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Judge Rules That
 Prairie Schooner
 Constitutes Home

Oklahoma City, Okla, April 17.-If at night all that separates you from the radiance of the stars or the storms of the clouds is a thin sheet spread over the bows of prarie schooner and if the only bed that you may call your own is that with in the walls of the schooner, the aforesaid schooner is your home stead and cannot be taken away from you through debt, contract or other legal procedure as in such cases made and provided by the laws ot the state of Oklahoma.
 This IS substance the ruling ot Justice of the Peace Joseph I. Dcu- pree. 1t was made recently in a case brought before him wherein the purchaser ot wagon and team and certain other effects of horse trader and hls wlte mad been sold and the horse traders wife refused to deliver the wagon. The purchas- CT sought to replevin the wagon Justice Deupree denied him the right, although purchase thereof had been indicated in the bill o1 sale.
 The horse-t traders wife was repre- sented by Judge John J. Carney who helped write the Oklahoma constitution and later for few years was on the bench as district judge. Judge Carney pleaded tha, the wagon was the only home the woman had and that under all rules of right and equity it should be ex empt from sale the same as 2 homestead. When Justice Deupree agreed with him King Fitzpatrick who represented the purchaser, said he was not disposed D dispute the judgment of the court.
 The Oklahoma statute says that "the homestead of any family in this state, not within any city or town shall consist of not more than 16( acres of land, which may be in one or more parcels, to be selected by the owner. The homestead within any city or town owned and occu' pied as residence only shall con sist of not exceeding one acre o1 land to be selected by the owner" Exemptions from attachment, exc cution or any other kind of forced sale consist in Oklahoma of the ] homestead, furniture, lots in a ccm etery, farm implements, tools, ap paratus and books used in trade or profession, library, pictures, wear ing apparel five milk cows anc calves under six months old, one yoke of oxen, two horses or two mules, wagon, cart or dray, carriage or buggy, one gun, 10 hogs, 20 sheep saddles, brides, harness, provisions forage on hand or growing for home consumption and for use of stool for one year and all current wage: and earnings for professional or per sonal services earned within % days.
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THIRTY-CENT SUGAR.

Selling sugar at 30 cents a pound beats the cost of food in Germany when that country was biockaded from the rest of the world Sugar at 30 cents pound is five times as high as the old normal price, says The Commercial-Appeal
 Some advocate the government seizing all the sugar and rationing it to the people. Some advocate in- vestigation and prosecution where there is profiteering. Prosecutions for profiteering is like stopping bootlegging by an occasional pros- ecution of legger.
 One-half of the people of the United States eat twice as much sugar as they should. Sugar seems to be a necessary element of food for children, but grownup men and women do not need much sugar.
 Our people in the south could beat the sugar price if they had sufficient foresight and energy. A half-acre or an acre of sorghum will make enough molasses to run an average family for season. We could make as much money out of sorghum as the Louisiana growers make out Of sugar cane if we went at it in the right way. Sorghum could be used largely in manufacturing cattle feed; sorghum is good for the table, and sorghum is bought by the corn pro- ducts people.
 Irish potatoes arc now around $5 bushel. We could grow enough Irish potatoes in the early crop to run us during the summer We could grow good crop in the fall Sweet potatoes are just as good as Irish potatoes for food. The country is full of sweet potatoes They fetch market price of about & a bushel, but by some miraculous 6pincident the sale of sweet pota- 3oes is not pushed now.
 Every man outside of the city linn it's can grow enough sweet potatoes tp supply his family during the en- tire year if he puts in as much as ]. m acre, and have enough left to sell 100 bushels.
 People who have land that they eRn put in corn, potatoes, cowpeas Aprghum an dsoy beans had better listen to us this spring. If yot don't look out the price of all these Articles will be twice as high neX year as they are this year.
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WHICH IS RIGHT:

MT. Palmer issued statement the other day saying that Foster, leader of the ill-fated steel strike and other radicals with representatives of Trotzky and Lenine were behind
 he trump" switchmens strike. M General Leonard Wood, who can Yelled his speaking tour and cut &hort his leave Cat his own request) Ao resume command of the western department, immediately upon talk ing charge issued statement saying there was nothing to Mir. Palmcr's charge. There were no evidences, the general said, of any collusion between strikers and radicals.
 MT. Palmer is a candidate for the dcmOcratic nomination for president
 General Wood is candidate for the republican nomination fer pres Sident.
 z Anyone who hopes to sos any 8hing but politics in the handling nj any question today is prety apt |t0 be disappointed.
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MEXICO AGAIN.

Iss The republic to the south again is
 about to become the big problem of 5 Uncle Sam. After several months of &sami-quiet, .Sonora has revoited and kxsarranza has rushed troops to put
 u0xn the revolt. The rebels seem
 be 2 getting the advantage. Car
 ranxs wants to ] transport troops
 through the United States in order ;to encircle the Sonora troops in the oyta of the state. If the United
 Etstes permits Carranza to do this,
 lons pf American life and damage to
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CENSUS FIGURES.

Washington, April , 17.-Census figures today show:
 New Castle, Pa., 44,93s, an increase 8,658 or 230 per cent.
 Muskegon, Mich., 36,570, an in- crease of 12,508, or 52.0 per cent.
 Mount Vernon, O., 9,237, an in- crease 150 to IT per cent.
 Madison, Ind, 6,711, decrease of 223, or 3.2 per cent.
 Greensburg. Ind, 5,345 ,an in- crease of 75 or IA per cent.
 Plainfield, N. J., 27,700, an increase of 7,150, or 34,8 per cent.
 Braddock, Pa., 2O,S79, an increase of 7.7 per cent.
 New Philadelphia, O., 10,71S, an in- crease of 2,176, or 25.5 per cent.
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American property will result, says the Sonora leaders. Is is 8 pretty mix up. As it stands the United States will have to adopt strong and aggressive policy if we are to be kept out of it. In the past our attitude towards Mexico on rafious matters has not been strong or az gressive.
 There are more possibilities for trouble in the Mexican situation than there has ever been before.
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rated with the order of the red flag in recognition of their great work for the international revolution y according to decision of the Rus sian Communist conference. The decision was taken by the commun- ists to be a fine bolshevist joke.
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selected Mary Roberts Rhinehart s
 story, Empire Builders" as thelr next eminent authors production. Gull len Landis will play the leading role.
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Safe in
 Turkey, is Report

Constantinople, April 17.-Through Mustapha Kemal's nationalist govern ment at Angora, it was tearned to- day that all the American workers in Asiatic Turkey with the exeep- tion fthose at Hadjin, Oufra and Aintab, which cities the Angora gov ernment have been unable to reach by wire, are safe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-18

The board of the New York stock exchange says that the Stutz reo- pie wre trying to give the public a trimming on Stutz shares, just as though no one else. on the exchange ever thought of trying the same thing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-18

Madame Lskowina, Russian ac- 8kress, is beauty and admits it. She 8Says that the secret of beauty IS $bathing she used to do it regularly
 before the bolshevists got control of
 Russia.
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Send us your table and bed linen. iuo will wash and iron it at SIX cents a pound. American Excelsior Ien, ad,,, connanv 1-28-tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-18

Table cloths, napkins, sbs.,, j low cases, towels, bed snraaS ssS, pl bed and table linen washed dp,esas-al ss1 ed for six cents pound a4a au li'i Excelsior Laundry company ''ig1s'l 1 as 2
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SOVIET HUMOR.

Reval, April HEX Premier Clem- ceau of France and Minister of War Churchill of England will be deco
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newspaper critics. Huse was game and willing but Denny proved too experienced for him. Bobby Waugh and Gene Belmont, light-weights, oo@ here April 20.
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TAYLOR & co. Phones 1032-1G59

We can paint sign for v,,
 will get you business. But wv W. u'' unless you say so. How s. "e Eotl Pine Bluff Sign Co. 1O1 Conr, T,0as N Il phone 254. c. F. Brnnon ,ul, a strsss, Hartig. ana Fl
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FOR SALE

For delivery August 1st, s;v
 bungalow; one year old. as, ss,H'lssa I, 18th Ave. '' 9zl Wes
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FILM RHINEHART STORY.

The Goldwyn West Coast studio ha
The Washington times., 1920-01-18
TARRED MAN GAY
SPORT, IS CHARGED
Sunday School Head B oasted
of Conquests, Neigh
borS Say.
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would say what he wanted and go.
But he didn't. He insisted on staying
and talking"
That, according to those in the
neighborhood,1w ,1was at about o'clock
in the evening.
Heard Shots Outside.
AT 10 o'clock" says Miss Zirkle, II
heard shots outside and shouts. Then
in a minute there was the tramping
of feet on the stairs and voices de-
manded Johnson.
II was terrified beyond words, but
the things those men said and the
tones of their voices made me fear
even more for Johnson than | did for
myself. They were talking of kill
ing him. l didn't think that he mer-
tied killing, and. although | asked
Mrs. Gilkeson to come into the room.
she would not do it. Then l asked
that any two Of them come in. But
would not unlock the door for the
whole crowd. They hammered on the
door with anxes. They said they were
determined to get Johnson.
Just promise me one thing-that
you will not kill him. | said through
the door to them. Finally they prom
ised that and then / opened the door
A group of men was standing there.
There was no light in the hall. but
the light from my room threw some
The Washington times., 1920-01-18

Clip your Liberty Bond coupons and
exchange them for w. 3. s., thereby
aiding yourself and your country.
The Washington times., 1920-01-18
WASHINGTON GIRL
CAUSE OF DIVORCE
Mrs. Bertha Mae Godsey Given
Decree After Correspondent
Admits Charge.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 1s.-FOllowing
sensational testimony in which May
Grifhth, OF 4l2 NJ street northwest,
Washington, inquired prominently,
Bertha Mae GOdsey was granted
limited divorce from Edward A.
Godsey today.
Miss Griffith. called to the stand,
admitted the relations upon which
Mrs. Godsey based her complaint had
existed.
4 suit for divorce nled by Godsey
was dismissed. They were married
December 20, 1902, and separated July
10. 1907.
Mrs. Godsey testified that she and
her husband had trouble ov'~ an sf-
fair between him and a wo' In the
South.
"Of course, we never along
after that" she said. "snd matters
were topsy-turvy. In July, 1917. he
refused TO pay my board any more.
and told me to go to work. ] went
to Connecticut TO nurse a lady there.
Then | learned OF his intimacy with
Miss Griffith, and j told him he
would have to leave or i would. 1
was only fourteen years old when L
was married. and my husband told
me he married me to train me"
On cross-exsmination Mrs. Godsey
admitted the receipt OF package or
affectionate letters sent her by
soldier at Fort Howard and intro
duced as evidence by her husband.
Two diaries written by her were also
introduced with the letters. She said
the letters were purely social. and
that they and the diaries were not
secreted from her husband. She said
she did not know that her husband
left her because she went to hotel
in York. Pa. with another man.
Emma Roberts, living In Ensley.
| Ala, II was testified. was the woman
In the South referred TO by Mrs.
C;odsey
The Washington times., 1920-01-18
GERMAN REDS
TO Be JAILED
Warrants Issued for 200 Com
munists and Independent
Socialist Chiefs.

BERLIN, Jan. ls.-More than 200
warrants have been issued In Berlin
for the arrest OF communist and in
depe ndent socialist leaders. as result
OF recent disorders. II has been
learned.
The government move TO restore
order in all districts was making
considerable headway. The railway
strike. called several days ago. was
believed near It's end
Minor riots in the Ruhr district
were the only outbreaks reported az
result OF agitation for widespread
demonstrations yesterday to com
memorate the death OF Rosa Luxem-
bourg and Karl Liebknecht. The rad
lcals had planned TO fold demonstra-
tions all over Germany, combining
the anniversary of the deaths of the
radical leaders with a protest move
ment against Tuesdays riots.
The one day general strike they
called was only partly successful.
Factory owners discharged thousands
OF workmen who failed to report for
duty.
Owing TO the fllibuster started by
the Independent socialists, the Reich
stag, which had intended to adjourn
Saturday. was forced to rrolong it's
session, which probably will run over
until Tuesday.
The convention Of the centrist
party. which has been waited with
considerable uneasiness because OF
the separatist movement in ths
Rhin Glands and Bavaria, also has
been postponed.
The Ebert administration, apparent
ly, has weathered the latest attempt
of the independent socialists and com
munists to bring about "crisis" lead
ing to possible fall OF the govern
ment.
Reports from all over the republic
indicated the general strike called by
the radicals yesterday, in memory or
the death of Rosa Luxembourg and
Karl Liebknecht, and as protest
demonstration against the killing and
wounding of many persons in Tues
days riots, had been only partly suc-
cessful
The Washington times., 1920-01-18
SLAYER Of FOUR
IS SPIRITED AWAY
Sheriff Rushes Prisoner in Auto
From Town to Town
Seeking Asylum.
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made" she said. IL saw Charles Mar
shall come through a hole in the wall
where 1t had been blown out. He
stopped and looked at my fathers
body, and then he saw the baby and
started to beat 1t. | don't know
whether he used stick of stove wood
or a gun, because / crawled IN into
the attic"
The girl watched while Marshall
saturated the room with coal oil, ig-
nited it. and then fed, she said.
The four bodies of the murderer's
victims were buried late yesterday,
while nearly the whole - town OF
Amory stood by the side OF the
graves. Shortly afterward. groups of
men started coming into Aberdeen,
the county seat. sixteen miles away,
and Sheriff Lewis heard rumors Of a
lynching He succeeded in getting
Marshall out of town in an automo-
bile at o'clock. and said he later
learned that the lynching had been
planned for 0.
Marshall was reported to be in
Tupelo today, but was later rumored
to be in another town. 1t is believed
he will be taken to the State peniten-
tiary at Jackson.
1he Daby Wnom MarsndI kiiieo
was his own child, according to
statements made by all parties in
the case. They say that Marshall
and Miss Fannie Green Miller had
been keeping company" until Mar
shall is alleged to have attacked her
months ago. Her baby was born eight
months ago and Marshall was to have
been tried next month on statutory
charges in which it's mother was the
chief witness.
The Washington times., 1920-01-18
SWITCHMEN GATHER.

BUFFALO. N Y. Jan. 1s.-Repre-
sentatives OF the Switchmen's union
OF North America were arriving here
today for the conference called by
President Samuel T.. Heberling, OF the
union to formulate demands for in
creased wages and shorter working
hours. The conference will begin its
sessions tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1920-01-18

illumination, and by means of this ]
could see the men standing there and
could see the light cleaning on the
barrels of their shotguns and re-
volvers."
The school teacher says that these
five, one of them carrying a rope.
disappeared into the darkness with
Johnson. AS they went, she heard one
OF them say:
Lets kill him"
And she heard another answer:
mo, we promised we wouldn't"
They took him only a short distance
from the house before they began the
work with hickory switches. 1t must
have been cruel punishment which
Johnson received, for the men who
are said to have inflicted IL are sturdy
rural folk, accustomed to tasks which
require physical strength. 1t does not
seem to have put his life in danger,
however. He visited physician in
Warrenton the day after he received
the whipping and had his wounds
dressed and the testimony is that his
body was covered with welts.
Joined BY His Family.
He spent the next day and follow
ing night at the Warrenton Green
Hotel, ana then left FauQuler county.
1t Is said that he has gone to a farm
between Beverly and Philippi Va,
where it is said he was found by his
wife and children. The whipping
took place January s.
Johnson and Payne, alleged MEM
bers of the vigilance committee, also
were reticent as to details.
Johnson is a short, extremely mus
cular man with dark hair. fery dark
eyes and resolute chin. Payne has
enormous breadth of shoulders, depth
Of lung and thickness of arm and Of
thigh
Johnson's eyes snapped and his
jaws clicked together as he said
Il amt a-goin' say a word about
this until they summon me in court"
Payne asserted:
And ! amt nuther"
The Washington times., 1920-01-18

TO be glad that he got away with his
life.
"And States attorney or no States
attorney, If any other man comes into
this community and tries to behave
as Johnson behaved. they'll get the
same that Johnson got. or worse"
Payne nodded gravely;
That's right he said.
Father Corroborntes Daughter.
Miss zirkle's father was with her
when she told her story.
"Thc story that my daughter tells
is absolutely true" he said. johnson
was lucky to get off as he did. He
was luckier than he will be If he
comes back. and he was luckier than
he will be il | ever meet him."
Miss Zirkle is said not to have
taught school since the occurrence.
1t was reported that she had resigned,
but she denied this.
Although bankers and county Of
ficials in Warrenton say that Johnson
was a hard worker. met his financil
obligations promptly. and was re-
ligious worker, he was not popular
with a certain group of his neighbors.
They declare that he was a gay Lo-
thario, who frequently boasted of his
conquests. Johnson could not be To-
Gated today to ask him for his side of
the story.
According to the story current here
his captors whipped Johnson with
hickory switches, tarred and feath-
cred him, then turned him loose and
told him to get out OF the community
at once. After spending the rest of
the night in a negro cabin, removing
the tar and the feathers from his
body, he came to Warrenton. and the
next day left for a part of Virginia
distant from Opal
The Washington times., 1920-01-18
SEIZE SINN FEIN CHIEF;
BALLOT COUNTERS QUIT

DUBLIN, Jan. 1S.-Clerks in the
election centers OF Strabene, county
Tyrone. struck. when authorities ar
rested Dan Doherty, president OF the
local Sim Fein club, during election
activities Thursday. according to ad-
vices here.
The clerks refused to count the ball
lots until Doherty was released. but
the authorities would not free him.
The Washington times., 1920-01-18
NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
AND NEARbY VIRGINIA
Confederate Veterans Will Mark
Robert Il. Lee Holiday With
Big Banquet.
The Times Bureau.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Jan. Is
Everything is In readiness for the
banquet 10 be given by AdJutant
Edgar Warneld. sr, to the members
OF Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans,
at Lee Camp Hall, on T$ince street,
tomorrow evening.
A number OF out-of-town guests
have been invited, including the Hon.
X. Walton Moore, Representative from
the Eighth Virginia district; the Rev
DR. Dufrey, for many years pastor Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, in this city. and others. The
banquet will be served by the ladies
belonging TO the Mary Custis-Seven-
teenth Virginia Regiment Chapter,
United Daughters Of the Confederacy.
The members OF Lee Camp have In
former years given a banquet on the
birthday OF Gen. Robert r. Lee, but
having decided this year to dispense
with Il, Adjutant Warfield could not
let the day pass without some sort
OF a celebration. and so decided to
give a banquet himself.
Tomorrow, the birthday OF General
Lee, Is "a legal holiday in the State OF
Virginia. so the banks and city Offices
will be closed all day. The public
schools OF the city will also have a
holiday.
The Washington times., 1920-01-18
Defiant OF Authorities,

Both were told that some of the
residents of Warrenton were inclined
to think that an injustice had been
done Johnson aid to take the matter
to the States attorney.
states attorney or no States at
torney." Johnson answered That
man ought to be glad that he got
away as cheaply as he did. He ought
The Washington times., 1920-01-18

Owing to the rush of business at
the office Of B. o. James. secretary
OF the Commonwealth in Richmond. a
number of Alexandria motorists have
been until to obtain their licenses for
1920. Having been informed OF this
fact the Washington Police Depart
ment has notified the Alexandrians
that they may enter the District of
Columbia with their 1919 licenses
until February / without fear of be-
ing molested by the police.
The Washington times., 1920-01-18

Arthur Kirby was fined $40 In the
police court yesterday morning on
tho charge OF violating the traffic
law. The violation for which Kirby
was fined yesterday occurred at the
corner of King and Washington street
on December 4 last, when an automo-
bile he was driving collided with the
motorcycle of the Alexandria police
department, throwing Policeman Hay
wood Rurrer, who was riding the
motorcycle, several feet and com
pelling him to remain at the Alexan-
dria Hospital some weeks
At the hearing yesterday Kirby
was represented by Attorney Law
renee Washington. who was given
ten days to take an appeal to the
corporation court.
Evening journal., 1920-12-02
Is IT RAYMOND

Raymond is from the source that
has given Ronald Reginald and Rey-
nard. II comes from an old Christian
name Raimundus. a Teutonic name
meaning wise protection. Reynard
is a French name practically equiVal-
ent 10 Raymond. Reynard is also the
French name for Fox. In old French
eolpe was the name for fox and In
an animal epic OF the middle axes the
fox was named Mr. Reynard There
after the old French word for fox was
dropped. and reynard was substituted.
SO name with very exalted mean
ing has come 10 have almost sug-
gestlon OF slyness about H.
However. Raymond does not have
This suggestion 10 Is a name that
has gained a great deal OF repute, In
this country, specially among educa-
tors and writer's.
The name was first established here
| In Salem, Massachusetts,, by Richard
Raymond, a mariner. He died IN
Salem in 1892 after having settled
down there. one OF his descendants
was Henry Jarvis Raymond who wa'
appointed assistant editor by Horace
Greeley when he established the New
York Tribune, on a weekly salary o
eight dollars. For this sum Mr.. Ray
mond did a great deal toward edtinl
the paper. Not only that but h