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The Pulaskian., 1920-10-21

Mrs. Mary Crook of Sweet Home presented me with one of the rarest Indian relics 1 have yet received. It is a silver ring with three turquoise sets in it. It was made by New Mexico Indian.
The Pulaskian., 1920-10-21

This section Is strongly mineral ized and the ground is covered with rocks, which look exactly like petri- fled wood. secured samples of paint rocks, potter's clay, Ignite coal or fuller's earth.
The Pulaskian., 1920-10-21

I spoke recently of Frank Knabe's baby girl being sick, and l am glad to state that she was rapidly recov ering. In this section I found nearly all the small children sick. Mir. Knabe was cutting crab grass and sorghum hay and obtaining an inn mense yield. He gave me a perfect specimen of Indian rock about the size and shape of a goose egg
The Pulaskian., 1920-10-21


 P. A. Townsend gave me a num- Der of Indian relics also. He lives on the upper waters of Fourche Bayou and has in his fence ten or a dozen eleven-foot rails which Aoated down the stream from the old Law son place. These rails were made when the place was first settled, over seventy years ago. There has evi- dentIy been great change in the climate since then or else those rails were made at the right time of the moon or in the right season of the year, to make them last, for MT, Townsend settled his place only about forty-fve years ago and all
 the rails he made at that time have
The Pulaskian., 1920-10-21

Henry Meirose, who formerly lived at box g, R. F. D. No. 5, now runs a lunch stand at 1915 West Seventh street, where he looks for the Pulaskian as anxiously as ever and reads my rambling with a deep re-
 gret that he cannot ramble with me.
The Pulaskian., 1920-10-21

Fred Knabe was gathering corn and good as river bottom corn. took dinner with them.
The Pulaskian., 1920-10-21

spent the night with Willis Ball, who got up at 3 a. m., as he was cut ting sorghum hay. After breakfast I started for Sam McCalIister's and walked the three miles before he had breakfast. I was early enough to surprise the small animals returning to their homes from their nights work, also the squirrels had com menced frolicking along the road.
The Pulaskian., 1920-10-21

It was very dry and drouthy here at Balls and his corn crop was al most failure. As I started down the small hollow there was no water in it, though it was the head of Me Fadden creek. Before long 1 was walking alongside of a babbling brook, which I crossed time after time until it got too large to jump across and before l got to the Little Maumelle it was as big as it, and where the two came together the size of Little Maumelle was doubled.
 I took dinner with C. M. White, who was making as fine looking sorghum as I ever saw on this side of the Arkansas. George Knabe was also making sorghum.
 Miss Sarah White had just started the day before to the normal school, but before getting on the train she was taken with chill and later learned the college physician had kept her in bed for several days, with a promise that she might get up next Monday.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
FEARS VENGEANCE
. OF TRUNK SUSPECT
Birmingham informant Remains
At Police Headquarters
Though Free to Go.

BIRMINGHAM Ala. July 2o.-ES'
pressing fear that az. Leroy" whom
he named in his statements TO police
here in connection with investigation
OF the Detroit.New York trunk muir
der mystery, might take vengeance on
him, Allen A. Tatum. a linotype oper-
ator OF Birmingham. continued TO re-
main at police headquarters here TO-
day
No charge has been placed against
Tatum and, although he has been at
liberty 10 leave headquarters, ne mas
remained there since relating his story
Saturday afternoon.
Tatum repeated today his assertions
that he believed the murdered woman
TO be Katherine Jackson. OF StarkVills'
Miss, but again denied any knowledge
Of how she met her death.
Tstum told the police that his own
name had been put on the trunk by
some Jealous person to throw the
authorities off the scent or the real
murderer.
Tatum said he had last seen the
woman on June 4 or in Detroit. at
which time he met her husband and
she showed him her wedding ring. He
said he had visited Detroit In response
to a letter from her last April ana
that she met him at the Park Hotel
In that city. accompanied by a Mrs.
Trumbull.
Letters from the woman In which
she addressed Tatum as Daddy
were given by him to the Birming-
ham police.
Tatum. told the police that he was
willing to return to Detroit and con-
front any one there, including Miss
Brooks. to demonstrate that he WAS
not involved in the crime.
The appearance Of Tatum has
caused some confusion in circles con-
cerned with the investigation. The
early belief was that the name
'Tatum" was only another alias as
sumed by Fernandez. alias Wood. II
was not believed that there was a
real person named Tatum.
Some OF the investigators Of the
case still hold to the view that Tatum
might yet turn out 10 be Fernandez.
That the man OF many aliases may
have used the name Of d real person.
OF whom he was jealous, TO divert
suspicion from himself in connection
with the shipment OF the murder
trunk was considered an unusual
twist to case OF this kind.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
WEATHER FOR LAST
RACE BEST OF ALL
Brisk Northwest Blow Gives
Shamrock Advantage In Run
Before Wind.
By LINCOLN COLCORD.
Intern atisaaI News Service.

HIGHLANDS, N. j., July 26.-With
every condition OF wind and weather
favorable. the fnal race OF the seven
teenth series for Americas Cup should
be run off today in record time. The
great racers strained at their moor
inss early this morning before a brisk
northwestcrly blow that swept out
OF the harbor and across the ocean
with a steady rush.
The sun rose like a ball OF fire over
the rim of the ocean and mounted In
a cloudless sky. The crisp, cold air
sent the blood tingling In every mans
veins as the two crews tumbled out
for the last contest between the white
winged clippers.
IL was a morning 10 call out every
pound OF energy. Things went with
a snap from the moment when the
men mounted the sides until the big
yachts set sail and broke from their
moorings.
From captain to crew, every man
seemed inspired by the decision TO
make this race a contest memorable
i'm yachting annals. Never before had
a challenger for Americas Cup taken
two races and never before did a tic
have 10 be sailed off with a deciding
race.
The course In a windward leeward
one, fifteen miles to each leg. This
ought to favor Shamrock. The big
green challenger. with her enormous
spread OF sail. is generally conceded
to be at her best in a run before the
wind. She ought to round the outer
mark first and fnd herself in a wind
ward position for the beat home.
Then It will be a question OF Reso-
lute's thrashing out ahead Of her in
windward work. This ought to fur
nish an exciting finish.
Those who have watched the pre-
vious races closely feel that while the
British boat is perhaps the abler
craft of the two. or would be " she
were handled cleverly. she stands
little chance OF winning against her
time allowance. 1t is almost a GER.
talnty that barring accident to the
defender. the British boat cannot take
the race. Thus the chief interest cen
ters on the boat-for-bo showing OF
the two craft.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
CANCELLED CHECKS
CLUES TOMYSTERY
Police Study Handwriting for
Evidence of Slain Girls
Detroit Friend,

NEW YORK. July 2s.-With the
Identity Of the trunk murder victim
apparently established as katherine
Jackson a Southern girl. the New
York authorities today were pre-
Identification Of her slayer.
These consisted Of a Cancelled check
for s6.7s. indorsed by "E. Leroy"
in flowing characters, and a letter
written in the same hand by "E. lie
Roy" Both were turned up by \. j.
Brannic, on cxpressman, who stored
trunk for Leroy or 30. ]. Fer
nandez," as he was known to Bran
mic. The cNpressman believes Fer
nandez and Leroy are the same man.
Brannc told the police that Fer
nandez, or Leroy, left large ward
robe trunk mot the one in which the
body was found) in his care last
summer. At that time Brannic knew
him as Fernandez.
Later, Brannic said. Fernandez
went to Detroit. He wrote to Bran
mic asking him to send the trunk TO
the Detroit y. NJ. c. a. to "E. Le-
Roy" and inclosed "A check for SIS
to pay the charges. Brannic sent
trunk, and also his own check for
$6.7S, as the charges were only s1S.22.
The writing in the letter and on
the check will be compared with
that of Roy MILAN, a man now held
by the Chicago police, who is sus-
pected OF completely in the strange
case.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
N. DAKOTA FARMERS TO
AUCTION RECORD "CLIP''
Largest Wool Crop in History of
State Expected to Total
100000 Pounds.

FARGO, n. D.. July 26.-Co-opera-
tive farmers auctions will be a
unique feature OF the marketing of
North Dakota's wool crop this year.
Sheep shearing is over. Though no
exact figures are available. it is esti-
mated the clip will total 5000, 900
pounds. 1t is expected to be the
largest wool crop in the history of
the State.
Under the direction Of county
agents farmers will assemble their
wool in central warehouses in dis
tricts throughout the State. There
Il will be cleaned, sorted and graded
under the supervision OF experts.
Buyers will then inspect 1t and it will
be sold 10 the highest bidder.
This method OF marketing has been
tried out in Iowa and Ohio. 1t Is
said to have saved the farmers as
much as 10 cents a pound. II II
saves the farmers OF North Dakota
only cents pound it will mean
Sl5O.O0O in increased profits.
Two reasons are given for the in
crease in the wool crop. Importations
have added one-third to the sheep
population of the State in the last
year, and the standard OF focks has
been improved by State distribution
among farmers for the last three
years OF pure bred rams. Large herds
Of merino grades are run on the
ranges in the western part of the
state. But the bulk of the wool clip
Will come from the Tfiocks of small
farmers. ..
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
PRESIDENT INSISTS
LEAGUE MA|N|SSUE
Homer Cummings, After White
House Conference, Asserts
/ Wilson Firm on Question.
BY DAVID Nj. CHURCH.,
International News Service.

President Wilson is determined to
make the League of Nations the
dominating issue in the present cam
paign and is working to this end, 1t
was learned this afternoon following
a conference between the President
and Homer Cummings, former chair
nan Of the Democratic National Com
ulittee.
The League will be the determining
factor in the campaign, Cummings
predicted following his conference.
although he refused to make any
statements concerning anything the
President had said to him.
The question of prohibition is not
being considered as important, ac-
cording to Cummings, and while there
are many issues that will come up it
was emphatically stated by Cum
mings that no issue would take pre-
cedence over the League.
| The President feels that the issue
Nof the League will determine the elec
fion and he is prepared to wage a
hight to yindicate his stand, 1t was
Named
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
LEADS
|NF|NAL CONTEST
Both Yachts Held Up Half an
Hour Waiting for
Breeze.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

sl0. ana at 9:I5. after testing out the
wind, called for her tug and contin-
ued the tug to the starting point
At the same moment Resolute broke
out her outer jib and dropped her
moorings. Accompanied by her ten
der, steaming alongside and ready 70
pick her up. she started on the star
board tack under her own sail, hold
ing the wind from the due east. As
Shamrock towed seaward. she set her
club top sail
At Gao, shamrock. fivc miles Inside
Ambrose lightship, dropped her tow
again and stood toward Rockaway
Beach on the stsrboard tack. A mo-
ment later she came around TO port.
Captain Burton was determined TO
use all his spare time in trying out
his boat on the wind. The breeze was
drawing in steadily from sea, bring
ing a wonderful clearness TO the air.
On q sparkling sea the giant yachts
danced toward the start. their tell
canvas dazzling white against the
blue OF the ocean. Mediterranean
waters never afforded a more bril-
liant day.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
SLAIN GIRLS VITAL
ORGANS CREMATED

DETROIT, Junly 26.-The vital or
gans of the trunk murder mystery
victim, removed from the torso before
the body was jammed into the trunk,
were cremated in a furnace in the
basement of the Wadena Apartments,
according to Chief of Detectives Fox.
The detectives found a furnace in
the rear of the apartment. 1t isused
for cremating garbage and Is con-
nected by chutes with every apart
ment.
The janitor told him that on or
about June 10 he saw a package in
the furnace resembling a bundle of
bedclothes. The fire was shoulder
ing. but when 1t burst into flames the
janitor saw what appeared to be
charred flesh, and he detected the odor
OF burning flesh. At the time the JAM
itor said, he believed it was only gar
bage.
All of the vital organs of the dead
woman were removed by her slayer
before the body was forced into the
trunk and expressed to New York.
At the same time that the trunk
was carried away by an expressman
from the Wadona apartments another
trunk was taken away, but to one Of
the depots and not to the office of the
American Railway Express Company,
as was the other.
Chief Fox said the trunk was
checked on railway ticket pur-
chased by Leroy for a Western city.
HE had not yet learned to what city,
but believes It was Chicago. He said L:
81 do not believe this trunk con-
tained any part of tho body OF the
dead woman, but 1t did contain Je-
roy's extra clothing and part OF the
clothing of the woman he called his
wife.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN GIVES
ROOSEVELT "CLAD HAND"
Democratic Nominee Arrives In
Maine After Plotting Destroyer
lin Coast

EASTORT, Nc, July a6.-William
Neptune, governor of the FaI East
Passamaquoddy tribe of Maine In
dians. todoy congratulated Assistant
Secretary of the Navy FRANKLIN d.
Roosevelt on his nomination az
Democratic candidate for the Vice
Presidency. Roosevelt is at his sum-
mer homo on Campobello Island, New
Brunswick. two miles from here, with
his wife and Ave children.
The Assistant Secretary himself
pilotcd the torpedo boat destroyer
Hatfield in the run up here from Ros-
ton Yesterday afternoon. Three Re-
publicans and three Democrats Of
Passport today called on the candi-
date and arranged for conference
In Eastport Wednesday.
Roosevelt will leave here Friday
evening for Portland, Nc, and New
York.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
HANG SLAYER
AT POOR FARM
Prominent Citizen, Sentenced
For Life, Victim Of Incensed
/. heighborS.

2 FAYETTEVILLE, w. Va. July 26.r
william X. Bennett. jr,, son OF former
Judge Bennett and confessed muir
derer OF his wife and unborn child
was lynched yesterday by mob OF
about 100 persons. Bennett was ar
raigned Thursday and created SEN
sation by confesslng the murder
which occurred June IT. He was sen
fenced to life Imprisonment.
Shortly after midnight Saturday Z
number of men appeared at the jai
and told the jailer the sheriff wante
him Tho 3aiier started for the sher
ifr's office. As soon as he left the jan
he was overpowered and his keys
taken from him. The mob then went
10 the jail and took out Bennett
They concealed Bennett In vacan
store and waited until the sherifr an,
a posse started I'M pursuit. They the
got into about twenty automobiles an
went in an. opposite direction trol
that taken by the sherir and his
posse
HANGED AT POOR FARM.
Arriving at the county poor farm.
the mob hanged Bennett to beam
supported by the forks OF two oak
trees The lynching took place not
far from the house in which Bennett
committed the murder.
When the sheriff and his posse
picked up the right trail they easily
traced the mob to the spot OF the
lynching. The place was deserted
when the posse arrived save for the
body Of Bennett. which was swinging
on the beam. The posse cut down the
body and brought II to the house
where Bennett committed the murder.
On June IT, after a short absence
from home, Bennett reported that he
had returned home and found his wife
dead He advanced the theory of sui
eide. The suicide theory was ex-
ploded, however, at the inquest. when
1t was found that Mrs. Bennett had
two bullet holes In her head. Cuts
and bruises also were found on the
back Of her head, as though Mrs. Ben
nett had been beaten. Bennett was
held by the coronePs jury and charged
with the crime.
LYNCHERs NOT IDENTIFIED.
Between that time and the trial last
Thursday popular feeling became
aroused. 1t Is believed that it was
the infiamed temper of the people that
moved Bennett to confess at the time
of his trial Previously he had stout
" maintained his innocence.
\ Efforts Of the sheriff today to dis
kover the Identity OF those who did
the lynching have been unavailable.
Both Bennett and his wife were OF
prominent families here. Mrs. Ben
uhett was the daughter of j. Alfred
Taylor, Of Fayetteville, well known
throughout the State as a writer and
editor.
Benefits father was judge of the
Circuit Court for Fayette County. He
resigned in 1912 after charges Of cor
ruption. immortality and incompetency
had been filed. Before his resigna-
ton, Governor Glasscock was asked
to call a special session OF the legis-
lature for the purpose of impeaching
him.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
PAL OF TRUNK MYSTERY
FIGURE FOUND IN MEXICO

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July 20
Joseph Yanez, who has been de-
scribed as the companion of O. j.
Fernandez alias Wood. alias Leroy,
named in connection with the murder
of the young woman whose body was
found in New York in trunk shipped
from Detroit. has been located in
Mexico near the American border.
Yanez departed from this city about
June 81 with another man.
Both men were United states in.
spcctors Of airplanes at Kelly Field
during and after the war. No word
has been received hero as TO just
what legal action may be taken with
regard to Yanez, but his whereabouts
have been definitely established and
IL is expected that there will be de-
velopments shortly.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
DEMOCRATS PLANNING
I FIGHT IN EVERY STATE

SEDGARTowN, Mass, July 26.-The
r&hole United States will be the battle
yround of Gov. James NJ. Cox, Demo-
lratic Presidential nominee, accord
hg to George II. White. newly elected
chairman OF the Democratic National
Committee. who is at his summer
home here today.
The Democrats concede no state to
the Republicans, white said. Governor
Cox will start the campaign in the
East and and Franklin d. Roosevelt,
Democratic Vice Presidential nominee,
In the West
General Democratic campaign head
quarters will be opened in the Grand
Central Palace, New York. Western
headquarters will be located in Chi
oago and other branches will be es-
tabiished.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
INFANT MORTALITY IS
NOW AT SUMMER PEAK

Infant mortality in the United
States is nearing the summer peak.
the children's bureau of the Labor
Department announced.
The underlying causes are low in1
comes. ignorance OF baby welfare ant
poor housing and sanitary conditio1s
the statement said. Due to the aboIvt
conditions, various diseases which ut.
tack infants flourish. In Mani he S DER
y. H.. the rate is SO per 1000 babies
Two-thirds Of the babies in this DOM
munity were born to foreign{ {borr
mothers. OF whom two-ffths dot not
speak English. Nearly half of Them
are born in families where th1 in
come is less than $3.50 a yeaJ
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
FIVE BANDITS TAKE
ORION BANK

CENTRAL FALLS, r. l., July &C.
Five armed men entered La Credite
Union Bank shortly after opening to-
day, tied and gagged omar Collette.
the cashier, and escaped In an auto
mobile with $4,000 in cash.
The cashiers plight was discovered
an hour later by girl who entered
to make n deposit.
A general alarm for the, robbers
was sent out by the police. The
bandits got away in an automobile
with n Rhode island registration
number 307ls. and arc thought to
have escaped over the Connecticut
Rhode Island limo.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
GOT EN- TWISTED.

NEW CASTLE, Pa. July 26.-"For
President, James NJ. Cox, of Ohio; for
Vice President, Calvin Coolidge, of
Massachusetts,"
This ticket, printed at the head OF
the editorial column In a recent issue
Of tho Now Castle Democrat. caused
considerable surprise and comment
here. The publisher explains that it
was typographical error" and the
Democrat will not make the mistake
again.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

Japan In her eagerness TO maintain
friendship with the states would
make almost any sacrifices In China
TO prove the genuineness OF her In
tentions. This impression was created
through diplomatic and press chan
nels. Mr.. Knox was encouraged TO
make his proposals. and they were
curtly rejected.
JAPANESE CALL u. 8. "ENEMY!@
While Russia and Japan refused the
proposition. the attitude taken UP by
Russia was infinitely better than that
OF Japan. Russia rejected the pro-
posal purely on definite political and
economic grounds and saw in II no
expression OF unfriendiiness on the
part OF America to herself. Japan. on
the other hand, while Komura's re-
fusal was essentially diplomatic and
reasoned, let herself go In a tirade
OF wrath against America, which
country was accused of attempting to
'trample underfoot rights acquired by
Japan at the cost of untold blood and
treasure"
The campaign for Increased arma'
ments has taken . notable progress
since this Incident. America II openly
referred to ms the enemy 10 be faced
In the future, and the sole reason for
this Ia the belief, inculcsted from the
highest ranks OF onicisldom. that
America is deliberately bent on put
ting the brake on Japan's ambitions
In China.
That Japan would ever risk war
with America seems inconceivable,
but the conditions between the two
countries are frankly strained, and
II Japan should persist in aggression
and America should persist In main
tanning her point of view, matters
might slip beyond the limits of diplo-
matte handling.
America arc extraordinarily similar
and Great Britain In the years
previous to 1914. On the japanese
side Is frankly aggressive nation
ruled almost under theocracy by
a group Of highly placed. ambitious,
and INSCRIPTIONS bureaucrats having
under their control a we'll organized
and developed army and navy com
Paratively fresh from victory over
weak opponent and straining like
greyhounds in the leash for another
run.
"CRISIs INEVITABLE"
On the American side is a power
imbued with high, altruistic motives,
whicHrun counter to Japanese aims,
governed under a system which is
peculiarly susceptible to the influence
of interests. financial and political
and cranks. From the military point
of view 1t was, until America Joined
the allies in 1917, singularly Ill
organized; and even today every ef-
fort to improve military and naval
resources is fercely fought and sadly
modified by fanatical peace societies,
drawing most of their support from
the potential enemies of the country.
On either side, in America local, in
Japan factiOnaI, interests nre consis-
tentIy at work in embitterfng reIa-
tionship and developing what very
many now regard as nm inevitable
crisis.
The likeness can be carried even
further, for in America is a party,
and very strong party, which is the
exact equivalent of the Potsdam
party in England. bent, in the name
Of peace and culture, in supporting
and encouraging the Japanese, and
which under no circumstances can or
will believe that it's own country can
ever be right.