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The sun., 1919-01-26

fifteen excursions. the British squadron
eleven, and when the barrage was lin
shed At the end OF October. 10 100
mines had been planted IN it, Of which
90 so were American. The barrier
stretched from off the northern orkney
Island go miles to the coast OF Norway
near Bergen. Its width averaged -
miles. nowhere less than - miles. more
than an hours run for a submarine
ON or near tho surface vessel would
encounter from six tn ten lines of mines.
II safe course were sought under
meath. several lines of mines would he
found there equally deep, and II the
submarine dove still deeper, mines were
ready for them there too. one touch
was enough. Nothing they moro
dreaded than mines.
The sun., 1919-01-26

the barrage possible could be tested only
part at time, never as an entirety
until, months after, many million dol
lars and pounds sterling had been spent
or committed to the plan This unor-
thodox procedure must have required
great courage and strength of purpose
on the part Of Rear Admiral Earle,
Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, and
his assistant for mines. Commander
Fulllnwider, but the bold confidence
which prompted them was amply justl-
fed by the event.
In addition to the value Of the bar
rage itself In keeping the enemy sub
marines in or from their bases the mine
squadrons were expected tu serve as bait
to draw out the German fleet, the squad
ron's role being neatly expressed by one
high officer as ian important military
offensive with front seat at the second
battle of Jutland."
The sun., 1919-01-26

Associated Alumn@ OF Vassar col
lego. New York branch. will hold its
annual luncheon at the Hotel Biltmore
on Saturday Tickets may he obtained
from Miss Maoel McMahou. l West
SiXty-fourth street
The sun., 1919-01-26

Miss Elisabeth Marhury will make an
informal address - the Colorado GIN
Dwellels Association at tea and raoen-
ton in the M"AlP n Hotel Tuesday AFTER
noon. Mrs. Willis x. Howell of Morris
town, vice-presdent of the association,
will preside.
The sun., 1919-01-26

Sorosis club will have social and
luncheon on February 3 at the Waldorf
Astoria and southland club will have a
meeting there on February 6.
The same day Athene Club. Mrs.
katherine 4 Martin president. will
have a meeting. followed by luncheon,
In the Waldorf apartments.
The sun., 1919-01-26

The Dixie Cub Of New York, Mrs Er-
nest Malcolm president. Is to have a
luncheon on March 1. and will be one of
the first clubs to entertain at the new
commodore Hotel The next meeting Of
tho Dixie Club will be held at tho Hotel
Aston on February 90
The sun., 1919-01-26

Miss Vera Mckenna, who recently re-
turned from France, ana Mrs, Chester II,
Reed of Arizona were among the guests
# honor at the regular monthly meeting
of the New York Fresh Air Fund for
Adults and Elderly People. Mrs. Edward
w. IIooke president. on "Wednesday at
he Hotel Aston. The programme began
with community singing, followed by "A
'vnopsis of the years work by Mrs.
liooke, songs by Miss Edna Mampel,
violin numbers by Mrs. Ali Van Alstyne,
The sun., 1919-01-26

The next meeting of the New York
city Colony. National Society OF New
England Women. Miss Sara \. Palmer
president. will he held the middle OF
February. The colony celebrated it's
twenty-fourth anniversary on Friday
At the Waldorf with q reception.
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Cornell University instead of to Yale,
for which he had prepared. 1t appears
from the book it was the colonel's pro
found democracy that led him to the
younger and comparatively fresh water
institution. This story seems to raise a
question in comparative democracy. The
colonel told the story himself at the
luncheon of how he went to Ithaca.
lie told it not as correction. He
seems quite unconcerned about the
real" Colonel House.
Morton, n son of Oliver Morton,
and / were chums in prep school. 1t
was through him got my first contact
with politics in the Hayes -Tilden cleo
ton fight. Morton couldn't quite pass
the Yale entrance examination, but did
squeeze through at Cornell. / wanted
to 60 to the same college with him and
went to Cornell too"
The colonel is, doubtless, a genuine
Democrat, but not q prig about his
democracy. Our well known friend the
unreal Colonel House is a prig.
The unreal Colonel House is the man
behind the President, mystery, vain
and moral prig. He is also great
statesman. The man l have seen at
Paris is not great statesman. He
does not believe in statesmen. He says
with a rather religious accent:
Il would rather have the opinion of
the masses of the people on one Of these
big questions than that of all the states
men in Europe. At any rate, it is not
affected with any selfish interest"
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Perhaps the real Colonel House win
emerge. II he does, he will appear a
rather typical American, provincial in
the best American sense, uncritical,
playing the game for the games sake /;
great only so far as simplicity makes
one great; believing one thing, and, like
most of us, practicing the opposite, be-
cause that is the easiest way; a mystery
because to an American the most diff
cult thing to explain is an American !;
but perfectly understandable to Europe,
which reads Cooper, Lincoln, Whitman
and Mark Twain.
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mains unchanged. He has stuck hi
feet under the table Of kings and h
remains little Texan real estat
trader. He has as much background n
blotting paper. He reduces European
craftsmanship TO the terms of Texa
real estate trading. He interprets Fium
and Orlando and the Jugo- Slavs in tn
terms of the men who has corner 10
in Punkville and is fighting to get hi
price for it from the great railway com
pany that is going to start new lin
and convert Punkville into the capita
of the league of nations. He has seer
everything, been everywhere, Gealt In
timately with the greatest problems o.
the age and remains delightfully."- provin
cial. Some one is going to write som,
day thesis upon the great virtues oi
provincialism. He will take as his illus
tration Colonel House.
Triumph Of Provincialism
Provincialism is coming into its own.
That 1t what the league of nations
means. That is what the American in =
vasion of the world means. If Colonel
House is great it is because in spite of
all he has seen and done he is simple,
unspoiled provincial and can translate
the world into terms of common expert
ence; can say sympathetically of
France:
"Why, it's exactly like the time
when Bill Houston wanted $50, 200 for
his property to come into the combina
tion in Punkville. Let us see what
did we do? We elected Bill secretary
of the company or something on the side
and he came in for $40, ,000."
You cant help feeling that the world
is safe in such hands, if you were born
somewhere west of the Mississippi.
Younger Brother Of David Harum
If / were compelled to describe this
Colonel House I had seen here in Paris,
I should say that he was the younger
brother of David Harum born when the
family had become comfortable and quit
horses to go in for real estate; educated
in that environ of profound democracy,
the most exclusive college fraternity at
Cornell; getting through college with a
gentlemanly closeness to the fiunking
line; to follow for Il time the family
line of real estate in Punkville possess :
ing an extraordinary interest in poll
tics, and a perfect faith in his mirror
which told him every morning, Edward
you will never be President, (only a
great man believes in his mirror)
thrown into improving contact with a
remarkable mind from Princeton, and in
the profound upheaval of provincialism
tossed to high place where kings ran
into see him, when not too busy, in his
little office at the Crilon.
Most Typical American
In other words Colonel House is the
most nearly typical American among
the Americans at the Peace Conference :;
middle western American, one of the
kind who could not see Europe in 1914 ::
Who voted in 1916 ''to keep us out of
the war; and one of the kind who
in spite of the fact that there are now,
officially, twenty-five wars in Europe,
believes that a recipe has been found
to end all war. He has the American
optimism. From time to time he moved
up the date for getting ready the
treaty of peace, but it was always just
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That reads bit priggist, must admit,
but l think the colonel believes it or at
any rate thinks that he does, and what
the colonel thinks he thinks is unusually
free from coloring matter.
"a Well. Informed Man
| once asked Democratic senator in
Washington about Colonel House. At
the time l had never met him. The
senator responded after hesitation. He
is an exceedingly well Informed man."
Certainly not the description of great
statesman. Great craftsmanship con-
sists in having opinions and little in
formation. Wasn't it one Of our great
est statesmen here who asked news
paper correspondent, "What was it,
Lower Silesia or Upper Silesia that we
have just given to the Poles:"
The colonel doubtless is a. exceed
ingly well informed man. He has had
opportunities since Mr.. Wilson became
President of acquiring information such
as no other man in the world has en-
joyed. The colonel has had something
more than opportunities. He is inter
ested. He absorbs facts. He is Curl
Gus. Some enc described him as a
blotting paper personality who absorbs
facts and holds himself up before the
mirror OF Mr.. Wilson's mind.
Probably the capacity to absorb facts
is inconsistent with the capacity for
great craftsmanship. People look at
our President and say so. Colonel
House takes up information and re-
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about finished, next week would Away,
see it done. Final7 President Wilson
could settle it in ten minutes. Kaiou.
Chou was question Of detail. Ar
agreement upon IL was easy. Never a
doubt in the cheerful mind Of Colonel
House. And there is not one there now.
In spite of all that men have seen Of
internationalism here in Paris the Col
onel believes, really believes, in the
league of nations.
He is young is the colonel, as every
American is young. His mind Is still
In the age Of faith.
"The politicians and the so called
statesmen fear the league of nations, -
he will say, "but they don't fear Il
enough. They don't half know what IL
will do to them"
And his voice in truly American
fashion will run bit to the reverent as
he. discusses his ideal, whether it be
the new born league or his belief that
the voice of the masses is worth more
than the wisdom of all the great men of
Europe. The colonel does not love the
great men; he only loves one great man.
He distrusts them. He aligns himself
definitely with the common men Of the
world, whose voice somehow--it does
not appear low TO any one here in
Paris-he expects to make itself heard
here in Paris.
M nvn net J..~
The feeling between the colonel and
the politicians is mutual. The politicians
don't like the colonel. The colonel does
not like the politicians.
House got his first view of the poll
ticians back in the days of the Hayes
Tilden controversy, when the issue
whether he should go to the democratic
Cornell or the not so democratic Yale
was being decided for him by the alb
sences from school of his friend Morton.
He decided during his many visiting to
Washington that he did not like their
politicians or their ways. He felt that
in public life only two or three men
counted and that it was very difficult to
be, one of those two or three and not
worth while to be one of the others.
1t is the politicians who have made
a mystery of Colonel House. For sew
eral years he has been the greatest of
them all and he succeeded in ways past
their finding out. His method has not
been their method. His motives have
not been their motives. Therefore there
must be some explanation that did not
appear on the surface. The least dis
interested persons in the world cannot
explain the most disinterested except in
towns of some hidden interest.
Ambition Hits Him at Last
A great period of exploration is COM
ing. The colonel is about to fall from
his high ideal Of never seeking public
office. Ambition is at last making him
her own. The colonel wants to sit in
the league of nations for America.
For America, mind you, not as the
personal representative of Mr.. Wilson.
To represent America means to 90 be-
fore the American Senate for confrma-
tion, to have your qualifications can
sassed in the press; to be investigated,
catechised, paved over by the poll
ticians who resent the success of the
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Filler Accused by Company

Rochester, N. ", June 16.--Earl
Beers, twenty seven, an aviator, WHO
came here more than a month ago and
made flights from Baker Field. was
arrested yesterday on a charge of grand
larceny. Howard Watts, of Philadcl-
phia, an officer of the American Air
plane Company Of that city, caused the
warrant to be issued. He claims Beers
appropriated to his own use S43O be-
longing to the company. Beers says he
10 stockholder in the company and
has taken nothing that does not belong
to him.
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man who has played the game in an
other way than their own.
1t is going to be a great moment for
democracy. There is first Of all the
great democracy of the politicians, who
resent what might be called the aristo-
crat of politics. Then there is the wider
democracy of the people, who may, per-
haps, wonder why this man who loves
them SO much should have never sought
them more nearly, should never have
submitted himself to their suffrages or
at least gone before their representatives
for the approval of his qualifications for
office why he should always be acting
outside Of instead of within popular
institutions; why he should have always
been personal representative" rather
autocratic in his origin.
State Department Not Friendly
Then, too, there is the State Depart
ment. In the confusion of our insti-
tutions the State Department has suf-
fered. Secretary Lansing was the nom
inal head Of the American delegation
here. House was its real head. All
other governments brought their State
Departments here to help franme the
treaty; the American Government
brought House organization, parallel
ing the State Department, but outside
it, unofficial, personal, representing the
people in some way not clear to the
people themselves.
The State Department does not love
House. The State Department has close
connections with the foreign relations
committee Of the Senate before which
Houses name must go. Lansing has
an old score to settle. A man whose
trousers were not SO carefully pressed
as Lansing's would resign from the
Cabinet and throw himself into the fight
to prevent the choice of House to rem
resent the American nation in the league
Of nations. But the creases in those
trousers suggest doubt.
The Republicans, who will control
the I6reign relations committee of the
Senate, will want to ask Colonel House
some questions. The pleasure of having
Colonel House before them will only
fall a little short of the pleasure that
might be derived from having President
Wilson before them. There is novel
lying around second hand book shops Of
which Colonel House is said to have
been the author. He will be asked
about that. Several other distinguished
works of fiction, such as early drafts
Of the league Of nations covenant, made
before General Smuts entered the lists
as author, are ascribed to the pen of
Colonel House. The Republican sena
tors will ask the colonel about these,
too. The House state department,
paralleling the American State Depart
ment, will be subject of inquiry. The
jealous here say that the House organi-
zation made a complete failure and
that British foreign office men did all
the real work on the treaty.
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Eriends to Aid Foe Poor

New York, June 16.---A party com
posed Of members of the Society Of
Friends, who have asked permission to
90 into Germany to distribute $50, 900
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relief fund now being raised Ia this
country, have been authorised to do SO,
according to cable advices from Herbert
Hoover, head of the American relief
administration, received at the New
York Offices,
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Democracy VS.. AutOcracy

At any rate, the aristocratic principle,
as practiced by perhaps the most genu-
inc democrat in public life, is going to
come into violent conflict with the
democratic principle as professed by
some of our leading aristocrats in senti-
ment. The conflict will be interesting.
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why He Went to Cornell

II the biography of Colonel House a
9tezy Il told of how he came to go to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-05

Look ill the Phone Book for D. A. Caldwell Livery when you want to call D. A. Caldwell's Meat Market, as we are using the same phone number as we used when in the lvery business. We are headquarters for Chickens, Geese and Turkeys, also all kinds of fresh meats. Drive out to 1914 West Barraque and see HIS. 11-201tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-05

The quiet winding main street of Noyon, that peaceful village in Pic, ardy where Griffith starts his TO- nance is now battered and deserted. But when Griffith and his stars. Robert Harron, Dorothy Gish and Lillian Gish. first arrived it had survived two tides of Huns: one go- ing toward Paris. and the other 30. ing toward Berlin. Griffith came after the receding tide The Germans had not anticipated it and seemed to have prepared to stay all winter ano summer. There is something strauge about the Germans according to Grif- filth; they seem to crave anything French, no matter how smal, it's val ue they will risk their lives for it.
 Many scenes were made at Com peigne, France, toward Paris from Noyon, and some of tho British line. All, however. were made under the auspices of the British War offie..
 Hearts of the World,' is an. nounced for days at the Hauber commencing Monday,
 The glorious musical score specially written for the production and interpreted Av a splendid snecial orchestra will add lsreelv to the charm of the entertainment specai orchestra of l2 pieces ac. ompanies tue prodution.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-05
TROOPS BEING PAID
 AS THEY ARRIVE

Washington, Jan, 4-nesfite seri- ous difficulties due to lost srecords and insufficient .data,. payments are being made to troops as: they arrive from overseas, and ,,s'nos casual or ether enlisted man from overseas who has a legitimate claim for pay need go without funds, said a statement by the finance division of the quartermaster corps. It has been charged in congress and elsewhere that soldiers were Icing returned 10 this country and discharged without having been given thei: pay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-05

Livingston was rich and proud, and most selfish She met hin, agaip, later in France, where her father regainsd his health in the life he loved and had missed so long. He did a valiant thing for France, tca.
 And Livingston, after being in the uniform of cur soldier boys fos a lew months. decided she was not to marry sinlp after all, unless he was enc. And he wasn't for he be- came 8 hero and mans man, and the leading character in a story of conqueying strength and fascination
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-05
OKLAHOMA'S EXPENSE
 OVER EIGHT MILLIONS

Oklahoma City. Jan. i.-State gov ernment expenditures for the fiscal year ended June Both, 1918, were SS,2S6.SS9.99, according to figures presented in a comprehensive, clas- sified report on government expens- es compiled by the state examiner and inspector. and filed today with Governor Williams.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-05
SEE ED ALLBRIGHT

For excavating. grading, hauling sand, gravel. cinders, or constructing depressions see Ed Albright. Just back from Camp Pike government contract. You all know me. My guarantee stands behind all work Gravel driveways a specialty.-Phone PAP. 11-28-1m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-05
ssTIsE &RnATEST THING IN LIFE" s TEA CHEERS SALIFTARY LESSaNS

lonaesickness started all the ex- citesesnt that furnished the story fSr The Greatest Thing in Life, y Griffith's superb Aircraft pc. t9se which will be shown at Best tsfafre Monday and Tuasday.
 was an old man who suffered ffh2a iti lsea peret Nostalgia was wv a tue doctor called it. So seri- cssts did it affect Leo Peret. that tlae doctor tsld his daughter Jean- 2 if he didn't return to his nativa lsee he would die.
 neTe was the money coming
 She didn't know. All they
 was small tobacco and news
 lt came one aGternean from
 sGst surprising source two s5aa
 They never knew inst wno
 erl7 thay thanked aim agair
 afn h theif agers
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-05

There will be no Flu" at your house if you keep a bottle of Dr. Brunson's Favorite handy and take a few doses when you feel a little "out Of sorts" For sale at all drug
 gists. 1c.sJf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-05
ISAAC DREYFUS COMPANY
 "YoUR GRAND PARENTS TRADED HERE.

There will be no "Flu'. at your house if you keep a bottle of Dr. BrunsUn's Favorite Prescription ham, dy and take a few doses when you feel little "out of sorts" For sale at all druggists. 12-4tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-05
HEARTS OF THE WORLD,'
 THE n. W. GRiFFITH'S
 ARTCRAFT MASTERPIECES F

Hearts of the World,' D. w. Griffiths supreme achievement is a love story. tho many of the episodes were taken ia France on the imme> e psttle fields.
 #ia t5afn. scenes of terrific nSF, were used 6y ha2agHoNnd for
 love scenes.
 M miles in
 ereat gro
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-05
CONTRACTORS NOTICE.

Wanted estimates on three co., tages. Jas Gould, Citizens Bank Building. 12-31-6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-05
STORE TALK
Goods of Exceptional Value

Suits, made by the Oneta, and bought to a higher price; all sizes and perfect httng; very ao-illo. rnlycnd to S2OO Bovs' all sizes in Oxorls; good Merode Wool Underwear for Ladies' Suits long sleeve high neck ankle length JTno Suits low short sleeves and ankle length rod,ooa to ........... Separate Shirts and Drawers, reduced to. 69c Blanket Robes Pink and Blue; sizes Children piece Pajamas; all sizes :$250 Ladies' Ffaneete Gowns reduced to ....... $159 Ladies Knit Princess Slips takes the place of corset and knit skirt entirely $lOO and Chidren' Skating Sets-Scarfs and
 JUST RECEIVED
 Ladies' Patent Leather Seamless Pump high Louis XIV heel; all sizes and widths '$ooo Ladies Boots Black Vic Kid; low military heel; plain Mems Black Vic Shoe, Liberty butcher last; Just received full line of Hemans United States Army Shoes, Munson last B Q, D and widths $500
Smyrna times., 1919-05-14

The Kent county Jail at present has
the smallest number of prisoners
known in many years, there being
only five serving terms. Six others
are detained on trespass cases on rail-
road property and others, and they
will be released the first of next week.
A divorce case was heard Wednes-
day, that of Mary C. Davis from
James Alfred Davis. A decree nisi
was granted.