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Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07
COMMENCEMENT EX-
ERCISES LOCAL SCHOOL

One of the most successful
terms of the Washington High
School has just closed. The
commencement exercises were
unusually good. The first fea-
tur was a musical recital by
Mrs. Old and her class of 20
pupils. he commencement ad-
dress by ]. ]. DuLaney of Ash
down was much enjoyed.
The graduating class was conf
posed Of Misses Evelyn Bailey,
Lois Wimberly, JEANNE Parsons,
and Mr.. Garland Darwin.
Prof. o. E. Kolb has been
principal of the school during
the past year.
The recital by the pupils of
Mrs. Old was one of the rarest
treats the people Of
Washington ever enjoeyd.
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07
ANNOUNCEMENT

The annual commencement ex-
ercises of Haygood Seminary
.convenes May 8 to II at the c.
M. f. Church.
Sunday, May 8, at II o'clock
am, the Commencement SCI.
mon WIN be ss~hvere>--hslJtse
fts. L. Wis, pastor of Beebe's Me
mortal C.M.E. Church, Hope
Arkansas.
Grammar grades will render
splendid programs Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday nights.
Camden public chools and
Haygood Seminary will meet IN
a speaking contest Wednesday
night.
All friends are invited to at
tend these exercises. Ja
Il. B. WILLIAMSON.
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07
PARK ANNOUNCES
FOR CONGRESS-
WILL BEGIN CAMPAIGN
Prominent Hope Attorney is in
Race For Congress From
This District

Hon. Tilman B. Parks, of Hope
has announced that he will be q
candidate for representative to
Congress from the 7th Congress
sional District, subject to the ac-
tion of the August Democratic
Primary. He is a well known at
torney Of Hope and was former
ly Prosecuting Attorney of the
9Th Judicial District, serving
two terms in that office and
making an enviable record. He
has lived in this district practi-
cally all Of his life practicing law
at Lewisville, Lafayette County,
until after his election to the Of
flee of Prosecuting Attorney.
He then moved to Hope and has
lived here since. After his term
as prosecuting Attorney he open
ed his law office here and is now
one of the best known attorneys
of this district.
His platform which will be an
nounced in full at an early date,
includes some much needed
changes. He favors reducing
the number of government en-
.pliyees and the amount of n
appropriations TO the amount
absolutely necessary to the de-
! ls7>..ernent asking the appropria-
ton. He is against the abuse or
the franking privilege by men,
bers of Congress and against the
wholesale waste of printing pa
per and money in the publica-
tion of many of the speeches
amde by Representatives and
Senator's, which they have print
ed at government expense and
distributed free by the Post Of
flee Department.
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07
LADIES' AID ENTERTAINED

Ladies Aid of the Presbyteri-
an Church was most royalty en-
tertained by Mrs. William r.
King and her mother, Mrs. Betty
Hart, as joint hostesses, at the
residence of Mrs. Lilly Trimble
last Thursday. After the bust
ness meeting was over the in
vited guests arrived and very
delightful social hour was en-
ioyed. Delicious refreshments
were served to the 27 ladies
present.
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07
HOLT'S SALE RUNS
ONE MORE WEEK

Saturday, May 10, will mark
the ending of Chas. S. Holt &
Co.'s Business Extension Sale.
Many persons have already ia
ken advantage of the many bar
gains the fir mis- offering. If
you haven't, make use of the
one week that remains and look
over the many bargains being
given to the buyers and be con-
vinced of the great values shown
there.
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07
FARMERS HELD
MEETING HERE TO-DAY

The farmers of the county
held a meeting at the court
house today for the purpose OF
organizing and providing ways
and means for marketing their
crops, especially cotton, and
discussing a bonded warehouse
for storing cotton and other
products. 1t was argued by
some of the speakers that there
are too many middlemen be
TWEEN the producer and the con
sumer, and that some way to
overcome this evil is one of the
ills to be remedied. Prominent
farmers from all sections of the
county and number of experts
from the state agricultural de
partment were among the speak
ers.
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07

district enormous fees for i'm
aginary services. The Attorney
General Of Arkansas tried to
get the Legislature to allow his
office to do this work and pro-
vide him with another assistant
at a reasonable salary, but this
.politiccl triumvirate, Owen,
House and Carter, button-holded
traded and lobbied and defeat
ed this plan," said Mr.. Powell.
Uncle Sam had his Hog Is
land, but Arkansas has her
State Highway Department, "
he said. Continuisg, Powell
declared: when | am elected
this graft will stop and the va
rious counties in Arkansas will
be allowed to handle their own
automobile tax on the roads
within the county. Whoever
named it named it well: The
State Highway Department,
and the methods used in its op-
Grafton make the actions of
highwaymen seem tame incom-
parison.
This is the department and
these are the leaders of its ac-
tivities. They aim to corrupt
this corrupt and infamous sys-
Iii 4 lniKe-'r1e n people of ARKANSAS
by the election of Owen as
Highway Commissioner and
their candidate for Governor.
And | am not their candidate
for Governor.
Mr.. Powell declared that he
favored good roads, as many as
the people who paid the bills
wanted; and that he was not
lighting road building where
good roads were needed and
constructed. He declared good
roads, with the present State
Highway Department, anr an
impossibility." He said that
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07
SMEADE POWELL
OPENS CAMPAIGN
FOR STATE EXECUTIVE
Speech at Hamburg, Ashley
County Beginning of
POwelPs Campaign

Hamburg, Ark, May 1st;
Snead Powell, candidate fol
Governor, formally opened his
campaign at 1870 this afternoon
here in the Ashley County court
house.
Most of Mr.. Powell's speech
was devoted to a vigorous at
tack upon the State Highway
Department of Arkansas and
the methods said to be used by
that Department. State High
way Commissioner William B.
Owen, who is a candidate for
reelection to a fourth term, Joe
w. House, Jr. Attorney for the
State Highway Departent, and
Hugh r. Carter, formerly State
Highway Engineer, now a men,
ber of civil engineering firm
in Little Rock which has the
engineering contracts of many
of the special act" road dis
tricts, were the individuals
charged by Mr.. Powell with be-
ing guilty Of the Outrageous,
scandalous and disgraceful
methods of waste, extravaganza
and political corruption in vogue
at the State Highway Depart
ment. These men are the polit-
ical triumvirate of Arkansas
VINO are today holding Ip the
= = s's---z-----s -s-r-A--a- Vas a
their own financial gain" said
Mr.. Powell.
"At first Joe House Jr., would
have received fees exceeding
$1.000,000 out Of the presen,
road building program; but the
legislature of 1919 reduced his
salary to $4,000 a year, more
than any other official of the
state of Arkansas receives as a
salary. For this amount he
should render services to the
road districts of the state, but
he takes this v5,0O0 a year and
in addition charges the road
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07
BATES BROS. GET
REXALL DRUG LINE

Bates Bros, local druggists,
have signed a contract to handle
the famous Rexall products, sup
piled by the United Drug Co. of
st. Louis and Boston. The first
shipment of these goods will be
here in about six weeks. John
S. Gibson of Hope is the only
other druggist in the county
that carries the Rexall line.
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07

he fevored referring all locGl
bills carrying a tax to the people
who had to pay the tax, for
their approval or rejection. I'm
violation of the Constitution, its
letter and spirit, many of these
road bills have been passed
and taxes are being imposed up
on the people without regard to
their will or wish. Notice
guaranteed by the Constitution
has been denied them. The
right of referendum has been
denied them by an emergency
clause attached to nearly all
,ills. Whether the people want
led the roads or not, whether
they were allowed to control
the expenditure of the money
raised, their property has been
mortgaged to pay exorbitant
taxes that will accumulate from
year to year while these road
bonds are being paid, and chill
dren yet unborn will work
through the cold of winter and
the heat of the sun1r1ae4 to .ti {
charge the debt" said Mr.. PowI
ell. y
Mr.. Powell declared he favor
ed paying the -schoil teachers if
Arkansas a lively salary; that
he advocated the raising the
constitutional limit fir school
revenue, if necessary to pay the
teachers a living salary.
Useless jobs and commissions
shiuld be abolished Mr.. Powell
declared.
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07
lew s

Mrs. Matlock of Fordyce has
been the gustt this week of Mrs.
Luke Monroe.
Miss Eunice Lipscomb of Hope
has been the guest here of Miss
Margaret Black during the past
week.
Ms.r. VIM. r. King Of Mem
lphis was the guest of honor at
dinner party given by Mrs. N.
w. Cruson recently.
1900 yards of Calico, in dark
and medium colors, sold regu-
DIV, at BIC Our sale price.
/ II i-2c; only ~ -yarus 10 a ctfs7
toner. Chas. S. Holt & Co.
Rev. H. T. Sullivan will fill his
reguar appointment at the Pres
byterian Church Sunday at II
am. and 8 pm. communion at
the morning service. Everyone
invited.
Mrs. Mary c. BALDWIN, who
has been visiting in Hope, is
here on a visit to Mrs. J. NJ. Gil
bert.
Mrs. c. E. Royston and daugh
ter, Mrs. j. j. Battle, of Fulton,
came over Sunday and spent the
afternoon visiting Mrs. f. A.
Hart, sister of Mrs. Royston.
Sheriff Bob Keel has recov-
cred from his recent severe i'll
ness and is now able to get
around almost as good as ever.
Mrs. William r. King of Mem
.phis is here to spend few
weeks with her mother, Mrs. E.
A. Hart.
J. E. Goodlet was down from
Ozan on a short business trip
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Black Of
Hope were here Tuesday.
FOR SALE One good Ford
car, in first class condition; win
sell at bargain for cash; or on
credit. E. r. Timberlae.
For Sale:- One Of the best
houses in Washington, just out
of incorporation and near Iron
Mountain station, eight room
house situated on high eleva-
tion, servant house, barn, CARA
ge, and other improvements,
| good well and large fish pond
on place; also SO acres of land.
will sell as whole or sell house
alone if desired. See or write to
me for futher information.
G. w. Ellis,
Washington, Ark.
Mrs. Ninette Chapman of
Shreveport, La, was here last
week en- route home from Co
lumbus, where she visited rela-
tvs.
Mrss. Jennie Qeloney Meyo-
WITT og New York City, who has
been visiting her brother, A. P.
Deloney of Hope, was here on a
short visit Saturday. Mrs. Mey-
owitz, formerly Miss Jennie De
loney OF Washington, is one of
the renowned portrait painters
( the United States.
! j. R. Pae is putting the fin
ishing touches on his new home
at the south end Of Lawrence
street and will soon be ready tc
move H.. ',..,'..,' a., { } .. ~
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07
COURT
ADJOURNED TERN

An adjourned term Of the
Hampstead Chancery Court was
held here yesterday by Judge
j. S. Shaver. Several cases were
disposed of, most of them being
divorce cases. The court adj
journed today.
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07
DeANN SCHOOL WILL
CLOSE MAY THE 14TH.

The DeAnn school under the
direction of P. C. Holt, principal,
and Miss Bertha Hicks, assist
ant, will close on the night of
May l4th, when q patriotic pro-
cram will be given by the pupils
at the school building at 8
o'clock.
AS an eXtraordip' program
is to be offered the Small sum of
Is cents will be charged for ad-
mission to the entertainment,
and a big crowd is expected.
Washington telegraph., 1920-05-07

Mrs. T. E. Royston and Mrs
]. j. Battle of Fulton visiteC
Mrs. Holt here last Sunday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-13

leader and Socialist member of the Cham
Der of Deputies. did much to sway the
delegates to the Milan conference.
He recently returned from Russia and
he declared he did not believe that COM
munism would flourish in Italy.
1t was after Signor Daragona's speech
that the labor leaders decided not to at
tempt to spread communism beyond the
metal factories which are already in the
workers hands.
The Italian labor confederation has
decided to treat seizure Of metal fac
tories by the workers as an experiment.
They desire to see how the soviet sys-
tenn turns out before taking any steps
toward its extension to other branches
Of industry.
The decision of railroad men not to
handle troop trains made 1t necessary to
employ lorries for the movement Of
troops.
Rome dispatch said the govern
ment is still maintaining a policy Of
neutrality in the absence Of Premier
Giolitti.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-13
STATE KIWANTS
CLUBS TO MEET
Big Attendance, Sept. 29-30, Is
Reported Assured.

The annual state convention of the
Indiana district Of Kiwanis clubs to be
held at the Hotel SEVERN, Indianapolis,
Sept. % and so. promises a large at
tendance, according to the state Kiwanian
officials.
The convention committees of the In
dianapolis club have announced a pro-
gram that bristles with interest and ac-
tivity. Special preparation is being made
for the entertainment of the women who
attend the meeting. The program pro-
vides for social and business sessions
both at the SEVERN and Broad Ripple
park together with theater parties and
automobile rides. Kiwanian business
meetings are scheduled for the hotel at
2:30 D. m. Wednesday, Sept. 70, and at
10 a. m. the following day.
All Kiwanians and guests will register
from q. m. to s p. m. at the hotel
on the opening day-Wednesday Tea
will be served on the mezzanine floor to
the visiting ladies at 2:30 in the after
noon. At p. m the men will attend
smoker and the women will be guests at
a theater party. An automobile ride has
been arranged for the women at 1890 a.
m. Thursday.
htWan1an entertainment VIII De SlaSeu
at Broad Ripple park Thursday after
noon for those wearing the Kiwanis
badge The indianapolis Kiwanis ball
club will try it's metal against the 10
komo team at $50. At 5: 80 everybody
viii go for a ride on the steamer Sun
shine on pretty, picturesque White river.
The best entertainment will take place
at $50 o'clock-a real clambake. The
day will close with a short business ses-
sion to select the next convention city
and a dance will follow. Kiwanis mem
bership in Indilna has doubled in In
diana in the last year, the officers say.
Col. J. L. McCuloch OF Marion, is dis
frict governor. The lieutenant governors
are: Alex Scott Of indianapolis and W.
G. Oliver of Franklin. The other state
officials are William F. Sattler, Lafay-
cite, treasurer; Charles E. Hutchins,
Marion, secretary; R. G. Bruseh, Marion,
publicity director.
Both J. Mercer Barnett, international
president Of Birmingham, Ala, and O.
Samuel Cummings, international secre-
tary Of Chicago, have announced they
will attend the convention.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-13
Evansville Burglar
Gets 10 to 20 Years
Special to The Times.


EVANSVILLE. Ind, Sept. 13.-Robert
winston, 10, an insurance solicitor, was
arraigned here Saturday before Judge
Philip c. Gould of the vander5urg Coun-
ty Circuit Court on a charge of burglary
and after pleading guilty was sentenced
to the Jacksonville reformatory for 4
term of from ten to twenty years.
Winston entered the home of Peter
Herbert, secretary and treasurer Of the
Crescent Coal Company here, on the night
of Aug. %, and after robbing the home,
shot Herbert, who surprised him as he
was leaving the house.
After his arrest Winston confessed to
the police, saying he was without funds
and wanted money so he could attend a
dance.
He also confessed to q number of other
crimes committed in the city, and it is
reported that he is wanted at Joliet, ILL.,,
on robbery charge.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-13
Indiana SchOOlmen
Will Meet Saturday

The Indiana Schoolmen's Club will
meet Saturday at the Claypool Hotel, at
which time they will adopt a program Of
adequate financial support for higher
education in Indiana.
Oscar H. Williams, secretary CT the
club, has directed a letter TO members
of the organization, calling attention TO
the Importance of the meeting.
A number of prominent speakers have
been secured to address the several ses-
sions.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-13
HOOSIER KILLED
FROM AMBUSH
Farmer Shot at Before, Slain
Near Eckerty.
Special to The Times.

ENGLISH. Ind. Sept. 13.-John Law
renee. S5. farmer, was shot from ambush
and instantly killed at the home of his
brother-in Flaw. John Mcfarland, three
miles south of Eckerty, carly Sunday
morning.
The assassin is unknown.
1t is believed feud was the cause of
the Staying.
Bloodhounds from Bedford are being
used on the trail of the slayer.
Lawrence, accompanied by his wife
and children, had gone to the home of
his brother-in-law, before leaving for
his new home at French Lick, where he
had accepted a position.
Rising early Sunday morning, Law
renee assisted Mcfarland in feeding the
latters hogs and as they entered the
hog lot the fatal shot was fired.
Last week, it is said, shots were fred
at both Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence while
they were at work on their farm, at
which time both narrowly ESCAPED be-
ing hit.
A public sale was held at Lawrence's
home Saturday preparatory to his leav-
ing for French Lick.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-13
ITALIAN LABOR
CHANGES PLANS
Drops Communistic Program
Except in Metal Factories.

LONDON, Sept. 13.-Although the Ital-
ian Confederation of Labor has declared
against an immediate revolution in Italy.
the government is still massing troops in
the industrial districts, according to a
Milan dispatch to the Daily Express to-
day.
While the delegates to the National La
Dor Conference at Milan voted by ma
crity of 200 ballots against a revolution.
they resolved that the iron and steel
workers should control the plants they
have already seized through the soviet
system.
A speech by Signor Daragona, labor
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-13
Noblesville Boys
Injuries Serious
Snecial to The Times.

NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Sept. 15.-Wil-
lard Scott, 10, son of William Scott, was
crushed about the head and is suffering
with conclusion of the brain, the result
of being hit by an automobile which was
passing a gravel wagon on which the
lad was driving.
The boy jumped from the wagon to
gather some flowers and stepped in front
of the machine.
His recovery is doubtful.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-13
Interstate Fair to
Be Held at South Bend
Special to The Times.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. 13.-The
Sixth Interstate Fair, which will be held
here Sept. 14-1s, will be the first real
postwar exposition, and entry lists
forecast a record number of exhibits.
An exhibit Of products turned out by
convicts in the Indiana State Prison at
Michigan City will be a feature Of the
fair
Attractions include harness and run
ming races, automobile, poultry and stock
shows.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-13
HARTFORD LAD DECLARED INSANE.

HARTFORD CITY. Ind. Sept. 13.-
Frank King, age is, returned here from
Camp Funston by army authorities where
he was serving in the field artillery, will
be sent to the Eastern Asylum for the
Insane. The youth is now in the custody
of the county sheriff
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-13
Farmers Warned on
Fall Cider Making
Snecial to The Times.

HARTFORD CITY, Ind. Sept. 1S.
--Blackford County farmers wish to
make sweet cider and have appealed
to Prosecutor Pursley for permits.
No permits are necessary, the officer
has held, but has warned them not
to get more than one half of l per
cent of alcohol in the cider.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-26
COTTON SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL,
RESERVE BOARD SEEMS INTERESTED
Publicity Department of Arizona American Egyptian Cotton
GroeS Association Gives Out Statement Regarding Chang
ing Sation Secretary Houston of The Treasury Hostile to
Cause; Meredith VIII Help.

partment, Secretary Meredith Of the
department of agriculture, and all the
other members of the presidents cab
met.
"a brief telegraphic report from Mr..
Kilkenny was released for publication
several days ago and the following
extracts from his full report are here
with submitted. Mr.. Kilkenny says:
''The sum and total of,>our efforts
here l think will result in considerable
good and will do much to alleviate the
the present situation. What we are
most interested in is the good that
will accrue to our own locality (the
southwestl.
81 put the situation up plainly and
bluntly to Governor Harding (W. P.
G.. Harding, Governor General Of the
Federal Reserve Board, in Washing
ton) with the full board in session.
T recited to him the deplorable con-
ditions that have existed during the
last four months, and told him what
we needed was to be apIe to borrow,
through our banks and have redis-
counted fifty cents a pound on our
cotton. This, told him, would neces-
state about $25.000.000.
81 explained to him that at the pres
ent time there was absolutely no mar
ket for our cotton and that we could
act borrow on the same with the result
tAat our market dropped from $1.37
per pound to So cents except where
the minimum guarantees were in eff
feet on cotton that cost US IS to 80
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-26

Developments in. the cotton market
situation and in the credit situation
particularly as to credits for cotton
producers to enable them to hold their
product for better prices, have shown
8 mere cheerful and favorable tend
ency during the last Few days, accord
ing to statement issued today by the
Arizona American-Egyptian Cotton
Growers association. The statement
in part was as follows:
"Thera is every reason to believe
that the cotton situation has greatly
improved in the past few days, and
that it should continue to improve
from this time on.
Strenuous efforts have been made
by the association, together with re-
presentatives of practically every agri-
cultural organization in America, to
secure relief for the producers of all
farm products, and cotton growers in
particular from the restrictions with
which credit has been hedged about
for some months. We believe that
good results have been obtained.
"Last week we had in Washington
special representative of the cotton
growers Of the southwest and their
association, Mr.. T. r. Kilkenny, q
prominent rancher Of Yuma and form
CT business man of Providence, r. |.
With our representative were the rep
i'esentatives of every cotton producing
section in the United States. They
met the entire Federal Reserve force,
Secratary Houston of the treasury de-
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-26
Especial to The Press)

LOS ANGELES Oct. 26.-The cam
paign being carried on by the Califor-
MIA Protestive Property league, hav-
ing behind it the endorsement of all
of the commercial organizations of the
state; all Of the associations of bust
ness men, professional men, and civic
bodies in all the principal communities
has but on object-the defeat in the
coming election of proposition No. 10,
the Community Property Act, which was
passed by the California legislature
and after receiving the sanction Of
the governor would now be the law of
California only for the fact that the
league has invoked the referendum
against it, thereby suspending its op-
Grafton until the people have an oppor
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-26

tunity to decide whether it shall not
become operative.
This Community Property Act is de-
cared by Garrett McEnnerny, eminent
attorney Of San Francisco, and others
particularly fitted to speak regard
ing it, to be the most mischevious
piece Of legislation ever epacted by
the California legislature. 1t aae',s to
regulate the community property mat
ters between husband and wife, and to
give to the wife rights in regard to
the disposal of community property
which she does not now possess.
The present law has stood he test
in California for the past six ears,
and upon it the whole social and bus
mess fabric of the state has been
built up.