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The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
K1rcHEEETTE LABORATORY.

One Of the interesting exhibits At an
electric show held some months ago az
New York was a model kitchenette
which occupied q surprisingly small
amount Of space. II is described IN the
Popular Mechanics Magazine Nearly all
Of the utensils and appliances with
which it was equipped were electrically
operated and designed to save labor and
simplify work In general In a space ten
feet long and twenty-six inches deep
were arranged all the things needed in
the culinary department Of q small resi-
dence or apartment and many things
found In but few homes. II represented
q combination kitchen and laundry, In
which every inch Of space was utilized,
and IRE and ice unknown and unneeded.
At one end was a vell-equipped cabinet,
and adjacent to It two wide shelves on
which the various utensils were kept Be-
meath these were a rack. sink. and wash
ing machine. Space was provided for q
portable vacuum cleaner. an electric re-
frfgerator. air purifier, oven, stove. dish
washer and drier. and a sanitary garbage
receptacle. An electric roaster, percola-
tor. toaster. chafing dish, tea samovar.
and other accessories of q like character
were arranged on the shelves. which were
finished In white enamel and kept i'm
maculately clean.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
CRUDE OIL AS KING.

Cotton. coal and steel all have been
nailed King Of the producing industries
- uinerent times and they are doing very
Wen now. thank you, but It fs 70 crude
on That the eyes Of the ambitious. the
tnrlIty and the avsricious turn most
lonelngly today. Pennsylvania cruds vas
advanced to $50 q barrel Friday, foliow-
Ing substantial advances for other erade~
the DAY before that put some OF them
AZ the highest price ever quoted. Not
IN tWenty-one years has such a price
been paid for Pennsylvania. Then the
nse was purely speculative. Only two
grades OF crude that are quoted daily are
oeioW q dollar a barrel Most Of tbs
lower grade oils are at prices that only
rev years ago would have been de-
ciareo visionary as a prospective rata
for Pennsylvania. Then the best on va.
oeloW dollar a barrel. They had hopes
out no confidence that they would be
reelseo- since the coming Of the auto
mobile enormously expanding the mar
ket Tor gasoline. crude has been EofnR
up The guest for new producing felds
mas oeen prosecuted with vigor never be-
Iore attained but with no success 90 far
putting supply ahead Of demand is con-
cerneo- Prices have been up IN late
years: and then took a big drop, only 20
oe Followed by the great rise that prob
aoIy mas not eliminated with the prIcs
OF sZeo for Pennsylvania This "a the
sesson OF prosperity for the producer.
but more crude is wanted. Something
else Is wanted also. That is a brosder
market for the commoner distfllates on
petroleum. Kerosene is a drug on the
market II used to be the prfzed product
or the rehneries. High prices for crude
mean high prices for gasoline. when
the other distillates are more market
aoie the price OF gasoline NAV oon,s
down--Pittsburgh Gszette-Times,
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
THE REMODELED~ GOWN

Velvet seems ever to hold its own
as winter fabric. In summer, too. In
the cooler climates of the North 1t is
worn for Jackets, coates, hats and
parasols. In the wardrobes designed
for Palm Beach will be found many
garments of velvet. When used in
combination with Georgette crepe this
material is wonderfully effective. Many
gowns made up Of charmeuse or crepe
combined with velvet in the same
shade work out beautifully and less
expensively than when the whole gar
ment Is fashioned from the more cast
" material In making over q dress
OF charmeuse a few yards of velvet
will be found q worthwhile purchase.
because no other fabric imparts such
loveliness of tone. Where 1t is possi-
Bile, recommend chiffon velvet. not
only because of its suppleness. but
also because IL will dye so beautifully
later on.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
When Is War Necessary

No person living in the present era or
of those who will come after this genera
ton can rightly or justly accuse Presi-
dent Wilson of desiring to place this
country unnecessarily in war, notwith-
standing the fact that the bombarding
and storming of Vera Cruz followed q
demand upon Huerta to salute the nag.
Undoubtedly he considered that demand
for the salute of the nag necessary. else
he would not have made It.
Undoubtedly he considered the bonn
harding and storming of the Mexican city
necessary, else he would not have or
dered It
Some Of our people may not have
agreed with him in that instance as to
the necessity of the demand for a salute
to the flag, when not one drop Of Ameri-
can blood was shed when the boatload
Of sailors was detained for several hours
by the Mexican soldiers at TampIco; not
button taken from their uniforms, not
penny from their pockets; but he
thought the demand for the salute was
necessary, and he thought that war was
necessary when the stubborn old Indian
Huerta refused to fire the salute at the
proper hour and In the required form.
Our President showed then that hei was
not too proud to fight'' when Huerta re-
fused to use his powder In saluting the
was necessary then.
sCarranka and Villa have used their
powder and used It against our troops
and our civilians with deadly effect at
Columbus, at Hachita. along the border
of Arizona, at Farral, along the route of
our motor trains to Psrshings column, at
Carrizal and q score of other places, and
used the powder Of which our raising Of
the embargo gave them possession.
II war was necessary In 1914 because
Huerta's soldiers detained q boatload of
sailors for a few hours, what is neces-
sary when Carranza soldiers enter Texas
and kill our citizans. when they enter
New Mexico and murder men, women and
children. when they ambush our soldiers
at Carrizal, kill nearly score Of them
and rob and maltreat those they take
prisoners. and Carranza himself openly
insults this country and treats its gov
-nment with contempt?
The Enquirer supported the President of
he United States when he considered the
war necessary In 1914. although the provo
cation ives fnnnitesimal compared with
the provocation and offense since given
by those former proteges Of this admin
istration, Carranza and Villa.
Il win supportH amy President of the
United States In defense Of the rights Of
this nation and the rights Of our people
a. against any and all foreign aRkres-
s-cinatnnad Enquisss.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
England's Lighthouse Posts.

The shores of England are plentifuIly
studded with lighthouses, not a few Of
which are built upon small islands. or else
isolated rocks. situated more or less near
10 the mainland.
Stress of weather often cuts on these
lonely watch-towers from the rest of the
world. in order to communicate. with
ercise their wits. II Is then that what Is
known to watchful shore-dwellers as
lighthouse posts comes into play. by
means of which com9unication IL estab-
lished through even the toughest sea.
The head lightkeeper encloses a letter.
or lettsys. in a bottle. and fixes the bottle
securely in a wooden case. A leaden keel
Is attached to serve as ballast. and q
small tin sail is added to catch the breeze.
This tiny craft Is then launched upon the
waves. the keepers watch it out OF sight.
and then go back to their lonely waiting
for the relief boat.
Sl1erryvore Lighthouse last year had
been isolated since December q, when. on
January 10. the head nghtkeeper resolved
to resort to lighthouse post. and sent on
one Of these messages by bottle. Favor
able winds carried the frail craft to the
small island Of Erraid, on the southwest
side OF Null, which 1t reached on January
Is. -Four days later a simil4r tiny boat
from Erraid carried the message to
Bunessan, in Null. distance altogether
Of thirty miles.
Although It Is near the shore. the hight
house at the Needles can only be ap-
preached from the sea In fne weather.
So. even there. lighthouse post has some
times been resorted to. though nowadays
the coast guards, In their station on the
cliff above, talk to the keepers and read
them extracts from the newspapers over
the telephone.
The Wolf and SmaIls lighthouses are
situated on lonely rocks far out at sea,
and their lighthouse post. when resorted
to, is very uncertain The Wolf Rock
stands eight miles of Lands End; the
Smalls light IL erected on one Of q group
Of islands twenty miles southwest of st.
David's Head. in Pembrokeshire.
Wolf Rock, the most isolated station IN
the British Isles, is not connected with
the mainland by wire, but the Smalls.
which Is also an important Lloyd's sig
mailing station. has q submarine cable for
communications. For all that. the keep
ers like to cheer their wives With . letter
per lighthouse post when. owing to heavy
weather, relief does not arrive.
Lighthouses have a crew of stx men,
three Of whom are on duty for a month.
while the other three are ashore.
Lighthouse relief In rough weather Is
effected by means Of a boat having strong
boorls projecting from its sides which
support stout nets. In most instances the
sea Is too violent to allow of a landing
actually upon the rock itself, and the men
have to be hauled up from and lowered
down into the boat by means Of the hoist
ing tackle with which the lighthouse Is
provided.
many keeper from being drowned In the
boiling surf that beats on the lighthouse
rock during the performance of this feat.
Answers.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
LINKING OF PARKS
BY DRIVEWAY BEGUN

The Parkway Commission has accepted
six out OF the "a parcels Of land offered
for sale 10 the government by owners Of
property between Rock Creek Park and
Potomac Park. Because OF the limited
funds sf their disposal. the Commission
ers were unable 10 purchase any OF the
other parcels offered. This land win be
utilised for the connecting drive planned
70 Ink Rock Creek and Potomac PARKS
according 70 the Commission, wiling
ness o. property owners TO sell at reason
able terms will make Il possible TO ac-
Qufre the land needed without having 10
resort 70 condemnation proceedings.
the Commissioners feel confident that
Congress 10 alive to the Importance and
necessity Of beautifying the Capital Of
the United States as far as possible and
they expect to be able to prosecute the
work TO q speedy conclusion.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
STATE SOCIETIES WILL
AID INAUGURAL WORK

Ine State societies Of wsshinrtou have
oeen called In by Chairman snowdsn An
loro. OF the entertsinment commits. Of
tne Federation ofscitssns Associ.tsons.
70 neip extend warm welcome 70 the
tnousands who VIII come to washins-
'on for the Inaugural celebration.
MI. Ashford admits that he is confront-
ca by difncuit proposition. AZ there 10
10 oirectory 70 guide him. He has ap-
pealeo 70 local nefspspers 20 bring ths
e.o.ct e.e. oeiore The heads Of the different
State examinations. He desires that pres
ioenbs or secretaries of the societies get
in eouen with him at his headquarters IN
the District Building.
ne expects these State societies 20 rem
ger invaluable aid in the work planned
tor the inaugural exhibit.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31

These British camera men are filming a
part of the battle of the Somne Just outside
4 6st-line trench. Some Of the SACKS form
ing part of the parapet Of the trench may
be seen at the feet of one of the military
observes. Although invisible IN the photo
graph, the German trenches are only about
200 yards tway, and the firing Is con-
tinuous.
The intrepid courage Of the men Who
made the Official pictures of the Somme
battle for the British Governments war
records IS mmistakably evident in the films
themselves. These pictures, under the title
Of '"The War" are now N this country,
and will soon be distributed by the General
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31

In this sketch have shown you how
to set q velvet tunic on an old dress of
charmeuse. This tunic may or may not
be edged with fur. The old gown was
Of Burgundy red. that dark, claret-lfke
shade which Is a delightful winter color
and becoming to so many complexiSns.
The old dress was retained as a founda-
ton and shows In the sleeves, under arm
waist sections and below the tunic. A
new collar Of ivory charmeuse cut like a
sailor collar in the back disappears in
front under a bib of velvet Two bound
buttonholes and two white pearl buttons
complete stylish and unusual neck I'm
ish. This bib and the large armholes
should be finished with a cording of vel
vet. The BIB and tunic are cut in one.
There is a seam under each arm and the
skirt of the tunic is slightly gored The
fullness at the waistline is confined back
and front with small tucks sewed on by
hand. The gown may fasten down the
middle of the back. but neater and bet
ter closing Is the underarm fastening.
The tunic Il finished around the bottom
with band Of imitation black lynx. The
back of the waist has the same bib with
or without buttons. The sailor collar of
charmeuse reaches to the bib of velvet.
This tunic Is simple to make because
there IL no intricate cutting or fitting
Chiffon velvet may be used either length
wise or crosswise Of the goods. II used
crosswise. double width velvet win be
dssp enough Cor the length Of the tunic
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
WISE CONSTITUENT,

A Congressman received almost dafly
letters from a constituent asking for
garden seed, with emphasis on peas. The
demand for peas got so heavy that the
Congressman was moved 70 write this
letter:
am sending you a half dozen nors
PACKAGES OF peas as requested. Say,
what are you trying to DO down ther..
plant the whole State in peasr"
The reply came a few days later. n
read:
No. am not planting them, but they
make bully soup. Send along some
more."-Kansas City Star.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
AUTOMOBILE LICENSES.

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4e5e-wm- Q. Shelton. 3oi4 Dent pl; Ford
te6H-Dr. J. =. Mitchell. I'M 18th st.; Dods. rgI
k5s1-sothorua K5. r1s b g.: Franknn ias.
teoeS-DtstrS 1 Columbia; Brockway lH6
%5A-N. b Briscoe The Ontario; studehsk,r lss
45e-H B. Ryon-L- A Wood. 1Gz N. J. ave-
se. Maxwell Ig1
+soee-Tres Motor o.. Inc. LII 18th -; demou-
stratinE
1877
1876
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31

Finn Company tofmotion picture theatres
throughout the United States. They viii
be exhibited for the benefit OF war relief
funds.
In one instznce . terrific mine explosion
between trenches b shown, the camera being
30 close that the audience can see rocks and
earth shooting down directly IN front of the
camera lens. Another scene shows the BON
bardment of German blockhouse about
$50 yards away, the camera lens pointing
through loophole IN the British cover.
Throughout these pictures of real wal,
German shells can be seen bursting all
around the camera, with men dropping,
dead or wounded, on every side.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
TO SELL RUBBER FOOTWEAR.

]. J. Haas. manager OF the Washing
ton branch Of the Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company, yesterday announced
that his company had taken up the man
ufacture Of rubber footwear.
Plans for, adding this new line have
been under way for some time, and now
1t Is in complete operation. Every item
In the line has been thoroughly tested
and is the result of months of careful
planning.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31

east out the beam out Of thine own eye;
out the mote out Of thy brothers eye"
The meek man addresses himself IN eject
thus: don't care what the other per-
SON has done. For my anger, for my
vsxation. alone am responsible. When
have overcome these In myself. then
vin be time enough for me to NEEDLE
with the faults OF Others
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31

from bust to knee, and the outlay will
consist only OF sufficient material to make
the tunic the proper width around the
bottom. The scraps should go far toward
making a hat to match,
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31
Mitchell Plant Growing.

For the coming year the plant Of the
Mitchell Motor Car Company at Racine,
Wis. IL being doubled. The year Just
closing is the eighty-second since the
company was first formed to build
wagons. It ID the fifteenth since it start
ed manufacturing motor cars. Among
the new buildings now under construc-
tion is five-story building where an
Mitchell bodies viii be built hereafter.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31

While crabs are known to have lived
for half a century, the average life of
the oyster Is but four years. Frogs die
sooner than toads. as the latter may live
for thirty-six years
The Washington herald., 1916-12-31

Swiss railways use an ambulance car
equipped with electrical appli-
ances that are supplied with current hy q
generator mounted On ons axiA
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-29
CHAMBER OF commerce
TRUSTEES MEET TODAY
Will Vote on Questions Submitted by
Chamber Of Commerce Of
United States.

The trustees Of the chamber of COM
n,ercc will meet in regular session at
noon today. at the Hotel Pines, to
consider business matters pending be-
fore them, and to enjoy the regular
luncheon.
1t is anticipated the greater part Of
the time will be devoted to discussion
% the questions on which a refer
endum is being taken by the cham
her OF commerce Of the United States.
The matter has been In the hands Of
a special committee of the local Or
gsnization for several weeks. and has
been closely studied. A report has
been prepared by the committee,
which is composed of N. ]. Can't, Jr.,
Judge w. T. Woodbridge and ]. +. Nc
lntyre, and this report will be read
to the trustees today, following which
the trustees will reach decision.
The questions on which the refer
cndum is being taken, are as follows:
The conservation Of national natur-
al resources, attention being called to
the fact that 1000. 0O0, 900 cubic feet
of natural gas is wasted every day in
this country, and that only 30 per
cent. of the timber cut actually
reaches the consumer, the remainder
being waste.
An amendment to the federal con-
stituti0n, permitting the president to
veto one OF more individual itsmsssin
approximation measures without veto
Ing the entire measure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-29
DISCUSS BETTER
- ~ ~ " ~ - ~ - . j ~ =
FARMING PLANS
HERE SATURDAY
I.
Chamber of Commerce Trus-
tees to Decide If January
Right Time for Campaign.

Following visit here yesterday OF
T. T. Coles and L. E. Saupe, advance
agents" OF the farm campaign to be
conducted in this state in January by
the federal aad state agricultural
forces, the special committee OF the
Pine Bluff chamber of commerce hav-
ing such matters in charge, will hold
conference Saturday, at which there
will be further discussion of the par
ticipation of jefferson county i'll the
campaign.
Secretary e. b. Bloom of the cham
Der of commence has already written
the Profitable EARNING committee, at
Little Rock, suggesting that it would
be difficult to get the farmers to at
tend a series Of meetings at various
points in this county, but that a talk
by Bradford Knapp and others of
equally high standing in the move
ment might be the successful attrac-
ton to draw big crowd of farmers
and business men to meeting to be
held in this city, on one day. Wealth
er conditions are generally untavor
able in this section in January, but
in Pine Bluff a large crowd can be
housed under shelter and in warmth,
hence a meeting here would probably
be attended by more farmers and
business men than would a series OF
meetings in the country.
Messrs. Coles and Saupe urgeu that
the meetings be arranged in the rural
sections, as did also Mr.. Bodman, head
of the Profitable Farming committee,
I,, lntf tn, Nv, p1nOn,
unable to convince Mr.. Bloom. but
the latter finally announced that he
would put the entire matter again up
to the chamber of commerce commit
tee, for further discussion. The COM
mittee already has decided along the
lines mentioned by Mr.. Bloom, but
may decide to comply with the urg-
ings of the Little Rock men.
Cotton Belt Sends Men.
Little Rock, Dec. 2S.-To organize
counties along the Cotton Belt route.
l.. e. Saupe, immigration agent Of the
read. and p. T. Cole, agricultural
agent, left Little Rock Thursday
morning. The men have been sent to
the Arkansas Profitable Farming
bureau of the board of commerce to
of the road who see that the future
of Arkansas means the building up of
the farms and urging of the farmer to
feed himself.
1--WE are willing to do anything in
our power to make this campaign a
success" said Mr.. Saupe before leav
ing Little Rock. "for we realize the
value OF suCn campaign. 1t will
not only help the railroad business
but every other business in the state.
1t is a campaign which should re-
ceive the cooperation Of all the bust
ness interests and farmers of the
state"
The Cotton Belt men will work
through the southern part of the state,
from Pine Bluff to TeNarkana this
week and next week will work on the
northern route of the railroad.
P. T. Cole and w. r. Beattie, indus
trial commissioner, will be speakers
in the campaign and it is probable
that w. c. Hall. Morril Tex, market
ing agent, may also te one of the
speakers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-29
President NOW HAS
right TO DRAFT men
National Defense Act and War De.
partment Regulation Makes Prac-
tically Every Man Liable.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Every able
bodied male citizen of the United
States between Is and Al years of age,
is held liable for service in the ma
,ional guard in war time without fur
Their act of congress by war depart
ment regulations for the government
Of the guard, issued under the nation
al defense act.
In a circular prepared, nearly two
months ago but made public only to-
day. the militia bureau directs that
where the national guard is called
cut for war service a reserve training
battalion to fill vacancies at the front
shalt be organized out of national
guard reserves and voluntary enlist
ments.
"If, for any reason" the order con-
tinues, "there shall not be enough re-
serves or enough eniistments to or
ganize or keep the reserve battalion
at present strength, sufficient num-
her of unorganizcd militia shall be
drafted by the president to maintain
such battalions or other lesser reserve
units at present strength"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-29
Hey, LOOkl Here's Some Folk
Santa Claus Could Not Locate

Mrs. M. V. Crawford.
Janet Downs, Joe Davis, Janet 4.
Doty, Nora Delabar, Mrs. w. S.
DuCker.
joan A. Evans.
John Fox. n
Mrs. Oscar E.. Goddard, James
Gamble.
Lizzie Harper, Mrs. NJ. l.. Hill, Miss
Blanche Kinds.
Albert tombstone First class)
Maggie Jacks.
Frank Kinard.
w. A. Lindsey.
Ellie Moseley, Mrs. Chas. Morgan,
w. NJ. Miller. Miss Lue May
Freeman Nelson, Chas. Nuttall.
Sarah Oxner, Lucie Osborn.
v. " Rogers, Anna Brooks Roberts
Mrs. c. e. Royston. Roma Robertson,
Mrs. Cal Ross.
Mrs. Nettie Sayer. Mrs G. W. She
rill. Artelia Campster Smith, Martha
Smith. Lula Smith. II. w. Smith, Rey.
S. J. Sexton, Jessie Strong. Adas
Scott. Stanley Sanford, Mrs. Liggett
Short.
Howard Townsend. Ural Thomas.
II. F. Walker, Mrs. u. Williams.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-29

~ The matter Of finding definite
means for the prevention of strikes
and lockouts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-29
TWO
More Than Fifty Christmas
Packages at Postoffice for
Pine Bluff People.

More than half hundred Christ
mas parcels and packages are at the
Pine Bluff postoffice, waiting to be
called for, because Santa Claus was
unable to locate the homes of all the
folks for whom he bad Christmas
presents, and as result, 1t is expect
ed quite number of folk. disappoin.-
ed because the patron saint did not
visit them. may find that he has done
the best he could under the circum-
stances.
Although the postoffice forces have
made every effort to deliver these
parcels, they have not been able to
find all the addresses, and packages
remain at the general delivery win.
dow, for the following persons:
Isaac Adkin. e. Alternately.
G. B. Brown, M. Brogen, lola
Berry. c. w. Brown.
Edgar Craven, Lydia Clay, Ida
Grow, Myrtle Currin. Persia Canada,