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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-07

advantage being that the horses hauling the packer had to founder and wade thru deep snow ahead of it. The tank, carrying it's own motive power, will do the work much more rapidly and, because of its strength, much better than was possible with the rollers, the highway commission CTS believe.
 No trouble in getting the tanks over the snow is anticipated and it is proposed to have them driven by ke- wecnaw county young men who were soldiers in the tank service during the war and who are, therefore, ac- customed to the ways and vagarles of the tanks in slimy mud and clay not unlike, in the difficulties pro- vided for locomotion, the snows of the north. Snow falls to depth of several feet and drifts, in places. a score or more feet in depth in the passes and along the trails of the cliffs and little mountains of kewee- naW.
 The government, in turning army automobile equipment over to the states that have road improvement program, will give Michigan, it IS said, several army tanks and cater. pillar tractors and Keweenaw's road commission will seek one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-07
With Irish
 Brogue Startles
 Old-Time Marine

Charleston, S. C., Dec. 6.-"Shure, there's no man Twin as can mock me good County Clare brogue, without feelin' tn weight O me hands"
 Sergt. James Xavier McGillin: Uni ted States marine corps, told this to the wide world today as he stepped ashore from the transport which had carried him back from two years in the West Indies He had a tale to tell and this is how he told it.,
 "On the way up," he continued, (brogue deleted for benefit of the linotypers), Eve stopped off at Nassau in the Bahamas. I was walking along the street when up to me steps, one of them natives with face as black as me old mothers stove.
 "sShure an 'tis foine day fer tn Oirish,' says he to me. l makes to slough him, when another marine grabs me by the arm. He'd been there before, this other marine, and he explains it all.
 "It seems that hundred years ago-or maybe it was thousand the British sends one of their English regiments of Irishmen to the Baham as, and the natives learned Englist from them. Ever since they've, talk ed with brogue."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-07
MAKE PROGRESS
 IN PLANS FOR ECONOMIC PEACE
Conference Reports Progress for the First Week of Delibera-
 tiOns.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Delegates to the second Industrial conference con- cluded their first weeks work today confident that substantial progress had been made toward program for harn,onizing relations between capi- tai and labor.
 It is the tentative plan now to con- time hclding 10, and perhaps 12 eyccutive sessions week up to De- cember 19, by which time it is hoped preliminary draft of the confer ence's recommendations will have heen finished. Recess then will be taken over the holidays.
 On their return, the delegates will have available the result of investi- cations by experts into various phas- es of the industrial situation and will hear the opinion of representa- lives of labor and capital on the pre- liminary draft. Using this new in formation, the conference will re- draft their recommendations and sub- init them to the house thru the press, hoping to obtain constructive criti- cism before the final report is pre- pared.
 While definite conclusions were not reported on any of the questions be- fore the conference, it was said that the delegates regarded the first weeks work as highly valuable. Stanley King of Boston, summarizing the results, declared the conference had reversed the procedure of the first conference and was proceed ing first to the discussion of "ma- chinery and methods" rather than to cnunicate a set of principles.
 The subject has been divided into three phases as affecting workmen in the service of the government, public utilities and private industries. As regards men employed by feder- al, state or municipal governments, and by public utilities, the confer ence is discussing whether there is a right to strike and what machinery should be set up to adjudiciate griev- ances.
 The right to strike has not been questioned in the case of men en- ployed in private industry, so that the enly discussion there has been is the establishment of machinery to prevent the tremendous economic loss due to the stoppage of work.
 After discussion of means to set tie disputes after they arise, the con- ference took up the question of pre- venting disputes and had before it the experience of numerous plants with shop councils and shop commit tees, when adjournment was taken.
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State Governors
 Called by CarranZa

Washington, Dec. 0.-The confer ence of Mexican governors called by President Carranza for December 20, is said by advices from Mexico City, reaching here, to have wider aspects than first was indicated.
 In issuing the call according to in formation received here, the Mexi- can president is said to have in formed the governors that it was inn perative to pacify the country if American interventions were not ul- timately to be expected. A plan will De outlined at the meeting for the organization in all the Mexican states of rurals. home guards and militia, it was added.
 Those who are openly hostile to CarranZa profess to see different purpose in the move than one to paci- fly the country. The first, they con- tend, is to place Mexico on a war footing so far as possible and to supplement the federal troops with an army organized in the various states, and the second, it is charged is to make the unpacified condition of Mexico so apparent as to warrant a suspension of the presidential elections next July when Carranza's term expires.
 law. it is said, for postponing cleo There is warrant in the Mexican tions when the country is not fully at peace.
 Those who support Carranza, how ever, contend that his plan is entire ] ly to pacify the country, hunt down bandits, restore order and remove the i causes for difficulty with the United 1 States.
 The majority of the governors call. ed to the conference, it is said, are Carranza supporters, while a small CT number o fthem are adherents o1 General Obregon, the most formi dable contende so far for the Mexi can presidency. Armed clashes be
 tween the two factions already have been variously reported.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-07
GIVES SOCIETY GERMONIMO'S
 DRUM.

Lawton, Okla, Dec. 5.-The tom tom made and used by Geronimo. the famous Apache chieftain, has been presented to the Oklahoma Histori- cal society by Frank Harrah, Geron- irno, who died military prosoner at Fort Sill several years ago, gave the drum to Mir. Harrah, in 1909.
 The tom-tom is a circle of raw hide, slightly larger than dinner plat, decorated with bright red anc green paints in design symbolic ot the points of the compass, and hung with a fringe of feathers attached bs raw-hide thongs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-07
Clemenceau in
 JOcular Mood at
 Strasb0urg Bridge

Kehl, Germany, Dec. 6.-Whan Premier Clemenceau visited Kehl the other day he walked rapidly to the end of the great bridge which crosses the Rhine to Strassburg, winked gaily at the gallic cock that replaces the Prussian eagle on the top of the bridge and then turned to face bat tery of photographers and moving picture men.
 Go ahead, snap away but don t bird up there in the picture" he said forget that you must include that old to the camera men.
 Leaning over the railing he noticed a big pile of coal on the pier below and pointed it out to M. Claveille. the minister of railways, saying to him:
 Don't let me hear another com plalnt from the Parisians about the lack of coal"
 M. Claveille's reply could not be heard but evidently it was not satis- factory for, addressing the news paper men, the premier shouted:
 Boys, send a telegram to your newspapers in Paris somethinr like this: Plenty of coa lin Kehl but Claveille will not transport it. '' Returning to the waiting automo- piles through the muddy main street med with low houses from behind the curtained windows of whici faces peered curiously, Cler enceau caught sight of three frock coate. men. standing top hats in hand in the driving rain! "Who are thee peo ple?" asked Premier Clemenceau. H. was informed that they Wee the German mayor of the city end his TWO aides. They advanced towarf nm and the premier stopped. Ths German mayor, after excusing him self for his faulty French said: {" nope you have had an enjoyable stay aha Mnt,' Will have a pleasant journey. Nothing that they were still uncov cred, Clemenceau said; somewha gfuffly. Put on your hats," Then h, hesltated for moment, looked abou nm, finally beckoned to the thre' uermans to come to him, and replied Mlth WI punctilious but dry politeness
 | I, 1hank you for your good wishes.
 ihen he made as if to go out i'm pulslve!y as if overcoming stron, resolution, he extended his han, Which the three Germans took an, towing deeply they withdrew.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-07
FRANCE DESIR0uS OF
 ENTERTAINING MANY
 AMERICAN TOURISTS
Government Department to Help Movement to Bring in the
 Dollars.

Paris, Dec. 6.-American tourists are being urged by the government to come to France. Hundreds of thousands of them, possibly million, are expected to bring here millions of dollars that will help to rebuild France. Aside from the idea ,f cementing the two nations friend ship through better acquaintance, the tourist movement is regarded by those interested as great new busi- ness enterprise immediately and i'm mensely profitable and one that will grow, Incidentally, it is said, the coming of Americans who can afford European travel at it's present cost will aid in the various forms of for eign financial aid France is seeking.
 A government department called the national office of touring was established recently to engineer a publicity campaign for foreign visi- tors and to supervise service bureaus to make travel pleasant and to pre- vent overcharging. An unofficial corporation supported by railroads who profit by touring has been or. kdIllZeu. It IS CHc IcIlCu lOuIlHS company. Through it agents are being sent to the United States and else where. Americans will be offered French railroad tickets, travel pro. grams and similar information.
 Newspapers have not been enthu. siastic over the plan. The Excelsio, said "the public fears the economi. disturbances their coming migh1 cause" in referring to the proposed visit of the much talked of "millior 1 Americans" It explains that "every thing is already beyond reach il price and there is no room in the ho tels." What will conditions be wha, it becomes necessary to lodge and feet these new guests who do not look a ] the cost of things?"
 To remedy such conditions, tn
 governmental agency suggests tha when heavy travel begins in Apri conditions will be more nearly nor imal. IA definite plan to reserve room for coming tourists has been inau gurated already. All hotels il ] France numbering about 25,0OO hay
 been asked to submit their rates an to pledge themselves not to charg
 more in the case of the government ] conducted travellers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-07
Despite Rains
 Miners on Job

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 6.--1n spite of a heavy rain that fell early today and continued almost continuously during the forenoon, Kansas volun- teer coal miners worked in some of the strip pits of the coal field to- day.
 University of Kansas students were working at Carbon No. 2 pit, Washburn students were working at Carbon No. 1 and students of the Kansas State Agricultural college were working at Superior No. 1. At the Fleming pit the workers filled up their car and quit, awaiting re- pairs on the tipple.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-07

More and more each year people are
 giving practical Christmas gifts. Use less giving is in the discard; it's sign
 of poor taste Make yourself and your friends happy by giving useful gifts
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-07
Army Tanks to Be
 Used in Packing
 Snow on Highways

, houghton, Mich, Dec. 6.-The army ;n tank, which had big share tn reyolutionizing methods of war tare "a during the late world conflict, is tb tb 1lnd new sphere of usefulness in .ne si wy wastes of the far north T Iln sta~es, according to plans of the commission.
 d m keweenaw county, it is propos- tba b to use army tanks for packing n ne aeep snow on the public high soa ways during the long, hard winter stason. Great rollers of wooden con- na.t r.auction have been used for years pase for this purpose, the only dis
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-07
549 Union Leaders
 Are Restrained

Charleston, w. Va, Dec. Give hundred and forty miners officials and members of nine committees III districts IT and 29 of the United Mine Workers. of America, which embrace nearly all the organized mones in West Virginia, are named in temporary restraining order ls- sued this afternoon by Judge BenJa- min F. Kellar of the United States district court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-07

The lodging difficulties and the high cost of everything is recognized by all but it is believed great flood of travel will come in spite of the cost The government aim is to see that travellers are not charged more than the information agencies estimate and that they are given benefit of advice and aid in making their stay in France entertaining.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-07

nails, screws, bolts, sheet steel and numerous other products of the steel industry, wholesale" said a whole sale hardware man of this city. "We are entirely sold out of nails and scores of hardware stores through out the state have none in stock. No telling how soon they will be able to get any"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-07

Fifty-one Czech Catholic priests who have wives have been excom- municated and the population of + 400 villages has filed a protest with the pope.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-07
FAMINE BUILDERS WARE.

Topeka, Kan., Dec. 6.-As result of the recent strike in the steel in dustry a. famine in nails, screws, bolts and like steel products threatens to seriously handicap the building in dustry.
 ssIt is absolutely impossible to buy
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likeness Pensions
 Reach Big Figure

London, Dec. 6.-The total amount of out-of- f-work donations thus far paid out by the government is ap- proximately $195, 5,000,000.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
A Revelation.

tt'THESE modern French fashions"
said Lady Duff- Gordon. reveal
many beauties. but they also reveal
many defects.
"A young schoolmarm. dressed in a
skirt OF the brevity that fashion pre-
scribes. was explaining to class of
boys the adverb slowly.
TO make her explanation clear the
schoolma rn walked slowly across tho
platform. Then she smiled and said
to freckled youngster:
Now. Tommy Ferguson. how did I
Walkr
'Knock-kneed. num- piped little
Tommy"
Evening star., 1919-10-12
To Keep in Practice.

ENATOR SIMMONS Of North Caro-.
lima is one of the most extensive
farmers in his section Of the country.
He owns more than 5000 acres Of
land in his home state. manages some
fifteen other farms. and grows to-
bacco by the hundreds Of bales lie
also has just bought a Maryland farm
so that he can keep in practice while
here In Washington attending to his
senatorial duties.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
Continued from Third Page.)

back at the mission among all those IA
miliar yellow faces. where could stand
on the bamboo shaded galleries and hear
the hubbub In the compound and watch
the coolies wading about in the distant
rice fields. Isn't that silly? There must
he something queer about me-"
mot SO awfully queer" says Wee
you're lonesome, that's ALL"
mo more than 1 am. I'm sure" says
lucy Lee, ~ wonder II there are many
others?''
Only two or three million more
says I. That's why the cabarets and
movie shows are so popular"
That starts us talking over what
there was for folks to do in New York
evenings, and while we can dope out
quite a lot Of different ways Of passin'
the time between pm. and midnight.
nearly every one Is so expensive that
the average young couple can't AFFORD
to tackle 'em more'n once a week or so.
rta other evenings they sit at home in
the nat
"And yet" says young Mrs. Fairfield,
.hardly any of them but could md
congenial group OF people I'LL they
only knew where to look. and how to
get acquainted with each other. Why,
right in this block I've noticed ever SO
many who I'm sure are rather nice
Eut there seems to be no way OF get
ting together"
.'That's it. precisely" says Wee so
nv should you wish yourself back in
China?"
II beg psrdon." says Mrs. Bill.
"T mean." says Wee. that here Is
missionary field, right at your door II
YOU can 60 off among foreigners and
get them to give up some of their silly
ways and organize them into groups
and classes. why can't you do some
thing of the kind for these silly New
York flat dwellers? Can't they be Or
ganized. too?'
.Why," says Mrs. Bill. her eyes open
In. wider, IL never thought Of that.
Rut-but there are so many Of them"
"What about starting with your own
block?" suggests Wee. Perhaps with
only one side of the street at first,
Couldn't YOU find out how many were
Evening star., 1919-10-12
The Muckraker's Find.

"THE muckraker gets left some-
times"
The speaker was George A. Sander
son. secretary Of the Senate, who is
accused of working for the meat
packers.
"A muckraker." he WENT on. was
examining two boy pickpockets.
The young rascals whimpered and
moaned. They begged that they be not
sent back to the reformatory. And
at this the muckraker's eyes CLEANED.
"'Aha" he said. Don't they treat
you well in the reformatory. boys?'
No. sir! Oh. no. sir!' the young
pickpockets whined.
They're cruel to you. EN-? They
persecute you. do they? said the
muckraker.
"'Yes. indeed. SIR wept the pick
pockets. Every mOrnin' they make
as clean our teeth"
Evening star., 1919-10-12
One Line of Treaty.

OFFICIAL Washington is puzzling
It's head to interpret one line of
the treaty with Austria. which pro-
vtdes for the return of a certain OBJ
Ject to Poland" Further than that
the object is not Identified. although
every other thing which Austria Is
supposed to return Is described In
detail The "object" may be kings
shin bone. a royal egg beater. a bot
tie Of Paderewskis hair oil or almost
anything else you choose to mention.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
The Result.

A PRoHIBIrIoNIsT said at din
n ner:
Booze spoiis everything. Yes, 1t
even spoils the grand game Of base
ball.
1.-TWO local teams in a small town
once agreed to play a. match game.
and the proprietor Of the Red Dog
saloon took the team he favored out
side and said:
Boys. for every run you make to-
day I'll give you a keg Of beer
BY curious coincidence the pro-
prietor Of the Tin Can saloon made
an exactly similar speech to the other
team. And what was the result?
THE result. gentlemen. was that the
two saloonkeepers rushed franticAlly
out on the diamond In the sixth
inning and said the game must be
stopped at once. The score stood at
50 to ST."
Evening star., 1919-10-12
WEE TIES SOMETHING LOOSE.

interested in one particular thing
music, or dancing, or bridge-and get
them together?''
"Oh, I see." says Mrs. Bill, clappin'
her hands enthusiastic. Make social
survey. Why. Of course. One could get
up sort Of QUESTIONABLE card and drop
/. in the letter boxes for each family to
fill out. II they cared to do SO. and then
you could call meetings of the various
groups"
III I could find a few folks from Vir-
ginia, that's all I would ask" says Lucy
Lee.
''Then we would start the card with
Where born?" says Mrs. Bill. THAT
would show US how many were south
erners. how many from the west. from
New England. etc. Next we would
want to know something about their
ages"
mot too much.' suggests Hamil-
ton Blake. Better ask 'em II
they're over or under thirty"
OF course" says Mrs. Bill. Let's
see how such card would look.
Next we should ask them what
amusements they liked best: music,
dancing. theater going. bowling.
bridge. private theatricals. chess and
so on. Please check with a cross.
And are you a high brow: IL so. why?
Is 1t art. books languages or the
snare drum"
Don't forget the poker fends and
the movie fans" puts in.
Mrs. Bill writes that down. I'VE
will have to begin by electing our
selves an organizing committee"
says she, "apd we will need small
printing fund"
"Tll chip in ten." says Mr.. Blake.
80 will we," says Wee.
And l am sure Bill will, too"
says Mrs. Fairfield, which will be
quite enough to print all the cards
we need. And tomorrow evening we
will get together in our apartment
and make out the QUESTIONABLE COM
plete. Shall we?"
So when we left to catch late
train for Long Island it looked like
West Hundred and Umpty Umpt
street was going to have something
new sprung on it, Course we didn't
know how far these two young
couples would get towards reformin'
Evening star., 1919-10-12

New York. but they sure was In earn
est. specially young Mrs Bill, who
seems to have more or less common
sense tucked away between her ears.
That must have been a week or
ten days ago. and as we hadn't heard
from any Of them. or seen anything
in the papers. we was kind Of curl
Gus. So here yesterday l has to call
up Lucy Lee on the phone.
Say" says !. "how's that block
sociable progressin'?"
'Oh, perfectly wonderful" says
Lucy Lee. why. at our frst meet
ing. In a big dance hall. we had
nearly 800 persons and were almost
swamped. But Esther is a perfect
wizard at organizing. She got them
into groups in less than half an hour.
and before we adjourned they had
formed all kinds Of clubs and asso-
Citations. from subscription dance
clubs to a Lord Dunsanay private
theatrical club. Every one In the
block who didn't turn out at first
has been olamoring to get in since
and 1t has been keeping US busy sort
ing them out. You've no idea what
a difference 1t makes up here. Why.
know almost everybody in the
building now. and some Of them are
really charming people. They're be-
ginning to seem like real neighbors
and don't think we shall ever pass
another dull evening while we live
here. Even folks across the street
have heard about 1t and want Esther
SO l had quite a bulletin to take
home to Wee.
isn't that splendid?' says she.
Anyway" says l. II guess you
started something. If it spreads
enough maybe New Yorkll be al
most At to live in. But l have my
doubts"
Copyright. 1912
Evening star., 1919-10-12
No SportsWoman.

uXAIOMAN lacks a sense Of honor"
said L. I'd Cecil Levering. the
English oarSman. at q luncheon In
New York.
"A friend Of mine was entered for
sculling race. Among the prizes
was a second prize OF . gold clock
This clock particularly pleased my
friends wife.
We'll. the race began, and after
some hard pulling 1t looked as II my
friend would win. In the last half
mile he gained splendidiy. He work.
ed his way up to second place and
was within IA length of the leader
when his wife ran down to the edge
of the water and shouted:
Don't beat him, Hal! Don't beat
him! l want that gold clock!"