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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04
Revenue Problem.

No state issue, confronting the peo- ple today ie of 50 vital importance as that of 2 revision of the revenue laws. It is engaging the attention of the Lest thought of the state. and it vii, not be settled until it is settled right.
 There are many phases of the question. s. A. Buchanan. for two years clerk and for two years tax col ,ector of Garland county. in a let CT to The Graphic correspondent, says he Is in favor of a new constitution, but expresses the opinion that Git is not absolutely necessary that he shou'd hav it. in order to obtain relief from cur financial burdens.' He calls at tenton to the fact that the present constitution requires that all pro- erty shall be taxed at it's value, that value to be ascertained in such man- ner as the general assembly shall dl~ rect" He adds:
 Our financial troubles arc caused
 .,Q the wilful and wanton disregari
 of our constitutional and statutory
 laws. by the taxpayers and tho Of
 ficials. If our laws are lived up to
 we would have all the money neces-
 eary, and, if by reason of assessing property at it's true value, more money is derived in some division ot
 our government, let the tax levy for that division be reduced to the pro portion that is necessary to secure the revenue needed" What could new constitution do? Remove the presen' limit of taxation? That would DC dangerous. The constitution now says all property shall be taxed at i's value. ! am satisfied that in short time the taxpayers of this state ha7a got to walk up to the rack. fodder O. TO fodder and assess their property as tho law directs. that is, actual cash value. and when that is done, l am satisfied the state, counties and mu- In;cipalities will have all the revenue needed
 Mir. Buchanan asks. 'Who fixed the !, asis of a per cent for assessing tho property for taxation?" This was done bv the tax commission in an ef- fcrt to eaualizc tA, assessments Of the state. ranging from v to 70 her
 cent. The theory has been that when all property is nut on a 30 per cent basis, the legislature could be re- ouestcd to direct that all property in the state be assessed on that basis and the rate could then he cut in two
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04

good and I hope every suffering woman will give them trial." Mrs. ANNA KELLY, 71O Chestnut Street, Burling- ton, Wis.
 The many convincing testimonials con- stantly published in the newspapers ought to be proof enough to women who suffer from those distressing ills pecu- liar to their sex that Lydia E. Pinkham' 8 Vegetable Compound is the medicine they need.
 This good old root and herb remedy has proved unequalled for these dread full ills; it contains what is needed to restore woman's s health and strength.
 If there is any peculiarity in your case requiring special ad- vice, write the Lydia ID. Pink ham Medicine Go. (confidential)s )s Lynn, Mass, for free advice.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04
bR0UGH EARNEST ADVOCATE OF NEW
 CONSTITUTION
Democratic Party Commit ted, and Legislature Be
 Asked to Act.
(By Clio Harper.)

Little Rock, Aug. 3.-Thc sentiment in favor of constitutional convention is growing. The state convention hay ing declared in favor of new consti- tuition, the party has become commit ted to it as principle. To oppose it now will be to refuse to accept the policies for which the party has de- clared.
 Dr. Chas. II. Brough is an earnest advocate of new constitution. In a personal letter recently written to Mayor Chas. F. Taylor of Little Rock, Dr. Brough says:
 q am heartily in sympathy with the plank in the Democratic platform calling for a new constitutional con- vention. While some of the strongest men in Arkansas seem to doubt the tmeliness of calling a convention in the immediate future, yet the neces- sity is so apparent, that favor taking chances of the convention being com posed of statesmen rather than mere politicians. The time has come in Ar kansas when we should stop playing mere petty, peanut politics and get down to sound, constructive business lucdlS OI DuDllC duiiilIliSCIdCiOIl.
 Furthermore, whether the legisla- ture calls the constitutional conven- ton or not, I am in favor of the ex- tension of our present system of the initiative and referendum, whereby more than three amendments can be submitted at any one election. The decision of our supreme court placed limitation upon the popular power which, in my humble opinion, should be removed by legislation.
 "My attitude upon this question is unequivical and based upon the promo tion of what l perceive to be the best interests of Arkansas"
 TO others Dr. Brough has expressed himself most emphatically. He will recommend the calling of a constitu- tional convention, in his inaugural message, and will do all within his power within the proper limitations to bring it about
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04
THREE SUITS IN
 OLD BANK CASE
 TRANSFERRED
Judge Sorrells Grants Mo tions of Defendants Con
 testing Assessments.

The suits of John M. Davis, state bank commissioner, against three stockholders in the old Bank of Pine Bluff to collect assessments of 100 per cent, were transferred yesterday from the circuit court to the chancery court The action was taken upon motion of the defendants, A. W. Mum, Mrs. Min nie Mckenzie and w. F. Graham Plaintiff excepted to the ruling of Circuit Judge w. B. Sorrclls in order ing the cases transferred.
 In the suit of Mrs. Annie Morris and Wm. A. Murphy ct al. vs. John Hum boldt Rogers, Willie Robinson ct al., an action to effect partition of real estate inherited from Robert Asa Rogers, deceased, Judge John M. El- liott yesterday entered decree fixing the interest of each of the plaintiffs and defendants in block seven of the west half of the southeast quarter of section nine, township six, south of range nine west, and lot three of block 15 Rogers addition. Mrs. Annie Mor- ris, Richard V. Rogers, lzora Rogers and Robert Asa Rogers, Jr., were each awarded 10-S6 interest, and each of the others 9 5-S6 inter st. J. B. White, Theo WolIerman and F. M. Rosenberg, were appointed commissioners to eff feet the partition in accord with the courts decree.
 Responding to the suit filed by Claudio Ottenheimcr ito collect $1.100 claimed on a note, Mary E. and John B. Haralson yesterday filed answer and cross complaint. Defendants al lege that $AO4 was paid on the note, and ask that this be set off against the claim. They also allege that the board of trustees of tho Allen Temple church executed to Haralson a note for S4,3SO, and that this note, secured by mortgage, was transferred by Haral- son to the late Charles Veil with the understanding that the mortgage given to secure the debt sued upon should be satisfied. Defendants allege that the Veil estate has collected from the church board $1,314, and is still making collections on the note. They ask that the suit be dismissed and the mortgage ordered satisfied, as per the alleged agreement with the late Charles Weil
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04
ENGLANDsS REVENVES.
Total of a Million Sterling in Quarter
 au Increase of 2I Million.

(CorreSpondcucc of the Associated Prcss.)
 London, July 29.-The treasury re- turns from the first quarter of the current rear, April to June. shows that the total revenue amounted to over 70 million sterling-an increase cf over 22 million compared with the corresponding period of last year The first return Of excess profit duty is shown to have yielded nearly six and d quarter millions. Property and in come tax increased niuo millions, GUS, toms six millions, and the postal r. wee one and 2 quarter millions. Excise yielded nearly two millions less than last year and estate all death duties one million four hundred thousand less.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04

There is preserved in the Royal col lege of surgeons, in London, what IS probably the very earliest specimen extant of an artificial limb of the kind. This remarkable leg is considerably over 2,OO0 years old, having been un- earthed in 1885 from a tomb at Capua which was built at least as far back at 300 B. c. Yet for beauty of shape and carefulness of construction it might vie with many of those turned out today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04

One of the most amazing cases of its kind on record is that of an Italian wcman, Signora Granatti, who is said to have given birth to 62 children More remarkable still, she was only once married, and was 2S years old at the time; and her husband survived his nuptials only nineteen years. Eleven times in nine years triplets were born: on three occasions four boys came together, and once there were four boys and girl. Fifty mine of the 62 children were males.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04
QUITS EnITORSHIP
 FOR PUBLICITY JOB

Jerome H. Cook, former Pine Bluff boy, grandson of the late Mrs. Sarah Bernath and nephew of Henry Ber- hath, has resigned his position as as- sistant city editor of the Cincinnati Tribune to accept the position of nublicitv manager for the Westcott Motor Car company. His many friends here will be glad to hear of this pro- motion. news of which was received here yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04
pHC PINE BLUFF MORNING. AUGUST 4

his wife with her head terribly crushed and her body beaten almost to a pulp. Two children were 1ouho asleep in an adjoining room, nut having been awakened by the tusll- Jade under the window, or the muf- derous attack on their mother.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04

After years of experimenting, pro ducers of motion pictures have decld~ ed that dark eyes are undoubtedly the best for camera work. They photo- graph more clearly than blue or grey eyes, and are, therefore, a better medl,, um for expressing the hundred and one emotions of film plays.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04
IN SIDE ;
 AND BACK
How Mrs. Kelly Suffered and
 How She was Cured.
Burlington, Wis.-'T was very irreg- ular, and had pains in my side and back,

but after ta k ng Lydia E. Pinkham's
 V e g e t a ble Con- pound Tablets and using two bottles of the Sanative Wash
 l am fully convinced that ] am entirely cured of these trou- blcs, and feel better all over. l know your remedies have <J,,o ~o uyori1o of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04
SOUTHERN ADVENTISTS MEET.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 3.-Nashville is entertaining for ten days the an- nual meeting of the Southern con- ference of Seventh Day Adventists. The gathering has attracted several hundred delegates and visitors, among them being leaders of the de- nomination from all the Southern states.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04

The Victoria cross, "the most pre- cious piece of metal in the world" is tiny cross less than ani nch and T half long, fashioned from the metal of captured guns. It weighs less than an ounce, and its intrinsic value is about two cents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04

A single vine at Hampton Court palace, which was planted in 176S, is now bearing over 800 punches of grapes, after the completion of the thinning out process.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-04
The Divorce Record.

George Oliver was yesterday grant cd a divorce from Fred Oliver, on the ground of cruel treatment.
Mountain advocate., 1916-10-27
WHEN YOU TAKE COLD

With the average man a cold
is a serious matter and should
not be trihed with, as some of
the most dangerous diseases start
with a common cold. Take Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and get
rid of your cold as quickly as pos
sible. You are not experiment
ing when you use this remedy,
as it has been in use for mary
years and has an established re-
putation. II contains no opium
or other narcotic. Obtainable
everywhere.
Mountain advocate., 1916-10-27
cxmbsyland R. R. Cempan.

cxmSs,Iana a. R. Company
TIME TABLE
South Bound.
TRAINS DAILY
No. 3, 1--we. Artemus 1890 a. m.
No 5, 1--we, Artemus $40 p. m.
No 35, 1--we. " Sundays 7:3O a. m.
No37. I've. Sundays $50 p. m
North bound.
No. !, Arr. ATtemus l;2O D. IN.
No. 6. Arr. Artemus Gao p. m.
No. SO. Arr. " Sunday $40 q. m.
No. 3s. Arr. Sunday 6;45 y. m.
W. u. sTARKE. Gen. Pass, Agt.
T, II. Hayden. Gen. Mgr.
Mountain advocate., 1916-10-27
L & N TIME TABLE
NORTH BOUND

NORTH BOUND
No II DailyeXcept
Sunday ...,,.. | :52 p. m.
No. ~ Daily, due .....-- l0:lS a. m.
No. "a Daily, due ....,... l:i2 p. IN.
SOUTH BOUND
No. u Daily, except
Sunday 0:i3 "a. m.
No. "a Daily, Due ........3 1888 am.
No. 23 Daily, due .......,,i; 10 p. m.
Street car leaves Hotel Jones 70
minutes before schedule time fog
trains.
Mountain advocate., 1916-10-27

SOUTH BOUND
The menace., 1916-01-01
Fell From Second Story

From the Memphis, Tenn, Com
mercidl Appeal, December 20, 1915,
we learn that two girls let them
selves down by a rope Of sheets
from a third story window Of the
Memphis House Of the Good Shep-
herd in an attempt TO escape.
Nellie Seagraves, IL, of Nashville,
made the perilous descent in safety,
but her companion, Ruth Huff, 90,
Of Birmingham, Ala, fell from the
second story, breaking her ankle
and wrenching her back.
Her plucky companion carried
her until exhausted and q passing
motor car picked them up at 305
Leath street and rushed them to a
hospital. THEN THE POLICE
WERE NOTIFIED, and the unin-
jured girl was returned to the un-
inspected, untaxed and un-Ameri-
can private prison, in which Rome
operates a laundry with slave labor.
The injured girl is still in the
hospital and, no doubt, as soon as
she is able to work she will be
turned over to the Romish slave
drivers to be exploited for all the
strength that is in her. The news
paper account failed to state under
what circumstances the girls we're
placed in the institution in the first
place, but it was evidently not
pleasant for them or they would
not have taken such a desperate
chance in attempting to escape.
Rome's slave pens should be in
spected thoroughly occasionally.
The menace., 1916-01-01

Some vcTy uundcfful couslusions have
bra rcarhoi BY the Romish clergy on
thc rrohlornf of ths poor lahoring CLASSES.
For one thing The priests are unanimous
In their determination that The zap
pfoarh % thc altar fail" VIII make al
msu equal A few prclatcs. realizing that
some prcisnsc should b. made Tor the
allcyiation Of the working glasses Of the
church, have specified the enact cause Of
the disoontent among the mAs-cs; Arch.
bishop ireland says "no one In America
necd bs poor Who practices economy. "
Z" BY saving an his earnings, " said Bish-
op Carroll. every lahorcf may become a
capitalist - Cardinal Gibbons once said;
The trouble Of the poor should b. solved
by charitable organizations " Cardinal
o Council aid that trouble comes from
eHtravngancc In thc home, ans Il largely
imaginary anyway" A favoritc state.
mcut by the Romish press IL, "the poor,
Gods mobiles are % hc envied, and the
rich, God outcasts are 90 b. pitied. -
"Thc more We have of any.
thing hut riches, the better Oh We are. -
The catcchism and al the teachings Of
the Romish church are calculated 10 lead
the fool 10 part with bis money. And
these imagc.hlcsscrs, wine -swirgers,
Peters pence collectors who only add 10
the burdens of the poor should be driven
from these shores A. they were In some
Of their own Catholic countries.
The menace., 1916-01-01

A sample Of papal sanetity, strong and
odorous, is taken from that favorite saint
Of the priests, Liguori. Tho Saint asks
himself whether a woman accused Of
the crime Of adultery, which she has really
committed, may deny Il under oathi'
Answering himself, be says; "Yes; pro.
yided she has been 10 confess and received
absolution; for then the sin has been
pardoned, and has really ceased 20 exist. -
And all the priests who are fred with
such teachings as this, and others too OBJ
scene 10 be put into print, are ambling
about in the paroehial schools helping the
nuns teach (D, and the children are
taught 20 obey him as God himself, and
are not allowed 20 use their own judg.
ment in any way whatever, but are told
that those who obey their superiors in
every thing will not be called 20 give an
account Of their actions 90 their Supreme
Judge, even II those actions were bad,
etc. And these odorous snakes are try.
ing TO wrigglc their way into our public
schoolsl
The menace., 1916-01-01
Beginning to Soak In

and even The ehildrsn of the church
are intimidaied into pciitiouing and
urging against the adoption %
measures which arc for their own
individual benefit This vas dem
onstrated IN Massachusetts, az the
last session Of legislature when the
Bachelor Bill vas defeated b.
Catholic intrigue and intimidation.
The Morning Star. New Orleans,
La, has warned those who ignore
the wishes Of the Roman Catholic
church that CATHOLICS HAVE
VOTES" and that fact Is in direct
accord with the warning Of Card
inal Gibbons The Free Press has
not seen q new menace, but only
the age-old arrogant determination
Of infamous and hyPocritical Rome
10 rule or ruin.
The ~woe" which that church
has brought TO Europe and South
America is even now impending in
this nation. The sturdy patriotism
that has saved the flag Of freedom
from ignominy and despair in two
bloody conflicts must again leap 10
its defense-this time in a battle
Of ballots. For BY the ballot, in
timidated, coerced and cajoled into
action under church control and for
church interests, as the despotic
powers Of Rome know so well how
10 intimidate and coerce, Rome
hopes and intends 10 secure control
Of this nation and the unintimi-
dated ballot Of free Americans, who
know and love the liberty Rome
would take from them, is the only
hope Of salvation from Rome's
mental midnight and moral dark
ness.
The ballot Of a patriotic Ameri-
can is his 10 use as he will in his
own defense-the ballot Of a Ro-
man Catholic belongs to the church
and must be used as the priest COM
mands.
SUCH is THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN AMERICANISM
AND R0MANISM; BETWEEN
FREEDOM AND SLAVERY.
The menace., 1916-01-01
Iapp a Booster

Fsiigu taaIrlsisi-MzFtin nrusu 3
etii1ftL e nes@uhsf n, ln Tur Mts-
acI, tuuchc.i ns dnrrly. Ma, cC1s anl
isi ut riacs q kuntfcd tkuasani 80
s1tsusibsfs os a. lfi q Tut Muan
viikin ~ nett tklrty dEys-iei us usks
ths hsi gros carA uczk ffum 49, uutil
ths utzi of III ctit1n of Tm MtNAtr,
And uiihin ~ nrHt yczf lci us ran iis
hsi Up 10 tuo uiliicn,
We onn % Il. Th.s paper Il ncclei in
ths hation. n uiu nrtsf do o. ~ hs
circuiaiiou decrca-r. Nou, come - u,
AZ pan tegsihsf -ssefy man h. he I'usi,
ani an AZ one tins ani Ia artiun.
LIT every roads 80 o. he 'firiug
Lane" and -cnd in a hsi of uru stb-
rcnhcrL LET twenty-five thousand men
and uunsn on thc 'fifing Lane send
in four subscfiptlnnf oarh uiihiu thc ncKt
thirty daya
wil yUu DO itf
Yes, Ne believe you vil
II yoa uill ouly ncni four each, this
uin make q hundrrd thousandi
have bccn an invalid and unable 10
uofk for many year. and ~ umcs have
gore kungry. but here are my four sub
scriptions for oHi of ~ ouH
poctsf.
Arc there not twenty ave thousand
men and women Ia this nation Who Will
DO likcwise, within the ncHt thity daysi
We believe there arc.
Al together nov, for one hundred
thousand ncW MHANCr Subscribers with.
IN the ncKt thirty days
LEI us begin thc ucw year In oarncsi'
In conclusion let me hcg of tho-c who
are rcadsrs Of my looks throughout the
country, and who arc readers Of THE
MENACE, 20 join this army Of workers
and send In new Subscriptions 30 TuE
MENACE, for when I vas sick unto death,
and without a dollar, and the '' Beast
had closed ut prcs Of the country
against me, THE MENAcE, In the name OF
fair play and the freedom Of the press,
gave me an andicncc-not that Il stood
sponsor for my, or any other man =, idea
but that this IL a free country and every
man is entitled 70 a bearing. This is my
personal appeal % you, my friends, who
are reading my books-I can not wbite
each Of you a personal letter, 10 this is
my letter 10 you.
Ny third and revised edition Of The
"Truth about the Bible, I" which Is now
coming from the pres, aud which Is
written a. an answer 20 the Path Of
The menace., 1916-01-01
Wisconsin's PapaI Societies

The papists opposed in the legis-
lature of Wisconsin last year the
following bills take notice and
read carefully: mo. 420 A. To
have parochial schools examined by
the state and if they did not come
up to the public school standard to
have children forbidden to attend
those schools"
We thought pspal parochial
schools were so superior in attain
ments in scholarship and efficiency
that the question of inspection and
examination could do them no
harm.
No. 213 A. 'To apply the in
heritance tax to all charitable be-
quests" Why did the papes fight
this? The law was to apply to all
without fear or favor.
No. ESQ A. You will laugh when
you read No. $50 and wonder why
Romsnists object to teaching moral
ity in schools. Here it is: No.
$50 A. ''To teach morality in the
public schools in order to lessen
wrong doing and crime" Listen
The priest says the public school is
immoral and produces crime. But
The menace., 1916-01-01

Priest Graham In the Catholic Rsrier
writes Of King Alphonso and his work
10 restore Spain 30 her former glory. lie
quotes the king as saying; when the
war b. over the work here will be enor.
nous. To hasten reforms We shall have
90 abandon all outworn forms, and II
do not deceive myself, for the role Spain
viii have 10 play will be such that her
progress, which hitherto has been Al a
sn0h's pace, will be increased 10 A ire.
mendous speed think, and you
may repeat this, that Socialism will be
daily more dnd more goUcrHmsHtdi, and
that Socialists will obtain satisfaction for
their just aspirations by legal methods
without resorting 10 violence, " etc. The
increase Of the power Of the clergy is In.
compatible with the interests Of eiviliEa.
tion. When there are any signs Of pro.
gress In that priest ridden country,
popery Immediately vetoes Il. Ferrer and
Canalejas were both dispatched by priest
directed bullets, the former because be
was getting education out Of the hands
Of the clergy. The priests knew the knowl.
edge Ferrer's public schools would give
would be fatal 20 the power Of popery.
The Spanish people are tied aud lei by
pIiestcaft; ana Alphonso dares not re.
move the cause which he knows well
enough has kept the progress Of Spain
at ''sHal,s pace! Alphonso is in the
fX that Amoriod is right now getting
tHtol We should study the conditions Of
the Catholic countries, and sce that pre-.
alton is easier than cure!
The menace., 1916-01-01

When you scsk % remedy ths fault.
thcn Mr.. Priest, and the Fcicration
q Catholic Societies In Wisc1n1n,
prOoecd 10 Prevcni the passage of a
an 10 curc the evil Let the hyPo-
critics howl Pass a.
"No. ~ A TO furnish free text
books In public rchools'H
A couple % ycan ago q lahorng
man wrote an article for the Sat
uniay ErsaiHg Pest u which be
complained Of the public schools
and the eXpcnsc Of the frequent
change of books. The winter was q
papist and az the same time that be
wrote, the Roman Catholic church.
through the Federated Societies.
vas lighting free text book laws and
succeeded In some cases In defeat
ing every attempt 20 improve the
schools and lift the burden from
families struggling 10 educate their
children.
Let the friends Of the public
schools and patriotic and progres-
sive citizens see 10 Il that their
legislatures this winter pass thesc
wholesome laws, not forgetting the
Inspection Bill that will let the
sunlight Of freedom into the nun
neries-the dark spots and blots
upon American civilization.