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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-13
LOCAL FIRE BOYS
INSTALL OFFICERS
LEADERS FOR NEXT TWELVE
MONTHS FORMALLY PUT
IN CHARGE
MANY ARE REELECTED
Refreshments Provided Those Mem
bers Who Attended the Annual
Ceremonies of Company

At the regular meeting held on
Thursday night, March 4 Hope Hook
& Ladder Company, the staunch
volunteer fire company of Opelad-
sas, installed its newly elected off
GERS for the ensuing year, as follows:
Charles Thmibodeaux, president;
DR.. B. A. Litte1l, chief;
Joseph Lafond, captain;
W. E. Burgess, lieutenant;
W. A. Robertson, secretary;
H. Bodemuller, treasurer;
Vincent Carlo, steward.
Among other important business
transacted, the date for the annual
banquet was changed from April 1,
which falls on Holy Thursday, to April
is. The bylaws were amended so as
to provide for House Committee, to
be composed of the chief and two
other members, to have charge of the
company's property and authoritE
over the hiring and direction Of the
paid drivers. Messrs. A. S. Brown,
ST., and Simon Sicily were elected
as members of the House Committee
to serve with the chief for the next
year
The following resolution, which is
self-explanatOry, was adopted unan-
imously:
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-13

Agents Tell How the
Poultry Members Succeed
Mrs. Lillian Stille, Sabine parish
One of my club boys, Jack Ritter, has
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-13

of original Act No. 85,465, on file
and of record in my office, in Charter
Book of date March 3, 1920.
Witness my hand and seal of office
at Opelousas, La, March 5, 1920
a. j. T. LITTELL,
mch13-6t Deputy Clerk.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
CONSPIRACY is LAID
TO DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
AND MARY PICKFORD
State Of Nevada Begins Suit To An
nA Mary's Decree Of Divorce And
Marriage TO Fairbanks

Minden, Nev-In the interest of the
state of Nevada, a suit asking that the
decree of divorce granted March 2,
1920, by District Judge Langden to
Gladys E. More, more familiarly
known as Mary Pickford, from Owen
E. More, be set aside, was filed in
the district court here by Leonard B
Fowler, attorney general.
The complaint is based on allega-
tons Of fraud, connivance and collu-
sion between More, his wife and Doug
las Fairbanks, to whom the former
Mrs. More was married short time
after her divorce was granted.
Fairbanks is brought into the case
through allegations that there was con
spiracy between himself and his pres
ent wife to defeat that provision of
the California law, which requires that
a year elapse before a final decree of
divorce be granted, by having Mrs.
More get a divorce in Nevada. In
that respect it is alleged that an en-
gagement and agreement to wed ex-
listed between Gladys More and Fair
Banks prior to February IS, 1920, the
date on which Mrs. More came to Ne
vada.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
TWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST
IN TORNADO; ONE HUN
DIED MORE ARE INJURED
Yell County, Arkansas, Seems To Have
Borne The srunt OF The
Maddened Storm

Little Rock, Ark.-Twenty two
known dead, at least one hundred in
iured and large property loss resulted
from tornadoes that swept through
northwestern Arkansas
Communication with the storm-swept
section, ali of which is in the Ozark
hills. is difficult at best, and, as a
result OF the storm. the limited facil-
tiles are greatly crippled.
An unc0nfirmed report from Blaine,
Logan county, said twenty persons
were killed there.
Yell county apparently bore the
brunt of the storm with eighteen
deaths reported The other four
known fatalities were in Johnson
county
Two entire families We're wiped out
in Che Harkleys valley community OF
Yell county. Mr. and Mrs, Charles
Howe and their four children and Dan
Howe, father OF Charles Howe met
death in the ruins of their home. The
only survivor OF the family was a
baby blown two hundred yards by the
wind and deposited unhurt between
two uprooted pine trees,
A woman named Mrs. Brock and her
five children were killed when their
home in Harkeys valley was demol-
ished. MIS-. j. W. Bell and son, John
Bell. and man named Murphy, also
were killed in Harkey's valley
Mrs. Mike league. near Belleville,
Yell county. and Mrs. Charles Zach
~. and three children. Hickorytown,
Johnson county, are the other identi-
fled victims
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
Mrs. Bradstreet Again Free

Atlanta.-Mrs. Catherine Bradstreets
who has featured prominently in the
trial of William B. Green, former of
ficer of the Fairburn Banking compa
ny, charged with embezzlement of the
funds of that institution, has been
released from the Fulton county tower
Mrs. Bradstreet's bond, which was
originally $4,000, had been reduced to
$4,000, and was made by her father,
A. P. Queen, Of Panthersyille Green5
who was convicted of the embezzle-
ment charges against him and sentenc-,
ed to five years Imprisonment, isl
in the Campbell county Jail pending
the hearing of his motion for new
trial and lunacys proceedings which.
have been started against him by his
family.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
OUTLAW STRIKE
HAS COLLAPSED
STRIKERS IN RUSH TO RESUME
JOBS THY DESERTED RAIL
ROAD OFFICIALS REPORT
PASSENGER SERVICE BETTER
Passenger Service Restored to Nor
NAL and Substantial Progress
Made In Moving Freight

Chicago. Tho nationwide railroad
strike apparently has collapsed
Except in few isolated sections
railroad officials reported the bulk OF
the men who followed the leadership
Of John Grunau, a Chicago trainman,
had returned to work. Normal passen.
ger service was virtually restored,
they said, while substantial progress
had been made in moving the vast
ar cunt Of freight that has been ac-
cumuIating throughout the country,
pecially in the East during the past
three weeks.
Many of the strikers went out with.
out presenting any grievances and
later announced that failures to re-
ceive increases in wages granted to
other railroad men prompted their ac.
ton in defiance Of their railroad
brotherhood chiefs and have gener.
ally returned without any definite
promises OF more pay.
In many cases, however, they have
been assured their demands will be
presented to President Wilson's labor
board, which is empowered under the
federal transportation act to settle dis.
pE between railroads and their
men. Board is now sitting in Wash.
ington.
In Chicago, the original strike. cen
ter, railroad officials reported the
strike had lost its effectiveness while
brotherhood chiefs declared action
would be taken towards revoking the
charters of locals whose members re-
fused to return to work by midnight
Saturday. Not more than 1000 men
are reported to be out by railroad
officials, although these figures were
disputed by Granau, who claimed the
strikers ranks were unbroken and
that meeting of the outlaw union
heads from all sections of the country
would be held there to make plans
for continuing the strike.
In the New York district it was APP
parent that most Of the strikers whose
numbers were variously estimated
from 1900 to 10000, had returned.
Two thousand employees of the Hud-
son Tubes, which carry thousands OF
commuters into New York daily from
Northern New Jersey points, were the
only united and important holdouts
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
WOULD PASS THROUGH TEXAS
carranza Calls on United States For
Leave To Send Troops
Through Texas

Washington, Mexico has asked per-
mission from the United States to
move troops through American terri
tory so as to attack the state Of So
nora from the north. No action on
the request has yet been taken.
The Carranza government wishes to
move its forces on the Mexican Cen
trial lines 70 III Paso, thence through
American territory to Douglas. Ari2o-
ma. and across the boundary to Aqua
Prieta, firm owhicb point movement
against Hemosillo, the capital Of So
nora, would be undertaken.
The other point of attack against
Sonora is through the Pulpito pass,
between Sonora and Chihuahua, and
it was said that this pass could be de-
Tended by a very small force Of So
nora troops
In making known that Mexico had
requested permission to move troops
through Texas, New Mexico and Arizo-
ma, officials said the United States
was under pressure from the Next
gan government
Mexico frequently has asked permits
sion to move its troops through Amer
lean territory TO attack rebels in So
nora, and, on some occasion, it has
been granted.
The American government has been
notified officially by Mexico of the
closing of the customs houses on the
Sonora-American boundary The So
nora state authorities have established
and are maintaining customs houses.
Texas Governor Has Not Heard Yet
Austin, Texas.-Goy w. p Hobby
states that he has not received the re-
quest Of the CaranZa government for
permission to send Mexican federal
troops through Texas to reach the Sc
ceding state OF Sonora, and declines
to comment on newspaper dispatches
stating that such request has been
received in Washington. Other Off
Gals recall however, that Governor
Hobby refused such request year
ago when Mexico desired to move her
troops over Texas soil to attack Villa
forces in Chihuahua.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
ATLANTIANS FIGHT
CLOTHING PRICES
BIG MEETING is HELD BY OVER
ALL CLUB WITH MORE THAN
ONE THOUSAND NAMES
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST
5rief News OF Importance Gathered
From All Parts OF
The State

Atlanta. With $500 members Of the
Atlanta Overall club pledged to don
the denim" in order to bring about q
reduction in clothing prices, the city's
streets are slated to team with over
alls of all cOlors and fashions. Bust
ness men of all professions and labor
ing men as well have taken the pledge,
and leaders in the movement state
that there will be no hesitancy about
appearing in overalls on the streets
and at work
About 1000 well-dresser men gather
ed in the Baptist Tabernacle in an en-
thuSiastic and receptive mood. The
Overall club was slated to be born
there at 2:30 o'clock, but it did not
clearly appear whether they were
present to witness that ceremony or
to listen to Gypsy Pat Smith speak on
the Irish question at 8 o'clock in the
same edifice. They all signed pledges
to wear denim until the hoped for
drop in the price of wearing apparel,
and they likewise applauded Gypsy
Pat roundly when he denounced the
Irish BolsheYists," so perhaps the
crowd was there, for both purposes.
Rev. j. w Ham, pastor OF the Tab
ernacle and one of the prime movers
in the organization of the overall
movement, appeared in what Mayor
Key called palm Beach suit. 1t
was cream colored, and he began the
meeting in his business-like way with
out any fOrmality.
in the hands of the consumer" he
said, Lies largely the reduction OF the
high cost Of living. The consumer is
coming to realize it. He has been
guilty of the intoxication of spending
lavishly, and now the movement Tor
aenims and calico dresses has a mess
age. 1t is a protest, with a psyche
logical value, and is aimed at no one
in particular. 1t suggests to grower,
the manufacturer and the retailer that
the consumer will stand just so much
and no more"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
PLEA REJECTED BY
SUPREME COUNCIL
PLEA or WILSON TO EXPEL THE
TURKS FROM EUROPE. DE-
MED BY ALLIES
REPLY WILL SOON Be READY
The Turxeh Treaty Was Approved BY
The Council IN The General Form
IN Which Il Was Drawn

san Rcno. ~ The interallied 81
premo ca4aaa began IFS formal ses-
sions in the Villa de vauchau, on the
hills to me northwest of the main
town.
IN considering the Turkish treaty
the council decided to reply to Pres
ident wilson's note on the subject
giving him Iull explanations az TO why
il could not accept the points he made
in this connection.
The reply OF the allies in thus sup
plying fun Information on this ques-
ton is taken here to indicate their
general attitude toward the United
States government in treating the I'M
settled European problems.
The Turkish treaty was approved
by the council the general form IN
which it was drawn by the council OF
foreign ministers in London. Changes
were made In two points, but these
were not disclosed Ii was decided to
request the Turkish plenipotentiaries
10 present themselves in London on
MAY ia 10 receive the treaty.
The draft Of the reply to President
Wilson, ia accordance with the coun-
ellis decision, is being prepared and
will be submitted to the council in
the near future.
At the afternoon meeting the coun-
Gil Continued consideration OF the
Turkish treaty, discussing the financial
clauses, the Bagdad railroad and Turk
ish bonds. The financial experts of
the three governments were in attend
ance.
Sir Joha Cadman, Great Britain's oil
expert, has been sent for in connection
with Turkish oil for shipping and 9TH
er fuel purposes Italy and France are
short OF OIL.
There seems no doubt that the pre-
miers are agreed joint declaration
must be sent to Germany requiring her
to fulfill the conditions OF the Yer
sailles treaty and that ii she does not
do so the allies will take measures to
compel her The premiers, however
have not yet agreed upon the form OF
pressure to be used should Germany
continue negligent
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
STRIKE IS WORK OF "REDS"
Secretary OF State Believes WaIkouts
Are Result OF Plans Worked
out A Year Ago

Washington. lnsurgent railroad
strikers are under the leadership Of
revolutionaries, Attorney General Pal.
mer declares.
lie asserts they are part of the pro-
gram to capture industry, overthrow
tho government and establish in this
country conditions OF chaos like those
OF Russia.
The movement. he says is interna.
tional in character seeking domination
by the proletarIat in all countries. and
is directed from Russia. having alfili'
atoms with the Soyiets there
The l. w. W. according TO Secretary
Palmer Is the agent in America Of the
international Communist party, and.
with other radical groups is leading
the strikes, The strikes, the secre.
tary says, are not spontaneous in
character, but are the result Of plans
perfected more than a year ago, and
the systematic sowing Of discussion
among railroad workers during recent
months.
President Wilson has met with his
cabinet for the first time since last
August The whole story Of the
strike was related. and, It is under
stood, a decision was reached to seek
a solution through the publication Of
the motives behind the walkout, the
trikers being assured at the same time
of early consideration of any wage
demands they may have by the rail-
way labor board.
The senate did not confirm the
nominations to the labor board. They
were considered in executive session
and the presidents selections brought
sharp criticism in some cases, it is
understood Leaders asserted they
probably would be confirmed with lit
tie delay unless definite ground for
opposition developed from inquiries
some senators are making.
Mr.. Palmer declares his belief that
the men on strike have been deceived
and hoodwinked by the radicals and
that they do not know the ultimate
purpose of the strikes He expressed
the opinion that when they are old
the true nature of the movement in
which they are unwittingly taking part,
they will disayow their outlaw leaders
and return to work
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
GOV. RUBIO, OF THE STATE
OF MlCHOACAN, TAKES FIELD
in SUPPORT OF OREGON
Secession Forces of Sonora Still Ma
king Progress = Carranza Troops
Are Reported Defeated

Mexico City-A revolt in the state
of Michoacan, engineered by Gen. Or
tiz Rubio, governor Of the state and
a strong supporter Of 1t. Col. Alvaro
Obregon, is announced in the govern
ments second war bulletin. Governor
Rubio, the bulletin states, has fled
from Morelia, the state capital with
one hundred men, accompanied by
Major Jesus MILAN, with a command
of fifty men.
General de La Tore, who came to
the capital to confer with President
Immediately to Acambaro to report to
Gen. Bruno Metro, who has been sub
stituted in the Acambaro region for
Gen. Jose Rentera Luviano, sent to
take charge of the Sonora campaign.
According to the bulletin, Governor
Rubio has fled to the hills, taking with
him the contents of the state treasury.
It adds that General Nero has arrived
at Morelia to take charge OF military
operations there and that a detach-
ment Of state troops had left the cap
ital for Acambaro to pursue the outlaw
governor and reinforce the Morelia
garrison.
While the revolt of pro-Obregon au-
thorities in Michoacan had been ex-
pected it was considered officially as
a local uprising. The remainder of
the state is reported quiet.
4 dispatch to FL Universal from it's
correspondent at Morelia claims that
Colonel Oregon is in that town 1t is
stated he is in open revolt This is
not confirmed officially, however
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
TEN YEARS ALLOWED
no PUT U. S. CRAFT
IN PRIVATE HANDS
United States "Must Have Merchant
Marine OF The Best Equipped,
Most Suitable Ships"

Washington.-A provision that mer-
chant craft owned by the government
shall be disposed OF 10 private interests
within ten years is contained in the
merchant marine policy bill virtually
completed by the senate subcommittee
to which the task was referred. 1t
will be reported soon TO the full com
merce committee, which held extensive
hearings.
The measure differs widely from the
merchant marine bill passed by the
house 1t provides for a permanent
shipping board OF seven instead of
five members, the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts to be represented by two mem
bers each the gulf and Great Lakes
by one each and the seventh member
to be q man from the interior The
board would be directed specifically
to devote special attention to develop
inert of new trade routes.
In stating Il government shipping pol
icy, the bin asserts that lit is neces-
sary for the national defense and for
the proper growth of our foreign and
domestic commerce that the United
States shall have an American mer-
chant marine of the best equipped and
most suitable type of ships sufficient
to carry the greater portion of its
commerce and serve as naval or mil
itary auxiliary in time of war or ma
'tional emergency, ultimately to be
owned and operated privately by Amer
lean citizens"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
Hope To Go To Macon In Trucks

Atlanta hopes were raised
at the scoutmasters' meeting when 1t
was limited that the Atlanta council
may be able to secure army trucks to
take the scouts to Macon. If this
scheme can be put across, it will mean
that scores of boys will be able to go,
who did not previously feel that they
were able to pay the high railroad
fare. While arrangements have not
as yet: been completed, all the officials
connected with scouting seem to think
hat no trouble will be met when the
army officers are approached. If the
plan goes through, it is understood
that the trucks will leave Atlanta
about 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
each boy carrying his own supper, and
the truck train will arrive in Macon
shortly after dark, in time for a good
nights sleep before the opening of the
rally Thursday.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
Completed. Plans For $4,000 Drive

Completely Plans For $4,000 Drive
Atlanta. Members of the campaign
committee of the North Avenue Pres
byterian church, which expects to
raise $4,000 within two hours Sun
day afternoon have completed their
plans and are now ready for the
shortest drive yet to be made for
church funds.
The day will begin with an early
morning prayer service at the church
at S:45 o'clock, Sunday morning at
which the men of the church will
gather Afterward the members of the
campaign committee will meet in the
church house fora brief session and
as 11:15 o'clock the 122 men on the
committee will march down the main
aisle OF the church to special seats re-
Served for them. The entire morning
service will be given over to the
every member campaign, though no
effort will be made at that time to
secure pledges.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
Two killed When Traln IS peraII

Two Killed Wnen Tram " peraiI&#
Atlanta.-John A. Acree of AtiantA
engineer, and r. Il. Cain, fireman
also OF Atlanta, were killed and I'd
passengers hurt when local train Nd
"a, on the Southern railroad, en- route
from Macon to Atlanta, was wrecked
near Fleetwood. The locomotive "a
the train turned completely over.
crushing the occupants of the cab be-
meath it.
Fleetwood is about thirteen miles
south OF Atlanta. Although most OF
the passengers were shaken up and
some were bruised, officials OF the
road and those who we're on the
scene said none were seriously hurt.
Passengers reached the city late.
The cause Of the derailment has not
been determined, according to a state
ment given out by railroad officials.
The train was running at a moderate
speed and was derailed while passing
water tank, the statement said.
The list of injured announced by
officials included:
G. r. Grant and Miss Lillian Wood.
ward. Locust Grove, Ga.
Mrs. Sallie Edison and r. W. Ed
son, Fort Payne, Ala.
, Baylor Smith and wife, McDonough,
Georgia.
Z. II. West, C. X. Gilbert and John
A. Roush, Atlanta.
]. A. Cook, Stockbridge, Ca.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
Labor Demands Withdrawal OF Troops

Labor Demands Withdrawal OF Troops
Paris. Demands for withdrawal OF
French forces sent into German cities
east OF the Rhine, abandonment OF new
colonial expeditions, such as that in
Syria, at present, and release Of the
class OF 1918 from the colors, are made
ia manifesto issued by the general
federation of labor in calling upon
workmen to join in the May-day strike,
These measures should be adopted, it
is said, to show the world that France
wishes for peace"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
Peach Trees Die From Sharp Cold

Atlanta.-T thousands OF peach
trees were killed outright by the sharp
cold of March 1, following warm wet
weather the latter part of February,
was the report made by Assistant
State Entomologist w. V. Reed, on
his return from an inspection trip in
Talbot county and Epson county. Mr..
Reed had been asked by G, W. Math-
ews, large orchardist Of Woodland,
to inspect his trees and tell him why
they were dying. Mr.. Reed said that
he inspected orchards near Woodland
and Thomson containing about forty
thousand, and that of these, fully
thirty thousand were ''winter-killed. )"
Mr. Reed said that he had heard re-
ports from other sections of trees dy-
ing, and that he had no doubt that
many thousands of trees in Georgia
were killed by this cold SPELL
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
Drowned When Bateau capsizes

Lincolnton.-Adam Harnesberger,
former tax collector of Lincoln coun-
ty, was drowned at the mouth of
Wells creek, about ten miles east of
Lincolnton, just where the creek en-
tiers the Savannah river. He was
crossing the stream, which had be-
come swollen from heavy rains, in a
batteau, with two other men, and a
drifting log struck the batteau, cap
sizing it. Mr.. Harnesberger was 81
years of age and came from one OF
the most prominent families in Lin
coin county,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07
Jazz Brings Joy To Prison inmates


Atlanta-Jazz par excellence, jazz
lnbounded, was served to the prison
ars at the Atlanta Federal peniten-
larry by what is reputed to be the
out-jazzin'est outfit ever collected
Handy's band, the organization of the
famous w G. Handy, famed for his
well-known offering of syncopation,
The Memphis Blues.'' The boys at
he prison were so entirely and I'M
reservedly captured by the melodies
that the band tromboned forth exactly
80 selections before the crowd would
let them stop The visit of Handys
band to the Atlanta prison is an an
nual event, and is one which is always
anticipated with exceptional enthus-
iasm. The performance was made
more enjoyable by the several jig,
buck and wing and clog dances given
by Nettie Perry.