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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

will I do now" Mrs. McClesky re-
peated the question. First, | an!
going to travel. You know have
never had a chance to travel any I'M
til now. But | am gong all over
Texas and Oklahoma An agent has
persuaded me to go TO San Antonio
and ] am going to take my sister
along"
McClesky himself is dead-he del
last fall. An Eastern magazine writ
err said he died because he insisted
on carrying a hod for S. per day while
his hotel was being built-you see he
had the money bug. But MIS-. McClesky
denies this.
Peaches Killed Him.
''1t isn't So" Mrs. McCleskv de-
clared. "Mr McClesky was very FOND
of fruit, especially peaches So when
he got this monev and moved into
town, he began to buy lots CT peaches
and simply killed hi.lself eating
peaches
Mrs. McClusky pays tribute to the
shrewdness of her husband in this
way:
"You know Mr.. McClesky was very
shreWd in business Why once, he
sent a can of sardinos back to the
store when the price was advanced
from fifteen to twenty-five cents"
The last check Mrs. McClesky re-
ceived from the company which
brought in the well on the farm was
almost $4,000 and represented the
royalty for a few weeks.
The McClesky family fortune is
one Of many such instances in the
new West Texas oil fields and will
probably be duplicated many times in
the near future.
MRS. tMcClesky has little niece
who is kept in school in Fort Worth
and q young nephew who sells pa
perS in RANGER
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

Ranger, Tex, Feb. Mrs Corde
McClesky, in whose chicken yard the
first Ranger oil well made a poor
family rich in one night in October,
1917. has sold her town" house in
Ranger and is going elsewhere Che
cause the excitement and noise have
became too much for her" She has
sold her one story frame house imme-
diately behind the McClesky buildln,
Rangers biggest--for a picture
show and received $4,000 for the old
rich oil owners are moving out be-
building and lot Many other newly
cause of the sudden influx of people
end the consequent crowd.ng. They
have been used to West Texas ranges.
$50 much rain has fallen now,
know gardening and farming will be
fine" explained the widow of the
first Oil magnate of the plains"
I am going back to the country
Mrs. McClesky made this statement
in her home the other afternoon dur
ing an interview of what @he intends
to do with her sudden wealth, where
she will spend it how it all happen
ed. For two years ago, she was milk
ing her cows and washing her cloth.
es on a little drOuth-stricken farm
in Eastland county. Then the oil
we'll blew in one fine day and every
thing changed for the McCleskys.
Worth Seven Millions.
1t is estimated that the family
wealth is now 100000 and it is get
ting bigger every minute the we'll
flows. Besides that, four other wells
are ready to come i'm on the farm
whenever storage can be obtained.
In other words, the McCleskys for
tune has chance to grow into $27.-
100000, when two years ago it wasn't
hardly two dollars.
"What do i desire most and what
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13
DuSky Damsels Stage Battle
Royal Over Chocolate Romeo
Only the Intervention of the Law Saved One Participant
From Taking the Count.

Some bird once remarked that ev-
cry trouble known to mankind could
be treated to that most expensive
luxury called woman" And while
he might not have been absolutely
true in every case, that boy sure
wasn't strangers with the feminine
sex.
Another comes along, and referring
to everything in general and troubles
in particular, whispered, "cherchez
la femme"
Now the latter might have been
partly right, and linguistically speak
ing, he was wholly so, but his remarks
will not run true to form in every
case.
For instance, there is the case of
Henrietta Hubbard. Henrietta is a
peace loving colored woman under
ordinary circumstances, but a man, u
mere man mind you, caused Henrietta
to forsake the ways Of peace and turn
bolsheviki.
Enter the Hero.
Mildred Logan, another colored
woman, and Henrietta were enamour-
ed Of the same man, and the only
words the two would have with one
another were fightin' words.
Last night about 6 o'clock Henriet-
ia and Mildred CHANGED to meet at
the corner of Fourth and Main, and
no sooner had they met than the
green eyed monster began to plant l.
WV thoughts into the minds of
each.
Now, Mildred was wearing peck
etless dress, a gold tooth and a
crouch. and as she had perforce no
place for q weapon, her razor was
left where no perfectly good razor
should be left when "cullud LADY,
goes out into polite society.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13
VIENNA, BANKERS
STUDY SITUATION

Vienna, Beb. 12.-The financial sit
uation is being given profound at
tention by the bankers while the news
papers contend that the only way to
solve the, present depreciation in cur
rency is to open industry and put the
people to work through the. importa-
tion Of raw, material. Labor is scarce
though idlenessxabounds. 4 Recently
an. advertisement for 5,0DOr'men. to
clean the streets resulted in only
800 men applying for jobs.
There is. great speculation in for
eign bonds while the sale Of Polish
passports is finding large market due
to ! the desire of people to travel
abroad. Members Of the court of the
former empire also have asked if it
were feasible to travel. For them
false passports are out of the ques-
ton since they are, so we'll known.
There is much uneasiness over the
raising of tariff walls within the for
mer empire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

Henrietta was travelling light too,
except that she had it on Mildren in
the matter of foot wear. Henrietta
had on a pair of high heeled slippers.
Slip FER Another.
Necessity is said to be the mother
of invention, and Henrietta consider
ed her necessity even to the enormity
OF mother-in-law, and reaching down
she pulled off her slipper, and in
vented the neatest offensive weapon
since the hand grenade
About the third round, when Hen
rietta was perforating Mildred's phis-
ogmony at regular intervals, Mildred
asked for an armistice, but Henrietta
put that down as propaganda, and con-
tinued to onslaught.
Constable Brannon, who was in his
office upstairs at Fourth and Main.
became cognizant of the war down
stairs, and constituting himself a lea
que Of nations toddled down to see
that nobody's neutrality was violated,
Hail ''The Law"
Fur and blood was flying thick and
fast when the constable arrived, and
spreading himself out in skirmish
formation, he surrounded the pair,
captured the stronger point, and put
her in the county Jail, while he sent
Mildred the Vanquished to first aid
dressing station. Both the particip-
ants will resume the battle today in
Municipal Court with Judge Wood as
referee.
The man in the case-the third leg
of the triangle so to speak-Was moi
present at the battle. If he was, he
never let on. And if he had any pro-
gnostications as to the outcome, M
one heard him offering odds on his
favorite.
Which showed him very wise
even as you and /.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13
ASKS AMERICA To
COME TO AIl Of
SMALL NATIONS
One More Great Service She May
Render, Says ViscOunt
Bryce.

London, Feb. 12.-Viscount Bryce,
former British ambassador to the
United States, speaking today at the
Llncoln'sbi rthday luncheon of the
Notwithstanding union and the At
lantic union, two Anglo So
cieties, which recently consolidated,
expressed the hearty gratitude of
Great ritain to America, both for aid
in winning the war and for the moral
support given the cause fthe allies.
"'There is one great service more she
may render freedom and humanity"
he said, "in the reconstruction Of a
better world which is being attempted
by the Paris conference. Some of the
liberated peoples are not yet able to
stand alone, but need the help of a
civilized power during a limited per-
iod to start them on the path of peace
and progress. Such case is that of
Armenia"
Have Done Much.
"The American people, "Lord Bryce
added, already have done much for
the East by schools, colleges and hos
pitfalls they have founded"
He continued:
america is especially fitted for the
task, because she stands apart from
the jealousies of the European powers
and none could suspect her of seeking
dominion for herself. If it was pro-
posed to America and she would I'M
dertake this disinterested duty, which
would confer inestimable benefits on
an ancient, industrious and energetic
people by giving them aid and guild
ance for the first wears of restored
national life, the British friends of
America would rejoice and feel that
she had once more shown her devo-
tho to noble and unselfish aims.
"Be that as it may, trust that the
British and American policy will al
ways be animated by the same high
ideals as those they have fought for
n the war;"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13
SAYS PACKERS Will
CONTROL FOOD OF
nation IN 5 YEARS
Heney Declares They Are
Menace to Country.
CONTROL BUTTER
AND CHEESE MARKET
Through Large Capacity and Special
Privileges They Smother
Competition.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Francis J.
Heney, former counsel for the federal
trade commission ,testifying today
before the House interstate commerce
committee, declared that within ten
years and probably within five, the
five leading meat packers would con-
troll the entire food supply of the
country and would be able to charge
whatever prices they desired.
Mr.. Heney said the packers had ex-
tended their activities into so many
fields that they had become menace
to the country. They now control the
| cheese, olecmargarine and butter
markets, he said, and rapidly are OBJ
tanning monopoly of a large number
of other food products. Through their
large capacity and their special priv
ileges, the witness declared, they are
able to smother competition"
Rebates Came Start.
Mr.. Heney said the packers receiv-
e dtheir first start toward domino
ton of the food market through re-
bates granted by the railroads. This
gave them such an advantage over
their competitors, he stated, that they
soon obtained control of meats and
meat products. The second step
taken by the packers, he asserted,
was the obtaining Of special privileges
from the railroads for their refriger-
ator cars, intended originally for per-
ishable meat products alone.
The packers, Mr.. Heney said, now
use refrigerator cars for perishable
and imperishable goods alike and at
such a great saving in money and in
time o fdelivery as to destroy COM
petition. AS result, he said, whole
sale grocers are bling driven out of
business.
Can Not Cure Evil.
Government ownership of refriger-
ator cars and stock yards was advo-
Gated by Mr.. Heney as the only means
Of placing the packers on an even
footing with possible competitors and
he said that even this could not cure
entirely the packers evil. "Cold
storage plants should be built by the
government in all large cities, he said
so that small packers would have a
means of disposing of their products.
Government regulation of the meat
industry, he characterized as inadvis-
able because "the regulated have a
habit of soon appointing the regula-
tors themselves" He also said gov
eminent ownership of the packing
plants or extensive licensing probably
would be unsuccessful.
Testimony submitted by the packers
during the hearings was termed by
Mr., Heney as a virulent and unjisti-
fie1 attack on the federal trade COM
mission. He said the packers had
made many misrepresentation and
and called particular attention to
their statement that they had not
been allowed to state, their side of
the case during the commissions in
|vestigation. None Of the packers re-
quested that he be heard at any time,
the witness said.
Denies Misuse of Files.
Mr.. Heney also denied statements
that the commission had made misuse
of the packers correspondence files and
that much of Is evidence had been Sc
cured from uniformed persons or dis
gruntled employees Of the packers
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13
QUARREL ENDS IN :
DEATH OF$TWO

yelling. Okla, Feb. 12.-Dispute
over a party fence led todav to the
killing Of Virgil and Newell Hutchinson
brothers, 10 and 20 years old.
The two boys. it is said, met w. r.
Pickard and his 10 year old son
Omig. on a public highway and an
argument began, The Pickards sur
rendered to the sheriff at Tamlequah
this afternoon. VIRGIL Hutchson was
shot to death and his brother was
stabbed. ~
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13
/. INSURANCE {
Regardless of the size of lines we
will appreciate having you call us.
i TAYLOR & co.
GIVE WOMEN VOTE.

Jefferson City, Mo, Feb, PA. bill
to give Missouri women the right to
vote for presidential elections was
passed in the lower House of the Mis-
souri, legislature today by vote OF
l22 to 8. The suffrage bill recently
was placed On the calender in the
Senate over an adverse committee re.
port. gazing IS votes, which, advocates
of the proposed measure point out. IA
exactly the number requester to pass
it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13
HOW TO KEEP WE'LL.

''Keep the bowels open" is one rula
of health recommended by all schools
Of medicine. Foley Cathartic Tablets
cleanse the bowels. sweeten the stom-
ach and benefit the liver. For indi-
gestion, biliousness, bad breath, bloat-
ing, gas or constipation, no remedy
is more highly recommended. Fine
for stout persons. Mann's Pharmacy.
Advt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

Senator Smoot, of Utah. republican,
expressed alarm over the govern
ment's financial situation, ad urged
the strictest economy. He plans to
speak again tomorrow, but both re-
publicn and, democratic, leaders he
lieve a final vote will be had before
final ADJOURNMENT.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

A dose In time will prevent the
Flu. Take DR.. Br,nson's Favorite
prescription. A system builder against
coughs and colds. influenza, etc. For
sale by all druggists 12-4tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

WE ARE AGRENTS FOR THE
New Home Sewing Machine. Simp-
son-Webb Furniture company. 212-
214 West Second. 1-16-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

The best way to encourage the
back to school, movement is the
employment Of more school
marms like Miss Claire Lois But
Ter Lee. Of Wichita. Kansas. And
generous America ia sending Miss
Lee to France to patch up the
schools Of the war devastated dis
trtcts! Popular education in
France IL all set for boom we'll
sayl
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13
|,apter 0. E. s.

hapter q. E. s.
Enion Chapter, o. E., S., will
regular meeting. tonight at
The Masonic hall. All men,
requested to be present.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

Events
rent Events Club will meet
George Wells Wednesday
ONE on South Olive. "The
IS Trip to Europe" will be
for discussion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

Adams,, who is connected with
Insas Gazette, was in the city
\ visiting with his brothers,
and Frank Adams, Of the
Mr.. Adams home was here
as connected with the Graphic
went to Little Rick to the
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

10 third birthday of her
Inward Tvs Lee Markham, 2nd |;
n y Markham entertained
' little friends Tuesday g after after
..,oc OH the lawn, refresh
s = served in the sun parlor
. . of the sake, the blue
t y NeIl Hearn, the thimble
= Westall, the ring to Fern
i the button to Guy Rich
~ |" was prettily decorated in
DECORATIONS, and valentines
as fayors.
R. Suggs and two children
u in the home OF Mrs. J. D
rs Texas street.
puby Batrick, who has been
with the Arkansas Short
aber Co., has returned to her
Monticello.
Rem Reinberger, Of Little
here as the guest OF Mr.. and
In Reinberger. =
4 Mrs. v. E. Paul are visit
few days at Grady.
i-+--
Club.
will be a dance at the coun-
Saturday night.
Events
rent Events Club will meet
George Wells Wednesday
ome on South Olive. 1.-THE
IS Trip to Europe" will be
for discussion.
,tron's Circle.
bung Matron's Mission Circle,
with Mrs. Wiley Williams.
! Twelfth avenue, this after.
|2:30 o'clock.
h Clark, we'll known local
! is connected with Brown
and Carnahan, at Furth, Wis
yesterday.
BID Mrs. C. B. Lindsay and
/ Beatrice, and Misses Emma
! Hardy went to Little Rock
n to attend the performance
|0Brien's minstrels.
Knight, negro, arrested Tues
day desk Sergeant Horace
a charge of reckless driving,
$40 in police court yesterday
i:.-*L-,..
who is connected with
Insas Gazette, was in the city
visiting with his brothers,
and Frank Adams, of the
Mr.. Adams home was here
IS connected with the Graphic
went to Little Rick to the
'apter q. E. s..
mon Chapter, o. E.. S., will
regular meeting. tonight ait
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13
\ Mrs. v. E. Paul are visit.
Flew days at Grady.

Twill be a dance at the coun-
Saturday night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

Knight, negro, arrested Tues
day desk Sergeant Horace
a charge of reckless driving,
$40 in police court yesterday
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

hen Reinberger, of Little
|hpre as the guest Of Mr.. and
n Reinberger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

Pnby Batrick, who has been
with the Arkansas Short
rher Co., has returned to her
Monticello.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

BID Mrs. c. B. Lindsay and
Beatrice, and Misses Emma
Hardy went to Little Rock
\ to attend the performance
|0Brien's minstrels.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13

il Clark, we'll known local
\ is connected with Brown
and Carnahan, at Furth, Wis
Yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-02-13
k.tron's Circle.

bung Matron's Mission Circle
with Mrs. Wiley Williams,
! Twelfth avenue, this after
|2:30 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-05
lave COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

= ifyouT SKIN is yellow-complexion pallid
-tongue cated-appetitep oor-you have
q bad taste in your mouth-alazy, no-gooo
feeling-you should take Olive Tablets.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets-a substitute
forcalomel-were prepared by DR.. Edward
after II years of study with his patients
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are purel,
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil
You will know them by their olive color
To have a clear, pink skin, bright eyes
no pimples, feeling of buoyancy Iik,
childhood days you must get at the cause
= DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on tn,
liver and bowels like calomel-yet havt
no dangerous after effects.
- They start the bile and overcome consti
patton. That's why millions of boxes ar
sold annually at 10c and Csc per box. A.
druggists. Take one or two nightly ant
note the pleasing results.
(Advertisement.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-05
Driver and Strange Girl Take
Trip to Gage Park.
They Tell Different Stories to
County Attorney Today.
MADE ATTEMPT ON HER, CLAIM
But Man Declares Ride Was
Made at Her Request.
Grace MOrant, Aged II, Says
She Is Without a Home.

County authorities were reluctant
to day to take any action in the case
of Grace Morant, a 17-year-old girl
who claims that Cecil Corwin, a local
jitney driver, took her out near Gage
park in his car Thursday night and
attempted to commit a statutory Of
Tense against her. The girl claims she
is from Chicago. and that she came
to Topeka to live with her aunt, a
Mrs. Gausner, but that she cannot
find her.
The girl was picked up by the police
at the Union Pacific depot in North
Topeka last night when she COM
planned to officers there about Cor
win, who was later picked up near the
Santa Fe depot, the police said. Kate
and Kilmaurs King, humane agents,
were put in charge of the case this
morning and both Corwin and the
Morant girl were questioned in the
county attorneys office.
Took Her To Park.
The girl said her mother placed
her on a train in Chicago, but neg
lected to give her her aunt's address.
She said that when she arrived in To-
peka that she asked Corwin, whose
car was standing near the depot, for
information and that he offered to
take her to the place. On the con-
trary, however, he took her out near
Gage park, she says, where he made
improper advances toward her.
Corwins story differed slightly from
hers. He said she approached his
car when she came from the train and
that he asked her if she wanted a
taxi. He said she told him that she
was looking for a sailor with whom
she had been going and that he Offered
to take her up on the avenue and help
her find him. When they were I'M
successful in finding the man, Corwin
said the girl remarked that they
might as well drive around a while
and that he took her out near Gage
park. Here, he declared, she told him
that she was going to Chicago and
that if he would give her SIS to pay
her fare, she would have improper re.
lations with him.
! There appears to be certain contra
dictory features in the stories of both
parties. Corwin stated that the cir
told him that she had been travelling
with a show company and that she
had been going with soldier for TIVE
years.
For the present she 5 being held al
| the detention home and it was stated
| today by Hugh Fisher, county at
| torney, that no complaint would be
| issued against COrWin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-05
THEY ARE TO TALK
Progressive Senators Will Tour the
Country After March 4.

Washington. Feb. 5.-Progressive
senators today planned speaking tours
after March to advocate a number
of measures intended to make the peo-
pie more satisfied and render it more
difficult for Bolshevist propagandists
to find hearers.
Senators Borah, Hiram Johnson,
Kenyon and Poindexter are the ones
who will probably do the campaigning.
Borah outlined his message to the
people as follows:
"You can do whatever you want to
do with your government without in
augurating reign of bloodshed,
wholesale ASA ssination and destruc-
ton of property. You have the bal
lot Upon your use of it depends the
measure of your freedom, your happ1-
ness and prosperity
The measures these progressives adj
vocate are:
Return of American soldiers, elimi-
nation of militarism, complete removal
of repressive measures upon speech
and the press, protection and foster
ing of American business and COM
merce against any and all foreign ag-
erosion, and inauguration of do
nestle program of betterment for all
the people.
Against such a policy. the progress
siyes believe, Bolshevism of any type
will fail. On the other hand, 1t viii.
feed upon repression and wordy abuse
by legislators who are welded TO out
worn political creeds or special inter-