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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-14

Little Rock, Sept. 13.-The Stand
ard Oil Company, which distributes in
Baton Rouge, La, $4,000 weekly in
it's payroll will start operations in
Little Rock within very short time
and to that end has filed with the Of
flee of the secretary of state articles
of Incorporation which show that the
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
intends to extend it's business here.
1t is said that the selection of Little
sRoek., was made on account sof the .s &C.
feasibility of this city to rich territory
and that the selection was made only
after a careful process of elimination.
e, While the operations of the company
in Little Rock will be limited at first.
it is more than likely that the COM
pany, in following it's usual policy.
will extend it's business greatly in the
near future. gsa
The value of the presence of stks
Standard Oil Company in a city is
shown by it's operations in Baton
Rouge, the capital of Louisiana, where
it is estimated the big plant of the
Standard Oil Company supports either
directly or indirectly fully half Of the
population.
Richard C. Dalton, Manager.
Richard c. Dalton, a well known
Standard Oil man, has taken up his
residence in Little Rock and he will
manage the affairs of the company
here. A distinguished party of Stand
ard Oil and railroad officials came to
Little Rock to attend to the arrange
ments for the company's business
here. They were: Messrs. Hunter G
Leake, general agent for the Illinois
Central, Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
railroads; Capt. P. s. Morris. vice
president of the Standard OIL Com
pany, of louisiana: A. X. Gordon CT
the Baton Rouge refinery, and G. q
Scholder Of the Business Mems League
of Memphis, Tenn.
The papers Of the company were
filed in the office Of the secretary Of
state yesterday afternoon and show
that the Standard Oil Company 81
Louisiana, capitalized at ,$4,76O,5S0
will operate in Arkansas on capital
Of 100000.
Should results justify 1t. 1t is ce--
tain that the amount Of, capital in.
vested in Arkansas will be greatly in
creased.
The company will open its office
here within few days and will begin
at once active operations In the Ar
kansas field a
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-14

for the hearing later in the week
Thaw's presQAce in Colebrook will
be assured for several days. ~
Thaw was greatly cheered this
evening when he was shown copy
of the petition, which is signed by
1000 citizens of Colebrook, asking
Governor Felker not to extradite him.
In addition he was informed that q
spontaneous movement had begun
among his sympathizers to secure
him scores of thousands of sigma
lures to similar petitions in every
county of the state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-14
COUNTYjPRIMARY
IS WARMING UP
Woods Are Full of Candi-
dates and Many Inter
esting Contests
WANT EARLY PRIMARY
Six Men After One Plum.-City Pri.
mary Election is Conn
ing On Too.
WANT EARLY PRIMARY

County politics is taking on an
interesting appearance. Candidates
are as thick as cotton bolls in we'll
cared for cotton field in August and
more are coming OUT as the time
for the county primary election ap-
proaches. The general sentiment
among them and among the central
committeeman seems to be for. an
early primary and it is most likely
that the committee will agree on
December / for the first balloting for
county offices. The contents for the
various county plums promise to be
exciting to the finish and in some of
them six and sexe.. nl.ax wa. x~uk
one office.
In recent years the Taxpayers
Protective Association has fought
the Free Bridge and candidates who
even hint that they favored the need
ed improvement, and in several con-
tests they have succeeded with the
aid of the Free Bridge advocates and
Prohi and anti-Prohi votes to put
ton are that the Association will
have it's hands full centering on some
of the candidates in the coming pri-
mary, because in several of the races
two, three and four Of their favorites
are seeking one office.
At all events the election is going
to give the people something to talk
about and give them plenty Of oppor-
tunity to make predictions.
In the sheriff and collectors race
two candidates have announced their
intention of asking for votes. Sheriff
Edgar Brewster ris5 "a candidate for
reelection and he is to be opposed
by R. H. Williams, a former deputy
lin his office. sf
q. B. Lyle will not be a candidate
again for circuit clerk. That office
10 to be. sought by Captain S. F.
EHi|zzhbeim. now deputy in Sheriff
B3rewster's office, city Clerk W.. A.
Lee and City Treasurer Frank NJ.
Reeves.
Although Judge q NJ. Philpot has
not as yet announced his decision to
make the race for reelection, he il
being urged to do SO by many resi-
dents of the county and city. Cir
cult Clerk g., L. Lyle, Magistrate L.
E. Cheek. Attorney j. M. Shaw and
former County Clerk ]. H. Shelby are
being mentioned in connection with
that contest.
County Clerk G. NJ. Nichol AID
County Treasurer G.. w. Lindsey,
who are nearing the end of their first
terms and who have given fine salts
faction in their respective offices.
will have no opposition for reelection
and both will ask for q second term.
The assessors race promises to be
a free-for-all affair. J. B. King, the
present assessor, will be q candidate
for reelection. He. is. to be opposed
by H. NJ. Dial. john w. Gibson, Jr..
j'William Richardson, Calvin Burks.
Charles Schultz. Clayton Gould and
Fred T. Rucker, who Is also being
mentioned as a probability in the cir
cult clerks race. may also be in the
contest.
| Joe B. White will be q candidate
for reelection to the office Of county
surveyor and TT. Sorrells Is the only
one who has announced as his oppon-
tent.
4 Three representatives are to be
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-14
ARKANSAS NEGRO Is
CONVICTED QUICKLY

Springfield, Ill, Sept. 13.-Charles
Banks, negro. of Jonesboro. Arkan-
sas, today pleaded guilty tc Z charge
Of having assaulted Theresa Atkins,
ten years old. and twenty -four hours
after the crime was committed was
behind the bars of the Illinois state
reformatory at Pontiac. He was(
given an indeterminate sentence Of
from one to twenty years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-14
REBELS GAINING
! GROUND IN MExIC0 ]
Washington Learns OF the
Spreading Activities in
Seven States
MADERO Is MARCHING
Brother Of Slain President Heads Big
Army.-Many Americans
In Republic.
MADERO rs MARCHING

Washington, Sept. 13.--O official in ~
formation has reached the State De-
partment that rebel activities
throughout Mexico are increasing
and that the constitutionalists are
gaining ground every twenty four
hours. IS
RebeA campaigns are strong iuf
seven states, Sonora, Coaruila, Chr
ruahua Tobasco, Aguas Calientes,
Zapates and Yucatan.
Consul General Schanklin reports
ed from Mexico City today that COM
munication is cut off between the
capital of the southern republic and
nine OF the principal cities in the
north. All
This has brought increased peril
to the United States citizens. There
are in Mexico at the present time
5000 Americans. Officials OF the
Latin-American bureau stated today
that it would require at least 500
each to remove all the AmericanA i,
from the zone of warfare in Mexico.
or total of 100000.
The House has already appropriat~
ed 100000 If all the Americans left
are helped out it would require
100000 to take them all to safety. /
According to information received
at the bureau it is believed that
about 5000 Americans have decided
to stay in Mexico. leaving 1880 to IA
removed.
According to these officials this
country will have to expend nearly
100000 to rescue It's citizens. n
Official reports have been received
that the rebels are slowly closing IA
on Mexico City and 1t il probable
that the time set for the nationa1
election" October 26. Huerta Will
be in control Of only the national
territory surrounding his capital.
Other striking developments Al
the Mexican situation today werQ
news that an apidemic Of disease
had broken out In Torreon, where
there are many Americans.
About 100 Americans and 10 other
foreigners are marching overland1
from Torreon to Tampico and Nom
terey. All these Americans would D6
practically helpless II any attack
were made upon them by the rebsl
forces.
Spain and few other European
governments as we'll as the Chinese
government, have requested the atafo
Department to protect their citizenS
in Mexico. s$ us
Raoul Madero. brother Of francisco
l. Madero, late president Of Mexic0;
has organized a new revolt ana hai
taken the field at the head ~ 1900
men and u marching 81 AgNap
Calientes. the chief city Of the state
Of the same name. s n III
The fact that European natioiiS
have at last appealed to the United
States to protect their citizens - \
Mexico shows that these nations have
NO faith in the assurances of Huerts
ID the State Department that Amer
icaA citizens and Others have lail
guarantee y protection IN that
country. III s.s q ' s!S;
The standardization recenp made
the Official annopncement haz
.'united s4tes would n az.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-14
Wall OF WATER
SWEEPS THROUGH CITY
CLOUDBURST AND ELECTRICAL
STORM VISITS NEVADA
TOWNS, LEAVING DEATH
AND DESTRUCTION
Men Women and Children Forced to
Seek Refuge on R00fs-Financial
Loss Totals Many Thousands

Goldfield, Nevada, Sept, 1.-TWO
women were drowned and many
thousands of dollars damage done by
a cloudburst and electrical storm
sweeping through the center OF this
town, beginning at II o'clock today
and lasting three hours. Scores OF
houses were swept down through the
two principal gulches in the camp
by torrents several feet deep. ~
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-14
STANDARD OIL
enters ARKANSAS
Louisiana Corporation Files
Articles With Secretary
of State
IN PINE BLUFF, TOO
Company VIII Have Distributing Plant
in This City.-Permit
is Issued.
IN PINE BLUFF, TOO.

= As exclusively announced by .
* the Graphic two weeks ago, the :
i: Standard Oil Company will oper-
Z ate a distributing plant in this :;
= city. AT recent meeting of the ::
s. city council application was made
< by that company for a permit to
* build mammoth tank just east ;
* of the city and the permit was is !
s. sued. 1t is expected that the COM
* pany will have a local agent and .
y establish an office here, although )
* Little Rock will in all probability :
s. be the state headquarters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-14

Berkeley. Cal, Sept ia Chinese
girl physically perfect, according to
Occidental standards, has been dis
covered at the University of Califor-
MIA, in the person of Miss Zamlocke
Lowe, daughter of a wealthy San
Francisco merchant. She is studying
law, the only member of her race In
that department.
Miss Lowe refutes the popular idea
Of the Chinese woman of the stunted
growth and bandaged feet. Mrs. M.
MCGEE, physical culture instructor in
the university discovered the girls
physical perfection in the course Of
taking initial measurements of those
entered in the class. Miss Lowe is on
ly five feet three inches in height.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-14
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
mn TONOPAH. NEy

Tonopah, Nevada. Sept. 1s,-Leav-
ing death and destruction in its
wake, towering wall Of water
swept from Death Valley through
Goadfield and Tonopah this after
aeon.
Life savers in the undated cities
are rowing through the sereets. Men,
women and children are gathered
on the roofs Of houses. the nnar-
cial loss i expected to total thous-
ands.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
ee~s Of the Town sad Village Told Briefly
Sor BSnv Qeaden

George H. Williams of Dorset is the
guest of H. N. Williams of Elm street.
There will be a regular meeting of
the W. r. C. Friday night. Large at
tendance desired.
A new assortment of trimmed hats
for ladies. misses and children at
the Surprise store. library building.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, a
liberal reduction in prices on ladies'
misses and junior suits at Noveck's,
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Miss Laura Pratt OF Pow,
nal 70 Harry w. Beals Of Plainfield,
which will take place Wednesday, Apr
Is. Miss Pratt is known in Benning'
ton.
The Rt Rev. Arthur C. A. Hall. d. d
will visit st. Peters parish on Sunday
next. There will be service Of Insti-
tuition in the morning. The Rev. Thorn
ton F. Turner will be installed. The
Rev. I. Franklin Carter of Williams
town will be the preacher. In the af.
ternoon Bishop Hall will have the Con
firmation service and will preach. No
tice Of hours Of thse services will be
in The Banner Saturday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-10
VILLAGE LIFE IN EGYPT.
Crude Mud Houses. the Roofs Of
Which Are Garbage Dumps.

Crude Mud Houses. the Roofs OF
Which Are Garbage Dumps.
Egyptian village life is quaint and In.
teresting. says the Wide World Maya
zine. The houses are crnde. one stored
structures Of sun baked mud. with pos
sibly couple Of tiny square holes cut
In the wall for ventilation.
Each home consists of single room.
absolutely devoid of furniture, one or
two drinking Jars and cooking utensils
being usually the only articles to he
seen. The roofs of these hoyels are
matched with cornstalks, and for some
unaccountable reason all the house
hold rubbish Is dumped on the roof!
For this purpose ladder may fire.
quently be seen reclining against the
side Of the house. From a distance a
village is apt TO look like an immense
rubbish heap. These primitive erec-
lions are inhabited solely by the fella-
hin. as Egyptian peasants are called.
In some of the Arab villages the ar
engagements for sleeping are even more
unconventional. Huge cuplike strlIc-
lures made Of mud are built out In the
open. away from the honses, and Into
these the babies are frequently placed
during the day. and often the entire
family sleep In them at night The idea
Is to escape the numerous snakes and
scorpions which abound during the
great beat Of the summer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-10
tossed Her Mother Expects Rule Her Husband the
chairman OF the fire committee with
power TO act. s
IT was voted that the rates for all
licenses to be same as last year.

chairman OF the fire committee with
power TO act. >
II was voted that the rates for all
licenses to be same as last year.
Edgar s. Buss was elected street
commissioner with the same restric-
tions and under the same regulations
that prevailed last year.
An order for $1,000 was ordered
drawn in favor of the chairman of the
street committee to be deposited as a
checking account to his order.
The notice of service in the appeal
from the decision of the trustees grant
ing the New England Telephone and
Telegraph company permit to erect
poles on the west side of Branch
street with the notification that hear
ing in the case would be held at the
Putnam house on the morning of April
IL was received.
A communication was received from
Judge E. H. Holden inclosing his bill
for expenses in connection with the
acquisition of the water works. This
expense account was $25.28 Trustee
Holden stated In his letter that mas
much as he was member of the
board of trustees that he did not wish
to put in bill for services in behalf
Of the village, but inasmuch as the
work In connection with the transfer
OF the water system had taken him
away from his business and out Of
town, he realized that he was entitled
to compensation. He would prefer that
the trustees fix the amount OF compen-
sation. Before taking action upon the
communication the trustees took up
the bill of Corporation Attorney Char
the reglar monthly meeting. Two of
the trustees went over the bill and
checked out the sum of s145.4S itemiz-
ed as expense. So far as was deter
mined the balance of the $2050.S4 was
for services. A motion was made and
carried that Mr. Maurer be paid $3.50
and expenses for his services in con-
nection with the transfer of the water
system. IL was also voted that Judge
Holden be paid s175:2S, services and
expenses, for the same purpose.
President Ward announced his stand
ing committees for the year as fol-
lows.
Finance. Arthur e. HOLSTER, E. H.
Holden and John p. McGurn.
Streets. l.. II. Buss, John Nash. E.
H. Holden.
Fire, John p. Morrissey. e. Hollis
ter, +. ]. Gunshannon.
Lights. Gunshannon. Morrissey.
Buss.
camora Nonuro nu,, Mach
Police. Nash. Hollister, Gunshannon
Curb and Gutter. Holden. Morrissey.
McGurn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-10
POISON IN ITS ALP.
Java's Valley Of Death, Where Lite
Cannot Exist.

Java's Valley of Death, Where Lifs
Cannot Exist.
The Valley Of Death Is on the island
Of Java. II Is the most remarkable
natural example OF an atmosphere
loaded with carbonic acid gas In ex.
istence II has never been fully ex-
plored because OF the danger OF re-
naming more than few moments in
Us poisonous atmosphere.
Approached through an opening he
tween the hills. IL is seen to be an oval
shaped valley about half ulile across.
1t Is about thirty i've feet deep. The bot.
tom is hard and sandy. without vegeta
ticn and strewn with large stones. The
surface is covered with the bones OF
animals. birds and human beings.
Explorers seldom venture beyond the
borders. though the deadly air does not
Immediately affect human beings. This
is because the carbonlc acid gas. being
heavier than the atmosphere. settles TO
the bottom Of the valley. Dogs and
fowls thrown into II fall senseless In
stantly and die In a few minutes. No
craters or assures are visible or the
door Of this valley. and II ia thought
that the openings are near the base or
the hills.-Exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-10
The DUTCH MARKET
A Special Event Of the season Comes
Next Week

Elaborate preparations are being
made for the opening OF "a Dutch Mar
ket" on Wednesday evening, the 10th
inst, at the social rooms OF the Bap-
fist church. The stalls in Dutch col.
ony will be presided over by Dutch
women and will contain all the good
things to eat. After first procuring
your basket you go to market for your
Dutch supper, buying at the different
stalls just what you wish to eat. Small
tables will be provided where one may
eat and listen to good music. A spec
ial feature will be the sale Of boudoir
caps, fancy and useful bags, table lin
en- AMI many other practical articles.
Dutch post cards, home made candy,
strawberry ice-cream and flowers, ros-,
es. tulips, carnations and potted ferns
for the summer porch, at remarkably
low prices, sold by girls from the Fa-
derland. The decorations alone will
be well worth seeing anda cordial in
vitation is extended TO all. No admis-
sion. free. Don't forget the date.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-10
MAURER'S BILL IS
CUT FROM $4,000
DOWN TO $3.50
trustees Offer Him That and
His Expenses
EXPENSES ARE ABOUT Sl45
Special Meeting Of the Village Trus-
tees Last Night to Consider
Several Matters
EXPENSES ARE ABOUT sl45

At the special meeting of the village
board of trustees Wednesday evening
! 1t was voted to pay Corporation Coun-
! sci Charles A. Maurer $3.50 and expen-
ses for legal expenses in connection
with the acquisition of the water sys-
tenn by the village through the gift OF
Henry w. Putnam of San Diego, Cal.
The board also voted to pay Munich
pal Judge e. II. Holden $175.2S for
services and expenses in the same
capacity.
All of the members Of the board
| were present except Trustee A. e. Hol-
lister, President Ward presided and
| Clerk WA4i9m Hogan was in attend
ance.
President l.. f. Abbott of the board
of water commissioners appeared be-
| fore the board and made the proposal
that the village sewers be placed In
charge of Superintendent John Mahan
of the water system and that the SUI
perintendent be paid such sum as the
trustees should agree upon for serv-
ices and time. The superintendent
was given authority to purchase sec
ond hand wagon to be used in the
work.
1t was voted that the matter OF en-
gaging a driver for the village team
be left with the chairman of the
street and light committees.
Chief Engineer John r. Gibney of
the fire department and Chief of Po-
lice Patrick Brazell appeared before
the board and laid claim to the $25
reward for the detection Of the cul-
prit who rang the false alarms some
months ago The chief expressed the
opinion that the reward should 90 to
the fire department while the officer
insisted that he was entitled to the
reward. Consideration OF the reward
was continued to the next regular
meeting.
Judge K. L. Bates presented to the
board petition from the heirs of the
late William K. Hawks, which assert
ed that the property occupied by Mr..
Hawks during his life time on North
street had been damaged to the ex-
tent of 5000 by the removal of shade
trees and the breaking of a stone side,
W abNhto vi tue ANCN
Telephone and Telegraph company.
acting under the permit granted by
the trustees. The petition requested
that the board direct the New England
Telephone and Telegraph company to
pay TO the heirs the sum named in the
petition. 1t was voted that the petit.
ton be referred to a special commit
tee and the president appointed Trus-
tees Holden. HOLSTER and Nash.
Judge Bates called the attention of
the board to the condition of the wall
on Silver street and stated that he was
willing to bear a portion of the ex-
pense for repairs. The matter was
referred TO the chairman OF the com
mittee with power to act.
The application OF H. Harry Levin
Tor permit to erect a garage OIL.
Pleasant street was referred to the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-10
LEES SURRENDER
ANNIVERSARY
I CAMPFIRE
Old Soldiers and Friends Held
Large Gathering
PRESENTED WITH A FLAG
Several Local Speakers and Two from
North Adams Were
Listened To

In memory OF Lees surrender at Ap,
pomattox, 4S years ago, Custer Sixth
corps post. G. A. R., gave a successful
and enjoyable campfire at the post
rooms Wednesday evening. A fine sup
per was served by the ladies of the re-
lief corps at 6 o'clock. followed by the
campfire, at which there was large
attendance.
Commander Albert M. Downs presid-
ed. The speakers were DR.. ]. d. Lane,
C. M. Graves. Philip T. H. Pierson, Col
Thomas Harmon and Frank E. Howe
of Bennington and Albert Talham, W.
L. Crosier and Henry Tower of North
Adams. Mrs. Lena Downs sang "The
Battle Hymn of the Republic" and
there were other musical selections.
The feature of the evening was the
presentation to the post OF beautiful
American flag by Mrs. H. B. Marsden
in behalf of the relief corps. This nag
which will be placed on the Flagstaff
over the post hall was presented to the
relief corps by Robert S. Drysdale &
Son.
In the course of his remarks Com
rade Crosier of North Adams told
story which the Banner is requested
to reprint. The story Is as follows:
A well-known minister who had just
returned from an extended western
trip tells the following:
Recently in Los Angeles five promi-
nent gentlemen of foreign birth chanc-
ed to meet. One was Russian. one
Turk, one a Frenchman, one an Ameri
can and one an Englishman. These
gentlemen became bosom friends and
finally champagne supper was propos
ed, at which each gentleman, to be In
keeping with the times, was to give a
toast to his native country, the one CIV
ing the best to be at no expense for
the wine. Here are the toasts given:
The Russian-'Here's to the stars
and bars of Russia, that were never
pulled down
The Turk-'Here's to the moons of
Turkey, whose wings were never clip
ped
The Frenchman-'Here's to the cock
of France, whose feathers were never
picked
The American-'Here's to the stars
and stripes of America, never trailed
In defeat
The Englishman-'Here's to the
rawpin,' roarin' lion of Great Britain,
that tore down the stars and bars Of
Russia. clipped the wings Of Turkey,
picked the feathers off the cock Of
France and ran like h from the
stars and stripes of the United States
of America.