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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-03

for some years and knows oi nothing against Green as q nelghbor and citi- zen. In reply to q question ot the prosecutor be said that he frequently heard automobiles stop al Greens house at all hours of the right, anu that on several occasions h1 Aad seen negroes carr}i ing in packages from automobiles.
 Says ite Paid for Protection.
 Wiley Good said that he aud four others hal paid Ben Felnbere $1o q month for protection while selling iQuor and that on once occasion when he was calling en Feinbefg to pay this money. he Lad found him with Green, and nad heard nim say: ,ltere Comes Wiley now, with some mCney.' ln reply t9 questions of the defense the witness admitted that he had lust finished serving q sentence in the penitenliary where h had been sent after being arrested ny Green. ln reply to questions of tne prose cutor. ne stated that he mad stopped paying h.s hush money some months . ii eN lptH to ltd litS5 p1tl fti itfottNi
 w C. Hudson, James i.. Clark and Irskine lIighto%er testified regard ing the amount of treeng bank ae- count and that of Reidin@er. .;ir. i Hudson also testified as to having
 marked the bills alleged to have been 1 paid to Reidin&ef. In the cross eN- ] animation t was brought cut tEat the ! frn,,I- l., of Ai li1,o
 CT were less #hen they left office
 than tAev were when they went jn
 Testimony vas also adGuccd to
 show .hat Re.dln2er was quite q,
 trader and handled a good deal of money outside of his office and that i Green in his capacity as constable
 handled a good deal of money as trus- tee.
 Other witnesses were called to
 show that Green had bought a Ford
 car Of the $. R. Thomas Auto com
 pany, and that this car had been re-
 paired in Star City after having had
 an accident on the road.
 I. s. cosWell, manaae,. of the
 Smart Auto ,company's Star City Branch testified that the Ford refer rcd to had been repaired af the shop Thomas Descrihcs Trip. |! Alf Thomas. who said he is a mer- chant and farmer of Lincoln county related the circumstances surround , ia& his possession of the automobile He said he saw Green near York
 town: that the constable wore an overcoat and a cap. He said that , Green wanted to come to Pine Bluff /, and explained that his car was wrecked. He testified that ht
 brou2ht Green to his home in Cherry street, and that on the way the con stable told him he had gone or was going near Star City to meet par | ty; that Green said he would sent a nearo to get the whiskey, an( : promised 10 give witness some O 7 the whislzey for his trouble The wit Hess testified that Green had said tht , negrO was afraid 10 come thru Sta , City alone. and that he was goin! l to meet him. Thomas said he ha, } the car repaired, and that a negro ) came for it about two weeKs .a.el = Under cross examination, Thomas : WAS asked if he had not sold Whis
 key, but he denied that he had. Judge Sorrells then ordered a re
 cess until 9 o'clock this morning :, instructing the jurors they would b, permitted to go to their homes bll
 that they should no discuss the cas- , with anyone or read newspapers ac
 counts of the trial
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-03

Here the witness stoutly denied hav- ing testified before the grand pury that Reidinger had said "he didn't with that fellow or not" The grand jury records were produced and the previous testimony read to the wit ness bv the clerk on the former grand jury, who was called. for. the purpose. The witness, however, maintained he had not made the statement.
 Harry Gadherry testified that he had seen two men go to Greens house and talk with Green, and that to all appearances their conversation was perfectly amicable. He stated that he had lived in the neighborhood
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-03
Anqer Futile and Foolish.

Anger is the most impotent pas sion that accompanies the mind of man: it effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the man who is possessed by it more than any other against whom 1t is directed.> Clarendon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-03
The Ideal Army.

Some men think fast, and then set; others act and think atterWard' II at all. One type is deliberative, the ether imnuls;ye. The army of cool-heaued officers and hot-headed soldiers makes q magnificent military machihe'~ American Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-03
Dog Came First.

Miss Pansy Pyetin's father had to go without his necktie last Sunday. eansy's pekinese dog needed new ribbon Cor his neck.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-30
The SayOly Stew.

Perhaps the best most economical,
and most satisfactory way to make
q little meat go a long way is by the
use Of savory stews, the main
dish for at least one dinner a week.
To turn our entire population into
non-meat- eating people is by no
means desirable. But to stretch the
supply of meat over the needs OF the
United States and our Allies is ne
cessary and quite possible without
entailing any hardships.
Beef, lamb, mutton, and veal are
each an excellent choice in making
savory stew: hut the food admins
tration has requested that the killing
Of young animals be avoided, as they
mean a very much larger amount Of
r,eat If left to grow to maturity. A
dairy heifer. when grown, also rep
resents milk and many pounds Of it,
each pound being of inestimable
value in feeding the children of our
nation properly. So we should rely
upon beef and mutton for our stews.
There is very little real difference in
actual flavor between lamb and mutt
ton--the difference is mainly one OF
weight and size. And a few months
added to the life Of the growing
sheep results in greatly increasing the
amount of available meat. Therefore
choose mutton wbepever possible.
There are. in general, three quail
ties of beef. Those cuts designated
as the third quality are best adapted
to the making of stews. The cuts
belonging to this class are tougher
than those Of the first and second
classes. The flank and leg are good
examples. The flank has no bone;
the muscles are coarse, loose, and
tough: but this piece of meat is very
juicy and has n very fine flavor. The
N eat from the shoulder, rump, and
Erisket is also excellent for steWing
purposes. The muscles in the shout
der cut do not run in one general
direction, and there are many ten
Gons in it; therefore it should be
cooked slowly and for a, long time.
The leg and shin Of beef are also full
of tendons and must be cooked
long time. SO that they are we'll
adapted to the making of stews.
stew "fit for a king may be made
with oxtail joints as the foundation.
The neck of mutton is the portion
10 buy for a savory mutton stew. That
portion near the head is In almost
constant motion in the living animal.
therefore, it is tough, but rich in fla
vor and nutrition. The shoulder and
breast of mutton may also be used In
this method of cookery. Game and
poultry make good stews and are al
excellent wartime choice, as this
variety of meat can not we'll be
shipped. Use older birds for stews.
MABEL j., CROSBY,
in Good Housekeeping
New Britain herald., 1918-04-30
AMERICA. AWAKE.

Arise! dead men, and fight!
Ye may not sleep while France in
peril calls!
Awake! and in your might
Beat back the foe that dcsecrates
her walls!
Back to your guns, and let their lead
en- hail
Garry your answer to the Prussia n
lord,
Shouting with shot and shell: France
cannot fall"
Then. when at last he yields his
broken sword.
And. kneeling, cries his craven Kan
erad!"
Your task is done. Back to your
graves, We dead
And sleep the martyr sleep for France
and God.
America. arise and fight
A nation writhes in pain. Too
great the price!
Awake! and claim your right
To share the burden and the sac
ritice.
Speed up the work. and pour a rain
Of gold
Behind the cannons mouth, in end
less stream.
Fight with your dollars. Give a hun
dredfold.
That Liberty be not an idle dream.
Be this your message to the martyred
host
Of those who willingly have given
all:
Sleep on. We deadI sleep on!
We hear the challenge and obey
the call.
Sleep ont your work is done.
Aye, sleep and rest; nor let your
sheltering mold
Be haunted e'er by lurking doubt or
fear.
In gratitude. with brain and Drawn
and gold,
We come, brave dead. America Is
here!
VJLDA SALVAGE OWENS
in the New York Times.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-30
Women Alien Enemies,

(F'rom the Lowell Courier Citizen.)
Wives of German and Austrian
business men are among the ones
most suspected of activity against
the interests of the United States by
the gathering Of information for the
use of opposing powers. There is
small doubt of this. Many an unwise
" ord is lisped into the ear of women
by men who ought to have more
sense and a certain chiyalry leads
to the position that woman, though
Of the enemy race and with enemy
leanings, is not to be dealt with so
heavily as q male spy. 1t is high
time to drop all that. Not a little
Of the spy literature with which the
magazines of the day are flooded
deals with the feminine agent-and
no one has any doubt that a con-
siderable proportion of the German
enemy within our gates wears the
petticoat as an essential part of it's
daily uniform. In every community
il is probable that the hottest express
sions of German sympathy from the
first have come from German women.
Certainly it has been SO here.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-30
Calamity HowIers" Rebuked.
(Army and Navy Jou

(Army and Navy JournaD
The United States is certainly do
ing more things over here in getting
ready to deal the Kaiser and his las
tardly horde in the war a clean
knockout blow than most Americans
at home have any idea Of. I wish L
was at liberty to state what wonder
full progress in the midst Of heart
breaking obstacles has already been
accomplished, despite the political
calamity howlers, who, I see, are al
ready In full cry at Washington like
a pack Of wolves.
81 can only state in a general way
that cur engineers have done crest
things in the way Of railroads, wagon
roads, etc Our lines Of communica-
ton are already hmm enselY adVanC Ed.
The antlllerymen. both light and
heavy, ale on the job preparing prop
er doses for the Boche. and You can
bet he won't like the taste of them.
We have q large number of heavy
caliher guns from the United States
which he railroad artillery are TO use,
but ms light pieces we use at present
arc the French 75mm., which our
men cal not praise too highly our
infantry, Signalmen, aviation section,
medical men, etc, are equally awe,
and so are our quartermaster corps,
ordnance department and other ele-
ments 1t would most assuredly make
interesting reading If / could go into
| details, but the rules forbid.
"By the way, copies of New York
| daily we received recently had the
most amazing bunk. We have read
| about how we are to advance on the
| enemy. The article, in short, went
| on to describe the so-called new
| method that General Pershing was to
use in fighting the Huns. 1t does not
| matter that the method used by the
! French and British in four years Of
| warfare is the method Uncle Sam Will
USE and is the method being taught
! our troops both here and in the
| states, but the correspondent flung all
| these facts to the winds and told how
the Americans, under the tactics
! adopted by General PershinS, were to
| fight in the open country, and just
make one grand rush for Berlin, and
We're not going to use trenches, but
| march right into the Germans and
| smash them all up without delay.
Zine tactics, to be sure, ana Is II
| not pity the French and British
, generals could not have been told how
to fight by this wonderful war cor
respondent
New Britain herald., 1918-04-30

different purposes, however noble and
patriotic they may be in themselves,
is sure to get on the peoples NERVES
after some time not that they become
less patriotic but only because in
these days when the cost of living is
so enormous, the average man Will be
inclined to regard the constant recur-
renee OF appeals for money with
some skepticism when he thinks Of
his pocketbook and the number Of
m ouths he must feed. We trust that
the war chest plan will be adopted IN
this state and at once.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-30
A Clean of Sanity.
fDetroit News

Occa sionally a gleam of intelligence
escapes through some rift in the
German censorship to indicate that
not all Germans are hopelessly be-
yond appeals of reason. Recently In
the Prussian diet DR.. Franz Mehring,
an independent socialist member, pro-
pounded the following significa MT
questions: eff Canada. with less than
5000, 900 inhabitants, has been able to
throw 100000 soldiers into Europe,
what ground has the finance minis
ter for denying to the United States
with 100000 inhabitants, any
military capacity?'
Dr. Mehring concluded that those
who held the United States in con-
tempt were blameworthy in that such
baseless judgments endanger the Ger
man cause.
Canada Is the standing refutation
of all contemptuous German charges
against overseas foes. Americans
need claim no superiority over Can
adams to make Germany take notice.
The Germans know the Canadian SOL
diers. They met them at Ypres and
Vimy Ridge. Since then jibes about
Canadian bravery and efficiency do
not get over very we'll among the Ger
mans.
Herr Mehring was right in hy-
potheses and in conclusions; in de-
tails he was in error perhaps inno-
Gently. Canada has sent over more
nearly 100000 soldiers than $50, 900.
The correction makes the facts even
more striking.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-30
Urban-Rural Balance.
Baltimore American

Baltimore AmeriCan)
Every census taken of populations
in the United States has indicated a
continuously increasing relative pro-
portion of city and town populations
to the rural distributions The bal
ance as between urban and rural
when the 1910 census was made was
not far from even. In the New Eng,
land States, the urban population was
in proportion of about two and half
to one In New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Maryland, the city
and town populations were consider
ably in excess Of the farm and rural
village populations, but in the Central
West. the South, from Virginia to
Texas, and the prairie states west OF
the Mississippi, the rural populations
outnum bered the town populations In
a score ranging from two to one to
six to one In Arkansas the rural
population was in proportion of more
than six to one.
IT is unmistakable evidence that
there has been an enormously IN
creased movement of population all
over the United States from the farm
ing regions to the towns and cities
since the beginning of the war. and
especially since the entrance or the
United States to the war. From al
most every city along the Eastern
slope there are reports about housing
difficulties. The same is true as to
West Coast cities. The war plants
are mainly responsible for the shift
of industrial populations, but the
shipyards and munition plants do not
entirely explain the rush to the cities
and towns The growth Of cities and
towns in all parts of the United States
has been som etfing like phenomenal
during the two decades preceding the
war, but the rush cityward last year
and this wear is a food tide move
ment.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-30
\TSTRIA.S NEW PEACE OFFER

Recent political disturbances sue"
sequent to the peace offer made by
Kaiser Karl through Prince SiHtus
and eliminating in the Punishment
Of the Kaiser's mother-in-law, proved
beyond Il dnubt that Tho dual mon
archy Is IN dire streltta. and this fact
is douby strengthened by the an
nouncement made today that the
overtures for peace, this time to Italy
alone. Kaiser Karl suggests that
Italy consider it's own interests and
urges our ally to make separate
peace with the Central Powers. The
insolence of such an offer is only ex-
ceeded BY the utter stupidity of those
who made it. Does Austria think for
a moment that Italy would change
about and see TO make peace with
two countries which have wronged
Italy so deeply? Was not Italy until
the outbreak of the war a, member of
the Triple Alliance, and did not the
dup1icity of Germany and Austria so
disgust her that she severed forever
the ties which connected her with
Prussia and VIENNA? Does Austria
imagine that Italy will make peace
before Italy's just claims for terri
torial rights are recognized and
granted? Could italy ever forget the
infamous wrongs done to her beauti-
full cities by the aviators Of the Cen
trail Powers? Just yesterday in New
Haven General Guglielmotti of the
Italian mission assured his audience
that Jtalv would stand to the last
man..
This new attempt of the Hun and
his slave to force a made-jn- Germany
peace upon one of our Allies will
meet with the rebuke 1t deserves.
Kaiser Karl will learn that he Is not
dealing with q mob Of dreaming the
orists as was the case Of Russia.
Italy's reply in part has been given
already. She has sent her SONS to
| the west front to fight shoulder to
shoulder with the French and Amer
| lean and British who are united In
| the determination that no peace will
ever be made which the Allies do not
| dictate.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-30
Federal Road Maintenance

tFrom the Baltimore American)
The Smith France bill provides
that the secretary Of war shall de-
care certain state highways military
roads while the war shall continue
and during the period of eXtraordin-
airy uses of the roads, solely in the
interest of the federal government;
with an appropriation of twenty mill
lion of dollars as a fund from which
the federal authorities may draw in
suitable sums each year for the up
keep of these roads, SO vital to tho
transportation interests of the coun-
try This bill is awaiting action by
the senate appropriations committee
! should not long wait FOR acton'
Action should he forthcoming, and
without delay. This is not minor
matter of federal war interest IL is,
il fact. a matter of superior impor-
lance. And il is matter OF neces-
s;ty The sooner the appropriation
has been made the sooner work can
he done toward repairing the roads
already brought to the point of ruin
alton and the preservation of others
from the rapid deterioration to which
tbcv are being subjected. Senator
pfnrose is one of the members of the
senate whose views on such matters
md whose relationship to such leGis-
latton makes his expressions impor-
FAINT who is outright for the passage
of The measure.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-30

duals, by banking corporations, or by
the government itself"
Il look forward Mr.. McCarter
concluded, ito the working out of n
plan which involves closer c0-opera-
ton between the public and these
corporations in their dealings each
with the other a plan which Will re+.
tain the manifest advantages of the
private operation of these enterprises,
subject of course, TO public supervis-
ion, plan that will insure a fair
return to capital already invested; u
plan that will offer to the public, moro
or less generally, an opportunity to
invest in these enterprises the capital
needed for their development, plan
that will provide an absolutely safe
investment for the masses in suitable
allotments. Such a drought is not
utopian. 1t is practical of accom- K
plishment and should result in mini
MIXING the everlasting friction which
heretofore has existed between tho
public and these companies and should
insure proper development Of their
facilities to meet the reasonable re-
qurements of the public
New Britain herald., 1918-04-30
THE OVERNAN Bid.

The Senate yesterday passed the
Overman bill which grants the Presi-
dent full power to coordinate or re-
organize government departm ents
and agencies as he sees fit during the
war. All amendments to the bill
which would limit the Presidents au-
thority were rejected and the bill was
passed as originally planned. The
vote was IS to 13. This proves that
Il great majority Of those In the up
per house are in favor of the Presi-
dents policy. Senator Brandegee Of
Come cticut was one of the thirteen
who voted against the bill while his
colleague, Senator Mclean voted for
il. Mr.. Brandegee. who attacked the
Administration bitterly, in a speech
recently delivered, attempted to be
humorous by offering an amendme emit
providing that IF any power, con-
stitutionaI or not has been inadver-
tently omitted from this (the Over
NAM BILL it is hereby granted in
FULL This amendme nt was rejected
| by a viva vice vote. The Senate did
not take Senator Brandegee,s al
legged humorous remarks airy more
seriously than they did his vitriolio
| attack on the advisers OF the Presi-
| dent
| 1t is source Of qualification that
| the Senate is gradually waking UP to
the needs Of the country and that al
though it works slowly, it generally
does what the President wants 1t to
! do. So long as it pursues this policy
| 1T cannot go wrong.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-30
Jackies Ignore Style Changes.
(From the Memphis Commercial
Appeal.)

(From the Memphis Commercial
Appeal.)
Fashions may come and fashions
may go, but the hatoiliments of Uncle
Sans jackies never vary. Trained to
face nature in the open. the jacky is
invariably ready to meet all sorts of
weather. He knows how to dress to
meet every condition, and the navy
not only has him sufficiently clad, but
has more clothes in his sea-baS and
ready for use when he needs them.
His clothes are eternally blue, the pat
tern never changes and tradition still
holds her own in their making. De-
cades ago whe nthe "Old tars' had to
climb a mast and dangle from the
stretched out ends Of yardarms to do
their reefing, conveniences and GUS
tom made necessary the bell-shaped
lower ends of the trousers. And time
has not changed them one iota The
sailor also clings to his black hand
kerchief, draped about his blue
blouse and tied across his breast
Tradition tells that the handkerchief
thus worn originated with the British
tar, for the blacks were once worn
in this fashion as a mark of mourn
ing for Lord Nelson. The custom
endureS.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-30
DEEENS DAY.

riday of this week will be DeTena
in New Britain when members
/ company of the 302d Machine
Battalion, composed almost ex.
lively of young men from this city,
appear here for minstrel per
nance which they will present at
State Armory on that evening.
following day there will be a
Ebal game and drill which will
Rish the people of New Britain
an opportunity to observe what
1t progress has been made in the
hing Of the boys for their par
|ation in the great war
here should not be one single I'M
| seat for the entertaining emit Fri
| night The proceeds will be de-
d to the company fund to be used
eeded for the men, and we trust
they will return to camp when
WISH Is oNSt Win
for the company treasury. New
hin people are always glad to help
soldiers, but they are especially
r. to do what they can toward as
hg local boys who are in camp.
lyone cannot attend the perform
he should buy a ticket anyway,
to show the lads in khaki that
spirit of sacrifice and patriot
is appreciated. The boys have
rehearsing for a long time and
intend to give q creditable per-
ance. From all accounts they
have no reason to be ashamed
cir effort and It now remains for
public to make the affair a finan-
as well as an artistic success.
would like to see a great display
,gs during the time the soldiers
mere, but most of all we would
to see the armory filed to ca
for the entertainment. New
in boys are coming home. Will
belp to welcome them and make
stay a pleasant one?
New Britain herald., 1918-04-30

call the offender to order. believing
and hoping that he would stick to the
rules of the game himself, but recog-
nizing that from the German the
same tactics were to be expected as
from the shark and other vermin of
the sea; no longer plying the dying
enemy, but satisfied that he was maxi
ing the best of grim job when he
cleared these pests from the sea
sternly resolved that his life was mis-.
spent unless devoted to the task COR
which he was called. No longer are
there any assertions during leave SO
that he may enlist and get to the
front, because it is 50 dull waiting
with the Grand Fleet