor sale around the ring however, and the market had little strength in che early trading The most active months stood 203 points up soon af- ter the call, but sagged after that and at the end of the first half hour of business prices were points under yesterdays final quotations. Selling came principally from the long side, alth3ugh the weather forecast of fair weather for large portion of the belt caused some short selling.
 The market had an easy undertonc from the middle of the morning on Contracts were ill plentiful supply and the gossip of the market was bear ish one. Little buying for long ac- count WAS in evidence and support came almost entirely from profit talk CTS among scalping shorts. Reports from Texas were, while blowing had been delayed fully 70 per cent of the cotton lands were ready fer planting At noon prices were 9M14 points under yesterdays close.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-13
PACKEA5 JOLTED BY JUDGE CARPENTER Indicted Meat Men Expect ed to Secure Their Lib
 erty Yesterday. T TEMPORARY RESPITE Pleaded Ignorance of Violation of the Law But Judge Says It's
 No Excuse.
TEMPORARY RESPITE

Chicago, H., March 12.-A desper- ate fight for delay, resulting in their being granted d temporary respite, was made by the attorneys for the in- dicted packers today following Judge Carpenters refusal to take the case from the jury Brushing aside tech nicalities urged by the defendants, Judge Carpenter declared that the al legged criminal acts committed by the defendant $ corporations could not be charged to the officiousness of under lyings and referred to the absurdity of the court being expected to be blind to things that are apparent to all oth- CTS.
 That the packers had expected to obtain their liberty through the efforts of their attorneys was shown by the motion that M. w. Borders made fol lowing Judge Carpenters blow .o the hopes of the defendants, asking for delay on ground that the defense was net ready to proceed.
 In answer to the plea of the de- ferdarts, that they did not know that many of the things brought out by the government was going on in their business, Judge Carpenter said:
 'It was the business of these men to know what was going on, if crfm- inal acts were being committed. A great piece of machinery, taken to bits, is useless and harmless. So with the industry on trial The fact that an individual does not know what is going on does not acquit the as Sembled machinery of guilt
 The definition of their responsibili7 ties came with the effect of bomb shell into the camp of the accused men, who were in court to share the result of their motion. The case ad journed until tomorrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-13
EWS NOTES FROM TAMO, ARKANSAS

Miss Mamya Rice has returned From Monticello, after spending a few lays with her sister, Bernice, who (s attending the s. A. s. V Chas. CouDce and Andrew Clem-
 hpns crpsnt Tuesday evening in Pine Buff. AE
 Roy Hardin is business visitor her4 today
 N Marel c. Franklin has taken charge M the postoffice here. N Sam Rice returned Monday eve Hing from Monlticello. E. M. Taliaferro is spending a few lays at Rison. -e Chas. l.. Counce leaves Thursday horning for Corinth, Miss, where he las taken a position as manager of large mercantile business owned by E. c. Counce, formerly of Tamo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-13
WANT RHEA SENT
 TO PRISON HOSPITAL

Relatives of w. g. Rhea, who has been convicted of first degree mur- der charge in the circuit court here and whose. appeal is pending in the Supreme Court, have asked Judge A. B. Grace to issue an order directing that Rhea be moved to ,he state pen
 i+entiary hospital for treatment for Rheumatism. Judge Grace instructed County Physician Asa Brunson to examine the prisoner yesterday and he reported to the, court that Rhea was in good health, but that he would have better exercises and more healthful freedom if taken to the state, penitentiary at the capital Judge Grace has not made up his mind yet whether he will send the young man to Little Rock or not.