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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

Railroads of the country are suf-
fering from car shortage. In the
middle Of August there were only TO-
900 surplus cars in the entire coun-
try, compared with 265,O00 a year ago.
And since then the huge demands Of
the crop moving season have begun,
with an indication that the shortage
will be tremendous and serious
handicap in many lines.
There are practically 40 idle box
few accumulate they are there only
temporarily or until the traffic mana
ger orders them taken to where loads
await them.
In time like the present. handling
the enormous produce and manufac-
tured articles of the country on the
railroads is similar to handling pas
sengers on a street car line during the
rush hours in large city. 1t can't
be done without inconvenience and en-
teme difficulty.
There are no surplus freight cars
in Europe, either. All are being uti-
LIKED in transporting engines of death
and ammunition of destruction. The
difference between the manner in
which DO Xcars are used in Europe
them here is vivid commentary upon
the ideals governing Europe and
America.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
TO BE PREPARED
IS TO BE INSURED,
Do It Now.
r. II. M. MILLS & SONS,
3O3-4 Citizens Bank Bldg.

of appeal decide cases correctly, or
decide them as we would have done,
says a judge of the Missouri supreme
court in handing down a decision
"They have the same right to decide
wrong that we have"
Whether this is regarded as humor,
or merely honesty, it leads one to Sis
pect that perhaps judges after all,
are human. And that suspicion is con-
firmed by several other decisions
recently rendered in various parts of
the country.
Says Justice Ladd Of the supreme
court of Iowa: "a man who, instead
of resenting unfounded accusations
against his wife, even when made by
his mother, will HE himself to the
haymow to weep, and then abuse her
whom he has promised to protect, is
hardly worth quarrelling about
A decision of interest to sinful
CHuTCn members Is l1dI OF Il MdSSd-
chusetts judge who holds that a
minister when administering COM
munion has right to pass by mem
Der of his congregation whom he
knows to be an "evil-liver," and the
sinner has no legal recourse.
The supreme court of Oregon has
decided that an attorney who joins
patriotic mob which takes unpatriotic
persons from jail and makes them
kiss an American flag may properly
be suspended from practice of the law
for three months. That may not pro-
mote respect for the flag, but it tends
to promote lawyers respect for law
A thoroughly human view Of civic
belligerency is that of Missouri
Judge. "On July "a, 1915, at Charles
ton, Mo-, on Commercial street, the de-
PENDANT exercised his inalenable
right to fight, and since then has been
trying to adjust the matter with So
ciety.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
Proves That Amy Boy Can
Obtain a College Education
Orphaned at Two, Coy M.
Nixon Cvercame All Oh
stacles and Achieved
Boyhood Dream.

where there's will there's way
is an axiom the truth of which was
never better demonstrated than by
Coy M. Nixon, a country born and
bred boy who recently located in Pine
Bluff. becoming the junior member OF
the law firm OF Nixon, Levine & Nixon
Nixon's experience proves once
again that any boy with the determi-
nation and perseverance, and loyalty
to an ideal can obtain an education
and fit himself for the place in life
he has set as his first goal.
Coy Nixon was born in Faulkner
county, April 16, 1888. Whan two
years Of age, he lost a boys best
friends and greatest helper-his
mother. He was cared for by mar
ried sister at Jacksonville, Pulaski
county, until he was 16 years Of age,
when he BE- gan to paddle his own
canoe" having resolved several yeats
before to practice law when he enter
ed mans estate. He arranged to work
for his board and clothing. and snt4r-
ed the public school at Jacksonville,
graduating from the high school at -
Having learned of the opportunities
the state of Arkansas offers it's youth
at the University of Arkansas, young
Nixon iourneyed to Fayetteville end
at the univ: rsity. whera
through four years of study. he con-
tinued to earn his own living with
help from none. Completing the
academic couse Mr.. Nixon went TO
Little Rock to take up the study Of
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
One Hundred Years Ago.

One Hundred Years Ago.
1Sl6-American schooner 'Firebrand"
attacked and captured by a
Spanish warship off Vera Cruz.
AS the United States and Spain
were at peace, the Spaniards
permitted the ship to proceed to
New Orleans.
Seventy-fiye Years Ago.
1S41-Most Rev. Patrick w. Riordan,
late Catholic archbishop OF san
Francisco, born in New Bruins
wick. Died in San Francisco,
December ~, 1914,
Fifty Years Ago.
1S66-,Dean Richmond, conspicuous as
a political manager, capitalist
and business man, and largely
identified with railroad develop
ment in the West, died in New
York city. Born at Barnard,
VT. March 81, 1904.
Twenty-Five Years Ago.
1S91-Fifty persons were killed or in
jured in a wreck on the Western
North Carolina railroad.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
CONTRACTS FOR 4O2
1917 MODEL FORDS
+. G. Smart Auto Company will Re-
ceive First Shipment OF New
Machines This Week.

The first shipme mt of the 1917 model
Fords will be received in Pine Bluff
this week by the F., G. Smart Aut9
company, agents for the cars in this
territory. The new Ford will present
a more graceful appearance than its
predecessors owing to the use OF
sloping hood, new radiator and
crowned tenders, front and rear.
There is less brass about the car, only
the familiar filler cap and hub caps
being of this metal. improvements to
the fan, and the fitting on an electric
horn are other changes in the 1917
model.
The Smart Auto company has con-
tracted for 402 Of these models for
delivery within the next year, and are
planning an aggressive campaign.
With the improved appearance, and
decrease in price it is expected that
the demand for this popular car Will
increase.
While the territory Of most Ford
agents has been cut, the local agency
has succeeded in having it's territory
extended, the company approaching
that Pine Bluff is the logical distri-
buting center for Southeast Arkan-
sas. The Smart company's TERRITORY
now comprises all Of Jefferson and
Grant counties, all that portion OF
Cleveland east of the saline river, and
the ten We stern townships Of Lincoln
county, which includes Star City.
Orders for So cars are held by the
Smart company, and these will be de-
livered as soon as the shipments ~
rive.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

There is more Catarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For
great many years doctors pronounced it
local disease and prescribed local RENEE
dies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it incur
able. Science has proven Catarrh to be
constitutional disease. and therefore re-
Gl,ires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. }.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
Constitutional cure on the market. 1t is
taken internally. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case it fails 10 cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
Address: F. j. CHENEY G. CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Drl ggists. 75c.
Take balls Family Pills for constipation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
"'TATERS."

The National Geographic magazine
reminds us that Peru's greatest gift
to the world has never been properly
recognized. Ever since the discovery
and conquest of that country by
Pizarro. history has been filled with
the glamor of the accumulated gold
that the great Spanish freebooter car
ried back to Europe. But along with
that gold he carried humble vege-
table which was worth incomparably
more!
It4was.the pc.-.to, which had long
been the basis of the Peruvian diet.
It's ready adaptation of the soil of the
Old World is seen in the fact that
even the knowledge Of its origin
seems to have been quickly lost and
the world now knows it as the Irish
potato
That tuberous treasure has many
time saved ireland from starvation.
Last year il saved Germany from
starving. when the grain crops failed.
1t is today. next to bread, the most
common article of diet of hundreds of
millions. 1t has been worth not only
more than the gold of the Iacas, but
more than all the gold of all the
world. And even in so great gold
producing country as the United
States, the gold we dig out of the
ground today is worth only one-third
as much as our humble Eaters"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

law at the law department of ne
univ rsity. finishing there, as in mig
school and at Fayetteville-witn
honor.
The dream of the boy, while work
ing On a farm, was realized when on
June u, 1916, Mr.. Nixon was admit
ted to the practice of law after passing
examination before the supreme court
of Arkansas. His first goal achieved,
Mr.. Nixon came to pine Bluff and be-
came associated with T. Havis Nixon.
a cousin, and sam Levine, the firm
name being changed to Nixon, Levine
& Nixon. Coy NJ. Nixon is young
man of exemplary habits, and has
made numerous friends since he came
to Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

Considering that every housewife In
Pine Bluff is interested in the rise in
the price of wheat. il is doubtful if a
single one here believes the proposed
government investigation" will do a
whit more than have federal probes in
the past. These invs stigations put a
little money in circulation by furnish
ing half dozen or so nice jobs, but
outside of that they are perfectly
harmless.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

II you are not in favor OF provid-
ing better schools for your owa town
or community, do not be so selfish
and narrowminded as to try to pre-
vent others from lettering their con-
dition educationally. vote for amend
ment n. -, and let the citizens of the
state have just as good schools as they
desire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
O'Connor pleasure and commerce

O'Connor pleasure and commercial
Motor Cars are assembled of world
known standard parts. medium priced,
ana sold on a convenient pay-as-you
guest. Exceptional agency PROPOSE
ton and exclusive territory for per-
sons desiring to act as repr; senta-
tives. Inquire of The O'Conaor Cor
pcIation, 63S1 South Palsted street,
Chicago, Illinois.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
One Year Ago in the War.

August 81, 1915-Austro-Germ
broke through Zlota Lipa line in
Galicia; German advance northeast
of Brest-Litovsk drove Russians
back nearl y to .Kobryn; Berlin de-
clared the sinking of the Arabic, II
done by German submarine. was
decidedly condemned by the Ger
man government and full reparation
would be made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27
DESHA CIRCUIT COURT.

A term of circuit court for Desha
county will be opened at Arkansas
City tomorrow. Judge w. B. Sorrells,
Prosecuting Attorney T. G. Parham
and Court Stenographer H. l.. Stern
berg leaving here today to conduct
the session.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

Another reason why the present
presidential campaign is different: A
fellow is trying to get the government
to prevent the use of the American
flag by candidates and political
parties.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

Someone says the way to get along
with your wife is to put her on sal
airy. Another way TO set along with
her is to put your salary on your
wife Nashville Tanner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

The national fire losses reach be-
yond the half billion and amount to a
per capita tax on every one OF Sc a
year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

Hospitality leaves the latch string
out, but even then is apt to guard
against the knocker.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

one by one the big political leaders
are taking to the stump. Be fair,
gentlemen, and leave the mud-slinger
at home
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

Wanted: A dustless road in dry
spell,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

HUMAN NATURE on THE BENCH.
''Our duty is not to make our courts
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

Mexico has two officials names
"Estados Unidos MeXicanos," and
"Republica Mexicano."
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-27

The Graphic grady 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 or the events
are advertisements, and will lie
charged for accordingly.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-08
SCHOOLS OF JOURNALISM

Inquiries are occasionally received
at newspaper offices, from education
al institutions that conduct courses
Of instruction in journalism, as to the
chances for their graduates to get a
start in their chosen vocation. Many
young people anxious to do nevspa
per work ask what the newspaper
world thinks Of these newspaper
schools. and how far course in enc
of them proves profitable.
The Pulitzer School of Journalism
connected with Columbia university
In three years sent out 61 graduates
practically all of whom have obtain
I'd good newspaper positions. Encour'
aged by this result, many other in
stitutions are undertaking to tra.p
newspaper workers.
II fellow has no very marked gifts
as a writer or an organizer, he would
perhaps do better to go direct to
some newspaper, and take any Find
OF a position that can give him foot
hold. Only actual practice can give
him the news sense.
Young men with exceptional gifts
do well in school of Journalism.
Take the case of fellow with taste
for politics, and an ambition to be a
political writer. Without any pre-
liminary course he may have to spend
many years dong the grind of crdfn-
airy reporting that helps him but lit
tie towards the work of which he has
a special gift.
In the journalism school he could
specialize toward the perfecting OF
his talent. The management of the
school would find him position
where his gift would be likely to
count at an early date.
As newspapers broaden out, grow
more prosperous, new army OF
young men and women Is welcomed
to these tasks. The newspaper field
wants the best types of personality
and has no room for sluggish wits or
indolent minds.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-08
YOU CAN'T SPOIL
Pennsylvania SCENERY

In the August issue OF the American
Magazine Agnes Repplier says:
'In one respect only, Pennsylvania
Is unchanged and Interchangeable. Men
have dealt harshly and shamefully by
her, but nature has crowned her with
beauty. Her founder, knowing moth
ing OF his broad tracts save that they
were forest lands, gave to the new
province the pretty name of Sylyania;
and Charles the Second, always a past
master Of words. prefixed the Penn
for which pleasant conceit every son
and daughter of the state owes him a
grateful thought. Thus the word
Pennsylvania perpetuates history, hon
ors a noble name and symbolizes the
loneliness of the land land of woods
and waters, hills and valleys, fat
farms and rocky solitudes, The shrieH-
ing engine that drags its trainload OF
passengers through the valley Of the
Juanity across ridge after ridge of
the AlleRhcnies, past the Tuscarora
Gap, and the succession of 'Narrows,
'Packsaddle Narrows, has trayersed
a country so widely and nobly beauti-
full that In Europe, it would attract
the tourists Of the world"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-08
WOMAN OCCUPIES NEW PLACE

Woman's place, we have been told
a good many times, is in the home
Is that always so? One parliament.
airy statement recently alleged that
100000 women in Great Britain are
now holding jobs that before the war
were indisputably for men alone.
Others have placed the number as
high as a million. In Germany the
number is greater, by all accounts.
even in proportion to the population
Moving pictures recently brought to
this country of munitions factories
In England showed hundreds of WON.
en- operating lathes, stamping mach.
mes and doing other work that two
years ago nobody would have dream.
ed of seeing women do.
These calculations, II Is understood
do not consider the armies OF WON.
en- all over Europe who are doing
farm work they did not perform un.
der normal conditions. Women are
street car conductors, and even mo,
tormen; machinists, factory operat.
Ives, printers-they do almost any.
thing their distressed countries need
done. They are getting a new sense
of their capabilities; they like the
independence of even hard, unaccus,
Toned work, if 1t pays good wages.
After the war the world will have
TO face the fact that woman occupies
a new place in its scheme, She will
not give up her larger independence
her greater economic importance
The war has speeded up the newt
able process Of emancipating wom'
an, industrially and economically.
Our own country will feel the effects
some of them in ways already rras.
onably obvious; others in ways that
we cannot yet realize. Farm and
Fireside.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-08
METHODS OF CAMPAIGNING

The seasoned observer of political
battles can remember methods of con.
Quoting political campaigns that
would seem very archaic in this fall
election.
The most typical feature OF the
campaigns of 80 years ago was the
torch light procession. A small town
might get up such parade bigger
than its entire population. II it had
a well drilled company, 1t could at.
tract attachments from miles around
on the understanding that 1t was to
send its company for return engage.
ment.
Some terribly long marching jaunts
were taken. If loyal party member
and contributor was not rewarded by
having the boys march past his
house in their iaring glory he may
get sore on the ticket. The marchers
cheerfully trampled over the whole
town for the reward of doughnuts
and coffee and the general romp OF
the thing.
Not the slightest appeal to public
intelligence was made by this form
of campaigning. II the parade wound
up with rally, as often occurred the
speaking was mostly funny stories.
These could be applied equally We'll
10 the other side by changing the
name. Yet these parades made votes.
The side that produced the longest
line and the most skillful marcherS
gave an impression as winners.
II a fellow had drilled and paraded
with the Republicans, he voted Re
publican, not merely that year but
for several years, and similarly With
the Democrats. The political mana.
gers understood perfectly how to use
these associations for political value
That these parades have so large.
ly been given UP is due to common
sense, 1t was a foolish expenditure.
People became unwilling to burn up
money for something that added no
thing to education, gave no iuforma
ton about issues, and turned out no
more intelligent voters. Today the
newspapers are the real political ed
ucators and campaign funds, spent in
print go furthest.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-08
Would Raise
Bread Price
Ten-Cert Loaf, is the Slogan Of the
Delegation Headed For Bakers
Convention

Salt Lake, Aug. Eight hundred
men who knead dough or employ men
at that work will gather in Salt Lake
next week at the annual convention
of the National Association OF Mas
ter Bakers, according to an estimate
made recently by members of the To-
cal organization.
A meeting of the committee on ar
rangements was held in the city yes.
terday and plans arranged for the
convention and the entertainment Of
the delegates. An advance guard of
master bakers from the east arrived
here yesterday and between now and
Monday it is believed that all of the
5000 delegates will be here, ready
for business. The convention will
open at the Hotel Utah on Monday
and continue until Friday. The dele
gates will be housed at the Utah and
Newhouse hotels.
A dispatch was received in Salt
Lake yesterday, stating that 400 ba-
kers were on their way to attend the
convention. These bakers belong to
Chicago and eastern certers. Before
the train left Chicago, the bakers are
reported as stating that they would
be in favor OF the elimination of the
cent loaf " bread. The . cent Loaf
mast go, is said to have been their
cry. 1t was said that the eastern
master bakers would attempt to per.
suade their fellow tradesmen at the
convention that ten cents Is the low
est price at which fair sized loaf
OF bread could be sold with profit.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-08
ExroRTloN FROM THE POOR

The world Is full of gross injustic-
es. Often 1t is the poor people who
have to pay the highest prices for
services rendered by sharks who
know their victims will not dare to
run the risk of litigation.
Every profession and calling has
its men who will descend on any evi.
dence of small savings like so many
vultures. Probably the most conspic-
uous and frequent type of cases is
the usurious interest so often charg.
ed for small loans. There are certain
types of professional men who will
charge abominable prices for their
services from poor people, and threat
en- suit If same is not paid.
There are people who make 1t a
business to prey on newly arrived i'm.
migrants who are unfamiliar with our
language and customs. They exact
graft for finding them house to
rent or for getting them a job. In
any class of service where there is
no fixed price, there Is no limit to
the amount a dishonest man will
charge a defenseless person of small
means.
Women without men to protect
them are particularly subject to such
exactions II person were charged
$3.50 for service worth $50 and the
creditor finally offered to settle for
$50. many lawyers would advise pay
ing the bill rather than stand the cost
Of litigation.
The only remedy for these wrongs
Is some method by which the costs
OF the law courts can be made less
burdensome on poor people. In a
great many cases the provisions for
appeals bear with peculiar injustice
on the poor. A man of small means
might feel reasonably sure that II
his case could be settled finally by
the Jurisdiction In which 1t was first
heard. he would then be practically
sure to get justice and the risk would
be worth taking. But it, he must
take the chance Of an appeal with the
added expense OF a second trial, the
risk is too great for him to assume.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-08
Manganese Deposits In Virginia and
Maryland

regions are the result OF present.day
processes OF oxidation and deposition
through the agency OF air and surface
waters, but Mr.. Hewett believes that
the Virginia deposits were formed
long ago, in Tertiary time, and furth.
ermore that the manganese oxides
we're in part deporited below the per-
manent ground.water level, their
formation resembling in this particu.
lar the deposition OF certain( of the
Lake Superior iron ores.
1t is considered improbable that
manganese ores in any Of the Virginia
or Maryland deposits will extend to
depths OF more than 500 feet.
The report, Bulletin 64o-C, may be
obtained free by addressing the Direc'
tor, U. s. Geological Survey, Washing
ton, d. C.