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EXCLUDING aYELLow PERIL

Drastic restrictions will be thrown about the immigration Of Japanese into the United states, and both Iilndus and chinese virtually will be bSrred from the country, by a pro vision that has, besn written into the iIrmigration bill to be reported to the house shis week by the commit tec on immigration.
 The new features reating to im- migration from Japan would have the .5ost far-reaching effect. in the ex- pectation cf cimmittee members, in sfuEing off effectively the influx of Japanese laborers whose competition with American labor in the Pacific stetes has aroused pronounced anti ASiatic continent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-25
A Prick and q Trick.

To remove blood stain made by . pricked finger on any silk material, place about four inckes of white sew ing silk in the mouth and moisten, Then roll into 8 ball and rub the spot gently, and the stain will disappear as If by magic. Just try it and see.- Woman's Home Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-25

iMayor Martin Behrnsan of New Urls ans refused to issue a permit for boxing bout Sunday between Fred FSltoA, white. and Harry Willis, negro. Mayor Behrman said he's was opposed 10 the matching cf white and rekro pngilists and to holding d htxing match n. Sunday. Unless you kn.w someshing of Mr Behrman's provious tolerant attitude. ycu fail tc
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-25
PR0sRCUTINa ATTORNEY.

The Graphic :s au-rar'2ed to an- nounce MT. J. NJ. Shaw as candidate for proaecuting attorney from the 11th judicial circuit, subject to the action Of the Democratic primary. March g. 1918.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-25
Just a Delicate Hint.

Allen, aged five. was passing the ai- ternoon with his aunt in the suburbs, and after he had been at play for a time he said: Aunt Mary, mamma said I wasn't to ask you for piece of pie, but she didn't tell me not to take 1t if you offered 1t to me-"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-25

The man who started the story that bullets were being made oi Hamburger cheese in Germany. evi- dently wanted to discourage the allies into suing for an early peace
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-25

After man is married he wishes his courtship days had been less ex- pcnsive. The reason is, he has new iteas regarding the value of money
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' TO pRINTERS.
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The Graphic gladly publishes fires of charge notices for churches. soci- eties, fr4tcrnar organizations and clubs when the events are not intend rf as money makers. If, there is at tempt at prbnt-taking, notices of the events are advertisements, and will be charged for accordingly.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
COMMISSIONER

The Graphic Is authorized to an- nounce Mr.. M. F. Muse of Union county, for railroad commissioner for the southern district. Subject to the action q the Democratic primary in March, ds18. sa <
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The Reiabefger-Hiis6sim Drug company will open preScfiption de- pertinent as soon as the counter and stock of drugs arrives. and the de- bartment will be in charge of Maurice Collier of polulinbia. Tenn, a regis tered pharmacist, who has already arrived In the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-25

Mothers have been urged to pray for their children instead of spank ing them, an exchange remarks. A wise mother, however, will do both
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-25

The Graphic is authorized to an nounce Mr.. H. H. Hays of Arkansas City. as a candidate for prosecuting attorney from the 11th iud.eial cir- cult, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. March 29, 1915.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-25

The Graphic Is authorized to an- ncunce Hon. T. c. Parham of Pine Bluff. as candidate for prosecuting attorney from the 11th judicial cir- cult, subject to Nhe action of the Democratic primary, March 29. 1916.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-25

Nobody in Europe likes a fat man and Uncle Sam has become fat ant prosperous.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-25

Some waste their whole lives look ing for an unkissed girl.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-25

fully appreciate the improvement this action denotes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06
SMITH is ON THE SOB

TAYOR SMITH, of Philadelphia,
V who is regarded by the press
of that city as an official who
has a mind of his own, has just de-
clared that he is friend of Senator
McNichol and that certain appoint
ments in his cabinet. which seemed to
indicate a leaning toward the Wares,
were "a mere circumstance Mayor
Smith further declares that he did
not permit Senator McNichol to die
tate his appointments any more than
he allowed any one else to do it. We
gather from the attitude of the Mayor
of the metropolis of the State that he
is running the job TO suit himself and
the factional leaders can "go hang"
so far as he is concerned. In short,
Mayor Smith proposes to give all the
Republican leaders a square deal and
he will demand in return reasonable
and fair support of the measures
which he has in mind for the develop
ment of Philadelphia.
When public servants learn that
politicians will play the game fairly
only after they realize that the officials
are not to be mere stool pigeons. these
officials will have more peace of mind
and will achieve more of the things
which are closest to their hearts.
Constant political unrest is not helpful
TO the community and in Philadelphia,
as elsewhere throughout the State,
the less we have of clashing political
interests which interfere with eff
cient administration of public >rfairs
the better 1t will be for all the ,,cple
Mayor Smith has demonstrated in
the few weeks since his election q
balance of mind which augurs well for
his administration. He neither takes
himself too seriously nor does he per-
NIT the potential political leaders to
overwhelm him with their own self.
delegated importance. He takes the
position manifestly that he is the
chosen servant of the people and that
political influences are 20 have only
such consideration as they deserve In
the general scheme of our system OF
government With this conception OF
his responsibility to his city and his
party Mayor Smith is likely to have G
more successful and more comfort.
able administration than would other.
wise be the case.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06
BABY YEAR
Pittsburgh Sun.

+ According to the children's bureau
of the Department of Labor, this will
be baby year" for the nations re-
sponsibility for it's little ones will be
emphasized as never before. Infant
care is a subject upon which a great
number of people who should be
posted are woefully ignorant. Thou
sands of women who become mothers
have no idea of the seriousness of the
obligations they have assumed, and in
too many instances babies live despite
maternal care rather than because
of 1t.
Many cities in the country followed
Chicago's lead of two years ago in
having a baby week. during which
every intelligent effort was made to
impart needed education to parents
and to emphasize the need for i'm
proved conditions in infant rearing
The work in this city was instrumental
in doing an immense amount of good
and it was not confined to any class OF
to parents of any one station in life
The great success of the baby week
has induced the state health officials
and organizations interested in child
welfare to take up the subject of a
nationwide baby week, and 1t will be
held the first week of March. Already
over 400 cities and towns have signified
their intentions of participating in the
work.
This general observation will GER
tainly afford parents everywhere-for
it will be taken up in rural communi-
ties as we'll as in cities-opportunity
to acquire needed information as to
scientific infant care. According to
the census, 100000 babies under IL
months old die annually. Baby week
campaigns will certainly reduce this
number and they should be encour-
aged.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06
ANTHRAX
BY De Mar
BY Frederic J. Haskin

chief source of danger. With pre-
ventive measures and cures that have
been perfected within the last few
years, there is no reason why It
should be a menace TO human life.
Anthrax may occur in human be-
ings in three forms-external, intes-
tinal or pulmonary. The external
form is caused by an abrasion of the
skin coming in contact with hide
or other object infected with the dis
ease. Intestinal anthrax may be
caused by the eating of food contain
ing the bacilli, and the pulmonary
variety by breathing infected air.
known as "wool-sorters' disease in
England where great quantities of
sheep pelts are sorted and graded.
The disease has also long been we'll
known in the wool and hide trades in
this country and especially on the
sheep ranges of the Southwest.
The intestinal and pulmonary
forms were long regarded as fatal,
but they are now successfully cured
by the serum treatment.
For many years q vaccine treat
ment, based on the Pasteur method,
was the only means of combating
anthrax. Recent improvements in
the treatment, however, seem to hold
| out the possibility of complete eradi-
cation of the disease. When the Ma
tional Live Stock Association held its
convention in Chicago not long ago,
veterinarians agreed upon a co-opera-
tive campaign for that purpose. Rigid
! inspection of animals, proper dis
posal of infected carcasses and the
drainage of all infected soil are the
principal means to be employed.
The trouble with the Pasteur serum
was that it would not keep more than
a year and sometimes became inert
after three months. Recently a serum
has been perfected in this country
however, which has remarkably keep
! ing qualities and is highly effective
| This serum is made by injecting
horses until they become tolerant tC
the disease and then drawing off theil
blood from which the serum is made
/ In regions where anthrax is known
to have gained a hold all animals
must be vaccinated with this serum
J., until they are immune or else the sol
must be rid of the infection by drain.
age.
The anthrax bacillus is extremely
tenacious of life. He still lives after
being boiled vigorously. About the
only disinfectant which seems to de.
I stroy him absolutely is corrosive sub
Innate. The treatment of hides will
this powerful disinfectant is abou
the only sure way of guarding TIL,
persons handling them against thu
disease. State health officers arr
strongly urging this treatment for al
hides and pelts.
The United States government
takes elaborate precautions to pre-
vent the introduction of the diseast
by importations. Hides cannot b,
brought into this country without
certificate of the United States consu
at the shipping point to the effec
Il that they have been treated will
corrosive sublimate.
In view of this elaborate system o
. prevention and cure. it is not prob
! able that anthrax is to become
serious menace either to human lif
/, or the livestock industry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06

passersby. Outside the town he was
released and ''vamoosed."
Allentown is one of the growing
cities of the State. and has but re-
Gently launched two new hotel pro-
jects. A hotel being the most logical
center of gravitation for strangers to
a city, it is natural that the stranger
should remember the city by the place
which he made his home when there
We are glad to say, here in Harris
burg, however. that there are excep-
tions to all rules.
"Bertillon cocktails nearly proved
the death of thirty-one men in Pitts
burgh. One of the dodgers in the Gen.
trail police station, being hungry
wandered into the Bertillon room
where stood many bottles on a shelf
Red liquor cleaned from within and
it seemed to the wanderer as though
1t would look better within himself
Being unselflsh, he told his fellow
dodgers. Later a stomach pump re-
moved a developing fluid containing
wood alcohol.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06

NNE serious effect of the recent
alarm over the prevalence of
~ anthrax, the mysterious animal
disease which has claimed several
victims within the last few weeks, is
a decided slump in the fur market.
The fur dealers have been having
hard time ever since the European
war broke out. The summer fur fad
was carefully fostered to help them
out of their difficulties, and this Fall
the cloak and suit trade came to their
rescue by making fur-trimmed gar
ments the fashion. Then came the
newspaper story that a young girl in
New York had died of anthrax CON
tracted from a cheap fur trimming
The market began to fall instantly,
and several bankruptcies were directly
traceable to that single incident.
AS Il matter of fact, there is little
scientific ground for the fear that
anthrax may be disseminated through
fur garments. Doctor T. Graham
Rogers of the New York Department
of Labor, and Doctor Eichorn, the
government expert who invented the
serum used in the treatment of anth-
raX. both give 1t as their opinion that
there is not much danger of contract
ing the disease from fur. The dis
ease is almost unknown among fur
bearing animals, and furthermore the
cheapest furs would be almost certain
to destroy infection.
The sudden appearance of several
cases of anthrax under striking cir
cumstances has given rise to the be-
lief that the disease is Il new and
mysterious one AS a matter of fact,
it is one of the oldest of plaques
among both men and the lower ami
mails. Physicians identify it with the
| plague of boils described in Exodus.
| 1t is mentioned by Homer, Livy, Pliny
and Plutarch. In this country, it has
long been known chiefly as disease
| of domestic animals, but in former
times it has been heavily fatal to
human life. An epidemic of anthrax
in the vicinity of Naples in 1917 killed
sixty thousand people; one in Santc
Domingo in 1870 took $4,000 lives
and in nearly every country in Europe
there are records of anthrax scourges
Anthrax is a disease propagated BY
a spore which lives in the soil, and
| it is almost always contracted first By
domestic animals. 1t is most fatal tc
sheep. but it also causes a regular
annual mortality among cattle and
horses.
| The anthrax spores may live in the
soil for as much as twenty years sc
that they are very difficult to eradi.
cate. About the only successful
method of disinfecting a region where
anthrax has gained hold is to flood
the land. The spores will float away
and may be disposed of by thi.
method, provided the drainage ulti
mately reaches a large river and i!
carried to the sea; for they remair
active a long time, and if allowed t
settle and dry will become actively
infectious again.
Anthrax as an animal disease ha!
been carefully studied of recent years
but it's occasional appearance among
human beings has never attracted
any attention until quite recently
Although 1t is described in mos
medical text books, many physicians
are not familiar with it's symptoms
This ignorance of the disease is tn,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06
THE STATE FROM DAY TO DAY

Tramp, tramp, tramp, the tramps
are tramping, . is the tune that must
have been singing through the head
of an Adamstown farmer by the
name of Henry Heft, who in the
course of the year 1915 entertained
sos of the tribe of long walkers. This
farmer has a warm room set apart
in his barn for the wanderers and not
once has his trust been betrayed
says he.
Gee, it must be hard to lose Il
wife, says the comedian, who forgets
that this is the twentieth century and
Columbus came over in 1892. 1T is"
replies the equally witty old-timer,
almost impossible" But to find one
is different matter, and In Wilkes
was called upon to decide how much
it is worth to find a wife for q
bachelor. One Rosenthal promised
to pay 500 to Mrs. Levy to find him
a wife, which she did, but never re-
ceived the money, and so brought
suit.
Her long hair proved to be the
means of saving the life of Miss Helen
Hoffa, a freshman at Bucknell Uni
versity. who was skating with party
on Buffalo Creek near Lewisburg the
other day. The ice broke and
plunged her into ten feet of water,
but her escort got hold of her hair
and held her up until help arrived.
If you are an American woman and
marry an alien, do you lose your
citizenship? Certainly you do, ac-
cording to Judge Barber, of Carbon
county, who had to decide a case
which came up under his jurisdiction
along those lines.
A big buck up in Altoona is very
friendly and has been living with the
cattle in a barnyard nearby, nor
would he be driven away. So they
chased him into q corner, tied his
legs together, loaded him onto an
automobile and drove him gaily
through the town, to the surprise Of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06

Henry Ford's expedition to Europe
was bound to break down in one way
or another. but on top of all his troubles
comes a demand from the women dele
gates of the party that they be fur
nished gowns so that they may make
brave appearance at The Hague next
week. The mere man who is the man.
ager of the party in the absence of Mr..
Ford has brutally and with malice
aforethought rejected the demands of
the women and no gowns will be forth
coming. Thus are the aspirations and
hopes and expectations of the women
pacifists destroyed on the very thresh-
hold of the peace conference.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
MARGARINE LAWS
C Editor of the Telegraph:

y tNt L-ui" " tt ttttSfuPHs
My attention has been called to the
renewed activity on the part of manu-
facturers and spectators in butter
with regard to the HauRen bill which
was introduced in Congress last winter.
and which contains stringent restric-
tions regulating the amount of color
which margarine may contain. 1t equal
ICES the present tax of one-quarter
cents per pound on natural colored mar
garine and ten cents per pound on ar
tifcially colored margarine to a uni
form tax of one cent per pound. Re
member, no other country in the world
taxes margarine. There are also a
number of less important changes from
the law now in force.
However, the dealers and spectators
in butter, while apparently relaxing on
the color provision of the present law,
in fact are making a law more arbi-
trary than It has been, as the Haugen
bill absolutely forbids the manufacture
OF margarine having deeper shade of
color than approximately that of cream
in the winter time; regardless of
whether color is obtained by natural
or artificial means. In view of the fact
that provision is also made for the af-
fixing of internal revenue stamps di-
sealing it, instead of on the outside OF
shipping case; which provision should
effectively prevent the selling of mar
garine for anything but what it is. and
which 1 am strongly in favor of. can
see no reasonable objection in allowing
margarine churners the same rights as
, FesdFus Snaue OF colOT as the DutteT
Makers especially as 1t has been proven
conclusively that the average consumer
much prefers his spread for bread OF
a yellow shade of color.
feel it is absolutely unjust and
wrong to legislate and discriminate
against a perfectly clean, pure food
product such as margarine in favor OF
another manufactured product--butter
The LIST of November there were over
so, 100000 pounds of this manufactured
artifcially colored butter in cold stor-
age which the butter spectators wish
allowing them their choice of fresf
made margarine.
A USER OF MARGARINE.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06
GOOD WORDS
tFrom the New York Sun. ]

lFrom the New YORK sun.
After thirty-seven years in a New
York pastorate the Rev. DR.. Joseph X.
Duryee lis able to tell his congregation,
in a New Years address:
There is more religion, and that of
the jealous and sacrificing kind, in New
York than there was thirty years ago.
There is less public and private i'm
morality. There is quicker response to
relieve misfortune"
Are the people of this town less given
than formerly to church attendance?
The veteran preacher thinks they are;
but whether he is correct or not, the
fact is. as he says. that any falling off
in formal observance is due. not to loss
of faith but to increased interests in
helpful enterprises. many of which are
instituted by the churches. Religion
is not nowadays confined to the Sab
bath.
Neither the sincerity nor tl.J essen
tial accuracy of Or. Duryee's remarks
Is questionable This being So they are
the more welcome and cheerful because
of their contrast with so many pessi-
mistic utterances of the day-too often
from the pulpit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06
EDITORIAL COMMENT

The principal mistake Greece made
IKE Belgium and Poland, seems to
nave oeen Ia her selection of place on
the map.-Kansas City Star.
When Secretary Daniels got convert
ed TO preparedness he went right up to
the front bench, opened the hymn book
ana began to take a leading part in
the services.-Chicago Herald.
The Kaiser was overcome with emo
ton. Sometimes the allies must feel
that that's all that ever will overcome
him.-Atlanta Constitution.
We may be forced to terminate diplo-
matte relations with Austria 1t is
quite possible that our State Depart
ment is facing a shortage of notepaper
Brooklyn Eagle
China Is perhaps the one country in
the world which can shift from a re-
public to kingdom and vice versa,
without the population being aware OF
the fact.-Chicago Herald
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06

Those Ford pilgrims have seen part
of Europe under very unfavorable con-
ditions. but they should have given
some consideration to the fact that the
tourist season abroad has been some-
what upset by reason of the unneigh-
borly attitude of the several nations
now throwing stones into each others
back yards Our Government is not
highly regarded in some parts of Eu-
rope for several reasons, and any more
excursions of the Ford type will have
a tendency to further deepen this ad-
verse impression.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Charles E. Troxell, for years con-
nected with the Cambria county gov
ernment, has been appointed deputy
controller.
ID. l.. Starr, prominent in the
borough league, has been reelected
solicitor of Bellevue.
Mayor Armstrong, of Pittsburgh,
was given a dinner by Pittsburgh city
employees.
I-Congressman NJ NJ. Gardland
was presented with d gavel by friend
in the Hawaiian Legislature;
Professor O. L. Shinn will be head
of the University of Pennsylvania
summer school.
wallace w. Fetzer, major or
cavalry. was commander of the Mil
ton company of the National Guard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06
THURSDAY EVENING,

look as though the ex-President is pre-
pared to sink self and selfish ambitions
in truly patriotic effort to replace
the reins of American government in
practical. reliable and experienced
hands. If he sticks to that idea he will
be much bigger man next year in his
own country and the world at large
than he is to-day and also will have
done much to restore himself as
popular idol in the hearts of hundreds
of thousands of his countrymen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06
WHY IS TTf
BY Wing DinEer

Why is it that in summer.
When we burn little coal,
And there are not more ashes
Than would fill small bowl.
The ash collector comes round
Say. twice or thrice a week
And in the great, big ash cans
In vain. will give a peek?
Yet in the dead of winter.
When range and furnace. too.
At making ashes. brother.
Do all that they can do
When cinders in the cellar
And back yard do abound
1t takes the ash-collector
Three weeks to get aroundi
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-06

On Eastern railways for November
the net revenues from operations in
creased on 32.sS9f miles of roadway
s23.415,100 when compared with this
same mileage for November a year ago.
There has been a general increase of
net revenue upon most of the railroad
lines during the last few months, indi-
eating a general revival of business
throughout the country.