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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
PRESIDENT MUST
Remain IN BED
FOR SOME: Time:
Physicians, After Consultation,
Dash Hopes of Early
Recovery.
PRESS OF BUSINESS
RAISES QUESTION
Constitution Provides for Transfer of
Authority to the Vice-Presi-
dent--But Precedent is
Lacking.

Washington, Oct. 11.--Hope that
President Wilson soon might regain
his normal health and resume fully
the duties of his office was swept
away today by his physicians, who
announced that it would be impos-
sible for him to leave his bed "for
an extended period"
The announcement, made after a
consultation between Rear Admiral
Grayson and the three assisting
physicians, said there had been no
interruption of the presidents slow
improvement, but emphasized that
he still had a long road to travel be-
fore complete recovery.
The physicians announcement
brought home to officials the pos
sible effect of the presidents illness
on public affairs and renewed dis
cussion as to what expedient might
be adopted, should the press of exec
utive business reach point demand
ing more attention than he could
give it.
The constitution provides that in
case Of the presidents disability, the
vice president shall act as chief exec
utive, but there is no precedent for
such transfer of authority.
The physicians announcement was
not taken to mean that Mr.. Wilson
would be prohibited from sitting up
in bed and it was considered entire
ly possible that he might be permit
ted to sign few important bills and
orders each day as his progress con-
tinues. That will be matter to be
decided later. And the disposition
of officials seems to be to let any
question Of his disability solve it.
self as specific cases arise.
Besides Mr.. Grayson, the ply
sicians who took part in the consul
tation were DR.. F. x. Dercum of
Philadelphia, an expert on nervous
disease: Rear Admiral E. R. Stitt,
head of the naval hospital, and DR..
Sterling Ruffin of Washington.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
MAYNARD'S TIME
FROM COAST TO
COAST Is HOURS
Second Man Beats Third in
Flight to East Three
Minutes.

New York, Oct. 1.--Lieutenant
Belvin w, Maynard, the "flying par
son" won the first coast-to-coast lep
of the army air race, it was announced
tonight by officials of the American
Flying club, which assisted the army
in the conduct of the race.
His actual flying time for the 2,7O1
miles from Roosevelt Field. Mineola.
New York to San Francisco, had not
been officially checked late tonight,
reports of the time he spent at the
Reno, control station having failed to
reach Headquarters here, but it was
stated by flying club officials that
they felt safe in announcing Lieuten-
ant MAYNARD first in the flight across
the continent.
While Lieutenant Emil Kiel touch
ed the ground at Roosevelt Field 20
seconds before Major Carl Spatz. in
the dash from west to east, Major
SpatZ was credited with second hon.
ors, having left San Francisco three
minutes behind Lieutenant Kiel.
Lieutenant Maynard's total elansnd
time was given unofficially tonight
as rs hours. At minutes; Major
Spatz's as SO hour sand al minutes.
and Lieutenant Kiel's as 83 hours and
"a minutes. ~
ONLY the unofficial elapsed time
could he given and the results of the
two other divisions of the race-actual
flying time and handicap time-must
wait the receipt here of official re-
ports. it was stated by club officials
Despite announcement TODAY from
the army air service at Washington
that the regular trips Of the nlanes
would be started on October 20. it
was jntimated at the American Flv-
ing club tonight that the race might
not be continued, and that should it
be the route might be laid out in easy
stages through the south in an effort
to avoid the severe weather encoun.
tered in the west.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
TREATY FACING
MORE DELAY ON
Senate floor
Predictions That Shantung
Amendment Will Be Settled
This Week Doubted.
NORRIS SAYS CHRISTIANS
MUST SUPPORT CHINA
Brandegee Charges State Department
With Withholding Information.
BY Rights Public Dealing
With Japan.

Washington, Oct. 11.-Award OF
Shantung province to Japan came ir
for further denunciation in the senate
today, Senator Norris, republican
Nebraska, declaring that in ''the full
knowledge of all the disgraceful facts
believers in the religion of Jesus
Christ would suffer death before Civ.
ing approval to treaty that conten-
anced it"
Senator Norris was continuing q
speech, begun Friday, and frequently
there was not democratic senator
on the floor, with hardly more thar
half a dozen members on the republi
can side. Senator Lodge, who as
chairman of the foreign relations
committee, reported out amendments
designed to restore Shantung to
China, had expected to add his voice
in protest, but his speech went over
until Monday.
There were predictions tonight
from republican sources that the
Shantung question would be disposed
of finally next week, clearing the
way for vote on the Johnson am
endments, designed to equalize the
voting power of the United States and
the British empire in the league of
nations. Considering that similar
predictions were made week ago,
many senators said that while they
were anxious to expedite considera-
ton of the treaty, they had little
hope of early action.
The senate met earlier than usual
today, and in the first hour the treaty
came in for a sharp attack by Senator
Brandegee, republican, Connecticut,
who particularly denounced the state
department for withholding certain
information concerning the trans
portation system of Japan. which the
department of commerce had obtain
ed through one of it's agents, and
which it was desirable. he contended,
that the country should have.
New Reservations
This report, Senator Brandegee
declared, "was calculated to tell US
now Shantung was constituted and it's
relations to the great empire which
We are asked to dismember." Just as
soon as its nature was known the re.
port was grabbed by the state de-
partment, and put under seal" said
Senator Brandegee, who added that
the letter from President Wilson re-
1nslng to make it public, was written
the day he returned from the west,
sick man.
A new set of reservations, offered
TODAY by Senator Thomas, democrat
OF Colorado, deal with American,
representation in the general labor
conference, created by the league,
and would provide for American con-
tfoi OF it's delegates and the right to
withdraw from the conference in
event this country should withdraw
from !, the league. The other would give
me United States exclusive jurisdict-
ION over its domestic affairs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
Col. E. M. House
Is Ill on Liner

Washington, Oct. 11.-Col. E. M.
House one of the American delegates
to the peace conference is i'll aboard
The steamer Northern Pacific on
which he is returning from France.
according to radio message received
today at the state department. He
was said to be suffering from grippe,
but his condition was not serious.
Colonel House was stricken with
a severe attack of grippe several
months ago, while in Paris, and it was
suggested at the state department
that his return home at this time was
because Of a recurrence Of the attack.
He is due to arrive ct New York
Monday. /.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
QUIT FLYING OR QUIT
PREACHING, HE'S TOLD:
HE is FLYING STILL

Lincoln, Neb. Oct. IL
"Quit flying or quit preaching"
was the laconic notice served
by Bishop Homer C. Stuntz
on the Rev. A. J. Nelson of
GlenWood, more recently
known as Lieut.. Nelson of the
U. S. Flying Corps. "You
must choose between the two"
added the Bishop. "You can
not do both"
Lieut.. Nelson sent back
this reply:
II will withdraw from the
conference. In the name of
democracy I oppose the Metho-
dist church government. To
allow Bishops the privileges
they have is wrong. Count me
out"
To his friends the lieuten-
ant said that he was glad to
get out of the church, where
only the kaiser, in the days
of his glory, had more power
than Methodist Bishop.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
PINE BLUFF SUBJECTED
TO "a HOUR DOWNPOIR;
BIG RISE is COMING

With little intermssion it
had been raining in Pine Bluff
for more than "a hours this
morning. At 2 O'Clock this
morning, a fine drizzle was
falling with no prospects Of
let up.
The rain began early yester-
day morning. Forecasts are
for fairer weather today. The
rain did little damage in Pine
Bluff and except to delay cot
ton picking somewhat it did 4
little damage in the county
Circus crowds and football
fans were drenched yesterday.
Building operations all over
the city We're halted. An II
foot rise said to be coming
down the Arkansas river, had
not noticeably made itself
felt here yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
Largest Reported,

London, Oct. 11.-Neither the Adj
miralty or Lloyds have received any
information relative to the wreck of
a British ship on the Norwegian
coast. At these sources the report
is discre1ited.
If the loss Of life in the wreck re-
ported in the foregoing dispatch is
as large as indicated the disaster
will mark new record in the an
nails of the sea- It would seem
nrcbable the ship which was wreck
ed was military transport bringing
British soldiers from Archangeli
'-'o'n which mort Great Britain has
been enbarking large numbers of
men during the last month.
1t is known that troop ships have
sailed quite recently from Archan-
gel
The LARGEST recorded loss of life
in marine disaster occurred when
the Titantic was sunk after collid-
inc with an iceberg south of New
Fcundland on April ID, 1921, the list
Of deaths showing 1903 names. The
Lusitania, sunk bv a German subma-
rine May Z, 1915, carried with her
mere than 1000 of her passengers
and crew. When the Empress of
Ireland was sent to the bottom in the
Cnlf Of st. Lawrence on May 80
1914. the loss of life was 1927. One
thousand died when the japanese
steamer Kickermaru sank in Austria
liam waters on September %, 1912.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
DENY UPRISING
WAS CAUSED BY
ROW over CROPS;
Committee Discusses Charge In
volving Landlords Alleged
Failure to Settle.
WHITE MEN SLAIN
PRIOR TO CHARGES
New York Association Had Alleged
Uprising Was Due to Crop Dis
pute and Not BLACK
Instruction"

Helena, Oct. 1.-THE committee of
seven tonight issued the following
statement following receipt of tele-
phonic information that afternoon
papers had printed an Associated
Press dispatch containing the state
ment that the Instruction in Lower
Phillips county last week was Dire
to the inability of 6S negroes to Sc
cure a settlement with their land
lord:
"The statement has been made that
the Phillips county instruction was
caused. by the inability of 68 tenants
to procure settlements from their
landlord at Ratio, Ark. Ratio is 10
miles south of Hoop Spur, where the
trouble occurred, and at no time dur
ing the insurrection was there any
trouble at that point.
"The facts are that the deputies
sent out from Helena by the sheriff to
arrest white man at Elaine were
assassinated at Hoop Spur on Tues
day night about II o'clock, September
80, 1919.
"The posse sent out from Helena
Immediately after this assassination
were surrounded and fired upon by
the negroes north of Hoop Spur II
hours before the tenants at Ratio had
made any request for settlements.
"The battle at Hoop Spur was in
progress before the attorney who ask
ed for these settlements got off the
train at Ratio.
"From the evidence we have the
negroes at Ratio at that time knew
nothing about the shooting at Hoop
Spur and were not involved in that
insurrection. Therefore it would be
rather difficult to prove that the
Hoop Spur shooting was caused by,
or had any relation to the settlements
asked for by the negroes at Ratio.
"Our evidence clearly shows that
the killing of the officers on Tues
day night, September. 80, precipitated
the instruction which was to have
begun on Monday, Oct. 6, 1872
(Signed)
"F. F. Kitchens, sheriff; H. D.
Moore, county judge; J. G. Knight,
mayor; S. Straub, chairman; r. W.
Keesee, cotton factor; E C. Hornor,
capitalist; E. M. Allen, planter. l
"Committee. +"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
Weather Forecast
for Coming Week

Washington. Oct. 11.-Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday are:
West Gulf states-Generally fair:
cool weather first mart of week,
normal Temperature thereafter.
Lower Missouri valley-generally
fair and cool with frequent frosts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
One Killed, Four
Wounded by Negro
At Chester. Pa.

Chester, Pa, Oct. 11.-One man
was shot and killed and four other
men and woman were seriously
wounded here by a negro who had
been elected from saloon for dis
orderly conduct. One of the injured
men is said to be dying. The vic
tins all are white.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12

lcaro uneral chauffeurs' union for Chi
creas mas recently negotiated an in
sweaI se m wages of three dollars per
nar winch makes IN increase Of SO
se' week during the year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12

New York, Oct. 11.-Extension to
the coastwise traffic at every Allan
tic port of the longshoremen's strike,
which has virtually stopped activities
in New York harbor, appeared inevi-
table today.
John F. Riley, chairman of the
strikers committee, announced that
orders for such an extension had been
issued following the action here
yesterday Of the national adjustment
commission of the United States
shipping board which refused to grant
an increase in the coastwise long
shoremen's scale from IS cents to 81
an hour.
The coastwise longshoremen's
strike, it made effective, it was stat
ed, would add at least 10000 to the
total number of strikers.
AS a result of the strike all sailings
Ct the Southern Pacific Steamship
company or Morgan line" betwee/
New York and New Orleans and
other Gulf ports, as we'll as sailings
of the Gid Dominion and Savannah
lines, have been cancelled by the
United States railroad administration
it was announced here today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
STRIKE MAY hit
EVERY PORT ON
ATLANTIC ocean
The Longshoremen's WalkOut
Threatens to Spread from
New York.
LABOR IN CLASH
WITH WAR DEPARTMENT
Soldiers May Be Called On to In
load Government Supplies
Men Willing to Handle
Houses Baggage.
+ + + + + + + F. 81 + + 1
Strike Developments.

Strike Developments.
New York. Oct. 11.-Chief
developments of the strike to-
day were:
l. Holding in port of 200
ocean and coastwise vessels.
2. Refusal by the strikers
of a virtual ultimatum from
the war department to handle
10 ships now nearing this
port, and preparations to re-
place the strikers with uni
formed men to handle army
transports.
3. Announcement that
ferrymen, striking in SYM
pathy with longshoremen,
would meet railroad officials
at conference tomorrow.
4. Offer by Mayor Hylan
to act as arbitrator.
S. Decision to ballot on Of
fer to return pending arbitra-
ton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
French Senate
Ratifies Treaty

Paris, Oct. 1.-THE French Sem
ate today ratified the peace treaty
and also the Franco-American and
Franco British defense treaty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
To Use Soldiers.

Washington, Oct. 11.-Soldiers
will be used to unload and reload
army vessels at New York if the
longshoremen's strike prevents the
normal handling of these ships, Sec
rotary Baker said today.
Brigadier General Hines, chief
of embarkation, is considering the
necessity steps to prevent congestion
of military tonnage at New York,
and Mr.. Baker said that upon the
generals recommendation he was
prepared to order the necessary per-
sonnet to the docks. This decision
followed the refusal of the strikers
to handle army ships now nearing
New York.
Mr.. Baker said an adequate num-
Der of men was near New York. A
number of companies of motor trans
port troops and reserve labor bat
talions are at Camp Merritt and Dix,
New Jersey and Upton, N. Y.
Major Powell, representing the
army transport service, had pre-
viously appeared before the nation
al adjustment commission of the U.
S. Shipping Board and requested
that the men handle four incoming
freight and six passenger transports
operated by the government. Aboard
one of these is Col. Edward M.
House.
AS Conclusion" the longshore-
mems committee stated the men
would be willing to handle Colonel
Houses mail and baggage on what
ever ship he is a passenger, but de-
clined to work at any of the others.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
PIRATES BEAT HAVANA.

Havana, Oct. 1.-THE Pittsburgh
National league baseball team won
the second game of the series with
the Havana "Reds" today 5 to 1.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
RIGA IN HANDS
or GERMANS;
let's EVACUATE
Allies Fear Russian
Seizure of the City of
PetrOgrad.
LONDON ACCEPTS THE
CAPTURE AS A FACT
English Press Regard Matter as
"Germany's New War-Claim
British Government Has
"Fumbled" Situation.

London, Oct. lit was stated in
authoritative quarters here this aft
ernoon that German Russian at
tack on Riga was carried out under
cover of heavy bombardment by
German guns, forcing the Let's to
evacuate the city.
The reported capture of Riga is
regarded most seriously by military
experts here. They say that between
these Germano-R Russian troops and
the city of Petrograd there is no
force that would prove effective in
stopping an advance upon that city,
from which once was reached, it
would be difficult to dislodge them.
1t was learned that during the
afternoon that well-informed circles
in London accepted the capture Of
Riga as fact. Their belief, it de-
veloped, was based upon private
dispatch.
The Lettish legation here was
without news Of the latest develop
ments in Riga. 1t expressed fear
that communications had been in
terrupted. Gable company adj
vices received in New York today
said that communication with Riga
and other Baltic points had been
cut.)
1t was stated at the legation that
the Esthonians were sending at least
two divisions Of troops to aid the
Let's against the Germans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
Bank Cashier is
Held Following the
Robbery of Bank

Crao .lanta, Ca, Oct. 11.-William
tho EEL ~ wee president and cashier of
arroa r4alrourn Banking company, was
VIII Isted late tonight in connection
berm me reported hold-up and rob-
barl early Friday morning Of that
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
Sunday f a r
warmer; Monday
fair.

We d on t
know, but we'd
like to be told
how they figure
that "fair and
warmer" stuff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
1000 Walkout.

New Orleans, Oct. 1.-Two thou
sand union longshoremen went on
strike here todav when increases in
wages demanded by the men were
refused.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
Whitewashes Revolt,

W 1tICC W INCVVIC.
New York, Oct. 11.-Efforts of 60
or 70 negro tenant farmers to OBJ
tain settlement for growing cotton
for white planters and not a
"black insurrection" was responsible
for the recent rioting at Elaine, Ark,
according to statement here today
by the National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People.
The association said correspond
ent had investigated the trouble and
traced it's start to the employment of
a white lawyer in Little Rock to
represent the dissatisfied negro ten
ant farmers in courts at Elaine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
Bolsheyists Opposed.

Bolshevists Opposed.
Copenhagen, Oct. 10.-A German
i telegram from Mitau, received to-
day. says:
"The fighting by Lettish and Rus
sian troops between Mitau and
Riga is continuing. None of the
troops subservient to the German
government is taking part"
A telegram from Koenigsberg,
East Prussia, reads as follows:
"The Russian colonel Wirgolitsch,
commander of the second west Rus
sian volunteer corps has in Schaul-
en- (Shavli) proclaimed the part of
Lithuania occupied by his troops as
Russian territory. The Lithuanian
troops in Schaulen have been dis
armed by the Russians and the Ger
mans cooperating with them"
This announcement of the OUT
break of serious revolt against the
Bolsheviki in Petrograd together
with the bomb outrages against the
Bolshevist leaders in Moscow, the
nal opposition to the Bolshevists.
Problem for Allies.
London, Oct. 1.-THE allied pow
ers have the hardest problem before
them since the armistice because Of
the German Russian attack on Riga.
1t is believed the Lettish govern
ment will expect the peace confer
ence to furnish troops to resist Gen.
eral Won Der Goltz and his Russian
supporters, but who will furnish the
new armies is serious question.
There is certainly no enthusiasm in
Great Britain for embarking on more
military expeditions.
All of Great Britain's new volun-
teer army has been absorbed in the
makeup of forces of occupation in
the Near East. Drafted soldiers
are still in the service, and their
relatives are apitating for their re-
lease fronu India, Egypt and Mes
outomia. At the same time more
than 10000 troobs are ENGAGED as an
army of occupation in Ireland. The
withdrawal of the British expedition
from Archangel has Just been finish
ed under pressure of public feeling.
Latest news received ytha gov
eminent is described as confirming
the view that Germany is deliberate
ly schening to secure a controlling
position in Russia. and that she
probably contemplates the occupation
Of Petroerad. There are more than
100000 German soldiers with head
quarters at Mitau. The Rattle states
with the exception of Finland appear
to have agreed upon q nnlicv of ar
ranging an armistice with the Boil
shevik government.
Urses Men to Resist. ~
Berlin, Oct. 1O.-General vo, Der
Goltz is TRAVELLING from one INIT Of
his army to another. urging his men
to return to- Germany, according, to
the Taeeblatt. which adds that this
work takes considerable time be-
cause Of the distances that must be
covered
s"Germanv's New War"
London, Oct. Confirmation
Of a newspaper report that German
forces have Captured Rioa is beino
awaited here. but if the DISPARITY Of
the rival forces is as GREAT as re-
ported in some DISPATCHES the sue
Icess Of the attack on the city would
not be surprising.
"Eernanv's New War" is featrr-
ed in this mornings newspapers. but
reports printed here add nothinr IT
importance to dispatches received Nv
the Associated Press. The where
abouts of General Won Der Goltz con-
frn~Ss.,,nd ~ nAm> QN
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12
1000 REPORTED
LOST when SHIP
Goes TO BOTTOM
British Vessel, Returning from
Archangel, is Reported to
Have Been Lost.

Archangel, Oct. 1O.-Two thou
sand lives have been lost in the
wreck Of an unnamed British ship on
the Norwegian coast, according to a
wireless dispatch received here from
Helsingfors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-12

CONTINUED on Pags 81
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-30

does not deny that his pictures have made sensation. The Digest prints a letter written by Kent in which he admits that he is regular fellow and that he burned the candle at both ends.
 MT. Rents letter closes with this tribute to Alaska: Alaska is a fairy land in the magic beauty of its moun- tains and waters. The virgin fresh ness of this wilderness and its utter isolation are constant source of in spiration. Remote and free from con- tact from man, our life is simplicity itself. We work, work hard with back and hands felling great trees. We row across thirteen miles of treacherous waters to the nearest town: and the dangers of that trip and months alone with my son, sduring which time have learned to see this wonder world and know its heart-such things are to me the glory of Alaska. In living and recording these experiences I have sensed fresh unfolding of the mystery of life. have found wisdom, and this new wisdom must in some degrees have won it's way into my work"