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The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-17
BY KIN HUBBARD

we're lynn t. git away from a stupid
an Indifferent clerk. If theirs anything
worse than a lazy preoccupied clerk
it's tn fresh persistent clerk who knows
your wants better than yourself-th'
positive, Overzealous clerk who de-
stroys whatever inclination t. buy we
may have had when he started t. wait
on us.
People are all alike. when it comes
t. payin' out money. They like t. feel
that ther patronage Is appreciated an
that some effort has been made t.
please them. Poor people, who make
up tn great army O. cash customers
an without whose trade 1t would be
impossible t. conduct any kind o. busi-
ness, are especially responsive t. kind
ness an consideration when they dole
out ther scanty earnin's, and they're
entitled t. all tn smiles an accommo-
dations that are, so cheerfully extend
ed t. tn impatient an critical customer
who happens t. have a charge ac-
count.
We don't mean by all o. this that
a clerk should gush an fall all over us
that he or she should show us what
they wear an ask after tn children
an tell us how swell we look in any
thing an do everything but give us
little kiss when we buy somethin'.
All that any one kin reasonably ask
Of a clerk is that they have some
knowledge O. ther business an will
inness t. wait on us, interspersed with
dash O. good nature an politeness.
Outside of a few public service mo-
nopolies an tn pustoffice tn day O.
tn cold blooded business transaction
is passed. Tday tn smilin' bird gifts
tn worm.
Copyright, Adams Newspaper Service.)
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-17
TOW that tn Christmas shoppin'
III season has begun in earnest tn
" most attractive holiday dis

N TOW that tn Christmas shoppin'
nj season has begun in earnest tn
most attractive holiday dis
play a retail merchant kin
make Is full line Of attentive, pleas
ant faced clerks. In these days o.
tight money, high prices an sharp
competition it is up to- tn merchant
t. see t. it that his clerks show tn
prospective customer ever courtesy an
attention if he expects t. git an hold
his patronage Theirs too many haugh-
ty princesses an serious faced
grouches behind tn counter these days
clerks who consider their jobs as
bein' only temporary-girlsw who expect
t. marry an young men who hope t.
drop in t somethin' better. AS a re-
suit it's gettin' t. be an ordeal in
stead of pleasure T. shop. A clerk
who feels above his position will not
warm up at tn sock counter, an tn
powdered doll who is countin' tn days
till June is rarely interested in her
customers. A feller feels like he wuz
buttin' in when he approaches a coun-
ter. Sometimes he has t. interrupt a
conversation like this: Honestly, kid,
he's only twenty-one an towers way
above me-" OF 'You wait on that ole
hen, Name, she makes me sick" Lots
@ folks don't like t. go in a store for
fear they'll disturb tn clerks, or buy
somethin' they don't want jest t. keep
from gettin' Their i'll will. 1t takes an
iron constitution t. withstand tn with
erin look clerk gives you when you
say, "I believe 1 will look around
little more an see if can't find some
thin that suits me better" How often
we stutter an pull ourselves t'gether
an say, "Jest lay it aside till I come
in agin." We wish t. buy but
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
TRANSFERS WANT
 40 PER CENT MORE ' :. !. AND WALK OUT
New Orleans Cotton Ex- change Committee Tries
 . To Settle Srike.

New Orleans, Sept. 1.-Efforts to bring about settlement of the strike of members of the Teamsters & Load CTS union, which went into effect this morning failed today, at conference of committee of the New Orleans Cotton exchange members and boss draymen. The teamsters demand a wage increase of more than 40 per cent. About 200 negroes are affected.
 It was announced tonight that the Dock and Cotton Council, with which practically all unions whose members are employed on the river front are affiliated, will hold a meeting Mon- day night to determine what action if any shall be taken by that body.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
OIL MAN OBJECTS
 ID CURTAILMfNT USE Of GASOLINE
Declares Supply Can Be Obtained From American
 Wells In Mexico.

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 1.-Oppos ing the proposed plan of Director Van B. Manning of the bureau of mines at Washington to curtail pleasure rid ing automobiles to conserve gasoline, E. L. Doheny, Los Angeles oil mag nate declared this to be unnecessary be gained from American owned oil fields in Mexico.
 Half of the gasoline used in the United States is for pleasure riding. Manning proposed that this be cut down to save sufficient gas for the army and navy and for this nations allies in the war. ~
 MT. Doheny, who is president. of the Mexican Petroleum company, said: -~
 American owners of oil wells in Mexico could land 500,00) to 1.000,- 900 barrels of oil every day in the year if,they were given the required encouragement to build pipe lines and assurances of safety. There is now a supply of S00,00O barrels per day in Mexico that no "'attmpt is made nor can be made to move because of the shortage of pipe lines to the coast and because the owners of the wells do not feel the degree of assuredness that will prompt them to build these pipe lines. Oil is there ill limitless quantities. 1t could be made avail able for the United States and for our allies. All that is needed to 6ring this about is governmental as surances and perhaps, in some in Stances, direct aid.
 "As for cutting off the average man, and many of them are men of very moderate means, from the moral And physical benefits of motoring, E would be the last to adYocate any such policy; if it were Case of ne eessity. that would be different"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02

through him by wire.
 Cattle being dipped at these spe- cial points must be held intact and kept under control, which means in a place agreeable with the state and federal authorities. This does not mean that they have to be held in a stock pen if they can be kept under control in other places.
 ''The big run of cattle are tick-free cattle. Men buying for the tick-free area should always buy the tick free cattle and not have to go to the extra expense and trouble of dipping. There is large run of tick infested cat tie on the Southern market so the men in the tick infested area of Ark ansas also have a good opportunity to stock up with these high grade cattle with above special provisions on dipping.
 "The thin and profitable cattle are on the market and you can get in touch with the herds still on pasture that will be offered for sale through S.. S. Jerdon, Room 217, Live Stock exchange building, Stock Yards, Fort Worth, Texas.
 "The opportunity We have desired has come unexpectedly in the best crop year we have seen in years. Do not let it pass by without thorough investigation and your share of the cattle"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
PEACE COUNCIL
 IS DISbANDED,
 BUT ORGANIZES
Executive Secretary Says Purpose Carried Out,
 Before Dismissal.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-The organizing committee of the Peoples Council o1 America for Democracy and Terms o1 Peace disbanded here tonight.
 Louis H. Lochner, executive secre- tary, issued a statement to that et, feet and stated that the delegates had accomplished their purposes.
 He issued the following formal statement:
 "We have formed a permanent or ganization, which was our purpose and we are satisfied. This was done before the police stopped the meeting in the West Side auditorium and we are now disbanded."
 What the meeting Accomplished be- fore the advent of the police was to a nominating committee. Ihls committee was to have power to act as an executive committee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
Purest Irish Blood.

The purest irish blood is not to ba found in Galway proper, for the town was long held by the English, and cen turies ago it did an immense trade with Spain that resulted in mixed mar riages, producing sundry heads Of black hair and black eyes. But, across the little river, by the bay, is fishers colony where the oldest Irish blood is still pure. This little group have mar 2ied strictly among themselves, and their stock is said to go back to 1risb natives who even antedated the Irish Celts. They are still recognizable as slightly different type going about the streets of Galway selling their fish, as they and their fathers before them have done for centuries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
Lens for Portraita

Anyone who intends to ds 4 portraiture will find it great h get some simple form of stand a for the purpose, and fit 1t with '1| the old-fashioned portrait lenses, ! can usually be picked up seconas very cheaply. A half-plate lensS]] be got for quarter-plate or a
 work, as thts allows one to De lN from She sitter, and so avoids sA1 of wlde-angle effects, besides e"'| tie plate better. In such as ought to get definition over lne
 plate as good as with frstfaa] astigmat, extreme rapldlty' an' very moderate cost.-E1cnanss
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
The Mighty Meneiik.

Menelik, the real author of Abyssin- lan independence, is the only native African monarch who ever defeated a European nation in arms, and the only one who was not bested by them in diplomacy. Italy tried to gain @ pro- tectorate over Abyssinia by having Menelik sign treaty which he could not read, the draft in his own language being differently worded. The result was war with the Italians, in which they were defeated. Until his death Menelik successfully kept order in his country, performed the difficult duty of handling European concessionaires without becoming ernbroiled with their governments, and kept his borders in- tact.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
FOUR ARE DEAD
 AS RESULT OF
 AUTO ACCIDENT

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. -Four men are reported to have been kill ed and another probably fatally in jured when their automobile, which bore an Oklahoma state license, crashed into a stone bridge near Ray town, seven miles south ot here, to- night
 The automobile bore Oklahoma state license Mo- 55,S55. A registra- tion card found on the body of one of the victims gave the name John Beckman, Lawton. Okla. None of the other men had been identified at a late hour tonight
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR ARKANSAS ID
 PRODUCE BEEF
Planters and Land Owners Are Urged To Buy Starv-
 ing Cattle In Texas.

1 In the effort to have Arkansas land | advantage of the opportunity created by the drouth in Texas, Louis Sawyer expert in beef cattle production, and C. w. Watson, state agent both of the federal department of agriculture, have addressed the following letter to all cattle growers, farmers, planters and landowners of Arkansas:
 "In a conference with S. s. Jerdon of Texas it was clearly brought out that most of the cattle in the drouth stricken area will ahve to be shipped out of that state to be fed during the fall and winter. It is the opportunity for the men of Arkansas to buy some high grade Shorthorn, Her eford. or Aberdeen-Angus cattle to consume the feed that is in the state and that will otherwise go to waste.
 . "High-grade cows, three to six years old are selling from S55 to $60; yearling heifers are selling from $35 to $40 and calves $2O to $30 The big run is female cattle although there arc many lots of steers that will have to be sold. Of course all of this stock is in thin condition, but all of it when properly fed is type that will top the market or in other words it is the profitable kind of cattle we want throughout the state.
 "A few of the Texas cattlemen de sire to lease land, so we are asking for further information that we may have that land stocked where the owners do not care to buy the cattle themselves. The big profit will be to the men who own the cattle and we prefer that it is the Arkansas men wherever he can stock his place him self
 Y Special provision has been made for cattle coming into tick infested area as follows:i I:. k ! Cattle originating in the tick in fested area of Texas are to be dip ped the first time at Fort Worth. The state and federal authorities of Ark ansas have agreed under the existing emergency, for sixty days to super wise the final dipping of tick infested cattle at certain points in the guar antine area of Arkansas other than Argenta. For particulars in this con nection, purchasers should communl- cate with pr. A. E. Wright of the bu- reau of animal industry, Little ROCK, Ark. as release can only be secured
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
Proverbial WIsdon,,

All countries have sayings dealing with marriage. mostly taking rather a cynical view. The Italians seem to take fatalistic attitude, for they say, "1n buying horses and in taking a wife, shut your eyes and commend yourself to God" A wholesome piece of advice Is contained in the Hindu saying, "Women are wise offhand and fools on reflection-so take your wife's first advice and not her second" The Irish saying is very comforting. "A mans best fortune Is his wife,"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
NEGRO IS ARRESTED.

Richard Brown, negro, was arrest cd by Police Officer A. c. Mayberry, who has been looking for him the last six weeks. He had three watches on his person, and these time pieces are said to have been stolen.
 <, Richard had been boarding on East Tenth avenue, but left and went to Gould. He returned few days ago, and the officer caught him yester-' day at Fourth avenue and State streets.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
SERVE WHALE MEAT.

Aberdeen, Wash, Sept. 1.-W1th It's new cold storage plant completed, the
 Bay City whaling station is. now III a position to send whale meat to the people of the Atlantic coast. Every whale produces approximate
 ly seven tons of pure meat, ill which there is neither bone nor Sristle, or lan amount of meat equal to that gam ed from 35 steers.
 ( Orders for many tons of whale meat ] for use in hotels and meat markets least of Chicago have been recelvea
 here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
Hankow FIourishinq City.

Hankow is in the heart of China, 600 miles from the ocean, with which the Yangtze river is the only practlc- able communication. It is a flourish ing city with many modern conven- fences, and with trade passing through the maritime customs of $113,- 940,933 in 1915, exclusive of treasure and coins, whicE amounted to $20,957,- 999. Its foreign trade equaled that of the port of Baltimore in 1914.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
ALICE RUSS SUFFERS
 FRACTURE LEFT ARM

Alice Russ. 10-year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. J, T. Russ, suffered a fracture of one of the bones of her left arm yesterday afternoon, about o'clock, when she fell from the porch at her home.
 :. The bone. was broken just above the elbow, but it was set by Dr. J. L. Nc Gehee and Dr. J. F. Gill, and last night the lassie was reported as doing nicely. !"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
Monkeys' Playful Antles

The merry antics of monkey many and diverting. Humbol@ acquainted with a monkey ID which took delight in riding
 Every morning the creature ' one, leaped astride his back anu E ing there with great frmne~' 'ea all of riding. Another mopAs'' mesticated by a missionary us ,, put the family cat, strong s"' ured animal. to the sane usa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
Found in All Parts.

The nightshade family, Solanaceae, Is species, distributed over all parts of the earth and of first rank among plants in Its value to man. The panic grasses, or genus panicum, are by far the most numerous, having 800 to 400 species.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
Broken Ties Hard to RepIaoo.

A chord, stronger or weaker. tA snapped asunder in every parting, and times busy fingers are not practiced in replacing broken ties. Meet again you may, will 1t be in the same way with the same sympathies? with the same sentiments? Will the souls, hun rylng on in diverse paths, unite once more, as if the interval had been . dream? Rarely, rarely !--Bulwer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
WILL PREACH TO
 MOTOR TRUCK co.

Dr. J. I. Norris, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will preach a special sermon this morning. at Il o'clock, for the Pine Bluff Motor Truck company, the members of the company attending in body. His subject will be "A Strong Man Armed" A most cordial invitation is extended to everybody to attend.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
CAR LIVES IN OLD HOUSE.

Petrograd, Sept. j.-Nicholas Ro manoff, the former emperor of Rus sia. and his family, are now living in 14-room apartment on the sec. ond floor of a large old-fashioned house at Tobolsk. Siberia, according to reports just reaching Petrograd The house is without garden and the only way of getting fresh air is from small balcony.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
Carmen Resume Work.

Meridian. Miss, Sept. 1.-Motor- men of the Meridian Light & Railway company who went on strike at noon tody returned to work when their de- mands for an increase of 3 cents an hour or from P to 25 cents, were granted by the railways company. Street car service was resumed at once. n,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
ITALIAN POET WOUNDED.

Paris Sept 1.-Gabriele Annuh zio, the Italian poet, took prominent mart in the recent Italian air raid over inc enemy lines above Pola and was c1ioht1v wounded, according to Havas dispatch from Milan. ,,
 The poets machine, when ne cans the lace of spades,' was pierced os .I17 bullets.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-02
When the Case Is uroent.

Arbitration is usually most needed when somebody declares that there is nothing to arbitrate. = Washington Star.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-27
SALTS F|lINE|.FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
We Eat Too Much Meat, Which
Clogs Kidneys, Then Back
Hurts and Kidneys
Bother You

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog
ged and need a flushing occasionally,
else we have bachache and dull mis-
cry in the kidney region, severe head
aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver,
acid stomach, sleeplessness and all
sorts Of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces Of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take tablespoonful In a glass of
water before breakfast for few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. It also neu-
tralizes the acids in the urine so 1t no
longer irritates, thus ending bladder
disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which everybody should
take now and then. to keep their kid
neys clean, thus avoiding serious COM
plications.
A welLknown local druggist says lie
sells lots of lad Salts to folks who
believe in overcoming kidney trouble
while 1t is only trouble. ADV.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-27
ABATEMENT LAW CAN BE
MADE EFFECTIVE HERE

That the abatement bill for the con-
troll of vice, II passed. by the legisla-
ture, will work well in. Hawaii is the
opinion of S. C. Huber. United States
district attorney, who is familiar with
a similar law which is now in effect
in Iowa. <..@>.& ...-e
Huber says that owing to the mixed
population here the situation is some
what complex, but believes it can be
put into effect -.
. The bill calls for the closing for
one year of any house. hotel or board
ing house used for commercial vice
and If Feopened the owner is subject
to fine ...- T..
District Attorney Huber is expected
to explain the workings of the pro-
posed law in some detail at the mass
meeting which is to be held at the
Onera House Sunday evening and at
which vice conditions here and meth
DDS of suppressing vice are to be con-
fideTed, ..,....... h.. ...-.-.,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-27
CD. IS
PLANNING Other
BIG EXPANSIONS

At the annual meeting o. tie Ha.
waiian Electric Company, Ltl-
/ which was held this mo-n.n:
r. E. Blake, the general manager, pre-
scented his report, showing a prosper
| Gus year for the company. The total
revenue of the corporation from all
the departments OF its bushes,
amounted to 1869 $50 s.. While the ex.
penditures, including depreciation, to-
tailed $7lS,90467. leaving net operat.
ing profit Of $250,6649s. After pay.
inE a dividend of u per cent for the
year balance of Sl30.S64.9S was car
ried to the credit Of profit and loss
account '.-:. II. ...-...
Grows Much in Year a.
foho ing its .oIicy of making
voluntary reductions In its rate, tie
company on July l., 1916, reduced the
maximum rate for light and power
from 10 cents to cents per kilowatt.
That the public appreciates this
broad-minded treatment is fully evi
denced by the continued growth of
the company's business. During the
year just closed the gain in con.
sumers has been l445, the company at
December 81, 1916, having total Oh
S4i6 consumers on its books. The
total number of lightsrrconnected to
its system at the same period was
l03, 53S, an increase for the year OF
$500 lights, while the total connected
horsepower motor load rose from 1927
H. P. to 5716 II. P. - ......
The company's ice, cold storage and
merchandise departments all showed
substantial increases for the year.
Lsree improvements Made
During 1916 a total of $126,S11 %
was expended on PERMANENT improve
ments. new Sue II. p. boiler has
been ordered and will be installed this
year, while the purchase OF an 5000
kIlowatt turbo-generator has been au.
thorized for installation in 1918. A
site for new office building on the
Mahuka property has been purchased.
Completion of the new transmission
line to furnish light and power to the
army posts at Schofield and Cashier
has been delayed through the diff
Guilty in obtaining materials, but
Manager Blake stated that he ex-
pected TO turn on the lights at the
big forts not later than April /. Fu-
ture extensions planned by the com.
pany include transmission lines to
Wahiawa and Pearl City. - ss5s,<
Election Is Held hn7~ .s.-.... -. ...
Officers and directors elected for
the year are: 80
r. A. Cooke, president and director.
F. C. .Atherton. yice-president and
director. .s j.. .....
f. E. Blake treasurer and general
manager. ...e. I. >:....:.
]. f. Feuwick, secretary and assist,
ant manager, do4s Il ~.
F. w. Macfariane, sdiERet0r. ,y,t-s - AZ
C. H. Anterior: director. Hsv '-'7rs
Richard Ivers, director. p. ~ Il.
HI. M, ven Holt, director, .a- - II
C. H. Cooke, Director ~.
Henry Davis, auditor