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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-07
MANAGER TRULOCK
HIGHLY COMPLLMENTED

W. N. Trulock, manager Of the
Hotel jefferson was given much
praise yesterday by Castor Saux.
manager Of the Hotel Marion OF Lit
tie Rock, who came to attend the
banquet at the Hotel Pines last night.
He said that Manager Trulock was
largely responsible for the success OF
the State Hotel Mems Association
and that he is the hardest worker
in the organization. Manager Tru-
lock 10 secretary Of the association.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-07
~ Detective Roebuck and
p.trolman Phillips Shoot
and Subdue Blacks
|oer REVOLV YER
,..-oes Had Them, But Officer Re.
covered One-Went to Police
Office for Trouble.

Mover again will City Detective c.
Roebuck and Patrolman ]. R.
bh,llips come as close to death and
d live as they. did shortly after
oon Yesterday, when they engaged
q desperate hand to hand battle
Nh Ed and Jim Hamilton, two
peroes, said to have been cocaine
raized-a battle that commenced at
Ne police station on East Barraque
treet in which the negroes had the
etter of the argument, then on to
nate street where there was a re-
|eval of the fight and inwhich the
Ulcers Of the law came out best,
nj with the closest shave with
ternity that either will face until
be grim reaper calls taps for good.
The fortunate circumstance of
yolyer in the hands of Ed Hamil-
IN levelled at close range to Officer
Phillips head, failing to respond to
be pressure on the trigger, saved
.is life. Jim Hamilton fired two
bots at Detective Roebuck while
handing against him, but fate played
indy with the officer, for the bull
ets only sped through his coat. It
probable however, that one Of the
ullets striking notebook and guam
by of paper in his inside coat pocket
lone saved him a serious if not fatal
ound.
iThe negroes came to the police sta
on for row with Deputy Constable
harles Schultz. holding a grudge
previous arrest. Detective Roe
hex took a hand, later Patrolman
hillips. and now Jim Hamilton lies
the Davis hospital with a wound
his abdomen, one in his right thigh
pd another in his wrist, with death
aring him in the face. Ed Hamil-
Pn is in the county Jail with fear
PLY beaten head at the hands of
atrolman Phillips. Both have
harges Of assault with intent to kill
kainst them.
Was Spectacular.
The entire affair from beginning
end was spectacular in the ex-
eme, and in some respects, has
Pver been equalled in the police an
Pals OF the country. Ed and Jim
amilton actually went into the
plice station, purposely to raise a
w with another officer, Deputy
Pnstable Charles Schultz, after
Rrds vented their abuse on other
peers and paved the way for their
esent condition and If both live,
probable terms in the state prison.
The trouble arose over a grand
fceny case Of some time standing
which Deputy Constable Schultz
q accused the Hamilton negroes Of
Ealing q cow. It seems that the
groes came to the police station
p commenced to curse and abuse
officer in a round manner and
ew louder and louder in their
use until the ears of Detective
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-07

Washington, Nov. 6.-The renewed
the Mexican question has again met
with failure.
Talking with number OF his
friends today, President Wilson admit
ted that he had sent certain instruc-
tions to Charge d'Affairs Onslaught
messy for presentation to the Mexican
government.
1t was indicated that II there has
been a reply it would be at the State
Department.. At that Department Sec
rotary Bryan was asked whether pro-
gress had been made towards settling
the difficulties. Mr.. Bryan replied
pointedly:
u would no the quoted as strong as
that"
The optimism which pervaded the
State Department on the publication
of the news on the morning OF the
election in New Jersey has largely
disappeared This news which was
not contradicted ON the night before
the election. was that vigorous ulti-
matum has been sent to Huerta.
From what can be learned in Off
cial quarters these last instructions
sent OShaughnessy contained prac-
tically the same proposition as pre-
scented to Huerta, through Gambroa.
some months ago. which warned
Huerta that Wilson would not recog-
ME him nor the result Of the elections
Of anyone else elected president who
was allied with Huerta. Wilson mo-
titled President Huerta that he would
not recognize the national assembly
which convenes November 10. Huerta's
attention is called to his own state
ment that he would not be candidate
for the presidency nor would he ac-
cept the office II elected.
All of these propositions, have, ac-
cording to the best information here,
been ignored by Huerta.
Germany is apparently taking an
individual stand. she has two cruisers
in Mexican waters. and 1t is reported
today that she is sending two or three
more to sustain and carry out her poll
icies in Mexico. s.
To many persons who talked with
him today the President declared to
be false the story that his govern
ment has sent or is sending william
Bayard Hale to treat with the CAR
ranzadists. FL
The President has also threw cold
water on the proposition that he was
about to raise the embargo on arms
and recognize the Carranbadists. He
characterized both Of these as stand
ing stories which have been PUBLISH
ed from time to time without any au-
thority.
Secretary Bryan admitted he had
received . brief note from DR.. Henry
Allen Upper. on behalf Of the Con
stitutionalists. Mr.. Bryan said, how
ever. that Mr.. Topper was merely ex-
pressing his personal opirson on mat
ters In Mexico. that he did not rep
resent the Constitutionalists and that
he did not represent the United States
government.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-07
Visited Pine Bluff

The president-maker, native OF
Hamburg, Ark, where he has an ex-
tensive relationship, had not advised
his Arkansas relatives of his ap-
preaching wedding, which will be as
much of a surprise here as in New
Yor kand Washington. Mr.. McCombs
is well known to number of Pine
Bluffians. He visited this city a
short while last year, on his way to
visit relatives at Hamburg, Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-07
Linl Goes To Mexico City +.

Vera Cruz, Nov. 6.-Anaouncing
that he would be gone for several
days, John Lind. the special repre-
sentative of President Wilson "a.
Mexico left for Mexico City tonight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-07
% make q tour of the world.

to make q tour of the world
Mr.. McCombs has been abroad since
shortly after the election, having come
to Europe for long rest. President
Wilson has been urging him to accept
successor of Mr.. Herrick. 1t is gen.
orally understood that despite his re-
ported declination he will accept the
post as soon as he gets his law prac.
tice and business affairs properly
arranged
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-07

his abdomen pierced through and
through, and his right wrist smash
ed by a bullet, Jim Hamilton did not
fall. He shifted his revolver to his
left hand and ran into Jim Mason's
saloon. 1t was there he threw his
revolver toward Detective Roebuck
and when he had thrown up his
hands and surrendered, there ended
the most desperate hand to hand bat
tie that Pine Bluff has ever known.
Patrolman Phillips unwilling to
take any chance further with such a
man as Ed Hamilton continued to
apply the stick until it was safe that
the negro could work no more
damage.
Taken To Headquarters
Both negroes were then rushed to
the police station and City Physician
W. T. Lowe was summoned. He did
what he could to relieve the condition
removed to the county Jail, but later
was taken to the Davis hospital
where an operation was performed.
Whether he will recover from the
dangerous wound in the abdomen, is
doubtful. At the police station he
declared that he was going to die
and the chances are about equal be-
tween life and death. Later in the
Afternoon Ed Hamilton was removed
to the county Jail from the police sta
ton.
That the negroes should have the
daring to come to the police station,
the last of all places one would usu-
ally pick to engage in a difficulty,
was quite a puzzle to the authorities
until the matter was somewhat
cleared by the report that both
negroes are addicted to the use of
cocaine. Those who know of the eff
feet of cocaine upon the human sys-
term are aware of the fact that the
drug will turn peaceable, quiet
person into a veritable demon. If
it is true that Ed and Jim Hamilton
were heavily drugged with cocaine,
there is little wonder that they would
boldly make the attack as they did,
and still more wonderful that the of
ficers escaped in the manner they
did.
Over the streets of Pine Bluff yes
terday afternoon the officers were
being congratulated on their extreme
ly narrow escape and the fact that
they displayed remarkable GOODNESS
in the face of almost certain death.
Warrants, charging Jim a1d Ed
Hamilton with assault with intent to
kill, were issuer by Magistrate L.
e. Cheek at the instance Of District
Attorney T. G.. Parham and their
bonds fixed at $1,000 each.
City Detective Roebuck. whose mar
row escape from death was little
more than miraculous, stated last
night that he owes his life to PATROL
man Phillips. He declares that the
officer responded Immediately and
put up one Of the games fights for
their lives he had ever seen. He will
always feel indebted to his brother
officer for his brave and unfailing
assistance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-07
Sends More instructions to
Charge d'Affairs O'Shau-
ghnessy at Mexico City
GERMANY IS ACTIVE
Sends More Warships to the Border
Waters---B Bryan Admits No Pro-
gress Made.
Felix Diaz Shot.

= Havana, Nov. 6.--Felix Diaz
y was stabbed by Mexican to-
= aight. Two wounds were inflict-
ed, one in the neck and one in
the ear. 1t Is not known how
= the row began and 1t Is not
y thought that the injuries of DiaZ
II are serious. He has been taken
= to hospital. however, and the
y Mexican who assaulted him has
u been arrested.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-07


In a recent interview in Toxic,
whittier he fled when it became ap-
parent that he had been marked for
death by the agents of Yuan -Shi-Kai,
DR.. Sun-Yat-Sen, who was first Pro-
visional President of the new Chinese
Republic, declared that he was going
back to Japan to overthrow the Yuan
Shi-Kai regime. He intimated that
he was in constant communication
with secret organizations in the
Flowery Republic that were plotting
to depose Yuan and expressed no
doubt as to the prospective success
of their plans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-07
M'COMBS TO WE'D
IN London TODAY
Arkansas President Maker
To Marry Sister of
Mrs. Letter
AGREEABLE SURPRISE
Chairman of National Democratic
Committee Visited Pine Bluff
Last Year.
AGREEABLE SURPRISE

Washington, Nov. 6.-Friends of
William f. MoCombs, chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee to-
day received cable dispatches an
nouncing that he would be married in
London tomorrow to Miss Dorothy
Williams, sister of Mrs. Joe Letter
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-07

Joseph B. Letter, the former Chi
cago stock plunger, who is being sued
for $2,475 by New York wine mer-
chant who stocked Letters yacht, Nj
agra, with 1920 bottles of champagne
previous to the start of the Letters
trip around the world month ago.
The yacht is on it's way but the mer-
chant receiced no money.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-07

Mrs. M. E. Bloom will return
from Memphis, where she spent sew
eral weeks with Mrs. H. L. Gamel-
son and other relatives and friends. :
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-07

Captain s. F. Hilzheim went yes
terday to Tucker on business trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-26
SEEMED HEARTLESS.
But the Judge Could Not Give Parents
Their Children.

You can't have your child!"
The parents. pleading for their four
year-old girl stood before Judge McFar-
lands chair The decision sounded heart
less But 1t wasn't
Edith Beckley. who IL at the Orphans
home this morning. has never known
such care. Recently her mother left her
father, snd went to live with colored
man. taking the child with her. The
a>ing humane officers heard OF the case.
and swore out q warrant for the woman's
arrest. Edith was gathered into the fold
of the Juvenile court.
Her mother has been haunting the court
room for q week. promising. to move to
Wakarusa with Edith's grandmother, and
oeseeching the judge to give back her
three-room cottage. and has seven or
eight children: her husband earns IS
month.
The woman insisted this morning that
the child had always had the best of caro-
had been given 80 cents every day to
matron of the orphans home gasped at
Mrs. Beckley's idea Of the best OF care.
Until the Beckleys can provide q decent
home for Edith. she will remain at the
orphans home under the charge of the
probate court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-26
GAVE THEM CHOICE.
sercee Railway Employoes Had Turkey
or Ham, - They Preferred.

Although the business of the To-
peka Railway company was said TO
have been below the average Tor this
year. every married man in the em-
ploy OF the company was given the
choice Of . biz turkey, with cranberry
sauce. or . Banquet ham with five
pounds OF lard. The men all made
their choices and all had big Christ
mas dinners Thursday. The wife OF
every employee was given q silver
the single men with orders for expen-
sive pairs OF gloves.
An entertainment was given last
night for all of the wives and children
and ~ many Of the men who could
attend. Miss McGrew entertained the
company with the piano and acts from
the Novelty and Orpheum were given.
DIR. Raster gave an exhibition OF
magic. Ice cream and cake were
served and the men on the cars were
served with sandwiches and coffee.
The management was presented with
two big boxes Of cigars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-26
Topeka Girls at Orpheum.

Local interest is attached to tho
performance of the Victoria Trio at
the Orpheum this week. Two Of the
trio, Miss Ruby Painter and Miss Dora
Levitt are Topeka girls. Two of the
songs were written by Mrs. George
Clark, wife of the former manager of
the Orpheum. Margaret Mantell, the
third member of the trio. claims to
have been soprano with the Boston
ian Opera company. The act, accord
ing to the management, recently
closed a 20 weeks engagement on
eastern time, and is en- route to the
coast for the fourth time in three
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-26

q run to the doctors ONCE where 1
was having my wound dressed, and
challenged me before he was fairly
inside the door, | tried to put him
in the face. That was going alto
gether too far, and 1 accepted the
challenge and returned to the field:
Il intended to give the boy prick
that would prove a lesson. but his WHO
style Of attack bewildered me and 1
was wounded again. and a cub OF boy
had the credit of besting me.
IT think 1t would have been far bet
ter for him had things turned out the
other way round. Pulled with his vic
tory, he went staggering around, ana
within a month he provoked a meeting
in which he was killed.
You have sat in court and heard the
lawyers say rather harsh things of the
plaintiff. defendant and their witnesses.
In the old days their observations were
far more bitter than now. I was once
acting for the defense in a case where
woman swore to having heard my
client make use of threatening Ian
guage while she was standing 20 rods
away. did not deem it impossible.
and yet l must at least cast a big
doubt.
THE woman was 40 years old and in
possession of all her faculties. 1 asked
the jury to look upon woman OF ~.
I spoke of her limping to the fence. l
charged her with being near-sighted
and so hard of hearing that her hus-
band had to come in and tell her when
there was a thunderstorm.
Perhaps it was a smart thing to do.
I won my case and collected fee of
IS and was congratulate by three or
four persons on being a smart lawyer.
What followed? That woman had a
raft of male relatives, and in the course
of two years received eight different
challenges from them and fought eight
duels. 1 was twice wounded and laid
up. Oh, no-they didn't challenge me
for my remarks about the woman. They
were careful to find other grounds, but
knew it all dated back to my remarks
in the court room.
I'VE are told nowadays that the gen.
tlemen Of the old school had a false
idea of honor. Perhaps they did. I
know it was as easy to provoke a chal-
| lenge as to eat plat of gumbo soup.
1 was thinking of some instances last
night, that 1 will cite you.
Il was ridir~ horseback to town one
day when / came across a carriage and
a pair f1oundering in a big mudhole A
young man and his mother and sister
sat in the carriage. while the coachman
| and footman were making efforts to
get the outfit out of trouble.
ALLOW me to offer my services" I
! said as halted few feet away.
All looked at me, but none replied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-26
COLONEL BUNKER.
H Il Stm Talling About His Many
Duels,

you must realize said Colonel
Bunker. as he slipped the last few
drops Of his cocktail, that some Of
my many duels were fruitful of dra-
matte interest. Each and every one
had its adventure, of co'se. but some
mo- than others. l was not a swash-
buckber. sub. and many and many a
time would have avoided a meet
ing II could have done so with
honah. 1t was only when I was pit
TED against a man who desired to
XIII or would to add to his prestige
that felt any eagerness to win.
My NTH duel was brought about in
high social standing, and who was a
widow, had son who was about 20
years old. He was a fire-eater, his
father was before him. Indeed, his
father had been killed in a duel
which he provoked. With his quick
temper and his skill with the rapier
or pistol the son was rather avoided
by men who would have been rlad to
be friendly.
the boy had not fought vet.
tnough seemingly anxious to. when
one day he felt called upon to dis
pute the word of a man notorious az
a duelist and a killer. and one whose
: were not in good standing.
l tnink the boy wanted to provoke a
chaiienge. At any rate, when one
came ne accepted it very promptIv
ana rap1ers were named as weanons
me news reached his mother and
knowing that she could do nothins
with him she came to me for advine
She believed her son would be killed
so Old l, for that matter. He was :
good fencer. but his temper would run
away with him. 1t was a cool. brave
man he was pitted against, and thar
man would not be satisfied with
wounding him.
There was only one thing I could
no. ana that was against the ethics
OF the code and certain to bring me
censure. l went to the young mans
antagonist and grossly insulted him
ana forced him to challenge me. This
was at o'clock in the evening.
AS there was to be a full moon
that evening I insisted on the due
taking place at 10 o'clock MY mar
was game for it. though he had every
right to refuse until the other affair
had been disposed of. We fought with
rapiers. I was slightly wounded and
he so seriously that he was laid ur
for many weeks.
young Hotspur was on the ground
at sunrise next morning, and when
he learned what had happened the
previous evening he came almost or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-26

Thinking they had not caught my re-
mark said t. he.young man:
Il think you and Loan manage this
side -
suh?'' he asked ii tones did not like.
.oh. little mud ~ Nnrt.''
He came for mesV nth o hound. and
after he had showed hin card ander my
nose. he said: II -
Il have . friend thaf viz wait ON
any friend Of yours.
"A duel. IL 1t?ss
II you are a gentleman you ought to
know what meanv
Send your friend. suit"
Let me tell you. sub. that the young
man and his mother and sister had
started ON a long journey by carriage,
and had made only 80 miles OF it when
the accident happened. What did he
do when the carriage was extricated
but put up at q plantation and send q
party to me to arrange the duel?
don't know what the ladies said to him
perhaps nothing. I couldn't figure
where nor how had insulted him, and
being out of conceit with his imper-
t1nence gave him a bullet in the knee
that famed him for life. Three or four
years afterward learned that he had
challenged me because / seemed to
think it wasn't beneath him to get his
feet muddy.
Il was walking the streets of a town
one night with a man with whom /
nao been friendly for five years, In
iact, we had been chummy. We had
fuIl moon in our faces as we walked,
ana a1ter silence he remarked:
one can hardly credit the fact that
U.S.
Il knew that he was thinking of the
olstance to the sun but did not say
SO. We shook hands at parting and it
was not noon next day when he was
after me with q challenge. 1t wasn't
good form to ask the reason of a
challenge. You were to accept it and
guess the reason. It was more than
astonished hut told friend to ar
range the details and at the appointed
hour was on the ground and put a
bullet into my antagonists shoulder.
Three days later he sent for me and
when reached his bedside he said:
Fred. do you recall the full moon
the other night ?"
Certainly"
Did make any remarks about it ?''
You did. You said it was 9s,00O.-
900 miles away"
But you knew better?"
II did"
And never corrected me?"
NO: but il had what would you
have done?"
challenged you because you dis
RNSOO my WOAu' uS 1CPIlcO.
There it was, you see. Take It
either way and you must fight for
honor's sake. I was riding along the
highway one night with a doctor. and
we came to swamp where the frogs
were making merry.
The toads are very musical to-
night" remarked the doctor.
The frogs. you mean." replied.
1.-The toads''
1.-The frOgs!"
"Suh!"
Doctor. toads do not croak.''
These are toads subj"
Doctor. = you will think for q mo-
ment"-
subj"
1T was a call to the field, and 1
had to put the good doctor out of
practice for SIX weeks because he mis-
| spoke himself and then honah re-
quired him to stick to 1t! Perhaps we
did carry things little too far, sub
just little too far, but I contend that
can never. never be the case with the
cocktail" -(Copyright. 1918, by the
Mcclure NeWspaper Syndicate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-26
Centenarian Dies.

Meadville, Pa. Dec. 26.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Coburn. who observed her Tooth birthday
anniversary last September, died at hes
home in Guys Mills. Pa, today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-26

Notice Regarding a Change Of Business Hours
Beginning January 1 continuing throughout the months
OF January and February viii not until 80
ing and close day at o'clock, Saturday
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-11-20
FRED OEHLER ARRAIGNED
PLEADS NOT GUILTY. AND TRIAL
IS SET FOR DECEMBER TRIAL
AND JURY DOCKET FRIDAY.

Judge W. Il. Hopkins announced this
afternoon that b5th the trial and Jury
docket will be called tomorrow, and the
work is to be gone through just as quick
ly as possible
Fred Ochler, charged with rape. was
arraigned before Judge Hopkins today
lie entered a plea Of not guilty. His
trial is set for December /.
Lantus Johnson, charged with for
gerry: bond fixed at $500.
Magdaleno Perez, charge. theft of mare
bond fixed at $500.
Aeapito Rodriguez. ct al. charged with
theft of horse; bond fixed at $500.
Jesus Abrigo. charged with horscthcft !;
bond fixed at $500.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-11-20
DR.. R. G. BUCKNER
AGAIN HEADS THE
TEXAS BAPT|STS
(BV Associated Press.)

Dallas, Tex, Nov. o0.-FOr the twenty
first consecutive year, Rev. Robert Cook
Buckncr Cf Dallas today was selected
president Of the general convention of
Texas Baptists when the SiXty-ffth an
nual convention opened today.
Over two thousand messengers from
points throughout the entire state. are
i'll attendance.
DR.. Buckncr is the famous head Cf the
Buckner Orphans Home at Dallas.
which he started and conducted alone for
many years, and which is now one Of the
greatest Baptist institutions.