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mony. We heard little criticism of anybody, and there seemed to be no petty jealousies. Each person we met seemed to be anxious to tell of the success of everybody else.
 "The soil of the part of Georgia visited is like that of south central Arkansas, the pine section. It IS sandy, with clay, subsoil. But the crops are different. To the eye of the most casual observer they are vastly more fruitful. It looks like each acre is cultivated intensely. There is less stalk to the cotton and much more fruit Their corn grows mere luxuriantly and produces much more There were no weeds and no grasses, and everywhere the velvet bean, pea and peanut crops were flourishing.
 "In the Carolinas the country is more like our river bottom land The crops are not as free of grasses, but the fruit was there in much more abundance than here. The roads are not as good as in Georgia, the part of this might be due to re- cent rains. In North Carolina the schools are more numerous, and of a better class than any we saw on our trip. They have most excellent practice of combining schools and homes for teachers, even in rural districts. This must help solve the problem of good teachers on present living costs.
 "There seems to be general har- mony between the landlords and ten ants in the Carolinas. The success of the land owners in that country, which is quite evident in dollars and cents, is largely due to this harmony and to small tracts per tenant. We saw much better live stock than we are accustomed to seeing. We also saw healthier, happier looking chill dren in the rural sections. To sum up the reasons for the pronounced success of the farmers (and every body else in consequence) in the sec tions visited, would name these:
 Factors In Success,
 "Co-operation, first, which results in:
 "Good roads.
 Good schools.
 Good seed and fertilizer.
 Good methods.
 "Good agricultural colleges and, experiment stations.
 "Good live stock.
 "All of these are available in Ark ansas, if we can accomplish the first one, cooperation. And I am sure that the party who saw the sights of the profitable farm tour are de termined to- accomplish results like the ones we saw"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-01
Pat Nef Once
 as School Teacher
 In Arkansas Town

Pat Neff, who will be governor of
 exas as the result of defeating Joe ' Bailey. former United States Sem sator, in the primary there last Sat afday, at one time taught school in Akkansas. At least two of his erst- while pupils now reside in Pine Bluff, They are H. c. Couch, pres- ident, and J. L. Longino, secretary of the Pine Bluff company. And none of Mir. Neff's adherents in the Lone Star State could have been more elated at his success.
 Texas showed fine judgment in aelecting MT. Neff," said Br. Longino, yesterday. "He's fine character, a nan of great ability, and will make III excellent governor. He's en- ltiFely worthy to be the executive of V state. Texas showed fine judg- ment, we think" MT. Couch nodded ncquiesence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-01
Papal Secretary Likes U. s. Despite
 the DrOuth Here

Rome, Aug. -Monsignor Cerret- ti, papal under secretary of state and former representative of the Vatican in Washington, at banquet given in his honor tonight by the 300 American Knights of Columbus now here, said hesalonged to return to the United States, "the worthiest country in which to live, although it has gone dry" The affair was the largest American gathering that has occurred in Rome. '
 Monsignor Cerretti had Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty of Phil adelphia, on his right and Edward L. Hearn, general commissioner for Europe of the Knights of Columbus, on his left. Other guests included: Father James Kirwan, Galveston, Texas, and Duke E. Hart of St. Louis.
 Monsignor Cerretti said the Pope had given his highest approval of the work of the Knights and he could not add more.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-01
FARMING METHODS
 MAKES REGIONS
 MORE PROSPEROUS
Tourist Gives Views on What Arkansas Might
 Do s

Little Rock, Aug. 28.-Even a mal who is not versed in farming coule not fail to be impressed with tn, difference in agricultural condition. in Arkansas and in Georgia and the Carolinas, according to w. B. Kenne dy, assistant cashier of the Exchange National bank of Little Rock. MT Kennedy was member of the party which recently toured the cotton re- gions of the Southeast under the auspices of the Arkansas Profitable Farming Bureau of the Little Rock Board of Commerce.
 What impressed MT. Kennedy most was the fact that better farming methods have brought prosperity happiness and contentment to the people of the regions visited on the tour. Likely other members of the party he was convinced that Arkan- sas can become even more prosper ous than the states visited if this state will adopt similar methods of farming and he believes that the re- cent trip will have a great affect in Arkansas.
 "When our party left Arkansas I am sure that most of us were skep- tical," says MT. Kennedy. "My own feeling was that, not being farmer, l would probably not see anything very different from what we had here. l felt that there might be technical differences in methods. discernable perhaps to the farmer, but that the results would be, to a man not versed in farming, just farms, about as I had seen them in riding around in Arkansas. So much was told of what we should see, that we wondered if it could all be true.
 Our first stop, in Sumpter coun- 'ty, Georgia, was a revelation. There was no mistaking the fact that here was something different. We were received with cordial hospitality which could only be extended by peo- pie who were prosperous. Fifty or more automobiles-+good ones-with plenty of local people to pilot us, were awaiting our arrival.
 The Differences Appear.
 "Then differences began to ap- pear. We travelled miles upon miles of roads far better than we have in our rural sections in Arkansas. These roads are not. the result of natural conditions so much as of methods. In Georgia, as in the Car olinas, they employ their convicts on road work. Ditches are we'll cut and free of weeds and grass, and roads are we'll graded and kept so. Aside from the dust (which was due to lack of rain, weanever travelled more com fortably anywhere.
 "As our first days work progress ed, it became evident that there were reasons, other than fertilizers, for the wonderful crops we were seeing. In Sumpter county, think, more than any community visited, was one of these reasons evidenced. This reason was the community spirit, CO., operation among farmers and other business men. It was evident that things were not done, or methods hap-hazard, but by con certed effort, and with reason. The same crops were planted, in the same way, and cultivated alike by all. Churches, schools, business or ganizations, and, in fact, all inter- ests, seemed to be working in har-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-01

Your visit to Rome has been a ray of sunshine in the Vatican" said. Monsignor Cerretti. "I never saw the Pope more satisfied than after your visit, which he said was one of the greatest consolation for him. Rome is now your home. You heard the Pope's wishes for the Knights to establish themselves here, going back to America to im- press the necessity of work in the Holy City and leaving the organiza- ton of their branch to MT. Hearn, who knows the situation, here and throughout Europs." ls i'lfEifss.'s.aasl' <
 Monsignor Cerretti's address was and especially Wfasa lBlE Hil lngedfqis, ihged ths of st se sa 'as suerems osass Knight FlahS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-01
Sells Sheridan
 Pike Place for
 Sum of $18,OOO

c. M Leavitt, former proprietor of Leavitt's Cut Price store, has an- nounced that within the next sixty days-he will enter the real estate bus mess in Pine Bluff.
 MT. Leavitt left Pine Bluff last March and has been residing on his farm on the Sheridan pike. He has been making a speciality of buying unimproved and rundown farms and putting them in an improved condi- tion. He now has 16 farms which he purchased in rundown condition and is putting them in first-class shape.
 MT. Leavitt has sold the home place of 500 acres on the Sheridan pike to c. J. Jackson, a wealthy ne- gro of Homer, La., for considera tion of $18,00O. s.
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THE THING WE NEED.

It is refreshing to note the state ment of Dr. John Moore of the First s Baptist church regarding Sthe Sun day baseball proposition. pr. Moore does not intend that his class shall be F party to movement to single ppt baseball for sacrifice while oth- Ser forms of Sunday law violations go anmolested.
 pr. Moore states that he is against sahasy baseball. Nile has right to tliAt opinion. He declares that he is 2kainst all forms of lawlessness. In this he. also has right to his opon- i'm, And in this, too, he is right. 1T all laws were rigidly enforced 4ey idiotic laws would be passed and some of those that we have would IF repealed. However, perfect law Enforcement is impossible. It is so in every state, in every city. Some laws are disregarded because they are foolish laws. Others are disre- gArtied because it is physical im- possibility to enforce them.
 But more than enforcement of the laws passed by our legislators, we need respect for and voluntary en- xorcement of the moral laws and the accepted rules of conduct.
 We cannot accomplish this by legislation. It must be done by |something else. We must educate from the cradle the youth of the nation to be temperate and to be moderate and to live and think cleanly. That is the only way that we can ever make men and women bstter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-01
Rags Replacing
 Wool in Clothing Speakers Claim

Chicago, Aug, 31.-Reworked rag. are replacing virgin wool in the clotf of manufacturers, according to speak CTS at the annual convention of the National Sheep and Wool Bureau o1 America in session here.
 "The chief substitute is shoddy old rags, reworked in some cases at often as eight times," said Bryan Wilson secretary of the Wyoming Wool Growers Association.
 The French-Capper Truth in fab ric" bill compelling manufacturer to stamp every yard of cloth with it's contents of virgin wool and other material was endorsed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-01

While Uncle Sam may lose trade rights in other nations, these nations VIII still need what Uncle Sam has and business probably will go on as ssual.
 M Governor Cox says the "wets" have given him nothing, and when you consider how long it has been Since the "wets" have had anything coming in which they could give, you cAn readily see how the governor is right.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-01
Daughter of Rich St. LOuisan Wed
 Her Chauffeur

East St. Louis, H., Aug. sS1.-Miss Marion Nugent, daughter of Joseph Nugent, millionaire horse and mule dealer here, was married to Saduel T. Strohm, formerly chauffeur for the Nugent ramily, at Bellevil1e, yes terday, it became known today. Strohm was discharged several ago when Nugent learned of the growing friendship between the couple. Miss Nugent is 23 years old and Strohm 29.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-01

and trolleys since the unexpected strike Sunday crippled the system, both the company and the strikers declared their determination to fight to finish. Meanwhile Brooklyn's s two million residents struggled with improvised means of conveyance.
 Early today trolley inspector was beaten to inconsistencies by six al legged strikers, all of whom were ar rested.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-01
Strike Talk Not
 General With the
 Anthracite Miners
STRIKE TALK NOT

STRIKE TALK NOT
 Wilkes Barre, Pa, Aug. 31.-Af' though expressing dissatisfaction with the anthracite coal commission made public yesterday by President Wilson, strike talk was not so gener- al today among loyal members of the United Mine Workers of America. The award gives the men wage ln- creases of IF and 20 per cent. They asked for at least 27 per cent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-01
ATTEMPT TO KILL RENAL

Constantinople, Aug. 31.-An at tempt has been made to assassinate Mustapaha Renal Pasha, leader of the Turkish Nationalists, near Tokat, a town 58 miles northwest of Sivas, ac- ccrding to an unconfirmed report
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-01
AO, ,O0O, ,0OO for Big
 X Five StOckyards

Washington, Aug. 31. Plans of the < liG Five meat packers for the dis iticn of their. stockyard interests, 61uifed under the decree entered Greement with the Department of 1ttce, contemplates sale of such in- 2f9 in fifteen citiees to E. H.
 2 and company of Boston.
 ptojeet |as filed { today with 4npfeane cehirt' of the District of
 obfes ss reqaired by the divorce 3kc<ee It places the bulk . Steek to be adisposed ofl
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-01
Street Car Strike !. In New York City
 Looks Very Bad

New York, Aug. 31.-Prospects for long drawn out contest between the Brooklyn Rapid Transit com pany and it's striking employees were apparent today.
 With virtually no increase in serv- ice by the subways, elevated roads
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
CAMP FIRE GGII.LS
IN CONSTANT IROPLE

\ letter has just been received ST
the national headquarters OF the Camp
Fire Girls, 81 East seventeenth street.
New York. from the daughter Of 'he
American consul general at CONSTANT
noglc. telling of new group of Camp
Fire Girls which she is forming In
her group there are two Turkish girls.
two Greek. one Armenian, two bul-
gartan and one Albanian. All of them
attend Constantinop1e college.
Miss Florence Hughes. member or
the board of directors of Camp Fire
Girls, and Miss Harriet Dow, pioneer
Camp Fire guardian. are to sail soon
for Constantinople. They are planning
to visit this newest foreign Camp Fire
group and deliver message to the
girls there from the 100000 Camp Fire
Girls in the United States.
This is the. seventeenth foreign
country in which there are Camp Fire
Girls. There are groups In every state.
On Alaska In Canada, England and on
every continent.
The program Of the Camp Fire Girls
lis esneciaiIy ADAPTED for Americauizl-
iuon work among the foreign born girl.
BY working for Camp Fire honors,
she learns American traditions and
customs uuconsciousiy. Thousands Of
groups of Camp Fire girls all over the
scountrE are taking girls OF foreign
birth into their number. The follow
F.. ing letter from a little Bohemian
Camp Fire Girl speaks for itself.
The greatest. Of many things, which
Camp Fire has accomplished for mc
was to Amerigaujze nc.
I came from Bohemia AT the age
of nine. batting America because II
was so strange and new. ! was amazed
a the strangaaess Of Il all and made
up my mind to hate ". and hate 1t 7
did tfi hFtlF Hire Girl %
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01

cd that there has been scientific
proof that the dead come back. In
every city in this country this interest
in spiritualism shows itself"
THE spiritualistic messages usually
agree with the desires and wishes Of
the inquirer said Or. Mullins. 1t
is curious that so little has been
Its message is a reproduction of the
easy going, popular, happy go-lucky
religion of the day. IL includes the
following system OF teachings:
Death is painless. This is some
thing we all like TO believe. The soul
continues TO exist after death. This
We also wish to believe, but we have
ample grounds for believing il apart
from spiritualism, as / shall show
at another time. The life after death
is a happy life. This is a perfect echo
Of our distress, and we have ample
grounds for believing it Is true of the
good. But there is no magical power
in death to destroy the sting Of con
science. Again We are told that spirits
surround us. This harmouizes per
fectly with the aims and efforts Of the
mediums. Given this belief, and ii IS
easy to accept the alleged messages.
Again. we are told all religions are
equally good. There could not be Il
more accurate reproduction Of the
current popular theory. Buddhim and
Mohammodanism and Christianity
monotheism and polytheism. are
equally desirable and efficacjous. SO
also hell is abolished How pleasing
this is to the average man; how
soothing 10 the soul that is morally
and spiritually lazy. What an opiate
for an awakened conscience!
mr. Mullins will Salf1-ap
Of his addresses on spiritualisfn this
afternoon at O'Clock His subject
win be- The Claims Of spiritu4lism
To Scientific Proof Al the night
service at o'clock he Will speak on;
The State Of the Dead This VIII
brtHE his series on spirftualism to a
close
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
BUILDING MOVEMENT
To GROW SLOWLY

Present conditions indicate that a
large building movement which now
seems inevitable in view of the hous-
ing shortage must be Of slow and
gradual growth. the National bank
Of commerce in New York declares
in the April number of its magazine,
Commerce Monthly
The dearth of building supplies,
the bank continues, is rendered more
acute by difficulties OF transportation.
Some time must elapse before the
various lines of industry which furn-
ish these materials will be able to
function at fun capacity. Added TO
this is the difficulty, under present
conditions, of financing new enter
prises.
In summarizing the current
market situation. the bank says:
Fundamental business conditions
have changed little from month ago.
The present price level requires a
a large volume of credit and capital
for essential transactions. This
coupled with the fact that sound
public policy requires a conservative
use OF bank credit. has resulted in
an Increasingly cautious attitude on
the part of industry and commerce
Such an attitude is much to be com
mended. If Il is reflected in a cor
respondingly conservative attitude on
the part Of the consumer and in
earnest effort on the part Of the
producer, it may enable credit con-
traction to be effected without loss or
shock until a normal basis is reach
ed.
Industry continues to be hamper
ed by inefficient transportation
This is not a condition which can he
materially aided by redistribution Of
cars but can, be remedied only by thc
purchase of large amount Of new
equipment and the heavy repairing of
old. Although a number OF railroads
are now in the market for rails, cars
and locomotives. the buying move
ment has pot Vet reached large pro-
portions. Extensive purchases on
the part Of the roads must wait the
making of adequate financial plans
Some needs, however. such as the re-
quirements of the repair shops, are
so urgent that buying Of this kind
cannot long be postponed"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
CHARTERS

-Leggett Co. incorporated Dam
vile, Va. Maximum, 500 o00 mlni-
mum, $4,000. J. NJ Beik. president.
Monroe. n. C.; Fred b. Leegett, secre~
tary, Danville. Va: A. T. Stevens. WIN
ston Salem, y. c: w. IL Belk. Char
lotte, \. c. and W. \. Iegeett, Bur
}ngton. \. c. General merchandise
business.
Apple Products COMPANY incorpor-
ated. Staunton, Va. Maximum, 5000
ooo; minimum. $4,000. c. NJ Acker-
man, president. New York. y. Y: wal
ter NJ. Jordan, secretary. stanton. Va,
and l. r. Stone, Waynesboro, Va. TO
can vegetables, make vinegar, pre-
serves. jellies, etc. Fl
Scottsville Power corporation. Scots
willie, Va. Maximum, $40 Geo, minimum.
$1,000. John l. Pitts, president; Lind
ley Pitts, secretary; u W. Hancock.
O. r. Goodwin. John : Martin, a. l..
Fits. Jr., l.. G. White and -. H. Pitts.
all of Scottsvillo Va: T.. G. Moon,
Lynchburg, Va, and w, II. Lanehorne.
Warren. Va. To distribute electric
power into the counties Of Able >arle.
Augusta, Nelson. Amherst. Louisa,
Orange. Fluyanna. buckingham. Apo
mattox. Prince Edward Campbell. Bed
ford. Roanoke, Cumberland Amelia.
Goochland, Nottoway Dinwiddie Pow
hatan. Prince George, Chesterfield.
Henrico and Hanover
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
MISS GREGG DISCUSSES
THE EDUCATION BOARD

Miss Rachel +. Gregg. state super
intendent OF teacher training con-
Quoted the third in the series of citi-
2enship lectures given under the aus
pices of the Equal Suffrage league. al
the Y. W. c. A. auditorium. yesterday
afternoon.
The subject for the lecture was the
state education board Its personnel
and work Miss Gregg discussed in
detail the constitutional basis for the
boards activities, and the recommen-
dations made by the educational COM
mission To the general assembly.
These were approved at its recent
session, and also most OF the proposed
state amendments were adopted
or these amendments. three will be
voted upon this fail. including the
compulsory education. and school
taxes. These wilt he among the is
sues the new women citizens will he
called upon to decide this fail
Miss Gregg especially mentioned the
fact that the legislature has given for
educational purposes a larger appro-
priation than ever before, attrihutins
this in part to the activities Of Gov
ernor Davis in behalf of education.
The fourth in the series of lectures
will be given next Tuesday at the same
place by Mrs. Eudora Ramsay Rich
ardson on the subject of the activities
and problems of the present admins
tration.
Announcement was made that the
usual Thursday night class which is
being conducted by William and Mary
college at the John Marshall high
school, Will not be held this week, ow-
ing to the Easter holidays
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
TO SPEND Sl,332,O6O
FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS

The Southern Presbyterian church.
with membership of 36s,060, is re-
sponsible for the Christian teaching
of $4,000. o00 people in foreign lands,
according to the Rev. Egbert w. Smith.
executive secretary of the church 8
committee on foreign missions.
This means that every communicate
in fifteen Southern states has taken
upon himself Indirectly the carrying
OF the gospel of Christ to eighty-seven
men. women and children.
The whole foreign mission field has
been divided off and certain sections
apportioned to each Protestant church,
in order that there might be no dupii-
cation of effort
I'm the territory assigned to M"
said DR.. Smith. "there are tens of
thousands of villages fled with friend
ly faced men, women and children, nor
one of whom has ever heard the name
OF Christ.
They will crowd any building and
listen as long as the missionary has
strength to speak if only we can fur
nish them the missionary"
The Southern Presbyterian church
viii spend s1,332.0o0 for foreign mis-
sions this year as result of its pro-
gressive program. But missions at
home will not be neglected. however
pressing the foreign need. For the
assem- blys home missions has been ap-
propriated $4,000 and for local causes
81, 100000. making total of s2,240, coo
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
o-BRIEg RETURNS.

The Neil OBrien Ministries now rec
ognixed as the premier organization Of
its kind. will be the attraction at the
Strand Monday and Tuesday, The
promise is given by Manager Oscar r
Hodge that there viii be a nrst part
such as never before seen with a min
strel organization. Mr.. Nell 0Brien's
ability writer and producer of
hlackfaee comedy acts will again he
In evidence. and the snap. vim and go
Of the entire program Is due to his
efforts. and progressiveness VIII DO
seen throughout the entertainment.
or course. there will be no end OF
comedians and singers. Included in
the large roster as such artists as
Bert Swor. "SuEarfoot" Gaffney. r.
Lester Haberkorn, James Barardi,
James Walbank. Bobby Gossans, John
woriand, Frank Quinn. Charles Strong.
Fred Miller. Ira Laird RNhard Flour
noy. Charles r. Wright, James p. Is
bell. George MIiner. waldo Roberts,
Edward OHouse, James White, George
Faust and Major Nowak. There viii
be MONDAY parade OF the minstrel
boys and it is said that this street
display is we'll worth witnessing.
There IS a special Easter matinee Mon
dav