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The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-30

(From Thursdays Daily Press)
Rev. j. n. Robertson has return
a from the Mangrum settlement in
Craighead county, where he con-
Quoted a successful revival.
Col. B. A. Johnson, one of the
Oldest and most prominent citizens of
the county, was in from Sugar
Creek township this morning greet
ing his many Paragould friends.
There will be a public working
of the Hartsoe graveyard or August
). All interested parties are asked
TO assemble at the cemetery on that
day, bring tools with which to
work and dinner baskets.
Rev. F. A. Jeffett, formerly pas
tor of the First Methodist church
in this city, now stationed at Hell
ena, arrived last night to attend
the funeral services over the re-
mains of Rev. John McKelvey.
Tom Peterson and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Spain have returned
from an overland trip to Schumer
Springs, Mo. Mr.. Peterson says the
roads along the route to that point
IN Misso ri are excellent and that
he made the drive from Paragould
to Schumar Springs, a distance of
IT'S miles, in one day.
The remains of Rev. John Nc
Kelvey, who died at Cotter Monday
night from injuries received Sun
day when his horse threw him,
were brought to Paragould on the
Iron Mountain early morning pas
senger train, and at ten o'clock
this morning funeral services were
conducted at the First Methodist
L. Williford and Rev. M. M. Smith.
The body was taken to Gainesville
and inferred.
Judge ". Y. Tompkins of Pres
colt, law partner of Hon. Thos. c.
McRae, candidate for governor,
spent the forenoon i'll the city on
legal business. Judge Tompkins
visited Paragould ten or twelve
years ago when he Vas the attorney
for the anti-saloon league of the
state. He said this morning he
was surprised at the wonderful
growth of this city and regarded
it as one of the most promising
municipalities in the state.
Policemen Kinnard and Sims ar
rested Bob Mccullough about eight
o'clock last night on a charge OF
b~ootlegging whiskey. Police Judge
Bratton was sen for and gave Nc.
Cullough a trial, finding him gull
ty and assessing a fine of SIS
While the officers were escortine
Mccullough to the Jail he made 6
dash for his liberty near the Meth.
Ndist church. Officer Sims gave
pursuit and fired twice at the flee
ing prisoner who made his escape
Jesse Warren was the prosecuting
witness against Mccullough.
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LOCAL NEWS
(From Fridays Daily Press)

in police court this morning
Griffin Smith was fined five dol
lars for speeding on Highland
street last night.
Misses Alice and Belle Whitsitt
have gone to St. Louis on a visit.
Miss Belle will return within a
short time, while Miss Alice will go
to New York to purchase goods for
the Bertig department store.
Mischievous boys stole an ink
pad and rubber stamp out of Tom
Bentley's buggy back of the Para
gould Marble Works yesterday. Mr..
Bentley says if che lads will return
the pad and stamp he will gladly
pay them for the articles.
Sheriff AL Grooms and his dep
uties who have been engaged since
Tuesday assisting the officials of
Craighead county in the search for
Harry wood, charged with killing
his wife in Craighead county the
first of the week, stated this morn
ing they had about given up the
hunt. 1t was thought Wood was
in hiding in this county, but the
Officers now believe he has either
gone toward ST. Louis where it is
said he has relatives, OF to Texas.
Photographs of Wood have been
mailed to many points and Off
GERS up and down the line have
beer wired to be on the lookout
for him.
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past four weeks on al auto tour
to points il Colorado, returned
home last night.
Mrs. May Elkins, residing with
her mother on East Poplar street,
died at the sanitarium early this
morning. She was taken to the in
stitution several days ago for an
operation, but her condition was so
weakened and her trouble so COM
plicated that she succumbed.
Cross county officials last night
brought three prisoners to the
Greene county Jail for safe keeping.
Two are negroes, one charged with
burglary and the other with OPP
Grating a gambling joint. The
third prisoner is a white boy charg-
ed with cobbing the bank at Par
kin on March Z.
Jim Pitcher, living neal Brad
shaw's bridge in Cache bottoms,
was brought here yesterday by
Drew Taylor, deputy sheriff at
Beech Grove, to serve out a fine
of $50 for selling liquor. Pitchers
physical condition was so pitiable
that Judge Light suspended the
fine on condition that the defend
ant refrain from further violations
of the law.
Chas. J. Weathers Of Memphis,
superintendent of agencies for the
American Central Life Insurance
Company, was in the city this
morning. He left at noon with
Tom Bentley to visit his farm near
Light. Mr.. Weathers is deeply in
terested in the proposed extension
of the Cache Valley railroad from
Light to Paragould. He says the
people of Paragould are wasting
the opportunity of a lifetime in de-
laying the movement to bring the
Cache Valley to this city.
Yesterday evening while Mr.. and
Mrs. Nit Phillips and baby, resid-
ing near John Goodies store, were
driving east on West Emerson
street back of Dr.. Hopkins home,
a bolt worked out of the buggy
shaft, causing one end to fall and
strike the horse. The animal be-
came frightened and a away,
overturning the buggy and throw
mo tho ~nppunantc ont Mr. and
Mrs. Phillips sustained painful cuts
and bruises and the baby was
slightly injured. DR.. Hopkins
to their home in Northeast Para
gould.
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{From Saturdays Daily Press)

l.. P. Hall has returned to his
home at Hornersville, having re"
covered from an operation perform
ed at the local sanitarium.
Mrs. Lizzie Breckenridge who
is teaching near Delaplaine arrived
home this morning to spend today
and Sunday with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Lowe and
daughter returned last night from
an enjoyable trip to Chicago, De-
troit, Buffalo, Niagara Falls and
points in Canada.
Lot Johnson, the Smithville mer-
chant and planter who has been IN
the Paragould sanitarium the past
fiv, weeks recovering from gun
shot wounds in the abdoment, has
sufficiently recovered to be able
to return to his home and he left
this morning for S%mithville.
Eugene Hunter received a let
ter Friday from his mother who
is In a hospital in Denver, Colo.
stating her condition shows some
Improvement, but that the physi'
clans say she will have to remain
in bed three weeks longer.
A j. Bishop, a pioneer farmer
of Hooker's. was in the city today
and reported bumper crops Of ev-
cry kind in that section of the
county. An immense wheat crop
was grown and Mr.. Bishop has pur-
chased 1900 bushels in his immedi-
ate neighborhood, with other buy
ers in the market. He says four
times as much wheat will be grown
next year, and that the. average
yield in that section is about TWEEN
ty-five bushels to the acre.
Residents of West Paragould this
morning recalled the fact hat the
fire that destroyed the Justice
home on West Court street yester-
day was the second conflagration
that ever occurred in that section
the city, the first being the fire
that destroyed the dwelling occu-
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whomsoever violated or ignored, in
the protection of it's w citizens,
but is also deeply interested in see
ing it made practicable between the
bell; eerents themselves, and holds
itself ready at any time to act as
the common friend who may be
privileged to suggest a way.
CIR the meantime, the very value
which this government sets upon
the long and unbroken friendship
between the people and govern
ment of the United States and the
people and government of the Ger
man nation impels it to press very
solernly upon the imperial Ger
man government the necessity for
a SCI upulous observance of neutral
rights in this critical matter.
Friendship itself prompts it to say
to the imperial German government
that repetition by the commanders
of German naval vessels of acts in
contravention of those rights must
be regarded by the government OF
the United Staes, when they affect
American citizens, Is deliberately
unfriendly. LANSING"
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Every citizen of Paragould who

Every citizen of Paragould who
is interested in the growth of the
city is urged to attend the meeting
tomorrow night. 1t can be posi-
lively stated that the Cache VAL
ley road will be extended to Para
gould if the citizenship will coop
crate with those who have agreed
to put up the major portion of the
money. If the people of Paragould
show lack of interest and do not
manifest a substantial spirit of CO.
operation the road will not be
built.
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Light at nine thirty by General
Manager Brown of the Cache Val
ley. The ParagOuldians will be
given a ride owe the Cache Val
ley to Sedgwick and return, and on
this trip they will have an opportu-
nifty to see the country and judge
for theselves whether or no it
would be a good investment to as
sist in financing an extension OF
the road to this city.
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'DEDLIBERATELY UNFRIENDLY'
"Thc government of the United
States and the imperial German
government are c~ontending for the
same great object, have long stood
together in urging the very princl-
pies upon which the government OF
the United States now so solemnly
insists. They are both ~contending
for the freedom of the seas. n
government of the United States
will continue to contend for that
freedom, from whichever quarter
violated, without compromise and
at any cost. 1t invites the prac-
tical cooperation of the imperial
German government at this time
when cooperation may accomplish
most, and this common object be
most strikingly and effectively
achieved.
'The imperial German govern
ment expresses the hope that this
object may in some be &C
complished even before the present
war ends. 1t can be. The govern
ment of the United States rot only
fees obliged to insist upon 1t, by
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-30
(From Mondays Daily Press)

Mrs. Thos. Lloyd of Bethel was
brought to the %sanitarium this
morning for treatment.
Miss Lanette Haley who has
been in Chicago taking voice cul-
ture has returned home.
Cicero Thompson left this morn
ing in his Ford car for Greenfield
and other points,
Joe Bertig left last night for St.
days before going to New York to
purchase goods for Bertig Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Tansil Of
Blytheville are here for a few days.
Mr.. Tansil holds a high score as a
trap shooter and is here to attend
the annual shoot of the Paragould
Gun Club, which begins tomorrow
Nmorning at the fair grounds.
Uncle" David Weaver who RUNS
a blacksmith shop on North Pruet
street, observed the eighty-third an
niversary of his birth Saturday. A
sumptuous dinner was served at the
home of John H. Lee. Twenty
nine guests, including Mr.. Weaver's
children and grandchildren, partici-
pated in the festivities.
DR.. and Mrs. j.. T. Gourley re-
turned last night from Davenport,
Ia, where they have been taking
a full course in the Davenport Chi
~ropractic Institute. They are hay
ing their rooms over the Thompson
Drug Store r%epainted and repaper-
ed, and Wi lopen their office bust
ness Aug. 2.
Alec Haley aged so years, broth
e of DR.. R. J. Haley and Postmas-
ter T. E. Haley of this city, died at
> o'clock this morning at his hons
at Cardwell after a long illness of
Bright's disease. Mr.. Haley is
survived by his wife and two chill
dren. The body will be brought
to Paragould tomorrow morning
ana inferred in Linwood cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Herrick mo-
tored to Jonesboro yesterday to
spend the day. Mr.. Herrick broke
one of the front springs on his ma
chine shortly after leaving Para
gould, but went on to Jonesboro
without making repairs, With the
assistance of a block of wood and
some wire, first aid to the injured
was given and the return trip
made without accident.
Miss Hettie Jones has resigned
Iher situation as s~aleslady at the
Mime Dry Goods Company and will
leave this evening for a visit to
relatives in Jonesboro, for a few
tlays. Miss Hettie will likely re-
turn to Paragould the latter part of
this week and will continue her res
idence in this city. She had been
identified with the above store sew
eral months and has made a host
OF friends among the trade of Par
agould and Greene county.
(From Tuesdays Daily Press)
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pied by Erman Mueller near the
high school more than a year ago.
One cause assigned for this condi-
ton is that there has been no wa
ter in the west end and the resi-
dents of that section have conse-
quently been extremely careful to
keep down the ordinary fire haz-
ards.
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CFrom Wednesdays Daily Press
Mrs. Brack Thomson and family
have moved from North Sixth street
into their pretty new home on
North Third street.
Dolph Stedman stated this morn
ing he finished threshing his wheat
| yesterday and that the yield was
twenty-five bushels to the acre
The bridge across the ditch at
Eight Mile school house is out of
commission for repairs. 1t will be
'eady for traffic Saturday morn
ing.
Mrs. Martha Jane Dennis, aged
81 years, wife of l.. T. Dennis, a
well known and substantial citi-
zen residing neal Walcott. died at
nine o'clock last night. .7s
Judge j. L. Light has b cen hold
ing a session of the court of com
mon pleas this week. The docket
has been heavy and Judge Light
says he will conclude the session
tomorrow.
Rev. A. A. Ryan who is con-
ducti.lg the revival services at the
Second Baptist church, was called
to his home at Walcott this morn
ing to hold funeral services for Mrs.
L. T. Dennis. Rev. w. C. Wood
will preach in the absence of Rev.
Ryan.
M. A. Matlock of Hope spent a
few hours in the city this norm
ing on his way to Marmaduke.
Rector and Piggott to solicit stu
dents for Central college of Con-
way. Later in the week Mr., Mat
lock will make a anvass for stu
dents in Paragould,
j. B. Kirchoff, the North Pruet
street grocer, left this morning for
a trip to Seattle, Portland, San
Francisco and other points in the
west. Mr.. Kirchoff has not had a
vacation in ten years and he decid-
ed to combine a visit to his broth
ers in Oregon with a trip to the
exposition. He expects to be gone
hirty days.
Virgil Hale is moving his family
from the Thompson property on
North Seventh street to his new
home, the Clarence Granting cot
tage, on South Seventh street, Jno.
Taylor is moving from the Newber-
ry property on West Court street
into the Thompson property. B. F.
| Justice, whose residence was de-
stroyed by fire last Friday will
move into the Newberry property.
The remains of Rev. John Nc
Kelvey, who died at Cotter Monday
night, will reach Paragould in the
morning at 8 o'clock on the Iron
Mountain train. The funeral SER
vices will be held at 10 O'Clock at
the First Methodist church. Rev.
Boone l.. Williford of B%atesville and
Rev. M. NJ. Smith will have charge
of the service. The burial will
take place at Gainesville tomorrow
afternoon.
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WORDS in DIPLOMACY
BETWEEN u. S. AND KAISER
CONTINUED from page three)

ed. The very agreement would, by implication suoJect
ether vessels to illegal attack and would be a curtailment
and. therefore,, an abandonment of the principles tor
which this government contends and which IN times OF
calmer counsels every nation would concede as a matter
of course.
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Graveyard Cleaning.

There will be a graveyard clean
ing at Pine Knot Thursday, Aug
ust Sd. Everybody invited. Bring
your dinner. Bring tools to work
with. COMMITTEE.
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W are still selling good patent
flour $1.45 per sack; 1915 per bar
rel. Newsom's. 1t
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Try one of our big bargain
hrooms, Csc each. Newsom's. 1t
The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-30
(From Tuesdays Daily Press)

Mrs. Tom r. Lloyd of Bethel,
underwent a successful operation at
the sanitarium this morning.
Eli Meiser, Col. H. B. Morgan
and Telfair Stedman who spent the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-30
TRANSFORMING
Of TEAMS ENDS
Pres. johnson Says There
VIII Be No More Trips
After This Season.

Chicago. Ill, Oct 3O.-The barn
storming trip Of picked teams Of the
American and National leagues, which
are touring the west viii be the last
in which American league players viii
be allowed 10 take part
President B. 3. Johnson, OF the
American league, in making this an
nOuncement. said that the players
gathered together to represent the
American organization We're a Joke
team" and that the practice Of con
tinuing baseball half through the win
ter is an injury to the sport and to
The players themselves
We viii stop this masquerading,
president Johnson said, as there is too
much baseball now in the regular sea
son. I am strongly opposed to it
The only way to increase the pubHcs
interest in baseball us to reduce the
quantity and improve the quality, IN
stead OF increasing the quantity and
reducing the quality"
President Johnson said that the
present tour was being made without
the consent Of the National Baseball
commission. only the consent of the
club owners whose players were
selected having been obtained
These club owners, although opposed
to their players making post season
tours, preferred to give a reluctant
consent rather than make an individual
stand against il, Mr.. johnson said.
Consequently, the National commission
will draft legislation TO forestall plans
for future post season tours.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-30

CHELTON-PAYNES and the all
star EverybOdys viii furnish
Sundays baseball attraction at Rio
Grande park. The counterjumpeTs
have strengthened up with several
professionals, including "Dutch"
Magic, and the game will give the
local fans a chance to see the FL
Paso boys who have been in other
leagues this summer, play ball The
game starts at 2:5O and should be a
good one. It is likely that Leyva
will work for the hardware team and
Gillette fer the counterjumpers.
Keep an eye on this GILLETTE for he's
going up.
KRACKAJACKS have been heard
from again. Since Dick Smith
and his crew landed second money
in the Silver City tournament on
Labor day, the team has not been
heard from but now the manager
comes out with a challenge to play
the winners of Sundays game a
series at Rio Grande park and says
that he doesn't care how many
pros" the other teams strengthen up
with for he believes that he has the
real all-star aggregation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-30
Pat MORAN MAY
MANAGE PIRATES

Pittsburg, Pa. Oct. 30-If owner
Barney Dreyfuss isn't allowing the
task Of choosing a successor to Fred
Clarke as manager Of the Pittsburg
club TO Interfere with his winter rest
there are plenty Of other persons to do
his worrying for him. Choices for
Clarke's berth run all over the map
and pretty nearly everyone is men
toned"
First. there's Hans Magner. When
Mr. Dreyfuss was consulted about Hans
he replied that he knew Hans wouldn
have the job for love or money so thar
boon was killed right there
Pat Moran, manager Of the Pmliles,
leads the dCpe at present although
neither Moran nor Dreyfuss has spoken
on the subject. II is known or, at any
rate. generally believed, that Moran
won't sign up for next year with the
PhiIlies without a big raise" he
thinks his work with the Phillies last
season shows he is a manager VINO
ought to class with 1IcGraw, Carrigan,
Mack and Stallings in salary as we'll as
in ability
President Baker is thinking Il over
and probably. will come around 10
Moran's way Of thinking before the hot
league has more than half played out
its schedule. II he don't, why, PITTS
burg may have him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-30

between them Hows that for cheap
stuff Steve and the linnan they brot
probly cost them q bout buck all told
and the feed we give them set us back
over $500 dollars. I got a little Of IL
back when We played rummy but only
a bout a SIPS so / says to Gussy after
words that inted Of We giveiug some
more Of them showers we would save
money IL we set Clara and Fred up In
house keeping at our own expences-
Gussy n Sfickler for style
But Gussy says IL WOuldent be stilish
to do il that way but the way to do IL
was give showers ans may be we would
have better luck next time So I says
all right but this time YOU want 10
print the bill Of fair on the invitations,
and make it a good ] and some thinG
that Will draw the people so Gussy
asst me what should We have on the
bill of fair so I made up the Invitations
for the next shower a china shower
that's comeing off next Fri. night and
put the bill OF fair on the invitations
and heres what I says on them.
Bill Sumbits n Menu.
1st I give my name and a dress like
the last time and says IL was going
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-30
BY aBECK.0

SOCCER players from the "Old
country" will be out in force at
the foundry grounds, Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, for the practice of
the United Empire clubs team.
There are IS players out last Sunday
and the o. E. club viii have d strong
team. They are now hoping that the
Krackajacks will take up soccer and
that it viii be possible to get up a
senior league this winter with both
civilian and soldier elevens.
BASKETBALL fans who are not
attending the Church league
series at the ''Y" every Friday night
are missing q real treat. The league
is much stronger and faster than
was at first anticipated and some ex-
cellent basketball is seen every week.
y
BASEBALL games at Rio Grande
park have done a lot to make the
army a big factor in local athletics
and the transfer Of the 10th infantry
to Douglas for border duty is Great
ing a big gap right now. The fans
sure miss that scraPpy bunch of ball
players.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-30

- HICAGO. Oct. So steve. We'll
Steve guess I told you bout I
and Gussy haveing a party for
Clara the girl that's going to get mar
red TO Gussys brother Fred and It
wasent a reglar party but a linnan
shower to give Clara some thing TO
start off house keeping with Wen
it come off last Thurs night and we
had sent out invitations 10 a bout 20
ladys and gents but only couple come.
Well Gussy was sore at the rest OF
them but says why should they came
and give presents TO a girl they never
seen. So GUssy says they should Of
came to get the refreshments II moth
ing else and that's why she put refresh
hunts on the invitation was TO get
them to come.
So I says we should ought TO Of
stated what kind Of refreshments we
was going to give out because some Of
them probly Figured they would han
to spend $50 OF so for a fowl or han
kerchief for the shower and then when
they got here we wouldent give them
nothing but may be a glass Of beer
and a sv.Sss cheese sandwich So they
could save money not comeing out IN
sted Z comeiug here they could 90 10
a restaurant and get there sandwich
and beer for SIS tiping the waiter in
elusive.
Not Cheap skates.
OF coarse we rally had better refresh
fnunts then a sandwich and glass OF
beer because wear not no cheap skates
I guess 7 don't half to tell you THAI
Steve. NBut the people dident know
what we was going TO have and II We
had Of stated it on the invitations 1
bet they wOuldent of been I'm. in the
house for all that come because we set
upa pretty swell feed includeing sand
witches u kinds and take your cholcel
potato Said cake and beer plenty
Of IT,
Well Of coarse Gussy and Clara had
cooked up enough to feed 20 not count
ing I and Fred and when they was only
6 people come of coarse evry body got
twict as much as If they'd OF been
full house and the people that coma
dident only bring 4 peaces Of hnnan