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PRESS COMMENT.
GERMAN PATERNALISM.

We have long been familiar with
Germany's military grip on her peo-
pie, fact which the history of this
war has emphasized. But writer in
Leslie's Weekly gives us another in
sight into the governmental control
of personal matters that is highly in
teresting. Says the writer:
"Wages in Germany are exceptional
ly high at present, so high that the
government has ordered that minors
shall put in savings banks all above
certain amount. They are allowed
$3.50 per week and one-third of the
amount in excess of that sum; the resi-
due to be deposited in savings institu-
tions, not to be withdrawn during the
war. War wages are so extravaganza
that, fathers and guardians being at
the front, the minors have been vast
ing their money. Putting aside the
paternalism which requires a certain
portion of wages to be saved, what
would young people in this country
think if their wages were cut down TO
such level"
And not only what would they think
of the level of the wages, but what
would they think Of the audacity Of
the cut at all? Young people of this
country are so reared as to consider
themselves independent Of parental
orders concerning their salaries, and
such a thing on the part of the gov
eminent would be resented as an un
warranted presumption. Imagine a
young American of II or Is years old
who gets $24 month. By the Gee
man rule he would be allowed four
times $3.50, or $18, plus one-third Of
Sc, the amount in excess of that sum,
or the difference between $18 and the
S24 of his contract. This would be 50,
which would make his total pay "for
keeps" $50. The difference between
that and his original check would be
/ 81, which amount he would be, by gov
eminent orders, obliged to deposit in a
savings bank.
The imagination scarcely reaches up
to the required height!
Our boys who are wage-eaners
while still minors are their own fl
nancial bosses, save in those exception
al cases where the exigencies of wild
owed mother or other circumstances
set up first claim on the pay en-
velope. AS rule the American boy
is considered a dependent in the fam
lily until his maturity, and he not only
keeps his wages and elbows" them ir
on his pleasures, but he is charged nc
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

board or other expenses in the home
This looks like and is intended for
kindness. on the part of indulgent
parents, while in very fact it is one Of
the most demoralizing things that can
happen to the boy.
It makes him selfish in that he does
not share his earnings.
1t encourages him in extravaganza
in that he has no motive for economy.
1t gives him wider latitude for in
dulgences of bad habits.
1t takes away from his manliness by
making dependent Of him, instead Of
his gaining a sense of personal re-
sponsibility.
These are four strong reasons
against the parental indulgence Of the
average American toward the son who
lis minor although wage-earner.
We of this country say that Germany
goes too far in allowing the govern
ment to dictate what a boy spends out
of his wages and what he saves. But
do American parents go far enough?
Americanism is inalienably opposed
to paternalism on the part of the gov
eminent. We want big laws to govern
US nationally, but we want the free
dom of our homes and private affairs,
and we are going to have it. With
the parent claims the responsibility he
us the parent and not the government
must look after the child; and since
ought to measure UP to it. With the
first money that boy earns there
ought to begin his first lessons Of
economy, of thoughtfulness and of
selfdependence.
The best antedote to the paternalism
of government is the control of par
ents. Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

Various methods of raising revenue
to enable the public schools of Arkan-
sas I'd continue to operate have been
suggested, and nearly all of them are
The fact, is however,
that none of them are feasible or sus-
ceptible of being put into immediate
except amendment No. Il.
This is the situation: Pass amendment
No. ~, or hundreds of schools will not
open their doors next year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28
CALOMEL TODAY,
SICK TOMORROW
Dose of Nasty Calemel Makes You
Sica and You Lose Days Work.

Calomel salivates. It's mercury.
Calomel acts like dynamite on a slug
gish liver. when calomel comes INTO
contact with sour bile it crashes into
lit, causing cramping and nausea.
If you feel bilious, headachy, con-
stipated and all knocked out, just go
to your druggist and get 50-cent bot
tie of Dodson's Liver Tone, which s
harmless vegetable substitute for
dangerous calomel. Take a spoonful
and if it doesn't start your liver and
straighten you Up better and quicker
than nasty calomel and without max
ing you sick, you just go back and
get your money.
If you take calomel today you'll be
sick and nauseated tomorrow; be-
sides, it may salivate you. VIII lie if
you take Dodson's Liver Tone you will
wake up feeling great, full of ambi-
ton and ready for work or play. It's
harmless, pleasant and safe to give to
children; they like it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

of %. Omaha may claim no less dis
tinction on account of the maternal
achievements of Mrs. Mary Woolsey.
This girl of 90 is the mother of seven
children Six of them are living, and
are said to be fine, healthy youngs-
tiers. Two of them, twins, were born
a month ago. Mrs. Woolsey was mar
ried at the age of fourteen, and her
first child was born when she was fiji
teen.
1t might be supposed that this girl
mother has her hands full. And verify
she has. For in addition to her own
six babies, she acquired seven step
children along with her husband, and
she washes, cooks and sews for the
whole lot Of them.
"Their care is joy rather than d
hardship" she says. What would
women who have a houseful of SER
wants to care for one or two children
say to that?
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

A fact not generally recognized,
but clearly shown by recent events, is
the dominance gained by the English
language. At the Paris conference
which laid plans for the great mill
tary offensive against Germany and
Austria, there were present represen-
tatives from France, Russia, Great
Britain, Italy, Japan and Portugal.
And they transacted all their business
in English.
Thus English has at last become the
language of diplomacy. Formerly,
during period Of two or three CEN
turtles, such a conference would have
been carried on in French. Still
further back, there was period Of
more than 1000 years when any i'm
portant international gathering would
have spoken Latin. Earlier still, the
world-tongue was Greek.
English seems to deserve this new
primacy because it is today actually
spoken, as the ordinary speech Of the
home, shop and office, by a greater
number of individuals than speak any
other tongue. There are more Chinese,
of course, than there are British and
Americans; and there are more Hin
docs and more Russians Gncluding
the Siberians). But China, Russia and
India are divided in language. No
other race has 100000 people who
can understand each other.
It is this numerical supremacy CT
English as a uniform means of COM
munication, together with its wide dis
semination over the earth and the
prestige of the British Empire and the
United States, that has led to its cul-
tivation by other races and its adop-
ton as world-language. English is
taught in nearly all civilized countries
more generally than French ever was
taught. 1t is found in the schools OF
France, of Germany, Of Russia, OF
Japan. of Latin America. Two-thirds
of the worlds correspondence is said
to be in English. The rapid conquest
it has made in recent decades seems tc
show the futility of any artificial Ian
guage such as Esperanto or VolapuF
or Ro. English, with its simplicity
richness and strength, vand with the
literature and the living vigor OF
great race behind it, is quite adequate
In this triumph America may tak'
great satisfaction. This nation no
only is the largest of English-speakmt
units, but it contains an actual ma
iority Of the English-speaking inhabi
tants Of the entire world. And oul
rapid growth guarantees our holding
this leadership. We may regard our
selves henceforth as the custodians O
tie language. If there is ever to p
genuinely universal tongue 1t wal
bssours. And we may even give ou
sne TO lit; some day, The human
race II will then speaks American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28
BANKERS OF N. Y.
@. KID BLACKLIST?

London, July 26.-The foreign trade
department of the foreign office de-
clined to confirm OF deny the story
printed here today to the effect that
New York banks were consulted by
British officials before the blacklist
was published.
Unofficially, it is admitted that it
was possible some such step may have
been taken, but the department here
directly concerned has no knowledge
of such negotiations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

Scientists differ greatly as to the
earth's age, estimates varying from
z6000,00O TO 150,C00,0o0 years. One
of the first estimates was that Of John
Phillips, who in 1860 based on a study
of stratified rock his assertion that
the figure lay somewhere between
3S,O0O,O00 and 96,000,000 million
years."
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

A good ad for Pine Bluff is citizen
away on visit who doesn't forget
favorable mention of Pine Bluff when
the other fellows are working their
chins about the wonders of their
towns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

By this time all the June brides
have been disillusioned. Yet Jefferson
county will furnish the same old quota
next year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28
DRUG-CRAZED NEGRO
ATTACKS SURGEONS

Memphis, July 17.-With three bull
lets in his body from the pistol of a
detective whom he tried to kill on
a downtown street here last night,
Charles Reynolds, negroI thought to
have been crazed to cocaine, leaped
from the operating table in the hos
pital, where he had been taken IN the
police patrol. and, breaking the glass
door of an instrument case, seized a
surgeons knife. saH1
Advancing on the attendants, he
created panic among them. The po-
lice patrol driver re-entered the op-
Grating room and, knocking the ne
gro unconscious, averted further
trouble.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

It may be that your school is one Of
those which will have to suspend UNI
less amendment No. IL is adopted.
What are you going to do about it?
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28
THEN SHE SAID "YES."

She-Before l give you my answer
I must know more about you. Are
you aiming at anything worth while?
He-You seem to have very poor
opinion of yourself.-Boston Tran
script.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

The Deutschland has managed to
turn spectacular submarine trick
without plunging nations into sadness
and resentment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

This is the sort of weather that
makes one admit that a Mexican hair
less dog may not be so foolish as 1T
looks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

Crops in the South are little bet
ter than last year, while those In the
North are shy few million bushels.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

In the midst of wars turmoil Japan
succeeded in keeping an eye closely on
business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

issued to the public today by the de-
partment of agriculture to look with
extreme suspicion upon any prepara-
ton offered for sale as being effective
for the treatment of infantile paraly-
sis.
Department officials charged with
the enforcement of the food and drug
act, an announcement states, expect
the outbreak of infantile paralysis
will tempt INSCRIPTIONS persons 20
offer for sale so-called cures or
remedies for this dread malady. They,
therefore, have issued special IN
structicns to food and drug lnspec-
tors to be particularly alert for inter-
state shipments Or importation OF
medicines, the makers of which al
lege ihev will cure or alleviate this
disease for which at the present time
no medical cure is known.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28
Adrepalin Injections Elective.

, New York, July 27.-Marked sue
cess has attended the treatment OF %
cases of infantile paralysis with in
tra-spinal injections Of adrenaiin. the
remedy recently suggested by DR.. F.
]. Meltzer, according to a report to
the health department ioday by Dr.
E. J. Birmingham. In 50 cases, the
report said, the symptoms completely
subsidized, while the other Is patients
are said to be rapidly recovering.
Special methods Of caring for the
method have been adopted in con-
nection with the use Of adrenalin in
iections, which are made directly in
to the spine every six hours.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28
SOME MOTHER!

Cleveland, O., once boasted
grandmother ef the matriarchal age
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28
WORTH REMEMBERING.

If men wish to be held in
esteem, they must associate
only with those who are estim-
able. -Bruyers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

Better a prudent enemy than
friend without discretion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28
One Year Ago in the War.

July %, 1915-German drive on War
saw apparently at standstill: al
Lingekopf and Barrenkopf 600 Ger
man dead. 200 rifles, two machine
guns and a large quantity Of NUM-
tons and equipment were found by
the French; British steamer Man.
CARA reported sunk by German sub
marine off Lowestoft: German
forces were stopped west and south
of Mitau.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28
THIS DATE IN HISTORY

One Hundred Years Ago.
1S16-A fort on Apalichicola bay, IN
eastern Florida, defended by
Choctaws and negroes, was de-
stroyed by an American force
in command of Lieut.-Col. Dun
can l.. Clinch.
Seyenty.five Years Ago.
1S41-The house of representatives
passed the senate bill for the
establishment of a. fiscal bank
of the United States.
Fifty Years Ago.
1S66-Two thousand six hundred
deaths from Asiatic cholera
were reported in London for
the week ending with this date.
Twenty-Five Years Ago.
1S91-A French fleet visited the Rus
sian port of Cronstadt and was
received with demonstrations
of enthusiasm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

Opinions are most strongly lodged
in inferior minds.-Albany Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

200 BABIES ARE
KILLED IN N. Y.
NBY THE PLAGUE

CONTINUED from page One.)
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The Graphic gladly publishes free
OF charge notices for churches, socie-
ties, fraternal organizations and clubs
when the events are not intended as
mOney-makers. If there is attempt at
profit-taking, notices of the events
are advertisements, and will he
charged for accordingly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-28

When the attention Of The Graphic
Is called to any mis-statement OF
facts, or to any error concerning any
man or thing, correction will cheer
fully be made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-11
-FOUR LIQUOR CASES
BEFORE JUSTICE JOHN
Assailant Goes TO Grand Jury and
Thief Goes to Jail for Six
Months.

Four speakeasies were corralled on
Sunday by Detectives Bertucci and
Duffy. and the persons charged with
conducting them were before Justice
John yesterday. Fines were imposed
in three instances and one case was
continued, as follows:
William Harris. fined 500 and put
under bonds for twelve months.
Ernest Baily. fined 800 and put
under bonds for twelve months
Dolly johnson, fined 500 and bond
ed for a year. Appealed.
Malinda Ogden. case continued to
July 81.
There was enough beer and liquor
in court. as mute witness, to supply
the crew of almost any ship afioat
William Gray, for taking seventeen
pair OF socks from w. A. Cheatw cd.
was sent to Jail for six months.
Ernest Harrison, for assaultins
Lucy Smith with a knife, was sent to
the grand Jury.
Della Washington, for assaulting
Lena Carter, was fined s25 and put
under bonds for ninety days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-11
LAWYERS LEAVE TODAY
FOR ANNUAL MEETING
State Bar Association Begins Three
Day Session At Hotel Chamber
lain, Old Point.

Headed by President Eppa Hunton.
Jr. of the State Bar Association. a
delegation OF Richmond lawyers will
leave this morning for Old Point.
where this morning at II o'clock they
will attend the opening session OF the
annual meeting of the Bar Associa-
ton. The sessions will be held in the
Chamberlain Hotel.
The convention will continue
through today, tomorrow and Thurs
day and on Thursday night will be
concluded with the annual banquet.
An interesting program of addresses
and discussions has been arranged.
Henry w. Anderson. of Richmond, is
chairman of the committee in charge
of the program.
Among those who will speak are
President Hunton, Mr.. Anderson,
former Secretary of War Lindley NJ
Garrison and r. Gray Williams, OF
the Winchester bar.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-11
WRIT OF ERROR IN
POTATO LITIGATION

Judge Joseph l. Kelly. OF thu Su-
preme Court OF Appeals OF Virginia
has granted a writ OF error ARC, su~
persedeas in the case OF y. V Gehl
and Company against T G. Baker.
The case was tried in the Circuit
Court of Northampton County in
March OF this year
1t Is alleged that Baker contracted
to sell the Gehl Company. in the early
part OF 1914, 1000 barrels OF pota-
toes at 81 barrel. the entire quantity
TO be delivered by July I OF that year.
In the event of non delivery Baker
was to pay the plaintiff the difference
between the purchase price of the
potatoes and the price Mt which they
could be bough. by the plaintiff and
the contracted delivery date. The
potatoes were not delivered. and suit
was instituted by the plaintiff for the
difference In the prices on July 4,
the total amounting to 1870 and
$50 which was paid TO Baker at the
time the contract was signed.
The defendant claims that the num-
Der OF barrels OF potatoes was not
stated in the contract. ii being under
stood that the quantity would be later
inserted This was never done, hence,
Baker asserts, no contract existed,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-11
WANT FOUR PER CENT
ON DAILY BALANCES
Bar Association Mny Adopt Resolu-
tons Approving Movement of
Bankers for Higher Legal Rate.

Virginia bankers at their recent
on record as favoring legislative en-
actment making eight per cent the
legal rate OF interest on loans, 1t is
probable that Virginia lawyers. at the
meeting of the State Bar Association
this week, will endorse the movement
and ask for an amendment of bank
ing laws to provide for four per cent
interest to depositors on their daily
balances. The Bar Association meet
ing begins at Old Point today. 1t Is
understood the following resolutions
will be presented:
Whereas, at a recent meeting OF the
Bankers Association OF Virginia a
movement was set on foot looking to
securing from the Legislature a
change in our usury laws. making the
legal rate eight per cent in lieu OF
six per cent; and,
whereas, this association is in ac-
cord with that resolution. provided
the Legislature shall add an amend
m nt thereto requiring each and every
bank to pay its depositors on their
daily balances not less than per
cent, and provided. further. that each
Of said banks shall, on or before the
5th day Of February of each year re-
mort to the Auditor of Public Accounts
the balances to the credit OF each In
diyfdual depoator, or, in lieu thereof,
the aggregate amount OF such de-
lposits. and shall, out OF said deposits,
pay to the treasurer OF the State OF
Virginia a tax equal to 90 cents on
the hundred on said deposits and
charge the same to the accounts of
said deposstors; and no banking tnsti-
tuition or trust company. as a condi-
ton of extending any loan or accom-
mediation. shall exact from said bor-
rover any interest for failure on his
part to maintain a balance in said in
stitution; therefore, be II
Resolved, That committee OF
three be appointed by the president
OF this association for the purpose OF
bringing this preamble and resolu-
ton to the attention of the next ses-
zion Of the General Assembly and to
urge that the law be amended IN con-
formfty herewith.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-11
IMPORTANT OPINION
AS TO PRODUCE SALES
Vendors Must Pay License II They
Sell Amy But Own Goods Save
When They Sell without
Compensation.

Farmers who canvass their coun-
ties for produce and then bring the
articles to the city for sale are sub
ject, under the law. to a tax Of s25
for each vehicle employed in their
distribution, according to the opinion
yesterday made by Assistant Attorney
General l.. C. Garnett to Auditor c.
Lee Moore. The opinion was secured
at the request of Goochland farmer.
who has been bringing the produce
of his farm and that OF other persons
to the city for sale.
The opinion holds that a farmer
cannot canvass a county and buy
eggs. butter, chickens and calves and
bring these articles to the city Of
Richmond and sell them TO licensed
merchants nor sell them to house
holders from house to house without
State peddler's license of s25 for each
vehicle 40 engaged In the business
person can. however. without a
State license. sell anywhere in the
State, eggs. butter. chickens and
calves produced by him and he can
sell such articles produced by another
provided he receives no compensa-
ton whatsoever as he acts as the
agent OF the producer without COM
pensation, but the purchasers Of those
articles cannot sell them by peddling
to householders or merchants In the
county or city in which he buys them.
or In any other county or city. with
out paying tho license tax of SIS for
each wagon.
II the peddler. the opinion reads.
gathers UP eggs. butter. chickens or
calves produced by others and peddle
them in the county In which they
are gathered, or elsewhere, and Is
paid a commission or is compensate
in any way for making such sales, a
peddler's license must be purchased
Just as though the goods had been
bought outright and the peddler was
doing business on his own account
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-11
MAY SELL PULLMAN
TICKETS on ST.
Justice John Dtspoecs Of Bgoc
Alleged violators Of sunday
LAWS.

A varied assortment of a5l61
violators of the Sunday laws appG6
before Justice Crutchfeld yesto41
Some were dismissed. some were I'M
while the cases of others were
tinued.
The case Of J. II. Adalinski, chAx
with selling merchandise on HuuG&
was continued to July 20.
Thomas Miller, driver of a lAua<
wagon, was dismissed. 1t was afo4
he was on his way to depot to r
linen from a Pullman car.
Leslie Gallon. clerk in the lO6
Pullman car office, was dismdsse6l
the charge Of selling tickets on IN
day.
a. Simon and George Popa, for -
ling soft drinks. were fined IS ea&
They appealed.
The case of II. I. Gordon, tor "a
ing bread on Sunday. was conttn1l
to today.
w. r. Anderson. alleged to T.
sold cigars on Sunday. will be No.
on July 20.
w. Mazer. charged with soyl
groceries on Saturday. whom he - -
posed to observe that day az dls o
bath. said he was simply getting ~ I
stock for Sunday business. Hi q
will DO heard on the 10th.
! o. D. Dennis, for selling g1nol9
will be heard today. The Hngt11
Court has decided that gasoline q
be sold on Sunday.