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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13
PROPOSE To BUILD
ADDITION TO CHURCH
Congregation OF Hawiey Memorial
Fakes Steps to Erect Annex to
Care for Increasing Activities.

Decision has been reached by the
men of the Hawley Memorial Metho-
dist church to build a hall in connec-
ton with the church, or to build az
annex to the church itself, to care
for the greatly enlarged Sunday
school classes, and for the social af-
fairs of the church.
the monthly banquet of the
mems Bible class Thursday, COM
mittee on building was named, con-
sisting of W. A. Hamilton, NJ Ward,
r. e. McAllister, J. W. Graves, T. L,
Culpepper, s. L. Austin, to look into
the proposition. The committee elect
cd Mr.. Hamilton chairman Mr. Aus
tin secretary and Mr.. McAllister
treasurer, and has already begun
active work.
The pulpit of the church IS to be
moved back TO the west side Of the
building, as will also the place fer
he choir. and other changes ara
improvements are to be made, In adj
diticn 20 tie erection ri the annex
or hall. It is expected Il sum APP
proximating s2,oo0 will ae expended
and the committee has already re-
ceived from one man, donation If
all the brick and hric&mason work
necessary in connect IN with the ma :
ter
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13
LABOR DAY PARADE
PLANS PERFECTED
Grand Marshal Turley Announce.
Aides, and Reception Com
mIttoe Named.

Plans were perfected in large de
gree last night for the big Labor Day
parade at meeting of the Labor Day
committee of the central trades coun-
Gil last night.
Grand Marshal J. II. TurleY an
nounced that he had selected Henry
kalkbrenner, N. Fl. Alexander and
George P. Henry as his aides.
The reception committee, which
will receive and welcome the dis
tinguished visitors and visiting dele
cations, will consist of T. A. Wilson,
w, B. Hicks and Walter Davis.
Details of the parade will be finally
completed and announced Wednesday
night, following another meeting of
the Labor Day committee 1t was
announced that the fire department s
automobile truck, the Simon Bloom,
will be in the parade, and that the
following will have decorated floats
in the parade, with others yet TO make
definite announcement:
katzenstein's, Henry Marx COM
pany, Froug department store, Levi
shoe store, Tedstrom Furniture COM
pany, Schober-M Martin company, Lew
erenz shoe store, f. ]. Voss, S. H.
Kress & Co., NJ L. Elkins & Co., Hol-
lenberg Music company, Woodmen of
the World and A. O. U. W.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13
Merchants Who Give Queen contest Votes With All Cash Purchases
LEADERS IN CONTEST FOR LABOR DAY
QUEEN HOLDING THE SAME POSITIONS
Only One Change in Stand
ing, Mrs. Jesse Benson
Getting Out Of Last Place.

Voting was light the latter part of
the week, and the count last night
shows that only an aggregate of 230,-
600 votes had been cast in that period.
but these made no change in the stand
of the leading contestants, according
to last nights official count in the
contest for queen of the big state
wide Labor Day celebration here
Miss Wallace still leads, Miss Kalk-
brenner second, Miss Goshorn third,
same order as after the last previous
count. The difference between the
several candidates was not materially
White and Mrs. D. w. Bolin Jr. are
still in the official list, although both
ladies' have retired from the contest,
last nights count.
A conference Of the candidates was
held yesterday forenoon at the office
Of the campaign committee, nine of
the twelve candidates being in attend
ance There was discussion of num-
Der of matters connected with the
contest, notably the rumor that some
Of the merchants were not issuing the
coupons with cash purchases. The
candidates all agreed that they would
stay in the race until the finish, and
that each will do her utmost to make
the contest the most successful of its
kind ever held in the state.
The prize automobile has been
placed on display in the show window
of the Hardin-Anderson company, il
West Second avenue, and will doubt
less be viewed today by all the eandi-
dates and hundreds of their friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13
MOONSHINERS HELD.

Durant, Okla, Aug. 12.-Thrce men
are being held at Hugo awaiting ac-
ton of the October federal grand jury
at Ardmore as the result of two of the
biggest and most successful moon
shine raids in the history of the Chloe
taw country. Two moonshine stills
with capacity of so gallons each and
1,5O0 gallons Of whiskey were confis-
Gated in the raids which were led by
Deputy Sheriff j. L. Burns, of Chloe
taw county
The first raid was made three miles
east of Swink on the night of July %.
Eight hundred gallons of whiskey
were confiScated there. The second
raid was made twelve miles north Of
Fort Towson on the night of August
3 where seven hundred gallons were
destroyed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13
CONTRACT LET FOR
0ILING BRIDGE ROAD
Recently Completed Gravel Highway
to Be Surfaced with coating
Of Asphalt.

The recentIy-completed gravel road
from the city to the free bridge is to
be surfaced with asphaltic oil, County
Judge C. VI. Philpot yesterday con-
Guiding a contract with Sam E. and
c. J. Findley, contractors Of Atlanta,
Ca. for the work. The Findley
brothers are among the bidders whose
offers for the construction of the road
in district No. Is are being retained
until the character of the material to
be used is definitely determined upon
by the commissioners of the district
and Judge Philpot.
The contract for he oiling of the
bridge road provides for coating of
asphailtic oil, coarse sand, pea gravel
and sweeping, with one gallon of oil
to each square YARD of road. The
price is 1875 cents per square yard,
and the contractors bind themselves
to maintain the road for one year
from the date Of acceptance Of the
work by the county engineer.
Russian savings hanks have re
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13
HELD FOR WIFE MURDER.

Greenville, Miss. Aug. 10. A.
Tut, OF James, near here, was placed
under arrest today at d local hospital.
charged with the murder of his wife.
Rochelle Tut, on Aug. 8.
Tut was brought to this city Aug.
8, suffering from gunshot wounds.
First reports of the case were thar
Mrs. Tut had shot her husband and
then killed herself. Investigation by
relatives of the dead woman led to
them swearing out the warrant for
Tut. III,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13
GERMANS CAPTURE FOOD SHIP

Copenhagen, Aug y, via London
The Danish steamer Storebelt. bound
from New Castle with loo casks of
butter 1000 barrels of pork ald a
large quantity of ggs, has been cap
tured by the Germans and taken into
Swinemuende, according to the Foil
tiken
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13
DIR. ATW0OD INnICTFn

Boston, Aug, I2.-Dr. Eldridae A
wood, the osteopa h. who on July Is
last shot and fatally wounded Dr..
Wilfred Harris, president of the
Massachusetts college of oseopathy.
is accused OF murder in the hrst de-
gree in an indictment returned today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13
JOE WINS DEAD.

Athens, Tenn. Aug. 12-Joe G.
WINS, for several years clerk of the
house committee on postoftice anu
post roads, and secretary to Represent
tatlve John \. Noon of 7 nnessea
died at his home here today, on the
sixty-ninth anniversary OF his birtn
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13

Russian savings banks have re
ceiyed $1,750, 100000 since the war
began
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13
SIGNS AGRICULTURAL BILL.

Washington, Aug. 12.-President
Wilson today affixed his signature to
the agricultural bill, carrying APP
proXimately $27,000,0o0, and the bill
appropriating $l,225,000 for the
United States Military academy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13

The London Chronicle says there
is reason to believe the marquis of
l-ansdowne, member of he CABINET
without portfolio. is about 10 resign
On account of failing health.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13

Miss Kate Hampton, 80, las of the
children of Col. Wade Hampton, Of
the war of 1872, and sister of Lieut.
Gen. Wade Hampton, of the Confed-
crate army, died at the Columbia, S.
C., home of her niece, Mrs. John c.
Haskell.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13

The great difficulty abou. manag-
ing a husband is TO keep him from
knowing he is being managed
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13
ItaIiag Shin Snnk.

steamship St. Sebastian has been
sunk.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-13

The man who hasn't got it is the
most willing 10 accommodate you
with a loan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-25
NEW PHASE OF POLITICS
is DISCLOSED IN GOSSIP
Up-to-the-Minute Story Is That Will
liam J. Bryan and Henry Ford
Plan New Party.

Here is the very latest, up-to- the
minute political gossip. 1t may be
classified as important If true" With
that hint as a grain of salt, SO to speak
let's to it.
That William ]. Bryan and Henry
Ford and some others are working on
third party proposition. The new
party is to take in prohibition, peace.
anti-preparedness. woman suffrage and
any other desirable reforms that may
be gathered up as cardinal princi-
pies.
There are a couple of flies in the ONT
ment, however. It is deemed absolutely
essential to secure the German-Ameri-
can vote, and how that can be done on
a prohibition plank is puzzle. Yet
they must have the prohibitionists.
The other query which bothers is
who is to be the candidate-Bryan or
Ford? Bryan has the prestige: Ford
has the money. 1t is limited that these
two drawbacks are causing so much
discussion as possibly to imperil the
project and cause 1t to die a-borning.
But it is good gossip and something
new in politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-25
DEsPoNDENT, TAKES POISON.
Minnie Dudley, II Years Old,
Makes Accusations in Note.

Minnie Dudley. seventeen years old
daughter of Arthur H. Dudley, Mount
Rainier. Md, last night went to Cas-
ualty Hospital and told the authorities
there that she had swallowed poison in
an effort to take her life. Physicians
al the hospital relieved the patient of a
portion of the poison. This morning
they were unable to give any definite
information as to her condition.
Several notes the Respondent girl
wrote, 1t is stated, were turned over to
relatives and because of the contents
of at least one of the missives In
spector Grant, chief of detectives, had
Detective Burlingame make an investi-
CATION.
Assistant United States Attorney Arth
visited the patient today and heard her
story of the writing of the notes and
the accusations they contained. AS the
statements referred to what she
claimed occurred in Maryland, 1t il
stated. the police dropped the tnvssti-
cation. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-25
POSTAL SAVINGS LAW
AMENDMENTS ARE UP
One Senate Proposal Permits De-
posits of Funds In Federal Re-
serve Bank.

Deposits of postal savings funds in
banks of the federal reserve system
where they exist In the locality is di-
rected in an amendment to the postal
savings law reported to the Senate to-
day by the committee on post Offices
and post roads. The amendment is pro-
posed to the bill recently passed by the
House increasing from $500 to 81, 900
the amount which individuals may be-
post in postal savings banks.
The Senate bill providing that postal
savings funds be deposited In federal
reserve banks. further would direct
that when in the Judgment of the
President, war or other exigency In
volving the credit of the United States
so requires, the board of trustees may
invest all or any part of the postal
funds. except the reserve fund of per
cent provided for, in the bonds or other
securities of the United States"
Other amendments to the bill provide
for compensation to railroad companies
for additional weights of mail carried
as a result of decrease in rates for
postage or parcels, post packages and
raising the weight limits effective
from January /, 1914. Should this
amendment be adopted. the Postmaster
General reported that additional ex-
peuditures incurred would be $253.Ss2
for the fiscal year 1914; S3362Ol for
1915, and 316s,si7 for 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-25
COOPERATE TO SOLVE
EMPLOYMENT PROBLEM
U. S. Chamber of Commerce Commit
tee and Labor Department Will
Handle Situation.

Problems of labor employment all
over the country will be handled in a
cooperative way between the United
States Department of Labor and a COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States. headed by DR.. Charles
p Neill, former commissioner of labor
of the United States. The announce
ment was made today by Assistant Sec
rotary Charles w. Post of the Depart
ment of Labor following conference
late yesterday afternoon at Mr.. Posts
offices between members of the com
mittee and the labor committee OF the
federal department.
The unemployment problem was dis
cussed at some length. together with
other matters affecting the problems
between employer and employe. The
decided that the question had now
passed the stage where it was merely
an employers problem and had become
a great social problem.
The members of the committee, ac-
cording to Mr.. Post, displayed keen
willingness to cooperate with the fed
eral officials in this great problem, and
the government is just as willing and
as anxious to cooperate and to have
the support and help of the outside
committee. AS a result of yesterdays
conference the committee will be asked
into consultation from time to time
when the department has before IT any
problems in connection with it's labor
employment system and its suggestions
will be received and given the weight
due them.
The lines of cooperation were not
definitely outlined at yesterdays con-
ference because the entire membership
of the Chamber of Commerce committee
was not present. The committee will
take up the question with the entire
membership. and then make further
representations to the department. AS
sistant Secretary Post asked them to
submit a letter outlining, just in what
way they would help and would desire
to help in solving this great economic
question. The department. Mr.. Post
renly. stating it's side, and how it would
and could help. and the committee and
government then would launch their
cooperative scheme.
When this question Of definite CO.
operation is outlined and understood by
both sides it will be made public, ac-
cording to Mr.. Post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-25
PLAN PEACE MASS MEETING.
Committee Named to Arrange Event
on Washinpton's Rirthdav

Plans Tor the participation by peace
advocates of the National Capital In
a peace mass meeting held in connec-
ton with those to be held all over the
country under the auspices Of the
$4,000 members OF the Womans Peace
Party in celebration OF washington's
birthday, were discussed at a meeting
OF the new executive board of the
party held yesterday at the New Will
lard Hotel. A committee was appoint
ed to perfect the plans for the occa-
sion, OF which Mrs. Jesse Hardy Mac
Kaye is chairman.
The officials Of the party characterize
the coming simultaneous observance of
February % as a demonstration not
against preparedness. but against ex-
'essive or extra" preparedness and
call special attention to Washington's
farewell address as an Indication of the
thorough appropriateness of taking the
birthday OF soldier as the proper
time. His final advice to the country,
they point out, was to avoid the ne
cessity of overgrown military estab
iishments which. under any form of
government. are inauspicious to liberty
and which are to be regarded as mar
tcularly hostile TO republican liberty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-25
MILITIA HELD BROKEN REED.
Gen. Kingman Says 1t Would Be OF
Little Value in Danger Periods.

Brig. Gen. Dan c. Kingman, chief Of
the engineers of the army. suggested
to the Senate military committee TODAY
that any army reorganization bill
should provide that at least per cent
of the infantry strength should be in
the engineering division as sappers,
miners or pontooneers. Either the
Chamberlain bill or the measure sug-
gested by the Secretary OF War, he
thought, would be more satisfactory
than the Hay bill. which he criticised
as falling to organize the army in the
proper units.
He estimated three years as the time
needed properly to train a recruit for
the engineering division Experience
had proved 1t easier, he said. to make
soldier out of an engineer than to
make an engineer out of soldier
Gen. Kingman chara cterfzed the Ma
tienal Guard as a broken reed" In
a high Individual standard. Lack of
cohesion. its varied control by the
states he said, would make the state
forces of only slight value in time of
national danger.
"1n providing an army. just as in
providing a police force, a country
gets just about what it pays for" said
Gen. Kingman. ''The average cost of
maintaining army here, in Great
Britain or in continental Europe, has
proved to be about $1,000 a year for
each man, figuring his expenses and
the loss of productive labor during
enlistment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-25
GERARD CR|T|C|SESLAN
BRITISH HELD IN CAMPS
American Ambassador to Germany
Commended in London for
Frank Reports.

LONDON. January 25.-The Daily
News today praises James w. Gerard.
the American ambassador to Germany,
for the frankness of his report on the
conditions in the German camp for
British civilians at Ruhleben. Mr..
Gerards report criticises the laziness
of many of those informed who are
averse to doing any manual labor
whatever, who sit in deck chairs and
listen to concerts, attend the cinema
and theater and play tennis, golf or
cricket and enjoy themselves in private
clubs" while wages are paid to the
poorer prisoners who do all the fatigu-
ing work,
Meanwhile Mr.. Gerard notes that the
British government is distributing
about 10000 marks monthly among
those interned. The report speaks OF
the strong conviction in the camp
that intrned civilians should not be
compelled to work." and says discon
tent is thus naturally engendered.
Their Lot Is Compared.
Mr.. Gerard compares the lot OF these
interned civilians with that of the
military prisoners who are compelled
to work and who do not receive an
allowance OF 1--WE marks weekly from
the British government and have none
Of the advantages for amusement that
the civilians have.
The Daily News vigorously Endorses
Mr., Gerards comment and declares
that the American ambassador has laid
Great Britain under a further obliga-
ton by his trenchant method of day
ing the lazy interned civilians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-25
SEWING PUT ON EXHIBIT
Work Of Neighborhood House
School Shown at lila G. Street

An exhibition Of the work OF the trade
sewing school of Neighborhood House,
40 street southwest, began this
afternoon at 1ll4 G street northwest
and will continue until February l.
This school affords continuation of the
work in sewing which children can get
in the public schools. and is to At them
for the more advanced work of dress
and garment making.
The attention OF the friends generally
of Neighborhood House and CT the Col
legiate Alumnae and the College Won
ems Club is invited to this exhibition.
which is in charge of Miss Nagel. di-
rector OF the school. and of the joint
committee Of the Collegiate Alumnae
and the College Women's Club. together
with Mrs Clara b. Neigh. The work
exhibited includes children's dresses
maids dresses and aprons, fancy arti-
cles. kimonos, waists and lingerie and
number of shocked articles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-25
PROTESTS BRITISH LAW.
Objection to Trading With Enemy
Act" to Be Filed by United States.

Vigorous opposition to Great Britain's
trading with the enemy act" Is lodged
in representation the United States is
sending to the British foreign Office.
The communication had been prepared
for transmission following the receipt
of the text of the act from Amtassa-
dor Page.
Although the Representations do not
take the form Of a protest, for the rea-
son that the act is limited in its i'm
mediate operation to British subjects.
strenuous objection Is directed against
any attempt to apply the legislation to
American trade.
The United States contends that the
proposed interference with trade is ille-
gal and that 1t would be impossible sue
cessfully to aim a blow at Germany
without doing grave injustice to Amer
lean commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-25
TWO.YEAR WAIT FOR GUNS.
Gen. Crozier Tells Committee of
Time Required for New Ordnance.

The first of the new sixteen-inch mo-
bile howitzers cannot be delivered to
the army for two years. Before the
House military committee today Brig.
Gen. Crozier. chief of ordnance, said
it would take nine months alone to
complete designs for the guns and an
other year to make the first gun for
testing.
The ordnance experts also are prepar-
ing to construct twentysix sixteen
inch rifles, long-range, heavy weapons,
to be mounted in turrets, as part of
the fixed Notifications.
Gen. Crozier gave no estimate of time
necessary to construct them. He said
he had seen reports that seventeen-inch
guns were being mounted on new Ger
man battleships, but had no official in
formation.
Gen. Crozier estimated that in six
months a large army could be supplied
with machine guns and rifles by
arsenals and private plants. provided
equipment to convert private plants to
build government models was held
ready by the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-25
W. B. PRESCOTT DEAD.
Former Head Of Typographical I'm
ion Succumbs in Chicago.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January 25.-William
B. Prescott. for eight years president
Of the International Typographical
Union and a former proofreader in
the employ Of the Sun. died at 3:4S
o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home
in Chicago. He suffered a stroke OF
paralysis nine months ago and never
recovered the use of his right arm.
Mr.. Prescott was considered a leader
in the trade union movement and was
regarded as the best writer of the day
on trade union subjects. During his
presidency of the International Typo
graphical Union the typesetting ma
chine was introduced and. by his tact
and conservatism. he obtained for the
members of the Typographical Union
the absolute control over the operation
of the typesetting machines.
He was a leader in the movement to
establish arbitration agreement with
the American Newspaper Association.
He also took an interest in the Union
Printers Home, which was built and
dedicated under his administration as
president of the international body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-25
OPPOSE RAILWAY PAY BILL.
Representatives of Some Roads Call
Rates "ConfscatorY."

Railroads in all sections of the coun-
try were represented yesterday at a
hearing before the House committee on
post Offices and post roads. where the
Noon railway pay bill was up for con-
sideration. The railroads protest Wig
orously against the enactment of the
measure. on the ground that the rates
proposed in the bill for carrying mail
are too low.
In some cases, representatives of the
railroads said yesterday. the proposed
rates ARE confiscatory." The state
ment was also made that the Noon bill
will allow the Post Office Department
to absorb all the express business Of
the country.