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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-12
Bankers Loan to Rat-PrOOf Docks
 at New Orleans

New Orleans, Feb. 1.-The New Orleans Clearing House association of which every local bank is a mem. Der, voted unanimously late today te lend to the board of port commis. sioners $500,000 to enable the board to push the work of rat-proofing or the river front to comply with the requirements of the United States public health service.
 The banks met the emergency be- cause the board had no funds with which to do the work and no other way of getting them.
 The loan, it was said, is not sane toned under existing laws, but the Courthouse association announced it had the assurance of Governor Pleas ant, John M. Parker, democratic nominee for governor. Mayor Behr- man and business interests of the city that every effort will be made at the session of the legislature in May to have legislation enacted to assure it's validity.
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GERMANS SLAIN BY AMERICANS N THE: RANKS OF MEXICANS American Officer Tells of Bat tie at Nogales in
 1918 DRESSED AS CIVILIANS IN PARTY Mexican Government Had Represent ed that Raiders Were Civil
 ians Only-Describes
 Battle

Fl Paso, Feb. 11-At least two Germans were fighting in the Mexi- can army August 27, 1918, at Nogales according to the testimony of Cap tain T. Herman of the Eighth cavalry before the senate committee in- vestigating the Mexican situation today.
 He said their bodies were found among the Mexican dead. Captain Herman, lieutenant colonel com manding at Nogales at the time of the fight, denied the official state ment of the Mexican commander that the Mexican force was composed of civilians.
 The investigation. he told the com mittee, indicated clearly the greater part of the Mexicans engaged were soldiers although most of them had been dressed in civilian clothes, and that the fighting had been plan ned and was directed by their com mandng officer. The American casu- alties were five killed and 25 wound ed. Three civilians were killed and five wounded. The Mexican losses never were learned but the United States army intelligence depart ments, reports were submitted to show the Mexicans buried after the fight numbered at least 115.
 Captain Herman told the commits sion the fight began about 4 o'clock. A shot was fired by one of the sen- tries on the international line in an effort to prevent it's unauthorized crossing. Within five minutes gem eral firing was in progress from Mexican positions and machine gun fire was directed at the Americans from point where no such gun had been the day before.
 Have No White Flags.
 When an armistice was agreed to at o'clock the Mexican order to cease firing was given by bugle and was executed in the usual military manner. The Mexican consul at Nogales sent to Captain Herman, who was wounded, the suggestion that if the Americans would raise white flag the Mexicans would cease fir ing. The reply was "the Americans have no white flags; they don't use them"
 A few minutes later white flag over the Mexican side of the town resulted in cessation of fire and the conference held was followed by the return ofs the Americans to their own side of the international line.
 Much of the testimony today had to do with the forced evacuation. of the Mormon colonies in Chihuahua. The committee also learned the de- tails of the efforts made by the American military authorities to have brought to trial lieutenant Juan Az peitia for the murder of David Troib December 26, 1918, an American sol dier.
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KANSAS WILL HOLD SHOP STRIKE TO RE
 ILLEGAL IN STATE
Attorneys General Warns He Will Prosecute Law
 Violations

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 11.-Attorney General Richard Hopkins tonight made public letter written to Chas E. Armstrong of Baxter Springs Kan, member of the railroad Main tenance of Way union, outlining the Kansas industrial court law and de- lining the states stand on the strike recently ordered by union officials at Detroit.
 In the letter which was written in response to one from Mr. Armstrong relative to the court and the propos- ed strike, the attorney general said
 "l very much hope that the off cers of your organization will not ask the members in this state to strike. To do so would be a viola ticn of our law by them.
 "l am strongly of the opinion that the great majority of the members of your organization do not desire to violate the law. Their first al- legiance is to the state and govern ment. Press reports indicate that some of the officers of the labor un.ons have grossly misrepresented the provisions of the industrial court law. It is the duty of every loyal American citizen to fully inform the members of your organization as to the provisions of the law in order that they may use it to benefit their own conditions. The labor unions ought also to rebuke any leaders who wlifully misrepresent the provisions of the law for the avowed purpose of stirring up strife. A strike such as the one contemplated by the officers of your organization will result in the greatest loss to the members of your organization and to people gen erally in the country who can least afford it.
 q am compelled to advise you that if such strike is called and the law violated that every power of my de- partment will be used to prosecute the guilty parties" 7f
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We'll, if Anyone
 Knows, They Ought to Have the Dope

Wieringen, Holland, Feb: 11-As far as the villagers of Wieringen know. former Grown Prince Freder- ick William of Germany. has not re- ceived any answers to his telegrams sent to the kings of Great Britain, Belgium and Italy, the emperor of Japan and the presidents of the United States and France offering to surrender to the allies for trial.
 Through his aide, Frederick Will liam, sent word to the Associated Press correspondent today that he could not answer any questions on the subject of his offer. The former crown prince busted himself today in boxing bout with a professional instructor who came from Amster- dam this morning.
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WITNESS DECLARES
 NEWbERRY CAMPAIGN
 COST WAS S80o,00o
Prosecution Levels Guns on Financing of the
 Race

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 1.-The
 candidacy of James w. Helms ir the democratic senatorial primar, Of 1918 was under fire by the gov ernment in the Newberry elections
 conspiracy case at both sessions o1 the United States district court to. day. Starting with sapping opera. ton designed to show that some
 signatures to the Helms nominating petitions, circulated at the behest o1 the Truman H. Newberry senatorial
 campaign, were forged, the assault
 was switched later in the day to a
 frontal operation. A Grand Rapids
 printer swore that William J. Nickel the second democratic defendant, ar
 ranged with him for printing the
 blank portions and local hotel man ager said Nickel rented headquarters in hotel at cost of $500 week.
 This testimony was brought out immediately after Frank C. Daley, assistant attorney general, had read to the jury a certified copy of the report which the Newberry commit tee filed with the state in September 1918. The report showed receipts and expenditures of approximately $176,0O0.
 The government also kept up its steady bombardment on the money issue of the trial, getting into the record quotation from one defend- ant that the campaign cost around $800,000 and from another that he saw on table in the office of Paul King, Newberry campaign manager, a pile of money that "looked like a million dollars"
 The money on the table was des> cribed to the grand jury by Roman F. Glocheski, Grand Rapids de- fendant, according to c. R. Higbee, clerk of the grand jury and the last witness of the day. He testified several days ago concerning test imony given by three field agents of the campaign and today was re- called to relate what Glocheski and Frank o. Gilbert of Bay City told the
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BOnillaS to Feel
 Out the Political
 Situation in Mexico

Washinpton. Feb. 11.--Ignacio Bonillas, Mexican ambassador to the United States will leave Washing ton next month on leave of absence to investigate the political situation in Mexico before deciding whether he will accept the nomination for the presidency, rendered him by num- Der of organization. The ambassa- dor was said in reports from Mexico to contemplate leaving today, but he said tonight that the time of his de- parture has not yet been determined.
 The ambassador said he would hold conferences with Generals Obregon and Gonzales. active aspirants for the presidency, as We'll as with off cials of the governor and influen- tial private citizens before he an- nounces whether he will be candi- date.
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FARMERS DENY ANY GROUP HAS INHERENT
 RIGHT OF STRIKING
Four Large Organizations State Their Position to
 the Public

Washington. Feb 11.-Denial that any group of organized workers possesses an inherent right to strike IS contained in memorial to con- gress, formulated today at a confer ence here of representatives of four large farmers organizations, the National Grange. the American Farm Bureau federation, the Cotton States board and the Association of State Farmers union presidents.
 In view of "recent events and ham, penings, Representatives of the four organizations said it was agreed that the attitude of the farmer member ship of their associations on the right to strike should be made plain to congress and to the country.
 Pointing out that the city popula- ton of the country is dependent on the farmer for food and that inter ruption fthis supply can be brought about through strikes of railroad or others transportation unions the memorial asserts:
 Those who believe that labor has an inherent right to organize a strike. believe that such oreaniza- tons have right to starve the peo- pie of the cities to death, on the one hand, and to destroy the proper ty of the farmers on the other No such right has ever existed and no such right exists now. It is econo- micaiy unsound and the American people can and will work some other method for the settlement of such controversies. No set of men has ever had the moral or legal right to destroy property or cause sufferine by conspiring together and the well fare of all the people must ever re- main superior to that of any class or group of people.
 What would be the verdict of the people if the farmers of the United States should suddenly decide to go on strike and refuse to supply the wants and needs of those who are not in position to produce food and clothing for themselves.
 They would be condemned from one end of the country to the other and the fact would be pointed out that they as the owners and tillers of the land, had no right, either nor al or legal, to bring about such a calamity. If the farmers who own and occupy the land have no such moral or legal right, then why should it be conceded by any one that those who handle the farmers products have a right to block the transpor- tation or industrial facilities of the country and thus ieopardize the food and clothing supply of the nation?
 '.If the farmers have no such rights, those who handle his pro- ducts have no such rights"
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13, 400 Seats for '. c. o. F. Convention

Chicago, Feb. 11.-Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee; A. T. Hert, chirman of the convention committee, and Fred w. Upham, formerly national treas urer, conferred today on details of the national convention here June s. It was announced that 13,4OO seats would be provided in the Coliseum. 4 gold badge, with medallion of Lin coin suspended from an American flag was decided upon for the dele gates and sergeants-at-arms and his assistants. Alternates will wear a bronze badge similar in design.
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WOOD SAYS HE'S IN
 FAVOR OF PACT AND
 LEAGUE, PROVIDED
Would Have it Modified and Safeguarded by Lodge
 Reservations

Chicago, Feb. 11.-General Leon ard Wood, in his reply today to tl,t request of Senator William E. Bo rah, for the views of the republican presidential candidates on the league of nations and the peace treaty, sait he believed "that we should accept the league of nations as modified and safeguarded by the existing Lodge reservations"
 General Wood declared that in his opinion the people at large had in. dicated that they favored the treaty provided America's rights were fu1. ly safeguarded, and that he did not believe it necessary to delay con. sideration of the document for gen. eral election.
 The text of the reply, made pub. lie tonight, follows in part:
 "I believe that we should accept the league of nations as modified and safeguarded by the existing Lodge reservations, reservations that Amer icaize it and safeguard our tradition. al policies, reservations which leaves America absolutely free and untram. mcled to follow the will of her own people in all questions of foreign and domestic policy.
 "l, of course, at all times. favor getting the views of the people of the country, where it is practicable However, in view of the fact that the people have clearly indicated-as l see it--that they are in favor of the treaty if our traditional policies, in- terests and freedom of action are full ly safeguarded, it seems unneces- sary to delay this most important question for general election in which their views could hardly be more decisively expressed than they have already been.
 With reference to your question as to my views on the foreign policy of this government, am in favor of, and shall continue to be in favor of. the we'll established foreign policy of this government, which conserves and promotes the interests of our own country. do not think this treaty with the reservations impairs that policy. It does not entangle us: it leaves us free to exercise our own judgment; it is temporary if we choose to have it so; we can retire on two years 'notice.'
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Decrease in the
 Number and Value
 of Livestock Noted

Paris, Feb. 11.-Commenting on the speech of Premier Lloyd George in the British house of commons yesterday with reference to Russia, the evening newspapers are unani- nous in remarking that there is 9 difference in the ideas expressed in London and those voiced in Paris by the former Premier Clemenceau, and afterward by Premier Millerand concerning Russia and Turkey. They insist on collaboration and frank intercourse between France and Eng land on these subjects.
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FLOUR TAKES DROP.

Minneapolis, Feb. 11.-Flour drop ped 50 cents barrel at the market here today for the second time this week. The decline is attributed to the uncertain and cratic wheat situ- ation. Standard flour in 98-pound cotton sacks was quoted at S13.25 . barrel, one dollar lower than . week ago.
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Farmer and Auto
 Too Much for Train

Greeley, Colo, Feb. 11.-Z. T. Van Eaton, a farmer, driving a heavy touring car was picked up, car and all by a Union Pacific passenge, train near Mum. Colo, today and carried 1,175 feet before the trair could be stopped. He received only slight injuries according to sur geons.
 Van Eaton kept his seat in the cal and stuck to the steering wheel until the train stopped when he was pre-. cipitated to the ground. s
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Pershing Visits
 Little Rock Today

Little Rock, Feb. 11.-Gen. John J. Pershing, ranking officer of the United States army, arrives in Little Rock Thursday at noon over the Rock Island railroad from Oklahoma and will be the guest of state, city, Amer icant Legion and board of commerce for approximately IF hours. A par ade, reception and address at the capitol, dinner at the Hotel, Mar ion and other ceremonies will mark the entertainment to be given him there.
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sso,ooo PAYROLL ROBBERY.

Washington, Feb. 11.-Theft of the 1000 payroll of the Aguilar Oil company at Tampieo, Mexico, by rob- bers who killed the messengers car rying the money to the company's refinery and wounded three other men on the street car where the hold up took place, was reported today to the state department The company is a British corporation, but has many American stockholders. The robbers escaped.
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Pennsy Railway is to Have Four
 Divisions Soon

Philadelphia, Feb. 11.-Radical changes in the operation of the Pennsylvania railroad system with reorganization of officials affect ing many of the higher officers, was announced tonight by Samuel Req, president of the company, to become effective when the railroads are turned back to their private owners. The system will be divided into four regions-Eastern, Central, North western and Southwestern-with one on the charge of vice president. The respective headquarters will be in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chica- go and St. Louis.
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by Deslys is
 Dead Following Throat Trouble
|ar's' Feb. 11.-Gaby Deslys, the
 nch actress and dancer, died to-

laoy Deslys had recently under
 several operations for an in ,os h oi the throat. Early in De-
 Der sne was considered to be in rave condition and her relatives s summoned from America. , ,, me name of Gaby Deslys became WI a1ter Former King Manuel of 'agai displayed his infatuation (,a1a ner' That was 10 years ago
 Sli she arrived in America and \, N ner appearance on the New \ stage. She made a second yis- Ep |Y America in 1915, and returned ], rohdon and Paris the following ne throat affection, from which h "s'ress suffered, is said to have V " characteristic of influenza.
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TO MOVE GRAIN.

Washington, Feb. 11.-Railroad ad- ministration regulations issued two weeks ago, providing special equip ment for movement of grain from the middle west are proving success ful, officials said today, in remedy ing congestion occasioned by storage of heavy grain stocks in smaller cities. s@
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e first death from the presen
 enza epidemic occurred her,
 |rday afternoon, when Mis-:
 hh Shell, aged 16, died at 2:4(
 ck at the family home, BIT Wes1
 enth, of pneumonia, following
 enza.
 was the daughter of MT. and
 s. A. Shell. and besides her
 hts, is survived by four sisters,
 le, Ethel, Naomi and Bera Shell
 the time of her death she was
 owed by the Mann-Tankersly
 company. She had large Der of friends here.
 e had been i'll only about a week hfluenza, and had apparently re- red and was able to be up, but a pse set in and pneumonia quick bllowed.
 De body will be taken to the Shell etery at Brooks, Ark, this morn- land funeral services will be held e this afternoon at 3 o'clock. nere is no prospect of quarantine elatlons being lifted in this coun- fhis week, according to pr. F. c. lell, city physician, and Dr. E. C.. Julien, county physician, who re- Fed a total of 31 new cases yes- lay.
 he influenza situation is viewed
 some optimism by officials, bu, pew of the fact that the disease tlnues to spread, it is considered that the regulations remain in 'e for the present. Ten new 's were reported to Dr. McMullen ? outside Pine Bluff yesterday, 2l new cases in the city were re- ed to Dr. Powell. No new cases 'neumonia were reported. nly few cases of serious illness noted within the city limits of } Bluff. ne of these is Prof. J. R.. Allen,
 is critically i'll of pneumonia, 'wlng influenza, at his home, 815 }. He was last night reported by attending physician as resting CT. Mrs. Allen, i'll of influenza, eported improving.
 rs. F. c. Berbig is i'll of pneu- Ia at the home, 1901 Main, and son, Frederick Berbig Jr., is ill Both are said to be g fairly well.
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FIRE wRECKs TANKER.

Port Arthur, Tex. Feb. 11.-Fire today wrecked the Texas company's tank steamer Northwestern at Port Neches on the Neches river, 10 miles above this city. The vessel was beached on flats in the stream and was left there to burn itself out The. fire was of undetermined cause and started in the foreward tank at 2:30 .. m. None of the crew. was injured. The monetary lossswas not authoritatively estimated.
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TO CUT AUTO THEFTs.

Washington, Feb. 11.-Establish- ment of federal motor registration bureau in the department of justice with registrars in each of the states designed to reduce thefts of auto mobiles is proposed in-4a bill intro duced today by Representative Har- raid, republican, of Oklahoma. No person would be permitted to sell an automobile without certificate from the registrar showing it was his property.
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p,WO Tithers Sought by Church

kms;ua kmmssi;sanooga, Tenn. Feb. 11.-An
 mse campaign for 100000 tith- |th sn ns '. ana women who pledge one ~ ol their incomes to the church's
 VII De conducted by the
 Se presbyterian church Febru- 8ou. rt .t was announced today at
 ruaiters raers of the denomination,s ns nf 4s program. The member fas 4s me church in the 16 southern |.0oo through which it extends is bna;.s & Y was said. A preliminary Epaagn han to obtain tithing pledges
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' TEN HURT IN WRECK.

bs bsou,svllle, msv Ky. Feb. 11.-Ten per- hth bonnaa aJ qred, two severely, when Esannoun o0und Louisville and Nashville
 Eion Eissr ger train No. 55, an accommo-
 |eet cao aom Bloomfield, Ky, struck a |re ne sr nere tonight. The iniured f@ssengers on the street car
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FLYING PARsoN OFF.

Mineola, N. Y, Feb. 11.-Lieut B. w. Maynard, the flying parson," left Hazelhurst field at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon on the first leg of his flight of 2,000 miles thru Southern and Southwestern states in the in- tcrest of army recruiting.
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WILL SON TO PASS ON WAGE
 DEMANDS OF TWO MILLION
 RAIL WAY WORKERS TODAY
WOMAN OFFERS TO SELL HER WEEK -OLD BABY
 FOR SUM OF $l,OOO

New York, Feb. 11.-Mrs. Anna kaplan, who was found wandering in the street here 10 days ago after a nerve rackjng journey from Provi- dence, R. l., where she said her husband had deserted her, today offered to sell her week old baby boy for S1,O00 to any respectable Jewish couple that will care for him.
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SOLDIERS TO ADRIATIC PORTS.

Triest, Feb. 1.-Two regiments of Italian soldiers accompanied by several batteries of light artillery, have sailed from this city for Dalma- tian ports. Their transports were conveyed by flotilla of destroyers.
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AIRPLANE SUBSTITUTE -s FOR TORPEDO DESTROYERS l
 MAKES GOOD IN TEST I


 5 Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 11.-A
 Martin airplane, designed to
 supplant the torpedo boat destroyer, received an official trial here today and exceeded
 all requirements of the navy department. The plane car
 ries 8 torpedo weighing ap- proXimately one ton and can : be launched from aboard ship.
 The machine had a speed of : 114 miles an hour and climbed 1000 feet in six minutes. Specifications call for 1O5 miles hour and ascension of 4,G00 feet in 10 minutes.
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ARMIsTICE ENDED.

London, Feb. 1.-The conclusion of an .armistice by the Let's with the is announced in dispatch received hero tonight from Riga.
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1 Beulah Shell, 16, Dies of
 Pneumonia Following Attack
LIFTING OF THE BAN HERE FORECAST
lion Viewed Optimistically but bread has not Been Halted
 Prof. Allen Reported Rest ing Better
RAISE QUARANTINE.

Little Rock, Feb. 11.-Quaran- | &e regulations which have |
 en in effect here for almost . |week were lifted at midnight . order of the city board of . |hlth. All danger of further |
 read of the disease is said to . past and reports show only . kmall number of new cases in . B state. All functions plan . Id in honor of General Persh- . B, who will be here tomorrow, . III be held.
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KOlchak Executed
 by Own Soldiers

London, Feb. 11.--Admiral Kolchak was executed by his. own troops to prevent his rescue by white troops moving in the direction of Irkutsk for that purpose, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Herlad. The Moscow soviet sent wireless message asking his captors to spare his life, but the appeal was too late.