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SEEKS LOST CONTINENT.
Prof. Bryan Figures That One Once
 Lay in Pacific.

Prof. William Alanson Bryan of the College of Hawaii has gone to San Francisco to complete plans for
 explorations along the coast of South America and thence among the South Sea islands in search of foundation for his theory that continent once
 existed in the Pacific Ocean, that the
 Hawaiian Islands were it's northern
 most part and that Hawaii's peaks are all that remains visible of once vast area of land.
 Prof. Bryan expects to be absent for several years, and his work will
 be under the auspices of the Carnegie
 Institute, at the same time acting fo1 the College of Hawaii. Prof. Bryan's theory has been built up in part up
 on little shells which he has found in the Hawaiian Islands, shells which
 are known as fresh water" shells and whose inmates expired upon coming l in contact with the salt water of the sea. Finding these shells in the uplands of Hawaii and knowing that similar sheels are found on islands in the South Seas in like localities, Prof Bryan evolved the theory that at some remote prehistoric age a vast continent existed where the Pacific
 Ocean now lies, upon the surface of which ran mighty rivers, where
 dwelt the inmates of the shells.
 The sea shells, tree shells and fresh
 water shells are entirely different, and l it is upon the fresh water shells that
 Prof. Bryan hopes to make his in vestigation prove the theory of the Host continent" The theory was first advanced few years ago by Prof. Pillsburg of a Philadelphia in stitute. He prepared maps showing in detail the supposed location of the sinking sections of the continent. Years ago Prof. Bryan went from Honolulu to Marcus Island upon an expedition which almost bcJught Ja- pan and the United States into con-
 flict. He secured many valuable data
 concerning the islanG. and various oth-
 CT subjects arising out of the cruise.
 Later he was engaged in other work
 in Honolulu as member of the facul-
 ty of the College of Hawaii-Christ-
 ian Science Monitor.
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Blood Is Your Life;
 You Must Keep It Pure
All Impurities Must Be Eiimlha'eu'

When the blood becomes foul rom the presence of poisonous supseahces which the body is unable to throw OH it can no longer supply the nerves brain and muscles with nourlshmeli, and strength, half sick and feel tlreo all the time. ,1
 If YOU will cleanse the blood of al impurities, you will find that your work will be pleasure, you Will ea' and sleep well and enjoy good healtn n
 One of the best blood cleansers ol purifiers known today is the prescr1p, tion of a successful physician. nc used it for years in his practice 1o1 1, the treatment of disorders or the blood. ,,:a
 You can still get this same splendlo prescription, ready prepared, from your druggist. Just call for Prescrlp' tion C-2223, or the C2223 Laboratory Memphis, Tenn, will mail you Sl'o' bottle on receipt of price.
 Prescription C2223 contalnes nc mercury, opium, morphine, chloral ol strychnine. While sold in concen- trated form, and is to be taken III small doses,its use will not harm the most delicate stomach. Write for ilt' erature-C-2223 Laboratory, Memphis Tenn.-adV.
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A SENSATIONAL FAN.

Thinking of Senator Spooner pings to mind his sturdy, true-hearted anC eminently practical colleague, Phile. tus Sawyer of Oshkosh, with whom it was a joy to have been a fellow "fan" in the national games that were pulled off at Washington in the
 backgrounds. Politics and statescraft and "administrating" had to give way
 to baseball whenever big game was
 scheduled. Only occasionally could
 the president attend; but it was gen. erfally possible for the secretary to be there and represent the admins
 tration." as Harrison put it. Sen ator Sawyer was a famous devotee of the sport, and knew nearly as much about the technique of the game as I did. By reason of his munificence Oshkosh had fine ball team of which the senator's son was owner and manager. It was the fathers chief joy, and the story never failed of listeners how upon it's first ap- pearance after due course of train ing, the elder Sawyer watched with solicitude, and finally with anguish, the pride of Oshkosh go down to in- glorious defeat. This was in the days when baseball was a real game, noe simply a scientific tussle between batteries but when hits and runs appeared iii various parts of the out field at Oshkosh and nobody was at hand to catch them. The senior Saw yer called up his son and soundly be- rated him for having so few men, and told him to get as many as were needed to care for the field properly. He urged that if it was a matter of expense it was blanked poor economy, and to go ahead and hire allsthe men he could use and he would pay the bills! It was rare sport to sit with such a generous soul and watch game with coequal joy and ignor- ance.- -Lieut.-Col. E. W. Malford in Leslie's.
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Mother RecOveFS Infant Carried
 Away by Father

Mrs. L. V. Minor, whose husband
 was arrested at the Union station 1 Wednesday, charged with carrying a pistol, and who is now being held in
 the city jail pending an investigation
 as to his sanity, proved yesterday that mother love IS more effective in some cases than the so-called long arm of the law.
 Leading her blind father, W. w. Hillingshead, who came here from Decatur, Ala, upon receipt of mes- sage from his daughter telling him of her trouble, Mrs. Minor appeared at the office of Constable Ben Brannon
 Wednesday and asked him to take her husband into custody because she was afraid he would make good a threat to kill her. Constable Bran- non and Station Policeman Poole ar rested Minor, and took from him a .45 calibre pistol. His actions were queer, and it is the belief that he is Gemented.
 Last week, Minor took his IA months old baby from it's mother and secreted it. Yesterday Mrs. Minor appealed to County Judge R: H. Williams to help her find the child. She said she last saw 1t in the pos session of its grand father, Robert
 Minor. Deputy Sheriff J. l.. MeBur- nett went to the formers home yes terday morning but failed to locate the child. Yesterday afternoon, he vent to the home of John Minor, a
 brother of the man now awaiting investigation, who lives few miles from Rison and found the child. But he arrived there about the same time
 Mrs. Minor did, and the mother got the child. The deputy went with a ! writ of habeas corpus to summon
 Minor to appear in the county court
 with the child this morning. but Mrs
 Minor took the infant, which is not
 yet weaned in her arms, and declared
 she would see that it got to court.
 And, evidently if anyone is respon-
 sible that it gets there, she will be
 for she still retains possession of her child. f
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WORTH OF WIVES.

A Kansas minister recently made the assertion that any wife is worth SLY a month. Just what the object is in trying to reduce matters of this kind to dollars is as mysterious as if is futile. In every community there are countless wives whose worth to their families and to society cannot be computed in millions. And then there are wives whose activities have heen reported recently in the daily news which show them not to be worth S1.75 a year to anybody.-Kan- sas City Star.
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THE FINGER PRINT CARD.

Police Identification Process Now New York Society Fad. There was time when folks failed to mention the fact that their finger prints had been taken--but now, how
 .hings have changed! Today society men and women are passing around little rasteboard cards, about the size of a calling card, with thei1
 own dainty little finger prints upor them.
 In 1917 a society was formed ir New York on behalf of general fin ger printing 1t was called the First National Scientific Registration soci- ety, and was organized at the home of Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer, "for the protection of life. and prop erty." Bruce Falconer was elected
 president and other officers were duly
 chosen, and then owing to the fury of the war not much more was hearc
 of it. Now it is becoming active
 again.
 A few days ago I called at the home Of Mrs. Van Rensselaer, anc
 asked to see her finger print card We were sitting in her spacious liv- ing room, filled with antiques anc heirlooms handed down from genera tions to generations, and l was ex. pecting to see her open chest o1
 drawers or delve into mahogany
 ta5ourctte in search of the card when she daintitily lifted the skirt
 of her gown, felt in the pocket of her pe.ticoat and brought forth the de- sired object.
 '! always keep it with me-" she lexp,a!ned, "so l shall never be lost o1 unidentified. A finger print card is
 the best possible Identification one can have" There they were, dainty little tell tale finger prints, all in row. I i'm |mediately felt lost and along with out mine.
 Our idea in having these cards said Mrs. Van Rensselaer, "is mere matter of Identification. Any mem her of cur society who carries his finger print card is we'll protected
 He can never be unidentified or talk
 en for anyone else"
 Upon examining Mrs. Van Rensse-
 laers card carefully l was surprised
 to see there was no name or address
 upon 1t, simply No. (Mrs. Van
 Rensselaer, being the first member of the society organized at her home) and the name of the society,"
 "Ihe finger prints are all that are necessary said Mrs. Can Rensselaer,
 "they identify me far better than my
 name. There is a minute syste m of
 classifying them, 50 that they can be card indeXed and found quickly"
 So If you want to keep up with modern times and society folks and
 know "who's Who," just have the finger prints of your whole family taken. including the paw prints of the dog and cat.-Fav Stevenson in New ! ork World.
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REVISE BRITISH ANTHEM.

London, July 1O.-(Correspond- ence of the Associated Press. .)- With the approval of King George the British national anthem was re- vised for the period of the peace cele- bration so as to include certain senti- ments that will appeal to the entire Empire. The revised anthem, as sung in the thanksgiving service at St. Paul's retains the first stanza of the time honored hymn, but the next two are replaced by the following:
 "One realm of races four,
 Blest more and everymore,
 God save our land.
 Home of the brave and free
 Set in the silver sea, True nurse of chivalry
 God save our land.
 "Kinsfolk in love and birth
 From utmost ends of earth,
 God save us all.
 Bid strife and hatred cease, Bid hope and joy increase,
 Spread universal peace
 God save us all.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-08-08

and neck, blinded with tears, and quivering with pain, the little negro staggered toward Main street, a bedraggled persenification of "When Teller Needs a Friend" He found friend on Main street in the per son of L. E. Soupe, real estate man with offices in the Citizens bank building. Mr. Soupe took the negro into Berbig's Drug store, and throw ing off his hat and coat, washed the darkeys head in sink in the rear of the store, and at the same time stop ped the flow of blood until pr. Spillyards arrived and dressed the wound
 The pain was so great that the lit tie negro was unable to get out more than a "Thank yu, Boss" but there was look in his eyes which some what resembled the adoring eyes of stray dog toward new master. The good samaritan was no more re- warded than was MT. Soupe with that look. Otis was the loser in re- gards some of his cranial equipment, yet he was the gainer in something not classed as material-human kind ness; a breast full of the fluid. MT. Soupe got blood on his clothes, and on his hands, and paid for the mater ials used in dressing the negro's wounds. But he, too, is the gainer along with Dr. Spillyards. They had the remuneration which accrues from the satisfaction of a good deed well done,
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CANADA'S ENVOY.
Interest in England's Tense Over Do- minion's Washington Representative.

Anxiety over Canada's claims to more complete government is ex- pressed in England from time to time.
 Questions were asked at Westmin- ister recently concerning the signl- ficance of the proposed Canadian am- bassadorship at Washington. Bonar Law, who replied, conveyed little comfort to the anxious ones, for what he said in polite phrase might be translated into this: Ut is none of England's business what Canada proposes to do in the matter"
 The only way England could come into the discussion, he said, is on the issue of whether she would let Can- ada do what Canada wants or not, and that he intimated, is not in his view a discussable question. Evident ly the spirit of George III has van-
 ished from ministerial minds, even though tracts of it may turk in out of the way crannies.
 There is much mystery as to the goal toward which Canada is headed At rare intervals only does any Brit ish or Dominion statesman make any public reference to the imperial prob lem, and then generally it is in con- ventional phrase. But everyone ob- serving events knows that far-reach- ing constitutional changes are under way, that some already have been ac- complished and that others, perhaps momentous are imminent.
 Canada didn't declare war or
 Germany in 1914. Then the axiom
 when England is at war Canada is at war;" sufficed. But in 1919 Canada signs the peace treaty and joins the
 thing important has happened mean time.
 Even the peace treaty incident did not carry with it all the implications involved in the Washington ambassa- dor matter. Signing the treaty might have been merely recognition of Canada's contribution to the fight ing "a bit of courtesy concluding a
 book that is closed. But a foreign ambassador at Washington concerns the future concerns it permanently and concerns it in way that vitally affects the relations of all the domin- ions and the mother land.
 Canadians meanwhile are awaiting with interest, like that attending the approach of first born, announce ment of the appointment of the first Canadian ambassador to Washington. The appointment will usher in a new era in Canadian-American rela-
 tions. Of course, on all matters where British interests outside Can- ada are concerned, the British en- hassy will function as it does now, but the Canadian embassy, for which has already been planned quite an exten- sive organization, will. deal directly with all purely Canadian issues. Presumably there will be in future no such three-cornered incidents as arose out of the Alaska boundary case. Cacada will be on her, own. And there are persons in Canada who say "May the good Lord be with her. Toronto Correspondence of The Boston Transcript.
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Fast Races Feature
 Grand Circuit Meet

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 7.-J. L. Dodge, of the Hollywood farm, Lex ington, Ky, had field day at North Randall today, furnishing the win ners of the two feature events of to- days Grand Circuit meeting. The card furnished the most spectacular finishes of the season, exceptionally fast time being made in each heat and race.
 Trotting the fastest two heats of the season for three year olds, Dodge drove Periscope to the front in straight heats in the championship stallion stake valued at $9,405, the first futurity this year for year old trctters. Molly Knight, was second with the odds on favorite, Brusiloff, third. The first heat in 2:06 1-2 set a seasons record for juveniles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-08-08
INDIAN MEDICINE MEN.

In the Indian Tribe one finds the "Medicine Man, "--one versed in the healing art of roots, herbs, leaves and barks In these he discovers emol- lients, astringents, laxatives and tonics, all of which are prepared and offered to sufferers among the tribe. To such good, old-fashioned roots and herbs Lydia K. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound, the most efficient remedy in the world for female ills, owes it's success. For forty-five years it has been restoring the wom- en of America to health, until it is
 now recognized as the standard rem edy. Advt.
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 Bone Pains
Helpful Sympathy.

She was slowly recovering from long illness, but still too weak for the trip downtown to hairdresser for the much-needed shampoo At last maid was found who would come to the house. During the drying process she made the startling discovery of the first gray hairs. The conyalescent's grief was so intense that the maid, striving to comfort, said: Law, lady, what if you had to wear one of them trAnsmissions on your hcad!"
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PALESTINE STREWN
 WITH CHET | c

Jerusalem, Aug. 6.--Many chill dren are injured each day in Pales- tine by shells and explosives which were scattered throughout the coun- try during the open warfare between the Turks and the allies. The battle fields cover such a large area that careful salvaging has been impos- sible, and the result is that children, farmers, or peasant women are man. gled almost every day.
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SLAYER HELD INSANE.

New Orleans, Aug. 6-Dr. F. A Blanchard, formerly of Little Rock Arkansas, charged with the murder here May IT of his brother-in-law Dr. Albert L. Peel, was declared in sane yesterday by the court lunacy commission, according to a report made to the district attorney.
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ROBBED OF S36,0o0.

San Antonio, Texas, Aug. IT, When found bound and gagged be- hind down town billboard this af- ternoon. H. J. Brown, 26 year-old messenger employed by the Alamo National bank of this city, told the police he had been robbed of $36, ,O00.
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"OVERCLOUD."

In describing the paths of the worlds air commerce new term comes into use, the word "overcloud," ;" ;n the fullness of time to be as ire ouently met with as those over- worked words "oversea" and "over- land."-Alexander McAdle in the Sci entific American.
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NO NEED OF WASTING FEM.

It would be foolish to destroy the idle beer and whiskey barrels. With clothes at present prices, a lot of us will soon need a few good barrels to hang in our wardrobes for emergency use.-Kansas City Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-08-08

Second Birthday Sale of ladies' dresses and aprons, all good patterns and made of fast colored gin nghams and percales; priced upwards from |$1.9 Leavitt' S Cut Price Store. If.
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LADIES

When irregular or delayed use Tri- umph Pills. Safe and always depend
 able. Not sold at drug stores. Do not experiment with others, save dis appointment. Write for "Relief' and particulars is free. Address, Nation al Medical Institute. Milwaukee, Wis. 2-16 to 9-7-19
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First u. S. Stamps.

Stamps were issued by postmaeters as early as 1S45, but the first official United States stamps were issued in 1S47.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-01
Turkish Situation Disturbs.

PARIS. Tuesday, July 20 fby the
Associated Press).-There is uneasi-
ness in peace conference circles over
the situation in Asiatic Turkey,
where six divisions of troops under
Kemal Pasha. who calls himself die
tator of national defense, are threat
ening an attack upon allied forces.
The warlike Turkish forces are. con-
centrated chiefly about Erzeroum and
in the neighborhood of Trebizond. A
sort Of Turkish political assembly,
representing , various districts, is
gathered at Erzeroum.
The unsteadiness of the political sit
uation in Constantinople also is caus-
ing apprehension lest there be gen.
eral political collapse, which would
result in anarchy throughout Tur-
key. Unconfrmed rumors are reach
ing Paris that Persians are lending
aid to Renal Pasha in an effort to
prevent Mussulmans being replaced
by Christians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-01
PROMOTED NON CONS FEEL
INJUSTICE AT REDUCTIONS
Attitude Is That Their Experience al
Enlisted Men Makes Them Better
Officers Than Civilian Appointees.

in command of veterans who won
commissions in the great war.
1T is highly desirable to have de-
pendable men in the ranks, but when
these men are so good that the off,
GERS are not forced to know the JOB
from the ground up we are likely to
develop officers who are helpless
without efficient assistance. Their
duties will be made too easy for them.
BY sending the commissioned non
fectively blocking the efficient train
ing of our future Junior officers.
Calls It Poor Economy.
ITO reduce commissioned non
CONS to the ranks would be the poor
est sort of economy. There is plenty
OF room in the present military estab-
lishment for them. In most instances
they are now in positions for which
years of special training I'M the serv-
ice. Why remove them and fill their
places with unframed men, who will
have to learn their duties by long and
expensive training? No industrial
concern would think of doing such a
ing everything they can to get back
their old men as soon as they are
discharged from the Army.
"The Army has all its former men on
the jobs for which they are best fitted.
They have made good-now they
should be given the chance to con-
tinue making good"
1t is contended by the "non-com
that all of their number commits
stoned as officers can be held as COM
missioned officers because of the de-
termination by the War Department
to increase the number of officers in
the peace-tifne Army. They state that
there are hundreds of young men who
accepted commissions as provisional
officers in the Regular Army, and a
large umbers of these, after partici-
pating in the war, have resigned or
will resign their commissions to get
back into civil life. The places of
these provisional officers. according
to the ''non-c oms," should be supplied
by experienced "non-coms" already
commissioned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-01

What is to become of the hundreds
of commissioned "non-coms" of the
National Army, formerly of the Reg
ular Army. who obtained commissions
during the war, but who, according
to War Department orders. must be
discharged by September 80?
These "non-coms" are asking If it's
fair for the government to discharge
them after they have rendered eff
cient service under the most trying
conditions and to return them to the
status Of enlisted men in the Regular
Army. Unless they are cared for, it
is pointed out by these "non-c oms,"
men who have spent the greater part
ten years, in the Army must lose the
rewards for which they have worked
faithfully. These men are distinctly
of the Regulars and have no home
town, county or state organization to
protect their interests. In one or two
Instances they have risen to the rank
of colonel. The "non-coms" say that
they are waiting patiently to see If
Uncle Sam will give them a fair deal.
Asks if Policy Is Good.
'1s it policy to let these men go
back into the ranks? asks a non
COM who had been promoted to a
commission after a number of years
service in Regular Army. They have
held higher commissions and know
the game better than any of the ju-
nior officers who will enter the
service.
IF they go back into the ranks we
will have an Army in which the most
influential enlisted men actually are
superior, except in rank, to their Inn
mediate commanding officer. an alb
surd condition which would be fatal
to proper organization.
I'm the past. the majority Of our
Army officers have come from civil
life; consequently, it is reasonable to
assume that such will be the case in
the future. This means that Junior
officers who have not had the benefit
of West Point training will be placed