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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-20

wall until sufficient steelwork has bee ninstalled to take the load. It was necessary to set the derricks and with them erect the steelwork for the three stories below ground, al l without damage to the cross-lot bracing.
 The new building will be about 16O- x312 feet in plan and about 300 feet above the street and 65 feet below at lowest point. It is considered a 36- story building, but there will be inter- mediate floors rat the 3rd and 34th- floor levels, making 3S floor levels.
 The elevators, stairways, iavatories, smoke-stack, etc., will be placed in the center or core of the building. All offices will have neXterior exposure.
 The steelwork was erected to the second floor by six steel guy derricks, with 76-ft. masts and Soft. booms, The heaviest column W ighed 32 tons. Above the second floor the 6tons, and 15 ton derricks with 90- feet masts and 85-feet booms replaced the original six. The longer each of these lighter derricks rendered them much more useful in handling mater ial om the street.
 After the steelwork west of wall columns and 125 was erected, der steelwOrk eastward, moving forward along the basement steel, erecting steelwork ahead, similar to the nov
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THE RISE AND DECLINE OF ,
 ..g TRADE.

Gibbon wrote a famous history on the sDecline and fall of the Roman Empire" In the power and pride of Rome on the ascending scale, few would have thought ruin was possi- ble. Similarly in many well estab- lished business houses there are the seeds of decay.
 The merchants of any community range themselves into two classes. There are those who have an estab- lished trade, great or small. Some of them think they can now live on the fruits of their past effors. All they have to do is to sit stilr and their regular customers will come around and buy their goods.
 Bnt population changes more rap ldly than its used to. Few people send out roots deep into any soil. Death claims its share. Any given body ol people, accustomed to buying goods in some one place, will be cut in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-20
OUR POSTAL ARMY.
Shreveport Times

Shreveport Times.)
 Postmaster-General Burleson an- nounces that in fourteen months he has appointed 23,317 postmasters, D. I'll of whom were of presidential grade. The total number of postof- fices in the country and it's territor- ial possessions is 57,54O.
 The grand army of postmasters IS therefore more than twice as large as our entire regular army when the war with Spain broke out. It is nearly as large as our present regular estab- lishment within the United States.
 There seeSls to be no army of post masters in the world like ours. Rus sia has our. vast spaces but not our universal education. Germany has education but not our distances. The revenue of our department in 1913 was S266 ,619,525. British postal reve- nues this veg are estimated at only $105 100000. France receives Tess than $SO,OOO, ,000 from her posts, tele- graphs and telephones; the German Empire less than $2O0,O0O,000 for the onrae thlNe services. We send 1S,- 100000 pieces of mail matter in a year. No other two nations begin to do that.
 The army of postmasters serves peace, friendship, good understand ing at home and abroad. Nobody cares how big it grows if it will be good enough to keep out of politics and devote all it's energies to hand ling the mails.
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GREAT SUFFERER FROM !
 LIVER AND STOMA(A
Used Many Different Rem edes With No Result D..
 Finally Succeeded with Thedfords Black Drauoh+

use. It did not take me lono :. cover that l was using sun.~. medicine. It thoroughly cleansas ' liver and stomach, and gave mo almost ravenous appetite. Nv india.s tlon soon passed away, and so N, my brown greasy-loking comn,ov;e' In short, felt like a new being '
 Now, l keep Black-Draupbt :. hand all the time, and take if ooo.. ionally. l cannot afford to ho n.h out it. If ever have sick sno,, 7, take Black-Draught, and it alwsv, brings relief. verify believa th.t Black-Draught is the best liver snd stomach medicine that ever v., made"
 Costs only one cent a dose At .u druggists.
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Ridgeway, Va.-Prof T. A. Walker, of this town, says: "Twenty odd years ago, I became teacher. The WorK was very confining and did not then very we'll agree with my health, and soon I became a great sufferer from liver nd stomach troubles.
 I used many kinds of liver and stomach remedies, but from none of these did I receive anything more than temporary relief. Yet, it seem ed that I was compelled to take some kind of liver and stomach medicine. l became Respondent and hardly knew whats to do.
 Along about this time Tedford's Black-Draught was recommended to me. I bought some and began it's
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RULING MEXICO.

Villas name appears more 1re- auently in the dispatches than does that of Carranza, especially in the reports of fighting in Mexico, but that must not be accepted as an in dication that Villa is the man to place at the head of the southern re- public. Villa is ignorant. though a natural. fighter. Carranza is a man of culture, of refinement and ability as a statesman.
 If Villa is satisfied to remain loyal to Carranza, and furnish the strong hand that is needed in Mexico to suppress bringandage and isolat- ed instructions, the Carranza-Villa combination could hardly be improv- ed upon in the administration of Mexico's affairs.
 Diaz was too harsh; Madero too soft. Huerta is worse than either.
 It seems impossible to find in one man all the attributes required for a successful Mexican president. It is either Carranza-Villa, or a sort oi commission.
 No one man will ever prove great enough and strong enough to suc- cessfully steer the Mexican ship of state. This is not a prophecy; mere ly a statement based on the record and made according to the light vouchsafed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-20

There are punches of men in this city who believe in keeping Pin Bluff on the map, in the spotlight, as we say since the advent of the stereopticon. If you would learn the identity of these men seek the rolls of the Chamber of Commerce and the Young Mems Progressive league They are the people who are build ing a greater Pine Bluff; making the city wealthier and better. There may be good city-builders outside of these organizations, but their num- Der is small.
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A MEXICAN NAVAL CADETS STORY
 OF THE TAKING OF VERA CRUZ

dad pier. By good markma1ship we caused the invaders to break-then the sailors formed their ranks again.
 q was at one side of Uribe and Rosas at the other. Uribe had fired the last shot of magazine of cart ridges in his rifle, when the dry sound of bullet cutting the air was heard, and Uribe fell heavily, without uttering a syllable. The ball had buried itself in his skull. An officer tenderly raised the body of the lad Several youths bent over their com rade until he expired, a few moments later, and then returned to the com bat against the invader.
 Pupil Eduardo Colin was on sentry duty. Suddenly there fell at his feet a shell fired from the Montana. Is exploded with a deafening roar, tore out one of the walls, and left Colin wrapped in dense cloud of smoke. All believed our comrade had perish ed, but when the cloud dissipated, we saw him calmly raising his rifle to his eye to fire at the invader.
 "The scene 14s repeated when another shell from Yankee boat landed in the same spot and Colin continued to fire without even show ing by a trembling of his hands that danger was near.
 "And he continued in that spot of death until he received orders to re- tire"
 When commanded to leave, the cadet corps moved off in good order, covering the retreat of battery. They were enthusiastically received in Mexico City, and were lodged at the Military academy of Chapultepec
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Like the cadets of Chapultepec 1n the first Mexican war, the youths of the little naval academy in Vera Cruz fought bravely against the ad- vance of the American marines and sailors. Many of the American offl- cers expressed the same pity TOT these heroic boys as did Wlysses 5. Grant and Otffer men who served Ill the campaign of 1847.
 Here is the story of the battle of Vera Cruz in the words of naval academy cadet, Ramon Moya, as re- ported in Mexico City newspaper:
 We were some of us in ciass, others at different tasks. Everybody in Vera Cruz knew well the situation was serious. Suddenly Commodore Azueta (the superintedent of the academy) arrived, and, entering the patio (opened square) of the school, said to us:
 "'Children, long live Mexico.'
 "We all understood that the hour when we must defend our country had. ar;;red. Our officers gave orders and we hurried to carry them out. We went to the armory, served ourselves with fifty ball cartridges apiece, and marched in safety to the dormltorles
 "The mattresses served as breast works. The students took posts at the windows, calmly awaiting the last hour of the struggle the hour of death. :,
 "One of the windows was occupied by four students. Sergeant 1zunza, corporal Leon, pupil Virgilio c. Urlbe and myself. Sixteen in all, we tried to check the decentralization of the invaders, who with field artillery, were attempting to land on the Sanl-
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SOME SENSE AND
 SOME NONSENSE
MAR WITH MEXICO!

Don't forget that in war with Mexico the plain, common people Of the United States will shoot the plain, common people of Mexico. Not much different to taking down your gun and shooting your poverty stricken. uaeducated neighbor around the corner.
 Where's the glory?
 Don't forget that the fellows who are shrieking for war are not going to fight. The men who will have to fight levers, smallpox, Jungle hor- TOTS and the poor, downtrodden Reons down in Mexico are our own boys of the mill and shop and field.
 You'll find no plutocrats, poll- ticians or warlike newspaper edi- tors on the firing line!-Woman's National Weekly.
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A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas wonder cures kidney
 and bladder troubles, removing gra- vel, cures diabetes, weak and lame backs, rheumatism, and all irregu- larjties of the kidneys and bladder of both men and women. Regulates bladder troubles in children. If not sold by your druggist, will be sent by mail on receipt of SLUG. One small bottle is two months treat ment, and seldom fails to perfect cure. Send for testimonials from t.,ts and other state. E. w. Hall, 2s20 Dive street. St. Louis, Mo. Sold hv druggists. 1Q-12-tf
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WEEPING U. $. 5
 IN MEXICO NOISY
Cry for War to Protect American Property From Selfish People.

Vera Cruz, Mexico, May 19.-The noisiest thing in Mexico is leopard ized American dollar. You can hear it's cries any evening on the Plaza de la Cathedral.
 What" the American business man who has flied from Mexico wants to know, fare We loafing here in Vera Cruz for? When are our troops go- ing to march on the capital"
 The American business maa left Mexico City hurriedly. He left busi- ness. worth say, $1O0,000. For all he knows the Federals have burned his store and footed his safe.
 He wants to know if there are such things as the rights of property. It is the duty of the United States gov ernment, he says, to protect Ameri- can business interests abroad.
 "What is your business in Mexico City worth?' he was asked.
 "Oae hundred thousand dollars, he said and, groaned.
 And you want the American troops to go to Mexico City and save it?"
 q certainly do. I'm an American citizen"
 How long have you lived in Mexico?"
 Twenty-Five years"
 "Pay any taxes in the United States?'
 Certainly not. My property is all in Mexico"
 Ever go home to vote?"
 "No."
 "Then you, who don't care enough about your country to live there some times or to vote or pay taxes, want American soldiers sent to Mexico City to save your property"
 "But don't you see that 1 am not alone in Mexico? There are hundreds yes, thousands-of Americans in business in Mexico City,"
 Exactly" spoke up one of the newspaper men. "The census of 1910 gave 15,O0O Americans in Mexico and total population of 16,000,O0O:
 "Of the 15,000 Americans, we'll say 5000 are men working for the big mining and oil companies for wages and small salaries. That leaves 10,- 900 of the big fellows. And you want 90,G00,000 people to come to the res cue of 10,000?"
 "Well, if we don't do something soon it will be impossible to do busi- ness in Mexico.' Therefore, we must teach the Mexicans a lesson? If we were to l march on Mexico City, how many Americans do you suppose would die?"
 q don't want any of them to die," the American business man protest ed
 But they will die. A lot of them will die Let's say that one man would die for every $1O,000 worth of property owned by Americans. Ten would die for yours. had to leave the capital in hurry too. I left be- hind a dress suit and some other things. l demand that my property rights be protected. Maybe soldier will die for my piano and dress suit, also''
 "The man who will die for my piano joined the army from patriotic motives. So did the 10 who will die for yours. They are better Americans than you, because they stay at home 1 and vote and pay taxes. They are producers and some day they will be if they are not now-husbands and fathers of children"
 But, doggon it! haven't I any rights at all in Mexico" Not one. You knew Mexico was turbulent when you came in. You took a gamblers chance, because there was prospect of big profits. You've lost. That's all-you've lost"
 Then all the little 1eopardized American dollars clamored twice as loudly as before. But the army at Vera Cruz sheds few tears with the weeping Amari- ! can dollars
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-20
ONLY SIX-FOOTERS
 IN THIS COMMAND

Little Rock, May 19.-The local military company was inspected by Capt. A. B. Sloan, U. s. A., Monday afternoon, and after the inspection Capt. Sloan spoke of the fine appear ance of the company. Company E is composed entirely of men about $ feet in height, and weighing an average of 190 pounds. This is tA most uniform size company in thb state, the members being picked from about 300 young men who voluntee'- ed for service. There is a sufficient number on the reserve list to form another company.
 The Little Rock company is after the laurels of the Blythevllle com rarv which is on regular army standard, and had 43 men who can nuah1y as sharpshooters.
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two by death and removal in five years.
 The older people who bought goods regularly at one store, were almost ashamed to be seen going into an- other place. They felt as if it were almost all act of disloyalty. Now adays no one is tied up anywhere. All go where the best bargains are offered. Few places have any regu- larly established trade that can be counted on without persistent solici- tation New customers must constant ly be sought to take the place of those that drop out.
 The other class of merchants are those that are coming. h a year, by persistent efforts to tell the public what they are doing, they build up their own constituency. It is made up not merely of the drifters and floaters, but from wide awake peo- pie who are drawn from less aggres- siye and enterprising stores.
 The business that does not adver- tise is usually the business that is going down. The business that ad- vertises is the business that is com ing vo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-20

ing of a traveller. In this way abu. ity of accident to the cross-lot ,brac ing was reduced, and the expense of building bents for supporting the der. ricks was eliminated.
 The total steel aggregates S3OOO tons, It is shipped to Greenville N | lightered over the New York city in the vicinity of the Battery, and truck. ed to the job. Each derrick handles the steel from the street for its par. ticular section. f'e-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-20

There are some people who criti- cize the present national administra- tion for endeavoring to avert war in Mexico, yet many of these same ones criticize when there are prospects Of peace. But that's no indication the administration is not pursuing the proper course. God Almighty's works are not satisfactory to some people. President Wilson cannot hope to do more than the Creator.
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AN .ACCOMIPLICE.

"No," said a physician. "Dr. Henry is not a partner of mine. We often consult together, and attend to each others business in case of absence, but we are in no sense partners.
 q see," was the reply, "he is what you might call simply an accom- ce."-National Monthly.
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WORLDS HEAVIEST
 !, OFFICE BUILING

The Equitable Building, now under construction in. New York city, from its great area presents an interesting
 problem in heavy erection. It will be the heaviest office building in the world when finished. The steel erec- tion was made especially difficult by extensive cross-lot timber bracing which holds the basement retaining
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Knights TemplarI at Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn. May 19.-Hun- dreds of Knights Templar from Ten nessee, with big sprinkling from Arkansas and Mississippi. are here today for the dedication of the new $500. 900 Masonic temple in connec- ton with the fifty-second annual conclave of the grand cemmandery of Tennessee.
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Relieves Bladder Distress and Weak

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 Take saFoiSy'N Kidney EPhills. for that barniiag. scaldihg sensation2irrsgulaf
 painful action-heavy, sore feeling ana bladder distress. You will like their tonic restorative effect-the relief from pain-quick good results. Con- tain no harmful drugs. Try them. Sea- wells Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-20

Huerta is said to be seeking way out of the Mexican mess. The most practical way out would seem 10 consist of a 60 horse power motor car, with a speedy chauffeur, plus a rowboat and a Jap warship.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-20
WHAT HE SAVED.

Pathetic as we'll as amusing is the valedictory of Missouri editor: "With grateful acknowledgement to my friends and benedictioa upon the profession, take my hat-the say ings of 17 years in the newspaper field-and retire. ."-Boston Tran script.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-20

Wall street is anxiously looking for either very good or very bad news, so that the market will move either one way or the other.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-20

We have 2 customer for second hand four passenger autom0hiie, advise make and condition. L. b. Brackin Machinery O., corner Fourth avenue and Missouri street. 4-l3-6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-20

The railroads may not be going ahead very fast while waiting for the rate decision, but some of them are moving enough to pass dividends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-20

According to the files of the yell low journals, Tampico fell on about twenty-seven different dates.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-20
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16
LONDON MARKET STEADY
Raid on English Coast Failed to Hurt
Security Prices.

LONDON, Dec. Resentment in the
city was cheerful today, but trading in
securities was not brisk The raid on the
English coast by German warshps did
not have a harmful effect American
securities lattened but Canadian Pacihcs
resisted realizing sales. The new war
scrip was steady at Is per cent discount.
Home railway shares were irregular.
There was buying OF Argentine rails as
crop news from that country offset the
poor earnings OF the roads.
Foreign securities were steady. The
mining group was firm, with the excep-
ton OF copper and tin shares which re-
acted in sympathy with prices for the
metals. Hudson Bays were weaker on
the passing OF the interim dividend. City
OF Montreal bills 10 the amount OF 10000
pounds were repaid Rates for loans and
discounts were steady The Bank OF Eng
land discounted pre-moratorium bills on
a light scale a mass meeting of mem-
bers OF the Stock Exchange will be held
tomorrow to protest against the commit
tees failure to provide shelter for the
carrying on OF trading in securities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Republic Railway and Light regular quar-
terly IA ler cent. on preferred stock payabia
January 10 20 stock OF record December ri
Kansas city Southern. regular quarfarlv 1
per cent. on preferred, payable January II =,
stock Of record December n
ben Motor Company, regular quarterly elk
per cent payable January 1 TO stock of rec
ord December TO-
Brler nm Steel Company. quarterly o. 4
stock OF record December s.
Colts Patent Fire Arms Manufacturine
Company regular quarterly "a per cent and
extra th per cent, both payable December aI
to stock OF record December s.
Lshigh Valley, regular quarterly pa nar
cent. on both common and preferred, payable
January 70 stock OF record December ed
Reading Traction Company regular semi-
annual % cents, payable January / 10 stock
American Locomotive Company. regular quar-
terly y per cent, on preferred, payable Janu-
aIy p 70 stock az record January s.
Weiaboch Company. regular semaunuaf 3fs
per cent on preferred, payable December III
to HtoclSholdora OF record December -.
Brooklyn Trust COMPANY, quarterly 5 ner
cent. and per cent. extra, payable January
10 stock o. record December is
kanawha & Michigan, quarterly IL per
cent? payable December 80 to stock Of record
Canada southern, semiannuaI IL per cent.
payable February TO stock OF record Deesms
Detroit River Tunnel Company. per eaat.
payable January 10 10 stock OF record Janus
Interstate Railways Company. regular quar-
teTly OF per cent. on preferred stock paya-
ble January 20 stock OF record December Is.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16
STOCKS QUIET
In NPHILADELPHTA,
BONDS IN DEMAND
Exchange Authorities Have
Not Yet Decided to Dis
miss Stock Committee.
Watching Results in Wall
Street.

While the volume OF trading in local
stocks diminished somewhat today, deal
iugs In bonds continued brisk and prices
ruled firm. No action was taken by the
Philadelphia Stock Exchange authorities
In regard to dismisslng the Committee OF
Five. One OF the members stated that
they would wait and see how New York
Jared before taking such a step. The
next regular meeting of the Stock Ex-
change governors Is scheduled for Mon
day.
In the afternoon stock trading was al-
most at n standstil, except for light
dealings In Keystone Telephone and
Rapid Transit, both OF which scored frac-
tional gains. keystone Telephone 5s
moved up TO 20.
The reduction in the Federal Reserve
rediscount rate in this city created no
surprise, as II had been expected to fol-
low the lowering of the local call and
time rates Nevertheless. sentiment was
helped thereby Small advances we're re-
corded in General Asphalt preferred
Baldwin Locomotive preferred, Reading
Lehigh Navigation and Philadelphia Trac-
tlon on light investment purchases. Le-
high Valley ruled steady, the regular
dividends In both common and preferred
stocks being announced. Even United
States Steel was comparatively quiet to-
day. After. an early setback the price
rallied about a point. Advices from tho
trade arc n trihe more encouraging but
the business remains far below normal.
On the other hand, the anthracite coal
trade has taken a. squirt this week, as
result of the cold snap.