Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-21

was expressed Tor the success
Of the officials IN eliminating r.
= immoral elements from the
= affairs of the county.
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r. Carnahan, John W. Reap, A. 2.
Orto, w. l.. Matthews and ". W.
Taylor were appointed as commit
>tee Of the grand jury, organized
yesterday, to serve as a vice commit
tee, to make q survey of conditions
in Pine Bluff. II want facts, and
not opinions said Judge ". b. Sor-
rells, possibly having in mind the
report Of the vice committee Of the
last grand jury. This report dis
cusseu vice conditions, but omitted to
give any facts. The recommends
ton was made that the red light"
district be re-established, altho such
action would be in violation Of law.
Mr.. Carnahan also was named as
foreman Of the grand jury, organized
to serve for the ensuing six months.
John w. Reap was made secretary.
Other members are S. +. Hines, j. A.
Buskirk, H. H. Ferguson, W. L..
Matthews, C. A. Gordon, X. S. Cher
~, e. l.. Bowe, w. W. Taylor, j..
ii. Watkins, w. A. Kientz, w. R..
Crawford, w. H. Anderson, A. z. Or
to and S. H. Ragsdale. "a
The grand jury examined about 40
witnesses yesterday with the assis.
ance of Prosecuting Attorney E. W..
Brcckman. The investigators ignor-t
ed the eight-hour day, and continued
their work until after o'clock.
Scores Law violators.
Judge Sorrells severaly scored law
violators in his charge to the inquis-
itorial body. IF men were clean
there would be no prostitutes" he,
said, denouncing prostitution. 1T
prohibitionists and church members
wouldn't buy whiskey, bootlegging
would cease" he declared at another
part. Concerning racial problems
Judge Sorrells asserted that white
people have not always done their
duty towards the negro, as the whites
have not tried to teach the negro that
some things are morally wrong,
and, he said, some of the negroes
have lost their opportunity to help
themselves by prating around about
equality, except among their own
race
Gambling, pistol totin' and other
court. Referring to non enforSN-
Offenses were condemned by the
ment of laws, Judge Sorrells urged
that the grand jury determine who
is responsible, and suggested indict-
ment of any officials who may be
found delinquent.
Danger of Bolshevism.
4SF3 1IrorSner onfnroovSnon% - HI 1o~~,
against all men alike, Judge Sorrells
said it would make no difference in
his court whether man was rich or
poor, black or write. "The humblest
man in the community, even if he is
the blacklist man in it, is to have the
same justice that the most promin-
room is as sacred as any pulpit in
the city.
"A spirit of .Bolshevism is sweep
ing the earth and people seem to have
no reverence for anything. The al
arming part of it is that the people
are not alarmed at the tendency and
crime rampant. but the greatest
danger lies in the fact that men are
unwilling to make decision. It used
TO be that If the police or other Of
ficers did not enforce the law there
would be howl, but now men are
50 terribly bent upon making money
they Will let almost anything go on
i It is liable to hurt their business.
n there ever was a time when the
arms of the court should be strength
ened 1t is now, as the courts stand
between the country and revolution.
Whenever the courts reach the stage
where the people have no confidence
IN them, then it is goodbye to free
dom.
"The only safeguard for liberty is
Tor the people to stand up and do
what is right. Unless we have good
juries the people will lose respect
for the courts. That is why we have
tried to get men as jurors who have
the moral courage to do what is
/ right. The country will never be safe
until the citizenship of the country
makes it safe. There is less re-
gard for sacred things in this age.
Show me man who has no regard
Tor sacred things and / will show
yen man who has little regard for
law. The courts will not have pow
er until the jurors have manhood"
Petit Jurors.
Those empaneled to serve as petit
jurors for two weeks are: E. N. Ste
phenson, M. M. Hamilton, S. E. Adj
ans, J. S. Birchfield, l.. C. Boone,
w. J. Clary, VIM. Burke, ]. W.:
Worthington, F.. Lee Fox, C. H.,
Burks, F. B. Leach, D. w. Bolin,
r. F. Ezell, H. L. Gadberry, M. H..
McGehee e. M. Schober, j. K. Buck
ner, Harry Levine, Grover C. Shop
herd, Roy M. Kemp, Joe L. Norton,
John w. White, August Wollernan.
Alternates are Buck Courtney, w.
"A. Culbertson, A. w. Lowe, w. L.
Toney, C. D. Rutledge and G. A. Lin
aker.