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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
Activities at the Ward Schools

school building and premises for one of their improvements makes it pos sible, on gloomy days, for them 'o continue their studies by turning OH the lights, and not resort to the stolS telling as they formerly had 10 oo.
 Those on the roll of honor i'll room 2 are: Louis Bluerock, James cur lin, Lerah Wooten, Lawrence Plper' and Teddy Jeffries. II room was Beatrice Curlin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23
PINE STREET SCHOOL.

The fourth year of Pine Street school is drawing near the close, with an aggregate enrolment of 390. AL though the school has no s. I. A., number of improvements have been added. A beautiful victrola, and an unabridged dictionary have been bought by the children and many books have been given to the library. The pupils of room seven met one
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-23

Continued on Page Twelve)
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1l,h!!eeAd-Mirror
The Times Prints II. The Times Believes Il

TNHIs maintained for tire Of arssens the 40
assertions s~
truth welcomes letters relating
the dollar
ny home with solsrs worth Of seess pays proper reess"uon 70
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found The Times wilt prtn, the letters which seeer ss
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might
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The Actors Prayer
sy on. FRANK CRANE
Vooyrtght ISIS. BY Frank Crans)

Oh, God. here in my dressing room,
with the door shut, l am alone with
Thee.
l am glad ! know the great spirit that
stands silently by. here, as in every place
where human heart is beating.
Cannot an actor be Gods man? Can
not |, whose business il is to play, be AZ
conscientious as those in authority or
peril or solemn functionf
Convention classes me and my fell
lows among the loose and thoughtless.
So Thou art my secret. triumph in
wardly to find Thy presence and taste
the mystic JOY of Thy friendship, while
the world suspects not
Thou washest my heart clean as the
priests. Thou givest me a holy ambi-
ton to do my work well, that / also may
be a devout craftsman. Thou teaches
me subtle ways to resist despair, to mas
ter my passions. TO heal unworthy weak
ness; the rare medicine of Thy pres
ence is for me, too. as well as for the
clustered monk or meditating scholar.
ASo~h AAt w OC ktCat, ING
many who are content to be called great.
Reveal to me the satisfaction of vir-
tue, the inner rewards of loyalty, help
fulness, and self-control.
Let me be an unusual person because
of that simplicity of heart and that low
ableness of nature that / learn from
Thee.
May | also touch the infinite and
share the divine current that thrills all
high souls. Save me from the bogs Of
pettiness. from egotism. seIf-pity, envy,
and all the corrosives that mar life.
do not serve in the temple; mine is
no solemn Office nor critical station; but
l thank Thee that the river of God
flows thru the streets of the city and
whosoever will may drink.
Make me to achieve a better success
in my role before the ever present aud
fence of the angels than hope to have
when | play my part upon the mimic
stage.
Ever, in all junctures, in hours of
lightness as in stress or trial, God Of my
soul, help me to play the man. Ameni
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Few collisions occur on the path
OF virtue.
A man may have a lofty aim and
sull be a poor shot
Good qualities are Jewels that only
good breeding can set on TO advan-
iage
Too many men salt away money
in the brine Of other peoples tears.
Few women could get into heaven
on the testimony Of their dressmak-
ers.
Love and strong drink make the
world 60 round
There Is more power IN Kindness
than there 10 In dynamite. but u
takes longer to develop H.
Humanity IL unedually divided be
tween those who can't stand pros.
perity and those who can't get any
70 stand
Adam owned the earth a. one
time His experience should be q
warning 70 those who want u now
II might De well TO remember that
The lengihening Of the days doeEn'i
prolong the reckoning OF 30 days
obligation
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It's Tough on That
Kind of Congressman, But
1t Will Be a Good Thing

The administration has stoned hor-
nets nest, by announcing that hereafter
appointments of all first, second and
third class postmasters win be subject
to competitive examination.
One congressman honestly yells,
why, it viii take out of political life
some of the most active supporters of
congressman"
II will It will
1t is the cruelest blow to the bread
and-butter brigade" we ever heard Of
We can imagine no more horrible raid
upon congressional patronage, save abo-
lition of the free seed distribution.
But it is a good move.
Wen get more postmasters who know
postmastering and few more congress
men who are wanted by people rathel
than the active politicians.
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Take Notice! (This Is Most
Important-) She's Beginning!
Yes Sir, She's Beginning!

The hens are beginning TO lay.
This sounds like an inconsequentia
barnyard item Of news, but 1t means mil.
lions.
The price of eggs must come down and
the effect upon the high cost of living viii
be big, for no meal Of victuals is total
failure if it contains skillfully cooked
eggs.
And, the hens having resumed, now Is
the time to knock high prices on next
winters eggs, by family preservation Of
eggs.
Municipal governments. congress and
the L. s. supreme court have found no
way in which to defeat speculation and
cornering.
The hen has.
She lays and lays. when the laying's
good.
She sits on handful of straw and does
her part 10 bust trusts.
She does her part and that we have
egg trusts is not her fault.
There was a time when the American
housewife preserved her winters supply
Of eggs. and butter, too, when prices were
low. Nowadays she's deviling with
bridge whist, sailing around in an auto,
or clubbing at some club, while trusts
or corporations are doing her preserving
with cinch on making her yell for
boycotts over winter prices.
Every housewife, and every house
husband, too. knows that competition is
the sure cure for combination extortion.
They don't act.
The hen does.
She lays most eggs when eggs are
cheapest and. considering the labor and
pains she takes to get up eggs, you
can't blame her for not laying eggs that
will preserve themselves.
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SeIf-Interest Legislation

A great deal OF legislation IL In
stigated from the outside and legis-
Iators with their eyes shut tight are
made 90 believe n IL for the public
good. We shouldn't wonder n half
OF the legislation was OF this kind.
and II class and group selnshness
was given q black eye and made TO
understand n should take care OF
itself. and not burden the public
with its desires, its health might be
better and It's merit more trAnspor-
emit A legislature that cannot see
the selfish purpose behind scheme
should resign and take the FIRST train
home More and more self'interests
are wanting laws for their own sd-
vantage, and for that reason we
could hope there wouldn't be leg
islature more than once In i've
years Columbus (ohio) Journal
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Anniversaries
BY Webster,

17s7--Andrew Jackson. seventh
president OF the Tnit~d states. born
in MeckienburE county, N (. Died
az the Hermitage, Tennessee. June :.
1896
i77s-Isord Melbourne premier Of
England during the early years OF
Queen Nictorta's reign. born In Lon
don Died Nov. "a. lsfS.
lTSI-Battle at GgiIdford court
house. y. G. between the Americans
under General Greene and the British
under Cornwaliis
hcsa at Detroit Vfncennee and kAS-
Istf-salvatore CherublnL famous
Italian. composer. died In Paris. Born
In Florence. sept IL. 1850
poaneed the insidious amsition % the
fSsE-confcrenee % Great Powers
AZ Vienna with object of restoring
peace
the schooner Chapman about 20
sail from San Francisco. az a Con
feder9te priv nteer.
fsT5-Arch bishop MeC1oskey Of
New York was made a cardinal. the
firrt In the United states.
ffSe--I.ying an state % German
Emperor william ! at Berlin
iks4-The Bland Coma &c bill vas
passed BY the United states senate.
isis-G~nsTai Perishing led Unit
ef states military expedition into
Mexico 90 punish villa
OWE YEAR AGO TODAY IN THE
WAR
Dutch steamer Tubantia torpedoed
or minee presumably BY Germans
italians claimed further progress
/ or parts 90 fson1o river front
German assault northwest OF Yer
dun hdited after French recovered
I portion % lost ground.
\ through mountains reported 10 be
| nearly In touch with British
ToDAY-s BIRTHDAYs.
/ RI. Rev John p Farrelly. Catholie
bishop - Cleveland. born in Mem
/ DhlH Tenn. Ell years ago today.
William chandler Baglsy. director
/ % the school % education az tbs
i Holland ~ spauidins. late COVER
1 nor Of New Hampshire, born at Town.
\ send Hsrbor Mass. "A years ago to-
day.
Lee snubert. prominent theatrical
mana ger and prOcuCer. born at syria
i cuse n y. ~ years ago today.
Henry Emerson. representative
in congress % the Twenty second
I Ohio district born at Atchneld
Maine. - years ago today.
Ri Rev. James n. winchester. Epis-
I eopai bishop % Arkansas. born Al
| Annapolis. Nd. IS years ago today.
| Charles Ray one Of the younReGi
leading men ia motion pictures born
I At jacksonville. fla Is years ago to-
Mary Turner saher. author and
II conn oEer - more than 100 songs
born at Peoria. III. 81 years ago to-
day.
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Does Human Nature
Vary in Countries?

Az Hst we have the frank admis-
sion by a leading advocate OF uni
versal service-the New York Times
that II will be OF no avail w. war
II upon US II becomes. therefore.
a question, since II relates to our
defense I'm future wars. which can
be debated at leisure. and In cold
blood. and not In the hysteria OF
the present hour Mr.. Taft. II Is
true, demands that II be put over
on the American people now" while
they are excited and aroused. But
n universal service has all the vir.
tues attributed TO II by its advo-
Gates why In there any doubt rs TO
ia being demanded and voted when
the facts are all set forth calmly
and quietly Again. the Times says
that the argument OF the poor pa.
cifsts" that universal training
means militarism" In preposterous.
Tut Il is not only poor pacifsts
who hold this view There is OK.
Secretary Walter L. Fisher, a gen.
uine preparedness advocate. ready
TO knock down anybody who Nigh,
accuse him OF pscinsm. for instance
The Times might well read hts tee
timony before the senate military
Affairs committee. He spoke Of
49,. the assumption that ths
United states IN different from hu-
man nature elsewhere. that things
which create millitarism elsewhere
will not create miiitariam here. The
Advocates Of an extreme "prepar ed
nese point TO a condition Of thing.
In the past when we have had little
| Of a military character In our gov
| ernmental organizations and policies
az proof that. because We have not
had a militarfstic sentiment. and
because Ne DO not have u now. there
fore We will not have ~ under Z
/ fundamentally changed state Of at
fairs A have said. u seems q
me that that IL the Supreme folly.
II was no less person than Johr
Hay who said In 1857. In reference
TO the proposal 10 establish a mill
tary government In our southern
states: Il think there never va'
an army that could be trusted Al
an army."-New York Post
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sive 10 have on the daily bill OF
fare This Is one Of the reasons
that TOO much meats and heavy
foods are eaten az this season %
the year.
Fruits ard vegetables are 90 es-
sential 10 The health Of the body
IN the spring that they cannot At.
ford 70 b. left out in the daily bin
OF fare
AL dietitisns are agreed a. To The
value OF fruits In promoting health
aud vigor They recommend mat
fruit Of some kind. either cooked or
raw. dried or fresh. be eaten al
every meal Children especially
should ear LITERALLY OF fruit.
Fruit az tho end Of = meal tends
to proven. any injury 10 the teeth
from sugars and stsrches.
Vegetables SHOULD appear on tho
daily menu When they cannot b.
obtained 20 b. dried or canned vege-
45'Cs shUuld be need.
a diet of ycgetablef ant fruits is
especially valuable for the PERRIN
vic o. al llncing IN years
The best regulators Of the bowels
are fools. Foods should pOsyess
suficient bulk 10 promote the action
~ the iHtestlnes and should cor
tain due amount ~ laxative Gle
inents
Foods which arc Fpecialiy lara.
tive are Drunes. hgs. most ruits eH
cspi banana fruit juices, All fresh
Vegetables. especially greens 81 n,
sorts. wheat. bran and the whole
graJn cereals. FOOdS Which have
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Bits Of Information

Two million children between the
ages OF 10 and 10 are employed for
wages in the United states.
War among her neighbors has
brought such a wealth TO Denmark
that the number Of millionaires was
Increased last year by 80.
A colony OF bees n sumner cen
sists OF from $4,000 10 100000 ind
viduals Zach colony contains one
queen. several hundred drones ard
The balance workers. The later
are undeveloped females, and tbsJ
40 al the vork.
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A Sign of Spring

The Old Gardner viii make
his 1917 appearance on this page
next Monday. You remember the
old fellow from last year lie
helped you IN the garden. He
viii get right In there with you
again this year Gardening Ia 60
ing N amount 20 a whole lot this
summer You'll need the "Old
dsrdener.-
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NsAAE = AANfAA -
year
Early fruits and
vegsta BIAS for
which the appe
tite Graves are not
easily obtainable
b sides they are
usually too expen-
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Health Questions Answered.
T. T.--whAf Is dry pieurisy! II
II necessarily fatal
Dry pleuTisy IL inflammation of
The pleura. Tot accom- panied by pour
lng out OF fluid into the pleura- II
should not Re fatal.
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more insistent OF the two. and
Joseph, the jsnitor, was sum
moned TO hang the picture ae-
cording 20 his orders. Obed-
Iently Joseph drove In q nail
ON the right. as directed; this
done. he also drove one IN The
wall on the left.
axk-hat IN the apC0nd nail
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whether she had enjoyed her
self
mo. indeed. sir" she re-
piled, Il was most lnsulted."
How was that, Jane ,"
Il admit been there very
long. sir. when a young man
Games up and hactually hsska
whether my programme was
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Both salt and fresh water nsh
are caught in LAKE, Maracsfbo. vsps-
nae2A
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Laugh With Us

The Elks OF Newark. ~. j.. are having lot OF
fun with a member Of their lodge. a Marketst.
jeweller The other day his wife was In the
-. - -. h.
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the opposite tendency are rice. boil
ed milk, fine wheat -four In bread
corn starch and white OF egg
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The Keep Well
Column
SPRING pIETI

Housewives are az a loss TO know
what 70 prepare for the tabl az
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So much strikes the lingo newspaper
as treason" these days, we feel like sug-
costing to them that the first thing they
know they'll have treason in the majority.
On the other hand, in view Of the EVIL
dent determination of the railway train
men to strike, perhaps we ought TO go a
bit slowly in this matter Of forcing war.
REVERSE ENGLISH
Circular letter, issued by the steenth National
Bank--~Dear sir; We respectfully solicit . re
quest for you for a loan. Any old ndorser will
do Around the date Of nsturity will send
you a notice that you need not pay H."
That is 10 say, the other neutrals may
take their cue from China
Yes. Phyllis, we would say. of hand,
that your friend Herman Zimmerman,
the dentist, is of German extraction.
President Sits Up" says a headline.
May we observe that he might also take
notice.
Outside fthat, everything on our po-
lice force appears TO be going along all
right.
Debutantes at Pinehurst are practicing
daily with revovers and rifles Tin case
they are needed by their country" If
they happen 10 be needed by their coun-
try, the safest place for brother Amer-
cans will be in the enemys lines.
| CONGRESSMAN Pat Kalley is cor1ing
home to deliver a speech on How our
laws are made in Washington" II Pat
is going TO tell the truth about It. he
ought to have something interesting 20
say.
|
Now they are wondering down that
way whether the Ohio river this spring
is going to be any higher on account OF
the war.
c r s.-What do YOU know about Bel
gian hares' NIX
] Practically nothing. Why?
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Il am a blacksmith.
what were you doing when the police en-
tered"
wen. ycu hoo came the answer. Il was
s.uf nnhinG n hoh ~ On desss
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for7" Mr. Parrot demanded
aIts 10 save me the trouble OF fetching the
ladder tomorrow when you come round 70 the
missuss way OF thinking. said Joseph
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Well. didn't he do you any good"
Il didn't 20 In When got TO HE house tnere
vas brass plate on bis door-pr hurem. Len
to one'-and wasn't going TO monkey win
long shot like that
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Il want TO speak 10 Mr. H."
You'll talk 20 me"
Please let me speak 20 Mr.. H.
The jewellers wife grew angry.
Look here. young lady" she said, who ara
you that calls my husband and insists on talking
TO him ?"
I'm The telephone operator al Elizaoeth.
came the reply.
And now the Eiks take turns calling the
jeweller up and telling him it's Elizabeth
lane had asked for an evening OF TO 60 to her
hrst dance Returning NJ very early hour, she
I..A H. hnr ma -
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Mr.. Parrot wanted the picture hung 70 the rient
Of the mirror Mrs Parrot wanted IL hung 70 the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-15

some time ago the police In certain western
On rnahe a raid upon a club whore gambling
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vas suspected OF taking place.
rhe names and addresses OF
hose caught on the premises
were taken and In due course
he offenders were summoned
% appear In court.
one OF the offenders, on be
ng asked what trade he follow
a. replied -.
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answered n.
Il want 20 speak 90 Mr..
H." said a woman's voice.
Who "a this7" demanded
the jewellers wife.
Elizabeth"
We'll. Elizabeth. this In his
wife. Now. madam, what do
you WANT
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z N 00WoScf, mbcfuauohai law - Htef-
ofional law.
u u law that Germany is presumed to
H1npect.
Germany has given Us the proof that
: - has no idea Of respecting it.
Germany has proven that she intends,
ham this time on, 10 be an outlaw nation,
IS nnd must be treated, therefore, AS an
&oukIaw nation.
The sinking of the Algonquin had been
\ nnticipated by our government.
Steps have already been taken 10 pre-
vont other ships flying the American flag
zbum meeting like fate.
Tie government has directed that all
rips leaving this country be indiscrim-
x 1nntely armed, with orders 10 fire the
y nnunent periscope Of q German sub
MARINE shows itself.
The sinking of the Algonquin does not
necessarily mean war.
But it brings us NEARER war, the
enc as the indiscriminate arming of our
hips brings us nearer war.
Every step, every day is bringing us
NEARER war.
That is the sad part of the situation
nparer and nearer, day by day, step by
oeep, instead of farther away.
II Is all because ships sailed for wan
profits MUST sail, and because they have
legal right to sail, we suppose.
1t comes under the head of patriotism
& that is, If you look at it that way.
II you look at 1t another way, it might
strike you as coming under the head OF
/ bo6iness-business eager for big profits
II we take a stand on the side Of hu.
manity and object to the attempts of the
n nip owners and meat packers to get
)hose big profits, we viii be told, probably
CT we lack in patriotism.
y hat, when the robber prices we are
4 pGving for meat are defended as due en-
tlnly TO the law of supply and demand,
= hauling away the supply, and thereby
sweating tendency toward even higher
3 DEicss for soup bone. exactly what 70,
Woud call patriotic?
N We have succeeded pretty well, partl,
- result of the war, in popuIarizing tn,
/ ologpn -See America first"
The war gives us pretty fine oppor
nnity, too. as a neutral country, to popu
<tnp another slogan. something lik
~ Amsrica first"
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~ - Keep Food at
no; PIenty AZ Law to Pro-
TIT Il Ar It's Shipped Away

.--I ~ ur1u 5xx&Pf ZIG AkktAtdtfus haI
! - summarized and sunk by Germany.
This is the overt act, minus loss o.
NE.
Al members If the crew escaped, but
that does not lessen the offense against
ear country.
AZ a matter Of fact, the sinking OF
this ship might be looked upon in GER
tain quarters as lesser ofiense If the
cargo could have been saved, whether the
crew escaped or not
That might be the case because the big
thing at stake is the right of American
ships to sail the sea- and the object of
sending ships to sea, at this particular
time, Is war profits for the ship owners
and war profits for the shippers.
There is no profit, Of course, in having
: ship sunk, and there is no profit from
the cargo when il is sunk.
The Algonquin carried contraband of
war; nevertheless. Germany had no right
TO sink her.
She should have been halted by shot
fred across her bow.
She should then have been visited and
searched, and upon discovery of contra
band in her cargo. seized as prize of
wal.
That is international law, under which
Germany liz guilty of an atrocious act.
Thre isn't a bit Of doubt about that.
There Is plenty of international Law to
uoot all situations on the seas
The only place that law would seem to
- lacking 10 on land. here at home.
The cargo of the Algonquin consisted,
pgincipaIIy, of meat, consigned to a bel
nrsEent nation by Chicago packers.
Every pound of meat that went down
4 - 6ssd the sharks reduced the visible
0uppH in this country and helped to the
oxbsnt Of that pound in keeping up the
rHeeent highway robbery prices for meat
cH1cted from the people of the United
Dtotss by the packers.
A we have said, there is plenty of law
1orEUtect this meat going from neutral
ouuntxy to country at war, but there Is
~ INV in this country to keep the price
81 msat within the reach of the pocket
Guok Of the man who works hardest to
- TIE meat he eats
Ne have plenty of law safeguarding
r 1ights ~ Americans on the high seas,
- n0where near a. much law as we
ut TO have to safeguard our rights as
1ricans here on the land.
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On the other hand, in view of the EVIL
dent determination of the railway train
men to strike, perhaps we ought to go a
bit slowly in this matter of forcing war.
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full. And I'd only sd two sandwiches"
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BENJAMIN Birdie, the famous jockey. was taken
suddenly H. and the trainer advised him 10 visit