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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
GEORGIA 10 TRY
 B0Mb.PROOF
 PROHIBITION
At That, the Crackers Need Not Suffer for Lack of
 Stimulants.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 16.-May first, 1916, Georgia will be come dry-but not quite as dry as Sahara or Death Valley. But anyway, there will not be any more wet establishments where the sign reads:
 "Near-Beer Saloon"
 "Budweiser on Draught."
 Also there will be no more locker clubs where you can but join the club and get a good oid-fashioned jag for fifteen cents. The locker club liquor had a notable kicker" and it is probably more responsible than any other cne factor for the recent un- popularity of Demon Rum and his clan hereabouts.
 They'ra some little bills, too. It will be high. crime to advertise liqucr in any way whatsoever in the dear old commonwealth of Georgia. No longer will the farmer be puzzled by the various signs along his road tc' town each claiming that So-and- Sos flicker" is the best, for there won't be any liquor signs. There will be only sedate and circumspect signs advertising the virtues ot Browns flour, Jones' coffee, and Smiths baking powder.
 Also the newspapers will not be permitted tc' carry beer and whiskey advertisements and magazines and outside publications must be properly censorede before being circulated in the state.
 And the railroads and express com panies were attended to with due care. They are not only not permit ted to bring in over certain amount per month to any one individual, but they are made "particeps criminis'' to any violation of the law. And as for solicitation of orders by their agents or any one else-well, railroad agents do not usually have an over whelming desire to spend a term in the state prison.
 But the drys did makg provision for the fellow who likes to keep a little about the house "for medicine" Any one d7siring it may procure, via the mail order house, two quarters of whiskey. one gallon of wine and forty-eight bottles of beer evsry rhir- ty days. The express conSpanies must see that he dcesn't receive more than that. If he did receive more the DOS session of more would be legal evi- dence that he was ,"blind- d-tigering." Altogether. the dry measures ara regarded as air tight and bomb proof
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
200 BUSHELS OF TOMATOES 70 ACRE
 GIRLS AVERAGE
Miss Winnie Koonce, How ever, Averaged 620 Bush
 els, with Profit of S64.2O.

Figures showing plainly the actual dollars and cents value of the work done by the girls canning clubs i'll Jefferson county the past year, arc contained in the report just compiled by Miss Mary Fortner, and forWarded to the headquarters of the girls club work. at Little Rock.
 The report is compiled from re- ports turned in by 32 of the 70 mem bers of the county girls canning club. It shows that there were 26,- 47O pounds of tomatoes canned, ana 5,554 pounds of other vegetables. an aggregate of 32,011 pounds. This product was valued at $1,302.99. A total of '2,21S cans of tomatoes, of various sizes of cans, were put up by the club members reporting.
 Winnie Koonce of Faith raised the greatest quantity of tomatoes on her one-tenth of an acre, her produca weighing 3,125 pounds, something more than 62 bushels. This would make her average about 620 bushels for full acre. The average produc. ton of the 32 girls reporting was ~ bushels to the one-tenth of an acre or 200 bushels per acre, showing that Miss Koonce made a most excellent record. Next to her was Miss Ollie McBurnett. of Redfield, with 2,l9z pounds on one-tenth of an acre, and third was Miss Ruby Griffin of Faith with 1,744 pounds.
 Miss Fortners report shows the average cost of production on one tenth of an acre. by the club girls was. s4.95, and the average cost oi canning $6S9, giving an average profit of $2S.7S. Miss Koonce's profit on her work the past year was $b4.20
 Miss Fortner travelled 1,29S miles by team and 3,232 miles by rail in the county during the eleven months she has been in charge of the club work here, and there was a total attend ance. of S,419 women and girls at the several hundred meetings she held, A that period.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
ARKANSAS STATE BANK RESOURCES
 $6l,6l7,267.69
Increasing Prosperity of State Shown by Reports
 of 392 Banks.

Little Rock, Dec. 16.-One of the strongest evidences of the increasing prosperity of the state is the condi- tion of the 392 banks reporting to the state bank comnissioner. Besides these there are 59 national banks which report to the comptroller at Washington.
 The combined abstract of reports of stata banlsstshows that there has been ,...an :, increase of $b,225,5lS.l cash on hand, from Oct. 31, 1914, to Nov. 10, 1915. an increase of $5,27l,- S1.S1 since Sept. 2, 1915.
 Since Oct, 31, 1914, the deposits of all kinds have increased $6,799,2S9.76, and since Sept. 2, 1915, the increase has amounted to $S,166,922.O9
 The reserve has increased from ~ per cent a year ago to 34.32 on Nov. 10. The law requires only 15 per cent.
 On Nov. 10, the last report made the total cash in hand was $15,51O,- 45S.13, and the deposits of all kinds amounted to grand total of $45,1S5, 609.30.
 A year ago tne uotal cdoh "N'0 ~Ao' 2S4, 4,94O and the total deposits were $3S3S6, 6,319.54.
 The overdrafts Nov. 10 were 143.- S1S.O1, a slight increase ever the $9o,- O25.95 reported on sept. 2. This IS accounted for by Commissioner Davls by the fact that many cotton loans are carried by the banks as over drafts. or warehouse receipts.
 As an evidence of the fact that the state banks are aiding materially Ill financing. the cotton crop of the state, the loans cn cotton increased from s22O ,631.97 on Sept. 2, to $3,064, ,746.9V on Nov. 10.
 The aggragat, resources of all the reporting banks was $61,6l7 7.69 On september ?, and this increased to S69 122,979.46 on November 10.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
MIR. SAGE FILLS CHARGE
 PINE BLUFF CIRCUIT
Rev. J. w. Hall of Memphis Appoints cd to Faith, Sulphur Springs and
 Good Faith Churches.

Presiding Elder J. "A. Sage of the Pine Bluff Methodist district announc- cd last night the appointment of the Rev. J. w. Hall of Memphis to the charge of the Pine Bluff circuit, and that Mir. Hall would assume his duties immediately. He will conduct services Sunday at the three churches, speaking at Faith at II a. ln.,' at Sulphur Springs at 3 p. m. and at Good Faith at 7:30 D. m.
 This charge was not filled at the conference at Monticello, because there was none for the vacancy. Mr. Sage feels highly gratified at securing Mr. Hall, who comes highly recom- mended MT. Hall is WidOwer, with several grown children, and has been in the North Mississippi con- ference, where he is greatly esteemed. His last charge was at Kosciusko, Miss. More recently he has been working in the Memphis field.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
PlESBYTERlANS TRY
 SETTLE ARKANSAS CASE

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 16.--Men high in councils of the Southern and North ern Presbyterian church were here today ready to again take up the me morials which the Southern church has presented to the Northern body. A conference held recently to dis cuss the same subjects failed to bring results.
 The Southern committeeman have been empowered to take the cases to the reformed church counciN without report to any assembly if an agree meht is not reached. The cases in- volNed are those arising at New Or leans, El Paso and Fayetteville, Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
MAGEE PRESIDENT OF LOCAL LODGE L.F. AND E,

I. F. Magee, who will be one ot Jefferson countys representatives in the next regular session of the state legislature, was elected president o1 the Pftes Bluff inlge, of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, at the a11nu- al. election, the ether officers elected being as follows:
 k. l.. Roller, vice president; E. F. Elmer, recording secretary; F., Love joy, financial secretary; F. Lovejoy delegate to national convention at Denver in June, 1916; Hugh Rives legislative reporter; F. Ii. Brenke local organizer; H. J. Peterson, trus- tee, for three year term; Drs. Will Hams and Williams, medical exami- ners. The protection board is com posed of Hugh Rives chairman, II. J. Peterson and F. R. Gammill.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they tarrh is q blood or constitutional disease and in order to cure it you must take in- tcrnal remedies. Halls Catarrh Curc IS taken internally. and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surface. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a uuack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best phy- sieians in this country for years and is a regular prescription. It is composed or the best tonics known. combined with the best blood purifiers. acting directly on the mucous surfaces. Tho perfect combine ton of the two ingredients is what pro- duces such wonderful results in curing catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
 r. J. CHENEY 6 CO, Props, Toledo. Q.
 Sold by Druggists rricc I5c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
CHRlsTENS GREEK CHILDREN. Memphis Priest Baptixes Five Infants
 of Local Colony.

Rev. Damianos Hermogenes, of the crthcdox Greek church, and whose home is in Memphis. yesterday bap- tized infant children of local Greek residents, the tots being the children Of Herodotus Hasagianos, John Lozos Paul Pascal, Andrew Makriz and Gus Gijigianos.
 Members of the Greek colony CO., cpera,ed in welcoming and entertain- ing the reverend father, who has only recently returned from South Africa and South Amfrica, where he has bsen doing active missionary work for some years past. At the homes of the five families, where the baptis- ings were held, there was consider able jollification after the cere- monies.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
Auto Blocks Traffic.

The big automobile of Julius Lett ncr tied up street car traffic at Sev- epteenth and Cherry streets about twenty minutes last evening. The car attempted to cross the street about 7s:3C o'clock, and the front wheels sunk to the hubs in a ditch alongside the track. Nearly all the autos in that section of, the city were called intp reauisition to help haul the bis car. out of the. ditch that street cars might proceed on their way.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
CAMDEN MEMBER FORD
 PEACE PARTY REPORTS
Rev. w. N. Wright Wirelesses Gov ernor from Mid.Atlantic, Saying
 "All Is WCIi'' Aboard Sh:p.

Little Rock, Dec. 16-Gove1mol Hays this morning received radio gram from the Rev. w. M. Wright of Camden, who is aboard the steam ship Frederick, en route to join the Henry Ford peace pilgrimage. MT Wright. wiring when off Cape Race halfway across the Atlantic, report ed "all is well' The Camden min's- ter was among the pacifists who reached New York too late to sail OF the Oscar II. and arrangements were made to carry them on the Freder- lcl..
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
aRECOMNENDED FOR GROUP.

". c. Allen, Boseley, Mo, says: "I haze raised family of four children and used Foley's Honey and Tar with allAof them. find it the best cough and croup medicine I ever used. l used it. for eight or ten years aud can recommend it for croup." Same saltis- faotory results for coughs and colds. Mann Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
Rebuild Telephone Plant.

,. Tha Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone company will start work within the next sixty days, on the total rebuilding of the telephone plant at Arkansas City. at cost of about $S,000, according to District Manager w. l.. Jones. who returned Yesterday from Arkansas City. where he attended conference at which the dscisicn was reached.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
Pine Bluff Banks.

Pine Bluff banks made good showing in thef departments state ment. Pine Bluff banks, exclusive of institutions under national char ters. had deposits aggregating S2,- 74s,59s.S2 on November 10, compared with $2,0s3,062 so September. ?, while cash and sight exchange aggregates showed $S13,576.02 against $62S, ,230.- 1t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
Vun JITNEY OFFER-This ana 5c.

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out thls slip. enclose with five cents to Foley & Co, Chica go, H., writing your name and address clearly. You will receive in return trial package con- taining Foley's Honey and Tar Com pc und, for coughs. colds and croup, Foley Kidney Pills. and Foley Ca- thartic Tablets. Mann Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17

Street car advertising is no doubt worth all it costs, But the. street car does not go into the hone. neither ioss ths billboard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17

You have tried the others. now try the best. American Excelsior Laundry CO, phone 146. tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17

-Our Press Process is unexcelled. EAyherican-Excelsior Laundry com. pAny, phone 1{6. tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17
Sform Restr0Y Gin.

Ashdown, Dec. 16.-A cotton gin and several houses were destroyed today by storm at Cerrogordo, a smail town near here No lives were lost sss S
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-17

See our windows for. Xmas .sug- gestions. Trade at cur store and you spug. Reap & Crawford. tf
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-11
Epicurean Episodes - s:: sss! s.. =
The Gentle Art
of Dough Making

known as aerated dough. This. however.
is not nutritious, and seldom keeps for
any length OF time.
The only wholesome dough that can be
recommended for daily consumption is
made by using a mixture of honest brain
and Drawn, that is set to rise in the
warmth of opportunity. worked until it
IL light. and shortened by plenty Of
elbow grease.
Dough that is sweetened Is called cake.
In the making of this American men
excel. and they delight to feed their
families upon 1t, although it's effects are
most injurious. for It almost invariably
gives the children the swelied head, and
the wife hardening of the heart. COM
plicated with social aspirations and
symptoms Of .culturine, which carries
her off 10 Europe or fashionable health
resorts for about eleven months Of the
year.
To make cake dough American family
style. take large amount of dough, the
more the better. add to this barrel Of
unselfish devotion. mixed in equal parts
with loyalty and pride. and favored with
a desire TO give one wifes and children
all the good things in the world
Work this mixture through winters
colds and summers suns until you are
ready to drop with exhaustion. and then
bake 1t brown by long hours In store or
office, and serve up either at the family
table, or send by express to the wife and
children where they are enjoying them
selves away from home.
The making OF this usually results in
the funeral OF the husband and father.
but the family can still make many full
meals on what remains OF the dough.
Occasionally. when the wife ana chill
dren are particularly unappreciative of
the cake that is served TO them. the
dough maker gets careless and lets the
dough sour. or else he turns TO making
dough for some other woman with a
sweeter tooth, but this does not happen
as often as might be expected.
Probably. the most expert professional
dough makers in the country arc 10 be
found on Wall street Here the dough
makers sometimes have mimic battles in
which they throw dough at each other.
but this is very naughty conduct, ana is
sternly discouraged by the attorney gen.
eral at Washington. who is always be-
laboring them with q big stick.
All wives should encourage their hus-
bands in dough making. II keeps them
out of mischief and promotes domestic
felicity.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-11
Parents and the Child
by Virginia Terhune Van De water.

Copyrirht 1915, star Company.
should rare1 sn;s ufase nr curt a
chil6's ambihon?"
A Bee reader has written 'bis question.
II Is not an easy one TO answer. Much
may depend upon what the ambition f.
We remember the various ambitions OF
our childhood They were wonderful.
fancy there are few small boys who have
net determined NJ some stage OF their
early career TO be engine drivers. Many
OF thJm at one time or another have
Planned 20 become soldiers
Parents have no nee1 TO curb such am
bitionS As years pass. wild fancies are
replaced by dreams Of other kinda
II hate TO see my boy making fool
Of himself" complained one father. "He
h planning career that IL absolutely
impracticahle, His every thought and eff
/ fort tend In the direction of one idea"
rs the idea one that interfercs with
his usefuinessg" asked an elderly friend
( We'll. no. TN tell you what II IL. He
plans TO make enough money In his regu-
lar line OF work to buy a ranch IN tho
west and settle out there to spend the
rest OF his days by the time he IL 20
II think It's mighty good thing." thu
friend remarked gravely. Cant you see
that everyone works better with some
objective in mind. with some cherished
idea for which no works. Let the lad
alone"
TT Is not unworthy ambitions that
am afraid Of" certain mother declares
but I'm afraid OF losing my child
! She Is a widow with one daughter. for
whom she has sacrificed much. Tho
mother has always hoped that she and
tho girl might spend many years TO-
aether Now the young woman wants TO
| follow certain line Of work that VIII
nut thousands OF miles between the par
ents and herself. She Is n loving daugh-
ter. yet she insists that she has
career" before her The mother will be
left at home alone.
'"The girl IL selfishi" disinterested rela-
tives exclaim. "she owes q duty TO her
parent. Think what that woman has sur
fered and renounccd for her"
But" the girl pleads. mother may
live for years-and how about my careerG
when she IL gone II may be too late for
me 10 take It up. must live my own
| life"
The mother must not be considered In
such matter" said one woman 20 whom
! spoke Of this case "she has had her
youth and her life. Would she dwarf her
daughters existencef'
Yes, we echo. and try to keep a note of
BADNESS from our voices-it Is the rule OF
the ages.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-11

John Amesbury is killed in a railroad
accident, ana his wife, one OF America 4
most beautiful women, dles from the
shock, reavlns S-yea4 old daughter, VINO
Is taken by Prof. StIliter, agent OF the
interests. lar INTO the Adirondacxs, where
sne IL reared IN the secluslon OF cavern.
Fifteen years later Tommy Barclay, VINO
has just quarreled with nlb ADOPTED
faIncr, wanoers into the wooos ana DIS
covers the girl, now known a. Cetesua,
In company with Prot Stilliter. Tommy
falls into the clutches OF a noted pro-
curess, but Is able to win over tine
woman by her peculiar hypnotic power.
Here she attracts Freddie the Ferret,
who becomes attached TO her. At a biz
clothing factory. where she goes TO work,
she exercises her power over the girls.
ana u saved from being burned TO death
oy Tommy; About this time Stilliter'
gether. decide Il Is time TO make use of
Celestial, who has been trained 10 think
OF herself as divine and como from
heaven. The first place they send her IL
coal miners are on a strike. Tommy has
gone there, too, and Mrs. Gunsdorf, wife
the miners leader, falls In love with him
and denounces him to the men when he
spurns her. Celestia saves Tommy from
being lynohed, and also settles the strike
BY winning over kehr, the agent Of the
bosses. and Barclay, ST. Mary Black
has discovered through her jealousy.
KehF is named as candidate for president
on a ticket that has Stllliter's support,
and Tommy Barclay II named on the
miners ticket. Stilllter PROCESSES him
self in love with Celestial and wants TO
get her for himself Tommy urges her
to marry him. Mary Blackstone bribes
Mrs. Gunsdorf to try 20 murder CelestiA,
while the latter IL on her campaign tour,
travelling on q snow white train. Mrs.
Gunsdorf 10 again hypnotized by celestis
and the murder averted
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-11

rejecting the pearl necklace, and he over
heard q violent struggle in which Mary
Blackstone prevented Mrs. Gunsdorf
from killing herself. and got the knife
away from her-and a little later he
heard Mary saying. Take this. tie only
a quarter Of a grain. You'll sleep and
I forget"
Then he left his room ana burst open
the door Of theirs, and In a voice so weak
with passion and horror that 1t could
hardly be heard. he Whispered to them
the things that they were--and was gone.
moment later he was running at full
speed toward the railroad station. And
few minutes later the two women, in
an automobile which Mary had com
Wandered, were fleeing. as they
imagined for their lives.
To get away-to hide IN the woods--to
escape to Canada-anywhere for a respite
nothing else seemed TO matter to them
Some man tried to oppose Tommy's en-
trance to the observation end OF celes-
tia's car, only to be thrown 80 violently
to one side that he realized he had en-
countered a force with which he could
not cope, And Tommy. half dead with
grief and rage. burst into the car and
She was standing and appeared to be
in the best of health: but she had a dazed
look. or rather an inattentive look. She
did not seem to resent Tommy's violent
Intrusion in the least. nor to be sur
prised at Il. nor to express any other
emotion. The clock in the car indicated
few minutes TO s.
During the day Celestia had spoken 10
half a dozen audiences Many who had
heard her first speech had heard the
other five. And the elimination OF her
upstate tour had been a triumph.
TITS so WONDERFUL" exclaimed Tommy,
II heard-hut you're not even hurt. are
your
Il am going for a drive" said celestia,
In an expressionless voice. "is the car
there7'
Yes. the car is there" said Tommy.
Il have 10 so at O'Clock"
She neither looked at Tommy nor spoke
20 him. but az the clock began 20 strike
she hurried out on the rear platform, de-
seconded 10 the ground. ana crossed the
down track 20 a large black touring car
that was waiting at the side OF the road.
the engine turning slowly.
The driver OF the car. a dark man,
heavily goggled. sprang 10 the door for
Celestia. Freddie. the Ferret. who was
hanging about. also sprang 70 perform
the same office. with the result that this
small service for their Goddess fell 20
the lot OF Tommy. At least he was the
one to get his hand on the dorlSnob. But
he did not al once open the door
celestias behavior was 90 strange that ne
thought she must be IN. While he hest
tated the driver said. "Here-one sidel"