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ATTEMPT TO LINK SOCIALISTS IN U, 5, WITH B0LSHEV|STS Martens Testimony Will be Read Into Record at
 Hearing SCHNECTADY MAYOR
 IS CHIEF WITNESS Tells How He Was Ousted From Party for Naming Republican Instead of Member of Own
 Party

Albany, N. Y.. Jan. 2S. In it's ef- forts to link the socialists of Amer. lea with the bolsheviki of Russia in d conspiracy to overthrow or, ganlzed government here, the prose- cution at the trial" of the five suspended socialists assemblymen. charged with disloyalty today sue, ceeded in troducing as evidence the testimony obtained by the joint legislative committee Investigating radicalism from Ludwig Martens, self-styled Russian soviet ambassador to the United States.
 The assembly judiciary committee conducting the investigation admit ted the evidence after protests by the socialists counsel, Seymour Stedman, then demanded that, if the testimony be read at all, it be read in it's entirety.
 The reading began and seemed due to continue for two or three dav. when MT. Stedman and committee counsel reached an agreement where by the testimony is to be printed and presented to the defense. Then both sides will read into the record such portions as they desire.
 Reading of the Martens testimony then was suspended and the prescott tion put into the record more speeches made in New York at a meeting held to celebrate the second anniversary of the Russian reyolu- tion. These included remarks by Assemblyman Charles Solomon, de-. fendant, who presided, a speech by James O'Neal, editorial writer for the New York Call, and another by q representative of the Boston police union.
 The chief witness of the day was Mayor George l.. Dunn of Schnectady. N. Y., who testified he had been busted from the party after he had appointed republican to office in- stead of a socialist and had refused to discharge from office socialist who had voted for other than so- cialist candidate.
 The prosecution, which claims that it is possible for alien members of the socialist party to control so- cialists elected to public office through clause in the party con- stitution requiring nominated candi- dates to give the executive commit tee signed resignations from office, brought out that Mayor Lunn had signed such resignation in 191 1, but had refused to do so after that.
 MT. Lunn took the stand after MT. Stedman, in reviewing his motion for the striking out of letter to Mar tens from what purported to be. the socialist organization in the Eighth assembly district of New York, had declared this pledge of support to aid in establishments here of soviet system of government, had been made not by socialists, but by q group excluded because it held such ideas.
 In making this motion, Mr. Sted. man laid the cornerstone of defense that several splits had occurred re- gently in the socialist party, when the "left wingers" and communists had broken away, and that many of their acts were wrongfully charged to the socialists.
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Must Report All
 Vital Statistics

Mrs. Mary Ellis Brown, statistician of the Arkansas bureau of vita, statistics, was in Pine Bluff yes terday in consultation with L. T. Salee, registrar for Pine Bluff and Vaugine township.
 Pine Bluff physicians and under takers, Mrs. Brown declared must cooperate with the registrar in promptly reporting births and deaths here. She declared that births and deaths have not been reported promt- ly. Unless births and deaths are reported more promptly in the fu- ture, she declared, the law compell- ing physicians and undertakers to make reports on vital statistics will be rigidly enforced.
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TWO U. 5. AYIATORS ARE CAPTURED BY
 MEXICAN BANDITS
Belief is Expressed They Will be Released
 Today

McAllen, Tex, Jan. 2S.-Lieuts. C. F. Grimes, and E. F. Davis, who dis appeared today when an airplane in which they were relaying the army message from Brownsville to No gales, went wild into Mexico, were forced to make landing in Mexico, 50 miles south of Zapata, and are being held tonight by Mexicans, though the promise has been made them that they will be released in the morning. A message from them was received here tonight which stat ed that they expected to gain their freedom at the time stated, but army officers express doubt and are also doubtful regarding re-possession of the plane.
 The two lieutenants became con fused in the fog and followed the Solado river from Zapata into Mexico instead of proceeding on up the Rio Grande, there also being com pass trouble. Thirty miles up the Solado river, the plane was forced to make a landing and there the Mexicans took the two American aviators prisoners.
 The country is wild and rugged and the only means of reaching the section quickly is by plane. All day long aviators from the Eighth aero squadron here have combed the coun- try on both sides of the Rio Grande and far into the interior without gaining sight of the two lost men, and tonight's message was the first word received. The men are believ- ed to be in the vicinity of Herrera q little mining town and the mes- sage was received from Guerrero, Il small railroad town near the horder
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$6O0,0O0 Judgments
 for Arkansas Coal
 Concerns Attacked

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The su- preme court in petitions filed to-, dav was asked to review federal court decrees awarding judgments for s6O0,000 against officials and members of the United Mine Work ers of America in favor of eight in-- dependent, non-union bltumimous coal companies in Arkansas. Ine Iow- CT court sustained charges that the violation of the Sherman antitrust union engaged in a conspiracy m act to decrease the independent com panies production of coal.
 The companies involved are the Prairie Creek, Mammoth Vein, Cor ondo. Hardtford, Sebastian county Royalty, Bache Deman and the De- man Coal companies.
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Kitchen Still in Every Home, Was
 Plan of Dealer

New York, Jan. 28.-"The one- gallon kitchen still" is the newess anti-prohibition contrivance to mako its appearance in New York. accord ing to J. J. Shevlin, prohibition en- forcement officer. He declared to- night that manufacturer who has been identified carried on thriv- ing business in the sale of the de- vice at $6 a piece. In raids through out the city today, many of the stills were seized. This was the first intimation the agents had of the plan to install whiskey-making apparatus in homes on wide scale,
 The "kitchen still" is large tin pan, similar to those used in restau- rants for baking rice and bread buildings, he said, high bulging cover of tin has been soldered over it, and rubber tube leads from the large pan. Inside of this is small tin "worm' the size of pencil. From the small pan also runs rubber 5 tube.
 "Give it mash that will produce whiskey.' remarked an agent. and the "tin pan will do it's part.
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Jury in Newberry
 Case Near Complete

Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 28.- Rapid progress was made today in the proces sof selecting jury to hear the evidence for and against Senator Truman H. Newberry and 123 co-defendants charged with con- spiracy to violate federal statutues in connection with the 1919 sena- torial campaign. In less than five hours court time eight prospective jurors had been questioned and passed for cause and two others had been excused by the court. Per- emptory challenges will not be exer- cised until 12 men have been passed but it was predicted tonight that this etage might be reached tomorrow.
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HOUSE PASSES BILL
 CREATING NEW ROAD DISTRICT NUMBER 25
Attempt to Adjourn House on Tuesday Passes, is
 Recalled

Little Rock, Jan. 28.-The house today passed bill by Representative Thomas A. Hill of Jefferson county privding for the creation of Road District No. 25 of Jefferson county The measure calls for the improve ment of road running from East Barraque street, Pine Bluff, east and neartheast across the Packingtown thence northeast to Wilkins. w. C. Boyce, all of Pine Bluff, are named commissioners.
 Representative Thompson of Inde- pendence and Doyle of Lawrence made an intellectual attempt to ad- journ the house sine die at noon on Tuesday, February 3. A concurrent resolution to that effect was intro duced early in the morning and was adopted without opposition. It was then sent to the senate. MT. Sullen- ger moved that the resolution be re- called from the senate for reconsid- eration, declaring it unwise to at- tempt to fix so early a definite time for adjournment.
 This was vigorously oppesd by Messrs Thompson, Doyle and Stev- ems who declared that the people are not demanding continuance of session and that they had definite. ly declared in favor of Biennial session of 60 days.
 The motion to recall was support ed by Carter of Franklin, Kidder of Pulaski, Bollinger of Yell and Par nell of Ch;cct. IT." ~"+'on to re- call prevailed by vote of 66 to 21.
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WOULD SELL TO SOVIETS.

Washington, Jan. 28.-Ludwig C. =. N; Martens, Russian soviet "am- Dasador" to the United States, today sent sen to the senate foreign relations subcommittee s, investigating bolshe- vlk propaganda long list of Amer lsan business firms who have ex- pressed, he claimed "a positive de- sire" to enter into Important and nT1port relations with soviet Russia ,n:0 aae list was submitted in accord v, m;.n request made by the com Me MM.ttee at the hearing before which ;alsens ;na,. appeared on Monday and ihM.iuaes hu. total of 941 firms distri- puted among 52 states.
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EIGHT NEW GASES OF INFLUENZA ARE:
 REPORTED IN CITY
Total of 12 So Far Have Ben Listed With City
 Authorities
STATE PRECAUTIONS
 ARE TO BE TAKEN
Garrison Advises That Children Who Develop Colds Should be Sent OIIme From School at
 Once

Eight new cases of influenza were physician, yesterday, and indications are that there are quite a number of cases here, but not in dangerous form. An extensive spread of the epidemic is not anticipated. The total cases so far are 12.
 Dan Fur, travelling salesman, 7O5 State, reported that his wife, two children and mother-in-law are ill of the disease at his home
 Little Sock, Jan. 28.-"Send every child home from school just as soon as it develops the slightest cold" is the advice given out by Dr. c. w. Garrison, state health officer, rela- tive to the influenza epidemic. The people of the state are too prone to neglect colds, he states.
 "Thru the boards of health I have advised school boards and teach CTS to send children home just as soon as they develop colds. It has been proven conclusively that the flu is spread by contact, and unless every precauton is taken it is pos sible to have a recurrence of the epidemic in as bad form and with as disastrous results as we had last year
 While 1 don't anticipate recur- renee of the epidemic as it was last year when Arkansas had 45O,0OO cases, with 7,50O deaths, the people cannot afford to take any chances"
 Dr. Garrison further states that it is not enough to send the pupils home from school, but that they should be isolated, not only from the general public, but from the other members of the family, insofar as this is possible.
 Cases at Fort Smith now are said to number 154; Fayetteville had 12 cases reported Tuesday; Hot Springs had four cases, and Little Rock has a total of 5i cases.
 164 Die in Chicago.
 Chicago, Jan. 28-Influenza caus- ed 87 deaths in Chicago in the last 24 hours, and pneumonia deaths numbered v, the health department announced tonight. New cases of influenza numbered 1,472 and pneu- monia cases 400.
 'The number of influenza cases is gradually lessening," Deputy Health Commissioner Koehler said tonight. The crest of the death rate has been passed"
 United States District Attorney Cline announced tonight that an ef- fort would be made tomorrow to have hundreds of cases of liquor, seized in recent raids, distributed to the hospitals for use in fighting the epidemic.
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Many Congratulate
 Former Emperor

Amerongen, Tuesday, Jan. 27-The staff of the Amerongen telegraph of- flee was increased today in order to handle the flood of telegrams of congratulations received by Former Emperor William of Germany on the occasion of his birthday.
 Two huge cart loads of flowers and other gifts were delivered to be in the castle, where the one-time emperor is domiciled.
 The Queens commissioner of the district of Utrecht, who arrived in Amerongen during the afternoon, called at the castle. The celebra- tion inside the castle was quiet one.
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G0MPERS ATTACKS RULE OF B0LSHEvISM
 AS WORLD MENACE:
Rule of Russian Reds is Flay- ed by Federation
 President

Washington, Jan. 28.-Writing in the current number of the Fedora tionist, official organ of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, Samuel Gompers, condemns bolshevism completely, finally, and for all time."
 The American labor leader de- clares he doubts whether the propa- ganda which emanates from the bolshevist organization itself is more effective than that "conducted by those who claim to be entirely detached from Russian influence and Russian payrolls."
 He says he doubts whether publi- cations issued by Russian bolsheyist agents have as great an effect in America as those (which like to be known as journals of opinion,' such as the Nation, the Dial, and the New Republic"
 MT. Gompers makes an extended reference to the argument that the American people know little about what is going on in Russia and the argument that it is unfair and un- wise to pass judgment.
 Tt was not necessary" says Mir. Gompers, "for Americans to know at all times just what were the exact conditions in Germany before passing judgment on the form of government existing in Germany.
 "All the information necessary to the passing of judgment on bolshe- vism and the system of government and as a state of society, is at hand from sources that are authentic. The plea of those misguided persons in America. who say wait for facts be- fort passing judgments is nothing more than an excuse which it is hoped will gain time for the Rus sian experiment and enable it to spread to other countries"
 Enemy of Labor.
 Quoting from the new bolshevist constitution, MT Gompers points out that while the fifth pan-Russian con gress declares for a dictatorship of the proletariat and the poorest peasantry, a great portion of the peasantry is disfranchised and the largest bolshevist estimate of the proletariat calculates them as only one-fifth of the number of peasants. Even a fairly prosperous working man, by this calculation, Mir. Gompers says, it not of the prole- tariat. Bolshevist statistics, he says show that the bolshevist minority does not even represent the masses of factory workers in Moscow, the Lolshevist stronghold.
 Quoting from bolshevist official documents to show the extent of massed terror by the bolsheviki, MT. Gompers declared that "the economic conditions in internal Russia at the present time has ab- solutely nothing to do with the merits or demerits of the bolshevist philosophy of government" and adds "that it should have no influence in determining the judgment of any person upon it as such." He quotes as the most direct information 8 dispatch from Russian trade union ists to w. A. Applemon of the Inter national Federation of Trade Unions which declares that bolshevist have split up the reserve funds of trade union, throttled the labor press, lsbo organizations, split up trade unions as a tiass and put down strikes by force of arms and plentiful executions.'
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Bryan Would Force
 COP. on Prohibition

Bristol, Va, Jan. William Jennings Bryan, speaking here to- night, declared that the peop,e should make the republican party ton.
 MT. Bryan said the republican par " had not yet taken stand on the prohibition question.
 Mr. Bryan declared the American people alone should determine the ultimate end of the treaty. "The people of this country are determin- ed to have this league and it will come," he stated. It is up to the people to make congress come to- gether and take definite action for the league"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-29
RANK RESOURCES OF l NATION INCREASE
 |ovER 1000 PER CENT
Record Since 1899 Shows Amazing Increase in South
a2q PER CENT MORE MONEY IN SECTION
decentralization of Country's Finan- cial Resources Results in Enor- nous Improvement in the West and South

1 Washington, Jan. 28.-Decentrali- Ration of the country's banking re- sources and widespread distribu |tion of wealth indicated by an in. crease in banking resources of 1000 Der cent or more in 16 states since h899 was shown by comparison of the present bank resources with Conditions 20 years ago, issued to- |day by John Skeleton Williams, comptroller of the currency.
 The banking power of the coun-
 try 20 years ago was concentrated
 mainly in the East, the report said.
 and national banks in New England
 and Eastern states, comprising but six per cent of the territory of the Territory of the United States, held almost 60 per cent of the total re-
 sources of all the national banks in
 the country. The proportion of the
 resources of banks in those states Ito all others now has fallen to 46.73
 per cent, although the resources of
 the national banks in those states
 nave lncreaSeu AII per cent or S7,- 
 Every section of the country has shared in the tremendous increase in
 wealth since 1899. The Pacific coast has experienced the largest percent 1 age of increase in national bank resources, amounting to 134O per |cent
 The south also has shown a huge increase, both actual and comparative, whereas in 1899 the total resources of all the national banks in the Ii Southern states were $348, 8,554 ,OOO, the total now is $3,O97, TOT ,OOO-an in- crease of S89 per cent. The propor- tion of the resources of all national banks now held in the Southern states is 15.35 per cent as aaginst 20 per cent 20 years ago
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-29
PLANES RELAY MESSAGE.

Brownsville. Tex, Jan 28.--A mes cage from military authorities here to the commander of the post at Nogales, Ariz., was delivered today in eight hours and thirty minutes by airplanes flying in relay, according to announcement at Fort Brown. The message was handed to Lieut. Vincent J. Malloy here at 4:25 o'clock this morning and was delivered to the Nogales commander at 12:55 p. m., it is said. It was transferred to fresh machines at Laredo, Eagle Pass, Maria, Sanderson, Fl Paso and Douglas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-29
AvIATORs FORM UNION.

Paris, Jan. 28.--Aviators have formed a union here, decided on minimum salaries and adopted al standard form of contract for mem- bers. Second Lieutenant Antoine Marchal, who flew across Germany, dropping bombs on Berlin en route, has been elected president.
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VISIT VIRGIN ISLANDS.

Washington, Jan. 2s.IWith a view I9 +o determinating whether the Vir- gin islands, the most recently ac- ouired United States territory, should sshould be removed from the naval s,nerv;sion @ under which they have heeei heen since purchased from Denmark. ;o;nt congressional committee left Washington today to visit the ;c1ordc
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ERZBERGER WORSE.

Berlin, Jan. 28.-The condition of Matthias Erzberger, vice premier and minister of finance, who was shot Monday by Oltwig Won Hirschfeld, a former cadet officer, was somewhat worse today. An x-ray examination of the wound yesterday showed the bullet firmly lodged in the shoulder blade.
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EPwORTH LEAGUE MEETING.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 2S.-Epworth leagues of all conferences of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, are represented at the annual joint meeting of the presidents of the Methodist Epworth leagues, chair man of conference Epworth league boards and league superintendents of all conferences, which began a two-day session here today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-29
Six Burn to Death
 at Virginia Farm

n, ,Lawrenceville, Va., Jan. 2s.- word reached here tonight that six Persons p were burned to death in a ire sunday night which destroyed me me house upon the farm of T. H. Dugger near here.
 nones of Tom Daniel, foreman, his wi1e and four children were found m the ruins of the homestead to- qmay. my Mrs. Parrish, mother of Mrs. uanleis, and 13 year old girl, es- eaped' The origin of the fire has not been ascertained.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-29
British Free German
 Who Ordered the
 Scapa Flow Sinking

London, Jan. 28.-Admiral Won Reuter-, the chief officer of the German fleet at Sapa Flow who gave the, order for the scuttling of the German warships there last June, has been set free by the British authorities. The admiral has re- turned to Germany, it was amour ced today.
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CITY WORKS IN SHIFTS.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 2s.-Business %;e.,Vitles ;nt in Richmond were divided ;nso ;n 1our groups tonight with work ,;l, ,nf hours arranged so that crowds VIII not congregate on streets while su'ng to or from work. This action sses %as taken by health officials in an eliort to combat influenza.
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JENKINS TO TESTIFY.

E, paso, Tex, Jan. 2s.-William o. acos' nA,hs' United States consular w;tn Stn. at Puebla. Mexico, will be m;tas ;taess before the senate sub-com- co "'''ee investigating affairs in Mexi- ber. he, according to reports published
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DAVIS FOR GOVERNOR.

Cleveland, O., Jan. 28.--Mayor liar ry L. Davis announced today that he would be a candidate for the re.
 publican nominee for governor, on platform calling for the elimination of radicals and radicalism and dras- tkc legislation to punish profiteering
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LOwDEN WATCHES COOLIDGE.

Washington, Jan. 28.-Managers of the presidential nomination cam paign of Governor Lowden, of Illi- nois, do not contemplate extending their efforts to Massachusetts un- less Governor Coolidge formally Representative Frank L.. Smith, in charge of Lowden head quarters here, announced today.
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RATIFY SUFFRAGE.

Columbia, s e., Jan. 2s..Ihe C, c.,th Carolina state senate today no;actad noa a resolution ratifying the joI rejes.JIo suffrage amendment by a ,,ete aet of al, to 4. The house of repre-. ort. soe Gives a few days ago voted Ss to 21 for rejection of the amena"en''
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BOOtblack Makes
 $225 Per Week;
 Denies Wife Dime

New York. Jan. 28.-Peter B. Stefano, a Brooklyn bootblack, makes $225 a week shining shoes, according to his wife, who entered suit in the Brooklyn su- preme court today for a separa- ton. She charges cruel and in- human treatment and declares that her husband refused to give her 10 cents to go to movie" Decision was reserved on her request for $50 a week tempo rary alimony.
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WOOD TO DEBATE.

Chicago, Jan. 28.-General Leonard Wood tonight accepted the chai- lenge of Senator lilies Poindexter of Washington to meet him m de- bate in Pierre, S. D., March 20.
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WOOD CANDIDATE.

pnalanapolis, Jan. 2s.-General ;onard inc Wood authorized the plac- s or ms name on the Indiana pri- i;aly i;eny ballot today as being a repub- tha sah candidate for nomination fo, the M presidency. The action follows ae Withdrawal of Gov. James P
 Nooarich, of Indiana, as candidate
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-29

The Jefferson County Women's Central committee is called to meet this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the public library. Mrs. w. M. Toney, chairman. 1-29-1t