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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
IRISH TICKETS IN
 NEW ATTACK ON TIE
 STATE DEPARTME:N l
Colby Confronted With Some Pre-War State
 mentS

Washington, April Bearing banners inscribed With quotations said to be taken from a recent speech by Secretary Colby, the Irish pickcts today transferred their activities from the British em bassy to the state department.
 During the busiest hour of the afternoon, the pickets presented to the gaze of homeward- bound work CTS. banners bearing the quoted in scriptions:
 "There IS not even q scintilla of legality in England's claim to rule Ireland. The death of your martyrs has called into existence millions oi Irish by principle,' and q cannot stand by mute passionless while these votive offerings are laid upon the altar of patriotism"
 The banner bearer said the state ments attributed to Secretary Colby were taken from his address at Carnegie hall. New York, May IA 1916.
 At the end of an hour the pickets withdrew to their headquarters. A squad of police appeared as soon as the banners were erected, but no eff fort was made to interfere with the picketing. Resumption of the patrol in front of the British embassy has been post poned until after the trial next Mon. day of the four pickets now under arrest Arraigned before United States Commissioner Richardson, the quartet ~was released on $1,000 bail each after pleading not guilty to a violation of section 2062, revised sta tutes, in having "feloniously menaced bodily and by violence the person of his excellency, the counsellor of the embassy and charge d'affaires oi Great Britain, the Hon. Ronald C Lindsay
 One of the four prisoners was pro nounced "indisposed" after her re- lease from detention.
 "Just an attack of woman's nerves" her colleagues said.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
HOUSE VOTES FRIDAY ON RESOLUTION TO
 DECLARE WAR ENDED
Representative Flood Chal. lenges Congress Power
 to Act

Washington, April Final deter imitation was reached today by re- publican leaders in the house to bring to vote in that body late Friday the resolution to declare the state of war with Germany at an end. A special rule reported today by the rules committee provides for six hours debate Thursday and five hours Friday, after which opponents of the resolution may offer only a motion to recommit.
 Completion today of the minori ty report presenting views of demo- cratic members of the foreign af- fairs committee on the resolution cleared the way for the long com mittee, presenting the minority re- port challenged the power of con gress to bring the war legally to an end and characterized section 5 of the resolution as an attempt to pre- serve something out of the wreck of American rights which have been SC cutrageously surrendered in former sections of the resolution"
 Confuse Relations.
 "From whatever angle this resolu- ton is viewed" he continued, "it presents lCSell dS pTOpOSitIOu HUI only ineffective in achieving it's pro- claimed purpose, but as sure meth cd of confusing our foreign relations injecting new and complicated oues tions into an already difficult situa tion and involving surrender o1 American rights and an impairment of American prestige and honor" The minority report took particu lar exception to the statement in thu resolution preamble that the presi dent had informe dcongress that thu war has at an end.
 ! Representative Flood asserted sec i tions of the resolution restricting trade with Germany or seeking tt repeal wartime legislation wer' within the power of congres, bu cited many authorities to sustain l his contention that "so far as i seeks to direct the president to is sue proclamation to the German government it entrenches upon th' treaty making powers and is no within the power of congress"
 Discussing war legislation affect I ed by the resolution the report sait that such an enactment would giv' "no relief from the burdens. ineou veniences, extravagances and losse which come from the existence O this legislation.'' E
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
PLOT TO OVERTHROW CARRANzA'S REGIME
 BEING INVESTIGATED
Political Coup Fostered by Agents in the
 II, $.
SEVERAL ARRESTS < MADE AS A RESULT
Alleged Plot Comes to Light Through Seizure by U. S. Army of Pa pers on MeXicans Re-
 turning

Fl Paso. Tex, April IA wide spread revolutionary plot fostered by agents in the United States to overthrow the present government in Mexico is being investigated by the grand jury in session here, it be- came known today. Three alleged participants in the plot are in jail in this country while a fourth was arrested by Mexican federal authori- ties at Mexicali, Lower California, while attempting to smuggle muni- 1 tions of war to the revolutionists. The plot became known when Uni ted States army authorities in Big Bend district arrested Andres H.. l Villegas, Mexican boy, and Con- ception Perez, young niece of Fran cisco Villa, when the pair attempt ed to cross from this country into Mexico. Military authorities seiz- cd from the pair much correspon- dence from Villa agents in this coun- try, addressed to Villa.
 Federal authorities here said the correspondence revealed plot of Villistas and other revolutionists to cross into Lower California, seize that state with the large quantities of arms and ammunition available there and then attack the state of Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico, while at i the same time Villa was to aggres- sively open revolutionary campaign 1 in Chihuahua.
 Some political leaders in Sonora also were linked with the movement, according to the correspondents Some of these politicians recently have threatened revolution against Carranza in Sonora if the Mexican president attempts to send troops 1 in the state.
 The correspondence also purported to show that an agreement had been entered into with the Yaquis of So- nora whereby the Indians were to 1 have returned to them rich tribal lands in exchange for assisting in l the revolution.
 Lamberto Chavez, a colonel in Villas army, was arrested by de- partment of justice agents at Los Angeles through information con- i tained in the correspondence and he is said to have confessed.
 ! The Mexican arrested bv the Mex
 ican authorities at Mexicali was said revolutionary army officer. NlACSdSs Mloo C1CL anu Nud
 veg, it was said, are accused of vio- lating the United States neutrality
 laws by conspiring to foment revo- lution against government recog-
 nized bv the United Statse Mexi-
 can authorities and American off
 cials are open in their comment that
 revolution is an immediate proba-
 bility in Sonora, Mex, where Mexican federal authorities threatened to op-
 crate the Southern Pacific Railway
 of Mexico, where the entire person
 nel is, on strike, unless the road is
 in operation by Friday.
 Another revolutionary movement
 fostered by the "free men of Mexi.
 CO.," also is brewing, it was said to-
 day.
 J A demonstration by the "free men
 of Mexico" had been set for May $ 1 next,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
FIVE MExICANS WHO
 R0bpED AMERICAN {:
 SUFFER LYNCX|NG
Friends of Victims Catch and Hang the Out
 laws

Fl Paso, Tex, April Five Mex ican outlaws, members of a party of 15 who recently raided the mining camp of John Hicks, an American near Guadalupe Calno, Chihuahua. have been lynched by neighbors oi Hicks.
 According to the report brought here, the bandits rode up to the Hicks camp, disarmed the American and his Mexican workmen, and car ried off S6,O00 in silver bars and all the provisions of the camp. The loss of the provisions all of which had been carried many miles on mule back over rough mountain trails, so enraged the people of the vicinity that they formed party and purr- sued the bandits. capturing the lead CTS and four of His men. These were hanged to trees. The remain ing 10 escaped and are reported to have joined Villa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
ROMAN IN DIRECT
 ISSUE: WITH SIMS CRITICISMS OF NAVY
Fleet Never Better Than in Spring of 1917, He
 Says.

Washington, April 7.-Testifyine today at his own request before the senate committee nyestigating the Sims'-Daniels row, Admiral Rodman commander in chief of the Pacific fleet. tock direct issue with Ad- miral Sims charges and criticisms
 Admiral Rodman declared that never in his more than 40 years of service had the fleet been in bet ter state of preparedness than in the spring of 1917. Some types of vessels were lacking, he conceded notably battle cruisers and scout cruisers, but generally speaking the navy "was ready to fight"
 Without any attempt to avoid personalities Admiral Rodman char acterized as every indiscreet!" the Sims letter to Secretary Daniels which brought about the present in- vestigation and declared that Sims committed breach of confidence in making public "an intimate and con- fidential conversation which should have been held sacred"
 He was referring to Sims state ment that Admiral Benson had told him' just before leaving. for Lon don mot to let the British pull the wool over yuor eyes"
 The charge that the navy depart ment should not have attempted to conduct operations from q point B. 000 miles from the war zone was de- nied by Admiral Bodman who declar- ed that the "war was not fought and won in London.' and that the only place for the direction and admins tration of the navy's policy was in Washington.
 "To have moved our administra- ton to London, even though 3,00C miles separated it from the scene o1 hostilities would have been serious blunder.' he said. The admiral added that he thought there had been an evident effort to discredit the navy, and his impression was that he had most of the responsibili. ty for running the war and that the navy department "fell down on the job' because it did not follow his ad vice
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
light Wreck at
 Noble Lake Puts l 8 Cars Off Track

ht cars of Missouri Pacific ex- fain No. 12. coming from Me
 to Pine Bluff with a ship of lumber, were derailed about niles this side of Noble Lake Fday afternoon about 4 o'clock. he was injured. The derail- occurred, it is said, when a ing air hose caused the brakes
 applied, thus throwing the Ey loaden cars over as the train founding a curve. The train In charge of Conductor c. D ms and Engineer J. w. Me- wrecking trains. one from Me and one from Little Rock were 70 Noble Lake immediately aft e wreck was reported, and the of the two trains worked all last nieht to clear right of way e wreckage. It was said bV ad officials last night that it be some time today before the Twill be cleared.
 |seneers on train No. 1O6, due in Bluff from McGehee at 4:4a in the afternoon, and those train No. 147, leaving Pine for McGehee and other points at 5:25 in the afternoon, were ted at the scene of the wreck transported on their destina- train No. 6 unloading and talk n the southbound passengers
 train No. 147 unloaded al Lake and brought back passen- to Pine Bluff.
 wrecking crews built a cut d the wreck last night. and pas train No, 109. due here from
 Rock at 10:47. after arrivine efter midnight. left at o'clocl iexandria. expecting to take the round the wreck. Altho no ont nJured in the wreck. the proper was considerable. Freight car' badly damaged and a numbe, scattered along the tracks fo distance. ' ramp. said to have been see, freight train, was not located the wreck.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
Keiffer is Being
 Sought in St. Louis

Pulaski county officials who have a warrant for Phillip J. Keiffer, for mer army major, wanted here on a charge of perjury in connection with the granting to him of divorce in Jefferson county chancery court March. 27. yesterday had been unable to apprehend Keiffer. Efforts are being made to locate him in St Louis. Keiffer obtained his divorce here on false statements as to his residence the information charges.
 Soon after obtaining divorce he married Ruth Albright. Little Rock actress. His first wife then filed proceedings to annul the divorce and the warrant for perjury followed St. Louis authorities have been ask ed to arrest him.
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TOOks Like Contempt
 of Court for Jim

New York, April 7.-James. Lar kin. Irish agitator being tried in the supreme court charged with criminal anarchy, today characterized Presid- ;nc Judstice Weeks remarks as Che teroreneous, conglomerate and illog- ical." Then, acting as his own counsel, he asked him to vacate Jur,, isdiction in his case. because had shown himself "biased" against him
 ever since his indictment was re- turuaA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
Gas Expl0des in
 Eight Manholes

Akron, O.. April' 7:-Explosion of e;rht manholes caused by ignition of gasoline which leaked into the sewer svstem created veritable panic ir +be downtown district today and cansed fire which destroyed the Limwood Hotel. Thousands or ooi' lars damages was done to snow win. dows and fixtures. The oamage the sewer system had not been deter mined tonight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
$7OO, ,OOO Will be
 Cost of Pulaski
 End of F. B. Road

The cost to Pulaski county of building the Pulaski part of the Pine Bluff road will be $7OO,OO0. estimates filed by the engineers at Little Rock yesterday showed This does not include the cost of interest on bonds and preliminary expenses. This road is part of Pulaski road district No. 10, which includes six roads radiat- ing from Little Rock to the various county lines. The total estimated cost of the six is $4,500,000
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE.

First Church of Christ, Scientist of Pine Bluff announces free lec- ture on Christian Science Thursday, April 8, at the Shriner's templa, Seventh and Main streets, at 8:15 p. m., by Judge Samuel w. Greene, c. S., of Louisville, ky.
 A member of the board of lec- tureship of the mother church. The First Church of Christ. Scientist, in Boston, Mass. An invitation is ex- tended to all. 4-6-3t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
g Sleeping in
 House Killed by
 Explosion, Report

Wichita. Kan, April 7.Thir- ty-two persons sleeping in rooming house over cafe at Ponca City, Okla, were killed late tonight when an explosion wrecked the building, According to a telephone message receiv-' ed here from Ponca City.
 The cause of the explosion is unknown, it was stated. It was reported that the force of the explosion shook the entire town that windows for blocks weysl shivered. '.
 The message received here said the only person in tho ca xe < was the night chef and he IS supposed to have lost his lilo. <
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
HARBOR TIE-UP LESSENS.

New York, April 7. 7.-Considerable improvement in the situation created by the strike of ferry, tug and steam lighter employees of railroad owned harbor equipment was reported by J. J. Mantell, of the general managers association today. According to Thonl as Healy, of the marine engineers association employees of the indepen- dent tug boats now working ten hours vii lask for an eight hour day when their present working agree ment expires
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
NEW BALLOON RECORD.

Wilmington, N. C., April 7.---After setting what is believed to be a worlds record by flying 900 miles in IA hours and 55 minutes, a naval balloon attached to the training sta ton at Pensacola, Fla, made fore ed landing in field near Kerr, 30 miles from Wilmington, this morn ing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
BALL FRACTURES JAW.

La. Anril 7.-Walter Ire; shortstop of the Pitts
 baseball club. was severely fd this afternoon when he was on the jaw bv one of Pitch nos fast inshoots. Barbare's
 KS fractured in two places and
 teeth were knocked out He e out of the game for severa'
 It was said at a local hos
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
SUIT TO SET ASIDE pICkFORD DIV ORCE
 IS TO RE FIJI ED


 < Reno. Nev., April T. A suit s to set aside the decree of di + vorcc granted to Mary Pick # fond. now Mrs. Douglas Fair + banks, will he filed next week + by the attorney general of Ne + vada, according to a statement * made today hY Robert Rich d ards, deputy attorney general, + who has been investigating the + circumstances under which the + decree Wa$ granted
 + "I am satisfied that the de I. cree is not valid because the + court had not acquired iursdic
 i' ton and because collusion and + conspiracy were rcsorted to- + Richards declared.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
WaJk-Out at K. c.

Kansas City, April All switch ing crews in the Kansas City south ern yards here and part of those in the Wabash yards struck tonight in sympathy with Chicago strike. Wa bash switchmen who left their work, said members of the late night shift would not appear for work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
125-POUND MAN KILLS ONE, WHIPS
 TWO ALLEGED tSUERS

+ Chicago, April Joseph + Hanne. song writer, surrender
 + ed to the police yesterday when + he learned of the death of one of + two men he knocked down while + defending his wife. Name is + only five feet tall and weight + l25 pounds. Travers Walsh, a # soda fountain clerk, was the man * killed
 + Name and his wife, who is + known in vaudeville as Lillian J. Bernard, were going to their s hotel when three men accosted * them, he told the police.
 +
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
,Jeering Is CauSe


 Berlin, April "A private tele- phone message reaching Berlin late today reports a serious clash be. tween colored French troops and crowds of civilians in front of the main postoffice in Frankfort.
 The troops are said to have been annoyed by the crowds which con. tinuously jeered at them, whereup- on they opened fire, killing seven persons and wounding many others including women and children.
 The message said the feeling ot resentment among the civilian pop. ulation. was visibly increasing as . result of the incident.
 Many rumors are current in Der lin that the United States is ad- dressing note to France demand ing the withdrawal of the French forces from Frankfort.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08

The Cunard line. originally known as the British and North American Steam Packet company will De 80 years old next July.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08

Septimus Winner. the Philafelphlo composer, was paid $36 fcy hia
 nous song, "Listan Co tho Moet1p1| Bird" His puhlishers mad9 100000 out Of it. ls,s }7j
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
Nk BOIL WORM DNTROVERSY WAKES WARM WITH TEXANS
g Star Cotton Growers OppOst State Quar- antine
ERN GOVERNMENT B BIG STICK WON'T GO
N Resent Charge They are Not
 rating With the Federal Authorities in Fighting Pest

hshington, April 7.-Sharply con- Ing proposals for meeting the \ boil worm pest, which has at "a foothold in certain Texas En growing areas, spreading from Eco, and has also broken out in Mana, were presented today be- the federal horticultural board Bate officials, representatives in Tess and delegations from nearly he cotton growing states. Rep Natives of the states outside of 's demanded that a federal kntine be invoked against the
 of Texas, unless it's citizens "a to abolish cotton growing letely in infested areas for
 years.
 Texans, led by Governor Hob resented a counter plan to al- cotton planting this year un- trict regional quarantine, with bmise to prohibit the cropping |21 if the boil worm appeared Lou jana delegation assured the
 that by voluntary action al
 undertaken, backed up with a l session of the legislature the ers would abstain from crop the lands on which the worm kepn discovered.
 Ire was considerable heat in the hents before the board, espe-
 when Dr. C. L. Marlett, it's han, said flatly that the Tex pwers and state government had
 to back up the government in ght on the pest. and were now icing a proposition which might eradication of the worm impos-
 The Texans retorted with the tion that the board couldn't ny where with the big stick g that a federal quarantine Bt cotton in the whole state
 not be maintained.
 decision on the matter of a ntine will be handed down V it was announced after the hrS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08

Word sthat most puzzle poets to find rhyme words for are siiver, win- dow and chimney.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
C0L0RE::D FRENCH
 TROOPS FIRE UPON
 FRANKFORT CROWD!
Two Germans Are Killed and Fifty-Two are In-
 jured
FIRST DISORDERS IN
 RUHR OCCUPATION
Action Complicates Situation Which French Regard as More >Seri- out in That They are Co.,
 ing It Alone

Frankfort, April 7.-(By Courier to Coblenz) z)-Colored French troops turn ed machine gun on a crowd in the Schillerplatz this afternoon, killed man and a child, and wounding eight women and A men, some of them seriously
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
France Expectant.


 Paris. Aprils 7.-Considerable reac- tion was noticeable today in French public opinion, which was unfavor- able regarding the occupation of the Rhine cities. Official circles are re- ticent.
 The failure of the American am bassador, Hugh c. Wallace. the British mbassador. the Earl ot Derby, Baron Matui, representing Japan and count BoninLong of It. ally to exnress an opinion concerning Premier Millerand's note is not in terpreted ass unfavorable. but as merely pointing to the fact that none of them has yet received in structions concerning the attitude o1 their respective governments on the situation.
 The attitude of the government officials, however. is one of expec tancy and there is even some anx iety regarding the probable course tt be adopted by the allied govern ments.
 Great interest is displayed in tho meeting of the British cabinet to morrow and there is much specula ton as to Washington's official ex pression.
 Banking, financial and fbusines circles are more outspoken.s .sthe opin ion being freely expressed that in l teryention was untimely and detri mental to French interests.
 At the stock exchange today th belief. was expressed that the Frencl government fell into trap cleverl, laid by the German government t separate France from her allies b. asking for individual French authori \ zation to enter the Ruhr district an' putting it up to France alone to re fuse Germany permission to talk military measures.
 The dollar rose today to the high est point ever known-15 35 and tn pound sterling to CLIO. The Belgian : franc even rose to 1.O9. On the othe hand French francs decreased in al markets, both allied and peutra which caused the brokers to say:
 "France is going it alone-appar
 ently the wrong way"
 !, The German mark reached 25 cen times. rise of five points esinc Hast Friday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-08
Claims Self Defense.

Mayence, April 7.-Disturbances broke out in Frankfort today but en- ergetic intervention by the French troops restored order From Ger man sources it is learned that six Germans were killed and 35 wound ed. It is reported that the mani festations which gave rise to these incidents were due to an order orig mating from Berlin.
 "The first day of the occupation of Frankfort passed without incl dent. The reception by the popu- lation was almost cordial" said Gen. eral de Gouette, the French com mander on his return from a tour of inspection.
 "Then suddenly on orders from Berlin, certain ferment seized the the population. This ferment de- generated into aggression and our soldiers in self defense were obliged to use their arms. So far as I know we had no losses.
 "The incident shows how we must watch proceedings in Berlin and that is why the events in the Ruhr de- mand my whole attention. You can not consider what is going on in the Ruhr and here apart; there is close relation between the events we are witnessing today. The az gressions at Frankfort and events in Ruhr are attributable to the. same military reaction. Of that we have positive proof.
 "The Berlin government allowed the reichswehr to invade the Ruh, district unnecessarily because it was the desire of Kapp, Won Duettwitz and their like. The coup d'etat hav- ing failed only through the general strike, the military party sought re- venge on the working classes and invented the bolshevist peril in the Ruhr It ought to be known ir France and elsewhere that thers never was any bolshevist peril in the Ruhr It was case of a pop. ulation of workers which hates Prus- sian militarism asking only to be allowed to work in peace. That pop ulation was still at work in Essen yesterday. What is happening now is the result of the reichswehr oc cupation."