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The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
BANDITS ROB MAIL
 TRAIN IF s60,000
FOUR OUTLAWS ESCAPE AFTER HOLDING UP L. & N. TRAIN
 IN TENNESSEE.
TAKE ONLY THE MAIL POUCHES
Two Hold Up Crew-Eneine Is Cut Loose and Sent Running Wild Down the Main Line.
 Track

Nashville. Tenn.-No trace has been found of the four masked men who held up and robbed Louisville X Nash vile passenger train No '. 10 miles south of Columbia. Tenn Officers are continuing the search through mid de Tennessee. but it appears the rob bers have made good their escape
 After rih.ng the mails the bandits cut loose the engine and threw the throttle wide open and allowed the locomotive 10 run wild at top speed down the main line. After running wildly through the night for more than 2o miles the engine ran down with out damage. near Wales Station. s mics north of Pulaski
 None of the passengers were harmed, many of them not knowing until daybreak the train had been held up
 Railroad and posto6iee detectives are running down several clews.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
JUST PARAGRAPHS.

Fort Smith - Food Is not being hoarded in cold storage houses in this city. government representatives, in yestigatirg prefiteeriEg here, said up on completion of their investigation O storage houses.
 Little Reck-Nembe,s of the Board Of Directors of any school dis trice are eligible to membership or the County Board of Education. which was provided by the lasI legislature. according to an opinoin given by At, torney General John D ArbucNe.
 Mountain Home - Gray foxes have been devastating the chicken f1ocks of the farmers living a few miles south of this place. and sev- erai fox hunts have been put on 1ately to rid that community of the pests.
 Olvey - Farmers along the ValleY Springs Olvey road have agreed to q 15 cent tax per acre on all land along the roadway and extending q half ,nile back from the road in order to build a first class dirt road between the two towns.
 Little Rock.-The state convention of the American Legion will be held at Little Rock October s and g, the state Executive Committee of the or eanizatior announced Posts will he entitled to one delegate for t5 paid members, but all former service men are urged to attend,
 Hope County Agent w. Homer Pigg has announced that the ship ment or hogs on the cooperative plan will be resumed this fall, the first car load will bo shipped the first week in September.
 Rogers. Recent good rains have materially helped corn which was suffering from ldrouth It is believed now that two thirds of an faga crop will be harvested in Bepton county.
 Sulphur Springs.-Two unmySked bandits held up the Bank of Ziphur Springs and after taking ooo es- caped in a motor car
 Mountain Home ThresH ing is s',aut completed in this count Oats
 "o to thsa
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SomnambuIistic Scrapper.

Dallas.-Jefrrey n. Hoy. overseas veteran. broke his arm while fighting Germans in his sleep. Hoy declared he was dreaming that he was throw ing hand grenades at a bunch of Ger mans clustered about n machine gun and struck his arm against the bed post with such force that the bone was broken.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
WOULD DEFER ALL'
 WAGE INCREASES
PRESIDENT WILSON URGES RAIL ROAD MEN TO AWAIT NORMAL
 BUSINESS CONDITIONS.
IS TO BE GENERAL POLICY
Executive Says All Railroad Workers To Be Asked To Withhold Their Demands For the Present
 To Take Vote

Washington. - Postponement of the settlement of wage demands unt0 normal economic conditions are re- stored was announced by President Wilson as the policy which the ad- minisuation will pursue in dealing with such questions. particularly those affecting railroad workers.
 The president announced also that IL was neither wise nor feasible at this time. when the most important question before the country Is | re- turn to q normal price level. to at- tempt to increase the freight rates to provide funds for higher wages.
 We ought to postpone questions of this sort until We have the oppor unity for certain calculations as to the relations between wages and tho cost of living. the president declar- ed in statement to the public ex- blaming his decision as to wages. It Is the duty of every citizen to insist lpon q truce in such contests until in- teliigent settlements can be made. and made by peaceful and effective common counsel. I appeal to my fel. lowcitizens of every employment to cooperate in insisting upon and maintaining such tfuee''
 Mr. Wilson's statement was issued in connection with the decision of himself and Director General Hines on demands by railroad shopmen for t - per cent advance in wages. but the general policy pronounced covers also the wage demands of other hun. dreds of thousands of railroad work. CTS which are pending before the di. rector general or about to be pro Sented, l. Is to be expected that oth- CT unions irving to obtain more pay will he asked IS the shopmcn to play their part with other citizens in re- dueing the cost of living for forego- ing temporary advantage which would add to sportation costs
 The decision of the president and the director general was announced to committee of 100. representing the shopmen
 Acting President Jewell of the Rail. way Fmploycs' Department of the American Federation of Labor and his advisors said they would commu. ntcate the decision to the local unions for acceptance or rejection
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Peace Proclamation Waits on Senate

Washington President Wilson has not the power 10 declare peace by proclamation. nor could he consent. in any circumstances. to take such a course prior to the ratification of a formal treaty of peacl by the senate. The president so wrote Senator Fall in answer to one of the % written Questie~s the senate presented at the White House conference
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
She Has Lots Of Time.

Omaha, Neb-Mrs Roy Bookout. Harper Larson. r years old. with three living husbands and no divorces, fin jail in Omaha charged with forgery and bigamy, says it's easy for girl to win man. I'm only IT and I've won three already" she says. And I'll win another one as soon as I get out of this scrape, I'm young yet, you know. forged the checks because I wanted pretty clothes. The third marriage was 'fuke' I guess I took him because he was a preacher and seemed so innocent
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
62 More ranks 10 Border.

Columbus. -Sixty.two more tanks were shipped from the army reserve depot here to forts on or near the Mexican border During the last week loo of the one-man whippet type fight. ing machines were shipped to the bor- der. Three thousand rifles also have in answer to one of the % written the last few days.
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Champion Ria. Shot of the u S

Caldwell -Sergt. J E Rhine. r. s NJ C. outClassed more than 300 crack marksmen in the 1000 ward final stage of the presidents match here. winning the title of champion of the United States, His score was aS9 in a possi. ble BOO The champion. who was in 10th place following the first two stages of the match. won his total over the long range during heavy thunder storm.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
POO Landlords Accused

Chicago.-TWo hundred cases of al. legged prodteering landlords were filed with the board Of review by the eoun- ell committee appointed to investigate cases of excessive rents by those talk ing advantage Of the shortage of apart ments The plan is to have the board of review increase the taxes of those landlords who have increased rents unjustifiably
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
National Labor Party.

Chicago.-Initial steps in the organi. Kation of a national labor party were taken here at conference of repre- sentatives of labor organizations of several states. A temporary executive committee was named 10 issue call for delegates to n national convention to be held in Chicago in November. and to set definite date
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
Enolish Autos Rare in u, S.

London ~ In the last II yeary England has sent only Ssl automo- piles to the United States. the value of which was S9,t5&.s4l, while in tho same time the United States sent to England 41.1S1 ears valued at s36.. 7l0.0ll. says the Board of Trado Journal
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
Strike of Carmen Ends,

East St Louis. llls.-Street ear ser. vice here and in l6 nearby towns was re esumed after Il suspension of 10 days. TEe striking carmen voted 10 return 10 work pending arbitration of their demands by the Illinois Public Service Commission
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"September Morn. Loses Clothes.

Toledo. Ohio.-Two little August evenings and one tiny September morn were aecosted just outside Ma varre Park Thieves stole their cloth ing while they were in bathing. and they-two boys and girl-started 10 walk home almost Ia Adam and Eve style. Kind police wrapped .heir coats about them and carried them home
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
Germany Would Form Leaoue.

Geneva. The Munich eorrespond- ent of the Journal de Geneveve. states that Germany intends to found a League of Nations, hoping for the adherence of Russia. Austria and Hungary and later of Italy Japan and the smaller nations dissatisfied witb the Paris conference"
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EnoIish Labor Men Gloomy.

London. - The quarterly report of the General Federation of Trades unons contains warning by the Management Committee. "Novem. her. 1919. to May. 1920. will be fateful months, Says the report "Unlsss sanity returns and production in creases they will be tragic months"
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
Use schools to Sell Army Food

New York-Supplies of army food. stuffs were placed on sale here at Es public schools throughout the city un- der the direction of the department of markets Figuring on population of 6500. .000. it was estimated by officials that tsere will be available in the course of the sale l5 44 pounds of food for every resident of the city.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
Erxberoer Unpopular.

Berlin.-Under the slogan. Away with Erzberger!" the National Liber als held a noisy meeting of protest in which speakers subjected the minister of finance 10 vicious verbal grilling
 Some of the speakers demanded that Erzberger be strung ID on the nearest lamp-post. and a resolution was adopt cd demanding Erzberger's retirement
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
News Print industry investigation.

on.--myestigation of the news print paper industry to deter mine whether 1t Is engaged in illegal practices and whether prices are ex- cessive was authorized in resolution introduced by Senator Reed. Demo crat. of Missouri. an adopted by the senate
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
Three Killed in Auto Wreck.

Corpus Christi. Tex.-Three per sons were instantly killed and four others severely injured. when an aus tomobilc driven hy C. F. Beard of Taft. Tex. skidded while passing an- other car and plunged from tho Neuees county causeway.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
payliah, Bill Passed over Veto.

Washington Repeal of the daylight savings act was accomplished by the senate voting to sustain the house in passing the repeal measure over Pres ident Wilson's veto. The vote was 67 to 19
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28

Little Rock-The first conviction as a result of the price investigation in Little Rock was obtained i'll Muni- cipal Court for violation of a city ordinance. Judge Harry Hale fined the Federal Baking Company S25, the maximum penalty under the ordi- nance, which provides for the fining of merchants who sell articles short of the weight represented.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28

President Wilson accepted the an- thorship of the mnch-diseussed Article x, of the League of Nations covenant. himself. in his conference with the senate foreign relations committed.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
To Investigate on companies

Washington investigations of some 50 complaints of the sale of wild cat" oil stocks in Texas oil fields have been started by the Fed sral Trade Commission.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
Soldier Kills Self and Two Others

Chicago Entering the Royal Can ton Cafe here. Private Wm. F. Stew. art. a returned overseas soldier. shots and killed his wife Mrs. Emma Steye art. Charles Schools and then hif1f' self
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
Confederate Fund Raised

Atlanta Ga-rhe fund of s60.00o for entertainment of the Confederate Veterans al their annual reunion here. October 7-l0 has been oyersub- scribed. it was announced.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
Gen. Pershina VIII Visit Missouri.

Paris.-Before leaving for Italy
 General John |. Pcrshug commander in chief Of the American armies in France. told cores spondcnts that he expected to sail for America about Sept and shortly after his arrival would visit his old home in Missouri and would also 20 to Cheyenne Wyo
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28

Alexander P. Iswolsky, veteran Rus sian diplomat and ambassador to France at the outbreak of the war. is dead. He was 64 years old.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28

Labor organizations of Lincoln. Neb.. have decided to establish cor operative store of their own. 10 buy and sell necessities. in an effort 10 reduce the cost of living.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28

One hundred and eighteen Russians. alleged Bolshevists. are held in the county jail as the result of raid by federal officers on an alleged Bolshe- vik meetirs in East Youngstown.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28

Little Rock = The automobile licenses issued by the Automobile License Division Of the State High way Department thus far this year will net the state highway fund $435.. .t2 90. The total number of licenses issued to date is 4705o or 5,492 more man were issued during 1918, Tho total number issued last year was 145S
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28
kolchak peclarrd Outlaw.

London A decree declaring Ad- miral Kolehak anu fhe all-Russian cab inet al Omsk to he outlaws has been issued by the Sotlei government
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28

Helena. - In 1905 Richard Higgins left Helena and went to Alaska in search of fortune in the gold fields. Nothing was heard from him. and he Was given up as dead. Entries in the recorders office here in respect ot an estate in which Higgins was in- terested show that he Nas reported dead. Recently Higgins arrived in Helena.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28

Pine Emf first bale Of cottor reached Pine Blaff from E. F. Moore's farm near Rison, Cleveland county After srrtted hJd. ding he hale Was sold for 61 cents per pound The bals weighed 5t9 pounds and was ctassed as one~ineh strict middHng The total raid for the bale was S319 40.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28

Little Roek-Rates will be investi- gated by the Interstate Commerse Commission at a meeting in Wash inston, D. c. beginning September L. Members of the Board of Com morce will he represented at thts hearing by C L Wizard manager of the Traffic Bureau of the Board of Commerce.
The Dermott news., 1919-08-28

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she knows anything about what is GO
ing on around her. Her heart action
remains good.
Mrs. KAUFMAN suffered a stroke of
apopIexy in November last For .
long time she was speechless. On
January "a of this year, her son,
Philip Kaufman, a well-known vaude-
william, died in New York. When his
body was brought home and she saw
his face. Mrs. Kaufman regained her
sneech. and retained II until a few
DAYS before May 80, when she suffered
the second stroke.
There has been no apparent change
in her condition from the moment she
was stricken until the present time.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran Hill
will leave town on August 1 for Mar
ragansett Pier. where they will pass
the rest of the summer.
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Mrs L s. Goldsmith will be at home
at the Milford, 623 NJ street, on Sat.
urday evening from s to IL o'clock,
in honor OF the twelfth birthday of
their daughter, Miss Frances Gold
smith.
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ASLEEP 40 DAYS,
.CAN'T WAKE WOMAN

SYRACUSE, N. z, July 1o.-Pro-
nounced by the attending specialists
the strangest case of its kind in
medical history, Mrs. Barnet Kauf-
man has been unconscious at the
Crouse-Irving Hospital here since
May 81.
Today is the fortieth day Mrs. Kauf-
man has lain apparently asleep, re-
spending to no attempts made to
arouse her and showing no indications
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Mrs. Truman Newberry returned to
Washington on Tuesday with Senator
Newberry from their summer home at
Watch Hill, R 1. She will, however,
spend the greater part Of the sum-
mer at Watch Hill, the Senator join
ing her whenever possible.
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To Leave for Summer.

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Van Rensse-
laer will leave Washington tomorrow
for their summer home at Berkeley
Springs. W. Va. Their daughter, Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer, will remain in
Washington for a week or two longer.
She is winding up the affairs Of the
comforts committee Of the Navy
League. of which she is the head, and
which has done such a notable work
during the war.
Miss May Ladenburg will leave
Washington next week for a series
OF visits.
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HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Mrs. Wilson at Capitol to Hear Presi-
dents Message-DOings of Society

John J. DAILY was married to Miss
Julia Katherine Taylor at Holy Trim
ity Church, Georgetown, on Tuesday.
July 1. They were attended by Miss
Marie Germs and Edward Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. DAILY will make their
home at 1411 Thirty-sixth street.
Lieut.. Commander Albert c. Read,
u. S. N, who commanded the naval
aeroplane, NC-4 on its flight from
Far Rockaway to Plymouth. England,
will go to Newport, accompanied by
Mrs. Read. the latter part of this
week and will visit Commodore and
Mrs. Arthur Curtis James. Com
mander Read was the honor guest at
a luncheon given yesterday in Bos-
ton by the Boston City Club and the
Aero Club of New England. He was
welcomed to New England by Gov
ernor Coolidge of Massachusetts, and
Governor Bartlett Of New Hampshire,
his native State.
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MeAndrews Visits West.

Brig. Cen James r. McAndrews,
U. s. A. who recently returned from
France whefe he served as chief of
stan for. Gen. John Pershing, has
gone to the Pacific coast, accompanied
by Mrs. McAndrews, on two
months leave OF absence. On their
return General McAndrews will take
command of the war college.
Miss Mercedes Rafferty, and
Charles Baber Cattus, whose engage
ment was announced on June 20,
completely surprised their. friends as
well as members of their families
yesterday by announcing that they
had taken their romance into their
own hands several months earlier and
had been married on January 25. The
ceremony was performed in the Col
legiate Dutch Reformed Church. in
New York, by the Rev. DR.. Malcolm
B. Mcleod, the pastor, on the even
ing Of that date. The only atten-
dants were Miss Geraldine Hall, who
was one of the last winters debu-
tantes, and Mott Brennan, of New
York.
Inasmuch as Brig. Gen. William
Carroil hanerty, U. =. A, and Mrs.
Rafferty,, parents OF the bride, and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Van Antwerp Cat
tus, OF New York and Bay Head, N.
j.. parents OF the bridegroom, were
pleased by the engagement, which
had existed several weeks before it
was announced, they were at a loss
yesterday to understand the elope-
ment A formal wedding had been
arranged for next autumn.
Mrs. Cattus was introduced to So
ciety in New York two years
ago by her mother, who has
made her home in the Wal
dorf-Astoria Hotel, while Brigadier
General Rafferty, has been absent on
military duty. She is a grand
daughter of Maj. Gen. Judson Kill
patrick, who, after his service in the
civil war, was minister to Denmark,
and ambassador to Austria-Hungary
She is the sister of Lieut.. William
Carroll Rafferty,, jr., U. S. A, who
served in France with the aviation
section of the Signal Corps and now
is a student in Columbia University.
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WIehfeIda Return.

Mr.. and Mrs. ASKED Chr. P. wichI
field will return to Washington to-
day after a brief stay with Mr.. and
Mrs Henry F. Lppitt at The Farms,
Beverly, Mass. Mr.. and MS. WITCH
field expect to sail on Saturday for
Europe, and will spend most of the
summer in France and Denmark.
Charles PerEIer, commissioner of
the Czecho-Slovak republic, has re-
turned to Washington from New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Dillingham;
gave q dinner and dance last night
at their country home at Manhasset.
L. l., for Prince Aage Of Denmark
and his aides, who are now staying at
the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New York.
Mrs. Herbert Shipman will remain
at Newport, where she now is, until
late in July. when she will join her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley,
at their summer home in the Thou
sand Islands.
Frederick Oererlin, commercial ad-
wiser Of the Swiss legation, is in New
York for a visit and is stopping at the
Vanderbilt Hotel.
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smith-WIIsOn WeddInr.

A,pretty wedding took place yester-
day afternoon in the Delta Gamma
Sorority House at 144O Belmont road,
when Miss Amy Laura Nelson, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs Otto L. Nelson, of
Omaha, became the bride of Capt.
Robert Frederick Smith. U. s. A., of
Swanton, Ohio. The ceremony was
performed at 4 o'clock in the front
drawing room of the sorority house,
where the bride has made her home
ever since she succeeded in organiz-
ing and establishing the chapter
house. The Rev. Wallace Radcliffe
officiated, in the presence of a large
company OF relatives and friends of
the bride and bridegroom. The brides
only attendant was her sister, Miss
HVa Nelson, of Omaha, and the bride
Efoom's best man was his brother,
George Smith.
The girls OF the sorority, living in
the house, were the ribbon bearers
and formed an aisle through which
the bridal party passed to the impro-
Visel altar. The house was a profu-
sion OF pink and white roses and
green foliage, all done by the Delta
Gamma girls, as a tribute OF fellow
snip. The wedding music from
"Lohengrin" was played by Miss CO.
settle Lamb, and Miss Ruth Dunseth
sang "Oh, Promise Me-" just before
the entrance OF the bridal procession.
The ribbon bearers and the must
clans were all dressed in organdie
frocks OF the different colors of the
rainbow, making a pretty color eff
feet The bride wore white organdie,
a round ankle-length skirt and semi
bodice and a white hat.
She had a corsage bouquet Of orchids
and white roses. Her sister was in
pale pink organdie with pink hat and
a bouquet of pink roses.
Mrs. Otto L. Nelson. mother of the
bride, wore a gown of pale blue
georgette, and Mrs. c. F. Smith,
mother Of the bridegroom. was in
gray. After supper the bride and
bridegroom left for their wedding
trip, the bride wearing a suit Of navy
blue tricolette with a black hat and
an automobile coat OF lght-weight
tan cloth. They went by motor TO
City. from where they will
go to New York for a visit, and then
by easy stages in their motor car. to
their new home in Swanton, Ohio
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