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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-05
U INE BLUFF ROGRESS
 ROSPERITY
THE BLANCHARD RAILWAY.

Prospects for another railroad into Pine Bluff from the west to the Mis- sissippi river where never more favor able than at this time. George B. Blanchard, who has contracted with the bridge commission for the use Of that structure to crcss the Arkansas river. has asked nothing from the people of Pine Bluff and Jefferson county, and will ask nothing except right of way and franchise to enter the city. This may seem supsual to Pine Bluff psople, who havsv become Accustomed to demands for bonuses iron promoters of railroads and other. big enterprises. But to the business man this indicates that MT. Blancll- ard has confidence in the territory, in his own ability and possesses the financial backing necessary.
 Ten surveying crews are noww at work mapping out the route of the proposed railroad from Hot Springs t.. Pine Bluff, and from Pine Bluff to the Mississippi river Large sums and considerable time have already been spent in this work, and in in vestigation of probable troffic and ether details without the determina- tion of which financiers could hardly be interested. Evidently the whole plan is being made and prosecuted by aggressive, capable people who will expedite the building of the line when Preliminary arrangeT ents are com plete.
 Because this road will mean SD much to Pine Bluff and because so little will be asked of the city, it be hooves the people and the authorities to be ready to grant q franchise and any reasonable request that the build CTS of the railway may make.
 MT, Blanchard has reputation of carrying out successfully every pro- jSSe iiO Auo uuuNIlohCu. T1C Wdo mainly responsible for the extension Of the M. D. x G. from Murfreesboro to Hot Springs, 9 task that was long impracticable. Successful business men in Pine Bluff and elsewhere have the utmost confidence in MT. Blanch- ard and his ability to successfully complete any enterprise of which he takes held, and expect the early com pletien of the railroad to Pine Bluff if this is decided upon by him and the people do not place obstacles in the way.
 The success of the enterprise means increased business for Pine Bluff further development of the ricL farming country adjacent to the pro posed line, and better transportation facilities for the people. There is every reason to cooperate with MT Blnpchard and his advocates, and ii isteslaaih that Pine 'Bluft men will dc their part.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-05
WOMEN DARING HOLD.UPS.

Rome, Ga, March 1.-Two darin2 highway robberies by women, M which the robbers are said to have been wearing mems clothing, and armed with revolvers, occurred here last night, it became known today The two women suspected originally came from Tennessee and had their headr shaved
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-05
 Unfamiliar.

This is picture of my wife, said skinny little Mir. Meek. No, l didn't expect you to recognize it at first. You see, it is a picture of her when she was getting her picture taken. Kan. sas City Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-05

All the railroads are now making money, but some of them are so far in debt due to frenzied finance in the past, that it will take ten years of big earnings and good management to pave the way for some more mis- management.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-05

The warning nations are withdraw ing. capital invested ill the rest of tn /: world, and your Uncle Samuel is get ting some of it back at cheap figures.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-05
WHAT CHILDREN NEED vow.

In spite cf the best care mothers can give them this weather brings sickness to many children. Mrs. T. Neureuer, Eua Claire, Wis, writes: "Foley's Honey and Tar cured my boy of a severe attack of croup after other remedies had failed. It is a wonderful remedy for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough It stops lagrippe coughs. Mann Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-05
Telephones. Business and Circulation Depts.----14 News and Editorial Rooms---.------86

The Graphic gladly publishes f1e< of charge notices for churches, soci- cities, fraternal . organizations and clubs when the events are not intend> cd as money-makers. If there is at- tempt at profit-taking, notices of the events are advertisements, and will be charged for accordingly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-05

Woman's Unanimous Verdict.
 When man gets buncoed in some manner by a woman there is only one opinion among womankind-It Serves the Old Fool Exactly Right.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-05

The Women's Missionary society of the Lakeside Methodist church vii. meet Monday afternoon at o'clock, at the church.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-05
More Malaproperx,

More MaIapropery.
 "Yes," said Mrs. Twickenbury, they were very carefu, about that infec- tious membranous croup. They had anecdotes hanging up all over the house,"-Baltimore Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-05

Pull for your own town; don't pull. it down.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-05
BEING EFFICIENT.

The really efficient man takes time to be efficient.
 Efficiency does not consist of mak
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-05

Make ycur city the best place to live in by living better in it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-05

New spring line of Draperies just received at Reap & Crawford's S.
 If
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-14
BELGIANS CAST OUT
OF THEIR COUNTRY

Bergen OPP Zoom. Netherlands -
Correspondence of the Associated
Press several recent indications
point to the fact that the Germans in
Belgium intend to entirely clear the
region Immediately next to the from
tier Of its inhabitants. with a view.
presumably. to further facilitating
their strict control of the Dutch
boundary. They have already evacu-
ated the strip OF country situated be-
tween their two barbed wire fences in
a part Of Flanders, and the arrival
here Of many refugees from the Bel
gian village Of Putte (situated just
north Of Antwerp, strengthens the
view generally held in the frontier
districts that the people who have so
far stuck to their homes in the rest of
this zone will, in due course, suffer
the same fate
The latest lot of fugitives, men, wo-
men and children, fed through the
DdTDeu wire enlargement OF the first
German barrier in order to escape the
ever bitterer want reigning in their
village. 1t was a sad sight, these pen
niless and homeless people who ar
rived in the market square in their
wagons. there to apply to the Dutch
police for a temporary shelter and for
a ticket enabling them TO proceed to
one Of the Belgian refugee camps in
this country. The immediate reason
for their expatriation was that for a
fortnight past the Germans have re-
fused to allow any further food to be
brought TO this region prisOned be
tween their two formidable barbed
wire fences, while from the Dutch
side practically nothing could reach
the villagers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-14
Rooms That Smile a Welcome

will last life time it is better designed will
never tire of it.
And speaking of economy remember it was our organza
ton that first started trusting the people That was over
forty ago. Today, then lead in this important
phase for not only will you find credit liberal and
commodang but purpose helpful and sincere IN case
of accident illness Suppose you drop and let show
our new spring and summer stock You will be than de-
lighted the variety presented The prices plainly marked
piece WILL easily convince you that Francs
is the logical place to make your selections.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-14
High Glass.

Teacher-What class Of birds does
the hawk belong to, Tommy? Tommy
Birds Of prey. Teacher-Now, John
ny, TO what class does the quail be
long? Johnny-Birds on toast.-Chica-
90 News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-14

excitement we should not be led into
a war tariff which may become peace
tariff"
Shouts OF dissent greeted Mr.. Tay-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-14

warning against adopting a restrictive
policy which will throw the United
States and Germany into closer trade
relations. In this supreme moment of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-14

cred In framing any such policy" he
declared. 1.-THE United States is a great
Industrial nation. and it is now trying
TO replace us in South America, new
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-14

lor, and this sole voice raised IN be-
half of the old system gave way before
the overwhelming force OF the new
movement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-14

British tariff policy will divide the
world into two camps, and do not for
lget That some of the neutrals will go
I'm the enemy camp. 1t is time to take
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-14

Francs advertised pretty strongly of late how econo
micay they and do supply the home furnishings necessary
for better attractive and cheerful home What
s meant not merely dollars economy which is
really not economy at ALL What do claim however is the
ability to sell the highest grade furnishings at the
lower prices than furnishings of doubtful unworthy charac-
ter can bought elsewhere Good furniture need not be high
priced inspection of large and varied stock with each
piece plainly priced will clearly demonstrate 1t is certainly
cheaper in the long Because of its better construction it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-14
Eureka Sewing
Machine $3.50
Terms, $1.W Cash
Soc Weekly.

This machine is guaran-
teed for 20 years to oper-
ate perfectly. Every part
is strictly ball-bearing
and the entire mechanism
is Of the highest grade.
This price, though the
lowest ever offered for a
machine of this character,
includes a full set of at
tachments, assuring the
fulfillment of every duty
required of a high grade
sewing machine, Is easy
to run and easy to sew on.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-09
ROOSEVELT MAKES
EMPHATIC STATEMENT
Not Candidate in Primaries and viii
Not Permit Fractional Fight in
His Behalf.

NEW YORK, March Q. = Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, at Trinidad, in a state
ment given out today through the New
York Evening Mail, emphatiealiy de-
elined to be candidate in the primar-
les of Massachusetts or of any other
state.
''I will not enter into any fight for
the nomination the colonel SAYS,
''and / will not permit any faetional
fight to be made in nv behalf. In
deed j will go further and saw that it
would be a mistake to nominate me un-
less the country has in its mood some
thing of the heroic, unless ii feels not
only like devoting itself to ideals. but
to the purpose measurably TO realize
those ideals in action
This is one of those rare times
which comes only at long intervals in
nation s history when the action
taken determines the basic life of
generations that follow. Such times
were those from l776 to 1889, in the
days of Washington, and from 1855 TO
1865, in the days of Lincoln. 1t is for
us of today TO grapple with the ire
mendous national and international
problems of our own hour in the spirit
and with the ability shown by those
who upheld the hands of Washington
and Lincoln.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-09
COMPLETE RETURNS
FROM EVERY TOWN
Majority Against. the Perry Bill 49,
673 and for the Direct Pri-
maries 4,027.

RUTLAND, March 8. - The Her
aid this morning prints the complete
vote ON the two statewide referen-
dums voted on Tuesday, the Perry
prohibition measure and the direct
primary act. The last town to be
heard from was the home of Mar
shall j. Hapgood - Peru which
turned down the direct primary by
the overwhelming vote of two to one
and better. It should be pointed
out that the total vote on the ques-
tion in Peru was SO. The majority
by which the Perry act was showed
under, given yesterday as 1866,
has been increased by II by the re-
turns from Warren. Marshfield and
Barre city have jumped the majority
in favor of the direct primary law
The Herald s figures this morning,
which have been carefully revised,
show that 1856 votes were cast for
the direct primary and that the vote
against the measure was 21,S29,
making majority of 4,027 for the
act which became a law. The re-
vised returns show that the Perry
bin was defeated by majority of
1858.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-09
o. J. PRATT BUILDING
CHANGED HANDS TO-DAY
New Owner Is Earl P. Charlton of
Boston-New Business House Like
ly to Occupy It In Part.

A real estate transfer involving, it is
understood about $4,000, was completed
today when the O. j. Pratt estate s
four-story brick business and tenement
building on Main street was sold 10 Charles
p. Coughlan of Boston, real estate deal
er representing Earle p Charlton of Fall
River, Mass. The transfer was made
through the real estate agency of E. w. F.
Dyer of Putney
1t is not possible today to obtain au-
thentic information as TO the future of the
property, but there appear to be reasons
to believe that the transfer means that
there will be eventually an entire rear
rangement of the interior of the block and
its occupancy, in part at least, by a new
business house.
The building is four stories high with
basement and subcellar and is 80 * 90 feet.
The ground floor is occupied by the dry
goods store of the o. j. Pratt estate and
the clothing store of Goodnow, Pearson x
Hunt The second and third floors are
occupied by apartments and the top floor
IS used by Quonekticut tribe, /. o. r. NJ,
for their quarters
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-09
HIRSH DISCHARGED
BY JUDGE O'BRIEN
Alleged furniture Lottery Promoter
Found Not Guilty Although De
fense Put In No Testimony.

Nj. Hirsh, charged with aiding in the
conduct of a lottery by soliciting mem
bers for a furniture club and collect
ing % cents a week as membership
fee, holding out the promise of chance
to obtain a piece of furniture for a
small sum, was discharged from custody
in the municipal court at Bellows Falls
yesterday afternoon by Judge T. f.
o 'Brien. Both sides had taken many
exceptions and States Attorney 0. B.
Hughes said last evening that he would
take the case to the supreme court.
Hirsh will be tried here Monday on a
similar charge. He will be defended
by Attorney J. B. Richardson of Bos-
Brattleboro.
Two witnesses were heard at the
morning session of the court yesterday.
One of them swore that the respondent
told her that there was drawing
every week in Boston and that the
lucky person received a piece of furni-
ture
In the afternoon session Mrs. o. H
FXner and Miss Nora Walsh testified
that Hirsh collected from them and
urged them to continue in the club on
the ground that they might be lucky
next week -
Walter F'ullam testified to having
drawn an article of furniture.
Carl Dean said he got Morris chair
for the expenditure of 25 cents.
Mrs. M. Hines had paid in 1915 when
she was returned the 'Slucky one' and
received credit for $3.50 on a piece OF
| furniture valued at $25.
All of the evidence was introduced
over the objections of counsel for the
respondent, but Judge o 'Brien ruled
that the state could show what the
company had done through its repre-
sentative, Hirsh.
The defense introduced no testimony
their motion for dismissal of the casC
being granted
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-09
HEAVY SNOWFALL
MAKES TRAVEL HARD
Nearly Foot Fell Here and Twice as
Much in South Londonderry
Mixed Train Held Up.

Eleven and one-quarter inches of
snow fell IN Brattleboro yesterday af-
'ternoon, sufficient to disarrange the
schedule of the trolley ears and make
any kind of travel very disagreeable
and hard. The lumbermen, who have
been yelling for snow off and on dur
ing the winter, had little too much
of it this morning
The West River branch of the
Central Vermont illustrated the prin-
ciple of preparedness by sending the
passenger train north last evening
with two engines. The return trip this
morning was made with the addition
al motive power and the train came
in on time.
The mixed train yesterday after
noon did not have such good fortune.
1t was necessary to leave a part of
the train at Newfane and the rest of
1t, with the exception of the coach,
a Williamsville.
1t was reported here this morning
by the train crew that two feet of
snow fell in South Londonderry yes
terday and last night and that it
was showing there when the train
left this morning.
Traffic on the Boston & Maine rail
road was not interfered with in this
section. The northbound paper train
pulled in 25 minutes late, which is
about the usual time of its arrival.
Road Commissioner Warren L.
Walker had his snowplows working
early. 1t was hard work on the
horses, but most of the streets were
plowed out so that school children
were able to attend the morning ses-
sion without wading.
Sunday will be the 2Sth anniversa-
ry of the big blizzard and many re
called that interesting experience
yesterday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-09

cry to the New Hampshire authorities of
the murderer of James Stewart Hamil-
ton, a walking boss for the corporation.
who was found murdered in February
1915, for which crime John Wren of
Brattleboro Is serving life sentence. will
be divided between Milton Snowden of
Boston and Detective Francis Hanrahan
of Halifax, n s Snowden is TO receive
S4O0 and Hanrahan $500
Judge Robert w Chamberlain of Berlin.
\. H., who presided at the Wren trial and
who, month ago. heard in Keene the
claims of seven different men for the re-
ward, notified this morning Clerk L. w.
Holmes of the superior court for Cheshire
county, y. H., of his decision as to the re-
ward
Snowden is a. colored porter in the north
station in Boston and recognized Wren
and notified the authorities that he had
bought tickets for Halifax, y. s.
Hanrahan is detective of the Halifax
police department, and arrested Wren
upon his arrival in that city.
Other claimants to the reward. or a nor
tion of it, were David S. Carey of Brattle-
boro, ticket agent, who told the authorities
OF having laid out route for Wren to go
to Halifax; Police Chief George Wilson
OF Brattleboro, who ran down numerous
clues IN Brattleboro and furnished much of
the evidence; Sheriff Lord of keene. y
H., who was also active in securing evi-
dence; Ralph kirkwood of Brattleboro.
who found in the chimney of the Wren
tenement registered letter receipt made
out to Hamilton; and Luigi Brado, an
employe of the Holbrook, Cabot & Rol-
Inns corporation, who first reported Wren
as the suspect.
Hamilton was walking boss for the
corporation and Wren had been employed
under him. On the night it was proven
that the murder was committed Wren and
Hamilton talked in the latter's shanty of.
tee on the construction work and later
Wren was seen to follow Hamilton down
the railroad track as the foreman started
on his mile walk to his boarding place.
The body of Hamilton was found the
next morning, the head having been
crushed IN with a heavy stake The body
had been thrown down the embankment
and lay on the ice in a cove No money
was found on the body and it was claimed
that Hamilton was in the habit of carry.
ing large sums
| Wren on the morning the body was
found was in possession of considerable
money. He made hurried preparations to
leave Brattleboro, taking his wife and
baby with him. In his trunk in Halifax
was pair of trousers with blood stains on
them. He was tried in June, 1913, and
found guilty, being sentenced to life i'm
prisonment. A second child was born tc
his wife three weeks after he was sen
fenced. Petitions for a new trial were
denied. Wren is now in the Concord
prison.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-09
GREETS HIS MOTHER
ACROSS CONTINENT
H. L. Coe of Bellows Falls Telephoned
4,500 Miles to Seattle Last Night
on Her Anniversary.
Especial to The Reformer.) }
BELLOWS FALLS. March 9.


Mrs. F. II. Coe of Seattle, Wash,
observed her birthday anniversary
yesterday and as a pleasing reminder
of the anniversary, her son, II. L. Coe
of Green street, talked with her
over the telephone last evening for
three minutes. This was the longest
paid telephone conversation to date.
The total distance over which the
conversation was carried was 4,500
miles. The call was routed from here
to Greenfield, thence to New York,
across the transeontinental route to
San Francisco, a distance of $500
miles, then 1000 miles up the Pacific
coast to Seattle.
In addition to being the longest
paid call, it was the first transeonti-
mental talk sent from Vermont. A
talk between Poland Springs, Me-,
and San Francisco previously held
the record until last evening. The con-
versation between mother and son
was plainly audible to both. The eest
for the little visit was 5000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-09
QUICK RESPONSE TO
REQUEST COMMENDED
Brattleboro Women Thanked for Dill
hgent Work for International Sur
gical Dressings Committee.

The following letter was received
this morning in acknowledgement of
the work that has been done by the
surgical dressings committee:
- Chairman Brattleboro Section Inter
national Dressings Committee:
lowing to the press of work here
many shipments during the past two
weeks are yet TO be acknowledged, but
| am skipping over all of them TO re-
ply to you and to assure you that the
cases were safely received and were
forwarded almost Immediately to
France.
81 was glad to note how quickly Brat
tleboro had responded to our request
that cushions and rings be put in pa
per bags. Your ladies were, l believe.
the first to heed this recent direction
of ours which was necessary for me TO
give in the interests of the increasing
ly perfect work we are now doing.
q am writing you this personal
letter to assure you of our thanks for
the diligent work that you women
have been doing and the amount of
money you have raised for the cause.
You will be pleased, 1 am sure, to
know that we are keeping your fellow
;ownsman, Mr. David Willard, on this
side of the water for the present at
least. Miss Spencer, national chair
man, was going abroad and it was pos
sible for her to pass an eye over the
work that he had established in France
and enable him to remain on this side
helping US here and getting the vaca-
tion he was entitled to-
With cordial appreciation of all
that Brattieboro is doing 1 am, most
truly yours.
"MARY HATCH WILLARD.
International Chairman.