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is to obtain maximum yields of the
bsst products for an indefinite time.
When one considers how comparative
ly soon the fertility of the soil is ex-
hausted by many farmers, even in the
best agricultural districts in the ma
ton, one must inevitably reach the
conclusion that there is much room
for Improvement in the way the aver
age farm is managed.
There was time when a farmer
could exhaust his land, sell it for next
to nothing, and then move on virgin
soil to go through the same proce dure
in less than generation. This
ancient and honorable system has
about played out, and farmers must
know how to keep up the fertility Of
their farms year after year. 1t is in
OF der to enable them to do this that
the government is so assiduouS in fur
nishing expert information and help,
CT which every farmer should take ad
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26
. INE BLUFF
y ROGRESS
RosPER1TY #
PRESERVING LABOR RIGHTS.

II is not surprising that the indiet-
ments brought agains~ Steel COM
NAMES and their officials at Younss-
town. O.. were quashsd1 sa'he defen-
dants were charged NTH -lconspiring
to fix wages. It was cpptended that
labor is a commodity, and therefore
the alleged conspiracy cawe within
the scone of the Sherman antitrust
law. This contention appears to be III
contradiction to the Clayton antitrust
law. passed by the las congress by
way of defining and ampllfylng the
scope of The sherman act The Clay
ton law declares that labor is not a
commodity. There was therefore MOTH
ing for the judges to do but throw
the cases out of court. I'D.
It is we'll for the protection OF labof
itself that the intent "a Of, the Clayton
law is thus made effeetiKe.s7 For II 1t
were criminal for employers to act
together to keep wages down, 1T would
likewise be criminal foe fabDr unions
to act tog Their to increase wages. If
labor is to be treated as an ordinary
commodity in he market, Without re-
gard to the human problems involved,
the rule must work both ways.
1t is to the interest of every work
ing man to maintain the principle that
he is not a mere machine in the eco
nomic system, but human being
with the rights and privileges, Of man
hood and citizenship. 1t is =. Of the
highest Importance that labor shall be
guaranteed it's right of wage-agree-
ment and collective bargaining; and
labor cannot l. gally have that righ'
unless capital has it too.
The refoymers who instigated tho
Youngstown suits presumably mean,
we'll. but went about the business il
in the wrong way. Labor at Eas'
YOUNGSTOWN where the big riots DC
Cured last winter. has suffered from
genuine grievances. Some methot
should be found for getting such work
men a square deal, but it must be .
method which does not prejudice the
permanent welfare of workmen il
general.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26
A CHILD DOESN'T
Laugh AND PLAY
IF CONS7ipATED
II !r"yisl', ie1eri>l, and sick, give
"California Syrup Of Figs

Mother! Your child isn't naturally
cross and pecvish. See if tongue is
coated this is sure sign it's lit lie
Stomach, liver and bowels need a
cleansing at once.
When listless, pale, feverish, full of
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally. has stom-
ach-ache, diarrhoea, remember, a
gentle liver and bowel cleansing
should always be tae first treatment
given
Nothing equals "California Syrup of
Figs for children's ills; give a tea
spoonful, and in few hours all the
foul waste, sour bile and fermenting
focd which is clcgged IN The bowels
passes out of the system and you have
a well and playful child again. All
child: en- love this harmless, delicious
fruit laxative" and i. never fails to
effect a good INSIDE" cleansing. Direc-
tons for babies, childr, of all ages
and grown-ups are plainly on the bot
tie.
Keep it handy in your home. A lit
tile given today saves a sick child to-
morrow. bu get the genuine. Ask
your druggist for o0-cent boil lie Of
"California Syrup of Figs" then look
and see that it is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26
THE GARBAGE CAN.

Senator Smoot got up in the senate
the other day and spoke with great
learning about the inability of the
American girl and wife to keep the
garbage can from filling up rapidly
This is q subj ct fit for congress
sional debate. OF course. Smoot isn't
physician or a food expert. but he
knows full we'll how long it should
take to fill up a garbage can.
The next important topic for sena-
torial debate should be thc relative
merits of potatoes and parsnips for
food. or the necessity of keeping Il
COW about the premises in order tc
insure, fresh milk.
tt appears that The senate may yet
become one of the most useful iabora.
tories the nation possesses
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26
MUCH HELP FOR FARMERS.

Every newspaper office receives
countless farm bulletins from the
government. One is lead to wonde:
il tenth of the valuable informa-
ton banded about by the government,
and which is intended to uplift the
scil-tillers' lot, really reaches its
mark. 1t is to be hoped SO. because
there seems to be remarkably high
standard of information in the bulle-
tins and soil publications issued by
the government.
When one realizes that all this in
formation is free for the asking. that
the government holds out to easy ac-
cess TO farmers the results of eX-
pensiye experiments at agriculture
stations that in the aggregate cos
many millions of dollars. one is set t
wondering why the farmer isn't in {
class with the most learned business
men in the country. fs Pr
The fact is, farming-the right kim
of farming-is the most intricate bust
ness en- earth. There really is NOR
to learn about it than any other bust
ness. The object of all this learnin
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26
Telephones.
Business and Circulation Depts.----la
News and Editorial RoOms-.-.------S6

The Graphic gladly publishes free
Of charge notices for churches. soci-
cites, fraternal organizations and
clubs when the events are not intend
ed 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. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26
MRS. BERT HAMLIN
AGAIN IN LIMEL|GR1
This Time. Arkansas Wnmar Is
Charged ut Memphis with Theft
and ATTEMPTED Arson,

Memphis, April Discharged with
the theft of $500 in valuable clothing
from Mrs. S. ,C. Harvey, wife of a
government fleet contractor. and with
an attempt to burn the Harvey home
to cover up the theft, Mrs. Bert Ham,
lin of Fayetteville. Ark, was arrested
here today. Mrs. Hamlin's alleged
attempt to burn the Harvey residence
was discovered when smoke issued
from the window and tho fire depart
ment saved the house. Later police
found missing clothing in suitcases
beneath the new residence of Mrs.
Hamlin in a fashionable residence
section.
Mrs. Hamlin was recently released
from Jackson. KY, where she was
charged with the murder of Mrs. Pol
ly Davis. to benefit by a $4,000 will.
Her brother. j. Fl. Coleman. of Fay
etteville, aided in gaining her free
dom from Jail there.
When arraigned in court today,
Mrs. Hamlin tainted, and upon being
revived entered plea of guilty to
theft of the clothes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26
TALKS ON BANKING.
HOW no DRAW A tnEck. !.


The first thing a depositor in "a
bank should learn is how to draw "a
check. for if check is improperly
drawn it, may lead to confusion and
might bring q loss to the bank and
annoyance to the depositor Ia the
first place the figures should be plain
ly made, so that no question can
arisc as to the amount If the figure
is carelessly made. so that ia con-
fuses those who; handle the check.
numbcrless hours of work may, fol-
low. For instance, il a bank receives
a check for $1.SS with poor 81 and
a clerk lists it as $1.0S, it may take
many hours time to find the differ
enCe, and the entire days work may
have to be gone over The rule
should be: Never make a figure that
may be mistaken and never pas, one
that is in doubt-correct 1t by cross
ing out the bad and making a good
one alongside. go
Second, the words and figures
should agree. The law says
/ that if the two are different. that
written words govern, but make both
carefully and get them alike.
Third. Begin the writing wei! to
the left of the writing space and fill
in the unused space with a wavy
line. Begin the figures we'll up
against the S sign and make the
character 0O-00 after. but close up
against the figures. Use good black
ink and write firmly. so that plenty
of ink gets into the fibre of the
paper.
Fourth. Always write your name
exactly as you wrote it on the banks
signature card. Mrs. William Smith"
may be the same person as MARY
V. Smith, but the bank account
doesn't stand that way.
| Adopt one signature and stick TO
it. Do not flourish nor make a
fancy signature. Handwriting experts
will tell you that plain, distinctive
signature, with no furbelows, Is the
most difficult to forge.
The law Of forgery is that the bank
is bound to know your signature,
and pays d forged instrument at its
peril. The risk is all theirs but that
is not to say you should not help
eliminate the chance of forgery by
taking care that your checks are
property drawn. Ii you are grossly
negligent, you might have to stand
the loss yourself. Better be safe than
sorry. There are numerous protect
ing devices on the market, some bet
ter than others, and these may be
used as added safeguards; but there
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26
THE WORM TURNS.

When the average person desires
small lob of printing ho spends two
or three hours of his time going from
one printing office to another, lnVlt-
ing bids and ideas from the printers,
who waste valuable lime planning and
figuring on these little So and 81 jobs,
and frequently are so foolish as to
figure themss Ives out of profit i'll
orde~ to keep the "other fellow" from
getting the job.
II is refreshing to learn tina at
least one printer in the country has
had the nerve" to pursue the same
tactics to which he is frequently sub
mtted
The Editor aud Publisher contains
the following:
"A Kansas PRIMER has notified the
me: chants of his town that he will
soon be in need of pair of shoes,
a new shirt. and a sack of flour. and
that he will call for bids on these
items. as that is the custom of the
merchants when they want four dol
lars worth of printing"
Doubtless the Kansas printer will
be thought 'looney" by the merchants
OF his town. but there is as much
horse sense in his invitation for bids
on a new shirt and ptr of shoes
as there is on the prospective buyer
OF printing hustling around to get
bids for printing 800 envelops or 1000
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26

is no rule Of law that compels you
.te DO 81 You are; safe if you follow
the above suggestions, but safer If
you: use a protecting device, for then
you cannot be charged with any neg
ligence in making your checks forg
cry proof. Do not make it easy to
work a fraud through your account.
Do not give checks to- strangers. 20
not leave your check book lying
around. Do not leave a signed check
where it may be filled in and used.
Your banker will bless you if you
follow the foregoing suggestions.
A. B. A..
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26
COMPULSORY MILITARY
SERVICE IN ENGLAND
Premier Asuuith Warns Parliament
CONSERVATION Must Come Unless
9OO.OOO Volunteer.

London, April 23.-Gens raj com
pulsion to swell the ranks of the
British military forces was foreshad-
owed by Premier Asquith in the secret
session of parliament today.
According to an official announce
ment made by the press bureau to-
night. the premier warned the as
sembled members that unless $4,000
volunteers were Forthcoming within
the next four we Ks, and a minimum
cf $4,000 weekly thereafter. until a
total of 100000 Lave heen enrolled
general compulsory measures would
De adopted and enforced.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26
ACTION IS NATURAL.

p. S. Meehan, Hancock, Mich,
writes: II have given Folcv Cathar-
til Tablets a through trial and can
positively state they are the best
laxative ever used. Their action is
natural, no pain OR gripping, and they
clean the systen IN fine shape
Stout persons say tho buoyant, free
feeling they bring is a tlessins. Mann
Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26
HOBO
4HELPS' ORPHANS

The. Hobo Medicine Manufacturing
Company. of Singer, La, has favored
the orphanage with several cases Of
Hobo Kidney and Bladder Ec'nedy,
and it is with delight that We. record
the cure of several children from sell
ing their beds at night. We thank
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26
J. N. SHELLY,

.Supt La Baptist Orphanage.
If your child is suffering why wait.
Get a bottle today from your druggist
or send direct to us for it-$1.00. Six
bottles, $500.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26

Some towns arc taking i civic sur
vey, just like some folks have their
think they need them or are afraid
to look one in the face; just like some
people don't like to glance in the
glass or face the result of a photo
srapher's work.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
CRAFT BEING OvERHAULED.
Lumber and Cord Wood Carving
Schooners Receiving Attention.

This is overhauling time with most
of the vessels that bring lumber and
cord wood to this city. and in the past
two weeks the shipyards at Alexandria
and along Chesapeake bay have been
busy places.
The two-mested river schooner Ella
is out on Deans railway at Alexandria
for hull attention thai will take sew
eraI days to complete. When again
ready for service she will resume gem
eral freighting work on the river
The Clarke schooner Edith Verrall,
which was on the railway at Deans,
has completed hull work. and now is
lying at the shipyard being painted.
and will leave today or tomorrow for
down river The schooner Orbit. an
other of the local fleet. which was re-
built at Deans. is about ready for serv-
ice. and will leave in the next day or
two for Nantemoy to load for this city
The Carter schooner Brooklyn has
gone to Baltimore to be fitted with a
new mast. and the schooner Earl Bis
coe is in Bretons bay for repair work
The schooners May and Anna Beswick
and G. L. Rohde of the Wimsatt fleet
have completed repairs at the Alexan-
dria shipyard and have sailed for North
Carolina to load lumber for this port.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
HUNTS SPACE IN TREASURY.
Chief Clerk Wilmeth Must Find
Room for Farm Loan Board.

How to house the newly appointed
farm loan board in the Treasury build
ing is problem that is giving James
L. Wilmeth. chief clerk of the Treas
ury Department, considerable trouble
just now. The farm loan board Is to
be given quarters in the Treasury
building. Some bureau or small de-
partment of the Treasury Department
is to be moved out Just which one
has not yet been decided. First Mr..
Wilmeth must find out how much room
the new board will require. and then
a bureau that size will have TO make
way.
Mr. Wilmeth has been busy today
finding out what space handy to the
Treasury is available for whatever
force will have to be moved. He
hopes to have this matter arranged
this week. so that the board can get
down to serious work in it's own quar-
ters.
No bureau having to do with the
handling of money will be moved, be-
kcause their work Is SO intimately con-
nected with the Treasury that they
must be kept in the same building.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Loyalty

Johnson says that Jones IS
wrong, and swears that he can
prove it but my belief in Jones is
strong, and idle tales can't move
it. l have much confidence in
Jones, who IS a goodly fellow,
and l would lend him seven bones
without a kick or below. My
neighbors come to me and say,
Zones is a low down sinner; he
carried off bale of hay that we
had bought for dinner But l
believe that Jones is right, as
honest as the dickens, and |
would trust him any night
around my coop of chickens. |
fill nv beaker to the rim with
buttermilk. and toast him, for |
will not go back on him because
the neighbors roast him. My
friends and comrades | select,
without the towns assistance:
and if some gents don't seem cor
rect, l keep them at distance.
And if find friend o. X. will
not shake or hout him for any
thing the neighbors say, for
yarns they tell about him.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
BAND CONCERT.

At Dupont Circle this evening
at 7:30 o'clock by the United
States Marine Band. Walter F.
Smith. second leader:
March. Plaza" .Seltzer
Overture. ''If Were King" Adam
Selection, "Chin CHM. -. .Caryn
Serenade, Les Millions d'Ar-
lequln -...... .DIlBo
Euphonium Obligato by Musi-.
clan Edward McIntire.
"Follies of 1915" (by re-
QuesD .......-.....Z .Zfegfeld
Gavotte. Hearts Mes
sage ........ .Santelmann
Spanish Suite. La Feria" .Lacome
(a) Los Toros.
(b) La Reja.
(c) La ZarZuela.
March. America First. .Sousa
The Star Spangled Banner"
Note-The audience is requested
to stand and men to remove their
hats when The Star Spangled
Banner" is played.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
EFFECT OF POISON SPRAY.
Two Favorite Squirrels Found Dead
in White House Grounds.

Two of the hve squirrels In the
White House grounds have been found
dead. and there Is mourning in the ami
NAL kingdom. They were the Oldest
and friendliest of the squirrel family
in the grounds. and ate peanuts from
the hands of White House policemen
and others. Visitors in the White
House grounds always found interest
in watching the antics of the squirrels
which never grew hungry because
supply of peanuts was always kept
for them in the kitchen of the White
House.
The gardeners in the White House
grounds have been spraying the trees
with an arsenical preparation to kill
off bugs. Some of the mixture evident
ly got on bits of the food the squirrels
had partly buried in the ground and
did the work.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
PROGRESS IN THE WORK
OF RIVER IMPROVEMENT
Col. Flagler Reports Expenditure
the Past Year on Potomac
and Anacostia.

Operations for the Improvement of
the Potomac and Anacostia rivers at
washington during the fiscal year end
ed June 80 last. according to Col.
c. A. F. Flagler, the army engineer
omcer In charge. consisted almost en-
tirely Of maintaining the works previ-
ously inaugurated. His report, just
submitted to Gen. Black, chief of en-
gineers of the army, shows that the
total expenditures last year on the Po-
tonac river in this. vicinity were
&fs,S61. most of which was applied to
the work of relocating the masonry
sea wall on the western limits of Po-
tomac Park, SO as to straighten the
line. and give more space on the water
side of the Lincoln memorial and to
the work of restoring the training
dixie along the south side of the Vir-
ginia channel from Analostan Island
to point near the Highway bridge,
where settlements had occurred
Riprap Foundations Completed.
Col. Flagler says that the riprap
foundations and embankments on the
Potomac Park side are now in readi
ness for building the sea wall and that
earthen embankments have been placed
along the Virginia side of the training
dixie for its entire length. That en-
bankment is about eighteen feet wide
mean low water. Eventually the area
behind the embankments is to be filled
in to the Virginia shore.
Commercial statistics contained in the
report show that the total number of
arrivals in the Potomac at Washington
1884 vessels of total tonnage of
1.125,1S3. including 5,117 steamers, 1,072
sailing vessels and 2,s41 scows These
vessels brought 644.249 passengers and
7I,170 short tons of freight valued at
$10,13s.231. General merchandise form
ed the main part of the freight, the
principal items being coal, fish. sand
and gravel.
AnacosttA River Improvement.
Operations in the Anacostia river
from It's mouth to the Anacostia bridge,
Col. F1asler said. consisted mainly in
dredging the channel and depositing
the dredged material on the Anacostia
fats. The total expenditures during the
year just ended amounted to s3s,032,
making an aggregate of about $S646,000
expended since the beginning of the
work many years ago. Recent dredg-
ing operations included the removal Of
piers. piles. riprap stone. etc. OF two
old bridges In the vicinity of the Ana
costa bridge. Sea wall construction was
continued. Section 3 of the Anacostia
flats has been raised to a height of six
and one half feet above mean low
water and dredging Is about 5s per
cent completed.
Statistics of the commerce of the
lower Anacostia river. contained in the
report, show the arrival during the
calendar year 1918 of 4.s22. vessels of
49e.172 net tonnage, including 2,372
steamers and 2,07s scows, carrying 49,
465 passengers and 217.7s7 short tons
Of freight. valued at $19,430.232. The
bulk of the freight was naval ordnance
and supplies delivered at the Washing
ton navy yard.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
FEW WATERMELONS ARRIVE.
Fruit From Nearby Patches Coming
in Very Slowly.

As yet laden craft are ar
riving here slowly. no vessels with the
fruit aboard having come into port be-
tween noon Tuesday and Wednesday
night Yesterday evening there were
but two vessels at the 11th street
wharf and they had aboard only a few
hundred melons. Before the close of
business yesterday they had sold out
and this morning left for the lower
Potomac to load melons, back to this
market. The threatened shortage in
the supply was partially relieved this
morning by the arrival of three ves-
sells with 1000 melons aboard. Prices
for melons range from 81 per hundred
for culls UP to $50 per hundred for
select melons. Before the middle of
the coming week the melon wharf, foot
of 11th street. will be a busy place, and
numbers of vessels laden with the fruit
will be arriving daily.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
Activity of Potomac Yachtsmen

Capt. William Biondi, owner of the
launch Alta. D. C. completed the over
hauling of his craft she lay in the
dock at foot of K street southwest
and will leave here shortly for an
extended cruise along the lower river.
Points where good fishing can be had
will be visited and the Alta. d. c.. will
be away from the city for about two
weeks Capt. Biondi will take party
Of friends with him for the trip.
The steam yacht Sea Gull. belonging
to DIR. Nevil Hopkins of this city, has
completed machinery repairs at Fors-
bergs and has gone to the Corinthian
Yacht Club berth. on the Virginia side
of the river between the highway and
the railroad bridges. TO be repainted
and decorated preparatory TO going
into commits issiSn. Itis stated she will
he used in connection with the train
ing of naval militiamen. in which DR..
Hopkins is greatly interested.
Commodore 6. W. Forsberg is hav-
ing his power yacht Cleolia overhauled
preparatory to making a cruise to the
lower Potomac.
Evening star., 1916-08-03
RED CROSS WORKERS
NEED ELECTRIC FAN
Station at 1872 F Street Made Un-
comfortable by August
Temperature.

Wanted-The loan Of an electric fan
for the use of the workers at the Red
Cross station at 1922 street north
west, where surgical dressings are
being made for the boys on the
Mexican border.
Work of making bandages. filling
comfort bags" and gathering maga-
zines, all for the District guardsmen,
is going on steadily at the station
The recent warm weather, however,
made it very uncomfortable for the
women who have volunteered their
services. Therefore. it was suggested
today. If some patriotic individual, or
company. would donate the use of a fan
to assist in keeping the room cool dur
ing the month of August he would be
doing his bit" The fan will be well
cared for it is said The Red Cross
station has no funds with which to pay
for the use of fan. the available
money being used for the purchase of
supplies