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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-28
Wilson Preparing for De- cisive Step to Restore
 Peace in Mexico.
CARRANZA MASSES
 TROOPS AND SHIPS
Expected Fleet Will Be Sent to Vera Cruz to Protect Property of For. eigners Durih Labor Troubles in
 the Oil Fields.

Windsor, Vt., July 27.-President Wilson is preparing for the decisive step which the United States will shortly take 10 relieve the present chaotic in conditions in Mexico.
 As yet he is undecided in the policy he is to pursue. He nay determine 10 r,new tn: embargo on the exporta- ticn of arms sent 0 Mexico, or to call conference in which a final effort will be' made to get all the fac tions, CT at least a preponierating element of the factions. tog:t.,er.
 While at the summer white house. he is devoting many hours to a study of Mexican affairs and when he re- turns to Washington his policy will be ready for announcement. The administration is now ready to rec cgnize and to give undivided support to any man whom it believes likely to restore peace to Mexico.
 The president today received many messages relating to the German situation. He said he had nothing to make public, however. He declined to make any comment on the Lee lanaw case
 -, sMassing Trpons at Vera Crux.-~-~
 Washington. July 27-The state department was informed today that General Carranza has been ordering troops from the interior to Vera Cruz; and that he has now "eight Mexican vessels in that port taking on coal and provisions"
 It is supposed that the troops have been concentrated at Vera Cruz for purposes of defense, but that the ships will be sent to Tampico to look after tie strike situation there.
 It is said Great Britain and the Netherlands want protection there for their oil interests.
 The state department is inform ed by Carranza' foreign office at Vera Cruz that the Carranza troops have evacuaG'ed Naco, establishing civil authority there."
 A Admiral Benton, chief of opera tions. says the reports from the west cost of Mexico indicate that all is quiet.
 The gunboat Machias has gone to Tampico to be of assistance to Amer ican citizens in the labor troubles. It is understood that Captain McNamee, in charge in Mexican waters, has been instructed to look after the situation at Porto Mexico, where British trains are reported to be i threatened with attack.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-28

Guests Disabilities Removed.
 Chancellor John M. Elliott yester- day granted the petition for the re- moval of the disabilities of minority of James F. Guest, aged 20.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-28

0 pi'ue o1 capt. Harry Petersen, Wao reused to order the passengers asaore' although he knew for IT min ules mat the boat was working bad
 rms opinion came from two sources today and was voiced at the cUioners ~. inquest by Capt. Adam w'naler, city harbor master, and w. M |.h Greenbaum, general manager of 'Ag 2, indiana Transportation company. anelr testimnoy fitted in with the a. ements secured by States attor- asy a Hoyne from J. M. Erickson, chief tas,aeer ..,s, Of the Eastland, that he mnu m 10 Tight the Eastland for 17 l"autes n'! before she went over.
 ou. these siatements did not halt sts.a. s auat Tor the man higher up." s,sts s,sts > attorney Hoyne and United tss %ss nstrict Attorney Cline are de- vh" h'.,sa ~ 10 find out all the reasons l to , ,,a .ae crank ship" was permitted m i,ol, prepare ar to cross the lake with . m ,a. l0Vo to 5000 souls aboard. why ver 'se 5s snare of the life preservers adve,.; .vcksa up and why the ship was ls,s,''sed lass :" as "the fastest on the r Landis Orders Arrests.
 atsssial Judge K. M. Landis this ths hs'noon issued bench warrants for nsnssa saest Of Martin Flaton. Chicago Sha%sSshs. or the St. Joseph Chicag Eas s%1salp 1a company, owners of the Erichsau captain lPedersen. Engineer and a%Ason, son Delbet Fisher. first mate ersu S r,ger me Fisher, member of the pe,r..n % Ine men are to be held for ap- 'asy s, Thursday. '"e 'eaerai srano cov,rS !. progress was made in the re- portess ol bodies today. With 656 re- s bodtss T. missing, only a handful of at o,a was found, bringing the total eleht Jse;lock s; to s27. This evening oi the l,ters r,vas began to walk, the bed Thev sel, M searching for bodies.
 " riva.p ptan to cover every foot of |jAs ss sh;a ped for block down from ehines sA,p, Launches. with air ma ' sAip ,ss e0n.ract ,1 for the raising of the ausrov as rss let and work is to begin to- |N tho ,, It is believed that the most the shin niisslng is will be found when
 ArranssnsI'ans sans as Hearses.
 sae burial toma.,w .s were completed for As bodies .ra10 ,omorrow of nearly all o1 lurnitura ecovered. Auto. trucks aaces v,I' 'yans' and other convey. hsarsesN N,,l ,'. be used to Supplement
 carrying the bodies iron
 cnttoued on n, ve kl 37-.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-28
he Meal't,har

'a'r Wednesday and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-28
krARCH FOR MAN
 HIGHER UP" GOES ON
,doo Landis Orders Arrest of Mas. |tor Engineer and Mate of EaStland, .s We'll as of Chicago Manager of Vessels Owners.
....*** *a *** **** *
ALL PLEAD INNOCENCE

Chicago, July 27.-Here is the
 way the buck" was passed today in fixing the blame for the loss of more than 1000 lives on he steamer Bastland: Harry Pedsrsen, captain of the ship:
 '"I was on the bridge and could know nothing of the number of
 people on board. The responsi-
 bility lies with the owners ana the federal inspectors. w. K. Gresnbaum, general manager of the Indiana Trans portaton company, before the county grand jury: "The owners and lessees of that boat used every precaution
 possible. Responsibility rests with
 Captain Pedersen and the gov
 :rnment inspectors who loaded
 the boat. The gove rnment had certified the boat. That ought
 2 to let me out.'
 William C. Redfield, secretary
 Of tommerce, in statement to
 newspaper men: .-.,...s.,.l
 The government inspectors
 are experienced men under civil
 service. They are willing to tell
 all they know. am ready to
 glVe them clean bill of health.
 They are not responsible"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-28

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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-30

location and found her deed was on
vacant. lot covered with tin cans
and that the property was in her
opinion and that Of her real estate
adviser, worth about $500 or even
less He had borrowed 500 beside
the $780, this widow said. Fred
erick- an, investigation showed had
covered this bit of attempted high
finance byeven giving The widow
vacant lot
While this Investigation was on
reporters learned that Charles C.
orator had been involved In the
sale Of a fraudulent deed Of trust
for $4,000 In handling an estate.
He was accused but declared a
clerk IN hfs Office had forged the
deed X 81 -
Lawyers who knew the integrity
of the clerk said he was working
but a block away and would call
him for an explanation Crone then
broke down and confessed the ir-
regularity and was given ayweek in
which TO make full restitution,
which he did. While this happened
in 1909 the exposure Of It brought
to light a fraudulent deed Of trust
for Sc. 900 given the st Louis Med
icaISocfety- Doctors called Crone
on the transaction and although he
made restitution. photographs OF
The. signatures on the forged deeds
were taken TO be-presented 20 the
GEandsJur s.
Further iuvestigat brought to.
light alleged fraudulent deeds,
among tl1emSseveral given awidow-
Her. shnshand. policeman had
been Killed by two bandits he was
searchlng5for weapons The police.
board had sgiyens her+S2.0 600 from the
death benefit fund and $50 rep
resentlng hershusbandssfu yearss;
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which Frederick WaS CHOSEN nedQ
of the Board ofsA1dermen by s1arge
vote over his opponent, Francis ~
Curlee. the newspapers dared print
that Frederick had left town and
that he probably would neverStake
offfce. One paper told of secret
meeting at a prominent club. onrthe
night before election at which
Frederick was required to- explain
his real estate transactions to the
satisfaction OF party leaders and
assure them there had been nothing
irregular. .ss
The next exposure revealed that
Frederick had wrttteuSh his res1gnas
ton as president Of the Board OF
Aldermen even before he-was elect
ed and had given 1t to q. banRwhtch
had discovered hs irregular deal
inSs with deeds Of trust AT the
same time widow vent to- the
Recorder Of Deeds Office and pre-
sented her deed for examination to
learn it was a duplicate or forged
one and that the deed on the prop
erty had been released several
years ago. The storm gates OF pub
licity were opened and Frederick
was caught and crushed IN the
food. Many other alleged frdudu-
lent deeds OF trust were discovered
and the city: for the time was
deed mad, Every person holding
such security as a deed OF trust On
a loan rushed to the title examiners
to have the deed run down
A bank panic could 5hayescreated
no more excitement
Frederick, whoa week before had
been chosen the second: highest Of
fetal In the city by a trusting pub
lie. returned TO the city. a broken
man and it was verified he attempt
ed to XIII himself on a train en-
route from Chicago. He barrtcaded'
himself IN his home and the hand
some residence was besteged by re
porters and newspaper photograph
ers. - 49, 'z -
The Grand jury started an in
vestigation and detectives were
sent to the Frederick home to
guard him: From the time of=their
arrival until he was released under
Ivy oon6 next Jay, he was "a
prisoner too III to be taken to po-
lice headQuarters-s s1t,5s:l.-e
which he asked that judgment be
suspended, that every.:cent would
be repaid, and In which hetsaid -he
never. would take ONCE "A Few
DAYS later his first resignatIon given
the bank and. second one made
out to the mayor were hled-W1th
the City Register and accepted by
the Mayor.
After the rst.revelationi nSwhich
several widows claimed they were
Swtnded Of their entireSpossessions
by Frederick, .awonan with a re-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES eritauce4wassad adj
1sed to: invest through Frederick.
He took her. In smachdneis and
showed her shome In
the residence seceion. She loaned
him $3.50 dstoolrsasd decd OF trust
When the expose o6shts business
methods came sthe WoTnanSyents to
her safety deposit yanlt 70 Examine
her deed and found &c, was .ouad-
Joining pSoperty vent Staes
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-30
6eepine the Sabbath.

keeping the Sabbath.
Sir Archibald GeHde. the recdpt-
ent of the Order OF Merit once
told q story which Illustrates one
view OF keeping the Sab6ath in
Scotland Donald was mendings ~
wheelbarrow at the bottom bis
Eardepand ynotsesshocked.sthe-
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s sabbath calm of the 5neighborhood.,
HIs wife came out with protesta-
tons Z
sssDonaId, mon, we're making an.
awfu row what dlI the neebors
Donald went on mailing board;
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himself rejected In every dhecdons
he remarked
see There appears to be
meeting Of the cIery here Ed
there seems to be- aSyev5respectahN
attendance.g
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Making Amends.

Mrs Housewife sta1ked indignant.
sly into the5bakeT,s- * = 80: 8:
Those currant buns youssent-m me
yesterday afternoon she be
gan heatedly : :, IS. - -.
Nothing fshopes .madam
yentnred the baker
yes there SIS: One Of them had
dead Sdy;sin Il in place Ola cur
rant : - - s
{ I'm most awf,ll sorrye an an
swered the.bakers earnest1y cant
LET serious thing like this pass.
wfthout doing sumethin bySway OF
renarattons sIfSyou VII sreturnSsne
me ny MADAM, III gtvesyou aScurS
rantsin e1cange.s' 800
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lu1aicipaI otes Il Two
Cites Have Demonstrated
hat The Prouerbiia g ull,.
Of Yard Heelers No !,
Longer Is Effective .
More Care Now Used Ia
Selecting Men For Office

age he. would not.returna alive sun-
less there was a parole 9
The Frederick scandal not only
resulted in the indictment ..of two
moresreal estate men IL the cftyeof
StLouise butt the bottom fel1 out OF
thesreals estate market forzthe time
All OF (which came on the heels OF
an exposure in which member OF
the Board OF Education ofsStLouts
was indicted on aschargeso OF having
become interested@in a.Sreal estate
transaction whereby on hisStip real
estate operators purchased ea- high
school site and "a few days later
sold it to. the Board OF Education
at a profit Of 81, 800; which SIM
was divided among the principles.
The alert newspapers turned up
the Board OF Education scandal and
while It wassbeing sthoroughly-atred,
civic leaders learned that Fredertck,
candidate for president OF the Board
OF Aldermen. had been involved SIN
two irregular. transactions with
banks In whichehe was accused eof
putting up forged deeds Of trust as
coIlateral for loans and In which
he was compelled to make: hasty
restitution of principal and inter
est Of the loan i -
The banks refused to. givettheede-
tails. and political leaders shielded
their chief candidate The exposure
coming before the munictpal%ele cleo
ton OF AprHE6 may have. carried
the entire ticketsstos defeat Each
newspaper was moraI1ysc that
there had been a crooked z deal
but the character OF sthe man.was
SO well established In .the.tov 50.
MANY thousands = Of people had
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Meade County news., 1915-11-04
CARE FOR ALFALFA
DURING FALL SEASON
Growth of From Four to Six
Inches Necessary to Hold
Snow and Protect Plants.

(By A. c. Army. University Farm, st.
Paul. Minn.)
A growth Of from four to six inches
Is necessary to hold the snow and to
protect the crowns of alfalfa plants.
A higher growth is not often neces'
sary. II alfalfa sown early in the
spring has become sixteen or twenty
inches high It may be cut for hay not
later than the first week of Septem.
Der. This will allow time for a new
growth before freezing weather. Fields
year old or more may in ordinary
seasons be cut as late as September
10.
New seedlings Of alfalfa should not
be pastured. The ground in these
fields is not firm and considerable
damage is done by the trampling of the
plants, especially during wet weather.
Fields established year or more may
be pastured lightly in the fall, but
should never be eaten down close. ;,
If the growth of alfalfa is not very
strong the field may be top-dressed
any time during the fall, preferably
Just after the third cutting has been
removed. New seedlings may oe top
dressed at any time except during wet
weather when the ground IL soft.
Meade County news., 1915-11-04
GULL OUT POULTRY
FLOCK IN THE FALL
Successful Farmers Dispose Of
TWo-Year-0IdS and Poor
Layers Before Winter.

The more successful farmers Gull
their poultry flock in the fall All
two-year-olds, lazy and poor layers,
are disposed of before winter to give
room for the layers. Hens that make
a late mott are sold as they seldom
lay enough eggs through the winter
to pay for the feed they eat. To
place the fowls on the market the
day after culling is mistake, as the
fowls are seldom in prime condition,
says a writer in American Agricultur-
list.
Although this applies more particu-
larly to range focks, small pens also
need special care previous to mar
keting. An old hen is nice and
tender, if fattened properly. A hen
in poor condition weighing three or
four pounds can be made to double
her weight in two or three weeks II
given a fattening ration.
| have used both crates and pens
for fattening fowls. The method to
follow depends on the condition of
the fowls, whether they have been on
free range or yarded. If the latter,
think the crates are best But by
experience with range fowls, as they
are naturally used to so much exer-
else, find they fret little in close
confinement. The crate l use has
a Slated bottom. 1t is fastened
against tree a few feet from the
ground and SO insures plenty of shade.
The Slated bottom allows the drop
pings to fall through, keeping the
crate clean. Being above the ground,
it is not damp. A can for water ia
fastened SO as to be easily cleaned
but not easily upset by the henv.
Meade County news., 1915-11-04
COULD DO NOTHING MORE
Captains Responsibility for the Safety
of His Passengers Had Been
Automatically Ended.

The dangers of travel by sea at this
time have played havoc with the
nerves of timid passengers.
Early one morning recently there
was considerable commotion on the
decks of coastwise vessel plying be-
tween Savannah and Baltimore, when
scantily clad man hurried from his
stateroom and dashed toward the up
per deck. On the way he ran into the
captain of the vessel.
What's the matter, captain?" he
managed to gasp. Have we been tor
pedoed?"
Calm yourself my dear sir, and be
prepared for the worst" answered the
official.
"Oh, don't tell me we're going
down." moaned the other. Quick
where are the life preservers?'
They wouldn't be of any service at
this STAGE" explained the captain.
Too late?" quavered the despairing
passenger.
Yes" said the captain, very SOL
EMMY. We've done all we can for
you. You'll have to look cut for your
self from now on. You see, we've just
tied, up to the dock"
Meade County news., 1915-11-04
No "smoke of Battle" Now.

One of the marked features of the
European conflict that distinguish it
from the wars of the past is the alb
sence of smoke on the firing line. Ow
ing to the use of smokeless powder,
no smoke is made when a rife is dis
charged, while the heaviest artillery
throws off nothing more than thin
mist that is invisible hundred yards
away and disappears within few sec.
onds after a gun is fired. Only
when shrapnel or a shell explodes in
the enemy's line is there anything Wis
ible in the way of smoke, the whole
purpose being to conceal the position
of the guns throwing the projectiles
while making the points where the
projectiles explode clearly visible. The
expression, "the smoke of BATTLE" so
faithfully descriptive of the wars of
the past, has little meaning when ap
piled to a modern war.-Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
Meade County news., 1915-11-04
$50 SHINES A GOOD DEED"
Thoughtful Act of Busy Man Led An.
other to Emulate His Work
of Kindness.

He was a brisk, well-groomed young
man, who looked as if he were hur-
rying TO keep date with Fortune.
He had crossed the green grass and
golden-roddy place by the big hotel
near Union station, and had jumped
the tiny ditch that is going to be a
gutter some day, when he noticed an
old Whitley gray horse standing by
what will be the curb.
The detected patience of the poor
creature must have appealed to the
young man, for he sprinted back to
the green grass, pulled bunch of it
and slipped it into Whitley grays
mouth.
Cd Mr.. Horse munched his treat
with sudden interest in life that ex-
pressed itself in the flicker of its pal
lid ears and the general bracing up
that means courage.
And a man who had come out Of
the big hotel in time to catch the in
cident also went over to the green
grass, pulled bunch and slipped it
into Whitley gray's mouth.
Such is the force of example.-Ex-
change.
Meade County news., 1915-11-04

Compound to me and l tried it at once
and found much relief. After that
had no pains ,d could do my
housework the same
as always. Fd nave praised
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for what it has done for me,
and shall always recommend it as a wo-
mans friend. You are at liberty to use
my letter in any way. Mrs. THOMSON,
649 w. Russell St, Philadelphia, Pa.
Change of life is one of the most
critical periods of a woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known to
carry women so successfully through
this trying period as Lydia E. Pinzham's
Vegetable Compound.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia Il. Pinkham Med
icine Co. (cOniidential), Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
Meade County news., 1915-11-04
CRv w. NJ. KELLYN


Selecting seed corn from the stalk
in the field is the only way l know
of to have seed that possesses the
characteristics we desire represented
in the seed ear.
It is possible to select from the
wagon at husking time as large and
perfect ears as from the fields, but 1t
is clear that If we are to understand
the type and character of the leaf and
stalk, and early or later maturity, we
must study the ear and the stalk be-
fore the ear is removed from the
parent plant.
For a number of years | have prac-
ticed the various ways of selecting
and storing seed corn from the
wagons at husking time when unload.
ing at the crib, from the stalk when
husking and from the field soon after
the corn is matured and the most
thoroughly ripened ears have dry
husks.
Early seed selection from the field
Is the ideal time for us to take advan-
tage of the great law of like producing
like, so far as it holds good. By care.
fully studying the whole plant it is
possible to select ears that embody
Che most desirable features we wish
to breed in our corn.
1t is not only important that we
have good ears of uniform size, form
and color and so on, but we want
vigorous stalk for them to grow on.
We want to know whether it is short
Meade County news., 1915-11-04
crlnoIlne in History.

The oft-threatened return of the
crinoline, prophesied by alarmists Of
fashion, leaves us all wondering. We
find that the crinoline was first worn
in the sixteenth century by Spanish
princess, who used it to conceal her
love letters from forbidden admirer.
According to pictures of Queen Eliza
BETH she was the first to wear it In
England, a writer in the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch states. Perhaps she
wore 1t for the same reason. She had
need of pockets to hide such. provided
all her admirers wrote to her. Among
her earlier portraits we find that her
dress resembled that of Queen Mary,
her sister. The skirts of these were
simply widened at the bottom.
Meade County news., 1915-11-04
Ancient Euypt.

There are no statistics for the pop
ulation of ancient Egypt. Herodotus
says that in the reign of Amasis the
number of inhabited cities was not
less than 10000. Amasis reigned
somewhere about 525 B. c.. The num-
ber of cities given by IIerodotus 10
held to be impossible. Authorities on
ancient Egypt are Maspero, Champol-
lion, Flinders, Petric and Rawlinson.
The Encyclopedia Britannica has an
exhaustive article on the subject.
Meade County news., 1915-11-04

freezing. Well-dried corn will stand
any freeze it is likely to get in Mis-
souri, but the danger from too rapid
fire-drying is only less than that from
freezing.
The corn is not safe for storage or
exposure to cold weather quite as soon
as the appearance of the kernels
might indicate because there is SO
much more moisture in the cob and
the cob Is so much slower in drying
than the kernels. Be sure not to store
while there is, still moisture enough in
the cob to cause heat or molding.
Each ear should be so placed in wire
or slat racks, or so hung that no two
ears will hang together so as to hold
moisture and cause molding. The
storage place should be airy and we'll
ventilated. 1t should not be closed
until drying is completed, unless cold
weather necessitates closing. A little
fire may be used to hasten drying.
Meade County news., 1915-11-04
AUTOMATIC DEVICE
DESTROYS INSECTS
Hogs Soon Learn to Rub Portions
of Body Affected by Lice
Against Oil Surface.

Automatic devices which allow pigs
to rub against an oiled surface have
been placed on the market. The pigs
soon learn to rub the portions Of the
body affected by lice against the oil
which Will kill the insects. This plan
requires . time after inetallatioa ex-
ceDt to keep the reservoir filed with
1il.
The medicated hog wallow has been
recommended by some stoc1E1en. This
'bcnsists OF pouring crude o, N the
Iu1 face Of the aos Ta'lOw.