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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-18
Hears From Russia
 for the First Time
 in Five Years

Philip Gould, publicity manager for the Eagle store. is a happy and grateful man today, made so through receipt of a letter from an uncle in Russia. conveying the information that Mir. Gould's mother, two sisters and three brothers were alive and well. This was the first letter M,. Gould had received from his relatives in Russia in five years, and con- tained the first definite information regarding his mother, sisters and brothers,
 The only other direct message he had received was a cablegram which came last year apprising him of the death of his father. He had cabled and written, but had not received reply.
 His uncle. Nathan Russia, formerly in business in St. Louis, writing from Ronvo, Wholin, Poland, says all oth- CT members of the family are in the same town with the exception of MT. Gould's sister, Mrs. Genia Gould who is in Berdecnew. 150 miles dis tant, but, with which town he has bee nunable to communicate. indi. eating it is held by the bolshevik forces. MT. Russia indicates desire to return to the United States, whence he departed several years before the war.
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SIMS SAYS APPEALS FOR ADEQUATE STAFF
 IGNORED BY NAVY
After Benson Arrived in Eng land, the Department
 Listened, He Says

Washington, March 17.-Again centering his fire at the navy de- partment on his charges that it in sisted on directing all war opera tions from Washington, Rear Ad- gating committee today that his ur- gent appeas for an adequate staff in London were ignored unti Novem. Der, 1917
 Admiral Benson, chief of operations reached London during that month Admiral Sims said, and quickly con- vinced himself of the necessity for establishing a real advanced base headquarters of the navy department abroad, with an adequate staff to make possible full cooperation with the admiralty and corrodinating all activities with the allies."
 "I had been recommending such action for five months and specific ally in my letters of May 16, July 16 and October 23, 1917, had pointed out the necessity for the establish ment of such an advanced base head quarters abroad" said Admiral Sims
 After Admiral Benson had reported the department changed it's attitude he continued, and cable to Benson November IT, said a decision had been reached that it would be advan- tageous to have permanent war staff in England to work with the plans department of the British ad- miralty.
 of this meets your approval, addi- tional officers will be sent to aug ment those already in England, who are fitted for this work" it said.
 Admiral Benson then asked that Captain F. H. Schofield and Comman- der Knox be ordered to report to Ad- miral Sims and Admiral Jellicoe fol such duty and this was done at once Admiral Sims testified, while his own recommendations for nearly six months for the same action had been disregarded.
 ,"It is hardly necessary to state that this is merely another instance of the attitude of the department during all those first critical months of the war;" said Admiral Sims. "A recom- mendation has been making for six months was not carried into effect until Admiral Benson, during his short stay in London, convinced him. self that it was justified.
 "The soundness of the policy was again demonstrated by the fact that the department adopted it and thru. out the remainder of the war contin- ued to recognize, tho some times grudgingly, the necessity for what had been continually recommended and which should have been obvious from the very first"
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Kniser's Refuqe NOW Veritnble
 Prison Fort
Drawbridges and Sentries Guard Former German
 Emperor

Amerongen, March 17.-Re-enforce- ment of the Dutch guard at Von Eentinck castle, which, since the middle ages, has been protected by draw bridges, has made the former German emperor's refuge veritable prison fortress, capable of defense even in the unexpected event of an attack by raiders desiring to free the exile. The castle is situated in a big square. The four sides are posted, while two of them have addi- tional walls. The latter two sides are on the public roads, and on the other two sides, which have no walls are private paths belonging to the Won Bentincks. Constables and military police patrol the roads with loaded rifles night and day.
 To the right of the main entrance is small building in which rest endorsements. Here sentries are on guard. Beside this main gateway at distance of I30 yards is another gate, barring inner driveway to the draw bridge. More sentries are sta toned here. Still further on, where the road bends at yet another gate, there is also guard. Then turning to the right driveway leads to the terrace on which the castle stands. Police patrol this terrace.
 At the rear of the castle there is "a garden, then a moat and then a private pathway on the dike and this is constantly parolled. Beyond the the dike is a meadow land crossed by ditches and hedges and in the meadow are patrols, who are partic- ularly warned to guard against the landing of airplanes there.
 Only the Bentinck family and the former emperor's few servants have permission to enter the castle.
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Poor Boy. 8, Who Led Class, Slain
 by Other Boys

Pueblo, Col, March 17-Six men duly sworn today by pr. Luke Mclean, coroner, tomorrow will begin an investigation into the school boy feud. which is said to have resulted Monday in the death of Ted Poverty" Kuvken- dall, eight years old. Ted was nicknamed Poverty" because his mother is poor and did not wear as nice clothes as the other boys.
 In spite of his humble sur roundings, however. Ted led all the other boys in his lessons at school. He was the star of the class and because of this, the lad said in a dying statement, he was hated the more by the other boys.
 On March 4, the resentment of the we'll dressed youths took form when they waylaid him on his way from school, knocked him down and kicked him into uncon- sciousness. his statement said. He died Monday.
 The names of the other boys were revealed in the statement made to Mrs. Mattie Hart, his nurse, and Rev. F. M. Beach, a To- cal pastor.
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Wood Given Two
 Gopher Delegates


 St. Paul, Minn., March 1.-Two delegates uninstructed and two oth- CTS pledged to vote for Leonard Wood for the nomination as president at the national republican convention in Chicago were. named today at two district conventions.
 F. H. Carpenter and w. J. William soE were the uninstructed delegates chosen in Minneapolis to represent the fifth congressional district. At St. Paul, Wood was indorsed and Her. bert Keller and Leavitt Corning were named to go to Chicago ot represent the fourth congressional district.
 At the Minneapolis meeting an at- tempt made to have the delegates in- structed for Senator Hiram w. John son of California failed. Eight other district conventions are to be held Friday
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LOCAL LABOR UNIONS ADVISED TO TAKE
 PART IN POLITICS
Plumb Plan Speaker Also Ex plains Tri-Partite Con-
 trOl Plan

Pine Bluff uniWp labor men were advised in speech last night by James H. Waters, Washington, D. C.. representing the Plumb Plan league to stand behind the new American Federation political drive.
 Waters, in a speech to members of the Central Trades Council at the Orpheo hall last night, urged mem- bers of Pine Bluff unions to support Samuel Gompers in his injunction to elect the friends and defeat the enc mics of labor in the coming campaign
 Waters, who is touring the country in the interest of the Plumb plan for all industry. speaks today at noon at the Cotton Belt shops and again this evening at the Orpheo hall.
 Discussing the Plumb Plan league last night. he said:
 Regardless of congressional &C., tion on the railroad bill, the cam paign for the Plumb plan will be carried vigorously forward from now on until election. Passage of the bill by the present congress was ex- pected, but there will be another story to tell after the votes are coun- ted next fall.
 "Lahor, in industry, was former ly treated as commodity. It was merely an item in the cost of produc- tion on par with the tools of trade and mechanical equipment.
 "The inevitable result of this de- pressive condition of the workers was organization.
 "The laborer has discovered that the daily wage is false barometer of progress. While he may regul. ate by collective bargaining his productive power, he is powerless to check the rapidly advancing cost of living. After every wage increase he discovers that the mounting prices of the commodities of life absorb and nullify the incfeased wages.
 "The Plumb plan endeavors to re. move these wrongs in the operation of the railroads by erecting a struc- ture which adequately protects the workers, without sacrificing the rights of capital or the public.
 ITO summarize, the Plumb plan pro. vides:
 summary OI Tran.
 "Government ownership, acquired by exchange of government bonds fol securities now held by investors. Val ue of the railroads to be determined by the courts.
 "An operating corporation compos ed of five men to represent the pub lie, named by the president; fiv, elected by the operating officers five by the classified employees.
 Consolidation of roads into single system, with subdivisions un der the control of boards consistin, of men named by the national boar, of control and the operating officer and classified employees.
 Equal division each year of sur plus accruing from increased eff ciency. between the government an, the railroad employees. Surplus abov certain per cent of operating cost to result in automatic reduction O rates. All other plans provide fo increase of rates.
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!. 5, ENDE:AV0RS T) PREVENT OUTBREAK
 IN S0UTH AMERICA
State Department Makes Representations to
 B0livians
ACTION AT REQUEST
 OF CHILEAN OFFICIALS
Ani'-feruvian Demonstrations at La Taz are Said to he Threat ening the Peace of
 Country

Washington, March IT. nsistent : representations to Bolivia not to disturb the peace of South America have been made by the American Peruvian manifestations at Lc Paz. 1t was stated that Peru has sought the good offices of the United States to prevent hostilities.
 Two notes have been sent and T third is ready to go forward unless a reply to the others is received soon. The first was dispatched after off cial news was received Monday of the attack on the Peruvian legation in the Bolivian capitol. The second was put on the cables yesterday.
 Officials view the situation as serious and the representations made by the state department were described as urgent"
 Dispatches to the Peruvian en- bassy today said events in Bolivia resulted from the influence of the Chilean government and the activity of the Chilean agents. It is known that this view also is held in other diplomatic and in some official cir cle3 here.
 Both League Members.
 Embassy officials expressed the belief that there was an effort to force Peru into the war against it's former attitude in the war against Chile in the eighties, out of which grew the Arica-Tacna dispute The Peruvians charge that General Mon tes, candidate for the presidency of Bolivia who is reported to be leading the anti-Peruvians manifes- tations, is being supported by Chile and is being supplied with arms and ammunitions from that country
 Reports reached Peru that General Montes was mobiizing Bolivian re- serves caused deep concern. At the Peruvian embassy it was said that if this was true, Peru would be ob- liged to call out it's reserves as it's standing army consisted of only a few thousand men.
 Peru and Bolivia are members of the league of nations and if they sever diplomatic relations the crisis thus provokes would under the ar ticles of the league covenant, be such as to bring the dispute to the off cial cognizance of the council of the league.
 Some diplomats considered such an eventually not at all unlikely. They said such a case would have a pecu- liar interest as it would afford the first test of strength and power of the league.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-18
Blames Packers
 for Poison Olives

Washington, March 17.-Failure of some packers to use a sufficiently high temperature during sterilization of ripe olives in glass containers per mitted development of the botulinus germ, which caused the death of 25 persons two months ago, said a re- port of specialists of the bureau of chemistry, who have just concluded an investigation in cooperation with tho public health service
 The poison would develop just the same in tin containers, the report showed, if the olives were not suffi- ciently processed, but as there is no danger of breakage involves in tin the packer does not hesitate to ap- ply the proper degree of heat to kill the germ in sterilization.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-18
SALVADOR FEARS REVOLT.

Washington, March 17.-Constitu tional guarantees have been suspend ed throughout the republic of Salva dor because of threatened revolu tion, according to official advice reaching Washington today. Presi dent Melendez was reported in full control of the situation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-18
British RepOrt.

London, March 17.-Andrew Bonar Law announced in the house of com mons today that Constantinople had been occupied by allied troops as proposed and that at only one point was there fighting. Two British soldiers were reported killed and one officer and three men wounded. One Turkish officer and eight Turks were killed and others were wounded.
 Mr. Bonar Law said that at the same time the Turkish government had been warned that the occupation of Constantinople until the terms of the peace treaty were duly executed and, further, if outrages against na- tive Christian continued the terms would be more severe.
 For reasons previously indicated it was decided that the government in conjunction with its allies, should proceed with the occupation of Con- stantinople. The general administra- tion of that city would not be taken over. but the ministries of war and marine would be occupied. The pos tai and telegraph services and navi- gation on the Bosphorus would he placed under control and the police put under allied officers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-18
TO ALL UNION MEN.

There will be mass meeting a4 the Orpheo hall, March IT and IS at 7:30 o'clock each evening. Lecture bv James H. Waters on the "Plumb Plan League"
 CENTRAL TRADES COUNCIL.
 3-17-2t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-18
CHAUFFEURS MAY STRIKE FOR DIMINUTION
 OF TAXICAB FARES

Paris, March 17-Chauf- feurs threaten Paris with a novel strike, their demand being a diminution of fares.
 Since the law calling for in- creased taxi fares went into effect few days ago taxicab drivers claim many persons have been walking every morn ing and that consequently their income has been greatly diminished.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-18
Forced or Allies.

Washington. March 17.-Allied military occupation of Constanti- nople was forced upon the allies by the growing power of Mustapha Ke- mel over the Sultan's government the only element of authority in Turkey favorable to allied peace terms, according to officials here. The maneuver. was not regarded,
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-18
THE WEATHER.

Thursday fair warmer; Friday cloudy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-18

Berlin, March 7-Wolfgang kapp has fled Berlin leaving the chancellory in an automobile at 6 o'clock this evening.
 It is stated that the communists are constructing barricades at many places in the northern and northeastern sections of the city.
 The leaders of the general strike of the railway men has been completely successful and therefore it is suspended forth with"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-18

A c a s e of goodnight Karp.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-27
DRAINAGE SUIT, THREAT
South Side Topekans Carry Demands
to City Commission.

The city commission must take i'm
mediate action to furnish the south
part of the city with more adequate
sewer facilities or face a threatened
suit by Shunganunga Drainage Dis
trict No. 1. The drainage board of
this district appeared before the COM
mission today with their attorney, w.
c. Ralston, to present their cases The
city commissioners voted to make an
inspection of the conditions in the dis
trict tomorrow afternoon with repre-
sentatives of the drainage board.
w. E. Baldry, city engineer. ex-
planned to commissioners the sewage
situation and said that the south sec
TONS claims for more sewer protection
were well founded. He said he had
discussed the matter with the drain
age board and that the conclusion fin
ally had been reached that a 6-foot
box sewer would be adequate to carry
off the water, which floods the ter
ritory around Eighteenth and Kansas
avenue and the fair grounds every
time it rains. the residents claim
Baldry said it would be necessary to
create large benefit district to de-
fray the expense of such a sewer,
which would cost up into thousands of
dollars, and that work on creating such
a district would have to be begun i'm
mediately in order to, get the sewer
bonds on the tax books in August
H. S. Putney. president of the Road
Supply and Metal Co., whose plant is
located at 18th land Santa Fe, ap-
pealed to the commission to lose no
time in starting action on the sewer
He said he was praying that there
would not be any heavy rains this
spring or his plant would suffer large
losses. During the rains last spring,
there was four feet of water in the
basement, Just constructed. and a
repetition of this situation this year
would result, in big damage to. ma
chinery.
1t was said that the Shunganunga
was being obstrueted further down by
dumping. The commission also will
investigate this. J. H. Grubb is secre-
tary of the drainage board. Seven
hundred and fifty acres of land are
affected by the sewer conditions, ac-
cording to Engineer Ba1drY. p -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-27
SCHOOLS IN NEAR EAST DRIVE.
VIII Be Organized Along With
Churches, Biby Announces.

Not only are the Kansas churches
being organized for the big drive for
funds for the destitute Armenians and
fSyrians but the schools also will be
completely organized to raise their
sshare of the Kansas quota for relief
work. w. A. Bfby, state chairman.
and Phil Eastman, state secretary, have
completed the organization work
tamong the churches of the larger cit
lies of the state and are now getting
1.-THE machinery into motion in the
smaller cities and the villages. Every
community is to be organized for the
campaign thru the united efforts of
all the churches of the community
This is the first time all the churches
: have united in helping to put over a
big drive. The schools are to be or
aganized separately and the children
tare to be asked to contribute pennies
ito the fund for Near East relief. The
appeal for relief comes strongest from
THE 100000 children of Armenia and
Syria, including the 400, 900 orphans
who were left destitute when the re-
Treating Turks swept their country
iclean of livestock and foodstuffs and
even grabbed the clothing off the
backs of children and took bread out
of their hands. The drive at this time
f. Is to raise funds to furnish cloth
ling and food to the destitute of the
Near East until new crops can be
sraised
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-27
FLU ENTERS TRIAL
Many Juror and Witnesses in
NeWberry Case Ill.
Politics of Michigan Go on
Operating Table Today.

Grand Rapids, Mich. Jan. FL
Michigan politics went on the operat-
ing table here today.
The inner mysteries of the states
political history for the last three years
were TO be dissected and held up for
public scrutiny with the opening be-
fore Federal Judge Clarence w. Ses-
sions of the trial of United. States Sen
ator Truman Fl. Newberry and 1874 of
his political cohorts, charged with cor
rupting the ballot box.
BY the time the story of the bitter
contest between Henry Ford and New
berry for Michigan's seat in the SEN
ate in 1918 is carved out ana kicked
around the court room, there prom
ises to be not even a skeleton left.
Efforts were made to obtain a de-
lay at the last minutes because of
many of the principals suffering from
Influenza, but Judge Sessions over
ruled them.
The court instructed attaches to
take great precautions to prevent
spreading of the FLU" Members of the
venire were told to take all possible
precautions to safeguard their health.
Elmer r. White. clerk of Grand
Traverse county, one of the accused
men, was excused when he sent a
physicians certificate showing he was
ill with Influenza.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-27
NEW NATIONAL c. OF c. HOME.
Topel1ans VIII Make 1t Their Head
quarters in Washington

When the new home of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States
is finished, Topeka members of the
Chamber of Commerce, affiliated with
the national body, will have a place
to hang their hats when in Washing
ton.
The building is to cost $2,500,000
and will occupy the site Of the old
home of Daniel Webster across Lafay-
cite Square from the White House.
The site is also the former home of
Francis Scott Key. and W. w. Cor
.coran. who founded the Corcoran art
gallery.
The building will be five stories
high. 1t was designed by Cass Gill
bert who drew the plans for the
Woolworth building in New York.
Corcoran purchased the property
from Daniel Webster. The property
was transferred to Webster by Robert
Swami in 1914. one dollar being the
consideration. The original owner was
Samuel Davidson. whose title came in
1870, by authority of the Lord Balti-
more grant. He willed it to Mary
Pattison in 1905. She decided it to
Gen. James Breckenridge in 1917.
Swan bought it in 1927 and sold it
to Webster seventeen years later.
The National Chamber paid $780,
900 for the eight lots. All members
of affiliated Chamber of Commerce
organizations will make it their head
quarters when in Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-27
COLD WAVE is PASSING
(Continued FROM PAGE one.l

last "a hours. Snow was reported
from South Dakota, Wyoming and
Montana. This was the only snow on
the weather map. Rain was indicated
in Boston and New York and along
the north Pacific coast.
This morning at Williston, N. D., the
temperature was "a below zero. In
South Dakota the low temperature was
a below. Zero weather extended bare
ly- to the northern line of Nebraska
this morning. The low temperature in
Kansas was IA above zero at Concor-
dia. Flora predicts IS degrees here
tonight. rising to about SIS degrees to-
morrow afternoon after the wind shifts
to the south.
Extremes for this date were SIS in
1909 and 10 below, zero in 1902. At
2 o'clock this afternoon the wind was
blowing IL miles an hour from the
north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-27
PREDICT HIGHER PRICES.
National Gamers Association Says No
Way to Hold Down Lid.

Cleveland. Jan. 27.-Higher food
prices for 1920 were predicted today
by delegates to the joint convention of
the National Gamers association. the
Canning Machinery and Supplies as
Foods and Dried Fruit Brokers asso
citation.
THE Gamers have honestly and
earnestly striven to reduce the cost of
production" Frank Gorrell of Wash
ington, secretary of the Gamers as
ISOLATION declared in reviewing the
work toward more wholesome foods
in the associations laboratories. but
the year 1920 faces them with prob
able price increases over those of 1919.
Economic Solvency compelS the in
dustry to recognize these conditions"
Lack of production, inflated cur
rency and riotoUs extravaganza of the
newly rich were blamed for the high
cost of living.