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IlR0R LEADERS AN0 UNION GIRLS DISCUSS STRIKE
Continued From Page Three.)

kicial struck one of the girls, knock Eng her down and breaking two ribs" Ee described the attempts of com |m;ttce to get the linen and women brought in by telephone company, to void trouble, and how the commit lee was 'met with shotguns", search d. abused, and held until the arrival bf the sheriff and othe county and kity officials. He said those officials kdyised the "gunmen and the ladies |hey had with them to depart from Fort Smith,"
 MT. Goble said that demands had Seen presented to the telephone com Sany for better wages and better con- |itions for the girls, and read from a hble purporting to show the wages {aid by the telephone company at diff erent towns in Arkansas to its oper- tors. The speaker read that the Pine Duff exchange employed 30 operators, bith minimum wage of $10 month,
 maximum of $50 a month, and an verage of $14.O2."
 He said Governor Brough had re- hsed to endeavor to prevent the or
 1ization of the union. when he was hnealed to, and had said that the hly way to prevent organization was b raise the wages to decent pay"
 MT. Gobel then discussed the raise
 wages given at Little Rock of from A.80 to $5, and from $8.50 to $8.60, ! humorous vein. He told the audi hce that the company had followed be wage increase by raise in the bental of the telephone used by the pertaors of from $2 to $2.50, so that the girl who got raise" actually lost boney. At this point the speaker ead the proposals made to the com any at Little Rock to let different of (cials decide the justice of the con- entions, or to leave the case to fed ral mediator, all of which the com any ignored, he said.
 Company Employs Union Girls.
 Referring to the statement that the elephone company does not employ nion operators, MT. Gobel said that
 does when forced to do so; that il now employing about 5000 union EirS. In this connection he men loned strike at Sapulpa, Okla, fol- owing the Fort Smith strike, and aid that the public utilities commits Ion of Oklahoma had taken a hand orced tle company to operate the xchange, and had granted the girls
 oS per cent increase in wages. and the wages the Sarulpa girls re elved were 30 per cent more than ne girls in Arkansas are paid"
 He said, "the people here were utout because they were not con
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-21
Strange Doings.

The increased demand for woman intuition workers, and for woman workers of all kinds, had resulted In the arrival in London, for the purpose of engaging in domestic service, Of a girl from the west of Ireland. She was cordially received, and thus she wrote home: "It's a strange place I'm com' Ing to, surely; cabs widout horses and the lady of the house playing the pian- ner wid her feet. and talkin' to herself perpetual down a candlestick in the kall."->.Argonaut.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-21
PLANS ARE COMPLETED.

Contractors who desire to bid for the contract to build St. Joseph's new Catholic church are requested to caAl at the rectory next Friday evening. Several changes of various natures
 have been made in the original plans for this building and these revised
 plans and specifications are now com plete. The building committee wants by all means to give the local work to local contractors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-21
Freak InvSrt,ons.

There are on ille in the patent office the strangest. freakiest kinds of in ventions, which reveal in the most as- founding manner the marvellous and incomprehensihle workings of the hu- man brain. If, as some wit remarked. '.genius Is a form of insanity" a visit to the patent office will furnish abun- dant evidence of the truth of this as sertion. However that may be. one explanation of some of the freak de. vices and appliances that have been invented and patented may, evidently be fou1d in the statement that the en- thusiasm of these inventors kept then trom thinking. lxchanGe
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-21
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LAVE SOFT, FAIR. CLEAR, BRIGHT SKIN
=. Rlack and White, Sent by Mail Uss ,sc Many Agents are Making
 A" an Easy Living.

Tact trv Black and White Ointment ,... white or colored folks). Apply
 li0ld ld;rected on label, to face, neck,
 sS ..s . or hands. It is very pleasant ' s.I the skin and has the effect of ssG3..sh;nc 1T I dark, sallow or blotchy skin, CIssu .'ssn;ne the skin of risings, bumps, |c;mDles, ciras blackheads, tan or freckles-
 p;,ap ;r;po YOU a clear, bright complexion,
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-21

proved in health with the first bot tie of Lydia E. Pink h 8 m s Vegetable Compound; a f te r taking two bottles 1 am entirely well.
 Before taking it I could not do any kind of work with out a pain in my back as l suffered so much from in- Hammation. l had hooJoobo, ,xyce,l
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-21
GIrARDS OFF DUTY.

Members of the Jefferson Home guards, who have been on duty at the telephone building since last Thurs day. were discharged form further service in this work yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-21
DANISH WOMAN REGAINS HEALTH
Tells Everybody What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
 Compound did for Her.

Chicago, Ill.--''It gives me great pleasure to let others know that l inn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-21
And He Never Can.

And He Never Can. Every time a new barber comes to town all the bald men drop in to see if he can suggest something that will make hair grow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08

The best bargain in town is always adver-
tised.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08
FOREIGN SHIPS PROBLEM.

President Wilson will determine the lihai uiS-
tposition of the merchant vessels now puiloin ~
lin American shipyards. These ships amount "
about one million, five hundred thousand tUns'
of which one million tons were ordered y
British interests. All have been responsiveness
Ibv the Emergency Fleet corporation undef au-
thority given to the president by congress.
While there seems to be no doubt as to the
legal right of the United States to keep theln'
question of policy in dealing with our alliS's Is
raised by the protests of foreign interests
against what has been doen 1t is sald that
the state department has urged the return OF
these vessels particularly those ordered Tor
British account, while the chairman and ma
iority of the members Of the shipping board
are said to be in favor of keeping the ships.
As these vessels are needed in tic Atlantic
trade. and will be so employed even If they saul
under foreign flags, it must seem that the state
departments view is sound and that there Is
no occasion for creating dissatisfaction abroad
by retaining control of vessels ordered IN eN-
that they would be turned over to
their owners upon completion. But the president
has all the facts before him, and he will decide
a question that has an important bearing upon
the size of the American merchant marine.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08
CHINA's VAIN APPEAL.

An appeal by the Chinese government that a
mission be sent by the nations allied with her
to aid in organizing Chinese forces for the
war is advocated by the progressive press OF
that country. 1t is alleged that China has few
of the means to modern warfare except men,
that she lacks capital and knowledge necessary
to establish herself as a military and naval
power. That is probably true and it is likely
to remain her condition for the immediate pres
ent There is great doubt of the probability
of any concerted action by the nations fight
Il ing Germany to finance and furnish officers for
the military education of China during the war.
What the attitude Of Japan would be were an
appeal made to her directly or were her allies
| to favor her special attention to China s army
organization cannot be foretold, but such sup
position seems improbable. China has been
less practical in military policy than have we
and has far less means Of making up for past
neglect Her entrance into the war will not
have direct military Influence on its fortunes
though it may easily become an indirect factor
in facilitating the part Japan may play and i
may also assume Importance in the peace ad
iustment at the wars close.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08

Read Gate City want ads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08
OFFICERS FROM THE RANKS.

The government appears to have decided to
take no more officers from civil life after the
training camps now in progress have COM
pleted their courses All officers thereafter re
CURED will be found in the ranks of the ma
tional army, the national guard and the rcgu-
lar army; and officers schools will be estab-
lished at the divisional training camps to
which men from the ranks who show special
qualifications will be sent. Stats Of French
and British officers with experience on the tlr-
ing lines will be among the instructors al
these schools, and the arts and methods OF
modern trench warfare will be taught.
Many non-commissoned officers in the
regular army have already had an intensive
schooling of several weeks after which, if ex-
animation showed their competence they were
given shoulder straps
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08
THE MODERN TENDENCY.

No statesman of our times appears to have
truer vision of what is coming than General
SHUTS. the former Boer leader and now one OF
the foremost figures in the British empire. In
all the empires of the past, he says and most
Of those that exist today, the United States IN
cluded, the paramount idea has been growth
toward oneness uniformity. To be one nation
has always been the goal of effort; but the Idea
of the British commonwealth Of nations IS diff
ferent from anything that has ever existed be-
fore 1t does not seek the Standardization OF
it's parts, but the development Of Che principle
of self-government and the fuller, richer, more
varied life of all the nations comprised therein
The pan-Germanic imperallstic theory is
that the small state has no place IN the modern
world, and that its destiny is to form part OF
some lightly empire Appeal IS made to ms
tory to prove that small states can have only
an ephemeral existence and must finally be alb
sorbed as were the hundreds Of tiny free cities
and states in the Germany of today. But his
tory shows that the world empires equal
" impermanent and that great states were no
more enduring than small ones have been.
History shows that nationality is the perma-
nent thing, and since the eighteenth century
national Municipalities have been recognized
as never before. 1t begins to be evident that
under the new order of things taking shape
nations, however small, are to have liberty
and equality in the brotherhood Of nations
analogous to that which individual citizens Of
democracies have won, and that the tendency
Is to be away from world power or the DONNA
ton Of many states by one-which is the Ger
man idea-and towards world federation and
The voluntary association of Independent ma
tIonalities for common ends and the common
good -e
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08
TODAY,S BIT OF VERSE
THE FLAG SPEAKS.

THE FLAG SPEAKS.
Oh, you who seem too deaf to hear
The muttern gS around;
And you who lend lstless ear
To wisdom's warning sound;
Give heed, before 1t is too late,
To every patriots call
And keep the glory of your state
Triumphant over all!
Oh you who seem too dumb to speak,
Lest you should give offense;
And you who shrink from those who shrek
OF dangers past pretense;
Ehout back defiance, while you may
What if your foeman rage?
And for traditions yesterday
Preserve your heritage!
Oh you who seem too blind to see
Your country's parlous plight;
And you who prate of liberty
When unprepared to fight;
Lift up your eyes-for honor stand
Your hope is freedoms sod
Nor strike the flag above your land
To any prince but-God
Ralph NJ. Thompson
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08
cUMMINs BEGINS TO RING.
ioWa's Senator Now Convinced That
Our War is Righteous One.

ioWa'S Senator NOW convinced ! nat
Our War is Righteous One.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Senator
CEmmins has been spending few
weeks in Iowa, among the people and
the results are SO manifest that we
wish that other United States sena.
tors could return to the people and
talk things over with them. They
will find, as Senator Cummins has
found that the people are in earnest
and that they are alive with patriot
ism and that being in the quarrel
they want our government to go
through with it in such manner
that our men at the front shall not
be sacrificed for lack of support.
Now that we have 100000, or more,
men at the 'front.' those who are
hampering the sending of other
troops and all supplies are not only
traitors to their country, but they
are wilful hurderers of their fellow
American citizens who have volun-
teered to go to the battle front
to defend what this nation stands
for.
While Pershing is calling come
over and help u.s. every man, wheth-
er in a peace confiab on the prairies
or in a tall1fest in the United States
congress who delays, obstructs, dis
courages, hampers the processes of
this war must be branded as wilful
murderer of the men in the uniforms
of their country-and they should be
so branded.
Our men arc at the front and the
only way in which we can save their
lives, or lessen the casualties is to
send them proper supports of men
and materials and by keeping alive
in the country the spirit of patriot
ism with nothing to dishearten or
discourage them.
We want to commend Senator
Cummins that he has come to a reali-
zation of these things, as we have
before condemned him when he did
not seem to realize how much we are
in earnest here at home-in the
homes from which the boys have
gone to the front The senator con-
fesses he was at one time reluctant
but that time is past. He is now
convinced that our war Is righteous
and just and that it was inevitable
and we mus go through with it. He
predicted that no power on earth can
WILLIS tdDG tItt <ilIltI ICdu SOIuIbT Wnen
"he is properly equipped, trained and
supported" and he begged his hear.
ers to stand behind the government
in these undertakings.
I'VE must be tolerant" he said
Mistakes will occur. Blunders will
be made. But look upon them with
a lenient eye and merciful judgment,
as the men in power are doing their
best. The United States has under.
taken the stupendous task of trans.
porting 100000 men across the sea,
invested with malignant submarines I
We have undertaken to supply the
allies W tn food. If we succeed we
will have accomplished something
which the dTeamers of the earth had
never hoped humanity could obtain"
War is now the chief business of
the United States" he said. Let us
do our part. Many fathers and
mothers are giving more precious
gifts to the country than money, and
the rest of us should not complain"
OF all this we are glad Here in
Iowa we have felt in the past that
we have not been adequately repre-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08
The Brutal Truth

Clay County Sun: A community will
sit around and see girl going to hell
and get lot of fun out of her esca.
pades. When the girl is no longer 60
but has finished her journey that same
community will throw up its Car. stian
70 hands and murmur, ooh, isn't it
just too bad?" You bet 1t Is 10, bad,
too bad to be stood for in community
that holds istelf up as Christian. Some
day a lot OF church members will be
shoveled into the land of horned gen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08

It is far from clear that the Germans in their
capture Of Riga, Russa's big Baltic port, have
secured any advantage worth the effort. Riga
has been spoken of as the door to Petrograd.
But the capital is about three hundred miles
away across a swampy land, and the cities are
related geographically somewhat as are Bos-
ton and Washington It is not believed that
there is enough open weather left this year to
enable the Germans to push on to Petrograd;
land if the Russians were forced to transfer the
seat of government to their ancient religious
capital Moscow, it might be desirable thing.
It would make the invaders and the traitors
who are cooperating with them odious and
might easily have effect to unity the Russian
people.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08
IOWA pREss COMMENT.

Sioux City journal: ana aitei ny
respectable disappointment incioen,
| to their separation from personal
friends in their old companies, the
boys of the Iowa guard Will nave the
pleasure of finding out that all Amer,
lean soldiers are good soldiers, anu
that all good soldiers are first rate
pals.
Davenport Times: 1t is quite like
" that some time this winter or next
s2ring congress will give some
thought TO a revision of the draft
law. If the war plainly is to con-
tinue for another year or two, 1t will
be found as more men are summoned
to the colors under the present law
that men will he called who have
passed beyond the age % thirty-one,
which was to be the older liu:tt fixed
ii the law. and that no pr >visicn mas
been made for subjecting to the draft
those young men who were not TWEEN
ty-one in June but who have since at
tanned that age.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
1t is not certain that the Rev. Lyl
G. J. Kelly will be the only crazy
man connected with the uial in Red
Oak
Cedar Rapids Republican: ST.
Thomas Upton thinks America
should speed up" Sir Thomas has
recollections of sundry yacht races
in which he observed the speeding
tendencies OF the Yankees.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: BY and by
the American people are going TO
discover that grain can be grown IN
this country, can ge marketed and
consumed here, giving fair price to
the producer and reasonable figures
to the consumer, without encouraging
or permitting gambling in grain. 1t
seems as IL Mr.. Hoover were going
TO develop into great national
school teacher.
Des Moines Register: LaFollette
was known as Fighting Bob when
he went to the United States senate,
but he's lost his tit.a recently
Boone News Republican: There is
one trust which is willing to forego
the law of supply and demand as she
! is worked. The beef trust has asked
Food Controller Hoover to establish
government prices on its wares. 1t
was remarkable proceeding, this
RESOLUTION Of the Chicago packers
which called for government control
of the industry.
Davenport Democrat: AS the pres
ident said in April, and as he reiter-
ates so splendidly now, the wrongs
against which America has arrayed
itself are such as cut to the very
roots of human life The right OF
1 democracy to grow and bear fruit
yes, even its very right of existence
is involved in the present struggle
and can only be maintained by the
defeat of the autocracies that have
sought to destroy it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08

tiemen with forked tails and on asking
why VIII be told mo because of the
thlngs you have done. but because of
the things you have suffered to be
DONE"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08

scented in Washington-our men in
congress have not made ringing
speeches on the floor of congress,
but have appeared as quibblers, as
fault finders and in the beginning as
almost wilful opponents ~ what is
now beginning to appear as part of
the inevitable. We hope that our
senior senator will go back 10 Wash
ington to talk as we ners d. ho.rc
feel.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08
The Sick Man Moves

Webster City Freeman-Tribune: 1t is
something OF problem just at present
TO locate the sick man of Europe.
he used to be in Constantinople. bu;
lnere Is now deepseated suspicion
abroad that he Is in Berlin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08

Doubtless more than one businessman some
day hopes to get bunch Of mail with the
words penciled on it: Clipped into out of curl
osity," or even Read your old MALL there s
nothing in it that interests me-" The familiar
"Opened by mistake'' is getting a bit trite.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08

Ex-Czar Nicholas is now living on the sec
ond floor of an apartment house in a Siberian
town. 1t would serve him right if there was a
young woman on the ground floor who put in
two hours Of an evening playing American rag
time selections.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-08

1t is as expedient that wicked man be
punished as that a sick man be cured by a
physician; for all chastisement is KIND OF
medicine-Plato.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.

The emancipation celebration which
was held at Huber's garden was a
grand affair. 1t was a lovely day for
the celebration and large number at
tended afternoon and evening. A good
old fashioned dinner was served at
noon and every one that had dinner
certainly enjoyed it and said they had
IL thew could eat A number from
Iowa City, Galesburg and Muscatine
we're here to help celebrate the day.
Mrs. E. Pennington, who has been
very sick, is very much better at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Officer and family
have moved to South Rock Island.
Mr.. James Balm is the house guest
of Mrs. M. Pearson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Houston have relatives
visiting here from Iowa City.
Mrs. F. Grooms and Mr.. Robert Pat
terson of Muscatine were the house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walkup.
MIR. R. Bassett is here visiting his
folks.
Edgar Bowens, Lee Holly and Clar-
encc Brit, soldiers, were in the city.
Miss F. Pearson had company Sun
day evening to play cards. Mr.. Earl
Bassett and James Balm were the win
ners.
Mr.. Samuel Hall and his cousin
from Washington, Iowa, were visiting
in the city.
Mr.. S. Hall is going to make Moline
his home for while.
Mrs. Walkup had few to play
cards Saturday evening.
Mrs. A. Moore and her family de-
parted from the city Wednesday even
ing. They are going to make Esther
vile their home for the future.
The skating rink is going to open
some time next month, so better get
in practice.
Miss B. Edmunds had company on
Thursday evening in to play cards.
Miss G. Stoner has started to work
by the week again.
Friday noon a large number of
white men that were drafted left the
city for training camp. Our colored
boys who were drafted were left be-
md, which know they were not
sorry.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter were to call
on Mr.. and Mrs. Powers.
Mr.. Bradley had for dinner Sunday
afternoon Mrs. F. Grooms, Robert
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-28
EDITORIALS
RECRUITS LEAVE FOR NEWPORT
NEWS, VA.

Indeed the Negroes of Des Moines
are certainly doing their bit' for our
country in giving up several of her
most promising young men to the SER
vice of their country. Below we are
printing the names of the young men
of this city who have gone to New
port News, Va, where they will un-
dergo strenuous training for sixteen
weeks, after which they will leave for
France.
1t might be stated that all Of the
young men are attached to the quar-
termaster's corps and many will be
promoted to non-commissioned Off
GERS.
Of the first six names given, three
have gone as clerks, one as checker,
one as auto driver and two as auto me-
chanics.
The young men are Norman Blag-
burn, F. Kincheloe, Reedell Gibson,
VIM Hampton, Willie Woods, Ira Al
len, Ralph Frederick, Jesse H. Brunk-
ley, John E. Davis, Logan Calvin,
Archie L. Divers, George L. johnson,
Robert j. White and Edward Ewing.