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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-24


one block from car line, on paved
street; West side; $4,000, $3.50
down, balance SIS month, no in
terest. Will paint and paper iii
shade to suit purchaser. Call 1927.
5-24-6t
~-~~~~~~>~-~~~~~ r>>o~~~o~>~S>"l~~~~~~'- .
ONE NICELY FURNISHED FRONT
room, with all conveniences, for
rent See M. M. Brown at 21S West
Thirteenth, or phone 423. 5-24-t6*
TWO NICE ROOMS FOR LIGHT
housekeeping, at 81 Olive; phone
1915. 5-24-3t
FOURROOM APARTMENT WITH
private bath; two outside entran
ces; sleeping porch; furnished in
quarter sawed oak. Call 2053 after
7 p. M, or during day call Rosenz-
weig's Good Luck Store, Phone 343.
Mrs. Nell Trotter. 5-23-6t
MODERN SEVEN ROOM HOUSE,
with garage and servants : room.
Two bed room suites for SALE Phone
S29. 5-23-3t
TWO UNPUBLISHED ROOMS;
may be used for light housekeeping.
1923 West Sixth; Phone PAT. 5-l7-tf
LOST AND FOUND.
GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE MASONIC
pin, lost Wednesday evening May Il
on Main street, between Martin
place and Rosenberg's. Finder
please return to Miss Owen, at
McEwen's. 5-23-6t+
BLACK BILL FOLD, CONTAIN
ing about $50. Finder please leave
at Bloom & Burton's and receive
liberal reward. 5-22-6t*
BAR PIN WITH "ENT-C. J. B." EN-
graved; lost between Froug's and
Rreyfus store Call 2012. Reward.
5-21-6t*
~oo~~~o~o~0~~ ~~0~O~~-~~~~.>~-~
ONE LEATHER SUIT CASE AND
two hand bags lost on pike road, be-
tween .Woodson and Sweet Home.
: Suit case contained mems clothing;
hand bags contained mems cloth
ing and army discharge papers be-
longing to Byron McDutfie, Ham
burg, Ark. Reasonable reward. No
tify Ned Benton, Hamburg, Ark.
J-2O-6t*
STRAYED OR STOLEN-REWARD
-Sorrell Mare, years old; blazed
face and stockinged feet; weighs
. about 800 lbs. Phone Bobo Broth
ers, No. 9503F2, and receive re-
ward. 517-6ts +
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-24

to give satisfaction. Absolutely
safe. Lamps placed on free trial.
See: or phone me. A. II. Levey,
221 IL East Third avenue. Phone
923. 4-16-tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-24

BLACK BILL FOLD, CONTAIN
ing about $50. Finder please leave
at Bloom & Burton's and receive
liberal reward. 5-22-6t*
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-24

BAR PIN WITH "ENT-C. J. B." EN-
graved; lost between Froug's and
Rreyfus store Call 2012. Reward.
5-01 81
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-24

AT A REAL BARGAIN, ONE-TON
and half slightly used truck with
starte rand electric lights. Is
equipped with express body A real
buy for right party. Call quick at
Riley Auto-Tire Co., Jefferson Ho-
tel corner:
ONE 1916 MODEL FORD RUN
about, in Al condition; at bar
gain. Good tires; just repainted and
guaranteed to run. Cash Or terms.
Phone IA. 5-2O6t*
ONE SIX CYLINDER: PIERCE
Arrow machine Suitable for speed
ster or light truck, in Al condi-
ton. Knight Motor Co. 5-1S-6t
SIX ONE-HALF ACRES THREE
miles from Pine Bluff on Sheridan
pike, good two room house about
- three acres cleared, fruit trees; all
for only $3.50 with $3.50 cash and
SIS per month. McGehee Realty
company, 240O West Second avenue
Phone 1888. 5-18-12t*
GENUINE NANCY HALL SWEET
Potato Slips. Free from disease.
Best potato to grow. Good strong
open-bed plants. $500 per 1000.
Can fill any size orders. If wanted
by Parcel Post, include postage.
Immediate delivery. N. O. Ellis,
.913 w. Seventh, Little Rock, Ark.
5-17-1Ot*
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-24

F ~, TOM BLODGETT
Phone 2615, Citizens Bank building.
5-23-tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-24

MODERN SEVEN ROOM HOUSE
with garage and servants room
Two bed room suites for sale. Phone
500. 5-23-3t
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-24

LEeToR BY LARGE CON-
!. State age, previous experience.
Dry expected and when in posi-
! to begin duties. Give refer
les. Address 81. S." Daily
bphic. 5-18-6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-24

" SALESMEN- AGENTS.
ertise candy to storekeepers.
pay. Kurn Candy Mfg. Co.,
Ranstead St., Philadelphia,
5-2O-1St
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-24

tITOR. LADY OR GENTLE
|; permanent position, and good
Try to right party Address A. F.,
J Graphic. 5-2O-6t*
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-24

|NED SETTLED WHITE LADY
assist in housekeeping. Good
be and good salary. Addres,
b Nelken, 209 Cherry ST., Hell
Ark. 5-18-10t
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-24

ONE NICELY FURNISHED FRONT
room, with all conveniences, for
rent See M. M. Brown at 21S West
Thirteenth, or phone 423. ,5-24-t6*
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-06
Pleasant Ridge.

. Mrs. Isaac Poland has been visit
ing the past week with her daugh-
ter Mrs. William Warrick.
George. Myers, of Leon, was in
this neighborhood last Wednesday
on special business and calling on
Mrs. Charles Poland and daugh-
ter, Lois spent Tuesday with Mrs,
Nina Leek and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leander Mcconnell
are the happy parents or tine son
who came to stay with them the past
week.
MI. and Mrs. Forest Poland are
ter who came to make her home
with them the past week.
Mrs. Ira Foster and Miss Pearl
Mcconnell spent Friday night at
Fosters in Westerville and attended
the pie supper at the school house.
Those Sc , who spent Sunday u !, w. with VIII
Mr.. and Mrs. George Poland and
family, Mr. and Mrs. William War
rick, Mr.. and Mrs. David Bran
mer.
Mrs. Nina .Leek and son, Mrs
Charles Poland and daughter called
on Mrs. John Acton Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. R. G. Brown and Mrs. Ho-
mer Brown spent Wednesday with
Mrs. Charles Poland,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Acton spent
Saturday night with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Acton, of
Sand Creek, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew BOhal.
Mrs. James Munyon assisted Mrs.
Forest Poland with her house work
the past week.
Mrs. Charles Poland and daugh-
ter Lois spent Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. Charles South.
Silas Acton, of Sand Creek, spent
Saturday, night with his brother
John Acton
William Allen has traded his 90
acre farm five miles northeast Of
Grand River to Alvia Poland, Of
Leon for his livery barn and town
property in Grand River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Acton, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Acton spent last
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-06
I)cItalb.

Harve DeKalb went to Leon
Monday on business.
Erastus and Eddie Wilson did
some chopping for Wesley Steen
Several from this vicinity attend
ed the box supper at the Diamond
crowd was present and the proceeds
of the evening were $33:G1.
Cecil and Delbert Wilson spent
Sunday with Charley Fry.
Florence Green and brother Clar-
ence spent Sunday at the Erastus
Mr.. and Mrs. link Wells spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Lack Har--
ger and family Of west Of Grand
Roscoe Wilson spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his grandpar-
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Hopkins.
|, Mrs. Nina Miller and Mrs. Eras-
tbs Wilson called on Mrs. Fred
Beers Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Jink Wells, Mrs. Mary Will
son and Mrs. Roscoe Wilson spent
Thursday afternoon will Mrs.
George South.
Miss Ruth Wilson spent Friday
night with her friend Miss Beulah
wv Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus Wilson
spent Tuesday evening at the Harry
Wilson home.
Ilarve DeKalb was Leon caller
Saturday.
Dick McCarl and family went to
Mt Ayr Wednesday, the former S
sisters daughter Miss Rosa Pray be-
ing seriously i'll.
Mrs. Will Fry returned to her
home at Van Vert after week S
stay with her sister Mrs. George
South. Saturday.
Harry Wilson sawed wood for
Frank Piercy, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Demeree Cox went
to Murray Monday: w
Mrs. Florence Weldon and little
son spent Tuesday night with Mrs
Nina Miller.
Mrs. Dick McCarl and little daugh-
ter Coda called on Mrs. Bert An
derson Monday afternoon.
Eddie Wilson assisted Jim Rus
sell with some work Wednesday.
Beulah, Bernice and Robert Red
man spent Sunday afternoon with
Johnnie, Martha and Joe Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Woodland and
baby came Friday morning for d
visi in tour community
Mr.. and Mrs. Demeree Cox re-
turned home Friday from Murray.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-06
West Eden.

Mrs. Rosa Adams and baby Kath-
leen Ann are visiting with the form
er's sister, Mrs. Jesse Craig.
Mrs. e. A. Merritt called at the
home Of Amos Brazelton's one day
last week.
Arthur Cox and family, formerly
of West Eden, left Tuesday for their
new home at Delhi, Iowa. We re-
greet their leaving but hope they
will like their new home.
Mrs e. E. Doolittle and daughter
Lottie were callers in Leon Wednes-
day of last week.
Delbert Merritt attended lodge at
Leon Wednesday evening.
Frank Parker, who was lately
mustered out of the service, called
at the Will Pickens home Thursday
evening.
Pearl Still and neice Mergie Roll
land and sister Mrs. Ethel Wyland
With the formers sister Mrs. Sarah
Vanderpool Of East Eden.
The Misses Mildred and Josephine
Beasley visited Saturday night and
Sunday with their sister Mrs. Will
ma Tharp, of Davis City.
Mrs. e. A. Merritt and son Donald
were business callers at Davis City
Friday evening.
The eighth grade pupils Of the
rural schools are making prepara-
tons for the February county exam
nations. the dates of which are the
9th and 2Sth.
Ralph Freeman, of Davis City,
was a guest of Delbert Merritt
Thursday night and Friday.
Virgil Parker, wife and baby, of
Davis City. visited at the home Of
Leonard Still, Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Manchester and son
Marion were Davis City shoppers,
Thursday.
Mrs. Edna Cox received a mes
sage from lndianola Wednesday,
stating that her brother Samuel
Downey had been injured in an auto
accident.
The Ernest Doolittle family at
tended meeting at the NJ. E. church
Sunday evening.
Walter Barlean has been honor
ably discharged from the army and
came home Tuesday.
A. J. Fulton went to Mt. Ayr on
business Monday.
Mrs. Fred Jones and Aunt Sarah
Truitt and children were Sunday
visitors at the Amos Brazelton
home.
Mrs. A. J. Fulton, Mrs. p. A.
Merritt and son Donald visited at
the Cleve Covington home in Line
William Pickins has been quite
sick and confined to his bed the past
few DAYS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-06
Orphan Ridge.

Fred Jones and Milt Truitt had
business at the county seat Satur-
| day.
John Barlean helped the Barlean
boys with their wood chopping last
week.
Creighton Miller and Charley
Poush. of Davis City, and w. NJ.
Roberts, of near New Salem, were
here Monday on business deal.
j M. and Dan Barlean had bust
ness at Davis City Thursday.
Hiram Hatfield returned to his
home east of Leon Wednesday after
working for Fred Jones couple of
weeks.
Mrs. Hiram Manchester and son
Marion had business at Davis City
c. NJ. Axes shipped a car of corn
from Blockley Friday
Amos Brazelton took a load of his
machinery Tuesday to his farm
near Blythedale, Mo.
Walter (Barlean, who was mus
tered out Of service at Camp Dodge,
returned home Wednesday.
The Easton brothers are cleaning
up some brush land preparatory to
putting it in corn.
John. Barlean spent over Sunday
Walter Fitch and Lee Davis call
ed on the Easten brothers Monday.
Fred Jones commenced blowing
| last week for corn.
Amos Brazelton was a caller at
the G. NJ Axes home Sunday.
Raymond Brazelton called on the
Barlean boys Sunday.
| John Fltch and son Harve spent
Sunday at his daughters Mrs. Lee
| Davis.
Mrs. Fred Jones and children and
! Miss Sarah Truitt spent Sunday af-
| ternoon with Mrs. Amos Brazelton.
spent Sunday at n 7 Rarlean'S
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-06
Welcome Ridge.

George Woodmansee, Jr., anC
daughter and sister Goldie called or
j. L. Woodmansee Tuesday.
Miss Iva Stephens is visiting hel
sister Mrs. human Worden, of Wei
don, this week.
Err Jones and son Bobbie were
in this vicinity Wednesday.
J. G.. Springer was out to his
Mrs. viii Gibson called on hel
son Nile and family "Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Stephens and
daughters Misses Carrie and Nora
were Lamont callers Thursday.
Renan Andrew was in this vicin-
ity Friday lacking up sale bills.
Those who were Lamont callers
Saturday were w. B. Stanley and
son Forest, l.. N. Stephens and son
Loren, j. E. Woodmansee and Err
Jones.
Charles Mclaughlin and family
were in this vicinity Sunday.
Mrs. Pearl McHarness and son
George, Mrs. Oren McHarness and
Laura Gravatt visited at ]. w.
Stephens Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Stanley called
on Mr.. and Mrs l.. M. Stephens Sun
day.
When you have backache the liver
or kidneys are sure to be out OF
gear. Try Sanol, it does wonders for
the liver, kidneys and bladder. A
trial soc bottle will convince you.
Get it at E. e. Bells drug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-06
Monday with their father silas Ac-

Monday with their father silas Ac-
ton.
George and Minnie Deemer spent
Sunday in Grand River at the home
Of Fl. E. Greeley.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M Poland, Mrs.
Ira Foster, Mrs. David Acton, Mrs.
Charles Poland and daughter spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Forest Poland, of Grand River.
Miss Martha Brammer spent Fri
day night at the home Of her uncle,
Marion Brammer, of near Wester-
vile.
Mrs. Raymond Morrell and Mrs.
Lucinda Poland spent Friday with
Mrs. I. R. Poland.
Leonard Roland and family spent
Thursday night with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. I. r. Roland.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-02-06

Do you get up at night? Sanol is
surely the best for all kidney or
j bladder troubles. SanOl gives re-
and bladder troubles. SAnol u .
guaranteed remedy. SOC and 3f.OO
! . bottle at =. I. Bells drug store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-05
SELF-REVEALINGS IN THE SENATE
TWO SENATOR'S REVEALED their

TWO SENATOR'S REVEALED their gnor-
i ance in the United States senate yesterday
when the suffrage resolution was under DIS
cussion. One was our familiar old friend, Mr.
Reed of Missouri. The revelation he made
was nothing new to the public, though possibly
it was an extension of former revelations The
other senator mentioned was Mr.. Harrison OF
Mississippi, new to the senate.
Mr.. Harrison apparently has achieved the
senate without having read the constitution OF
the United States and its amendments, which
are a part of the constitution He offered an
amendment to the suffrage measure, proposing
that the resolution apply to white citizens only.
There were only seventy five senators present,
but they voted down the Harrison amendment,
SO to II. We assume that the senator is ig-
norant of the constitution because we take 1t
for granted that no legislator who has read
that document and its amendments would pro
pose measure directly contrary to its pro-
visions 1t is our sincere hope that Mr. Har-
rson may find time soon to read the constitu-
ton.
As to Mr.. Reed what's the use? The Kan
sas City man, who enjoys-really enJoys-the
distinction of being the common scold of the
United States senate. declared that the one
''insuperable objection' to the suffrage resou-
ton was that it proposed to take away from
the people of the individual states the right to
prescribe qualifications for voters. Fifty-siX
years after the guns at Gettysburg and fifty
four years after the episode at AppomatoN
Courthouse settled in the affirmative the ques-
ton as to whether the United States is
ton or not nation senator of the United
States, who apparently never has read nine
teenth century American history, gets up in his
high place and palavers as before mentioned
Another thing Mr.. Reed said, and we are
going to reproduce it here While it is totally
unimportant in a serious sense it should add
somewhat to the gaiety of nahons-and as
suredly the nations just now need little humor
to relieve their sombre aspect. Mr. Reed said
that suffrage enthusiasts who "gloried in Jail
sentences lived in the same mental atmosphere
as the gentlemen who put bombs on the steps
of the attorneygeneral last night" Then he
added this sublime sentence, which reveals
Reedism:
II think nine hundred and ninety nine out of
every thousand women do respect the law and
the constitution, but most of them are at home
"a mighty good place for woman to be-
Home, also, it may be suggested, is a
mighty good place for senator who does not
know American history. Mr.. Reeds home is
in Kansas City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-05
MILLIONS OF LOST YEARS

The omlnous signs OF unrest, so ap'
parent in our country today, warn us
to take prompt measures for safeguard.
ing It's future. Experts are carefully
studying the various ways or Ameri
canzing the allen, and many confer
ences are being held to discuss means
TO this end.
In solving the problem, one OF the
most important questions TO he con.
sidered Is the early training OF the ma
tons children. What they learn today
they will put into practice tomorrow. IL
is for us TO determine whether they
shall become an asset or a menace.
We should remember that Am ounce
of prevention Is worth IA pound of cure
and provide kindergartens TO develop
the children of our unframed alien pop.
ulation into honest, law.abiding citizens.
Only one child i'm eight of kindergarten
age now receives the training to which
all are entitled. There remain $500, 600
neglected little ones who are denied this
privilege.
The kindergarten trains children in
efficiency, morality and patriotism. 1t
renders a valuable service to the nation
as well, for during the period of recon
struction there is need of the finest
qualities among our citizens. to whom
the nations of the world are looking for
inspiration and guidance.
Assistance may he obtained in secur'
ing new kindergarten classes by adj
dressing the kindergarten director OF
the United States board of education.
an dthe National kindergarten Associa
ton, both located at West 10th street,
New York.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-05
A TRULY FEARLESS EDITOR

OKLAHOMA has one truly fearless editor
" He probably is an oil millionaire, since he
has advertised for fifty kittens, offering to pay
for them. He edits the Hunter Enterprise anC
has made this astounding offer in order TO con
vince local merchant that advertising pays
We give the Hunter editor this free adver
tisement in the hope that some of the Ardmore
owners of kittens may be able to sell them u
advantage. Many households where lady cats
abound frequently have kitten surpusages
and as a rule ii is a difficult matter even to
give the undesirable surplus away. If the Hun
ter man has not filled his quota of fifty already
from his own community, he may hear from
Ardmore But the probability is that he has
not only gone over the top but has a vast army
of kittens camped around his sanctum clamor-
ing for admission.
1t is highly likely that the Hunter editor
never heard the Champ Clark cat story. The
story runs to the effect that Champ Clark
when he was editing a local weekly in Pike
county, Mo-, many years ago, advertised Tor an
Office cat. Then he went away on business
When he returned, few days later, he found
his newspaper Office full of cats, with cats
chasing each other over the roof and cats sky
hooting through the adjacent stores, and cats
caterwauling up and down Main street, and
cats still coming in. Those were free cats. a
man VINO adVertlSeS TO pay Tor catS-of klt-
tens-and for fifty of them-well he is en-
titled to and he receives our admiration for his
fearlessness, we might say our awe.
Which reminds us that about four weeks
ago our household kitten, known first as Billy
Bones, being named after the celebrated pirate
in Stevenson's Treasure Island" but later re-
named Billie Burke because of an interesting
discovery, was stolen from our premises. We
missed Billie Burke, for she was tigery beau
ty; but, not caring to possess a large family of
kittens all dressed up and with nowhere to
go, we made no great clamor over the theft.
Three weeks later Billie Burke was discovered
in the possession of neighbors at the next cor
ner who had pad-actually paid-two dol
lars and a half for her. A "lady" from the
south side had sold her to our neighbors.
Upon second thought, it occurs to us that
if the kitten market for such as Billie Burke
il so strong in Ardmore, perhaps we do our
own fair city an injustice in giving free space
to the Hunter Enterprise advertisement. 1t
may be, however, that not every young lady
kitten is held to be worth as much as our neigh
bors paid for Billie Burke. Billie was repre-
sented to the purchasers as kitten of superior
breed. She may be So but she was presented
to our household merely as a surplus supply
that had Just happened
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-05
Yours very truly,
IL AhlAINIl
LIKES ARDMOREITE PUBLICITY.

w. II. GODFREY,
Pastor South Ardmore Baptist Church
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-05
y Now Get Personally Acquainted With Walt Whitman y
By Charles b. of iam,O Okla, n Miami News
kla., in Miami News

| as later in his life. Walt never put
on any style. He never tried to get
ON in the world. He made no attempts
TO cultivate the rich the powerful
the cultured Big, healthy, muscular,
cheerful and affectionate free-and-easy
in morals, bitten with the wanderlust,
one place or at one job, he was con
tent to be just walt Whitman
Free. fresh. savage. fluent, luXur
liant, self-content. fond of persons and
places" and to chum with any human
being who crossed his path, slave, no
bo. criminal or worker.
Put American Into Book
In 1855 he put America as he knew
it. and Walt Whitman as he under
stood himself into a book This first
edition of Leaves of Grass" was
thin quarto of 81 pages Walt set
most of the type for it himself. 1t
could hardly be called "A success in a
commercial sense. Walt sold one copy;
he gave the rest of the edition away.
But even if the book didn't sell it
attracted notice all right. Emerson
hailed it as the product of genius. y
little circle of friends accepted it as
new gospel. But most readers of
the book acted as if they had hydro
phobia. 1t was denounced as absurd.
formless. indecent. immoral. But Walt
never batted an eyelash. The book
was enlarged in subsequent editions.
In 1866, he published another volume.
this time Of patriotic verse called
"Drum.taps."
Whitman and the book We're abused
because they We're misunderstood by
some people; by others because they
understood only too well. Whitman's
conception Of brotherhood was all-in-
elusive. He seemed absolutely without
reservations or condemnations. He
took in people whom everybody else,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-05

We have just passed through per
haps) war which we declared that
We fought to make the world safe for
democracy. Just nav there is cOnsid-
cradle discussion as to whether we
have succeeded. But in the progress
of a debate it is often more to stop
to get our bearings; and the centenary
anniversary of Walt Whitman gives
our modern discussers of democracy
a rare chance. For if any man ever
lived who can reveal TO us the essence
of democracy, that man is Walt Whit.
man, who was born on Long Island
one hundred years ago May 81, last,
and died 81 years ago in Camden. New
Jersey; who. when accused Of wishing
to destroy institutions replied that he
wished TO establish everywhere in
these states,
without edifice or rules, or trustees.
or any argument, the institution Of
the dear love of Comrades"
1 have written elsewhere about Walt
for those already acquainted with his
life and work. In this article 1 Just
wish to introduce the man to those
who are strangers. | do it in the hope
that some will take the opportunity
OF cultivating closer acceptance. !
shall be able to speak of his works
only in the most general way.
or Common People
Whitman was great democrat
first; a great poet of democracy in
He was one of the
common people by birth. His youth
gave him very little education. The el-
ier Whitman was a carpenter; and Walt
before he was, AZ years old. had been
carpenter, school teacher, printer, re
porter, newspaper editor, novelist, bus
driver, tramp and poetic pioneer, and
aad roamed over these states" from
New York TO New Orleans.
In the years of his young manhood