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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04

Chicago, Sept. 3.-War and the
withdrawal of radical insurgent ele-
ments have reduced the membership
of the national socialist party in this
country to 42,217, according to a re-
port read today at the convention of
the organization. Before the war the
socialist party claimed membership
of 10000
A summary of the more important
business transacted by the convention
follows:
Urged political freedom for Ire
land and India.
Criticized congress for declining to
seat Victor Berger, socialist, of Mil
waukee, pending investigation of his
claims to the office.
Endorsed the plan for a general in
dustrial strike October 8, to compel
release of Tom Mooney, Eugene v.
Debs and other prisoners.
Endorsed the cooperative store
plan to reduce the high cost of living.
Sent kilograms of fraternal greet
ing to Eugene V. Debs and other rad
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
BUILDING HERE
DURING AUGUST
TOTALS s31,1oo
Number and Value of July Per-
mits Are Slightly in
Excess.

The building activities in Pine
Bluff slumped during the month OF
August in comparison to the activities
in July as is shown by the record of
building permits issued. In July
there were 81 permits for building,
for a total value of $49,035, while in
August, there were only 13 permits
issued, but for a total vaue of $751;
100. Notwithstanding the greater
number of permits issued in July
however, the average value of the IL
permits issued in August is slightly
greater than the average value of the
permits issued in July. The average
value of the FL July permits was
$2,355, while the average value of the
August permits issued were 1892
Building during September is ex-
pected to exceed August, while after
September, a slump is expected until
early in the spring of the next year
The permit denoting the greatest
amount spent in building is that Of
jeff Hicks for remodellng on Main
street property. This represents an
outlay of $4,000 Permits for few
dwellings were issued in August, but
the majority of permits showed inn
provement work and remodeling work
to be done, with the erection of sew
eral new modern garages and like
buildings.
The August permits issued are
shown in the following tabulated
form:
George Smith, dwelling on north
side, Thirteenth: between Spruce and
Hazel. Value $780,
Jeff Hicks, remodel store on West
side Main between Second and Third
Value $4,000.
DR.. E. C. McMullen, garage on
south side Park place between Ala
bama and Georgia. Value $1,000.
10 Nichol, garage, on north side
Park place. between Alabama and
Georgia. Value, $1,000.
S. A. Rosenberg, store (remodeled)
on north side Second between Mair
and Pine. Value $4,000.
Mrs. Annie Jones, store on south
side Second betkeen Chestnut and
Walnut. Value $500.
DIR. j. F. Simmons. store on west
side Main. between Third and Fourth
Value $4,000.
Henry Haizlip, store building ire.
modeling) on north side Second be.
tween Chestnut and Walnut. Value
$4,000.
I Taylor and company, dwelling or
north side of Sixteenth. between Ash
and Locust. Value $4,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
Definite international Legal
Principles Not Provided, Says
David J. Hill.
SOCIALIZED STATE IS
GREATEST DANGER NOW
Nothing in Covenant to Secure Rights
of Weak States Oppressed
BY Stronger One, He
Claims

| Boston, Sept. 3.-Criticism Of the
/ League of Nations covenant as lack
i ing definite pledge that the ma
lions will uphold international law,
was made by DR.. David Jayne Hill,
former ambassador to Germany, in
an address before the American Bar
Association tonight. Speaking on
'The Nations and the Law" DR.. Hill
said:
"The fundamental issue of world
order is not the possibility OF forming
union of powers strong enough to
impose it's will upon other states, but
the question whether the powers en-
tering into such a combination are
disposed to bind themselves to the &C
ceptance of observance of definite
legal principles, irrespective of their
commercial interests and military
strength. We must repudiate, as in
consistent with the nature of truly
constitutional state, any form OF in
ternational association that does not
assume as it's first postulate the au-
thority of international law over all
nations.
at would be an error to suppose
that imperialism is essentially dynas-
tic. It's present phase is that OF race
domination and economic control.
Imperialism is not so much form of
government as it is lust for power.
"The greatest danger to the peace
of the world today is the menace OF
the socialized state, which is based on
crassly materalistic philosophy,
and if generally realized would trans
form whole nations into industrial
and commercial corporations claim
ing absolute sovereign authority, pit
ted against one another in rivalry to
possess the wealth of the world.
eve discover, to our disappoint-
ment, that the covenant of the Lea
que of Nations, which we are told
is to be the instrument for the main
tenance of peace, contains no de-
claration that the sovereign states as
such possess any rights whatever.
We find in it no provision of law by
which their conduct toward one an
other may be judged; no promise of
court before which their wrongs
NAV be brought and their legal rights
iudicially determined. No method
by which a weak state may legally
enforce it's rights against. a great
power, if that power is indisposed to
recognize it's claims"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
At 131 Years of
Age Man Obtains
Policy on His Life

Lexington, KY, Sept. 3.-"Uncle
Johnny" Shell, probably the Oldest
man in the world, celebrated his
131st birthday today by sending for
a life insurance agent.
"You never can tell what'll hap
pen sonny" he told the agent "and
want to prepare for the worst"
The agent looked over his rate card
and founr that his card covered only
the first 1O5 years of a mans life.
The agent is now busy with is head
quarters trying to learn if he can in
sure "Uncle Johnny"
Mr.. Shell is exhibiting himself at
fair here, and will use the money
derived in paying off the mortgage
on his farm, he said.
Shell was first married at the age
of 10 and lived with his first wife
for more than ninety years. He
lived rs years in one house. He is
the father of twenty-nine children
the oldest now living being more
than 80 years Of age.
Six years ago, he married again at
the age Of 125. BY his second wife
he has one child, boy aged 5 years
He was at the advanced age of "a dur
ing the Civil War. He was born near
Knoxville Tennessee, IL years after
the battle of Bunker Hill, and was
full grown when the war of 1912 be-
ban. He has seen the United States
develop from small nation to a
world power.
He bears his age we'll. His mind is
clear and his eyesight is far better
than that Of many men still in their
youth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
At Previous Hearings Firms
They Defend Paid the
Cost.
MORE OPPONENTS OF
REGULATION HEARD
Chicagoan Would Deal With Alleged
Offenders Directly, Not Extend
Control to Whole
Industry.

Washington, Sept. 3.-Heads of the
two largest packing concerns in the
United States outside of the "Big
Five" scattering of stock raisers
and meat dealers, and representa-
tives of the Chicago board of trade
were among opponents of the Kenyon
and Kendrick bills for the regula ton
Of the packing industry, heard to-
day by the senate agriculture COM
mittee.
Senator Kenyon, republican, Iowa,
cross-eyamined w. D. Reynolds. and
J. H. Nail, two Fort Worth Texas,
ranchers, bringing out the admission
that they had been paid expenses by
the packers after appearing before
congressional committees on a previ-
Gus occasion when legislation con-
sidered inimical by the big Five"
was under consideration, but both
men insisted they did not expect re-
endorsement for this trip.
L. F. Gates, for the Chicago board
of trade, gave the committee a speci-
fic argumnet In opposition to the
bills.
"This is a law of rules and execu-
tive ORDERS" he said referring to the
Kenyon bill, "rather than a law of
specific provisions. A change of ex-
(ecutives means a change in the re-
quirements Of the law upon the cit
izen. Men cannot tell from day to
day what is legal under it.
Deny Agreement.
ut is an instance, / think, Of the
habit of legislating blanket author
ity to executive departments which
grew up during the war.
eff the theory of licensing business
operation is good, why not extend it =?
If the trouble is with the five large
packers, why not treat them directly,
instead of extending a control over
an entire industry?"
J. C. Dold, of Buffalo, objected to
the licensing, but suggested an au-
thorized conference commission for
the industry, to be made up of rep
resentatives of the interests concern
ed, Chairman Gronna read him a sec
ton of the federal trade commission
report on the industry. declaring that
his house and the Cudahy Co., of the
"Big Five" had an agreement to split
even all hog receipts at the Wichita,
Kan, yards where he has a plant.
"I deny it," Dold said. "That comes
about because our plants there are OF
equal capacity. If Cudahy goes in
one day and hogs the market, he
knows that the next day we'll make
him pay for his stuff, so we run along
evenly"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
Socialists Would Free Ireland, India
Debs and Mooney; Communists Declare
Selves With Rev0lutiOnists EVERYWHERE

zeal leaders imprisoned during the
war.
The delegates applauded for severa
minutes when report was read that
Emma Goldman had been released
from prison two weeks ago.
The new communist labor party OF
America adopted a platform after
wrangling over the phraseology near
~ all day. 1t declares the party in
full harmony with the revolutionary
parties Of all countries.
John Reed, of New York, presented
the report Of the committee on pro-
gram and labor, which was said to
be the most radical declaration of
principles ever issued by a political
party in the history of this country
The lengthy document is said to have
been largely copied from the program
Of the soviet republic of Russia.
An appeal was issued today invit-
ing all elements of radicals to unite
under the banner of the communist
labor party. In response to the invi-
tation the ultra-radical group of So
clalists known as communists and
consisting largely of the foreign Ian
guage declarations sent committee
to confer with the new political party
to ascertain if the two factions might
unite in one body.
A split in the ranks of the ultra
radical communists has developed
over the question of program and pol
icy. Alexander Stocklitzy, secretary
of the Russian socialist federation is
leading faction which demands that
another party be formed based on boil
shevik principles while the faction
led by Dennis Bait of Detroit favors
fusion with the communist labor
party.
In calling the new communist labor
party convention to order today the
chairman caused laughter by remark
ing:
'"rhe delegates and secret service
men will please take their seats"
The delegates sang social revolu-
tionary songs for an hour before get
ting down to business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
RACE TROUBLES
NEAR STAR CITY
ARE NOT FEARED
Negro Who Insulted White
Woman is Shot by Lincoln
COuntians.

Star City residents yesterday
denied that there was any probable
ity of further trouble between whites
and blacks near Star City as result
of the lynching of Clinton BRIGGS, a
discharged negro soldier, shot to
death by party of men Monday
afternoon when it became known
that the negro had made indecent
proposals to Miss Ollie Bailey, 49,
year-old daughter of J. M. Bailey, a
prominent planter of Lincoln county.
Following the sooting. it was rum
ored that negroes in the settlement
of Yorktown had made threats of
reprisals, but this rumor was evil
IDENTIFY unfounded as there were no
developments, and the excitement
said to be at high pitch. among
the negroes has died down.
Monday morning, Briggs. who was
employed by Mr.. Bailey, met Miss
Bailey as she was driving some cows
to pasture on her fathers place. He
stopped her and made an indecent
proposal to her. She ran screaming
to the house and acquainted the
members of her family with the
negroes actions.
Just what transpired between that
time and the time Briggs was lynch
ed Monday evening cannot be learned.
One report is that the negro was held
captive all day Monday by party of
about 30 men, and was shot while
being taken to tree to be hanged.
The negroes body contained three
bullet wounds, one on his face, an
other in his neck, and the third in
his groin. The body was brought to
Star, City Tuesday where a coroner's
inquest was held. After the inquest
the negroes body was taken to York
twon for burial. The verdict render
ed by the coroners jury was that he
came to his death from gunshot
wounds inflicted by unknown persons.
Briggs was recently discharged
from the army, and served for a time
in France. He was member of a
large family near Star City. He is
the second negro lynched near Star
City within the past several months
for similar actions. In June, a
negro was hanged from bridge for
an attempted assault on young
white woman living near Star City.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
WILSON STARTS
GREATEST FIGHT
or LIFE TODAY
Special Train Leaves Capital on
Speaking Tour of the
Nation.
HIS FIRST ADDRESS
IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
In Distance Journey Win Equal Trip
To France and Return--Will
Speak on Several
Problems.
WOULD HAVE PEOPLE
PAY THE EXPENSE OF
WILSON'S HECK LERS

Washington, Sept. 3.-An
appropriation Of $4,000 to de-
fray expenses Of senators who
plan to follow President Will
son on his peace treaty speech
making tour to the Pacific
coast, was proposed in a res
olution today by Representa-
tive Newton, republican OF
Missouri.
The resolution recited that
expenses of the presidential
trip were paid out of the annual
travelling fund of $25, 900 voted
by congress whereas there was
no fund for senators who de-
sired to tour the country in OPP
position to the league coven-
ant.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
Two Americans Hurt
By Bomb Explosion
at Korean Capital

Toxic, Sept, 3.-Advices received
here from today from Seoul, capital
of Korea, state that bomb was
thrown at Governor General Saito
and that twenty persons were wound
ed including an American woman
named Harrison, who is believed to
be related to Carter Harrison, for
mer mayor of Chicago.
Governor General Saito was rot
wounded. No further details were
received.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
EIGHT REPUBLICANS.

Washington, Sept Eight new
members were elected to the republi-
can congressional committee tonight
at party conference. Representa-
+ ives Ticher. Kansas and McLaugh-
| lin, Nebraska, both new members,
were selected. The ohters were
Representatives Ramseyer. Iowa;
Riddick, Montana: Taylor, Tennessee,
Miller, Washington, Bowers. West
Virginia and Senator Fall, New
Mexico.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
BROKER STILL MISSING.

St. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 3.-The re-
ward for the recovery of the body
OF William L. Tillotson, Denver real
estate broker, who disappeared here
last Saturday, has been increased to
$1,000. That announcement was
made tonight by Joel E. Gates, city
clerk, at whose home Tillotson, was
q guest.
The police say little progress has
been made in the search for the
missing man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04

Washington, Sept. 3.-President
Wilson left Washington tonight for
a country-w speaking trip to tell
the American people first hand Of
his part in the peace negotiations
and to make a personal appeal that
the peace treaty be ratified without
amendment
The presidents special train, on
which he will live nearly all of the
time for the next twenty-five days,
departed at o'clock. The first leg
Of the trip of nearly ten thousand
miles will be completed tomorrow
morning in Columbus, Ohio, where
he will make the first of his thirty
scheduled addresses.
The president and his party reach
ed the station at Gas o'clock and
were given an ovation by the crowd.
After escorting Mrs. Wilson to the
private car, the president returned to
the platform where he chatted with
friends until the time for his train
to leave.
Accompanying the president, in adj
dition to Mrs. Wilson, were Joseph
p Tumulty, his secretary, and Rear
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, his ply
sician. Nearly hirty newspaper
correspondents also were aboard the
train, in addition to the force of Of
fetal stenographers and secret SER
vice men.
The trip, perhaps the most arduous
ever undertaken by a president. will
carry Mr.. Wilson and his party as
far west as the Pacific coast, almost
to the Canadian border on the north
and almost to Mexico on the south.
He will speak in every state west of
the Mississippi except four and will
make up for the omission OF these by
speeches in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky
and Tennessee.
Mileage is Great.
In point of distance covered the
tour will be almost on a par with
the presidents trip to France and
return, the members of his party
expect it to be much more strenuous
because of it's continuity and the
long. fast rides through the west.
Although the detailed scheduled
was held in. confidence in the interest
of safety to the presidential train,
it is understood that most Of the
stops will be only for three or four
hours. In Static. the president will
review the Pacific fleet.
The speech-making schedule is q
Vigorous one from the start.
After his address at Columbus, to-
morrow. Mr. Wilson will go to In
dianapolis in time for an evening
mass meeting. Then he will continue
westward with short stops at St.
Louis and Kansas City. reaching Des
Moines Saturday for the week END.
The following week will take him far
into the west by the northern route.
with speeches at Omaha, Sioux Falls,
st. Paul. Minneapolis. Bismarck.
Billings. Helena, Occur D'Alene. Spo-
kane, Tacoma and Seattle. A fter
that will come Portland, San Fran
cisco, Denver. San Diego, Los AM
geles. Reno, Salt Lake City. Cheven-
ne, Denver, Pueblo, Wichita. Okla
homa City, Little Rock, Memphis and
Louisville. The return to Washing-
ton will he on September 80.
His Biggest Fight.
In addition to these scheduled adj
dresses, Mr.. Wilson is expected to
make some shorter speeches from
his train at intermediate stops.
Although il is expected th(nsthe
president will devote most Of M t
tention TO the peace treaty. be-
CONTINUED on Page 81 d
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
COMMUNISTS SONG.

Chicago, Sept. 3.-The song
and yell of the radicals here
today were as follows:
Gail who right and justice seek,
Burst your bonds, no longer
weak,
"Unite and join the Bolshevik,
"Rise, rise, rise!"
"Bolshevik, Bolshevik, Bolshe-
vik, Bang,
owe belong to the Gene Debs
gang,
"Are we rebels? Well, / should
smile,
"We're for the Soviets all the
while"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
CRITICIZE AMERICANS.

Paris, Sunday, Aug. 31.-The
French press continues to comment
on American activities in Turkey,
the conservative newspapers parti-
culary criticizing the investigating
methods Of the American mission
composed Of Charles r. Crane and
DR.. Henry Churchill King.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
PROFIT BILL IS UP.

Washington, Sept. 3.-After pas
sage of the land leasing bill tonight
by the senate, the house measure
providing for the enforcement of ma
tional prohibition, was made the un-
finished business. It's consideration
will be started when the senate re-
|c0nvenes tomorrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
Seek Million Dollar
Fund for w. and l.,

Harrisonburg, Va. Sept. Sat the
second session of the grand camp,
Confederate Veterans of Virginia,
held here today, committee was APP
pointed to supervise the raising of a
81 100000 endowment fund for Wash
ington and Lee University at Lexing-
ton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
Army Won't Retaliate But
Washington is Expected
TO Act.
DID NOT INTEND TO
HIT, CONSUL CLAIMS
Mexico City Asked BY Mexican Of
ficials to Give Instructions
AS TO Punishment of
Guilty.

! Laredo, Texas, Sept. 3.-Possibil-
! ity Of any immediate retaliatory act
ion by United States military forces
in connection with the attack yester-
day one American army airplane has
been eliminated, it was indicated here
tonight, by the admission of Mexican
authorities today that the attack was
made by Carranza soldiers.
While official information was
lacking, the impression was gained in
army circles that this admission has
removed the situation from the hands
of the military, so far as emergency
action is concerned, and placed it
directly up to Washington for proper
diplomatic action.
Mexican Consul Garcia, in announc-
| ing that Mexicas soldiere, on their
own initiative, had fired upon the
airplane, said complete report had
been made to Mexico City, with the
request for instructions as to punish
ment for those guilty.
One point in difference tonight
between Mexican and American re-
ports, was the location of the air.
plane when the attackers fired the
opening volley into it. Consul Gar
ella declared an investigation showed
it was one kilometer inside the
Mexican border, while unofficial
American reports insist the plane was
in United States territory at the
time.
Wound Not Serious.
The exact nature of the report
made by Col Beaumont B. Buck. dis
trict commander, to Maj.-Gen. J. T..
T. Dickman, southern department
commander at San Antonio was not
generally known tonight, as the former
refused to make any statement. It
is assumed he has forwarded the
testimony of American witnesses to
the attack, who declare emphatically
the plane was near the Texas bank Of
the Rio Grande.
The Mexicans fired at the aviators.
Consul Garcia said, merely to cause
them to fly higher, as their airplane
was frightening their cavalry horses
grazing nearby. The consul said
they did not intend to hit the avia-
tors or their plane.
The wound sustained by Capt. D.
w. McNabb, one Of the FLYERS is heal
ing rapidly, it was said tonight, and
no complications are expected. His
companion. Lieut.. Won De B. Johnson
was uniniured, though several bullets
pierced the planes WINGS
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
Two Americans Hurt.

Washington, Sept. 3.-William
Harrison, brother Of Carter Harrison,
former mayor of Chicago, and his
wife received slight flesh wounds in
the explosion Of a bomb thrown at
Governor General Saito at Seoul,
Korea, yesterday, an official dis
patch to the state department to-
day stated. No other Americans
were wounded.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-04
WEATHER FORECAST
Thursday and
Friday general
~ fair.

Wait till the
diamond boom
starts and Ar
kansas W i'll
draw m o r g
people than the
Texas oil fields,
n
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