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Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
New cnrn Pest niscouered

Trenton. N. J-The arrival of a pest on the farms of Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York, known as the European corn borer, is announc- ed in the monthly crop report of the State Department of Agriculture.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Refuse To Aid New Republic.

Paris American officers at Go. blenz, it became known here, have refused to display posters advertis- ing the Rhenish republic sent them by French officers. The Americans received a bundle of the posters from the French.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Reorganize investigation Bureau.

Washington. - Reorganization of the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice was announc- ed by Attorney General Palmer. Francis P. Garvan of New York be- comes assistant attorney general in charge of all special investigation work.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Comn6ents On American policv

St. Louis, Mo.-America's policy in Russia was characterized as sitting, sucking our thumbs" by Mai. George w. Simmons, head of a special Red Cross mission which investigated conditions in Siberia, who has re. turned to his home here.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Police Seek apxnanita Louse.o

New York. - A woman known In police circles as Dynamite Louise" is being sought now by federal agents all over the country in the belief that she knows something about the bomb explosions which oe. cured simultaneously in eight cities recently.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
May Be Biu Electrical Strike.

Springfield, Ill.-A strike call SC, for June 16 at a. m. is being sent out from the headquarters of the h. ternational Brotherhood of Electrca, Workers here, according to an an nouncement made by Charles P. Ford, secretary of the organization.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Boosting Johnson For President.

San Francisco-A call for a Re- publican conference here to discuss campaign plans in behalf of Senator Hiram w. Johnson for president on the Republican ticket was sent throughout the state by a committee of party leaders.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Governor Urges Prosecution

Jefferson City Mo.--In a letter to Attorney General McAllester, Gov ernor Gardner directed him to assist in the prosecution of persons con neeted with the lynching of Jay Lynch, at Lamar, on May 2S.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
American Gains Are eiq.

Washington-Cla Of American citizens against Germany because of submarine warfare, and the action of the German government against American property in that country, aggregate nearly $1,000009
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

! E. Wright of Fort Smith was giy en permission by John D. Arbuckle, attorney general, to drill for oil or gas in the bed of the Arkansas river near Ozark. If a producing well Is fotlad in the beds or on the bars Of any of the rivers in Arkansas, sufi- cient funds will be received by the state to pay it's debt, the attorney general said.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Resions eovernment poaition.

Washington. Mark L. ReQua has resigned as general director of tho oil division of the U. s. Fuel Adminls- kyation to become associated With the Sinclair oil interests.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Troops Start Home From Russia.

Archangel.4A contingent of Amer ican infantry, which has been serv ing in northern Russia, boarded a transport for the journey to the Unit ed States. These are the first Amer ican troops detailed to sail for home.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
British To Send DeIeuates,

London.-The commission connect ed with the worlds cotton conference to be held at New Orleans has :n- terpreted the decision Of the British Board of Trade to send delegates as British official recognition of ths conference.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Need seooo ooo.ooo To Complete Work.

Washington-Cha Hurley of the Shipping Board has asked Gen. gross for a final appropriation of a little more than $60000e, ,0o0a to wind up the governments shipbuiading op- erations.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Florida Has New Pension Law.

Tallahassee, Fla.-7Governo. Catts signed the mothers pension law, r,A. gently adopted by the Florida Iegisla- ture, providing for monthly pay- ments of $25 to mothers with one child attending school and $8 addi. tional for the second child in school.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Struck By Lightning, Will Live.

South Haven, Mich-Fred Koh- mann, young farmer, was struck ty lightning but escaped death. He was rendered unconscious and his cloth. ing was torn from his body, even to his shoes and stockings.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
rowers To Air Commission.

Washington Commander John H. Towers, flight commander of the navy transatlantic seaplane squad ron, was relieved of all duty with that squadron and assigned to ser vice with the commission for ali terms nov sitting at Paris.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
To Repeal Daylight Saving Law

Washington = Favorable report on the bill to repeal the daylight say ing law on the last Sunday in Octo- Der was voted by the House Inter- state Commerce Committee.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Another RenubIic Formed.

San Francisco.-The first copy c, the newly proclaimed constitution Of the Ia Han (Korean) republic was received in this city and made pub lie by Dr. David Lee.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Bolsheviks Win Two-Day Battle.

Copenhagen. = Hungarian commit mist troops have captured the town of Kaschau in northern Hungary north east of Budapest, from the Czechs af- ter two days of fighting.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Woman To Attempt oversea FIiqht

Cleveland, O-Ruth Law, who re- gently announced she would attempt a transatlantic airplane flight this summer, said she will go over the route Harry Hawker attempted from Newfoundland to Ireland.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
oroanize Anti-Prohibition Le

Organize Anti-Prohibtion League.
 Chicago.-Western headquarters Of the Association Opposed to National Prohibition opened, following a con ference of representatives from nine Middle Western states.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Soldiers and Police Clash.

Brussels.-American soldiers and the police at Antwerp had clash. Three policemen and two civilians were wounded by shots that were fired during the melee.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
New Commander of Camp Travis.

New Commander of Camp Travis
 Washington. Major General Me Rae has been assigned to command Camp Travis, Tex, relieving Major General Hodges, who goes to the North Pacific coast artillery district, with headquarters at Seattle.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

To Carry Paper Routes By Airplane.
 Denver, col.-The Denver Post announced that it had purchased an airplane for use in distributing pa- Ders to suburban towns.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
American Jews Protest

Cleveland, 0. = Approximately 50.- 900 Jews paraded through the down town section of the city in protest of reported anti-Jewish prosecutions in Poland and Galicia.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Many new school buildings are un. der construction or planned in var!- ous counties, according to John L. Bond, superintendent of public io struction. MT. Bond said several school districts are contemplatins immediate improvements since the adoption of the 12-mill school tax at the recent election.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

High prices for strawberries this the Rogers section to increase their acreage. Gross returns of from $600 to S1,000 an acre have been common
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Another name of a Crawford coun service in France has been added to the list of casualties from this county.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
Peru Reports Situation Better.

Lima, Peru.-The situation arising from the strike is rapidly returning to normal here
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Leland Bunch, Independence coun- ty agricultural agent, has just com pleted the sixth cooperative ship ment of hogs from this county with in the past three months.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Thirty-fye separate petitions are in circulation asking for a referen dunn on the proposed license ordi- nance the Fort Smith city commls- sioners have passed
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12
STATE HAPPENINGS.

Preparations are being made to drill the first well for oil The well will be located one and one-fourtn miles from the courthouse and will be within the corporate limits of Ozark
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

A county agricultural advisory board is being formed n Benton county. in accordance with the plan of ]. C. Barnett, district agent. and the extension force of the University of Arkansas and the Department Of Agriculture.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Partial reports from the strawber- ry crop. in which White county leads the state, if not the world, show good prices throughout the season. and an excellent output, though the crop was seriously damaged by the rain.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Loy Ragland young farmer, living two miles south of Olvey. who acci dentally shot himself with a shotgun while squirrel hunting, died as a re suit of his injuries
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

The Rev. Dr, j. H. Kirkpatrick resigned as pastor of the Central Presbyterian church of Fort Smith tu engage in Sunday scEool work under the auspices of the Arkansas Sunday School Association
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Cherry growers near Ozark have sold all their May crop and are pre- pairing to pick the June harvest The price has jumped from 40 to 60 cents gallon.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Although strawberry growers at Grand View, Carroll county, had only half a stand, owing to the dry weath- CT of last summer the crop will net them S200 per acre this year.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

George c. Becker, recently elected chief inspector for the State PlaEt Board has assumed his duties.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

A movement is on foot to form a paving district in the town of West Helena to pave all the streets at that place.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

The 142d Field Artillery, commani- ed by Col. William G. Ownbey of Springdale, has been designated for early return from France. according to telegram received by Adj Gen. Lloyd England from Major General Harris, the adjutant general of the army. The sailing date has not been set, however
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

A portion of the business section of Dewitt was destroyed by fire with a loss estimated at S60,000.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

A little child of Frank Childers. who lives about two miles north oe Mountain View, was badly burned when the cook stove fell, spilling kettle of boiling. beans and fire on the child's face, throat and chest.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

E. R. Wiles, chief hotel inspector of the State Board of Health, has ro turned from Bradley, Desha, Chicot, Drew and Calhoun counties. where he inspected approximately 150 hotels. rooming houses and restaurants.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Adiutant General Lloyd England received a telegram announcing that it is probable a rifle range for use of the R. o. T. s. at the University of Arkansas and for civilian rife clubs will be established on the Uni versity grounds.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

The bonds for the new highway through Franklin county were sold for 1.02.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

An amateur athletic association has been organized at Hope.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

drill the first well for oil The well will be located one and one-fourtn miles from the courthouse and will be within the corporate limits of Ozark Leland Bunch, Independence coun- ty agricultural agent, has just com pleted the sixth cooperative ship ment of hogs from this county with Tn the past three months.
 High prices for strawberries this season have caused many farmers in the Rogers section to increase their acreage. Gross returns of from $500 to S1,000 an acre have been common. Another name of Crawford coun ty soldier who died in the military service in France has been added to the list of casualties from this county.
 Thirty-fiye separate petitions are in circulation asking for a referen dunn on the proposed license ordi-
  sioners have passed
 Although strawberry growers at Grand View Carroll county, had only half a stand, owing to the dry weath- CT of last summer, the crop will net them S200 per acre this year.
 A movement is on foot to form paving district in the town of West Helena to pave all the streets at that place
 George G. Becker, recently elected chief inspector for the State Plant Board has assumed his duties
 A portion of the business section of Dewitt was destroyed by fire with loss estimated at $60o00.
 Farmers of Olvey are making h J. H. Pfeifer sold more than S95 worth of cream in June.
 The city of Blytheville has let tse contract for street paving. The cen tract covers 260 city blocks in the principal business district.
 Much cotton has been sold at Ozark since the price went to 50 cents. Wheat growers are now harvesting their crop, which is very good.
 Frank Chun, jeweler of Oak Grove, Carroll county, has wooden clock which is more than 100 years old and which keeps time perfectly.
 Fifty-three carloads of strawber- ries were shipped from Horatio u is season and local express shipments amounted to about three cars.
 The Rev. C. c. Cunningham of Kirksville, Mo-, has been called to the pastorate of tke First Baptis.. Church ct Rogers
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Farmers of Olvey are making h profits from their cream shipments. J. H. Pfeifer sold more than S95 worth of cream in June.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

The strawberry crop in Northwest Arkansas this year will be worth approximately S1,000,00
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Officials of the Grand Prairie. Branch Railroad Company of Frank lin county has filed petition with the Arkansas Corporation Commis, sion, asking for a certificate of con venience, or permit to construct the road, which. recently was granted charter
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

County Agent T. M. Williams has launched movement to get Faulk her county farmers to purchase com munity canning outfits,
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Chicot county more than trebled it's quota in the Jewish Relief Furd drive. The quota was $1,S00, and the county has subscribed $5,60o.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

The State Highway Commission has approved recommendations of the Advisory Board of the department and appropriated out of the state road funds $SS,447 to be nsed imme- diately in the construction of high ways.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Three airplanes from Eberts Fie't visited McCrory and carried awey three more recruits.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

The annual meeting of the Whi' C County Medical Society was held a Beebe.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

The city of Blytheville has let tse contract for street paving. The cen tract covers 260 city blocks in the principal business district.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

X trainload of gravel for hard sur. faced roads has arrived at Earle.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Much cotton has been sold at Ozark since the price went to 50 cents. Wheat growers are now harvesting their crop, which is very good.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Fifty-three carloads of strawber- ries were shipped from Horatio tIis season and local express shipments amounted to about three cars.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

The Rev. c. O. Cunningham of Kirksville, Mo-, has been called to the pastorate of tke First Baptis.. Church Gt Rogers
Cleveland County herald., 1919-06-12

Frank Chun, a jeweler of Oak Grove, Carroll county, has wooden clock which is more than 100 years old and which keeps time perfectly.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-13

Continuation de Ia pag. }
clones en- relaci6n con el connicto
actual que no son suficientemente
claras para el que estas lineas fir
ma, V con el fin dc aclarar estas
she dc, .agradecer a usted sc sirya
contestar el siguiente cuestiona-
rio de acuerdo con el Comite Con
junto Consultivo que usted presi-
de.
Isl Ia Compafia, con Ell fin
de solucionar el conflicto actual,
decidiese emplear temporalmente
a tarea a todos los tabaqueros con
los cuales trabajaba el 81 de Di-
ciembre de 1918, incluyendo en-
estos los doscientos y pico de
hombrcs que en- absolute no ne
cesita en- las vitolas' dc Brevas,
Commodores y Panetelas, Y en-
un periodic de sesenta (6O) dlas
viesc que no lie fucse possible ell
vcnder los tabacos q. cstOs dOscien
tos + picO dc hombres hicicran
en- dichas vitolas, :podria la Com
| pahia suspender a estos hasta tan
! 10 obtuviescn mercadO para cstas
classes de vitolas?
2.-una vcz scntados todos los
tabaqueros que estaban trabajan
do durante el mes de Diciembre
de 1918 a tarea, 81 la Compafila re
cibiese cancellation de 6rdenes por
una yitola determinada no tn
viese mercado para ella, cpodrla
0 no la Compaiiia suspender los
tabaqueros que estuviesen en- di
cha vitola hasta tanto recibiesen
nuevas 0rdenes sc hiciese merca
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-13
Continuation Dc IA HiSOIia dc IA HuG|ga

do para alguna nueva vitola?
3.-Para trabajar la Compailia
a una tarea determinada con to
dos los tabaqueros selia necesa-
rio reducir, en- csa proportion a
un nlmero dc rezagadores Y cm-
pleados dc trabajOs cOmunes en-
cada Departamcnto. :Puede 10
la Compaiifa emplear solamente
ell numero neccsario de. estos EN-
plcados para atender dicha IA
bricaci6n?
Isl la Compania decidiese
sentar a todos los trabajadores,
tai como ustedes 10 desean, es ma
tural que esto- no podla hacersc
por un tempo indefinidO. Supon
gamos que la Compaiiia pusiese
un maximo de tempo dc seis 60
meses con el fin de hacer una cam
pana nacional v poder YER ell re
sultado de esta en- el aumento de
sus yentas; 81, a pesar de esta
campaha Y de todos los esfuerzos
que hiciese para aumentar sus
ventas, no consiguiese aumentar
las para poder trabajar con todos
sus operarios sin limitaci6n de
tarea, cpodra despues de dichos
seis meses cerrar aquella o aque-
Has fabricas que fuese absolute
mente necesari0 con el fin de po-
der trabajar en- plena fuerza en-
| todas las demas fabricas?
5.-El despalillado de tripa de
Utuado. Ell de boliche de Ponce,
as( como el pequeilo despalillado
de tripa de Ia fabrica de Bayamon
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-13
..EkxE .pal n.

- ~ wv W" Ss
res Y mujeres y hombres envuel-
tos en- Ia misma pues no sc VIC ia
mas el case de q. una huelga fue-
IA terminada arreglada dejando
un ndmero de los huelguistas fue
ra del trabajo y tratando dnica-
mente con I'm numero de los huel-
guistas. 81 despues de los 80 dias
a que su pregunta No. sc refiere.
la Compaiiia yiera que no lie fuera
possible yender los Commodores,
Brevas Y Panetelas elaborados
por los compaiieros que en- tales
vitolas Sc emplean, la Compaflla
debe hacer un esfuerzo para ofre-
cerles la oportunidad de probar
que son aptOs para Otra yitola,
tai como 10 hizo en- Otras ocasiO-
nes con otros compafieros y den
trO de un tempo razonable. y 81
todos probaran ser eficicntcs pa
IA hacer otras vitolas, deben en-
! tonces ser acogidos bajO ell mis-
mo sistema cstablecido para los
demas tabaqueros de vitolas. FL
sistema universalmente estableci
do en- todas las fabricas, sin eX-
cluir la vuestPa. es ell de tareaS,
/ semanas cortas, turn0s, clerres
temporales de fabricas, etc, etc,
durante los perlOdos de depression
industrial. Y 81 solamente un nu-
nero fuera aptO para las vitolas,
ese numero debe ser prOtegido ba-
10 ell sistema que antes nos he
mos referido. y los que probaran
su incompetencia para hacer
otras vitolas, bien fuera un Mt
nero de ellos, bien fuera ell to-
tai de ellos, podran ser rebajados
tcmporalmente, conservando Ia
Compai1ia una lista de ellos con
sus nombres V direcciones para
volverlos a emplear, con prcferen
cia Il cualquiera otros tabaquer0s
en- cualquier tempo en- que la
COmpailia necesitara elaborar Pa
netelas, Breva V CommOdOres. \
en- este caso, v mientras volvian
a trabajap estos trabajadorcs po-
drian estar prOtegidos en- 10 posi-
BILE por ell "Plan de Aseguros Con
ira la Falta de Empleo' bosque-
iado Dor usted en- la c0nferencia
de Abril % Ell uno de los salOnes
del Senado. Y para tales efectos
por alguna clausula, dicho plan
deberia formar parte de los ter
minos de arreglo para poder, an
tes de que llegue el periodic de sin
trabajo tener la debida reglamen-
taci6n a que por mutuo acuerdn
pudiera llegarse. Ademas, todas
las medidas protcctivas que pn-
dieran de mancra afectiva aseSu-
rar la existencia de dicho fondo.
No. o.-Ei orden universalmcn
+ te seguido en- todas las fabricas.
sin exception de la vuestra, es
que cuando la Compailia recibe
una cancellation de 0rdenes por
una vitola determinada o no tu-
Were mercado para ella. la Com
1 (Continta en- Ia pag. g.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-13

quedaran cerrados definitiyamcn-
te.
Gina veZ arrcglado satisfac
toriamcnte ell cOn1iicto actual,
Z tiene o no la Compaflla el
derecho de rebajar tabagucros 0
emplcados de cuaIquicr Dcparta-
mento siempre que no tenga sufi-
ciente trabajo para cllos II 6rde-
nes para emplearlos?
Esperando su contestacion a
este QUESTIONABLE a In mayor brc
vedad possible, quedo de usted,
Atentamcnte,
fFirmado) l.. TOrO.
Presidcnte.
En- contestaci0n a este cuestio-
mario recibimos la siguicnte carta
firmada por cl seilor Prudencio
Rivera Martinez:
Mayo 3, 1919.
Sr. Don Luis TOro, Prcsidcnte
Porto Rican. American Tobacco
Company of Porto Rico,
San Juan. Puerto Rico.
Senior:
FL Cuerpo Consultivo Conjun'
to, despues de considerar cuidadO
samente su cuestionariO, somcti,
do a este organismo por carta del
80 del mes pasado me ha instrui'
do para contestar a usted en- la
forma siguiente:
Aunquc todas sus preguntas
descansan unicamente sohre ba
ses hipot6ticas que como tales
pueden ser falsas ciertas, j que
por 10 tanto no es muy facit dal
una contestaci0n absolute, fila y