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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31
ROCK MAY. !. dE1. 1.:sUNDAY 3. B.
House Considers Bill to Permit Special Election
 On Petition of Voters

Little Rock, Jan. 30.-Although the senate recently refused to permit the people of Hot Springs, Pine Bluff, Lit te Rock and Fort Smith ID vote on the question of Sunday baseball, Little Rock still has a chance to have the national pastime played here on the Sabb bath.
 The house today gave two readin ss to bill by Representative Griffin to permit the mayor of Little Rock to call an election on the question on petition of 300 voters. Should a majority Ot those participating in the election ap prove of baseball on Sunday, the game could be played here between l o'clock and o'clock D. m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31
MORE GOOD ROADS IN CONTEMPLATION Bills Introduced Yesterday Will Give: Jefferson Addi-
 tional Pikes. EXTEND DOLLARWAY HoOker's Bill Creates District Adjac. ent to Lincoln and Will Provide
 Road from Star City to Pine Plmf.
EXTEND DOLLARWAY

Little Rock, Jan. 3O-The house to- day passed the bill introduced by Representative Hooker of Jefferson county, providing for the creation of Road Improvement district Mo- [, in the southeast corner of the county and adjacent to Lincoln. When the pro- posed road is completed, there will be a continuous pike from Star City to Pine Bluff. The commissioners named are A. B. Patton, J. G. Hooker |J. A. Clemmons, Creed Taylor and Tom Hill It is provided that the cost of the improvements shall be charged against the real estate in the district, and shall be raised and paid by assessment. It is provided that bonds may be issued, but these must not bear more than per cent interest nor extend for more than 30 years. Extension of DOllarway.
 Representative T. A. Wilson of Pine Bluff today introduced bill tc amend act ,164 of 1913, providing for the establishment of Road Improvement district No. 4. c. M. Philpot, w.. C. Hudson, Creed Caldwell, l.. E. Cheek, l J. H. Pilkington, F. Waits, J. D. Hol- ley, Wm. Rearden, A. F. McNeil and J. L. Wes: are named as commission CTS. The bill will cure defects in the former measures, and provide for the l construction of two miles more of the l dQllarway road betWe Pine Bluff mad Little Rock f Interest Rate Bill.
 1 The house today refused to take final action on the Perkins bill, in-
 tended to reduce the legal rate of in
 terest from 10 to per cent. a motion
 to continue action until Wednesday
 prevailing, despite protests of advo-
 cates of the measure.
 l Representative Buchanan urged the
 enactment of the measure, citing that 31 states have interest rates Of less
 than 10 per cent Concerning the as-
 sertion that such a law would drive
 capital from the state, Mir. Buchan-
 an said it would be much better fol
 some of the capital to leave the state
 than to remain and charge 10 per
 cent, thus oftentimes robbing the peo.
 pie of their homes and property"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31

many lines of goods. In others she IS virtually on a parity, Arkansas points having the advantage in com paratiyely few instances. Under the Scheme proposed by Memphis. ship pers of the Tennessee metropolis will De able to ship gods of many classes through Pine Bluff to neighboring towns, at rate lower than obtains out of Pine Bluff. thus giving the Tennessee town an advantage if would be Impossible for Pine BIuf to over come. Every ether jcbbing point in Arkansas will get the same sort of treatment.
 When this matter first came up, there was considerable agitation and much scrambling around on the part of Arkansas shippers, but since if has been partially aired and studied, state shippers have reached the conclusion theT tfaitle experts can present data. winch Wlll be so convincing, the in terstade commerce commission will re- fuse to grant the Memphis petition. Tho statement is made with authority that Ii the Memphis petition is grant ed, 30 per cent of the wholesalers and jobbers in Arkansas will be forced either to quit business or to move to Memphis.
 Many Will Attend,
 A number of prominent j0hbGrs. at torneys, railway officials and freight and traffic men will attend the hear ing. Little Rock will be represented by A. R. Bragg. manager of the Mer- chants Freight Bureau, and Percy Allen of the Shippers Traffic Bureau. Among those from Memphis will be James s. D2Fant, manager Gf the Mem- phis Merchants Freight Bureau: T. K. Riddlck, c. M. Bryan and Leo Goodman, representing the Memphis shippers, and C. R. Stafford of the Grain and Hay Bureau of the Mer- chants exchange. w. NJ. Taylor traf- fic commissioner of Pine Bluff is among the cnmplainants ill the inter- est of the Arkansas rice mills, and l.. M. Hill of F'ort Smith is expected to attend the hearing in the interest of the Fort Smith Freight bureau
 Railway officials of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern, the Chi cago, Rock Island X Pacific, the St. Louis Southwestern the Frisco and 6ther trunk lines operating out of Memphis into Arkansas will attend the hearing i,f behalf of the railway companies. .9e.
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Whlstllnu for Health,

A dector has discovered that whist ling Is good fof the health. It fills tho lungs with inyigorating oxygen. and this reviviass Tagging spirits aao Aabby muscles. Boys are promo to he broader-chested than girls and bettev constructed for deep muscular tones because of the lung exercise which ac' companies whistling, and one of the hrst things they try to do when they've passed baby hood is to whistle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31
Chinese Seria! DraEiaa

Serial drama has been popular IT. China for centuries. Their most fa- nous play, "Pi-Pa-ki-The Story Of the Lute," written in the fourteenth century, is divided into twenty-four sections and innumerable acts and scenes. and takes several days to per form, And Chinese plays of forty long acts. lasting week or two, are quite common. In England the longest play ever written, but not performed, was an unnamed drama, in twenty-five ac,s. by Mad Nat Lee
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31
STEAL WOMAN'S COAT.
Negro Men Arrested on Charge Ol Committing Bold Robbery Friday
 Night.

Wilbert Higgins and Fred" Hamilton, negroes, were arrested and locked up in the county jail, on charges of hav- ing stolen a coat from negro woman named Laura Jones, the alleged rob- bery having occurred at Third and Main streets Friday night.
 The negroes were arrested by Depu- ty Constable Mayberry, who captured one of the negroes at Sixth and Main streets, and the other on the Main street pike.
 They were tried yesterday before Justice Roebuck and fined $25 and given thirty days in jail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31
lnuenue outspoksn.

"Yes," said the naughty actor. T be- gan my career as Legree in an Uncle Toms troupe" "Oh." replied the in. genue, who had been permitted by him to pay for her own luncheon, Y thought you might have been one of the chunks of ice."-Chicago Record Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31
USES RATCHET 0N
 ARGENTA CITIZEN

Argenta, Jan. 30.-J. M. Branch, a real estate manr.Was attacked with hatchet this morning by John John son, a negro, who spit MT. Branch's face with the implement. The negro escaped, but it is believed he will soon be in custody. He is a large, yellow negro, and is we'll known to the of ficers. n.!Axl2
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31
The Waiter.

:. The reason why the tipping system will never be abolished is that the at' titude of the average patron of the restaurant toware the high-mighty waiter is that of Alice, who wept with delight when Ben Bolt gave her a smile and trembied with fear at his troWp.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31
CAPITAL GROWS.
Little Rocks Population Is Now
 62,68S.

Little Rock, Jan. 30.-The popula- tion of Little Rock is now 62, ,893, ac- cording to the Polk Southern Direc- tory company, which has just com pleted new directory. This is an i'm crease of 10eS in. year. The Argenta population is 17,31S. according t1 the salne authority, an fncrease of 936 during the year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31
Ex.Officers Rob.

Fort Smith, Jan. 3O.-N. Fentress formerly policeman, and Bill Creekmore, formerly a deputy con- stable, were arrested here together with Vice Plant. charged with hold ing up and robbing w. M. Powell o! $1O0. Fentress' father aided in tho investigation that led to the arrests. Six hold ups have taken place nera since Sunday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31
Sails With Cotton

Mobile, Ala, Jan. 30.--The British steamer San Quentin sailed from Mo- bile with 5000 bales of cotton for Liverpool, making the fifth cotton shipment this season.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31

Recognition for the Crest Story,
 Elderly lady (partial invalid i uuires companion: one Who mas trs eled or can tell good ghost stories pr ferred. d.~-Advertiserlent !a :aane" Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31

Dunkirk Jan. 29, via Paris.-Fifty bombs were dropped by six German aeroplanes last night. From ?, mili- tary viewpoint, the raid was a failure, although 8 number of private houses were damaged.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31
AIR FLEETS OF
 BOTH SIDES BUSY

London, Jan. BOA wireless from Berlin states that of seven British aerop,Nes which bombarded Ostend and Zeebrugge, three have failed to return. Berlin states that these three were surrounded by German aviators and chased out to sea.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31
in HomeonathIc posea.

VH FIVWoOPNtHIV 0OS0os
 ''Well. Uncle Josh, how do you feel7~ Rotten; that beer don't seem to help none" "How did you take itf' "Ta. hlespoontul afore meals."~-Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31

Change kIways Going On. Change is Inevitable in 8 progres sivs country Change ts consta1t-- nis.ae.L
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31

Classified as farce of laughs, mystery, thrills and surprises, Seven Keys to Bald nate' is said to furnish the best evidence of George M. Cohans skill as playwright down to date. The naturalness of the char. acters and the whimsical humor of the piece. to say nothing of the delightful love story, stamp Cohans newest pen product a
 novelty iu play construction. :
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
TO KNOW THEM
BY THEIR SIGNS
Boosters Win Go Out Be-Capped and
Re RibbOned 80 That He Who Runs
May Read and lie Wise.

Gilded caps and large badges, making
II impossible for even a blind man To
mistake the home city Of the uearcr.
will be distributed Friday morning TO
the hundred or more Oklahoma CITY
trade exCursiouists who have secured
reservations Tor the fifteenth annual
trade trip which leaves the city ON
the morning of Monday, May 3 Tor "a
visit throughout the entire western part
OF the state, stopping at 81 towns and
cities and returning TO Oklahoma City
on the afternoon n Saturday the sth.
The badges and caps which have
been ordered through a local supply
house, have arrived and will be- ready
for distribution The caps are of light
mOhair with black braid aud visor
and bear across the front I'm large
point letters the word, OKLAHOMA
CITY. The badges are arranged so
that the name of the wearer and the
firm represented may he inserted ON a
printed card and below, on the button
proper, liz an invitation 10 the world IN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
JUMPED CLEAR or HER
HUSBAND THIS TINE

Ethel Leonard. the young woman
who figured recently In a lenpfor.life
from a window on the fifth floor NJ a
down town office building, was granted
q divorce Yesterday afternoon by Judge
Iayson from Noble LcOnurL.
Mrs. Ieonard, according to the tcsti
mony NJ the case Yesterday. was liv
ing with her parents on the fifth floor
Of u building on First street and had
refused on several occasions to re.
turn and live with her husband.
ON the evening Of the leap. the hus.
band sent q note 10 his wife. telling
her that ne was waiting below FOR her.
She went into one Of the rooms and
taking a piece NJ rope tied II 10 the
l'tnhou cabinet and Jumped from rnr
window. In descending she struck
against an electric sign hanging three
floors below and as n result Of the In.
iuries received was confined IN the Pos.
Graduate hospital for many weeks. In
granting the divorce Yesterday Judge
Ilnyson allowed the woman a monthly
alimuny Of 500
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
GRANTED THE DIVORCE But
DISALLOWED MAINTENANCE

Judge G.. W. Clark this morning de
nicd Grace Gordon separate mauntcu
auce and granted to the defendant I'm
the case an absolute divorce. This case
had created u bit ot interest about the
court house and quite n number NJ
friends and others weN In the court
room when Judge Clark rendered his
decision The case Wa one In which
Mrs. Gordon alleged that she was treat
ed crurly 10y the daughters NJ the de
PENDANT that on several occasions she
would hc forced 10 20 without anything
~ Cat Tor the reason that after the
daughters NJ Gordon had eaten they
would destroy the remainder Judge
Clark I'm announcing his decision stat.
Cd TINT he was NJ the opinion that Mrs.
Gordon had not done her part to make
married life for her husband what II
| should he
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
HIGH SCHOOL AMATEURS
EQUAL TO HEAVY PARTS

with the praise NJ F ] Hettcrick
Of the American Players company.
their dramatic advisor. ringing In their
ears, Oklahoma city high school anna
teur dramnticts. members " the SEN
ior class, will Friday night present
"StrongheHrt n cullcg" play that is
famous the country over, and In which
Robert Edesou, well known actor,
made his bid Tor fame. Some thought
first that the play was heavy and
too difficult for a body Of amateurs.
Notwithstanding this fact the young
people have mastered their parts aud
will give Oklahomn city play lovers q
real treat when they show at the high
school Friday night MIR Hcttcrick ms
serts.
In the leading parts will appear
John Barry, Miss Dorothy Garrett.
yerna Wills, Francis WEIGH, Frank
Carr and clifford Miller.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28

visit Oklahoma city and the wearer Of
the badge,
The literature which will he taken
on the trip has com from the press
with the exception Of the roster Of the
cNcursiouists and some minor work
which will he compiled 10y the cham
Der Of commerce a. Il general report of
the secretary for the month. This will
be- sent 10 the press at the earliest
possible moment and viii De ready In
ample time 10 be distributed from the
train md by the boosters IN the cities
and towns along the way.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
MCLEARY DENIES REPORTS
or TROUBLE WITH CARRANZA

GALVESTON, Tex. April %
Among the fifty passengers on hoard
the Wolvin line steamship city NJ
Tampico, which arrived today from
Vera Cruz, was Phil r. McCleary, the
newspaper man recently reported ms
having been sentenced 10 death by
CnrranzR. McCleRry says that he ha.
had no trouble with the CarranEa gov.
eminent and that he has been and
still IL In the employ OF the consttu.
tionalist news service. The pass
gers on the city NJ Tamplco will bC
held In quarantine until Saturday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
PICKUP PLAN TO RE
WORKED ON TRADE TRIP

A unique plan Of sending representa-
tlves on the annual trade excursion
win he followed by the International
Harvester company Aside from the
regular member who will start from
here, each agent will board the train
as II enters his district, and also rep.
resent the company until the end Of
his territory Is reached, then turning
his place over 10 the next agent. In
this way two men are advancing the
company's interests At the tame time.
Special arrangements have been made
for the accommodations NJ the men who
will be- picked up over the state IN
this way.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
LITTLE P|MP[ES ON
CHILD'S HEAD
ltched So Badly Could Not Resi-,
Covered Whole Top Of Head, CUT
Cura Soap and Ointment Healed,

Cottage Grove. Tenn -" when my uttle
boys trouble began his head itched and
h broke out In little pimplee and ltched
20 badly that he could not rrst he could not
sleep At night We cut his hair Just a. close
a. W could, The eruption covered the
whole top Of his head
We tried different Treatments but found
no relief until We got CuticurA Soap and
Ointment would wash his head with the
CutlcurA Soap and then use the Cuticura
Ointment. could tell that Il was sctting
better nom Just = few applications. CUT.
cura Soap and Ointment healed his head
tslgned) Mrs Athley Riley, Nov. o, 1914.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
Dr- Dorn Martin .ddros,.d Az. ~,
ALASKAN GOVERNOR VETOES
ANTLHNNGNG MEASURE

JUNEAU Alaska, April 2s-Gov.
ernor j. r Strong has vetoed the anti.
hanging hill passed recently by the ter
ritorial legislature. In his veto mes.
snge. made public today, the governor
snid the present law, leaving TO the dis
erection u the jury to declare whether
murderers should he hanged or i'm.
prlsoned for life was lenlcnt enough.
The senate Sustained the Yein-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
o o o O o O Ooo o . o
GOVERNORS AGREE On
FAIR BUILDING TERMS

o Negotiations Tor the use boy
q oklahoma N the Arkansas
o building at the Panama cXposi
q tion we're practically closed to
q day when $. b. T. Holcubcrg.
q representing the governor NJ
y Arkansas, called on Governor
o Williams and conferred rrla-
q tive 10 the matter Mr.. Huleu.
o berg left for Little Rock imme
o dlately the plans were approved
@ by Governor Williams aud will
o submit the proposition 10 the
. Panama commission " his
q state The purpose Is for Ok
o .lahumu and Arkansas to have
o the joint use " the building.
q oklahoma paying such an
o amount as Is necessary for It's
o use NJ the building. This would
q relieve the state Of the neccs
o slty NJ erecting a building and
o I'm many ways be- a great adj
q vantage
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
uv-vER-LAx
Acts Surely, Safely

inst because you are feeling the III
effects of a torpid liver il no excuse
for buying a harmful medicine that
has brought physical decay TO thou.
sands, Calomel is dangerous and rs
everyone knows has very dissgreeable
and weakening after effects. Medical
science has found a natural, vegetable
remedy, GRIGsBY'S LV.VERLAX
that thoroughly ~cleanses the liver and
bowels without causing any had feel.
Ing, Children can take Il with perfect
safety, Every bottle guaranteed. bOc
and ~ n rotle None genuine with
out the libacss mud signature of L. X.
Grlgsby 3For sale by any druggist
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
CRICKETS DESTROY SIX
HUNDRED ACRES OF WHEAT

SPOKANE wash, April 2s.-slx
hundred acres Of wheat have been de-
stroyed by crickets In Grant county.
according 10 a report made today by
C. W Creel, federal cereal and forest
inspector Millions Of insects have
incaded the district and miles ~
trenches have been ployed 10 hold the
crickets In check. Governor Lister has
been appealed TO 10 aid IN the fight
on the pests.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
BANKS URGE CLERKS
TO DEPART FROM ITALY

GENOA, April d Several banks,
Including the Banca Commercials.
which have their main branches here.
have urgently advised their clerks NJ
German and Austrian nationality 10
leave Italy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28

cirty " the University Place chris.
tan church win give q uickIc tea
Thursday evening IN the basement "
the church The members nrc also re-.
lncstrd 10 be- prepared 10 hand in
their dollars and tell how they we're
made.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-28
ECHOES OF tn STREETS
GoyernOr Williams today granted

expiration pardous 10 twenty nine In.
mates Of the state pcuitcuIiary They
VIII be- released during the month II
May AS their date Of expiration
comes The pHrluus du not carry
with them citizenship rights