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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
TWELVE DIE, SCORE HURT, GREAT PROPERTY
 LOSS AS BLIZZARD SWEEPS THRU SOUTH
RGakef from Intense Cold
 Promised by tslis Afternoon
Pine Bluff Experiences Fer Temperature Last Night
 Gas Man Speaks Con iidentIy All Public Dt;ild ings Gut Off From Main s.

Garry on," folk. If the weather forpcaSter is as accurate in his predic- tion for today as he was roI yesterday and last night. therc'l be less shiver- ing in Pine Bluff and vicinity The federal bureau prognosticator said yesterday that by night there would be a "severa cold wave, with zero tenn pcrature.' He predicts that Saturday will be flair, With slowly rising tenn rerNturc,' and for Sunday. his fore cast is: "Probably rain, Wal4ne..'
 Fuel Situation Fair.
 Though the pressure in the natural gas mains yesterday afternoon became so tow that, in order to supply domes- tic consumers, Manager Randolph cut off all school buildings, industrial plants. the court house and hotels, there was some Improvement last night After the cutting off of the plants and public buildings, Mf. Ran dolph said the pressure increased six pounds. He put the Hotel Pines back on the mains last night, and expressed the conviction that enough gas would night to supply householGers with suf- ficent fuel today
 Residents of the southwestern part of the city, especially, complained of lack of gas. One sick man tclcphoned The Graphic yesterday evening that he and his family were gathered around the stove freezing to death" However, as Mark Twain said of the report of his death, this was some what exaggerated. There is enough coal in Pine Bluff to last for several days, and more is on the way Man
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
JIDGE STEWART LAID UP.

Judge J. R. Stewart of the munich pal coure is confined to his room with an attack of rheumatism. No session of the court was held yes terday because of the judges illness. Clerk Lee has things in good shape, and there will be a busy session as soon as Judge Stewart is able to get out. Several minor criminal cases are pending, and about ten civil suits have been filed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
KANSAS CITY COAL
 SUPPLY IS SHORT

Kansas City, Jan. 11.--Not more than one ton of coal can be sold to individual consumers in this city for two days, under an order issued to- day by Walter Lampkin, fuel admin istrator. He said the order may be extended if the weather continues severely cold.
 The shortage of coal was made acute by failure to arrive of 60 car loads of coal shipped from Kansas mines yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
WILL ACCEPT .NAON
 RESIGNATION SOON
fBy Associated Press.)

nuenos Aires, Jan. 1.-The resigna- .aol s or Dr. Romulo Naon as ambassa-
 oor to the United States will be ac- bsep'eo as soon as his successor can }. ne chosen, according to the impreg- s;oh received in usually well-informed |nncies here. The foreign office re- ,aihs th uncommunicative regarding tne cause of the ambassadors desire ;u,.t1i ;u t.et1iinqulsh his post, but admits it's ;apility s;sy to persuade him to recon sider his action.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
ryG.A>D,s YOUNGEST BRIGADIER
(special to The Graphic.)

London, Jan. 11.-Brig Gen. Roland Rradfcrd, V. C., who has died from wounds received in action, was the youngest holder of his rank in the British army. he being only 25 years of age. He went to France With the original expeditionary 1orce' anu naa awarded the Victoria Cross d year oeo for fearless energy under Ilre oi all descriptions and skillful ieaeer- ship in attack.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
BANKERS QUIT EARLY.

Officers and employees of banks of Pine Bluff, particularly those of the Merchants & Planters bank, quit work early yesterday. On ordinary nights, there are always two or three members of the NJ. & P bank force keeping hours likt those of morning newspaper men: Last night, how ever, the bank was dark tefore mid night, and this causes comment among morning newspaper men, who happen to know that the public has a mistaken idea of the short hours bankers and their employees put in their work
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
E ake Captain kilaS Three:
 RObS Bank
Two More Injured as Rob Der Yields Axe in Camp
 EU.1ston's $ Bank.
(By Associated Press,

Camp Funston, Jan. 11.-Three men were killed and two seriously injured at s o'clock tonight, when the army bank here was robbed by a man dressed in the uniform of a cap tain in the United States army. The three men. civilians, were killed with an axe. it is reported, while they were at work in the bank. c. F. Winters, vice president of the Nation al Reserve bank of Kansas City, Me- was seriously wounded and ii is fear ed he> cannot recover
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
6Ili STORMS LEAVf zEkO . WEATHER AND SUFFERING BEHIND Alabama, Georgia and Texas Worst Sufferers From Tor
 nadoes and Cold.
 HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF MANY YEARS
littie Rock Reports Eight-lnch Snow Memphis Fled t'p-t Chicago Facing Food an,i Fuel Famine Snow
 Throughout Miss. aud La.
TORN ADO WKEGhS SCHOOL.

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. H. Six persons are dead aad 40 in- iur"d as the result of the des- Struction of d lural school house near Dotau, labama. The storm also did p1nsider- able damage in Dotan
 One dead and 1e persons in nred is the toll of d tornado at Webb, Alabama, according to a report reaching here to- night
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
ARGENTINE CROPS
 ARE BEING BURNED

huenos Aires, Jan. 11--The burning oa crops is continuing in many parts ol lhe republic. The incendiary ma .ure Of at least some of these fires is indicated by the action of the man aser or the province of Buenos Aires rl3allroad, who has reported to the au- snorltles s,0 two individuals seen setting ire 10 the grain fields just ready for harvesting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
CARS CRtSH: SCORE HURT.

Des Moines, Iowa. Jan. 11-M0re than score of persons were injured, three probably fatally, when two street cars on the Urbandale route cOlliGed head-on late today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
BRANDON MADE MAJOR.
(Dy Associate Press.D

Little Rock, Jan. 11.-Adjt.- Gen. appointment of Capt. w. N. Brandon to be major in the quartermaster corps of the National guard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12

forcing the enemy to evacuate them. The Italian machine guns worked havoc among the enemy as they en- deayOred to retire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12

Associated Press Summary.)
 Twelve persons are believed to have lost their lives, a score or more were injured and extensive damage to prop erty is reported as result of torna- does in Alabama and Georgia, and blizzard sweeping eastwar dacross the southern states. Several persons are reported to have been killed and 25 in- jured at Cowart, Ala, in windstorm which, according to meagre advices, virtually wrecked that town late yes terday.
 One man is reported to have been killed and much damage to property done by tornado which struck Camp Wheeler and the state fair grounds near Macon, Ca All wires to Camp Wheeler are down, and the only infor- nation available at a late hour tonight of the damage there was word brought by messenger to Macon Wire com munication with the storm-swept sec tion of Alabama also was cut off, ard verification of loss of life could not he secured. Four persons lost their lives in Texas and many thousands of do lars damage was done to truck gar- dens and orchards.
 Eight-Inch Snow at Little Rock.
 Record low temperatures and tFe heaviest snowfall in years marked the disturbance west of the Mississippi, where the blizzard was at it's height yesterday. At Mission, Texas, in the Rio Grande valley snow fell for the first time in 40 years, and in north Texas the snowfall measured s inches, with temperatures ranging from 8 de- grees below zero to a few degrees above in the eastern part of the state. Oklahoma City reported the heaviest fall of snow in 15 years, and the low est temperature in 8 years. Eight inches of snow fell at Little Rock, Ar, and at Memphis, Tenn, the bliz- gard reached such proportions as to cause street car service to be suspend ed on number of lines, dismissal of schools and brought street traffic vr- tually to standstill.
 Leaves Zero Temperatures.
 The storm, leaving zero tempera- lures in it's wake in the central southern states, was expected. to sweep across the South Atlantic states to the coast today. Telephone and telegraph companies reported miles of wires torn down by the. storm; railroad schedules were generally disarranged, with trains arriving hours late, and in some sections much suffering was re- ported as the result of the fuel short age.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
Chicago Again Snowbound.

Chicago, Jan. 11.-With tn, second big snow of the week burying Chica- go, and sdb-zero cold wave sweeping toward the city on 40-mile gale, Chi cago again faced famine of fuel and food. From New Orleans to Lake Su- perior, and west to Texas, all sections o fthe southwest, west and northwest are feeling the same storm. At Gal weston, Texas, snow is falling, and in the Texas Panhandle, the thermome- ter is below zero.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12

Virginia is the second state to take favorable action on national prohibi ton, Mississippi being the first.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
VIRGINIA ADOPTS
 PROHI. AMENDMENT
By Associated Press. ]

Richmond, Va, Jan. 11.-The state of Virginia completed it's ratification of the national prohibition amendment tonight when the house of delegates passed the measure, 84 to 13. The bill passed the senate last night, go to s.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12

Mary Pickford is Mrs. Owen Moore
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
Sweeps Louisiana and Mississippi.

New Orleans, Jan. 11.-Snow fell in the states of Louisiana and Missis- sippi today, ranging from flurries, along the gulf coast to storms of all most blizzard intensity in the northern sections of the two states. Snow GOV cred the ground at Alexandria, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Jackson, Meridian, Vicksburg and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12

Seena Owen is Mrs. George Walsh.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-12
Associated Press Summary.)

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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07

fore safe to assume that knowledge
along musical lines, instead of hav-
ing the effect of taking from the ne
gro the power of expressing the emo
tions of his race, will serve to in
crease it. The assumption is made
by some people who would give the
negro no more than elementary train
ing in music, that an acquaintance
with the masters of music will create
in him a desire to initiate them.
Again We say, all honor and glory to
him if he can. If there are any real
artists among the race, as there as
suredly must be, they will initiate up
to certain extent, that is, to the
point of aspiring to truest harmony
and greatest beauty. 1t will tend
above all to make them cast away
any mediocre attempt to express the
art of their people, and inspire them
to the highest degree of perfection
attainable."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07
Nazarene Church.

We have again settled down to our
regular church routine. The rivival
is history. We are grateful for the
help that many received. Following
is the schedule of our regular serv-
ices: Sunday school at 9:45. Preach
ing at H. subject, FEELING Delu-
sion of Satan" This sermon will be
of benefit 10 those who didn't get
clear in their experience at the altar.
Y P. H. L. at $50. Preaching at
1880; subject, THE Trumpet s
Talk" This service will be evangel-
istic. Regular prayer meeting We'd
nesday evening at 1880. Friday af-
ternoon cottage prayer meeting at
the T. A. Culbertson residence on
Bridge street at 2:9O. If you love
the gospel and to see souls born into
the Kingdom of God, come and help
us push the battle. The test of the
church is in its soul-saving power.
For what else were We organized?
All our meetings are for you. Come
and get your share.-Dorman D. Ed
wards, pastor.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07
A HELP
TO NEGRO MUSIC

There has been a great deal of talk
lately about the position the negro
takes or should take in the musical
life of the nation. According to some
he should not be educated above the
most elementary steps for fear that
he might lose his peculiarly individ-
ual traits. According to others he
should be educated to take his place
among the masters of the world. A
New York writer says:
THAT the negro has power of
musical expression that is distinctly
individual is apparent to all who have
heard him. That the power should
be kept pure and unalloyed is highly
desirable. But to believe that a
higher education in this art will serve
to adulterate and take away the
charm of his creative ability is rather
far-fetched.
According to all precedent,
knowledge means power. 1t is there
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07
Eree Methodist Church.

Corner of Seventh and Main streets.
Bishop Walter A. Sellew will speak
Thursday, March 7, at 1880 p. M, in
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07
Lithia Water Fame
Is Spreading Afar

C. II. Gillette has been busy dur
ing the winter bottling and shipping
lithia water to various points in this
and other nearby states. The water
is taken from the old Gillette spring,
east of Ashland, and some of the
shipments are made in tanks as we'll
as bottles. The largest shipments
are sent to Portland, but Mr.. Gillette
sent large consignments to Grants
Pass, Roseburg, Salem, San Francis
co and other intermediate points. He
has recently made arrangements with
a man in San Francisco to sell to the
towns near that city, and Mr.. Gillette
will keep him supplied.
That the fame of the Gillette lithia
spring is spreading is evidenced from
the fact that a resident of Lewiston,
Idaho, sends here for the lthia water
by the case, which he purchases for
his individual use. This man visited
Ashland at one time, and the medic
inal value of the water appealed so
strongly to him that he purchases it
regularly. Owing to this mans pa
tronage the demand has become so
great in Lewiston that he is consider
ing sending for more than he requires
for his own consumption, which
meets with a ready sale, and the de-
mand for it is rapidly increasing.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07

written about a month and half
ago. Was more than glad to hear
from you, and that you were both
doing we'll AS for me, / am always
o. X. | am enjoying army life very
we'll. Am not musician any more
as | got promoted to interpreter, and
my work consists in nothing but talk
ing French. l am going to
French school two hours every night,
so | can learn to read and write
French, as am working for higher
position and have to know how to
read and write French before can
get it.
"I forgot to tell you about our
trip over here. We we're sixteen days
on the water on the old Atlantic
ocean, and say! talk about your
rough seas! We certainly had it, as
the biggest part of the boys were sick.
AS luck would have it, l never got
sick.
81 could tell you all kinds of things
If ! were only allowed to write 1t,
but it is strictly against the rules, so
you will have to wait until l see you
so | can tell you all about it.
THE French people are very po-
lite, and talk about your funny ways
One can sure see what the war has
done to these poor people. You can
look out any time and see all kinds
of cripples and wounded walking the
streets, and they sure think that
there is no one like the American SOL
diers. They sure worship US and ap-
preciate that we are here to help
them.
1--WE are not very far from the
front, but can't tell you how far on
account of letting things out that we
shouldn't. ELLIS"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07
Forum
The Road Question.

Editor Tidings: Experience at
road building is that work done in
March stands the summer travel best.
This fact should be taken advantage
of in repairing roads this year, and
not wait till the approach of summer
and then begin cultivating the roads
to produce the usual crop of dust and
chuck holes such as we are so long
accustomed to.
1t is a principle recognized in the
Improvement of roads in any country
that first it should be learned how to
build dirt roads. We do not expect
paving for a while. Dirt roads prop
erly constructed give good highway
ten months of the year. The roads
of the upper valley will stand the
traffic if properly graded and COM
pacted in the spring, and are almost
as good to travel on as paving. This
road can be kept in that condition by
going over it in March each year and
filling up the depressions and re-
crowning it where needed. A blade
machine that can be handled with one
man will keep the road in this shape.
Two things are to be accomplished
in road building. Get as perfect
crown as possible with small cost,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07

and compact the earth so 1t will re-
main firm during the summer.
If this article falls short under the
eye Of anyone who has anything to
do with the repair of roads this
spring, if he does not know just how
to go about the work to bring this
about he should learn before vast
ing the peoples money, as he will do
if he does not know how.
can cite two specific places where
considerable money has been spent
and in both cases the roads are con-
siderably worse than before the work
was done. One is known as the True
hill and the other known as the Son
ger hill.
This money could have been spent
in the vicinity of the McAllister, Kin
caid and Barrett lanes. These
stretches of road have been a dis
grace this winter to any community.
Even the farmers were obliged to
turn out in force and repair few
places in order to get by, and, mind
you, there are still great chuck holes
rs relics of what has been.
Just as much harm can be done by
putting too much dirt in a road as toe
little. A very small quantity of dirt
will fill depressions and smooth up
road if the dirt is put in the right
place. Yours very truly,
CHAS. B. HOWARD.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07
American Soldier
Writes to Sister

Mrs. Elbert G.. Davis of Ashland
received letter recently from her
brother, Ellis N. Bartrow, who is
with Company 1, 162nd U. S. Infan-
try, American expeditionary force in
France. When they were children
Mrs. Davis and her brother talked
French together, as their parents
we're of French descent, and this ac-
complishment has been the means of
securing an excellent position for the
young man. Following is Mr. Bar
trow's letter:
Somewhere in France,
February 4, 1918.
Dear Sister: AS l am not busy
just at present will answer your most
surprising and ever welcome letter
which came on hand today, and was
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07
Trinity Episcopal Church.

Vicar, the Rev. P. X. Hammond.
Holy communion at 1880 .. m. Sun
day school at 9:45. Morning service
and sermon on "a Cheerful View Of
Life" at II. Mrs. Hockett will sing
the ,offertory solo. Strangers and
visitors most cordially welcomed. No
evening service.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07
CARS AVAILABLE
BY BETTER LOADING

Over 1880 freight cars we're
made available for other public use
by better loading on the Pacific sys-
tenn of the Southern Pacific during
January of this year. According to
figures by vice-President and General
Manager w. R. Scott, more than
million and half tons Of freight
were handled in 59,257 cars. If each
commodity had been loaded with the
same tonnage as in the same month
last year, the traffic would have TAX
en- 7O,SO9 cars. More than 1000 OF
the cars thus saved were due to in
creased less-than-carload merchan-
disc loading. The figures do not In
clude oil in tank cars.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07
Christian Church.

Bible school at 10 a. m. Preach
ing at IL o'clock by the pastor, W. l..
Mellinger. Christian Endeavor at
$3.50 D. m, on the subject, Making
the Most of Ourselves" Eph. 4:11-
16. Evening service at 7:45. Every
one welcome to all services.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07

AT THE CHURCHES
First Church of Christ, Scientist.

Pioneer avenue south. Sunday.
services at II O'Clock. Subject of
lesson sermon, Man." Sunday
school at 10 O'Clock. Wednesday
evening meeting at o'clock. Read
ing room open from to A daily ex-
cept Sundays and holidays.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07

the interest of the Free Methodist
Seattle Pacific College. If you believe
in clean Christian schools it will be
to your interest to hear Bishop Sell
lew. Come and bring your friends
Rhoda Burnett, pastor
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-03-07

Secretary Dodson of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce is informed
that whatever contracts are let for
wooden ships in the future will come
to the Pacific coast, to save hauling
material acorss the Atlantic
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-12
Activities of keokuk
Red Cross Chapter

should be very great increase inI
the near future of volunteers FROM
the number Of registered nurses men|
toned above.
The registration in the United
States Is far greater than that In any|
other country on earth, and it is mott
a greater percentage of registered
nurse volunteers in this patriotic
service for the country.
College Women to Become Nurses.
College women by the hundred are
applying for admission to the train
ing camp for nurses which will be
conducted at Vassar college during
the summer by the American Red
Cross and the council Of national de-
Tense.
Inquiries from all parts OF the
country are reaching the headquar.
tiers OF the Vassar alumnae recruiting
committee In answer to the commit
tees recent appeal for 5000 recruits,
according to Miss Ada Thurston,
chairman Of the committee.
Most of the applications are the
kind OF college women we are trying
to reach" said Miss Thurston. They
are strong, capable young women
who are eager to throw their ener.
giles and abilities into some form OF
work that is really going to count.
MANY OF them are already holding
positions Of Importance in various
professions, but they are willing to
give up their work to take the train.
ing that will make them more valu'
able to their country in this grave
emergency"
The Vassar college alumnae in the
central division is aiding in the cam
paign to recruit nurses. The young
women will go to Poughkeepsie, n
Y, June "a, for summer course al
the college and afterward will enter
regular nurses training schools. The
Red Cross has appropriated S75.OOC
for this Vassar school. 1t Is part OF
a wide movement to enroll nurses
for home and overseas service.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-12
EAT POTATOES
is NEW SLOGAN
Secretary Pollard of Retail Grocers'
Association, is Asked to
Boost This
Idea

j. A Pollard, secretary of the Re-
tail Grocers' association, received a
letter this morning from the United
States food administration, asking
that an effort be made to have the
local dealers use potatoes and save
wheat The letter says that the
Americans have fallen far behind
their shipments to Europe and that
the supply of wheat is not sufficient
to meet the ordinary consumption of
the allies.
There is an abundance OF potatoes,
the price Of which is within reach of
all. They are nutritious substitute
for wheat but they are perishable.
Their increased consumption will
serve a double purpose-save from
waste a valuable food product and
save corresponding amount Of wheat
for shipment where it is so badly
needed"
The grocers are urged to take steps
to push the sale of potatoes instead
Of wheat.