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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-16
Baptists to Have
Headquarters at
Four Cities Abroad

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 15.-While
the commission representing the
Baptist IS Million campaign, now
touring Europe to recommend where
and how the campaign can aid most
effectively the economic. social and
spiritual reconstruction of that con-
tinent, is still in the midst of it's lab
ors. the work has proceeded far en-
ough to justify the belief that the
work of the Southern Baptist con-
vention in Europe hereafter will
probably be conducted from four
great centers, Paris, Rome, Pragua
and some strategic city in Russia vet
to be designated. This program is
not final but looms up as q largs re-
possibility, according to announce
nent by DR.. T. B, Ray. associate sec
rotary of the Foreign Mission boarl
and sudvey director of the rs Nil,
lien, campaign.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-16
Texan Must Go to
Prison Just When Oil
Fortune Within Grasp

Graham, Tex, Nov. BE. w. Fry,
former county judge of Young coun-
ty, of which Graham is the county
seat, and who was afterward elected
to the legislature, was arrested about
three years ago and convicted of for
gerry, alleged to have been commit
ted while he was serving as county
Judge He was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary. He ap-
pealed the case to the court of GRIM
inal appeals. Pending action of this
appeal Fry was out on bond. He
took advantage of his freedom to en-
gage in oil operations. The fact that
his home is near the center of de-
lvelopment activities gave him an adj
vantage in obtaining and dealing in
leases. Although he began the bust
ness with practically no capital, luck
seems to have been with him in every
investment, with the result that he
has piled up an enormous fortune
during the last several months.
Now, just at the time when Fry Is
head over heels in the oil business,
the news comes from Austin that the
court of criminal appeals has affirm
ed the sentence of the lower court
and refused to grant rehearing OF
the case There is nothing now stand
ing in the way of Fry being taken
to the penitentiary, except executive
clemency. Application for Fry's par
don has been filed with the state
board of pardon advisors, and should
this board make favorable recommen-
dation it is believed Governor Hobby
would grant the application. Strong
protest against the mans pardon has
been made, however, by delegation
of citizens who recently visited Aus
tin for the purpose.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-16
Simpsons Hurdle
to "PrO" Ranks Is
Passing of Star

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 15.-The anna
teur athletic world lost one OF its
greatest athletes with the announce
ment that Robert |. Simpson, worlds
champion hurdler and classed among
the leading all-round stars in the
country, will become a professional
track coach at the University of
Missouri, Simpson, upon assuming
his new duties, which, according to
w. F. Meanwell director of athletics
at the University of Missouri, will
be December /, automatically loses
be barred from all amateur compe
tition.
Simpson has held practically every
honor for which he strove, having
been National Missouri Valley Con-
ference, Inter-Allied and Western
Conference titleholder. War prevent
ed Simpson from participating in the
Olympic games scheduled to take
place at Berlin in 1906.
Besides having been champion
hurdler, Simpson ranked high as a
broad and high jumper, discus throw
err, shot-putter and sprinter. With
the exception of takin apart in eX-
hibition competitions, Simpson prob
ably will not again figure publicly
in an athletic competition as there
are practically no professional track
athletes in this country.
Twice he performed the astonish-
ing feat OF surrounding the high
hurdles tl20 YARDS in Ia 3-5 sec
ons, winning the event in the West
ern intercollegiate conference on the
second occasion. He also tied the
worlds 220-yard low-hurdle record
of % 3-5 seconds. Simpson was a
quarter-miler of high class, being
50-seconds man as member of the
crack Missouri University relay
team.
| The records and best performances
! of Simpson follow:
! 1120-yard high hurdles (outdoors)
OLA 3-5 seconds: 220-yard, low hur-
dies (outdoors) 0.23 SIS seconds; 70
yard, low hurdles tindoors) sos 1-5
i seconds; 70-yard high hurdles tin
DOORS 0.09 seconds.
/, Natable performances:
l00-yard dash, 0.10 seconds; go
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-16
Arkansas Oil & Rein.
ing Company to Drill
Two Wells in Ar
kansas Help
Develop Your
Home State.

The Arkansas Oil and Refining
Company, Little Rock, Arkansas, in
corporated under the laws of the
state of Arkansas, with a capital
stock of $2OO,O00.00, par value $1,000
per share, are selling only 800, 100000
worth of stock for development in
Jefferson and Franklin counties, has
begun preparations to drill two wells
in Arkansas.
This company has taken pick and
choice of the fields most favorable
for the production Of oil in this state.
The locations already made have
been gone over carefully by several
biologists of great reputation.
The contracts have been let for
the erection of the rigs in two of
the most favorable fields.
IL miles north and west of Ozark.
This is the highest anticline crown
ing the Arkansas river valley struc-
ture.
The second location is on the Red
field anticline in Jefferson county on
the Bowden farm, near the Arkan-
sas river. This is unquestionably
the best structure in east or south
Arkansas.
Other selections made by the COM
pany are in White, Faulkner, Pu-
laski and Van Buren, counties, which
will also be developed later.
Every stakeholder will have at
least four excellent chances for his
money in White county, without the
company expanding one dollar, as
four wells are to be drilled by differ
ent companies near acreage held by
the Arkansas Oil & Refining Com
pany.
The Arkansas Oil & Refining Com
pany is not stock-selling company,
but purely a development company.
The stock is $40 par value.
| / share, $1,000.
| 2 shares, $4,000.
S shares, $4,000.
| 10 shares, $4,000.
100 shares, 100000.
Those who desire to help in this
development by taking stock should
make their checks payable to the
Arkansas Oil & Refining Company.
We will not be responsible for checks
made payable to any one else.
| Let us have your subscription,
whether it be for one or many shares.
Address, Arkansas Oil & Refining
Company, Box 1856, Little Rock, Ark.
11-13-6t Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-16

Cured. The pigs surrounded the rep
tile and finally tore it to pieces. Two
of the hogs were so badly bitten by
the rattler that they died, while sew
eral others which were bitten recov-
cred. True to the tradition that the
mate of the snake that is killed al
ways comes to the place where the
body lies, Teel killed another big rat
tier in the same spot the following
day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-16
Northwest Mounted
Pentrate North

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 15.-Royal
Northwest Mounted Police, the noted
Canadian force that patrols West
ern Canada, last summer established
station at the mouth Of the Cap
permine river, which flows into the
Arctic Ocean $50 miles east of the
mouth Of the Mackenzie river, &C
cordng to word brought here from
the north.
The new Coppermine station is the
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-16

has taken up his abode at the home
of Ocie Heard here. The opinion or
some Of those who have viewed the
spider and web is that the, appear
ance of the letters is a bad omen and
they give many explanations as to
the possible meaning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-16

of Major General Menoher,
director of air service, that Eberts
field, near Little Rock. Ark, be
abandoned, was approved today by
Secretary Baker. The governments
improvements will be sold and the
leases terminated January l.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-16

"farthest eastern" station of the
western arctic posts of the police.
The new post will work with the sta
ton at Herschel Island, near the
mouth Of the Mackenzie and also
with the post on the east of Bakers
lake on the Hudson Bay side of the
Arctic region.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-16

yard das, 022 seconds; 50-yard low
hurdles, (indoors) 0.05 4-5 seconds;
50-yard high hurdles (indoors) 0.06
Is seconds; 10 meters high hurdles,
OLA As seconds; 220 meters low hur-
dies, OBS 2-5 seconds; running high
jump 5 TT. 1-2 inches; running broad
jump 90 #. IL inches; discus
throw 1870 it.; shotput, 80 #.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-16
SPIDER WEAyEs LETTERS.

Opelika, Ala, Nov. Weaving
web more than three feet in dia-
meter, in the center of which the per-
fectly former letters ~" and ''M''
stand out IN bold relief, monster
spider, weighing more than an ounce
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-16
HOGS FIGHT, KILL RATHER.

Elba, Ala, Nov. IA battle roy
al between a huge rattlesnake and a
drove of hogs is described by D. s.
Teel, on whose farm the fight &C.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-16

ABANDON EBERTS FIELD.
Washington, Nov. 15.-The recon-
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09
Thrilling Crash in
Air Climax of
Houdini Picture

One of the most amazing air ac-
cidents in the history of aviation
forms the sensational climax of a
new Paramount-Artcraft picture,
The Grim Came" starring Houdini.
the most famous handcuff king.
which opens at Moore's Rialto The
ater next Sunday. According to the
story. Houdini in an airplane is pur-
suing a murderer. who is trying TO
escape in another machine. At a
height of 5000 feet Houdini is sup
posed to glide above the other ma
chine. let himself down into the
cockpit beside the murderer by
means of rope. and throttle him.
All went well with the stunt. the
two machines circling one above the
other and a third. containing Di-
rector Willat and the photographer,
about 100 yards away. until Houdini
was just about to loose his hold on
the rope. Then suddenly a gust of
wind lifted the lower plane into
the upper one. and their propeller
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09
$5,OOO-a-W Week Megrue

in the play brokerage business in a
few years.
While in college. Mr.. Megrue had
trained himself in the practical school
of corresponding for the newspapers
Of New York City. and at odd times
turned out short manuscripts--but
merely as practice. Handling many
successful plays through his office. he
had ample opportunity to see the kind
of plays that gained popularity with
The public. and ~ ned this training to
good stead, for h., has had fewer fail
ures than any other writer for the
stage of this generation.
After a successful one-act play. one
long play that failed. but not dismally.
re turned out Under Cover" and
from that time on. has had at least
one play. and sometimes three before
the public almost continuously until
Tea for Three The royalties
poured steadily in and Mr.. Megrue has
obtained the greatest Joy not from the
royalties or the success Of his plays.
but in being able to give his mother
the luxuries and the comforts he had
dreamed for her when she was sacri-
ficing to send him through prepara-
tory schools.
While Mr.. Megrue laughingly ad-
mits that 5000 a week in royalties is
not an average" week he also admits
the royalties have totalled that
amount at certain times.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09

From 80 a week to 5000 a week
sounds like a fairytale but it is new
ertheless a fact in the life of Roi
Cooper Megrue. author OF Tea for
Three" which the Selwyns are pre-
senting next week at the Shubert-
Garrick Theater. Mr.. Megrue is in
ordinately modest and it is difficult to
drag facts about himself from him,
but he admitted that in the short
space Of fifteen years. he had accom-
plished this financial leap. in addition
to springing into fame as Americas
most successful playwright
Mr.. Megrue's steady rise should be
sufficient encouragement to aspiring
young playwrights to keep eternally
at their task and not lose hope. With
a determination to follow the inclina-
ton that appealed strongest to him
when youth, Mr.. Megrue sought
anything that would start him in
the theatrical game, which he had
elected to follow after leaving Column
bia University. The only available
engagement in sight was as private
secretary to a play broker at SO a
week. 1t was not much. even in those
days. but it held a world of possibili-
ties to the youth with literary train
ing and aspirations towards stage
writing. That he made good is indi-
Gated by the fact he was a partner
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09
The Present Tense Cdption

Notwithstanding the fact that a
inema-producer like David wark
Griffith and photoplaywright.
scenarist and caption-Writer of the
standing OF Anita Loos have predi-
Gated a great deal of their screen
success upon the use of the present
tense in the writing OF screen cap
tons, IL Is nevertheless odd that a
great many pictures continue to be
produced with the captions written
in the past tense.
The more conventional idea Of writ
ing captions in the past tense has a
foundation. Of course. in the printed
word Most fiction is written In the
past tense. but in fiction. as in the
entire printed word. the action must
be entirely visualized mentally by
the spectator. In the photoplay, the
story did not happen yesterday, last
week, or q year ago. 1t is happen
ing NOW-at the very moment of
showfng-and II is, to all intents and
purposes. series Of episodes which
is unfolding for the first time.
The result OF a caption, worded in
the past tense, when placed in ju-
Imposition to a screen visualize ton
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09
Sherwil' S Initial Picture

When a dramatic critic with .
national reputation for keen dra-
matte values turns author. the
product of his pen is likely to con-
tain the very points which he has
found lacking in stories that he has
been called upon IN the past to
criticise adversely. This opportun-
ity has come to Louis Sherwin, who
is the author of Pauline Frederick's
latest Goldwyn picture, Bonds of
Love-" which will be presented at
Crandalfs Metropolitan and Knick-
erbocker theaters. beginning Sun
day.
Mr.. Sherwin. before his association
with the photodrama, was for eight
years the dramatic critic of the
New York Globe. IN which capacity
his fairness as a reviewer resulted
in his being barred from certain
theaters whose plays he was dar-
ing enough to report as unworthy.
However. Mr.. Sherwin weathered
this managerial storm: in fact, his
firm stand for honest criticism
added immeasurably to his prestige.
Now Mr.. Sherwin has begun to write
in a creative vein. and his first
story. Bonds of Love-" has been
picturized by Goldwyn with Pauline
Frederick.
Louis Sherwin was born and edu-
Gated in England. For several
years he was a close student of
dramatic literature and when he
came to America. Joined the stan
of the Globe. For the past year,
Mr.. Sherwin has been engaged in a
critical capacity at the Goldwyn
studios in Culver City, Cal. where
his ability as a critic was utilized
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09
New York Symphony
Begins New Season
At National, Oct. 30

The increasing popularity in the Ma
tional Capital Of the New York Sym
phony Orchestra - attested this year
by the increased number OF concerts
to be given Five concerts instead OF
four will be presented at the New Ma
tional Theater and the subscription
already shows added impetus from
this fact.
Mr.. Damrosch will open his season
this year at the National Theater Oc-
tober 30 when his orchestra will be as
sisted by Miss Mabel Garrison. of the
Metropolitan Opera Company. The
second concert will be November 5.
when Reinald werrenrath. one Of the
most popular living concert baritones.
will be the soloist. December 16, Fritz
Kreisler, the famous violinist will
appear with the orchestra and will be
heartily welcomed back to Washing
ton. The fourth and last concerts
will occur January 20 and February
~ the soloist for the former being
Perry Granger and the latter Mischa
Levitzki.
Renewals for last years subscribers
are now on sale at the Offices Of T.
Arthur Smith.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09

Of the captions theme. is a slowing
up OF the action. II constantly
brings the spectator back TO the con-
seriousness that IL is. after all. merely
a story and not an occurrence he
or she is watching. Take. for in
stance. a caption reading: Tired OF
the struggle. Jack heads south" II
has a present. immediate value that
is in keeping with the scene OF q
young man leaving for new fields
a scene which is being flashed upon
the screen. Translate that title into
the past tense-'Tired OF the struE-
gle. Jack faced southland you have
a title that is old and a scene that
is new.
All of the titles in The Lottery
Man" the hig Wallace Reid starring
vehicle at Loew's Palace this week.
are in that fast. racy present-tense
strain. NOu'Ie not looKing at a piece
Of ancient fiction history when
you're watching Reid; you're looking
at a young man up against a big lot
Of trouble. and it's just as new to
him. in your mind, as IL is to you
That's Just one reason why The
Lottery Man" is being rated as one
of the cinema hits Of the year.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09
NEXT WEEKS ATTRACTIONS

9OLSThe Passing Show of IoIo premiere performance
Tuesday night of big Winter Garden spectacle
$50 people in ? act and
5ARRCKTea for Three" Roi Cooper Megrues successful
comedy with Charlotte Walker and Ernest Lawfod in lead
ing roles
BELASCO-"A Little Journey" Rachael Crohers' successful
comedy, with N exceptional
NATIONAI-"Three Faces East" Anthony Paul Kelly's big
mystery hit
B. F. KEITHS-Vaudevire
COSMOS-Vapdevile
CAYETY-Buresque; Harry Hastings big show.
PALACE-Bilie Burke in Sadie Love"
METROPOLITAN-Paulne Frederick Bonds of Love"
RIALTO-Houdini in THE Grim Game"
COLUMBIA-Marg guerite Clark in Widow by Proxy"
GARDEN-Three D. w. Griffith repertoire productions.
KNICKERBOCKER-Pauine Frederick in Bonds of Love-
STRAND-Anita Stewart in Her Kingdom of Dreams"
CRANDALL'S-Douglas Fairbanks in His Majesty, the
American"
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09

locked They dropped like rockets,
revolving nose on nose, with Hou-
dini still dangling on the rope and
the two aviators making frantic ef-
forts to control their machines.
Death seemed certain. But a few
hundred feet from the ground. with
both propellers gone, one Of the air
men by a miracle, succeeded in fall
ing into a glide, and. though the
other crashed nose-on into a field,
the only injuries sustained were
slight bruises.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09
Premiere Danseuse
Of Opera Comique
In Passing Show

Madge Derny. premier dancer OF
the Opera Comique. Paris. is a mem
ber of the Winter Gardens annual
revue, THE Passing Show of 1915"
which will be the attraction at Polls.
beginning Tuesday night. October IA.
Mr.. ]. !. Shubert. when in Paris last
April. saw Mile. Derny at the Opera
Comique in Leo Delibes' opera.
'Lakme." and was able to secure her
CONTINUED ON FACE NINE
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09

b. r. Keith'-Vaudeville
Grace La Rue, The International
Star Of Song" will be the extraor-
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09

CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09
Next Week at Iheaters

York cast including Beatrice War
rem, Lucille LaVerne. Betty Pres
cott. May Galyer. John H. Dilson.
William A. Mortimer and Richard
Quilter, as well as a dozen others,
will appear in the play here.
Garriek-"Tea for Three
The Selwyns will present at the
Shubert-Garrick Theater next week
Tea for Three" with Charlotte
Walker and Ernest Lawford. The
play is heralded as one of the real
dramatic novelties of the year. The
method Of presentation and the
story are entirely different from
anything theatergoers have ever
seen, no matter how constant has
been their attendance at play
houses.
Tea for Three" is a comedy in
three acts. 1t is a real human
document, style OF writing in
which Roi Copper Megrue. the au-
thor. may well be said to excel
Abaunding in real humor the play,
moreover. bristles- with situations
that are intensely dramatic.
Miss. walker is said to have the
most congenial role since her fam
Gus Trail of the Lonesome Pine" 4"
Mr.. Lawford is fitted more perfectly
than In why Marry" They have
been given an extremely capable
company. including 'Doan Borup and
Kathryn Hayden. The Selwyns
have mounted the play with excep-
tional care
b. r. MISUNDERSTANDING
Grace La Rue, The International
Star Of Song" will be the extraor-
CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09

in the selection of stories suitable
for perturbation.
Mr.. Sherwin comes naturally by
his artistic predictions. as his
mother. Amy Sherwin. was a noted
English opera singer. whose beauti-
full voice delighted thousands of
music lovers of the past genera
tion.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-09
N.tionaI-lThree Face. East,


Three Faces East" the gripping
mystery play that comes to the Ma
tional next Sunday night. takes its
title from the password Of a German
hand of master spies. the play being
based on the enemy spy system. Dur
/. ing the action, suspicion falls on ev-
cry member Of the cast. yet with such
adroitness have the dialogue and sit
-uattons been fabricated. that the iden-
tfty Of the real criminals Is disclosed
only with the arrest of the principal
.rogue five minutes before the fall of
-th final curtain
BeIaseo-GA Little Journey
The announcement that "A Little
Journey" will be the attraction at
-the Shubert-Belasco theatre for the
week of October L. commenc-
sing with a Sunday evening perform
arce, is sure to be of more than
passing interest to the theatre pa
irons of this city. For this is the
brilliant comedy which New York ac-
claimed as the comedy hit Of the
season when it was presented at
Hte Vanderbilt Theater. where II
Ian for seven months and ter
3Hnated then only because the play
5ers insisted upon a short vacation
Rkfore the opening Of the present
sSeson-
"A Little Journey is by Rachel
Cfothers, author of ''39 East" "Old
Lady a." "A Mans World" and
The Three Of Us." 1t Is essen
4lally a comedy and was written to
amuse the public. Still Miss Gro
theirs has introduced here and there
some bits Of philosophy and touches
of pathos that make the play a BIT
Of real natural life
4 Cyril Keightley and the entire New
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-02-10
SEW ARD DRUG CG
RED CROSS NOTES

The following attended the work. room during the month of January.
 M2sdames: Sloan, Harmon, Wever Rich, Weir, Orander, Root, Leslie, Small Tecklenburg, LoSsncSS, Castle Colbum and Coffey:--
 The following knitted articles were turned in during January:- Socks, Mrs. Crawford Mr Rodgers, I. Mrs. Sloan, ,, Lconhardt, ?, Baugh~ man, &. LoSSneSS ?, Sexton 1, Mo- ford, 6, Thoday, ?, Peterson, 1, Taylo: 6. Graff, {, Miss Gilmour, 1, and pr. wriStletS.
 SweaterS:-
 Romig, ?; Brown, ?; Mckenzie, l.; Leouharlt, 1; Adams ?; Davis, 1; Sexton, 1; Morford 6; Root, 1; Taylor a: Miss Cooper. l; Merritt. 1; P. An !arson 6;
 Eirht sweaters and eight pairs Of OK sent in from the following ladies