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The sun., 1919-07-28

CoLoMBIA-TheG Government of Co
lombia has announced that the owner
ship Of the petroleum fields in the repub-
lie are in perpetuity the possession of
the nation In accordance with the doc
trine Of ownership which has been writ
ten into the statute books since the be-
ginning of the republic. The Minister
Of Public Works. however. reserves the
right to grant or deny concessions to pri-
vate parties seeking to develop these
fields. Concessions or permits so granted
are intransferable. and valid only to
those who have been given such rights
by the Government
The sun., 1919-07-28

MExICO-The Republic Of Mexico is
to advertise its agricultural industry in
foreign countries through the motion
picture. A company has been granted a
concession TO film the farms of the
School of Agriculture and to undertake
to distribute the nlms wherever the
Government designates.
The sun., 1919-07-28

Dr. Malaquias Concha. member Of the
Democratic party of Chile. has been named
Minister of Agriculture in the Chilean
Cabinet.
The sun., 1919-07-28

The American Ambassador to the Brazil
ian Republic authorised the purchase OF
lot in Rio Janeiro for the erection of an
American embassy. The building will be
situated on the Avenida Wilson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-21

Little Rock, Sept. 2O.-The guber- natorial free-for-all continues to be one of the most interesting games in which we have engaged since we were children. It is a sort of sublimated version of Blind Mans Buff, Pussy Wants a Corner" or Button, But ton, Who's Got the Button?"
 With the election yet eleven months off, the campaign is already assum- ing more or less definite shape. The card-index system for the purpose of keeping tally on the entries is still much in demand, since the list has now grown to not less than forty.
 These include all stages of develop ment from the favorable mention by friends" to the "avowed" candidates. There are many who, like certain species of infusorial life, are men, tioned and live but day in the fierce glow of political celebrity. Still oth- CTS, forced from unmerited obscurity into the thronging ranks of guber- material possibilities, flirt with coy Ambition for a time, yield to the insistent importunities of friends and near friends, then boldly announce that they are Gin the race to stay to the end"
 One of the possibilities of the null tiplicity of candidates, probably more than ever before in the history of the state, is that the next governor of Arkansas will be nominated by a small minority. This must neces- sarily be so, since there will be many strong men in the race, representing all sections, therefore splitting the vote into numerous camps. Each candidate will have his following, and even the political wiseacres who can pick the winner months in advance will find himself following his own choice instead of acting as an un- biased judge of the field.
 It has been suggested that this condition will undoubtedly bring about movement for the adoption of second-primary law such as they have in Mississippi and some other states. This makes it impossible to have minority nominee, since the two leading candidates must run it off to determine who secures the ma jor- ity vote of the electorate.
 "Avowed List"
 As to the personnel of the entries, not a week passes that there are not changes, until the confused voter wonders if he dare commit himself to any candidate for fear that some
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-21
Policy of Integrity
 With Buyer 1nsures
 Auto Dealer Success

The successful automobile mer- chant today builds his bushes on policy of absolute integrity in his relations with the buyer.
 This way the keynote of talk by Charles B. Voorhis, general sales manager of the Nash Motors com pany, to 175 dealers from points in the territory of the Nash Sales con- pany of Chicago in a meeting at the factory.
 The visiting dealers spent the morning in an inspection of the Nash plants and after business meeting in the afternoon they went to Chi cago where a dinner was held in the evening at the Great Northern hotel.
 "The Nash Motors company is keenly interested in the personnel of it's dealer organization" said Voor- his, "The same business principles upon which our institution is based to become fully operative, must ex- tend through the entire organization. And in the final analysis. the dealer is the most important unit in any or ganization.
 - AHC SoiouLuAIIS puUliC COIuCS AuCO direct contact with the dealer; it is through him that the automobile buyer secures his impression regard ing the manufacturer. If service is courteously promptly and eff ciently rendtred and if the general attitude of the dealer, his salesmen and his mechanics is such to inspire confidence the customer will have no misgivings as to his choice of a car In hs relations with the dealer he has an excellent index to the stability o1 the entire organization. :, "The Nash Motors company, or the whole, is very fortunate in its dealer representation: not only in the territory surrounding Chicago but throughout the entire country Nasf distributors have been unusual, careful in the awarding of Nash deal CT franchises"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-21

Dawson, Yukon Territory. Sept. 2O.-"So this is Dawson, we'll, how the old place has changed"
 A grizzled miner of the the old timers who mushed over the Chilkoot pass to the Klondike during the first rush and who then succumbed to the 'Lure of the Yukon," returned to the met ropolis of the gold field recently and thus gave expression to his surprise.
 Dawson is dry now, Venerable dance halls of this once wild Arc tic city are empty, desolate, barn. like, gambling houses, and other "joints" have been cleaned uot: Some have been remodeled and will be used for stores. The ha- bitues and the gamesters-most of them, at least-have fled. The rest are making their getaway for days are getting short and the boat season is approaching a close.
 Closing of the bars in Dawson City marks the end of the wide open saloon in North America, from the Arctic circle to the Rio Grande.
 Government vendor shops are to be opened here and at White Horse, wholesale dealers are turning over their remaining stock to the government at cost price, laid down here, plus a years interest of IF percent; :.
 Mexico is said to be the destl- nation of many adventurers who spent a decade or more in this region.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-21

all our problems will be sooner sol ved; but if impatience and selfish ness shall rule and immediate force full or direct action be taken it is perfectly obvious that nothing but discord and delay can result.
 "The crying need of the world just now is for peace, and not poli- tical peace between governments alone, but industrial peace amongst men also. The things for which men fight are never settled while the war is on. An armistice must come; i; heads must cool; and anger must spend itself before men can sit to- gether and know what is best for themselves and give due consiaera- tion to the rights of others.
 "If we could have an absolute in- dustrial armistice in America for six months; if both the necessary in. gradients of capital, that is, both money and labor, would be active and constant in the problems of pro- duction; the busy peaceful days would soon yield a spirit whicr would make it possible for men to solve the problems which now con- front us"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-21
Forty Seek Gubernatorial Nomination; Card Index May Be Necessary to Keep
 Track of the Many Aspirants for Post

near relative may not decide to get into the race.
 As the actual list of candidates now stands, the avowed candidates are: Tom J. Terral, secretary of state; Thos. c. McRae, of Nevada county, former congressman; R. F. Milwee, of Monroe county, former speaker of the house; George R. Haynie, of Me- vada county, circuit judge; Col. Chas. D. James, the soldier candidate; John A. Riggs, of Garland county, the equal suffrage candidate; Rev. Frank M. Wells, former army chaplain, who advertises himself as "The Peoples Candidates" George A. Cole, former president of the state Farmers Un- ion; and T. M. Martman, Mont gomery county farmer, who insists that his oppoents will find out wheth- CT his entrance is a joke or not. There are eight practically assured, and the woods are literally full of po- tential possibilities. The lightning rods that are waiting to be struck are so thick they remind one of young pine on cut-over lands.
 Toney Mentioned.
 Wallace Davis, son of former Unit ed States Senator and Governor Jeff
 Davis, and Will G. Hutton, former sheriff of Pulaski county, have made
 no public announcement, nor have
 they authorized any, and yet their friends say that they are positively
 in the race and that their formal an- nouncements will be made in due time"
 The latest probable entry is for mer Congressman Chas. c. Reid, of
 Little Rock, formerly of Morrilton. He has not announced definitely, but
 reliable political authority justifies the statement that he has decided to enter the race. Should he do so,
 his entry would add greatly to the ! interest of a spectacular campaign.
 Then there is another class, those
 who have not gotten beyond the
 "prominently mentioned" class. Among these are Judge A. J. Walls of Lonoke, Senator J. T. Robertson
 of Marianna, Judge E. P. Toney of
 Lake Village, Land Commissioner ".
 B. Owen, Attorney General John D. Arbuckle, State Superintendent John
 l.. Bond, former State Superintendent George B. Cook of Mena, former
 Speaker Jo Hardage of Clark county
 and others.
 The fact that it may be considered
 "anybody's race" will have consld-
 erable influence on further de1lnlte entries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-21
FAMOUS COMPOSER Of INTERNATIONAL IS
 BURIED NEAR LILLE:
Adolphe Degeyter Hanged Self During German Occu-
 patton.

Lille, Aug. 26-(Correspondence of The Associated Press. )-The tragic death of Adolphe Degeyter, the com- poser of the 'tInternationale," who passed away here during the German occupation has just become known to the city. Degeyter, man of strong written several songs which he and his brother-in-law used to sing. He made no protensoin of being a musi- elan, but took great pleasure in play ing the bugle. It was on this instru- ment that he played the famous air which he wrote to the words of Eugene Pottier's hymn and the first time he sang it was to some of his comrads in a cabaret here.
 Then his wife died. His brother went to Paris and passed himself off as the author of the famous air.
 The two misfortunes worked disas- trously on Degeyter's mind. He be- gan to drink heavily and conceived for all music dislike so strong that he would leave a cafe if any one be- gan to sing or play some musical in- strument.
 Then the Germans came. Degeyter suffered acutelv from having to work for them on the town water supply When the typhus epidemic spread he was ordered to report at the military hospital and one day he failed to pre- sent himself. The "Kommandantur' issued warrant for his arrest In the eveing he hanged himself. ] He is buried in the cemetery neal the hill where a little wooden cross with the name "Adolphe Degeyter' marks the grave of the author of the "Internationale,"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-21
Deny Farmers Favor
 Government Ownership

Washington, Sept. 20.-When he told the house interstate commerce committee today that farmers were overwhelmingly in favor of govern mrent ownership of railroads, Ben- Jamin c. Marsh, who said he repres- ented the farmers national council, was pressed by some committeeman for proofs of his assertion.
 Chairman Esch had a letter from T. c. Atkinson, legislative agent of the National Grange, protesting against the Plumb plan and represen- !alves kayburn, democrat of Texas. declared farmers of the Texas cotton belt were violent opponents of gov ernment ownership"
 MT. Marsh said he had expressions from Washington, Oregon, Wiscon- sin. Arkansas, favoring government ownership.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-21
PALMER URGES
 ARM|ST|CE FOR
 CAPITAL, LABOR
Period of Peace Would Bring About High Production,
 He Declares.

Freeport, Pa., Sept. 2o.-An abso- lute industrial armistice for SIX months was urged by Attorney Gen eral Palmer here today to permit the solution of economic problems arls- ing out of the changes wrought by war.
 Such a period of freedom from un- rest. he declared, would result soon in increased production which would bring about an era of "easier liv- ing and better times" for all. On the other hand, the attorney-general warned, selfish demands by any one class cannot stimulate the national prosperity nor permanently benefit even those obtaining such demands by force. He strongly discounten- anced strikes.
 "Labor is asking larger share of the joint product of money. and labor and there is much merit in the claim," he said, "but the chance of getting it is not advanced nor the justice of it more widely recognized by the refusal of labor to produce"
 The attorney generals address was delivered at a reunion of the 18th regiment of Pennsylvanla, vo' lunteers. He said that although l many problems beset mems minds in these days of reconstruction, there I is none which cannot be worked ou 'in the general interest" in a gov erment where the people are thu only rulers. "But, unless we shall be satis fled with that which is for the gen eral interest" he continued, "and d not insist upon that which is m ou own particular interest, there will b
 trouble and delay in the settlement If men could learn to be patient un
 der conditions which have resulte
 from the world war, until nor
 accurate estimate of the possibill ties of the situation can be mad
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-21
Italian Comes to
 America Nailed Up
 In a Packing Case

Elyria, O., Sept. 20.-Captured by the Austrians, spending six months in a prison camp, finally escaping and being nailed up in a packing case. and smuggled aboard ship bound for the United States was the exper. fence of Louis Marseco. as related here.
 Marseco said he spent A days m the packing box, being fed by sailor through a hole. When released he was so weak he could hardly stand, he said but managed to get ashore at New York.
 The story is verified by the ltal- ion consul. according to Sheriff Backus.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-21
LOCAL WHOLESALE CR0CERS FAVORABLE
 ID PACKERS LAWS
Join Protest Against Efforts to Throttle Regulatory
 Laws.

Pine Bluff wholesale grocerymen 1 have joined in the protest of the | Southern Wholesale Grocers' assocla- tion against the effort being made 1 to give the packing interests | wha aewashing and to prevent pass age of the regulatory bills, now be fore congress, T. L. Brmmett an nounced yesterday.
 The grocers oppose what they de- scribe as an evident attempt to | throttle their business.
 The local grocers are giving cir culation to the following statement: 1 The packers are trying to raise ! fog concerning the Kenyon bill by making people think that it would establish d "license system" As q matter of fact, no such system is in- volved in the bill. Would requiring reckless driver to give bond for i future good conduct create a "bond- ing waste" The idea is little short of absurd. Obviously, the bond would be required only of driver who was reckless and would not af- feet those who did not drive auto mobiles, nor those who did not drive them recklessly.
 l The fact concerning the meat packing industry is that it has been found to be in the control of mono poly. This fact has been found by the food administration and by the
 federal trade commission. Also, long before the federal trade com mission was established has proved the same fact.
 The question is, how can we make, the Antitrust laws effective in stamping out monopoly in the meat
 packing industry, and remove the
 menace of great food trust? We do not want to destroy the meat packers, but they must be regulated.
 Past experience shows that it has
 been almost impossible to convict
 the trust, and when convicted the results have been small. Therefore, Senators Kenyon and Kendrick, in drawing their bills, which are now before the senate committee on agri- culture, have endeavored to put
 teeth in them,--teeth which will be
 effective in checking monopoly.
 They believe that the investiga-
 tions of the food administration and
 of the federal trade commission estab-
 lished prima facie case that tono-
 poly control exists. Therefore, these bills shift the burden of proof to the
 meat packers That means that
 when the secretary of agriculture shall find that the meat packers are
 disobeying the law, he may take prompt action against them, which action will be effective unless the } packers can prove in the courts that the findings of the secretary of agri- , culture are wrong. To accomplish this, the bills provide that the pack CTS must go through the form of : taking out license, in which they agree to live up to the Antitrust laws. If they are found to be in
 violation of these laws, the bills pro- vide that the secretary of agricul- ture may either suspend or revoke
 the license. The meat packers may ; ; then appeal to the courts and have a full hearing before action is taken Thus he is provided with his "day in court"
 This is not 'license system" like that enforced by the food admins U ! tration, and which has come to be z n bugbear to so many business men. Il is not a precedent for other busi /, ness and effectively proven mono ' poly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-21
(By John Sorrells.) ]

With the possibility of the return to school this year of two former high school ball stars, and the added possibility that recent ruling by J. R. Rossman, president of the State Athletic association will not prevent another man now in school from play ing, every indication points to the development of remarkable foot ball team at the high school this year
 Coach L. E. Bassett said yesterday that the return of two former stellar performers was remotely probable, but should they return, it will mean a rounding out of team which with out these two men, or men of their calibre, will be weak in two places. In the third ease, MT Rossman has ruled that any boy over 21 years of age, who had been in the service dur ing the war. and who returns to school can take part in interscholastic athletic contests provided the oppos- ing team has been notified and does not file objections. This ruling, of course, would not be of any benefit to the locals in the event the opposing team is Little Rock, but in other games, it might
 The man in question, Coach Bas- sett said, would be manstay in the line if he could be used.
 Though the squad has been out for practice but week. every man can be seen to be rounding into form. A week of work under the hot Septem- Der sun has Drowned their faces, and surplus weight is beginning to develop into hardened muscles. No varsity team has been selected as yet, and any position on the team is open if man can come along and prove he is the one best bet. Coach Bassett says, but for convenience. the men have been divided into two separate teams. the old men, and the more promising men being used on what is called the first team.
 Scrimmage Friday.
 A scrimmage was held Friday tc round off the weeks work While the affair was not as vieously fought as some srrimmages are. number of interesting developments resulted
 The most apparent weakness at this time is on one side of the line and at tho quarterback position. A tentative 1ineun yesterday showed the left side of the line to be strong with the weakness on the right flank In the back field. there are two ole men, and one promisinp man. but who has rot had considerable exnerience Sorrels at full back and Collins al half look good. while Frank Boone shows a world of promise. The posi- tion of quarterback is the one weak spot Collins naturally half back has been used at quarter during the week, and if Bassett is unable tt develop a quarter, will probably bt used there. Then the problem of { fast. hard hittine man to fill a hall hack position will confront the coach Hooker. a diminutive lad who Ina! been the field general for the scrub' all week, shows considerable sneed but is handicapped by his sife. It i' doubtful if he weighs hundred
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-21
son Closes His beech Making Tour

al, Minn., Sept. 2O.-Senator
 h Johnson, closed his speech
 tour of the middle west, pre-
 arguments against the un-
 approval of the league of
 covenant with three address e Twin cities today.
 on he addressed a large gath Fhe Metropolitan Opera house.
 Judge F. M. Catlin, presided foduced the speaker.
 Fe nothing for a man who will zen to both sides of an impor. Iestion and I care less for a no refuses M to form an opinion a positive 5 stand in regard to
 issue" said Senator Johnson, P a time when men cannot halt ana pussy-foot. They must Iues On the league of nations sss! 'seause it is the most import. es;k estlon submitted to the Ameri. 0ple for decision since the civ,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-21
MEDICAL AUTHORIZES
 FROM F STATES 10
 DISCUSS TUBERCULOSIS
Mississippi Valley Conference Will Be Held at Des
 MOines.

Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 2O.-Medl- cal authorities upon the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis from the 12 states of Minnesota, Wiscon- sin. Michigan, Ohio. Indiana, Illinois Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kentucky, North Dakota and South Dakota will meet here Sept. 22. g and "A for the Mississippi Valley Tuberculosis con- ference.
 The program will include lectures bv some of the most prominent wei fare workers of the United States. Sherman c. Kingsley. director of the welfare federation of Cleveland, o.; is president of the organization, and will preside at the sessions.
 Among those who will appear on the program are Charles M. Deforest one of the leaders in the modern health crusade movement of New York. Dr. B. J. Lloyd, assistant to Surgeon General Blue of the United States public health service at Washington; Miss Julia Lathrop o1 Washington, D. C.. chief of the teder- al children's bureau: Dr. George Thomas Palmer, assistant director I'of the Illinois department of health; Dr. H. R. Landis of Phipps institute Philadelphia. Pa.; Dr. Hoyt B. Dear holt. secretary of the Wisconsin anti tuberculosis association: Courte.. nav Dinwiddle. head of the social unit organization of Cincinnati. U; Owen R. Lovejoy of New York Clty, l president of the national conference of social workers, and head of the national committee on child labor: Prof. o. E. Klingaman. director or the extension service of the state university of Iowa; Dr. O.. w. Me- Michael. tuberculosis clinical expert of Chicago: Mai w. H. Watterson of the federal board of vocational education: Dr. Robinson Bosworth, executive secretary of the Minnesota tuberculosis commission; Dr. s. A. Douglas. superintendent of the ono 1 state tuberculosis sanatorium; and a number of other men equally promln-. ent in national welfare and medical circles. II.
 In connection with the meeting the
 Mississippi Valley Sanatorium asso- ciation, of which H. V. Scarborough, is president will also be held:
 The conference is open to all per- sons interested in the campaign
 against tuberculosis. Invitations nave
 been extended to all state and county medical organizations in the M1ssls-
 sippi valley district to send delegates
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-21
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + PARSON DISCOVERS
 LONG-LOST BROTHER
 AMONG CONGREG ATION

Wildwood, N. J., Sept. 2O.-- Rev. Dr. D. H. Kin, pastor of the First Presbyterian church,
 noticed an elderly stranger : among the members of his : congregation, reluctantly wait ing to greet him after a ser vice this week. Approaching : the visitor, he extended his hand in greeting, meanwhile asking him his name. The elderly man replied George
 Dallas King" Surprised, yet joyous, the pastor queried further and soon found that
 the stranger was none other
 than his long-lost brother
 whom he had not seen for 40
 years. George Dallas King is
 farmer, residing at Hamil-
 ton, Tucker County, Va.
 The mother of the King boys died when they were
 young, the eight children were taken by different families. MT. King is the only one who has received a college educa- tion.