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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-15
M'VAY IMPROVING
SAYS DIR. greene
superintendent of Hospital
Will Soon Transfer Him to
the State Prison
ALEXANDER is CRAZY
Local SalOOnist Will Never Recover
McVay Gains in Weight But
Mind ClOuded.

John McNay is now in a GONZALES
cent stage, but | do not consider him
! sane"
This was the emphatic statement
made by Dr.. J. L. Greene. superintend-
cnt OF the State Hospital for Nervous
Diseases, yesterday while in Pine
Bluff. McNay is being held at the
state asylum under the order of form
err Governor Joe T. Robinson. He was
committed there by that official after
his death sentence had been committed
to life Imprisonment, until the prison
err RECEIVERS sufficiently to warrant his
being transferred to the state peniten-
tiary
DR.: Greene, who examined McVay in
| this city on the day before he was to
be hanged for the murder of J. w.
Ethridge, who was shot and killed in
the court house in this city on Novem-
Der 20, 1911. and whose expert opin-
ion resulted in McVay's sentence be-
ing committed to life Imprisonment and
his Incarceration in the State Hospi-
tai for Nervous Diseases. sticks to
his original statement. made when
McVay was stricken. that should he at
weeks. he would recover.
"McVay has gained from fifteen to
twenty pounds since he was placed in
the hospital said DR.. Greene. "While
he has gained physically his mental
condition shows only slight improve
ment His mind is still clouded and
he remains in the bed plost of the
time. looking into space | examine
him frequently. He has been dressed
only once or twice since he came to
us. He never talks sensibly and when
he does talk at all his statements are
brief and hardly audible.
81 would say that he is recovering
slowly from his period of collapse. He
eats anu IL 10 llO IoISCI NV
essary for the attendants to feed him.
| am of the opinion that he can be
transferred to the state prison within
the next few months
In discussing W. c. Alexander, the
Pine Bluff saloonist, who shot and
killed J. p. Kelly in a local saloon on
July 10, 1912. and whose death SEN
tence was also committed to life inn
prisonment by former Governor Joe I.
Robinson, Dr. Greene said that his
was a hopeless case. He is crazy
man. Dr. Greene said and shows no
Improvement whatever. Alexander has
fallen off until he is nothing but skin
and bones and his manner at the hos
pital continues to be the same as that
which characterized his appearance III
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-15

sitllus were hurricdly summoned.
The arm was bandagcd and MIR. Owen
was carried to a nearby physician
office, where an anesthetic was ad-
miuistcrcd and the artery caught up
ana tied, alter which he was carried
10 his home ON Second avenue and
state street.
AT Il late hour last night he had
come from under the Influence of the
Of blood. but his physician says that
unless complications set in, Mr.. Ow-
en- will be able to resume his duties
in about two weeks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-15
WILSON OPPOSED TO
RECESS OF CONGRESS
Thinks Democrats Should Dispose OF
Tariff and Currency During
Extra Sessions.

Washington, Aug. 14.-President
Wilson today informed Democratic
senator's he was unalterably opposed
to any recess of the Senate between
the time the tariff bill is passed and
currency is taken up. He made it PLAIN
that he believed it the duty OF the
Democratic party not to hesitate i'll It's
program of Legislative reform, but to
dispose of the tariff and currency dur
ing the present session of Congress,
SO that the December session may
promptly take up antitrust and other
important legislation carrying out
platform pledges.
The president communicated his
views through Secretary Tumulty.
Who got in touch with most OF the
Democratic senator's and concluded
that a substantial majority was in ia
vor of immediate legislation and no
recess.
Incidentally the president took a
strong position on the question OF leg
lslative agreements between Demo-
Gratis and Republicans in Congress.
lie believes that the Democrats as the
dominant party, should proceed with
determination and not trade with the
minority
The fact that Republican senators
mad Informally agreed to speed up
consideration of the tariff bill if re-
oess were assured after its passage.
p'oMpted the president to urge that
BUSINESS throughout the country de-
handed early action on the tariff. re-
safdiess Of whether any vacation or
'eess Was promised in return.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-15
PRESCRIPTION CLERK
IS BADLY INJURED
Bernard Owen Sewers Artery Of His
Arm When Neck OF Water
Bottle Breaks.

Bernard Owen prescription clerk
at SeaWelIS Pharmacy, sustained a
very painful injury yesterday after
noon at $50 o'clock, when the neck
of large water bottle broke while
he was pouring water out Of it, and
the Jagged edges of the bottle cut the
artery in his right wrist Realizing
that the injury was serious one. Mr..
Owen called one of the clerks back
of the prescription counter and ply
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-15
$4,000 FIRE DAMAGE
At BIG DISTILLERY

Hammond. Ind, Aug. 14.-Fire this
afternoon threatened to destroy the
Hammond Distillery one of the larg-
est in the country. Four companies
checked the blaze after it had done
$4,000 damage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-15
DIR. BREATiWIT VISITS
NATIONAL. CAPITAL

Washington, Aug. l4.-Dr. William
Breathwit and daughter, of Pine
Bluff, Ark, are visitors al the national
capital today, where they are the
guests of Congressman and Mrs. Sam
NJ. Taylor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-15
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Mobile 2, Montgomery
Birmingham ), Nashville
. New Orleans 6-4, Memphis 5-6
Chattanooga 8, Atlanta 3. Seven
innings
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-15

MRS. II. l.. Atkinson and Mrs. c. Fl.
0'nger left yesterday for Little
n9ck' where they attended the mar
se OF their cousin, Mrs. Ruth Was
!, =" bradley, to Mr.. Woodward, of
'snvllle, Tennessee, which occurred
= 'lat city last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-15

-MAR-NOT a durable floor warm
ish. Sold by Claud ClegS and &C. If
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Ask Your Druggist for Free Peru7a Almanac for 1915

missal. A failure to pay in
full within seven days gives the
dismissed party a legal claim to
his wages for 60 days.
There have been 1900 bills
introduced this session. 1t is
conceded that 1000 or more of
this number will be killed, and
already a large number have
been killed by committees, and
many of them reported favorably
will be defeated on engrossment.
Four important educational
will likely be enacted. The
first bill extends the present
state aid to weak school districts,
the limit of this aid being the
nocd of the district and not the
blity to contribute proportion
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yes. l suppose So"
Five per cent. would be o~ne-twen-
tieth. AS eacn pint con aims siyteen
ounces you were then takiqs @ .ittle less
than an Dune Of alcolol before each
meal"
YES"
But you objected to your mothers
taking alcohol in the Perrin, a. a yet
she was taking far less alcohol tErl you
were. AS | understand il, the dose 4
Peruna is one tablespoonful. Supposlng
it to be twenty per cent. alcohol. there
would be in each lose one-ffth Of a
tablespoonful Of alcohol, which would
be about half a t%easpoonful, while you
were taking at least four teaspoonfuls
Of alcohol in your bottle of beer. And
yet you objected to your mothers TAX
ing Peruna on the ground that the Pc
runa contains alcohol. In my opinion
il was the alcohol that cured both Of
you. Your mother evidently was cured
Of a very serious ailment. Peruna con-
tains alcohol. 1t was undoubtedly the
alcohol that cured her, or at least
helped to. The other ingredients of
Peruna might have assisted, no doubt
did. In your case it was the alcohol in
the beer that cured you of the stom-
ach difficulty. Peruna has cured
thousands of such cases."
well, I declare" he replied, "I never
thought Of it in that way before.
There has been so much said about al
cohol being poisonous that / D
my mind has been prejudiced against
it. But If as you say there is also
alcohol in beer, the same kind Of alco-
hol as is used in Peruna, l cannot see
where the difference is myself"
well" I replied, you have been
doing exactly what the average man
and oma is doing. You have all
lowed your mind to become prejudiced
against PeTuna on account Of its con-
tanning alcohol. Without stopping to
look into the matter at all you have
assumed that there is something terri
bly, disreputable about remedies con-
tanning alcohol. The fact is, however,
that most all fluid medicines, whether
prescribed by a doctor or put up as O.
patent medicine, contain a certain.
AAipAhib VI AAAfA'-4Fl- II NtS dltOiOl llllI
cured your mctaer. It was alcohol that
cured you. tn M opiaion. 1lcohol in
some form or o-aer Is making more
cures than all other drugs combined.
This is not saving, however, that pe-
contains only alcohol, for it does
contain excellent remedies besides all
cohol. But DO contand that the alco-
hol in Peruna is not only not harmful to
those who tale it, but If taken in the
doses prescribed on the bottle it will do
a great deal of good and there is not
the slightest danger of forming a
drug habit" PERUNA is FOR SALE
AT ALL DRUG STORES.
SPECIAL NOTICE-Many persons
are making inquiries for the old
time Peruna. To such would say,
this formula is now put out under the
name of KA-TAR-No, manufactured
by KA-TAR-NO Company, Columbus,
Ohio. Write them and they will be
pleased to SEND you a free booklet
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Having a little business In one of
the federal offices of the city, after it
was finished fell in conversation with
the official in charge concerning Pc
runa. | mention his business to show
that the conversation was conducted
with a man Of more than ordinary in
t~elligence, being a employe of the gov
eminent who had passed through sew
eral civil service examinations. He
said to me, not knowing who l was:
Il think a great deal Of this patent
medicine business ought to be stopped.
Especially such remedies as Peruna.
Peruna, as you know, is a stimuIant
and contains eighteen or twenty per
cent. of alcohol. People take 1t without
knowing what 1t is, and such remedies
ought to be prohibited by law. My
W mother took Peruna once. She had
a cough, night sweats, was growing
emaciated and weak. Several doctors
examined her. The opinion was ex-
pressed several times that she was
going into consumption. One thought
1t was chronic bronchitis. At any rate.
her condition was quite serious. She was
unable to get any relief from the doc
tors she consulted, although she took
their medicines faithfully for nearly a
rear. Some one told her about Peruna,
and against my wish and against the
wishes of our family, she began taking
It. At once she improved, and in less
than six months she apparently was
well. We did all we could to discour-
age her in taking Peruna, but she per-
sisted. 1t finally came out in the mag
azines that Peruna contained alcohol.
Then we knew at once what 1t was
that benefited my mother, It was sim
ply the alcohol that Peruna contained.
We had the laugh or mother. We have
not ceased to make fun Of her yet about
her being cured with a dilution OF alco-
hol. She seems to be embarrassed by
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Quest ons of Life.

Are fully and properly answer
ed in The People s Common
Sen e Medical Adviser by R. v.
Pierce, NJ. D, AS a result Of
knowing the laws Of health and
nature, happy marriages are sure
to follow. Ignorance leads to
misery and ill-health. All the
knowledge ct a young man or
woman, wife or daughter should
have, is contained in this big
Home Doctor Book containing
zoos pages with engrayings and
coiored plates, and bound in
cloth. (nearly 100000 copies for
merly sold for $3.50 each) is
sent FREE to anyone sending
81 ore-cept stamps to prepay cost
of wrapping and postage. There
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Alcohol In Pe-ru-na-
An Unjust Criticism

our teasing her, but is very stubborn.
She says that IL she were to be sick in
the same way again she would GER
tainly get Peruna and take 1t. alcohol
or no alcohol. So you see II people will
persist in such foolishness there ought
to be a law to prevent them"
ventured to interpose a question.
You say the doctors could not cure
her, and yet you say Peruna did cure
her. What difference does 1t make to
you whether It was alcohol OF some
other drug that effected the cure?"
We'll. l don't know that 1t makes any
difference, but it is deceiving the people
to give them alcohol even though it
does cure Them" he said.
| replied. why, l canno ex-
actly understand that. Alcohol
is a drug, the same as dui-
nine or morphin. If alcohol cures
certain diseases where is the deception?
| understand that the Peruna people
print on the label of each bottle the
per cent. of alcohol contained in Peru
ma. Each patient may read 1t, IL he
pleases. I cannot see where there is
any deception"
We'll, I would not take Perma"
he persisted. Now, / was sick, l had a
stomach disease, A violent pain, that
would come on about an hour or two
after each meal. 1t grew worse and
worse. [ was also constipated. l con-
suited several doctors in our city about
my health. l went to see a prominent
specialist in New York City, paid out a
great deal of money, but no help. One
time | was having a bad spell on the
train. The gentleman who occupied
the next seat was q retired physician
with whom l had been acquainted. He
said to me, My friend, If you want to
get well l would advise you to take a
glass of lager beer before each meal. l
think that win cure you Having fol-
lowed the directions Of several good
physicians without any assistance, /
thought I would try the beer. In a
very short time / found 1t was helping
me, and / got entirely well. My bowels
became regular and I had no more
pain. No more distress after meals.
Now, II my mother had used some
remedy like that It would be all right.
But to persist in using some secret
remedy like Peruna, 1 think It is out
rageous."
Again l ventured to ask some ques-
lions. / asked: What do YOU sup
pose 1t was in the lager beer that eff
fected the cure?"
why, l presume 1t was the stimulant
contained. Yes, no doubt 1t was the
stimulant."
You know, Of course, that the slim
ulant in beer is alcohol, the same as in
wine or whiskey or any other alco-
drink"
Yes, have heard say that beer con-
tains about Ave per cent. Of alcohol.
That is correct" l replied. "You
took a bottle of beer before each meal.
did your"
Yes"
TN doing o you were drinking a pint
OF a Ave per cent. solution Of alcohol"
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employment of state convicts at
the penitentiary has been en-
crossed. There are a number of
provisions in the measure, chief
among them being that the pris-
ON authorities are empowered to
renew the existing contracts for
convict labor at IS cents a day.
Ten per cent of the earnings of
all the convicts, whether worked
under the contract system or not,
Is to be set aside for the benefit
of the convicts. Prisoners are
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ateIy. The second purpose to
aid weak |,f:E schools from the
State fund. The third pro-
vide> for teacher training in
high schools, and the fourth aims
to create a workable plan for
the consolidation of rural
schools with state aid to en-
courage it. SO far little has
been done III this direction in
Missouri, although several other
states have adopted the plan.
The aid is conditioned upon the
instrnetionu in agriculture in
the consolidated schools.
1913
y bill has been introduced
looking to the installation of a
plan at the penitentialy to man
utaeture hrick for the use of
the State. The cost of the
machinery and kilns is placed at
$47oU0. The plant would fur
nish employment to about 1876
conVictS, Who would turn out
75.OCG bricks a day at a cost
of - a thousand. With 600
conyictS at work on the roads
of The state, l25 in the brick
factory AMI about 400 in the
ice, twine and electric plants,
about half Of the convicts would
be employed
4#&
There is "a great dissatisfae-
ton over the passage of the
public service commission or
Utlllty bull. Further opposition
will be shown by circulating
petitions to get a vote on the
measure at the 1914 election
under the initiative.
The administration immigration
bill was killed in the House.
This leaves the old law standing,
but the mote is to make it in
operative by making no appro-
priation therefor.
j. B. Hereford Of Odessa, has
beea re-appointed a member of
the board of managers OF State
hospital No. l, at Fulton. A most
excellent appointment, and Gov.
Major did well in naming this
most efficient democrat.
senator Crossley's bill for the
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JEFFERSON
CITY NOTES
The lntelligencer Core.
spOndent Finds Many
Items of Interest.

A House bill abolishes country
hunters licenses and raises the
stat license from So to $40. This
bill, if passed will permit hunting
within the county in which a
person lives. The revenue Of
that state game department is
now derived largely from county
licenses, and will be materially
crippled should this bill pass.
The Senate bill aboliShing the
State Capitol Commission has
been ordered engrossed.
The House has passed the st.
Louis 'home rule" bill. The
vote was 100 for to "A against.
1t is understood the legality of
the matter will be tested in the
supreme court.
The Public Service Commits
sion or utility" bill becomes
operative April Il Governor
Major will name the five com
m%isSioners to have charge of IN
forcing same April l.. e ach
commissioner will receive a sal
AIRY Of $500 annually, and the
attorney 1900. 1t will be an
expensive measure, the annual
cost thereof being estimates at
5000 600 annually.
Dr.. Bondurant Hughes of
keytesville has been slated for
Superintendent Of the State
tuberculosis Sanitarium at Mt.
VernOn.
Ihe bill increasing the salaries
of court Stenographers has been
e~ffe,tually killed and will not
be revived.
This legislature will not pass a
Jim Crow bill. The House
committee on railroads killed the
bill Offered by Representative
Mills. The committee held that
this matter will be looked after
In accordance with the prOvis-
ions of the newly created public
Service commission.
A bill passed by the Senate
compelS corporations dismiss
ing employees to pay them all
wages due at the time of dis
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are no conditions to this offer
and the reader must not associate
this book with the advertising
pamphlets prepared by quacks
throughout the country. Address
662 Washington St., Buffalo,
New York. ADV.
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Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
CA Q RIA

to be employed only s hours a
day. The prison authorities
may make future provisions for
employing One-fourth of the
conY'cts upon the public high
ways and a limited number in
the manufacture of school fur
mture. There is also a pro
wise under which the prison of
fieials may find still other oc-
equations for employing tho
prisoners, Tut does not specify
them Contracts are lengthen
ed two years from Dee. 81. 1913.
Representative Orr has intro
duce1 a bill creating a state
printing department so the state
can print school books at cost.
The kill carries a $125.0 an
preparation.
A tour hour debate in the
house sent to engrossment "a bill
creating a state text book com
mission of nine to supply Mis-
sou'l with a uniform system of
text books. A similar bill has
been sent to engrossment in the
Senate. The commission, if the
bill becomes a law, will be APP
pointed by Governor Major. It
will begin its work July /.
The pubic service commission
bill as passed both houses. This
was agreed on in caucus, but
two democrats refused to abide
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The Paint that will last longest
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Use P. ?. P. Mixed Feed for
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senator Crossley's bill for the
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
Doctors Choose st. Louis.

Springfield.-St Louis was selected
by the Eclectic Medical Society Of
Missouri as the place for holding the
1914 convention. DR.. NJ. NJ. Hamlin of
ST. Louis was named as state delegate
to the national convention at Boston,
and DIR. b. f. Dawson of Kansas City,
alternate.
The officers named were: ]. Lee
Harwell, Hendrickson, president; C.
A. Tucker, Springfield, first vice-presi.
dent; w. r. Harmon, Bell Flower,
second vice-president; ]. d. Musick,
Calhoun, third vice-president; Emmett
F. Cook, st. Joseph, recording secre-
tary; J. r. Barry, Carterville, CORE,
spending secretary; A. w. Davidson,
Poplar Bluff, treasurer.
The convention closed with a ban.
quet.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
Laws Apply to Senate Candidates.

Jefferson City.-Attorney-General
Barker is OF the opinion that no spe-
cial session OF the legislature will be
necessary TO amend the election laws
70 permit names of candidates for
United States senators to be placed on
the official ballot at the general cleo
ton. In this he concurs in the opin.
ion of Gov. Major, given out some
time ago.
The encouragement has examined
the election laws and concluded that
the section which provides that the
names Of all elective officers be
placed on the official ballot will apply
10 United States senators, now that
they are made elective officers. He
said:
Il have been unable to get a copy
OF the federal act relating to the cleo
ton Of United States senators by d.
rect vote Of the people, and, unaided
by the act itself, ! believe the present
Missouri election laws are sufficient
10 have the candidates for United
States senators nominated at the gen.
eral primary election in August and
the names of the successful candi-
dates OF each party placed upon the
official ballot at the November cleo
ton"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
CAPITAL POLICE CLEARED
A6soLVEp FROM BLAME OF SUI.
FRAeE CHARGES.
Senate Committee Finds Inauguration
Crowds Caused Hostility to
Women in Parade.

Washington. d. C.-Superintend.
ent Sylvester and the Washington
police are absolved from blame for
the disorders which attended the
woman suffrage pageant here on
March 3. The report Of the senate
committee which investigated the af-
fair was presented to the senate.
The immense crowd that focked to
Washington for the Inauguration, and
the fact. that street cars were per.
mitted to operate along the line OF
march up to the last moment, were
charged with being principally re-
sponsible. The police were generally
praised for their efforts to give the
marchers clear path.
The marchers virtually were
swamped by the crowd. Many Of
the women testified before the COM
mittee that they were insulted, man.
handled and spat on in sight of police
men who gave them no aid. Others
who swore they were eyewitnesses
testified they saw no disorder. The
committee held that, while some OF
the uniformed and special policemen
acted with apparent Indifference and
made little attempt to check the
crowds, the whole force should not
be discredlted.