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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
Flu Lid Of
 Today; 4 More
 Dient Sheridan
Disease Lightens Here; Many Still III in Grant
 County

Effective this morning, regulations in force during the influenza epi- demic are lifted, and schools, church. es, lodges, stores, theatres and all public places will be allowed to re- main open. This action was taken by Dr. F. c. Rowell, city physician. after consultation with city and county officials and members of the school board. All city schools open as usual this morning.
 With the lifting of the Gid" meet were reported yesterday, it is not thought that the epidemic is still in la dangerous stage here Ten of the new cases were reported by pr. o. C., Blackwell yesterday and three by other local physicians.
 With the lifting fthe "lid" meet ings are again being scheduled, thea tres are to open and business houses are preparing for rush. While the situation here is ex- tremely encouraging, with no deaths reported yesterday, the disease con- tinues rampant at Sheridan, where more than 100 cases exist in that city.
 Some new cases were reported from that place yesterday, but on the whole the condition remains about the same. Four deaths occur red there Monday night, and one lady was said to be at the point of death last night.
 Deaths in Sheridan Monday night were: Tom Johnson Jr., six-year- old son of Tom Johnson, planter. Mrs. J. w. Hamilton, aged 40, wife of U. w. Hamilton, owner of the Hamil- ton Hardware company. Mrs. C. w. Wrather, 60, wife of one of Sheri- dan's prominent planters. John J. Koon Jr., four-year-old son of J. J. Koon of the Koon Hardware com pany.
 All deaths were the result of pneumonia complications, following influenza. Mrs. O'Donley is the wo- man reported to be at the point of death. Nurses are badly needed at Sheridan, it is said.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
HOOVER DECLARES
 ROADS ARE FACING
 THEIR FINAL TRIAL
Faults in Government Opera ton, Too, Are Stressed
 by Speaker

New York, Feb. 1.-The return of the railroads to private ownership March 1 will mean the placing of private operation on it's "final trial" in the opinion of Herbert Hoover, ex- pressed tonight in, his inaugural ad- dress as president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. At the same time MT. Hoover attack ed government operation of either railroads or shipping as "experi- ments in socialism necessitated by the war" to which there were many fundamental objections.
 "No scheme of political appoint ment." MT. Hoover said, "has ever yet been devised that will replace competition in it's selection of ability and character. Both shipping and railways have today the advantage of skilled personnel, sifted out in hard school of competition and even then the government operation of these enterprises is not proving satisfactory. Therefore, the ulti- mate inefficiency' that would arise from the deadening paralysis of bureaucracy has not yet full oppor- tunity for development. Already we can show that no government un- der pressure of every present po- litical or sectional interests can properly conduct the risks of exten- sion and improvement or can be free from local. pressure to conduct un- warranted services in industrial en- terprise."
 Turing to the question of shipping MT. Hoover said that, while with the railways government inefficiency could be passed on to the consumer, Ion the seas we shall sooner or lat CT find it translated to the nation al treasury" The speaker asserted that as government officials could not engage in "haggling in fixing rates, "they took refuge in rigid regulation and fixed rates.
 "The effect of our large fleet" he went on, "in the worlds market is thus to hold up rates. for so long as this great fleet holds fixed rate others will only barely underbid. If we hold up rates an increasing num- Der of our ships will be idle as the private fleets grows. We, shall yet be faced with the question of de- mobilizing a considerable part of this fleet into private hands, or frank ly acknowledging that we Operate for other reasons than interest on our investment"
 Labor Problem.
 The problem of the relationship between the employer and employe was next discussed.
 MT. Hoover asserted that the coun. try had until recently greatly neg. lected the human factor that is SC large an element in our productivi ty" and that this neglect had accu mulated much of the discontent anl unrest turnout the industrial popu lation and had reacted in a decreas, of production.
 ] "I am daily impressed" he said | "with the fact that there is but on' way out, and that is to again re-es tablish thru organized representation that personal cooperation between employer and employe in production that was binding force when ou I industries were smaller. The atti tude of refusal tofparticipate in col
 lective bargaining with representa- l tives of the employes' own choosin, I N fpk.xf.ss k n s- Ess,.S 0x-n . N sAtss
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
Expelled Student Victor in Courts

Jonesboro, Feb. 17.--The manda- mus suit of Fred Boyd against V. C.. Rays, as president of the Jonesboro Agricultural school, and the board of directors, ended in court here yes terday in Boyd's favor. Circuit Judge Dudley ordered Boyd rein stated in the school from which he alleged he had been unjustly expell- ed.
 Boyd was expelled, the board said, for conducting himself in an un- gentlemanly manner. Judge Dudley in his decision stated that the de- fense had failed to prove anything derogatory to Boyd's character.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
MEXICAN ELECTION.

Neuvo Laredo, Mexico. Feh {sf Incomplete returnA from Sul&&4 election in the state of Tam&11l gives Rafael Cafdenas ! mn jotit # 1,5OO over General Cesar Lop&{ Lara, his opponent Tor Roxq Incomplete figures cover 1@ 1T IS districts in the state. ssA $ &
 Cardenas candidacy MI anpr6 by President Carranza. K
 Leoeario L. Fierros NRa representative in tho atHto IT tnre from tho Eout1 16tnth 1i comprising Neuvo Iaxeo4s M " marlority. aecordipf V nne1 a& turns, Fiarros Wa9 61uor1( Y x r United States md deelaTe6
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
French Memorials
 for Kin of B
 Local War Heroes

Adjutant Sam w. Trimble of AL len Hearin post No. 32, American Legion, has received French me- morial certificates issued by the war department for presentation to the nearest of kin of the men who made the supreme sacrifice during the war. It is planned to present these cer- tificates February 22, when memorial exercises are to be held by the post.
 Fifty-three Pine Bluff and Jeffer- son county men died in camps or were killed in battle in the war. The list received by Trimbie includes both white and black, with rank at the time of death. organization, near est of kin and postoffice addresses.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
North Dakota COP.
 Fears Socialists

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. North Dakota republicans. in state conven- tion here today adopted resolutions urging all presidential candidates not to file petitions in this state for pri- mary preferential vote. The Ae- tion was due, according to the reso- lutions. to the "distressing state situation" which includes. 1t is not ed. that in all branches of the state government of North Dakota wert taken over two yeayD ago by an or gsnization directed by sceialista.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
Merger of Great Northern, Northern
 Pacific, Burlington

St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 17.Merger of the Great Northern, Northern Pa- cific and Burlington railroads into one great trans-continental system shortly after governmental control is relinquished this month, was fore cast in high railroad circles here to- day., It is reported that the merger is being planned along lines conceiv- ed by the late James J. Hill.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
U. s. Aid Essential.

Paris, Feb. 1T. The allied replv IF President Wilson's Adrietie not1, it was declared on good authority tQ-11 day. differs only in form from fnse casts already printed in the Freneh newspapers, but is not n long s4| was originally represented. ~
 The French attitude, 1t was sa4ds at the foreign office this afternoers has never changed regarding Aneriiss can participation in the ynfiop4 peace negotiations and it is etiIlt held that American co-operation IF essential in the readjustmert Sl! worlds affairs. as;
 In the Adriatic question, t ie| pointed out, France and Great Bxitx ain are put in dilemma, the Ital5 ians in advance of any other satjss factory arrangement holding mn
 to execution of the treaty of Lend
 On the other hand, President Wilo6s while repudiating the London {xaofax resists other settlements accept3b15 to Italy. ss; ;S' \ <.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
Third Division Five
 to Play Camp D "

Des Moines, Ia.. Feb. Ill.,. Gs Third (Marne) division rsgular aF \ basketball team from Camp the army championship, arrived then namp viii lnns,Hr; nisv 0f fhs q c.ms N s's cast arriving in Atlanta, Ga., al February 26.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
+ + # 4. + I. # + + I. # i. 4. COURT MUST SERVE
 PAPERS ON GEAR,
 DECEASED, TO COLLECT

r. New York, Feb. 17.--Informa- + tion as to how legal papers can
 + be served on Nicholas Roman
 + off, deposed and supposedly
 + executed czar of Russia, was F asked of Supreme Court Justice + Callahan today by the Marine
 + Transport Service corporation, + which holds q judgment for F. S117,540.11 against him. F Justice Benedict ruled year + ago the corporation must serve r. Romanoff in order to prosecute T. its suit to have $1,000,000 held F by New York bankers for the + Russian government, applied to F payment of the judgment. + The judge refused to solve r. the puzzle, dismissed the suit F. and gave the corporation per- r. mission to appeal to a higher | F court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
Drought Threatens
 15O, 900 Cattle

San Franciseo, Calif., Feb. 71.-H present drouth conditions in Cali fornia continue turnout this yeai between 10000 and S00,000 head of cattle will have to be shipped to ranges elsewhere, according to g statement today by D. J. Stollery secretary of the California Cattle mems association. The cattle would go mainly to Texas, but also to Ari- zona and New Mexico, he said.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
1000, ,OOO Homes
 Needed in U. s.

Chicago, Feb. 17.-There is a shortage of 1000, ,00O homes in this country speakers today told delegates from IA national organizations affil- iated with the building industry at a conference on concrete house con- struction.
 Scarcity of brick and lumber would give an impetus to concrete house construction this year, it was pre- dieted
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
+ + + # s + # + + a + # +
THIS WAS WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL LIFE
 AND DEATH ISSUE

Osborn, Ohio, Feb. IT, Osborn citizens voted today to : decide whether the village is to . pass out of existence or be . removed to another site. . Land on which the town , stands has been condemned to . make way for the Miami Val : ley food conservation project. . The sum of $100,000 would
 be required to move the village : to the proposed site in Greene : county, one and one half miles . southeast of here.
 :. If a majority of the citi- . zens believe the sum required : to move the town is too . great for them to assume, the . village is to be abandoned by . all it's inhabitants when the , conservati tion project is com . pleted next summer. There are
 314 families in the town, which , has a population of about l. , 900. The result was unknown . tonight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
Revolution in
 VladivOstOk and
 in Nearby Towns

London, Fev, 17-Revolution broke ou. in Vladivostok, Nikolsk, Yenis- heisk and Blagovestchensk, where all authority is in the hands of the pro- visional government whose program is in favor of union with soviet Russia, says soviet wireless com munication received from Moscow
 The dispatch adds that red troops have entered Tiraspol, 73 miles northwest of Odessa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
FRISCO CHANGES.

St. Louis, Mo, Feb. 17-J. E. Hutcheson has been promoted from general superintendent t. general manager of the St. Louis-San Fran cisco railroad it was announced here tonight. His headquarters will be here. H. H. Brown was appointed general superintendent with head quarters at Springfield, Mo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
Holland, in Answer
 Will Re-Iterate 5 Former Position

The Hague, Feb. 17.-Holland will answer the second note sent by the entente with regard to the status of Former Emperor William by reiter- ating her original position, refusingI to surrender him, but acquiescing in the request to guard him closely, itI was declared here today.
 The Dutch answer will be dis patched within a few days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
SUPREME COUNCILS ANSWER TO WILSON
 WILL ARRIVE TODAY
Whether Public Shall Know Will Rest With the
 President
DENY BRITISH ARE
 DOMINATING MEET
Washington Declares U. s. Note Was Not in the Nature of Threat Withdrawal of Pact From
 Senate Possible

London, Feb 17.-The American embassy is engaged tonight in cod ing and forwarding to Washington the reply of the supreme council to President Wilson's Adriatic note which vii be in the hands of the Washington government tomorrow.
 The council made it known in it's daily semi official communication to the newspapers that it does not pro- pose to make public the correspon- dence, so that the question of whe- ther the text of the notes will be given to the world rests with Presi- dent Wilson.
 Since the main facts are public property, namely that the president strongly objects to the solution of the ltalian-Jugo Slav problem by the ap- plication of the treaty of London thereto, and objects so strongly as to contemplate America's withdrawal from the Versailles compact as pos- sibilty, and that the council obs jects to the re-opening of the ques- tion, the undecided point is whether the arguments exchanged shall be published while the controversy is hot on the anvil.
 confirming the first reports that the president had intimated that rejec- tion of his policy migh be followed by diplomatic reprisals furnished another surprise to the politicians and the public, who, outside of small but important circle, which meets twice daily in Downing street and the advisers in the confidence of this group, experienced the greater sur prise because 1t came close on the heels of other Washington messages, intimating that only American re- tirement from policing the Adriatic was intended.
 The council issued an emphatic de- nial of French newspaper reports that it was persuaded to modify the first draft of the note to President Wilson by intervention of Viscount Grey, Lord Robert Cecil and Austen Chamberlain, chancellor of the ex- chequer. The susceptibilities of the non-British members of the council formed one of the factors behind this denial because the story was cal- culated to give the impression on the continent that the British were dominating the conference.
 The feeling at Italian headquar- ters in London with respect to the presidents action is strong. Unof- ficially, it is spoken of as an attsek upon Italy, and his memorandum is described as an ultimatum.
 The feeling in the Jugo Slay camp B equally strong, but has the eIe- ment of elation that the Slavs have a strong champion. They feel that they are at disadvantage, hecat,se Minister Trumbitch is outside the councils of the powers, and, like tho Italians, have their own grisvanee in that they consider that the fact thoy were in the war from the start md that their country was yirtua1lY| ruined is not to be given the weinkt it deserves. s,I
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
STEAMER IN TOW.

Halifax, Feb. 17.-According to "a wireless message the United States shipping board steamer Red Noun tain from Galveston, Tex, for Havte before reported disabled and adrift is proceeding to this port in tow of the steamer Elmsport.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
RESUME RADIO ACTIVITY.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Naval opera ton or control of all private radio stations, assumed during the war emergency, will be relinquished at midnight, February 29 under su executive order made public today by Secretary Daniels.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
CONFIRMATION GRANTED.

Washington. Feb. IT, In it's first Easslon as to just comDensation fo, arneal rental of railroads under fed raal rns control. the Midland Valley Rail- company was arantaj s-GE .Gns ts aecision announced today Jy s;r. Z interstate commerce comn.ss-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
H. c. IL. Forces Out
 Pastor of the
 Richest Church

Detroit. Mich, Feb. 17.-Rev' Thomas G. Sykes, pastor of Crosse Pointe Protestant church, said to be one of the wealthiest congregations in America, resigned today because his salary was "not sufficient to provide properly for his family" Dr. Sykes who served as chaplain with the First division in France, plans
 to enter business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
Fort Smith Ban off.

Fort Smith, Feb. 17.--City and dis trict health officials tonight an- nounced the removal of all restric- tions placed 10 days ago in an eff fort to check the spread of influen- ga. Over 2,OO0 cases were official ly reported in this city alone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
SAHARA PATROL TO MEET.

The "flu" ban having been lift ed, Sahara band and patrol will hold their regular meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock.
 HAROLD SUPPLEMENTAL,
 Captain. PROF. M. D. M'NEIL,
 Grand Master.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
Sultan Has Heir;
 Gives to the Poor

Cairo, Feb. 1.-The Sultan of Egypt is distributing 12,000 pounds among the poor of Cairo and Alex andria in celebration of the birth of an heir to the Sultan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
TIE WEATHER.

Wednesday un- settled weather; probably rain in east and south portions; warm CT in east DOT tion; Thursday fair.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18

The Jugo- -Slavs are with Woody, even if the. Amer jeans ain't.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18

Prince Ahmed Fuad was chosen by the British to succeed his late brother, Hussein Renal, as Sultan in October, 1917.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18

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New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Cobb Yields Batting Honors
For Second Time in IA Year,
S'sler Takes Place at Head of American League
Hltsmiths With Fine Average of .4O7; Ruth
Makes Remarkable Record for Season of 1920

or the second time in fourteen Raymond
e 70 Veld hrst place to rival the
ccordng to the official American League
10 1h public this The
eae st baseman the team with mark Of 407
olS ahead OF Manager iris Speaker Cleveland
~ 'u" was SIX points ahead of Joe Jackson, Chicago
Participating played 1884, Siser led all in
s a oa o3l and in safe hits
Ooo 24e made 19 being now The Szzler
also s' IN Total bases (399( 40 Doubtless home
otpeenng MS f2 singles He
place IN runs scored with 37 first
NUS led with his
lVen IN l22 second stolen while he was thrown out
IN attempts to pfer but times
Even more spectacular than Sisters
iu WORK OF George H. Ruh the sugging
a Dig baDe poed 54 home
cam IN either major compiled performance was
extraordinary because he
" MS A4N contests ne officially at
ooged to accept 148 bases opposing pitchers while
~ WAS passed but 46 times Ruth
le"Nei ana SISTER, who led the
easue IN ovng 37) being Of the 938
runs scored by the Yankees.
tried hard for the strike tanning 80 occasions
was beaten out of first Ward who
o4 umes Meuse times but
''S DyNes' OF the Athletics, finished
me following the official League batting records for
the 1920 season. O. 0 ~ 49,
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14

the tn spectators. In fact, it was fairly a
walkover for Platt. The loss Of The
hrst set unnerved Morrison and he
offered very little resistance, being
beaten by the score of 15-9.
The last match in the third round
will be played this morning, when n.
D. Harvey, of Princeton, meets R.
Monks, of the same club. In the after
noon the fourth round will be com
pleted. as it is almost certainty that
Dana will emerge with victory. He
and Piatt will most likely clash later
N the day.
Play in the first round of the Class
B tournament will be resumed to-day
as follows: Princeton VS.. Crescents, at
Crescent Club, and Columbia vs.. D. X.
K. Club, at Columbia Club. Harvard
and Yale are not scheduled to play.
The summaries:
THIRD ROCND-R. Monks (Princeton)
fNlDs - fcatnd j. Cromwell, Princeton
(plus 6). 15--S, I5--9: e. H. Hemingway.
Harvard tplus - defeated G. G. Zabriskie,
Ya1d plus 81. l5-S 15--6. t. Plat
Yale tninus 81 won by default from G. A.
son. Harvard Nninus - won by default
from Clyde Martin. Yale (plus p; w s.
W Whitlock. Harvard (scratch) defeated ]
Walker Yale (scratch), l5--9. l5--S; A. G.
'cherm erhorn, Yale (plus 6) defeated ]
<. Victor. Yale (plus ~, 15-S, Ito II
nobsy. Princeton tm.nus 81 defeated F. g
RiJche Marvard lplus p, It'll. 1S-l4
tminus 81 defeated P. NJ. Morrison. Har-
ward (miuuS -, 17-l4 15-9
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
American Polo Players
Are HOnored at Dinner

A dinner in honor of the American
international polo team was held last
night on board the United States mail
steamship Old North State, which viii
steam for London to-day with the
forty American ponies that will be
used in the games next spring. Among
the guests we're:
w A. Hazard secretary; John G.
Grnome, w. Plunkett Stewart, II. K. Straw
bridge. l.. e. Stoddard and d. z Rogers
Of the executive committee OF the Pole
Association; Dcvcrcaux Milburn. e. w
Hopping, C. c. Ramgey, J. w. Welch. Rene
La Montague, w. r.. Grace. Alvin Inter
myer, r. s. Won Stade. c. NJ. Heckscher,
George Gordon Moore. Alfred Collins
X. a. Grannis. Howard Phipps' Childs
Frici.. J. G. Milburn jr., DR.. A. ". Souther
Il E awbridge Jr.. j. G. Cooley, c. Z.
Dunlap. John =. Bowditch, Duncan Cam
eron. Alexander Smith. Malcolm G. Chace
Earle Alexander. General +. T. Hines. Cap
tain Paul Foley. Charles Mayer, Iran9is
II. Mayer. Captain J. T.. Mayer. Edmund
Bristol and William G. MarroM.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Platt AID
10 Semi-Fi
In Squash Meet
Yale Club Player Defeats
Morrison, of Harvard. in
Straight Sets. | 7--l4, 1873
By lack Masters

Livingston Platt, OF the Yale Club
advanced to the scmi-tinal round in the
annual handicap tournament OF the Ma
olonal Squash Association Yesterday
afternoon d. e. by. defeating P N. Morrison.
~ y, nSrVara' IN straight sets, 17-14 and
80. This was the only match PLAYED
IN the fourth round By virtue of yic-
tory, the Yale star now looms nn ~
the most formidable opponent to face
anderson Dana, the favorite, in the
seml-hnals. Dana is handicapoed at
minus 10, while Platt has 3 mark of
minus 5. '''''- " VI
All the favorites ran true to form
IN the third round of play, except in
the case of j. A. Victor, OF the Yale
Club, who was beaten rather easily
by, A {. Schermerhorn, a clubnate.
Schermerhor-l had a three point ad
vantage over Victor, but as it de-
yeloped, he did not need the handicap
rms match constituted the only upset.
Schermerhorn winning 15-S and ID
10.
The Platt- Morrison match, which
drew large gallery, was by far the
best OF the afternoon. Morrison is q
clever bat welder, as is evidenced nv
the fact that he played four Joints he
hind scratch and the frs SCI. was 50
closely contested th..t it ran into extra
innings.
At IA all, Morrison had a fine oppor-
tunlty to win, but poor generalship
brought about his DOWNFALL The Har-
ward player was serving at the time
and Platt made an easy return, which
but he slammed rather hastily and the
ball went into the tell-tale thus giving
his opponent the jump in the extra
session With a one point lead, Platt
was never headed, although NJ Norrison
played good game
The second set did not furnish the
thrills which the first struggle gave