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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-13

keep the street clean to the middle ol the street. In this manner, it IS planned to have thorough system ot cleaning. All waste swept into 8 pile and placed in receptiele will be removed by the city wagons every day
 The screening of fruit stands, il compliance with rule of the Board Of Health, will also be enforced and the inspection of meats and milk was also discussed. The City Council may ar range to purchase milk testing ma chine to make sure that nothing oTt pure milk is placed on the local mar ket.
 It was shown that in many instances vegetable dealers sell vegetables that are unwholesome and are freshenad by being washed before taken to the market. The idea of maintaining q city market that the sale of meats and vegetables might be better regulated, was food for much discussion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-13

Mrs. M: L. Bell left yesterday Cor Little Rock, where she will visit her son. Neel Bell and later will vlsit Airs. H H. Hall at Stuttgart. f!o.H there Mrs. Bell will go to Chicago Q snend the remainder of the summer with her son, M. l.. Bell.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-13
ELKS-Matinee Haily. ?. P, N.

"A check account at this bank Will help you to accumulete more money. Sfart ore today.-Cotton Belt Saw inq. & Trus+ Go. 66 Ct.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-13

Our electric service Is at your command any hour of the tday or night. No mater when the " hour or your, need, the electric servant, re- sponds instantly. It Is never oil duty Citizens Light and Transit Com pany.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-13

A desirable building lot for ssle. Within walking distance of business section.-Cotton Belt Savings & Trust co 6 s 1t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-13

UMBRELLAS RECOVERED AND RE-
 PAIRED If YOU want a neat job on your umbrella, 4o2 West Second avenue IS the place.
 I. GLICKSRERG.
 The Umbrella Man. Opposite Telephone office. r
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-13

ahout t'Te service rendered to deposi- tors at this bank--ask any of the hnpareds who have checking accounts with Us. They'll tell yon it is made ur Of Accuracy, Promptnssss Cour- tesy and Security.
 That our officers take personal sxnterest nAeach denositor-isnt unis Ea t,rd nf bank you'd like to do h,,s;re~s with?
 uo cordially invite rev acco,,nts
 ranital aud Surn'us. s27!,0OO.00
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-13

FIES-New Faces Monday and Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10

by backward evolution, whose only hours OF worry
when they halfway clean
One room the ground floor is devoted to
the uses of the police physicians who here gather
in short time a goodly store of experience. All
sorts of cases treated in twenty-four, hours,
from face cut to a cash opened by razor swung
with malicious freedom, from gunshot wound to
poisoned stomach. Thus, in getting arrested,
many fractions citizen manages to dodge doctors
bills; and too. many of the afflicted folk passing
through the police station are decidedly better.
physically when they leave than when they ar
rived.
In the basement the food for the prisoners is
prepared, not in fancy style, but with generous
allowance Of bread, powerful coffee-and always
the life-saving onion When doctored, cleaned as
far may be- sobered and fed, the eases" are es-
corted upstairs at the proper time to pass before
the police magistrate This ceremony occurs in
what was once school room, and the pupils-bor-
rowing the term for the moment-act very much as
juvenile offenders against school rules are wont to
do. They hang their heads shuttle their feet busy
their hands with hat handkerchief listen in
sullenness or simulated amazement to the charges,
and make pleas that through all the ages Of man
have varied but little. Here it is the student OF
human nature gain kind OF knowledge avail
able nowhere else The work is not attractive, nor
is the system anything approaching the ideal but
the action is swift 1t is important case that
stops the wheels this justice shop for more than
minute two, and records" are rather proudly
mentioned by the attending officials, where several
score of petty offenders have been called heard
and sentenced or acquitted in the time il might
take an agile fly to bore through the tender bald
spot on Judge" Mahoneys dome OF thought
Move on, says the policeman. Next" saws
the Judge And the prisoners mutter the irreyerent
comment OF the famous gunner from Galway.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10
Cell Room an Inferno at Night

And what Of the city jail behind the bars? The
first Whit Of the air inside the door tells the story
and the first sound Is likely to bring swift con-
firmation. Crowded quarters these. even in ordi-
nary hours. but when the congregated riffraff is
numerous souls not scared with crime deadened
in misery must shudder at the prospect OF night
therein Noisy DRINKS, ribald vagabonds, piraticaI
negro wenehes. snoring heons singing incom-
petents--abandoned women and curslng. vindictive
men-al combine in the raucuous testing and cali
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10

ITS all in the days work. says Captain Demp-
sey' but at that a man must maintain the right
perspective to hold his faith in humanity" And
even as he speaks smartly attired little woman
lie referred to him from "the desk" where all in
quiries first Her face indicates worry and tell
tale traces of tears not lacking She wants to
see her husband, who has been locked up for as
sault and battery, and requests the privilege in a
manner half fearful and half ashamed. After
ascertainng what oftense the man is charged with,
the officer sends her to the turnkey who brings the
prisoner to the iron gate on one side OF his little
hallway room.
This little woman is but a type of many who
sorrowfully find their to the police station in
the course OF week. Sometimes It is a Wife again
n mother, daughter or sister; father son or
brother Even when the charge is merely of
minor nature, the visit OF relatives to the city
prison is the test of fealty to kim and It must be
said for the officers in charge that they exercise
sense OF courtesy that is commendable when the
offender is worthy OF any consideration. The sad
dest and most trying incidents occur when murder
has been done or very serious moral turpiude is i'm
yolved. Then tears, regrets and expressions of
penitence mingle with appeals, urgngs. and mayhap
the word of cheer and hopefulness The first shock
OF finding loved one locked up soon wears off in
most cases say the police officers but in some in
stances every visit TO the prisoner gives fresh
poignaney to the grief OF those who come to see
him, especially II they be women
1T may seem a strange thing to say. but fathers
take serious cases the hardest said old officer
who has had much experience at the station. Il
mean by that. they do not their eQuanimity
in the face OF possible disgrace readily as women.
The mothers wives. sisters and daughters may
suffer more acutely, but they can more easily find
excuse palliation for the crime than can man
who has all his life travelled a straight road and
made # point TO keep his honor unsullied. He
takes the crime OF his kin as reflection on him
self and assumes the burden OF defense or help
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10
City Jail a Modern BIackhole.

The Omaha city Jail is than war in danger
to health and morals of those inmates who have
left any pretensions to either It is. perhaps.
good a place which to center missionary effort
any In the world. 1t would be a tough jungle,
indeed, that could offer any better Here the
of all nations arrive at one time another during
the year, Old soak and young desperate, lost
woman and devitalized man, shrinking venturers in
wickedness and plumed bravados of the demi-
monde, unfortunate working women and penniless
wanderers hot-tempered killers and victims Of cruel
circumstance, crafty thieves and bungling check
workers, desperate burglars and sneakng holdups,
strong fighting and eowardly wife heaters, fol-
low another across the repeant scene day after
day. in one long procession of dscouraging dis
grace and hopeless future. Perhaps the world is
recompensed for the lost usefulness of these by the
fresh energy and solid ideals of the thousands of
boys and girls who spent happy days within the
walls where the very antithesis of happiness rules
the hour today.
Sufficient 10 all purposes having any relation TO
the work OF policing city is this Omaha jail plant.
Not only are the law violators spotted from here,
in a great many cases, and trailed from here by
the plain clothes men. but here they fed given
medical and surgical aid, washed dreesed-and
then tried and sentenced Taking OF. washing and
dressing, It must be understood that this process
depends largely on the man or woman. Some in
mates. men almost exclusively. seem to have a
horror Of soap and water, born savages cave men
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10
DOpe-Takers Cultivate Bad Dreams

stop i'm, ketch i'm" she yells, and grasps the
wire in front of the desk painting and shverihg.
out of breath and eyes rolling like angry sea.
Cooke" mutters the desk sergeant wearily.
Lock 'er up. .....,.....,.
"Deys a-chasin' me. insists the excited woman.
"Deyll cahve me eff yuh-all dom stop EN-"
"of course they WILL" says the officer unless
you let the dope alone" And into the pen she goes
to sleep It off
The funny drunk" is another source OF relief.
Too full to for himself too weak in the knees
to navigate he yet has excellent control of busy
tongue. with probably revived memory for an
old song, or the bunch to make daffydills Police
men learn repartee they learn TO swing n club.
by association, and they practice the virtue of pa
thence to the limit when some poor devil drifts in
who laugh at the fate that has overtaken him.
Some DRINKS will give up substantial sums of
money willingly, but will fight to retain bottle
of whisky. Cocaine users would give eye II they
could take to the cell with them some OF their dear
est enemy
There other scenes astonishing in a way,
but pathetic and pitiabe. A wagon load will be
brought I'm from a raid suspected rooming houses
or chop suey joints, Among the persons taken in
the haul often young girls or women who may
be classed occasional frequenters Of such places
Sometimes white women taken with colored
men. If they have the necessary funds for cash
bail, or friend who will put up, the detention is
not for long, and having given assumed name.
they go away with the determination to be
caught again. In the cases Of first arrest, bitter
tears accompany pleas to be let go home" Fear
of discovery is greater than sorrow for offending
against morals and disregard of home training. and
in the case of timid girls-and boys too-one les
son may be all that is needed. This will be the
case very often If the boy girl has to go to a
cell. Here, too the officer in charge exercise
wise judgment, and to II that only the hard
ened and chronic offenders go into the general
lookup. The matrons quarters will be the tempo
In wrongdOing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10

1872 sst- .~ 81
as something peculiarly his own. He may conceal
his grief more successfully than the women but he
is hurt more deeply, rule"
In spite Of the inherent gloom, attaching to a
prison. the life of the men in charge rs not all sur
charged with sadness There many instances of
a ridiculous or humorous character to tighten the
day and the night. Along about midnight when
the city has gone to sleep. and even the night re-
porters are finding II an irksome task to kill time
II gives zest to life to have shouts resound
from the front door. Immediately all ears are
Tapping and eyes wide open. Then there comes
stumbling in husky colored damsel with arms
waving apd every fiber of her body qulVering dis
heveled from hair to heel. -''
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10

joeular aspect here. the focal point of all troubles
incident to city life. And such troubles They
gather in number and kind. and unfold in such
fashion that officers In charge and desk sergeants
almost lose the sense of grief common to normal
people when their fellows are in trouble.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10

thumplan vulgarity that produces a shockingy good
imitation of hell. There is little ventilation.
sitting warmth, vitisted atmosphere, the aroma
of unwsshed bodies and brothelized breaths, mixed
with effluva of stencil that is not to he too
closely and can hardly be fittingly characterized
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10

n happy cnhunoou, HkhJ ana nimDle as
fawns. Over the same threshold goes
stetSE today the weary feet Of the derelicts
S42Sz2faSb of life. Where devoted teachers gave
their consecrated efforts to Installing
the elementary lessons of good citizenship into bud
ding minds. there today is found the climax OF mis-
take. OF passion, OF weakness-the accumulated
sum Of degradation.
And the place itself is a blackhole verging so
closely on the barbarous as to bring condemnation
from all visitors. Inmates under compusion must
suffer tortures not contemplated by either correc-
tive or punitive law. II would hardly be true to
say they leave hope behind at the door, but having
crossed the threshold, they have lost something of
the courageous sefrespect that attaches to decent
manhood and womanhood. Only the strongest
moral fiber withstand the strain of any very
lengthy stay in this detention depot for the Offend
ers OF modern city Here, indeed, is one very
weak link in the community life OF Omaha as
Chief Donahue and all his Officers agree Expert
criminologists go farther, and have repeatedly said
the place is disgrace to the spirit OF the time
Building Erected to ForestaII Evil
The happy chatter and the ringing laughter of
exuberant youth have given way to the voices OF
protest OF blasphemy, OF sorrow and OF grinding
discord. II 10 but another case OF good intention
frustrated by bitter experienced OF hope shattered
and bright expectation gone astray For the Dodge
e-fNS~A
women who desired to make It an outpost OF
Righteousness that should stand against the APP
proach OF evil. The good school was built and ran
its course; then gave TO the service of the very
thing II was designed 20 combat
When William A. Gwire had his residence on
the northwest of Eleventh and Dodge streets
which was a good many years ago-he reached
the conclusion that the establishment of public
school in that neighbOrhood was the one thing
needed 70 improve its tone Even in that early day
Mr.. Gwire observed that conditions were not what
they should be In his immediate section and were
cussion was rife on the subject OF better school
facilities. II was the day of the old North, South
and West school. and in order TO make good on his
theory Gwire became candidate for the school
board. and was elected. He worked to such good
purpose that the East (Dodge) school was built.
Il is today used police headquarters and for the
purposes Of a city jail.
Police station Since 1898
The city took over the building from the school
board IN April. 1888. II was late summer before
the police department moved into the building.
from the old headquarters in the basement Of the
Coos hotel, now the Savoy hotel, az Fifteenth and
Jackson In the meantime the driveway and barn
had besn constructed. the old double steps removed
from the sidewalks on Dodge and Eleventh streets.
the fence removed from the top OF the brick wall
At the street line and some other changes made.
IN a
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-23
MOI AS REPORTED.

The late Thomas Lowry of Minneap-
oils was a great wit and a great story
teller, as well as a great financier. He
needed $1,0OO,OOO rone time for one Of
his railroad enterprises, and he went
to New York to get it, On the no n
ing of his arrival friend met him at
his hotel and asked: What are you
doing, Tom?"
81 am going down town to get mil
lion dollars"
Can you do it?"
my boy" said Lowry, impressively,
"in the bright lexicon of youth there
is no such word as fail"
That night Lowry came back to his
hotel after a hard day. The same
friend met him. Did you get the mil
lion?' he asked.
NO" replied Lowry 81 didn't.
opened that bright lexicon of youth
and the word was in Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-23
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT.

The Hawaiian band will give a pub.
lie concert this evening on the AleXan-
der Young Hotel roof garden, at sew
on-thirty, as follows:
Oyerture-The Monks Dream Safroni
Finale-The Huguenots 90. Meyerbeer
Fantasia-Hearts and Flowers. ....
,..........................TObani
Selection-The Bohemian Girl Bale
Vocal-Hawaiian Songs Ar by Berger
Selection-Neapolitan Songs Godfrey
Fantasia-In Switzerland ..... Hume
March-Flower Parade ...... Berger
The Star Spangled Banner.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-23
JUIJITSU SHOW
IS A PUZZLE

Amid almost continuous silence.
disturbed only by the thuds of the
jim iitsu students as they struck the
ground with a heavy thud, and oc.
casioually by round Of applause
started by the caucasians among the
audience, the first Of the iiu iitsu
contests were pulled off at the Asahl
theater last night
The house was well-hlled and quite
a number of white men and few
ladies were present The bouts seem
ed interesting to the Japanese. but
to the majority Of the Americans pres-
ont they were slow Nobody knew
what was going on, who We're the
contestants, what they were striving
for, and nobody seemed to care. Bout
after bout was started and finished. i'm
some cases the contestants leaving
the mat without a round Of applause,
in others one of the men was cere-
moniously handed what looked like a
kakemono, or wall hanging. Which CT
the contests were of the elimination
series and which were only exhibitions
the writer knoweth not.
Still the sport was interesting, even
if only by reason of the opportunity It
afforded Of comparing jiu jitsu with
the civilized method of wrestling.
How much more interesting it would
be if the managers of the series took
the trouble to inform the Americans
in the audience just what was going
on remains to be seen, but 1t would
certainly add to the attractiveness Of
the bouts. It can hardly be expected
that residents of Honolulu who are
unfamiliar with the Japanese tongue
are willing to pay to sit and watch two
men writhing on a mat without know.
ing the object Of the struggle, the
methods employed by one to defeat
the other, and so on These sugges-
tions are thrown out to the managers,
for if they wish to attract the general
public they should consider the pub
lies convenience.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-23
100000 SEE MARS IN AIR.
Mikado's Grandson AppIauds Ameri
cans in First Flight.

OSAKA (Japan), March 12.-"Bud
Mars and Captain T. s. Baldwin, the
American aviators made three sue,
cessful flights here today in the pres
ence OF 100000 spectators. Prince
Kuniyoshi Kuni, grandson Of the EN-
peror, was present, and complimented
the airmen on the success of their
flights. This was the first demon
stration of aviation in Japan.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-23
NOTICE.

There will be a special meeting Of
the Kwong zee Society, at its Hall
in Honolulu, at $50 p. m. Monday,
April II, a9d1, for the purpose Of
negotiating a loan.
KWONG YEE SOCIETY,
BY YUEN NUN,
It's President.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-23
TALKS ON TUBERCULOSIS.

DR. w. c. Hobby addressed members
of the Legislature and many private
citizens, in the hall of the House Of
Representatives yesterday afternoon,
on tuberculosis, He was preceded by
former Governor Garter and followed
by DR.. Martin r. Edwards with re-
marks on the subject. Chairman Coney
of the House committee on health and
police was in the chair.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-23
Island Investment Co.,
Limited.
Stocks, Bonds, Mortgages and Real
Estate.
Robert E. Bond

Member OF Hawaiian Stock Ex-
change, Room 1903, stangenwald build
ing. Telephone 3449; Postofice box,
SOC. Gable address: Bulldog, Homo.
lulu"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-23
C.BREWER&CO. LTD
Sugar Factorsand
Commission
Merchants
Honolulu, T. H.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
u. f. Bishop. President
Geo, H. Robertson. ..............r.
..........Vice President - Manager
W. W. North. ...........,, Treasurer
Richard Ivers. ...............Se Secretary
J. r. Gait. .,................. Auditor
Geo. r. Carter. ,..,.....,....D Director
G. H. Cooke. .................. Director
X. A Cooke. .................D Director
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-23
CaSiIG&COORG.

Honolulu. 7. n.
SKIPPING AND COMMISSION MER-
CHANTS
SUGAR FACTORS and GENERAL IN
suRANCE AGENTS
-Rcprescnung--
eva Plantation CO.
..Wa.alua Agricultural Co.. Ltd.
kchaIa Sugar CO.
Apokaa Sugar Mill Co.
Fulton Iron Works Of 81 Louis.
Wcstons Centrifugals
Bsbcock & Wilcox Boilers,
Green's Fuel Economizer
Matson Navigation CO.
New England Mutual Life lnsur-
ance Company Of Boston
Aetna Insurance Co.
National Fire Insurance Co.
Citizens Insurance co. Hartford
Fire Insurance CO..
The London Assurance Corpora
U.r.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-23
PLAGUE KILLS ALL IN TOWN.

ST. PETERSBURG, February 23.--
A telegram from Hardin reports the
grewsome discovery of a Chinese vii
lage near there in which the entire
population was dead from the plague.
Many bodies lay in tn open air and
were covered with snow.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-11-08
Valuable Pippin
Orchard for
Sale

200 acres of the finest fruit or
agricultural land.
1850 bearing apple trees.
2 four room dwellings.
Fine water, plenty timber.
PRICE, $40, 900
Also fine apple orchard of 100
acres five miles from railroad sta
ton over good roads.
1900 bearing apple trees,
1000 pippins.
800 Grimes Golden and red APP
pies. Price, $4,000.
For further information, see
WINGFIELD & FARRELL,
Roanoke, Va