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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13
SUIT FOR $20,O0 GROWS OUT 0f
 BRIDGE CONTRACT
McTernan and McGee Make Strong Charges in Peti-
 tion Filed Here.

Suit for $20,078.07 was entered in the circuit court here yesterday by H. J. McIernan and Peter McGee against the board of directors of the Jeffer- son county free bridge district, the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron com pany, c. c. Kavanaugh and E. w. Jackson, doing business as Kava- naugh & Jackson; w. H. Hearn and D. B. Bloom, as president and secre- tara, respectively, of the bridge com mission.
 Plaintiffs claim the amount as ex- penses incurred in removing from Shreveport to Pine Bluff during the latter part of 1912 paraphernalia for performing sub-surface work at the bridge site on the Arkansas river The petition alleges that they accept ed sub-contract from the ROemheld Construction company, who were qualified to act by reason of "pra- tended. contract" entered into by the company and the bridge commission Plaintiffs assert that, relying upon representations made by w. D. Hearn and E. B. Bloom, and by Jackson X Kavanaugh, who were named as the contractors, that the Roemheld Con. struction company had given bond O. $60O,000 for faithful. performance o the contract, they incurred the ex. pense of moving their paraphernal;a here
 They allege that in January, 1919 they were urged to stay on the worl 'in order to make showing" thu state legislature being then in ses sion. Petitioners further affirm ths the Roemheld company was declared bankrut in 1913, and that they ther discovered no bond had ever been ex ecuted. Plaintiffs charge the con tract for the bridge was then awar.l ed to the Missouri Valley Bridge 6 ! Iron company, without advertise ment,' and that they have reason tt believe that $35,000 was paid to Jack son & Kavanaugh for the benefit O all concerned, those named in tho suit agreeing among themselves tha the rconey should be used in paying all claims pending against the dis i trict at that time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13
EAGLES TO MOVE.
Preparing Plans Now For House warming at Barraque Street
 0uo rt0rS.

Pine Bluff lodge of Eagles, at it's regular meeting last night, made ar, rangements for the formal opening ot it's new home in West Barraque street. during the next thirty days and plans for semi,puonc eAe,u.S oaSe were started that will doubtless make the affair an event of the winter season. ,,..
 There was more than the usually large attendance at last nights meet ing and the proposition of opening the new club house was the princl- pal business to come up for discus Sion. The program for the affair VII and will then be publicly announced. The committee in charge and the or ficers of the lodge are making ar rangements for an "old time" hous.- warming, when the lodge moves into the new quarters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13
l200 KENTUCKY
 MEN INDICTED V
As Many More Expected to Be Indicted for Complici-
 tv in Election Fraud. :.

Lexington, Ky, Nov. 12.-Twelve hundred indictments have been re. turned in Pike county on charges or election frauds. At least that many more men are expected to be indicted in that county and then the prope will be taken up in Lether and other counties in that district. It is alleged that fraud was general throughout the district in the judicial election two years ago. - ,.u
 The punishment provided by law is disrranchisement for five years. anu a prison sentence of five years. The court of appeals decided that the cleo, ton was fraudulent, and dismissed %, inc circuit judge here, appointing ms onnonent. who, on the face or the re- tnrns. was shown to have been de- feated. or
 Some of the most prominent men in eastern Kentucky are said to De among those indicted. The names will not be made public until the in- yestigation has been completed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13
LQNG-BELL MILLS
  WILL NOT CLOSE BECAUSE OF WAR
R. A. Long, Millionaire Lumberman, Makes State
 ment Here Last Night.

That none of the mills of the Long, Bell Lumber company nor of the Arr kansas Short Leaf Lumber company. both the properties of R. A. Long and associates, would be shut down, Or their production curtailed, as a result Of the war in Europe, was the sub stance of an important but brief statement made yesterday, following the arrival in this city of R. A. Long, multi-millionaire lumberman of Kan sas City.
 Than MT. Long there is probably no man better known, nor more highly respected in all the southern or southwestern lumber territory. MT. Long arrived in Pine Bluff yesterday forenoon and will leave this evening late, en route to the Louisiana mills Of the company. So many mills are owned and operated by his companies and so great are their individual ca pacities, that in the aggregate the output is almost equal in finished lumber and timber to that of any other organization in this or any other country.
 The visit of MT. Long to Pine Bluff is peridocal occaurrence-the head of the big lumber companies is begin ming here his trip of inspection over the properties of his companies, and because he remains here longer than at any point is for the reason that Pine Bluff is a point at which con- siderable of the company's hardwood business concentrates.
 None of the company's mills has been shut down-and none of them has curtailed it's output-be of the war in Europe, although other companies have seen fit 10 close their mills. Although MT. Long did not make any announcement to this ef- feet yesterday, it is not impossible that within comparatively short while the company will actually add to the business it is now doing.
 With MT. Long are several depart ment heads of his company and q number of private secretaries and stenographers. The party, while stay ing in MT. Longs private car at the old Austin mill site switch, was entertained here by MT. Cole and MT. Stewards, local representatives of the company. among the diversions being visit to the performance of Mutt and Jeff at the Elks' theatre last night. Prominent officials in the company who are with-.Mr. Long are M. B. Nelson, general sales manager; F. J. Bannister, president of the Ar kansas Short Leaf Lumber company: J. D. Tennant, assistant to MT. Long and R. s. Davis, general traffic man. ager of the company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13
Mrs. Orlando Halliburton of Little Rock Named Reg
 istrar General.
MOUNTAIN MONUMENT
Convention at Atlanta Unanimously Endorses Proposition to Make Stone Mountain II. [. V.
 Memorial.

Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 12.-The United Daughters of the Ccnfederacy this af- ternoon unanimously endorsed the proposition fer the Stone mountain monument to General Lee and the South. The action came after a re- markable address delivered by John
 Temple Graves. Mrs. Daisy Stevens,
 the general, will appoint a
 commission before the end of the
 week tc act on the matter.
 The president of every state chapter in the union, and practically every
 state in the union was represented, asked the privilege of seconding the resolution and it was granted.
 The endorsement. coming as it did after a morning of wrangling over the payment of several thousand dol lars still due on t'e Arlington monu- ment, was particularly pleasing.
 Savannah, Ga., Nov. 12.-Mrs. Daisy McLaurn Stevens of Brandon, Miss, today was reelected president general of the United Daughters of the Con- federacy at the general convention here. Other officers elected were Mrs. B. Ross of Auburn, Ala, first vice president general; Mrs. w. T. Culber- son of Kiowa, Okla, second vice presl- dent general: Mrs. I. w. Faison or Charlotte. N. C., third vice president general; Mrs. F. w. Williams of New ton. N. C., recording secretary; Mrs. w. F. Bak Ter of Savannah, Ga., core spending secretary general; Mrs. U. B. Pate of Pulaski, Va. treasurer gen eral: Mrs. Orlando Halliburton of -lit- tie Rock, registrar general; Miss Mil dred Rutherford of Athens. Ga., his torian general; Mrs. John w. Tencn of Gainesville, Fla. custodian ol crosses of honor; Mrs. Frank Anthony Walker of Norfolk, Va, custodian ol flags and peEnants.
 John Temple Graves of Atlanta ap- peared before the convention toaay and urged that it go on record as la.. bring the purchase of Stone mountain and dedicating it as Confederate me morial
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13
Bache- Denman Official De- nies Company Is Import
 ing Men to Open Mine.
U. s. MAKES ARREST
First Miner Taken Into Custody by Federal Forces in Arkansas Is Sam Ryan, Charged With
 Conspiracy.

Camp Garrison, Prairie Creek, Nov. 12.-C. P. Finley, auditor yl the Bache- Denman Coal company today denied that non-uniOn miners were being assembled in Fort Smith to re- open llinc No. 1 at Prairie Creek.
 He made arrangements today for sinking at least ono well for soldiers now cncamped here on the company's property. After conferring with Ma jor N. r. Mcclure, in command of the troops, MT. Finley agreed to drive the wells near the camp site instead of at mine No. 4. All was quiet here today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13
REBELS IN SOUTH
 AFRICA ARE BEATEN
Government Troops Defeat Insurrec- ti0mists, Who Lose 12O Killed
 and Wounded.

London, Nov. 12-The official press bureau tonight received the following statement from the government Of South Africa:
 "On November g the union forces drove the rebels from Weltevreden in the direction of Rietfontien, and took a portion of Lagarre.
 "The enemy lost 120 killed and wounded and 25 captured. The union losses were 12 killed and il wounded The officers and men killed, with few exceptions, were shot by hum-dum bullets and suffered freightfHl wounds"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13
Conspiracy Against Government.

Fort Smith, Nov. 12.-The first ar rest made by the government authorf- ties in connection with rioting at the Bache- Denman Co.,. companys mine Mo- 4 at Prairie Creek last July was made today when Sam Ryan, miner. was arrested at Spadra on charge of conspiracy against the gov ernment. Heretofore. all prosecutions in this affair have been lodged in state courts, and Ryan's arrest is an lndl- cation that the government lnvestiga- ton of the lockout of the union min- era does not expect to limit it's prose- cutiOns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13
Cotton Crisis in Austria.

Venice, Nov 12.-The Austrian tex tile manufacturers are greatly wor- ried over the question of obtaining further supplies of < cotton from America. They fear all their efforts will fail even though attempts have been made to obtain this commodity through neutral states. The stocks of cotton in Austria are not suffici- ent to last more than a fe wweeks, so that the situa tion in the mills is becoming. desperate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13

Washington. Nov. 12.-The admins stion is devoting itself to safeguard
 the interests of American citizens
 those of other foreign nationali-
 in Mexico City, because of a re-
 that anarchy would prevail there
 inc arrival of General Zapata and
 troops. and General Villa with his
 bps.
 General Funston, in a short message
 the secretary of war today, dec1ar- false published reports that he had General Aguilar he would evacu-
 Vera Cruz.
 he general situation has become
 complicated, as shown by official
 Ks received at the department, that k of recalling General Funston has kn stopped.
 he state department is in communi- {ches that the national convention
 Mexico has declared Carranza 70
 "in rebellion" and that General
 Ia has started on his march to xico City, where he may be joined l the army of General Zapata.
 he state department is commun;- ling with John R. Silliman. It's ent at Mexico City, and with George tothers, who reports he is on the N with General Villa to learn the Act facts.
 billiman has so far reported that \ had an interview with SenOr Vas bera, the Mexican minister Of war, 6 that he has been assured .by that Icial that there are 25.000 troops and near Mexico City who can pre- I've order.
 It is understood that the interests l the administration is more keen U now as to Mexico City than as Vera Cruz, because of the number foreign legations in Mexico City, h the necessity of guarantees TOT Dir protection. This is particularly be. of the German and Austrian le- lions.
 Gonzales Arrests BlancO. The constitutional:st headquarters bounced tonight that the convention D named General Villa as chief Of army to attack Carranza. Villa. |the head of large column of |ops, has begun marching south bm Aguas Calientes to attack the |rranza forces under General Con- les at Queretaro. Official advices lay say the Aguas Calientes con lti0n ordered the movement. General Blanco, who had announced intention of remaining loyal to E convention, started for Mexico ty to take command of his troops. t was arrested at Silao by General |nzales.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13
Villa Takes Town.

ElPaso, Texas, Nov. 12.-An arrival pm Aguas Calientes today stated Rt the city of San Luis Potosi had len occupied by Villa soldiers. com Pnded by General Servino. The oc- patton took place without a fight
 the garrison was composed o1 pops formerly commanded by Gen. al Gult'erez, the new provisional |esident.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13
Eva Booth In Georgia.

Macon, Ga, Nov. 11.-Commander Eva Booth, of the Salvation army is expected to visit this city and ad- dress a meeting upon the subject My Father.' Miss Booth has been making tour of the South, and has been we'll received. She has been at the head of the American branch of the Salvation army for about ten years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13
Invention Names Him to
 ead Troops Against Those of CarranZa.
WORRIES
L,otv Felt for Foreign Legations in
 .avico City-General BlancO Is rnder Arrest-U. $. Troops Will Remain.

kaco Ariz.. Nov. 42.-Fifty shells
 te fired during the day in the bom- |dment of ,Naco, Mexico, most of |m bursting in the Mexican town Ir the pumping station. Little sue \ was reported for the gunners.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13
ROADsTER FOR SALE CHEAP

Stoddard Dayton roadster, 1912 model, tires good, Stormberg carb- oreter, Basch magnetor, top in good shape motor in fine condition. A rare opportunity. Phone 2270.
 11.1A-rf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13

J. F. Rutherford is in Little Rock on business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13

w. P. Lindsey is quite sick at his
 |me on Beech street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-13

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-07-23
AND FAR
MERS MEETING
AT GROVE CHAPEL

An an day piense aud agriculture
meeting wiz be the big feature o
the closing OF the Home Economics
School at Groves Chapel near Cant
Saturday. August !.
Some OF the special Attractions
are:
Basket dinner.
Lectures on agricultural subjects.
Stock judging contests for boys be
tween the ages OF 20 and Is and for
men over Is. {
Horses and hogs wiz be used IN
the judging contests. There WIN be
two clzSses OF each with q first
and second prize in each class.
A sewing contest for girls and
women.
Many substantial prizes @IA b
given. The following merchants Of
Mexico have donated the prizes Of
the contests: Z. A. bearing. J.
H. Sallee. C. A. Buckner. r. D. wor-
rel. wilkins & Brown. J. p. Llewel-
ellyn. August Meyer, L. R. Ferris,
Abbsy q Adams S. & N. Philip.
The Home Economics School and
The picnic viii be held under the
auspices OF the South Wilson Town
ship Bureau Of Agriculture.
W. o. Smith, Pres.
W. E. Edwards. Sec'y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-07-23
THE
/ M
a LINE FOR n
ZX WOMAN GROWN
BY MISS CARRIE SPROUL

At st. Paul on July 9th, Woman's
Rights were recognized to the fullest
extent by the National EducationaI
Association which passed resolutions
endorsing Woman Suffrage, equal pay
for teachers regardless of sex, and
allotted five Of the ten vice presi
denotes to women
The clause In the resolutions deal
ing with suffrage read:
THE Association regards efficien.
cy and merit, rather than seq, as
the principle on which appointments
and selections should be made, and
therefore declares itself in favor OF
the political equality of the sexes
and equal pay for equal services"
We are told there Is nothing new
under the sun, and yet every idea, ev-
cry invention or discovery, every
reform measure. every movement for
social betterment had a beginning
and has been established only thru
the martyrdom of the few in the face
OF the ieers of the many. After 1t is
established they are sincerely COZ
yinced that they always believed in
IT,"
Christianity was new once and the
most vivid pictures in history are
drawn from the sufferings Of its
adherents.
Gallileo dared the prevailing opin-
ion Of his times when he declared the
earth is round. and death was threat
ened him unless he recanted.
The pious dwellers along the Hud-
son declared tho first steamboat
on those placid waters was propelled
by a force invented by the devil.
When Sir Samuel Romilly altered
English criminal law so that the
crime of stealing a loaf OF bread
should no longer get the death pen
atty, prominent people were OF the
opinion that the country would go
10 the dogs.
And so. we e that the horror Of
The new. in a measure. maintains
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-07-23

THE Pure Food Show is coming.
J. E. Powell, instructor in adver
;ising in the NJ. U. School Of Journ
alism, and John Jewell, managing edl
tor Of the University Missourian,
are here making the preliminary ar
rangemenis. Incidentally, these
gentlemen believe in the efficiency Of
newspaper space and r using quite
a lot Of It, i~ntelligently, to adver'
tise. We suggest that those who
r interested in advertising notice
the manner Of display and the US.
are of white epace. The advertise.
ments, SIS we are reproducing them,
are IA charted by these gentlemen
who are authorities in this field.
The composition Of an advertisement
is half OF its pulling power and the
use Of white space, judiciously, Is
one Of the secrets Of newspaper sd.
v~ertislng's sueesss
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-07-23
RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSN IS
WHAT MEXICO NOW NEEDS


4 only wish every business maj
In Mexico could have heard tina
talk" said w. W. Pollock, Friday,
at the Commercial Club luncheon, al
ter j. B. Powell. Instructor in ad
vertising in the Missouri University
School Of Journalism, had taken hi
seat following an interesting address.
on the benefits Of cooperation among
the retail dealers OF a city the size o
Mexico
Mr.. Powell said the real competi
ton Of the small town merchant ii
not the local competitor but the
mail order house and the best means
Of giving service to the consumer anc
keeping trade at home Is the thor
ough cooperation. He told OF what
had been accomplished In Columbia,
through anch an Organization, and
how nne firm alone had saved $500
in n year on his advertising appro-
priation through the elimination Of
fake propositions.
He explained the credit system
and also the plan OF collections that
had resulted in accounts several
wears old being paid. Mr.. Powell is a
|. STUDENT Of advertising and an author
along these lines which to-day
include business methods as wen as
publicity because Of their close re.
Most Of those present discussed
Informally the possibility Of organic.
ing local retailers and ali favored
the idea. The matter may be taken 81
shortly. John w. Jewell. business
manager OF the University Missouri
Ian, made a short talk. H. NJ. White,
was acting chairman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-07-23
AUpRAIN GETS s2.34s.45
FOR GOOD ROADS.

Jefferson City. No., July 16.
State Auditor John P. Gordon to.
day apportlonsd a total OF $203. 900 OF
good roads funds to counties OF
the State, OF this amount $4,000 aris.
ing from the sale OF option stamps,
was divided, under the law. on the
basis OF echool enumeration. and
$I75.O0O, arising from the registra-
ton Of corporations by the Secreta-
ry OF State, was apportioned, un.
Ger the law. upon. upon the assessed
valuation.
or this amount. Audrain county win
get s2.34S.45. Under the apportion-
ment Of the option stamp money on
the basis Of school enumeration, Au
drain win get s172.15 and from the
sl75.OO0 fund ap~portioned. according
to the assessed valuation, this county
viii secure $2,I7630.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-07-23
BOY SCOUT TALKS
At M|DDLET0WN

l.. T. Ferris and L. NJ. White arg
home from Middletown where they
addressed a mass meeting Of ciu-
zens on the Scout Movement. After
the meeting two patrols were or
ganized and prospects for several 9th
ers we're good. In the evening these
gentlemen heard the Rev. j. d
Greer preach a very fine and able
sermon in the Christian church Of
that city. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Pear
son and son, Fred, the latter editor
Of the Middletown Chips, were The
hosts in the evening. w. w. Nc.
Kinney, formerly OF this city, is noa
city marshal Of that place and has
an excellent concrete and building
business established.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-07-23
Stock Notes

Did you see the large circle around
the sun. Monday morningi
It is battling all the local scieat-.
lists and weather prophets. None OF
them are able to explain this phe-
nomenon- The circle. which com
pletely surrounded the sun, Is made
up of different colors. closing resemb-
ling a rainbow. Although the coll
ors are not visible to the naked eye,
they a be seen through smoked
glasses.
]. F. LleweIlyn, local weather OBJ
server for the government, says he
doesn't understand it. He doesn't
believe, however, that 1t is q sign
of rain. ]. c. Bassford says its the
largest thing OF its kind ever SEEN.
One mar says he thinks 1t Is a
sign Of a big storm. but none OF
them seem able to fathom the
the queer ring.
A car Of stock. ready for ship
ment to the market, caught on fire.
late Wednesday afternoon, on the
South Branch. near New bloomfield,
and burned. Five head OF the ami
mails were burned before the remain
der were rescued.
All but four were badly burned.
-
They belonged 70 Moore G Lynes of
Darlington.
brakeman James Ampher. while op-
ening the door OF the car to re-
lease the animals. was burned on
the head slightly.
Ben Cartwright has shipped 1000
lambs from centralia to the market
50 far this season.
A downpour OF SO OF an inch Of
rain fell in Mexico. on Thursday
night. Every little bit helps.
The rain seem to have been gen
eral all over the county. Molino re-
ports about half and inch. Thursday
afternoon and night. Centralia had
a good rain and showers fell all
around that place. Benton City
had about a quarter of an inch and
Auxvasse about the same. The rain
came Just in time to aid the corn a
great deal and it looks like a bump
er crop for Audrain this year.
July % win be sHo Day in Par.
is.
George and Graham Robertson
had a wheat yield of 2l bu. to the
acre.
Columbia, Mo, July IL.
W. J. Delaney. Of the General
Electric Company, St. Louis, was
here yesterday, representing F. s.
Mordaunt and associates OF st. Louis,
in the preparation Of cost data for
the construction Of a street railway
and ~interurban line here. The Column
bia Railway Company, the name I'M
der which the concern viii -inccrporat
already has taken steps toward get
ting a franchise from the Columbia
City Council. David R. Francis Of
st. Louis IS said TO be one OF its
hackers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-07-23
BAPT|STS GALL
ILLINOIS man

The First Baptist Church Sun
day morning unanimously 10 call
Rev. A. e. Booth. Of Johnston
t.ty. H., to the passionate Of this
church. Mr.. Booth. II no accepts. vs.
succeed the Rev. ]. E. Ayscue. who
will go to North Carolina, nsxt
month for a long rest.
Mr.. Booth has never preached in
Mexico. but DR.. j. W. Million and
Earl Haggard went to Johnston
City and heard him. They were very
much impressed with him and asked
If he would consider cora.pg TO Mex
leo. He said he would cols'es.. the
matter.
Mr. Booth is As years old lie is
married and has two children. a
daughter and a son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-07-23

DAVID H ROBERTSON, City At
torney, IN reply to questions asked
him today by a Ledger representative
regarding the appeal taken on behalf
Of the City in the case of City Of
Mexico against J. A. Wren said:
The City Council was not consulted
regarding tho taking OF the appeal. /
made the affidavit for appeal after
asking and obtaining the consent OF
The Mayor TO this action. The approx
81 or disapproyai Of Council would
be immateriai, as they have no pow
ers whatever with reference TO the
conduct Of suits for violation of
the City ordinances"