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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-12
RAlLR0ADERS FIRST
 WOUNDED IN FRANCE
Sergeant CnlderwOod and Private
 Brannigan of Eleventh Engineers Hit By Shell.

Washington, Sept 1.-The war de partment announced late today that Sergeant N. G. Calderwood and Pri- vate w. F. Brannigan, both of Com pany F. Eleventh Railway Engineers, had been slightly wounded by shell fragments while on duty ill Franco. This is the army's first casualty an- .nouncement of the war, except that concerning the members of the medi- cal corps killed when German avia tors bombarded a hospital.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-12
SAM SIMS AGAIN
 ENJOYS LIBERTY

Sam Sims, negro, convicted on two charges of bootlegging-once in the circuit court and once in the police court-and under sentence to serve a year in prison in one case and pay a fine of $500 in the other, is again at liberty.
 Sims, who appealed to the supreme court from the circuit court, and to the circuit court from police court,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-12
A VALUABLE HEALTH HINT.

Foley Cathartic Tablets keep the bowels open and regular, the liver active and the stomach sweet. They cause no pain, nausea or gripping. They relieve indigestion, sick headache, bill iousness, sour stomach and like in dispositions. Stout persons enjoy them, as they arc so comforting and helpful. Advt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-12

table Compound had helped her, so now in good health and never lose day from ny my work a and, and yoH, yt,dn may & publish lis good Lydia E., E; Pinkhom's s,;N. Vegetable ScHMELTz, 34 Gardner St., Troy Hill, N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.
 This good old root and herb remedy has proved unequalled for periodical what is needed to restore healthful con- ditions.
 Write the Lydia B. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confdentiaD, Lynn, Mass, for free advice if you need it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-12
HIGH PRICES AND SICKNESS.

Nobody can afford to be sick with the cost of living at the present high mark. It is cheaper and more sensi- tle to prevent sickness than to pay doctor bills. Take Foley's Honey and Tar in time to check colds, stop coughs and relieve croup before serious illness attacks weakened nstitution.-Mann's Pharmacy. adv
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-12

was surrendered to Sheriff R. [
 Williams Monday afternoon by E bondsmen, Char. Richardson and My CT Berlin. The sheriff prepara ' take Sims to the penitentiary yesg' day, but before he could depart, Sn furnished new securities on the h
 of $500 and obtained his rels The new bond was signed by DM White, John Lucas and Joe Tucker
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-12
MINNESOTA C0VNTY VOTES DRY

Duluth, Minn.. Sept. 1t.-St. Louis county yesterday swung into the dry column by majority of more than 5000 votes in the option election. As a result the county will become dry March D, 1918.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-12
SAFE REMEDY FOR CHILDREN

Chas. Baker, Brownsville M writes: "For years l have used Foes Honey and Tar and found it espeeae efficient for bad coughs of my cAt dren. recommend it to my fFlae as ] safe remedy for children as I contains no opiates It is cerlaA Y bring quick and lasting reliet' SM coughs s-Mann's Pharmacy. a@
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-12
YOUNG
 ORPHAN GIRL How She Was Cured. Had Headaches, Dizzy Spells, Awful Pains, Could
 Not Work.
Pittsburgh, Pa.-'I am an orphan girl, and when only seventeen years old had

to support myself, but l would have such sick spells every month that I would have to stay at home from work, and l could not af- ford to do it. l also had headaches, diz- zy spells and Q pain in my side. My sis. ter told me how m u oh Lydia E. D:~1>
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-12

Chicago, Sept. 11.--Las, nights frost together With that of Sunday night, does not, according to state ment made by B. w. Snow the crop expert, presage calamity to the corn crop The situation is further i'm proved by rising temperatures every where this morning, MT. Snow says.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-12

The only living commoner who m m enjoyed the honor of having hls It M trait painted by a member Of the DIT s ish royal family is M: PadeeS1 the famous pianist. The plItoR '.n question was painted by Prlnes ass Louise, to whom the pianist gave 'h@ sittings of two hours each.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-12
HEAVY FROST AND
 ICE IN VIRGINIA

Winchester. Va., Sept. 1l.-Heavy frost was reported from many sec 'tions of northern Virginia this morn ing. Ice formed in some places.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-10-27
SAVE THE SOWS
Suggested as Slogan for Farmers
Who Wish to Prevent Threatened
Meat Shortage.

Selling a brood SOW at this time, ac-
cording to the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture, is like killing the
goose that laid the golden eggs.
When pork is selling at Is cents or
more a pound on the hoof, the hog
breeder may be tempted to turn into
cash all that he can sell; yet the de
partment points out that the value
Of a brood sow which will produce
such high-priced offsprings is proper
tionately increased and she should be
kept as the source of further and fut-
ure profits
Since the beginning OF the war the
number of swine in all countries has
decreased, and the decrease has beer
marked in some of the belligerent
countries. In France, for example, il
the three years just hefore January |
1917, the number of swine decreased
1912 per cent; during 1915 the number
in Germany decreased 3l.47 per cent
Situation Critical
Breeding stocks are being depleted
and the department says, that the sit
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-10-27

which the district had to pay. As TIL,
the bonds were sold eight months be-
fore construction work was commenc-
ed, the bond house had the use of the
whole issue, $0S,000, for that time
without paying a cent for it. Added
OF printing the bonds, the fee OF the
attorney employed by the bond house
to pass on the legality of the bonds.
When the bonds are sold the pro-
ceeds should be deposited with an in
stitution which will pay interest for
the useof the money. An indemnity
bond of a responsible guaranty COM
pany should be required. Through
lack of care along this line, the de
partment has been informed that one
district which deposited $330,000 with
a bank lost 100000; another lost
100000, and another 100000.
Avoid Injustice to Landowners.
When bonds are issued, if the first
installment of principal does not fall
due until several years after the date
OF issue, the landowners should be re-
quired to pay taxes sufficient to meet
interest only. In some districts
bonds having the first installment OF
principal falling due three years from
the date at issue and the last ten years
are issued, but the landowners are re-
CURED to pay not only interest during
the first three years, but also one
tenth of the principal This is unjust
to the landowners, and especially so
in cases where the county treasurer
acts as treasurer Of the drainage dis
trict and deposits all receipts with the
county moneys. If the money were
deposited so that the district would
get the interest less injustice would be
done.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-10-27

uation is already critical and threat
ems to become very serious if the
country continues to be drained of its
meats. Hogs furnish meat more quick
ly and cheaper than other stock can;
the meat shortage therefore, can most
readily be met by swine production.
1t has been calculated that the pos
'sible increase from one sow is l,OOZ
pigs in four years, on the supposition
that all litters consist of six pigs, that
all live, that half are females, and that
each gilt should farrow at one year
and every six months thereafter.
Cut Feeding Expenses.
Another cause of the depletion Of
breeding stocks is probably in the
high costs of feeds. While concen-
trated feeds have gone up, the depart
ment says that some of the expenses
of carrying breeding stocks may be
cut down by the use of green fall for
age crops, pasture, alfalfa or clover
hay Brood sows may Re maintained
in fair condition at comparatively
little expense by the use of such feeds
By sowing in the corn, or as cover
crop on land which is likely to wash.
sowing rape,or planting root crop,
the cost of wintering sows may
be reduced. In brief, the depart
ment strongly recommends a cam
paign to save the sows as one means
of helping to meet the threatened
meat shortage.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-10-27

Meat and potatoes are good food
combination, and may be better diet
than bread and meat, according to the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. At this time, when plentiful
supply of potatoes makes them cheap,
and when wheat and -four are high,
the average family, says the depart
ment, may find it wise to eat less
wheat foods and to use potatoes in
stead. Potatoes at ST :; bushel give
more energy and good mineral bases
than bread at S cents half pound
loaf.
Mineral Content of Potatoes Valuable
Most persons like potatoes with
meat, and they furnish valuable starch
but it is pointed out that mere starch
is not all that is needed, and that the
mineral content OF potatoes is of value
in counteracting the acid-forming
substances in meat These acids are
present also in cereals, while vege-
tables, fruit and milk have an excess
of neutralizing alkalis Therefore
potatoes are better with meats than
rice, bread or macaroni.
Furthermore, potatoes assist in reg
ulatng the digestive tract to greater
extent than white -four, macaroni and
polished rice. Potatoes may be added
to the diet in bread itself by mixing
portion of finely mashed potatoes
with -four.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-10-27
RECLAIMING THE SWAMP
Financing Drainage Districts-Funds
Usually Obtained by Issuing Bonds.

To impose upon each tract of land
included within drainage district its
| proportionate share of costs, the drain
age laws provide for disnterested
board to determine the benefits which
will accrue to each tract from the con-
struction of the Improvements. After
affording the landowners an oppor-
tunity to be heard the assessments
are amended, if the court deems a.
mends necessary, and confirmed
These confirmed assessments form
the basis for levying taxes. AS soon
as the costs of constructing the inn
provements is determined the district
officials levy sufficient taxes to meet
these costs.
Taxes to Pay off Bonds.
Within a certain time the landowner
may pay these taxes All taxes re-
naming unpaid after the expiration OF
this time are paid usually in series
of annual instalments, the last pay
ment being deferred anywhere from
ten to twenty years. As it is necess-
airy to have money to proceed with
construction, bonds are issued to COW
err unpaid taxes. These bonds are OF
the serial type, bear interest payable
semiannually, and are arranged so
that a number equal in amount to the
taxes collected each year are paid off.
AS these bonds draw interest, land
owners who fail to pay their taxes
within the prescribed time have their
taxes increased by the amount need
ed to pay the interest on the outstand-
ing bonds. As the final installment
of taxes cannot be paid off until the
last series of bonds mature, landown-
ers have found il cheaper to borrow
money on short terms and pay their
drainage taxes within the prescribed
time.
Safeguard the Issuance of Bonds.
When it is proposed to issue bonds
an effort should be made to secure as
wide competition as possible. This
can be accomplished by advertising in
financial papers and by corresponding
with responsible institutions handling
drainage bonds Under no circum-
stances should negotiations be limited
10 one house Agreements for the
bonds should not be made with any
house until number of houses hae
been consulted The high cost OF ne
gotiating with one house only is
shown by district in which the inn
provements did not cost more than
! $4,000. The bond house insisted the
bond issue should be$l0S,000. This
meant interest on an unnecessarily
large amount. Further. the proceeds
of the bonds were to remain with the
purchasing house until used, subject
to be drawn upon by the district not
to exceed $4,000 per month No in
terest was paid the district for these
funds. but in the meantime the bonds
were drawing 6 per cent interest
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-10-27

TIE brood sow and her litter
should have plenty of exercise but the
pigs should be protected from cold
rains. y -
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-10-27
MINING LOCATION NOTICE

We carry in stock location no
tees in book form, with good, sub
stantial binding. Each book con-
tains rs certificates and Is dupli-
Gates. Price SOC each at the Times
office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
SCHOOL PROBLEMS UP
Superintendents Open National Meet
at Kansas City.

Kansas City. Feb. 26.-Military
training in schools. the furtherance of
thrift among children as a part of the
common school curriculum and the
effort of state normal schools to in
crease their courses of study from two
to four years. were some of the inn
portant subjects expected to come up
for discussion and possible action this
week at the annual convention of the
superintendency division of the Ma
tional Education association which
with its affiliated bodies opens its
sessions today.
The meetings of the various sub
sidiary organizations, numbering more
than a score, start on different days.
the last being scheduled for Friday
night The superintendency of it's
committees are meeting today.
Association officials declare the
registration forecasts a large attend
ance for the convention which is pre-
liminary to the annual gathering of
the association to be held at Portland.
Ore, June to / 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
RIOT ON RELIEF PLAN
Pork at IA Cents Pound Didn't Look
Like Bargain to Iratc Women.

Milwaukee, Wis. Feb. 26.-Women
leaders of the Polish Housewives
league here are today working on new
plans to attempt to relieve the suf-
ferings in the tenement districts here
following rejection by 200 shouting
women of their offers to sell whole
sale pork for IA cents pound at a
demonstrative meeting held here yes
terday.
I'VE are no longer able to live on
our husbands wages" some shouted.
I'VE must take in washing" Direc-
tors of the league are trying to work
out a cooperative buying plan which
will cut prices.
Food supplies here are very low. it
was reported on commission row
There are no cold storage eggs to be
had and fresh eggs are to be had only
in limited quantities. F'rosts in the
south have. cut into the supply of
Vegeta bles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
BOYCOTT ON POULTRY
Big Cargoes Unsold Because House.
wives Rebel at Prices.

New York. Feb. 26-Poultry whole
salers are experiencing a demoralized
market it was disclosed today. be-
cause of a systematic boycotting of
housewives in Jewish quarters. In
cars idle on local tracks are $4,000
pounds of poultry and wholesale
houses have great quantities more.
Housewives not only refrain from buy
ing, but attack persons who purchase
occasionally at small stores and throw
the poultry into the cutters.
Poultry prices have been generally
high since the holidays. The boy
cotting began Wednesday in Brooklyn
and spread to the other boroughs.
Meanwhile, poultry has been shipped
to New York, it is said, from all parts
of the country owing to the high prices
prevailing here. More is in sight and
market authorities expect prices will
drop with its arrival. No quotations
have been issued since Wednesday
when the price was 81 cents.
Slaughter houses refuse to buy from
the wholesalers. because they cannot
resell to retailers. whose shops are al
ready overfiled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
UNEARTH MURDER
House Looted, Aged Couple MUIR
dcred and Buried.

Hoopestan. Ill, Feb. 26.-What
promises to develop into the deep
est murder mystery in the crime an
nails of Vermillon county has been
uncovered here when the bodies
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. H Foundersmith
both aged I 5, were found in their
home here.
The couple had not been seen for
several days. Growing suspicious a
nephew asked the police to help him
gain entrance to the house The
bodies were found lying side by side
in bed.
The house was badly, disarrang-
ed, Contents of drawers were scat
tered about the house, indicating a
thoro search had been made of the
place.
The aged couple was known to
have between seven and eight thou
sand dollars. This was not found in
the bank and the police believe il
was kept at their home, tho a search
failed to unearth it.
THE fact that the bodies were
Without bruises is what battles the
p0lice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
FEARED DEPORTATION
So Austrian Mother Kills 7-Year Old
Child and Herself.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-Day after day
Mrs. Elizabeth Mahnke read the giar-
ing headlines in the papers, announc-
ing the threatened break between
America and Austria. With her hus-
band she discussed the horrors of
war and confided that she feared de-
portation should hostilities occur.
Early today when her husband re-
turned to their apartment after a
short absence. he found his wife dead
with a bullet hole in her head Be
side her lay the body of her seven
wear old daughter. Loretta. killed by
the mother before ending her own
life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. Feb. 26.-WHEAT-Altho great
interest by wheat traders shown in
regard to word that President Wilson
would go before congress today and ask
for sanction of the use of armed force to
protect American rights the seas, the
announcement had no apparent effect OH
prices. nor was there any unusual increase
of the volume of transactions The news
seemed to be taken as having been fully
discounted in advance. Fluctuations were
narrow. and indecsive, depending chiefly
on such influences developments con-
corning the scarcity of railway cars here.
the size of farm reserves, and the outlook
for the domestic winter crop. Opening
quotations, which ranged from the same al
Saturdays finish to &c lower. with May
at lis to $1!Sla and July at 81 .51A to
slightly above the latest figures on Satur-
day.
decline
CORN-Corn kept with wheat Business
was well divided, and of fair extent After
openinga shade off to like advance the
market underwent trifling setback.
The close was nervous at 1a@ 5sc net
decline.
OATS-Oats were governed wholly by
course of other grain. Changes ins value
proved insignificant.
Observation-Disclosures in hog quota
tions gave strength to provisions. Demand
however, was not urgent
Chicago Grain Market.
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as re-
ported by Empire Commission Co.. 301
New England Bldg)
Chicago, Feb. 2G.
uacn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
ToDNSAMUSEfENTS

GRAND-Frances Carson in Dad
dy Longlegs;" comedy by Jean
Webster with pretty thread of
romance turnout
IRIS-Mrs. Vernon Castle in sec
ond insta1lment of the remark
able movie-serial 'Patria" and
Robert Warwick and Doris Ken
yon in "A Girls Folly
ORPHEUM-Flrst appearance of
Mary Pickford in kits in her
Scotch feature-play 1.-The Pride
of the Clan"
NOV ELTY-Five acts of vaudeville
ndf"PearI of the Army
COZY-Franklyn Farnum in THE
Man Who Took a Chance"
For details. prices, etc. see adverA>
tisements on another page of the
State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
CHARITY OPENS WAY
Belgium Relief Ships May Pass Ger
man Blockade, Is Announced.

New York, Feb. 26.-An arrange
ment with the German and British
governm ents has been effected where
by ships of the Belgian relief COM
mission will be permitted to sail from
the United States to Rotterdam thru
safety lane" Herbert c. 1ioover,
chairman of ne commission, an
nounced today.
Sixteen ships, which will carry sup
plies gathered by gthe relief commits
sion, are loaded in various American
ports, it was said, and will sail within
a few days. Twenty-three other ships
have been chartered by the commits
sion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
SHIPS READY TO SAIL
American Steamships Will Sail at
Once if Granted Arms.

New York, Feb. EFF President
Wilson is authorized by congress to
arm Ships to protect American mer-
chantmen on the high seas the Amer
lean line steamships tied up here Will
resume sailings as soon as guns can
be provided, it was stated by the lines
officials here today.
Aiming American merchantmen or
conveying them through the war zone
are two methods of protecting Amer
lean commerce being considered Ex-
actly what steps will be taken have
not been revealed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
vlLLISTAS GIVE BATTLE
81 Killed in Clash Near Ojinaga; Villa
Recruits Cross Border.

Preside, Tex, Feb. 26.-Mexicans
reaching here today report battle
thirty miles west of Ojinaga between
CarranZa forces and Nillistas. Ac-
cording to this information, the Car
ranzistas lost II killed and many
wounded. while the Villa forces left
10 dead on the field.
Recruits are reported to have
crossed the Rio Grande near Fort Han
cock, Tex. to join a Villa command
said to have be, n operating near San
Ignacio, Chihuahua. recently.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26

Washington, Feb. 26.-Despite
ing he had broken his parole from the
state penitentiary at Lansing, Kan, Il
man giving his name as Robert
Thompson gave himself up to the
sheriff here today. Thompson told
the sheriff the strain of thinking
everyone was pointing him out as an
ex-convict was too much to stand and
begged him to notify the Kansas auth
critics. He is being held pending
word from the prison authorities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
LOCOMOTIVE TURNED OVER
But Engine Crew NIiraculously Escapes
in Alabama Wreck

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 26.-An
Atlantic coast line passenger train
bound from Montgomery to Jackson-
Vile, was wrecked at Proto. Ala.
six.y-six miles south eas+- of Mont
gomery late last night. Th-/ engineer
and colored fifeman, two postal clerks
and four passengers were slightly in
jured.
The engine and two cars turned over
and three other cars were partly over
turned. The cause has not been de-
Iermined
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
Chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago, Feb 26-HOGS-R Receipts 1000
Market strong at Saturdays average to &c
higher. Bulk of sales, S12.s0@1300; light,
81. l0M 100: mixed, $12.65M 1900: heavy,
ST. Goa IL: 05; rough, S12.60G12.I0; pigs.
So. 1o6I i 10.
CATTLE.R Receipts 10000 Market strong
and feeders, $635d93o; cows and heifers,
S5.25@10. %; calves, S9.0O012.75.
SHEEP-Reeeipts 10000. Market steady.
Wethers, S10.906 10; lambs, $12.2J6I II 60
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
Vote for Raise for Clerks,

Washington, Feb. 24--Despite
warning by Majority Leader Kitchin
that such action probably would mean
an extra session. the house by a vote
of 1ss to la today refused to concur
in the Smoot amendment lowering the
increase which the house voted TO
government clerks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26
Kansas city Live stock Market

Kansas City, Feb. 26.-HoGS- Receipts
sales. $1260@13.00: heavy, S1290M13.0 o.:
packers and butchers, S1575M 1900; light,
S12.40M12.S5; pigs. $975@115C
CATTLE-Reeeipts 1900, including 200
southerns Market strong to 15c higher.
steers, $9.00@1 90: western steers $4,000
l1.35: southern steers. S7.00G 1000: cows,
$5-o0@950: heifers, $I.00M110U; stockers
and feeders, 1.0od 1925; bulls $6.JOde 90 /;
calves. S1.00M12.15.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 Market steady
to strong. Lambs. S13. S5I14. IS: yearlings
$4,000 1G.50; wethers, $11.50@1250; ewes
ST. 00u 90; stockers and feeders, S7.00eI
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