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CLOSING EXERCISES
 AT VAUGHN SCHOOL
Audience of 500 Witnesses Children Present Excel
 lent Program.

With a crowd of about 800 parents, other relatives and friends in at tendance, Miss Frankie Vaghn's pri- vate school pupils held their closing exercises Friday evening, at the school, 1Ol0 Plum street. The stage was prettily decorated for the Occa- sion.
 A feature of the affair was the award of diplomas to Miss Rachel Niven and Master Guy Shell, who have finished the eight-year course at the school. After the exercises Miss Vaughn was showered with con- gratulations and good wishes from the parents and friends of the many pupils.
 Entertainment Numbers.
 The following program. was car ried out
 Address of welcome, Robert Lowe.
 Piano solo, "Salut Pesth," marche de concert. (KowalskD, Merle Mays.
 Piano trio, Ocean Pearl" waltz (Drumheller), Rachel Niven, Lela Shel! and Dorothy Ernest.
 "The Milkmaids," song and drill sixteen little girls.
 Duet, Golden Light. Schottische, lAllen), Bessie Pilkington and Lela She'll.
 Song, Alabama Cotton Ball." D. B Niven.
 Piano solo. Return of Spring. polka brilliante, (Moelling), Velma Sibley.
 Piano duet, Bonnie Brae Waltz (McCracken), Lela Shell, Miss Stella Shell.
 "The Playroom Swords" song and gun drill, sixteen boys.
 Piano solo, Angels Twilight Sere- nade", (Cribb), Pauline M. Clark
 Piano duet, Concert Waltz" 1oun- cyl, Francis Cain and Flossie Wilson
 Song, At Her Spinning Wheel" Georgie Weaver and Dorothy Ernest. Piano duet, lover the Waves" Mex ican waltz, (Rosas), Susie Hall and Dorothy Ernest.
 Piano trio, "Galop Brilliante." Drumheller), Flossie Wilson, Winnie Langdon and Rosalie Yount.
 Play. Taking Sambo's Picture Troy Scallion, Tom Langdon, Russell Dykes. Mabel Wilson and Clarence Perry. :. Piano duet, Cadet Two-Step," | (Schlerfsrth\ Georgie May Maupin and George Marley. , Tambourine drill, Mildred Smithers, Mabel Wilson. Winnie Langdon, Rosa lie Yonnt, Flossie Wilson, Martha Kite. Merle Mays, Della Smith. Lela Shelf, Rachel Nivcn, Dorothy Ernest and Georgie Weaver. :.
 Piano solo, Heavens Artillery, march, (Lincoln), Ester Benton. i Closing address, Rosalie Yount. Closing song, by the school. ! A playlet, Deaf Uncle Zed, the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-30
| nds Will Produce More
 |han 200 Bushels Per Acre R weeks Before Others.
TALKS OF TEE OPPORTUNITIES
|too Belt Agricultural Agent Gets Lprise by Finding New Onions on
 .,tpt Hpre-150 COlOnists Com. inc to Southern Arkansas.

rh.t Jefferson county can raise |,muda onions equal to any produc-
 anywhere, and fully five weeks be-
 o such onions are placed on the rpet by producers anywhere but in
 ras was the positive statement {de by W. R. Beattie, agricultural
 mmissioner of the Cotton Belt, who |ssed through Pine Bluff Thursday,
 k who will be here again the pres t week.
 Mr Beattie's statement was made Ter he had seen some Bermuda on- hs grown on H. Kemp Toney's Dol kvay road truck farm.
 FJudging from the thickness of the hlks. I would say these onions kp been raised fro msets." sad Mr Iatty. But Bermuda onions can raised just as easily end even more |eaply from seeds. However, the ed should be purchased now, and
 order to get the best, the farmer ust purchase from the importers. Ie Bermuda onion seed is all inn rted ard house ill Atlanta, Ga., ports large quantities of such seed.' H had no idea sch onions were ing grown here," continued MT. atty. 'I understand it is estimated 2 yield will be 200 bushels to the
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ADVANCE IN CHILD
 LABOR REGULATION
Great Progress Made in All Southern States, Except North and South
 Carolina.

San Francisco, Cal, May o. Speaking before the eleventh annual conference on child labor at the ex- position grounds here this afternoon, Dr. A. J. McKelway told of the re- markable advance in protecting the lives and health of young workers which has been made in the South in the last decade.
 "Ten years ago five Southern states had no child labor law upon their statute books while in others 12- year limit with an exemption to 10 years for the children of dependen: parents was the extent of legislation Nearly all of these states were with out factory inspection so that even where these low standards existed they were constantly violated," he said.
 To-day a 14-year limit prevails in all Southern states except North and South Carolina, and Mississippi where the 14year limit applies to girls on- ly. The 66-hour week has been re- duced to 60-hour week, the S-hour day for children under 16 has been established in few states, and fac tory inspection has been inaugurated in all of them except North Carolina, with the result that the laws are reasonably we'll enforced
 The South needs the stimulus of a federal child labor law to equalize competition between the states and to standardiZe the measures of child protection, and I make bold to say that the majority of the people of the South are in favor of this law, though some Southern representatives in congress will stand in awe of the cot ton manufacturers who are the chief opponents of federal legislation"
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DRAWING LINES
 FOR FIGHT OVER
 SHIPPING BILL
Bitter Conflict in Congress in Winter Over Attempt
 to Secure Subsidy.

Washington, May 29.-A great bat tie over shipping and merchant ma rine is to be fought in congress again next winter. The lines are now be- ing drawn for the fight, and a great effort will be made to place the issue before the American people in an ef- fective manner.
 The administration will re-intro- duce the shipping bill which met with defeat in the last congress. ,The ad- vocates of ship subsidy will make counter proposals, and will concen- trate their arguments on the fact that the Democratic administration is now agreed with them on the main point mainly, that American shipping must be reha bilitated in view of the certain permanent expansion of American foreign trade resulting from the European war.
 The ship tonnage of the world is now apportioned in the following manner: British, 5 per cent; Ger man, IA per cent; American, per cent; French, } per cent; and a few others scattering. The supremacy of Great Britain in shipping is not bas- ed on any such overwhelming super iority in commerce. As a matter of fact American exports and imports at present are by far the largest of any nation in the world. For the fiscal year 1912-19l3 they barely fell behind the total foreign trade of Great Brit ain and all her colonies.
 At the present time American ship ping carries less than nine per cent of our own foreign trade. Out of a total of more than 45,O00,O00 gross tonnage for the entire world, Great Britain carries trifle less than half. more than 5,000,O0O are German, while only a little more than 100000 is Ameri- can.
 The administration wants to build
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up a merchant marine through gov ernment ownership and operation. The shipping interests believe th- same end can be attained through government subventiOn. Various methods have been proposed; but that of Great Britain, which uses a system of mail contracts, is one upon which most emphasis is being laid. The United States commissioner of navigation recently estimated that on the principal ocean mail contracts between England and the other parts of the British empire yearly output of $4, 100000 was made. Germany al so gives it's ships heavy subsidy for carrying the mails.
 These successful examples of ship subsidy will be placed before the American people in supreme effort to convert them to the subvention doctrine. The administration will be equally arduous on behalf of it's ship ping measure. Between the two of them a merry fight is promised.
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ARKANSAS GROWS GARLIC.
Local Product Superior to Italian and
 Mexican Garlic.

Little Rock, May 29.-The European war is bringing garlic to the front. It may be the means of introducing a new industry on the Arkansas farms. Commissioner Page is in receipt of the following letter from James M. Suge. of Boonville, enclosing photograph of a garlic field:
 "The growing of garlic promises to be a new and paying industry for this part of the state. Garlic has been grown here for several years, and it's possibilities have been demon- strated thoroughly. It. is one of the surest crops grown, stands drouth and wet weather better than most any other crop. Most all the garlic used in this country is imported from Mex ico and Italy. That source being cut off by the war it is up to us to pro- duce our own garlic. The garlic grown here is very much superior to the imported article"
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Rich Uncle," was interpolated about the middle of the program, being ex- cellently performed by the following
 Cast of characters:
 Mrs. Catherine Lavine Fairweather Dorothy Ernest.
 Janet Sophronia Fairweather, Lela sAell,
 Mary Fairweather. Merle Mays. Deaf Uncle Zed, D. B. Niven. Lucy, the poor niece, Georgie Weaver.
 The old aunt, Rachel Niven. The bad boys, Joe Mcdaniel, Roose- welt Kite, George Marley, Puryear Ragland, Cecil List, Ollie Marley and Ivy Scallion.
 Pupils Awarded Medals.
 Medals were awarded the leading pupils, as follows:
 For the highest grade in music, a tie between Velma Sibley and Lela Shell, each being awarded gold medal.
 For arithmetic, gold medal awarded Ivy Scailion.
 For highest average in school, gold medal awarded Rachel Niven. For attendance, gold medals were awarded Rachel Niven, Guy Shell, Lela Shell. Dorothy Ernest. Flossie Wilson, George Marley, John Morley. Winnie LangdCn, Tom Langdon, Flu gene Ernest, Douglas Ernest, Russell Dykes, Puryear Ragland, Robert Lowe, Roosevelt Kite, Georgie Weav- CT, Lillian Schiermeyer, Henry Schiermeyer. For spelling, there was tie be- tween Guy Shell, Rachel Niven and Ivy Scallon among the larger chil- dren, and also a tie between Mildred Smithers and Ollie Morley among the smaller children. For music, for ranking second, silver medal was awarded Merle Mays.
 For the best average among the smaller children. a silver medal was awarded Flossie Wilson.
 For attendance, silver medals were awarded Ivy Scallion, Troy Scallion and Guy Scrugg.
 Tie sophomore course of the high school will be taken on by MISS Vaughn's school next year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-30

pounds, or $11 per car; from GO to S5 miles three cents per 100 pounds, or SIP per car; from 85 to no miles, three and half cents per 100 pounds, or $14 per car; no to 13O miles, four cents per 100 pounds, or $16 per car: 130 to 150 miles, four and a half cents per 100 pounds, or SIS per car.
 The Cotton Belt some time ago, at the earnest suggestion and recom- mendation of Agricultural Commis- sioner w. R. Beattie, put in a series of low rates on lime for agricultural purposes, and now that the Iron Mountain has taken the same action, the farmers of the state will be able to get this valuable fertilizer at rates materially lower than has been the case in the past.
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MADE SURE HE WOULD
 NOT BE BURIED ALIVE

London, May 29.-Dr. Arthur Wig ellsworth Orwin, noted throat spe- cialist, who has just died here leav- ing fortune of about half a million dollars, had an almost overpowering fear of being buried alive or prema- turely cremated Following the di- rections in his will his body was kept in we'll warmed bed for 36 hours after his death and then placed in a warm room with the windows partly opened and watched for twelve days and nights.
 Throughout that time the tests giv- en in pamphlet by Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson, "The Signs and Proof of Death" were applied and a bell was attached to the dead mans wrist in such way that slight twist would have given forth a loud ring.
 At the end of this test period a sur- geon severed the spinal cord high up in the body, which was then cremated.
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REDUCED FREIGHT
 ON GROUND LIME
Iron Mountain Follows Lead of Cot ton Belt in Decreasing Rate for
 Farmers Benefit.

Announcement is made that the Iron Mountain, has put into effect on it's lines in Arkansas new and greatly reduced rates on ground lime for az ricultural purposes, between points in the state. s
 The new rates are as follows:
 From , to 10 miles, one and a half cents per. 100 pounds, or $6 per 20- ton car; from 10 to 15 miles. one and three -fourths cents per 100 pounds, or $7 per 20-ton car; from 15 to 20 miles, two cents per 100 pounds. or $S per car: from 30 to 45 miles. two and half cents per 100 pounds. or $10 per car; from 45 to 60 Mjles. two and .three-fourths cents per 100
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-30

acre. Judging from the onions themselves, l will estimate that if they are planted not too far apart the yield will run from 300 to 400 bushels per acre. That yield caa just as easily be obtained, when the onions grow as these have grown.
 Its wonderful possibility, this. Ths cnly Bermuda onions now reac1l- Ing the market come from Texas. Not for five or six weeks yet will the onion growers of the north have their product on the market Pine, Bluff and this section has these onions ready for the market now, at time when the market wants them and needs them. For five weeks. the onions grown here can control the market, having the advantage over the Texas onions of being closer to the markets, with less freight to pay to reach the markets. It's a new field and field which is worth a fortune to the farmers of this sec tiOn.'
 MT. Beattie displayed the greatest interest in the work of the onion clubs organized among the pupils of the First Ward school, as well as III the efforts of a number of other per sons hereabouts who are growing onions. He mentioned that two switcamen in the employ Of the Cot ton Belt at the local yards are grow ing onions with great success, in the eastern part of the city.
 'l intenI to come here again next week, and will spend the entire. da; he, looking more closely n., this onion situation" he said. q am very much interested, because this ls a big thing and I want to help all I can to build up this great business"
 Colonists Enter State.
 That party of about 150 Indiana and Illinois colonists will come to Arkansas next week, on a special train of the Cotton Belt, was an. nounced by Mr. ,Beattie, who will ac- company the party from Indianapolis where the members will gather to make the trip.
 A tract of 3f coo acres n south west Arkansas, near Arkana, on the Shreveport branch of the Cotton Belt has been purchased for these colo nists, and they will visit that section next week. leaving Indianapolis June 1. The plans of the colonists have not yet been perfected, but it is ex- pected there will be 100 or more families to settle on these Lafayette county lands, and to put the lands intc cI1Nvatlon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-30
Bankers Honor Davis.

Little Rock, May 2S-A distinguish ed honor has come to John M. Davis, Arkansas bank commissioner, who, with Deputy Commissioner J. D. Gov ey, is attending the annual meeting of the National Association of Super visors of State Banks in Oakland. Cal. Information was received to- day that he had been elected secretary of the organization. This is the sec
 ond session he has attended, the first having been at Atlantic City, N. J., last year. n
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-30
I. M. SCHEDULE CHANGE.
Passenger No. lO6. Northbound, Leaves at S:4O P. M., Instead
 of j:1O.

A change in the time of northbound Iron Mountain passenger train No. 1o6 went into effect yesterday after noon, and is expected to meet with the approval of the travelling public, especially those persons living north Of Pine Bluff who desire to spend more time in this city.
 The train now arrives at 5:30 D. m., and departs at $40 p. m. In the past, the train req ached Pine Bluff at 4:59 p. m. and left at 5:10 D. m. The change, therefore. means only that the train will arrive and depart half hour later than in the past.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-30
War Not Without Recompense.

London, May 29.-King's Counsellor Wallace. in charging a grand jury here today. declared there is a won- derful feeling of the nations respon- abilities to be noticed among the criminal classes. The calendar is the lightest on record with only one fourth of the prisoners charged four years ago. Other causes for the de- crease. he said. are more enlightened methods of dealing with offenders and the reduction of drinking hours.
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Slayer Pardoned.

Little Rock, May 2S.-Elvin Devine Of lesha county, who had been sen tenc6d to two years in the peniten- tiaN0n charge of second degree
 nlqfder, has been pardoned by the
 governor.
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Governors Son Graduates.

Little Rock, May 28.-Gov. and Mrs. George w. Hays are visiting their old home in Camden, where their son. Grady, graduated from the high school tonight. They will return to Little Rock Tuesday.
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governor,

The Woman's auxiliary of Trinity Episcopal church will meet with Mrs. Buchanan, at the home of Mrs. John Temple. Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-31


Nature is thought to be willing u play
favorites again, ~ she 80 frequently
has done III The past, but this time.
lll mankind is being treated alike, and
to each coentrf has been whispered
The native secre; Of selfpreseryaiion.
Therefore, compromises is mevit-
able. The ,leai ID the second year Of
the war viii be martyrs TO The age
long belief thai nature has her lavcr-
ties. This Is the basis for that blind
trust IN the future to which the bel
ligercnts now are appealing as their
justification for continuation OF the
conflict But. during the past twelve
months, nature has betrayed all her
ancient proteges in turn Inevitably
she must continue her impartial atti-
tude, for human strength and human
wealth are limited, and no belligerent
has enough left to bribe change in
natures attitude
The past year has proved that civil
ization is able TO save itself from de.
struotion civilizing Influences viii
not 20 down In the ruin of the conflict.
On The contrary rotting sores, hidden
below civilizations surface have beer
exposed in all lands as only a war Of
the present magnitude could uncover
them. " the war hadn't come, dis
cased spots probably would have
spread, weakening civilization and re
tarding its healthy growth, When the |
war is over, and the final compromise |
is signed, civilization win be able Ia |
move forward in many new directions
Ito develop more humanity in one |
country; to obliterate degenerate ten.
dencies in another: to modify caste
and encourage discipline and effic-
iencY in a third; to expel corruption
and perhaps absolutism itself from a
fourth. The time for such a peace is
now' or at most, when Constantinope
falls. Europe's statesmen must socn
confess the fruitlessness of pursuing
phantom victories The day is fast
approaching when the conflict even
y it doesn't cease, will begin to de-
generate into gigantic clinch. with
the casualties everywhere fast decreas-
ing
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-31
Off for Eastern Markets.

AIRS. O. Mullins. Miss Earle Turner
and A. J. Halhm leave in the morn
ing for New York city and other
places OF interest in the east. They
will visit the fall fashion show in Chr
cage and also stop al Niagara Falls,
Buffalo Washington and Detroit. In
New York they expect to select a
large and fashionable stock of fall
goods for ready TO wear department of
the Eagle, which will be enlarged, and
for the new millinery department
These two departments Of the store
will be in charge Of Mrs Mullins and
Miss Turner Select and up to date
goods for all of the other departments
of the Eagle Will also be ordered The
buyers expect to be gone about three
weeks
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-31
'Old Punk Pioneer in
ChiCkaSha Passes Away

Many OF the old timers in Chickasha
viii remember the yellow horse driven
by Don Rose here years ago. It was
Old PUNK, one Of the equine inhabit
ants of the city. Some IA years ago,
"Old Punk left here with his master
going west TO grow up with the coun-
try and locating at Watonga. from
which place he has just been called to
his reward. The Watonga Republican
prints the following
There is mourning in the Rose fam
lily. 1old Punk" has passed oyer to
iheo ther side aud entered into the
reward allotted to horses that have
served their owners faithfully. ~old
Punk was yellow. but not in streaks
He never kicked over The traces or
baked going up hill He WAS twenty
nine years old and fourteen Of these
years we're spent travelling about the
town Of Watonga "Old Punk" stand.
ing in front OF residence was a sure
sign that plumbing had gone wrong. !
But whatever task was allotted TO him
in the scheme Of life "old Punk was
Johnny on the spot Bnt It was
Henry Ford that got his goat. 1t is
believed that +Old Punk died OF a
broken heart because his owner had
bought ear which The children pre-.
ferred 70 the buggy with -0ld Punk
attached. lie belonged to the old
school and could POI keep up with the
gasoline age Of the present. therefore
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-31
Buyers for Hub Leave.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Schwartz ex-
pect TO leave tomorrow evening for
New York City in the interest Of the
Hub, where they will purchase com
Dlete line OF the latest garments
shown for the new ready-to-wear de-
partment. Mr.. Reinheimer expects to
join them later in the week. The
ready to wear department, which is
an innovation with the Hub. and
greatly improves the store, has been
fitted up with the latest fixtures and
viii open early this fall with most
attractive line of goods.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-31
All Committees to Meet.

There will be a general meeting oi
all the members OF the committees
connected with the Confederate Vet
eran reunion, Monday afternoon al
1870 O'Clock al the city hall. Final ar,
rangements for the entertainment Of
the Veterans will be made and it Is
urgently requested that every one be
there,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-31
MUSICIANS MEETING.

call meeting OF local No. i52 OF
Musicians Protective Union will be
held in Labor hall at o'clock Sun
day afternoon, August /. 70 take up
business matters concerning the
Chickasha band All members are re-
quested to be present--O. r. NichoI.
son, president
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-31

by Manager Win Hopkins of the park.
who declares that he has also arran-
ed to care FOR all who may wish TO
take advantage Of fresh water tor
bathing aud tables and seats for lawn
lunches.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-31

there was nothing to be done but pass
over the river styx and be happy in
the land Of the associated shades Of
the long procession OF horses gone be-
fore. Several tears were shed BY the
family over his going and appropriate
ceremonies were held by the children
al his funeral