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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

In recent article it was recOm- mended that women who wish to sew for the Red Cross should choose one or two kinds of garments and confine themselves to making them, rather than try to make many different gar ments. Often women who are willing to give time to sewing or knitting can not afford to buy all the materials they need. In this case they can arrange to do the work for other women who are willing to buy materials but haven't time for the work. In some places the Red Cross chapters furnish the goods and give out work to vo1un- teers who make up needed garments
 Patterns for garments are all issued in two sizes, medium and large. Ac- cording to Red Cross instructions, two medium-sized garments should be made to every one of large size, for American hospitals and no large sizes for French hospitals. The patterns are issued according to the requirements of the Red Cross by all the standard pattern companies.
 Inventory.
 Each box of garments should con- tain, inside the waterproof wrapping, typewritten inventory of its con- tents following the name and address of the shipper.
 Shipping and Packing.
 According to a bulletin issued by the woman's bureau of the American Red Cross boxes containing garments and hospital supplies should not exceed 5 by ? by feet in size. "They should be made of five-eighths inch tongue and grooved boards, strongly joined at
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
STATE BAPTlsTs PLAN
 AID FOR TWO COLLEGES
Executive Board of Convention Au- thorizes Campaign t0 Raise $5OO,-
 NQl in Five YnArs

Executive Board Of Convention Au- ! th0rizes Campaixn t0 Raise $50O,-
 900 in Five Yeslrs.
 Little Rock, Dec 22.-The executive board of the Arkansas Baptist state convention held very important meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week at the Second Baptist church, Little Rock. This meeting was for the purpose of making plans for the new years work, including the employing of all general mission aries, the making of appropriations for all the different lines of state mis- sion work, and the directing of the special campaign for the Baptist in- terdenominational schools.
 Dr. J. c. Rogers, general secretary, and Dr. J. s. Compere, assistant sec missionaries were elected for the diff frent sections of the state. Mir. J. E. Moseley, of Shreveport, La, was elect ed Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. sec retary.
 A special educational campaign in the interest of Ouachita and Central colleges was inaugurated to raise $5O0,O00 in five years. An educational secretary will be employed to direct this campaign and the months of Jan uary and February of each year will be set apart as a special time when every association and all the churches in the associations will be called upon to make an offering for Christian ed ucatiOn.
 The reports from the mountain tain schools at Mountain View anu Maynard, were very encouraging. The board made an appropriation for both of these schools.
 The splendid showing made during the past year was a great incentive to undertake greater work for the next year. There was more than fifty members of the board present. Dr. Joseph Boone, pastor of the Beech street church, is member of this board, representing this section of the state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

the corners, and should be lined with heavy waterproof paper, which must extend over the top of the contents after the box is filled.
 When possible each box should be filled with only one kind of garments or supplies.
 Marking of Boxes.
 Boxes should be marked on top American Red Cross Division Supply Depot" with the address to which the box is to be sent. The name and ad- dress of shipper, the serial number of the box, and statement (stenciled on the wood) of the contents of the box should be given. A red cross AZ inches high and wide, should be painted on each end of the box.
 Express companies will accept gifts to the Red Cross, for shipment at two- thirds their regular rate, when prepaid and addressed as above.
 Chapters should ship to their divis- ion supply depot in one of the follow ing cities:
 Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle, New York, New Orleans, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Denver, Wash ington, Cleveland San Francisco.
 An invoice or notice of shipment, giving the serial number of the box, or boxes, sent anT ''7niicate copies of their inventories be mailed by all shippers to q ter or division supply depot to ne shipment is being forwarded.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
Saving the Eyes

The eyes were made te uso ,,,.,
 q doubt. So were the h,nds ",','oR ana all can be abused and hsesa'. ,,,.. sources of pain forever. 4 lIfot,m. rso''s ]. 3''st 'rd'nary vision, just seeing ,,l r,.. 7. goes o:a about us, is about al, ". ",:e ~ expect from q pair of normal " " ssa Added strain like fine sewing ',s' t., much reading and poor hsht v.il, il " ~. mem uo so much sooner. Wave.ea,. CTS pave to sacrifice many iAlpp. i, i,. cluding eyes, but for absaluto ',' r.a. 1 Of vision there is no excuse, '
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
TONIGHT WILL BE
 "I,IGHTLESS" NIGHT

The first "lightless night" in the history of Pine Bluff will be tonight. This does not mean that all the homes will be without electric lights, but that the white way lights and electric signs will be dark, as an observance of the order recently issued by the federal fuel administration.
 Superintendent Minor Q. Woodward of the Pine Bluff company announced yesterday that from now on Sun
 day and Thursday nights will be ob-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
Heioht of Clouds.

Thunderstorm clouds are very vari- able in height-from 500 to 2,O00 feet. The clouds in thunderstorms may be very deep-from two to five miles and more-hence the appearance as to dis tance is very deceptive. Cumulus clouds are intermediate, and generally occupy a position from 2,0O0 to 5000 feet above the earth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

served in this city as "lightless nights" and on these nights all of the
 electric signs and white way lights, except the corner lights, will be dark. The street lights throughout the city. will continue to burn and lights in pri- yates homes and business houses will not be affected. The federal fuel ad- ministration has established this meas ure as a means of saving fuel.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
C. LEACH TRANSFERRED.

F. B. Leach, manager of the store of the Arkansas Short Leaf Lumber company, has received a letter from hin son, George Leach, stating that he had bee ntransferred to Fortress Mon- roe, Va. for target practice. Young Leach has been stationed at Fort Hunt in the artillery service. Thomas Leach, another son, is a lieutenant in the infantry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

The Burglars Visit.
 "Don't shoot, dear. He's taken noth- ing but the wedding presents we didn't want anyway."-Puck.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24
OUR TARNISHED ALLY

We suppose that all our allies should look alike to us, as all coonS did in the vaudeville melody but up to 3:59 this afternoon we have been unable to key up our song ot affection for the RanianS to the same pitch we use m chanting the praises of our brothers in arms
 "Ben' Tanks, thataway and not a'customed to loSn no bets none whatever as Ali Lewis old catteman would say we ourselves can stand for quite bargain drv- ng but we find it impossible to initiate, and difficult to condone the fixing of principles on the sole basis ot sup posed material advantage; a perverted moral status which promises if it does not insure, an alternative flop should the market change.
 It may indeed not be unmiXed evil that the Ru- manians are out of the running empOrariy for there IS much circsantia evidence that they bunked the Ger mans and while they deny it. the wise old law sharps have saving that witnesses sometimes lie but circumstances never do and if they betrayed the Germans they cannot object if we remember the maxim of the old Romans, whose direct descendants they claim to be- that those who are false in one thing will prove false i'll all.
 From which person of keen dScernment might suS- Dect there are limits to our admiration for government friend or enemy whose principles have been an object o barter and sale Howbe now that the American people are aaved in arms on the side of international right and justice Rumania will be true to her present ales-any change of faith induced by market change would seal her fate fact quite fully known to her HohenzoIern prnce
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24
KEEP REMEMBERING

It is passing strange that some people do not event- ally realize their limitations and after the spurious vent o spleen and bile do not come out of and acknowledge the corn.
 There seems to be well concentrated action of the coast towns to continually hammer Anchorage the me ropos Never do they allow an opportunity to pass and metros Never do they allow an opportunity to pass and frequently draw upon their imagination and talSlty ther statements Like the drowning and the straw they grasp at anything- Anchorage Tmes)
 This piteous cry of distress engages our sympathles and provokes our protest against such nseemy behavior towards the unfortunate Anchorage has done nothing, absolutely nothing to the envy of real town but much to solicit the compassion of more fortunate com munities.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24
In the matter of the estate of ANNA
 MIMIC, deceased.

Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned% administrator of the estate of ANNA MIMIC, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit such claims, with the neces- sary vouchers, within six months af- ter the first publication of this notice to the said administrator, at the of flee of the undersigned in the Bank of Seward building, Seward, Alaska.
 LEON c. BOOKER, Administrator of the estate of Anna Nimmo, deceased.
 Dated and first published on this 18th day of April, 1917.
 Apr. 1S-25-May 2-9.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24
No. 31

No. 31 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADNIINISTRATRIX WITH WILL ANNEXED, and NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24
prove to the size of the glacier bear he killed by point
 ing out the bend on TUrnagaiu Arm where the animal first seen.
MONTENEGRIN IS HELD AS SUSPECT
 IN BOMB PLOTS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April r. Pete Costello, said to be Montene- grin, was arrested yesterday wher officers obtained q letter he is alleged to have sent to an Eastern manufac- turing company regarding the pur- chase of bombs.
 Federal officers are Investigating a report that Costello was involved in a plot to destroy the VandaHa bridge at Logansport, Ind, it is said. Search of Costello's home is said to have re vealed high explosives.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
 THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24
ANNIE CHRISTIANSEN,

ANNIE CHRISTIANSEN, with the will annexed of the Estate of Adam Bloch, De- ceased.
 L. L. JAMES, Jr., Attorney for said Administratrix. April 21-28-May 5-12. Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24
A YELLED HINT

Some local citizens who skinned by a recent promotion stunt which plain case of stealing, are said to have expressed the wish that ingenious native named Dave Black should be arrested and punished for doing the white men, Maybe Dave thinks that because the white men have taken in the native often, turn about is fair play He will be likely to discover that this is not sO
 "We don't want these Walngford get-rch-quick- schemes to become popular in this community and it ought to be easy discover the identity of the perpera tor in the present case should be ferreted out and made an example Of"-(NOme Nugget)
 Plainly, this is case requiring the detective in- genuity of Sherlock Holmes.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24

Alaskan towns are now coming to the front in fine shape with preparations for the Amongst the towns which have begun organization Juneau Fairbanks, Ketchikan, Wrange, Seward and Anchorage. Nome will soon be heard from but Nome could hardly be expected to be too nasty in such matters while such event as the AAlaska Sweepstakes is proceeding Valdez has been taken up with that aabsorbng Kanitz trial and so was Cordova But we shall hear from them of these days -(Jneau Dispatch)
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24
NOTICE To CREDITORS

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR RENAL PRECINCT, THIRD DIVI- SION OF THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, BEFORE THE HON. FRANK ENNIS, U. S. CoMMIS- SIoNER AND EX-OFFICIO PRO- BATE JUDGE.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24

Our theoSOphcal friends down at Krotona claim to have perfected thought photOgraphy explaining that to take picture of thought all that is necessary is to re- cord the mental process by of eherc waves on
 sensitive negative In proof of this number of plates with black spots on them are exhibited Which recalls
 by the way that good old crony Sam Cappers used to
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24

The Scandinavian Lutheran Ladies Aid of Seward, will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. c. Ped ersen. Members and friends are cor dially invited to the meeting. 4-2d-2t
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24

A number of residents at Chatani- ka recently presented the school at that place with fine Victrola and an excellent selection of records.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24
THIRD DIVISION, KENAI PREC. CINCT.
ONCT.
In the matter of the estate of
 ADAM BLOCH, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned that she has been appoint ed administratrix with the will an nexed of the estate of Adam Bloch, deceased
 All persons having claims against the said deceased are hereby notified to exhibit and present such claims, with the necessary vouchers, within six (6) months from the date of this notice, and the first publication there of, to the undersigned, ANNIE CHRISTIANSEN, said adminiStra- trix, at the office of l.. L. James, Jr, in the town of Seward, Territory of Alaska, which said office the under signed selects as her place of business in all matters connected with said estate of ADAM BLOCH, deceased.
 Dated: Seward, Alaska, April 19, 1917.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-24
Long distance telephone booth at The Branch.

Waterfll and Frazier whiskey at the Branch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Dolly Hears Mrs. Cqu Dger Very Pointed Curtain Lectures
(MRS. CAUDLE EXPRESSES HERSELF ON BEING

you, like an old fool, said glibly: Every body'd be dee-lightedr I could have slapped you right then and therel And again, when the little blonde fluffy thing was my partner and we were just about to clean up the whole thing, the little goose let go her king, the only re-entry card she had to her name, and we could never get in again and every spade in the deck was good after the queen fell. If that wasn't enough to make a saint swear, I don't know what was!
 What's that you say? She held hand that looked like a foot and what could the poor girl do? Mir Caudle, really, sir, your impudence and your nerve are beyond me. The very idea of you talk ing sides against your wife, and espe- cially the kind of wife I've been to you, sir, for a little fast rattletrap brainless, nonsensical, foolish blonde like that Tat tletale girl. Why, the next thing I may expect is your taking the streets and singing her praises to high heaven! Do you remember, sir, when we had a mag nificent chance for that second rubber the other night and that little idiot dis tracted your attention and made us lose it by saying, I just can't keep my mind off a chocolate ice cream soda these hot nights If you could have gotten the odd out of 1t after that you would have deserved a place in the cab inet; but of course you had to bow and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

scrape like a dancing master, and say you'd be charmed to buy her one on the way home and right here l want to say, MT. Caudle, that for the last time you have taken that little thing home after a bridge game. That's exactly what you had her at my house for, You knew she didn't know how to play cards. but it was a good chance for you to have a chat with her on the way home, you old schemer.
 "Oh no, Mr. Caudle, you have never fooled me for a minute; I knew your little scheme all the time, but I wanted to be certain that I was correct. I gave that girl one chance to show whether she knew how to play bridge or not, and she certainly proved that she did not. and never again shall she come in my house to ruin a perfectly good evening at cards for me. And poor Mrs Gott- FOX! How she did suffer Think of me being fool enough to invite that expert bridge player here to play with that lit tie old rattletrap. And such a looking creature, too, as that little Tattetale thing is. Her face all painted up, her hair blondined her nails badly kept, and her petticoat too long. If there's anything that makes me sick 1t is to see a slushy, sloppy, looking petticoat hang ing down below woman's dress What are those four things that had Solomon stumped: The way of the serpent on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

course; she's a perfect shark; that's what she is. I knew 1t the minute laid eyes on her. I would have led trumps right out in that last rubber and won the game. but wanted to get in the dummy first and lead a dia- mond to myself. When she whacked that little old deuce of trumps on my spade I could have died and then when she said in that silly way of hers, Thank heaven, I got my one little trump inp I wanted to shoot her. I simply loathe people who gloat over things, and then to cap the climax she had to announce that it should have been slam and then before I knew what I was doing I Just burst right into tears. I would rather have died than cry before that little minx, but Mir. Caudle, you aggravated me to it; you treated me so unkindly and. and what's that? You thought I said that it was the girls fault? Well-on -dear-I don't think a nervous wom- an ought to play bridge outside the family circle and I never shall again, so don't you dare to suggest bringing that Tattletale creature into my house."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Intellectuals of Sweat Shop

M. E. Ravage In Harper's Magazine
 For me the sweatshop was the cradle of liberty Il was more; it was my first university. was not long there before IT discovered that there were better things I could do with my free even ings than to frequent the cozy hang outs of my fellow countrymen When overheard a dispute between the young buttonhole-maker and the ca daverous, curly-haired closer, on the respective merits of the stories Of Tchekhov and Maupassant; and when. another day, the little, black eyed Russian Jewess who was receiving 2 cents per dozen shirts as a finisher boldly asserted that evolution pointed the day to anarchism and not to so- cialism, and cited the fact that Spencer himself was an anarchist, my eyos were opened and I felt ashamed of my ignorance. had not realized that this grimy, toil-worn. airless Ghetto had soul and mind under its shabb exterior It knew everything and talked about everything Nothing in the realm of thought was too big or too heavy for this intelligence of the slums.
 I began to listhen attentively in the hope that I might get some hint as to where my fellow workers got all their knowledge. I discovered that nearly all of them brought books with them to work--Yiddish, Russian, Ger man and even English books. During the lunch hour. or while waiting for my next bundle of shirts, I would stealthily glance at title or open a volume and snatch word of two. I was too timd to inquire openly. Once girl caught me by the wardrobe ex- amining her book, and asked me whether I liked books and whether I went to the lectures I became con- fused and murmured a negative. You know" she said. "Gorky Is going to speak tonight" and held out a news paper to show me the announce ment
 So they were going to lectures. I began to buy newspapers and watch for the notices. I took to reading books and attending meetings and theatres There were scores of lec- lures every week, I found, and I went to as many as I could. One night 1t was Darwin and the next it might h. the principles of air pressure q
 Saturday night there were s two meetings so arranged tnat both could be attended by the same au- dience. I remember going once to meeting at Cooper Union to protest against the use of the militia in breaking strike somewhere in the west, and then retiring with crowd of others to the anarchist reading room on Eldridge street to hear an informal discussion on Hamlet versus Don Quixote." It did not matter to us what the subject was. There was Yeculiar intoxicating joy in just sit-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

the rock, the ship upon the sea, the
 eagle in the air, and the way of man
 with a maid? We'll I've got fifth for
 him: Why is it that some women never have a white petticoat of suitable length for the frock they put on? Answer that and you're a good one!
 But as I was about to say, Mir Caudle, think of poor Mrs. GottroX when she had that little sim pleton for a partner when she began humming, didn't want to do it, didn't want to do itr Now, what did she mean by that any way? I believe it Is something between you and her some song that means something to you two. Whats that? You made me love you and I didn't want to do it. So that's the name of the ditty she was humming, is it? An, ha! I knew it, sir knew it. Well, any way, poor Mrs. GottroX looked at that girl like she'd like to murder her when she played a club there at the last. She flashed her eyes at the little Tat tletale thing and asked her why shc didn't lead it to her as she'd echoed and the little thing said smirkingiy, Oh, did you? I didn't see it. Just as if nothing had happened since the flood!
 T could have even stood that, Mr. Caudle. if the little conceited hussy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Biggest of the Big Guns

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 It is not easy to understand what the power of a gun really is-its penetrating and destructive power. What we call a l5-inch gun-which means one whose mug gle or hollow part is 15 inches in diame- ter-will hurl shell right through a plate or wall of the hardest steel F inches thick seven miles from them uz- gle. The power of the very largest land guns ever made-the German howitzers or l6.5-inch guns-is such that one of their missiles cracks open steel and con- crete fort as if it were nut.
 There are two classes of guns-naval guns and army or land guns. Because they can be manipulated more easily than those of a ship, land guns are the heavier. From eight to 10 miles is the greatest distance that gunner can cov- CT successfully at sea. The largest naval gun Is the 15-inch English gun on the famous superdreadnought, and the larg- est land gun is the German howitzer.