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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09
CONTRACT FOR
 REBUILDING
 TAM0 PIKE LET
Hill and Perdue Secure the
 Contract.
CONSTRUCTION TO
 BE ASPHALT ROCK
Work Is Start On Program To I'm. prove All PikpS In The
 County.

The contract for the rebuilding of the Tamo Pike was let Monday night by Caldwell and Triplett, attorneys for Road District No. ], to Thomas A. Hill and Monroe Perdue. The sum involved in the construction will be 5000. MT. Perdue and Mr Hill received the contract from six other bidders.
 The road will be a IA foot. asphalt rock bed. The Parks Engineering firm has been selected as engineers for the road. The Big Rock Stone Construction Company will furnish the rock. The commissioners for this road are: Ziba Benniee, Dave Well, C. w. Bptts. Creed Taylor, Andrew Clements.
 AS interpreted by Mr. Hill, the re. building of this road is but the start on the rebuilding of all gravel roads. and means a permanent highway kept up by the county. Part of the aid. MT. Hill stated, would be received from the State Highway department but before this aid will be rendered, the county judge must promise to keep the road up.
 The bill introduced by Representa- tive Thomas A. Hill, and passed in the last general assembly,, which pro- vided for a tax of from $lO to $50 per year on trucks, provides a fund for the maintainance and permanent up keep of all roads.
 The Tamo Pike is about 26 miles in length, and the rebuilding of this puke will be an obvious addition to the prosperity as we'll as pleasure of Pine Bluff. A feature of the new re- building will be the construction of concrete bridges. The work of re- building will begin shortly
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09
PRESS ATTACKS ERzbERCER FOR
 SPA DECISION
Action is Termed New and Deplorable Concession
 to Allies.

Zurich, April 8.-(French Wireless Service. )-Many German newspapers are attacking Matthias Erzberger and the German government for the agree. ment reached with Marshal Foch at Spa last week concerning transpor- tation of Polish troops from France to Poland. Some call the agreement a thew and deplorable concession" by Germany to the allies.
 The Vossische Zeitung, of Berlin, says that the transportation of the Poles through Germany will be diff cult because of the lack of means of transportation. It adds:
 "Will Erzberger, who so easily consented to the allied demands at Spa, kindly tell us how be intends to solve this grave question of the transportation of the Polish troops?"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09

dent. The U s. s. George Washing ton will, therefore, leave New York at the earliest opportunity, probably Friday afternoon April l1th."
 Should Arrive April r.
 By fast steaming, the George Washington should reach Brest by April 17th. She would be held there subject to the presidents orders, it was said, and thus would be imme- diately available should MT. Wilson decide to cut short his stay at Paris because of delays in agreeing on the peace terms. In some quarters it was explained that without his ship at a French port the president might find himself in an embarrassing position should be decide to leave the French capital before the treaty had been agreed upon.
 Late press dispatches from Paris indicated that more hopeful view as to the progress of the peace nego- tiations was entertained than had been for several days This view was reflected in cablegram received to- night by Secretary Humility, from Rear Admiral Grayson, who report ed the general situation had improv- ed slightly
 Secretary Tumulty said he had not been advised as to the situation which had led the president to order the George Washington to Brest and that Admiral Grayson, in sending the message received tonight, evident ly had assumed that Mr. Humility was cognizant of the state of affairs through press dispatches from Par..s.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09
STRIKERS LOOT
 MACDEbURC AND
 DESTROY FOODS
Irritable Atmosphere at Sol diers Council in
 Berlin.

Copenhagen, April 8.-CBy The As sociated Press s)-Plundering and shooting attendant upon the general strike proclaimed by the independent and majority socialists abong the workmen at Badgeburg. capital of Prussian Saxony. are reported in dis patches from that city. The ware. houses containing the food reserves for the coming week were stormed and partly destroyed and the reserves footed. the damage exceeding 400. .OOO marks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09
FRISCO GETS NEW MANAGER

St. Louis, April S.-J. s. Pyeatt federal manager of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad, today an nounced the appointment of Alexand- CT Hilton as traffic manager: F. G. Reilly, general freight agent. and J, N. Cornatkar, general passenger agent with headquarters in St. Louis
 The following appointments, effect inve April 18th, also were annouuc- ed; Divisional freight and passenger agents, o. M.Conley, Fort Smith, Ark Division freight agent, c. w. Green Tulsa, Okla.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09
CL AIM KAR0LYI ATTEMPTED ID
 SCARE ALLIES Believe Former Count Engi- neered the Move. GAVE BELLA KUN
 CHANGE TO RISE Kun Attempts To lSe Visit Or Gen. pral SmutS As Proof Oi
 Recognition.

Budapest, Monday, April 7.-(By The Associated Press. Ut is consid- cred certain here that the communist movement was engineered by Count Michael karolyi, the former president to scare the allies by the spectre of bolshevism, and thereby dram atten- tion to the situation in Hungary. It was a measure of despair, the result '. of which have scared out those who planned the move as it has given an opportunity for Bella Kun, the foreign minister, to attempt to become a die tator of the Trotzky type. The con- munists are opposed to the socialists who are attempting to form moder- ate socialist government.
 All who dare, from walters to manu- lecturers, inform the correspondent that none but few madmen in Buda pest want standardization of property and other similar communist scenes
 Bella Kun in speeches yesterday and today, attempted to make the people believe that the visit here of Genera Shuts, the special allied commiss- toner to Hungary, was a recognition of the aims of the communist govern. ment.
 It is repored in some quarters that General Shuts came here with auth ority to adjust new boundary lines for Hungary under the armistice, but that he left here for Paris by way o4 Prague without doing so.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09
MANAGERS NAMED
 FOR VICTORY LOAN

Tom Blodgett. publicity man for the Victory Loan campaign. for Jef- ferson county, yesterday made his appointments for publicity managers in other parts of the county. Thomas R. Ashcraft will be in charge of All theimer; Mrs. Lora West. Wabbase- ka; and J. M. Barrett. Sherrill.
 The advertising committee for Pine Bluff will be Henry Haizlip and Tom Collier, Jr. Capt. w. B. Alexander will have charge of the Victory pa- rade. The parade will be made up of returned soldiers of Jefferson coun- ty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09
TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE
 OPEN EVERY EVENING

As time for paying your taxes is short and in order to give all tax payers an opportunity of paying their taxes without loss of time this office will remain open every night until the end of tax paying time. Don't fail to take advantage of this opportunity and pay your taxes while we can accommodate the public.
 3-27-tf. Collector Jefferson County
 q. M. NICHOL
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09
UKRAINIANS
 TAKE ODESSA

Paris, April S.-(By The Associat. ed Press)-The Ukranian soviet troops have captured Odessa, accord ing to advices from Kiev transmitted by wireless from Moscow under date of April 7th. The news has not been officially confirmed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09
8 KILLED IN DELHI.

London, April 8.-(Via Montreal) In disturbances in Delhi in the last few days eight persons were killed and 12 injured a dispatch from Reu- ter's correspondent at the Indian capital says. The city now is quiet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09
CONFIRM CASES OF
 DRAFT EVADERS

Kansas City, Mo, April s.-Judge- ment of the federal district court was upheld by the United States circuit court of appeals in St. Louis today in the case of Raymond I. Moore, and seven other draft resisters con- victed with him of conspiring to ob- struct the operation of the draft law and sentenced to two years in the fed eral prison at Leavenworth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09
EMIL DAVID SUICIDES.

Oswego, N. Y., April s.-Emil Da- vid, former American vice counsel at Zurich, Switzerland, was found dead in his place of business here today, a suicide by hanging. He had recover ed recently from pneumonia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09
SPOTTED TYPHUS
 EPIDEMIC RACES

Washington, April 8.-Spotted typhus is epidemic in Ukraine, Poland Serbia and portions of Western Rus- sia, state department advices today te.-Because of it's menace to cen tral and western Europe, the Red Cross of Austria has appealed for aid from outside Red Cross organizations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09
Communists Mock Soviet.

Berlin, April S.-(By The Associa- ted Press. Recommending. on the en- tire absence of unity at Munich which, it is asserted, insures firm dictatorship, the Munich correspond ent of the Tageblatt says that the communists deride and mock the sov- jet government and that the independ- ennts are quite divided only the Mun- ich group supporting the soviets, The major states are declared to be con- pletely split in Bavaria, those in the south being in conflict with those in the North
 The city, owing to the state of siege, remains quiet. There was a tremendous run on the banks Satur. day but the bankers refused to pay out large sums.
 The Vossische Zeitung's cores pendent says that hatred for the Jews is expressing itself in hitherto un- accustomed forms.
 The Nuremberg correspondent of the Vossische Zeitung explains that the Hoffman ministry first moved to Nuremberg and afterwards to Bam- berg. The present councils of Middle Rranconia reject the soviet republic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09
General Strike Imminent.

London, April 8.-Reuter's Berlin correspondent says he learns that all Berlin's metal, machine and con- struction workers and the tram men will start a general strike tomorrow. The rail men are also firmly resolved to strike unless their demands are granted, the correspondent adds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07

Mr. Leo Roube. the theatrical manager. whose shows
have all struck for Equity contracts Mr. Roube has just
dictated long communique to the newspapers declining
10 have anything to do with actor, till they are willing to
60 back to the dear old days of rose-coIored romance
when actors DEAR visionary Bohemians. etc.; the
days when an actor could be hired or fired at will.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03

To the left-Lt. George Burgess,
y. S. A., and his bride, Miss M. K.
Schafer. of Brooklyn, who were
married by wireless telephone while
flying over Sheepshead Bay last Sat
urday-a feature of the police day
games. Bride and groom in one
plane. minister in another, bridal
party IN third. Paul Thompson.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03

Above -- New photograph of
King Boris of Bulgaria at the
wheel of an American-made auto
mobile. The young King is all
ardent motorist and one of the
fatsest drivers in his country. He
hopes to visit the United States in
the near future +. S.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03

Prince" a Central
Park Zoo seal, happy
at being released from
winter quarters. hur-
dies an iron fence in
his hurry to get to the
swim ming pool.
Prince" is a regular
Houdini. having es-
capped FIVE separate
times. it. s
TO the right-A half
dozen of New York's
Finest" pyramided on
three spirited mounts
give a thrilling exhibi-
ton of trick riding
during the police games
of a week ago at
Sheepshead Bay.
Pdm Thompson.
The sun., 1919-08-20

yellow and red), the poinsettia, ponciana
regia, golden shower and hibiscus. There
are a hundred or more varieties Of the
latter. which grows like a weed and
blossoms with great profusion. These
are the growths which stand out among
the scores OF other tropical and semi
tropical plants. They show in the sun
light such bright masses of vivid color
that the artist who would give an idea
OF their strength OF coloring must adopt
the device OF one who sought to show
OH canvas the molten lava of Kilauea (:
he made as bright and deep an orange
as his mixtures could produce and then
placed this riot of color in a dark room
with a brilliant masked light trained on
the canvas.
Behind Honolulu the residence section
is fast extending up the slopes and into
the valleys. At night now, when one
looks at the city from the ocean, there
is a starlike ELECTROMAGNETIC lights in
the homes of those who have builded In
the higher places. From these magnifi-
cent elevated suburbs one looks over all
the rest of the city and on to the Pacific
Ocean, at whose horizon appear and dis
appear the steamships connecting Ha-
wall with Australia and the Far East.
on the car line little less than four
miles from the Honolulu post office is
Waikiki beach, famous all over the world
as a bathing resort. Here are first class
hotels and bath houses and the bathing
is enjoyable at all times of the year
Moonlight bathing parties are common,
The sun., 1919-08-20
vISCoUNT ISHu OPTIMISTIC.
Has No Fear America VIII Monop-
Ollie Chinese Market.

Viscount IshiI, the japanese AUoas-
sador to the United STATES, who retur-et
to Japan on leave OF absence, stated
an interview given recently to a repre-
sentative of the Japan Advertiser iH''
he had an entirely optimistic view 'N
regard to the relations between iA'
United States and Japan. lie said tHa'
there is no collision OF vital iuteres''
between the two countries on any prob.
lem whatever, although propag andis'
talks about Japan-American war "'
things of that kind may make some
people believe once in a while that t''
relations between the two nations are
greatly strained.
Though the Oriental market, esn''lA"'
that In China, may he Of vital interest,"
tn Japan. Niscouut lshii does l"' p'-
lieVe that those interests are hams OFT.
dangered by the American paruHu'
IN the industrial exploitation %. ''0"
for the reason that, however Nr' ...
the American capitalists may be- 'l'.
cannot be considered as aspiring to po'E
the greater part of their capital into en-
terprises In that country TO such an eN.
treme degree that no other country, not
TO speak of Japan, can compete win
them In that line
The sun., 1919-08-20
AUSTRALIA STIRRED
BY US. INVASION
Movements AfOOt to Hold
Far East Bust
ness.
Special Correspondence Of tho Far Edst-
svn Section OF TIE SUN.

Special Cor1cspo nfence Of tho Far East
or, Section Of THE SUN.
SIDNEY. Australia, Aug l. - While
American bankers are debating the COM
mercial possibilities OF the Antipodes
and the establishment OF branch houses
throughout the islands, particularly In
the Industrial cities OF Australia, the
Commercial Banking Company OF sgd
ney has opened branch office at Den
man, New South Wales.
The Australian Government has under
consideration a proposal TO introduce a
measure to combat the alleged dumping
by American steel companies OF their
products in this country. The charge is
made that tho American companies are
flooding the Newcastle, New South Wales
market with tho steel in an effort to
cripple the works there. Demand has
beeE made for the protection OF the New
South Wales steel industry and the
measure to advance the general tariff
has been proposed. Until now no action
has been taken on the proposal.
The Australian and State Government
also are considering plan to join in
making an advance OF $500 ton on
refined copper T. o. b.
Manufacture OF industrial alcohol is
one OF the newest industries in Aus
tralia. Plans have been made by an
Australian syndicate with large re-
sources for the establishment Of a plant
in Papua.
Complaint has been made In New
South Wales over the sale OF 5000, 900
| bushels of wheat by the Minister OF
Agriculture without inviting public COM
petition or public bidding. As re-
suit a commission has been appointed
to conduct an investigation of the sale.
In New South Wales in the month OF
June the gold production reached to a
total OF 1000 ounces, valued at $S5, 900.
This is half OF the amount produced a
year ago, 5000 ounces with a valuation
of 100000. The yield for the first six
months of the year amounts to $1,000
ounces, valued al $4,000, One yeas
ago the yield for tho FIRST half of the
year was $4,000 ounces, and it was val
ued at s95O,000,
Losses IN wages in Australia, due "a
strikes, labor troubles and general UNI
rest. arc estimated at s1O.0o0.OO0 The
situation Is now improving
The sun., 1919-08-20
SURF BOARD RIDING
AHAWAIIAN SPORT
Famous Beach at Waikiki the
Rendezvous Of Natives
and Tourists.

Imagine yourself uncertainty posed
on a narrow but heavy strip OF board.
end tilted on the crest OF billow and
leaping shoreward with all the bullet
like speed which Pacific Ocean waves
are capable of developing. and you have
an idea then of the eNhilarating sport
Of surf board riding. which is one Of
the most popular amusements every
month of the year ION the Beach at
Waikiki at Honolulu.
In the old days OF Hawaii when Capt.
Cook of tho Royal Navy discovered the
islands. about the time the American
Revolution was in Progress, surf board
riding in Hawaiian waters was as com
mon as automobile driving to-day. 1t
was the sport not only of kings, but
also the people, for men, women and
children owned their own surf boards.
marking theEn with their own family
escutcheon and amusing themselves in
the early mornings and in the late
afternoons, or when the family dinner
table did not require the use of nets
and spears to procure fish supplies
So great became their proficiency in
the art OF surf board riding that this
sport became SURGE OF racing compe-
tition, and on gala days when the kings
or chiefs presided vast fleets of surf
board riders would swim out to the
The sun., 1919-08-20
JAPANESE RETURN
TO OCEAN VENICE
Canals of Caroline Islands
Believed to Have Been
Their HandiwOrk.

BY one OF those strange freaks Of fate
We find the Japanese again occupying
the Caroline Islands. These Caroline
Islands have nothing to do with Caro-
lira. Far from It. In fact very far from
It. As the R-34 flies there are some
5000 miles from it.
The opening sentence prompts two
questions: why again?' and What
arc the Caroline Islands?' Because this
remarkable story depends upon the an
swer to the first question we'll answer
the second one first
Tho Caroline Islands are a small group
in the Western Pacific Ocean just north
Of the equator and next door to our own
tory goes they were discovered by the
Portuguese in 1927, and taken by
Spain in 1885. and Germany took them
from Spain in 1887. These first dates
sound like ancient history. and there is
as yet no mention of Japan, but
Half hidden in the water and the over
growing mangrove swamps on the island
of Ponape Is an ancient Venice. still In
such preservation as 10 be easily ex-
plored and partially understood. Natives
call the ruined city Metalanim, and visl-
tors find 1t accessible only at low tide.
1t is not a sunlSen city 1t is just where
the builder wanted the city to be for the
construction of every one of the miles
and miles OF streets, shows that they
were intended to DO Just what they arc
to-day--canals.
When and why this city was built Is
matter of conjecture, but 1t has been
pretty conclusively proven that the work
was done by the ancient Japanese. for
there Is a striking similarity between
the architecture of the temples OF Mike
and some of the buildings at Metalanim
The structure of the island city is far
more wonderful. however. Tor the units
Of construction are huge stones exceeding
In size any that modern engineers would
attempt to move.
Certain II is that thousands OF years
ago thousands of Japanese under a great
leader united in the construction of one
of the wonders of the world, and as far
as We know they did the work in the
days OF shell hammers, cocoanut dipper'
and she'll necklaces for clothing. Though
Just group of tiny dots on most maps
these islands-thousands of miles from
anywhere, probably always miles from
the pathways of commerce-were once 6
real feature of the worlds great civil
/ cation. with thousands OF resourceful
ambitious, well organized people capable
OF achievements to excite the wonder
and admiration OF present day mortals
After all this particular Venice wal
. rather fine sort OF place TO live. Th'
builders went out on the coral reefs ant
made supplementary islands for tn
The sun., 1919-08-20

breakers and race in together, the
trophies being numerous and valuable
from the standpoint OF the ornaments
made in that day.
The .outrigger canoe, at frst used for
fishing and for communication between
the islands, which. when in pairs double
decked over and used for the transpor-
tation of warrior armies, also became a
source OF racing amusement. To-day
the outrigger canoes are few, and aside
from a small number used by tho Ha-
waiians for fishing purposes. tho major
ity are to be found "On the Beach at
Waikiki" where brown skinned pad
dlers entertain tourists in racing
The Beach ut Waikiki has become
famous for surf board and outrigGer
canoe riding, while 1t is also the place
where world champion swimmers have
developed. conspicous among these be-
ing Duke Kahanamoku. the Hawaiian
who still retains the title OF the fastest
swimmer In the world Kahanamoku
and members OF the Hui Nalu Club are
TO be seen almost any afternoon in the
waters of Waikiki Beach practising and
amusing themselves and developing new
material Into racing models.
The splendid feature OF the famous
Waikiki Beach is that tho daily aver
age temperature of the water from
January to December is rs degrees, so
that swimming. surf riding and canoeing
are daily amusements.
At Waikiki Beach are also the fash
ionable hostelries of Honolulu. the
! rendezvous OF army and navy folk. all
numbering, officers and men, nearly 30
900 and the crowds OF tourists who now
make Honolulu their summer and WIN
ter objective.
It is also ION the Beach at Waikiki
that many OF tho features OF the great
pageant spectacle of the Mid-Pacihc
Carnival are staged every February, and
where next year, In celebration OF Wash
nigton's birthday. the greatest alba
ciic spectacle will be presented
The sun., 1919-08-20

wireless and steamship, reaches out to
the Far East and to the Antipodes) (;
without comparison In its Importance as
strategic military and naval centre for
Americas international welfare, Homo
lulu is also probably the holder Of a
world record in the matter of size. AS
political division Honolulu is prob
ably the largest city on earth.
The city and county of Honolulu in
cludes all of the island of Oahu (59s
square miles) and extends to various
other more or less unimportant dots on
the map OF the Pacific, a thousand or
more miles across the sea. What would
happen II his Honor the Mayor-Hono-
lulu has the ordinary American system
of elective f-government-or the Su-
pervisors or Police Department should
feel called upon to exercise their au-
thority in one OF these lonesome distant
spots may be left to conjecture.
Climate Is "Always june"
4 small proportion OF the level land
under Honolulus Handicapped. tree COW
cred hills is occupied by the business
centre. The rest of the city's area Is a
region OF homes and parks. So liberal
is the plain upon which the residence
section has grown that after one leaves
the commercial streets there Is no such
thing to be seen as two homes adjoining
one another wall to wall. Every home
along the miles of we'll paved streets
has it's garden and its green lawn that
never knows the dulness Of any autumn
or winter fading. Rare is the home