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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-19

| | It will be remembered that Dr. Tay- ! Tor spent last year at Harvard uni versity, where he won highest honors as beneficiary of the Rockefeller foundation. Part of the present sum- mer Dr. and Mrs. Taylor have spent here, where they have made warm and close friends who will watch their progress with kindly interest. M iss Miriam Marshall underwent an operation yesterday morning at the Davis hospital, for appendicitis and was reported last night as rest l ing easily.
 Rev. and Mrs. w. J. F. Cox yester- day removed to the new parsonage of the First Baptist church, at 1121 West Sixth avenue. The new par sonage was purchased only a few days ago by the church. :! Miss Lena Maupin of Dexter is here for a visit with Miss Reba Maupin.
 Miss Maudc Delaney of Warren is here for a short visit with Miss Reba Maupin.
 ---*-
 Miss Ouida Cox has returned to her home at Dumas, after a visit here with Mrs. L. Sheppard.
 Mrs. Ed Hall and daughter have gone to Haynesville, La, for visit with relatives.
 -#
 Miss Allie Banks and Miss Jessie Banks have returned from Helena where they enjoyed a delightful visit with their sister, Mrs. James Hudson. l Mrs. B. P. Durard and little sons will leave today for Corsicana, Texas, and other points in the Lone Star state where they will visit relatives and friends the netx thrae weeks.
 Miss Leah Martin and Miss Leola Martin left Sunday for their home at Haynesville. La., after visit here with Ms. Ed Hall and Mrs. Berry Haley. They were accompanied by Miss Virginia Haley, who will visit them.
 Mrs. C. P. Stewart of Lake Charles, La. is spending few days with her niece, Miss Otis Adams. Mrs. Stew art will be remembered here as Miss Annie Watkins.
 Mrs. A. A. Brown of Homeland. Fla. is the guest for a while of her sister, Mrs. W. c. McBryde.
 M. c. Norton and Mrs. Mary A. Reed. residents of Kedron. Cleveland county, were married Saturday evsn- ing at the Hawley Memorial church l by the pastor, Rev. H. F. Buhler, and have returned 10 Kedron where they will make their home
 In honor of the birthday of their daughter. Miss Reba Maupin, de- ljghtful informal social was given by MT. and Mrs. F. T. Maupin Mon- day evening. at their home, at which number of their daughters friends were entertained in jolly style. About thirty young people we're present l Delicious refreshments we're served during the evening.
 | The young people of the Hawley Memorial church will entertain their friends Friday evening, at the church. with a "track meet social.
 News was received yesterday from Mrs. Mary Lewis, MT. and Mrs. E. B. Taylor, Mrs c. c. Brewster and Master Cliff Brewster, saying that they have been marooned at Rhone, N. C., because of the recent floods, and will continue their journey to Asheville as soon as railroad service | is restored.
 A baseball game during the after noon will be one of the enjoyable features of the Pine Bluff circul picnic, to De given tomorrow at SuV- phur Springs, and at which a big crowd is expected from each of the five churches in the circuit Sulphur Springs. Faith Good Faith, Union and Whitehall The ladies of the church will serve ice cream and other good things.
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FROM FREEZING.

freezing, Va, Dec. LII. f.
Howell, of Martinsville, but
formerly of this place, is visit
ing friends of Aud Lang Syne
here.
B. H. Moore, of Osborn's
Gap. was at freezing during
the week.
G. L. Beverly is attending
United States court at London
KY.
Mrs. Augusta b. Agy and lit
tie son, Mayo, of Shelby Gap,
Ky, ure visiting relatives here.
Walter Keel, of near Clint
wood, was Il visitor at Freezing
during the week.
Wesley Y. vnnovcr, of near
Clintwood, is visiting his son,
Noah l.. Hanover, of this place.
Harvey Bryant, of Shelby
Gap, Ky, was at Freezing dur
ing the week.
Joel Hanover is visiting his
father. William j Hanover, of
Shelby Gap, KY.
Octavus McFall, of Bolecamp,
is visiting relatives at Freezing.
Cedric S. Beverly was Wis
itor at Clintwood during the
week.
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N NV NoIfo|ksasNestsr
Schedule IN Eject

LEAVE NAeas a. m so,
Lynchburg and intermediate >. ST. !.
lions. Pullman sleeper Bluefald 70
Philadelphia via Hagefstown. md
Pullman sleeper Roanoke to Rich.
lnond and Norfolk. Also connections
at Bluefeld with trains Westbound
Pullman sleeper to Cincinnati and
Columbus.
LEAVE NoRTON-2; 80 Up. for points
North. East and West.
LEAVE BRISrOL-Daily, 8:i5 a IN
for East Radford, Roanoke, Lynch
burg, Petersburg, Richmond and
Norfolk. Pullman Parlor Car tn
Richmond. Roanoke to Ilagerstown
Pullman sleeper Hagerstown to New
York
90 p. m. for Norfolk aud intermediate
points, Pullman Slccpors to Norfolk
~ p. III. and 1865 p. IN. Qlmi,ed.) Solid
trains with pullman slecpcrs to Wasl.
ington, Baltimore. Philadelphia ami
New York via Lynchburg. Does no,
make local stops.
1915 p. M. daily for all points between
Bristol and l.ynchburg. Connects a,
Walton at 5:i0 p. M with the Chi
cago Express for all points west and
northwest.
If yon are thinking of taking a trlr
YOU want quotations, cheapest fare, re-
liable and correct information. as To
routes, train schedules, the most comfort.
able and quickest way. Write and the
information is yours for the asking. will
one OF our complete Map Folders.
w. q. SAUSDEIts, g. L. a.
w B. BEvIIl..
Pass. rnf Mgi.,
Roanoke VA.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Court Of the County of Wise
the 18th day of November, 1916.
America Slight, riaiutin.
Grant Slight, Defendant.
IN CHANCERY.

The object of this suit is 10 obtain a
divorce "A Ninculo Matrimonii" upon
the grounds of deSerton for a longer
period than three years.
And it appearing from affidavit on file
IN said Office that Grant Slight is not a
resident of the State of Virginia IL is or
icred that he appear here within fifteen
days after due publication of this order
and do what is necessary 10 protect his
interest in this suit.
And II is further ordered that n copy
bC published once a week for four sue
cessivc weeks in the Big Stone Gap Post.
and that copy be posted at tho front
door OF the Court house, OF this County.
and that q copy Of said order be mailed
10 Grant Slight, at Winding Gulf West
Virginia, his last known place OF abode.
Copy Teste:
W L. iudgens, p q, Clerk
Nov a2-i7-5O.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
VIRGINIA; In the Clerks Office OF
me Circuit Court OF the County of Wise
the 18th day OF November, 1916.
birtic NJ Bradley, Plaintiff.
VIZ
Robert Bradley, Defendant,
IN CUANCERY

The object of this suit is TO obtain a
divorce IA Vincuio Ma,rimonii upon
the grounds Of desertion for a longer
period than three years
Aud Il Appearing from affidavit on file
in said Office that Rober, Bradley is not
u resident of the State of Virginia; IT Is
ordered that lac appear here within fifteen
days after due publication of this order
and do what is necessary 10 protect his
interest In this suit.
And II is further ordered that copy
hereof DO published once week for four
successive weeks in the Big Stcne Gap
Post, and that copy be posted at the
front door OF the Court house, of this
County. aud that a copy of said order be
mailed TO robert Bradley at Rogersville,
Tennessee, his last known place of abode
"A Copy 'Feste;
W n fIudgens, p. q. Clerk
Nov. 90 47.60.
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Southern Railway
In Effect February 18th, 1914.

LEAVES BIG STONE GAP
No. 2 daily sos n. III. for Bristol arI I,
tcrmedlatc points Pullman sleeper
Louisville TO Bristol Connects with
n. II w. for points East and Sou. X
forpoints South aud West
No. 3 daily, except Sunday. ll:ii a N
for st. Charles and int crmediate
points.
No. daily except Sunday BAR p. NJ. for
Bristol and intermediate points. Con-
meets With n. S w. for points East
Connects at Moccasion Gap Will.
train No. $ for Bulls Gap, Rogers.
Vile and intermediate points.
For additional information apply to
nearest Agent or
w. +. ALLEN,
Division Passenger Agent.
Bristol, Tenn
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TAX EATERS.

WEARS ago before railroad managers were brought
to understand that the public has some rights
which the railroads must respect one Transports.
ton overload said in reply to an inquiry as to how freight
rates were fixed with the terse statement, AL the traf.
fc will bear"
The Fairmont Board of Affairs seems to have adopted
a similar theory for the conduct OF the city. To a tax
rate already out Of all proportion to the needs OF a mu.
~nicipality like this they have decided to add FIVE cents,
making a total for ordinary municipal purposes OF 40
cents, and a grand total collected by the city Of 60 cents.
But this is not all. In a few weeks a bond proposition
loaded down with a variety OF things will be submitted
to the people and II they approve of 1t they will auto.
matically add the interest to their already onerous bur.
dens.
Instead of reaching out greedy hands for more funds
to squander the city administration should make a sin.
cere effort to cause the already large sum they now re.
ceiye do 100 cents worth Of work for every dollar ex.
pended. In theory commission form OF municipal gov
eminent is as efficient and economical as the manage.
ment of privately owned corporations. AS It Il ~practiced
in at least one city it is woefully wasteful and inefficient
to a degree that has been a sore trial to the taxpayers
for months. But that does not seem to cause the com.
missioners the slightest anxiety. In effect they ask that
cynical question which all tax eating governments ask
soon or late, What are you going to do about it?'
1t is high time the people. especially the owners of
small properties who feel the burden most, began
to form a proper answer to that inquiry.
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TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST $, 1915.
"Ameried Fist and america Efficient"
WHERE DO THEY STAND?

eT1HE Democratic party in its Parkersburg platform
promises to amend the existing primary election
law by abolishing the party pledge. 1t Is
perhaps unreasonable to expect a bill OF particulars in
q Democratic platform but some time before the day
OF election Candidate Cornwell should be called upon
~ say specifically what the Democratic partys inten-
fons with regard to the primary law are.
Are they simply going to rip the party affirmation
clause out OF the act? As matters now stand that Is
g fair inference. And every one who Is at all familiar
With primary election laws and their application knows
that would be merely to encourage party raidng which
10 ten times worse than the light vote which the party
Affirmation was responsible for last June.
When state wide uniform primary election laws were
introduced in this country the first defect detected in
them was that they permitted the members of one party
to cross the line and nominate the candidates Of the op.
posing party. In order to prevent this from completely
multiplying the very purpose for which uniform primaries
were created 1t was necessary to amend the laws anu
various devices were adopted. One Of them was the one
written into the Vest Virginia law when 1t was adopted.
We hold no brief for that particular form OF preserv.
tngsthe integrity of a party nomination. We believe that
u the people were given an opportunity to become To-
nailtar with 1t would cease to keep them from the polls
on primary election days, but II the legislature in its
wisdom sees fit to substitute another system, the eff.
cacySof5 which has been proved by actual test in one of
thelother states, this newspaper will not make the slight.
est objection. But we will insist upon some safeguard,
and until the Democratic party makes Its position clear
nponith point we will be forced to, believe that under a
pretense Of bringing about a reform It is deliberately
planning an assault upon the purity Of the elections IN
this state and upon the right of the members Of political
parties to choose their own candidates..
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have been made by partisans who de.
sired the limited States tn snhsnrvc
tBYcoNpol

have been made by partisans who de-
sired the United States to subscrvc
the interests Of the some warning na-
lions, to have this country deviate
from this course. All such efforts
have been fruitless as they should be.
No matter what the proyocation may
be in one way or another, the United
States, having planted its foot steps
on right and justice, intends to re-
main standing thereon to the end.
AS up to the present time, in deal.
ing with foreign nations, we will con.
tinue to observe the rules of inter.
national law as they were before the
war broke out and as they will be
until the nations In an International
conference, change them.
Consequently, the treatment accord.
ed the Deutschland was only In keep.
Ing with the national instinct of far
play and justice, along with compli.
ance with international law. Only
these things, and nothing more, moth.
ing less.
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canoe Of such figures. It can hardly
be convinced even by the increasing
list Of multi.millionaires. There have
been many computations Of the cost
OF the war, and the burden Of taxation
which the belligerent countries have
incurred has often been pointed out.
But the other side Of the shield is on
the whole more impressive.
Such a s%tupendous achievement
may not be wholly o matter for con.
graduation. 1t involves economic
problems after the war which It will
require a high degree Of wisdom to
solve. There are those who do not
anticipate a period Of depression. But
even they would hardly deny the nee.
essity Of new adjustments to meet new
conditions. We have been relieved
from serious competition by a wall
more solid than any that could be
built by the tariff. 1s It not reasonable
to assume that when this wall crum.
bles away some reasonable protection
Of II manufacturers will have to be
undertaken? Whatever the extent OF
the necessity, We should have a Gov.
eminent able to cope with It. There
is little to indicate that the present
Administration has any conception
Of the real nature. Of the task OF any
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Monongalia Musings

>" August is here, with glories un.
sung and b~lackberries unpicked, but
where are the "favorite sons we
heard so much OF in June? Gone.
Gone where reforms are unpacked and
paramount issues recline in a horizon.
tai position. The proper study Of
mankind may be man, as Pope says,
but should that include amateur
statesmen?
80 The politicians will soon soak
their systems with extract Of rye and
%saccharine sophistry and 60 forth to
save the country from imaginary hum,
bugs and yaporous vampires. They
will give to airy nothing a local hab.
itation and a game. This prediction
is made without any muttering malice
or extraordinary powers o: prophesy.
~ 1t has been stated that. "he is
q wise man who makes the mistake
OF guessing a woman's age too young"
He Is also wise who refrains from
iattery at the expense Of truth.
go An able editor comes forth
with a defense OF l%aziness. II the cir
culation Of his paper does not rapidly
increase 1t will be because SO many
are too lazy to read the article.
49, 1.-THE hay.fever season is here
announces al. interprising W scoop.
er. Also, the season for those who
never work, TO go to the seashore for
a rest. This is also an ideal time for
peccable picnics, paid panegyrists,
peroxide of hyrogen peaches" corn
on the cob, family reunions, fallacious
fints, fried tomatoes, pop on ice and
false reports.
'.' Critics who claim that Ford
cars are Of no s will please refrain
from additional remarks. A Kansas
farmer attached a rubber hose to the
exhaust of his Ford and put the other
end into a rat den under his barn.
The result was four bushels Of dead
rats. Hooray for Ford, the rapid rat
exterminator. For sale by all deal.
ers.
80. A popular magazine conveys
the pleasing information that a so.
ciety has been formed In a progress
siye English village for the purpose
OF minimizing the number Of gossips.
Members must take :. vow to avoid
either starting or spreading any un-
kind remarks about anyone else, nor
will they listen to a person Tho tries
to tell lem. For the first ten breach.
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RUFF STUFF
BY RED.
General Tamas took $4,000 an
started a revolution in Mexico.
Not as Tamas we thot.
BY RED.

General Tamas took $4,000 and
started a revolution in Mexico.
Not as Tamas we thot.
Wonder what a wagonless posterity
will be saying when 1t wishes to con.
yey the idea that "he hitched his wa.
gon to a star"
Had that Italian steamer which
brags OF having shot at three subs
been t%orpedoed with those three
Americans aboard we'd have had to
fight the rest of ltaly's battles.
"T.leed Goes west to hunt factor.
les"
II he meets Charles Evans H. he
might got a steam roller factory.
!
Fearing appendicitis fireman De.
berry wore al ice bag to the June
Clark residence fire. One method of
keeping cool under fire.
Well be tickled to death to board
Ruth when she appears In the city
we mean the boat.
We understand Amick can see q
difference between lovers and luna.
tics.
But then some arc gifted with
blindness.
After reading the Democratic plat.
form for many weary minutes we
were certainly pleased-with five
lines Of it, that referring to the equal
suffrage move.
Baltimoreans are still getting
glimpses Of the Deutschland.
They probably through their admi.
ration Of Captain Koenig have been
using imported Pilsener.
Charleston Gazette says: The
Sweep for Wilson is on" Means the
swop.
A nickle added to what levy we got
makes Just a few thousands more.
We have heard since that they
does!
Two carloads Of acid goes up in
smoke."-Times.
From the looks Of Fairmont res.
taurants 1t is very i'll hammered for
one to wear his coat while dining.
It's dangerous in some restaurants
to go without coats the flies bite SO
hard.
Since the Philadelphia Ledger has
started medical preparedness ser.
mons giving sYmptoms of various dis.
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lesb sincere and certainly we'll earned by a useful life.
Fty people, white or black, die In any town of whom more
could be said In fun truth. J.
Ellen washington Brown occupied a very modest 20.
sitionS IN the community IN which she lived and she was
absolutely unknown in, the great world. but In her hum.
BILE way she taught a lesson which the feverish world
which surrounded her ought to heed-the lesson that
c%ontentment and service and clean living are rewarded
by long years and sincere respect. All the wealth in the
world could not buy these things.
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The Progressives of Nebraska are taking no chances
in their purpose to put the Democrats on: of business.
They have formally withdrawn their candidates for gov.
ernor, United States senator and elective state Offices
and have substituted the names of the Republican can.
didates. A Nebraska Progressive this year who wants
to be an assistant Democrat cannot hide behind the
cloak Of his party ticket. He will have to shift his mark
over bodily into the Democratic column.
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IN PREPAREDNESS THE Ap.
mlNlSTRATioN HAS FOL.
LOWED, NOT LED.

In the demand for reasonable
preparedness the Administra-
ton has followed, not led. Those
who demanded more adequate
forces were first described as
nervous and excited" Only
about q year and q half ago we
were told that tho question Of
preparedness was not q press
Ing one; that the country had
been misinformed. Later, under
the pressure Of other leader.
ship, this attitude was changed.
The Administration, It was
said, had Learned something
and It made a belated demand
for an increased army. Even
then, the demand was not prose-
cuted consistently and the pres.
sure exerted on Congress with
respect to other Administrative
measures was notably ABSENT.
We are told that the defects
revealed BY the present mobili-
xatlon are due to the 'system."
But It was precisely such plain
defects that under the constant
warnings Of recent years, with
the whole world intent on mill
tary concerns, should have been
studied and recttfied. The Ad-
m%inistration has failed to dis.
charge It's responsibilities. APP
parentlys II 10 now seeking to
meet political exigencies BY Its
naval program. But Il has i'm.
posed upon the country an in.
competent naval administration.
From Mr.. Hughes speech Of
acceptance.
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The President told his postmasters in national conven.
ton assembled that he had no interest in any political
party except as an instrument of achievement" 1t is
entirely clear that his present and most pressing inter-
est in the Democratic party is as an instrument to help
him achieve a second term.
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eases. we bet the m list among vo-
men has Increased three fold.

ehtes, We pet the III list among yor
men has increased three fold.
Speaking Of Mrs. o. D. oliphant.
anti s~uftragist from Jersey, The.
Times says: "she certainly 70 q pow.
erfuli convincing speaker"
She powerfully conyinced"S the
Democrats that they refused her
p~leadings.
The roof of the Tavern was so hot
last night that even reporters with
cold feet could watch the flames.
Looks good In a Fairmont paper
but when we read In a Pittsburg paper
that the Business Mems Association
10 going to hold a corn roast It looks
like country correspondents from
Boothsville.
|. What on earth would we do should
the railroad strike come when C. E.
H. Is In the West?
That duck Downey is some punkins
with the fire ak.
II we could only wear fig leaves
about town and blame It on the gar.
ment workers strike--but darn It
they went to work yesterday.
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We would take more stock in that report about a sub
marine being seen off the American coast If It did not
come from Maine. After the Spanish war was declared
the people of Maine saw the Spanish fleet in all its
panoply, or whatever It is that Spanish fleets since the
days of the Great Armada are supposed to carry, on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and heard the roar
Of great naval battles on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays. IT.. ..
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Those Glars" from whom the President said he got
his information about Mexico are perhaps the gentlemen
referred to in John Linds report to the State Depart
ment-now belatedly made public. Referring to a Ger.
tain class Of Mexicans, Gov. Lind wrote: They arb the
most voluble and plausible liars that l ever came in con.
tact with.
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Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
PRosPERlTY-WlTH A POST
SCRIPT
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the philadelphia Ledger.
Perhaps AS q number Of well.known
bueinesg men have stated to the Pub.
Ne Ledger, the climax of our prosper.
1ty, 80 far as Il depends upon the ex.
ports Of war munitions, has passed.
YET the figures which have been OBJ.
tanned with great care from trust
worthy sources reveal q source Of prot.
u to whichlthere has hitherto been no
parallel. The actual shipment Of mu.
uttions to date amounts to SAC, 900,
900, q tidy sum itself. But this does
not TAKE account Of the export Of 9th.
Or articles for which the war has
stimulated the European demand, such
as blankets, shoes. rails, locomotives
and machinery. It Is estimated that
these would bring the total up to no
~! than Ss,o0o.ooo.0oo. The imagi.
ration can hardly grasp the signia.