Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-29
NEWS FORECAST
FOR COMING WEEK


germs 20 It's grave viii pass out Of
existence next week and The new year
viii De ushered in with the usua. re-
3oicing in ali Christian lands The in
cept.on OF 1908 will be officially an
aouaeed by the click of the time sig
nal instrument in the United States
9ava3 observatory al Washington.
hitch will fash Americas New Year
Feelings to the nations Of the earth.
II the White House On New Year 5
aF, between the hours OF i ! a IN. and
80 p. m. President and Mrs.
Roosevelt will hold the customary re-
ception. Members OF the diplomatic
corps, officers OF the army and navy,
representatives of the national and
district governments, congressman
AID the citizens of the capital gener-
aiiy will attend, and each caller will
he given a cordial handshake by the
president. Last year the chief exec
utive grasped the hands Of $500 per-
sons. and this record is likely to be
exceeded at next Wednesdays RECIPE
ton New York will greet the new
arrival with the usual enthusiasm.
Everyone in the great city will keep
open house and there Will be the Gus
tomary festivities and merrymaking
Similar celebrations will be held in
all cities throughout the land, and in
London, Paris, Berlin. Rome ST. Pc
tersburg and other European capitals.
a total eclipse Of the sun, visible
in the South Pacific, will take place
Friday and will he observed by sew
eral American and European scien-
tific expeditions. The astronomers
hope 10 observe the heating effect Of
the suns corona and to decide, if
possible, more definitely the causes of
coronal light. Another important
the fifty-eighth meeting Of the Amer
lean Association for the Advancement
OF Science and its affiliated societies,
which will convene in Chicago on
Monday and remain in session through
the entire week Distinguished sa-
wants from all the leading universe
ties of the United States and Canada
will be in attendance.
Many important new state laws will
become effective with the first OF the
year. Georgia's drastic bill prohibit
i,c 10 r1 al q of al n-
holic beverages Will go into effect,
and under its provisions all saloons
will be closed and no whiskey. wine,
beer or any other beverage capable OF
producing intoxication may be sold.
The bill will cause ioss in revenue,
state and municipal. OF more than
$1,000 900 a year In New York,
among other measures, law will be
Enforced requiring that licenses be Sc
cured before marriages may be per-
formed by any persons qualified TO tie
the matrimonial knot. 1t is thought
that this law will serve to prevent
the secret marriages heretofore so
common in the Empire state. A re-
form divorce law, based upon the rec
concentrations made by the national
uniform divorce congress, will go in
to effect in New Jersey. Drastic laws
affecting the conduct Of insurance
companies will become operative in
Germs TO leave the state. An act de-
signed to create better conditions in
the tenement houses OF Philadelphia
and Pittsburg will become effective in
Pennsylvania. In New Mexico gam
bling will be prohibited after next
. Wednesday by operation OF a new ter
ritorial law
Among the dividend disbursements
OF next week, the largest will be the
4 per cent semi-annual distribution
among the Stockholders OF the Penn
sylvania railroad company, controll-
Eng the lines west OF Pittsburg The
shareholders Of the Canadian Pacific
have been called to meet Monday in
Montreal to pass upon the issue of
se-cro-NNNp vi dOuliiOuui StO(h IlC
Western Passenger association, rep
Eesentins all western railroads. will
on Wednesday abolish all half-fare
permits To clergymen, who will here
after be compelled. to pay full fare.
The coming week will likely be
marked by renewed activity in 9olt-
acal circles. On Monday Secretary
Taft will deliver an address at Bos-
ton banquet, in which he is expected
* make some announcement reEard-
ing his presidential candidacy. In
several states meetings will be Nd
the latter part OF the week, pr I'M
mary to the state conventions Or
the selection of delegates -. Ia
Honal conventions Of both y f5st
among the sporting evel .eAed-
uled for the week are the Importers