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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21

LITTLE ROCK NOW
 0N CASH BASIS
(Ry Clio Harper,)

Little Rock, July 20.-An evidence of what can be done in providing funds has just been given in Little Rock. City warrants had gotten as low as 65 cents when issued on long terms. The administration had nan aged to meet every payroll, oil the 18th of each month, and no employe was ever required to take scrip for his services.
 But there was a heavy warrant in debtedness for street and other pub lie improvements. The enforcement of prohibition on January 1. 1916, will cause reduction of $75,O00 in the city's revenues. The future to one untrained in practical tinanc1ering looked gloomy But not so to Mayor Charles E. Taylor. He had not fall en down yet. and he did not intend to do so this time.
 For several months Mayor Taylor conducted negotiations with financiers of the North, to save the city from embarrassment. Local banks at first would not furnish money at less than g per cent plus brokerage and eX- ! penses. One did finally come down to 6. But that was not satisfactory, and the mayor continued his search for cheap money.
 He found it. He secured S250,0O0 from New York house, at discount of 4 1a per cent. plus expenses, mak- ing it cost slightly more than per cent. The deal was closed and the actual money is in the bank. The city is on cash basis, when the faint-hearted had thought is was on the verge of bankruptcy. Every obli-
 gation of the city is being paid in cash, as it falls due, and many more improvements are contemplated. An actual saving of at least $2o.00O a year, aside from increased improve
 ments and the strengthening of mu- nicipal credit, is the result ot this
 shrewd financial deal.
 When the next legislature con-
 venes, it will find the state in debt at
 least one million dollars. What will
 it do to relieve the situation? Will the demagogues prevail, or will the business men of the state take hold
 of the situation and save ths day by refunding the indebtedness through a long term loan at low rate ol interest, revising the assessment ano taxation laws. and curbing extrava-
 gant appropriations? These are ques- tions that only time will answer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
STATE BUILDING 766 MILES ROADS
 FOR S4,5O2,0OO

Little Rock, July 20.---One of the most gratifying symptoms of ma terial progress is the growth of tn ? good roads sentiment in the state.
 State Highway Commissione w. B. Owen predicts tf.at within the next fiN years Arkansas will construct more miles of permanent roads than any other state in the union.
 ''The sentiment for good roads has for the last ten years been increasing with each succeeding year until now it is almost impossible to find any one opposed to improvement of the public highways of the state," says Mr. Owen. "The great question con fronting the people has been that of funds. They wanted the roads and were willing to pay for them, yet they had only the thre e-mill tax to spend each year, and this was not nor , than enough to fill mud-holes.
 "The Alexander law, passed by the last gislature, has solved the problem. It provides that the prop erty owners of any district may issue bonds for not more than 30 years, for the construction of permanent roads These bonds are finding ready sale at par and above. Since that time, road work has been given great inn petus."
 Below is statement showing the improved highways already being built or projected under the Alexan- der law. in the first four months of ifs anDlication.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
Sentence of Five Years I'm posed for Complicity in
 Armstrong Murder.
ASSERT TERRY INSANE
Attorneys for Man Charged with Mur- der Succeed in Having Court Ap- point Commission to Investigate
 Sanity of Accused.

RisCon, July 20.-A verCict of guilty of murder in the second degree, wjth the punishment fixed at five years in the penitentiary, was brought in to- day in the circuit court here. in the case of the state vs. Carroll Hopson, tried on an indictment charging him with being an accessory to the mur- der in December last of Frank Arm strong by Kenneth Johnson, near Fordyce.
 9 The attorneys for the defendant immediately gave notice of an appeal to the state supreme court. Kenneth Johnson, the principal, was tried some time ago. and was sentenced to 21 years, by the jury. His case IS now before the state supreme court, on appeal Two other defendants, Robert Miller and P. l.. Childers, also charged with beiS an accessory before the fact, have not been tried yet their cases having been continued un- til the next term of court.
 Prosecuting Attorney E. j.. Con- pere of Hamburg was assisted in the nrosecntion by T. Havis Nixon of Pine Bluff and George Brown of Rison, while the defense was represented by Attorneys Smead Powell of Camden, Paul Matlock of Fordyce and George Holmes of Rison.
 Insanity Terry Defense.
 The case of the state vs. Marvin Terry, indicted for murder, was called for trial, at the conclusion of the Hobson case today. Attorneys Nixon and Holmes, who represent the de- fendant, formally presented to the court their motion that the defendant be declared insane, offering to intro duce testimony to prove their conten- ton in that respect. Two alienists of note in the state, Dr. Stinson and Dr. Murphy, had been summoned to testify in the matter, one for the state and the other for the defendant.
 Judge Turner Butler ordered the impanelling of a sanity commission, and instructed the two physicians to conduct an inquiry tonight into the sanity of the defendant, to report their findings to the court tomorrow morning. Attorney George Brown of Rison is assisting in the prosecution of Terry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
Useless Hope.

Well. did you get quantum sufficit at the Smiths .ancheon?" Certainly not This town is local option"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
ANOTHER SUIT IN
 BANK Of P. B. CASE

Suit against Mrs. Minnie Mckenzie was filed yesterday by State Bank Commissioner John M Davis, who seeks to obtain judgment for sI,500, representing 8 100 per cent assess ment levied on 60 shares of stock in the Bank of Pine Bluff. The allega- tions are similar to those in other sutis filed by the commissioner against stockholders of the Bank of Pine Bluff, the law under which the action was taken being cited and the declaration made that the assessment was necessary in order to meet the obligations of the bank
 Some Anachronlsms.
 It is a question. parentheticany. whether 1t is truly sportsmaniike to live in quaint old colonial cottage with furnace and electric lights. l have heard amateurs of tho colonial declare that they would. willingly die before they would live in an electrically lighted colonial cottage. The anach, ronism horrif1es them: they would have death or candles. Probably they feel the same way about furnace and a bathroom, Yet have no doubt that the builders of this colonial cottage would have opened their hearts to all these inventions: and I am not sure that they would have regarded as anything but funny the idea that their own kitchen paraphernalia would some day be used to decorate my dining room. go further. Granting that electric light, furnace, and a bath. room are anachronisms in this quaint old colonial cottage-what am l but an anachronism myself? We must stand together. the furnace. the cleo trsc meter. the porcelain bathtub. and 1. and keep each other in countanance. From the Atlantic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
ANOTHER CONVECTION
 IN BOOTLEGGING CASES
Essex Mason Takes Appeal. While LOnnie Whiteside Secures
 Change of Venue.

A verdict of guilty. with the penalty fixed at a fine of $50 and costs, was returned by a jury yesterday fore noon in the court of Justice of the Peace Cliff c. Brewster, in the case of Essex Mason, negro, charged with bootlegging Attorney Creed Cald- we'll immediately filed notice of ap- peal to the circuit court.
 The case of Lonnie Whiteside, ne gro, accused of bootlegging, was fixed for trial in Justice Brewster's court yesterday, but when the case was called for trial, change Of venue was requested by Attorney Sam Le- vine of the defense, and was granted the case was ordered transferred to the court of Justice of the Peace L. E. Cheek, and was fixed for trial this forenoon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
When You Wash Your
 Hair Don't Use Soap

Most soaps and prepared snampoos contain too much alkali, which is very injurious, as it dries the scalp and 'makes the hair brittle.
 The best thing to use is just plain mulsified coccanut oil, for this is pure and entirely greaseless. It is yer! cheap, and beats soaps Or anything else all to pieces. You can get this at any drug store, and few ounces will last the whole family for months.
 Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it in, about a teaspoonful s all that is required. It makes an abundance of rich creamy lather cleanses thoroughly, and rinses out easily. The hair dries quickly and evenly and is soft, fresh looking, bright, fluffy, wavy and easy to handle. Besides, it loosens and takes out every particle of dust. dirt and dandruff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21

Why encounter fatigue and disap- pointments hunting your wants in person. when The Graphic ''ciassided" eds will do tho work better! q
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
S10O. ReWars. $1M

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages and that Is Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity Catarrh- being a constitutional disease requires constitutional treat ,nent. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in- formally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. there by destroying the foundation of the dis ease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature Tn doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in it's curative pow CTS that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
 Address: F. J. CHENEY CO. Toledo. O.
 Sold by all Druggists, 75c. =
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
Elks Have Day at Fair.

San Francisco. Cal, July 2o.-l' was Hello, Bill" in the Joy zone to- day. On the calendar of the exposl- ton the day was specially designat- ed at "Elks' Day" and the celebra- ton proved ono of the most notable since the opening of the fair Thous- ands of Elks on their way home from the Los Angeles convention partlcl- pated in the festivities of the day The celebration developed the fact that half a thousand employees of the exposition are members of the well known order.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
To Argue Bill Poster Case.

Chicago, Ill.,, July 20.-Final argu- ments in the case of the so-called bill posters trust are to be heard in the federal court here tomorrow. The suit was brought by the government to dissolve the Associated Bill. Post CTS and Distributors of America, on the ground of alleged violations ot the Sherman law The leading bill posting companies in nearly all the large cities of the United States and Canada are included among the de- fendants.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21

JOHN HAYS HAMMOND, Jh.
 Washington, July 2O.-Military ex- merits are discussing the new type of proiectile, which can scatter molten metal over the object of attack and at the same time permeate the ar with a deadly hydrocyanic acid which would make it impossible for ire fighters to approach, the perfection or which has been announced by John Hays Hammond, Jr., its inventor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
At cost, one ruboer-tired surrey and one steel-tired surrey. Call S32
Alberta May Be Dry.

Edmonton, Alta, July 2O.-Follow- ing the most strenuous campaign in teh whole history of western Canada special election will be held tomor- row to decide the liquor issue in the province of Alberta. The question al issue is whether or not the manufac- ture and sale of intoxicating liquor shall be totally prohibited throughout the province.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
WASH SKIRTS

New, snappy styles just open ed up. They go in this sale at Discounts of 95c to 35 Per cent.
 The very latest models in white P. K, Gabardine, Ratine, Poplin and Black and White Shepherd Checks, all sizes,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
EXQUISITE DRESSES ANDs
 COSTUMES

for all occasions. all go at.
 Discounts of 40 to 60 Per Gent.
 You will find pretty Foulanis, White Voiles. Batistes, Organ dies, Awning Stripes. Coin Spots, Polka Dots, etc. They
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
SPECIAL EMBROIDERY LOT

At Discount of 60 to 9i Pct.
 Here is the greatest bargain in Embroideries you ever heard of. They are mostly fine Baby Irish Crochet in wide bands. Ga looms and Edges sold at soc on up to S3 a yard. For this great Discount Sale. 19: Your choice ----------SO "
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
Would Be Dangerous to Tell.

Would Be Dangerous 10 IeII'
 A Boston publisher. whose name we withhold lest you bestempted to in. jure him. says he has a method which will enable anyone to learn to play on the cornet for 75 cents.-Florida-Times Union.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-23
German Soldiers, on II
Gents a Day, Send Home
S24,0O0,O00 Monthly

Berlin, Germany, Jam 22.-'Th2t the
German soldier has carried with him
into the war his well known habits Of
thrift is shown by the amount of money
that he is sending home to his family.
A postoffice official Of Dresden has
recently shown in a public address that
the amount OF money sent home by
soldiers for the Dresden postal district
in November reached S55O,OO0. Assum-
ing that the like ratio prevails for all
the rest Of Germany, he estimates that
the soldiers sent home $4,000 900 in
November. This sum appears all the
more striking WheE it is recalled that
the pay OF the German private soldier
is ouly about y cents a day. The
amounts sent through the post office
are often less than $3.50, and in not a
few cases less than one dollar.
A Socialist paper commenting upon
these large savings remarks: "This
large sum Of S24. 600, 600 reflects the so
briefly Of the German soldier, his intrin-
sic decency and his strength Of charac-
ter; even in the widest turmoil of the
bitterest struggle OF history ne does
not forget the good habits of his home
which he formed in times of peace"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-23
MATERIAL MEN
ASK PROTECTION
Urging New Law to Require
Bond to Protect Them on
All New Buildings.

FL Paso material men are urging
support of a measure which is to come
IN in the legislature at Austin on Mon
day next for a vote. The measure
would enable material men to recover
from contractors for materials put into
a. building. whether the building is
homestead or not
Hinder the present law the materlaA
man can only recover If ne mas HOIl-
fled the owner Of the house before the
material is delivered to the job, that
he will look to him to guarantee the
money. Under the proposed new law,
the material man would be empowered
to file his claim after completion OL
the house, providing lhe c1Ii'i a mr. tos
fails to pay for the material 1Hs
owner must be notified in writing ana
the claim must be recorded with the
county clerk.
Resides protecting the material men
and laborers labor claims are also
covered in the measure) the proposed
law is also a protection to the owner
Of a building, for it makes it compul-
sorv upon the owner to see that the
contractor gives a good and suIIiclell I
bond for the faithful performance o.
the contract and for the payment OF
an hills. before he is allowed TO start
work At present the matter or re
ofiriuo- q bond of the contractor IS op-
tional with the owner anu oIten' lh nc
case of buildings other than hoIne-
steads. litigation involving the owner
results over unpaid material bills. me
owner would be amply protected ~
such litigation under the new measure
and the material man could recover 1oI
his goods even though they had gone
into a residence that later became
homestead The owner would not De
molested in any way by the measure e,
The only trouble the owner is put %
under the new law is TO see that ms
contractor makes a good bond.
These bonds must be filed with me
county clerk before the beginning OF
contract and, upon completion OF
building and its acceptance from the
| contractor, the owner shall file his ac-
/ ceptance with the clerk.
Material men still have three monlhs
| in which to file claims against tht
/ bond. If no such claim is then tlled
/ the bond is automatically voided
! The measure is urged by the ma,
/ terial men as a fair one. II viii no
/ hurt honest contractors, they assert
] and cannot injure the owners OF DulId
ii Paso material men are urging al
! their friends to make requests upol
| the legislature for the passage OF th'
/ measure.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-23

member was taken in by card and an
application by card was received. Two
applications for membership We're act-
ed. Upon the next regular meeting
occurs Monday night, Jan. %.
X. OF p. Lodge Instnls.
SeIni-annuaI installation of officers
Of FL Paso lodge No. 81, x. Of P, was
held in Castle hall Thursday night in
the presence of an unusually large
assemblage Of Pythians-
J. 7. Raster. deputy grand chancellor
for this district, conducted the lnstal'
alton ceremony. assisted by D. l.
Dwyer, acting as grand master at
arms The new officers for the term
ending June so. of this year, are: Carl
Lee Smith. chancellor commander;
Thos l. Peach. vice chancellor; James
Connors, prelate; Ernest j.. Price, mas
ter Of work; inner guard, +. w. Jor-
dan: outer guard, r. A. Lowenfield.
The remaining officers installed
whose terms expire Dec 81, are I. y
Goen, master Of finance; w. Is. Far
Quhar. master Of eNchequer, ana j. j.
Finney. keeper OF records and seal
Edward Blumenstiel, who served as
chancellor commander Of the lodge the
past term. has assumed the honor OF
mast chancellor which is the highest
gift in a local lodge Of Knights OF
Pythias and entities one 70 member
ship in the grand lodge. The Ei Paso
lodge has on its list Of past chanccl-
Tors more than 50 Of FL Paso's most
prominent citizens, who served their
respective terms as chancellor COM
mander during the LODGE 20 years eA-
istence in this city
In addition 20 the installation core
monies. the rank Of esquire was con-
ferred upon Thornton Hardie, and the
rank of knight was given James r.
King. who was admitted to member
ship. Leland V. Gardiner will take
the rank Of page on next Thursday
night, and on the following Thursday
night this rank viii be conferred up
on two additional candidates.
Owing to the late hour Of adjourn
ment. the meeting Of the local temple
Of the 'Dokeys' was postponed until
next Thursday night
As representative OF the Knights OF
Pvthias in FL Paso. John o. Wyler viii
] attend the grand lodge convention IN
, Fort Worth in May, he having been
elected fer term of two years. r
| C. Walshe is the retiring grand lodge
/ representative.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-23
PARKS ARE GETTING NEW
TREES FROM CITY NURSERY

This is the season Of tree planting
and John II. Connors, city park com
missioner, is a busy man.
Here are some Of the things tnal
have been done: on Rio Grande street
"a trees have been taken out and re-
placed with trees grown in the nut-
serv at Highland Park. Fifteen new
ash trees have been planted at the city
library. and 10 evergreens at the IL
brary have been trsnsplanted. me
hedge around the south side Of the
city hall has been replaced with new
growth.
In Cleveland square the shrubbery
has been removed and 10 new ash trees
and two italian cypress trees have been
planted
In washington park all the old cot
tonvvood trees have been replaced with
Arizona ash. The ground on the norJn
side has been leveled and grass VIII De
sown and a row Of ash trees planted.
Three-duarters OF an acre OF grounq
have been added to the experimental
garden or nursery at Washington PARK.
This new acreage has been enclosed
with a fence, and it will be used Tor
the planting of a shipment of 5000 new
plants. Among this shipment are zOVU
hedge plants and 400 roses.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-23
HAYN0N KRUPP To BUILD STORE
AND APARTMENT HOUSE; new IDEA
Property Owners in Business District Improving Prop
erty by Building Structure Which Will House busl-
ness Concerns and Apartment Dwellers; Work
to Start at Once on Branch Postoffice.

which will be erected on Mesa avenue,
near Cliff street. The house viii De
finished in white stucco and VIII nave
a Spanish tile roof. A garage VIII pc
built in connection, all OF the WORK 10
cost $4,000.
George J. Harris will build six
room brick and stuccO bungalow on
Mesa avenue to cost $4,000; a seven
room house on Mesa avenue near the
school will be built by o. Sartorlus'
costinr $500; and Mr. Thorman has
also completed plans for q five room
bungalow for Mrs. Thomas van Epps'
to be built on Mesa avenue near the
school 1t viii cost $4,000. Inc extern
siye improvements and alterations 70
the Homan sanitarium, plans Tor
I,-5ic, we're drawn by Mr.. Thormans
will be completed next week. Inc Cost
OF the work is about $4,000.
To Build $4,000 Home.
J. II. Hin has bought from the An
derson-Filler Investment co. the east
the west 10 feet Of lot 10, block IL,
East Ell Paso addition, located on
H7Iaco street. for 1880. A five room
brick bungalow, with basement ana
heating plant and costing SAvVV, VII
be built on the property by the F1gS- -
nix-El Paso Building Co. Mr.. iii
gives in exchange a four room bunsa ga
low in the S400 block on Montana I,
street. together with two fractlollal
and one whole lot, all valued at SOU
The Anderson-FiIler Investment Co
has sold to ". G. Jolly for Edna ).
Anderson lots % and Is, block s4'
EAST FL Paso addition, for SllO0- \
$500 two story brick eight room mouse
viii he erected on the property by the
Phoenix-El PasO Building Co
City Buys Half Block.
The westerly half of block So, Alex
ander addition, fronting on Virginia
street and located close to the hlgn
school site, has been sold to the city
by Ramey Bros The property lllciuues
ten lots and was sold for $4,000.
The seven room residence. at 14le
Montana street has been sold by Dr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-23

q rANY realty owners in the down
MI town bbusiness district are be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-23
TEXAS RAILWAYS
HAVE INCOME CUT
Operating Expenses Do Not
Begin to Drop in Proper
tion to Earnings.

Austin, Texas, Jan. 2S.-H. G. AskeW'
statistician for the leading Texas rail-
roads. has completed a summary OF
the business done by % of the Texas
lines, doing over 80 percent OF tne
total railroad business of the STATE
for the five months Of the present as
cal year, ending Nov. 80, last rms
summary shows the otal operating
revenue for the roads during the
period covered was S49,0Se, O6I-lt. For
the same period 1913 the total operaL-
ing revenue. was S2,S70,956.1S greater
than this first named sum, while lot
tie same period 1912 the totel cperat-
ine, revenue WIS S53,G41, 1851, OF So
561, 643.44 greater than for the first
five months Of the pI esCnt fiscal year
Expenses Stay TP.
The operating expenses have not de-
creased propOrtionately. For the first
five months of the present fiscal year
they totaIed for % roads embraced IN
the summary sSTO6AT69.15, as against
SSS.529. 1881 for the first five months
Of the last fiscal year. a decrease Of ST.
65.023.66. For the first five months
Of the fiscal year two years ago the
operating expenses for the same roads
tOtaIed S36.968, AS4.15- which, nOtWith-
standing the operating revenue for that
year for the period covered was over
four and a half million dollars greater
than during the present fiscal year
period was S96.248.40 less than were
the operating expenses for the first