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A GOOD POSITION.

Can be had by ambitious youns men and ladies in the field of "wir4 less and railway telegraphy. Sind the 8-hour law became effective, an| since the wireless companies are eS tablishing stations throughout t
 country there is a great shortage telegraphers. Positions pay begf ners from $7O to $90 per month, wiz good chance of advancement. " National Telegraph Institute operats six official institutes in America, ul der supervision of R. R. and Wireld officials and places all graduates to positions. It will pay you write them for full details at q cinnati, O., Philadelphia. Pa., Mel phis, Tenn, Davenport, 1a., Cola bia, s. C., or Portland, Ore, accoS ing to where you wish to enter.
 917
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MADAM HOCKENHULL'S
 BEAUTY PARLORS

We again call your attention to our up to date beauty parlors. Call in and see our work We lead be- cause we do our own manufacturing of all kinds of human hair, switches, chantecler curls, and puffs in fact anything made in the hair line. No shade too difficult to match. Will give you a first class manicure, shampoo. and massage.
 We can give the latest and new est effetx in modern hairdressang. We also make a specially of treating the feet for all kinds of corns. Phone 1533. Parlors no Pine St.
 10 il I'm.
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TO THE PUBLIC

have again opened up my meat market with full line of meat in connection with my grocery store. will be pleased to serve you at all times at the lowest prices and re- member that my business is strictly cash. This is the place if you are anxious to save money.
 We are very thankful for the old customers we have and we will be pleased to have new ones.
 v. F. MAYHUGH,
 18th and Ga. St. 3 30 26t. Old Phone 735
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THE HONEST PROPRIETARY
 MEDICINE

fills a national need in the land and it will take more than the cry of fraud and flake" from the avari- cious, over-reaching physician to ov- erthrow an honest, reliable and standard preparation like Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which is made from the roots and herbs of the field, and has cured more women of female ills than any other remedy we know of.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-10-13
CURES ITCHING ECZEMA

Watery blisters, open, itching sores of all kinds, all leave after treatment with B. B. B., because these troubles are caus- ed by Blood Poison, while B. B. E. kills the poison, makes the blood pure and rich and heals the sores and stops the
 itching, forever.
 BOTANIC BLOOD BALM B. B. B., IS pleasant and safe to take, composed of pure Botanic ingredients. It purifies and enriches the blood. SAMPLE SENT FREE by writing Blood Balm Co.,, Att lantaa, Ga. DRUGGISTS, or by express $1 PER BOTTLE with directions for home cure.
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SMALL INCREASE
 FOR LOUISVILLE

Washington, D. C., Oct. 12.-Census returns for Louisville are 22S.92S; Charlotte. 34.014; Lexington. Ky, 35,099; Shreveport. 2S,015.
 The Louisville population is an in- crease of 19.197. or 9.4 per cent oyer 204,731 in 1900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-10-13

method of negotiations between the city and public service corporations. BETTER WATER RATES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, although the city is under injunction on this score. (This was year ago.-Editor.) Bonds for the new city hall have been plac- ed, DISADVANTAGEOUS CONDI- TIONS HAVING BEEN OVERCOME BY THE EXERCISE OF CARE AND PERSISTENCE THAT PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FOSSIL BILE UNDER THE OLD SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT. Arrangements have been practically completed for the commencement of work. (Work on this fine building has already been started.-Editor.) A start has been made in the matter of city beautifi- cation by the employment of an ex- pert to make plans for future devel- opment An advanced ordinance has been passed, and is being inforced, governing street traffic.
 There has been increased diligence in the taking. care of street lights and THE COST OF LIGHTS HAS BEEN REDUCED against the protest of the company furnishing same. There ap- pears to be COMPETITION AMONG CONTRACTORS c SEEKING CITY WORK. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE NO LONGER IN POLITICS. MANY UNDESIRA- BILE CANDIDATES FOR POSITIONS IN THESE DIVISIONS, MEN WHO WOULD HAVE SECURED PLACES FOR SMALL POLITICAL SERVICES UNDER THE OLD REGIME, HAVE BEEN KEPT OUT OF CITY EMPLOY BY MEANS OF THE CIVIL SER VICE. About fifty per cent of the candidates have been rejected. The civil service clause in the charter is not quite what it should be, but de spite the weakness which may be strengthened later. the civil service spirit has governed in all the minor appointments. A new melan arch bridge has been completed, and the general appearance of all public grounds has been improved. Many hundreds of feet of cement sidewalks have replaced inadequate walks. Ali investment for market place has been made. Levee improvement has been undertaken, work being delayed because of a disagreement with the contractors. Better results in the health department are apparent. There has been no material reduc- tion in the total expenditures, but there is ample evidence of increased running expense for necessities, and also proof that the city has received just returns for the money spent.
 Very truly yours,
 A. J. MATHIS, Mayor.
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YEAR OF COMMISSION GOVERN.
 MENT IN DES MONIES.

Hon. A. J. Mathis, the first mayor of Des Moines, Iowa, under the Des Moines (commissiom plan, in let ter to Hon. James G. Berryhll of the same city, enumerates some of the gratifying results accomplished dur ing one year of the new plan. These accomplishments are all of a practi- cal nature, and speak volumes for Commission Government. The Des Moines plan is said to be the best yet devised for governing municipality. The letter of Mayor Mathis follows:
 Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 2S, 1908, Hon. James G. Berryhill,
 Des Moines, Iowa.
 Dear Sir:-Of all the accomplish ments coming as the direct result of the adoption of the Des Moines plan. the greatest is the CONSTANT PUB- L1C INTEREST IN THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL. This is a tangible asset and the basis of all that has been done. This accomplishment should be attributed to the Des Moines plan, because it is essentially a system of government with the charm of novelty in it's workings. There was previously no public inter- est SAVE THAT INSPIRED BY PRO- PERTY INTERESTS AND POLITICS. Next in importance is changed press which in an improved degree, tells what is going on at the city hall The press and public lean on each other, and the council is thus inspired. The Des Moines plan is responsible
 The council has accomplished a great deal as the result of this supp port on the part of the people and newspapers. MATTERS OF GREAT PUBLIC INTEREST ARE NOT PER MITTED TO LAG. There is no dispc-" sition on the part of any member of the council to conduct any negotia- tions with selfish considerations for the advantage either of himself or others. In other words, the mem- bers put all matters on basis of the greatest good to the greatest number, here is attention to matters of all degrees of importance, by all city employees not given when the public and newspapers were less exacting and cooperative.
 Outside of some of the big con- crete instances of accomplishment, to me there is no better sign of improve ment than the DILIGENCE DISPLAY ED BY EMPLOYEES IN TAKING CARE OF THE MULTITUDINOUs TASKS OF ROUTINE NATURE. It was negligence in this respect that brought the old form of government into disrepute, and THE CORREC- TION IS THE BEST SIGN THA,r THE NEW SYSTEM IS A SUCCESS.
 The red light district has been abol- ished. A forward step has been taken in simplifying the legal department and its organization, and getting away from the bad practice of employing "extra' lawyers at great expense. Plans have been practically climaxed for the building of the needed viadnct (Observe the date of this letter. Ac- tual work on the viaduct was started July 2S. The council under the old system had fooled" with the viaduct proposition for TWENTY-THREE YEARs.-Dditor). We have cleaner streets. There has been a more open
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-10-13

''Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil is the best remedy for that often fatal dis ease-croup. Has been used with success in our family for eight years" Mrs. L. Whiteacre, Buffalo, N. Y.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-10-13

-Dr. Granny ana O'Daniel use solmnoform viitalized air for painless extracting. 211 1-2 Main. 4-19-tf
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WANTED-Room and board for two gentlemen in private family,
 References exchanged. Address B.
 care Graphic. 10 ' St.
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OLD FEATHER BEDS

OLD FEATHER BEDS We will renovate and furnish the best / art featA Ter twill ticking and make you a sectional feather mat tress in one piece for $3.50. OLD COTTON AND HAIR MAT.
 PRESSES
 We will renovate and furnish the best twill art ticking, round corners, roll the edges, and give you a mat tress as good as new for $500. CARPETS, ART SQUARES AND
 RUGS CLEANED.
 Call Us when in need of this work and we will make you prices cheap CT than anyone.
 Our factory is situated on the cor ner of Martin avenue and State St. Old phone 896, New phone 46.
 Remember we are permanently To- cated here and will guarantee all our work. Our man will call and make you prices on any kind of renovating and cleaning.
 Yours to satisfy,
 TURNER BEDDING FACTORY.
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RHEUMATISM OR FOUL CATARRH

with shoulder pains, hawking or splitting, headache, carache, even old, stubborn cases are quickly cured by Botanic Blood Balm G'. B. B), because these troubles come from Blood Poison.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-10-13
State Pen Property Values.

The commissioners who are av praising the property of the Arkansas penltentiary have completed the work at the new penitentiary. except on the electric light plant and are today working at the Bigelow camp. The appraisers have to list even the pew ter spoons used by the convicts and place value on them.
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GOVERNOR DONACHEY
 MAKES STATEMENT
Continued From Page One.)

CT from the Little Rock corporation and pay for it at the rate of $320 per month. This is nearly $4,000 year.
 Experts say it will do no good to drill a we'll there as the strata is st aight up and down and they say water cannot be found. l believe well drilled to a level with the riv- Ter bed will bring water though, and even an out lay of $10,000 for such a thing would soon save money for the state. A pump could be run at very little additional cost. It costs $10,- 900 year to haul supplies to the in- stitution. It costs us just $30 per car to haul coal to the hopital and we use about 100 cars there a year,
 perhaps more. It costs the state
 75 cents a load to haul supplies there,
 which is eating money up too fast. We must get location On a railroad
 where we can get on an economical
 basis. I believe the state would
 make big money by making change, if anything at all can be secured for the ground. I believe that Fort Smith would give us 1000 acres of ground and $100,000 bonus with
 which to erect buildings, with natural
 gas very cheap right at the institu tion, and coal under the ground up-
 on which it would be located to last for 100 years. People of Little Rock think we are making a bluff, but We are not-it is a matter of business
 with us. There are now 15 little
 power plants on the hospital grounds,
 with a man or two to run each. The
 board is going to do away with all of these and materially reduce the ex- ipense by erecting one large central plant"
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Odd Fellows Grand Lodge.

Drafting his annual report, Louis Josephs, the highest officer in the
 lodge of the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows, has been in Little Rock the past few days. He will deliver
 his report at the Grand Lodge session to be held next week in Fort Smith and in it he will treat with the questions of a home to be built under the A. w! Shirey hequest, also with the Odd Fellows Temple and tht place for the next meeting of the Grand Lodge. Grand Master Jos ephs says that the proposition of Temple deferred at the last meeting, will be settled at Fort Smith, and should the Grand Lodge vote to erect the Temple, it will probably come to Little Rock, the central point of the state, and the annual meetings will be held here afterwards. Grand Master Josephs is in favor of Little Rock as the next meeting place, say ing the lodge saves about $3,OOO by having the convention in the center of the state. Speaking of the ex penditure of the $75,000 secured from the Shirey estate, Grand Master Jos
 ephs states it is not enough to erect home such as Shirey contemplated in his will, but the lodge will do something with it at the coming meeting. He is of the opinion the institution at Batesville will be added to instead of sold and a new institu- tion erected elsewhere.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-21
.FIREMEN KEPT ON JUMP
BY SUCCESSIVE ALARMS
Most Serious of Nights Fires Is
Destruction of $4,000
Home

Three alarms ringing within a period
of thirty minutes kept the fire depart
ment on the jump last night. The most
serious blaze was that which practically
destroyed the two-story frame resi-
dence of Mrs. H. F. Burke, 30O3 Hall
dale avenue, causing los estimated at
$500 on the building and $500 on con-
tents.
The Burke family were attending the
Orpheum theater when they received
word their home was in tlames. NO
one was in the house when the fire was
discovered by a patrolman passing on
his beat.
Owing to the fact the fire apparatus
eWas busy at another fire there was
some delay. and the flames had gained
much headway before efforts to checK
the fire could be made.
The origin of the fire is mystery
and as there was not any gas stove or
fire left burning the only theory is that
crossed wires were responsible.
About ten minutes before the Burke
fire the home of S. Batson, 1866 West
Thiray- fifth place, was partially de-
stroyed by a fire of unknown cause.
The loss on the building was estimated
at $3.50 and $3.50 on the contents, fully
covered by insurance.
An electric motor in the Baker iron
works factory, Buena Vista, which had
not been shut off, burned out last night
about 80 o'clock, causing loss estl-
mated at $75, and a great deal of ex-
element.
Fire shortly before II o'clock last
night burned a shed in the rear of 524
South Main street, and for time
threatened to extend to the store OF
the Norton Shoe company. The shed
was used as a storehouse by M. LiV.
ingston. Damage was estimated at
S75. The cause of the fire is mysterious,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-21
DEMOCRATS WILL HEAR
REPORT ON CANDIDATES
County Central Committee and
Conference Meeting Called
for May 28 at Beach

The Los Angeles county Democratic
central committee will hold an import
ant meeting at the Auditorium at Long
Beach Saturday afternoon. May 2S, at
40 o'clock. for the purpose of fixing
the date, time aond place of the county
convention to be held after the August
primary election, and for apportioning
the number of delegates to the con-
Vention.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the
same day the adjourned meeting of
the Los Angeles county conference
which met in Los Angeles May IA will
convene at the Long Beach auditorium
and the general committee of fifteen
which was appointed by the conference
to work in conjunction with the sena-
torial and assembly district commit
tees appointed to select the best pos
sible candidates for the county ticket
will submit its report. The conference
will then select one'man for each office,
and q straight ticket win be indorsed.
Until this is done it is urged that DEM
ocratic voters refrain from signing pc
titions of candidates. The central COM
mittee will take charge of the petitions
after the conference, and will circulate
them throughout the county to relieve
the candidates of this responsibility:
The county clerk of Los Angeles has
requested that the central committee
appoint election officers for the COM
ing primary. One judge, one inspector,
one clerk and one ballot clerk must be
Democrats. All but the ballot clerk
must be on the assessment roll. All
must be on the great register.
The general committee appointed by
the county conference to select can
didates met at Levy's cafe at noon yes
terday, and after lengthy discussion
of the situation decided to pass on
none of the names until Friday, May
81. The general committee will hold
meetings Monday, May 23; Wednesday,
Nav 25, and Friday, May 27, in room
60 at Levy's cafe. at which the various
candidates will be further discussed,
and the process of "weeding OUT and
"drafting'' continued. At the last of
these meetings, next Friday, the gen.
eral committee will pass finally on the
candidates so far in tn race
Candidates have yet to be securesd
for the offices of county clerk, recorder,
auditor and assessor. II more than one
name Is presented for an Office and all
are found to be suitable candidates,
the committee announces II will rec
ommend all of them to the conference.
leaving 1t to the conference to decide
which shall be indorsed. and possibly
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-21
OFFICIALS OF COUNTY
FORM 100000 MACHINE
InCumbents and Deputies Raise
Big Fund for the CON-
ing Campaign

"The county officials of Los Angeles
have formed their own political ma
chine"
Such was the statement made by the
chairman of the Democratic county
central committee yesterday.
Inquiry revealed an unusual condi-
tion prevailing in local politics. In
cumbents at the county court house are
said to be SO uncertain as to the
strength of the Lincoln Roosevelt
league that they are unable 70 take
the dilemma by the horns. They are
afraid to solicit or accept the aid of the
county Republican central committee
for fear the Lincoln Roosevelt league
will triumph at the election, and in or
der to keep out of the factional dispute
of the party many of the incumbents
have formed their own political organ
izations.
IF these incumbents accepted aid
from the central committee it would
precipitate a worse controversy; and
not daring to defy either the league or
the machine, the county incumbentS
are determined on a novel policy
So stated an attache of the county
assessors Office yesterday, who for OBJ
vious reasons desired that his name be
withheld. Continuing, hesaid
THE incumbents of the offices of
sheriff, county clerk auditor, tax col
lector, district attorney, coroner and
others, including of course most of
their subordinates-WhO depend on the
reelection of these incumbents for
their future livelihood-have formed a
powerful political organization, or ma
chine, including also court clerks and
bailiffs, and it is proposed by them
that this organization take the place of
the county central committee to protect
themselves in the coming campaign and
work for their reelection. This or
ganization already has set about to
raise 100000, and large portion of the
money already has been pledged.
"Of course, those incumbents who
have the Lincoln Roosevelt leagues in
dorsement will not join the machine,
because they are safe as they are and
have TO feare Those who are denied
the Endorsement of the league, but who
hope to poll a certain vote from the
league, If they keep away from the
central committee organization of push,
will be forced into this political union
to save their .scalps."
The organization of the county court
house machine was the sole topic of
discussion among politicians yesterday
especially in the Democratic headquar-
ters and at the Roosevelt
league 1t is declared to be the first
time in the history of Los Angeles
county that incumbent officials have
been afraid to identify themselves with
the central committee, and have formed
their own political machine, independ-
ent of the official party organization.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-21
JURY FAILS TO REACH
VERDICT IN PRICE CASE
Doctors Family Wait in Court,
Expecting Disagreement

The jury in the trial of DR.. r. w.
Price of Long Beach, the psychologist
who was charged with obtaining $1,000
from DR.. Mary j. Helm by false pre-
lenses in connection with the National
Gold Dredging company, was locked
up for the night at $3.50 o'clock, being
unable to reach a verdict.
Judge Willis called the jury into
court last evening just previous to
their late meal, and asked them how
the vote stood, but whether in favor
of conviction or otherwise was not
stated.
DR.. Price and his family spent all
day yesterday in the court room,
anxiously awaiting a verdict. The gem
eral impression yesterday afternoon
was that a disagreement, would result
since verdict had not been reached
in so long a time.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-21
FUND FOR OSTEOPATHY
HOSPITAL is SWELLED
Noted Talent Takes Part in MuSi'
Gale at Reed Residence

musicale under the auspices of the
Pacific College of Osteopathy was
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred r. Reed last evening at o'clock
with the object of increasing the hos
pital fund of the institution.
The contributors to the success of
the musicale included the names of
some of the great artists of the coun-
try. Louis Nova, pianist, of New
York; Miss Helen Bosbyshell, reader;
Miss Phoebe Wiloughby, pianist; Mrs.
Fred r. Dorm, soprano; Mrs. Mary G..
Wilmoth, pianist; Signor Henri BIZ
anchi celloist; Charles T. Hendrick,
tenor; Fred Emo, cornetst; Hiram
Whitehead, flutist; S. j. Goode, vio-
linist, and Miss Marion Gumble and
Newton Isaacs, accompanies, were
the generous contributors to whom the
credit for an exceptionally interesting
and pleasing program belongs.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-21
PRESIDENT OF C. E. AID
SOCIETY MEMBERS HOST

The members of the Christian En-
deavor Benevolent Aid society were
entertained at the home of their presi-
dent, Mrs. E. r. Hudson, at 2942
Francis avenue, last evening, Mrs
j. w. Cater, first vice president. and
Mrs Chas. Gardner, second vice presi-
dent, assisted in receiving. Mrs. Fred
p. Rossiter. secretary; Miss Hazel
Hudson and others presented musical
and literary program. Announcement
was made that Sunday, May 30. had
been set for the laying of the corner
stone of the new chapel being built at
the county hospital under the auspices
of the Christian Endeavor society
Remember the Druids' picnic Sunday
at Schuetzen park.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-21

the conference will indorse two or more
for one office, but that is not deemed
probable.
"The general committee meetings are
important, and full attendance is de-
sired at each of them" said Albert M
Norton yesterday. 1T is also urged
that those who desire to announce
themselves as candidates for any coun-
ty office do so Immediately, in order
that their names can be passed on as
soon as | ~ssible."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-21
cREMATEp BY ELECTRICITY

ST. LOUIS, May 20.-A conductor
and motorman were killed and their
bodies cremated by $4,000 volts of cleo
tricity when a northbound Peoria
sleeper on the Illinois traction system
collided with a southbound electric
freight train near Lovelace, Ill. early
today and the wires fell on the cars.
The passengers in the sleeper escaped
with slight bruises.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-21
TO DRAFT CONSTITUTION

The Old Hickory Democratic club of
Highland Park at it's regular meeting
at Avenue 81 and Pasadena avenue,
Thursday night, appointed a committee
of three including c. F. Lentz, Charles
f. Johnson and II. r. Kirk, to draft
new constitution and bylaws. The club
also elected Charles F. Johnson, presl-
dent: DR.. S. Y. Van Meter, secretary;
C. F. Lentz, treasurer, and new eX-
ecutive committee of twenty-five mem
bers. The club will hold its next meet
ing at the home of Charles F. Johnson,
Ais West Avenue So, Thursday night,
June 9.