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Fletcher Asked
 to Testify in
 Naval Scandal

Washington. Jan. 31-The senate committee investigating naval deco rations and Rear Admiral Sims charges that the navy department failed to cooperate fully with the allies during the war, has asked that Rear Admiral Wm. R. Fletcher, who was relieved of command of the American naval patrol in French waters in October, 1917, be called be- fore it as witness. Admiral Fletc4- CT now commands the Hawaiian nd val district.
 He was relieved of his command by Admiral Sims after the sinking
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hnts Agree ] New Closing Hour Schedule

here tosthe number of ( reed to the new closing
 rsed by the Retail Mer-
 nciation. Those who have
 ]ude all retailers down.
 { a few grocery and meat
 be agreement all stores
 bcery and butcher shops
 Ee at 6 p. m. daily, except 4 when they will close at &All dealers in food sup j close at 6:30 week days. Saturdays. All stores Eat noon on Christmas, New q 4. Labor Day and Thanks rug stores and restaurants Elected.
 Tho have signed the agree
 Katzenstein Shoe com kGaughy Bros. Hardware ESchober-Martin Dry Goods Reap and Crawford Furni- bany, Adolph Bluthenthal, company, Wm. Rosenzweig, Barns and company, Wool npany, Samuel H. Holland, he tailor, B. Gottlieb, Bynn lmnanv. Hardin-Anderson company, Simpson-W ebb company, Pearl c. Levey, mpson, Arnold Bros, Henry wine Quality shop, Edwin nd company, Louis Froug,
 Leverenz Shoe company, sins, Levy's Sample Shoe H. Kress and company, ocery company, Southern company, A. G. Kahn, M. .er, L. P. Mulligan, Franey epper, Tedstrom Furniture Fox Bros. Hardware com ltral Grocery and Market, ker Furniture company, Matthews Hardware com L. Owen, Mccain Grocery, 5, N. Finkelstein, the Hug
 Gurdin, Racop's, Strauss Cloak company, G. B. as. Gurdin, Eagle store.
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Legion to Elect
 Offers Monday

Officers of the Allen Hearin Post No. 32, American Legion, will be elected at a meeting of the local post at the court house Monday night. Present officers are to retire and the post is to be completely re- organized. Committees in charge of the membership campaign re- gently conducted by the post will make reports and further drive for members is to be discussed. Ali former service men, whether they are members of the legion or not, have been invited to attend.
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Asks That Public
 Read Labor Press

New York, Jan. 31.-"The open minded, liberty and humanity loving public" is urged to become readers of the labor press of the various localities of the country in order to learn "the truth of the workers con- tentions,' in resolution adopted at q conference here today of editors and proprietors of the labor press in many states. Organized labor was also asked to encourage the la bor press financially and morally and by discussion agitation, and subscription.
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2I ARE MISSING

New York;. dan. 3l. Captain HaY- old c. Simmons, his wife, six year old son, three year old daughter, IS members of the crew of the Ameri- can tank steamer Mielero, which broke in two and sank January 26, off the Florida coast, still are miss ing. an official of the Cuba Rcfn- ing company, owners of the ship, said today,
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" GETS S12,122.5O.

A total of $12,122.5O has been ob- tained by campaigners in the Y. M. C.. A. drive for the yearly budget, and two industrial plants and sev- eral business men, who usually con tribute, remain to be seen. The exec utive committee of the campaign is hoping to secure still four or five hundred dollars more in subscrip- tions, to make up for shrinkage.
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foreman of the Graphic press room, were married yesterday afternoon by Judge R. H. Williams at the court house. They will reside at 1122 West Barraque. Mrs. Pearce has lived in Pine Bluff but a short time but has a number of friends here. MT. Pearce, who has been with the Graphic for several years, is we'll known in Pine Bluff newspaperdom.
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LAMBERT TO HOLLY GROVE.

Joel Lambert of this city will manage the store at Holly Grove which has been operated under the name of R. Abramson company for 50 years, who quit business February 1. For the past 20 years R. Abram- son Jr., has been at the head of the firm. The new firm will be known as Lambert Brothers.
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WATER AT CHRISTENING.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 31.--Water was used in the christening of the ' 800 ton cargo carrier Blue Triangle named in honor of the war work of the Y. w. C. A., which was launch ed at Hog Island today. Mrs. James Cushman, president Of the national war work council, was sponsor.
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of the transport Antilles with a loss of ST lives.
 After Admiral Fletcher had been succeeded at Brest by Admiral Henry B. Wilson, now commander of the Atlantic fleet, it was stated, off cially, at the navy department that Admiral Sims had determined upol this change in commands before the Antilles was sunk
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ALPHABET PARTY.

Under the auspices of Trinity asso- c.ation there will be given at the home of Mrs E. w. Freeman, 1929 Main street, Tuesday night, February 3, a highly entertaining social af- fair. You are invited to be present. The price of admission is two cents for every letter in your name.
 Fri-Sun- Tues
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terday following conferences be- tween Mexico City bankers. These conferences, which were attended by French, Canadian, German, Ameri- can and Mexican representatives, re- ed confidence in the commercial and industrial future of the country, it is reported
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lar products, on the basis of small profits for cash. The She'll Ross company contents that by being out of the Thigh rent district" avoiding expense of bookkeeping and losses on accounts, they will be able to of fer better values.
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S4,500 REALTY DEAL.

c. G. Gillespie has purchased the property at 221 East Second from Mrs. Fay Ferguson, the consideration being $4,500. The deal was made thru the McNew Realty company, who also soldto B. G. Allen for Miss M. E. Stanfer, 2303 West Seven teenth, four-room house. The house and lot at Fourteenth and Hazel was sold to F. G. Taylor for w. C. Hudson. n
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sider the whole task of the Protest ant Churches of North America, at home end abroad, was organized here today with some 200 delegates pres ent from all over the country.
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lHuRCH OF CHRIST.

Church of Christ meets in F of Commerce hall, sixth dtizen's bank building. Bible,
 Promptly at 10:15 o'clock a. | Lords supper at II o'clock Visitors welcome.
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LL-ROsS SEEK GRAIN.

hell-Ross Grain company be- fness tomorrow at Fifteenth
 te, and will bid for whole E retail trade in flour, meal,
 H mixed feed, lard and simi-
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had been notified that their per mits to visit Matamoros, the Mexi- can town opposite here, had beer revoked and this led to today's con ference.
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OPENS STUDIO OF MUSIC.

Miss Kate Boyce will open studio of violin and piano after February 1. For information phone 610. 2-1-1t
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MEXICAN CLEARING HOUSE.

Mexico City, Jan. 31.-Decision to establish a clearing house in this city on February 15 was reached yes
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GRAHAM-PEARCE.

Mrs, Hanchie Graham, well-known young lady of Leola, and Pine Bluff and Robert J. Pearce, sos E. Second,
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LAYMEN ORGANIZE.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. 31 --The Ma tional Laymen's conference to con
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tutes: Pride for Perdue, kath for Kerr, Dixon for Burlington for Sanders, Scott Hilton. ke: T. M. Hooker; tinekeep- ! Gentry; scorer, John ID.
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School Midget
 i've Wins Contest

High school bidgets defeated Intermediates, "A to ', yes
 horning in a snappy game, fne-up as follows: Intermediates
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POLO.

The year in polo was marked by the
first real activity since the close of the
world war. The interest in the sport
centred in a real, practical effort by the
Meadow Brook Club TO popuarize the
game by appealing to the general public,
and although the idea shot a little wide
of the objective mark, il was produc-
tive of some good. The preparation TOR
the international match against Eng
land next June stirred UP additional in
terest, and while no new playing ma
terial was discovered. It will be q con-
ISOLATION TO the team that It will carry
more widespread sympathy in Its effort
than any international polo team that
ever left in quest of international honors.
For the first time in the history or
Eastern polo. the national Champion
ship was awarded to Meadow Brook. the
senior and open championship going to
the home team. The four who repre-
sented Meadow Brook were DevcreuN
Milburn. Tommy Hitchcock. Jr. j. Wat
son Webb and G. G. Rumsey The junior
event went to Bryn Mawr, with X
Wanamaker I'd. W. s. Stokes. r. Roc
and u. McFadden. West Point entered
the Junior event and was barely beaten
By Bryn Mawr.
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TENNIS and RACQUETS.
COURT TENNIS, SQUASH

The name OF Jay Gould has become
synonymous with court tennis skin. The
American champion is the nearest APP
proach to perpetual title holder known
to sport. and he bids fair 70 remain so
for some time to come. For the first
time in many years Gould defended his
amateur title against c. Suydam Cut
ting after the latter had beaten the best
in the country in tournament COMPETE
tion, and the champion won decisively
After that, In a match with Walter A.
Kinsella, the American professional title
holder, Gould also triumphed by clear
He stands head and shoulders
over all amateurs at his favorite sport.
Seeking new worlds to conquer Gould
has turned his attention TO racuuets and
squash tennis At both games his re-
markabie dexterity OF stroke has car
ried him far. With the aid OF Joseph
W. Wear of Philadelphia Gould won the
national doubles title at racquets In
squash tennis he played we'll enough
last January and February TO earn
fourth place In the national amateur
ranking. This season Gould is yet to he
beaten at squash tennis. He won the
annual scratch tournament of the Ma
tlonal Squash Tennis Association, and
his play Is showing so much improve
ment In technique over last seasons that
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YACHTING.

The international yacht race between
Resolute and Shamrock ". produced
the great sailing sensation Of the sca-
son. and the contest wound up with the
United states once again maintaining
tie yachting supremacy Of the seas The
Rcsolute won three out of the Eve races,
but as the climax was not reached till
the last race, when both sloops had won
two races apiece. the excitement was at
fever pitch In this race the Herrcshon
boat proved true 20 American tradition
By boating the Shamrock w over thir-
teen minutes on actual sailing time ovur
the course Of thirty nautical miles.
Although the America Cup has been
In this country for nearly sevonty-twu
years. IL was noteworthy that this yoar
was tho first enc IN which a British boat
scored a real win on the tirst win Of
the Shamrock " Resolute broke down,
leaving the challenger to finish alone.
The second victory Of the Shamrock was
a clean cut win. for the Upton boat won
by over nine minutes Of actual sailing.
but this was considerably shortened by
a handicap of six minutes forty seconds
allowed to the American sloop
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ROWING.

The rowing season showed some graft
flying results and an all round activity
which presages great future for civil
ian boating. The almost mushroom
growth Of industrial clubs all over the
country has had a most beneficial in
fuence on rowing and the number OF
men to take up the sport Is something
surprising. Districts which heretofore
boasted only OF a few oarsmen to-day
boast of hundreds Of knights of tho
nshen blade. and what Is most satis-
factory is that all are well equipped
with the very best types Of rowing shells
and lighthouses
The entry Of the Navy crew into civil
ian rowing helped the sport wonderfully
and Il was first doubted that Annapolis
could hold its own with the more sea-
soned veterans. such as Duluth and
other clubs. but the critics were wrong
for not only did the Navy win the ma
tional championship but 1t also earned
the right 20 represent America In the
Olympic regatta, At Antwerp the Navy
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teen hundred and twenty supplied its full
quota of commendable efforts in all forms
OF sporting activity among the school
boys of the vicinity. and depte the fact
that the students of the present day are
as a general rule smaller than their pre-
decessors all records suffered n severe
battering, and even where no new marks
were actually established the perform
ances were noteworthy.
Four previous records succumbed to
the attacks of the schoolboys in track
and field athletics. while in swimming
almost every event had its record break
ing performances. The new marks in
track and field were all established in
doors-ln the high jump. mile run. med
ley relay and the quarter mile relay. 100
pound class. Besides these events an
other mark was equalled, namely, in the
$50 yard run.
Perhaps the most impressive accom-
plishmcnt of the past year was De la
Sale Institutes new record for the mile
and a quarter medley relay. The DE In
Sale quartet. composed OF Tom Darcy
Stephen Baranovsl1y. Edward Osborne
and j. Canpion clipped fully six seconds
from the old mark in running this event
in so.
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TRAPSHOOTINC.

The trapshooters enjoyed n most pros
porous season, and not only did the
American followers OF the sport show
proficiency at home but they acquitted
themselves equally well across the At
lantic. The United states sent eight
trapshooters to compete In the Olympic
Games at Antwerp. They were Jay
Clarke. Jr captain; Mark Arie Horace
r. Bonser b. $. Donnelley T. w. Nc
Nair, Fred Plum. +. VI. Troeh and Frank
: Wright In the Olympic team cham
pionship America won the premier hon
ors by breaking SAT targets or
clays out OF a possible 500. Belgium was
second with sos and the six other ma
tions finished away in the ruck. In the
individual worlds championship Mark
Arie won with an actual 95 out OF 100
targets. Previous TO the Olympic meet
the Americans won the team and indivi-
dual championships of England, r. NJ
Trooh winning the latter event with
total OF 80 breaks out Of 40. u. s..
Donnelley won the doubles champioushi1
and made a now British record by
breaking ten straight.
Frank s. Wright Is tho present Amer
lean amateur champion with record 81
ia7 out Of a possible zoo made AZ
Cleveland. Ohio, on August 23-2s. Mrs
Judd H. Bruff IL the woman champion
with So out OF 100 made at the same
meet. J. G. Spencer OF st. Louis. Mo-
IS the professional champion by breaking
1875 out Of 200.
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he now Is regarded as one Of the lead
Ing contenders for the title to be decided
In February
OF the three sports squash tennis has
gained most devotees. which Is perfectly
natural considering the comparative low
cost of constructing squash courts. IT
is played now in twenty cities through
out the country with the greatest activ-
ity by far in New York city, where the
National Squash Tennis Association has
it's headquarters. College alumni clubs
lead i'm the sport, but II is gaining con-
siderable ground among amateur clubs
as we'll At Harvard University 1t was
announced recently that Of the various
minor sports that attracted the under
graduates this fall squash led with more
than $50.
For the first time since the national
amateur squash tennis championship
tournament was inaugurated about ten
years ago, Harvard Club of New York
failed to win the individual champion
ship, the title going TO Augustc J. Cor
der of the Yale Club. In team compe-
tition, too Yale Club met with the great
est share of success. The squash ten
mis- season starts late in October each
year and extends to early In March,
being marked by numerous team and
individual tournaments for Class A and
Class b players.
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Whitney colt quit. In winning this race
the great son of Fair Play and Mahubah
was compelled TO Lang up n new worlds
record for a mile and a furlong. lie
covered the distance i'm ! :49 1-5. Later.
at Saratoga, he beat John =. Grier in
gallop by a dozen lengths. In the With
ers he ran mile in :S5 As, a record
for competition in America.
The juvenile championship was not
definitely decided. Harry Payne Whit
ney's Tryster was probably the best. lie
didn't win the Hopeful or the Futurity,
but he showed in all of his starts that
he Is a real high class colt. In the
Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes he beat
high class field and covered the one
mile course in 1913. He did not start
in many classics, but every time he
went TO the post he was returned the
victor
James W. McClelland's Leonardo III.
had a clean record and won the Hopeful.
but he was not sound colt and showed
a disposition TO quit at the end Of six
furlongs. Walter j. Salmon's little filly
step Lightly ran off with the Futurity.
but the race was not run truly. and even
though the classic usually decides the
two-ycar-old championship few follow
ers Of the sport placed her at the top OF
her age.
w. r. Goes three-year-old Ally Cleo
patra was the queen Of the Niles. She
was much the best Of her sex and wound
up her racing career by beating n big
field II colts and nllies In the $4,000
Latonia championship.
Joseph u. Wideners Duettiste earned
the cross country crown by his victory
in the Manley Memorial at Pimlico.
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LAWN TENNIS.

Nationally and internationally Amer
lean lawn tennis beyond a doubt enjoyed
It's greatest year in 1920. At home
tournaments and players never were as
numerous in every section Of the coun-
try; abroad Uncle Sans leading per-
formers registered one triumph after an
other, defeating both the French and
British decisively in Davis Cup matches.
winning the London championships in
singles and doubles and duplicating the
feat in the British championships.
For the first time In the long his
tory of the tournament an American,
william T. Tilden I'd of Philadelphia.
scored at Wimbledon, earning what in
European tennis circles Is recognized as
The worlds championship. Tilden's play
against the most proficient racquet
wielders of the tennis playing countries
electrified the crowds at the famous
English courts and critics hailed him as
one Of the greatest performers the world
has seen. At the same time r. Norris
Williams I'd of Boston and Charles S.
Garland of Pittsburg won the doubles
title and made the American triumph
complete.
Returning to America Tilden lived up
20 his Wimbledon FORM and forced Will
lam NJ. Johnston OF California TO re-
linquish the national championship after
a five set struggle that will live long in
the memory OF those who saw IL. The
success OF the Americans abroad had
reused great interest in tennis every
where and at Seabrght, Newport. Long
wood Southampton and Forest Hills.
where the Davis Cup players appeared,
record galleries were on hand every day.
With Clarence j. Griffin, Roland Il. Rob-
erts and Willis Il. Davis and William
NJ Johnston on hand to lend an inter-
sectional flavor TO the competitions. the
leading grass court tournaments Of the
yea- were unusually attractive.
The year was marked by the sudden
rise OF scores of junior players through
out the country who, participating In
open events for the first time, astonished
the veterans with their all around eff
cheney. Their success gave plenty OF
evidence that the junior and boys toura-
ments inaugurated a few years ago
were bearing fruit. Organization of dis
trict and public park tennis advanced
rapidly and every tennis centre has re-
ported decided growth of interest in the
sport
Among the women players, too, ac-
tivlty never was greater and the quail
lily OF play better than It has been in
several seasons. Mrs. Franklin J. Mall
tory. who as Miss Molla Bjurstedt won
the national championship four times,
~egained her title after an unsuccessful
bid for the British championship. Miss
Marion Zinderstein of Boston met I'M
interrupted success In eight leading tour
naments and reached the national cham
pionship final. In the latter round she
tailed to do herself Justice against Mrs
Mallory. Miss Zinderstein. however.
won the doubles championship with the
aid OF Miss Eleanor Goss
For the first time In seven years
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RACING.

Samuel Riddles three-year-old colt
Man o. War was in a class by himself
on the turf. lie earned the undsputed
title OF champion OF champions He won
every important three-year-old stake.
smashed half dozen records and then
beat Commander j. X. l.. Ross's four
year-oId colt Sir Barton in $4,000
match race for the title of king Of the
turf
In tho match race he made Sir Barton.
who was the best of the handicap di-
vision, look like platter BY this vic
tory lie went to the front among the
leading money winners on the American
turf. In the two years he raced he
earned S24J.S75 and n gold cup valued
at $4,000. So phenomenal were his races
that veteran horsemen proclaimed him
the greatest thoroughbred I'm the history
of the sport
Only once during the year was he
touched by whip o" heel, for In all Of
his races except the Dwyer Stakes at
Aqueiuct nc won in canter. In that
stake ne went TO 'Ee post trl1e short
and Harry Payne Whitney's John +.
Grier raced with him, stride for stride.
for a mile and then gained three parts
OF a length on him. Apparently beaten.
Clarence Hummer. who rode him. went
TO the whip and Man o. War responded
under tho punishment and made the
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MOTOR BOATING.

The wonderful record made by Miss
America, the champion motor boat Of
the world. proved without doubt the in
creasing superiority of the United States
over all other nations in speed vessels
of this type. Early in the season this
little vessel earned the right to be sens
to England to compete for the Harms
worth Trophy. which is emblematic of
the worlds championship. Pitted against
the American entry were the best craft
of speed that European ingenuity could
devise, and the starting line included
the representatives of England. France,
Denmark, Italy. Sweden and Norway.
but Miss America. true to her name.
gave her backwash to her opponents and
won with something to spare.
On her return to America Miss Amer
lea competed for the Gold Cup and here
again she demonstrated that her speed
was unconquerable. Not only did she
capture the cup but she set up a new
speed record by doing over seventy-two
miles an hour. No such speed has been
shown by any class of vessel propelled
by motive power.