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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-13

Reggie de veulle :" Is that untruef
A. Absolutely.
@ Then Miss Longfellow said that she had seen you
offering it to the deceased. What about that
A. Well, can explain that Miss, Longfellow had
been giving very dramatic afternoon about DOPE and
Billie said to me- Let make out we're going to take
some went to a box and took out some face powder
for fun Afterward we laughed, and told her it
only fun. Ny wife said it was a silly joke.
O. That was very real acting, you knowf You shifted
cocainei
A. No, it was face powder.
@. But you know this won't do de Veule. 1t is very
ingenious but quite uneonvincng. You know what you
said when Becher to you the night of No
vember g. Didn't you then say, 'No has seen me
give Billie cocaine except Miss LOngfeIlOw''f
A. 1, didn't mention the name.
O. Do you swear that
A. DON think l said it. L don't remember.
O. You know perfectly well Belcher came to see you
about the inquest You told him not to say anything
and you said you were not going to say anythingi
A. l simply didn't want Biie's to be dragged
in as it has been. That's why sad Don't say any
thing" 1t was for other reason.
Q. What do you say you said when Belcher came to
see you after the inquesti
A. sad "For God sake, it's bad enough for her to
be dead. Don't mention this thing She will be dragged
through the gutter"
Q. That's not what mean. 1 about
having seen you give cocaine except Miss Longfelowf
A. certainly did say that one had give her
cocaine but didn't say Except Miss LOngfellow.'
@. Do you know why Relcher should invent that
A. That l can't say.
O. You heard McGinty's evidence She is your
want You heard her say that you sent her to get cocaine
for Miss CarletOni
A. Yes, that's untrue Billie gave me the money and
the address in TOrringtOn Square l didn't know the
address myself.
Q. Was Miss Carleton staying with you in your fiat at
that timef
A. No, not then. She stayed there two DAYS after
O. Where was the deceased thenf
A. In Longacre, think. In fact, know she was.
O. McGinty used to go there every morning?
A. Yes she used to go there because Miss Carleton
had no maid.
O. Why should she write the address and give it to
youf McGinty going to her fiat every day. Why
should she give the address to you to give to McGntyf
A. Oh only because friends.
O. Then you helping Miss Carleton to get CO.
.cainei
MR.. CHATTERTON: l must advise my client not to
answer that question.
THE CORONER: He refuse if he likes.
MR. CHATTERTONs think it is unfair question,
and must sSk him not to answer it.
THE CORONER: If you are going to comment on my
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-13

Q. Where did you get ti
A. Well, the first time l bought it at that party
asked the Chinese woman to sell some
@. Where e1sef
A. From Mr.. Belcher.
G. Did you know where he got itf
A. 1 haven't the faintest idea.
Q. Did you pay him for itf
A. Yes.
@. Alwaysf
A. think owe him $25 for the last time.
Q. Have you supplied cocaine to Miss Carletoni
A. Never in my life
Q. Do you really that, de Veullei
A. On my word of honor
Q. Did you go with her to Kimfu's about three
months agoi
A. l did.
Q. What forH
A. WE'LL we supped together at the Savoy, and she
said she wanted to go taxi place where she could
get cocaine ddnt know where she was going; didn't
know she knew Kmful
Q. But why should you go with heri 1t must have
been after midnight.
A. 1t might have been in the morning.
O. Did you get cOcaine7
A. No; he said he hadn't got any, and he seemed
rather annoyed that she had come down.
O. Who was going to pay for it, both of yOuf
A. No. she was It's frightfully expensive; couldn't
afford to buy it often She often gave me some
O. You didn't get any that night
A. We didn't
O. Who asked for the cocanel
A. Miss Carleton.
Q. Did you keep the taxi waitingf
A. We did
O. You say yOu have supplied her with cocaine
in your lifei
A. Never
O. Do you know that Miss Carleton has told several
people that you dd2
A. am perfectly aware of it. 1t is absolutely untrue
z. You know she told Dr. Stewart
A know she told DR.. Stewart.
Q. DO you remember DR.. Stewart speaking to you
about not giving her cocanei
A. Yes, and told him that l never supplied her with
cocaine.
Q. He doesn't say that, you know
A. No, but didn't supply her.
Q. Did you hear Miss Longfellow give her evidencef
Yea heard what she sad7
A. / did.
Q. Miss Lpngfellow said, Deceased told me de veue
got it for her." Is that untruei
A. Absolutely untrue.
Q. And you heard Miss Fay Compton say the same
thing
A. did
O. She stated that deceased said "f you only knew
how impossible it to resist it when brought to
said, "WhO brought it to you tO-nightG" She said,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-13

questions shall ask you to leave the court can ask
him any question like De veulle, do You refuse to
that question:
DE VEULLE: Yes
@. You gave MeGnty money to get this eocainef
A. Yes; $40 or SIS think. 1t very small amount
Q. Have you ever received any payments from Miss
CaretOni
A. Oh, yes
@. For cocainei
A. Never.
Q. What were they fort
A. All sorts of things. For instance arranged the
whole of her fat
Q. These payments not for cocaine theni
A. Certainly not.
O. see there are three payments at least in 1917 Of
$25 eachi
A. She often gave me money.
Q. 1 see. If you were supplying her with cocaine
those payments would look suspicious would they mott
A. Yes, but never did
Q. Is this letter in your handwritingf
THE CORONER: viii read the letter. ''I want you
do something for this afternoon. had great biz
that Gets (hs wife) knows nothing about and must
pay $40 account this afternoon. Will you let me
have $50 when come to you, and will take 1t on
when you pay the $50 for your dressf will give them
the $50 with your $40 and that will arrange things
l going out after lunch for the thing we
discussed yesterday, and hope to bring it with me"
Q. Is that cOcainef
Q. What Is it7
A. | don t know.
THE CORONER Continuing reading): Otherwise
l will try another place for it." What that Was
it cocainei
A. don I know what it
Q. What is the meaning Of iti Try to give some ex.
PLANTATION or l shall draw my own conclusions
A. don't recoleet.
Q. Look at this paper which was found in the de-
eeaseds bag Do you your there three four
tmesH On the top line it says Reggie, and in quota
ton marks "Pills." What do "pills' meant
A. You see she wanted to be wonderfully brilliant for
the ball. and l was to make her wonderful frOek.
O. Isn't it rather odd she should put the word pills
like that Does that suggest anything to youi Did you
ever speak of cocaine as ''pis"f
A. Never.
@. You had been warned about giving Miss Carleton
cocaine by DR.. Stewart
A. Yes.
Q. And by Miss Longfellowf
A. Yes.
At this point the inquiry adjourned for the day,
but was continued next morning with de Veule the
witness stand subjected mercilesS fire of questions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-13

ITO Be Continued Nert Sunday
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07
We now know that a body of Amer

We now know that body of Amer ican fighting men have prevented an imminent war without the shedding of a drop of blood. To do so they had to act quickly, but they moved with courage and wisdom. At one stroke they accomplished fine bit of military and diplomatic strategy. Will those who criticized the move now have the honesty to give credit to these gallant American boys? The answer to this question should be test of the sincerity of those who have been administration critics op all European matters.
 Let's hear from Senators Lodge, Knox, Johnson, Borah, Jones and Reed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07
Great Educational Health Drive Begin
 In Several States

Neu ,OrK, Oct. 6.-Announcemen has been made that the National Tu- berculosis Association, with the aid of local and state organizations in every state of the union, is sponsoring the greatest health educational campaign this country has ever known in an effort to check the increase of tuber- culosis.
 There are 1000 local organizations in the movement every one of them, working with the National association in New York, are combating the dis ease at every angle.
 The campaign will come to a head in the weeks just preceding Christmas when 650,000 Red Cross Christmas Seals will be placed on sale in every city, town and village of the country, to get the fund with which to carry on the greatest battle next year. The Red Cross Seals will be sold for one penny each.
 Tuberculosis has maintained it's steady drain on the country in spite of the efforts of the National Tuber- culosis Association and the allied To- cal organizations, but next year, with the funds obtained from the seal sale, 1t is planned to enlarge the scope of the fight in every way.
 According to the announcement made by the National Tuberculosis as- sociation and the allied local organiza- tions, but next year, with the funds obtained from the seal sale, it is planned to enlarge the scope of the fight in every way.
 According to the announcement made by the National Tuberculosis as- sociation, 150,000 persons are killed each year by the disease. Of this 12,000 are children. It was also stated that $5OO,O0O,OOO is vast ed annually by the ravages of the disease.
 There are, each year, more than
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07
MAKING A MOUNTAIN OUT
 OF A MOLE HILL.

A newspaper dispatch from Helena Ark, under date of October 5, and carried in morning newspapers yes terday, contained this paragraph:
 Fifty thousand rounds of am-
 intuition were discovered last
 night in the Branch Normal
 school at Pine Bluff, Ark, accord
 ing to a telephone message re-
 ceived here today from Mayor
 Hollis of that city. The insti-
 tuition is negro school maintain
 ed by the state. This report and
 evidence found locally lead au-
 thorities here to believe the con-
 templated uprising was of more
 than local nature, possibly
 planned for the entire South."
 This has created the impression that the ammunition was surrepti- tiously purchased and assembled at the Branch Normal by negroes. This is erroneous, and is not ill accord with VAAC I0NCS HUI WlGu tIIC Mayor Hollis says he gave in tele- phonic conversation with a Phillips county official, who had called the Pine Bluff executive.
 The facts are that the existence of the ammunition at the Branch Normal was not discovered" That it was these has been known to the authorities for months. The am- munition was sent to the school dur ing the war, for use of the s. o. T. c. at the Branch Normal. It's removal was by an army officer from Camp Pike, acting, presumably under in structions from the war department.
 The Graphic was in possession of the facts Saturday, but as the remov- al of the ammunition seemed mere piece of routine work by the army, and, as it was considered by Mayor Hollis and other citizens, and The Graphic that undue importance might be attached to the action thru publi- cation of the item, The Graphic re- trained from printing anything about it. We believed that in emitting mention of the occurrence we best served the interests of all our people white and colored The less said and done now to create misunder- standings and false impressions the better.
 The facts are printed now by The Graphic because the paragraph print ed in out-of-town papers yesterday do injustice to the Branch Normal school, and the colored people of Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07

The wet" forces are pointing out that the riot in Omaha was as bad as the one in East St. Louis, where liq- uor was blamed for the excesses. 1t is true, as they claim, that the reports that booze caused the East St. Louis riots was exaggerated. It also is true thot booze wouldn't have helped conditions in Omaha. Regardless of whether booze is good or bad, it ;s generally admitted that in times of unrest, we are better without booze. Even many years ago we closed the saloons on election days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07
All Nations Are
 Seeking FO0th0ld
 For BraZiPS Trade

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. IT, Correspondence of The Associated
 Press. )-That countries other than the United States realize the grow ing commercial importance of Bra gil and the advantage of establish ing new or more extended relations
 with the largest and perhaps the richest of all South American coun- tries is indicated by the large num- Der of foreign concerns establishing offices or agencies here, or seeking Federal permission to carry on busl- ness in Brazil.
 Every steamer from Europe and the United States brings it's quota of business representatives who come prepared to embark in business at once, or to survey the situation and decide upon the desirability of entering the field.
 During the last few months an unusual number of new concerns have been authorized to do business here. These include not only com panies organized in Brazil with both local and foreign capital, but also many organized and financed in the United States and Europe.
 The new enterprises will cover wide fields of activities, ranging from banking, insurance and ship building to the establishment of sea- side resorts. The greater number of them, however, will engage in the business of importing and exporting. One of the new companies is orga- nized with Lisbon and Oporto capi- tai amounting to $6,00O,000 and pro- pose to foster trade between Brazil and Portugal and her colonies in West Africa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07
THE TEST OF SINCERCITY.

Ever since the real facts about the landing of American marines at Frau have been published there has been heavy and significant silence in these congressional circles whose chief policy and thought are that ev- erything that President Wilson does Is wrong, says an exchange. It now appears that the landing of the American forces was in no way an act of hostility toward Italy, that might be construed as a causus belli. As matter of fact our action was taken at the express request of the Italian admiral in the port in order to prevent an open clash between the small force of Italians who had en, tered the town and the go-Slavia, who were in force in that region.
 When the Americans landed the Italians quietly withdrew, and what might have been the beginning of an- other war in the Balkans happily was averted. Since then our marines have returned to their ship and the whole matter is now closed incident. All seems to be well that has ended well, although those senators ana congressmen who demanded the im- mediate recall of our troops have neither the justice nor the courtesy to admit even this much.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07

100000 cases of tuberculosis re- ported throughout the country. That there are actually more victims IS cer- tain, however, for 1t is believed that state and city boards of health do not receive reports of anywhere near the number of cases in their jurisdiction.
 According to Colonel Roger Brooke, of the Surgeon-GeneraPs office in Washington, 24 out of every 1000 men called to the colors in the great Eu- ropean war, were tuberculour. From the draft about 5000 young men were turned back at the local boards and 23,000 were found to have the dis ease after they reached army camps.
 Not only is tuberculosis an insidious disease, which does not give warning of it's attack, but it comes most ire quently among children. According to figures of the National Tuberculo- sis Association 70 per cent of all the infection from the disease take place in children under 16 years of age. Physicians have concurred Tn the belief that 98 out of every 100 persons have taken the germs of tu berculosis into their bodies, and that the germs lie dormant only because the persons have been able to keep up their bodily resistance.
 It is the purpose of the great health campaign now under way to teach every one that tuberculosis can be prevented and can be cured.
 There are not enough canitorlums ln the country today to care for one- tenth of the known victims of the disease To see that more are built and operate under proper conditions is one of the main purposes of the work being done in the AS states by the organizations leagued together.
 In addition to the systematic health education which is being given to the entire country, special empha sis is being laid on work among the children. A health crusade which has for it's aim the teaching of health rules to children is being operated.
 Big Dairy and Big 4 Horse and Mule Feed, the most satisfactory r. 1frrl
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07

Pine Bluff High schools stand against the collegians Saturday thru a defeat, in reality is very creditable Henderson Brown is first class col. lege and it takes good high school team to do anything with them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07
Buy Pine, Gum and
 Cypress Timber

The pine, gum and cypress timber, measuring more than 10 inches in diameter at the stump, growing on GAO acres of land owned by A. G. Har- ris has been purchased by the Arkan- sas Short Leaf Lumber company for $3,250. The tract on which the tim Der stands is situated in Jefferson and Pulaski counties.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07

Pine Bluffs building operations con tinue steady. Bad weather is coming and when spring opens up again we'll be almost as far behind on houses as we are now. It ought to convince anyone that this city is growing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07

Britain's "class war" ended almost as quickly as it began. A compromise was effected, which is the best way to end most disputes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07

Mexico has barred the Chinese, And it is reasonable to suppose that if the Chinese know as much about the MeXicans as the United States does, they will bar the Mexicans also.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07

Now we hear that teamwork is needed to lower prices. Teamwork cer- tainly was the main factor in sending them upward.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07

We know that it would be only q question of time until J. Pluvius' got himself" into the baseball stories.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07

Clemenceau wants meeting of the league of nations-to see whether 1t will really work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07

Better be safe than sorry Install safe to safeguard your valuables. This is protection that costs little. Phone us for description and price. If.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07

Kentucky will vote on prohibition and will have prohibition whether it wins or not.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07

Big Plain and Self Rising Flour, if not the best in your opinion your money refunded. Riley Feed Mfg. Co. 9-23-tf.
 Try the Classified ads.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-07

Big Dairy and Big 4 Horse and Mule Feed, the most satisfactory feed on the market. Riley Feed Mfg.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26
GETTING THE BOYS HOME.
Reports From CantOnments Indicate
Army Life Has Pretty Well
OOZed Out.

According to the recent statement
of Gen March, chief of the L. s..
Army staff, the rate of demobiliza-
ton Of soldiers now in this country
has been 10000 a week. 1t is eX-
pected that the disqualification of
practically all the forces in this
country will be completed by April l..
Reports from the cantonments in
dictate that the life and spirit of the
army has pretty well ooZed out. The
boys are full of energy and ambition
when there was a great patriotic
task to be achieved. But now that the
task is accomplished, the boys lonS
only to get home and resume their
ordinary occupations.
disqualification has probably been
delayed so as not to throw the men
on their own resources too sudden
~ But the preference Of the men
would have been to go home at once.
They would gladly take their chanc-
es of getting something to do. And
they can't make progress toward Sc
curing jobs while tied up in canton
ments long distance from home.
In so far as the delay is due to
army red tape, the methods OF de-
mobilization should be speeded up.
If the United States Steel Corpora
ton found a great force of employees
suddenly out of job, If it had no
further use for them, and if the men
themselves wished to be released, the
company would find some method OF
letting them go in shorter time than
20 weeks. The method of the army
should be modelled on the swift ef-
ficiency of business system. The
time of the men at the camps is not
being usefully employed now. The
same thing applies even more forcI-
bly, to the soldiers in France, except
the fraction of the army needed fol
the present in Germany.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26
SWINDLED. THE BUTCHERS.
Clever Farmer Sold IL Head OF
Fictitious Cattle to Usage
Butchers

One OF the cleverest swindles ever
attempted in this part of the country
was apparently successfully operated
here last Saturday. A decidedly clever
farmer" sold Is head of fictitious
cattle to Palmer Brothers, local meat
men, in the east-end butcher shop.
The man appeared like an ordin-
airy farmer, came into the shop and
inquired if the proprietors wanted
to buy any cattle. The local men
were in a receptive mood. The fell
low then went on to say that he had
thirteen head, mixed bunch, at his
place near Little Cedar, which he
wanted to sell.
Palmers were unable, of course to
go out to look at them that day, bat
offered to come out Sunday. That
would be alright with the farmer
provided the weather was stormy,
but if it was nice day he was going
to take his family on a visit over
near David. He wanted to sell the
cattle though, and offered them at a
very reasonable price-the steers for
9 cents and the others at S cents.
Palmer said he'd like to buy the
cattle, but didn't like to do so with
out seeing them. The man assured
him that if the cattle wern't salts
factory on delivery, Palmer didn't
need to take them. Palmer said he'd
take them on those terms, and the
other fellow said all right. He did
mt ask for any money down, but the
buyer wrote him a check for 500
in order to secure the bargain.
The check was cashed few min
utes later at the Usage National bank.
The man gave his name as ]. p
Scott, and claimed to live up in the
Little Cedar neighborhood. He seem
ed to know all the stock buyers, and
mentioned many men here in town.
He seemed to be a farmer that was
we'll known around the country.
There was nothing sleek" about
him.
1t is hard for Mr.. Palmer to think
the fellow is a swindler, but those
acquainted around Little Cedar never
knew of such a man around there.
For that matter no J. B. Scott can
be found in the county.
Some hold that the fellow was not
a swindler, but a demented man who
really believed that he had cattle to
sell. Anyway, he got away with the
500, and ,Palmers don't know where
their cattle are coming from.-Osage
Press. r.