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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05

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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05

.h;noton. Nov. 2-That there are
Ma' onnroximately 1O00OO.0o0 acres
, u, SWAMP mn lands in the United states
VI VI which 100000 acres o1n De re-
o. Gained for agriculture, IS reported
.lai, 4ho committee on statistics and
w ,ndards of the chamber of COM
sla anoo If the United States. Accord
i n,oit " this dommittee, of which A. W.
f1 ,nS Of st. Louis, is the chairman,
p ~" yast area of land which could be
lne eaa w." available is about Y per cent
IL 18th the entire acreage OF our present
VI onrn crop and twice the average
s planted to cotton.
Although the work of reclamation
a. swamp lands of any moment is an
VI of recent times. it grows
IN volume and Importance each year.
mho committee traces step by step the
history of the retaining of sWamps
;n:tbis country and with it lays stress
mon the part played by the mosquito
Which for years held undlsputable
swav-so frequently carrying the
deadly germs of malaria and yellow
How Uncle Sam COrnered Mosquito.
Had not the hospital corps of the
limited states army So definitely de-
termined the status of the mosquito
and thus caused the menacing swamp
lands to be drained, the national
chamber ebmmittee declares it is a
question whether the building of the
Panama canal would have been pos
sib)e. The tragic failure of the French
70 dig the waterway is attributed 70
the existence of mosquitoes.
y"In the early nineties OF the last
century if was demonstrated beyond
question that the cause Of malaria
was transmitted by species Of mos
onto and that there was no other
possible method of Infection the
committee continues. "All that was
necessary to prevent malaria was to
avoid being bitten by this mosquito.
Army medical officers stationed IN
Cuba, after the Spanish-American
war, undertook a series of similar eX
periments in regard to yellow fever
1t was the silent unob structive hero
ism that gave it's life in order that hui
1nanity might live, for some of the Of
fcers and soldiers died from yellow
fever as result of these experiments.
1t was demonstrated that the bite Of
another genus Of the mosquito family
was the sole source Of infection of
yellow fever. Since then the fear Of
this pestilence has vanished from
mems minds and in all civilized coun-
tries, for protective measures were
Immediately found which are both
simple and effective"
Worthless Land Jumps TO $50 an Acre
and Up.
The cost of drainage as determined
by the committee varies according
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
Noticed the Extra LIGHT.

My neighbor was giving a dinner
party for some friends, and, after
careful advice concerning his be-
havior, allowed her young son to sit
at the table with the guests. She
was looking al him proudly as he
stood at his place awaiting the prop
er time to be seated, when he glanced
up at the lighting fixture and said,
Hub, two gases tonight. Chicago
Tribune.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
Got ALONG Fine.

Diplomacy would be more successful
if it We're more truthful and frank. The
other they don't gel any nearer to real,
helpful intercourse than the two cele-
6rities did. Two celebrities, one a slut
1erer and the other deaf, We're intro.
duced at n tea After the tea the slut.
tering celebrity was asked how he and
the deaf '1le had got on. ooh, we got
on fine" he answered. 81 couldn't talk
and he couldn't hear HE"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
Real Liberty.

Liberty, real liberty, re,s;.is not Ia
lawlessness but in sel.tcas 70 ,aw.
That is it's essential c1n3;;ion. Iii.
ton has put it into ma.;agtic Hasts !:
"Where complaints are freely ;.agrt!,
deeply considered and ss"at,:'t re-
formed, then is the uii1ost na,:ni Ut
civil liberty attained that wise raa!,
look for" ~
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
crvENTY FIVE MILLION ACRES SWAMP
LANDS CAN BE RECLAIMED

tho Conquest the Mosquito and the Resulting Land Values
Our People in Work
al purposes Swamp Lands. are StI 1oe coo oco
.ors in This Country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
Economy.

Tho established policy of the Union Central is
truest economy. Not penny is eXtraVagantly
wasted Every expenditure is carefully made with
due reference to the result to be obtained, which is
the only test Of real economy. No better evidence
of economy and mastery management be cited
than The COmpanys healthy expansion, the char
ctcr and stability of The business secured. and the
large measure Of service the Company is enabled
extend to its policy holdorS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
why Choose Union Central
Policies?

When purchasing insurance Or any other com
modify, ordinary business sa%aeity suggests that
YOU consider both quality and price. a policy i'll
any well established legal reserve company is Sc
cure anything can be. Furthermore The uniform
provisions in force in many states have made the
policy contracts Of tho different companies almost
Identical Consequently the question Of selection
of policies issued by the legal reserve companies
solves Itself largely into the di1arence IN cost.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-05
Low Net Cost.

The published reports Of number of the State
Departments have m recent years given consider
able attention to the question of net cost These
authoritative reports impartial statistical publica
tons, and the Company record, demonstrate
beyond controversy that Union central policy hold
er% are receiving insurance that meets every test
al low mel cost thai attracts the attention of the
mSuring public. In the language OF celebrated
advertiser. "thereS reason" Why This is true. and
the existence today of tn Ontlibutirg factors
au2ur a continuation of ths most envable record
In the following paragraphs found the reasons
that have made the name of tie Union Central and
low net cost SynonN nous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
WOMAN IS KILLED BY !
 BOLT OF LIGHTNING
Miss Clauda Calaway Instantly Killed at Home of Hamp Williams in
 Walker County

Jasper, July 2.-(Specialo-Jasper and vicinity experienced one of the worst electrical storms yesterday aft ernoon that has ever occurred here. Five or six homes in Jasper were struck and that of All Sparks. the city electrician. was burned with all its contents. The wires lighting the house conveyed the current into the house and fire broke out all over the house at one time and consumed it within a very few minutes.
 At Boldo about four miles east of Jasper, lightning struck the home of Hamp Williams and instantly killed Miss Clauda Calaway. who was visit ing there at the time. It broke every bone in her body it seemed and even melted the hair pins in her hair. Her mother Mrs Lusinda Calaway was sit ting near her at the time and the bolt rendered her unconscious for several hours. The lightning split the chair post upon which she was seated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
Seeking Recruits Here For
 AL Branches of Ser0ice
Sergeant Mandy Ordered Enlist Men to Fill Up Gaps in Ala bama's Fighting Forces-Actual Service Border Considered Certain Regardless of Carran-
 za's Course of Action

Sergeant Charles H. Mandy, who has been recruiting men here for several days for the hospital corps, received orders yesterday from Montgomery to continue that work and also to seek enlistments for other branches of the service. In view ot the general opinion among the higher officers at Montgomery that the Ala bama brigade is soon to be rushed to the border, every effort is being made to fill in the gaps in the various units of the state troops so that they will be able to present their full war strength when they go to the front
 part of the men who were needed for the ambulance hospital and sanitary corps, but there are still some vacancies in these divisions yet to be filled up. He states that the principal need now is for fighting men, or men to enlist in the infantry, artillery and other fighting units
 T have been deluged for the past sev- eral days with people who want to go to the front as cooks, but I have received no orders to enlist these men," said Ser gant Mandy last night. And it would be surprising to know just how many women and girls have called to get information in regard to volunteering for red cross work. l have nothing to do with these branches of the service, but have been instructed by the officers to get all the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
ENSLEY ELKS' HOME
 DAMAGED BY FIRE
Loss Estimated at $2500 Re- suits From Flames Early
 Yesterday Morning

Fire supposed to have originated from defective wire badly damaged the upper story of the Elks' HoMe on Avenue D at Ensley yesterday morning about 6:% o'clock. The fire was first seen by an unknown white man who ran five blocks to the Ensley fire department to turn in the alarm The fire started in the fan over the stage on the second story and had burned through the roof before it was discovered.
 The Ensley, Fairview, Pratt City and No. Il fire departments answered the alarm and soon had the fire under con- trol. Henry Grimes the negro porter was asleep on the first floor and did not know that anything had happened until he was awakened by the firemen. The lodge room was practically ruined as was most of the handsome furniture, including p.ano which was destroyed. The walls and floors on both stories were damaged by water.
 The Elks Home was a very large build ing and was completed last December. The place was handsomely furnished and the hall was one of the most attractive places in Ensley.
 The damage was estimated to be over S25OO. Several of the members of the lodge praised the firemen for their good work in fighting the fire and getting 1t under control in such a short time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
WINGO SEEKS MORE
 MEN FOR MILITIA
Captain to Open Recruiting Office to Fill Vacancies Caused by Re-
 lection of Men

Further drafts for men from Birming- ham are to be made today when Capt w. T. Wingo will open recruiting offices at the entrance of the city hall. The men sought by Captain Wingo are desired to fill the vacancies caused by the re- jection of enlisted men because of failure to come up to the requirements of the physical examination at the concentration camp at Montgomery.
 An erroneous impression has gone out regarding the physical examinations which are being conducted at the camp in Montgomery" said Captain Wingo last night. Any man who is physically fit to march and fight will be accepted and the regulations are not as stringent as they have been pictured If a man has weak eyes he can still be enlisted provided he has them properly fitted with glasses. We are in need of a number of addi- tional men to fill out the various units of the Alabama brigade and I have been sent here to get some more recruits l will be at the city hall from 10 to 12 o'clock today and will be glad to talk over the matter with any young men who are interested. After that time I will be in the city possibly for a day or two."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
ALLIED CHIEFS ID
 ECONOMZE LIFE Offensive Will Not Be Sud. den Dash, But Steady
 Pressure on Germans

Paris. July 2.--An artillery prepara- ton, the violence of which never has been equaled, marked the attack of the Franco-British troops in the joint offen- sive yesterday" says a semi official note. For more than a week, in fact, the continued preparation from the North Sea to Champagne gave an inkling of it. The British, in particular, in the entire sector that they occupy, had been methodically continuing an alternative system of intense bombardments and sounding operations at various points.
 According to the preliminary informa- tion, the entente allied losses were sli, -at by reason of the efficiency of the pre- liminary work, while those of the Ger mans were said to be quite heavy,
 The first day of the offensive is con- sidered to have been fully satisfactory. although not as overwhelming as has happened before in similar operations, but it was extensive and important, says the note. which adds:
 Tt is especially important because it is rich in promise that the effort now is not a doubtful attempt to pierce the line, but rather a long continued drive, which will be methodical and which will econo- mize life. It will be exercised from line to line until the day when the enemy resistance, continually hammered, will break at some point"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03

good men I can at once for the fighting units of the state troops.
 While the Alabama brigade command CTS have not yet received official orders as to when they will be sent to the bor- der, it is generally understood in Mont gomery that we are to be rushed to the front at the earliest possible moment. There can be no doubt that the Alabama troops, and all other state militiamen who are prepared, are destined to see actual
 Service regardless of how the present sit uation with Carranza turns out. It IS considered an open secret in military circles that the United States is deter even if Carranza accedes to the presi- mated to the higher officials that this government believes that now is the time to prepare for action which is considered likely at any moment. Further incidents like that a Carrizal is considered certain to happen and the chances are that the Alabama men who want to see some real war service will get it soon.
 Tt is considered by the military officers of the state as highly improbable that there will be any call for volunteers although every encoura cement is being given those who have expressed a willing ness to raise volunteer fighting units in case of need The regular army and the militia will be able to handle the Mexican situation, so those who want to see ser vice in Mexico or along the border would do well to enlist in the present state or- ganization and not wait for the call for volunteers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
Col. Randall D. Berry

Selma, July 2.-(Special. )-Col.) ) Randall Duckworth Berry lawyer, former representative from this dis trict and aide on the staff of Gen. c. w. Hooper. commander of the Ala bama division of veterans. died Satur- day, following an illness of three weeks, the last two spent in a local hospital. Colonel Berry was one of the best known lawyers in the black belt and has been in public life for many years. He was "A years old
 Colonel Berry leaves a wife and five children; P. B.. J. c. and J. H. Berry of Selma. A. D. Berry of Pensacola and Mrs. T. R. Yates of Lockhart.
 During the civil war. Colonel Berry served with the Fourth and Sixty-sec- ond regiments, leaving the service at the close of the war with the rank of lieutenant. He was a member of the Baptist church and librarian of Camp Jones No. 317. U. c. ", members of which organization were in charge of the funeral services.
 The funeral services were conducted today and were attended by delegation from a number of organizations with which Colonel Berry had been affil- lated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
LIFE OF HOBSON'S
 FRANK HAS EXPIRED
Continued from Page one)

More mail went out of Washington under the Hobson frank than under the pink portrait of George Washington, and if there was collection at the capitol with out a goodly assortment of the Hobson franks it was cause for an investiga- tion by the postoffice committee.
 It is officially true that the Hobson frank ceased to take the place of postage stamps on December 1, 1915, but it had become such feature of our postal serv- ice and so familiar to the thousands of postal employees and to the millions of patrons of the postoffice, that Postmaster General Burleson feared to enforce the law and disappojnt the people in his ad- ministration which he claims has carried more mail than any other administration since the government began. The Hobson frank had been responsible for such heavy tonnage in the postal service that the sudden stoppage of that use would have affected the railway mail pay.
 The captains protest against the further use of his frank ought to be needed what ever the reduction in the postal tonnage. It is said that there were many tons of the captains speeches stored in the Washington postoffice last Decemb CT when the frank expired by limitation, and it is suspected that some tons of these speeches are still wandering over the face of the earth through rural routes, star routes and fourth-class postoffices seeking the victims addressed. No postal authority has been found willing to haz- ard a guess as to when all the Hobson franks will be rounded up and delivered to the millions of people to whom the captain addressed himself when in pub- lie life
 But since the captain has written to the Postmaster General. warning him to carry no more mail under the Hobson frank, it must be accepted as the official termina- tion of the Hobson monopoly on the free use of the mails It will be a dsap- pointment to thousands yes, millions, of people who have regularly received all sorts of matter under the Hobson fra nk, and the absence of that signature may be like changing the color of the stamps from red to green or black. But Hobson has said it is no longer official and the patrons of the United States post office must reconcile themselves to the loss, and say farewell to the most fa- mliar frank ever put on free package &of seed or speech.
 There is one possible consolation. We may now have peace with Japan and forget that demon rum is killing more people every day than ever lived since the morning stars sang together. Let us then bid a long and sad farewell to the Hobson frank. It is Hobson's choice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
RECORD EXPECTED IN
 IRON PRODUCTION

Washington, July 2.-The country's iron production during the first half of l9lo was so great that officials of the geologl- cal survey expect the total for the year to set new high record. A statement issued by the bureau tonight predicted that the output of the Lake Superior district would be close to 60,0O0000 gross tons and that of the Birmingham and other districts about 10,0O0,000 gross tons.
 Shipments of ore from the Lake Su- perior region during the first five months of 1916 were more than 10,00O000 gross tons or S3 per cent greater than those of the corresponding period of 1915.
 Production of coke and anthracite pig iron in the five months showed an in crease of 66 per cent over a year ago with prices in June 3S to 40 per cent high CT than in June of last-year. Prices for steel bars and beams increased 100 to 130 per cent in the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
CITY ID PROVIDE
 FREE VACCINATION 1. FOR TYPHOID FEVER
Additional Cases Being Re. ported at the Rate of Twenty-Five Each
 Day

As soon as the typhoid virus arrives from Detroit a competent staff of phy- sicians will be engaged by the city to vaccinate all persons who desire this scientific protection against the deadly fever.
 This is the order of the city commits sion and the recommendation of the board of health. The vaccination will be free, and it is estimated will cost the city about 21 cents each. Hundreds are expected to take advantage of this offer.
 The entire police department Is also practically at the beck and call of the sanitary department under Chief Sanitary Inspector W. C. Burson, and everything is being done to place some sort of check on the typhoid situation which Is now registering additional cases at the rate of about 25 per day.
 The city commissioners are expected to meet this afternoon to discuss the situa- tion informally and to listen to any rec concentrations that Commissioner John R. Hornady may have to offer. It is ex- pected that steps toward securing the ser vices of an expert from the United States government will be taken.
 The offices of the health department
 
 manifested by the city authorities owing to the fact that it was Sunday. It was stated by Chief Burson, however, that a heavy report of additional cases was an- ticipated in this mornings mail.
 As yet the medical authorities of the city are still undecided as to the causes of the present spread of typhoid fever. The board of health has hinted in it's rec concentrations that it is due to migrating activities of children in attending picnicS and drinking other than city water. Others have condemned the indiscrimi- nate eating of fruits and ice cream cones from street peddlerS.
 The entire city commission has gone on record as favoring the rigid enforcement of all sanitary laws. The elimination of all dry closets is desired but legal techni- calitieS are said to prevent the city com missioners removing them in the face of opposition from indifferent property hold CTS. The majority of the physicians who have investigated the local typhoid situa- ton have given it as their opinion that the spread of the fever is due to the exist ence of innumerable dry closets in the Birmingham district and the millions of flies which feed on this filth.
 That the general public is taking a ser ous view of the situation is noted in the fact that hundreds are being vaccinated every day by their own physicians. Others who cannot bear the expense of vacc1na- tion will have the free services of the city physician and his aides within the next few days. The typhoid virus has been telegraphed for and the initial order should arrive by express not later than tomorrow It is possible that persons who apply to Commissioner Hornady' S offices today will be vaccinated upon re- quest.