Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-31


to sign his name to the petition.
c. E. Bair manager of the Pine
Bluff Natural Gas Company, testified
that in the course of the past day or
SO, he saw IS. E. Jones, challenged
as a resident, at the Consumers Ice
Company. Said Jones works there.
Witness said that numbers of people
change residence and change gas
Connections. Said j. Jones, who now
lives at No. 500 West Sixth avenue,
had moved there from elsewhere.
Testified the Gruner family, consist
ing of several persons, lived at No.
405 West Fourth avenue, on Decem-
Der 10 moved to No. 10 Cherry street
and on January 10, removed from
that place. Witness said J. L.
Brow, who had lived at No. 119 East
Second avenue now lives at No. 119'
East Sixth avenue. Said M. T.
Holmes secured gas connection at No.
500 Dakota street January 2. Said
Virgil l.. Douglass lived at No. 1920
West Fourth avenue.
Tom Norris said he lived at a
boarding house. Knows Ed Peeden.
Miss Rillie Garrett, No. 500 West
Third avenue, sid she signed the petit
ton at No. I'll East Third avenue,
where she formerly lived. Witness
said she had lived here about 8
years. Has a sister living at
Shreveport and recently went there
to visit her.
J. L. Brown, about whom there
had previously been testimony, on
the witness stand, said he lived now
at No 119 East Sixth avenue.
Another case Of where as signer
asked his name taken from the petit
ton, and now wishes it to remain,
was brought about through testimony
of H. E. Kahn He said his former
reason for wishing his name to be
taken off was because be belonged to
secret order opposed to members
signing petitions.
Tol Dalton, testified he has lived in
Pine Bluff for the past four years,
said he signed the petition, but De-
cember q, 1918, moved to No. 115
Cedar street from No. 1011 West
Twelfth avenue.
} J. W. Phelps testified he lived at
No. 7O7 East Third avenue.
James W., Allen, testified he has
a brother, n. H. Allen, who lives at
No. GA East Eighth avenue. W.T.
ness said he knows R. A. Langston
and asked him to sign the petition
if he, Langston, lived in this city.
Said Langstoa declared that he con-
sidered Pine Bluff his home.
J. r. Jones, of No. 719 East Third
avenue, testified that he signed the
petition and that he had never voted
Said that he did not intend to ever
vote, as voters did not seem to do
any good. Asked if he was going to
ever pay poll tax, witness said he
was not going to pay poll tax either.
Jim Hughes testified he had known
Fred Luker ten years, that the lat
Ter lived in Pine Bluff, and that
worked at the Cotton Belt shops.
but recently had been let out. Said
Luker had been let out three or four
times when the force of workmen
had been cut down, but that he was
coming back.
Cliff Barnes said he signed the petit
ton, and has lived in the city for the
past seven years.
Ed Price testified he knows j. H.
Baulch, the latter gets his mail gen
eral delivery and came here last
July.
Miss Fannie Majors testified that
while she signed the petition, she
lives at Star City, not Pine Bluff and
her name was withdrawn from the
petition.
w. p. Odds, who lives at No. Sos
East Second avenue, said he IS a
cable man of the Southwestern Tele-
phone Company, does not know how
long he will be here, but has been
here some time. Considers this city
his residence.