Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-03
Funeral ,.llle: of James P. Clarke
Will Be Held This After
noon at Capital.
DEATH FOLLOWS
APOPLEXY STROKE
Members Of Family Are at Reds;do
"hen the Final Summons Comes.
distinguished Patient Having Lost
Consciousness Earlier.


:, United States senator from Arkansas
which occurred Sunday afternoon. q
his nome in Little Rock, was received
win general expression of sorrow
'hu regret mere, as elsewhere in the
; state. 'i'
Senator Clarke had been III since
"ednesday last and as late as Satur-
gay night, the family announced that
ia" cohdltlon was not serious. Be-
cause OF this announcement, the pub
TIC generally was shocked when the
announcement came that the distin-
sulShed Arkansan had passed away.
Dr. r. l.. French, one of the attend
Pig physicians, gave the following
*ta'ement:
Senator Clarke's death was due 10
anoplexy. He was taken i'll Wednes
f'v morning. At the time he com
n'"ned of numbness in his hands
ana feet. Friday he grew worse. He
Us IN comatose state practically
81 day Saturday and was unconscious
a his death"
~ the senator's bedside, when the
'0d came, were his wife, Mrs. Sallie
NocT" Clarke; two daughters, Mrs.
'tc' House, Jr, and Mrs. Robert Mon
y roe Williams: one son, James p.
clarke; and two granddaughters.
ellen Clarke House and Frances Mar
ion Williams, all his immediate rela-
ID es.
ri N Mhe Senator, the fa11iTry 'rvce4-.h |
l1undreds of kilograms, from mem
tcrs of congress, government onlclals
End other prominent men in all sec
lions of the country, each bearing us
message of sorrow and coincidence.
From Little Rock and all parts OF the
s.ote came flowers and messages 10
the gr;ef-stricken family.
Governors Proclamation.
Governor Hays yesterday morning
issued proclamation calling upon
al departments of the state govern
ment TO remain closed Tuesday IN
hofnrence TO the memory of Senator
clarke, The proclamation read as
follows. H. a,
"Whereas, it has pleased the AL
MIGHTY God in His wisdom to remove
rrnr, onr midst the Honorable James
u clarke United States senator from
mo state of Arkansas, and
.,Nhereas. the proper respect anu
honor TO so beloved and distinguish
or a citizen and official prompts us
in this action, ~, ,,
IL gov therefore. l, George w. Hays,
ovornor of the state of Arkansas. 90
boreby direct that all state oeparl-
. nu he closed on Tuesday, OCTOBER
lois and that all business be sus-
cnaed during the day as an evidence
~ nasn.ct for the memory OF so prom
;nont q citizen who has served the
l'l nanlo Of this state so faithfully IN
different official positions:
o''''' Delsys Court Session.
,oro1 Judge Jacob Trieber OF this
-. r.:s announced Immediately after
he learned of the death ol Sel aauol
rlorkt. that the session OF the 1eue.a
oo u at Helena would not be star l!sse
until Wednesday morning. aieel ~.
funeral of the senator. nena a,1
clarke was former resioen' -
nd Funeral This Afternoon.
FUNERAL strvices are to De heAo ~
o,o,ock this Afternoon from TN
.;donce. the Rev. Forney Hutcnin
res'uI nastor of the First Method1s
son, .o p officiating. Burial will be II
oakland cemetery, Little noch' 60,
pa,lbearers were announced as io'
\ lows: v Arr,istead. Abne
,,f Aceh w. E. Floyd, E. L. McHan
Mc'T"e Maloney, v. NJ Miles, Lyn
ey, and Jack Walker.
Hr r,I1lnin"eerary-John NJ. Moore, Z: Z
:, ar''11och. Jesse Hart, Carroll l
McCai'oTI oe r Robinson, E. B. Kins
' worthy W. " Murphy, Sam Frauentha
Teo u - Carmichael, Charles c: hee'
D ~ r !, French. T. NJ. Mehaffy. = Go1
lion Morn en- Helena; Henry yo, Grant VI Hei,
ma; John 1,m i; M %adden' e1 R. P. Allie
Lewis i panaway, John W !, ALE Me
S Saorpe W. vaughan. Frank W. Go
G Ienry Rector, William H. Ma 11d
Henry 1snnb NJ Trieber and Rees p Ho
rocks.