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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-15
.ELKlNS WILL
 MADE PUBLIC
Generous. Provisions Made By Deceas. ed for His Remote
 Relatives.

] Elk.hs. w, Va, Jan. 14.-The tex of the will of the late Senator s. B
 Elkins was made public yesterday anG
 in addition to the provisions for his
 immediate family, which was an.
 nounced yesterday, $30,O00 at , per cent is set aside for Mrs. Isa Elkins to be pad during her lifetime. At
 her death the interest is to be paid the surviving children for three years and then the $3O.O0O is to be divided among them. $4,O0O to Hallie Elkins Hilson; $5,O0O to Philip D. Elkins; $7,O00 to Samuel Downey Elkins and $14000 to Jaupita Elkins.
 At the expense of the senator's es- tate the executors are directed to educate Samuel Downey Elkins and EEkins Oliphant. a grandson, either in law or technical school, as he desires.
 Provision Is also made for two childHen by the senator's first mar riage. These children are Mrs. Sarah E Olsphant of Trenton N J., and Mrs. Elizabeth E. Weiderseim of Philadel- phia. No stated sum Is named, but reference is made to sums and the amounts in his ledgers, but in the case of Mrs. Weiderseim, in the event of her death before the distribution of the estate. and without further is- sue. her daughter, Edwma Bruener, is to receive 4250O00.
 'fHal1ie Hurst the Elkins home here. it is desired. shah be kept in the family so long as an Elkins lives. but If that should be impossible # k to be sold for his estate.
 The will was drawn Sept. ,. 1910. and is . document Of rare. businees Acumen and infinite detan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-15
PEARY WANTED
 ALL THE GLORY
North Pole Hunter Cross Examined
 by House Naval Committee,

Washington, Jan. 14.-Because h.
 wanted all of the glory of the ds
 covery of the north pole for himself Commander Robert N Peary prohibit ed any member of his expedition from writing accounts of the adventure. SC he admitted before the house commit. tee on naval affairs yesterday. He also said that the pole is still lost, inasmuch as any future effort to reach it must be a private enterprise and working without any aid or di- rection from him.
 Capt. Peary was asked to throw light On why, as a naval officer, he made no report to the navy depart. ment. MT. Roberts asked him if it was not customary for an off ficer to report on matters for which he was detailed. Capt. Perry said he had made some report to the coast and geodetic survey and had advised the navy department of that fact. It was his impression that the superintend- ent of survey had made a report to the department
 In response to Mir. Roberts, Capt. Peary said there was a letter of hss somewhere on file asking the secre- tary for a3written report to the sur. vey as to s0undings.
 Why. being detailed to get certain information for the government, did you ask the government not to use this information until later?" insisted MT Roberts.
 q would rather not give the infor.. mation except to the committed" re- piled Capt. Peary. who objected to testify 'ng in the presecne of newspa. per representatives. He was given permission to file hia reaso0. in writ ihg.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-15

size being four battleships of the British Navy-the Conquerer, Mon. arch, Orion and Thunderer-which each have a displacement of 22,5ol tons.
 Will Be a Flagship.
 It will be fitted up as a flagship and will be ready for commission in a year. When completed the vessel will carry and arament of twelve 12- inch guns as. a main battery anu t will have more power and destructive force than any vessel in the navy, It is even questionable whether the new 27,000 ton battleship authorized at the last session of Congress will have as powerful battery. These two new vessels, the Texas and New York. are to be armed with ten IA inch guns, twoeau in pairs in tur- rets. There has long been dis cussion among naval ordnance ex- perts whether twelve 12-inch rigles VI IVA IF HUI c1A . Ilc SIIOuS0Tf dT- mament. =.
 At her trial trip it cannot be definitely stated what the speed of the new sea monster will be. ., Esti- mates. however, place her speed at 20 1-2 knots per hour.
 The Wyoming, the sister ship to the Arkansas and the only other battleship of her class, is now building at Cramps Ship Yards in Philadelphia and will be launched in Spring.
 The Texas and New York, the former of which is to be built in News. Va. and the latter in one of the government navy yards. [ will cost when completed. about s12,OO0.0OO each. owing to the fact that unloaded they will have a dis placement of at least 27,OOO tons.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-15
GUST OUT OF COLLEGE.

Most of the slang expressions of the day come originally from the minds of our playwrights. George Ade he of the Fables in Slang" fame, | has certainly been the genesis for great portion of our slang dict 'opary. Here follow few of the bright things heard in Just Out of. College" Young man, have you ever done any work?'
 Yes, at home, before went to college, I used to pick cherries.
 Young man. you are now passing through the darn fool period of your life. think you are on the leEel-- you don't know enough to be any, thing else.''
 What do you think of Professor Bliss?''
 T think he's the most lady-like man I ever met"
 Its strange you never told me about your aunt
 No. I never talk about her. nev- CT dd talk about aun4ie: that's why she left me all her money"
 Why did you marry him
 "Oh. I don't know. had . cat and 1t died. was lonesome.'
 The above seems to indicate that Ade had duplicated the success of "The College Widow in his more recent work. Just Out of College. which comes to the Elks theater for one night. Wednesday. Jan. IS,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-15
. 2 . . . * 2 . .
 Estimated cost $10,000,O00.


 | Estimated cost $10,O0O,000.
 + Length over all 554 feet.
 + Breadth at water line 92 feet.
 ' Normal displacement 26,0O0
 . tons.
 T. Full load displacement 27,-
 't 900 tons.
 + Estimated speed 20 1-2 knots
 | per hour. | Horse power 28,O0O. + Coal bunker capacity 2,5OO + tons. + Oil tank capacity 400 tons. * Armament T. Twelve 12 inch guns weighing I
 + 123 pounds apiece, and measur- s' ing 45 feet each. + Twenty-one five inch rapid + fire guns on broadside. + Four 8 pounder semi-automatic, + two 1 pounder. seni-automatlc. + Two 3-inch field guns. + Two 3O-inch automatic. + She will carry complement ! + 86 officers and 103S men. + She will be the fifth dread ! ! naught in the United States na- ' | wy, Great Britain leading the ! ! world with fourteen. . : The other dreadnoughts i'll the . ! United States Navy are the : : Utah. the North Dakota. the : ' Delaware and the Florida : : These are of the 10000 ton class ! : with the exception of the Flor : : ida which is 21.O0O tons. . ts The Wyoming now building at ' ' the Cramps Shipyards :n Phila- ' 2 delphia is the same size, and . will be launched next Spring. ' t The two new battleships, the : t Texas and New York, provided ' ' for at the last session of Con- ' 3 gress, will each have a displac- . : ment of 27,O00 tons.
 } . . . . . . . ' $*+
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-15

rangements made for the launching of the state of Arkansas was not of- ficially represented.
 The new battleship is tho most powerful in the world. having . dis nr.oement q 1s.ooO tons. tho nsxt in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-15

Ask or phone for one of our rent al lists. It will help you if you wish to rent house.-Cotton Belt Savings & Trust co. 1f1l 6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-15
CHARGE OF THE
 LIGHT (HEADED) BRIGADE.

Man and wife, man and wife,
 Man and wife onward,
 All to the court room went, Welded Four Hundred.
 Forwarh the huge brigade,
 All for divorce now prayed,
 There in the court room stayed Stylish Four Hundred. Forward the huge brigade
 Was there a one dismayed? No, for they all were glad,
 Glad to be sundered! Theirs not to make a sigh, Their not to sadly cry, There's but to break the tie, Seeking a quiet divorce,
 Eager Four Hundred.
 "a. Lawyers to right of them, Lawyers to left of them, Lawyers in front of them,
 Argued and thundered; Deafened by voice and word, they sat and heard q Talk from the jaws of them, Talk from the mouth of them,
 Patient Four Hundred. Flash'd many bright eyes there, Flash'd. but they didn't care, Told many scandals while
 Simple folks wondered. Dressed in the height of style. all the lawyers there with hopeful smile,
 Women and husbands. Then in a little while All were quite sundered, Much could the kind judge do, Making each one now two, Four hundred pairs were now
 Now just eight hundred! oh. they were tickle men. Bach chose a wife again. Out from those sundered. Honor the pairs new made, Honor the huee brigade.
 Qnce fnorn Hlo,nS Nfnn1 1nroa1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-15

All were revealed there. All of those ladies fair,
 Who once had blundered: Though they would try again, Picking out different men, From those Four Hundred
 Simple folks wondered!
 Frank R. Walton in Smart Set
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-15

FOR RENT-A cottage near 18th axe. md Mulberry Gtrset Cotton BeA Garangs md Itust co. 10 lt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-15

size being four battleships of the British Nayy-the Conquerer, Mon- arch, Orion and Thunderer-which each have displacement of 22,50O
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-06

had to be at the theater every night.
There We're many changes being made.
Near midnight we started u for a
bite to eat. She had been suffering
with attacks Of neuralgia OF the heart.
As we entered the carriage one OF
her apartments. We could not get in.
Her maid was out. the janitor could
not be found, and unfortunately she
had left her keys at the theater. In a
moment like that 1 accepted the first
thing that came into my head: my
W apartments. She was not there
a quarter Of an hour before a trained
nurse and her own physician were at
her side. I slept in a chair. At six
the following morning she left for her
w apartments. And that. John. IL
the truth, Gods truth"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-06
Telephone. in the Mexican War.

AOA NAse o.
The Japanese in their advance
toward Mukden used field telephones
with brilliant effectiveness. An equip
ment. consisting OF the necessary In
struments and big reels of wire some-
thing like hose carts. is now carried in
ways be direct communication in the
field. Obviously, in modern battles
where the range Of the fire is so great
and the commanding officer plans the
battle as he would play chess, this idea
Is Of immense aid. In Mexico a unique
this instrument in that the opposing
generals were connected by telephone.
They were furnished with service
through an exchange Of 5000 subscrib-
ers during the course Of the battle at
Juares. Madero and Navarro signing
and being listed on the records as reg
ular subscribers. They directed many
of tho maneuvers by telephone. by re-
course to information" to furnish
them the numbers at the various
Juares addresses. The officers were
phone during the course Of this battle
by. n simple Q OF breaking down
q door or battering In q window. 1t was
toward the close of the battle that
General Madero called up his antag-
onlst and demanded tho surrender Of
was threatened by the excited revolu-
ttonists.. Madero used the telephone to
give strict orders to protect the oppos.
ing general. 1t was through the tele-
phone. also. that q temporary armis-
,ttce to take care Of the dead and
wounded was arranged. The telephone
company records show that Madero
used the instrument 116 times. to n for
Navarro. The Instruments In mare.
were handled for the combatants in
Sac same name az a private wire. hut
Golfers has no knowledge about what
happened when the operator reported
busy" or they don't answer"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-06
Nocturnex

Now cometh night, soft-sl.ppered maid or
Sleep,
Tiptoeing down the dwindling paths OF
day.
Bearing above her garb demure and
gray
The tiny candles given to her keep.
Ewes curtain drawn. she lifts her arms to
The cloud of hair from her pale brow
away,
She threads her needle with a silver ray
OF moonlight. and with stitches long and
She mendss the robe of slumber. Fold on
She wraps it round her mistress and her
queen,
TIL hush and dark her regal dreams
emprize.
Softly the little maid slips out to hold
With random Morpheus tryst upon the
green,
And close. upon his breast. her weary
eyes!
1t Is the hour when clock and chanticleer.
Midnight forgotten. oversleep the dawn:
When dewdrops stay the TANKS of hare
And roses blink at morning through a
1t is the hour when hush and vigil clear
The world of every music. So. l pawn
One hour of dreams to watch the COM
OF sunrise to your dreams of morning.
The first deep signs. like lilies in your
breast.
Stir from the snow, and watch you
Awake to purple violets from the dew:
To feel YOU arms. the ferns OF springs
unrest,
Reach up unto the call of golden skies.
And draw the smile of heaven down to
you!
-Aloysius Coll.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-06
An Expensive Misprint.

Paris Letter to London Telexraph.
Let authors, c~onpositors and proof
readers beware. NJ. Tournieux. cabi-
net-maker. on December is last re-
turned home at noon Sin q condition OF
inebr1ety.' It was q curious hour both
TOT returning home and for being in
this SAD state. but that 10 neither here
nor there. He q to Nine. Tournieux.
y am drunk. Go to the chemist and
get something to sober me-" The good
VIE looked up her family medicine
book and ordered this mixtHre. Wst.r
LOO grAmmes; peppermint tincfure TX
erammcs; ammonia, 10 grammes. NJ
Toufnieux drank the potion and ws.
sooered instantly. but he died that dav
His widow brought an action a1ain.t
3 author OF her family medicine hool
Tn latter was q new edition az an
OLD work. The first edition nrescr4heda
10 drops Of ammonia for . drink r',rs
IN the retmpreseton, by an over.iSht
"grammes" had been printed so,.
drops" The cabinet-makers wiAnu,
won her case. The author Of the Fam.
~ medicine book ~ convicted Of ::not
having read the proofs Of the NV edis
ITO with sufficient care ana sentenceN
20 tnfee months imprisonment with
oenedt Of the First Onenders, Let
snd z nne Of e.. The chemist wac
also sentenced to q month, with M
sane Denent and tho same fine. for
doctors prescription. MnaIiv 49,
we're Jointly ordered to pay thu vtTc.,
ECO damages down, an income ~ o..
during life and R13 q year 10 asch ae
her children till they came or ~ NH.
va probably proved the most exners
olvo mlopr1ne on record.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-06

| The Devils first
Idea was to be an
6
No one knows
enough to warrant
conceit.
A politician will
do anything to get
an office. except
pay for it.
h is q funny
world. and 1t is u
little funnier thar
usual this year.
So many things
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-06
..Country..
Town Sayings ;
BY sEp~ HOWE.
copyrisht. 1911. by George
Matthew Adams. I

There are few women who do not
buy hats too young for them.
Should a woman shake hands heart
lily. or should she put a limp hand in
yours. n make you feel that YOU
should drop 1t as soon as possible?
When I shake hands with some omen
somehow I feel l have been guilty of
an indiscretion. however discreetly
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-06

If woman doesn't chase I mar .
little, oho doesn't love him.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-06

Enjoy an orators eloQuence. hnt
4on't believe what he nays. )"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-02
MADERO'S men ARE
NOW IN CHARGE
Several More Cities Are Now
Occupied

Juarez. June -Four Mexican
states today were turned over to the
provisional governors named by Fran
cisco /. Madero, Jr., according to re-
ports received by Madero They are So
nora, Stnaloa, Queratario and Duran
go, considered among the most import
ant in the country.
Daniel De VilIers, who is charged
with conspiracy to kill Senor Madero
was released under $4,000 bail by the
Ell Paso authorities today, and will be
tried there tomorrow
Senor Madero last night was a
guest at public reception at El Paso.
A ball in celebration Of peace will be
held tomorrow night completing the
round of festivities preceding Senor
Madero's probable departure for Mex
leo City on Friday.
General Bernardo Reyes will return
TO Mexico within a few days accord
ing 10 telegram rem Adolfe Rey-s,
his son. who is at Mexico City, to
Francisco /. Madero. Jr, today
1t is understood that the Mexican
government was advised by Senor
Madero mat he did not oppose the
return Of General Reyes and the gov
|ernment III turn so informed General
Reyes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-02
WOULD GUST SHERIFF
FROM HIS POSITION
Charge Ware Official is Men
tally InCapaCitatGd

Waycross, Ga. June AFTER various
rumbIing and repeated reports of a
fight to be made on the present sheriff
of Ware county, a decisive step look
ing to the removal of the sheriff has
been taken by several citizens in a
petition filed to with Judge Parker Of
the Waycross Circuit court. The pc
tition charges that Sheriff D. w Pitt
man is incompetent to fill the office
to which he was elected last year, and
goes further and says:
He has not the mental capacity
to conduct the affairs of said office as
the law requires"
1t is understood that Pittman will
be given trial before jury of twelve,
the jurors to be selected from the
names of jurors in the grand jury
box, if Judge Parker finds anything
in the charges to warrant a trial. Pol
itics are said to be mixed up in the
TWO druggists OF Waycross,
G. R. Brinson and J. P. Iide; one
J. D. Bagley and another
citizen, Earle A. Morton, signed the
petition.
Pittman was selected after one of
the most spirited races in the county's
history, eight being in the field
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-02
BIG CONTEST is NOW ON
THE REAL HOME STRETCH
Subscriptions Easier TO Get Than Ever Before The Work
That Decides the Winner is Still to Be Done

energy into the gaining of subscrip-
tions during the last few weeks. But
t would be extremely hard now to
even suggest who will finally be the
winner, so close together are the con-
testants
A little effort now will surely bring
big results in the way of subscriptions,
for every one has been aroused con-
corning the merits of the contest. As
one energetic young contestant said
recently; q find it easier to get sub
scriptions now than it was when be-
gan, for everybody has found out what
the contest is and is willing to help
some friend who is in the race"
This should prove to be a most en-
couraging element to every contestant
for there is plenty OF work that can
be done now, and work that will be
richly rewarded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-02
AMERICUS TO OCEAN is
TRIP OF TWO DAYS
CORgGRial Party Leaving Upon
Pleasant Outing

Americus to Atlantic Beach, near
Jacksonville, a delightful trip of two
days by automobile, is the outing plan
ned by Mr.. Arthur Rylander and Mr,
Frank Sheffield, and members of their
families. This congenial party will
leave Americus Saturday aboard two
cars, Mr.. Sheffield's Maxwell and Mr..
Rylander's E. M. F., and the pleasant
tour through Southern Georgia and
Northern Florida will be made by easy
stages, arriving at the famed sea-
shore resort Sunday evening. This IS
by far the most delightful mode Jf
travel at this heated season, and the
touring party anticipate a trip of rare
pleasure.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-02
GRAND JURY IS PRAISED
FOR WORK OF SESSION
Completes All Business and
AdjOuFnS

According it all praise as the best
grand jury that has served at any
term of Sumter Superior court in re
cent years, Judge Littlejohn extended
thanks to that body yesterday for the
onerous and painstaking duties per-
formed as Foreman Crawford Wheat
ley presented the general present.
ments prior to adjournment
A vast amount of important work
had been performed, work which re-
quired an exhibition of moral courage
and assidious care, and due praise
was given therefor
The reading of the presentments
commanded all attention as it was
known that matters OF Importance had
been fully investigated.
The reports of committees covered
investigation into all departments of
the county, the public schools, the
roads, bridges, county farm with its
wealth of crops and Improvements; the
books of all county officials, and in
fact, everything that pertalned to the
interests of the county.
The reports will fill several columns,
and will be published in its entirety
tomorrow.
One recommendation of especial in
terest is that suggesting the abolish
ment of the office of county treasurer,
the grand jury giving explicit reasons
for this section. That feature of the
report will be read with interest.
The grand jury warmly recommend
ed that the county contribute $25
per month, for at least one year, to the
Carnegie Library, as many people in
the county are among the readers of
this splendid public institution
The dismisasl of the grand jury was
followed shortly by the adjournment
of Superior court for the term All i'm
pcrtant cases had been tried, and rs
the weather remained insufferably
hot Judge ittleiohn would not cou-
tnue the session longer. 1t lasted less
than two weeks, or to be exact, nine
days.
The proceedings yesterday were unn-
terestng, a few assault to murder
cases only being tried, and several Of
these were reduced to minor offences
in verdicts rendered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-02

Only the shallow know themselves.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-02
Too strong emphasis cannot be plac-

Too strong emphasis cannot be plac-
ed upon the fact that the close of the
contest is not very far away. AS June
has commenced, contestants should
realize all the stronger that the end
of the contest comes a good While be-
fore the end of the month.
Never has the working ability Of the
contestants showed up better than at
this time. The reports from every one
have been splendid The competition
is keen, but thoroughly good natured
and praiseworthy. Every contestant
should realize that a little work now
melns a lot more than a great deal Of
after the race is over.
The contest is now on the home
stretch. The long sought for goal is
in sight for every earnest and willing
worker who has put every bit of her
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-02
Mrs. KnObIOch will demonstrate the
CalOric FireIesS Cooker all this week
from to P. NJ. Don't miss this.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. co.
TEN PERSONS PERISH
AS RESULT OF STORM
Ohio Lake Cities Struck By
Heavy Gale

Cleveland, Ohio, June 1.-Seven per-
sons are dead today in Cleveland and
three in Lorraine as a result of storm
and 60-mile-an-hour gale which struck
Northern Ohio lake cities late yester-
day.
-Four persons were drowned from
row boats which capsized in the lake
near Cleveland and three others lost
their lives in the same manner near
Lorain.
Hundreds of telegraph poles were
torn down, street signs demolished and
several small buildings wrecked here.
The property loss is estimated at $780,
600.