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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
Have You scaIesa

Scales have been associated with
farm life for many years. and yei
many modern farmers DO not possesl
this necessity.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14

The more money a man has the
more he dislikes to waste any OF II
paying taxes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
The Latest.

"You ought to see my new fat"
ANY special features?'
We'll. should say. A folding stove
and built-in piano."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
kindly.
The Summing Up.

(Which nations do you think are
going to win in the war;"
We'll, as to that, think they all
have a fighting chance"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14

Some men are like umbrellas; they
have so many ups and downs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-16
Mrs Sorrells Dewoody and Mrs. "A. Mcleod

lMrs. Sorrells Dewoody and Mrs. J "A. Mcleod
 A called meeting of Magnolia Camp Mo- 5764, Royal Neighbors of America, will be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, in the parlor of Fra ternity hall, in West Second avenue
 The Pine Bluff chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet Tuesday at the home of Mrs. WV. L. Dewoody, at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon, with Mrs. Walter Hudson and Mrs. e. w. Pettigrsw as hostess
 Mrs. w. C.. Grumbles and pretty sister, Miss Jeanie Rupe, left this morning for the Bluff City to do some shopping and incidentally visit rela- tions. * Judge and Mrs. H. R Lucas journeyed to Pine Bluff in their car yesterday morning. They were accompanied by Mrs. Poole. Mrs. Tom Poole, of Pine Bluff was the guest of her mother, Mrs. H. Il Atkinson. here for a few days the mast week. * Mrs. M. s. Win ters of Pine Bluff spent several days here since our last issue, visiting rela- lives and old-time friends. Mrs. E. c. Norton was operated on fo1 appendicitis at one of the hospitals in Pine Bluff Saturday last.-~.Sta1 City Ledger.
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CGnfirmants and Parents Will Receive.

The Jewish confrmants and their parents will hold an informal recep- tion for their friends at the Harmony club Wednesday evening, May, 19, be- ginning at o'clock.
 The ceremonies of confirmation will take place at the Jewish temple We'd nesday forenoon at 10 o'clock, with Rabbi Joseph Jasin officiating. Those who will receive the rites are Dor othy Levine, Annie Mae Reinberger, Leslie Thalheimer, Sidney Marx, Jack Dante of Dumas. Harold Rutsfein, Herbert Bluthenthal and Gabe Mey- CT II.
 The reception in the evening is to be entirely informal, and all friends of the confirmants and their parents are expected to attend without formal invitation, being assured of a hearty and cordial welcome.
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hild Life Chapter
 ntertainS Riddles.

About 100 children were entertain ! at an old time all-day picnic yes- erday by the Child Life Chapter, ill he grove on private property in Alabama street, and there is no req on to doubt the kiddies had the timo f their young lives.
 smbers of the chapter, the chill Ten and invited friends were pres mt to the number of about 150, the ostesses and guests being as fol- Ows:
 Mrs. John G. Alexander, Mrs. sam Pcales, Mrs. c. A. Linaker, Mrs. M.
 Speer, Mrs. G. E. Glasscock, Mrs. Wiley Williams, Mrs. H. E. Williams, lrs. Harry I. Holderness, Mrs. Ray lclntyre, Mrs. E. II. Johnson, Mrs. eo M. Andrews, Mrs. w. lM. Toney, prs. Weilbacher, Mrs. Buskirk, ITS, w. H. Dtaver, Mrs. Walter Hud- {on, Mrs. V. B. Alexander, Mrs. rank Ragland. Mrs. ID. H. Duncan, ITS. J. B. Talbot, Mrs. H. K. Toney, lrs. T. B. Lyle. Mrs. Finn Hut, ATS. Drew White, Mrs. Charles Ring Eer Miss Willie Mae Toney, Miss virginia Moore, Miss Bum, Miss Sal lie Byrd.
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BAPTISTS ELECT TWO OLD OFFICERS John E. Purser and B. D. Gray Again Head Home
 Mission Board.
GOSPEL LED TO WAR
J. G. Chastain, Veteran Missionary to Mexico, Says Preaching of Gospel Led People to Think, to See and
 Then Demand Their Rights.

Houston. Texas. May 15.-John F.,
 Purser of Georgia was reelected
 president of the home mission board
 of the Southern Baptist convention tonight, and B. D. Gray of Atlanta tary of the association. The election came at session that had been car
 ried over from the morning. J. F. Love of Richmond Va., was chosen corresponding secretary of the foreign mission board to succeed the late R. c. Willingham, who held the
 office of general secretary of the
 board. This office, however, was
 abolished Friday in change in the
 constitution, and MT. Love will do practically the same work as was done by Willingham. Misss Fannie B. flick of Richmond was reelected president of the Wo-- mans Missionary union, auxiliary to the convention, this afternoon. Miss flick is critically ill at Richmond Revolution Due to Gospel.
 "The present revolution in Mexico is largely due to the preaching of the gopel in Mexico" declared J. G! Chas- tain, veteran missionary to Mexico, at the afternoon session of the South ern Baptist convention here today. The afternoon was devoted to the vEsforaFies of the various fields GOV eredv by the convention.
 "The preaching of the gospel lea the people of Mexico to think, and
 when they began to think for them
 selves, they began to see they had
 rights and to demand them," contin-
 ued MT. Chastain.
 Chaotic conditions in Mexico
 brought about by the resolutions,
 were described by various mission
 aries, and the statement was made that with the close of the war there l the opportunities for missionaries will be five times as great as they are now.
 Missionares of five foreign coun- tries sang in unison, but in the Ian guages of tlleir respective field S, "Blessed Be the Tie That Binds, | while the audience stood as the ait ernoon session came to close. Chl- nese, Portuguese, Spanish. Japanese
 and English were the fire different 1 languages represented.
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Woman Suffrage Department
Edited by a Suffragette.

ill common than household expenses to produce happiness and health"
 Students of Northwestern mi versity, illinois, broka all preced ant in electing woman for the first time to the editorship of the collegs monthly, the Northwestern magazine. The new editor is Miss Genevieyt Fcrbes, a junior in the college of liberal arts.
 $:
 Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch and Miss Marion Drake have been ap- pointed as the special subcommittee of the elections committee oi the Illinois senate, which will revise the election laws for the state.
 An Italian woman. Signori1a Rose GenoH, delegate to The Hague peace conference suggested that national cabinets should include a secretary of peace in addition to secretary of war.
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HARRY NEWS.

Tarry. May 15.-The Lincoln COun- try club is to be launched within the near future with limited number ot charter members. The first meeting was held Thursday when it Was de- cided to build a clubhouse on the premises of the country club at once.
 Those who were here Thursday from Star City inspecting the clubs prop erty were County Clerk John G. Nc Clain, Circuit Clerk, Jchn l. Higgins w. B. Leek. H. E. Rudy, pr. Russen, H. D. Palmer. Lee Fish, John Grum- bl:s. Claud Norton, Dr. Tarver, and Judge Lucas.
 Miss Nellie Hooker of Hookervllle is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. c. H. Flowers. 'Slayton McGehee entertained his friends Monday night with ''fish fry Those present were F. o. McGehee, Dudley Burford, Earl Miles, Met Gallagher and Vim. Nc Gehee.
 Mrs. E. A. McGehee left Monday for San Francisco. Cal, where she will spent several months with her daughter, Mrs. c. M. Hodges. Mrs. F. o. 4McGehee and daughter,
 Miss Ava, visited MT. and Mrs. Wm.
 McGehee Monday, Tuesday and Wec- nesday.
 R. l.. Thcnas of the Lincoln Sup ply company was in Pine Bluff We'd nesday on business. MT. and Mrs. Slayton McGehee have
 as their guest Miss Emma Bell Baker of Pine Bluff.
 MT. and Mrs. Thad Trawick passed through here Wednesday en route to Star City.
 J. D. McGehee attended the com
 mencement exercises at Star City Wednesday night.
 Wm. MlcGehee transacted business in Pine Bluff Monday.
 John Grumbles was here Thursday on business.
 MT. and Mrs. J. C. Hcoker of Hook
 erville visited relatives here We'd nesday.
 Sheriff McGraw passed through
 here Wsdn esday, en route home from
 Pine Bluff.
 R. G. Atkinson Is here from Pine
 Bluff inspectin his plantation. i Mrs. Wm. McGehee and Miss Ellen
 are visiting friends in Star City.
 Miss Emma Bell Baker of Pine
 Bluff has returned to her home, after a pleasant visit to her sister, Mrs
 Slayton McGehee. S. M. McGehee was a business vlsi. tor to Pine Bluff Friday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-16
Pleasant Surprise Party Given Friday Night.

An enjoyable Surprise party was rendered Miss Emma Campbell Fri day night, at her home, 1918 East Elghth avenue, by a number of her young friends. The members of the party gathered at the home of Miss Olga Robinson 2007 East Eighth ave- hue, whence they marched to the Campbell home, in a body. Miss Campbell's sister Mrs. Booth, was in the secret, and had prepared refresh ments. The evening was spent in the enjoyment Of games and music.
 Those in the party were Miss Mia mic Robinson. Miss Olga Robin son, Miss Iva iHankins, Miss Bertie Mae Rona. Miss Leila Martin, Miss Jessie Reed, Miss Lillian Farrar, Miss Esther Merriam, Miss Bernice Roller, Miss Eunice CampbeN. Messrs. Wiley Chadick, Edward Gull ver Fred Johnson, ,Fitzhugh Lee, Roy Chestnut. c. B. Rowland Davis Row l2nd. Charles Roma and Marion Montague.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-16

Perhaps after all, the women of The Hague conference have framed two propositions that will solve the future security of nations. The first proposal is for democratic control ill framing the foreign policies of na- tions. It nullifies all secret treaties and provides for the participation by the people in all future treaties. The second proposition was pre.eDted by an American, Miss Balch, of Welles- ley college, and condemns and op- poses the transfer of territory from one nation to another without th9 consent of the inhabitants.
 Here's terse argument expressed by a professor of the Medico-Chiruigical hospital of Philadelphia: q bolieva in the suffrage movement, because it is a constructive movement, and will give women something tt; tAlnk about and educate them. HlsDands and wives must have something more
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Children Entertained
 At Weekly Story Hour.

Another large crowd of children was in attendance at the weekly story hour at the free library, in the as- sembly hall of the chamber of com merce, yesterday afternoon, the stor- ies being told by Mrs. Roscoe Mcln- tyre and Miss Martha Angel.
 Many children who are regular at tendants at the story hour. were not present yesterday because they were attending the picnic given by the Child Life chapter, but despite this fact the hall was we'll filled with youngsters. Arrangements will be perfected during the week by the H. brary ladies to furnish an ample sup ply of drinking water to the llttle folks who invariably consume the available supply on the sixth floor ot the Citizens bank building on Satur- day afternoon.
 Mrs. D. A. McGehee leaves today for an extended visit to San Francis co. |' Miss Mary Nunn of Monticello IS the guest of Miss Hone Farrar for a
 
 few days.
 Mrs Olivia Cox has gone to Mem rhis tc visit relatives the next month or six weeks.
 The Women's Missionary society oi 4he Lakeside Methodist church Will meet Monday afternoon at 5 O'CLOCK at the church
 The Women's Missionary society ol the Hawiay Memorial church will meet at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon at the church.
 Mrs. Trooper Darby and little son have returned to their home at Jones' boro, after visiting relatives ana friends here.
 Miss jessie Dorict and Miss Beat rice Doriot of Clio are spending a rev days with Miss Florence Brewster after which they will make visit te Wisconsin.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Alex ander Memorial church will meet 1T regular session tomorrow afternno1. a a l 2:3O o'clock with Mrs. h. winters l 1920 Linden street. The Lydia Bible class of the FITS lprashvterian church will meet Mon ] dav Afternoon at 2::30 o'clock VIII S,lsrs.z N F. E. Adams in west s,xfh ave isr lnue. nfrs. Adams will be aasisted 9
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-16
kerie ChOrus Holds
 . sons Last Recital.

With the very enjoyable recital
 ven at the First Methodist church
 |sterday afternoon by the .Coterie
 horus, there came to an end the
 ason during which the excellent
 bd highly-appreciated organization
 talented music lovers worked in tfatigably to add to the interest in iusic among the people of this city bd to afford pleasure, entertainment
 Dd instruction to the members oi
 e organization as well as to others {terested in music. ..
 Monthly recitals, with rehearsals On
 Ore frequent occasions and special lcitals interspersed at various times,
 arked the activities of the Coterie borus during the season just closed, Id it was perhaps as great a suc- fss, in every respect, as the most btimistic of the members might lave anticipated. There are many Sdications that after the summer has hssed, the activities of the. Coterie horus will be resumed on even nor 9 ktensive scale than was attempted the past.
 l The entertainment yesterday was bove the ordinary, not, only because was the final recital of the sea- bn, but also because it was featured ' a ,program' of uncommon class, mich was. delightfully."- carried out. he program was as follows: Organ solo, Venetian Love Song. Eevins), Miss Eddie King. Vocal solo, Eye Hath Not Sean," |om Holy City,, (GauD, Miss |yrtis Sage.
 Vocal solo, Hear Ye," from Elijah" CMendelssohn), Miss Lucy learn Brcadstreet.
 Quartet, Crossing the Bar" Dud- Py Buck, Miss Lucy Hearn Broad treet, Mrs. Lifts, Messrs. Adams nd Dreyfus.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-16

land.
 Mrs. G. w. Morrow spent Thursday with her daughter, Mrs. Asa Watson.
 Misses Deen and Henrietta Watson are visiting relatives here.
 J. w. Watson of Pine Bluff was a business visitor here Wednesday,.
 Fred Mitchell, an employe of D. B. Eiven & company, suffered the frac- ture of an arm Monday while crank ing an automobile.
 Mrs. F. B. Niven, who has been very i'll for the past week at her home on Sunny Side farm, was taken Friday to Pine Bluff for treatment.
 Miss Margaret Watson is expected in few days from Galloway college where she is al student
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STEERS IS WINNER.
Makes Lowest Score at Weekly
 Medal Handicap Play at Golf Club.

Henry Speers, who made the rounds of the course with174 strokes, was the winner yesterday of the we ekly golf match in handicap medal play, at the course of the Pine Bluff Golf and Country club.
 , Others who made the rounds with 80 or less strokes were Fred Goode 75, Henry Haizlip 78 and do Nichol 80. There was large field of play CTS out and the grounds were in ex- aellent condition although the weather was unusually warm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-16
nilathea Class Enjoys lenic in Country.

The Philathea class of the Hawley hemorlal church enjoyed a delight al picnic Friday at Sulphur Springs, nere being large attendance, the seather being delightful and every planned.
 Those in the party were Miss ,anle Farrell, Miss Florence Dennis, mss Harriet Chatfield, Miss Lucy braves, Miss Mary Taylor, Miss randa Taylor, Miss Bertha King. slss sophia Hogenson. Miss Mabel alowell, Messrs. Wright, Smerl, .eacn' O'Connor. Lights and West TUX Mrs. J. H. King. the teacher {. the class, was in charge of the aahgements and saw that the days 'easures were thoroughly enjoyed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-16
$ . = IET TY

7, The final plans fer the canvass will be discussed, and for that reason it is urged that every captain and lieu tenant be in attendance at the meet ing. The canvass will be held Thurs day of this week, and the forces of canvassers have been so thoroughly organized that it is believed there will be little difficulty in completing the canvass of every house in Pine Bluff on the one day,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-16
TUCKER NEWS.

Tucker, May 15.-Miss Ruth Brice, who has been attending school at Humphrey for the past nine months came home Sunday to spend the sum mer with her parents here,
 Miss Laura Brice, who is attendins school at Monticello. is expected home scon to spsnd the vacation Ass Watson spent rnssdAy as Ent'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-16
bsmgaign Captains Meet For Library Canvass.

ali tne captains and lieutenants ao Wlll have charge of the canvass A. ne benefit of the membership ha ,ss or the free librsry, will meet at [ar,h, looms of the library in the as- nsr mo'y nall Of the chamber of com
 'e'ce Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-16
uP.T0:bATEh MILLINERY

We want to reblock and trim your old Panama Hat,. so thataitSwill look like a new one, and your best friend will fail to recognize it. The ex
 penge viii be so small as to amaze you. Cone and see us about it. Hours i to g p. m. telephone 205S.' Mrs. Nell Kirchgraber. 1405 south Main stessf ' v tt
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Try Alleged Thieves Tuesday.

Brady Harris and Shipman Miller, negroes, arrested by the city police Thursday and charged with burglary and grand larceny, will be given hearing Tuesday before Justice of the Peace J. A. Frazier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-16

sa Watson spent rnssdAy T Ene'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-13
$500, 900, 900 LOSS
CAUSED TO POLAND
Two Hundred Towns and MANY vii
lagos Have Suffered in the Mael-
strom of the War.

LONDON, March 3.-ConcurrentIv
with the Petrograd announcement that
an important decree relating to the
autonomy of Poland will shortly be
issued, the Daily Chronicle publishes
the following;
For no country, not even stricken
Belgium, has war spelt greater tragedy
than for unhappy Poland The people
Of Belgium, despite their intense suf
ferings. can find some comfort in the
knowledge that their misfortunes
spring from a common cause and are
mitigated by common inspiration.
but the Poles have no such satisfac-
ton An appeal by the General Relief
Committee for the victims of the war
in Poland brings home the meaning Of
the war TO that distracted country.
Over line of 600 miles some 5000
GOO AuStro Germans and 1000 900
Russians are fighting each other. For
more than six months they have been
treading down and tearing in turn the
| Polish land and furnishing and exter.
minating its inhabitants Forced Ia
fight in two opposite camps for a
cause which is not their own, the
Poles must engage in fratricidal strife
and put by both sides in the first line
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-13
MRS. ALBINA TRIP.
Death of Elderly Resident Who Sus
tanned Shock Five Weeks Ago.

Mrs Albina Trip. So, who suffered Il
shock five weeks ago at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. l.. NJ. Carpenter. z
Retting place, died there at 10
o clock last night.
Mrs. Trip was born in Cambridge,
\. Y, May %, 1892. daughter Of
Ira ana Elmira (Lee) King. She was
married there in 1850 to Richmond
Trip. Mr. Trip died in 1894 Since
that time Mrs. Trip had made hen
home most of the time with her daugh-
ter, who, during her last illness has
taken all the care of her mother.
Mrs. Trip leaves one daughter, Mrs
Carpenter. two other children, Il son
and daughter having died. She
leaves also one brother Horace KING
Of Clinton la. and one sister, Mrs
William IL. Smith of Manchester (Nt.)
She leaves besides these, one grand
son. Arthur H. Tripp Of Brattleboro
and two great grandchildren.
She was Il member OF the Baptist
church of Cambridge. y. Y, which sh,
joined at the age of Is wears, and Of
| the Woman IS relief corps of MancheS
| ter.
Funeral arrangements have not beer
completed but there will be praye
/ service in Brattleboro and the bod!
will be taken to Manchester for bur
! iaI Monday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-13
DRURY'S WOUNDS
MAY PROVE FATAL
South Athol Man Feared for Woman s
Life 1t is Said Morgan Accused
Of AssauIting Both.

ATIIOL. Mass. March 13.-N-Ith only
small chance for recovery Faederiel, ~
Drmy lies At hi~ home in South AthuI
suffering FROM stab wounds and Harry e
Morgan is under arrest charged with as
sault on Drurx and ON his wife, Anna y.
Morgan. at the Morgan a@me late yc>tei-
day afternoon.
According to the story told ny M
DrurN and Mrs Morgan her husband 1e-
TUNED from New Hampshire Yesterday
and got INTO an argument with his wife.
tearing her clothes, pulling hcr har ami
beating her. Dlmy. who Is one. .of SIX
Hoarders IN the Morgan house happe aed
to he on the premises at the time, lie
went to the nearest house, a quarter Of a
mile distant, and telephoned To the police
On returning he feared for the life Of
Mrs. Morgan, it Is claimed. aud interfered
! 1t Is claimed that Morgan grabbed a
big earthen pitcher and broke 1t oves
DrUry. Retaining the handle and 4 shaTp
I piece of the broken pitcher. 1t Is alleged
that he stabbed Dlury in the neck, Just
escaping the jugular vein. Drury also srs
tanned deep cut over the right eye and
another on the right wrist
The police call was answered by Chic
p. J. Murphy and Isaac \ Nickerson
They found Drury in weak condition
from loss of blood Dr. James Cudd,
stitched mp the mans wounds and say
they are liable to prove fatal,
Morgan was taken to the police station
last evening and is badly battered iron
the light According to the police, he ha'
been drinking.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-13
NEWS OF MARRIAGE
CAUSE OF SURPRISE
Northampton Girl Accepts Stump
and Is Married in Brattleboro-
Couple Have Been Forgiven.

1t was learned today. says a North
ampton. Mass, despatch dated yester-
day IN today's Springfield Union. that
Miss Hazel Marie Flood, King street.
daughter of Mrs. Martha g. Flood. and
Hubert Fray. Charlcmont, We're married
~ Brattleboro, VT, last Friday. The
bride is IS and the bridegroom ~ and
their marriage was big surprise to their
friends. They have been engaged and
last week Miss Flood went to Chariemont
to visit Mr.. Fraly's family The couple
went to BTattleboro last Friday and Mr.
Frary suggested that they be married.
Miss Flood accepted the stump and
a license was secured and the couple has
tened to the home Of the nearest clergy
man, where the knot was tied The bride
returned to her home in this city ana
Mr.. Frary went to his home in Charlie
! mont. Monday Mr.. Frary went to New
Haven and told his aunt about the trip
| to Brattleboro and the marriage She III
formed Mr.. Frary'S parents and Mrs
! Flood
The young couple have been forgiven
and there will be a marriage reception il
the near future The bride was for 1
time clerk IN the Five and Ten-Cent store
and Mr.. Frary was for two years stu
dent in Worcester Tech. This year Il,
has been working III his fathers shop il
i Charlemont. The couple will live II
iCharemont as soon as their home can
provided