Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-04

"Yo,l'rc in luck to have such an active and energetic partner
 By George. You're d smart man, Walingford,' exclaimed Steele in de light Just we three in it, chg
 .Well, the fact of the matter is that Mr Kreiyer owns two-tlIirds, Wal lingford cheerfully told hi'n. ''i sold him my share.'
 "The dickens you say.' cxpostulatcd Mr. Steele Why. Kreiger will run the business. He'll devote all these franchises to advertising the Kreiger store, and he'll do the work at cost. "lll be lucky to get my salary
 Don't you worry about that" Wal lingforl Socthed him. "AIr kreiger is the best business man in this town. Moreover, conditions are going to change to your advantage Take my word for that. Will you?"
 "Fhere's nothing else in sight"
 "Icre's your Sl,OO0 back" and Wal ,ingford handed him the money.
 AIr. Steele took the S5.ONO without a protest, but was silent for awhile Ii'N lII'iNil iiN4i s'h SNl ''' ! ''' share?" he wanted to know.
 "Sevcnty-tivc hundred dollars"
 "Why, that only leaves you $2,5OO, I'm q little bit surprised, WalIngford that you would fuss around with such a small game"
 s"Dont you worry about me- replied N-allingford "Goodby, Steele.
 On the day of the Kreiger opening the residents of Cinderburg enjoyed an entirely new street ornament. Over thc electric light at every corner had been placed by an army of wprkmcn through the ni"ht>a hugh transparency advising that this corner was seven teen blocks from Krci@er'S, or twelve. or five. or whatever the distance might be. and in each ease q hand pointed the way. The roof above the vcntila- tor windows of every street car was boxed in another transparency, framed of interchangeable letters. which told ] of the bargains at Kreiger's. At the foot of Main street, big, electrically interchangeable letters also told, in white upon a black background, that thread was , cents, that pianos were $a5. that silk petticoatS were 9S cents. l that bread was three louvcs for d nickel. for this day only. and at Nrci gers alone in all the world. At night ihe whole Pinkus hill and all the town alewcd and blaZcu with the name of Krei9cr. It was impossible to escape from it anywhere, and if Tom Dick nv Harry or, rather, Mrs. Tom or Mrs Dick or Mrs. Harry planned to spend money for anything under the sun it was impossible to dissocate that spendin" with the name of Kreiger. It was then that the storm broke loose. that palladium of the people the free and independent American press, inspired by IIorndyke and Rams i dale, came rushing to the defense of an outraged citizenry. The public util- ities, light and transportation had been l Subverled to private gain. and woe be tide any misguided person who had taken part in tratiickillg with the peo- | pe's rights in this high handed man ncr! Corrupt politics was at the bot tom of it all and the papers in town 1 all except the sturdy little Item. which carried no liorndykc and RamSdale advertising. were singnla:ly unanimous | in deplOring the sordid commercialisnl i of municipal affairs. The matter was to be looked into. Politics must be 1 purified. The city must be cleaned and in the meantime. certain recent or dinanccs, which had disposed of valu- able city franchises and concessions for mere song must be repealed. 1 The Blade. the Courler. the News and the Trumpet all carried slashing editorials denounrin@ the outrageS, and that there might be no lukewarmneSs about these editorials Mir Horndyke
 who was q Democrat wrote half of them. and Mir Ramsdale. who was q Republican. wrote the other half. They were awakened at last to their duties as citizens. were these gentlemen, and Whey lambasted any person who had tt
 do with the iniquity; Mir. Gettitt, the
 board of aldermen, the merchant wht
 would make use of such knavishly ac
 quired facilities, the Peoples Adyer