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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
NEGRO ARRESTED
 FOR AUTO ACCIDENT

Walter Groom, negro struck driver for Dansby's grocery. was arrested yesterday afternoon by Special Officer Ali s. Mayberry, on charge of as- sault with intent to kill. Groom is al- legged to have knocked Otis Cross, a white boy, off the bicycle Cross was riding, painfully injuring the young man. The accident occurred in front of the Hotel Pines. Groom states that the affair was unavoidable, but off, ficers state Groom could have stopped his car in time to keep from striking the young men. The negro will be given a trial tomorrow morning in po- lice court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
HEN LAYS TOTAL OF
 229 EGGS IN YEAR

Fayetteville, Dec. 22.-With a total of 229 eggs laid in one year, the lead ing hen in the third Arkansas egg lay ing contest conducted by the college of agriculture of the University of Ark ansas undoubtedly holds the record for this section of the country. The larg- est number of eggs laid by one hen last year was 195. The production of the average hen in a farm flock is about 50 eggs.
 The hens entered in the contest are fed a dry mash consisting of equal rarts of ground oats, wheat bran, shorts, corn meal and wheat scraps. Buttermilk or skim milk is, mixed with this bran three times week. The hens are fed scratch feed consist ing of two parts of cracked corn and two parts of whole wheat. Sprouted oats also is an important part of the feed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
Ioin the Red Cross While
 There is Time--One Day More

other dollar to give; keep both of
 them." The Bookhart boys, John and
 Charles, gave freely of their hard earned savings, or rather hard "saved earnings" for it is easier to make than to save, to join the Red Cross, ana many others, whose names I do not know. This is a picture we all like to think about. It is a picture which makes our hearts go out in love and causes us to life up our souls to the point where we love our kind and feel that every one is our friend and that all of us should rejoice that we are children of this glorious country.
 The other picture is not so beauti- ful to gaze upon. It is picture We are not so proud of; yet, by the law gov erning human nature, it is picture hun" up in every town, city, country iand hamlet in all the world It is a picture of the men and women, whom by the blessing of God and their own efforts, have grown rich; people who never deny themselves any of the creature comforts of life; women who wear costly furs and raiment; men who wear diamonds, and serve the best to be had on their tables. Some (not all, thank GodD passed the committee by with, q gave a dollar to the Red Cross last June: it is always money, money" What do you think of man or a woman that could and did not join, or renew their subscription to the Red Cross at this particular time when one can almost hear the angels singing "Glorv be to God in the highest; Peace on earth, to men good will"
 You still have one more day to make good in. Join today. It is a moral obligation you owe to your country, your president and your flag. Our people are gradually realizing the tremendous burden that is on us. Wake up all who have not. The battle for the liberty of the world is on.
 America is not on the rim of the world war. We are in the center of it. The realization has quickened all pulses and united all clashing ele- ments. We are not in the reserve; we are in the front trenches. Beyond is No Mans Land, and the issue of the greatest conflict in all history is at the point of our bayonets. Join the Red Cross now-not tomorrow Our boys at the front are waiting to hear that we have made good. Let Pine Bluff and Jefferson lead the procession. We are making every effort to roll up on the last dav our allotment of 9,876 members. We carry this issue in our souls. Pine Bluff and Jefferson coun- ty will win the goal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
Rv MARION TAGGART.

Sometimes I sit a. the typewriter .rr;no to decide what to say next. To- Iddiv I have gone through no such mo- S,on+ There is not the slightest doubt l,1en ahnnt what I would record, today, nc auJt a,otter what events concerning the pa1 n" Cross and their relative impor- lance might be-. Two pictures stand e, ont wildly in my mind, each with the 'Oa Same central figure, but otherwise in ft, the most appalling of contrasts, that l n,ust s say something about them in .1,air .hair biz setting of the Christmas dr;ve aS of the Red Cross. One of these u;ct,,res is the sacrifice that has been mpsde p,sc by the only well-to-do and the Children to buy membership in the Bod Cross at this time, when every .nonnv means so much. Scarcely a .pwork;ng woman in Pine Bluff turned 'down the committee when they asked fnr a membership, and in many in- stances they took a membership for some one at home. Two young women ,@sisters-I have in mind, wo~k for their daily bread. They both bought a membership, and later returned with . dollar for membership for their mother. Miss Foster, a trained nurse, when asked to take a dollar member chin. replied, "No, I am going to take . fife membership" and gave her check for $50. Miss Foster has of- fered her services to the Red Cross, and before the war is over expects to he standing behind the trenches with a roll of bandages. and she gave fifty of her hard-earned dollars to procure those bandages: This is sacrifice. wish I could give the names of all the children who willingly and gladly gave Q ftheir Christmas savings that the desired number 9,876 = might be raised. Taylor Roberts, without be- ing solicited, divided his Christmas money with the Red Cross. This little gentleman, however, came from fight ing ancestors, for the most precious memory of his grandfather. Caot. Perry Roberts, as he sits in the eve hing shadows, is the service he ren-
 dered his country during the civil war. Howard Senyard, young son of Mrs. E. C. Arnold, asked his mother to join
 the Red Cross for him, but when the high school children were given an op-
 portunity to join a the school, How ard promptly paid his dollar for a
 membership. In the meantime his
 mother took out a membership for him. When he was asked if he would
 like to have one of the dollars back,
 he answered, "No; I wish I had an-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
EAT PATRIOTIC
 MEALS AT U. OF A.

Fayetteville, Dec. 22.-A canvass of the fraternities, sororities and dormi- tories at the University of Arkansas shows that more than 600 people are eating patriotic meals and are doing their bit in the nationwide food sub stitution campaign. No wheat bread is served a the girls dormitory at night and many of the meals are meat less. While the fraternities and soror- ities have not adopted certain days as meatless, sweetless or wheatless. all organizations make certain sacrifices. All organizations have cut down the number of desserts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
WRONG MAN ARRESTED.

Tom Mayfeld, charged with inter- fering with the selective' draft law was dismissed from custody yesterday by United States Commissioner A. L. Burnett. Jack Mayfeld is the man wanted, and it is said that Tom May field, who lives near Grady, had nc connection with the alleged crime. Il is expected that Jack Mayfield will be arrested within few days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
ALLEGED THIEF DISCHARGED.

. Sam Rose. negro, charged with stealing mule from w. E. Smith, a prominent planter at Tucker Lake, was discharged yesterday by Justice of the Peace c. c. Brewster. Rose testified that he thought the, mule was the property of a ne gro woman, who let him have ther animal to work, and the negro woman also testified that she gave Rose permission to use the animal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23
PRIVATE LEONARD LEAVES.

. Private Claude Leonard of the local army recruiting station, left yester- day to spend the holidays with his rel atiyes at Leslie. Sergeant Sloan will spend the holidays in this city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

Manager Bill Clymer of the Louis vile A. A. team has put in a bid for Pep" Young in case Young is lot out by the Giants.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-23

As a general thing. when man be- gins telephoning to his wife by say ing Hello, dear" it's peace feeler.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
Whiskey and War.

, pittsburgh Chornicle-Telegraph.)
Whiskey is one of the articles which
mankind can very we'll do without.
whether there is war or peace, plenty
or scarcity. 1t is not a food, but its
manufacture requires large quantities
of grain which at this time can be used
to much better advantage III the man
ufacture of bread than in the produc
ton of intoxicating beverages. This
fact is recognized by the distillers
themselves, who proposed to the sen
ate agricultural committee a voluntary
restriction of the manufacture of Ii
quor to the extent of diverting $4,000,
600 bushels of grain Z year from the
distilleries to the bakeries, as well a.
permitting the use of 100000 tC
50,000,000 gallons of molasseS anC
other materials in food channels in
stead of in the manufacture of alcohol
Thu experience of Russia with vod
ka, and England with beer and spirits
has warned the liquor manufacturers o.
| the United States that war and whis
key do not mix well, and they hasten
| therefore, to offer concessions befor
congress decides to proceed with re
strictions still more far-reaching. TIL
spokesman for the liquor interest
were willing for the imposition of
heavy tax in order to produce the re
suit set forth, and to forestall a pro
hibitive law which is quite possible
They used their old arguments tina
the suppression of the liquor trad
would throw thousands of persons on
of work, while bad results would 70
low any severe restrictions on the man
ufacture of alcohol
The labor problem need not ente
very seriously into the case. There
plenty of work-and much better wor
available for persons who might b
forced ont of the manufacture of il
ltoxicating drinks. What congress wi
do i'll the matter is problematical q
present, but every citizen can form
committee of one to see that he COZ
sumes no whisley or beer while til
war lasts, without waiting for govern
mental action. A cessation of the d
mand, If that cessation be at all wild
spread, will be followed by small,
t production.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01

There seems to be a tendency in some
quarters to express the belief that with
" everybody doing it there will be an
over abundance of food next winter.
-" Potatoes will be twenty cents bush
ell next fall, one man is reported to
have said. What if they area 1t
won t be a calamity if potatoes are at
twenty cents, or as it is to be fervently
hoped plenty and cheap, but if they
are as high as during the past winter
or even higher, which decidedly is
probable, it will be anything but for
tunate. New England has been rails
ing less than % per cent of its food
stuffs. Much more than the full frui
ton of any efforts yet in progress
might be made, and still not reach al
overproduction. Moreover, every ex
/ pert who has voiced an opinion see
nothing but a continued scarcity O
food for the next three years at least
even should the war end at once, whiel
is anything but probable. And thi
scarcity is world wide. The call to pro
duce things to cat is the most urgen
problem before us just now.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
The Electric Washer.

The electric washer is an ingenious
device which was invented so that hus
bands could procure something to eat
on Monday as well as other days of the
week. Prior to this discovery, thou
sands of stout, voraeious American hus-
bands refused to affiliate with the
wash-day dinner at home for fear of
being permanently disabled in the ali
mentary tract. Great ingenuity was dis
played by housewives in dressing up
the remnants Of the Sunday dinner 50
they would look like a square meal, but
even then some husbands would utter
disparaging remarks about the menu
and threaten to take their meals out
The mission of the electric washer
is to take pair of khaki overalls, six
high-priced lace curtains, two dozen
hemstitched handkerchiefs, an armful
of bedspreads and the rest of the fam.
lily lingerie and shoot soapsuds though
them at the rate of four kilowatts PEI
hour. This is simple process and re
quires no mental effort whatever, ex
cept at the end of the month, when il
is necessary to climb a stepladder and
read the meter. Many people have beer
severely injured by falling off the step
ladder after taking one glance at tho
meter, but the majority of patrons pre-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01

one window in the morning, there
see the little boy sitting by the win
dow. In the afternoon when / choose
an entirely different part of the house
to shine in the windows, there is the
little boy again. And for two weeks
he has been doing this. Just follow
ing me around. / do feel so ,honored.
And you, my good Sun Ray children,
you should feel honored' too.
1--WE do" said the Sun Rays
Listen now!" said the Sun. And
they all stopped talking to listen.
There was the little boy sitting by
the. window, and by him stood his
mother and big man with low
voice. The man was carrying little
black satchel and he was talking.
well, how are you today, my boy?''
he asked.
"Oh. much stronger and better" said
the boy. Il almost feel like getting
out again.
You'll be able to in very few
days now"
have saved my little boys life. He
was so SICK But the doctor shook
his head.
Il did not save his life," he said
THE Sun did that. The Sun fights
germs better than medicines or doc
tors. We are needed to tell the
! People to take advantage of the Sur
and use it. and we have to tell then
what the trouble is. For the Sur
can't talk. If he could and would tel
Folks what allied them, he would BIZ
one Of the greatest doctors in thu
world. For he always carries his cure
with him. Ah,. now he helps me drive
away the colds, the many horrid sick
nesses that come when little boys hav,
to stay in the house."
! Dear father" said the Sun Rays
"you are really Doctor Sun"
And you my little assistan
i nurses" said the Sun.
But once more they heard the docto
talking, and this is what he said: "II
TWO days you can 60 out to play
you will stay in the Sum-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
DADDYSEV[NDN(
KRY TALL eli
W MARY GRAHAM-R BONNER
DR.. SUN.

did you ever in all your life see
anything to equal that?" asked Mr..
Sun of his children, the rays.
did we ever see anything to equal
what?" asked the Sun Rays, for they
did not at all know what Mr.. Sun was
talking about.
"Well. I'm surprised you haven't
noticed" said Mr.. Sun. "The very
same thing has been happening for
weeks-yes, two weeks at least"
The Sun Rays looked stil more puz-
zled. Something had been happening
for two weeks that their wise father,
Mr.. Sun. knew all about, and which
they hadn't an idea of.
"Do tell us, father" said the Sun
! Rays.
''In yonder house." commenced Mr.
Sun. nodding his head in certain
direction, so the sun in that direction
| seemed to be growing warmer, 'in that
house." he continued, "there lives a
little boy
"Well," said the Sun Rays. "There
is nothing so very astonishing in that.
is there? There are many little boys
stay two weeks. You said the same
thing has been happening for about
| two weeks"
$50 it has," agreed Mr.. Sun.
There is nothing strange or wonder.
full about little boy being seen for
IN
live in the same place for years. don't
they?'
Eyes, children" said Mr.. Sun, 'you
are quite right in what you say"
1--WE are quite right" beamed the
Sun Rays.
But you have not yet heard jus
why I said l had seen something 81
wonderful. You guessed at it all"
!, $50 we did" said the Sun Rays
! won't you tell us?''
. "For over two weeks little bO,
has followed me around"
whatever do you mean?" asked tn,
Sun Rays.
Gle has been ill. He has had
very, very bad cold. Oh, he has beef
SO wretched and he has not felt li1
doing anything. A little boy is prett,
ill when he doesn't feel like doin,
anything and wants 20 stay quiet"
!, That's true" said the Sun Rays
/ For how often they had seen SINAI
t boys scampering and playing. an
$ sometimes they had danced too TO
8 joy.
+ 1.-THE doctor comes every day" cor
y tinued the Sun. Sometimes he come
: twice a day, and once he came tire
times. But every time he comes b
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01

Joseph Aud, who has retired from
the management of the Burlington
News, began his career in 1872 as re-
porter ON the Rutland Herald. He was
with that paper IL years and later
was connected with the Burlington
Free Press Il years, holding the posi-
tions of manager and assistant edi-
tor. He was at the head of a publish
ing company in New York two years
and in 1894 returned to Burlington
and established the Evening News
with which his connection had been
continuous up to last Saturday. Mr.
Aud entered the journalistic field q
year earlier than l.. p. Thayer of the
Morrisville Messenger, but the latter
has been connected with newspaper
work in the state continuously. and un
questionably holds the position of deal
today. Mr.. Aud was a virile and Incl
sive writer, and frequently struck GU
boldly and savagely against shams an,
abuses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
WOMEN STEADY WORKERS

1t used to be said that women could
not be depended upon like men to work
steadily, and consequently, ought not to
expect so much pay as men employed at
similar work.
While it would be foolish for any
young woman to stay at work when
physically unfit, it is believed that most
women now continue at their work as
constantly as men. Any woman who is
unable to do so, should take Lydia E.
Pinkham S Vegetable Compound, the old
reliable medicine for woman, and get the
aid she needs to enable her to keep at
work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01

No doubt a good deal that is unworthy
is declared in the name of our
glorious flag. But the things that flag
in truth stands for should be proclaimed
from all pulpits and the pulpit that
stands under the flag is blessed by it. So
when a minister prefers resignation to
the flag above him as he speaks he
ought to go. The Worcester pacifist min.
lister who has resigned because of the
llag gets some advertising that looks
rather undesirable. Since he is Uni
tartan minister it is suggested that he
be obliged to listen to several readings
of The Man Without Country, that i'm
mortal gift of Unitarian, Edward Ev
erett Hale.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01

take no chances on the volunteer sys-
TEN. Men must be had and the draft
is the only certain means of getting
them SO that orders can be issued for
a given number to be at certain
place. at q certain time, with certain
equipment. Other countries have had
to come to it. The United States was
forced to adopt CONSUMPTION before the
Civil war was half through. 1t is part
of the inevitable consequences of en-
tering the war that enlistments be
forced from those who will not volun-
teer. Wars burdens must be borne,
whether the individual volunteers or is
drafted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
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Classified advertisements - Five cents
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01

fer to trust to the mercy of some cal
loused representative Of the electric
light company, who is an expert in
mental arithmetic
Perhaps the greatest advantage in
favor of the electric washer is that it
has forever done away with that pop
ular form of entertainment known as
the stitch in the back. This was
caused by beating the family wash with
the bare fists against corrugat
ed rub board at an average rate OF
2,400 revolutions per minute, and re
suited in covering the rubbee with per
spiration and lint. Now. however, al
that a woman has to do is to turn tho
| washer loose and sit down with ligh,
heart and some lighter reading mt
wait for the machine to deliver the fin
ished product, ready to be strung il
all its tempting proportions on the bacl
porch.
| The electric washer has done more t,
make the average woman contentet
with her home and what she received
| at the marriage altar than any othe
device of the age except the electro
brougham. If there were more electri
washers in our homes, there would b.
/ fewer divorce actions and considerabl,
less indigestion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
Member OF the Associated Press.

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
A Thought for the Week.

The trouble with our patriotism is
not that there is too little of it but
that it is too big and glorious. 1t is
easier to die for our country than to
live for our town, to serve God abroad
than to fight the devil at home, to de-
mand that foreigners honor our flag
than. to honor it ourselves, to be an
American than to be good naighbor
The nation never lacks for heroes
while communities die for lack of good
citizens.-Bruce Craven.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01

\ New Jersey man has invented a
bullet proof armor which is reported to
have stood a thorough test, the inven-
tor suffering no i'll effects when he al
times al q distance of only 60 feet. If
the sarmor ia not too hampering it
must Toe cassed with the very important
developments of the war. 1t should be
valuable to deer hunters as well as to
soldiers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01

Eighty per cent of the students at the
Massachusetts Agricultural college in
amherst have left their studies to take
up agricultural work. Two months age
President Butterficld advised closing the
college, but the faculty would not listen
to his idea. Now the institution j,
closing itself automatically. President
Butterfeld knew what he was talking
about
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01

Commissioner of Agriculture Brigham
finds that white pine trees in the state
are infested with blister rust and he has
therefore issued proclamation placing
quarantine on trees of this species and
ordering that none be moved into the
state for planting purposes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01

Wonder whether the appointment OF
Addison y. CuGworth of South London
derry, to be Judge of the Brattleboro
municipal court is a reward for his ac.
tivitv in behalf of court reform in the
last session of the general assembly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01

A record ought to be kept of oul
Vermont boys who have given and are
giving their lives i'll the causes of the
entente allies, lighting with the Cana
dian contingent III Fran>e. The latest
victims are ID. NJ. Dolin of Newport
and A. S. Daniels of East Hardwick
who were killed in action in the see
ond battle Of the Aisne.