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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18
OBJECT OF THRIFT
 DAY." FEBURARY 5
It Is Bay for the Exchange Sf Suc- cess Ideas; a Day for the Hardest
 Kind of Thinking.

Logis and reason indicate that prac- tically mans every aim is to produce profit-not necessarily profit in dol
 lars and cents but attainment in other ways not represented by money. It has been truly sati that no man can live unto himself alone. And very | few of us would care to give it trial, Eff even that were possible. The influence of those about us in large measure determ.nes our sue oless
 | Why?
 Because t is from those with whom we converse-those wEcm we observe or those with whom we associate Il reading that we receive our sugges- tions./
 l Now and then We may get the inn rression that we are influenced almost entirely by ideas that originate in our
 own thinking apparatus. Whenever
 laboring under this delusion, it would be Illuminating if we might So into absolute seclusion, remain there and note the effect.
 Instead of progressing, if we could l stay long enough in seclusion, we
 might expect to recei.e hard and
 helpful jolt-the knowledge that it is 1 the influence of our fellows-the as-
 sistanQe that we receive from others that supplies our stimulus. Meditation and sec!usion are es sential and helpful; yet such time eX-
 pended is employed largely for men, tai digestion.
 l It is common thins for us all to
 see others putting off a practice until
 a big thing can be done-with the re- suit that nothing ever is done. l Let us secure personal benefit
 from such observation. How many
 persons delay opening bank account, | looking forward to a day when they
 can go in and stagger the banker by opening an acqount in a wholesale
 way! These persons often complete
 their earthly lives before their con templated act takes place. They prob-
 ably do not have an honest stocktak-
 ing in connection with their false
 pride Undoubtedly, they are ignor-
 ant of the bankers's attitude. Most
 surely they have timidity that is un-
 natural in relation to the transac- tiOn.
 The banker takes no pleasure in
 having an account opened in a whole
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

There is a bill in trc general as sembly to enlarge the supreme cour , The legislature ought to asd dartain If this Is absolutely necessary. Let the people know how the justices of the supreme court can find time each year for vacation of about three months, if it has so darned much work. We know some chancery and circuit q ousl judges who are on the job every day, who seldom take 9 vacation because tfey feel they cannot afford the time and they haven't yet "hollered" for Eelp. It is plain, tho, that some wl,l be compelled to do so before many more years. Jefferson county is ,,l one Of these districts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

By announcing that work will bo started at once on a new depot at At kins. the Iron Mountain railroad has saved the people of arkansas some money by removing the cause for de bate and passage by the legislature of bill, introduced by Senator Bu.- gess, requiring the railroad to erect $25.0O0 depot at Atkins. This is the Kind of local legislation that the gen eral assembly should not bother itse.f with.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

The guy who prepared the bill intro duced in the senate yesterday pro- viding for the imposition of a tax upon liquor shipments and for limit Ing the quantity any one person can obtain, appears to be somewhat of a connessieur himself, wren it comes tc "licker.p Neverthless,e esince the peo- pie of Arkansas have indicated their preference for state?w ?w4de prohibition some such measure as this ought t. be adopted. Then, the one who vio' lates the state liquor law will te emenable both to the state and to the federal government.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

It is to be hoped that the bill pro posing to create board of censors for moving picture films in Arkansas will be killed quickly. There is need for censorship of films. altho this need is not so great now as three years ago, but the power to censor films should be with a national board. The moving picture industry should not be put at the mercy of hundreds of state and municipal censors, wit l different views as to what is good and what is bad. Moving picture manufacturers are endeavoring to
 clean up" their films, but they finI difficulty in doing so because of the demand by the public for something risque.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

sale way. Co into baYk with a great big fist deposit. and there immediate ly comes into the bankers mind a question as to whether the money will be drawn out in the same big, whole sale way.
 Almost all permanent, benefiq'al sc complishments that ara really worth while start in a small way. And if You haven't a bank account and de eide on observing Thrift Day by open ing one, do not put it off because you are unable to stagger the banke1 with the first deposit. It is quite pos sible that he will welt eme that com paratively small initial deposit even more truly than the big one. He knows from experience that many of the largest. most satisfactory ac- counts in his institution were starte1 by people who opened their aqcounts in small way.
 The observance of Thrift Day car be most profitable through starting for ourselves those practices of others that can be applied to our own operations.
 Thrift Day is day particularly sci apart as a banner day to remember starting something-a day on which action was begun.
 The best advice of the successful men you have heard about or know personally is common, but only in the sense that it represents well-under- stood natural law and is free. It E this: Start in a small way" i And Thrift Day is th, time to make start.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18
TO BE PREPARED IS TO BE INSURED,
 Do It Now. R. H. M. MILLS & SONS, 303.4 Citizens Bank Bldg.

The federal census bureau estimates the population of Pine Huff on July 1 1916, at 17,4i., and the enumerators of company getting rata for di rectory put the population of the city at 27,G00. The number of polidsmen remains at nine, and the city con 't.nues to pay them at the rate of s6o each for g month of 90 days of F hours each. And this, despite that several hundred taxpayers have peti- toned the council to pay the police men living wages.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

1S42-A serious riot occurred in Gin cinnati, following the failure of several banks and brokerage houses.
 Fifty Years Ago. 1S67-The Belgian chamber of dep uties rejected 8 proposal for the abolition of capital punish ment. Twenty-Five Years Ago. 1S92-William A. Peffer of Kansas in- troduced in the senate a joint resolution favoring the election of president and vice president by direct popular vote.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

Tn the opinion of serious thinkers the real bar to peace at the present time is the German fleet
 In the mind of the average British CT, to crush" Germany is not so much an annihilation of Prussian militarisr, as it is the destruction of the Ger man fleet.
 Prussian militarism existed in it's present form since 1S7o when it's full power was first shown to the worl% in the speedy defeat Of France. | originated, of course, with Frederic1 the Great; but the methods of Fred ericy were inefficient compared witt the present.
 This militarism, however, didn worry the Britisher until the hand: that operated it began also to build { fleet, and did it with such serious pur pose as to cause England to indulge in nightmares.
 Without a fleet, Prus5ian milltaris'. would be as naught against England the island empire. It's the fleet, sti' existant and stronger than ever. thu is the chief bother of Englishman When the present war broke out i was expected that the German flee wouldn't last six months; Churchill said the British naval monsters woult go into CruXhaven and root out tn, rats"
 If that had been done, peace nov would be more of a likely proposi ton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

The public library is an institution for the people, open to the family liy- ing in two-room house as well as t) the family living in the mansion Peo- pie residing in the county, as well as those residing in the city, can avail themselves Of it's faclities. That's the big reason why the Pine Bluff publiq library is deserving of and should receive the support of every white person in the county?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18
One Year Ago in the War.

January IS. 1917.-Sweden protested against British infractions of her commercial rights; Austria claimed to have completely won the great battle with the Russians in East Galicia; Germans said to be evacu- ,ating Lutsk, one of the triangle of Notifications in Volhynia; Rome re- ported the Italians had recaptured their lost trenches on the heights northwest of Gorizia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

Thieves robbed an Ohio bank situat cd two blocks from the police station. They should have put t1e bank ill the basement of the police station, then such thing at least couldn't occur iE broad daylight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

TITLE Is CONFIRMED

A decree confirming title to lands involved in the proceedings designated as '.ex parte ]. s. Howell was handea down yesterday by Chancellor J. M' Elliott. the lands being descrloed as lots 1, , and 6 of the fractional scum quarter of section l, range 5. township II.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

The foot and mouth disease must De la political complaint. Don't some pOl; ticians froth at the mouth and foot it around? The disease last year cos- US 5000, 900; but the political foot and mCuthers cost us more than a mil lion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

Jefferson county's senator and req resentatives are right up among the leaders in the general assembly, That was to be expected, but it is nonethe- less gratifying to ascertain that other folk think about them just about the same as we do.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18
FOR POLICE ,;IDGE

Tie Graphic is authorized to an noance Armstrong Barrow as a can didate for police judge Of the city of Pine Bluff. subject to the action of the Democratic primary election.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

The Graphic is authorized to an nounce J. R. Stewart as candidate for renomination for police judge of the city of Pine Bluff. subject to the action of the Democratic primary election of January 90, 1917.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

How Pine Bluff folk can keep wei in winter: Dress warm, keep your feet dry, breathe plenty of fresh air, Eathe properly and often, sleep
 enough. don't eat too much and keep
 busy. Anything overlooked? Thought not.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18
FOR CITY VREtS.RER.

The Graphic is authorized to an nounce Harvey Hose as q candidate for endorsement term f>r the office ; city treasurer of Pine Bluff, subject to the action Of the Democrati pri mary, January 90. 1917
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

Whenever town does as we'll as Pine Bluff would do under similar circumstances it thinks it has done "nobly"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

Everybody in Pine Fluff should en- dorse the eight-hour movement eight hours in bed at nome.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

Reading about pretty femininity al
 ways interests badhel>rs; just like hearing about money always interes $ a penniless man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

When snow is on the ground every Lack yard in Pine Bluff looks as clean and sanitary as it ought to be.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18
THIS DATE IN HISTORY

One Hundred Years Ago. lslf-ln Philadelphia the singular phenomena of snow, clear weather rain, snow. thunder and lightning, hail and snow was observed in A hours.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

Any man can discover how it feels to live in Europe by having his wife start 2 food dictatorship around the house.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18
For Alderman First Ward.

The Graphic is authorized to an nounce W. B. Hicks as a candidate for alderman for the First ward of the city of Pine Bluff suhiect to the action of the Democratic primary election.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

When 9 Pine Bluff man is in doub. blame it on the h. c. 1.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

The Graphic is authorized to an- nounof C. NJ. Fhilpot as candidate for Mayor of the city Of Pine Bluff, subject to the action of the Demo- cratic primary election.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

The Graphic is authorized to an- nource R. NJ. Vance as 8 candidate for alderman fer the First ward of the city of Pine Bluff subject to tho action of the Democratic primary election.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

The Graphic is authorized tc an-
 ncunce 4. J. Guenther as a candidate fer alderman for the First ward ot the city of Pine Bluff, subject to the
 action of the Democratic primary election,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18
For Alderman Secnnd Ward.

The Graphic $ autilo,iZed to an nounce ". C. McBryde as a candidat'- fer alderman for the Seq0nd ward Of the city of Pine Bluff, subject to the action of the Democratic primary election.
 The Graphic is authorized to an nonnce G. E. Lytle as candidate for alderman for the Second ward of the city of Pine Bluff, subject to the action of the Democratic primary ::lection.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

The Graphic is authorized to an nounce Simon Bloom as a candidate for reelection as mayor Of the city oi Pine Bluff. subject to the action oi the Demodratic primary on January 90, 1917.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR MAYOR.

Tho Graphic is authorized to an nounce BEN 5. WE'LL as Q candidate for Mayor Of the city Of Pine BluH, subject to the action of the Democratic primary election.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18
For Alderman Third Ward.

The Graphic is authorized to an- nounce J. B. Vinson as candidate for alderman for the Third ward of the city Of Pine Bluff, subject to the action of the Democratic primary election.
 The Graphic is authorized to an- nounce U. w. Poss as 6 can.tidate for alderman for the Third ward Of the city Of Pine Bluff, subject 10 tho ac ton of the Democratic primary cleo : tion.
 The Graphic is authorized to an nounce B. T. Miller as 8 candidate for alderman for the Third ward of the city of Pine Bluff, subject to the action of the Democratic primary election.
 For Alderman Fourth Ward.
 The Graphic is authorized to an- nounce Geo. Dalby as candidate for alderman for the Fourth ward of the city of Pine Bluff. subject to the action of the Democratic primary election.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18

The Graphic g1ad.y publishes free of charge notices for churches, socie- ties. fraternal organizations and clubs when the events are not intended as u,oney-makers. If there is attempt al proft-taking, notices of the events are advertisements, and will be charged for accordingly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18
THE REAL BAR TO PEACE.

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Arizona republican., 1917-07-29

In the old days, wheat was to be had in exchange for money. But now money is cheap, and there is little to be got for it. The peasant is there fore, extremely unwilling to exchange his wheat for mere money. The peas ant population has lost it's faith in money and stocks to the one thing which it has in it's hands,
 There are plenty of things which the peasant needs more than he needs wheat, but unless you can make those things available to him in his mar kets you won't be able to get his wheat The forcible seizure of wheat from many million peasants is impos- sible. Yet something must be done to prevent starvation in our cities. If starvation should come to Petrograd, no power on earth could prevent the collapse of whatever government hap pens to be in power
 The task before the ministry of supply, then, is to secure for the peasants supplies of manufactures and wares which they need. It is getting back to first principles of barter. The task will be difficult because of the lack of raw materials and the disor- ganization of industry. Meanwhile the peasants are hiding their wheat in caches so unsuitable that serious loss is certain to result"
Arizona republican., 1917-07-29
BEERSHEBA |S NOW
 TURCO-GERMAN BASE
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COPENHAGEN, July 2S.-Beershe- ba, where Abraham dug a well and planted a grove as the Bible narrative records, recently became the head quarters of the Turco German forces operating to prevent the British in vasion of Palestine, writes German war correspondent. In the thousands of years which have elapsed since Abraham's day, Beersheba has ex- perienced no more remarkable change than has taken place with it's occu- patton by the Turkish and German troops.
 Beersheba lies southeast of the town of Gaza, one of the goals of the Brit ish military expedition in Palestine. Now the tall masts of a wireless sta tion tower high in the air over this oasis on the borders of the Sinai desert and Beersheba has been blessed by the war with material prosperity it never knew before. It has even acquired a Hotel Abraham" bazaar of small stores, and a moving picture show operated by the neighboring electric power station. The perform ance began. at o'clock The small entrance fee handed over, the movie devotee found himself admitted to a farm yard. Ahead on a fairly high house facade, hung the linene screen whereon Austrian and German troops were to be seen wreathed in the smoke of cinematograph battles.
 Unfortunately, in the last few days, writes the German visitor, the movie paradise of the wilderness has closed it's doors. British airmen turned noc- turnal enthusiasts and made flights in the moonlight. in the course of which they paid visits to Abraham's ancient country seat. The authorities decided it was unnecessary to provide electric illumination to indicate where the visitors bombs might most ad- vantageously be dropped. The electric power station stopped lighting Beer shebas streets, and ceased to provide it's current for the movie show The proprietor of the show had to pack his boxes and rolls of films, and be- take himself to pastures new. The date of the re-opening is not stated. Possibly on the triumphant entry of the hosts from Egypt
Arizona republican., 1917-07-29
RESTRICTIONS O|g
 / SALE IF LIQUOR
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STOCKHOLM, July 2S.-Devotees of distilled liquors have fallen on evil days in Sweden. Restriction after re- striction has been placed on sales both over the bar and in bottles. Since June l it has been impossible to be served with any kind of liquor with out an accompanying order tfor warm meal costing about 4O-s cents. Even then no more than fifteen con- tiliters, about five fluid ounces of liq- Uor may be served in-ali and not more than third of this may consist of the strong brandy which, in Sweden has from time inmemorial, taken the place of the American preprandial cocktail
 One result of the new order un- occasionally has been great waste of food, for countless meals are or dered and either left untouched or else slightly toyed with and mixed with cigar and cigarette ashes by careless people. At the better class restaurants and hotels, restrictive meals,' corresponding to the proper ty sandwich of some American cities, ?re Gerved, These consist generally of
Arizona republican., 1917-07-29
NO WOMEN ON LURES

STOCKHOLM, July 2o.-The toler- ably complete emancipation of woman under the Swedish law does not extend to permitting a married woman to sit on juy, although single women may do so, according to the decision of the appellate court of Stockholm, which sent back to the court of first in stance for re-trial a case in which the wife of a Riksdag member sat on the jury. Married women, says the appel late court, are subject to their hus- bands guardianship to a degree dis nralifvinP them for iilrv service
Arizona republican., 1917-07-29
JUNK MAN FOLLOWS 0N BATTLEF|ELDS
 AND SAVES WASTE

Did you ever stop to think what be- comes of all the worn out equipment of an army composed of millions of men?
 At the outset of the present war much of this was pure loss. Now in the British army there is an "old clothes man" and the profits he reports back to his boss, John Bull might make Morgan Carnegie and Rockefeller en- vious.
 The "old clothes man. saves the scraps He makes new things out of old. He cleans up the battle fields and camps and very little is wasted nowa- days. His job is to collect everything from a horseshoe nail to disordered siege gun and put it back into commits sion. Brass objects which have lost their usefulness are melted into ingOts: castiron junk becomes pieiron again; bronze. tin, steel, nickel and everything of the kind which has irretrievably lost it's shape is put into melting pots to be born again in another guise. keeping up an eternal transmigration, but serv- ing all the while.
 At one scrap saving and repair shop
  ly French women and girls. Here great howitzers are repaired and govern ment chronometers have their hair springs readjusted; tents are patched and mended and covers are made for steel helmets. artillery wheels are re- paired and micrometers put true again. There is a woodworking shop, a foun- dry for running brass, bronze zinc, tin and iron; a boot repair department q great machine shop; gas mask re- pair department and many others.
 A recent visitor saw hundreds and hundreds of rifles in one room.
 This is one days arrivals" the com- manding officer explained By tonight the rooms must be cleared to make room for tomorrOw'S arrivals"
 Many of the rifles were muddy and rusty as though picked out of the mud on the battle field. Women were clean ing these. In one corner a soldier was ryhthmically swinging the rifles up. one by one, to a rest and squinting through the barrels at light to see if they were bent or if the rifling was damaged The officers explained this was obviously the first bit of inspec- ton because 1t would be a waste of time to repair other parts of the rifle if the barrel was damaged.
 These rifles pass on down the line When they reach the end they are as good as new and after being oiled are packed in boxes and shipped back to the front.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-29

one fried egg. Before the recent change in regulations, which prescribe cooked, warm" meal, the restrictive meaI' was wont to consist of an ap- pie or a few grapes.
 Drinking thus becomes an expensive luxury. To obtain one whskey and soda, for instance, one pays, in the better places, the equivalent of 40 cents for his meal" the same for whiskey, 35 oere for a bottle of selt- ger or soda, and tip to the waiter. The total amounts to more than one dollar at the present rate of exchange
 The restrictions on the sale of bot tied goods for home consumption are even less liberal. They grant to the privileged holders of the "motbook" (passbook) the privilege of buying two quarts of spirits each three months, making possible home con- sumption of little more than two- thirds of an ounce each day
Arizona republican., 1917-07-29
BRITISH ARMY
 PURCHASES HEAVY
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LONDON, July 28.-According to of ficial statistics, the value of purchases for the army during the war has ex- ! ceeded 700,000,000 pounds sterling, in cluding 200000c00 pounds on behalf of Great Britain's allies. The present anual value of purchases is about 350,- 000,000 pounds including 100000, ,000 pounds for the allies.
 Following are some of the purchases made during the war:
 Cloth, 5,000,0 900 yards, flannel, 115.- 000 900 yards. knives, forks and spoons, B. 060,000, bacon, 400oose60 pounds. cheese, 167 100000 pounds, jam, 260,- 000,000 tins, preserved meat 500,000,- 900 rations, boots. 35,000.000 pairs. smoke helmets, 25,OO0,OOO, horse shoes 40 900, ,000.
 The army contracts department uti lize three methods of purchase for these huge supplies; competitive ten dering. requisition of output, and con- trol of material. Skilled investigators are employed to visit contractors works and check details, and their in- vestigation results in considerable savings. In one instance on a twelve months contract totalling $500, 900 pounds sterling, reductions were made amounting to 100000 pounds.