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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-01
HOTEL JUST FOR
 UNMARRIED FOLKS
Only Bachelors and Old Maids Will Be Admitted to Evanston Hotel
 Being Erected by Woman

Evanston lay Dec.s1.-The bachel- ors and bachelor maids of this city are to have an opportunity to become acquainted. Within a few days a new hotel, whose guests will be only bachelors and bachelor maids, will throw open its doors, and no prosaic husbands and wives with a penchant for prying into cozy corners, and lover's rocks need apply for accom- modations. One wing of the building is to be reserved for men and the other for women., In the parlors thlei guests are to be afforded every in- ducement to meet socially, and Cupid is 4o have chance to cast his spell over cozy corners and lovers hooks. ,Nlarriageable young men and women of Evanston are! expressing more than passing interest in the project.
 The new hotel is neing built by Mrs. Lillian Davidson, proprietor of thd Woman's Exchange Cafeter.a. Several hundred persons take meals there daily, most of whom, Mrs. Davidson
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says arc unmarried men and women. They have rooms in private houses and go out for their meals. The wo-
 men sit at tables by themselves in one part of .lhe room and the men dine at tables on the other side. AL though Ehey may occasionally may cast looking glances in each others direction, there seems to be no more opportunity of scraping acquaintance than if dead line were drawn between them.
 It is doubtful of there is city hav- ing a greater surplus of women over men than Evanston. The census shows thlat in the Second Precinct of the First Ward, of 2,251 population, there were 45S more women than men and only one woman out of eight mar riageable age, IS or over, is married- So Mrs. Davidson believes she has much needed work to perform. The old Woma'n's EXchange building was torn down soon to make way for the new hotel.
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rendered himself. He posted for felt for his appearance in police court this morning on a charge of disturb ing the peace by fighting, and them resumed his duties on the Fourth ave- nue beat. Jeffries disappeared after the fight, presumably going to doc tor as he was somewhat disfigured. It is not known where he resides while here.
 The spatrolman will lay the matter before Chief of Police Evan Parnell when the latter returns from hunt ing trip. Phillips and his friends think he was justified in his drastic actions and are. confident that nc trouble in connection with the po- si'tion as an officer will result.
 According to Patrolman Phillips, Jeffries has made. himself obnox.ous to members of the Phillips family on several occasions and Monday eve- mug, dCCOlipsiHiCu ny 1iio'iiSi 4i>.-' boldly walked into the Phillips home ot No. 503 West Thirdl avenue, With out the formality of asking admis- sion. Jeffries was employed by J. B. Simon during big sale recently and later was employed by c. A. Green and Company for short time. Little is known of h!m here.
 Many friends of Patrolman Phillips expressed sympathy for him and of- fered to use any influence they ihsatd in his behalf if needed. Phillips has been on the pol ce force for sveral months and has made an able and efficient officer.
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NEGRO IS CHARGED WITH
 FORGERY AND LARCENY

Joe Hughes, a negro, was arrest cd yesterday by Constable Frank Stewart and committed ito jail by Magistrates ] A. Frazier on charges of forgery and grand larceny. Hughes presented a forged order to B. F.
 Culpepper, a grocery merchant n
 the suburbs of the city, and obtain ed a smlall sum of money and later when Culpepper was waiting on an- other customer the negro opened the cash drawer and took about $13.
 The theft occurred several weeks ago. He will be given a preliminary hear ing today before Magistrate Frazier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-01
WOMAN SUFFERS
 MANY TORRENTS
TELLS REMARKABLE STORY OF BEING ON VERGE OF NERV.
 OUS REGISTRATION.
I Am Getting Full N0urishment From My Food and Sleep
 Well.

Mrs. Robert II. Griffe of 1l26 Sec ond avenue, Rock Island, whose hus- band is employed by the Rock Island Plow company, tells interesting story:
 "l.ast March I began tto be troubled with my stomach. cotld not retain my food, and much gas would form, l had no appetite and became so nerv- ous and run down, I cQNld not leave the house, and was on5the verge of nerous prostration. breadth ng was affected, and whs subject to fainting spells. l heard of Plant Juice and tried it. l have used about two b0ttles. and the change in me isl surprising. My appetite is good. l am gett 'ng full nourishment from my food and sleep we'll. My general condition is so wonderfully improved can do my housework without exer- ton and go out when like. In fact I feel like new person. Fl cheerfully recommend Plant Juice to sufferers such as l have been.
 Women suffering with extreme nerv- ousness, headIac1le, neuralgia, pans in back and limbs, have blue spells with a desire to cry-and worry over trifles or suffer from ailments of stomach, liver or kidneys will find immed ate relief and eventual cure from useaof Plant Juice-results being noticeable in the first few days. ,Nrom g a. an. to 8 D. m. dlaily competent demonstrators will explain Plant Juice Ito you at Seawells Pharmacy, 12O Main street.
 8ss' @. 5E5 (AdyertSement)
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C0uLD SHOUT FOR JOY

'T want to thank you from the bot tom of my heart" wrote c. B. Rader, of LewisbMg, w. Va, flor the won- derful double benefit I got from Electric Bitters, in curing me of both severe case of stomach trouble and of rheumatism, from which had been an almost helpless sufferer for ten years. It suited my case as bottle is guaranteed to satisfy. Only cause rheumatism, Electric Bitters have no equal. Try them. Every though made just for me-" For dys- pepsia, indigestion, jaundice, and to rid the system of kidney poisons that 50 cents at all druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-01
A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles, removing gra- vel, cures diabetes. weak and lame backs, rheumatism, and all irregu- larities of the Kidneys and bladder of both men and women. Regulates bladder troubles in children. If not sold by your druggist, will be sent by mail on receipt of $1.0O. One small bottle is two months treat ment, and seldom fails to perfect a cure. Send for testimonials from this and other states. D.. w. Hall, 2S2o Olive street, St. Louis, Mo. Sold by druggists. *10-1S tf
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located at Thinh avenue and Man street. The business went into new burg and Bmerkle, who own the sa- loon at No. 123 Main street, then made application to the city council for a license to operate the Mint"
 MT. Wells said yesterday he would remain in Pine Bluff until after the hunting season and then he would make al tour of the country in his automobile. He will locate in Hot Springs. He has been a resident of ahis city for number of years.
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PATROlMAN BEATS
 UP J. B. JEFfRIfS
SAYS YOUNG MAN INSISTED ON SHOWING ATTENTIONS TO
 MEMBERS OF FAMILY
Entered Hts Home. Without Being In.
 yited-Will Explain His Act To. the Chief.

: For attempting to force his atten- tions upon members of Patrolman J. R. Phillips family, J. B. Jeffries, a young white man, whose home is said to be at New Edinburg. receiv- ed a severe beating at the hands of the policeman at State street and Fourth avenue yesterday during the noon hour. e4
 Patrolman Phillips immediately went Ito police headquarters and sur
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! Tate McGehee, uhe young man who was shot at Draughon near a week ago By Jack Hall, and was brought to this city to undergo treat ment at the Florence Sanitarilnn, cont nues to improve and it is. now believed that he is out of danger. l.
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Feinberg and Buerkle
 !; Get Another Saloon
Buy Saloon of J. E. Wells, At Third ssF Avenue and Main Street and Will Conduct It.

Negot a,tions were yesterday closed by which Feinburg and Buerkle took over The Mint saloon which has ben operated by John E.. Wells for a humber of years. TIhe saloon is
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5, MT. and Mrs.. A. Kasselberg will go to Little Rock this week to attend Hhe wedding of Miss Zillah Kassel- berg whichg will take place Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

morning to posters in the windows announcing that
the next play at Lucbcllas theate to be domestic
drama by krolikl
rushed over to Belvons office ike mad, and went
in to see him without waiting 10 be invited He
there with that tmid little krolik. Filled with mOr-
cation and anger. ! shouted:
"What does this mean What has become Of the
Sins Of the Mothers; How is this' You announce
new play by kroik This IS outrageous This IS terri
bic! Explain, explain, explain
Bevon WAS a bit lustercd by my sudden appearance,
and Krok true 10 his character skunk out Of the office
At first Bclvon tried to calm me, to pacify me. am
terrible when am angry Finally, after became COM
posed, Bclvon said:
Don't put the blame on me. | am not to blame.
Blame those rotten actors and their union
~What DO YOU mean" shouted
There are three men fighting for part and not
one will give way. Rosensein and Groin and Mordecai
that the leading part belongs to each one Of them
Roscnscin will not play Groin will not play, Mordecai
Will not play. unless it be the leading part. SO what
shall | do,"
~Who's the boss" asked Indignantly.
"Thc boss is the union, said Bclvon. According to
the rules cannot be forced 20 play part not in
his line in his class. The part YOU have there for the
husband is the only part the three leading have
can play II they refuse to play any other part can't
play your drama, excellent it IS"
was overwhelmed. In vain lourished my
tract in his face. Bcvon shrugged his shoulders and
shouted back at me:
"Scc the uniOn
Like a mailman went over to see Rosenstein. i'm
porcd him to give the part to Mordecai and to play
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

something else Do you know him? He has shifting
eyes he is so conceited that nobody can tolerate him.
He was Jealous of Mordecai, and not for the world
would he give way 10 him. he said.
! ran over to that mOon-faCed Groin, whose inbecie
look have always dctested He would not resign in
Moriccais favor because he had just married and did
not want his wife to think he was seconl-cass actor
So he said.
When | saw Moriecai, who is the best actor Of the
three he said he did not believe in having dramatHE
interfere with the casting Of their plays hat was bis
excuse.
In despair, went to the union and laii my case Be.
fore them in open meeting. All Of them knew me and
sympathizcd with me- but in this matter they acted
union principles II the artist prsr ga,ye not
to play anything he did not want 20 play hey would
not let Bclyon cast the part.
Then | organized r meeting 20 protc-' gainst the
union; but when wcht to hire the hal. .l not gei
one nor could get any speakers to condemn The union
There wasn't newspaper 70 print a l,a about the
affair.
saw it was no use fighting against Fate. SO con.
Guided 20 see Bclyon and get my money back. SAID 70
him:
"You are not going TO produce my play. ] can see
that But my moncy-my three hundr, 3..ars:
He put his hands in his pockets, look me, and
laughed out loud. your three hundr liars. he
said. What have | to do with il: IT, lack your
play and the rubbish bought for scenery III costumes
and DO what you please with it. lout .t nerve
to ask me for money | have invested YOUR play
three times three hundred dollars, and i were an
honest man, 50 help me God you would s. what
Continued on page rs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

Hicks found rusty nail in the courtyard, and man
aged to smugge It IN by putting it into his shoe on the
under side OF his foot That night he cautiously pushed
his bed out about foot from the wall; then living on
his side, and without leaving the bed he carefully
forced out the slate and began scratching softly at the
mortar between the bricks keeping part of the blanket
wrapped about his hands and pressed against the wall
to deaden the sound and spreading the corner OF the
sheets on the floor beneath the hole so that there could
be no sound from dropping bits of mortar All night
long he scratched out and collected bits of mortar: but
when dawn began TO break he carefully replaced the
slate gathered up the little pile of mortar and slept UNI
I'll rising time The tiny load of mortar about as much
as would coat twenty-iive-cent piece was easily
slipped down the drain pipe in the Mushroom next
morning Every night following he continued his work
but four months before he had oosened the inner
layers, and another month before he had reached the
last course OF brick When this occurred he waited
for favorable night in which there was pounding
rainstorm that would make continuous roar on the
skylghts
The night came at last with wind and downpour of
rain, and as soon as IT well on toward midnight
Hicks removed the bricks softly one by one and gradu
ally worked loose and removed the last LAYER Then he
took of his shirt and began his way out through
the hole head first keeping held down close TO
his side and the other straight above his head 1t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

He certainly showed many symptoms OF INSANITY such
as mumbng TO himself, refusing to eat most of the
time and dozen other things that strongly char
actcristc Of certain mental alterations. After month
OF this sort Of thing he was placed in a cell where he
could be observed secretly night and day. But If he
was shamming ne never caught mapping, or off his
guard and the end of another month transferred
to the Walled City rs he still under suspicion he
was placed in what is known as an Isolation ward,
building having all the characteristics OF the keep or
donlon OF a medieval castle. 1t was in the form OF a
tower perhaps fifty feet square and forty feet high, and
there were no windows except a huge skyght at the
top The only opening in the structure was a heavily
archcd doorway, guarded by two double locked doors.
The interior light and airy but. the walls
thick and the sylght some forty feet from the floor it
seemed hopeless place from which atcmptan escape
In this isolation ward there were never more than
dozen citizens: but these always the most danger
Gus ones. Special guards watched this ward by day
and a special night Waterman at night.
When Hicks reached this place OF confinement he set
to work and by being obedient and always willing to
in the work about the ward which with all keep
ers is considered Commendabe trait he soon got into
the good graccs Of his guardians. Within three months
he had made a record for scrubbng sweeping and keep
ing things clean generally, and given the entire
charge OF caring for his and several others
One morning he discovered that one Of the states in
the Dashboard back Of the bed loose The slate was
about fourteen inches long and eight inches high and
loose that by httle turning and forcing could be
pulled out exposing the brick wall back Of it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
Drawings by T.. Hopper

'ENITENTIARY in the East a few years
ago received a man named m Hicks, who
is known 10 the police OF most cities by
dozen other aliases. He was only thirty
years old; but most Of those years had
been spent in lodging officers and doing
time He had many Of the qualities that
make the criminal Of fiction interesting.
lie was good naturcd. gencrous when he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

OF humor but all these excellent qualities did not pre-
the Judge from sentencing him to fifteen years inn
prisonmcnt for second story work
For the first few months prison Hicks did nothing
ont Of the ordinary. Then he gradually became insane,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

Formerly Assistant physician Mae1wan State Hospital to h
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

or Csc he did one d The CIcvcrcst
pieces Of protractcd fcigning on record.
Indeed, to the very last, when he
finally left the Walled City with
Governors pardon in his pocket, the
medical experts were about equally
divided as to whether he had ever
been insane at all, or whether he WAS
not insane STILL but clcvcrly covering
up his decisions.
In any event, he had the prison Of
fcials suspecting him OF insanity with
~ a .-n.r .iiDr nAinn "a Tho nr1aNn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

WAere by plying ms trade II" ne q
secure more comfortable and less .nsplcu
wearing apparel from some OF the houses. Be-
morning he had succeeded, and by tae follow
evening was safely in New York.
The fact that he had escaped was no, iiscoye
until several hours after he had gone the wat
mans suspicious being first arouse by hear
the rain scattering through the hole IN The 81
wall Even then he could scarcely believe {
Hicks had escaped. as the hole was SD small:
other evidence had been wanting, however IN
were Hicks telltalc tricks ACROSS The ward .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

took him full hour to struggle out bn.a- ID mortar
gouging his flesh as he went; but he Sque through
at last and fell in q heap in the mud four e.. below
Then he discovered that he had laid his sh. asst out
reach; but he succeeded in catching hold corner o.
the blanket and pulled it out He tied Til, bout him
securely, and, running across the court q corner
where an iron spout came down TO the gro.' went up
it hand over hand and climbed over the rs to the
roof He found a rainpipe on the oppo slde' ana
swung over the caves, gripped the pipe BIS iee''
slid rapidly to the ground and ran into "a D ~ where
nc was hidden from the building.
There he made his blanket into a kim - toga, 70
protect him until he could reach the ncighao village;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

through the fields to the railroad tracks. But as they
could be traced no farther than this general scare
was instgated with very little hope OF success anu
the police OF New York notified.
When criminal from any large city escapes IRON
prison and makes his way back TO his old haunts ne
almost sure OF speedy recapture Here they are 70 Is
seen sooner or later by officers and taken into custom.
But Hicks was no ordinary convict. He returned "
the city to be sure but he did not seek out his old a
GATES visit his familiar hauntS Instead be went NV
a neighborhood where he had never lived before Hel'
he rented small room in a house opposite ponce S
ton, where he could be by the officers at alo
any time by raising their eyes TO his window ns.
was a certain guarantee of safety he figured, IN oens
so close to the officers that they would look Owe
him. His holiness extended TO doing hue lou,
about the station house from time TO time and nc ''
to be we'll acquainted with many Of the officers :,
He had been out several months and had come ~ ~
look upon his continued liberty assured, although ~
had not allowed himself TO become careless, when %
day the inevitable happened He had Just boardes
streecar in of the respectable neghborhoodS WI
someone tapped him the shoulder. lie looNts
around into the faces of two officers from the Cy WIZ
had stumbled upon him accidentally :,
He asked permission to speak with his capiois ~
private. and a three-cornered conference took place ~
the next street. He begged for his liberty, since ~
could not fight for It, swearing TO the officers la'
was then living honest life and promising to coS
tnue doing He pictured the horrors OF what ~
turn to captivity meant to him, and used so MANY "a
arguments that he came near winning his case pu'
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-06-26
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
Valdez, Alaska, April 23, i9l

Valdez, Alaska, April 23, 1915. To H. Muir, your heirs and ad- ministratOrS, and to all whom it may concern:
 You are hereby notified and will take notice that l, the sub- scriber, T. E. Dougherty, have expended during the year A. D., 1912, one hundred dollars ($1OO) in labor and improvements upon the Minnie" lode mining claim. Said claim is situated and lies in the Valdez Recording Precinct, Territory of Alaska, about six miles from Shoup bay. The mo- tice of location thereof is of rec ord in Book 8 of Records, at page 37O, in the office of the United States Commissioner for the Val deg Recording Precinct at Val-- deg, Alaska, to which book and page reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said claim. Said expenditure was made for the purpose of holding possessory right and title to said mining claim under the prOvis- ions of Section twenty-three hun dred and twenty-four of the Re- vised Statutes of the United States and the amendments there to, providing for the annual la Dor upon mining claims, said amount being the sum required to hold said mining claim during the period ending the thirty first day of December, 1912.
 If you fail or refuse within
 ninety days from the personal service of this notice, if person. al service be had. or within ninety days after the publication of this notice to contribute Xour lH propop- or owner, your proportion, being in the sum of eighteen dollars and seventy-five cents (s18:75), your interest in said claim will become the property of the subscriber, who is vour cO-owner, and who has made the expenditure and
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-06-26
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To George Benson, your heirs, personal representatives and as- signs:
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned, H., M. Carter, ex- pended during the year 1912, one hundred dollars in labor and inn provements on the following min ing claims, to-wit: The O. K. No. 1 quartz claim, filed for rec ord in Val. 10 of Book of Rec ords, page No. 235 of the records of the U. s. Commissioner at Val- deg, the said claim being locat- ed in the Port Wells mining dis |trict, Territory of Alaska, for the purpose of holding said claims under the provisions of Section |2324, Revised Statutes of the Uni ted States, during the year of 1913.
 And if you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion or said expenditure as a co-owner, within ninety days after. comple- tion of publication of this notice, to-wit, the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). your interest Tn said claim will become the property of the undersigned CO., owner, who has made the eXpen- said, pursuant to statute.
 Dated Valdez, Alaska, April 1,
 H. M. CARTER.
 Date first pub. April 1, 1913.
 Date last pub. July 1, 1913.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-06-26
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To William Hogan.
 You are hereby notified that l have expended during the year 1912, one hundred and thirty three dollars and thirty-three cents, lawful money of the Unit ed States, in labor and improve !ments, upon your tWo-ninths in terest in those certain lode claims lying and being on Knights 1s- land, in the recording precinct of Valdez, Alaska, which are known as and called the "Shamrock" Star No. 2" claim; the Mother Hill" claim; the Beach" claim, and the Last Chance" claim,' the location notices of said claims be- ing of record in the office of the Commissioner and Recorder, at Valdez, Alaska, in order to hold said claims under the provisions of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, concerning annual labor on min. ing claims, being the amount re- quired to hold said lode claims day of December. 1912.
 AHu ulllCoS N1CIl4ll Noy after the completion of the publi- cation of this notice, to-wit: with in ninety days after the 9th day of July, 1913, you contribute your proportion of such expenditure incurred n performing said an- nual labor and improvements; which is the sum of one hundred and thirty-three dollars and thir- ty-three cents, your interest in the claims will become the prop tice, your co-owner, who has made the required expenditure, by the terms of said section.
 Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 5th day of April, 1913.
 S. A. TEMPLE.
 Date of first pub. April 6, 1913.
 Date of last pub. July 6, 1913.