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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-07

team mate who has stolen 19 bases.
 Other leading batters: Weaver, Chi cago, 1856; Milan, Washington, .356; Johnson, Cleveland, .353; Rice, Wash ington, $50; Fisch, Chicago, .339; Judoge, Washington, .333; Gedeon. St.. Louis, .332; E. Collins, Chicago, .321.
 Ben Tincup, Louisville's Indian pitcher, suffered a batting slump dur ing the past week and as a result is only IF points in front of Del Gainor, the Milwaukee first baseman, who is hitting 3S6 Tincup's average is .403.
 Hargrove of St. Paul cracked out another homer during the past week and has broken the tie which he held last week with Bunny Brief of Kan sas City, Hargrove has eight circuit drives to his credit while Brief has seven.
 Rapp and Dressen, the St. Paul team mates, are running a close race for base stealing honors, the former hav- ing pilfered 26 sacks to the latter's 25.
 Other leading batters: Hartley, Co., lumbus, .370; Wickland, Toledo, .367;; Wade, Minneapolis, .346; Butler, Mil waukee, .337 Rapp, St. Paul, .327; Henry, Columbus, 1928; Duncan, St. Paul, 1928; Sweeney, Kansas City, .318.
 East of Wichita is topping the reg ular batters in the Western league with an average of 1895, while Bran nan, of Tulsa, who was out in front last week, has dropped to fourth place with .361. Bogart of Joplin, is second with .373 and Shestak, St. Joseph, third with 1862.
 Yaryan and Beck, the Wichita team mates, continued their tie for home run honors, each cracking out cir cult drive, giving them II a piece. Lee of Omaha continues to show the way to the best stealers with IT thefts with Bogart of Joplin, Kelleher, of St. Joseph, and Smith of Wichita, tied as runners-up with 15 each. Other leading batters: Yaryan, Wichita, 359; Krueger, Joplin, .356; Pitt, Oklahoma City, .94o; Platte, Omaha, .337; Lelivelt. Omaha, .336; Beck, Wichita, .333; Moeller, Okla homa City, .327; Tierney, Tulsa, 1925. E. Miller of Little Rock, the Babe" Ruth of the Southern association, has cracked out Il homers this season, heads the regulars of the league who have participated in 35 or more games with an average of 1855. Harper, a team mate, is runner-up with 317 and Ellis is third with 339.
 Carroll of Memphis, who set the pace of the base stealers with 26 thefts to his credit also is the lead ing run getter, having counted 52 times.
 Other leading batters: Barnhardt, Birmingham, 336; Brazil, Atlanta, .333: Carroll, Memphis, .32S: Burke, Nashville, .320; Bernsen, Birmingham, BIO: Towsend, Chattanooga. .305; Ripperton, New Orleans. .so2; c. High, Atlanta, 300.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-07
YOJIR FIRE

If you had fire would you have your insurance in good shape. If us worth while to carry Insurance 1t should be carried right.
 TIA YLOR & co
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-07

H. c. Higgason is active passenger and ticket agent for the Missouri Pa cific, effective July 1, succeeding C.. C. Clayton, resigned. The present quarters are not suitable for the new competitive arrangements and just as soon as the Van Noy News com pany rearrange it's quarters, more suitable offices will be available for both lines, and more convenience will be accorded the travelling public.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-07

Tom A. Wilson, state commissioner of labor. came to Pine Bluff yester- day afternoon on business connected with his office. He was accompanied by his daughter, Sally Ann who will visit relatives here for several days. this evening.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-07

Willie Miller has gone to U. $. Base Hospital No. 25, Houston, Texas, for an operation necessitated by being wounded in the recent war. MT. Mill CT was wounded and captured by the Germans the day before the Arnis- tice was signed, but was recaptured the same day by the Americans. He has never fully recovered from the wound inflicted
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-07

o. D. Price, negro, was arrested by Deputy Constable J. w. Elliott in Atheimer yesterday on charge of misdemeanor.
Evening star., 1920-09-19
FRENCH VETERAN COMES
TO URGE WORLD LEGION
Capt. De Senechal Sails for This
Country to Attend Meeting Of
American Legion.

PARIS. September II. = Sailing on
the steamer La Savoie with Gen. Fa-
yolle tomorrow will be Capt. F. o. De
Senechal, formerly of the staff of
Marshal Foch. and now president of
Les Camarades de Combat. an or.
ganization of French veterans, men,
bership in which is confined to men
having seen actual service.
With Humbert Isaac, son OF the
minister of commerce and vice presi-
dent of the Union Nationale des Com
battants. who sailed last week, Capt.
De Senechal will attend the coming
convention of the American Legion in
Cleveland. representing the French
veterans.
Efforts are being made bX Capt. De
Senechal and NJ. Isaac to bring about
the formation of a worldwide organ
ization of all the allied veterans of
the recent war, international member
ship card in which. would entile the
holder to receive courtesy oAd aid
from veteran organizations In any
allied country where he happened to
he.
4 convention. with this end in view
lS to open in Paris OH November q
1t will be attended by representatives
of all allied veterans organizations.
Evening star., 1920-09-19
FOX OFFERS HIS ALIBI
TO U. S. ENVOY JEFFERY
Suspect in Detroit and New York
Trunk Murder Gets Hearing on
Case at Montevideo.

MONTEvIDEO, Uruguay. September
16.-Robert Emmett Jeffery. United
States minister to Uruguay, todav
heard Morris Fox, in Jail here as the
suspected perpetrator of the Detroit
and New York trunk murder" tell
a detailed story of his movements
during the last few years. Fox asked
to see Mr.. Jeffery, asserting he would
prove he was not Eugene Leroy. the
man wanted by the Detroit police.
The minister warned Fox that anv.
thing he might say might be used
against him, and Fox replied:
II have nothing to conceal, I have
lived straight and was never arrested
before in my life. want to tell
you everything. so you will believe
/ am Morris Fox and nobody else
During the conversation Fox named
six young men with whom he board
ed at Coney Island. New York. from
May 1 to August 2. 1920, and who
could swear. he said, he was with
them and not in Detroit when the
murder in question was committed.
Mr.. Jeffery intends to continue the
examination tomorrow. and in the
meantime the police are awaiting
the arrival of finger print records
from New York.
Evening star., 1920-09-19
COMMUNE LEADER
SCORES THE RULE
OF RUSSIAN REDS

BRUNSWICK. Germany. September
1S.-August Merges. German COM
munist leader who has Just returned
from Moscow. says that "bolshevism
as practised in Russia is not simon
pure unadulterated communism The
cost of living there is excessively
high; paper money is wiped out with
paper money. and people generally
have the blues
Merges, a little hunchbacked Jour-
neyman tailor, who staged the COM
munist revolt in Brunswick in 1919,
warns 1his comrades against settling
in Russia.
politics in Russia are controlled
by the communist party. which counts
100000 members. several hundred
thousands Of whom are Office seekers
and political hangers on who are not
to be trusted" Merges declared in an
address on his Russian discoveries
He declared that the Russian Sys-
tenn was not. suited to Germany, be-
cause of it's rigid Capitalization COM
bined with tedious bureaucracy, and
it's imitation of capitalistic methods.
He told the Moscow reds. he said, that
the German communists did not pro-
rose to take orders from them.
Evening star., 1920-09-19
FREE SPEECH FINDS
CHAMPION IN JAPAN
Ryutaro hagai Is Rising Fig
ure in Government and
Public Life.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated rress-
TOXIC. September Is The lib
eralistic tendencies OF the speeches
in this years session of the diet have
been a distinct feature of constitu-
tional development in Japan. The
leader of the movement is young
represe ntative named Rvn.aro Na9ai,
whose boldness of word has attracted
the attention OF the empire. In the
railroad train. at public meetings.
wherever men gather. the name OF
Nagai Is on the lips of Japanese ~
- coming man."
Was University Professor.
Nazai was formerly a professor at
Waseda University. the most demo-
cratic of Japan's universities. which
was founded by that heroic radical
leader Marquis Okuma. The young
man is a great believer in the demo-
cratic development OF Japanese po-
iitical institutions and Is an admirer
of both the British parliament and
the American Congress-. He Is de-
scrfbed as a man Of remarkable ora
torical talents who will be heard from
later in modernized Japan.
But the yopng orator came to grief
in a maiden speech In the house or
representatives. when. during an at
tack on the cabinet. he called Pre-
Japan" The governmental majority
had him sent to the disciplinary com
mittce, which suspended him for FIVE
days from the sittings of the house.
Hold Iadignati0n MeetinG.
The incident caused members OF
the opposition party TO hold an IN
dignation'' meeting in a Toxic hall
for the purpose OF protecting iree.
dom of speech and personal rights.
Many policemen were present ana
finally stopped the meeting alto
gether Mr. Nagai was given grcat
ovation He insisted that a thorough
regeneration of the representatives OF
the people in the diet was really
more imperative than q chance IN
the cabinet, for. he said. the standard
of the diet must be raised.
OF free speech he said: Japan mas
in the past shown her wonderful ca
pacity for assimilation. as may DC
seen from the Japanization OF Bud-
dhism and Confucianism. and from
the fact that Christianity Is also In
the same process of assimilation
With such glaring object lessons De-
fore us an attempt to prevent new
ideas from taking hold of the peopir
by the suppression of speech mus.
be. as described. as Ignorance OF tne
great national characteristics ana ah
insult to the power of assimilation OF
the Japanese people
Evening star., 1920-09-19
S:Tnr Ship" Sails
For Hauana With
Ethiopian Crew

NEWPORT NEWS, September
1S.@Fallowtng repairs 1T the
leca1 shiDyara, the yacht Kama
wha, Black Star line, has
cleared from here for Havana.
Formerly she WAS the pleas
ure craft Of millionaire
sDOrtssaan and IN said 70 have
was placed In the government
service early in the war, Aavins
hod numerous mishAps.
The master anA ali members
Of the crew are negroes ana the
ship In said to be owned By q
company faterested In the
Ethiopian republic.
Evening star., 1920-09-19
WRITINGS BRING PRISON.
Professor Given 16 Years in Prison
in Spain.

VALENCIA. Spain. September 16.-
Sixteen years in prison was the SEN
tcnce imposed today on Prof. Una
muna, who has been in Jail for iese
majeste, 1t being charged he wrote
archy.
The Judgment has created q pro-
found Impression.
Evening star., 1920-09-19

The Chinese regard the peach as
the most healthful of fruits. Its
merits are insisted on In the songs
Of their poets and treatfses OF doctors.
Evening star., 1920-09-19

The choir of West Washington Bap-
tist Church. with Mrs. Emory H.
Bogely at the organ and Mrs. John
J. Stahl. directing and sustaining the
solos, will render the "Magnifcat."
by Simper, and Mrs. Stahl will give
the solo, Lead, Kindly Light by
Pinsuti. The choir anthem this even
ing will be Rock of Ages" by Dudley
Buck.
Evening star., 1920-09-19
Mr.. and Mrs.. Walter Gawler left Wed.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gawler left Wed.
nesday for a motor trip through New
York and the New England states.
during which they will be Joined by
friends, and the party will proceed
together to Canada. Mrs. Gawler has
been re-engaged as soloist at the
Third Church of Christ. Scientist. and
will return in time to sing there
again the first Sunday in October.
During her absence her place will be
supplied by Miss Mary Wheeler, a
newcomer to Washington musical
circles, from Kentucky. l.
Evening star., 1920-09-19
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bounded by three large orchards. Consider ex-
change for city residence. Phone North 1874.
Evening star., 1920-09-19
35O-Acre Farm. With

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Evening star., 1920-09-19

Franceska Kaspar Lawson has re-
turned to Washington after q fort
mer home. Mont Salvat. near Blue
mont, Va.
Evening star., 1920-09-19
STEAMSHIPS.

Charming. Restful. All Land and water
Sports in Quaint. Old-World Atmos-
phere, with All Modern Comforts.
VACATION TOURS
including steamer, hotel and side trips.
s Da5s $s7-9 Days $e1.50
and upward. according to accommodations
Round Trip Steamer Alone. See.oo and Up
Effective During the Summer Season.
S. s. FORT HAMILTON"
Sailing from New York every 10 days.
No passports required for Bermuda.
Send for descriptive circular to
Furness Bermuda Line
"a whitehall st., New Ysrk.
Evening star., 1920-09-19
WANTED-MONEY.

$s500. on TAK0NA PARK MD. IMPR6vEb
property: first trust only I per cent and 3
per cent bonus. Address BOZ CIR. Star Office.
Evening star., 1920-09-19

Mrs. Helen Macleod Cliff. contralto
sojoist last season at Trinity Metho-
dist Church. left Thursday for two,
week visit in Boston. where sne me WIN
former college mate. Mrs. Hale. be-
fore her marriage. was Miss Helen
Evans, daughter of MIR. and Mrs. sam
uel Evans Of this city.
Evening star., 1920-09-19

James w. Cliff has been engaged
az soloist Of the Temple napts. o.
fam when he resigned to sing with
rhr;stian 1r1 Church. The quartet of
Temple Baptist. Mrs. Otis Sweet. 80.
prano; Miss Nan Field. coneraauS4'
bass. win take up their duties again
today. with Mrs Grace Dufour
RroWn. organist and director.
Evening star., 1920-09-19

At the Fourth Presbyterian chursn
Mis. Marie 3. Culp, contralto soloist
viii sing 'The King Of Love. NY
Sbenherd Is" (Gounod) this morn
;nc and Like As the Hart CWesD;
Mss Grace Peters. at the organ. VII,
NAV "Andante Religioso' tLemaisre)
and .tOffertoire'' (Batiehe).
Evening star., 1920-09-19

John G. Klein. tenor soloist and
choir director of Gunton Temple
Presbyterian Church. announces that
beginning October l the morning
choir will resume its work for the
season. Today and next Sunday. Mr..
Evening star., 1920-09-19


direction Of H. w. Weber. will resume
rehearsals for the season tomorrow
evening in the lecture hall of Keller
Memorial Church. The policy of for
!mer years. of giving free public re-
hearsal the first Monday evening OF
notices of the soloists for each occa-
sion will be made in advance.
The Ariel Quartet has resumed re-
hearsals, under the direction of Mrs.
|Susanne Oldberg, with the following
prano; Marian Larner. second soprano:
NJ. Emma Bowen. first alto. and NJ.
Louise Wood, second alto, with Helen
w. Merriam. accompanist. Miss
Bowen. Miss Wood and Miss Merriam
have just returned from Ithaca. n. Y.
for musical supervisors at Cornell
University.
Miss Helen Gerrer. violinist. re-
turned Thursday from Blue Ridge
Summit. where she was heard in a
number Of successful recitals.
After a visit to her brother. Capt.
Davis. at Edgewood Arsenal. Md. Mrs.
James Kerr. contralto. went to Reno
of Mrs. Charles Sabin. Mrs. Kerr
returned to Washington during the
past week, accompanied by Mrs. Sa-
bin and Mr.. Kerr. During her aba
sence Miss Seyboth substituted for
her at st. Pauis Episcopal Church,
Rock Creek parish.
The quartet of the First Baptist
Church. consisting of Mrs. Florence
Howard, soprano and director; Miss
Mary Befser. contralto: Henry
Kruger. tenor: John Walker, bass,
with Mrs. Edmund Barry. organist.
will render this morning the anthem.
Come Unto Me" (Gounod), and the
ofYertory will be a duet for soprano.
and. alto. Lord of Life and Light
(Mozart) Evening, anthems by the
chorus. Almighty God. Thy Praise
Persuaded (o1d hymn. Jesus
Saviour, Pilot Me" (Schnecker): tenor
solo, spirit Of God" (Neidiinger).
Katharine Rich. soprano soloist of
Incarnation Church. >has returned
from q trip to points of interest in
virginia, her itinerary including the
Luray caverns and Natural bridge.
Richmond. jamestown and Newport
News.
John G. Klein. tenor soloist and
choir director of Gunton Temple
Presbyterian Church. announces that
beginning October the morning
choir will resume its work for the
season. Today and next Sunday. Mr..
Evening star., 1920-09-19

Miss Beatrice Goodwin has return
ed from a two-month motor trip 70
New England and Nova Scotia ana
has taken up her duties as director
and soprano sololst at Christ Churen'
and her studio.
Evening star., 1920-09-19

The special musical service al tne
Church OF the Covenant tonight Will De
given by Miss Mary Beisser. eontraito'
Richard Lorleberg, cellist: MISS Es
tella Thomas. violinist; Wiiham =. n,
schmucker, precentor. and Clauoe
Kobssog orsan1's.a5 1..5 Ins and mhsGa ahs program
M;r include: Trios for organ, cello
and violin, Romance" tsibeliusl
prelude" iKistler); contralto soios
."The Lord Is My Shepherd" lFan oe
Water1. ..The Sun Shall Be No More
Thy Light by Day lSprossD: eeno
soio. "Aibum Lear tHenriQues): OF
S.n nostIude. "Jubilate. Amen" (kin-
6er).
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
DECLARES OFFICERS NOT
FAVORED BY REWARDS

AN erroneous impression has gone
out" he said. II want TO deny EN-
phatically that officers were favored
as against enlisted men In the
awards.
Il wish the newspapers would print
that IN red INK headlines IL possible y
Asked by Senator Trammell II he
served on shore thruout the war
Sims declared his work was admins
tratlve. and could not have been done
on shipboard.
All allied admirals performed their
duties from shore.
Trammell said he did not crlticise
the admiral for doing his work on
shore, and was confident commend.
able service had been rendered Sims
cleared all suspicion of neglect Of
duty from Commander -. W. Bag.
ley, brother law of Secretary Dan.
Iels, who lost his destroyer. the
Jacob Jones.
The Jacob Jones was sunk by a
chance shot from "A submarine two
miles distant. the admiral disclosed
The shot was made from the U.b3
commanded by Hans Rose, one of the
most notorious German undersea
shippers.
Sims gave BaRley credit for fine
destroyer service In the war. despite
the loss OF his ship.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
Youth Was Standing in Doorway
of Posfoffice When kidnoped

Young White went to meet the paper the usual
place in front of the postofce at $3.50 1t raining
and he sought shelter the postoce doorway The door
suddenly flung he and two dressed in
black overcoats and black caps stepped out.
Gee but knees knocked when fellow stuck
his gun in ribs said Robert when he finally
home to get bite to eat and of coffee after spreading
the news OF. his experience the neighborhood
They all had great big guns, and by the way they
talked know they would have blown the head off any one
who came along
Il standing in the south door waiting the paper
when the two the north door and told me
throw my hands up. The only thing could do obey
and then they made me come inside and lie down on the
floor with my face to the wall
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17


for liquorg
ANSWERS
ED r. SMITH. 1891 s4th avc.-I
don't believe legitimate .private
homes should be invaded. What 4
man has In his own home. l believe,
he Is entitled to. II they're selling
II. sure. go after 'em.
DIR. LOUIS ERICKSON, seaboard
hidg.-No. I'm not against prohi-
hition altogether. But think there
should be a limit somewhere.
c. w. TROvE. 2sos n. 44th st.
should say not IL Is un-Amerf-
can. We have always considered =
mans home his estate. What =
mdn does in his own home il his
own business. would say. II -
man is making II TO sell. yes-but
otherwise. no. But what are you
asking me for?
MRS. ANNA MATTHEW'S, 1901
Ninth ave.-why. no: OF course not.
If people want TO make IT In their
own homes | don't think IL should
be taken away from them.
II. 4. SHARP, ITO Spring st.
Certainly not. The home Is the
place OF liberty. Ii should not be
raided.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
P0ST0FFICE BANDITS
SET OFF five BLASTS
Flee With Boy Captive, Who Is Finally
Set Free; He Fears They'll Return

Kidnapped by cracksmen and forced at the point of
a gun to lie on the floor of the West Seattle post
office at California and College st-.early Satur
day morning, Robert S. White, 14-year-old paper
carrier watched his three captors while they set off
three blasts of nitro-glycerne in an Intellectual at
tempt to blow open the postoffice safe.
Five charges of the powerful explosive were fired
in ALL two before Robert arrived the scene but the
big safe did not yield
The thugs then ordered the lad his feet and marched
him ahead of them mile and half to Avalon and Admiral
ways, where they told him to beat it,
lie hurried TO the home of his grandmother Mrs Mary
SpandinQ 26t9 45h s. W. whera he has been living
while his parents in Australia and telephoned the po
lice then hurried to deliver his papers.
The three men, whom he described as black bandits be-
of the clothes they escaped police that
was spread over the entire neghhorhood.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
SPRUNG
BY ADMIRAL Sims (!

plan or policy or preparation had
been made by the navy department.
that II would not announce a policy
for three months after war was de.
clarcd; that IL did not enter the war
whole heartedly" for some time. that
comma nding officers In the critical
zone were not allowed TO select their
important subordinates: that the
navy department acted in cases
where It could not have been in
possession of full information: that
II did not rely on the judgment OF
experienced men in insisting on plans
that could not be carried out.
Sims read from his official report
on naval lessons Of the war. His
disclosures regarding the parting in
structions created a sensation I'm the
crowded room.
when I was ordered to 20 10
London In 1911" Sims said. ~
was told, Don't let the British
pull the wool over your eyes: we
don't want 10 pull their chest.
nuts out Of the fire. Remember
that we would az soon fight the
British as the Germans
Sims did not disclose who gave
these instructions.
II the 4. s. had had larger
destroyer fleet when the war began,
there would have been no submarine
menace. Sims told the committee
n fleet Of 500 dcstroyers thrown In
when America Joined the allies
would have made the und.rsea boats
harmless.
The ii0foot submarine chasers, he
added. were one Of the mIsconcep.
tions Of the war" These light boats