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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-13
Hearing on Petition for
Clemency Will Be Resum-
ed Tomorrow.
CONGRESSMAN SAYS
CONLEY KILLED GIRL
Former Governor Brown Appears ut
Head OF Marietta Delegation to OPP
pose Extending llemency to the
Condemned Man.

Atlanta, Ca, June 12.-The hear
ing before Gov. Slaton for clemency
for Leo Frank condeGnned to die on
June %, as the slayer of Mar"
Phagan, unexpectedly was adjourned
Saturday at Il go O'Clock until Mon
day morning at 9 o'clock, when
Solicitor Dorsey, who appeared to
oppose interference with the deatf
sentence, asked that he be given ad-
ditiona] time in which to prepare :.
written statement or brief. going over
all details of the case for submis
sion to the governor and from which
to make his gument.
The adjournment came at the close
Of an argument by former Governor
Joe NJ. Brown, who headed a delega-
ton Of Marietta citizens in opposi-
ton to the plea for communication
Of the sentence of life imprisonment.
Former Congressman VIM. M
Howard presented Franks appeal tc
the GOV rnor, and pleaded for IA com
mutation of the death sentence. At
torneys for the condemned man will
have another inning when the state
closes its case.
Immediately after the hearing
opened, Mr.. Howard stated thai
there would be only one speaker in
|,bchalf OF frank. '
Cbnley the Slayer.
Mr.. Howard said:
eve expect to convince you by
what is contained in the records that
Frank is innocent. We only ask you
to change the penalty passed in this
case to the alternative penalty pro
vided by law. The difference be-
tween what our petition asks and
the Judgment as it stands is the diff
ference between life and death
81 shall undertake to show by the
record that Frank logically could
not have had any part in Mary Pha-
CAMS murder. | also shall under
take to show that the negro James
Conley first robbed. then assaulted
and finally murdered the girl"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-13
BELL SENTENCED
TO ELECTROCUTION
FOR W0MAN'S Death
Slayer of Four Declares He
Wouldn't Mind Dying, If
Truth Were Known.

Morrilton, June 1a-Sam Bell,
well-known eat.leman, was convict
cd of the murder of Mss. Earl Bear
den and sentenced to.4death in the
electric chair by a jury returning its
verdict today. The jurors had de-
liberated for Two and one half days.
Two weeks ago Bill was scntenc I'd
to life mprlsonm ent for the murder
of Mrs. Bearden's husband, Eard
Bearden.
The verdict was returned at
o'clock, and the jury was discharged
Announcement was made by the
court t' at an opportunity would be
given next Wednesday for the de-
Tense to file motion for a new trial
If rehearing is denied an appeal
will b. taken to the supreme court
So soon as the verdict was return
cd Bell was taken to his cell in the
county Jail. He was accompanied by
his brother, Hugh BELL, who says
that the convicted man exclaimed:
81 don't care. i wouldn't mind dy-
ing if the whole truth were known
Witnesses did not tell the trutI
about me- I never made an improper
proposal to MRS. Bearden."
Sheriff Jim Gordon declared thai
Bell had been asking that lie be
taken back to Little Rock.
"I have not decided what I will
do" the sheriff continued. Il hav:
known 81 all his lfe. He does moi
Sc L, the lev bit noEe ty ire ve:-
let"
Bell, the sheriff said, expressed
the hope that he would be electro
cuted at once.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-13
SPEAKERS son TO WE'D,

Columbia, Mo-, June 12.-The en-
gagement of Miss Helen Morton Rob-
nett and Bennett Clark. son of Speak
CIR Champ Clark, was announced to-
day at a luncheon at the home OF
the bride-elect. The date for the
wedding has not been set.
Bennett Clark is % years of age
and parliamentarian of the house OF
representatives. Miss Robnett is %
They met while attending the univer-
sity of Missouri.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-13
ENGLAND PAYING
FOR COTTCN TAKEN
in INSTALLMENIS

London, June 12.-The foreign Of
flee has authorized the following
statement concerning the cargoes OF
cotton on board vessels stopped by
the British marine authorities:
I'm all cases where claimants have
been able to prove their ownership OF
this cotton an advance of 10 per cent
has been paid on account Already
1895 900 has been paid in this manner
and it is hoped that further $4,000
will be paid Monday or Tuesday. One
claim has been paid in full"
All claimants have been requested
to furnish documents showing owner
ship and they have been told that the
British government is anxious to Ell
feet an immediate settlement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-13
5 sweetheart,
Then SHOOTS SELF

W
Pn;a .ork June 12.-Frederick j.
IN us' said to be a member of a
n. uOoie family, but estranged
II. relatives. today shot and
m M nance, Anna Malmquist, a
Aea s ",,, teacher. in Central park,
Y to"a led himself. A park po-
IaAsS, uno the couple clasped in
nins, : arms. The pistol was in
n nan aand. In Hussenius' peck
a9'e signed with his initials,
s Nsd' in part:
sl,e :. considered covenant, not
- not impassioned. Believe as
an ). VINO humbly, yet without
th.. ',ng much on our faith
la' It is for the best"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-13
GAS Main BREAKS
AGAIN At 2:30
-.-
THIS MORNING

Manager C. E. Bair of the gas COM
pany received a message at 2:So
this Sunday morning announcing
that the gas main near Garland CITY
had been broken again.
The fresh rise in the Red river
caused the broken levee to crumble
further, washing out the ground be-
meath the old pipe and ca)using the
break.
Nothing can be done toward re-
pairing the break until the water
recedes, and when this will happen
is prOblematical.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-13
Desha's First Bloom.

Dumas, June 12.-Irvin Murray, a
colored man, has the honor of bring
ing the first cotton bloom. to town
this year. He has. the reputation Of
being one of the most industrious
and progressive colored farmers IN
this section.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-13
Charge RAILROAD man
With MURDER Of WOMAN

Texarkana, June Thames Neef.
employed in the Texas & Pacific
yards here, was arrested on war
rant, charging him with the murder
of Maude Galbraith. The body OF the
woman was found in a house in west
Broad street last January. There was
a bullet wound in her breast, and
pistol on the bed beside her.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-13
Rack From Convention.

J. G. Denny, night clerk at the
Hotel Pines, returned yesterday from
Atlanta, Ca, where he attended the
annual session of the national asso-
citation of hotel clerks. He thorough
ly enjoyed the trip and the conven-
ton. The organization will meet
next year at Salt Lake City.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-13
Miners Strike.

Clarksville, June 12.-More than
200 coal miners employed by the
Pennsylvania Mining company al
jamestown went on strike today and
immediately Joined the mine workers
union. For five years ane company
has operated as a non-unlon snop ano
in this respect is the largest IN the
Southwest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-13
Two are Patriotic.

Primo Ruggiero and Guisseppi
MAS senelli, Italian farmers living
near this city, have had Angelo
Curro of Pine Bluff write the Italian
consul at New York and at New
Orleans. to ascertain arrangements
necessary to be made, for them to
return to Italy and join the Italian
army now in the field.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-13
Marriage Licenses.

Licenses were issued yesterday by
County Clerk c. NJ. Nichol for the
marriage of George Wheeler and
Mrs. Mary Thresh of Stuttgart, and
James A. Wood of Elaine and Miss
Mollie Florie Gould, daughter OF Dep
ntv County Surveyor Clayton +.
Gould.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-13
Fhs Weather

Ssy and Monday.
a'er Forecast.
y 49, usas win fall rapidly the
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-13
|,,ntrv Movements Impos-
Eh1e Because of Terrific
Artillery Action.
hpETTE PLATEAU
SCENE OF CARNAGE
|,.h Driven Out of Trenches Taken
I,th Of Ecurie, Suffering Heavy
,s.os In the Close Range Fight
inc. According to Berlin.

ondon. June 12-Artillery ac-
: If most terrific character,
mated Immediately following the
neh success in bending the Ger
linz inward southeast of Heobu-
\. half way between Arras and
Aisne, has rendered movements
Infantry impossible, and neither
L has been able to progress an
according to official reports
lived from Paris tonight.
rim claims the French were
Eked with heavy losses in. the
range fighting to the north OF
lie, during yesterday afternoon
French we're driven out of the
eh they previously had captured
the Germans, even after twice
ging up fresh troops to brace the
ch positions, says the German
1T Southeast of Hebuterne, the
mans clam to have advanced.
e Paris report states that the ar
ty action ragged with particular
nee on the Loretta plateau,
p Berlin states. French attacks
rtpulsed.
tween Noulette and Ecurie, &C
Ing to Paris, the Germans open
furious bombardment, in an eff
to prevent the French from
ng good their tenure of the adj
positions, taken from the Ger
the previous day. The Frenci
ed vigorously with their big
their fire being directed at the
ban batteries and trenches.
st night a heavy fog rested
the battlefield like a blanket.
aetely obscuring the hostile po-
Ps and effectively preventing
lions of any sort. 1t was on the
Of this curtain that the ter
artillery duel began this morn
For Prisoners 6Emfort.
pdon, June 1.-THE press bu-
announced today that the
n secretary had addressed a
70 Ambassador Page stating
tie British government had de-
10 release from naval custody
nsoners from the German sub
les US, U-12 and U-14,, instruc-
having been given for their re-
TO ordinary detention camps
government expects that in
vance with this undertaking
erman government will arrang
~ British officers under bar
arrest to he sent to ordinary
'on camps" declares the Of
bulletin.
esssador Page has been re.
% to Communicate with Ambas-
Gerard and obtain a reply
0eflln, covering this PROPOSE.
step is generally credited to
arm - felt for a number of Brit.
'users. captured by the Ger.
suo nave been reported as
= solitary confinement for the
action in refusing to regard
~ members of submarine
prlsoners of war.
'.eordance with a previous Of
announcement, the status Of
svaers of this class will moi
.mlned until after the close
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24
METAL TRADES ELECT.

Department Also Decided That AffiIia.
tion Must Not BE Compulsory.
The metal trades department OF the
American Federation of Labor elected
the following officers at its annual con-
vention:
President, James O'Connell machin-
lists; first vice president. James W.
Kline. blacksmiths: second vice presi-
dent J. A Franklin. boilermakers;
third vice president. Il. NJ. DAILY. metal
polishers: fourth vice president, ]. r.
Alpine, plumbers; tifth vice president
J. ]. Hynes. sheet metal workers;
sixth vice president Joseph Valentine.
iron molders; secretary-treasurer. A.
]. Berries, patternmakers. The only
change was the retirement OF Presi-
dent Wilson of the patternmakers as
sixth vice president He nominated
President Valentine OF the iron molders
for that position.
The department changed It's rules In
accordance with the action Of the
American Federation OF Labor conVen-
ton. which provides that af1liation
with the various departments must not
be compulsory.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24
A MUDDLED DECISION.

Judge Holds Minnssota's Minimum
Wage to Be Unconstitutional.
Commenting on Judge Catlin's de-
cision that Minnesota's minimum wage
law is unconstitutional and enjoining
the state from putting the act in opera
ton. the New York World says:
The learned judge who held Min
nesota's minimum wage law to be I'M
constitutional seems to have had a
mixture OF motives-or reasons-but
to have been utterly determined that
the law was a bad thing. In the first
place. the actual working OF the law
would be likely to increase immortality,
II morals are dependent on wages"
Just what business that is OF any
Judge no constitution undertakes to
say. but it appears to have been an
argument against the validity OF this
particular law.
In the second place. the law. instead
Of fixing blindly a minimum rate of
wages, delegated power to commits
sion to investigate and determine rates
Minnesota may have constitution SO
WOl0GQ AHut luis - COuLAdiy " Alo BAO-
visions, but it is good recognized legal
procedure in many other states. Also
the ''abridgment OF the right Of the
individual to contract" held to be an
other unconstitutional feature Of the
measure. has not been SO held in Ore
gon.
Save for the fact that 1t applied to
males under twenty-one as well as to
women and children. Minnesota's was
one of the mildest Of the minimum
wage laws passed in 1913. 1t was a
tentative, experimental sort of statute
The legislature which enacted the
law was commonly held TO have been
moderate to a degree. though wise in
recognizing the need Of such protection
for workers. Judge Catlin's decision
indicates that something is seriously
wrong with the states constitution-or
its courts. Just what. and which. the
supreme court may show on the appeal
from this decision
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24

Urban Faber. star of the White Sox
stan, was one of the men who made
the tour of the world with John ].
MeGraw and Charles Comiskey. He
was then member of the White Sox.
but McGraw was short of pitchers, and
so Faber was assigned to the squad
that bore the name Of Giants. Urban
was no great shakes as a hurler when
that tour began. He came under the
head Of promising youngsters, but
there were lot Of things that he did
not know about pitching. In fact, he
was more Of thrower, but he had the
natural stuff, and Mike Donlin and
Mike DOOlan and some Of the other
veterans with the touring party took
him in hand and showed him how to
use 1t. This season he has been pitch
ing great bali for Rowland, and he is a
fellow who should get even better as
he goes along. He is a hurler some
what on the order of Leon ,Ames, and
his showing recently Is no flash. He
has the real goods.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24
POPULAR MECHANICS
RacIalmInn oId GOD.


10 sell scrap gold to the United
States mint It must be reduced TO al
most pure gold or about "A carat, says
the Keystone. Melt the junk and roll
It into very thin sheets. Place them
In bowl, 30 that the pieces win not
lie together and pour chemically pure
nitric acid over them. This will sepa-
rate the gold from the base metal. the
latter being dissolved and the gold
forming a powder on the bottom Of the
vessel. After this powder has formed
pour or the acid, put water into the
vessel, and shake well, after which al
low 1t to settle, then pour or the water
Repeat this washing several times TO
clean the powder OF acid. Allow the
powder to dry, and put it In crucible
with some fiux-pearlash or blcarbon-
ate OF soda Melt 1t into lump In the
bottom Of the crucible. This will be
almost fine gold. but not absolutely
pure. While melting, be careful not to
inhale the fumes, as the remaining acid
that cannot be washed out Is very In
furious to the lungs.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24
PaInssrs FORM NsNs Union.

The painters Of New York. who hith-
erto have been divided into two organ
izations. have been amalgamated In
one body. to be known as the Brother
hood OF Painters. There are at present
1900 OF this new organization In Man
haitian alone. In order to increase the
membership the initiation fee required
BY the old organizations has been re-
duced to IS for a certain period. A
movement Is on foot to bring into
the new union the glaciers. sign writ
ers and scenic artists. With these in Il
Is expected that the membership OF the
brotherhood win reach $4,000 by the
first Of the year
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24
Modern Piano wira.

Supplanting the hard, high tension
strand Of old, the piano wire in de-
mand today for the highest grade in
struments is tough and fbrous and OF
absolute uniformity, and when cut it
shows a clean, white steel. says the
Scientific American. The piano makers
have. by actual test, been brought to
see that the softer wire has the great
err artistic merit. The latter vibrates
30 evenly throughout, when actuated
by the proper degree of energy, that a
true fundamental tone results, with
just enough Of the octave to impart
brilliancy, Of the fifth to .impart tim
bre and of the third and sixth to i'm
part richness, and win be amplifed by
the sounding board
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24
A COLORADO 4ATROcITY.n
Why the Head Of the Fuel and Iron
Company Was Panied.

Why the Head Of the Fuel and Iron
Company Was Panied.
In recent editorial anent the Colora-
do mine situation the New York World
says: That President Welborn of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company
should have been greatly panied be-
cause. after the arrival of the federal
troops in the Colorado strike field,
they win not permit us to bring in
any men from outside the state"
shows that he had sensitive chord in
his heart. That 1.-THE policy OF the fed
eral troops is not satisfactory to US,
to quote from one Of bis letters. only
proves with how little intelligence he
considered the occasion for federal In
PREVENTION.
Mr.. Welborn. of course, was i'm
mensely interested In the freedom Of
labor; 1t was a cause dear to his heart
But somehow be seems to have i'm
agined that the federal troops would
serve much the same purposes as the
Colorado militia had supported and
act as a check on only one side. They
were sent to Colorado to keep the
peace, not solely to oblige Mr.. Wei
born's corporation. They did what
they were intended to do and did it
most effectively. and that. as a matter
OF fact, Is the policy which he finds
mot satisfactory to u.s."
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24
MINE FoREMAN's COURAGE.
Saved Many Lives BY Quick Wit and
Firm Resolution.

Saved Many Lives BY Quick Wit and
Firm Resolution.
Fifty-two men We're killed in q gas
explosion in the north mine Of the
Franklin Coal and Coke company at
RoyairOu. ln., = y. az Ieast sixty
others might have lost their lives but
for the quickness and resolution OF the
mine foreman. j. B. Brown, who was
courageous enough to order the air cur
rent reversed within a minute after
the explosion, the very thing which is
blamed for increasing the death toll at
the Cherry disaster Ave years ago.
The last cage load Of 357 men had
just gone down the shaft, and Brown
himself was waiting for the return OF
the cage when the explosion occurred.
With the memory OF the criticism Of
what was done at Cherry it was a ter
rible responsibility for Brown to take.
But like flash he ordered the fans
reversed and then threw his own life
In the balance by going down the shaft
to notify the men who might be endan-
gered by his action.
As he expected. he found men lying
all around the foot of the shaft gasping
for breath. but already the reversed
fans We're pouring fresh air down upon
them. He sent fifty-two Of them in all
stages OF exhaustion to the surface.
Then, with his helpers. he rushed into
the workings. They met and turned
back thirty-eight men, and then. pene-
trating the farthest working. they
found and sent to the surface 213
others who did not know there had
been an xplosion.-Survey.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24
To Hold ! CAP screw.

Various methods have been employed
to keep the ordinary cap screws or tap
bolts in place, but one that can be
worked without preparation or expense
is as follows: A split washer, now 80
familiar to the automobile trade, is
put under the head before screwing 1t
down. These washers are made Of
special spring steel, split and given a
twist. then tempered. The twist, when
fattened out, puts a constant tension
on the cap screw aud in many cases
viii be the means OF keeping a screw
light, just as it keeps nut tight
Its cheapness and general availability
make it a valuable aid.-Popular Me-
chanics.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24
Cannon Want lnerease.

Indications Of trouble between car
men Of the Wyoming Valley and the
Wflkesbarre Railway company devel-
oped when Thomas Wright. general
manager Of the traction lines. declared
that the offer OF an increase in wages
amounting to a cent for the nrst year
and an additional cent for the next two
years OF three year agreement was
as far as the company would go in its
bid for peace and a new agreement
with its employees.
The agreement Of the men expired
Dec. 81. The carmen have asked for
an increase OF 8 cents per hour. in
creased pay for overtime and pay for
all extra men who report daily and get
no work.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24

A motorcycle using a battery will
give a much better spark by the fol-
lowing method: Turn the motor so
that the cam lifts the spring. Adjust
the contact screw to make a firm but
light contact. Turn the cam out of
the way and bend the commutator
spring so that the break between con-
facts Is about the thickness OF bust
ness card. This will give the hottest
spark with least battery consumption.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24

Outfelder PownalI OF wichita, Kan,
made an unusual play In a game
against Lincoln. Neb.,. when he threw
out two runners at home on one throw.
The bases were full. and a Texas
Lacquer was knocked out to Pownall.
The man on third waited to see IL the
ball would be caught. while the man
on second took a chance that it
wouldn't be. The two runners came
toward home together. Pownall caught
the ball on the first bound and threw
to the catcher, who tagged the frst
man as he slid in and then jumped
over him and tagged the second run
ser. There is no record OF a similar
play ever having been made.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24
POURING oil From, Laro. Cans.

Nearly all ave and ten gallon cans
containing oils have only the regular
handle for carrying purposes, and to
pour the contents from such a can is
not an agreeable thing to do. as one
hand must be used to grasp the bot
tom, which Is usually covered with oil
and dirt. A loop Of rope placed about
the lower end Of the can win prevent
soiling the hands and also aid In the
lifting.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24

In semiprofessional game recently
played at Seattle, Wash, between Fort
Lawson and Covey the teams battled
eleven innings before Fort Lawson
scored on base on balls, Wild throw
to second and another to third Nei-
Their team made hit In the entire
game or Pitchers Watterson OF Fort
Lawton and Ruth OF Covey. The only
man who reached first base on Pitcher
Ruth was the man who tailed on his
walk and the two successive Wild
throws. while Wattorson permitted but
three men to reach drst base. all oe
them walking.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-06-24

In the last year wages Of structural
iron workers throughout the country
have increased 2.6 per cent
The Massachusetts state law which
declares It unlawful to make false
statements In advertisements was TEX
en- advantage Of BY union cigarmakers
il Boston to end the practice Of a
nonunion cigar manufactures ~ was
Aecsiving the publin.