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COULD NOT XRI1'ES
RuT SAVED MONEY

Louisville. Ky.-S ampe !
Carter; a, Colored man sMho
died in The Red Gross Hospis.
al for NeYroes, w4s,s not ahls
to sign his nai61 aad for yea
has been doing odd joBx 4
any sort Of enptoyment he
could find. Blu. tie prohakink
of his will revealed thskS
that he had left an estate q
about $rosooQs consisting Of
realty located id various sect
ions of Louisville.
The aged Negro left all of
his property to Miss Frances
Virginia Ovens. a teacher in
the Western Colored school.
with whose family he had
been friendly for more than so
years. Miss Owen was nurs :
ing Carter at the hospital
when he died.
He began buying property
a half century ago. His plan
was to mortgage a piece of
property to buy another piece,
then work and pay off the
mortgage. This he repeated
slime after time. He spent
|l51rdly anything. usually hav-
ing quarters wherever he was
employed.
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both sides but they are de-
ceiving themselves-o y.
What many Chicago Windies
boast of as great. Kansas City
does not desire. We are seek.
ing a social poise that separ-
ates those who believe in NOR
al accountability from those
who would follow the brazen
trait of Bacchus and Debauch
ery.-kansas City Sun.
The Denver star. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1913-1963, 1916-12-16

I'VE look forward eagerly
to ascertaining from our Sou
thern exchanges what ought
to be done to this Negro on
the Brown football team who
had the unparalleled impud-
ence to score at will on Yale
and Harvard. In the victory.
says the Sun. in dangerously
inhamable language, one man
stood out as possibly the
greatest halfback in the count
ry. and he is Fred Pollard.
the Negro player of the Provi
dence team. We regret to
note, too. that when Pollard
scored his third touch down
after running 46 yards thru
the entire Harvard team, the
crowd rose as one and accord
ed him an ovation rarely
heard even on a collegiate
field This is all very gene
rous, of course, but where
does it leave our own familiar
friends. Social Prejudice aud
lAnslo SAxoa SupefioritY1
'f1snt this yasff6H dsHReiodS
ideas into Pollard's head as
to what constitutes his proper
place? Did not the Stadium
crowd realize that by thus ap
plauding a mere 'nigger' they
were endangering white 81
premacy in the south. Per
haps, in order to keep Fred
Pollard from being unduly
elated, some one will send
him the news from the Macon
Daily Telegraph of how a
Florida gentleman on Thurs
day used a revolver on a Col
ored chauffeur for the henious
crime of grinning at him. The
bullet missed, but the chauf
feur is in Jail on the charge
of disord conduct!'-New
York Evening Post.
The Denver star. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1913-1963, 1916-12-16

A colored boy of eighteen,
Walter White. has been az
pointed from Boston as a sten
ographer and typewriter in
the War Department at a sal
ary of $1,000. He gained the
position through civil service
examination.
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SOCIAL PoIsE" IN
KANSAS CITY.

IL e equilibrium of society
mu always depend not upon
tthe rts and sciences. the pure
ls0cl lly intercourse of units,
fth ads, fancies or polite fol-
Ean but upon the solid rock
tek e clean cut morality with
OUT Ehich the whole scheme
or a4cial fabric must collapse.
Sinalhered down. it is the pro-
verbal test between right
andlwrong. The inevitable
con est tor supremacy be-
Itw@ p the votaries of each.
EN ht wins there is cleanness
and advancement. If wrong
winxthere is corruption and
bactfwardness. This may ap-
peas high sounding but if you
tholEht a little more about
3youG own environment and in
uha atmosphere you live,
whAg bearing it has upon your
Nfesfnd the chances you have
Of A &sorbing the good and es-
icheyfing the evil then this
subj ct would become all i'm =
tporlk knt to you. Social poise
wou d have a meaning.
/ y = rule we are so busy
6Rf Ing for sheer existence
twh p pur fair brothers siren
|po1IY contest with Us tha,
fx@ pEy little attention. to
phases of our own Immediate
society. Its balance, its as
cendancy or its retrogressive
tendencies. For instance did
you know that we of Kansas
City have better social poise
than our windy city Chicago
Why2 Because we have our
strong distinctive classes bas-
ed upon moral nicely where
as Chicago boasts of its hom-
ogeneity. Recently | inter
viewed a baseball magnate of
Chicago and in showing the
superiority of that city over
ours he boasted mainly of the
cabarets and buffets as assets
to its unrivaled progress as a
cosmopolitan set of colored
folks. He said that the diff
ference in Chicago and Kan
sas City is that here the best
Negroes hold aloft from the
cabaret and sport circles,
whereas the biggest" Ne
groes in Chicago are the chief
trequenters and supporters Of
such. The average Chicago
an enthusiastically veri6es
this statement. Now is Kan
sas City merely slow or has
she a studied Social Poise !?
The spirit of our better ele-
ment seems to say: 1--WE have
our good, bad and Indifferent
but the lines must be drawn.
You cannot be a cabareter
and a Sunday School teacher
at the same time and also be
classed with the best. 1t you
are seeking social recognition
with those who disprove of
what they know to be demor-
alizing and you are a devotee
of the cabaret you must Gin
the words of Saint Paul. "sep
arate yourself and come out
from among them"
Kansas City discriminates
properly between those who
would corrupt, between the
strict and dissolute, the NOR
al and immoral. A few vain.
ly imagine they are playing
The Denver star. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1913-1963, 1916-12-16
N. N.Y.EVENlNG POST
TAKES RAP At SUN

New York Evening Post. in
recent issue. pokes fun at
the New York Sun on its com
ment on Fritz Pollard, as
follows:
Too Bad! Too Bad! Isn't 1t?
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9Rl FARMER [ 0F
gAlAll 4! HlR
+ Elf..e Css,a,y IL 3
ss1El a. iss.i Of
III NV essEfs Farm
E kb&ea cut in 4 front page
Us and gives p. II. Hop
lper Of Calhan. Colo the cred
E OF being q champion dry
farmer at the recent county
fair held 1t Calhan. Colo.
Mr.. Hopper exhibited from
IS pounds of seeds, planted
in grows. cut and eye to the
hill. beautiful white Burbank
potatoes, one thousand pounds
to the row or an estimate OF
three thousands pounds. This
Twas done without irrigation
and in a season of short rain
fall.
"Where is this man Hop
PERI"
"Out watching the ball
game or the aeroplane." re-
piled Mr.. Lenpox. well
find him.
Ft0ding him vas easy, TOT
like Saul. he lowered above
his fellows by almost a head
The rest was not so easy. for
Hopper proved to be a retir-
ing, modest sort of farmer,
who did not like to talk about
his work. but preferred to let
results speak. The fact that
he is of African blood might
have caused his difhdence.
but that need not worry him.
1t is the things he has accom-
plished on his eighty acres.
under naturally unfavorable
conditions, that make his ex-
ample worth while.
Here is Hopper's formula
for successful farming under
light rainfall in a short crop
season at a high altitude:
"Plow deep; cultivate care
fully and often: produce your
own meat and garden stuff !;
grow your own feed: sell
grain and potatoes FOR your
cash income.
II have raised as high as
1900 pounds of potatoes to
the acre; this record was
made on one acre and was
the first crop l grew. l have
three acres this season and
will have a yield that look
like old times. Il"
There was some story of
a homesteaders sacrifice and
privation crowned with final
success in nearly every exhib-
it at the Calhan fair: some
thing that told the world,
here is community built on
pioneer grit that has found
itself and is on the upward
! swing.
This Negro is silently but
effectively plodding away
carefully solving his problem
and laying a foundation upon
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THOUSAND TO I
60 TO FRANCE.
Rs~ited In South Africa
fol rabor Purposss.

~ ~ c 1Icdt recruit
~ activity is going. on all
aoxer the union not only for
{he overseas contingent which
has so distinguished itself in
France and on other fronts
apd of which South Africans
frs very proud. but for the
forces in German East Africa.
where General Jan Christian
Smuts's 'ragtimr' army, which
is engaged in the arduous task
of rounding up the scattered
bands Of the enemy.in the vast
mountains and junRles of the
southeast corner of the colony
in which they are corralled.
Moreover 10000 blacks are
being recruited for labor SER
vice in Europe.
2 In behalf Of the army re-
cruits Premier Botha has ia
sued an appeal to employers
in which he said: K
Il hough many of you al
ready have given suhstahtiai
,haln ia rslaasins emp4eRsG, ~
should nov iiS4kE S48,86Ue
fees. even at the cost of cert.
ain inconvenience and possib.
ly pecuniary losses by releas.
ing further volunteers while
absent. and guarantees of re
employment on return"
General Botha has also re-
quested each of his cabinet
colleagues to let all men in
their respective departments
volunteer who desire TO do so,
replacing them. If their work
cannot be dispensed with for
the time being, by men who
are not volunteers or are un-
fit for military service by rea-
son of age or incapacity. and
by women willing to take up
work in government Offices for
the purpose of releasing men
for service at the front.
AS regards the 10000 black
their organization will be a
military one, and they will be
subjected to military disci-
pline, although they will not
under any circumstances be
employed as a fighting force.
They will be formed into five
battalions of 1000 men each.
and will be under the direct
control officers of the Union
of South Africa. They will
be housed in closed COM
pounds, which will be provid.
ed with everything requisite
tor their comfort and we'll be-
ing. Native chaplains will be
attached to each battalion.
The fat rate Of pay for pri-
Yates will be Sis a month.
with higher rates for those
of higher rank. While all the
commissioned officers will, Of
course, be white, the sergeants
corporals and lance-corporals
will be chosen from among
the men themselves. Speci-
- q, 49, ,.,:1l AA AvVN n1~u~d
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Local Folk VIII BE Kept
Busy Entertaining Thous
ands Of Visitors.
NINE ASSOCIATIONS
TO ASSEMBLE HERE
State School Meet May l-6, VIII BE-
Followed in May by Conventions OF
Il. of T., EikS and Ium-
her Dealers.

Pine Bluff folk will have a busy
time this year. entertaining the sew
eral thousand strangers who will be
within the gates CT the city at vari-
GUS and sundry tines. attending one
or another of the several state con
ventions that are scheduled to be held
here in 1916.
Definite dates for number of the
beig meetings have not yet been &C
nounced, but it is already known
positively that the following conven-
tions or other big gatherings will be
held here during the next few months,
according to the list compiled by The
chamber Of commerce:
School contest and track meet. May
4, ) and 6.
knights OF Pythias May 16 and II.
Elhs, May is and 10.
Arkansas Association of Lumber
Dealers, May 26 and 81
Labor convention, during Septem-
Der.
Daughters Of 1872, during October.
Founders and Patriots of America,
during October.
IolitiNol EitidlIiN lScte- uV, N1N0iIlONi
G.
Federation of Womens clubs, No.
vember Z.
perfecting Plan.
Plans for the reception and enter
ia nment Of the several organizations
are already we'll under way. Local
commit ees of all the bodies have
been busily engaged in preliminary
arrangements for several weeks pas,
and the general impression is that
nothing will be left undone that might
aid to make each of these meetings. the
largest yet held in this state by each
of the several organizations.
The federation of ~omen's clubs
will Of course be more largely attend
ed than any of the several other
womens meetings, while me Elks and
the. Knights OF Pythias are expected
to top the list for croWd-draWing pur-
poses among the organizations Of
men. The consensus Of opinion, how
ever. is that the largest attendance
Of them all will be recorded by the
school contest and track meet, VIII cii
is the first on the list.
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OFFERS new Plan
TO RAISE funds
FOR SOCIAL WORK
Chamber of Commerce Sec
rotary Bloom Suggests One
Annual Canvass.
CHARITIES BOARD
HAS OPEN MEETING
Services Rendered by Organization
Recently, Plans for Future and for
Better Cooperation Discussed
Last Night.

A suggestion that all individuals
and interests, the people who con-
tribute the money and the organiza-
tons supported by the contributions,
would be better served and satisfied,
if one general fund was collected each
year and prorated among the several
organizations, was made last night
by Secretary E. B. Bloom of the cham
Der of commerce, at the meeting; of
bers of the case committee of the AS
ISOLATED Charities, at the new quar-
ters of the organization.
Mr.. Blooms suggestion was heard
with interest by those in attendance
at the meeting, and met with con-
siderable approval. His idea, as he
explained il. briefly, was that some
central working committee ascertain
the budget of each of the bodies which
conduct financial campaigns every
year, total the several amounts need
ed, and then conduct one general
campaign, to raise the aggregate
amount. Thus less effort will be
needed in making the campaign,
while that portion of the public
which donates the money will be call
ed upon only once during the year.
Work Of Charities.
The meeting was interesting as
showing the steady progress Of the
work of the Charities especially so
because of a series of brief histories
of some 43 cases handled recently, or
still on hand, by the organization.
The histories of these cases were
read by Rev. J. I. Norris, who COM
mented upon them, to the credit of
the Charities and TO Miss Julia Hous-
ton and Miss Rosalie Philpot, the ex-
ecutives of the organization.
Talks were made by Mayor Simon
Bloom, Rabbi Joseph Jasin, Alderman
D. B. Niyen, Greed Caldwell, Mrs. A.
W. Scruggs, chairman of the visiting
committee, and others. Mrs Scruggs
urged that there be closer co-opera
ton between the several church soci-
cites and the Associated Charities,
and this point, as a matter of fact,
was stressed by several of the speak
ers, especially that there be advan-
tage taken of this method of pre-
venting duplication of charity work.
Reports OF the operations of the!
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Mrs. Lizzie B0ruff.

Mrs. Lizzie Boruff. for more than, 30
wears a resident of Pine Bluff. dIed
about 10 O'Clock yesterday morning al
the home of her sister. Mrs. L. j.
,Relcher, s26 Texas street, after long
illness.
Mrs. Boruff was native OF Alaba-
ma. where she was born in 1916, BENG
thus 20 years of age at the time d
her death. She came to Arkansas
with her husband. the late William +,
Boruff, who operated a saw flilns
business for very many years at F11'h
avenue and Missouri street, and VINO
died about two years ago. Mrs.
Relcher is the sole surviving near
relative.
The funeral will be held at 3 O'CLOCK
this afternoon from the Belcher home
with services by Rev. E. r. Steel, pas
Tor (of the First Methodist chuch'
Ioterment will be in Bellwood GENE
terry, and the following will serve as
rallbearers:
w. L. Fi;zpatr ok. Paul Buerkle, A.
NJ Riat. Will Baldwin. T. E. Brooks
and J. S. Fitzpatrick.
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SOMETHING HAD
TO Be DONE
Fer Failing Stealth 81 Hoang Daugh-
ter. Pui Faith in Cardui and
Glad New They Did.

Georgetown, Fla.--"Whon Was
about il years Old VIZ ties MIS-. !. ~
Tucker, Of This PLACE, My motAcl. h4l
n2o take Cardui... 10 stuff red grc@,
rain in stomach mad back and
MY mother both lsncw must haze
something for we knew I WIS getting
steadily in worse health all The tim
Before taking the Cardui. we haA
Or. He treated nae for about
mos. ! didn't sc; any permanent
relief, SO We quit his medicine. ana
began taking Cardui. had got
color, eXccpt that il was dark. espe-
cially dark circle under the eyes
face and abdomen, the family feared
was taking dropsy. at the appeal.
ance of these 'dropsy' symptoms was
" hen we felt we must have some
change. so We got the Cartlu', and
began taking i;
After the use of one bottle fcit
much improved, the bloatin@ had all
disappeared. the pains relieved ...- ]
go we'll and healthy as could ne.
weighed 146 lbs. Became a strong,
well girl Also it's the finest tonic
for young girls l know Of
Your druggist has ardu for sale
Try it. 1t may be- just what You need.
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Festival
PURIM BASED On
BOOK Of ESTHER
Sunday, March 10, 1916,
Which Is Equivalent to
Adar II, IA, 5676.

The festival of tPurim is based on
the account given in the book of
Esther. This account omprises the
romantic career of Jewish maiden
who rises from obscurity to the
throne of Persia. Her womanly
charms bring her the ad miration Of a
king and her tact and discretion save
her kindred in tragic hour Of
danger. The story is typical of the
prosecutions to which Jews have
been subjected and of the providential
resoues they have had in Their event
full history. 1t has accordingly ac-
quired significance and popularity, not
only as book for reading but also
as basis for festive edification.
The book Of Esther describes types
of character in strong contrasts, the
K 'ng dispensing favors and frowns &C
cording 10 his mood; willy minister
of state. conceited, selfish and with
cut conscience to satisfy his greed
and ambition; the Jew, humble and
true to k 'ndred and people to the III
most limits of self-sacrificc; and, fin
ally, the queen, representative Of
modesty and grace with the resources
and strength of an unperturbed 10y
alt.
1t happened long ago, when the
Jews dwelr in Persia and ArtaXerXeS;
was king. Hannah was prime min
lister, and Mordecia The Jew had fost-
cred Esthel the orphan g'rl with the
love and ardor of a father. Hannah
was Jealous of Mordecai whom, be-
cause of a timely service he had
rendered, the liking had delighted 20
honor" And Hannah had contrived d
splendid scheme to remove the fav-,
orite. He had persuaded the king thai
it would be a good and profitable
policy to extirpate the Jews. But he
had forgotten to provide against the
influence of a pure woman whose
plead ngs would be as irresistible as
they were genuine. Ester prevails
and saves her people. Hannah is over
whelmed, SWEEP out of power and
loses his life. Justice is vindicated a.
last.
1t is customary to read the book OF
Esther during the evening and follow
ing morning services from a copy
written On parchment Such a scroll
copy is called Megillah.
The festival of Purim is celebrated
by the Jews in the happiest spirit, rs
befits the story and it's meaning. 1t
might be called the Carnival Of the
Jews. In many communities It Is
marked by social festivities and mas,
querades, but it is free from every
kind of excess. 1t is associated. as
already the book of Esther provides,
with an interchange Of gifts among
friends and reme mbrances to the
poor. In our day Pur m is joyousiy
observed by children under the aus
pices of the religious schools.
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WARDE REMEMBERS HLZHETN.
Great Tragedian Sends Regrets from
Scarcy. Where He iectUred.
so near and vet SO far.

"FRFDERICK WARDE."
This was the brief message, char
acteristic Of the man, received yes
terday by Capt. Sam Hilzheim from
his old friend, the great tragedlan
and actor Of Shakespearean roles. MI.
Warde indited the message at Searcy,
where he delivered a lecture on
Shakespeare and the drama.
Captain Hilzheim has received an
offer to have Mr.. Warde appear here
in a recital at half the usual charge,
and It is possible that the opportunity
NAV be accepted by some local or
eanization to whom Captain Hilzhelm
will surrender the offer.
Mr.. Warde is to appear at great
Shakespearean recital in New York
on March p, the event being arrang-
ed in his honor on the occasion OF MS
Gath birthday anniversary.
Because this is the tercentenary Oh
Shakespeare's death, Captain Hllz-
helm and other lovers OF Shakespeare
here believe it would be especially
opportune to have Mr.. Warde appear
in Pine Bluff and take part in
Shakespeare recital.
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Beyond Scriptural Number.

The clergyman Of country village,
reprehending one Of his parishioners
for quarreling with his wife so loudly
and frequently as to be a source OF
perpetual disturbance in the neighbor.
hood in the course of his exhortation
remarked that the Scriptures declared
that man and wife were one. aye,
that may be, sir" answered Hodge,
"but If you were to go by when me
and my wife are at IL you'd think there
were twenty of U.S."
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DROPS
"a DEGREES In CITY

Pine Bluff last evening and night
experienced considerable and sud
den drop in temperature, the Their
mometer reading about 6S at 4 o'clock,
and registered A at 1870 o'clock this
morning
The cold wave came in with a fierce,
sweeping wind from the north, which
sprang up just about o'clock. Dust
was swirled from the streets into
the stores and dwellings in dense
clouds, and the chilli atmosphere and
heavy clouds caused many persons to
expect storm and rainfall. Except
for a light shower, however, the
clouds brought no precipitations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15

Charities for the five months since
October ! were read and showed more
than ordinary activity, with excellent
results obtained
Sewing Room New Feature.
The Charities now occupies two
large rooms in the We'll building, in
being furnished rent free by the We'll
estate, to which a rising vote OF
thanks was rendered. Transient car
penters, painters, plumbers and pa
perhangers aided by the society, did
the work OF remodeling and refur-
hishing the quarters in return there
for. and the place is most homelike
and attractive.
One of the rooms is equipped with
shelving. which contains the stock II
clothing, etc. This room will be used
also as sewing room, containing
also one machine. A feature is a
wardrobe filled with sheets and other
bed linen, which is loaned in cases Of
sickness, being boiled, sterilized and
returned after use. This equipment
was donated by the ladies Of the Bap-
fist church, headed by MIS-. w. J. e.
Cox.
The sewing room is new feature
of the Charities work Persons re-
ceiving aid from the organization arc
expected to make returns OF some
sort. whenever possible, and many
wcmon do this by sewing. The Chart
ties now has about 300 unsewed gar
ments, donated by the Pine Bluff
Carmen company. which will be COM
pleted by women aided by the organi-
cation. For this purpose. 1t e hoped
another machine will be donated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15
BUYING CYCLES FOR ARMY.

New York, March 14.-Bids for sup
plying 81 trucks and Is motorcycles
to the United States government, to
be used by troops in the pursuit of
Villa, were received by Colonel Smith,
the United States depot quartermas-
ter here. 1t is estimated that the ma
chimes will be ready for shipment
within less than two weeks. The out
fit will cost the government about
$125.OO0. The motorcycles will be
used by cOuriers.
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CarnatiOn Club
In Regular Session.

The regular meeting of the Carna-
ton club was held yesterday after
noon with Mrs. Harry McCloskey, in
Nebraska street. The ladies thorough
" enjoyed the afternoon, and delicious
refreshments were served. Mrs. May
: Yaney was elected secretary-treasurer
of the club, and it was decided to
hold the next meeting with Mrs. j.
E. Brown, S15 Plum street.
Those in attendance at the meeting
yesterday were Mesdames Yaney,
Doty, Ball, Ernest, Worthing, Holt,
Reynolds, Bowling, Bays, Blatherwick.
Fain Cought and Fain.