Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-13
North Half of City's Largest Building Burns Early Yes
 terday Morning.
MANY PEOPLE SUFFER
Five Merchants, Number of Profes- siOnal Men and Many Occupants of Flats Lose Personal Belongings.
 Third Big Fire This Year.

astrOu.s fire that this city has suffered in six months occurred early this morning when the entire north half of the Matthews building, in Main street, between Second and Third was destroyed. The loss is approIi- mately $135,OO0, with insurance of $65,000.
 Principal Losers.
 The heaviest losers by the fire are:
 Justin Matthews, building, $70,000; insurance, $40,O00.
 Acker & Ryan, haberdashers, $15,- coo; insurance $8500.
 F. w. 'Woolworth & company, PIP Main street; loss $12,000, insurance $5,OOO.
 T. H. Barrow hardware and furn.- ture store, 214 Main street; loss $13,- 900; insurance, $7,O00.
 Misses Morrow, milliners, 220 Main street; loss, $3,00O; insurance, $2,o0o. Moseley & Butler, druggists, 222 Main street; loss, $12,O0O; insurance, $5 ,oOO.
 These occupied the stores on the first floor, which were completely de- stroyed.
 1uC OIlClJdl, Ou dllu iCulAOI1I apartments on the second floor of the building were destroyed complete ly. Many of the occupants lost prac- tically all their household goods, clothing, jeEslry and other valuable articles. No. insurance was carried by the occupants of the apartments. Losses to the occupants are:
 Mrs Pat Riley, Oriental apartments, $3,OOO. Mrs. Riley's losses consisted of much valuable hand-painted china, cut glass and foil paintings.
 Mrs. Fred Grief, manager oe the Aptco theatre, $500.
 R. R. Mobley, $1;500.
 Occupants of the Huron flats who lost all their belongings are: c. H. Huff, w. A. Jones, Charles and Ja ,ls Penrod, Fred Stuckey, Dr. Theo Friedman and Mrs. Luther Broddus.
 E. Professional Men Lose.
 The offices ofs Dr. M. J. Barlow, city physician; Dr. Shelby Atkinson, Dr. R. s. Mederis, on East Third street, in the rear of the Moseley x Butler drug st'Ee, were destroyed. The total loss is estimated at approxl- mately $500. No insurance was car ried by the physicians. The dental rarlors of Drs. Hopkins X Prixley were damaged, to the extent of $2,50O Their loss was partly covered by in surance.
 The remaining part of. the building of which the New Colonial theatre Oc- cupies the adjoining store room from the Woolworth store, was partly dam aged. The theatre was damaged by water and smoke, as was the Mat thews' hall, which number of fra ternal organizations, labor unions and secret societies used as a lodgerOom. The lodgerooms were slightly damag- ed by water and smoke.
 The fire was discovered shortly aft CT 3:30 o'clock by Max Moberley who resides at the Oriental apartments. The fire originated in the rear of a vacant store, 214 Main street, formerly occupied by the Floyd A. White shoe store. .~
 Argenta's Largest Building.
 The building was the largest and most substantial in Argenta. It vJis constructed in 1911 by Justin Matthews of Little Rock at cost of $135,O00 The stores were the most complete business houses in the city. The up~ per floors contained well-equipped apartment houses. MT. Matthews stated this morning that the burned portion of the building will he re- built as soon as adjustments are made.
 The fire was the third big fire to visit the business section of Argenta during tic last six months. The de- partment store of Topf & Wright was completely destroyed by fire on the night of April 6. The Lincoln build ing on East Washington avenue was partly destroyed during the early spring. The Topf & Wright building is now being reconstructed at cost of $35,O00, and the Lincoln building has since been repaired. The fire loss for Argenta this year has been