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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
JAPANESE BUILDING
 WARSHIPS F0R RUSSIA
Six of the Destro,erS to ne Eon 9trurt- : ed in Government Yards and Oth-
 CTS by Private Builders.
Correspondence Associated Press.)

Correspondence Associated Pressl ToRio, Dec. S.-It is learned that the Japanese navy department has been asked to constr let twelve de- stroyers for one of the entente pow CTS, believed to 5o Russia The war ships will have about COG tons dis placement Six of them will be con ,structed at navy yards and the others by the Kawa saki company at Knbe and the Mitsubishi yard al Nagasaki.
 Japanese shipbnilders arc so rush ed that it will be necessary to in- crease the capacity of the wards. II i is hoped to deliver the destroyers by July of next year.
 The desircvcrs will be used to cOn- bat German submarines.
 The construction of many new war ships of the Japanese navy also has been greatly advanced. Of the ten de- stroyers, the building of which was started at the various naval and pri- vate dOckvards soon after the out break of the Tsing-tao campaign in August, 1914, the Aratsukaze and Iso- koaze were launched at the Kure navy yard on October ); the Hamaka3e at the Mitsubishi dockyard on October 50; the Mcmo at the Sasebo navy yard on November r and the Kashi a the MaiHuru station on December 1. These dcstroyers are now rcceiv- ing armamentS at their respective ticckyards. Three new destroyeTs have been nearly finished and are to be shortly launched.
 The battleship Hiuga, which is a sister ship Of the ise, launched on November 8. is nearing completion and is expected to be launched Janu- ary D.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
Late Statesman and Soldier Died Here April /, 1867, at Age of 50, After a
 Notable Career.

Tomorrow, Monday, will be the cen tennial anniversary of the birth ot John Sel5en Roane, fourth governor of Arkansas, for some years resi- dent of Pine Bluff. and a large mum Der of whose grand nietas and grand nepheWs still make their home in this city.
 The name Roane is widely known and highly respected rot only in this city and county, but in adjoinin@ counties, especially in Dallas, where in Tulip and vicinity. many of his kinfOlk still maintain their iiomcs. The old R0ane home here, which was wei known to old residents. was Washe,. away by the Arkansas river some years age.
 Hempstead's History of Arkansas gives the following sketch of Judge John Selden Roane:
 John Sciden Roane was born in Wilson county, Tenn, January 8, 1S17. He was educated at Princton Ky, and removed to Arkansas in 1887. set tlDg at Pine Bluff. ln 1912 he move to Van Buren. Al the breaking out of the Mexican war, he volunteered. and in the formation of Yell's reei mants was electe lieutenant-colonel, and served as such during the regi- ment's enlistment. After the con clusicn of the Mexican war, he re- turned to Pine Bluff to live. On the breaking cut of the Civil war of 1861,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
John Seldom R0ane, FOelriEa Gov.
 Ark, Born 100 Years Ag0 RTon

he was active in raising t"oops r0, the Confederate sereico. a,d Naa al pointed q brigadicr &encIaJ. lie renG cred much efficient service in she organization Of the trans Mssi5stp3t department, and commanded 9 Ul4 gaze therein up to tie close of tha war. He died a- ?iao Fluff April { 1S67 aged 70 years. asG 's buried ! Oakland etometery, Little Roc'; where a neat m5nHMaHt. erected h. friends. marks his grave"
 M. l.. Bell of Pina GlHff was ug. Vate secretary to Judge Rcaap. duru lis serViac as governor, and oal. recently the Arkansas History cen= mission received as donation fran NJ. l.. tFayotte'D Bed, general al torney fer the Rcek island 1t Chicago, an son of tic former gov crnor's private secretary, d very harisomo painting af jnAae HolHo which had been oWnc3 6y the c%32r Mr. Bell ard which Wjii now he hung in the old state house q iIttla Roe With other Valuatlcs of the history commission,
 Will R9anc of McGeno2 is a gglal son of Judge Roaao Mrs. M@,f Cooper of War'n TeA'@ i4 a daueh- ter, as is also Mrs. smith of Tulip, Dallas county. There arc several @randsCns and grarddaHghtor&. nonr of whom. however. live in Pine Bluff. where quite 2 number T gran niecoi and erard 1epAcWs CT tba Former go" ernCr ma!:e their h9mos, John Seller Rcane camp, Sons of Veterans, of this city. bt,rs the name of the dis tineuished solder statesman, ami quite " number of his relatives ar1 members of the camp.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
AUSTRIAN RULER MER IFUL.
Emperor Charles Commutes Sentences
 of Four CZechS.

Vienna, Jan. ,, via London, Jan. G. The death sentences of four prOmi- nent Czechs, who some time ago were convicted of treason, have been com muted by Emperor Charles to various terms of imDrisonment.s Dr. Charles Kramarz, Czech deputy. who was Russia and Bohemia, has been resen- tenced to 15 years imprisonment. Dr. Aloysius Rasin is sentenced to ten years. Two others were given six years each.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
LARGE CROWD TO HEAR MR. KNAPP
 ()N BOLL WEEVIL
~ 70 No'llled by Telephone, Farmers from All Parts of
 County, to Attend.

indications are that there will be an exceptionally large gathering of business men and farmers at the as- sembly hau of the chamber of com hefce Monday evening, when Brad lord Knapp. head Of one of the biz bureaus of the United States depart ment of agriculture, will deliver an audf2SS on "Thc Roll Weovil."
 Mi. Knapp IS above all things prac~ l'c2l-hc tells the farmers and other interested persons in plain language V hat to do to prevent harmful things. and what to do to obtain the very pest of rssurns. iii making tEcir farm ventures successful. The boil weevi 3as been thoroughly studied by MT Nnapp and other specialists and ex- perts of the federal agricultural de- partnent, and perhaps 10 man $ bet Ter able to speak inteiligcntly on that subject than is Mr Knapp.
 The Southwestern Telegraph & Tel "phone company yesterday authorized Secretary E. B. Bloom to make free 1s2 of it's lines, without cost, in call jhS up the farmers all over the coun- 'y, to personally invite each of them 10 be present at the meeting. The great majority of the men thus in Vlted expressed their intention of ccmln2 to hear Mr. Knapp.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
METEOROLOGICAL.
Little ",ellMa Nantzc.

Thelma, four year old daughter Of MT. and Mrs. C. J. Nantze, died at 1 o'clock yesterday forenoon, at a local hospital, where she has been receiv- ing treatment for several days, hay ing been brought here in the hope that Improvement might be effected
 The child was exceptionally sweet and intelligent, and her parents are Mrcly stricken. at her death. Mir. Nantze is a civil engineer in the em- ploy of tho Arkansas Short Leaf Ium- Der company. and the family make their home at Sheridan. The body was shipped yesterday afternoon by Rob inson & son to Benton. MT. Nantze's s former home fOI burial today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
BLOOM FORMALLY ANNOUNCES FIR
 MAYORS 0FFICE
Incumbent Encouraged by Numerous Expressions of
 Appreciation of Work,

Simon Bloom. twice mayor Of Pine Bluff, makes formal announcement this morning, of his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to sucdecd himself in that office,
 Since the publication in The Graphic several days ago of the re port that MT. Bloom had virtually de- cideG, to make the race he has rc ceived many personal calls and tele- phone message from friends and business men, urging that he maxc formal announcement, and that ht. deperd upon his friend5 and the busi ness men of the city to return him to the office he has held with such honce and such success the past four years.
 Mr. Blooms tenure of office hee ra been easy, especially in view of the fact that the demands upon the city treasurer have shown steadr irrraa , for legitimate necessities. while tie income of tho city has been noateriq! ly lowered because of the loss Of '1p saloon licenses, something like 20 ~ coo or $25,000 a year. Despite tAis faf. records show that during Mir Blooms administration, there have been general and great public i'm provements sidewalks were paved streets graded and kept in good con dition, sewer connections have re- placed hundreds of tie cid unsan- tary and dangerous open closets. ttc police and fire departments have been maintained in the most modern man. ner. and every department of thc city government has been operated uEon a strictly business basis.
 MT. Bloom has devoted all of his time to the duties of tne office, sin::e he first was elected, an iii makin, this race for reele6 tion. he announces that he will continue the same policy serving the people exclusively. He insists-and in this ao has the sup port of many of the most progressive of the citzens--that Pine Bluff is toe large and too important a city 70 have a mayor who will consider the city's business a secondary matter, and that no man can conduct the business of the city properly and oor- scentiousiy who has other interest," which must receive hi5 constant at tention.
 Mr. Bloom said last night:
 "'I will make this race strictly on my record as mayor, having done more actual work With the eXpenJi ture of less money, than was evor done by any other mayor the city ever had"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
GORE TO HOSPITAL.
Oklahoma Senator May Be Compelled
 to Submit to Operation.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Senator Gore of Oklahoma, who has been ill for several days at his home here, was taken to hospital today for an K ray examination to determine whe- ther a major operation will be nec- cssary. A decision on whether the operation is needed will be reached tomorrow. Inflammation of the gall Bladder was stated by physicians to be the senator's trouble, but they said his condition was not alarming and that the operation is not neces- sarily serious.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
KENTUCKY FLOODS
 CAUSE BIG DAMAGE

Louisville, Ky, Jan. G.-Thousand,. of dollars damage already has TO- suited from floods in several Ken lucky streams and! in parts of South eastern Kentucky railroad traffic has been practically suspended
 The highest stage fo: several years has been reached along the head waters of both the Cumberland and Kentucky rivers. which are still rs- ing. Many other sty cams also are rising rapidly.
 Much damage has been done as the result of the flooding of fields planted to winter crops.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
LIBERTIES 92 CONNECTS.
Governor Major Sets New Pardon
 Record in Missouri.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 6.-Gov- ernor Major. as one of tho last acts of his administration, today paroleI 92 young prisoners from the state penitentiary. It was said by prison officials that the number was the largest ever released in Missouri a, one time
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
OHIO RIVER RAISING.

Evansville, Ind, Jan. 6.-Thc Ohio river, in the local stretches, was ap. preaching floo5' stage today. The weather bureau says 'l'e crest of the stage can not be estimated now, but that the river likely will reach 40- foot stage. Damage may result in the Lower Green river which is ris ing rapidly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
PrndicfS Settlement.

New York, Jan. 6.-Nite CambreC, treasurer Of the de facto government of Mexico, and who was recently sent to Washington as personal repre- sentative of General Carranza, came here today, and this evening issued a statement in which he predicted an early settlement of the border differ ences between the United States and Mexico.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
RAILROAD AGE.7li77
 COMMITS SUICIDE

Nee Orleans, Jan f -IIcary Hald win aged G5 years. ene of the hoat k"""u tai'road wan n the soutr she awj killed himself al ha rama her" Iaty 'cdav. Relatives say he ha been in poor health fer several months.
 Mr. Ualdwjh was customhou-e aao# here for inc illinois Central a9I NaIoc X Njssisaipui Valley roads. Fa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
TARsFF BOARD 1iENDER.

Washington, Jan. C.-Prof. Frank ", Taussis of Harvard today accept- ed 9 place or the tariff commission, and probably will be made chairman. The other four members Of the co1- mission are to be announced later.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
FORCES NAME CHIEF DALE.

Little Rock. Jan. 6.-George A. Halsted, A, an ex-convict, was boun over to await the action of the grand jury today on the charge of forging the name of Horace G. Dale, chief { f police, to 3 check on the Peoples bank for small sum.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
BIRTHS.

Born, 10 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Davis, at |heir home. 2G34 West Second ave- nUc, Friday, a boy.
 Bern, to MT. and Mrs. Jim Macha- eek at their home on the Hot Springs road, four miles from tEe city, Fri day. a girl.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07

nearly 20 years he wa general agent here for tine Illinois Central. and .r5.or 10 fs25 he was connected with several smaller roads n this section
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07

George Muse, head of mons clothing store bearing his name. died at Atlanta, Ga. after a short illness Mr Muse came to Atlanta in 1863 from Lafayette, Ala
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07

LlGEd's anoaunees the sinking oi the Spanish steamer San Leandro and the Greek steamers Dinltroa Goulan- dris and Aristotlcs G. Ioannou.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07

Michael Dreiccr Of New York has acquired for $150,900 the paintno Christ Appearing to Mary" by Roe- CT Van Der Weyden 1400-I464) which was in the possession of Queen Isabella of Spain when she was be- friending Columbus.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
liftle tn Chnnse

The fellow who never tries in many cases is little worse off than the man who lacks seIf-confdence when oppor- tgnity comes his way.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07

The Daily Mail learns that Mrs. William CornWallis-W Vest, severely ccnsuEed by a court of inquiry in con neatlon Wilh army affairs, has decid- cd to retire from every kind of pub lie work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07

Cen@>ia has 23.000 o00 acres in timber reserves. as compared With 1000, ,000 acres in the national forests of the United States.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07
GWEN DECLARES COURTS EXJEEED
 THEIR POWEHS
<(4}ahcsHa Senator Asserts Nc Act of Congress Is
 llnc0-lSG5@tl0u2i.

-hiR"'oH, Jan G. Sc0aor Eoa- err l.. owen of Oklahoma, president Of tue National Poiulu Gnv"um~aI 'ea que, 1old thc l,a&rv'" convention tonight that # VAS JGdic'a) usurua- tiGn ci power for tae supreme eaHt to decide any act ui congress to he unco0stifnional
 "fIuca times, in secretly held meet in%8 or the constitUtioual convention. motion W9s made in some wild rgtm 10 authorize the supreme 4aurt to pass on tb" censtiteteaality of e. :. uf ooasecsS. and phree times it Nus oNerwActnineiy deteated,' said Scna ter owen
 "The exercise ~ eu=h <cga ri%ht is of itself violation ol thc cansti tuition. afd congress should not D22. nit tho supreme court CT 9NE ether federal officer CT fcdy to be guilty of any such j"diaial u&j pa,ioM lt is easy Co ~t0n if. and in the presence of q d5Ntraet between I1G42t railroad men and great captains Of industry, representing $lO.Ge0.009 Goo of prop cry, th" country "hofsld r0t ne c%- roNod t0 q dau"er for which it be. licYoS ceH&ress has provided a rem edy."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07

James ]. Riley of Somcryillc and Mildred Mol2ian. &fcnagFaphcr. Vsra &H0t and dan&crousIY wounded while riding in taXicab to her home at Pr00iline Mass.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-07

Try 355 for Tire Service.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-15
BENEFIT FOR BOY SCOUTS.

Tomorrow night at o'clock at the Presbyterian church, the liar mony Music club will give con cert for the benefit of the local Boy Scouts. The greater part of the program will be devoted to ensemble work as there will be two pianos at the recital The complete program follows:
 PART l. Class Song-Seven Girls. Piano Duet-"Through Field and For est"-Dorothy Klesman and Tekla JorSensen. Piano Among the Daisies" ..................... Bibro
 Dorothy klegman Piano Solo-"The Blue Goblin" Bibro
 Tekla Jorgenson Piano Duet-"M "Mermaids s Song" Weber Rose Bartlett. Mary fleece Graves Piano Solos-fa) Lullaby (b) Rose
 Rose Bartlett Piano Solos-(a) Little Boy Brother" (b) Boat Song Co Robin Song
 Mary fleece Graves Piano Jumping Jack"
 Rose Bartlett, Mary fleece Graves. Dorothy Klegman, Tekla Jorgenson.
 PART IT. Piano Solo-"The Mill". Jensen
 Clara Anderson Piano Solo-(D Menuett (b) Scarf Dance ................. Charminade
 Elizabeth Madsen Piano Duet-Florence Koskey and Lu- lu Koskey. Piano Solo--(O Caprice Miitaire. (b) "On the Meadow .. .Lichner
 Florence Koskey Piano Meditation Morrison
 Lulu Koskey Piano Sextet-"Autumn Days" Lindsay Vivian Carlson, Marjory Clark, Clara Anderson. Margaret Shat tuck, Florence koskey Eliza beth Madsen.
 PART III Piano Solfeggietto" ......... Bach
 Harold Clark Piano Solo-Polish Dance. .Scharwenka
 Marjory Clark Piano Duet-"Miitary Rondo" Bohm Margaret Shattuck and Mrs.
 Wallstcdt Piano Solo-"Dance of the Demons.. ...-................ Hoist
 Margaret Shattuck Piano Solo---Fifth Nocturn. Leybach
 Vivian Carlson Piano Solo-(a) Good Night. Nevin (b) Butterfly" ... Merkel
 Miss Adele Frisbee Waltz and Chorus from "Faust'-Two Pianos. Eight Hands-Vivian Carl- son. Miss Adele Frisbee. Marjory Clark and Harold Clark
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-15

high, even if he is fading. The Cubs paid SIS, ,000 in cash for the release of Merkle, a good but by no means great first sacker. No other players were involved. Daubert be- ing in good condition again, Eb- bets did not hesitate to take ad- vantage of the plight the Cubs found themselves in when Vic Safer broke his leg. They needed first baseman, and when Manager Mitch ell opened negotiations with Eb- bets for Merkles the Dodgers own CT readily let him go-at his own price, a topnotch figure for play CT past his prime
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-15
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sport writer and now in the East with a stable of boxers, among them Billie Weeks, Travie Davis, George Christian, Jack O'Malley, Sammy Sandow and several lesser lights, has become one of the pro- motors on the big time circuit.
 Bishop has taken over the open air arena at Cincinnati and as soon as the warm weather begins he will stage boxing shows at his arena each Monday night. Bishop de- clares he will work at intervals all the topnotchers at his club. includ- ing Willard, Morris, Fulton. Gib- bons, Darcy, Kilbane, Leonard, Welsh and others.
 And boxers coming through to the East from the Pacific Coast or Northwest will receive due con sideration from me-" writes Bishop. In fact. 1 will go out of my way to extend the courtesies of my arena to boxers from my home am getting matches lined up now, and l wish you would tell them for me that they may address me at GA Vine street, Cincinnati, O."
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-15
COMEDY COMP ANY CHANGES BILL
 TOMORROW
"The Danger Signar' New Orpheum Program; Old
 Bills Continue at
 Other Theatres.

Tonight will witness the last per formance of MT. Young of Utah" by the Kingston Ebner Players who began what appears to be most successful season at the Coliseum theatre last Sun day.
 My Baby" one of Margaret Mayo's best comedy efforts will be staged for the first change of the new company and that this comedy possesses merit is attested to from the fact that it boasts record of over two years at the Knickerbocker theatre, New York.
 The play unravels story of a young wife who. in order to bring her hus- band home from business trip. tele- graphed him to the effect that he was a father and she borrows neighbor's s infant for the occasion: the neighbor's $ husband objects and the baby is re- turned but not until after the just returned husband had seen it. Then fol- lows succession of borrowed babies until the husband believes he is the father of triplets. Well-meaning friends help to complicate matters until the end. and the comedy is, perhaps, one of the most successful that has been produced since the days of 'Chariey's Aunt although there is not a bit of similarity in the two farces.
 A number of singing and dancing specialties are promised in the new bill. Mindell Kingston being pro- grammed for solo. while Earl Cald- well and Marjory Shaw will present a pretty duet. Bessie Hill will be heard in one of Nora Bayes latest song sue cesses. and. as usual, a picture will precede the comedy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-15
EXPERT ACCOUNTANT BEGINS
 WORK FOR THE EMPIRE

Miss Anna B. Lenz, cashier in the business offices of the Tacoma Ledger and Tacoma News, papers of Samuel A. Perkins. and an ex- pert in newspaper accounting, will install modern newspaper and printing office system of accounting lor the Empire Printing Company.
 Mss Lcnz arrived in Juneau on the Jefferson, and is at the Gastin- eau hotel. She began her work III
 the Empire office this morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-15
GREAT PRODUCTION AT DOUGLAS ORPHEUM.

"An Enemy to the King" the Vita graph Blue Ribbon feature. starring the most famous actor of the modern stage, F. II. Sothern, and the versatile star, Edith Storey is the attraction at the Douglas Orpheum tonight.
 In this production, which is MT Sothern's own choice of the role which he desired to make immortal are cast a number of the players who gave the original characterization to the roles.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-15
McGraw Sees Little Future for the
 Champion.

Manager McGraw of the New York Nationals finally has decided that Jim Thorpe, the former anna teur champion athlete of the world, will not do for the Giants, and he has been turned over to the Cincin- natl Reds for the waiver price, 62,500 McGraw was loath to cut the Sac and Fox Indian adrift. He took him on five training trips, carried him through two complete seasons and parts of three others,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-15
ALL-STAR CAST IS IN ONE PRODUCTION.

The term "allstar cast has been so violently misused in photopay and stage affairs that Herbert Brenon de- clines to employ it in connection with his production of "The Lone Wolf" for Selznick pictures, and simply an nounces the following list of players: Bert Lytell, Hazel Dawn, Edward Ab- eles. Alfred Hickman. William F. shay stephen Grattan, Joseph Chailles. Ben Graham Willis Riley Hatch, Robert Fisher, Florence Ashbrook. Juliet Bren- non and Cornish Beck
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-15
NEW PLAYGROUND OPENED.

The Juneau Womens Club, fol- lowing out their custom of looking after the welfare of the children, has established and equipped a play ground in the Casey-Shattuck addition. The grounds are situa- ted on the old ball grounds. Swings teeters and flying dutchmen have been installed. The funds for the equipment was raised several months ago at a dance given by the club for that purpose.
 The committee in charge of the playground is composed of Mrs. George Gilbert. Mrs. Josephine Val entine and Mrs. J. w. Thatcher.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-15
Northwestern League
Kalispell Wins All Gun Events.


 Harry Gayhart, member of the Kalispell, Mont, Gun Club, won the individual championship in the In- land Empire telegraphic trapshoot- ing tournament, which ended last week, when he made perfect score of twenty-five birds.
 Spokane won second place, de- feating Wallace, 121 to 117. Kal- ispell cinched the tournament three weeks ago.
 The results of the last days contests follow
 Sunnyside, 123; Pomeroy. 117; Spokane. 121; Wallace, IT; Pot latch. 116; Kellogg, 116, Pendleton 116; Lewiston, l20; Palouse, 118: Wenatchee, IA; Garfield, 115; Kal- ispell, 122.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-15

as if every child in Greater New York had ambitions to be a member of the juvenile organization. Children of all sizes and descriptions-blonde and bru- nette-from the ages of 10 months to 13 years. accompanied by their moth- CTS, stormed the casting offices. Each woman was sure that her offspring was the ideal child actress. It took all the diplomacy of Ms Samuel Kingston to prevent open hostities.