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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
GRAVEL LAW IS UPHELD BY COURT
 OF LAST RESORT
U. s. Supreme Court Re- fuses to Grant Writ of
 Certionari.

Little Rock, April 19.-The supreme court of the United States by refus- ing a petition of the Union Sand and Gravel company for writ of ce1ti- orari in a Desha county case has de- cided that the sand and gravel revenue act of the state of Arkansas is val- id. The state last year was given judgment, in the Desha circuit court for S39,000, last January the judge ment was affirmed by the Arkansas supreme court.
 The company then appealed to Chief Justice McCulloch for an appeal to the United States supreme court on the ground that federal questions were involved. Judge McCulloch refused to grant the appeal, whereupon the company filed with the supreme court of the United States a petition for a a writ of certiorari. The case was briefed by Assistant Attorney General Campbell, and last Monday the peti.. tion. was dismissed, on the ground that no federal question was involved.
 The last legislature passed an act reducing the charge made for sand or gravel taken from the beds or lakes and streams from five to two and a half cents per cubic yard. u
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
LOCAL.

Let us wash your plankets-we know how. American-Excelsicr Laun- dry Co.,, phone 146. tf If you are interested in truck. call N. A. Anderson, telephone 1435 for demonstration of Ameston truck.
 12-13-tf. Send your laundry to the old reli- able, all work guaranteed. American Excelsior Laundry Co.,. phone 146. If Awnings and upholstering. Call E.. 4, TOussaint, phone 1850 or leave orders at Knox Walker Furn. Go.
 Cur Press Process Is unexcelled. Amerlcan-Excelsior Laundry compa- ny. phone 146. u Mebane Triumph Cotton Seed for sale by Hammett Grocer Co.,, or c. H. Triplett, Pine Bluff. Ark. S-e-eodtf Home is where we live. See our offerings of homes for sale. Taylor & Co.,, Real Estate and Loans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
ADJUSTMENTS All advance notices furnished by
 Theatres.
BEST THEATER.

Today "The' Secret Kingdom" the new Vitagraph serial, is shown in it's third episode, which continues the thrilling romance that started in the first and second episones of this seri- al, and which bids fair to be the most absorbingly interesting story ever shown in motion pictures. Dorothy Kelly and Charles Richman head the greatest cast that has ever appeared in serial. Don't fail to start this serial now before you missSany of the story and before you miss more of the excellent acting and splendid produc- ton.
 "The Sealed Packet is the title If the episode Also showing a most wonderful two-part Fox Film comedy featuring Hank Mann in "There's Many Fool"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
LOCAL PASTOR HOLDS
 ' I..'| REVIVAL IN FLORIDA
Miami Paper Makes Complimentary Mention of Sermon by Rev. TheO-
 dOre Copeland of Lakeside.

Rev. Theodore Copeland, pastor of the Lakeside Methodist church who is conducting a series of revival ser vices at Miami, Fla, is receiving many compliments from the members of the church and from the news papers of that city. A recent issue of a Miami paper has tho following re- port of service:
 From the story of Levi the Publi' can Dr. Copeland drew his sermon on the Condescension of Christ. at Trin- ity Methodist church last night.
 I've got no time for the preacher who goes around with a silk hat on, and long tailed coat and his eyes fixed on the stars with never a thought for folks. I want a preacher who lives with men and who is will ing to get out of bed at midnight to go down and help the humblest toil- CT or the blackest of the vile or the vilest of the black in his trouble. .... But you folks have no right to expect anything in the preacher that you are not willing to put into your own life. Your Christ was COndesce ending Christ and we must be willing to go down where folks live. .... Christ was willing to sacrifice. to be stead fast. Give me the man who sticks, who stands by his church not because he likes his pastor but because he wants the church to prosper in its work. The world expects church members to be steadfast and laughs when on this or that pretext we quit our Lord and His work, ... An heuser Busch. the brewer, was one of the best friends I ever had. He was deluded on some points but he need ed the friendship of spiritually minded man. Don't be afraid to get close to man because you don't like his position or his record. He may help you as much as you help him.
 Interest is increasing and the out lcok is very bright for great results" "
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BAND HAS REHEARSAL.

A practice session under the leader ship of D. M. Meeks, leader, and Prof. T. J. Ashford, instructor, was held by the newly organized w. o. w. band at the home of Roy Curry, 1912 West Fourteenth avenue Thursday night.
 Sixteen members attended, as fol- lows:
 Claud Schrantz, Hubert Davis and Mir. Kuhmer, comets: w. H. Rey- holds, Calvin H. Burks, Jr, slide trombones; H.. Terry. baritone; H Taylor, bass; Paul Hollenbeck, Roy Curry and Victor Maus, clarinet; D. M. Meeks, saxophone; Jack Martin, E B. Barnett and Bryan Mead, alto; and A. l.. Linton and Alton Harper drums.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
NEED MORE HOMES
 FOR MANY VISITORS
Entertainment Committee for Sunday
 School Convention Has Places for 241 Delegates.

Ten offers of homes for the dele gates to the state Sunday school con- vention here April 24, 25 and 26, were received by E. M. Goodwin, chairman of the entertainment committee yes terday, running the total of homes obtained to 241.
 All teachers and officers of the To- cal Sunday schools are urged to at- tend as delegates and each Sunday school is asked to send representa- tives from each department to the convention. Delegates are to register at the Y. M. c. A. Tuesday morning.
 Delegates will be charged a fee 3f 50 cents, which entities them to a badge, program, years subscription to the Sunday School Herald and in sures admission to ali conferences which might be held.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
MEBANE TRIUMPH COTTON SEED.

Well acclimated, carefully ginned, recleaned, sacked and stenciled. This is the cotton that makes the Dollars Staple 1 IS to 3-16. Early matur- ing, medium large boil, storm proof and exceedingly productive under weevil conditions. Tie cotton from which this seed came has for the past three years, on the same land, pro- duced as high as 1 1-2 and bales to the acre. For sale by Grassy Lake farm, Grady, Ark, growers. or Ham, melt Grocer Co. and C. H. Triplett, Pine Bluff, Ark, distributors.
 3-6-eOd- If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
Wake Up With Head Clear, Stomach Sweet, Breath Right, Cold
 Gone

Take one or two Cascarets tonight and enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever exper- fenced. Wake up feeling grand, your head will be clear,, your tongue clean, breath sweet, stomach regulated and your liver and thirty feet of bowels active. Get box at any drug store now and get strengthened up by morning. Stop that headache, bil- iousness, bad colds and bad days. Feel fit and ready for work or play. Cascarets do not gripe, sicken or in convenience you the next day like salts, pills or calomel. They're fine!
 Mothers should give a whole Cas- caret anytime to cross, sick, bilious or feevrish children because it will act thoroughly and can not injure.- Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
TRIP TO CHINA
 INTERESTS BOYS

Rev. w. J. E. Cox, pastor of the First Baptist church, lectured on his trip to China to the boys at the Bean supper at the Y. M. c. A. last night, illustrating his lecture with souvenirs obtained in China. Rev. Cox told of the Chinese customs, dress, eating and several other interesting features of theirs.
 The boys promised to contribute $10 to the International committee for the spreading of boys work m other communities where the expense of Boys Work secretary cannot be afforded.
 Forty-four boys were present. with Milo Tedstrom acting as toastmaster
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
ALLEN GOOD GARDENER.

Principal J. R. Allen of the Pine Bluff, and his family yesterday en- joyed a dish of new potatoes, pro duced by the educator in- his back yard garden. April 20 is early for new potatoes, even in the Pine Bluff country, and MT. Allen was compli- mented for his farming achievement. He planted the potatoes in January. MT. Allen says. he expects to be "eat- ing English peas" from his garden within a week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
LOCAL BOY ENLISTS.

{ Ted Dansby has returned from Pennsylvania college, Lexington, Ky, to visit for three weeks with his par ents MT. and Mrs. T. M. Dansby, 518 Olive street, before enlisting in the signal corps of the Kentucky state militia. According to Mir. Dansby the college adopted military training about two months ago and 15 students have already enlisted. Pine Bluff has another representative at Transyl- vania college in Lawrence Knox.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
PLANS FOR STATE MEET.

President J. R. Allen of the Arkan- sas Athletic association, is in Little Rock today attending a committee meeting to arrange for and select the programs for the annual meeting ot the Arkansas Literary and Athlet!c associations in Little Rock May 4 ani 5. MT. Allen will return tonight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
SPEAKS AT SHOPS.

An address by Rev. L.. w. Evans, pastor of the Car Memorial Methodist church, featured the program of the evangelistic services at the Cotton Belt shops yesterday noon. Follow ing the Rev. Evans talk, the Cotton Belt quartet rendered several selec. tions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
TOT HOSTS FLAG.

The c. M. Ferguson and son, whole salers. on Walnut street, have joined the flag raising brigade, by placing a 6X10 foot flag in front of their main building. The feature of the flag raising was that it was placed by H. H. Ferguson Jr., the eight-month old son of MT. Ferguson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
FEED YOURSELF.

will furnish land, house, team, tools and supplies to anyone willing to work land partially cleared and can be put in a state of cultivation very cheap. Party to receive all pro- ducts of the land, paying me only for supplies furnished. Land to be planted in food stuff only.
 J. A. GOODWIN,
 Cornerstone, Ark, or 1410 West Fifth ave-, Pine Bluff, Ark
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21

Reduced rates to Little Rock via Iron Mountain, account of supreme lodge Ancient Order of United Work men, April 23 to 30. Rate $1.90 round trip will apply from Pine Bluff. Tickets on sale April 25. and 26, good returning May 1.
 4-19-7t D. G. PAYNE, Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
SUES FOR FORECLOSURE.

Suit was filed in the chancery court yesterday by Joseph F. Hilton vs. Emmett c. Mccoy and Mary Mccoy, for $2,O99, alleged to be due, and for foreclosure on tract of land in sec ton 2, township 6 south, range 9 west
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21

Tea made fom sassafras root, once so common a beverage under the name of "saloop," is still used to some ex- tent in parts of the United States, both in the home and commercially.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21

Deposits of a peculiarly hardened peat that burns almost as we'll as coal have been discovered in Southern New Jersey
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21

The Australian state of Victoria has employed an expert from the United States to revive it's beet sugar industry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
Plaited Dres

Should be sent to Frank DjethJ Clothing Hospital to be re.plsA] also any other ladies or gents eld ing that need cleaning, pressiu altering. We also pu. new in coats and do ali general ,e> work on clothing.
 Phone 1926 Over Lewine's Quh
 Shop, 22012 Main St
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
IN RE, SCAyANGER BILLS.

From and after this date all per- sons who do not pay their scavenger bills promptly when the work is done, will be requested to pay in advance. according to law.
 CITY SCAVENGER co.
 By J. s. Curric. Pine Bluff. April 2, 1917. 4-3-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21

WANTED-6 colored men to go to Clio and take
 down boiler. Will pay board and transportation. Apply Bungard, care Sa-
 line River Hardwood Co.,, City. 4-17-6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
Piles Cured in 6 to IA Days

Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or
 Protruding Files in 6 to IA days. The first application gives Ease & Rest. soc.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-21
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 MEMS SUMMER WEAR

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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-08
DELAY IN CONSTRUCTION OVER BROAD PASS DURING WAR IS
 CONSIDERED BY SEC. LANE
,By Associated Press Dispatch.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8-Rapidly rising costs for labor and materials may result in delay in connecting the main line of the Alaska railroad across Broad Pass The government is now faced with the alternative ol cur taing the work at present or providing for an ultimate increase in the cost of the road which was estimated at S35OOOOOO.
 Secretary Lane, Of the Interior Department ad- dressed the House appropriations committee today and stated that special committee was now Investigating, which will prepare a report for Congress-
 Secretary Lane stated that the project may come down to business question of whether 1t IS advisable with the high cost of labor rail and other material to push the railroad north through the Susitna valley and over the Pass Immediately, merely connect the MatanuSka coal fields with Seward insung the delivery o coal along the coast and connect the Nenana field with the Panama river so that coal may be available for the Fairbanks min ing district.
 The road is now costing p per cent over the original estimate, owing to increased cost of supplies.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-08
RED CROSS ORGANIZATION
 IS COMPLETE
Officers and Committee Heads Named Active Work to be
 Started

Final steps were taken in the organ ization of Stewards Red Cross Chap ter yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the executive committee at Pioneer hall, at which there was a good at tendance.
 Officers and heads of the commit tees having actual work of the chap ter in charge were elected to serve for one year, those named being as fol- lows:
 Curtis Morford, chairman; Mrs. Bal laine, Mrs. Thoday, Frank Cotter and Gus Borgen, vice chairmen; Mrs. l.. P. Starr, secretary; Erich Lucas, treas urer; Mrs. Erich Lucas, chairman of the committee for military relief; Rev. H. c. Munro, chairman of the commit tee for social service; Mrs. F. l., Bal laine, chairman of the committee on membership; Mrs. R. J. Weir, chair man of the committee on publicity.
 Robert Scott, field representative for the Red Cross, addressed the commit tee on the duties of the various off cers and explained the value of actual work at the present time on articles for hospital work and military relief.
 Members of the committees will be named at an early date and it is prob able that the membership of the ex- ecutive committee, itself, will be in creased
 Plans for extending the organiza- ton include the organization of aux diaries in Western Alaska. All of the territory from Latouche through to Dutch Harbor is made tributary to the Seward chapter and also all of Kenai peninsula except Hope and Sunrise,
 Money raised by the Civic Fair will provide materials and actual work will be started at an early date.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-08
FINE EXHIBIT
 ARRIVES FROM
 VALLEY FARMS
Coal and Minerals Also Included In Shipment to Fair by Railroad
 Officials

Wonderful agricultural exhibits from farms in the Susitna and Mata- nusla valleys were received this morn ing on the s. s. Northwestern and will be shown tonight at the Seward Civic Fair through the courtesy of R. J. Weir engineer in charge of the Seward division, and Andrew Chris jensen, manager of the land and indus trial department of the Alaskan En- gineering commission. There was also received a l2OO-pound lump of Mata- nuska coal and a fine mineral eXhb- it from Willow creek and Talkeetna.
 The exhibits were prize winners at the fair just held at Anchorage, and are representative of the crops raised this year in the agricultural districts of Western Alaska.
 Most striking among the farm prod ucts are samples of wheat, oats and barley five and six feet high with large, well-tOrmed heads.
 Heads of cabbage and caulilowcr of immense size are among the vege- table exhibits; also peas and turnips of unusual growth.
 The size and luscious appearance of these products must be seen to be ap- preciated.
 Seward outranks the interior eXhib- it, however in her potato and let tuce exhibits, the home garden prod uct having reached a great size and being more uniform.
 The exhibit from Matanuska and Susitna includes beside the products already mentioned, clover timothy, buckwheat, celery, beets, parsnips, kahlrabi, carrots, winter radishes and rhubarb.
 The mineral exhibit includes ore from all of the well-known mines of the Willow creek district, natural coke from Matanuska, coke made from the Eska creek coal, and copper from the new discovery at Talkeetna.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-08

Stewards Civic Fair opened last night and the big exhibition room of the railroad headquarters building was thronged with visitors, who gazed with admiration on the handiworks of Nature hereabout, and also on the achievements of Stewards housewives in cookery and needle work.
 The vegetable exhibit showed con- siderable progress in farming this year over last. A great variety is shown and the vegetables are more matured.
 The flower exhibit is a revelation to those who did not realize now many flowers there are in Seward
 Of greatest significance, however is the exhibition by the children of products from their "war gardens" Publicity work following the declara- tion of war has accomplished much in showing the advantage to the young of raising here what would otherwise be shipped in from Outside.
 One of the best patronized sections of the fair was the Country Store, where for a quarter, the purchaser received most anything from a bunch of carrots or tmnips up to ham or sack of flour. 1t is reported that over $IOO worth of sales were made.
 Refreshments in the way of ice cream and punch were served by the Hospital Helpers.
 The poultry exhibit came in for its share of attention, especially the hens, who made egg-laying noises from time time, but so far have refused to pro- duce a sample of the coveted break fast food.
 A pleasing program of musical numbers was rendered during the evening, after which fortunes were told by one well up in the mysteries of the occult.
 The ladies in charge of the fair an- nounced this morning that the fair will be continued until Monday night to give all chance to see the addi- tional exhibits received today from Matanuska and Susitna valley farms, the Willow creek and Talkeetna min ing districts and the Matanuska coal fields.
 Tonight there will be Patriotic Pa geant, and some of the exhibits will be auctioned to the highest bidder,
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-08
PAGEANT OF
 NATIONS IS
 BIG FEATURE
Local Production Will be Given To- night at the Civic
 Fair

The big feature tonight at the Seward Civic Fair will be the Patri- otic Pageant of the Nations, in which the States and Territories of Ameri- ca will be shown bringing their offer ing to nations allied with the United States in the present world war Forty-six persons take part in the pageant, which is entirely local pro duction, the words being written by Frank Cotter.
 The pageant was arranged and di- rected by Miss Edna Robb, dancers trained by Mrs. Waller, music will be by Mrs. Cotter, with Mrs. Erich Lu- cas as reader The committee in charge is Mrs. Sloan Mrs. Waller and Mrs. Munro.
 Those taking part include: Uncle Sam-UnknOwn
 Columbia-Ethel Leslie
 England-Cornelia Cooper France-Ida Revell
 Russia-Banche Kahler
 Belgium-Jessie Hensen
 Japan-EHzabeth Romig Italy-Margaret Rimig
 China-Helen Tallasen
 Red Cross-Virginia Hawkins The Army-Sam Mover
 The Navy-Francis BaIlaine
 States
 New England-Elizabeth Torrey South Atlantic Coast-Maxine Me
 Donald
 Pacific COast-Dorothy WOlley Southern States-Mary Mcconnell Rocky Mountains-Violet Gafney Mississippi Basin-Ragna Johnson Alaska-Blanche Daykin
 Hawaii-Jean Taylor
 Philippines-Dan Howe
 Canal Zone-Jimmy Stewart
 Dancers (Minuet, Trained by Mrs. Waller) Alaska Stewart, Patricia Ray, Sigrid Rossness, Virginia McDonald Mar garet Sloan and Hope Vaughn. Virginia Reel, Trained by Miss Robb) Thelma Tallasen, Marjorie Neville, Marjorie McPhail, Gladys Green, Bea- trice Baughman, Dorothy Baughman, Lavonia Stotko, Marrit Eide, Helen Sawyer and Cecil Leslie.
 EskimOs
 Tom Madsen, Carl Madsen, Francis Leslie, Wayne Thompson, Walter Blue and Charlie Mckay.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-08
SWEDISH LEGATION AIDS U-B0ATS
SEWARD'S CIVIC FAIR GIVES GLIMPSE OF REAL
 FUTURE OF DISTRICT

including a sofa pillow, commemorate ing the victory of Seward over An chorage in the series for the Western Alaska baseball championship, and a wonderful creation in cake baking by the Seward Bakery.
 Monday night all of the perishibles in the Matanuska and Susitna exhib- it's will be auctioned.
 The Country Store will be open both nights.
 It should be remembered that aII net proceeds from the fair will go to the Red Cross, probably to buy materials which will be made up into hospital garments and dressings by members of the local unit
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-08
MAILS
 TO DISLOYAL
Government Considers Harsh Method for Putting End to SeditiOus
 Activities

WASHINGTON, Sept S.-Closing the mails to disloyal citizens is un- der consideration as a step to be talk en by the government in it's effort to wipe out organized disloyalty and put an end to seditious propaganda.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-08
LABOR MEETING
 FOR LOYALTY
Denounces Activity of Peoples Peace Council in Three-Day
 Conference

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 2. - The American Alliance for Labor and De- mocracy for the purpose of squelching activities of the Pacifsts and pro-Ger- man propagandists, and to bring labor forces out strongly in support of the government, is completing it's three day loyalty conference today. Activi- ties of the Peoples Peace Council have been denounced by numerous speakers.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-08
WILL MAKE SEA SAFE FOR
 U. s. TROOPS
Board of Navy and Army Men Named to Consider Ways for Troop
 Transportation

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. - A joint army and navy board of officers, head ed by Capt. William Shoemaker, has been appointed to work out a system for transporting American troops over the Atlantic safely.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-09-08
SENATE ELIMINATES
BANK CHECK TAX

WASHINGTON, Sept. Tn dis posting of minor disputes of the war tax bill, the Senate by a vote of 3S to p, struck out the provision insert ed by the finance committee for l. cent stamp tax on bank checks, drafts and certificates of deposit, designed to raise S1O,OOO,OOO in revenue.
 Opposition to the levy was based primarily on fear that it would de- crease bank deposits and use of bank ing facilities.