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Legal Notices
ROAD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
 No. IA.
TAX NOTICE.

AA NOIICTl. Notice is hereby given that Road Improvement District No. IA, tax for 1917, will be due and payable from January 1st to April 10th, and unless paid within said time, penalty of 25 per cent will attach. Under the law the collector has no authority to remit any penalty:
 R. Ii. WILLIAMS,
 Collector. Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 8, 1917, 12-9-1m
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LOST-OE WHITE AND SPOTTED
 setter dos; answers to name of "Joe." Please return to {. C. Alex ander, SOP West Sixth avenue, and
 receive reward of S. 12-7-6t
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'yr HUNDRED DOLLARS WEEK ,r easily made with our line of spe- c;alties. We absolutely prove it. f;ryn,, are a hustler, write for par Mcnlars. The Warren Refining & chemical Co.,, Cleveland, o.
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EuyTED-MEN OR WOMEN TO learn barber trade: wages paid
 while learning; tools, diploma giv'
 en; high class positions waiting. Soecial inducements. Palmer Sys- tenn. 116 West Fift,l street, Little Rock, Ark. li4-ll-1S-zo
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10-ACRE F,ARMS-GET A I0-ACRE farm near pike road to Sheridan, fine for poultry, fruit, truck, hog raising and country homes only $250.0O, $10 cash and balance $o per
 month no interest or taxes. White people only. Possess at once. Call or write for full particulars. NJ. 'M McGehee 6 company, Phone 1888. 11-24-6W.
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Our president has declared for the continuation of sport, but it's a jitney to ton of sugar he didn't have the St. Louis Browns in mind.
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Rowing at Harvard next spring may be informal" but in the event of a capsized shell the ducking will be the real thing.
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modern residence in de- sirable neighborhood; will lease for one or more years. Phone 2234. 12-13.tf
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FOR SALE-BEAUTITUL 4-ROOM
 bungalow; second house east of
 Iron Mountain Railway crossing on Dollarway. Also several good AZ to i60 acres improved farm on new Pine Bluff, Sheridan and Hot
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FOR E-BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY home, four miles from Pine Bluff. 3-5 mile from pike, 500 fruit trees, 5 room bungalow house, good ten. ant house and out-buildings. Will take first-class automobile as part pa, ,ment. For further particulars see l.. K. Duncan, at s. R. Thomas Auto company; telephone 1899.
 8-23-tf
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CoLoRED FARMERs-FARM LAND

COLORED FARMERS-FARM LAND for rent. I offer, on reasonable terms, some of the best farmlnS dns land in Drew county. Over 9Oo acres in cultivation. just miles from Monticello. This land avera, ges .abouts1,2, bale cotton per acre. and from 30 to 50; bushels of. corn. Will rent same for IA of crop, or where preferred, cash rental or 6.00 per acre. Parties interested X can see sme at my office, room No. il. Merchants & Planters BanK building, Pine Bluff.
 H. D. TRULOCk
 12-1-2W.
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Fv11. SERVICE EXAMINATION IN
 Dine Bluff soon. Men and women desiring government clerkships, de- partmental, postoffice, railway mail, customs. stenographers, write for free particulars to J. c. Leonard (forlner government eXaminer), 289 Kenois Bldg, Washington. It
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FOR SALE-AN ELEGANT FULL
 dress suit. Suit can be seen at 625
 Pine; phone 793. 12-16tf
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7oMEN-sECURE AN INDEPEN. dent income, selling genuine guaran- teed wear proof hosiery to ,wearer. Salary or commission. Experience Innecessary.- Permanent. 1nterna- tional Hosiery Mills, Norristown, Pa. It
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FOR. SALE-NICE FIVE.ACRE SU-
 burban home; house in good con
 dition; on good pike, one and-a-half miles from street car. This week at a bargain. See A. G. Russell, Cotton Belt Bank. 12-7-6t
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FOR SALE-ONE BLOCK OF LAND and an eight-room house, plastered, two years old and in good condition; 1;
 near school and church; can be had at a bargain. Why pay rent!
 See or phone, Hollis Real Estate company, 1231h West Second ave. nue; phones ? and 112. 6-1S-t1
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WE CAN SELL YOUR REAL ESTATE or business of any kind, anywhere
 For quick sale address Northwest ern Business Agency, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1-1S-10s
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DESIRE TO RENT
 desirable five or six-room cottage, ln good neighborhood. Will take
 lease. Phone 1913. I2-7-6t
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LADY STENOGRAPHER FOR REAL
 estate office. Must be good in English. With business ability. Ad-
 vancement for the tight party. Box 266, Bearden, Ork. l2-9-17
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FOR RENT-A FURNISHED ,alA.t ment 217 w. 18th. Mrs. onlta
 Martin. A-Ao''
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CORDS OF WOOD, eMner cotton wood or willow for excelsior purposes. See Turner neddlng company, Pine Fluff. Ark.
 11-27-1m
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FOR RENT ONE SIX-ROOM
 phnmo oa5 12-16-tf
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FOR R E N T

FOR RENT - UPSTAIRS ROOM:
 close in: bath. Phone 223. l2-lo'ol
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TOH RENT---5 ROOM HOUSE. 1704 West 18th only s11.00 per month. This home is near the Sam Taylor
 school. Call M. H. McGelee < Co., nhono ,ose 12-14-2w
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FOR SAMI-ONE NATIONAL CASH
 Register and one McCasky Safe Register. Both nearly new and in the very best of condition. w. A. Tarver, 901 West Second St. Phone 17O3. 12-9-17
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FANTED TO BUY-oLD JEWELRY, s,taer gold or silver, diamonds, all
 Sla9s old broken false teeth and
 u.aoge work. Will pay market
 pe'ce. Address X x, care Graphic. 10-11-tf
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FOR SALE MODERN COTTAGE, four rooms and bath; new, near car line and paved street. See or phone Hollos Real Estate company, 123h
 West Second avenue; phones 2 and i1o 6-l3-tf
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FOR sALE-RIvER BOTTOM FARM 400 acres, 300 acres, accretion 3o0 acres in cultivation, plenty houses and barns, A miles from Pine
 Bluff on county road, can be bought reasonable on good terms. J. r. Cady, 127 1-2 Main street. If.
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ANTED-EXPERIENCED COLOR ed girl for dining room work. Alp ply at once. at ,OrtOn hotel. 1901 East Second avenue. 12-9-6t
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FOR SALE-CIGAR STORE, SODA fountain and billiard parlor. Reas- on for selling, other business. Will
 make big sacrifice on this new out
 fit. Phone 1914. 12-9-6t
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|vr "A NEW LINE OF SOAP, FIX r .r.ots toilet goods, perfumes, etc, sor agents; 100 per cent profit. % Samnle free. Write quick. Lacas- s;an Co.,, Dept. 92, St. Louis, Mo.
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PoI WANTED AT DAILY GRAPHIC
 lo learn Printing trade and deliver
 packages. Fine opportunity for
 ellsht boy. Must be 16 years old. answer in person. If.
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New York Spot Cotton.

New York, Dec. 15.--Spot cotton auiet midding uplands, 3O10c.
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scE so,,. iot INVEST $9O UNDER AB- ineous sso.e guarantee; pay you steady
 asS amounting s180 first year, aifer increasing every year there vlcsa. write quick for particulars. Cnlo irons, Ideal Bldg, Denver,
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Yssr,,, s WELLS, EARNING $252.OOO
 SSis settled production; now
 G6oss lo per cent dividends; Ok Held; immense possibili-
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FOR sALE-IF YOU, WANT TO sell your furniture for cash. High est prices paid. Ewing Furniture Company, 319 Pine street; phone
 24S9. 1l-7-tf
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BUY OLD SILVER, gold or diamonds, will pay cash or
 trade. Gottlieb 11-29-dtf
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ties; shares, $1.25; advance soon j; information free. GlobeOil Co.,, Com, merce Bldg, Kansas City, Mo.
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t.yTEp-ExPER1ENCED SALES.
 M asa h handle the finest line of ..sn .aanorance beverages on the mar ;. sa. Unusual opportunity for live
 asr r,~o man willing to work small csonantry towns. Commission con .ua .u.ct s35 weekly drawing ac- @ ao,,nt B. M. Craig, Mgr, 2O9
 un,,ser ] Bldg, St. Louis, Mo.
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W IAN T E D

,,mrrr-AGENTS TO SELL MY a;ntfor exterminating lice and Isus, s,,as on poultry. Write and see
 n!t nxst have. J. M. shemeley,
 Gyvp1a. Minn.
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Springs pike. Phones, oftice 1887, residence 731s J. A. Mcleod. 12-2-1m
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TAX NOTICE.

TAX NOTICE.
 Road Improvement District No. 21. Notice is hereby given that Road Improvement District No. 21, tax for 1917, will be due and payable from January 1st to April 10th, 1918, and unless paid within said time a penalty of 25 per cent will attach. Under the law the collector has no authority to remit any penalty.
 R. H. WILLIAMS, '
 'h Collector. Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 10th, 1917;
 12-15-1m
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FOR sALE-BURROUGHs ADDING machine, slightly used. Phone 2443 or write P. O. Box. 249
 12-15-3t
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TAX NOTICE. Nh Renee District No. 2.

TAX NUI1CE.
 No Fence District No. ?. Notice is hereby given that No Fence District No. 2, tax for 1917, will be due and payable from Janu- ary 1st to April 10th, 1918, and un- less paid within said time penalty of 25 per cent will attach. Under the law the collector has no authority to, remit any penalty.
 R. H. WILLIAMS,
 Collector. Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 10th, 1917:
 12-15-lm
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09

We are told by the makers of mems
fashions that there will be marked
tendency 10 close-fitting garments.
padding to be wholly or almost wholly
eliminated Trousers viii be cut with
narrow knee. 16-inch bottom and
! 1-2-inch cuff" We don't know who
authorizes the people who make the
fashions We have never voted for
ANYBODY TO do it yet--and If the ex-
ploiters OF male attire ever go as
stark crazy $ the people who put
over the feminine article. we expect
10 take up arms in defense OF the
rights Of men 10 At least dress saneIy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
hap. a greater reflection upon the

haps a greater reflection upon the
real democracy of American institu-
tons than the delay in granting equal
suffrage in other elections. Women
possess, and have had for numb Der
OF years the right 10 vote in munich
pal elections In Great Britain colonies.
including some In Asia in South
Africa. in all the Scandinavian coun-
tries and in Honduras and Venezuela.
Women were sitting in the City Coun-
ellis of Reykjavik, the capital of Ice
land, Copenhagen, Chrtstiani and
Stockholm before American women
had achieved any degree OF suffrage,
Finland gained equal suffrage at one
stroke. and when Russia later d.
unfinished the power of the Finnish
Parliament no greater dimunition OF
power was imposed upon the women
than upon the men. In some OF the
British colonies where woman suf-
frage Is restricted by property quail
fication. the same qualification had
previously been imposed upon men.
Time for Z. S. tn Catch Up.
With women taking part in city
government in Asia, Africa, Europe
and Australia. 1t Is about time for
the United States to catch up with
the procession" said Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, president OF the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION. 1T Is significant of a
wrong viewpoint that the women OF
this republic should be refused the
right of suffrage which has been
granted women in countries where
fewer professions Of liberty are
made"
Before the tremendous vote cast
in the last election in Illinois proved
beyond doubt the eagerness of women
to exercise their right of suffrage.
there were unquestioned indications of
their desire to vote. Ono OF the Chi
cage newspapers, prior to the first
registration day when women regis
tered. offered to inform by telephone
each woman who wished to know at
what polling place she should regis
ter. The inquiries swamped the pa
per- 1t was estimated that $50. 900
questions were answered In three
days The registration Appropriated
235.o00 Women unfamiliar with
election machinery proved their ability
to inform themselves about 1t In
very short time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
MRS. Gait SAYS IT'S
TINE ]. 5. CAUGHT UP
1t Is Way Behind Times In Refusing
Women Equal Rights With Men
In Suffrage.

Washington. Jan. bills for
equal suffrage, which will be intro
duced this winter in the Legislature
Of each suffrage State, would
grant women the right to vote in mu-
nicipal as we'll as presidential cleo
tons. While the conspicuous part
played by women in the last presi-
Dental election has tended to center
interest on the effort to extend pres
Dental suffrage to other States, the
proposal TO grant them municipal suf-
frage is a. matter Of first-rate i'm
portance. in the estimation Of the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association.
The. delay In this country in grant
ing women the right to vote in mu
nicipal elections in all States is per-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
Boiled Down Items
From Everywhere


Topeka. Kan. Jan. s.--The Su-
preme Court of Kansas Saturday de-
termined the difference between a
oootlegger" and "jointist" in up
holding a pertinent decision from q
District Court.
Inc definition of "bootleeFer' as
given by supreme Court judges was
person who sells intoxicating Ii
quors on the sly. not from any par
ticuiar business location. but carry
ing ms wares in his bootleg. his pock-
wall"
But when person establishes
himself In a definite place of bust
ness where by skillful legerdenain.
me can sell or pretend 10 sell the in
noeent juice of the apple as well as
oeer-both near and ffar'---and
other intoxicants. the niceties OF the
Kansas LANGUAGE designate him az n
'jotntist' and no longer in the pseheian
class of 'bootleggers.'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
v-Hoet Sinks IL in II DAYS

Berlin. Jan. S.-An admiralty state
ment published in connection with the
OF the safe return of
the German submarine U46. which
had been reported sunk In the Bay
Of Biscay, says that a German sub
mersible. number not given. has sunk
eleven entente steamers in eleven
aay
OF this number five vessels, total
ing 1000 tons, were laden with coal
ana bound for France and Italy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
VICTORY OF FIRST IMPORTANCE.

The states may now, without let
or hiudrance, prohibit the receipt
possession. sole and use OF Intoxicating
rluors I'm any and all quantities.
The west virginia statute. which
declares the place of delivery the
place Of sale. and which forbids tho
solicitation Of orders In any guise, is
absolutely Upheld.
Yesterdays decision is historic. 1t
marks new era in prohibition his
tory. !, means that the great work
Of making Ameaoa dry can proceed
criu4tuate liquor shipments
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09

chineTy in the hands of honest.
earnest friends Of the law. mean sue
cess There arc no insurmountable
obstacles to real prohibition
We trust that there will be no
"Johers' in the Tennessee Iaw-but
tho temperance people Of that state
VIII find that they cannot AFFORD to
trust ono single detail to any uncer-
tain element
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09

We don't know what Father George
who got four months up in Washing
ton state for charging the father OF
his country with drunkenness can
thank his lucky stars that he wasn't
from North Carolina-and in Justice
Johns Court He would have gotten
a year at least. our libel laws must
be enforced
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
PUTTING ON THE FINISHING TOUCHES

.rsc raot..sa, LEGISLATURE has
a4a,,,a an, ,.o erish,ng
"-' '''N
touches on Inc Statcwlae prom h4toh
law II the bills already introduced,
80 .tr,ti., T=Hs Lrarinr. on the sub
800,
4 leeF' arc Nv lhF''"~ " '''.'f VII, "e
ieit mite 70 oea'.f ."':' VIM
~ y K - e = -
rive ef "1A F'o'''''''on "f,'' '"" -
forcsment measure are ~
sne ltsl7ia ~ enc % -" ~.
4 aehaeo I" 9""i'Ntt iit'H 20 w ''i ~.
E mousse, "RitA "t' d." ~ ny.
90 bushes IT'S ''.e S."''' "'"''''i -
70 pfeFtAt t|e Nt'+- ~ il'"'i ~ Gus
u nd ether "'saht]''l ''IfS' t'oS n
x 70 fnrbla 10 sale "Hd rIoi'.'* Oh il4ip'
~ whoies4ie c'|'t ~ ~
Iacilitate inc N".N ~
blind tigers ana o"o'.'-A -. a'o'heI
1 - io make Inc n.''S''"'' IA" mo,
make violation OF the prohibition
laws of the state ielohy p4nlsnapie
9-In Ali PROBABILITY these several
eilIs. which air"aoy nave pass"a nr t',
~ into the statutes Perhaps ob1ec-
ton VIII re o.Saeu 70 w p,.' i mn
penitentiary oNense on the ground
y. ahe poAa',S - 0~' Va - ~. .,
would defeat the purpose ~ tho Law
~, ~ y - ll.e .t.s tl. -
Persons convicted If manufacturing
s s,rs asaihs aqn0T ion %iIo0' oaor
4 pr nitentiary.
4 vo,,,a almost co,nnlet 's'' ,raSihitior
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
Alcohol pneumouin's AIlv,

New OK, Jan. So combat mo
spread OF bronchial diseases which
have caused a large increase in tho
number of deaths during the last
week, the Health Department began
today to distribute throughout the
city OF thousands Of circulars warn
ing AGAINST the use OF alcohol If. any
form, The circulars state that alco-
hol Is one of the most powerful allies
of the pneumonia germ. and that even
moderate drinkers who contract the
disease are less likely to recover tnan
are abStafnerS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09

Warrensburg, Mo. Jan. Wallace
Crossley, Lieutenant Governor elect of
Missouri, and Mrs. Crossley are Ill
from ptomaine poison at their home
here.
Mr.. Crossley's physician regards his
condition as serious and 1t Is expected
he Will not he able to take his oath
of Office at the inaugural ceremonies
tomorrow at jefferson City. Mrs.
Crossleys condition is more favorable,
according to the physician.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
Use Tube to Steal Nhiskcy.

Girard, Ala. Jan. S.-Five hundred
gallons of whiskey. part of the lot
seized by the liquor raids recently
conducted here by State authorities.
have been stolen from a warehouse
since December 2l, when the build
Ing was put under guard. according
TO announcement tonight by Sheriff
Lindsay. of Russell County. Five nun
dred cases of whiskcy were stolen
about month age and the sheriff
appealed to Governor Henderson for
a guard.
The whiskey was siph5ned from
nine barrels by the use of rubber
tube, which was carried outside the
building through a hole in the wal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
Wilson's Critics Anger GRAY.

Philadelphia. Jan. S.-Re resolutions
condemning the deportation of Bel
gians into Germany and calling on
the American government to make
formal protest were passed at a mass
meeting here yesterday The speakers
included Walter George Smith, this
city: James NJ, Beck. former Assist
ant Attorney-Genera of the United
States, and Agner Repplier.
Former Judge George Gray, OF
Delaware. who was present and on
the program for an address. declined
10 speak because OF exceptions he
took to statements by some of the
speakers crlticizing the administra-
ton.
copy OF the resolutions will be
sent to President Wilson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
COX In As Governor.

Columbus Ohio Jan. 8.--One Of the
last Official acts of Governor Willis,
who aoday was succeeded by Cover
nor-elect J. NJ. Cox, was the COM
muting of tho prison terms of two
life term convicts
Thomas Sotanis, Creek. Of C1eve-
land, sentenced IN 1915 for murder.
committed to ten years. and William
s. Long, Belmont County, sentenced
in 1915 for murder. committed to SIX
years, were the benefciaries of the
Governors clemency.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
Young Man Terribly Injured

Durham, Jan. S.--NllIiam Johnson.
a nephew of Rev. Clyde Turner Of
Greensboro. and Colonel w. NJ. Hicks,
Of Raleigh. is at the Watts Hospital
here in d critical condition as a re-
suit OF being run over and crushed
by an automobile on the highway he
tween Durham and Raleigh
According to information brought
here, the accident occurred about $40
Sunday evening. Mr.. johnson, who is
probably nineteen years Of age. was
driving a party toward Durham when
one of the tires of his machine was
punctured. The young man was at
work repairing the puncture, it is
said, when another machine driven
by J. G. Crawford. of Wendell, swung
past, striking Mr. Johnson and throw
Ing him beneath the automobile. The
wheels passed over the young mans
stomach.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
WALTON HAD TAKEN
OUT &C lDENT POLICY

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. S.--Detec-
tives have found quantity of chemi-
calls in the rooms of Louis Walton,
which strengthened their theory that
he had planned suicide by blowing
himself to pieces. Walton set off
some high explosive In the lavatory
OF the Southern Railway birmingham
Special early Saturday night. blowing
himself almost to atoms. killing James
d. Oliver, of Birmingham, and J..
shelby shelton. of Atlanta. Walton
was under Indictment charged with
Killing his business partner, NJ. o.
Barton. In April. 1915. The explosive
was set off while the train was rum
ming eighteen miles an hour through
woodlawn, a Birmingham suburb.
Atlanta, Ga. Jan. Louis Wal
ton. who, according to birmingham
police, committed suicide Saturday
night by use of a high explosive in
a Southern Railway train near Biz
mingham, took out a $40, 900 accident
policy here January /, according to a
statement made tonight by r, +. Dea-
con, general agent here OF the Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company. Mr..
Deacon said Walton told him he was
preparing To move to Atlanta to en-
gage In the automobile accessories
business. Such a policy. Mr.. Deacon
added. provides double Indemnity In
case OF accident on railroad or other
common carrier but does not allow
payment In case of suicide.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
LAWSON A FLASH IN THE PAN.

complete failure 10 make good.
The entire country will read with
appreciation MI Tumulty's very full
aud frank statement before the
committee. Both he and Mr. Lansing
have absolutely cleared their skirts in
the matter.
The attempt on the part of Repre-
sentative wood to bring discredit
upon some person OF persons con-
'nected with the administration seems
to have been based, to large extent,
on letter written by Mr. Curtis, Of
New York. but the MT Curtis In ques-
ton declares ha never wrote any
such letter and was down with pneu-
monia at the time. too Ill to write any
thing.
Congressman Wood has attempted
to assail on nimsy reports and
vague rumors, the characters OF good
men-hut. we predict. it will be Ike
one attacking tho rock OF Gibraltar
with n pop-gun shoot away. friend,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09

The West Virginia colonies have
Just learned that. under the new War
Department regulations, they will not
be permitted to put on the fuss and
feathers" that Governor made SOL
diers usually affect. In Virginia our
colonels heard the news a long time
ago and are already reconciled to It,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
Polish Council to Meet.

Amsterdam, Jan. s.--The Frank
furter Zeilung. copy OF which has
been received here. says 1t learns that
the temporary Polish Council will
consist of fifteen members appointed
by Germany and ten by Austria, The
German membets already have been
appointed to meet, January 8.
The newspaper adds hat tho first
voIk of the coun il VIII lie 10 or
ganize for the enlistment of Polish
army.