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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05
UPLAND COTTON
 GOOD AS DELTA
Federal Department Finds Uplands Will Grow Good
 Long Staple.

Washington, July 4.-That strains of cotton are being produced today by the best breeders in the Carolinas which are fully equal to the average deltas of the same length, in almost every respect has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of experts in the United States department of agricul- ture.
 Since the ravages of the boil weevil had practically put an end to the production Of long staple cottons in the region which had formerly been the principal source of their supply, the spinners besought the department of agriculture about three years ago to assist in an effort to maintain the staple industry in the Mississippi delta.
 It was already known by the de- rartment that excellent upland cot ton of 1 14-inch staple could be pro duced on the Atlantic slope but the srirners maintained that the Carolina l upland had been unsatisfactory to use.
 Investigation indicated that this was because of lack of understand | ing of the proper methods to be used with the seed and at the gin Some of the best Carolina breeders however, were developing high-grade strains of the Columbia variety and
 were finding ready sale at, satisfac-
 tory prices for their products, to the
 few spinners who understood the true character and value of these cottons.
 It devolved upon the department therefore, to determine as accurately
 as possible how the best strains of tht new varieties of upland staple anf delta blended cottons actually com
 pared in spinning value with delti cottons. Accordingly a series O
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05
GIRLS ORGANIZE E BAROMETER CLUB
Hes, You're Right; the Purpose of the COllegians Is to Encourage Habit of Hiking.

x Fulton, Mo-, July 4.-The girls of William Woods college in this city
 have organized as the "Hikometer Club" and now they have become Familiar figures on the main thor soughfares of the city, hiking" in a Smost energetic fashion. Interclass scontests to determine which of the aclasses walk the greatest distances shave been inaugurated.
 Lieutenant commanders have been Appointed for each class, to whom leach member of the class will report lat the end of each week how many
 hours she has spent in walking or Sathletic sports. The class totals in Hturn are reported to the athletic di- srectoO each week and the results pub slished.
 Miss Leila Fern Burks of St. Louis Sis lieutenant commander of the sophO- smore class and secretary of the wAole Organization and will keep record of Fthe work being done.
 The Hikometer club was organized and is being drilled by Miss Florence
 Farman of Lincoln, Neb., athletic di- srector of tho college.
 \ All the girls have become enthu- iastic over the new branch of ath- Nletics," said Miss Farman. Many sare taking hourly walks before break fast, to assist in bringing their totals 1up to the highest notch. The regu- lar class walks are being taken over E the city, and crowds of girls on the main thoroughfares. hiking at a
 ranid rate are becoming familiar fig lures. Later, when the girls Nve been
 Rtrained sufficiently they will take long walks into the country, accom- panied by chaperons. The girls will be provided with 'hikometers,' which will give them a complete and accu- rate record of every mile they have walked. The, winning class will be rewarded with a long hike into the country at the close of the contest with feast at the end"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05
"THE POOR FOLkS' BOY.'

Many a poor family has been, and i held in the grasp of money lend- CTS, who take advantage of their pow "The Poor Folks Boy," to be shown at the Orpheo Tuesday we will rea- lize to the full what it means. The struggle and sacrifice of the widowed mother to free herself and boy from the clutches of the greedy wretch will arouse our righteous indignation. They will make us keen to warn others against and avoid Such brutes in human form.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05
ADJUSTMENTS. All advance notices furnished by
 'SoLlBoQL
THE MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY.
Synopsis of Preceding Episode.

Hargreave, IF years before the story opens, left his only child on the doorstep of a girls school. He is traitor member of the Black Hun dred," Russian secret society. He has become millionaire. The band discovers him and knowing this, he plans to disappear with his now eighteen year olq daughter, Florence, and a million dollars he has drawn cut of the banks. The million dol lars disappears mysteriously. liar greave, with his house surrounded, Is forced to make a desperate effort to escape in balloon, which. later, is found wreck floating on the sea.
 Episode No. 2-"The False Friend'| arrives in the city to find her father gone no one knows where. Jones, his butler, discloses myster-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05

One of the industrial problems to be solved is how to give regular work to workers.
 President Wilson seems to believe that as good place to begin as any is with the representatives in con- gross. Instead of casually working at a tariff bill and tinkering at odd jobs on postoffices and pork barrels, congressman is now enjoying real mans work for eight hours day, six days week, fifty weeks year.
 Or, if he is not enjoying" it, he is trying mighty hard to look pleasant and make the folks back home think he is enjoying it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05

ious letter charging her to trust him completely. The consiplrators turn their attention to Florence. How 1ne Princess wins Florence's confidence, secretly admits members of the band into the house to search for the $l,- 0o0,000, and who failing in this, at tempt to kidnap Florerce, only to be miraculously foiled by Norton, forms one of the most exciting moving pie lures ever filmed.
 Each week, an episode of this stu pendcus motion picture will be shown at this theatre, each episode aE unfolding of thrills, new thrills, greater thrills than ever before at tempted.
 S10,000 in cash will be awarded for the best 100-word solution of this mystery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05
GUNMEN'S HEARTS
 BROKEN BY SHOCKS
jDr. $. R. Klein Asserts That Organs Were Broken Into
 Lump By Electrocution.

The hearts of the four gunmen lit
 orally were broken into Jumps when
 they were executed at Sing Sing on
 April 13, it is asserted by Dr. s. R.
 Klein, formerly professor at the Medi-
 cal School at Fordham University X who was one of the witnesses of the ex&sution. pr. Klein tells, in the New s York Medical Journal, of the strange
 effects of the massive currents of
 Electricity on the internal organs of
 Dago Frank Cirofici, Whitey Lewis,
 Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie Ros- senberg.
 Two shocks were required to kill @Dago Frank. After the first" says pr. Klein, ''the right pupil still react 4ed, but not the left. There was a Ssound heard over the right ventricle
 of the heart. The carotid was still
 let me say-working. The second < shock finished him.
 "Whitey" Lewis, the next in the
 chair, was talking up to the last sec ond. He was brought in by the rabbi, praying and gesticulating in lively manner. His voice was strong-pn- der the circumstances very strong; W not excited nor trembling, and met his death with bravado, in what we acall in German galgen humor.' He died more quickly than the first vic- tim, but his face was extremely crya- notic (blue), and, after rigoi mortis set in, nearly black; probably the shock acted in this case more on the center of the tenth nerve than in the 4other cases.
 "Gyp the Blood was a poor figure, Sconsumptive, extremely anaemic, in poor health. He died very quickly; I think in a few seconds. Only one shock of 1,800 volts was applied. The last of the four men was Ros senberg. He was the healthiest of all, the strongest, the most intelligent; he went to the death chair like an east Side hero. The state electrician had Ito turn his terrific machine on four Hines before the physician pronounce led him dead"
 # The internal organs of Dago Frank, who was a drug fiend, suffered worse destruction than those of the other gunmen.
 8a No changes of color," adds Dr. Klein, "could be detected on any of the bodies, except on the face of 3Whitey Lewis, on account of his speaking until the last fraction of ssecond; his lips, as saw myself, Were moving during the full action of the first shock.
 aa "The heart of an executed body is broken, looks like a lump; there is no Atrium, and the ventricles easily cain be separated. The great arteries are All i;i 9 broken shape; there is no real fuptur, but in many places perfora- .tions. The temperature rises as high as 132 degrees, and in Lefty Louie's ease it reached 40 degrees.
 Having noted the pathological changes after execution by the rope sand guillotine in Austria, Germany and France, I am sure that the elec- gtric chair produces more alterations 3than any other kind of legal killing"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05
She Has il Ton of Children.

Eugene, Ore, July 4.-With ten children whose weights total more than a ton, Mrs. John w. Laird, of Garfield, Wash. who has been visiting here, has a claim to one of the larg- est families in the Northwest.
 The mother weighs 135 Hpounds. Her heaviest son, aged 20, weighs 295, and three others weigh 245 each. The youngest child is ten, the oldest 8, and the total weight of the ten is 2,OS5 pounds, an average of POS.
 Her sons are students at Washing ton state college. Pullman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05
GRAY
 HAIR?!
Don't Look Old--Iiair Darkcned.

When your hair turns gray, faded white or streaked with gray--if hair is falling out or is brittle, try the following: On retiring rub "Q-Ban" Hair Restorer on hair and scalllp like shampoo. Let hair fall free and dry over night. The gray disappears and your hair is beautifully and even- ly darkened and quickly becomes thick, glossy, dark and lustrous. O. Ban Hair Color Restorer is not sticky or messy. Darkens hair so evenly and naturally no one can tell. Keeps your hair dark, fluffy, soft and beau tiful. A large 7-oz. bottle costs only soc at w. L. Dewoody, Pine, Bluff, Ark. Out-of-town people supplied by mail. Call or write.-(Adv.)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05
Woman Kills a Big Bear.

Libby, Mont, July 4.-Last Thurs day Mrs. Tom Fleetwood proved that she had a steady nerve and a good eye when she shot and killed a black bear, weighing 300 pounds, near the Crooks, camp. This was the first time Mrs. Fleetwood had. ever fired a rifle, yet it took but one shot to prove fatal to his bearship.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05
FIRST TEXAS BALE
 SELLS FOR $500.O .O0
Chased as Strictly Low Middling and Weighed 399 POunds-Was
 Grown at LyfOrd.

Houston, Texas. July 1.-The first bale of 1914 cotton in the United States, weighing 392 pounds, sold on the Cotton Exchange here today for $500. or $1.27h per pound. It class ed as strict low middHng spotted, It came from Lyford, Texas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05

Cutting out the booze from banquets helped a good deal aud as soon as the oratory is eliminated all of us will be among those present. .-.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05
A Mans Job for C0ngressmen.

Kansas City Times: Congress is getting out of the casual labor class.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05
Potato and Chiye Salad. Be

Potato and Chiye Salad. Boil six po- tatoes of ordinary size, peel and cool them, cut into dice, mix with half the quantity of hard-boiled eggs and a few nut meats, and cover all with French dressing, and set on ice for at least two hours Then, if dry, add more' dressing and last sprinkle all with chopped chives.
 Mock Angel Food Cake. Sht, four times, one cup of flour, three tea spoonfuls of baking powder, one cup of sugar and a pinch of salt. Into this pour one cup of boiling milk; beat until smooth. Fold in very care fully the whites of two eggs, beaten. Bake in moderate oven. Do not grease tin or flavor cake.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-05

csc government and the American Red Cross to further this effort.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
David Rose, Aged 70, At
tempts to Assassinate
Mayor of New York.
TRAGEDY IN PARK ROW
Corporation Counsel Seriously
Wounded by Man Whom Chief
Had Refused to See.

New York, April 17.-An assassin s
bullet aimed at Mayor Mitchell today,
as he was leaving the city hall in an
automobile for luncheon, missed its
mark but badly wounded Frank Polk,
corporation counsel. The man, who
was instantly overpowered, said his
name was David Rose, aged 20, and
gave evidence OF being mentally un-
balanced Poik's wound is not neces-
sarily fatal.
Polk was hit by bullet that was
undoubtedly intended for me-" said
Mitchell. Attaches of the city hall
said Rose called to see the mayor sew
eral times lately, but because of his
queer actions was not permitted to see
him. Rose was questioned by the
manyor and a score of detectives, but
refused to answer questions. 1.-TWO let
ters addressed to Mitchell Fere found
in his clothing. The shooting occurred
shortly after 1 o'clock when Park Row
was oongested with hundreds of men
and women on their way to and from
luncheon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
COUPLE IS SLAIN
and OFFICE FIRED
Charred Bodies of Lumber Yard
Manager and Bookkeeper
Found After Blaze.

Geddes. S. D., April 17.-Lying side
by side with their skulls crushed with
a hammer and their feet tied with a
wire. the badly charred bodies OF W.
II. Menzie. manager Of the Farmers
Lumber yard. which was destroyed by
fire last night, and his bookkeeper.
Miss Blanche Signal. were found in
the ruins OF the Office this morning.
The woman's hands were wired behind
her and there was a wire on one Of
Menzie's wrists. There is no clew.
The victims had gone TO the Office at
8 80 last night TO do some extra work
Fire was discovered at 1880 just
back Of the Office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17

order that Admiral Fletcher may COM
municate direct with Washington in
the event of cable trouble.
The battleships Rhode Island, Ne
braska, Virginia and Georgia, now
undergoing overhauling. it is expected,
will be ordered to Tampico. They are
of the second line, with 20 guns each.
The complement of the vessels is 500
men each. There are about 100 ma
rines on each vesssast>ss sszs--Az
fSfhe~torpedo fotilla ordered in
readiness by Secretary Daniels con-
sists of the following vessels:
Birmingham, cruiser. flagship of
Commander-in-Chief William 8. Sims,
Commander w. v. Pratt. two guns;
Dixie, tender; Third Division destroy
ers, Henley, F'rayton, Mayrant, Nc
Call. Warrington; Fourth Division.
Pauling, Ammen, Burrows, Patterson,
Trippe; Fifth Division, Tanning,
Beale, Jarvis, Jenkins. Jouett, Sixth
Division, Cassin, Cummins, Duncan;
Seventh Division, Aylwin, Balch, Ben
ham and Parker.
The United States now has on the
Pacific coast of Mexico the following
vessels:
At Mazatlan are the Raleigh, An
napolis, Yorktown and New Orleans.
At Corinto and Acapulco are the Den
yer, California and Glacier. At San
Diego are the destroyers Iris, Whip
pie, TruNton, Perry, Paul Jones, Stew
art and the tender Cheyenne.
Also at San Francisco are the cruis-
ers Cleveland, Maryland and Marble
head, the transport Buffalo. collier
Jupiter and tender Alert At the
Bremerton yard are the cruisers Pitts
burgh, Vicksburg, West Virginia,
South Dakota, Albany and Colorado.
On the Pacific coast are 5000
marines. Most of these are stationed
at Mare Island and in readiness for
service. They have receiv-
ed instructions to be prepared to move.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17

Washington. d. C, April 17.-When
Admiral Badger arrives at Tampico he
will have the following fighting ships
under his commands:
attleships-Arkansas, Capt. Roy
Smith commanding, 80 guns; LouIsi-
ana, Capt. John II. Gibbons, "a guns;
New Hampshire, Capt. Edwin A. An
derson, "a guns; Michigan, Capt. AL
bert p Niblack, s 12-inch guns; Yer
mont, Capt George w. Cline, "a
guns; New Jersey. Capt Joseph l.
Japne, q guns; South Carolina, Capt
Robert L. Russsn, 12-inch guns;
Connecticut. Capt. John ]. Knapp. "a
guns: Kansas, Capt. William B.
Fletcher, "a guns; Minnesota, Capt
Edward Simpson. 20 guns; Ohio,
Capt. Josiah S. Mexican, 20 guns;
Dolphin, gunboat, Lieut-Com. Ralph
Earle. 2 guns; Nashville, gunboat,
Commander l. A Bostwick, guns;
Tacoma, cruiser, Commander Nathan
c. Twining, 10 guns; Chester. cruise
T.. Commander w. A Moffat, 2 guns;
Solace. hospital ship; Hancock,
transport.
Under Rear Admiral Fletcher at
Vera Cruz there will be:
Battleships Florida, Capt. VIII
liam r. Rush. 26 guns; Utah. Capt.
Louis S. Vanduzer, 26 guns; San
Francisco, mine depot ship, Com
mander William K Harrison; Prairie,
transport
On these vessels are 5000 blue
Jackets and 1000 marines available
for landing duty. Each vessel is
equipped with two landing batteries.
The marines aboard the Prairie and
the Hancock are fully equipped for
field service, carrying with them land |
ing batteries and machine guns; also |
field telegraph service and wireless !
apparatus.
The marine with the fleet are dis /
tributed as follows:
About 100 on each of the battle /
ships, 1900 on the Hancock, 600 on |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
First Americaf4 Fake
Troupe Across Ocean
Passes in the West.
FIFTY YEARS ON STAGE
Son of Member of Parliament
Begins Life Career as
Government Clerk.

San Francisco, Cal, April IL
Arthur Mckee Rankin, veteran char
acter actor and Shakespearean pro-
ducer, died here today.
In the prime of his theatrical ca
reer Rankin was known to the theatre
goers in all the English speaking coun-
tries of the world.
He was of the old school of bold
versatility, hesitating at nothing as an
actor or producer. First and last
Rankin probably made a large for
tune, but his big earnings were lost
in one theatrical venture or another.
He began his stage career in the civil
war period and continued it actively
for so years.
He was a Canadian, born at Sand
wich, Ont, in 1S41, the son of a mem
ber of parliament. While at Upper
Canada college he had disagreement
with his father over his association
with the dramatic society there. and
ran away to New York with an actor
return to accept a government clerk
ship.
Advised BY Premier.
about two years later" Rankin
has said in reminiscence, "the great
Sir John A. Macdonald, who was then
premier, told me what he thought of
the government service. You keep on
and on, and in the end you are only
an old hack he said. I've heard that
once you were an actor. Why don't
you go back on the stage%"
Rankin was quick to follow his ad-
vice. At 81 he was leading man for
Mrs. John Drew. All of his three
daughters married into branches of
the Drew family-one is Mrs Sydney
Drew. one Mrs. Lionel Barrymore, and
a third, Phyllis, married a brother of
Fanny Davenport
Il played in Denver, Colo, when
there was only one brick house in the
town." Rankin related when pressed
by interviewers for some OF his expert
ences. And was the first American
ever TO take theatrical company
across the ocean. l preceded DAILY
and all of the Others"
Producer Of "The Danites."
He bought "The Danites'' from
Joaquin Miller. and made a tremend-
Gus hit in 1t as Alexander MCGEE at
the broadway theatre. New York. in
1877. For more than a decade he was
famous in this part. and later dis
himself in a play written
by his brother. the late George Ran
kin, called "The Cannuck" and in a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
Denies Mrs. sI.aeps Charges.

New York. April I7.-Henry Siegel's
answer TO the divorce complaint made
against him by his wife. Marie Waugh
an Siegel. was served on her attorneys
this afternoon by Siegers attorney.
and VIII be fled IN court tomorrow. II
contains n brief categorical denial by
paragraphs OF all the allegations in
the complaint. the entire answer TAX
ing up only two typewritten pages OF
matter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
Occupants of Theatrical
Lodgings Caught in New
York Fire Trap
FALL IN THE Railways
Half of Victims So Terribly
Charred Their Bodies Are
Not Recognizable.

New York, April 17-Fire early to-
ment house in Eighth avenue and
claimed IL victims, all occupants OF
the theatrical boarding house that uti-
lized half the building. The identified
dead:
WILLIAM WALLACE, aged 46, and
wife.
MRS. NELLIE SPENCER. cloak
model
MRS. GEORGE C. DAVIS.
MURIEL DAVIS. aged 3.
Others were charred beyond recog-
milton. Four persons were seriously
injured. The fire started in a pile of
waste in the basement of five and
ten cent store on the ground floor.
There were no fire escapes on the
front of the building.
With the exception of Mrs. Davis,
who died at hospital, all the dead
and injured were taken from rear
rooms where they were caught at
tempting to reach the roof and fire
escapes in the rear.
Captair Smith suspended by his
daef -fxoxa A window, preyslted Eoais
Boylan from being dashed to death
when a ladder broke on which he was
crawling fro mthe burning tenament.
Smith seized Boylan and held on to
him until both were dragged to safety.
The coroner will investigate.
100 Horses Cremated.
Chicago, ILL.,, April 17-More than
one hundred families were driven
from their homes by fire early today
that damaged the stables of the Uni
ted States Express company and fat
buildings in the vicinity more than
one hundred thousand dollars. The
fire started in the stables. One hun
dred horses perished.
$4,000 Loss to Morning Sun.
Burlington, Iowa, April 17.-One en-
tire block in the business section of
Sun, Iowa, was wiped out by
fire early today. The loss is 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17

play written by himself, "True to
Life" Other of his productions were
"a Kentucky Colonel" ''The Golden
Giant" "a Bachelors Baby" and
Captain Impudence."
In 1898 he became manager for
Nance O'Neil. Together Rankin and
Miss O'Neil toured all of the English
speaking world, in Shakespearian and
other productions.
In later years the veteran Rankin,
at the age of 20, continued to appear
in Shakespearian duologues with his
daughter, Phyllis Rankin, (Mrs. Harry
Dayenport) in vaudeville houses
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
iowa VASECTOMY
Law ISATTACKED

Keokuk. Iowa, April 17.-Argumen.s S
on the constitutionality of the Iowa
vasectomy law were presented to
three judges in the federal court to-
day Attorney General Gosson ad-
mitted the law did not apply to pris-
oners now in the penitentiary and said
he had no objection to an Injunction
preventing performance OF vasect-G
omy on complaints. but he did not
want a decision upon the constitution
ality OF the act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
INSURANCE GIVEN
vERCARA'S HEIRS
Mysterious Recovery of Texas
Ranchman's Body Explained
in Death Proofs.

Omaha, Neb., April II. - Payment
by the woodmen of the World today
of an insurance policy on the life OF
Clemente Vergara, the Texas ranch
man alleged to have been decoyed to
the Mexican side of the border and
slain by Mexican federal troops, re-
vealed the fact that the mysterious re-
covery OF Vergara's body from Mexi-
can soil had been accomplished by
members of the order.
The proof of death furnished the
order which has headquarters here
gave the information that Vergara had
been taken TO n lonely island in the
Rio Grande by the federal soldiers and
who shot and bayoneted his body. The
body, according TO the proof OF death,
was buried by the soldiers.
The casualty department OF the Or
der gave out the information that
number OF the members of the order
had organized and executed the res
cue OF the body and brought II TO
American soil where it was restored
to the Vergara family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
100000 RADIUM
FAILS IN CANCER

Paterson. n. J.. Aprfil 17.-Mrs.
Ethel Katz. known on the stage before
marriage as Ethel Adams. is dead in
New York OF cancer. Her husband.
Herbert Katz, a local brewer, spent
500. 900 In radium treatments TO save
her life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-17
BRIGAND LOSSES
IN BATTLE 1000

Peking. China, April 17.-'White
Wolf'. brigand. lost 1000 followers in
killed and wounded in yesterdays bat
lie at Ii Chuan Hsien. after the brf-
gands had looted the town Of San
Yuan Hsien.