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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16

produce to move across the ocean
without the ships to carry item.
All this was brought out in the
senate by Senator Weeks and others
who favored the bill and the measure
was passed without a dissenting
voice although Senator Williams OF
Mississippi attempted to include al
amendment which would limit the
operation of the act to the pending
of the European war and three
months thereafter" This was lost
and the bill was passed as Introduced
with the inclusion of European ports
of call to the original South Ameri-
can itinerary.
Thus did the United States OBTAIN
a merchant marine-aot only sIbsli'
lied by the government as are fcreisr
merchant marines, but actually
owned by the government and operat-
ed by government officials in thu
uniform Of the United States navy
Perhaps Thomas Jefferson turned
over in his grave at Monticello--o'
perhaps with the clear vision given
to the shades of the deparse n
recognized the fact that coalitions
have changed and that idels which
were excellent in his time have to be
modified to meet modern conditions
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16

states in form meeting with the en-
dorsement of federal authorities. 1t
would put state banks on usual foot
ing with national banks, in the right
to enjoy the privileges of emergency
circulation. 1t would give the right
to all banks to apply to a national
banking association for emergency
circulation to be secured by cotton
warehouse receipts, instead as is now
not required of individual banking
applicants, exacting United States
bonds in security.
Alfred F. Aldrich of South Caro-
lima, in an address advocated the re-
turn to the cotton farmers of the
atX imposed on cotton for the two
years following the civil war as a
means OF financing the present cri-
sis.
The resolution committee was in
structed to report out suggestions for
the GUIDANCE of Southern farmers
in the present crisis. without refer
ence to any governmental aid that
might be secured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
pine BLUFF Can
GET new RAILWAY
Proposition to Be Submitted
Soon by Ashley, Drew &
Northern.
SOUTH TO CROSSETT
Extension OF Road to Pine Bluff Would
Bring to This city Large Portion OF
Trade in Great TerritOry-Lfttle
Rock Wants Line.

Negotiations have been re-opened
with the Chamber of Commerce by Oh
ficials of the Ashley, Drew & North
ern railroad, who are being urged
to extend their road from Monticello
to Pine Bluff Little Rock and Rison
are both bidders for the road, but II
is said that Pine Bluff has shade
better of the argument, and can Sc
cure the road if the citizens will DO
their share.
r. o. Roy, president of the road
has been in the city for the past two
days. He was in conference with
Secretary E. B. Bloom of the Chsxa-
Der Of Commerce all day Friday and
that night and told him that a pro-
position would be put to Pine Bluff
by officials of the road at some aear
date.
Negotiations for the extension Of
the road to Pine Bluff were opened
by former Secretary Snaulding of the
Chamber of Commerce, but the mat
ter was dropped before anything defl-
mite could be determined and nothing
more was then done until Mr.. Bloom
assumed the secretaryship of the
chamber of Commerce.
Pine Bluff offers many advantages
and it is said that the officials favor
Pine Bluff over the other two cities,
who are strong contenders for the
road ST )uld the road be extended to
Pine Bluff it would connect this city
with Crossett and all the territory
between Pine Bluff and Monticello.
All the business in this territory is
now going to Little Rock and other
cities.
Secretary Bloom is of the opinion
that if the road is constructed to this
city, Pine Bluff would secure 80 per
cent of the business. which properly
belongs to this city, but which is
going elsewhere because OF the poor
railroad facilities.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16

shot at jaybird yesterday and killed
his wife, "a years of age.
Peck had been bothered by jaybirds
eating up his garden, and armed with
a single barrel Misunderstanding shot
gun, took up watch this morning from
the front gallery of his farm home ON
Bono road, four miles west of here.
The aged man, who is near-highted,
managed to kill one jaybird, and had
reloaded for second shot when Mrs.
Peck came through the front door
suddenly with some needlework in
her hands.
Just then a big bluejay swooped
across the old mans vision, and he
blazed away without knowing that his
wife was in the line of fire. The shot
tore away part of Mrs. Peck's head,
causing instant death.
The family came to this section
| from Tennessee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
BEGINNING OF A
MERCHANT Marine
Epoch Making Measure
Adopted by Senate Dur
ing War Crisis.
WARSHIPS TO BE USED
Senator Weeks Fathers Bill to Have
Small and Obsolete Vessels Trans
0rt Mail Between New York and
South American Ports.
(By Jonathan Winfield.D

Washington, Aug. 16-After more
than a century and quarter OF al
NEST ceaseless cndeavor to Induce the
government to subsidize an Americas
merchant marine, the advocates OF
such measures have succeeded IN
driving in the entering wedge in the
form of a government-owned and
government operated naval MAJ
and passenger line"
Had it not been for the immense
amount of news printed in connection
with the events of the European wal
in progress on August it is prop
able that the passage of the Weeks
bill through the senate would have
attracted a great deal more attention
than it did. for the measure was
epoch making with respect to Amer
clean commerce AID the almost non
existent American merchant marine
But The fact that the senate had
agreed to finance a governmental lire
OF merchant ships almost escaped
notice in the necessity for printing
reams of news concerning the Euro
pean situation.
The remark about the gill wild
that blows no one any good is So
trite as to be thead-bare, but it is
most certainly applicable in this inst
ance. mas much as the fact remains
that had there been no European war
the United States would probably
have gone on for years with only the
ptiful excuse for a mechant marine
we have supported for the past half
century.
War Hastens Action.
When Senator Weeks of Massac lu-
sets first introduced his bill provjG-
ing for the use of a number of small
and practically absolute American
naval vessels for commercial purpose
to ply between New York and South
American ports, no one thought that
there was the slightest chance OF lis
pas sing the senate. 1t was looked
upon as very good joke, perpetrat-
ed by the one man in the snate WAC
has passed through Annapolis.
But the good Joke" was lot TO be
laughed at
BY propitieus coincidence the hin
was reported to the senate on the
day when the European war scare
was at its heighest and rho ;7nited
States was facing the situation OF
having immense cdops and valuable
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
BEGIN REVIVAL AT
ROSS MOORE MISSION

A revival meeting will begin today
at the Ross Moore mission. Seven
teenth and Hazel streets, and will
continue throughout the week and
possibly through the next week.
Rev. B. l.. Bridges of Arkadelphia
who has for several months been sup
plying for the mission. will be assist
ed in the meeting by Rev. w. A. Cum
mings, of Arkadelphia. Rev. Cum
mings is a convicing speaker and an
earnest preacher. and large congrega-
tons are expected to hear him.
The services will begin today al
II o'clock and will be held each day
at p. m. and p. m. during the
week. Everybody cordially invited.
Come and &c with us, and we will
do thee good"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
Chamber of Commerce
Urges Pine Bluffs Claim
for Convention.
COTTON CONGRESS
HAS RELIEF PLAN
REPRESENTATIVE WingO will Introduce
Bill Providing for Issuance by re-
serve System Of Notes on Cot
ton, Good Anywhere.

Secretary e. B. Bloom OF the Cham-
Der of Commerce yesterday telegraph
ed E. I. NStson of South Carolina
president of the Southern Cotton Con-
gress, urging him to appoint one Oh
the delegates from the Pine Bluff
Chamber of Commerce, who attended
the meeting of the congress at wash
ington Friday, to be named as COM
mittee of one to call a state conven-
ton, which will take up the matter
of financing the cotton crop.
Should Pine Bluff delegate be APP
pointed for Arkansas, the meeting
would be held in this city and would
be attended by nine delegates from
each of the seventy-five counties in
the state, bringing the number OF
farmers, merchants and bankers, VINO
would attend the meeting up to 67o
Secretary Blooms telegram was fol
lowed by letter to Mr.. Watson. eX-
planning that Jefferson Is the largest
cotton growing county in the state
and because OF the interest manifest
ed by the four delegates from this
county who attended the meeting one
of them should be named. A letter
was also sent to Congressman Taylor
at Washington, urging him to use his
influence in having local man nam
ed.
At the meeting of the congress in
Washington Friday, President Watson
was authorized to name one member
from each cotton state, who will call
the state convention.
Two of the four delegates from this
city who attended the meeting were
honored by being named on import
ant committees. Ben B. We'll, was
placed on the legislative committee
and Frank B. Tomlinson on the COM
mittee on resolutions.
Pine Bluffs Storage Capacity.
A committee to take up the ques-
ton of providing warehouses to store
such portion Of the crop as will be
left over until next year was appoint
ed. A message was received in this
city yesterday from the department
of commerce at Washington by c. H
Thomas and J. r. Hodnett, Jefferson
county agricultural agents, request
ing that they send in data on the
amount of cotton that could be stor-
ed in Pine Bluff if the yield was more
than could be disposed of this year
They Immediately secured the de
sired information from Secretary E
B. Bloom of the Chamber Of Com
merce and the Pine Bluff Cotton eX-
change, which was sent to the de-
partment.
There are at present eleven ware
houses in Pine Bluff, all of which are
suitable for storing cotton. These
will hold $4,000 flat bales, or 1SS,OOC
pressed bales. All the cotton raised
in this county and several thousand
bales raised in neighboring counties
could be stored in this city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
SOME SENSE AND
SOME NONSENSE
One Way of Avoiding Trouble.

Richard who was three years old,
made daily visits to neighbor across
the street. One day when he was
making his call Miss Kate, who was
writing letter, Was called to the
phone. Richard climbed into her
chair, and with a pen made two OF
three marks across the page.
When Miss Kate returned lie was
seated in a rocking chair in front OF
the CRATE.
Discovering the marks, she said
Orchard, did you mark on my let
ter?" He made no reply.
Again she asked Richard, did yor
mark on by letters"'
He rocked on, and in very serious
tone said: 81 amt a-gon' to talk
indianapolis News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
All In the spelling.

A country newspaper editor one.
aoticed in an exchange the proud an
nouncement that "Gradyville has +
girl who kneads bread with her
gloves on"
editor. Eve need bread with or.
gloves on and our gloves off. II
fact if some of our subscribers don't
pay up pretty soon we'll need bread
without thing on
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
MUSICAL AT JEFFERSON.
Seibert's Orchestra will Dispens'
Music at Dinner Hour.

The following is the program fo
the dinner concert to be given at TIT
Jefferson hotel this evening b.
Seibert's orchestra:
March-"Royal Trumpeter
Selection-"Wedding Trip" De-
koen
American Sketch, Down South,
Middleton.
"a Polish Theme" Scharkenka.
Valse-"Merry Madness" Allen
Overture =" American Festival.
Helger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
Arkansa. Mans Plan Adopted.

Washington, Aug. 14.-The emerg-
ency measure of relief for cotton
growers in the interest of preserva-
ton of their crops, offered in the
form Of bill in congress by Repre-
sentative Wingo of Arkansas was APP
proved by the Southern Cotton con-
gress in session here.
The bill offered by Representative
Wingo empowers the federal reserve
board, with direction of the new cur
rency system. to issue federal reserve
notes to be loaned to producers of
cotton through state and national
banks.
Any solvent bank will have the le-
gal right to rediscount these notes OF
the producers when they are secured
by cotton warehouse receipts, in due
approved form, or by lien fixed by
state law acceptable to the federal
authorities.
The value of the cotton is to be fix
ed by the secretary of agriculture
based on the average price of mid
ding cotton for the prior five years
The notes are to be endorsed by the
rediscounting bank. and may repre-
sent not more than Is per cent of the
value of cotton on this basis and will
bear no more than per cent inter
est.
They will be subject to call. when
the producer is enabled to sell his
cOttO nfor cash at the price that is
the base of it's valuation. AS aan
emergency measure. the bill provides
that its provisions shall expire Will
the Aldrich-Vreeland act, which has
been extended through the presen
fiscal year to June 80, 1915.
The delegates to the congress in
clude H. S. Mobley of Arkansas. presi
dent of the Arkansas Farmers union
The congress also endorsed proposed
national legislation to provide tina
cotton waehouse receipts shall bt
acceptable by the government as Sc
curity when offered by national Of
state banks in exchange for emery
ency currency.
A committee was appointed to NEE
with the secretary of the treasury il
conference with commercial and ii
nancial interests and lay this PROPOSE
ton before the conference.
The congress advocates a uniform
warehouse receipt by the various
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
DR.. o. w. CLARK
SAFE IN GOTHAM
Pine Bluff Physician Lands From
Europe sterday-Reaches
Here Thursday.

A telegram received yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. o. w. Clark from
her husband, Dr., o. W.. CLARK, who
has been spending the past TWO
months touring Europe, stated that
he would arrive in Pine Bluff Thurs
day The telegram was sent from
New York where the doctor arrived
yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
iNOblesse Oblige.

Here, Alfred, is an apple. Divide
it politely with your little sistdr."
"How shall | divide it politely
Mammal"
why. always give the larger part
to the other person, my child"
Alfred thought a moment. theN
handed the apple to his little sister
saying: Here, Sis. you divide it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16

"The Fri King" Schubert \
Overture-"The Beautiful Galathea"
Suppe.
Cornet solo-"My Heart at Thy
Sweet Voice. by Lariet Saems Mr..
Merrill.
Popular, "At the Ball, That's ALL
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
Carried Too Far.

He had an invariable way of ask
ing the wrong question or making
her party his neighbor, a lady, said to
him: 81 am thorough believer. you
know, Mr.. Smith. that mems clothes
should match their hair: a black
haired man should wear black clothes
a brown-haired man should wear
brown clothes. Don't you think so?
THAT may be- bungled Jones
but suppose man is bald?'
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-05-22
Small Clash at Tampico.
STOCK AND CROP NOTES.

Two carloads of hogs containing IT'S
head were shipped from Coulee City.
Wash, last week to Spokane.
E. J. Burke of Pendleton, Ore, last
week purchased over 100000 pounds
of wool in that vicinity at prices rang
ing from IA to 1870.
According to John H. Brislawn,
state horticultural inspector, and re-
ports for different Inland Empire
points the damage to cherry crops has
been exaggerated.
At the solicitation of Senator Brady,
Representative Smith and Dean Car
lyle of the University of Idaho, the
department of agriculture will insti-
tute a campaign for the eradication
of hog cholera on the Twin Falls and
neighboring irrigation projects in
Idaho.
According to c. r. Greisen of Port
land, Ore, industrial superintendent
of the National Apple. show, the
northwest's apple crop will exceed 25,-
600 cars this year and may reach 3d.
600. The crop last year amounted to
about $4,000 cars and the estimated
increase is based on the number of
new orchards coming into bearing.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-05-22

A restraining order has been Sc
cured by the Kansas Retail Shoe Deal.
ers' association against the enforce.
ment of the pure shoe" law, which
went into effect in that state on April
1. The retailers allege that the law
does not prevent the employment Of
adulterated and worthless leather;
that under it's workings, it would be
impossible for large outside manufac-
turers to market their goods in Kan
sas, and that the provisions requiring
the branding of all shoes on hand
amounts to practical confiscation, as
compliance is wholly impracticable.
The pure shoe law, the text of which
we recently published, has the ear
marks of effort to accomplish laud-
able reform through methods that are
immature and practically impossible
of application. 1t may work out to
advantage as the basis of future en-
actment, but in it's present condition
the indications are that it is unwork-
able.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-05-22
RESCUEDJUST |NT|ME
FIVE SURVIVORS OF WRECKED
STEAMER COLUMBIAN PICKED
UP BY REVENUE SHIP.
OVER l5.HAD Persisted ON WRECK
The Emaciated Survivors Transferred
and StimuIants Forced Between
Parched Lips-Had Been Adrift
is Days in Heavy Gales.

Halifax, N. S.-After IS days of ter
rible suffering in an open boat adrif
at sea, five survivors of the freigh
steamer Columbian were picked up il
the North Atlantic by the United
States revenue cutter Seneca Monday
Eleven other of the boats crew who
left the Columbian when she wa.
burned just south of Sable Island, Ma,
3, had succumbed to injuries and pri
vations and their bodies had beer
thrown overheard. The death roll O
the lost freighter now stands at is.
Twenty-seven other members of tn,
crew were saved by the Cunard linel
Franconia and the steamer Manhattan
after two days exposure.
The survivors had lived on only {
few ships biscuit and a cask of wa
ter which had long since been ex
hausted.
Hope for the missing third boat hat
been abandoned after a dozen of the
transatlantic liners searched for fiv,
days within a wide radius of the 500
where the Columbian had burst into
flames. To seafaring men it seemet
impossible that a small boat coulC
pass through the series of gales thai
have since swept those waters.
Although the survivors were toe
weak from their sufferings to tell tn
story completely, the revenut cutter,
officers gathered that some of the II
who had hastily piled into the thirC
boat had been so seriously burned tina
they died within the first few days
1t was decided to tighten the boat by
casting the bodies overheard. Some
who had tumbled from their hunks a
the first explosion and had rushed OF
deck half clothed succumbed to the
cold. Others, weakened by hunger
and thirst, gradually sank into
lethargy.
Had Given UP Hope.
The survivors managed to keep the
boat head on to the seas when tn,
weather became rough, but for the
past few days little or no effort coult
be made to guide the craft Day b.
day the number dwindled until tn,
five who were left sank Imply to thu
bottom of the boats and awaited tn,
end When the outlook of the Fence
sighted the small boat through hi
glasses not a sign of lief was seer
The Seneca put on all speed and, ra
cling to the lifeboat, sent her gif
alongside. The emaciated survivor
were quickly transferred to the cutie
and stimulants forced between thei
parched lips.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-05-22
ROB BANK OF $45OO
THREE YOUNG BANDITS DO OAR.
lNG'PlECE OF WORK NEAR
SPOKANE.
STATE BANK OF SPANCLE, THE LOSER
Gang Compelled Cashier Newton to
Open Safe and Give Up the Money.
Hired An Auto and Escaped
While Crowd Looked On.

Three young bandits, unmasked,
Tuesday noon walked into the State
Bank of Spangle, at Spangle, 20 miles
from Spokane, compelled Cashier o.
W. Newton to unlock the safe and
give between $4,000 and $4,000, and
then went out and dickered for an
automobile in which to make their
escape. They dashed away through
town in the auto, shooting right and
left, while a crowd looked on.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-05-22
Dynamiters to Jail.

Chicago.-All defendants in the
structural iron workers dynamite
conspiracy cases who are now out or
bond or whose convictions were af
firmed recent will either surrender
at the government prison in Leaven
worth or be taken to the penitentiar.
three weeks from May 16, according
to mandate issued by the United
States court of appeals.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-05-22
Rebels Take City of Topic.

Juarez, Mexico.-General Carranza
has telegraphed from Durango the
news that the constitutionalists gen
erals had taken the City of Topic, cap.
ital of the state Of that name, after Z
severe engagement lasting more than
"a hours.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-05-22
Railroad Single Rates Stand.

Washington.-Refusal of the trans
continental railroads to apply the
same rates on shingles from the wa
ter-locked mills in the vicinity of Sc
attic as from the various north Pa
cific land terminals, was held by the
interstate commerce commission to be
reasonable.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-05-22
Masons, 10000. in a Parade.

St Louis.-Approximately 10000 ma
sons marched in a parade which pre-
coded the cornerstone laying for 2
new building of the Masonic home OF
Missouri here Saturday. The parade
was reviewed by q grand masters
from 35 states and Canada and Mex
leo, who attended the conference OF
grand masters of North America thai
closed here.