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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
NEGRO MURDERS
WHITE C|RL;IS
Slain BY POSSE:
Miss Ruth Murrah, Residing
Near Mariana, Shot as She
Runs from Black.
HE MEETS DEATH IN
ACCIDENTAL MANNER
Negro Youth, Said to Be Mental De-
fective, Slain by One Group, as
Another Brings Him In
To City.

Mariana, Ark, Oct. 20.-Alex
Wilson, negro, who shot and killed
Miss Ruth Murrah, 18 year old
wealthy white girl, whose farm near
Skidmore is managed by her brother
in-law, w. M. Clifton, today while she
and Miss Estelle Clifton were riding
behind some cattle, was shot and in
stantly killed near the scene of the
crime tonight by possee Of citizens
after he had been captured by an
other posse and was being brought to
Mariana, according to word receiv-
ed here.
The shooting of the negro, it was
said, was accidental The posses
had been searching for him since
word of the crime was received this
afternoon.
The negro, who formerly was en-
ployed by Mr.. Clifton, is said to nave
been rebuked recently by the latter
and is believed by officials to have
been lying in wait for him when
the young women appeared driving
the cattle in his place. Wilson COW
cred them with the gun, which he had
borrowed from white farmer, whom
he told he was going squirrel hunt
ing, it is related, and commanded
them to throw up their hands. Both
complied.
IF you are looking for Mr.. Cliff
ton, you will find him at the house"
Miss Murrah is said to have told
him.
Wheeling her horse, Miss Clifton
dashed away. When Miss Murrah at
tempted to follow her, it is reported,
she was shot down by the negro.
Miss Clifton rushed to Marianne
and spread the alarm.
The negro turned the gun over to
his brother, respected negro
farmer, not telling him Of the crime.
and attempted to escape. No feeling
has been aroused against the brother.
Wilson came here about three
months ago from Little Rock. He
had been rejected for army service
under the draft law. it is said, on
the ground that he was mentally in
competent.
Miss Murrah was an orphan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
Food Prices Drop
Four Per Cent in
Little Rock, Memphis

Washington, Oct. 2O.-While De-
troit was the only city to show a
five per cent decrease in average
family expenditure for % staple food
articles during September, according
to figures compiled by the bureau of
labor statistics, seven showed four
per cent decreases and eight decreas-
es of three per cent.
Those in the four per cent group
included Dallas, Little Rock and
Memphis; in the two per cent group
New Orleans and in one per cent
group Houston.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
Motherhood Out of
WedlOck, is Need Of
France, Says Woman

New York. Oct. ga plea for
motherhood out Of wedlock was made
at the International Conference Of
Women physicians by DR.. Anna
Moutet of France. Tomorrow Gin 4
country. the population of which is
decreasing" she said. at is import
ant above all to favor the rate Of
birth by everv means, to do away
with all obstacles in the protection Of
all children, indiscriminately.
Motherhood outside Of marriage
must no longer be held as disgrace
or burden. The girl mother must
be lifted. The prejudice which makes
her an object of general censure must
be combatted; and if irregular birth
is no LONGER disgrace to the child,
neither must it be dishonor to The
mother" 49, 4
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
To Adapt Wartime
Surgery to Civilians
Pine Bluffs streets are to be clean
ed, and kept clean!


New York, Oct. Wartime de-
velopments in surgery and the pos
slbility of their adoption to indus
trial and civil practice were the
principal topics for discussion at the
ninth annual convention OF the
american Congress Of Surgeons,
winch opened here today. More than
1,ooO SURGEONS were present from all
parts OF the country. and two OF the
most famous Of British surgeons at
tended as special guests of the con,
ggress. They were Major General
or ANTHONY Bowlby, surgeon-in- or
ulnarv to King George. and Sir Rob-
ert Jones. chief consulting surgeon
ana specialist in restoration OF IN
nred limbs at the army hospitals in
france, England and Ireland.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
LIBERATION OF
PETR0CRhD NOW
SEEMS CERTAIN
Anti-BOlsheviki Forces Within
Five Miles of City Have Prac-
tically Isolated 1t.
ATTACKING ARMY HEARS
EXPLOSIONS IN CITY
Paris Ports Reports the Situation at
Riga Again Is Unfavorable 10
Letts-kiev Retaken from
the Reds.

Copenhagen, Oct. 20.-Anti- bolshc-
vik troops have penetrated to within
five miles Of Petrograd, according TO
a semi-official British statement,
says a dispatch from Helsingfors to
the Berlingske Tidende.
Tremendous explosions were being
heard from Petrograd by the attack
ing army last night, according to a
special telegram to the Berlingske
Tidende from Reval. General Kude-
nitch's army had then reached a
point eight and one half miles from,
Petrograd, the lowers of which could
be seen from the anti bolsheviki lines
during the day. The, liberation Of
Petrograd was expected hourly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
RETAILERS SHOWN TO
GET 200 TO 300 PER
CENT OF CAPITAL

Washington, Oct. 90
Prices charged by retailers
for foodstuffs here frequently
are 200 to 300 per cent in ex-
cess of the wholesale prices
a senate Investigating COM
mittee declared today in it's
report.
at would seem," said the
report, that the retail meat
dealers receive a greater per
cent of profit than the farm
er, live stock raisers, buyer.
railroads, commission men and
cold storage and packers COM
bined."
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
SWINDLER, ONCE WORTH
MILLIONS. APPLIES FOR
POOR HOUSE HOME

Rochester, N. Y, Oct. 90
Alfonso j. Whitman, aged 62,
formerly one of the most no.
torious swindlers in the United
States, has applied to the au-
thorities of his home town,
Dansville, near here, for adj
mission to the county poor
house there. A graduate of
Hamilton college, he went in
his early manhood to Minneso-
ia to look after his fathers
lumber interests there.
He became a millionaire in
the Gopher state and was
elected state senator. He
then operated as one of the
boldest confidence men in the
country, and as a result, serv-
ed several terms in prison.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
Congress to Adjourn
Nov. s, Under Plan

Washington Oct. 20 Republican
Leader Mondell fold the house today
It was the intention of the republican
leaders to have congress adjourn be-
tween November 3 and 10 so members
could have brief rest before the be-
ginning of the regular session early
in December.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
TWO CREWS ARE SAVED.

New York. Oct. 2O.-Crews Of two
schooners, the Alice M. Moulton Of
New Foundland and the General
Knox of New York, are being
brought to New York on the seam
ship Toronto of the, Ellermann Will
son line, according to a wireless re-
that both crews were picked up in
mid Atlantic, after they had abandon
ed their ships. The rudders of both
schooners were disabled.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
Admit CATCHING Lost.

London, Oct. 2O.-Admission that
the forces of General Yudenitch have
penetrated beyond Gathchina is i'm
plicity given in bolsheviki communi-
que received here, which reports
severe fighting to the northeastward
of CATCHING. Severe combats are
also reported to the eastward of
Litga, where the bolsheviki are de-
Tending the Windau railroadfi, the
line running from Windau to Rybinsk
through Pskov.
The bolsheviki claim to have cap
tured 1000 prisoners during a IA
mile advance against Admiral Koi-
chak's forces in the region of Kur-
gen, on the trans Siberian railway.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
Let's Hard Pressed.

Paris, Oct. 20.-The situation at
Riga is critical according to news
reaching Paris yesterday, says the
Petit Parisien. The Lettish army
has insufficient electives to resist
the attacks Of forces commanded by
Colonel Avaloff- Bermondt and also
lacks artillery and materials of war,
the newspaper states.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
20 HURT. IN WRECK.

Des Arc. Oct. 20-Twentv were
injured. several SERIOUSLY, when a
Rock Island passenger train struck
broken switch and was derailed here
early todav. Only one car. the last
one. turned over. The train was
going rs miles an hour at the time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
Berlin Population
178.OOO Less Than
1910. Figures Show

Berlin. Oct 19.-The result Of a
provisional census taken October 8.
shows Berlin's population to be l.
9a7 900, which is decrease Of 49,
900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
City Is Isolated.

London, Oct. 20.-Petrograd Is
virtually isolated, the war office an
nounced today, anti-bolsheviki cavalry
having cut the railroads leading from
Petrograd to Vitebsk, Moscow, and
Vologda. The Petrograd- Vitebsk
road is cut at Viritza and the Perto-
grad Moscow railroad at Tosna, south
and southeast of Petrograd respec-
lively. The lines at Vologda are
cut south of Lake Ladoga.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
Evacuate Kiey.

London, Oct. 2O.-The war office
states that the troops of General
Denekine have driven the bolsheviki
from Kiev, which they temporarily
occupied last week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21

DANCE.

Tuesday night, October Fl, at A. o.
u. w. hall, corner Fifth and Main.
Music by Kueck's five-piece union
orchestra. Reserve the right to re-
ject.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21
WEATHER

Tuesday a n d
Wednesday scat
t ed showers,
somewhat colder
Tuesday.
w h en- t h Q
c j t $ n e W
vacuum cleaner
hits Olive street,
the dity will
have a young
wood pile on its
hands.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21

CONTINUED On page five.)
The Home news., 1919-08-08
The Needs of
 ''The Inner lan'' and
 ''Ths Inner WornaD''

It's hard to minister to a MIND diseased, but an easy matter to minister to a diseased BODY; to supply the remedial needs of "the inner man"-and the inner WOMAN.
 Most everybody is, more or less, constipated and frequently bilious. Neglect of these conditions is dan- gerous-foolish and useless.
 The "inner works" of the human body are so complicated that they easily get out of order; and when snything's the matter with any of THEM, there's going to be trouble with the whole physical machinery of life.
 DIR. TEACHERS LIVER AND BLOOD SYRUP is a standard remedy for the internal ills that bring about the ailments common to men, women and children. It is gently but effectively LAXATIVE, or vigorously and thoroughly CA THARTIC, according to the dose prescribed.
 It purifies and tones up the BLOOD, making it run red, rich and riotous in health-giving current through the system.
 It helps to induce natural action of the KIDNEYS-the drainage system of the body which must be kept open and clean to perform its proper function.
 DR. TEACHERS LIVER AND BLOOD SYRUP is the prescription of an old family doctor, used with his thousands of patients in a life time practice. It is a purely VEG ETABLE preparation compounded in the laboratories of the TEACH FER MEDICINE CO.,, Chattanooga, Tenn. sole proprietors. It is sold by druggists everywhere.
The Home news., 1919-08-08
Prepare For Vacation Ills

Many persons suffer distress and annoyance from disorder ed stomach when travelling. Change of food and water sometimes causes indigestion
 that leads to sick headaches, billiousness, bloating, a sour
 stomach, gas, bad breath, and coated tongue. Foley's Ca- thartic Tablets should be. in every travellers grip. They act without pain, gripping or
 nauseau. They have no costive after effect and do not encour- age the pill habit. They are a fine wholesome physic and nothing else. Red Cross Drug Store, McCrory, Ark. adv.
The Home news., 1919-08-08

Mrs. McFal1 is having cleo tric lights installed in the Waverly Hotel. The Delco plant and wiring is being in- stalled by Messrs. Wakenight and Epps of Searcy.
 Lieut.. Hoyle Hill arrived W ednesday from Camp Pike where he received an honora- ble discharge the first of the week. He was the guest of McCrory friends Wednesday evening.
 MT. J. w. Allen, the Delco man, of Searcy, was here this week and sold electric lighting plants to MT. J. F. Morgan and w. o. Scales. MT. Scales will also install a water sys- tenn in his home.
 MT. H. D. Swayze left Tues day for Denver, Colo, where he and Mrs. Swayze will re- side in the future. We are glad to note that Mrs. Sway ze's health is greatly improv- ed.
 Our friend John Johnson, who went as a volunteer with Go. A, to France is spending the week with his parents, MT. and Mrs. R. l.. Johnson. He has re-enlisted for another year with Uncle Sam and is now learning the automobile trade at Camp Pike.
The Home news., 1919-08-08

J. B. Kittrell T. c. Griffin $. K. Davis Tom Miller T. E. Dye Ock Jeffries Leslie Sturdivant T. N. Taylor H. E. Garten R. s. Dunn J. c. Fitzhugh Tobe Pritchett Osro Taylor l. N. Vanlandingham Andy Conner
 ALTERNATES J. c. Best A. B. Burrows Harry Hall M. H. Garland c. c. Johnsey w. N. Dunehew H. P. Riggs, Jr. John Foster Postal McCurdy
The Home news., 1919-08-08
JURY LIST

Followin is the list of grand nd petit jurors and alternates or the August term of circuit ourt for the Northern District i Woodruff County.
 GRAND JURORS R. H. Winfield Ed Blackmon w. P. Musgrove W. B. Conner Paul Martin Roy Wood J. H. Dale M. F. Massey A. E. Ridgeway R. E. Holder T. c. Bull I. A. Jeffries J. F. Wade R. E. Berkshire w. w. Ii. McMurtry Dick Allen .r ALTERNATIVES y,2 John Wiggins W. M. Sale Jas. w, Mullens l.; L. V. Burkette W. H. Gray Jessie Tyrone PETIT JURORS J. Y. Ball J. M. Brooks H. Il: D. Angus ". B. Barber .. E. Lee
 Milton Huff Cecil Willis Gras. U Buchanan II. J. Cariker
The Home news., 1919-08-08
RAISE HOGS AT LESS COST

You can easily do this by giving them a few doses of B. A. Thomas Hog Powder every week. It causes your hogs to digest and assimilate all the food that is fed them. It is a tonic and a conditioner. Ex- pels worms. We sell it. Red Cross Drug Store, McCrory, Ark. adv
The Home news., 1919-08-08

Wade Jeffries and Bill Nc Cain were visitors in Memphis the first of the week.
The Home news., 1919-08-08

For screen doors see Plan- ters Mercantile Company. 2t
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-02-21
CHAPTER WI.
My Third Peril.

"Mr. Purvis" took his pay In salts
and stayed with us until my first great
adventure cut him OFF. II came one
July day when l was in my sixteenth
year. He behaved badly, and /, as any
normal boy would have done who had
had my schooling in the candle light.
We had kept Grimshaw from our door
by paying interest and the sum OF $50
on the principal. 1t had been hard
work TO live comfortably and carry The
burden of debt. Again Grimshaw had
begun to press us. My uncle wanted
to get his paper and learn. II possible.
when the senator was expected In
Canton.
So he gave me permission to ride
with Puryis to the post office-a dis
lance Of three miles--to get the mail.
Puryis rode In our only saddle and I
bareback. on handsome white filly
which my uncle had given me soon
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-02-21

ing to visit me again. and why. above
all. should 1t have seemed to me that
enough things were said and done in
that little flash of dream to fill n
whole day-enough of talk and play
and going and coming, the whole end
ing with talk on the haymOw? Again
and again have wondered about that
dream. l came to and lifted my head
and my consciousness swung back upon
the track of memory and took up the
thread of the day, the briefest remove
from where 1t had broken.
peered through the bushes. The
light was unchanged. could see
quite clearly. The horses were gone.
1t was very still. The stranger lay
helpless In the road and a figure was
bending over MIN. IL was q man with
handkerchief hanging over his face
with holes cut opposite his eyes. He
had not seen my fall and thought, as
learned later, that l had ridden away.
His gun lay beside him, its stock
toward me. / observed that piece
OF wood had been split off the lower
Slut VI llt stOth' Jullpeu W my lee'
and seized stone to hurl at him AS
i DID so the robber fled with gun In
hand. If the gun had been loaded I
suppose that this little history would
never have been written. Quickly /
hurled the stone at the robber. l re-
member 1t was smallish stone about
the size of hens egg. l saw 1t Craze
the side Of his head. I saw his hand
touch the place which the stone had
grazed. He reeled and nearly fell and
recovered himself and ran on, but the
little stone had put the mark of Cain
upon him.
The stranger lay still In the road.
lifted his head and dropped IT quick.
ly with strange sickness. The feel
of 1t and the way 1t fell back upon the
ground when let go scared me, for I
knew that he was dead. The dust
around him was wet. ! ran down the
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-02-21
GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF Fios
AT ONCE IF BILIOUS OR
CONSTlPATED.

Look AZ the tongue, motheri II
coated, 1t Is sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing ut
once.
When peevish, cross, llstless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour.
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, dlarrhGa, full Of cold, give a
teaspoonful of california Syrup Of
Figs" and In few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out OF the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless "fruIt laxative;"
they love Its delicious taste, and It
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for bottle of
california Syrup of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children Of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware of counterfeIts sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine.
ask to see that II Is made by the "Cali-
fornla Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.--Adv.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-02-21
Couldn't Do Without That.

Attached to the office of the s,.tend-
Ing surgeon, headquarters, s. ~, Is
French doctor who treats theFrench
civilian employees. One of his patients
has been suffering from severe alb
scess on her leg, and the other day he
had one of the army ambulances take
her to the hospital.
The next day he called again, gave
the same name and address, and said
he wanted the patient taken to the
hospital.
But" he was told, 1--WE took that
wCnah to the hospital last evening"
81 know" he said, "but she forget
to take her bread ticket and had to
walk back home and get It."
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-02-21

after she was foaled. I had fed and
petted and broken and groomed her
and she had grown so fond of me that
my wblstled call would bring her gal
looping from the remotest reaches Of
the pasture. / had named her Sally
because that was the only name which
seemed to express my fondness.
"Mr. Purvis" was not an experienced
rider. Ny filly led him at swift gal
lop over the hills, and 1 heard many
a muttered complaint behind me, but
she liked free head when we took
the road together, and i let her have
her way.
Coming back we fell In with another
rider who had been resting at Sewers
little tavern through the heat of the
day. He was traveller on his way
to Canton and had missed the right
trail and wandered far afield. He had
a big military saddle with bags and
shiny brass trimmings and a pistol In
a holster, all of which appealed to my
eye and interest. The FLY was little
tired and the stranger and were rid
ing abreast at walk while Purvis
trailed behind us.
We heard quick stir In the bushes
by the roadside.
"What's thatT Purvis demanded in
half-whisper Of excitement. We
stopped.
Then promptly a voice-a voice
which did not recognize--broke the
silence with these menaclng words,
sharply spoken:
"Your money or your lifel"
"Mr. Purvis" whirled his horse and
slashed him up the hill. CHANGING
backward, saw him lose a stIrrup and
fall and pick himself up and run as
IL his life depended on 1t. saw the
stranger draw his pistol. A gun went
Off In the edge Of the bushes close by
The flash of fire from its muzzle
leaped at the stranger. The horses
reared and plunged and mine threw
me in clump Of small peoples by the
roadside and dashed down the hill.
| My fall on the stony siding haG
stunned me and lay for three or foul
seconds, as nearly as can estimate 1t
In strange and peaceful dream. Why
did I dream Of Amos Grimshaw com
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-02-21
An Advance Copy.

While Morton Il. Hidden was mem.
Der of the staff of n recent Hoosier
governor, he made friends with one of
the porters Of train that runs into
indianapolis. The other day he was
on the train and was recognized by
the porter. "Hain't you in Europe?"
he asked. II done would think they
would took you on that peace
party"
Mr.. Hidden smiled. "Not me-" he re-
turned. "Pm Republican"
The porter sighed and then looked
dlsappointedly Mt Mr.. Hidden. "You
would have made such a handsome edi-
tion," he deplored.-Indianapo Star.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-02-21
tTO BE CONTINUEDD.
FACING chanoed Conditions.

I'm looking for employment, sir.
I'll be frank with you. I've Just been
released from prison" "Ahem! One
of the model prisons?" "Yes, SIR"
well, I'm willing to give you chance
but every man we employ 10 expected
to hustle. II you think you Cum s~,
down to hard work and long hours
after the life of elegant leisure you
have doubtless enjoyed in prison. I'll
make place for you"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-02-21
II You Need q Medicine
You Should Have the Best

Have you ever stopped to reason why
Il il that so many products that are ex-
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is plain--the article did not fulfil
the promises OF the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself. as like
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited. TO those who are in need of 1t.
A prominent druggist says Take for
example DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root. a
preparation / have sold for many years
and never hesitate TO recommend. for in
almost every case it shows excellent re
suits. as many Of my customers testify
No other kidney remedy has so large q
sale"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony OF thousands who have
used the preparation. the success of DIR
Kilmer's Swamp Root is due to the fact
30 many people. claim, that it fulfills al
most every wish in overcoming kidney
liver and bladder ailments; corrects uri
nary troubles and neutralzes the uri'
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive sample bottle o.
Swamp-Root by Parcels Post. Address
DIR. Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
and enclose ten cents; also mention thii
paper. Large and medium size bottles
for sale at all drug stores.-Adv.