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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-15

Mrs. Duana Allen is the guest ot Senator and Mrs. T. c. White. Mrs Allen, who is now residing at Phelps, Texas, formerly made her home here and has many friends who are glad of the opportunity to renew old ties.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-15

Mrs. \. B. Trulock leaves today for E] Reno, Okla, to visit relatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-15

The Coterie chorus will hold no more rehearsais, until after the holi- day season, the date of the next re- hearsal being Wednesday, January 3.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-15

Mrs. s. T. Wright and Arthur Wright left for their home at Devall's Bluff yesterday, after visit here with her mother, Mrs. T. E. Owings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-15

Mrs. B. E. Benton and Miss Dulcie Benton have returned from a visit with relatives at Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-15

The Mathontes club will hold a re- cepticn at the Hotel Pines the after noon of Wednesday, December 29, at 2.3O o'clock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-15

Mrs. c. 2. McClain, Mrs. J. F. Goza and Miss Maud, Goza went to Little Rock yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-15

Mrs. Ziba Bennitt returned yester- day from Washington, D. C., where she spent the past fortnight: She was accompanied by her sisters, Mrs. Yel- lot and Mrs. Lyons, and Mrs. Yel- lott's two children, all of, whom will spend the holiday season here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-15

Mrs. Ernest Apperson left yester- day for Paragould, to spend a few days with her parents, MT. and Mrs. C w. Rainey.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-15

Mrs. H. A. Stcwell leaves today for Waverly, H., for a holiday visit With relatives.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-12
Watch
for the
Opening
Chapter!
MaterSmeet.

Mrs. VIM. Maher and son Tim,
returned from Green Bay Satur-
day.
A little daughter was born to
Mr., and Mrs. Steve McKinnon
Tuesday, Feb. 9th.
Irving r. Brown of Iron Noun
tain, Mich, has accepted a posi-
ton in Kelley's store.
John Maher has quit the store
job and gone to work for the C.
& N. ". Ry. in the car repair
dept.
County representative Kadons-
ky of Gogebic county will give a
talk here Thursday evening on
the possibilities of agriculture in
the vicinity of Watersmeet.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-12

Il consider it an honor to be
able to express my admiration for the
ir5ontiye gcaius and scientjfc knowledge
Tint Ia: made this possible, and my pride
IT,. ms E.lal aofa - h@Ee 9tsa
.1---.-..,tt uc,uss eNntel4,-. * A;@ - -,
bo, - our unity and our enterprise. VII
vou not convey my corGias csaSratula-
lions to Mr. Bell And | want 10 convey
The President then said tC the IN
yen!or of the telephone, Doctor Bell,
ut New York:
MAY I not congratulate sou very
warmly on this notable contamination OF
: your long laboTs and renlarka bic achieve
men.? You are justified in feeling great
pride in what has been done. This Is
memorable day and l convey To you
my warm congratulations, sir.
After talking with Doctor Bell, the
President was asked by Mr. Kingsbury
il he cared to say word to Theodore
N. Vail, president OF the American Tel
egraph and Telephone Company, who
is staying at Jekyl Island, off the coast
Of Georgia why, yes, yes, certainly,
answered the President While the
circuit was being arranged the Presi-
dent cnatted with Mr.. Kingsbury, sew
cYal mes expressing his admiration Of
he achievements in which he Tas a
partiSipant Nj Vail was then an
nounced, ard tha President immediate
iy placed the receiver to his ear, ask
ing: rs this Mr. Vail?' MIR. Wallis
Voice came over the wire so plainly
that TIA President held his receiyer
li} away from his ear, and then
said:
''Mr Vail. II is a great pleasure to hear
yoar voice L want to send you my con-
CALCULATIONS on the contamination OF this
sVIss2r.s;s bso Tcra. / am very sorry, also,
to snl4a tn.t yon arc unWeN" A pause
ensuad the President listening to Mr..
Ne;sS reply. THO President then said:
~ si. I enEy YOU your ability 60 get off.
Co 3-by. Mr.. Vail
But on day when long distance
telephone records were smashing up
the coGatrY cxer, it was the talk be-
twees san Francisco and Jekyl Island
th&t lad the hc1or eli breaking every
wcr1d's record fer long distance trans
t en- President Theodore N Vail
- &Ie@ssan Telephone and Tele-
aph com 73ly is spending the win
Is oa 5sa island, aud when he
- 80 So Francisco, his voice had
IL Yes 1850 miles up the Atlantic
F~ sc w FORK before it started
CT IS transcc ntineGtal journey. When
il Sounaod IN tie receiver at San Fran
cisco ( had gene 400 miles in all.
Statement of Mir. Vail.
Air theodore N. Vail, speaking from
j. XII Island. Georgia, said:
ar tho centennial exhibition at Phila-
a,igt.ia the exhibit of the Bell System
'%ensisted OF two telephones capable OF
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-12

construction crews who do their duty.
runs back over the space Of mnny
years. It brings you into expert
ment stations and testing rooms
and laboratories. Il covers innumer-
able experiments and improvements.
Every step forward In the develop
ment of telephony has been over a
gigantic scrap heap. Bells original
transmitter has seventy-three de-
scendants. Fifty-three types and styles
of transmitters have been introduced
since 1877. Within ten years the Bell
System spent for construction and re-
construction an amount mere than
equal to the present hook value Of the
entire plant.
And what is true of transmitters and
receivers is even truer of all that lies
between the terminals of the trels-
continental line, for it is in this field
that the engineers had their real pgo9-
lens. To ill III the gap between Den
yer and the Coast with wires and poles
was comparatively simple. The task
they confronted was TO begin at New
York and working all along the line,
make the InulLitudinous Improvements
necessary Tor 3, 400 mile talk Trans.
mftters, sWitchh0ards, metallic circuits
hard-drawn copper wire and loading
coils ell had to be attuned to the trans
continental keynote. There's a hint OF
the real achievement in what the engi-
neers did with the loading coil When
the loading coil left the hands of its
inventor it was as large as a keg, and
the fine iron wires inside it cost mint
to make. To-day the loading coil is q
few inches in size, and in the New
York-San Francisco line there are 3D.
600 miles of that wire whose cost of
manufacture is comparatively low.
Big Problems Solved.
For those in the Dey Street Offices
there was striking proof that the prob
lem of transmitting speech is not
solved by any loud-speaking trans
mitter in the replica of Bells invention
that lay before them. They realized
as they looked at that instrument,
crude in the light of all that has hap
pened to transmitters since, what the
engineers had accomplished to make it
speak across the whole United States.
They saw that it was not a question of
more horse power, that the telephone
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-12

engineer could not speed up dynamos
or start more engines running to get
what he was after For telephony's
motive power Is the feeblest thing
imaginable. 1t is a mere breath. And
the engineer must preserve and hurry
to their destination practically instan-
taneously the thousands of minute
waves made in the air by the voice
with all their separate shapes and in
divfdualities preserved In speaking
of his engineers problems, President
Vail said
The solution was found only in the
cumulative effect of improvements,
great and small, in telephone. trans
mitter, line, cable, switchboard and
every other piece of apparatus. or plant
required in the transmission of
speech.
Nine Million Telephones.
But proud as telephone engineers
are Of what they have accomplished.
they will tell you that this trans
continental line is by no means
the last word in the telephones de-
velopment in this country. The new
line is the backbone OF network OF
Fl 100000 miles of wire woven round
100000 telephone stations Of the
Bell System. The completion of this
line is mighty step forward toward
that ideal of universal service preached
by President Vail and his associates
back in the Seventies. AS they inter
preted universal service, it meant that
anyone anywhere could speak to any
one anywhere in this country by TAX
ing his telephone receiver off the hook
The line is still in the hands of the
engineers. There is an amount of field
work to be done before it Is opened to
the public for commercial use, but
when it is opened it will mean that a
New York business man can talk to
his San Francisco associate without
leaving his desk.
The telephone in the United States
has always set the pace for the rest Of
the world 1t has made in the u. S. A."
stamped on it's very soul.
Here are some figures in connection
with the New York-San Francisco line
for the lovers of statistics:
Length of line, 3,400 miles. Route:
From San Francisco to Salt Lake City,
TO miles; from Salt Lake City to
Denver, $50 miles; from Denver to
Omaha $50 miles; from Omaha to Chi
cago, 500 miles. At Chicago the line
branches, enc branch going to Pitts
burgh, $40 miles, and then to New
York, 800 miles from Pittsburgh The
other branch goes from Chicago to
Buffalo, COB miles, and then down to
New York, $50 miles. There is a con
tinuation Of the line from Buffalo to
Boston, 465 miles long. From Pitts
burgh there is a continuation extend
/ ing to Baltimore, go miles away on to
/ Washington, 265 miles Philadelphia
| is reached by a branch from the line
extending from Pittsburgh TO New
York, connecting at Newtown Square.
The diameter of the harddrawn cop
per wire of number B. w G. gauge
used in the line is .165 inch. The total
weight of one circuit consisting OF two
such wires is 1,480 tons.
There are 10000 poles in the line.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-12

s. vcS. January 25.-The COM
oae distance telephone
Lew Eor31 and Ss,n Fran
ceTgted today. First CHS
cen I'll her California
1aa es away Teen the
e southwark from
y brodsht washington and
$50 iato teleploAic touch.
coast TO little Jekyl
! ri 81 3sise Georgia, they car
a., Gates greeting. To
Dcston, the birthplace OF
.aone, talked across the CON
White House President Viii
:. into the mouthDiece OF his
Il e;,s1 10 and his voice was whirled
:o9asa thirteen States TO the shore OF
Tie Pacific
President Wilson Talks.
Pre- ident Wilson talked first to
Presideit Moore of the Panama-Pacif-
j., eApos Ion. He said:
ut a. o,aLs TO the Imagination to
~ cross the continent 1t is
5 q men for the exposition that
the first = in% it has done is to send its
= ram s..t TO sea. l congratulate you
tile fine prospects for successful ex-
1 -s:it q | an confidently hoping to take
rnr' - II afts.r the adjournment OF con-
rf ss haN I not send my greetings to
the rlanag cement and to all whose work
made it possible and has made 1t the
A. II event Fl promises to bes and to con-
Sc. my personal congratulations to your
Gear as a bell came back President
fCorc's reply:
- looking forward to your conn
Ia | think you will be pleased
win What We have done. l asusre you,
Mt President that you will never receive
9 welcome that will be more cordial and
more enthusiastic.
President Wilson then talked to Mr..
'TAomas A. Watson, in San Francisco,
Vi.n DIR. Alexander Graham Bell listen
ing in OH the line at New York. Presf-
dent Wilson said:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-12
Clearwater.

H. C. Kranz was a Monico Wis
itor last week;
V. E. Stebbeds and E. A. Korth,
spent Thursday at Monico.
Lloyd Wheeler and julius
Holms came up from Laona Jet.
to attend the funeral Of Eskil
Holms.
Geo. Stamperleft Thursday for
Cavour to get his team which has
been working there.
Postmaster Ed. Tyler suffered
a stroke of paralysis last Thurs
day night. Under medical care
he is now improving.
Ed. Thomas, Billy Sellars Ar
butus Thomas, Clara Moses, Mr.,
and Mrs. MI. Moses, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Olmstead, returned
to camp at Monico Monday, after
attending the funeral of Eskil
Holm.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-12

of such titanic lungs, to travel to San
Francisco through the air On the
wires it takes less than one-ffteenth
of second. Electricity was driving
Dr.. Bells .ahoys at the rate OF $4,000
miles per second. Sound, unabetted,
Iitnps along in comparison, making
only 1,16O feet per second.
Work Takes TWO Years.
The work of constructing the trans
continental line took two years, but
the history OF the work OF making the
uoles and wires, set and strung BY the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-12

This absorbing story will appear
in this paper in installment form
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-12
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS
TINED BY BELL TELEPHONE LINE
President Wallis Engineers Make It Possible For President
Wilson TO Send His Voice Across the
Continent instantly.

SELL. WATSON CREATORS OF TELEPHONE
EXCHANGE GREETINGS OVER 4,foo.MiLE CIRCUIT
oas Cities Two Coasts in Celebration
n Established
West.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-02-12

H. C. Kranz was a Monico Wis
itor last week;
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31

Must not American sympathy be with the two most intelligent na- tions of Europe who are maintain ing the inviolability of treaties!
 Charles w. Eliot.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31
Arizona Republicans Editorial Page

phenomena infrequent and unusual that have not thought it worth while to speak of them.
 The weather of the past few days has been a disappointment those of visitors who iere in search everlasting and unintermitent sun shine but their disappointment is so grievous the embarrassment of the old settler who tells them he season like it-unusual, precedented-and only succeeds in convincing the visitor that he is further imperiling his soul by adding more lie to the list Of his sins.
 The fact is, the weather has been unusual, but by means unprecedented. It is the result of any changing conditions of the valley. There have been such winters here since white men set tied in this region There was like it in 1890 and in 1891 There not another until 1S97 anG for mud and moisture that be re- membercd. There have since been other rainy win ters, but never until now has there been enough rain to satisfy the Inhabitants. We are not sure that they all satisfied Many Of them wisl. the visitors could rejoice with them.
 But with all the eccentrcities it has manifested in the last week, will put the weather of the Salt River valley up against any other in the world and will offer odds that it will spread more sun shine than any other.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31
Sunday in the Select Circle

Rev. William Sunday the evangelist has been rather severely condemned for the banai and brutal phrases he hurls at his audiences and for his un- dignfied gymnastic performances on his pulpit Sundays methods to place estimate on the value of his work religious exhorter But it is only fair to give Sunday full measure of credit for his part in little business in wEich he was recently the principal figure.
 Sunday has been conducting d characteristic campaign in Philadelphia All Philadelphia was talk Ing about his extraordinary platform performances and the curiosity of certain members of the citv's Four Hundred became excited. They wanted to hear and see Sunday but they didn't wish to mix with the dense crowds that every meeting filled his tabernacle So it arranged to have Mir Sun day make monkey of himself in the hone of a wealthy Philadephian for the benefit of few of Phiadelphias inner circle
 MT Sunday disappointed them. He accepted the invitation but he delivered a soser sermon and he talked straight forward English, He refrained from doing what he knew expected from him He even seized the chance to say some pointed things to his distinguished auditors Whatever one may think of Mir. Sundays sensaonasm one must gra nit that he showed some courage and sincerity in his refusal to perform" before those who wished merely to be amused
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31
WINDOW TRIMMING ID BE TAUGHT AT THE '

A new feature of the Y NJ. C. A night school will be inauguratcd Monday night, when class in win COW trimming, under the personal supervision of Chas. D. O'Connor, window trimmer at the Goldwater store, will be opened.
 MT. OConnor has had d world of ,Nperience in this line, and has worked under J. II. Hobclman, of St. Louis, nationally known as one of the best trmmers in the business. Previous to his present connection in this city, Mir. O'Connor had work ed twelve years at window trimming. and is thoroughly competent 10 teach the art. as it is exemplificd by the leading trimmcrs in the country.
 great deM of interest has been manifested in the new class. q large plumber of young men have signi- lied their intention of becoming members. ana every evidence of sue cess accompanies the venture thus far.
 All those interested in the new class can obtain information and par 1 ticulars at the Y. NJ. C. A. Enroll ment will take place Monday evening me course will last about two months.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31
ENGLISH TRUCK MAKERS RAISE
 PRICES

English manufacturers of motor trucks have raised their prices 10 Der cent. since the war started. accordinp to H. C. Hill. assistant sales manager oi the Thomas B. Jeffery company. who IS now on the other side to take care oi shipments of Quad trucks to Europe. Since the Canadian contingent ar l rived on Salisbury Plain, MT. Hill and the Jeifery factory have been literally delugeJ with inquiries and orders for Jeffery Quads The first Canadian contingent which. by the way. con- taincd no fewer than 2,00O native born Amcricans( made a fine display with It's battery of 42 armored Jeffery Quads.. Other units of the allied | forces-f'rench. British, Russian. Ser
 Vian and Japanese-have been and are
 being equipped with Quad trucks. but
 most of these go quickly into the war
 and the relentless censor permits no
 word of them to escape. A report by
 an American army attache however. ] has leaked through to the effect that
 the performance of the Jeffcry Quad in
 active service on the firing line is ex-
 citing the wonder and admiration of 1 the professional automobile men of the army transport service. It is re- ported that the observations of this | officer will be included in a report to
 the war office, thus endorsing the judg-
 ment oi Uncle Sam's army, which has
 already acquired d notable fleet of quad trucks.
 One of the surprises of the war; from
 an automobile standpoint is the fact
 that the Jeffcry Quad, an American truck. which drives, brakes and steers
 on all four wheels. should have proved itself to be better fitted for active ser
 vice under modern war conditions than the products of the famous European automobile designers.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31
LITTLE JAMES
Concerning an Arizona Legislative and White House
 Exchange, of National Significance)

It's Good Thing President Wilson "'at Little Wonder Woodrow Sayres. borned jist when he was, not too too ait, jist SO at ms names got Copped into tn Jurnal of tn End Arizony Legisacher. An, incidentIy tn birth of Little Woodrow has give tn Legisaeher CIlans to swear Allegiance to me agin. This meens Hole lot to wun which his trends an others which IS holdn' Federe Jobs is talkn' about him fer tn End Term.
 -'I can't hardly think at tn Arzony Legislacher meant them congratulations fer me fer gittn' be tn Grandfather of Little Wonder Woodrow so much they's intended be congratuIas shuns fer him fer eectn' to be Borned at tn White House an Choosn' President of tn United States fer to be his Grandfather. But l take them Congratr- lashuns to be tn first Sine I've yit at I've retained my Poplarty with tn Democrat Party or that .Elliment of tn Party which ain't Dreckly bound to me by what may be called Offishle Crafty tood
 T been informed at them Congratulashuns was dopted unanimous, an 1 been tole at tn Arzony Legislacher is unanimous Democratic 'cept fer wun Republican which is tn Floor Leeder of tn Minor ity in tn Sent an Wmmen which may or may not be strong Wilson Adherence, 0 my Doubtfle Posishun Woman Sufferidge which is like that of my Trend, tn Onnerble Marcus A smith. whose Theory is at when Woman Suffer idge is forced onto by Msgded Majorty it's tn Dooty of tn Minority to Axept it. reerin tn Worst an hopn' fer tn Best In this country tn Majorty- should always Rool fer tn Minortv can't help therselfs.
 T wasn't quite sure whether that Wtn Term Plank which my Frend Wyum J. OBrien had put into tn BaItymore Platform was bindin' onto me or not till got that Arzony Legslacher TellygraH of congratulashlns which I've conclooded at it aint Bindn' onto me tall I wasn't in tn Convenshun didn't have nothin to do with gittin tn Platform
 Tn behalf of Little Wonder Woodrow I've re- plide to tn Tellygraft of congratuashuns, thankin tn Legisacher an expressn' tn Hope at they'll be many Happy Returns of tn Same"
 a LITTLE JAMES.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31
FINANCES AND MARKETS
IAssocIArrn pErss nIsrArcnl

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-Stocks were moderately strong the better part of today's session, after opening with some irrcgularity. Rccoveries of from ore to two points from yesterday $ lew level were quite general. all though this improvement was shad- cd in final dealings. when some lead- CTS. notably Reading. receded on re- alizing sales. Short interest was again prominent, mainly however, in covering outstanding contracts.
 There were some countermove- ments in special divisions, a few of the low priced issues going back, While Sears Roebuck rose substan !. tially in expectation of an increased dividend. New Haven, which sold at it's minimum of 49 yesterday, was one of the days features. recovering much of it's loss. United States Steel
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31
2 The Weather

We forced to admit {that this weather does not comport with the preconceived notion of many of our visitors who had heard that the Salt River valley a naturally arid and desert region which had been reclaimed by the life-giving waters of the great Roosevelt dam; that the sunshine per- petua, except for the intervention Of night, when course would be the shady side of the earth.
 Most of us have written to friends told them of the sunny characteristics of this region. What have told them the truth, but some of have neglected to speak of the exceptions,
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31
HAVE THE RUSSIANS ANY PLAN?

Have the Russians any plan of campaign. 0 arc they just muddling along and trusting to bers? The question has been asked us several times of late. We believe the Russians have very clear plan of campaign It is, think, their policy to e. the enemy do the heavy work whenever possible without sacrificing essential positions When they can drive forward with certainty inflcting severe losses they drive. When by falling back they can burden the enemy with heavy marching and frontal assaults on entrenched positions they fall back If they can keep the process up long enough will be only a matter of time until they have the enemy worn down to a condition where further attack will be impossibe.-Chicago Evening Post
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31

common opened al i,a minimum price from which it showed no change. Following the close of the market official notice of another reduction of the minimum to 3S was issued. The preferred stock gained q fraction and sinking fund bonds also reflected support.
 Trade reports were moro eneour aging, although improvement in most lines was slow Despite the adverse showing of the steel corporation in December. advances in various fin ishcd products are said to he under consideration The $i9.o0o, eco Penn sylvania raiiroaj per cent first mort gage bonds recently taken 5y q banking syndicate were offered to day al l03si. with indications of q large inquiry More financial under takings of like character arc said to
 be under way
 Bonds were irregular. some issues ircflecting foreign selling Total sales represented par value of 1,0G3, coo | United States and Panama bonds
 advanced f to % per cent on call
 during the week.