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First Meeting of
 Council of League
 at Paris Friday

Washington, Jan. l3.--First meet. ing of the council of the league of nations will be held in Paris Friday beginning at 10:30 o'clock in the morning. The call for the assembly which went out late yesterday, was issued in accordance with the terms of the Versailles treaty by President Wilson, whom the treaty makers designated for that buy. It went to the ambassadors of the entente na- tions which have ratified the treaty and will not be made public until it has been received from them by their governments. The call is said to have been brief. Tomorrow the most important business to come before the initial meeting of the council vii be that of setting up the var ious commissions upon which will devolve the task of carrying out of certain provisions of the treaty. POLISH RUSSIAN
 Paris, Monday. Jan. 12.-Polish Russian Jews are fleeing at the ap- proach of bolshevk bands between klev and Woloczys. according to re- ports from aWrsaw At Zmerinka shere are some 15,000 of these re- tugees who are in pitiable condi- tion. The same state of affairs eX- ists at Oskiwow, where the inhabi- tants and officers of the Polish army are doing their best to care for the sufferers
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Must Fix Amount Germans Must Pay
 by May of 1921

Paris, Monday, Jan. 12.-With the opening on Saturday of the period during which Germany must pay, her debts to the allies, it is announced that the commission on reparation must fix the amount due by Ger many before Monday. May 1, 1921. In the meantime the commission will see that Germany carries out her ob- ligations.
 Until the amount of reparation payments has been fixed Germany will have to deposit 2O,OO0,OO ,OOO marks in gold or it's equivalent in material, ships, securities and coal as an acknowledgement of, and se- curity for this portion of the debt which is payable immediately, the German government will be forced to hand over gold bonds representing the full amount. In addition to this, a sum of 40,O00,0OO ,OOO marks in gold bonds immediately negotiable will be acted and another sum of 40,000, 100000 in gold bonds, which the commission will negotiate only as it shall be the financial condi- tion of Germany warrants.
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SOMETHING THE MERCHANTS
 MIGHT DO.

The retail merchants of Pine Bluff at meeting Monday plan to take steps to make 1920 banner year in Pine Bluff Monthly bargain days, revision of the credit record system and protection against check artists are some of the things they plan to do. The merchants might do well to make concerted campaign to improve the structures they occupy. Pine Bluff needs new store buildings, new fronts to old ones and general building improvement in the down. town district We need new face for our stores from the courthouse south and on all the side streets. We ought to have three or four new store buildings in Pine Bluff during the coming year. Nothing helps business more than attractive quar- ters. An attractive business section would bring many people to Pine Bluff who now go to other places to do their trading.
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WOmen's Oil Co.
 Winds Up in the
 Hands of the Men

Chicago, Jan. 13.-The Woman: Federal Oil company, organized il 1916 by women, today is in the hand: of new directors all men. The com pany began as a million dollar cor poration; it's financial condition to- day was told by the financial sec. retary--cash on hand $l7.75, balance in bank B cents, deficit for the veal $6S ABS.
 The company dealt largely in Tex as land leases. Seventy-fivc thou sand shares were issued and there were upwards of 2,000 shareholders Shares formerly brought $4.50, but today they were quoted at $1.
 Mrs. H, H, Honore. Jr., was pres ident of the company, and one of the organizers. She was the last woman connected with the concern. She said the corporation was start ed with every favorable omen, but the men ruined it."
 "lt was my idea to keep it wo- mans affair strictly" said Mrs Honore. "At first we had wo- mans selling organization, but later had to include men. When we turned the half million dollar stock issue over to men brokers to dispose of we had a chance to sell our stock at minimum cost yet the promo tion charges ran over 30 per cent much too high.
 "The men wanted the company from the beginning. Now let them have it."
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Singers of Chicago
 Grand Opera Are Paying for Applause

Chicago, Jan. 13.-Singers of the Chicago Grand Opera company have been paying for applause at the rate of $50 week or $20 performance, according to Chas. Fontaine, a member of the company. An assist ant stage manager, he said, was head of the claque. Fontaine ex- plained that the clique leader told the applauders what singers to ap- rlaud, when to start demonstra- tion, and what arias they must make the singers repeat, so the artists re- ception would appear wildly enthu siastic."
 q pay s2o performance" Fon- taine said.
 'Everybody else pays, and the clique has it in it's power to ruin me if l hold out"
 A Lessandro Dorci, another mem her of the company, said he had de- fled the clique, although it's leader had threatened to cut off his artis, tic head"
 Herbert Johnson, comptroller of the company, said he had heard ru- mors about Somebody shaking down." the artists, and that last month circular letter was sent to the singers advising them it was not necessary to pay for the applause.
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Three Held for the
 Murder of U. s. Men

Mexico City, Monday, Jan. 12.- Three persons alleged to be the as- sassins of Early Boles and F. J. Roney, American oil men, killed near Fort Lobos early this month, have been arrested, according to a report received here from Col. Carlos s. Orozco, chief of operations in the Tampico istrict. Col Orozco de- clares that others implicated in the
 d been located and will be apprehended shortly.
 The report says the American consul at Tampico has expressed ati9 faction at the efforts of the federal forces to punish offenders there.
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s1xyeesele ..

stitution already provides for the transfer and the present measure is intended to hasten the move.
 The measure gives five years from the signing of contracts for the con- pletiop of the new capital. The suc- cessful bidder will enjoy 20 years monopoly of water, drainage, light ing, telephonic and urban traffic services in the new capital. The plans contemplate a modern city with all latest improvements and hygienic and installations built in accordance with. approved town planning ideas with a government house and other public buildings.
 It is also provided the government should take measures for the con- sti'uction of new railways to link the capital with the different state capitals.
 No estimate is made in the mea- sure as to the cost.
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Another Legion
 Post Raps Jack

Cleveland, O., Jan. 13.-Condemna tion of the war record of Jack Dempsey, worlds champion heavy weight, was voiced in a resolution unanimously adopted by the post of the American Legion here. The resolutions contain an appreciation of the war record of Georges Car pentier.
 Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 13.-var- ious posts of the American Legion are acting independently of the na- tional organization in condemning Jack Dempsey, heavyweight boxing champion, on his war record, acord- ing to information given out here today.
 National officers of the legion have not considered taking any off cial action along such lines and probably will not do so, according to G. H. Rennick, assistant adjutant general. Dempsey was not in the service
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13 Members of Villista Band
 are Executed

Agua Prieta Sonora, Mexico, Jan. t3.4-Word reaching here this morn ing thru military chanels stated that 13 members of roaming Villa band was executed by General Eduardo Gonzales, South of Ures on Sunday night
 The leader of the band, uan Rod riques, was an officer in the Villa army at the time Francisco Villa was an officer in the Villa army at the time Francisco Villa was commanding his army in an attack on this town in November, 1914 Since that time he has been operat- ing with small band in both this state and Chihuahua Rodriques was among those executed, and one time held a commission in the Car ranza army.
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State Legislatures
 Cannot Repeal
 Action on LiuuOr

Washington, Jan. Estate legis- latures cannot under the law repeal ratification of the constitutional prohibitional amendment, Wayne D. Wheeler, council for the anti-saloon league, declared today in a statement discussing recommendation for re- peal made to the law makers of New York and New Jersey by the gover- nors of those states.
 MT. Wheeler cited the attempt of New Jersey and Ohio to withdraw ratification of the 14th amendment Congress refused to accept the re- peal and both states were counted among those voting affirma lively Without their ratification the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-14
Salinas to Attend
 Pan~America Meet

Mexico Citv Jan. 13.-Leon Sa- linas. pnder-secretary of industry and commerce, left tonight for the United States for the purpose of attending the Pan American finan- clal congress to be held in Wash lngton. He will lay before that meeting exhaustive data relative to the petroleum industry in Mexico, it is stated
 senor Salinas is head of the gov ernment department dealing with matters pertaining to petroleum and has been commissioned to present informative details regarding ques- tions now in dispute between oil pro- ducers and the Mexican government.
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Arrange to Sign
 Hungarian Treaty

Paris, Jan. 13.-Consideration was given by the supreme council this morning to a plan for the appoint ment of committee of ambassadors to complete the details for the pre- sentation and signing of the Hung arian peace treaty and to carry thru the other unfinished business of the peace conference. The decision, how ever, was left to the heads of the governments of the principal powers
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amendment lacked sufficient votes

amendment lacked sufficient votes to become operative.
 Chief Justice Marshall was quot ed by Mr. Wheeler as follows:
 "The principle is asserted that one legislature is competent to repeal an act which former legislature was competent to pass. The cor rectness of this principle so far as general legislation, can never be controverted. But if an act be done under law, succeeding legislature cannot undo. The past cannot be recalled by the most absolute pow CT"
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Stop Construction
 of Dreadnaughts

Paris, Jan. 13.--Steps were taken by the cabinet today to stop the con- struction of the five dreadnoughts of the Normandie class laid down just before the war, but never com- pleted.
 Finance Minister Klotz was au- thorized to introduce a bill for the purpose. Other measures authoriZ- ed will direct that the six scout cruisers provided by the law of 1912. was well as 12 scout destroyers, shall be laid down during 1920.
 The cabinet also authorized the finance minister to introduce in the chamber the bills for the budget of 1920.
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Adopted Village of California is
 Restored First

Washington, Jan. 13.-Vitrimont "adopted" village of group of Cali fornia cities, is one of the first of the hundreds of French devastated towns to be entirely restored, ac- cording to report of the American Red Cross. The ancient Gothic church of the town has been re- placed by a modern stone structure which while in continuity with the traditions of French taste, never theless presents in it's broad caves a suggestion of the architecture of Los Angeles. Other buildings in the town were said to be representa- tive of the architecture of various California cities.
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SHIP IS SAFE

Genoa, Jan. 13.-The ship, Princi- lessa Mafalda, which was reported on Saturday to have been sunk by a floating mine, with heavy loss of life is safe. and all on board are well, according to a telegram receiv- ed here from Dakar, Morocco.
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Would Transfer
 Capitol of Brazil sgss to the Interior

Rio Janeiro, Jan. l3.-Transfer of the federal capital from Rio De Ja- neiro to the high plateau lands in the state of Goyaz in the interior of Brazil within five or six years is the aim of project introduced in the federal senate The Brazilian con-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-14

three persons have been killed and 12 injured. Heavy damage is re-
 ported from various cities, numerous buildings having been blown down. Telegraph and telephone communi- cations have suffered considerab bly,.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-14
COY. HOUSE IN TEXAS.

Houston. Tex. Jan. 13.-Col. E. M
 House of Now York, member of the American delegation to the peace conference, reached Houston today
 Colonel House denied that he had come to mlngle in Texas politics. He mad nothing to say regarding con gross and the peace treaty or news paper reports of breach with President Wilson. He declared he came here merely for a brief rest.
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N ' 2 .vsts ko the miners union

E ASsss4ese sS''o ~ eiioh AdSd by MT. Lewis and his friends was blocking the way to re-openine of the mines. While thousands were idle, hundreds of thousands suffered and business and the normal activi- ties of life were suspended the min CTS held out for their demands
 Today the things that they fought for are no more settled than they were a month ago. The miners are back at work and have pledged them selves to abide by the decisions of a commission named by the president to decide whether their complaints are just. This time, it is the opera tors, who are blocking settlement at the risk of public disaster.
 When the miners stood in their way the president and the other officers of the administration whip ped them into line by using every instrument that the United States government offers for the protection of it's people. It is to be hoped that the president. and the administra- tion will act as firmly in dealing with the operators. The public in- terest should be safeguarded wheth- CT it is threatened from the inter- est of capital or the interest of labor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-14

We note that they are planning to "sound the requiem" of John Barley corn. The requiem" must be some thing they sound several months after fellows death. Memorial services would be more appropriate, for in most places John has been dead so long that he is almost forgotten.
 Germany has suspended the free dom of the press. What freedom of the press?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-14
STORMS IN FRANCE.

Paris, Jan. 13.-Northern, and Eastern France are being swept by violent storms, reports stating that
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-14
THE HOME.

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 fothere are said to be 10000 I. w hs men in the Pacific Northwest ,e osng, when they work at all, il d ttumber camps chiefly, but float sto flSaborers generally. Nearly all O FAEs,, x are unmarried and quite al lEity lem are not bearing the burder Y maripport of home. There is nc oo'st that they are unmarried be '. ;r they belong to the I. w. w. 1 Isar That they become tainted with rslism because they are unmar- ,,na nd homeless. Here, as in all faain nand in all times, it is the Eh, thss who constitute the chief STA to society and to orderly M ment. The stability of
 lies in the family. The pre- pa{ there Ah of the family and of the it should impart to it's s~ aTarheS lies in the home. By this { nlhinEt the real home, owned by arehp dwell within its walls if sssbut at the least the separ- Cto fYfivate dwelling of the fam tnVTfc creatute homes of temporary Y Al nun such as are becoming Yexnce ini1on in our cities in these & te in taste and fitting from s sswnlp 5lace, lack much of this x .nre 1ne Home spirit and influence. K Rls fronot, of course, make I. w. their inmates, nor do they so..o~lather hand create the home
 rea exert the spiritual in-
 ,ach h1results from dwelling
 eiIsc home atmosphere. We
 he oait some years yet be- E x hrnokp judgment of the
 ae E ofsubstitute home upon
 eeIon lily and the attitude of 1A chJ to \ in or reared it to- HN fet pIstion of the spirit of :, 5s giai3ons. One thing we 0e v h1t.t is the greatest force gwinfam of the true type is
 al of eighme.
 fs.f :. -. ne, IS 1t not patrlo-
 ecfed heck any movement in
 its} bTsocial organism which
 aMthsIe the number of homes
 fi bins onditions where the horns ns,ecomes impossible? If and tO I.J w. WIS in the "a 5o Vest chiefly because ( ;o..t1 sss, and if there are
 excitiH thousands elsewhere '!3 ermeny States, then it would 'Nf ks,yyr of patriotic citizen thsy 1 Sie. Whiaay movement for t , N1r1gth yrs of this country to rsA anyMynd rear families in fhmrss M atmosphere. The Ti~ paSk Y proportion of our
 W.ter shark1rge industrial Iees. ionss Id to those in ftAe tss danrerl re each work ! $ we gs;msns Sssms N. own, sis,1a. is con, nt \ Iced n ..a. deePed to live under
 Tests bea home spirit
 :' :: '::: <: : :"' j"
 
 the isl it's largest
 rom thould have the
 -and establish
 WW his own. The sS .hax Buttons re-
 industrial I fga -~ --~s 10 increas- !
 .ns $ of great :,
 SSss{ re trying i
 b&a nore or
 1E2 home @ M hg, but $ . hS of men V
 kes3 fship in s rs .s ovcment! ' 3f bvi Pr work i
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-06
MUST RAZE CHURCH.
Because II Was Put Up Contrary 20
Building Regulations.

"ff vou don't tear down Tint church
pretty soon, You'll be in jail for life, said
Judge Hastings. this morning, IN I'M
DOSING fine If SO On Isaac Powell
colorcd. preacher and chnrch builder, ''and
$40 dav AS long rs the building IS not
torn down.
Powell lad Il permit to put up brick
church. =. Afarv's Baptist, on Peoples
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth.
What ne did put up was building Of
eooden frame and tin sheathing Il is
about 30 bv so feet. lie intended 10
preach in 1t, it IS understood, when Il was
finished.
Building Inspector Preston ordered hlm
10 tear it down, but he refused, according
10 Mr.. Preston. In court this morning he
told Il long story about rafters and sleepers,
but Mr.. Preston says it WASH All Gospel
The building il MT like anything else N
the world, the Inspector adds, and rs only
advantage Is that 1t could be torn down
N 20 minutes.
Constantly Bugeczewsky would not stop
trespasslng on she property Of the Phiia-
delphia 4 Reading railway, and when
arraigned for It would not stop talking
about it In Polish. He IS an old offender,
ana saws the railroad officer bears him 3
gru6ce. He was fined s. and costs. and
put under bond OF 500 to stay of the
railroad.
Harry f.. Grubb was tined $40 and costs
for drunkenness
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-06
LIBRARY REPORT.
Work Of Various Departments BOOKS
Loaned TotaIied Bits.

report Of tho Wilmington Institute
and Free Library for the mouth %
March follows;
The uae Of the reference department by
business and technical men has increased
much during the past year, with the result
That the assistants are frequently busy
looking up questions that hhye been
nekcd over the telephone, or laying aside
for specific investigation books and pam
phleis on various subjects Not long since
\ man was seeking Information on pigs
brisiles and the next day inquired about
cradle songs, which reminds rs 0i the man
sometime ago, when we failed 10 give
hira much information on mules, asked
for something on the Montessori method.
Many questions come through tho nail.
On one day We had two questions from
laurel, one from Delaware College ono
from Richmond Va, and one iron
woman in Pennsylvania asking US 70
send some information TO her aunt m
Kentucky, and two requests fer books.
All this means much work for the as
sistants
The following are few Of the interest
ing questions recently asked and an
swered
Plans for model dairies
The correct dress for man.
Literature on corn products. :,
What laws are there governing mail
order business2
Where in Chicago is there o seisrno-
graph2
Why We puncttate?
How 10 find number of tons IN a stack
OF hay
During March the number Of books
issued was 37,71s, an increase of l,ooi /,
and the largest circulation we ever had
On March 20, 2,O02 volumes were ISSUED
This Is the first time we have ever CIR
clliated more than two thousand volumes
in one dav All departments show m
creases, except the school collections
which for some unknown reason show q
loss OF nearly one thousand volumes.
When the arrnistice was signed, the
technical books IN tho library most used
were on chemistry, ahipbuildng and eI,
ploslves. The demand for chemistry stii
keeps M. but that for explosives ano
shipbmldlng has fallen off. There mas
arisen, however demand for books oi,
dyes Aside from this special deInand
| there has been q normal increase N the
use Of books on electricity, automobilos
| motor boats. railroads, machinery, ana ~
| branches Of engineering.
ne demand lot DttsiHtSs i'o1Fs.7 !,
strong In one day we issued one book
on typewriting two on bookkeeping
| three on business letter writing. three or
salesrnanship. and two on advertising. n
| addition. there Is n steady demand fol
books On shorthand, accounting, efficiency
systems. and many other subjects whici
! come under the head of business books
| During March the number of book
/ added was 302, IT cost Of s3i -. Ih'
number of IIiIblber books received wa
438. making total If 2.560 volumes
| from the Hilbiber collection The cata
/ Logging department il now working oT
/ tho books from the ITiIbiber collection
which have considerable commercial valt'
/ and which for various reasons ASIDE iron
sllch value arc interesting. 4 list of IN
most important books will be Pnblishe'
/ IN the annual report
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-06
CANNOT STEAL FROM wTg.
Man Dismissed BIZ Chicago Court or Cor
plafnf Of Taking S42. 100.

Chicago, May 6.--Eyer einde Adam
began wearing trousers Eve has flunR ~
fhe inalienable right 10 go Though hi-
nor kets. extracting therefron lwhafevcr
pleasca her fancy, chiefly money. Men
have roarcd until they are purple in the
fare. bIt that is the best they got.
Nov the worm las turned. Women
are becoming producers III wealth, pull
ing down fat salaries, conducting busInee
enterprises that bring IN fine revenue .
In manner of sIeakiug she bas appTo-
priated tho trousers and mar has the rigiit
10 10 through The pockets of Sumo. The
Illinois law tiphOids hIm IN thig right
Judge Grove, in tie Criminal COuri
today qiashed an indictment for en-
bezzlemont against Attorney Seymour =
Cohen, iaalcd on complaint ~ his wifs
Mrs. Louise Griesbach Cohen, who ar
cused him Of appropriating for bis own
use stocks and bonds valued ~ sf2, ,IOg
inherited from her father.
Argument for Cohen held thbt . hus.
band could not be- prosecuted lor en-
bezzlement from bw wife under Iilino
law, and Judge Grove upheld this con
tention The Judge, however, rofused
10 quash two additional Indictment, ono
for rforRcry, growing out of the same sct ~
complaints BY Mrs. Cohen.
1T Is impossible for o husband -
steal from his wife, ~ for a wife n gto0I
from hei husband, ruled tho Judge
because the law says they arc one