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APPROPRIATION OF
 S100,000,OOO FOR
 WATERWAYS ASKED
Association Would Rehabil itate Commerce On Miss
 issippi River.

St. Louis, Mo-, April 1S.-Resolu- tions asking congress to appropriate immediately approximately $100,- 000,000 for the completion of water ways projects on the Mississippi ri- yer and its large tributaries were unanimously adopted at the closing session of the second annual conven- tion of the Mississippi Valley Water- ways association here today
 The projects already approved by congress but for which it has not provided funds. include the compile tion of a six-foot channel on the Mis- sissippi from Minneapolis to St. Louis, a nine foot channel from St. Louis to New Orleans, the construct ion of six foot channel from Kansas City, Mo-, to St. Louis on the Mis- souri, and nine foot channel on the Illinois river, from Utica, Ills, to St. Louis, completion of the remaining three locks on the Ohio river, mak- ing that stream navigable from Pitts burgh to Cairo, and the admission of the Tennessee river to membership in the Eighth district of the associa- tion.
 Propose Freight Barges.
 The establishment of fleet of four tow boats and twenty four bar ges for hauling freight on the upper Mississippi is advocated.
 Another resolution urges the Uni ted States railroad administration to extend the same service and opera tion of boats on tributaries of the Mississippi as exists on trunk lines and urges the extension of joint rail and river rates by the government. Extension of the jurisdiction of the interstate commerce commission to waterways problems is also urged.
 James E. Smith, of St. Louis was reelected president of the associa- tion, and M. J. Sanders, of New Or leans, was chosen vice-president at large. Thomas H. Lovelace, of this city was elected Secretary, and R. H Hawes, also of St. Louis, treasurer District vice presidents elected in. cluded Andrew Querbes, Shreveport La, fifth district; B. l.. Mallory Memphis, Tenn, sixth district ant Jackson Johnson, the St. Louis dis trict.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
CUMBERLAND HOPES
 TO GET BIG FIGHT

Cumberland, Md, April 18.-Geo. c. Smith, secretary of the Cumber- land chamber of commerce, received a telegram today from the delega- tion sent to New York to see Tex Rickard, to bring the Willard-Demp- sey bout here, to the effect that Cum berland and but one other city are now in the field, and all others hav- ing been eliminated, and that Rick ard notified all other promoters to withdraw.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
HUN STRIKES CONTINUE.

London, April 19.-A German wire less dispatch received here this evening dealing with the situation in Germany says:
 "The general strike at Bremen con- tinues, but the unloading of food ships is assured. @
 "The communists of Munich, in eX- pectation of heavy fighting, have oc- cupied all the roads leading to Nun ich and provided them with field ar tillery, stationed field posts around the town and had trenches dug and provided them with machine guns"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
CAPT. GRANT RETURNS

Lawrence, Kan, April 1S.-Capt Alfred A, Grant, former student oi the state Agricultural College, for Tor the past fifteen months has been serving in te aerial forces is bash from the war wearing Ffrancb Croiz de Guerre and the American Distinguished Service Medals in rec ogDition of his record of downing several German planes. Captain Grant is visiting friends befe. IIe is d member of the Sigma Mi fra .ternity and numCer of l6s fat brothers met hlm at the station and are entertaining him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
But 1t Wss Sad Reality.

One day Jack was out playing by 6 Hitch when he accidentally fell in. He was afraid oc being punished. as he was all covered with mud. so he ran into the kitchen to his mother crying and yelling loudly: "Oh, if It were only dream L. Oh. If It were only 8 dream"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
Con1mOnpIace.

One of the persistent charges of the intelIectuals against the majority or people is that they are commonplace. That, of course, is thing only few avoid. Out of every hundred, ninety seven are certainly commonplace, and what we call the intcllectualS are not the exceptions.--I W. Kowe's Monthly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
Flowers as Ti.nekcepers.

The dandelions open in the morn- ing and close in the evening at the same time every day. The hawk weed and goats beard are quite as regular. If the right subjects were planted it would, no doubt, bc possible to have a bed of flowers that would tell the exact hour of the day from sunrise to sunset.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
New Spectacles.

The latest development in spectacles is supplied with electric light, set either between the eyes or in the rim surrounding the eye. A clear, shadow less light is thus thrown upon the ob- feet of vision, though the eye itself is shaded from the direct rays of the lamp.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
Electric lioht in Vatican,

Electric light was used in the Sig tine chapel of the Vatican palace for the first time op the occasion of the third anniversary of the coronation of Pope Benedict XIV. In former years candles were used to light the chapel, which is dark except on sunShiny days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
My Business.

Let peoples tongues and actions pc what they will, my business is to De good, and I make the same speech to myself that piece of gold or an em- erald or purple should: "Let people talk and act as they please, l must be an emerald and keep my color."- Marcus AureliuS,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
Substitute for Coffee.

The Japanese have substitute for coffee, said to be almost equal in ev. cry respect to natural Brazilian coffee. As result of chemical analysis by ex- perts it is said that the goods are more wholesome than the natural bean, while retaining all it's flavor and qual- ltY
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
Writers Crainp.

Writers cramp is a disease to whict those who do much writing are liable toward middle age, and a person af ficted with it has no complete con trol nver the muscles Of the thumb, midlle and forefingrr. The typewriter has proved the best resource of those who suffer from the aiiment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
Meaning of Name "RacheI."

The Jews were at one time a nation of shepherds. and it was probably for this reason that the Hebrew word for a mother sheep, or d eve, was given to some of the Jewish women, Rachel meaning "a ewe."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
All Must Be Earned.

AT! external good has ,rs tax, ana | 1t come without desert or sweat has no root in ne and the next wind will blow 1t away. But all the good of nature is the souls and may he had. If paid for in natTre's lawful coin, that Is, by labor which the heart and the head allow. I no longer wish to meee c good do not earn.-Ew erson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
Must Have Proper Foundation.

The flowers of rhetoric are only ac ceptable when backed by the ever, greens of truth and sense. The gran lte statute, rough hewn though 1t be Is far more imposing in its simple and stern though rude proportions, than the plaster cast, however elaborately wrought and gilded.-Macaulay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
Trees, When They Grow.

The verie essence and as 1t were springe-head of origine of al! music is the very pleasante sounde which the trees make when they grow.-Old Eng. lisl, Tale.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19

News of fashions, materials and prices are found in the advertise ments of dry goods and clothing merchants in The Graphic. Read them. They're interesting. 4-16-tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19

Of. course, New York is follow ing suit-and the wells are a riot. To simplify the matter somewhat most of the veils are named. There is "Wendy" for instance. Like her namesake in Peter Pan," she is on good terms with eternal youth and seems to im- part the air of it to her wearers. She has an octagonal mesh with a heavier thread running in a scraggy fashion over 1t, and a border formed of chenille dots.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19
Save the Crows.

Naturalists have estimated that a single crow can destroy about 700,' 00O insects in one year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-19

Daily Thought. Nothing endures but personal quail. Whitman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
American Soldiers In Germany.

The behavior of the American SOL
dlers in the Army Of Occupation has
been described by a German writer in
Leipsic newspaper in words that
must cause qualification to all citizens
of the United States. The authors
object was to draw from the conduct
of the troops conclusions designed to
strengthen German morale in unoccu.
pied districts. but the actual result Of
his observations Is actually compli-
mentary to our men.
He reveals the fact that order Is
maintained among the natives and
among the soldiers that offences COM
mitted by men in the United States
uniform are punished accordingly"
and that "the Americans IN Ooblenz
and the bridgehead on the right Of
the Rhine conduct themselves in a
very proper manner" when the "arro-
gance" Of ''the conQueror" is disre-
garded. Naturally population sub
jected to alien military rule will find
its administrators arrogant" The
conqueror has certain duties and obli.
cations which do not meet the notions
of the conquered. He must proven;
traffic IL army supplies. He must
see that army food goes to army men.
He must suppress enemy propaganda.
The native population cannot reason
ably be expected to enjoy the proc
esses by which such obligations are
enforced.
So long as an unfriendly student
of the Army of Occupation can find
nothing more bitter to say than that
the American soldiers "do not behave
worse than" soldiers of another coun.
try would we may be sure they are
behaving in a most creditable manner,
particularly when this decision is
reached by a German convinced that
no other soldiers could possibly be
have under any circumstances as well
as German soldiers would.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
SUFFRAGISTS SURE
OF SENATE VICTORY
They Have Started Their
Ratification Campaign.
Special Despatch TO TIE Sun.

WASHINGTON, June $50 confident
are the women working for the suffrage
amendment to the Constitution that the
Senate finally will pass 1t this week that
the work for ratification by the State
Legislatures has already been started in
four States
Alice Paul, chairman OF the so-called
militant" suffrage organization, has
started a speaking tour through Michi-
gan, Illinois. Ohio and Minnesota.
The suffragists are counting on forty
Republican Senators to vote for passage
OF the amendment and twenty-Eix Demo-
Gratis. This would give the requisite
number with two to spare. With every
Senator present and voting 1t would
make the count Sc to so. In the count
the suffragists do not count on Senators
Harrison (Miss.) and Dial Is. c.. who
are still, according TO their statements.
"noncommittaL"
Harrison. although from the extreme
South, where the negro problem is ever
present, is counted on by the suffragists
TO follow the lead of the President, as
he has done in everything else Politi-
cally they have tried to assure him that
It would do him no harm to vote to en-
franchise women, since the President has
come out squarely in favor Of the amend
ment.
1t is not believed by the suffrage lobby
lists, however, that either the votes OF
Dial or Harrison are essential TO adop-
ton of the suffrage amendment by the
Senate
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
British Opinion Of the Meas Flight.

British opinion Of the successful
oversee flight of the NC-4 is I'M
doubtedly reflected accurately in the
utterances Of such organs of public
opinion as the Times and the Chron-
icle and the Evening Netcs. None Of
them pretends that 1t does not re-
greet the failure of its own country
men to win the great distinction that
is the portion Of Lieutenant-C Com
mander READ and his companions, in
which the designers and builders of
the seaplane and the sailors and me-
chanics who assisted In the flight
share; but neither Of them gives way
to petty criticism or attempts to be-
little a notable achievement.
Plymouth too displayed the Brit
ish attitude In its wholehearted well
come to READ and his companions.
Were sorry we didn't do it, but we're
glad you did" This epitoHizes the
feeling of the English public as its
responsible and representative mouth
pieces utter 1t. And had HAwKER
been successful in his daring attempt
every American would have had SINH.
lar feeling.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
RUSSELLITE PREDICTS
MILLENNIUM IN 1925
1000 Bible Students Hear
Prophecy in Brooklyn.

The end of all the worlds troubles
and the initiation OF an entirely new
order OF things in which man will be
properly civilized by the influence Of
Moses and Abraham and other Biblical
sages is due to take place in 1925, &C
cording TO the word of Alexander Hugh
Mao MILAN. a Russellite. The prediction
of the nearing approach OF the millennium
was made before a congregation OF 5000
international Bible students in the Acad-
envy of Music, E:o oklyn. yesterday. and
with It the Russellite issued solemn
warning to sinners to prepare.
Prophet Macmillan did not hint that
there IL to he any fire and birthstone
mixed up in the descent of the ancients
upon earth. There will very probably be-
little loss of life. AS he put 1t the
prophets of old are simply TO jump In
and direct the work of cleaning out the
current evils OF mankind and then see
to it that nobody slips off into the pre-
millennial state.
Strength to the prophecy, which was
uttered in clarion tones. and shocked
the entire audience. including the 500
negroes gathered near the rear of tho
academy. was lent, the speaker said. by
the accuracy of a prophecy made in a
book of the late Pastor Russell in which
the world war of 1914 was predicted
Mr. Macmillan said that since the sue
cess of that forecast the Russellites. in
jail and out. have been figuring out the
next great thing that is going to happen
out OF the ordinary. and they have got It
cold that it's the millennium and due in
only six short years. The speaker limited
that It was a mighty short time for q
lot of folks to prepare for the change.
but he couldn't help it 1t is simply up
TO them to face the music the best they
can, he said, and take It like gentlemen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
That Five n Day Order.

The trouble with confidential" and
"secret" orders issued by the Com
missioner and his deputies to the
police force Is that they do not re-
main Confidential" or secret" Some
clumsy patrolman or laxative lieu
tenant or leaky captain or needless
Inspector gives them away, to the en-
barrassment Of their authors. The
latest Of these documents to be dis
closed to the public instructed traffic
patrolmen to issue Eve summonses a
day and directed that one patrolman
In each precinct should do the same
If there had been general order
instructing all policemen to arrest all
violators of the traffic regulations no
body would have given a thought to
it beyond general approval Of its OBJ
ject, the suppression Of reckless driv-
ing In the streets. But the secrecy
of these-orders and the curious fact
that minimum of FIVE summonses
must be served by each Of the men
whom 1t affects inevitably aroused
everybody's curiosity.
By what process Of intellectual
elimination was the number Of sum-
monses to be served fixed ut Ave a
day? Why not three, or ten? What
high revolving mentality decided that
one plain or garden variety Of blue
coat in each precinct must supple
ment the activities of the traffic
squads? And how did the directing
genius of this peculiar crusade deceive
himself into believing that its unusual
terms could be enforced without arous-
Ing the wonder Of the Magistrates and
stimulating the investigating procllvi-
ties of the general public?
Nobody will protest against any
police order likely to make the streets
safer. They are unnecessarily dan
gerous now; but the effectiveness of
system rigidly holding patrolmen
to a certain number Of summonses q
day remains to be proved.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
Organized Labor to Fight Bolshe-
ylsm In America.

HUGH FRAYNE, general organizer Of
the American Federation of Labor,
giving his views of the duty of or
ganized labor In the matter Of check
ing the activities of Bolshevlsm and
forecasting the action In that respect
of the American Federation of Labor
at It's annual convention this month,
said to a reporter for THE SUN:
ut is we'll to make clear that the
American Federation OF Labor is
American through and through. be-
lieving IN American democracy. in
the Constitution OF the United States,
in the enforcement of law. in the rec
ognition OF properly constituted au-
thority. in the church and in all
other ideals upon which our repub-
Ito stands Therefore It never could
have sympathy with the doctrines OF
TRoTzKY and LENINB now being cir
culated here and elsewhere, That
point established. It Is equally clear
that union labors interest in putting
down Bolshevism in America Is equal
to or greater than that of any other
class"
Mr.. FRAYNE Is explicit in his state
ment Of means to be taken by his
organization to counterfeit Bolshevik
propaganda, saying:
I'VE shall show in such ways as
our people understand that lying and
deceit are the principal propaganda
methods OF the BolsheviS1 that are
plotting revolution in America. We
shall put to our people this simple
question::
what good are the shortest
hours and the highest wages in a
state Of savageryT"
This plain speaking official of labor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
FIRST IN BOLSHEVISM.
Do the Honors Belong In Mexico
Rather Than In Russiaf

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir; Small
nations pever get credit for anything.
whether 1t is good or bad. To Mexico,
not to Russia. belongs the "honor" OF
having ever been the first victim Of
socialism.
Long before Lenine came into power
Carranza in Chapultepec Castle laying
out his plans for the coming campaign
against the Mexican social civilization.
When Trotzky in Russia was asking ad-
vico from his 'counselling Ministers as
to what would be a proper radical way
to entice rioting, Obregon In Mexico
had, three years prior to that, officially
declared public peace to be the under
mining cancer OF society. public morals
the hidden indecency of families, public
honesty a nuisance to the constituted
authority"
1t was Carranza. not Lenine, who first
invented the system of intervention
by which the right was given to him
and to his gallant soldiery to seize, all
and singular. the homes of Mexican
families, evict the owners In the quick
est possible time, convert the dwellings
into suitable barracks OF recreation and
collect a fair rent from the ousted
inmates for the privilege Of occupying
their premises.
Why, It was Palavicini. Carranza' s
one time Minister. not a Russian Boil
shevist, who discovered the easiest way
to get rid of wife non grata while you
wait, simply by introducing. as a social
panacea, divorce laws to At the occa-
sion. And the measure worked wonders
in favor of revolutionary socialism.
So turn to the world at large and
beg: Give each one what rightfully be-
longs to him. Do not detract from the
credit Of ono only because It is small,
To Mexico belongs the misfortune Of be-
ing the FIRST victim of Bolshevism.
CORNELIUS VANDERHoor.
New YORK, May 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02

The War Department intends to
renew Its often repeated recommended
ton that q number of old army
posts in the South and West be
abandoned, and with the lessons OF
the war fresh in mind 1t should be
able to induce Congress to follow Its
advice.
Hitherto local influence and the
good natured willingness Of members
of Congress to help a colleague please
his constituents have held up the
plans Of the military authorities to
abolish some posts which never were
needed and others which long age
ceased to be necessary.
1t is now apparent to everybody
that the army should be maintained
in large units, from command Of which
in peace officers and men may learn
much that will be useful in war.
Before the war the companies com
posing a regiment were scattered al
over the country and full brigade
of Regulars gathered together in one
encampment would have been a nov
city to many army men. By giving
up unnecessary posts the army can be
concentrated in a few camps, to the
benefit Of enlisted men, officers and
the country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02

Ing Senator CUMMINs must inject
into It the principles which will in
spire human beings, not make them
atrophled. 1t may be that one way
to meet the situation. would be to let
a great railroad use all its earnings
above the requirements for certain
dividends so as to 60 on building and
building and absorbing and absorb
Ing until 1t had swallowed all the
lesser roads In its path from ocean
to ocean or from Canada to Mexico.
II might be that the ultimate result
would not be a score or even a dozen
Of systems, some good, some bad and
some Indifferent, but only two or three
the survival Of the fittest. But who
could find fault II everywhere the
public were the better served, II the
very success Of the truly national en-
terprise kept freight and passenger
rates down, II the Government Treas
ury, instead Of being drained to sup
port the insupportable, were relieved
Of the whole railway burden except
the safeguarding Of the rights and the
needs Of shippers and consumers?
1t is true that the weakness Of Sen
ator CUMMINs's plan is no more fatal
than the weakness Of the plan Of the
National Association Of Railway Sc
curities Owners; but that is no salts
faction. The Association Of Securi-
ties Owners wants to put a premium
on unworthy ownership and indiffer-
ent management by having the Gov
eminent raise and raise rates as they
are required to give to railway bond
holders and stockholders an adequate
return on their invested capital. If
that were the arrangement, operating
expenses would beat an airplane
climbing to the clouds. Why hold
them down? What difference would
1t make? Railway rates would never
stop going up in q hopeless chase
after the soaring operating expenses
never stop until the crash came like
the fall Of the plane from midair
to earth.
There Is no reason why Senator
CUMMINs and his Congress associates
bent upon the Noblem cannot elimi.
nate the weakness both of his plan
and Of the idea Of the Association of
Securities Owners. In any event,
while they are striving to work out
that particular part of the problem
they may be assured that railway
owners, railway managers, railway
shippers and railway passengers-the
American people who pay all the bills
will be thrilled at the glad tidingt
that however the complete pro-
gramme is worked out the Interstate
Commerce Commission will be
knocked in the head.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
U. S. IRISH APPEAL TO WILSON.
walsh and Dunno Ask for Hearing
Before Big Four.

PARIS, June Frank =. Walsh and
Edward f. Dunno. representing Amer
lean Irish Societies, directed a letter to
President Wilson yesterday saying that
their instructions provide n regularly
chosen representatives OF Ireland ara
not given an opportunity TO present
Ireland's case to the peace conferences
that they should do so.
I'VE. therefore. petition you" the let
ter said. Ito use your good offices 90
secure for us a hearing before the four
great Powers. so that we may discharge
the duty imposed on us by the Phila-
delphla convention"
The writer's explain carefully that
they do not hold. nor do they claim t.
hold. any authority from the people 81
ireland. that they are solely des!rouS
OF respectfully presenting the rosolu-
lions OF the American convention lH
Philadelphia. which they poiHt o-l, al
though unofficial, had repre- "tatives
present from every State in tie Amer
lean Union. The letter concludes by
asking an early reply, saying Mr. WALSH
and Mr.. Dunno are anxious to return
home