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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
VAST PREHISTORIC SEA.
Covered Large Portion Of the United
States Now Teeming with Popu-
IatiOn.

"A prehistoric sea, or arm of the
ocean, which extended from the Gulf
or Mexico far up into New York state,
together with the early animal life
of this sea, is described in an inter-
estlng manner by the United States
geological survey in reporting to a
correspondent on rock sample:
THE rock was formed very long
ago, many million years ago, in what
biologists call the Devonian period.
At that time large part of the east
ern United States was occupied by an
arm of the sea which extended north
eastward from the Gulf of Mexico re-
glon into New York state. The east
ern shore of the sea was not far east
OF the present line of the Blue Ridge
and the Highlands of New Jersey and
southeastern New York, and still
farther east lay a great continent
which extended an unknown distance
into the area now occupied by the
North Atlantic. The northern shore
OF the sea was somewhere near a line
drawn from Albany through Syracuse,
Rochester and Buffalo. The present
site of the Catskills was thus near the
northeast end or head of this sea or
gulf, with land not far away on the
east and north.
THE sea teemed with life, almost
wholly invertebrate animals and ma
rine plants, and the larger part of the
life appears to have inhabited the pea
bottom. Brachiopods, though rare
now, were very abundant then, and
many other forms of animals crawled
about or grew upon the sea floor. AS
the streams washed in sand and mud
from the neighboring lands the sea
gradually filled UP and the shells of
many brachiopods and other she'll
bearing animals were thus buried in
the sand and their forms preserved
till now. BY slow upward movement
of the earth's crust the sea was drain
ed from the region and the beds of
sand and mud that had been filled in
were hardened into sandstone and
shale, and lifted thousands of feet
above sea level to form great new
land, The Catskill mountains have
since been carved from this uplifted
mass of rock through the cutting of
valleys by the streams.
"As rule none of the original ma
eSAioI VI tuc ouC1lo ID " CoCIVcu, nav
ing been dissolved away long ago
The sand being Closely compacted
about the shells, their forms were
preserved, however, as molds in the
sandstone. Some of the molds have
since been filled by calcite Calcium
carbonate)> which has crystallized
from water that soaked through the
rock, and thus casts were formed
having the same shape as the original
shells and consisting of similar ma
terial. The fact that few, if any,
whole shells were preserved in this
particular rock shows that, after the
death of the animals that they belong
ed to. the shells were washed about
by waves and currents and more or
less broken up before being buried in
the sand"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
BOYS HEAD PULLED Uts,

Lawton, Okla, March 23.--The
headless body of Eual, four-y ear-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wood, OF
Sterling, Okla, near hsre, was foun ]
in the barnyard Of the parents home
today.
The Roy had fastened chain about
his neck and had hooked the CLASH
to colt to play horse" The coll
became frightened and dragged the
body Of the child until it had been
Gecapitated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
y Es x ~ .at D.
UNOCCUPIED PUBLIC LAND.

It would seem the acreage
of unoccupied public land in the
nation is considerably more than
most people imagine. Some of it
may not be of the highest quality
for agriculture, but considering
what has been done to make
deserts bloom like the rose, it is
safe to forecast that in years to
come most of the soil now
deemed inferior for tilling will
have been made valuable through
artificial means.
Here are the figures: Ala
bama, 51,92O; Arizona, $685.
749; Arkansas, 1868, 972; Califor-
MIA, 20,902,752; Colorado, 49,
899,441 Florida, 307, 1874; Idaho,
Is, 342, ISL; Kansas, 10000;
Louisiana, 123,045; Michigan,
1876; Minnesota, 1,082,199;
Mississippi, 46,793; Missouri, l.
061; Montana, 22,237, $50; Ne
braska, 270,l62; Nevada, -55,-
502,439; New Mexico, 3O,104,-
843; North Dakota, 672,949; Ok
lahoma, 42,353; Oregon, 15,969,-
846; South Dakota, 3,573,269
Utah, 33,756,502; Washington,
1,799,774; Wisconsin, $3.50, and
Wyoming, 81, 553, 1923. =
These lands add up to a grand
total of 290,759,133, Of which
174,916,493 acres are surveyed
and II ,842, $40 acres are not
surveyed.
1t will be noticed that the un-
reserved lands in Alaska are not
included. j These, approximate
367,900,000 acres and are mostly
unsurveyed and sunappfopriated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24

The weeks campaign for new
members of the Beaumont
(Texas) chamber of commerce
brought the membership of that
organization to 1853. Beaumont
keeps in the limelight of pub
licity by doing things, big things.
That it can do so isl due prin-
cipally to the manner in which
the business men of the city sup
port the organization that initi-
ates and directs all campaigns
for a bigger payroll for Beau
mont. There are not as many
white people in Pine Bluff as in
Beaumont, but if the proportion
of those who support the or
ganization were as great in this
town as in the Texas city, Pine
Bluff could double it's payroll
in less than five years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
MEXTCANS INDICTED.

Brownsville. Tex, March 23.-The
county grand jury today returned In
dictMents aga 'nst. Lorenzo Lopez and
Rejerio Caballero. alleged Mexican
bandits, charging them with the MUIR
der of DR.. E. H. Mccain, after train
wreck near here october Is last
Ramon Fizana brother of Ancieta
Pizana, supposed leader now held in
IN atamoras, was also indicted charged
with the murder of Private Herbert
Mcclure at Los Tuletos ranch, near
fere, in August.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24

r
will have important bearing on
the growth, development and
prosperity of the state and the
individual.
The men placed in office must
serve the interest of the. people
instead of their own solely, if
the people are to get their
moneys worth.
Whether the right men are
placed in office depends upon the
voter. From the big field of
candidates, the right men can be
chosen-hired, if you please.
1t is up to the voter.
The citizen who does not vote,
or who votes wrong, is estopped
from complaining if the public
business is not handled right.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24

The huge foreign demand for
leather is making the price of
shoes 60 up, it is said. Thus
Americans will be forced to help
pay for the European war. The
demand for meat also is enor-
nous, and prices are advancing,
1t doesn't cost any more to pro-
duce either leather or meat than
it did a year ago, and somebody
is making larger profits. AS an
industrial and economic shifte1
there is nothing like a big war.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
SOCIALIST EDITORS HELD.

stockholm. via London, March 49,
Three Socialist editors Hoeg
ltnd, Oljelund and Hedon-have beer
arrested on charge of high treason
IN consequence Of the passing Of e
resolution at conference of Swedish
Socialist organizations that gen sra
strike and revolution be started ir
case Sweden enters the war. A great
sensat' On has been aroused over the
incident as Mr.. Hoeglund is one of the
most prominent mebers Of Parlia
ment
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
. INE BLUFF
y ROGRESS
RoSPERITY
THE CITIZENS DUTY.

Next Wednesday the Dem
ocrats of Arkansas will name the
men who are to handle the public
business for the next two years.
It is incumbent upon every
citizen to exercise the franchise
intelligently and conscientiously.
Intelligent and conscientious
administration Of the peoples af-
fairs cannot be expected unless
the voters display intelligence
and consciousness in the way
they express their wishes.
The state is like a great cor
poration with every citizen a
shareholder.
No one would expect a corpora
ton to be honestly and efficient
ly administered unless it's share
holders demanded honesty and
efficiency. With the sharehold-
ers careless, it would be natural
for crooks or scheming incom-
petents to gain the upper hand.
The stakeholder in a bank or
other enterprise does not select
the officers and directors be-
cause they are good fellows" or
because they are pastmasters in
demagoguery and at extending
the "glad hand" In fact, OBJ
servation indicates that the
stockholders studiously avoid
employing only good fellows"
and "glad-handers" to handle the
business. They know this would
cost them profits, probably their
investments.
But in public business, which
is more important, because
greater and affecting more peo-
pie, there's tendency to regard
the position as something to be
given to the man who can make
the "smoothest" talk; the one
who can shoot the most "hot
air. Irrespective Of whether he
is in anyway qualified for the
job. !.
The banker, the merchant, the
farmer and the manufacturer
hires men because they are COM
petent. The people should do the
same in employing men for pub
lie offic.
Arkansas needs and deserves
competent and conscientious men
in charge of it's business. There
must be economy in the manage
ment to the end that the people
obtain the greatest benefits
from the money paid in taxes.
The time is passed when pub
lie office was looked upon as a
graft to be passed around so
that as many as possible could
grab fistful of money from the
peoples pocket. Bitter expert
ence has proved that every in
competent or CRATER in public
office costs the taxpayer heavily
either in increased taxes or in
benefits.
If public funds are rightly adj
mipistered, we get better service,
better, schools, better roads and
all those things that aids each
individual, but which must be
obtained by cooperation through
city, county, district and state
government.
Arkansas is at a point where
the management of it's affairs
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
WANTS MORE AEROPLANES.
Funston Requests Eight More Flyer
for Work in Mexico.

Washington, March. 23.-General
Funston today asked for eight more
aarop]anes. He wants four to go to
Columbus to fly with gadier-Gen-
eral Pershing's column and four
others to be sent to his headquarters
g: Fort Sam Houston to. be held for
emergency.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
AFTER LAGRIPPE-WHAT!

F. G. Brevo, Bedford, ind, writes:
"An attack OF lagrippe left me with
a severe cough. I tried everything.
l got so thin it looked as if | never
would get well. Finally, two bottles
Of Foley's Honey ana Tar cured ne.
am now well and back to my norm
al weight" A reliable remedy for
coughs. colds, Group. Mann Pharm-
acy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
BUYS leo BALES LlNTERs.

Warren, March 2s.-The manage
mentHofd the Warren cotton oil mills,
which !, owns and operate five mills
located I'M Southeast Arkansas and
Northern, louisiana has just closed
q deal with a Memphis firm for LOCO
bales al cotton linters. y Sixty-five
ears will be required to ship this CO.
ton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
WHAT CHILDREN WEED VOW.

In spite ct the best care mothers
can give them this weather brings
sickness to many children. MRS. +.
Neureuer, Eua Claire, Wis, writes:
"Foley's Honey and Tar cured my
boy of q severe attack Of Group after
other remedies had rallied. 1t is a
wonderful remedy. TOR coughs, colds,
Group and whoopins cough" 1t stops
lagrippe coughs. Mann pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
RUSSIAN MINISTER FIRED.

Petrograd, Via London March 23.~--
General Soukhomlinoff. former minis
ter Of war, has been removed by i'm
.rerial command from the council OF
the empire, says semi-official news
agency
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24

When interviewed as to the
preparedness of the nation, &C
cording to the Shreveport Times
Murderous Mike said: de guy
wit gat in his kick amt goin
to have no trouble he don't start
hisSelf."
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24

Fire in the Office of the urner Cot
ton company at Greensboro, Ala. de-
stroyed the building, two retail stores
and the Southern Bell telephone ex-
change. The damage reached $4,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24

Washington may agree that
Carranzistas can cross the bor-
der, but if the MeXicans are wise
they'll remain on their own side
Texas has not yet been heard
from ON the proposition.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24

Alabama's cotton, acreage for 1916
will be reduced greater than last
year, and the yield will be less than
in 1915, according to statements
made by experienced planters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24

Issues come and go, but in a
large portion of these United
States the wet and dry argument
is always present.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24

The citizen who does not vote
in the primary is delinquent in
his,duty to the commonwealth
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24

You can make your choice 10 the
quiet OF your home or office, by hav-
ing Graphic classified" ads bri,x
applicants and applications to you. tt
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24

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. II there is at
tempt at pr0fit-taking, notices OF the
events are advertisements, and will be
charged for accordingly. H%$
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24

So long, Mr.. Winter; there's
the door and here's your hat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
DRAINAGE CONTRACT LET.

joint 5iten Est.tb:;sHhs55 II ss..7-y :.a
.z Boone Counties.
Special to Times-Republican.
Nevada, Feb. 1S.-.At joint meeting
of the board OF supervisors of Story
and Boone counties, held here yester-
day afternoon, the contract for what Is
known as the Boone STORY drain No. 8,
which has been established in north
west Story and northeast Boone coun-
ties, the estimated cost Of which is
s21,225.41, consisting Of both open and
tile drain.
! The contract for the work went to
Tom Blakemore, of this city and c. w.
Scott, of Colo, their bid being s7,7S3.
The tile will be furnished by the
Hawkeye Construction Company OF
Webster City, their bid being $1o,-
765.1S.
This drain has been the cause of
considerable controversy up in that
part Of the county.
On Wednesday the board let the con-
tract for the cleaning of about 1900
cubic yards Of mud and sand from the
outlet Of the Milford township drain
No. 81, to L. O. Penneld. Of Clarion,
at 34.s gents per cubic yard. There
Mas but \wo bids on this work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
SEEKING VILLAS LOOT.
Mexican Authorities Hunting For
Buried Treasure.


Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 18.-Gold and
silver bullion of an estimated value Of
hundreds of thousands Of dollars said
to have been conflscated and buried by
Francisco Villa is being sought by
Mexican government authorities, ac-
cording to Andreas Garcia, Mexican
consul here, who stated further that II
recovered the treasure would be for
feited to the de facto government.
1--WE have done all the work and
taken all the risk to secure It. there
fore it is ours" Garcia said.
American mining men interested In
Chihuahua state properties construed
Garca's statement to mean that con-
fiscated bullion that might be recov-
cred in the future would not be re-
turned regardless Of ownership.
Garcia defended the action Of the de
facto government officials In Chihua-
hua in selling for exports hides bear
ing brands Of American owners, who
declared they had not been consulted
and received nothing from the sale.
"The shinments of hides or beef Is a
right of the de facto government of
Mexico" Garcia said. "and cattlemen
on the American side of the border
have no right to interfere"
Several carloads OF hides are on the
way to Juarez for export tn the United
States Garcia added.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
AVIATION SERVICE
CALLED DEFECTIVE
Senator Robinson Offers Photographic
Copies Of Letters to Prove Conten-
ton That Military Flying Corps
Should Be Investigated.

Washington Feb. 1S.-Photograph
copies Of correspondence between Off
GERS of the army aviation corps,
which Senator Robinson, Of Arkansas.
declared established beyond doubt the
defective condition Of the aviation SER
vice were shown by him to the senate
military committee today. #
A letter presented to the COMMITTEES
purported to be from Colonel Reber,
head Of the service. to Captain Cowan,
in charge at San Diego, under date of
June 2, 1915, and read:
IT wish you would have your engi-
neering department get me out some
drawings for the size Of sheets to be
placed under the seats Of aviators for
alleged armor protection. I will have
several Of these plates made so we can
say we have armored aeroplanes, not
that I think it vitality essential, but In
order that we can meet any charge
that our machines are not armored."
Captain Cowan in a letter 10 Colonel
Reber declared that "if the service ever
came under investigation by any one
outside our own corps 1t would be i'm
possible to explain the rotten way in
which the work has been handled
Senator Robinson declared that the
defective equipment Of the service at
San Diego could be established beyond
doubt and that Colonel Reber had in
structed Captain Cowan to keep it a
secret
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
MRS. MEYER GIVEN ;
SIXTEEN YEAR TERM

Aged Woman, Convicted Of Completely
in Murder Of Daushter-in-Law Civ
en- More Severe Punishment Than
son-AppsaI For New Trial Denied.
Winterset, Feb. 1S.--Simteen years in
the penitentiary was the sentence CIV
en- today by District Judge Applegate
to Mrs. Ida Meyer, the 60-year- old
woman, who earlier in the week was
convicted of compltcity in the murder
Of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ethel
Meyer. last July.
Counsel for Mrs. Meyer had petit
toned for new trial. but this was
overruled by Judge Applegate. Mrs.
Meyer appeared composed when SEN
tence was pronounced. She made a
short statement to the court in which
she emphatically denied that she or
her son, Fred. had been implicated in
the murder.
The heavy sentence was surprise
to Mrs. Meyers friends. Fred Meyer,
her son. was convicted last December
on similar charge, but was sentenced
to only fifteen years, the minimum un-
der the law.
Fred Meyer and his wife were mar
ried just one year ago today.
Later Mrs. Meyer was released on
bond Of $4,000 pending an appeal OF
her case to the state supreme court
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
Pays Penalty For Murder of
Anna Aumuller in
New York.
ASKS FORGIVENESS;
MESSAGE TO MOTHER.
Current Applied Three Times ana
Schmidt Il Declared Dead in ons
Minute-peeIarsd He Died For Lie.
and Not For Murder-cails Exeeu.
tion judicial Murdsr-Admits Moral
Responsibility For Girls Dsath.

Ossining. N. T.. Feb. Is. Hans
Schmidt, former priest. was electro-
cuted at Sing Sing prison this morning
for the murder of Anna Aumuller,
Sept. 2, 1913.
Schmidt went quietly to the death
chamber. accompanied by the principal
keeper and the Rev. Father Cashin, the
prison chaplain. Leaving the death
house. he said goodbye to those who
remained.
When he entered the chamber tho
guards attempted to direct him toward
the chair, but Schmidt gently shook
them off and insisted upon addressing
the seventeen witnesses. The guards
desisted from their efforts and with
Father Cashin. standing on one side
and the keeper at the other. Schmidt
said:
Gentlemen. / ask forgiveness Of all
those have injured or scandali2ed :
forgive all who have injured me. My
last wish is to say goodbye to my dear
old mother"
Schmidt then seated himself in the
electric chair and /the current was ap-
piled three times. Within a minute he
was dead. He had spent the night up
to midnight In praying and talking
with Father Cashin and slept from
midnight to o'clock. when he was
awakened for breakfast. He would
take only a cup OF coffee.
Reeonoiled to Fate.
Schmidt issued a. statement Thurs
day night thru his attorney declaring
he was fully reconciled to die and
willingly accepted death MS retributioM
for his frailties.'' Schmidt aaseftHs1
however that he will be e1oeseEa IN
lying and mot for mAr1 . ~ y
Miss Aumullers death resulted from
| an operation, but adds, n fslts nur1tly
responsible for the girls deatha Atid
could not in honor drag those tosrufhs
who took part in the operation at my
solicitation"
'sThe court Of appeals admitted the
court below had made a grievous err
ror." the statement continued, but
they said I admitted L had lied and.
therefore. could not get q new trial.
The court OF appeals also decided on
my affidavit that I had not been In.
sane at the time Of my trial, altho the
affidavit IN question was made two
years after the girl died.
Il declined at all times to appeal to
Governor Whitman for clemency be.
cause he had been the district attor-
ney who had prosecuted me and be-
cause 1 wanted Justice, not clemency.
The doctors he called to investigate my
story seemed to miss the whole point
Of my contention.
Il hope and pray that time will prove
every one of my contentious and that
my judicial murder will help to abol-
ish executions, for not one-third of the
men have been In the death chamber
with me. including Becker. were guilty
of murder"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-18
GERMANS ACCUSED OF PLOT.
Charged With Planning Overthrow Q
French in Madagascar.

Charged With Planning Overthrow Of
French in Madagascar.
Paris, Feb. 18-The Paris Journals
correspondent at Tananarivo says that
German agents financed and otherwise
encouraged q native plot to overthrow
the government OF Madagascar on Dec.
13 last. The seat Of the conspiracy
was at Fianarantsoa and it was
planned to poison the French officers
and soldiers on New Years and either
gain the native troops to the cause Of
the conspirators or obtain from them
military weapons. The white officials
and co1onists were then to have been
massacred. The plot was revealed to
the authorities and already over 200
persons have been arrested and others
are expected to be arrested.
The great bulk Of the population re-
mains loyal to France, and has not
been affected by the propaganda of
the conspirators. The correspondent
adds that the documents discovered at
the German consulate show that the
plans were made for fomenting an in
surrection even before the war broke
out.
The great island Of Madagascar in
the Indian ocean, lying off the east
coast Of Africa. was officially recog-
nized a. French colony In 1896. after
war Of occupation. The total popu-
lation was more than 2.5o0,000 in 1901.