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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-24
HAITIAN SHOOTS DUCKS
 FROM FLYING MACHINE
French Aviator, Perched in Speed ing MOnOplane, Pursues Fright.
 ened Birds Out to Sea.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 24.-Her- bert Latham, the French aviator, went duck hunting today at the Bolsa Chico Club in a monoplane. He cir cled over the feeding grounds of the wild fowls, driving his machine at a high speed and frightening the birds into the air in flocks of thousands. With a double barreled shotgun Lath- am fired ten times at the ducks, kill ing a few and crippling others.
 After pursuing the sport for more than half an hour, Latham landed at the clubhouse. A group of guests of the gun club stood on knoll over looking the shooting grounds and watched the sport.
 Carrying the weapon across his lap, the aviator sat quietly in his ma chine as he approached the shooting grounds. Once in the vicinity of the marshes, the water fowl rose fright ened by the appearance of the aerial monster Flying directly over the clubhouse, Latham chased them out to sea, pursuing them for more than three miles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-24
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ADJUSTMENTS.
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..THE COW AND THE MOON.'

< Miss Jean Crowthers, the girl wlta
 bo beautiful gowns is in the suppor' kf Cbas A. Sellon in his new mrslcal Ixtravaganza, ''The Cow and the
 xoon" Miss Crowthers will be seen
 the part of Patolena, the dashhg knersttlc star who comes on the flrst bone of the play at Not MuchVllhe,
 nd where she meets and captures
 ho fancy of Great Domo, the ruler of
 ,o Moon. on earth in search for noon bride. who must be in the form
 a maiden who has never seen a nan HIS infatuation for Patolena
 so strong that he nearly forgets
 is purpose on earth and from there
 r commences the action of this lively b1e of wonders. The part permits or
 be most lavish dressing, and Miss krowthers, famous for her beauty and 5g,pe. is seen to great advantage, she kears no less than six beautlful kowns of the most expensive kind, all kar'sian ;mportations, and is creating 1 furore wherever she has been play Re. Being a capital actress, Mr. 5ellon is indeed to be congratulated Sn having secured the valuable ser fces of Miss Crowthers.
 ' .sThe Cow and the Moon" appears \ the Elks theater on Monday, Dec. "a for matinee and night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-24
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the NJ. Cans Co, will be held at the office of the company in the city of Pine Bluff, Ark, on Mon- day, January 9th, 1911 at ten o'clock a. m., for the purpose of electing q board of directors and for the trans action of such other business as may properly come before said meeting.
 M. EISENKRAMER,
 F 22 3w. Secretary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-24

upon an important dramatic tour. That, at any rate, is the method of one clever caterer to public taste. Manager George H. Brennan, and to it the wonderful success, first. of The Clansman," and now of 'sThe Sins Of the Father $ largely attri- buted. MT. Brennan had read and rejected a hundred and fifty manu- scripts when Thomas Dixon placed in his hands the MS. of "The Sins of the Father" He read it and was de- lighted. He asked other trustworthy critics and advisers to read it, and
 their verdict was Another Dixon Success. He read it again and saw before play and players are launched there the same emotional power and comic mastery as in Mir. Dixons Clansman, but with an entirely origi- nal plot and treatment. He then decided to produce it.
 Typical of the care in choosing ac- tors was day in the managers of flee when he interviewed IA appli- eants for parts and found only three-two men and one woman- who met requirements The winnow- ing process was continued for two weeks until the cast was filled. Fol- lowed a month of rehearsals, in which the first picked candidates we're tried out even more severely and several of them fell by the way side. Their places were taken by oth- CTS who combined looks, temperament and techndcality more suitably to the parts assigned, and at last the cast was complete. In constructing the scenery and choosing the furnishings of the stage like process of se1hc- ton was used. Altogether the pro- duct'on that affords the carefree play goer two hours and half of enter tainment represents six months of hard preliminary labor, and the best effort of skilled specialists
 Of course there are many scamp ed" productions too, plays hurriedly accepted, scenery perry built, actors herded from the first dramatic agen- cy and sent out to "get the coin" re- gardless of artistic merit, ''The Sins of the Father is not in that class. It is not only the choicest product of a master playwright'e brain, but is marked by a careful ar- tistry evident in every detail of the superb cast and production. The coming of this great story of South ern life will be on Thursday, Jan. uary 9th, at the Elks theater.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-24
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 ! K. l.. Vail, Treas. ss y 21S West RarraUue Street ' Guaranteed Abstracts A
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Sandefur- Waters Realty Go. to Mrs. Ruth Harold, warranty deed lots 12, 13, 14, block 1, c. Phil Wa ters Place, $355.
 Louis w. Lee to Mrs Rhoda Lee warranty deed, lots 13 and 14, block 5, Barneys addition, l.. & A. $10.
 J. D. Milner and F. G. Smart to Horace Dill, warranty deed, lot 2O block T. Jefferson Heights addition $25
 J. D. Nilner and F. G. Smart to Joeanna Kennebrew, warranty deed lots 19 and 20, block 13, Jefferson Heights addition, $45.
 s. c. Alexander to J w. Bunch deed B 1-2, NE IA, section 16, 6, 5, $1,200.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-24
c. P. GOULD Practical Surveyor

All kinds of surveying, relocating Of lost or obliterated corners Es- tablishments of lines. Subdivisions of real estate. The laying out and dividing up of lands in any shape.
 c. P. GOULD,
 Noble Lake, Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-24

---3et in with the push and ring u american-Excelsior Ldy O., whe, you want your, clothes cleaned anl ,ressed and made to look new
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-24
TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE

Tempest and Sunshine, to be seen
 t the Elhs theater on Tuesday, Dec. $7 is dramatization of Mary J.
 Holmes popular novel. The book is
 oo we'll known and widely read to Snter into any description of the plot knd Lem B. Parker, the dramat' st has closely followed the theme all the Rway through the four acts and six bcenes. Nearlx every one has read FTempest ap 2shipeS1e and those |::::::: <: K: 5: 2 '::; :;; j: aNINNOWING PLAYS
 E AND ACTORS. It isn't generally realized that the Hundreds of plays are read and of-
 1n thousands of actors interviewed
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
NATIONS JOIN ARMS
At FETE TO SAILORS
Lord Mayor of London Pro-
claims America and Eng
land Against World.

LONDON. Dec. 2-Cheered by more
than 100 naval officers Of the visiting
American squadron. Lord Mayor Strong
today proclaimed the union Of England
and America against the world
This declaration was made at lunch
con at GuldhaI rendered the visiting
American officers by the city, and soI-
lowed toast 10 the United States navy.
proposed by the lord mayor himself
he said If dishonOT ever threatens
the Union Jack or destruction threat
ems OUT nation voice viii come across
the seas-from America calling Halt,
WOOdmau spare that tree. II shelters I'D
me IN the past and viii protect IL
now
A burst OF applause followed Jnis
ringing declaration but the lord mayor.
holding 80 mis- hand for silence, con
JiuUcd-
we welcome our guests as allies IL
the amenities Of good citizenship They
are our friends
Lord Mayor Str0uf- resided at the
luncheon The hall was brilliant with
eurvLHea England and American flags
Rear Admiral Murdoch OF the third
division OF the r-7ited States Atlantic
fleet, responded TO Lord Mayor StrOnE's
speech, speaking most heartily Of the
cordiaIity shown the American taTs in
England Ambassador Reid then pro
posed a toast TO the lord mayor
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
FIRST TO NAVIGATE
THE PANAMA CANAL

NEW ORLEANS. Dec 1.-The Ameri-
can three-masted steam yacht Visitor
II, owned by Com .nodore w. Harry
Brown, Of PittsbUrg, has the honor Of
being the first vessel to navigate a sec
ton Of the Panama canal.
Word was brought here by the United
Fruit Coupany's steamer, Zacapa that
on November 5. the Visitor II, with
Colonel Cocktails, chief engineer Of the
Panama canal Commodore Brown, Cap
tain Scott. OF the United States Steel
Corporation. william DicaI formerly
mayor Of Pittsburg, and others. entered
from The Atlantic side. went I'D as far
as the Guam dam and returned The
Yacht draws sevent cen fee.
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
House Decorated for Occa-
sion With Chrysanthe-
NUNS and Roses.

Mrs David Stewart Hendrick will be
hostess at a large reception this after
noon from > 10 o'clock to introduced
her debutante daughter, Miss Helen
Hendrick- 10 Washington society
The house is preutily decorated for
the occasion with palms and White
ChTysanthemums in the entrance han.
yellow chrysanthemUms in the drawing
room and Killarney roses ana ferns
IN the dining room. A string orchestra
VIII play throughout the afternoon
Receiving with the debUtante and
her mother viii be her brother. John
Ihilmen HcndriCk, fer brOJher-in-la y
and sister, Mr. and Mrs Edgar d Ed
mOnstOn, her brother and sister-in-Iav5,
Mr. and Mrs Sypret WarfieId Hen
driek, and her cousins, Mr.. ard Mrs.
Calvin W Hendrick. Of Baltimore
Others assisting viii be Miss Frances
EdmOnstOn. Miss Adaline Cup. and
her two house guests, Miss Cumnocz,
Of Boston, and Miss Brown, OF New
Bedford, Mass, and Miss Ruth Larner,
and her guest, Miss Herman, Of SYRIA
CuSe. N Y
Mrs Benjamin Crompton. Mrs W. E
EdmonstOn, and Mrs J N CuIp viii
preside IN the dining room
The debutaute viii wear q Gown of
iVory satin draped in chiffon with q
bertha OF duchess lace on the bodice
and the church overskiri edged with a
founce OF the lace She viii carry an
oid-fashioned bouquet OF white garde-
nlIs and maidenhair ferns.
Mrs Hendrick viii wear a handsome
toilette of black velvet and chiffon
AlrS- Syprey HendriCx viii wear pale
blue satin draped IN chiffon. with fes-
ICONS OF tiny pink -osebUds. and Mrs
L-HEar D. EumOnSJOu VIII wear apricot
satin draped IN change bic apricot mar
cllSette with @ coat effect OF lace and
trimmed with touches Of fur
Mrs HendT1ck viii give a dance for
her daughter some time in Janfrsry-- and
december p Miss Hendrick viii go To
baltimore 10 attend the first Monday
German on that date, and the 1irst Tues
0aE- December -, as the guest of her
cousin, Mr. and Mrs Calvin W. Hend-
rick
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
Mrs. David Stewart Hendrick Presents Daughter,
Helen, to Washington Society at Large Reception
Drill at Fort Myer
Is F Followed by Tea

The President and Mrs Taft went TO
the special cavalry and artillery drill,
at Fort Myer. this afternoon, given IN
der the auspices OF the ladies Of the
Army Relief Society, for the benefit Of
the society. They were accompanied by
Captain Butt l. : A.
The drill was held In the riding hall
and was followed by tea al the post
exchange, Mrs. GaTaud. vile Of the
colonel of the post. and Mrs Edward
Burr presiding at the table.
Mrs Stephen Trescot and her daugh-
ter, Miss Stephanie B. Trescot. are eX-
pected 10 arrive in Washington Monday
have been the guests Of Mrs Trescot' )
son-in-law and daughter, Lieut. Philip
r. TOrrey. L s NJ c. and Mrs Torrey,
for several months
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
Miss Taft Will Be Guest
of Honor at Theater
Party.

The Assistant Secretary OF War and
Mrs. Robert Shaw oliver viii entertain
at a theatsr party, followed by supper,
tonight. in honor Of Miss Helen Taft
Hiss Tart went for a long horseback
ride through Virginia today with a
party OF young people. including Miss
AIargery Cotton, Miss Mary Switzerland.
and a number Of the White House
aides.
Mrs. J. Burnet Crane and her dsugh-
tiers the Misses Crane, who spent the
fall and late summer in Europe, win re-
main abroad until spring
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
WOMAN GUILTY AT 70.

SPOKANE, Wash. Dec. Mrs.
Hannah Beebe. seventy-three years old,
was found guilty OF manslaughter The
trouble arose over a right OF way
across property owned by Mrs Beebe
and her daughter. Mrs. Della Totten.
The latter. who shot a neighbOring
rdnChman. was recently convicted OF
murder in the first degree.
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
WIDOWS KISS. $500.

SHREVEPORT, La, Dec. Judge
a. J. Murff held that the kiss Of a
young widow was worth $500. Mrs.
Grace Hunter accused J. x. Norman,
former. postmaster Of OIL City. Of kiss
ing her while she was in the office
she sued for s2e00. Judge A1urR told
Norman ne looked old enough TO know
better.
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
White House Callers.

Among the callers at the White House
today were.
Archbishop Ireland
Senators Root.
Nelson
Culiom-
Representatives Bartholdt
Moon Of Pennsylvania.
Calder.
Former Attorney General Griggs
Walter l. Fisher, OF the stock and
bonds commission.
EariOus members Of the Cabinet
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
PHYSICIANS ATTEND
SANITARY MEETING

LAKEWOOD. y. J.. Dec. County
anu city health officials and many
leading physicians Of the State are at
tending the thirty-ffth annual meeting
OF The New Jersey Sanitary AEsCCia-
ton, which began at LaUrel-in-the-
Pines today and viii continue over TO-
morrow
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
SNAKE IS GUARD
IN WINE CELLAR

ALTON. H., Dec. "a G. Halter
has in his wine cellar q seven-fOot bull
snake, which acts as the guardian Of
the wet goods Capturing the snake
while digging a vel last sumner, Mr.
Halter adopted 1t, and his home has
been free from mice ever since
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
Mrs. MacVeagh
Is Visiting In New York

Mrs NacVeagh- wife of the Secretary
Of the Treasury. left washington this
morning for New York. where she viii
spend several DAYS
Mrs MacVeagh will not receive We'd
nesday. afternoon
The Washington times., 1910-12-02

Representative Henry sherman BouteII
Of Illinois and Mrs BoUteIl, who have
been abroad for the last few months.
are due to land in New York sunday
They Will come directly to Washington
and Join their daughter. Miss Alice
BOutell, at their apartment in the High
lands
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
French Ambassador
Guest Of Honor In New York

The ambassador from France, NJ
JuSserand. went TO New York this
morning, where he viii be tho guest Of
honor tonight at a dinner given by the
Lotus Club
The Second Secretary Of the British
Embassy and Ms EsmOnd Dvey welt
TO New York today, and viii saiI from
there tomorrow for a three mont rs
leave OF absence which they wiU spend
At AR. Dvey.S home in England
lr- and Mrs Edison Bradley yrlo
have just returned 10 Washington from
their shooting box u South Carolina.
nave cards out for a COJiliiOn IN homer
OF Miss Helen Taft, January Il
Miss Jean Adams. Of FoOchu. China.
Is holding sale of drslwnw0Tk and er1-
brOIdeTy at the Abby, Seventeenth and
l. streets this afternoon and tomorrow
from , TO O'Clock. for the benefit Of
the retirement fund of the Women 5
Foreign Missionary Society
Miss Helen Taft VIII be the honor
guest OF Mr. and Mrs James Marion
Johnston at Young peoples dinner
Tuesday December
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
Mrs. Pierce Crosbey
VIII Give Dinner PARTY

Mrs Pierce Crosby has out Invitations
for a dinner on Tuesday, December Is,
in honor Of Miss AbercrOmbie Miller and
walter Tuckerma1, whose engagement
was announced several days ago.
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
Mrs. PhippS Is Guest
OF Miss Maitland Marshall.

Gen William l. Marshall, L s. A,
and Mrs Marshall and Miss Maitland
Marshall have as their house guest,
Mrs. Phipps. wife OF Lieutenant Phipps.
L ;. A. Lieutenant Phipps. who has
been on duty at Newport. has been
transferred recently 10 Fort Monroe
Mrs Marshall and Miss Marshall en-
teTLained q party informally at cards
last evening in compliment 10 Mrs
PhipPs-
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
Mrs. F owIer Gives
ALuncheon Party

Mrs a H Fowler entertained at
luncheon today at her residence, in y
stree. hdViI-- as her guests Miss Ruth
PiIIiT ?, Miss Gertrude GreeIy, Miss Doris
Haywood, Miss Clara Swift Miss Jessie
krO-Stad, Miss Elsie Downing, and
Miss HarUar-
The Washington times., 1910-12-02

Miss katherine NCNeaI viii give a
musicale and tea at her studio, 1913
Connecticut avenue. Sunday afternoon.
December 1. from { 10 O'Clock Mrs.
Roma Devoune Herhpstead viii sing
several COntraItO songs.
The Washington times., 1910-12-02

announcement is made Of the maria sc
Of Miss Mabel L Allen and Ernest
Thorne- The wedding took place We'd
nesday evening al O'Clock, at Christ
Church. the pastor, the Rev A 5
Johns. officiating in the presence Of a
small party Of relatives.
The Washington times., 1910-12-02

Dr. Frank Anderson, L s y, and
Mrs. Anderson, who have been absent
from washington for q number Of
years, and who have recently returned
and taken possession OF their house in
Nineteenth street have sent out cards
for a tea Thursday afternoon, Deem
Der 10 The tea viii be IN the nature
OF q hOuSe-Warming-
The Washington times., 1910-12-02
LOCAL MENTION

sFirst-run Pictures. Virginia, 9Th, F & C
The Washington times., 1910-12-02

Mrs. Leonard. wife OF the chief of the
general staff Of the army entertained a
small company Informally at luncheon
today at Fort Myer, prior to the special
drill this afternoon
The Washington times., 1910-12-02

The first Informal dance at Fort Myer
viii be held Friday evening, Deem
Der g.
The first formal hop viii be given
Wednesday, December Z, and the com
mittee viii be Captain Bernhard, Cap
tain Newbill. and Captain Lindsay
The Washington times., 1910-12-02

Rear Admiral W II H SoutherIapd.
T. =. ~ AMI Mrs. Switzerland have
sent out Invitations for a dinner Tues
day evening in compliment 20 Miss Ne
AdOO- OF New YORK, who arrives IN
Washington Monday 10 be their house
guest until FRIDAY
Mrs Switzerland and the Misses
Southeriaud viii entertain al luncheon
on Thursday TOR Hiss A-cAdOO-
Mrs c. W. Robertson and her dauSh-
ter, Miss Louise Robertson. Of ChieGgJ,
who have spent the last sixteen months
travelling abroad. have arrived in Wash
instCE, the cir!hoCd home CT Mrs Rob
eTtson, 10 make their future home They
az. stopping 1t the Cairo for the winter
Mrs Robertson and her mother, Mrs
walter d NvViIle, viii entertain AT d.
luncheon December q. at Rauscher's,
for " is Robertson
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-19
SUGGESTION FROM THE
MAYOR

OS ANGELES is fortunate in hav-
ing a mayor who is always "On
- the job" and constantly giving
his mind to the business of originating
and suggesting new things for the
benefit of the city whose people have
selected him as its head.
The Herald today publishes an in
terview with Mayor Alexander in
which he makes a very interesting and
what should be turned into a very
important suggestion for the benefit
of the city. The mayor believes that
committee should be appointed con-
sisting of at least five representative
citizens to at once take up system
atically the matter of the consollda-
tion of our city and county govern
ments.
No man who has studied the situa-
tion as it exists today can have any
doubt that the consolidation of the
city and county governments, so that
Los Angeles shall have to bear the ex-
pense of only one local government
organization in place of two, is the
4lGAl BIGdL IGlOIIAA uSAAlG1hOAA6 Tic SAAAAS
and attention of our citizens. The
present system of city and county
government, where we have two tax
collectors, two assessors and two OF
every other department, with their
hundreds of deputies, to do the busi-
ness which should be done by one, is
a reproach upon the good sense of our
people, and steps cannot too soon be
taken to change this eXtravagant and
senseless system to one which will cost
less to the taxpayer and at the same
time return a greater result in the
form of efficiency.
We trust that the city council will
act promptly upon the suggestion OF
the mayor, that a proper committee
is appointed to take up this most
necessary reform of our local govern
ment and carry it to a successful con-
clusion.
Los Angeles, in the marvellous prog
ress which it is making in the mat
ter of local government as we'll as in
material prosperity, cannot afford to
neglect a reform which is dictated by
every consideration of economy and
efficiency, and as the mayor clearly
sees, the present is, above all other
times, the fit period to take up this
matter, for with every portion of the
country around us desirous of dividing
with us the wealth of water and power
which the aqueduct will bring to Los
Angeles there has never before been
a time when the city could be so sure
of selecting and bringing within its
borders every foot of surrounding ter
ritory which it may require to make
the consolidation of the city and
county governments a success.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-19
A NATIVE SON

n UTE appropriately the opening
entertainment of this years an
~ nua1 winter course at the Young
Mems Christian association will be
given this week by a noted Californian,
Fred Emerson Brooks. Mr.. Brooks
talents are in such demand in other
parts of the country that he is too sell
dom seen and heard and too little hon
ored in his home state
There is not on the platform today
a more versatile man than the author
of the stirring "Pickett's Charge and
many other poems, some of which have
all the quaint originality of James
Whitcomb Rileys and stamp him as
one IF the foremost humorists. AS an
orator of the first rank he would be
entitled to wide recognition, and as an
all-around entertainer he needs no bet
ter tribute than the fact that If there
were 465 days in the year he could have
engagements for them.
Not many literary men take to the
platform, but chiefly because their tai
ent does not extend to ability to inter-
est an audience. Mark Twain did it
with some success and Hopkinson
Smith is almost as much at home there
as with the brush and pen. George w.
Gable was failure.
All of which proves Brooks versa
tility. California ought to get better
acquainted with this native son.