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all those present were called together for social hour, conducted by the young folks of the First Presbyterian church, under the direction of Mrs. J. A. Mcleod. After number of old fashioned games were enjoyed, some delicious punch was served the guests Miss Simpsons
 Recital.
 The work of Miss Estelle Simpson in her piano recital of last night re- Aected great credit on the young lady herself, as we'll as on her teacher, Miss Winnie Clegg.
 The numbers on her program were varied-covering a wide scope of mus ical compositions. Especially pleasing was her interpretation of Rubenstein' s 'Kamenoi- OstroW.'
 Pine Bluff is justly proud of this one of her own fair daughters, and predicts for her brilliant career in the musical world
 She was ably assisted last night by Miss Lucy Hearn Broadstreet, SO prano. and Miss Ellice Breathwitt, reader, with Miss Hughlette Coleman and Miss Virginia Crutcher as ushers.
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1 lLee-Richter ! Wedding.

Miss Maud Lee of Wynne. and Frank Richter of this city were married Monday night at S:30 o'clock by Jus tice of the Peace J. s. Wiley, at the home of Mrs. Carrie w. Brown. The broom is employed at the Arkansas Shirt Leaf Lumber company. MT. and Mrs. Richter will make their home in Pine Bluff
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Ay Maccabees to Meet Is Afternoon.

he Ladv Maccabees will meet this |eroon at 3 c'rlock. at the resi-
 ce of Mrs. Rrickell. AO3 East See
 ]. It is uroed that all members be sent "t +his meeting. so that thev Pht finish tha ambulance robe, on 6ch they are work nok.
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His Ambition.

"I'll be glad when I get big enough to wash my own face," said little Bobby, as his mother finished the cper- ation. "Why so, dear?" she asked. "'Cause then won't wash It." he re- piled.
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]. Yanch Entertains for

k. Jack Caperton.
 lrs. Chris Yauch delightfully."- en. tainod a number of guests Monday fnino in hcnor of Mrs. Jack Cannr who is leaving the citv. Nu rous games were played, and deliic- refreshments served. The quest honor was presented with a hand ne gift in rememberance of the asicn.
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Willing Workers Meeting.

The Willing Workers will hold their regular monthly meeting Thursday af- ternoon at 3 o'clock, at the Harmony cluh. The hostesses for the afternoon are to be Mesdames Harry Well, F. M Rosenberg, l. R. Leitner, William Ro- sensWeig and Mrs Sophie Weller.
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Ilitv Church OciatiOn.

It the meeting of Trinity Church pciation Monday afternoon, at the 6dence of Mrs. c. A. Linaker, on (st Fifth the annual election of
 fcers was held with the following |ults: President. Mrs s. M. Dick vice-nresident, Mrs. Linaker: sec
 |arvsMrs. w. C. Dallenbaugh; treas kr, Mrs. D. G. MaXey.
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City Federation Grateful for Donations.

Mrs. A. W. Troupe announced last night that the City Federation of Wo- mems clubs is grateful to the Cham her of Commerce and to Mrs. Portis for liberal contributions to the bien- nial fund. to be used in entertaining the c. r. w. c. in convention at Hot Springs soon. Mrs. Troupe stated also that about 100 compositions had been submitted
 bv school children of the county Tn the contest for the prizes of Libedty bonds. and that the judges will send the best two to the State Superin- tendent J. l.. Bond.
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COurtney-AndersOn Wedding.

Mrs. Hattie Courtnev of Hot Sprlngs and Tom Anderson of this city were ,; ,;,arried sundav at the home Of the hride in Hot Springs. MT. and Mrs. hndorson are now at home on the Main street pike. Mr. Anderson ID oo" nected with Dreyfns company
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Mrs. J. A. Bowles of 9O2 Cherry street. received post card yesterday from her nephew James Homer, who is sergeant of marines on the $. 5. Seattle. This is simple announce. ment. and yet there is an element or sadness attending it not only because this brave soldier is the only relatlVe of Mrs. Bowles, but that the cara III itself was different from the ordinary post card. in that on one side was d unioue covering of marau1sette on which was embroidered "From your soldier boy," aud above this a gorge ous butterfly of an ingenious arrange ment of the allied flags, and the let- ters "Home, Sweet Home. The em- broidery was the work of wounded soldier.
 ! MT. and Mrs. w. H. Fox and Mrs. Snencer Fox received letters yester- day from their son and husband Lieut.. Spencer Fox. who has landea ol
 French soil. A host of friends VIII ne clad to learn of his safety. Among other things Lieut. Fox eXtols the "ork of the American Red Cross ana says that our good women, could they rear ;ze all that this organization accom-, nlishes for the comfort and relleel oi our soldiers abroad, would redouole their efforts here at home anu cfo"" the Red Cross rooms every oay'
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V. w. c. A. Notes.

| Last evening, at the regular rues r
 day night gathering at the !. w. .nort m ' a most cordial two hours was was ta sp, tho pr. Lemons made a short ta,k :on .o the t girls on Health" after waion WI ~ nsual Bible classes were held. o,o,oo7-
 A few minutes after nine oc'o'A'
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 \ nv,>~s

The a'umni of Anrunciation acad- will hold a meetino on Tuesday fninp- April 22 at TAB o'clock, at
 academy. All members are uT- htly requested to attend.
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'lal Service Meet;nr

flal Service Meeting ttp0red.
 ne Social Service club of the First fsoyterian church which was to have
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Belgian Committee Yprv Thankful.

The Belgian Relief committee feel very much eratified at the success of their concert on Monday night, and they yesterdav handed over to the Bel g'an Trio $614-the entire receipts above very slight amount for neces sarv expenses.
 They desire to extend their thanks especially to the public school chll' dren and the children of Annunciation academy for valuable assistance ren' dered: to the young ladies in Red Cross costume acting as ushers. to MT Maxey for the piano used, and to k, M Knox. Jr., for courtesies extended and to each and every individual who i'll any way contributed to the success o1 the evening.
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Mrs. Carroll Rice is seriously ill at the home of her parents. MT. and Mrs. T. B. Rosenberg, 211 Elm street.
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Miss Leora Johnston of Little Rock is the guest of Rev. and Mrs: Walter Wood. Miss Johnston is the daughter fothe Rev. J. o. Johnston, pastor at Camp Pike.
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District Prayer Meeting.
Sergeant Hunt Claims Bride Here.

Sergeant Prentiss James Hunt now stationed at Camp Pike, and Miss Anna Blaser, daughter of John Blaser. were married last night at 9:30 o'clock. the ceremony being per formed at the parsonage of the Luti- eran church, by Rev. W. C. Schrader Sergeant Hunt will return to his command today. and his bride will remain here, temporarily, at least. n'he young peoples plans for the fu- fure are not fully matured depend ing upon the progress of the war.
 Mrs. Beulah Adams, formerly a resident of Pine Bluff but who is now making her home ia Little Rock. is reported as improving from nn illness for which she recently submitted to surgical operation Physicians now believe that Mrs. Ad- ans will recover her health.
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heid its regular meeting Saturdv of this week has been postponed until Saturday. the 27th, on account of thn meeting at the tabernacle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-17

Mrs. Cora Gillespie, Mrs. Catherine Greer, and Thomas Gillespie motored to Little Rock Saturday to hear the Alice Neilscn concert, ''''-
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.JOnes.Smith Wedding.

JOnes.Smith
 Wedding.
 The marriage of Mrs. Margaret L. Jones and A. l.. Smith, both of Pine Bluff, was solemnized last Friday night at the home of the bride by the Rev. w. J. E. Cox. of the First Ban, tist church.
 MT. and Mrs. Smith will make their home here. MT. Smith is popular conductor on the Cotton Belt. District
 Prayer Meeting.
 District number AZ will hold pray CT meeting this morning at 9:3O o'clock. at the residence of Mrs. Wal ter Ryland, with Mrs. Marion Hudson as leader. The 3rd chapter of Acts being the ( >ject of the Bible lesson. MT. and Mrs. Grover Britton, who were married Monday at Tillar passed thru here yesterday en route tc their future home at Stuttgart.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29

lustrated in some notes from these
county reporters. One man gives nm
average of u miles as the longest dis
lance for any considerable number of
farmers. but explains that the haul Is
to the Cumberland river, which, in his
county, Is navigable only five months
Of the year; for the other seven
months the haul is 40 miles to a rail
road. In Mathews county. Va, few
trucks are used; but, since the county
is indented by several navigablc wa
terways, motor boats and sail boats
are used by the farmers to Il consid-
cradle extent. One reporter In west
ern Oregon says that neither roads nor.
automobiles are to be found within
20 miles Of his home; produce is car
ried or pack mules, over difficult trails,
to Il landing on Rogue river. The
heavy hauling in MecOsta county.
Mich. as in some other northern u
ties in the United States, is often post
poned until snow comes, when sleds
are used.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
FILLING BATTERY TOO FULL
A Bad 10 Not Putting In Any Water.
a. Overflow Runs Into Bottom.
Eating II Out.

Filling your battery too full IS rs
bad as not putting any water into 1t
mt MI.
When the cells are too full. rough
riding or a rapid charging Of the bat
terry due to long sustained or rapid
driving forces the electrolyte to over
flow and run down into the bottom Of
the battery box. 1t Is only II short
time until the acid fluid will eat the
bottom out.
The motorist should keep In mind
that while 1t Is pure distilled water
he puts into the cells. it is not water.
but diluted acid that OverflOws. This
acid will corrode both wood and steel.
In filling the battery v the plates
with about Il half inch of water. More
than this Is unnecessary. This depth
will allow for the movement of cleo
trolyte caused by rough driving OF
rapid charging.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
OLD v|C|LANTE
LAST OF BAND
AGED Californian Tells Of Hanging
Of Casey and Cora
Years Ago.
MURDERED AN EDITOR
Stirring Days When San Francisco
Was Raw Mining Camp, Full Of
Gambling HeIIs, Recalled by
Recital.

Los GatOs, Cal.--Nearly ninety years
of age, but still hale and hearty, $. :.
Butler of this place has just written
his memoirs of those stirring days
when San Francisco was n gold mining
camp, and when law and order were
administered with II liberal hand by
the V~igilantes.
member of the mysterious band which
brought order out of chaos In the old
days when gold was free. life was
cheap. and every other shack in camp
was IL boozing den and gambling he'll.
II came to San Francisco in '33,'
said Mr.. Butler. 'One of the first
early morning sights that greeted me
was Il dead man lying on a street cor
ner. The city was full of thieves and
vagabOnds, and murders were of daily
or nightly occurrence.
What Started V%igiIantes.
'The killing of United States Mar
shall Richardson by II man named Cora
and the death OF James King, editor
of the Bulletin, ut the hands of one
Casey started the vigilance movement.
The Low and Order league already
was In existence. but its efforts carried
little weight with the element it was
supposed Il hold In check. 1t was
strong for legal procedure, the result
Of which, more often than not, was
freedom for the malefactor.
'In all some 5000 men joined the
V~igilantes. | was No. 1.401. When
King died, the great triangle on the
roof Of Fort Gunnybags was rung. We
didn't have Il bell. as some Of the
writer's have said. 1t was II huge steel
triangle, that you could hear for
blocks. / vas just coming out Of my
place of business when the triangle
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
WinterinQ Idle Horses.

At this time Of the year practically
all the heavy work on most farms has
been finished. and during the winter
horses are more or less idle. Since
idle horses give no return In labor
performed, the feeding should be as
economical as possible, and proper care
should be taken Of the animals in or
der that they may he in the best pos
sible condition for work in the early
spring.
Horses should not be confined to the
barn during the winter on a liberal
supply Of grain. 1t Is far better to
trough" them through the cold months.
They should be given the run of the
yard or lot during the day. This should
be provided with II protected shed, n
that is thoroughly dry and well pro-
vided with bedding. While nature
does her part and protects the horse
with a heavy coat of hair during the
cold months, the shed is necessary In
order to afford the requisite shelter
and protection against rains, snow,
and cold winds. Winter winds come
mostly from the north and northwest.
and the shed should be so situated
and constructed as to give the proper
protection from this quarter.
In the feeding Of idle horses high
priced feed should be avoided in order
to keep them in proper condition at
the lowest cost. 1t has been found
that idle horses do very well on a win
ter feed consisting Of all the hay, n
straw. cOrnstalks, or sOrghums they
will consume, SO that little grain is
necessary. Idleness also permits of a
more thorough mastication of the feed.
thus insuring proper digestion.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
CRANKCASE ILLS
OF MOTOR CARS
Oistination Tests Of Lubricant
Made by Engineer Of Ma.
tional Reputation.
GASOLINE HAD LEAKED OUT
figures Given Should Form lIiuminat.
Ing Comment on Troubles Motor.
lists Are Having-DihieuIty
Solved in Two Ways.

An engineer of national reputation,
who has been making distillation tests
Of lubricant taken from the crankcases
Of mOtorcars, reports In n typical
ase that As per cent of the supposed
oil in the %crankcase was nothing more
nor less than gasoline which had not
been consumed and had leaked down
past the plstOns. Only 37h per cent
Of good lubricating oil vas found-Oil
that Is really suited for fabrication of
the cylinder walls and piston rings.
Nor was this a neglected car. The oil
had been in the crankcase only nine
days and a grade of gasoline testing SO
Baume had been used.
The test figures We're checked by a
government chemist and are %incOntrO-
vertlble. They should form an illumi-
mating comment on the trouble motor
lists are having in these days of low
gravity fuels.
Solving Difficulty.
The difficulty, say the experts. Is to
be solved only in two ways-mOre fire.
quent changing of the oil in the crank
case and greater care in the purchase
and use of low grade or "stale" gaso-
line.
ut Is not uncommon" says the edi-
tor Of Motor Age, "for n car to start
on q tour with the gasoline tank filed
with a good grade of gasoline and run
beautifully for the first two days, per-
haps, or until a fresh supply of gaso-
line Is taken on ut some small out-Of-
town garage or country store. Then,
before long. a noticeable loss Of power
manifests itself in>the engine.
"There is nothing more distressing
than the gloom of impending engine
trouble. So, think of the gasoline first
and you may find the source Of that
power loss. The trouble caused by
poor gasoline is nm Elusive one and
generally gives the inexperienced OPP
orator no end of p~erplexity in laying
his hands on the difficulty.
Facilitate Starting.
"In trouble of this kind, to facilitate
starting, n should drain n half to q
cupful of gasoline from the float cham
Der Of the carburetOr. This will re-
move water and dirt If it is that which
Is giving trouble.
'The operation should be followed
by printing the cylinders with gasoline
and then holding Il cloth saturated
with gasoline over the air intake of
the carburetor while the starter is OPP
Grated. If the engine runs with power
on the printing mixture and then dies
down to less power when the tank gas
oline is being used, 1t Is well to as
sumo that the trouble Is within the
gasoline itself. and the remedy is to re-
place the gasoline Immediately. If this
is not possible, change the carburetor
mixture for more gas until a new sup
ply is available"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
ONE WHEEL BECOMES LOCKED
Trouble Is Due to Fact That There Is
Too Much Play In Brake Link
aqe-How to Remedy.

The owner who is not diligent and
neglects the parts he does not see or
which do not give trouble usually may
find some time that upon starting one
Of the wheels becomes, locked, even
though the brake pedal and lever are
free. This Is due to the fact that
there is SO much play in the brake
linkage that when the hand brake
lever Is released it merely takes up
tho play. leaving the unlubricated
mechanism set In holding position.
This happened recently, and n ham,
mel had to be used to loosen the brake
mechanism. If you should have fuel
feed trouble which you cannot explain
1t may be caused by pieces of solder
In the gas tank.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
AUTO TRUCK IS
WINNING FAVOR
Machines Are Rapidly Taking
Place of Animal Power in
Hauling Products.
IMPROVED ROADS Big HELP
Development Of Regular Freight Serv.
Ice Is Considered NotabIe-One
Farmer Uses Ten Trailers
Drawn by Tractor.

Motors are rapidly taking the place
of animal power in hauling products
from the farm in many counties in
the United States where the roads per-
NIT. A significant phase of this new
development Is the growth of regular
freight service, by which farmers can
hire the taking of their produce by
motortruck directly from the farm to
n distant market, and thus avoid both
the wagon haul and the shipment by
railroad Or boat.
or lab county reports received by
the bureau Of crop estimates of the
United States department of agricul-
ture in its recent investigation of the
hauling of products from farm to ship
ping point by animal power and by
motor, sos reported the use Of motors,
mostly mOtOrtrucks. In a large frac-
ton of these counties, mOtOrtruck
service Is just coming into use in haul
ing products from the farm. There
were many more reports of use for
light traffic, such as poultry, eggs and
vegetables, than for hauling grain. A
few reports, scattered from Delaware
to the Pacific coast, mentioned the
great Importance Of the light motor
truck service in delivering perishable
fruits to shipping points.
In many states. especially In the
northern and south central sections,
hogs were hauled preferably in motor
trucks on account Of the relatively
small amount Of shrlnkage compared
with hauling in wagons. Some cOun'
ties reported hogs hauled exclusively
in mOtOrtrucks, although these We
hicles had not yet come into general
use for grain or other products.
Improved Roads Help.
One of the chief limitations to the
use of the truck is the condition of
the roads, and several reporters men,
toned a beginning of mOtOrtruck use
as following closely an Improvement
In roads. Another hindrance to using
motors is connected with the seasonal
distribution of farm work. Some cor
respondents said that after their har-
vest was Over there was no work for
their horses to dc but haul, and that
mOtortrucks would not be an economy.
In other instances, the trucks were
reported to have done needed hauling
at times when laborers and horses
could not well be spared from the
farms. A market gardeners associa-
ton in Rhode Island is said to be
operating IA few trucks with t~railers
and to carry produce to the city mar
ket at a cost averaging only 10 cents
per ton-mile.
Frequent mention is made. even in
the East, Of trucks which do a regular
freighting business, charging farmers
for the service. One Tennessee farm
er reported having paid n truck 10
haul a load of Is hogs to market a
distance Of ten miles. and the trip
was made in the evening after supper.
Used a Regular Train.
Tractors with trail wagons are in
more or less frequent use in various
states. including North Dakota and
California. One Illinois man reports
using ten wagons drawn by one trac-
tor and moving 1000 bushels of wheat
at a time.
The great variety of local transport
conditions In the United States is il
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
TOLD FALSELY OF DEATH
Girl, in Spirit Of Revenge, Sends Bad
News to Mother Of Army
Officer.

New YOrk.-MisS Martha Elizabeth
Simmons, % years old. was arrested
I'm New York city. where she pleaded
guilty to a charge that she wrote n
letter to Mrs. Nellie Estes of st. Louis,
falsely intimating that her son, Lieut..
Stockton NJ. Estes, had been killed in
France.
Miss Simmons said In court that she
wrote the communication. which bore
n fictitious signature, because Mrs. Is
ties had charge. of a plant from which
the defendant was discharged.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
Old Drain Pipe on Garage Floor Car
rIes OF Poisonous Gases From Auto.
mobile Engine.

Of a private garage avoided the neces-
sity of keeping the doors open by
piping the exhaust outside. as shown
In the illustration. An old drain pipe
vas used for the purpose. 1t was con-
nected in such a way that when the
automobile was backed into the gu
rage the end of the exhaust pipe en-.
tered the end Of the drain pipe. This
led down to the floor, where Il long
piece ran through the wall to the out
side and carried all unpleasant or dan.
gerous fumes to the outside, leaving
the interior free from the poisonous
carbon mOnOxide gas.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
FW6EMERAL
[EARM5NOTES-

A better crop, a better farm and a
more comfortable home should be h
aim for 1919.
No portion of the woodlot should be
clean cut unless the area is to be clear
ed for agriculture or pasture or to be
planted to trees.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
Farming a Business.

A farm is a business, and crop yields
are only n part Of that business.
Studies In farm management show
that n farm to make money must usu-
ally have a large business, nus have
good crops and live stock, and must
have these enterprises so selected and
organized on the farm that the labor
will be kept busy throughout a large
part Of the year. While 1t is impor-
tant that a farmer avoid poor yields.
he should not judge the success Of his
farm by its yields alone.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
TAKE A GRAPE CURE

The effect of unfermented
grape juice ms a drink has been
studied at the European grape
cures" and to II slight extent In
laboratories. It Is generally
claimed that the consumption of
Il reasonably large quantity of
it improves digestion, diminish
es intestinal fermentation and
results In an Increase In weight.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
PIPE EXHAUST FROM GARAGE
Old Drain Pipe Is Used for Purpose
Of Carrying of Unpleasant or
Dangerous Fumes.

A~sphyxia caused many deaths in
garages before 1t became generally
known that II garage must be well ven.
tilated and the doors left open II the
automobile engine is kept running any
length Of time. writes +. p. Avery in
Popular Science Monthly. One owner
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
POSITIVE WIRE OF BATTERY.
Dissolve Few Grams Of lodide OF Po'
tasslum on Bit Of BIotting Paper
Spot Will Show.

About the simplest way Of deter
mining which Is the negative and
which the positive wire Of the bat
terry IL by dissolving a few grams Of
iodide of potassium on a bit Of blot
ting paper moistened with weter.
When the paper SO treated H. touched
with the two wires the positive wire
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
Slabs Rival for Young Wife's Love.

Chicago.-When Forgan Waiska
found that he had a younger man. Wal.
ter Telemiski. as rival for his OWL
wife's love he laid In walt and stabbed
him. waiska is sixty-nine and his
wife twenty-five years old.