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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-06
CHURCH UNION
 IS ABANDONED
May Re Taken Up In Future-united and Regular PreSbyterians
 Stand Apart.

Pittsburg, Pa, June 5.-The proposed union of the Presbyterian and the United Presbyterian churches, or at least the bringing of the two general some time, has been abandoned for the present. At the closing session of the general assembly of the United Presbyterians here tonight report recommending such action was adopted.
 The report was submitted by the committee to which the subject had been referred by the last general as sembly It stated that this committee had held no formal meeting because of the great distance between the homes of the members and the failure of the assembly to provide for tray cling expenses.
 However, the committee was ready to report, recommending that new committee be named to consider the subject. the members 10 be centrally located and provisions made to pay their expenses, but since informally tee had been semi-ofhcially informed that the Presbyterian church would take no further steps in the matter, either for union or closer relations, and therefore the committee decided 10 leave the whole question to future assemblies.
 Distribute Jubilee Fund.
 The report of the committee against consolidating the freedmen's mission, church extension and home mission boards was adopted
 Rev. Dr. J. Allison Reed was elected treasurer of the home mission board, to succeed his father, Rev. Dr. George M Reed, who has held the office for many years, but who has become too old and feeble for the duties.
 The committee on distribution of the semi-centennial jubilee fund, amounting to over s1,2So,o00, of which about s626,o0o was donated without specifying the purpose for which it should be used, recommended that the money be equally divided be- tween education and missionary de- partments.
 4 voluminous report Of the commit tee on revision of the book of gov ernment and discipline was turned over to the various presbyteries for action.
 The sessions were to have continued tomorrow, but business was conclud- ed this evening and final adjournment taken
 A reception to the survivors of the first United Presbyterian general as- e1nhly, held in this city in 1858, was
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Good quality, work done promptly and at the right price is ever our motto. Mcdaniel & Baughman. Both phones. j-S1-1n
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held in the First church tonight, at which addresses were made by a num- Der of the pioneers of the denomina- tiOn.
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Warran. viii be seen as p anist and the
dancer. This act Is a typical musical
and dancing novelty. in which comedy
and skill vie with each other il fur
nishing entertainment and amusement
Fred Warran plays the piano, while
Gus Hilbert is one of the speediest,
shiftiest foOt-workers in the business.
THE American Girl is what Miss
Sue Smith is called. She is a talented,
cultured. typical American girl. who
sings well and possesses charming
manners. Her songs are new and orig
inal.
Leon T. Royce. who comes directly
from Europe. will be heard in a num-
Der of musical selections and imita-
tons. He is a graduate of the Hun
sarian ConservatOire OF Music. His
limitations are said to be real works Of
art, especially his cello, trombone and
piceolO selections.
The Orpheum orchestra viii De heard
in a march. an overture and a selec-
ton of unquest.Oned merit, while TWO
new subjects viii be shown by the
kinOdrOme
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weeks program Will consist OF seven
acts. and though the bill is large ana
expensive one, the prices OF admission
VIII De on the popular line, VIZ. ~ anu
~ cents Tor the evening performances
and 10 cents to any of the Loo seats n
Inc Grand for matinees. which VIII oe
given daily at 2:30. Two performances
VIII be given every evening, the hrst
at 80 and the second at 9:15, making
three performances every cay IN the
week All the 20-cent seats at the even
ing performances viii be reserved
Heading the opening bill is foreign
novelty act never before seen here the
Great Hugo, Roman gladiator, VINO mas
Deen feature wherever he has ap-
peared. O'Connors, Saunders and com
pany offer a comedy sketch. The Thor
oughbred and the Lady" Haveriy and
Wells. clever comedy duo, VIII De
seen in Their skit. Mr.. Piper IS Miss
hidder;' Gus Leonard. the odd magical
musician; Miss Edna Davenport, a
dainty comedienne; NellwOOd ;. Nil
son. the popular baritone. in picture
melodies. and the grandOscOpe, present.
ing the latest and best in motion pic
lures, completes the bill
The Grand viii be closed Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday for some al
terations made necessary by the n
Sailing of the new policy, and will re
open on Thursday afternoon
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The Theatres


and the great scene N the second act,
where he asks her to sacrifice her honor
for his own selfish advantage. was the
positive incident which separated this
man from his wife and caused her TO
divorce him.
1t was after the relation of this all
most incredible. repugnant story, that
/ base the entire work Of Paid in Full.
Mona Wanna 1 have never read. l am
not a man Of literary taste. and my
academic reputation is fearfully linn
tied. a. is my knowledge Of dramatic
literature
If there is purpose in Paid in
Full il centers in the exposition Of
Joseph Brooks alleged principles Of So
eial reformation and other doctrines 50
frequently and irresponsibly preached
in this country. Through years of news
paper experience. through wanderings
that stretched from the wilderness, Of
Alaska 10 the endless swanIps OF Flor
ida. I have met social dereiicts in all
conditions Of life: these include the
hobo, the gambler. the men who live
BY uuspeakable practices. such as the
white slave trade, and in all these in
stances l have found out that a great
mass of the alleged reformatiOns have
no definite, clear, conscious IDEAL They
have played the game OF life with an
even cnuMCc ana tailed. IN many IN
stances the average socialist, anarchist
or any of his kind. has been tired out
by the world. weighed and found want
ing. and in the bitterness OF all his des-
potism he turns upon institutions and
conditions and, under the false impress
sion OF altruism, brotherly love and all
that sort Of cant, makes an appeal for
sympathy. Down in his heart Of hearts
he is simply trying another tack TO get
along easy. Understand. / do not at
tack the socialist or reformer who IS
interested in his doctrine and for the
soundness Of his philosophy as ne sees
il from his point of view. These men
are always welcome. A social asita-
ton. no matter how radical, generally
brings about an economic condition,
but i'm the character Of Joseph Brooks
I have tried 10 show man. who. t.
use a phrase of Broadway vernlcular
is fOur-fiushing in the ranks Of re-
formers. The statement of many that
such man as Brooks does not exist.
is absurd. l can go into the lobb'es of
four or five hotels that I know Of and
shoot off a charge of bird shot in the
corridor. with a certainty that / VIII
land on a dozen or more who Will turn
the same trick that Brooks did, with
out batting an eve"
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THE FIaminq Arrow"

The new Lyceum theatre will present
for one week. commencing Sunday
night, Lincoln J. Carriers sensa tional
drama, The Flaming Arrow. AS the
title would indicate, the play deals with
the events that occur on the western
plains and the Rocky mountains. II Is
not as bloodthirsty as the title would
indicate, but is full of pathos. deep
heart interest, adventure and SIDE
splitting bursts of laughter. which re-
lieves the more serious plot of the story
The play is typically border drama
and exploits Indians. cowboys but Is
withal said TO be one of the most ra-
tional and interesting plays of the kind
ever produced. 1t is claimed that the
scenery employed in this production is
of surprising richness and fidelity-to the
locale of the play.
In the second act, in which an Indi.ss
council is held. there is a remarkably
realistic production of a council fire,
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The Everlasting Devils Auction"

Charles II Yale takes pleasure in
sending out his Everlasting Devils
Auction company. and this year the
Introduction of a number of European
speciSities is particularly pleasing to
the ladies and children.
This is a strong feature of this pro-
duction. and to this point have been
engaged the famous INA and Lorella.
acrObauc grotesques.
These artists We're among the recent
impOrtatiOns Of KlaW & ErlanGer's ad-
vanced vaudeville, and upon the YER
mination Of their engagement with this
noted firm. We're secured by Manager
Yale for his Devils Auction" COM
pany.
The scenery. mechanical, transfOrma-
ton and trick changes. have always
been one Of the Devils Auctions
strongest features. a fact fully appreci-
ated by its management and not lost
sight of in this twenty-eighth edition.
Quite a number OF new scenes and
effects have been prepared. notably
The Devils Volcano" with marvellous
electro effects; 1.-The Realms Of Mepllis-
TO-" introducing at the finale If this
scene a most original and novel in
Simultaneous change to a fun stage
set representing The Beautiful Val
ley of AndOche;" two new comedy -rick
scenes. THE Gates of the Castle Nor
pheus'' and the Magic Picture Cal
iery.f which in conjunction with the
magnificent Gardens of the Mani
kins, THE Grand Tournament Scene"
The SPHINX Scene" with its many
other elaborate changes too numerous
70 particularize, promise TO make the
twenty-eighth edition of THE Ever
lasting Devils Auction" the most nota-
bic production Of its phenomenal ca
reer
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Love in Livery"

The management of the Grand thea
tire announces the return to that play
house for one night only. tonight. the
popular Pelzer company, which made
such a pronounced hit when here dur
ing the conference weeks in September
and October. The company is headed
by Miss Dorothy Marke and George w.
Scott, both of whom are well remem-
bered for their clever and earnest
work The bill to be presented Sunday
night viii give them an opportunity Of
displaying their ability in comedy roles.
as I'm ali their previous appearances
their work was laid on straight dra-
matte lines. The bill for tonight IS
Love in Livery" and was written for
laughing purposes only. and it fuliills
its mission, for there is one long laugh
from the rise OF the curtain on the
opening act TO the fan of the final cur
tain. All the old favorites are stiIl with
the company.
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paid in Full.

Eugene Walter. the author of Paid
81 Full" said Of the play:
IT has always been my idea that q
dramatist or playwright. whichever YOU
may choose TO call him. cOnfesses a
weakness when he speaks of the genesis
OF the play or the purpose ne bad in
mind when he wrote Il. LoOkinS over
the critical comments upon Paid in
Fun | find there has been a varying
impression as TO exactly what the pun
pose was of this play. Numerous crit
les have quoted the source of the main
situation. crediting il 10 other draInat-
lists. But a. a matter Of fact the basis
OF the story was taken from life and
given To me BY an actress VINO is now
starring on Broadway. The man in
vOlved Is also starring on Broadway.
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Vaudeville at Grand.

The management of the Grand thea
tire announces an entire new policy in
that theatre starting next Thursday,
Dec "a. commencing with a matinee,
when that playhouse will be devoted
to vaudeville exclusively. Arrange
ments have been entered into xith one
of the largest vaudeville circuits where
by the Grand will receive each week the
best acts now in vaudeville. and it
shall be the aim Of the Grand manage
ment TO offer their patrons the cream
of the vaudeville field, including many
foreign novelty feature acts, which
have been brought to America especial
" for the houses on this circuit. Each
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Vaudeville at orpheum.

The holiday bin at the Orphaum this
week. II is promised. viii be an all
stellar affair, with plenty of mirth and
laughter. and just enough pathos and
heart-iiiterest to keep in harmony with
the spirit of the season.
At the tor of the list of attractions
comes The Opera Singer" which is a
delightful musical sketch presented by
Homer Lind and his company. In this
sketch is told the story of an opera
singer. an erfatic artist. who has grown
old and has become out of fashion in
the grand opera field. and is finally re-
duced 10 seeking an engagement in a
common music hail. where he is Obliged
to take his place on the same bill with
sroteSque siapstick artists and trained
animals He is searching for a long
lost daughter, Mr.. Lind. who has the
star part. is baritone who has
achieved renown,
Dick Crolius. with his admirable COM
pany, presents a sketch termed
shorty" which is an incident on the
race track. 1t is said to be a master
work in slang. Mr.. Crolius has a splen-
did reputation as a comedian. being
best remembered for his performance
of Bin DoniVan in Peaches
Next comes a dancing and singing
act which Is the offering OF John Hath
away and Emma Siegel. The title of
their number Is the ''SOubrette and the
Belboy. They are both high-class
singers and graceful. eligible dancers
travesty on automofling. style.i
An Auto-comedy of Errors" will
serve as the vehicle for I.aVine and
Leonard 10 introduce a fine line of com
edy work Arthur LaVine ESSAYS the
part of the chauffeur, while Edmund
Leonard Is an American tramp who
tries 10 aid the automobilist out of his
dilemma During their act some clever
Juggling is introduced.
Two unique MINISTRIES, HILBERT and
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Everything in Leather

AT Hubert Bros Trunk Factory, 233
Main. So. OF Kenyon hotel.
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that has ever been presented NeT
York crowded the theatre all last sea-
son 3oston for several weeks. Phila-
Gelphia four weeks, while ia Chicago
Little Johnny Jones' scored the re-
markable run Of over three months II
is promised that when Little Johnny
Jones" IS seen ID this city IL VIII nave
The same production in every detail and
tbs same gorgeous wardrobe that made
ft.s engagement in the principal cities
notable last year. The company num-
beers over scventy-6ve people. while the
cast is made up of many stage favor
ties. Little Johnny Jones is described
as a musical melOdrama, and in con-
else and interesting manner tells the
fortunes and adventures Of an Ameri-
can Jockey, who goes 20 England 10
win fame and dollars upon the Eng
fish turf The play is the product Of
George NJ. COhau. who b. the author OF
both lines and music Mr.. COhan has
written several very great successes,
the most notable being "FOrty-five Min
utes From Broadway" THE Govern
0r'g Son" Running for Office,
George Washington, jr-,' and Fifty
Miles From Boston" but in Little
Johnny Jones" he f. said 10 have scored
his greatest triumph, and 10 have given
10 the stage a musical production which
for originality iu construction and for
the delightfulness Of its music easily
surpasses any like attempt. The tune
ful melody Of all Of Mr. Cohan's mu-
steal numbers is one Of the chief charms
or Little Johnny Jones" and for over
a year past they have been familiar 10
nearly AN OF our music-lovers. II is
said that NO production has been r-rre
lavishly staged than Little Johnny
Jones" The three acts represent
stage pictures which for masslVeness
and realism have seldom been equalicd.
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in New York. Philadelphia. Chicago
and other large cities. Mr. Savage has
found il impossible TO present tie play
in the smaller centers of population,
and has given permission TO James ID.
Barton & Co. the well known theatrical
firm to make known the Savage version
of the play in this city. The production
viii be the same in every respect as
that now being given by Mr.. S0yase's
companies in New York. Philadelphia,
Boston and Chicago There is a SPLEEN
did company headed by Ramsey Wal
lace. the well known leading man. The
scenery has been painted by Arthur
Voegtlin, the famous scenic artist of
the New York HippOdrOme, and the
production. in its entirety, is sad to
surpass anything hitherto seen in this
city
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With flames leaping upward appafeA.is
in the most natural manner. The weird
Indian music and chants: the unearth-
IL dances and warwhoops: tne Iahtas'i'
movements of the ghost dancers ana
total eclipse of the moon. all teiio %
make this act one of interest ana nov
cir
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New Lyric Pictures.

The bill at the New Lyric this Week
promises TO be one of the best OF Us
kind ever seen in Salt Lake. A Whoie
string Of features is offered oy the
MANAGEMENT, and the program Is oou'iu
to appeal 10 all lovers of good motion
pictures.
First upon the list comes The Bear
Hunt in Russia This is claimed 10
be a wonderful picture. Five big bears
are killed in full view of the camera
The photographer must have been
man of rare nerve. for one big pear
ambles up within few feet of the cam
era before he is killed. This picture
won the first prize at the exhibition at
Hamburg.
Another very fine picture is entitled
Children of the East" This film deals
with life in PARKWAY India. 1t is IN
colors and is considered a beautiful and,
at the same time. highly instructive
film. other features are "A Test OF
Friendship" A Texas Elopement,
THE Robbers Sweetheart" "A Drink
of Water Wanted" 1.-The Police Band"
and the -'Alexandrian Quadrille."
Mr. Phillips will sing two songs
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"The Devil

The Devil comes TO the Colonial
theatre for week beginning Dee. y.
The production to be given is the only
correct and authorized Henry w. Saw
age version, which was translated di-
rectly from the original by arrange
ment with the author. and adapted for
the American stage by Oliver Herford
Owing 70 the success of his companies
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swell eaas and sui cases

For Xmas gifts at Hubert Bros. Trunk
Factory. 23S Main. SO. Of Kenyon hotel.
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Y. NJ. c. A membership for your boy
a Christmas present lasting II months.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-26
Cement Plant Shut Down

A receiver has been appointed for
the Buckhorn Portland Cement Com.
pany, and the plant at Mannheim,
about a mile this side OF Rowlesbure
on the Morgsntown & King~ood
railroad, has shut down for an in.
definite period. Judge Dayton has
granted an injunction, restraining
the owners of the plant from ope.
rating exercising any privileges un.
der the charter held by the company
or interfering in any wise with the
receiver in the discharge of his du
ties. The receiver is Robert A.
Patton, who has been required 10
enter into bond Of $40, 900.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-26
KNGWOOD PRESTON COUNTY, THURSDAY MARCH 2 NN

MY wages1 l used to work in
the factory, but like so many others
II Is closed and | don't even have a
soup house TO go to. Don't think
am casting any reflections, but
fear that many of our sex will ruin
their good reputation should this
stage of existence continue much
longer ! think that the exclusion
of children IN factories, the stand
log army, expansion, etc, ought to
have made things BOOM"
"Aheml O dcarl Pm glad | did
not sell my II gnland cottage. 1t
looks now like | would have an op-
portunity to move there in little
over year, since il lose the post.
office viii leave the smoky part of
the town and get away from the
NOISE. don't believe | could
change politics and keep the Office.
Sam Montgon cry was the only ole
l ever knew To come out on top at
that business, and that was on &C.
count OF his great oratorical pow.
ers."
The above was whispered by our
genial +. b. Hanger jus, as he
closed the postoffice door Saturday
evening. SALAMANpFR.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-26
Virginia Debt Question.

While the prohibition issue is an
important one it is nothing to be
compared to the Virginia debt ques-
ton. We can thresh the prohibition
question out most any year we see
fit, but once the Virginia debt is
saddled on us we will be at the com.
plete mercy Of the gentlemen who
will begin to collect their millions
Of dollars off us. Our Republican
brethren should remember this be.
fore they nominate their candidates
for the house Of delegates and the
state senate.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-26
Warm Contest Promised.

The Republican primary this year
in Preston bids fair to be the warm
est contest the brethren have en-.
gagged in for years. Heretofore the
county ring simply decided who
should be permitted to announce
themselves for the various county
Offices, but this year the rank and
file have changed the program, and
as result the ring is burning the
midnight oil in a vain attempt to
stem the tide Of opposition to ITS
dictatorship. II is freely predicted
that the ring candidates will be de.
fested this lime.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-26
UsE HANNA GREENE EAL PAINT
Railroad Crossing.

In every country town there is a
sign at the railroad crossing like this:
"Look Out for the Cars
Now, everybody IN that town
knew ii was a railroad crossing the
day the track was laid. When the
sign was put up 1t took two days
not longer-for every inhabitant to
become familiar with il. In week
even the small children could read
and spell II backward. Did the
railroad take it down2 No. If they
had the warning would have been
forgOtlen ~ week and smash-ups
and damage suits would have re-.
suited.
One time advertise ments act the
same way. You must keep ever.
lastingly at it, like the railroad cross.
ing sign.-Ei Grocer.