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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-25
Feared Alexander's Death.

Little Rock, JAN 24.-Sheriff Ed
gar Brewster of Pine Bluff was in the
city Friday afternoon and while here
had w. C. Alexander moved from. the
Pulaski county Jail to the hospital at
the Arkansas penitentiary. Alexander
is under sentence of death for the
murder of j. P. Kelly in a saloon in
Pine Bluff some months ago. He was
incarcerated in the penitentlaTy as
"safekeeper" for many months, and
DURING the whole time never spoke to
anyone. and continually paced up and
down the prison corridor or along the
wallis in the yard. He was adjudged
fnsane and a respite given him by
Governor Donaghey. Several weeks
ago Supt Pitcock ordered all sheflffs
of the state who had men in the penl-
tertiary for safekeeln ing to come after
them. Alexander could not be taken
To Pine Bluff, so Sheriff Brewster
nersuaded Sheriff w. P. Hutton to
hermit him to leave Alexander in the
Pulaski county Jail. Alexander has
refused food for ten days, and has
become so emaciated that Sheriff
Hutton was afraid he was going to
die so informed Sheriff Brewster ne
could care for the prisoner no longer
PHYSICIANS who have examined Alex
ander say he can live but a re"
weeks,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-25
COTTON BELT TRAINS
CONTINUE TO RUN
Rut Mississippi River Is Creeping up
and May Go Over Its Tracks
Near Cairo.

Cairo, ILL.,, Jan. 24.-Water is now
hacking over a vast territory in this
section and much wheat land will be
inundated The water is now getting
over low places in the road around
Mounds and 40. feet will put it owe"
the tracks of the Interurban line be-
tween Mounds City and Mounds. The
Cotton Belt is still operating into
Birds Point, Mo-, but 40 feet will put
water over their track at that place.
The river gauge tonight reads 1856
feet. The weather office says the
crest of the flood will pass Cairo
Sunday at the stage of 49.3. Water
is sweeping through gap in Drink
water Ievee in Missouri.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-25
DENIES DISSOLUTION
OF STEEL TRUST
f. II. GARY SAYS MATTER HAS
NEVER BEEN DISCUSSED BY
DIRECTORS.
Refuses To Comment On COrey's Tes-
timony In Suit Against Corpora
tiOn by the Government.

ton Dy the ONcIumCM"
New York, JAN 24.-E. H. Cary,
cha rman of the board of dire of
the United States Steel Corporation,
today declared that there is no foun-
dalton whatever for the published
statement that the Steel Corporation
is going to seek voluntary dissolu-
ton and that it will apply to the
Supreme Court how to go about it.
"The question has not been up Tor
consideration by the board OF dlrec-
tors. the finance committee or the Of
ficials of the Steel Corporation, he
said.
Judge Gary firmly declined to b:
drawn into discuss on of the SER
ious charges against the Steel Trust
now being developed in the testimony
of William Ellis Corey, formerly
president of the big corpora Ion, n
his testimony before Referee Brown
ing the suit .he government mas
brought for the dissolution OF th'
Trust. To every question asked him
today by an International News Ser
vice reporter, touch ng upon Mr.
Corey's testimony, Judge Gary eau
tiously responded:
81 beg to be excused.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-25
Horrible Details of Death of
Two Victims in Col
lapsed Building.
Employees Declare They Had Expected
Il Collapse For NearS-Business
Houses and Schools Closed.

Mckinney, Texas, Jan. pa pail
of dust and smoke hanging over the
collapsed department store. where
yesterday at least eighty persons were
killed, furnished Mckinney a grew
some reminder of the catastrophe.
Not until today did the awful fate
Of E. n Presley, a clerk, become
known. After the collapse of the
building Presley was found pinioned
under heavy timbers and debris. Hard
work failed to eXtricate him and the
fire commenced to burn his feet. He
cried piteously for rescuers to shoot
him. When they refused he begged a
physician standing near to relieve
him. When he hesitated, Presley
screamed in agony ard the doctor
stepped up and gave him such a
strong hypodermic injection that he
died in commissions minute after
ward. Presley's wife, who was in
Dallas. arrived on the scene few
minutes later.
Leslie Bush, aged 67, banker OF
Allyn, suffered a fate almost as
tragic. Pinioned by debris he beg
iged searchers to kill him. They work
ed an hour trying to free him, his
means became weaker and weaker
He was dead when liberated.
Business houses and schools clos
ed today. Employees declare that
the building was so rotten with age
that it could not withstand the strain
longer and that they had been eX'
pecting a collapse for years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-25

MRS. JOSEPH WILSON HOWE
Washington, Jan. 24-In accepting
the invitation to be the guests of his
nephew and niece, Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Wilson, for the three days be-
fore they enter the White House
Presidential Wilson and his family
have been obliged to decline invita-
tons from President Taft and many
prominent social leaders. The honor
of being the first inaugural hostess
is expected to plunge Mrs. Howe into
a bitter social war
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-25
M'VAY IS GIVEN
IANOTHER REPRIEVE
Date of Execution Postpon-
ed From January 81 to
February %.
ALEXANDER IS MOVED
SLAYER Of J p. Kelly is Taken From
Pulaski Jail to Penitentiar,
Hospital.

Governor Joe T. Robinson, at the
request of Sher if Edgar Brewster
extended the reprieve of John NJ. Nc
ay. condemned murderer of ]. W.
Etaridge, from January 81, the date
fixed for his execution by former
Governor George W. Donaghey, to
February %.
The time for the hanging was ex-
tended by Governor Robinson because
II was represented to MIN that the
condition of the condemned man was
such as to make it a physical i'm
possibility to take him to the galloWs
on next Friday week. McVays con-
dtion remains unchanged. He is
lying on cot in the county Jail here
in an apparently semi-conscious con-
dition and the food that has been
forced down his throat during the
pas. two weeks was hardly suffieien,
TO keep & baby alive, much less a
man.
While in Little Rock yesterday
Sheriff Bre wster al;.o moved W. G..
Alexander, another condemned MUIR
derer, from the Pulaski county Jail to
the state pen Tertiary hospital. where
bsawill be cared for. 1t is stated that
Alexander has not eaten in ten days
{ and his condition is anything but ia
= yora BILE.
Sheriff Brewster moved the safe
keeper" from the pulaski county Jail
to the penitentiary hosp tai at the re-
quest of Sheriff W. G.. Hutton, who
did not want to care for him longer
Attorney w. B. Sorrells, AleXander's
lawyer, appealed to Governor Robin
son to permit Alexander to be placed
In the penitentiary hospital, and as
soon as Sheriff Brewster informed the
governor of his condition the order
for his transfer was issued.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-25
BILL
PROPOSED IN TEXAS

Austin, Texas, Jan. 24.-The state
legislature put one over on the Pull
man car porters today when Repre-
sentatives Mangum and Rogers intro
duced in the house bill to prohibit
tipping. The bill specifically forblds
giving or accepting a tip in hotel
restaurant, cafe, dining car. sleeping
car or railroad coach. A penalty OF
$50 is provided for both giver and
taker and the company in whose es-
establishment or car the tip passes
is subject to fine of 500.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-25

Eas we'll as the present. You don't
always expect to have small busl-
aess. Then prepare yourself for a
pig one. Open an account at the
herchants and Planters Bank and ge'
used to doing business as big busl-
aess is done. Besides an account
mere is money saver in many ways
IA. & P. Bank
Pine BluH, An
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-25
GIRL DEFENDS
ACCUSED LOVER
Miss Cora Potts Tells Jury
She is Engaged to Otis
Davidson.
Defense Contends Davidson Had No
Cause For Stay ing Bar
ham Girl.

Harrison, Jan. pa dramatic turn
wa.3 given to the trial OF Otis Dlvld-
son here today, when Miss Cora Pot S,
he fiancee. was placed on the stand
by the defense. The purpose was eVi-
denly to try to prove that DAVIDSON,
who charged with the brutal mu :
der of Mis- Ella Barham last Novem-
Der, could lave had no motive Tor &Ee
murder SO far as being a suitor Tor
the hand of Miss Barham is concern
ed, since he was to have been ma =
ried within a short time to Miss POETS.
Miss Potts test fled that she was
engaged TO young Davidson, and that
their marriage was to have taken
place within week of tie time OF The
murder of Miss Balham.
1t has been charged by the Droseeu-
ton that one of the motives Tor tAe
murder was that Davidson had been a
sutton at the Barham home, and had
been rejected by the young RI. This
was fur Their strengthened, the prose-
cution contends by the testimony OF
the dead girls sister, WAC declared
that Davidson had made threats
| against Miss Barham.
Mother Takes Stand.
Mrs. Davidson, mother of the ac-
cused man, was placed on tie stana.
She testified as to the time that David
son returned home on the day OF the
k ling, and fixed this time at about
1 o'clock. This was corIoborated by
other members of the family, especial
ly the two s.ters of Davidson, one OF
whom is about 16 years of age.
This was apparently he line of de-
tense to establish an alibi for David
son, by tend ng to show that he could
not have been at the scene OF the
crime at the time the young girl is
supposed to have been murdered.
However. as that time is fixed at
about noon, the prosecution does not
regard the attempt at an alibi as
having gained much for the defense
1t was also brought out n certain
testimony so far adduced that a half
brother of the dead girl tried to get
Davidson to go out and join in the
search for the body of the missing
girl. but tina. ne refused.
During the morning, members of the
family produced a su of clothes sup
posed to have been worn by young
Davidson on the day of the murder
this being done in an effort to prove
that his clothing bore none Of the
marks of blood or otherwise indicated
that the wearer had had any connec
ton with the or me.
The Bloody Axe
So far, The most damaging evidence
against the defendant is believed to bt
the bloody axe, and the analysis by
; the State chemist, DR.. Manglcsdorf
showing that the blood stains are
those of human being. TIL S is the
axe that was found at the Davidson
home Immediately after the murder
ana which members of the family de
clare had been used in butchering
hog.
{ The father of the defendant was no
: placed on the stand, but probably viii
, be this afternoon. 1t is thought tina
the defense i'll close it's case this aft
ernoon and chat the jury will be givel
its charge tonight, so that the cas-
!. can be argued Saturday morning.
! A decision by the jury is expected
by tomorrow night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-25
PINE BLUFF LODGE
WILL MEET TONIGHT

Pine Bluff Lodge No. SO, Free and
Accepted Masons, will meet tonight at
their hall on West Second avenue and
confer the third degree. Grand Lee
turer Baker Clark, of Berryville, Ark,
will be present and will confer the
degree and all members are urged to
be present.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-25
MURPHY ACQUIRES MORE
BASEBALL TERRITORY

Cincinnati, Jan 24.-The purchase
of half interest in the Philadelphia
National baseball grounds by Charles
w. Murphy president of the Chicago
Cubs, became known today. The deal
makes Mr.. Murphy and Charles P.
Taft, of this city, equal owners OF
the grounds. The price was not CIV
en- out. A new perpetual lease 10
the Phillies is being drawn up.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-25

County Judge c. M. Philpot mas
returned from Little Rock, where ne
attended the Arkansas Good Roads
and Drainage Association convent on.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-25
w. E. Corey Says Head of
Steel Corporation Did
Know of Pools.
STARTLED ATTORNEY
Severe Cross Examination Fails to
Shake torey's Damaging Dis
closures of Trust Methods.

New York, Jan. 24.-An abrupt re-
pudiation of the evidence of eX-Judge
Ebert ii. Gary, executive head OF the
United States Steel Corporation, be-
fore the Stanley Committee in 1911,
that he was unaware of the existence
of pools created by the Trust to con-
troll prices, was given today by Will
liam Ellis Corey in testitying before
Judge Brown in the government suit
to dissolve the trust.
Under the fire of cross examination
by the Steel Trust attorneys, Corey
recalled conferences between the
Steel Trust executives ard those OF
competing concerns which Judge Gary
attended where iron clad agreements
were formed as to charges that firm
ly bound the competing manufacturers
Of the country.
No knowledge Of Pools.
Before the Stanley Committee
no pool created by the steel makers
until late in 1904 and that. IN being
acquainted with the fact that one had
been formed by the Trust subsidiaries.
he Immediately put G stop to it. With
the assurance that he would never
consent to any agreement in restraint
of trade and that he frowned upon
the existence of pool Judge Gary
kerenely informed the Stanley Com
mittee that the Steel Corporation was
always a strict observer of the law.
AS against this Corey told Referee
Brown that Judge Gary sat in con-
ferences with representatives OF COM
peting steel concerns in 1903 and at
other times long before Gary admit
ted that he knew the steel pools had
been created.
Startled Trust Attorney.
Corey's bold evidence startled Mr..
Severance, chief counsel for the
Steel Trust, who expected that the
former head of the Trust would weak
en- under cross fire and attempt to
smooth over the real facts of the
steel pool and Judge Gary's know
ledge of them.
On top of his disclosures as to
Judge Gary's participation in the
pools, Corey, still under cross ex-
animation, spoke of the disagree
ments between himself and Gary
prior to 1910, leading up to Coreys
resignation from the Steel Corpora
ton.
Corey's Testimony Positive.
Corey wasted no words in making
it plain that he and Gary were UNI
able to agree upon policies OF the
Trusts control Mr.. Severance re-
Trained from going into the turmoil
within the Steel Trust that culminat-
ed in Coreys withdrawal, except to
bring out that Corey opposed the TAX
ing over of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company and the acquisition OF
the Mesaba iron mines, owned by the
Hill interests in the northwest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-25

nor the mental condition of the con-
demned man show any improvement,
and for this reason the governor
grants him a further respite until
February %.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
BAD RIVER INDIANS
MAY GETs2, 100000
Wisconsin Chippewas Hope
to Receive Large Sum.
MAJOR CAMPBELL DISMISSED
Preservation Agents Zeal in Compel
ling indians to Save Money Leads
to Loss of His Position for Viola
ton of Department Regulations.

Ashland million four hun
dreG thousands dollars spending Mon
ley for 1913, is the vision before the
eyes of the Chippewa Indians OF the
bad River Indian reservation. This
money. the real animus of the fight
against the deposed agent, Sam w.
lCampbelI of Hudson, may not be
available as quickly as the Indians
wish. but it is not unlikely that the
dismissal of Campbell from the ser
vice will hasten the time when the
Indians will be able to spend their
own money.
The fight against Campbell has
been long. II ended the day before
christmas. when curt letter from
Secretary Of the Interior Fisher, notl-
fed Mr.. Campbell that he was dis
missed. incidentally the letter con
veyed the information that 10 dis
honesty was charged or proven, and
that the sole ground Tor dismissal
was violation of the regulations Of
the department.
Mai. Campbell was protege OF
John c. Spooner. He was A resident
of Hudson, and former sheriff Of st.
Croix county. Civil war veteran. and
was appointed agent of the La Pointe
Indian agency about ten years ago,
the official head Of the Chippewas OF
Wisconsin, and those of Fond du Lac,
Cass Lake and Grand Portage, Mimi,
a man of answering integrity. and
an active foe of the illegal traffic in
liquor among the Indians.
BY putting the Indians money in
banks, there has been accumulated
$2.400.000 TO the credit Of the Bad
River Indians at odanah, and lesser
amount for the Indians OF the Red
Cliff reservation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
BRIDGE coLLAPsEs; SEVEN DIE.
Structure Which Falls With Freight
Train In West Virginia.

Structure Which Falls With Freight
Train In West Virginia.
Huntington. W. Va, Jan. 3-Seyen
Wednesday when a heavy Chesapeake
& OHIO freight train broke through
the bridge which spans the Guyan-
dette river at Guyandotte station,
only a few miles from here. Thirty
men were at work on the structure
putting on a double track when the
accident occurred. The engine, one
OF the largest on this division, with
several cars lie. submerged in the
river, making it an impossibility to
search for the missing bodies.
The dead were; F. f. Weber. en-
gineer; Henry White. Waterman:
Charles Maddie, bridge worker; Emett
Wood, bridge worker; James Craw-
ford, bridge worker; Charles Coyner.
bridge worker: James G. Wheeler.
bridge worker.
The financial loss 20 the railroad
company. it is estimated. will reach
half million dollars. The Guyan-
dotte bridge is known to railroad men
as a hooGoo bridge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
TAFT MEANS WHAT HE SAYS
Statement That He VIII Not Again
Seek Nomination Is Accepted
UnqualIfiedly.

President Taft has announced his in
tention not again to be the candidate
for nomination by his party, and in SO
doing he has placed himself undeviably
upon record. Whether or not il is
wise or in the interests of party or
Of the nation for president to deny
himself further honors OF this nature.
provided he limits his ambition to
,wo terms. is more than a question of
curious concern. The country has
four years In which to grow up to APP
probation of the work of William
Howard Taft, and as positively as he
has accomplished work of undeniable
magnitude and importance will the
people in these four years come to
regard his setting aside by the inter
position of third party as an injustice
to him and a deprivation to the coun-
try.
Mr. Taft has always been singularly
clear and high-minded He has never
failed to express himself in simple
and understandable terms. No one
questions for a moment his present
declaration. No one harbors for a
second the thought that his renuncia-
ton could be taken back by him upon
a bubble over words. The country
knows he honestly means what he
says, and deplore it is the country
may, ii knows that he will stick to his
word
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08

The closing of the ranks dinner of
the Republicans, which was first
spoken of for December IA, has been
definitely set for January at the Wal
dorf. President Taft will be there, and
it is expected that the leaders of the
Republican party throughout the east
will be on hand to show that the party
is vigorous political unit despite the
events of this fall.
They intend to make the dinner a
rebirth for the party, and they are
putting their plans into effect as Wig.
orously as possible. At first the din
ner was described simply as an affair
of the Union League club of New
York. Since then the Republican club.
the Union League club of Massachu
sets and many members of the Union
League of Brooklyn have asked to have
a hand in the great celebration.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
PEACE CONFERENCE
NEAR A RUPTURE
Balkan Allies Indignant at Turks
Modified Proposals"
ANOTHER RECESS is TAKEN
Bulgarian Ambassador Threatens 70
Have War Resumed at Once
Moslems Given More Time
to Prepare Terms.

London, Jan. 3.-Perilously near
complete rupture, the peace delegates
have adjourned until Friday. At
short session NJ. Madjaroff, the Bull
garian minister to Great Britain, sud
denly left the room saying he was go
ing to the foreign Office to inform the
authorities that the allies would re-
sumo the war at once.
The sensational departure from the
council room of NJ. Madiaroff, the Bull
garian minister to Great Britain, who
said he was going to the foreign office
to inform the authorities that the al
lies would resume the war at once,
was feature of the session.
NJ. Venizelos. the Greek premier,
presided. 1t was apparent at once that
all participants in the negotiations
were laboring under considerable sup
pressed excitement, AS soon as the
session was formally opened. Rechid
Pasha presented his modified pro-
posals" Turkey offered to cede to
Bulgaria Salonika instead OF Adriano-
pie. not including Greece in the par
ticipation. This In effect was little
or none the less than Turkey had pro-
posed In the first place. The pro-
posals stated that the future boun-
daries of Turkey and Bulgaria should
be settled directly between those pow
ers while the other questions in dis
pute should be submitted to the great
European powers.
The reading of the proposals was
followed by storm of protests. all
the Balkan delegates rising to their
feet in Indignation M. Madjaroff, rep
resenting Bulgaria. took the les-d' in
the protests. 1t was an insult. he said
to bring the peace delegates to Lon
don simply to tell them to leave every
thing to be settled by the European
powers and he. for one. did not pro-
pose Ia acquiesce, He protested Wig
orously against the tactics of the OF
toman government. stating that their
methods were dilatory and confusing
Bulgaria is through with this mat
ter" he shouted we will resume the
war. am now going to the foreign
office to inform the authorities there
that the allies are going to resume the
wa~."
Desrite the efforts of the conferees.
NJ Madiaron refused to be pacified
and left the picture gallery in great
anger His action brought the ses-
sion to an abrupt close His col
leagues did not take his threat too
seriously, all realizing that he had
spoken in a fit of petulence and annoy
ance over the delay and were inclined
to the belief that he would later re-
turn and that the negotiations could
be resumed Considerable time was
spent by the delegates in informal dis
cussion Of various points and at the
end of an hour NJ Madjarof reap
peared and the session was resumed.
1t was then decided that Turkey be
given more time to put her proposals
in writing. after which adjournment
was taken
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
MAY DIVIDE TAX PAYMENTS
Bill Authorizing January and July In
stallments to Be Introduced
in Legislature.

Madison.--~A chance to pay your
taxes twice year is proposed in
bill to be introduced at this session
of the legislature. The plan is to
pay one-hals of the taxes in the
month OF January and the remainder
in July. One legislator claims that
more Christmas presents would be
purchased were not the fact continu-
ally staring in the face of the pros
pective purchaser that he must save
the money TO pay his taxes,
1t Is understood that the tax COM
mission looks with disfayor upon the
bill. The commissioners claim there
is no sentiment for such legislation
and that II would delay the present
financial transactions OF the towns.
villages and counties.
AS the bill is drafted for presenta-
ton If a taxpayer does not desire TO
make the first payment In January.
he can delay the whole payment until
July. by paying 6 per cent interest
for six months on the first payment
due