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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

certain thing ought to happen, said
Aid. Krause, "and aldermen take it
UP and it is put through in hurry
without proper consideration because
of the newspaper demand that it go
through quickly. The problem of
crime is not one to be, dealt with in
hystericaI manner. You do things by
fits and starts. The newspapers get
away with it.
''ThiS crime wave now talked about
is exactly like the one we have every
year in Chicago about this time.
There are not any more crimes now
than at any other similar periods in
other years. Don't be swept off your
feet by newspaper clamOr."
How child welfare, health ques-
tons and street lights ought to be
considered in connection with crime
was told by Aid. Merriam, chairman
of the crime committee.
81 shall vote for more patrolmen
when the time comes" said Merriam,
''but this is not a job you can perform
offhand. It is childish to talk about
putting 451 more patrolmen on the
payroll now when you don't know as
yet how much money you're going to
have to keep them on the payroll next
year. Aid. Geiger says 100 detective
sergeants are needed. Chief Gleason
says so. From so to rs per cent of
the available patrolmen in some dis
tricts are not on duty. Until we get
this muddle cleared we can't vote in
diligently on this"
Aid. Coughlin explained: Some
body's got to be the goat here to-
night. Somebody's got to get up
here in the council and stand for this
measure. 1t is a measure that comes
from one of our reliable publications,
the Chicago Tribune. Aid. Geiger
can't help it that he's the man picked
for the job" Oaughter.)
Aid. KunZ said: 1.-TWO years ago
G6o Y1ro11oJ
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01

and the honorable mayor whether
there is any more crime now than
there was two years ago when the
Chicago American was importing
thugs, thieves and >sluggers into the
city. These criminals are here yet.
The people of Chicago have not for
gotten it and they won't forget it. If
you gentlemen wanted to stop crime
why didn't you stop Hearst from
bringing in vicious criminals two
years ago?
"Along in January Aid. Geiger says
he wants 1000 more policemen put
on the force. Why not honestly adj
NIT this is all political game? 1000
more policemen means 5000 more
votes at the spring election.
Gas for crime, you know you can
reduce it whenever you want to get
action from the police department.
We had a redlight district here for
years. When the word came from
above to get rid of the district it was
done. You can do the same with a
lot of the crime. We want more eff
ficient policemen. We don't want
plain clothes men who get into street
fights, pull their revolvers and shoot
innocent bystanders while trying to
revenge themselves on squealers. !"
The two-thirds vote needed to sus-
pend rules and grant the $4,000 did
not come. Geiger's resolution lost by
40 to 25.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-01
FIND POISON in LOOP MURDER

lING SlSSIN LNSl "SNNGn
A small pot and bottle of cyanide
of potassium were found by Coroner
Hoffman in a personal investigation
of the scene of the Emsheimer muir
der yesterday.
All of the detectives now working
on the case, both night and day, will
meet in a conference in his Office this
morning to discuss this new lead.
Emil Emsheimer's body was found
in the workroom of his hat factory,
120 E. Lake st., last Saturday night.
Today the coroner's chemists will
start to analyse the stomach of the
dead man to see if he died from poi
son. 1t was yesterday found that
death was not caused by strangling.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
WEDDING PRESENT
 FOR MISS WILSON
Republican Leader Ma,rah Leads in Movement to Pres s5sentBride
 With CGSift.

Washington, A'oqril 1s.--Dpite the fact that not ej' member of ie house of representagittives has been vited to the weddinulE of Miss EleanoWilson and secroietary McAdoo on NJ z, an informste4 e4i meeting of one sa hun'd hn & rep Leadrser Mann, decided to glv Miss ss4eaner gift. ,,ot Aw MT. Mann's suggestion meewith Igreat applause, and heprts1tive @ tsl'1 Z Fitzgerald was asKeu .o nIne !a chair and call the meeting forms to m % ordar Representative Mann en in oronosed the appointment of a T. h. paut ,mittee to take charge of subscrlpys r. and to select the glft. .a oo,,. r. The committee named is comps @ p' K of Representatives Mann; Page, n' te n noremus. Chandler and Burke
 South Dakota.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
FLEET SPEEDS ON.
Arkansas Fifteen Hours Ahead of All
 Other Ships.

On board U s. s. Michigan, April 1S.-(By wireless from St. Augustine, Fla .)-With the changed attitude Of Huerta on the demand of President Wilson for a salute to the American flag at Tampico, and the ultimatum ending tomorrow evening, the Atlantic eleet is rushing to Tampico. Orders by Admiral Badger, issued to the ammunition ship, Lebanon, sending her back to Norfolk, have been coun- termanded and she is racing With the fleet.
 Great enthusiasm over the possibil- ity of a skirmish with the Mexicans prevails among the men on the bat tleships, and preparations for landing
 forces are being perfected. These ln- clude field gun organizations, compa- nies for skirmish firing, and advance
 landing parties. The Arkansas was leading the bat tleships, being fifteen hours ahead or he Michigan off Palm Beach and the Louisiana ten hours astern of the Michigan. The battleships with their ,uxiliaries are making from eleven to fifteen knots an hour. The weather IS balmy and the white duck suits nave been requis. tioned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
WATER WELL SHOWS
 SYMPTOMS OF OIL
Report of Oil Strike on Packing Plant Property
 Creates Excitement.

Symptoms of oil were encountered at a depth of ninety-five feet in a water well being drilled for the Ar kansas Packing company at it's plant about one mile east of the Cotton Belt shops. Driller Thomas Fleming says that while indications of oil existing are good, the we'll has not been drilled deep enough to determ- inc whether grease" exists in pay ing quantities.
 The fact that indications of oil have been found at several other points in the vicinity of Pine Bluff leads many to believe that rich oil stra.a underlies this section and that it will not be many months before oil in paying quantities will be secured here or nearby.
 The report that oil had been found on the packing plant property creat- ed considerable excitement here last night, and rumors were flying thick and fast, but nothing definite could be learned It was rumored that oil leases were being taken on property adjacent to the packing plant land, but the identity of those supposed to have secured these leases was not revealed.
 Officials of the packing plant said they had not been given any informa- tion concerning the oil strike, save that pocket of oil and gas had been encountered.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
MAKING READY TO
 WELCOME VISITORS
Committee Named to Assist in Entertaining State
 Convention Delegates.

Judge B. J. Kerwin, chairman of the El Jefferson county Democratic conven- Al ton, yesterday announced the per- 4 sonnel of the committee on entertain7 4 ment of the delegates to the stats Democratic convention to convene otf; in Pine Bluff on June 3. Judge K'eiveSS was authorized at the county csm nven- tion to name committee to cl ap nar- ate with other committees n onter- taining the 5000 or more Y ka;+ors k ex- pected in Pine Bluff durirn 4ha state meeting. CAfAe
 Those named by Judge zo.v;r are. Joe Nichol, A. H. Rowell.al F. @ nel WIZ cam. son, w. N. Trulock, W,unet, Meye' Adams % of the Commercial, Jc tite1 p.,risl; .n ot The Graphic, Currins Pnn roit, w R Hicks, E W. Brock'.tt ,R1n Niof1a, Harry W: Han} " w. Fucker D. ~ q M ,cratl G. Parham, Ere, Williams. oA yrhilpoo
 n lne ao3,e% e9i,'ee tn me fare appointed yesterda I tSo 1~eu rhsmhsr % of amueet Monday night nose @ of organ late tommerce for the lpul pIans pnse oA Tne se nee szing and perfectin hall, badges a lectloh ol ,,,;,, he 70, sidered at thI md nhanoo'
 sdowds meeting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19

portant conference was held between General Wood, chief of staff, Major General Witherspoon, assistant chief of staff and General Hugh Scott, who has just returned from the RIO Grande. The conference was a,tend- ed from time to time by Secretary of War Garrison. The object of the con ference was 10 take stock 2f the ma terial Of hand in the army and how it could be increased.
 One of the generals al the confer ence said afterward that as Mexico was not to make war upon the United States, but vice versa, there would be no rush orders sent today, but on the contrary the war department should await the action of congress and the president on Monday.
 It is understood that at the war conference it was concluded that if there should be combined resistance to the United States by Carranza, Villa and Huerta an army of 500,000 would be needed within the first six months of the war.
 To meet the eXigencies of such an army the United States has 750,00O guns with plenty of ammunition for that number of guns for six months
 Short of Field Guns.
 There will be needed for such an army 1900 field guns of which there are in stock already zoo with ammuni- ton only for the number. In order to supply the deficiency in field guns, the manufacturies of the United States would have to be taxed to their limit together with the governments ] manual factories and the private manufactures for powder.
 The quarter-master's department that one of the principal needs of an increased army would be horses, mules and water transportation faci- lities. he land transportation has al- ready been provided for. It was stat ed by a competent authority after the conference today that the quarter masters departments at New York, Philadelphia and generally along the contest would be authorized by con- gross to "hire all the merchants ves- sels they could get, and to run them into the nearest shipyards for con- version into transports"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
6LLakEMPTI0N 1 WAS JUST|F|ABLE
 hited States Did Not Tn 1 clude Self in "All Na- 1 .tions'' Clause.
 bNAPARTE SAYS so Inner Attorney-General Appears Be- fore Senate Committee in Canal Tolls II earing-ScOtt FayOrs President.
DNAPARTE SAYS so

NmRnfgton, April S.-Testimony
 forrier kttorney-General Bona
 Etc, Representative Humphreys of
 sh3Gkton and Russell l.. Dunn of In Francisco against repeal of the
 ee tolls clause of the Panama canal jt and statement by James Brown Sott secretary of the Carnegie lndation for international peace, Eorable to the presidents policy, hrkeu today's hearirS on the Sims peal bill before the senate commit E on inter-oceanic canals.
 An attempt by Senator Simmons to Produce into the record correspond lee between former Secretary of ate Root and Ambassador Bryce re- Ring to the Columbian treaty was |nstrated by Senator Bristow pending |e presentation of the complete dip matic correspondence affecting the Ills situation.
 [Mr. Bonaparte asserted that the hited States did not include itself, |e grantor, in the class of all na- pns," declared to have equal rights the canal by the Hay-Pauncefoote |eaty and that therefore, the tolls kemption was justifiable.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
10 SPEND $75,000
 FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Stockholders of Pine Bluff Compress Approve Plans
 for Bettering Facilities.

Plans for spending $75,O0O in inn provemehts were approved by the stockholders of the Pine Bluff Cot ton Compress & Warehouse company at the annual meeting, when all directors and officers of the company were reelected, as follows: P. P. Byrd, president; J. w. Ragland, first vice president; Ziba Bennitt, second vice president; Alex Strauss, secre- tary; F. M. Roan, treasurer The board of directors is composed of the officers and Frank Worrall, c. G. Wall, M. B.'O'Callaghan. c. c. Hand ley, D. A. Howell, J. w. Wilkins, Clifton Howell, w. A. Taggart, w. H. Bennett and Edward Hutson.
 The report of the past years busi- ness was gratifying to the stock holders, says Secretary Alex Strauss, who reports that 100000 bales were pressed during the last cotton sea- son.
 : MT. Strauss says the improvements to be made shortly will enable the compress to handle 150,000 bales next year.
 We are going to build additional platforms, fire walls and install ad- ditional fire protection in the shape of an automatic sprinkler" said MT Strauss. "In addition. we will also install a trolley system, the result oi which will be to greatly curtail ths labor required to handle the cotton Work will begin on these improve ments as soon as the plans are ap- proved by the board of directors. A committee, composed of c. c. Handley Peter Byrd, w. A. Taggart, Clifton Howell and Frank Roan, has charge of the plans. The committee will report in about ten days. Work will begin soon thereafter"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
CARRANzA FORCES
 TAKE THREE TOWNS
Railroad Communication Be San Luis. Potosi and E
 Saltillo Destroyed.
< United States

Chihuahua, Mexico, April 1S.-The 9 towns of Salinas, Victoria and Tuento Morelos, in Coahuila, were captur ed today by the constiutionalist troops, according to an official report made to General CarranZa.
 Carranza was officially advised to- day that the constitutionalist forces under Colonel Martinez had com pletely destroyed the railroad lines connecting San Luis Potosi with Saltillo, and while operating along the line had run into several bands of federals in retreat from San Pedro to Saltillo. There were dispersed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
hUERTA SHOWS NO
 SIGN OF YIELDING Approach of American Fleet Noted Unpertul by
 Mexican Dictator.
WILL NOT "KNUCKLE"
MeXicans Appear Confident United States Demand Will Be Ignored Mexico City Paper AssaiIs
 "Yankees" as Seeking Pretext.

Mexico City, April 1S.-(Celsored dispatch)-The rapid approach of the American fleet apparently makes not the slightest difference to the Mexi- can government. President Huerta is preserving his equanamity unruffl- ed, and treating the situation with characteristic calm.
 So far nothing has been done to ward off the crisis by granting the de- mands of Washington, and there is nothing to indicate that anything will be done. When diplomacy fails. threats of compulsion cannot move the proud old Indian who is determ- ined to maintain "the dignity and honor of the nation"
 All Americans here are treated with the usual courtesy and kindness, the people not considering them to blame for their governments actions. NO one knows what is going to happen, ifanything, but all feel positive that the Mexican government will not knuckle under in response to the American naval demonstration.
 NCNSYApCI ANJ0ChS IAmCAACus
 La Tribuna this afternoon editori- ally under the caption "The Pretext," says:
 "The northern colossus is seeking something like the blowing up of the Maine, which started the Spanish war. The Yankees are Mexican enemies by heredity and race, but frictions which would furnish pretext must be avoided"
 The populace is not excited and is apparently trusting to the Huerta government to handle the delicate situation without loss of honor, pride or dignity, so dear to Latin-Americans when dealing with foreign natons. Meanwhile, Huerta, all the cabinet ministers and government officials and Charge O'Shaughnessy preserve impenentreable reserve and silence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
State Department Keeps Vigil.

Washington, April 1S.-ln anticipa- tion of message from Charge dAf- faires O'Shaughnessy, which will mean peace or war, the state depart ment officials will hold their tele- graphic service open all night.
 Up to midnight no word has been received from Mexico, but the dicta- tors answer is understood to have been wired. The message will come in cipher and after translation it's contents will be given by telephone to President Wilson at White Sulphur Springs, before Huerta's position on the ultimatum is made public.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
ARKANSAS BIRTHS
 FAR EXCEED DEATHS

Little Rock, April 17.-From reports received in the bureau of vital sta tistics of the board of health, there were 1927 births in the state during the month of March, and 1871 deaths, compared with 25O7 births and 1872 deaths in February. All the counties are represented, but some of them are incomplete, as shown by the fact that Chicot reports only one death and one birth, Desha one birth and five deaths, and Stone fourteen births and one death.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
WILSON SUMMONS
 CLARKE TO WASH.
lrkansas Senator Requested to
 Hasten to Capital to Act On Mexican situation.

Little Rock, April 1S.-Senator Eames P. Clarke this afternoon re- lelved telegram from President
 Foodrow ilson urging him to come p ashington at once to act with the |enate on the Mexican situation. The fact that the president is wir- ng senators friendly to the adminis-
 Fatlon to hasten to the capital indi- |ates the president is taking all pre- larations to enforce compliance of
 ne demands on Huerta, even to the lolnt of requesting congress to de- Hare war.
 Senator Clarke will leave for Washington immediately.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
MAHONEY HELD,
 BOND $25,000 Would Be Murderer of New York Mayor Committed
 to Tombs.

New York, April 1S.-Michael T. Mahoney, the aged assassin, who, in attempting on Friday afternoon to kill John Purroy Mitchell, shot and ser iously wounded Corporation Counsel Frank L. Polk, was held today by Magistrate Simms in the Tombs court in $25,000 bail for the grand jury.
 It is expected that the case will be presented to the grand jury on Mon day and that Mahoney will be speed fly indicted.
 Word from the New York hospital says that MT. Polk is comfortable and will probably be out in a week or less.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
tEXICANS MUST
 NOT CROSS BORDER
etachments of Ninth Infantry Patrolling International Bridges
 at Laredo, Texas

Laredo, Texas, April 1S.-To pre- Jude the possibility of armed MeXi en federal soldiers invading this
 [de in the event that Neuvo Laredo
 attacked by the rebels in the next
 Ry or two as now sems certain, de- eils of guards from the Ninth United fates infantry are now on duty at pth international bridges, and at diff brent points along the river front. is reported that the rebels are Fithin short distance of Neuvo Iaredo. The federal soldiers of |euvo Laredo have been in the fenches since-last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
Sebastian Man Suicides

Fort Smith, April lS.-pespomuT1ii' o pnS 1i because of financial reverses ana ana, ni at uvHae .,.;fa's i]ness. J. w. Yarborougr aad Mrae ao s1ashed his throat with
 aseo ee"r at at his home, near Ada Ill ra4o' 's;fo did % three hours afterward with ont knowing of her huspaho ue"''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
CONGRESS WILL TOMORROW DECLARE WAR
 UNLESS HUERTA SUBMITS BY 6 P M. TODAY
EncOuraging Me sage

Washington, Apr 19.-At l : o'clock this mornin Secretary Bryan issued a statpmC to the
 effect that he had just received
 a message from Charge O'Shau&h-
 messy which is encouraging, huf
 not final. This is all Secretary Bryan would indicate concerning the contents of the message.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
s'KNFlirstt ! ---(The --- | tev. J9
 hday g Busrg mep
 ,prOQdf
toW OURSELVES
 BETTER" IS AIM

urgedluess People Heartily ARPio'o
 Tle cla}p,en to Learn Abuot the C1ty. Nornn hat an the he Know ourselves net5sG B Union hich was suggested by Secretary ct Com. m
 senio Bloom, of the cha%Oep nf the qa trustees Fl. (erce at the meeting oi lne nroval Evenif frday. met with the hearty approval p s Q. m. f the merchants of the clty, is the :! A coIarcad hv the fact that many ', sL.5 n, all to oarchants have already piaoss ss music. ,rders for attractive invitation aae carus With With words of greeting to . welcoM. con.
 the % excursionists when they naA'
 SiXt1 thei.. visit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
Five Warships at rampicO.

Vera Cruz, Mexico, April 1S.-Con- sul Canada made the announcement this evening that five of the United States Atlantic fleet had reached Tampico. The names of the vessels were not stated. The collier Orion arrived here today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
hAaurn A.aurn ,orate Minister.

MuskogeeT bnefste MIH 10 After Methodist,your session the commi'{ee e1 Reg H. e. M. Brannlts appointed to try .raes nvs: of of immoralvs "Fd Ion of Hugo on anaiet cnafges ex- S. oneratin more tty returned Veroips pantis, ministenine." the minister: prannon
 Seawet testified for Rev. Di
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
Asher Grants Ap4 9....

Little Rock, April 1S-County Judge Joe Asher this afternon granted the Prohibitionists an appeal to the cir cult court in the Little Rock liquor case.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
Shot Self at Wife's Tomb

Montgomery, Ala, April 1S.-J. $. Meriwether, aged 70. shot himself al he tomb of his wife, who died SIX years ago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
p,s.o, ra,ls, Woman Dead.

Texarkana, April lS;-Mrs. mu c4awart M wife of a Naples attorney, was killed when pistol dropped from the bed while Ane was naAe ' ready last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
1000 Bales of Cotton Burn

e#-1 '""V OuICS VI VUsVVH DUIu z ort Smith, April 1S.-One thous- Y bales of lintere cotton were burn
 d and damage of $27,000 Inflicted by fire that gutted a warehouse here 'esterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19

\ P. G. Genkins of Sherrill was Pine Bluff visitor yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-21

mat is to come to pass, which the
Lord has made known unto them. But
out from that manager, and that stall,
and that stable there has gone forth
a life, a power an influence, a senti-
ment which has ennobled childhood;
which has exalted motherhood, and
which shall yet wipe out the reproach
that has stained our selfish manhood. r
What power is 1t that closes the
factory doors against children, and
sternly f0rbids their employment in
the sweatshop? The imprint of the
holy fingers of the child in the man.
ger. What influence is 1t that takes
away the sting of poverty. and inspires
the hard-handed laborer to honor and
respect his manhood? The child low
lv-born. and laid in the manger. That
babe may be small today, but he shall
be great tomorrow; those little arms
are the everlasting arms. That child
may be weak today. but he shall be
strong tomorrow: the infinite meets
and mingles with that finite form.
That child may be poor today. but he
shall be rich tomorrow. In the man
ger he has emptied himself and taken
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-21

having ordered that local improve
ment be made by constructing a sewer
on Twenty-fifth street from Eighteenth
to Nineteenth avenues. The ordi-
nance for the same being on file in
the Office of the city clerk. and the
city having applied to the county for
an assessment of the costs of said
Improvement, according TO frontage,
and an assessment therefor having
been made and returned TO said court,
the final hearing thereon will be held
on the 31st day of December, A. ID.
1914, at the hour of 300 o'clock a. m.
or as soon thereafter as the business
of the court will permit. All persons
desiring may file objections in said
court before the said day and may APP
pear on the hearing and make their
defense. Said assessment is payable
in four installments. and all Install
ments except the first shall bear in
terest from and after the dates OF
confirmation until paid. at the rate of
per cent per annum.
ED NELSON.
Officer appointed to make assessment.
December 16. 1914,-(Adv.)