davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-26
FALLS TO DEATH FROM
history ROOF
II. 4. Rabbit Meets Tragic Death
From Roof OF Southern Trust
Building Vt Capital.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 25.-H A.
Babb tt, AZ years of age, purcE asing
agent fer the Modern Gin and COM
press Company, with offices iii The
Rieglcr Building, and residing at 1913
East Ninth street, fell from the ro,f
Of the Southern Trust Building about
1: 80 O'Clock this afternoon, and was
instantly k He'd. He fell from IT,
rear of the building, and struck the
ground but few feet from the rea:
wall. sE
Although number CT nlti. rushed
to th2 Frustrated body, the man was
dead when they first reached HIM, al d
practically every bone in his body
was broken. The body was taken to
Healey & Roth undertaking estab
liShment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-26

ratler UNEXPECTEDLY and leT husband
cid net know she was in the city I'm
he met Esr on the street in conyersa-
ton with Leonard. 1t is understood
that Leonard tried to induce ner ID
pud ase her husband and eXhbi ed
tie photographs Of the AGO ney,
which were found in the girls effects.
Long says the girl got them / on
Ills office while she was cmploycI
there as stenographer.
While Mrs. Long Refused to make
any statement She in mated .hat
LeOnard's charges would have no effect
upon her and she fully believed that
her husband lad no part in the de
parture Of the girl.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-26
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Pine Bluff Trust COZ
of Pine Bluff, Ark, will be held ~
the directors room of the Cotton Bel9
Savings and Trust Co., IN the city oll
Pine Bluff on Monday, February 5fdl
1913, at II O'Clock a. M, for the pur-
pose of electing directors to serve for
the ensuing year, ard for the trans
action of such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
CHAS. A. GORDON.
12-22-dl. Acting Secretary
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-26
Case of State Against I. F
Long Dismissed by Mag
istrate J. A. FRAZIER.
HIS WIFE RETURNS
Telegram From Fort Worth Says
Leonard Girl is With Uncle
Wife Defends Husband.

The charge of abduction against |.
F. Long, the local attorney, was dis
missed by Magistra e j. a. Frazier
Yesterday after the magistrate confer
led WITH Ass slant Dis rict Attorney
T. G. Par.am, and looked ua the law
governing the alleged defense.
A telegram received yes erday morn
ming morning by A. Leonard, father
of Miss Mae Leonard, whom Long
was charged with having persuaded to
leave home, from Mr.. Floyd, uncle
of the girl, stated that she had ar
rived taere and would be well tak an
care Of Long received a letter from
the girl Friday night postmarked Lie
tie Rock, in which she said she would
leave he SAME night for Fort Worth
to live with her uncle.
The location of the girl cleared u9
Ne mystery OF her disappearance and
show that the attorney was d rectly
or Indirectly concerned in her depart
ure, re was completely exonerated
leonard requested that Long he
he'd while lie go. evidence % show
thta attorney aad committed acts that
contributed to the girls desire to
leave home but Attorney Parham re-
fused to entertain any such PROPOSE
ton. Leonard is sill very ttel
against the attorney and continues &c
denounce him a. the inst ga or of the
occurrences that have covered him
with tie shame and humiliation. Aftel
1eceiv re the telegram Leonard did
NOT state whether he would brin:
ais daughter back to Pine Bluff or al
low her % make her home in For
Worth with her uncle.
Mrs. Long, wife of the accused at.
torney, returned yestey day from Mem
phis where she had been visitins
friends for several weeks. She sal,
she learned of tie affa r THURSDAY
when she saw an account of ii in
Memphis paper. She came hom'
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-26
FLOODED WITH
BAD HALF DOLLARS
The Officers Are Looking For Man
Who Passed the Coins.

Harrisburg, Va, Jan. 25.-officers
are seeking for an enterprising coin
er who has flooded this section with
spurious half dollars. The coins are
poor limitations, and evidently are
the products of primitive die.
Eighteen Of the coins were picked up
on a railroad track today by the wife
of local merchant, and it is thought
possibly they were dropped by the
coiner while he was escaping on a
freight train. Surrounding towns
have Geen notified.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-26
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
FAVORS EI.E(TROCIVION

Little Rock, Jan. 25-Annauncemeu
is made hat the House comm ttee Oh
Thursday and Friday nights of each
week as long as taere is any bust
ness to come before it. The House
committee on public service corpora
tons met Friday II ght and decided
to meet again next Monday night.
Several bills were before the COM
mit.ee on judiciary. Among them was
the House Bill No. s, which provides
for the electrocuticn Of criminals H.
stead of hanging for The death pen
ally
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-26
POLICE TAKE WOMEN
GAMBLERS IN RAID
\ Score Of Men and Women In Even
ing Dress Arrested.

New York, Jan. 25.-The second
raid within week disclosing alleged
gambling among women in uptown
apartment houses was carried out by
the police late last night. A score
Of men and women in evening dress
were arrested. The prisoners includ-
ID handsomely gowned young wo-
man who said she was Mrs Alice
Merrill, for whose arrest the detec-
tives carried warrants charging her
with keeping and maintaining a
gambling house.
She was locked up for the night,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-26
SENATORIAL FIGHT
GOES MERRILY ON
SENATORIAL FIGHT 49,. .......
Robinson and Kavanaugh
Forces Say They Are
Sure of Winning.
OPPOSITIONS CLAIM
House Kept Up Legislative Grind Sat.
Mrday, But the Senate Adj
iOmrned Till Monday.

Little Rock, Jan. 25.-The I'm ted
States senatorial Struggle Went mer-
rily on in the. statehouse corridors,
hotel Hobbies and wherever legislature
men and other politicians gathered
today.
The House was in session today,
but the Senate quiz Friday unit | Mon
day morning.
Sunday will not witness much of
cessation of "hostilities" because the
date for test of strength in the way
of an actual ballc. is nearing. The
Robinson forces still declare they W il
hold enough lawmakers in line to eleIt
him on the first ballot. On the other
hand the opposition people assert
they ave weakening the governor
force: every day.
Hal Norwood's friends are talking
of his chances of winning after the
initial ballot, while the Brunaldge CO
horts still maintain he will be the
central figure in the fight.
Judge w. N. Kavanaugh is strenu-
ously working to land the short sena-
torial term.
The Brundidge people held mee,-
ing in the Hotel Marion FIR day night,
when their candidate talked to them.
In the House.
The House ground away On local
business today, many measures being
considered. The bill requiring the
Iron Mountain to operate two trains
da ly each way from Pine Bluff 70
Benton, via Sheridan, was passed.
This is a Senate measure.
The majority of the committee in
yestigating the Bennett-Purdy muddle
in Arkansas County reported in favor
of sustaining Bennett as he repre-
seta,ive from that, county, VIII lie a
minority report in favor OF Purdy was
filed, the matter going over from set
cement unil Monday.
A bill was passed creating deposi-
taries for. the ST. Francis Levee Dis
trict .Isiis z.
Speaker Hafdage named several
comm tees today. Representative
Miller of Jefferson county, was named
! as q member of the committee that
will visit the State tuberculosis SAM
tarirm at Bonneville, ana Representa-
tive Wilson, of Jefferson, is a member
Of the committee to GO to Monticello
and nspec. the Fourth District Drain
ege Agricultural School.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-26
Passenger traffic is being handled

Passenger traffic is being handled
through Thenes, ILL.,, over the Iron
Mountai ntracks. The message also
stated that the break in the Drink
water levee would result in the flood
waters submergins the tracks around
Samoa and Wyatt The crest OF the
rise is expected to PASS Cairo today
and unless heavy rains fall in the
river basin north of the flooded dis
trict traffic will probably be resumed
by Tuesday Or Wednesday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-26
FIVE OFFENDERS IN
CITY Police COURT

Five minor offenders were arraiGn-
ed before Police Judge stewart in
the city police court yesterday morn
ing and We're asse sed penalties for
their violations. Robert HishtoWer.
a negro, was fined IS for being
drunk ana 6isordcrly; Joe Matthews.
negro, trespdssing on the Iron
Mountain railroad, $40; ]. c. Peoples,
negro. drurf aud disordcrly, So; W.
II. Radinzer, vasrahcy, $50; L. NJ,
Thomas, white, drunk and disorderly,
So,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-26
FLOOD INTERFERES WITH
COTTON BELT TRAFFIC

Cotton Belt officials here received
message last night stating that
backwater from the Mississippi river
in the vicinity of Birds Point, Mo-,
had covered the tracks depth of IL
inches between Farenberg and Hen
derson Mounds and traffic had been
suspended between those two points.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-26

notwith standing her protests that she
was only entertaining I, few guests
at cards. The arrests were made by
detectives who had gained places at
The poker tables by a ruse.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-26

Our general discount sale is
closed, but We st II have some OK
ceptional bargains in odd pieces OF
furniture. Reap &; Crawford Furnl-
ture Co. It
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-03-12
TWO WOMEN
SAVED FROM
OPERATIONS
BY Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound Their
Own Stories Here Told.

Beatrice, Neb. -" Just after my mar
riage my left side began to pain me and
the pain got so severe at times that L
suffered terribly with it. Visited three
doctors and each one wanted to operate
on me but | would not consent to an OPP
Grafton. | heard of the good Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was
doing for others and | used several bot
ties of it with the result that | haven't
been bothered with my side since then.
am in good health and have two little
girls. Mrs r. B. CHILD, Beatrice, Neb.
The Other Case.
Cary, Maine. -" i feel it duty owe
10 all suffering women to tell what Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound did
for me. One year ago found myself a
terrible sufferer. | had pains in both
sides and such a soreness / could scarcely
straighten up at times. My back ached,'
l had no appetite and was so nervous l
could not sleep, then | would be so tired
mornings that could scarcely get
around. 1t seemed almost impossible
to move or do a bit of work and L
thought / never would be any better
until l submitted to an operation, but
my husband thought had better write
to you and l did so, stating my symp-
toms. l commenced taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
soon felt like a new woman. l had no
pains, slept well, had good appetite and
could do almost all my own work for a
family of four / shall always feel that
| owe my good health to your Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. HAYWARD Sewers,
Cary, Maine.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-03-12
CHAPTER XVII.
Alphonse Rides Away.

1.-THE stable-boy would have access
to the back of the house, too" sait
the general, who felt that if he had
not become a general and had escaped
being a master mechanic, he would
have been famous detective.
Eyes," agreed the Watermelon. "But
I don't think it is the boy. l was out
until after eleven, and just before
came in l saw him drive up with the
girl. They had been out to some dance
and he left her and drove on"
The girl appeared in the doorway
| wiping plate, slip-shod and awkward.
Henrietta blushed, the general was
painfully confused and the other three
turned their attention hastily to their
food.
Want anything?" asked the girl
mo, thank you," replied Henrietta
gently, feeling that in judging the
stabe-boy she had somehow injured
, II girl.
The girl fingered moment, glanced
significantly at the clock, and went
out
who could it be-" asked Billy,
pleasantly excited.
why, this is terrible" said Henri
eta. IF the boy didn't do it, there
is no one else who could have, but
the family.
at looks that way" admitted the
Watermelon.
what shall we do?" gasped Billy.
"What shall we pay them with?"
The slatternly girl again appeared
in the doorway, much to the generals
nervousness.
want anything" she asked, and
glanced again at the clock.
40" said Henrietta. mo, thank
you"
81 will speak to Parker" declared
the general as the girl left.
81 wish you didn't have to-" sighed
Henrietta. "It's horrid to lose your
money, but it must be so much worse
to need money so that you would
steal it."
But hats the test of honesty" de-
clared the general. ITO need money
and not steal"
The door opened for the third time,
but instead of the Ineffective maid.
servant. the farmers wife, fat, red.
checked, good-natured, entered.
She approached the table and smiled
ioviallv from one to the other.
81 hope you liked everything" she
said with a gentle hint in her tones
that they had fingered around the
breakfast table long enough. Have
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-03-12

they say, every one does, There is nc
God If there is one, why doesn't he
let the miserable wretch realize 1t in,
stinctively as well as the happy per
SOM"
Billy had never suffered, had never
felt the foundations of her world fall
ing around her in ruins, had never
cried aloud in anguish, How long
oh Lord, how long?" She answered
from her ineXperience, from the faith
that had never been tested, "Of course
there is a God. Every one knows it
every one prays, Why, if your father
was a minister, l should think you
would know that there is a God"
That's the trouble. He was a min
lister and he lost faith, and when he
who should have known, wondered II
there was a God, we kids knew there
wasn't. l suppose it's the same if a
boy finds that his mother has lost
her virtue. He thinks there is none
Billy placed her hand on the bank
between them and leaned toward him
on her Strengthened arm. Poor old
Jerry! But if your mother still be
lieved?"
"A mother always believes in God
and her worthless sons. It's a part
of being mother l suppose"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-03-12

| both. He went off with the car before
eleven, so he could not have robbed
us after twelve"
Sir" interrupted the farmer with
a quiet dignity that was impressive,
do you accuse any of us of stealing?"
mo, no." protested the general,
now hopelessly ratified. But if AL
phonse stole the money" =
"Alphonse sWiped BOTH" said the
Watermelon, and that settled it as far
as the general was concerned, for the
general had boundless faith in the
young mans deductive abilities. 81
went in about eleven. He took the
car out, ran it down the road a bill
and then came back and sneaked our
things"
Certainly" said Bartlett, who could
not help feeling irritated with the gen,
eral for the fault of his man.
Billy laughed "All this bother about
nothing" said she. dad, what's oas
car, more or 1ess?"
"A car is car, Billy" said Bart,
lett coldly, refusing to be comforted
for the ruin of his plan to keep Bat
chelor away from the city over Satur
day.
Eyes," agreed Henrietta sympathet
ically, "any one hates to lose a car
.But when you have seven," object
ed Billy.
eve haven't got them here, have
WEI" asked Bartlett.
mo, but we have one, and that's
enough for five," declared Billy, find
ing the usual difficulty in persuadine
people to count their blessings. eve
didn't need two, anyway"
The Watermelon turned and glanced
out of the wide doors, down the tree
shaded road, and thought pityingly OF
the unfortunate Alphonse, gone off al
the wrong time, with the whole coun.
tryside on the watch for lone youth
in big red touring car.
(To be Continued.)
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-03-12

telegraph station and telegraph fol-
money" declared the general.
Il suppose So" growled Bartlett
and traIled from the room to finish
dressing.
They found the girls in the dining
! room, unaware of what had befallen
them. They had slept late and the
| clock on the mantel registered half
past nine as the three men filed into
the room. The general was calm
pompous, ausrere, but Henrietta had
not lived with him for five and thirty
years without having acquired the
ability to read his every mood.
Father" she asked, whats the
matter? Have your sins found you
out?"
The general waited for the slattern-
ly maid-servant to give them their
breakfast and leave the room before
he spoke.
1--WE have been robbed" be said
calmly, casually, as one would men.
ton the weather.
Henrietta and Billy stared.
Its the stable-boy," said the gen
eral. Il noticed him carefully last
night. He would not look any one in
the face"
He goes home every night" OBJ
jected Henrietta. "Mrs. Parker told
me So"
That's no reason he couldn't come
back" said the general.
1t was clever in him to take our
check-books," said Bartlett.
He will forge our Names" declared
the general. Il made a check out to
pay for the board here, signed it, too,
remember, and then l found some |
cash and thought would use that and
went to bed and forgot to destroy the
check. l know it was the stable-boy,
for my room has a balcony in front,
over the porch, and last night 1t was
so warm left the door open"
Maybe it was" agreed Henrietta.
II hate to suspect him, though"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-03-12
Jefferson's Inventions.

Thomas jefferson invented the fold
ing camp stool, the revolving Office
chair, the two wheeled sulky, the
copying press, the pedometer, a hemp
lamp and a very convenient improve
ment on the plows used in his day. OF
all these ingenious contrivances the
plow received the greatest notice, a
gold medal having been awarded it in
Paris in 1890. Eighteen years later the
Royal Agricultural Society of the Seine,
to which he had presented the original
plow, sent him a superb up to date
plow containing his improvement.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-03-12

lett grizzly. "Who steals your purse
steals trash, / suppose. We have that
comfort"
mot my purse" said the Watermel.
on. mine had money in it,"
"My watch" said the general, "was
family heirloom. My great grand
father carried it,"
81 wonder If the girls lost any.
thing" said Bartlett.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-03-12
CAS- ORA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the n u0z
In PerpIexity.

"Josiah," exclaimed the anxious
mother, 81 wish you'd come herew
'What's the trouble?"
81 don't know whether Gwendolyn
is having a spasm or practicing one of
these new dances. "-Washingt Star.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-03-12

Hives. eczema, itch or salt rheum sets
you crazy. Can't bear the touch of your
clothing. Doan's Ointment is fine for
itching. All druggists sell it, SOC box.
adv
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-03-12

Can't look well, eat well. or feel we'll
with impure blood. Keep the blood pure
with Burdock Blood Bitters. Eat simply,
take exercise, keep clean, and good health
is pretty sure to follow. S1.00 bottle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-03-12
Procrastination.

The things that are put of until to-
morrow are usually finished twenty.
four hours late.-Detroit Free Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-24
CAROLINA LEAGUE
IS READY TO OPEN

Raleigh, \. c., April 23.-With "A
promise Of fair and warm weather the
Carolina League OF professional base :
ball clubs Will be formally opened to-
morrow with membership OF six
clubs-Raleigh. Durham. Greensboro.
Winston Salem. Charlotte and Ashe-
Vile.
The interest is great and a success
full season is anticipated
The league will begin with Durham
Charlotte. and Ashevillc at winston
salem. All the teams have about been
selected and each manager is ready
for the race for the pennant. The
opening in Raleigh will be featured
with the presence OF Governor Locke,
Craig, who Will throw the first bali.
Mayor James !. Johnson will do the
the receiving.
The Raleigh club will be managed
by Earle Mack, son of Connie Mack,
leader Of the Philadelphia Athletics.
This Is the younger Macks first year
in the managerial role and the young
stcr has collected n fast and promis-
ing bunch of players. among them be-
ing burning, one of Comics best finds
In the pitching department. Durham
Will he managed by James A. Kelly.
Greensboro, by Frank Doyle: Win
ston- Salem, by Charles a. Clancy, who
received considerable notice in the
spring when he exposed the profess
sionalism of James Thorpe; Charlotte.
by Burleigh Emery. and Asheville, by
Tonmie Stouch, last year with the An
derson club OF the Carolina League.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-24
stnnding of Clubs.
Where rhey play ro-Day.
w ihSs -ihs
Newport News At Richmond.
Roanoke at Norfolk
Petersburg at Portsmouth.

Norfolk. Va. April 2S.--Putting the
wood against the sphere in the final
spasnl of the game with greater vim
Than the Tars. steve Grifin's Colts cap
tured the hnal game OF the series by
the score of TO .. ma king it two out
OF three from tho locals. 1t was n
ten inning contest, replete with gem
uine thrills and real ball playing.
Burleson. for the Colts. and SAKE
for the Tars were doing real spotlight
stunts on the mound throughout the
game. and it was evident that little
streak Of hitting or an unfortunate
1niscuc would decide the battle. The
Colts were doing the trick steadily with
the willow While the Tars were there
with the fielding gyrations. Burleson
had the goat of the Tars, while Sake
pitching in good form. was being
backed up by brilliant work in the in
and outfIclds.
Not until the seventh inning did
either team have a real chance to score
and then the Tars got a man around the
circuit without hit. IT looked like
the winning run, brought home by
clever little Kircher-a hitless run
due in great part to daring base-run-
ming. krchcr was the first man up in
that inning, and on Bresnahan's error
reached first He promptly stole the
second station while Schrader was
sending up an easy one to centre.
Damrau pocketed n short fly to sec
ond Burleson's wild heave let kircher
reach third. 1t looked like he would
he stranded there, as Nogel was un-
able 10 do anything with the benders
being served UP. But Burleson made
the mistake to wind up little too
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-24
WILL COOPERATE
IN BOXING GAME

New York April 2s.-Co-operatio
between French and New York State
authorities controlling boxing was
made effective to-day IN the case OF
George Gunthcr. the Philadelphia
heavyweight and Tom Leary Tne
state Boxing Commission ,Sheld the
action OF the French Federation or
Boxing Clubs IN suspending Gunther
and Lcary. the former for falling to
fulhll a contract TO fight. and the lat
ter for fouling.
The suspension of each Is for three
months, dating from March u. and
March s. respectively. The French
commission sent word also that Billy
Papke. middleweght. had been sus-
pended for the rest OF the year for
wilful fouling OF Frank KLAUS. after
repeated warnings OF the referee The
State body did not act lin this case
because Papke already is under indef-
Mite suspension here.