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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
Promises Clothing
 Prices to Return
 to Normal Levels

Chicago, Sept. 24.-A slow, steady decrease in retail price and ten to twenty per cent slash in the consu- mers' prica on mems clothing with gradual return to normal prices was predicted here today by a lead ing department store and clothing manufacturers.
 Immediate reductions in prices on mems clothing, following the cuts in raw materials are not to be expected, manufacturers said, because mater ials in fall and winter suits were purchased last spring.
 "An orderly, progressive reorgani- zaton of commerce." is now under way, Marshall Field and company one of the largest department stores in the country said in an official statement. The company warns against a period of reaction whicf may set in after the initial decrease in prices.
 "The mill prices for spring, 1921 will show reductions of from 10 to 2( per cent" Alfred Decker and Cohn manufacturers of mems clothing said; "but as the cost of labor is no apt to be reduced, too much not b. expected for the next spring."
 There is no justification for an! reduction today in prices of retai clothing, for the reason that mer chandise sold today was purchases when the price of raw materials wa at it's peak" said the House of Kup penheimer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
PINE BLUFF LODGE SUSTA|NS MONK IN
 FIGHT AT CAPITAL
Adopts Resolution Commend ing Action Taken Against
 A. o. U. w. Officers

A resolution commenting Claud H Monk for his stand against grand lodge officers of the A. 0. U. w. in the investigation of charges of mis- appropriation of funds at the grand lodge session in Little Rock this week, was adopted at regular meet ing of the Pine Bluff Lodge No. 36 of the order last night. The resolution as adopted, commended Mir. Monk "for the stand he took in letting the membership over the state know the exact conditions of the grand lodge before the grand lodge meeting anc expressed appreciation for the work he did for the Pine Bluff member ship as well as for the membership over the state."
 State Senator Creed Caldwell, Dr J. w. Johns, and Elmo Reynolds, al of whom attended the grand lodge session in Little Rock, reported tn, financial condition of the order. The reports included excerpts from a re port of Erwin and Company, auditors of Memphis, whose report, it wal stated, sustained both the charge! attempted to be introduced before tn, grand lodge, and the charges con tained in q petition filed in the Pu laski county chancery court.
 Following the business session las night, the officers of the local lodg, were hosts to a reception and dance for members.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
REDS THREATEN TO LAUNCH NEW
 MILITARY BLOW #
Soviet Peace Maker Electri.
 fies Poles at Armistice Conference

Riga, Sept. 14.-Adolf Joffe, heac of the Bolshevik peace mission which is treating with the poles, electrified dull session of the peace conference today and lent real interest to the occasion when he presented the Rus. sian Governments armistice terms which carried with them an ultima. tum that Soviet Russia would inaugu rate a winter campaign if an armis tice was not arranged within ter days.
 It came as a complete surprise the Polish counter proposals to the soviet terms offered at Minsk being the order of the day. Consequently the Polish delegation was unable te make any response directly to the unexpected terms which M. Joffre ex. plained were formed at Moscow or Thursday by the executive committee of the government. He said the bol- shevik were not anxious to prolong the war but were anxious to know immediately whether peace was pos sible.
 The bolshevik, by their move, are considered to have gained tactical advantage which precludes proeras- tination and makes the position of the Polish delegates difficult as they had expected to deliberate settlement of peace preliminaries before armis- tice terms.
 Must Work Overtime.
 Observers of the conference are of the opinion that the trip hammer methods, of the bolsheviki will force day and night work on the part of delegations if they are to work out the preliminaries of peace before Oc- tober 5.
 The brief terms upon which the so. viet government proposed prelimina- ry negotiations looking to an arm istice within ten days are as follows:
 "The Russian soviet government taking cognizance of the declaD,ation of the Polish delegation of the un- accountability of their point of view of the original terms of the Russo Ukrainnain delegation concerning the reduction in the numerical strength of the Polish army, concern ing the demobilization of Polish wal industries and the surrendering o1 arms and concerning the railway from Vol Kovisk- Graevo reverting to the soviet government, renounces these terms and express readiness te approach the allied Ukrainian repub lie with the same end in view"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
Hardware Men
 Dine at Pines

Representative from Southeast Ar kansas towns to the Pine Bluff Dis trict Council of the Arkansas Hard ware Dealers Association meeting here yesterday, discussed problems of peculiar interest to the retail hard ware trade at the business session following a lunch at the Hotel Pines lHarry Hankins, district president presided at the meeting. w. l.. Mat thews, Pine Bluff, is district secre- tary.
 More than dozen hardware men attended the conference. Among them were: Harry Hankins, Jr, Mon. ticello; T. J. Bratton. Banks; R. A Dickey, Altheimer; Hugh Moseley Warren; L. D. McQuiston. Monticello L. P. Briggs, Little Rock; E. II. Ran. kin, Walnut Ridge; A. l.. Owen, Mon. ticello; B. G. Colvin, Warren; L. Hur. ley, Warren; R. c. Thompson, J. F West. M. McGaughy, H. G. McGaughy and W. l.. Matthews of Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
Take Fugitive
 After Two Years

John Dunn, negro, who became a fugitive from Pine Bluff officers about two years ago, after, it is al- ledge, he stole about s3,0O0 worth of goods from the Knox Walker Furni- ture Company, at which place he was employed, is being held by the police of Oklahoma City, according to mes sage received last night by Deputy Sheriff J. L, McBurnett.
 Several charges of grand larceny will greet the negro when he returns Deputy Sheriff Bryan Wick will leave today to bring the accused man back for trial.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
THREATEN ID GALL GENERAL WALK0UT
 IF SOLDIERS HELD
Virginia Miner President De clares Union Will Cause
 Trouble
DEPLORES USE OF
 FEDERAL TROOPS
Declares Drastic Action to be Taken of II. $. Forces Are
 Used as Strike
 Breakers

Charleston, w. Va, Sept. 24.--A general strike, involving 126,000 or ganized workers of West Virginia will be called eff federal troops are to be used, as a strike breaking agen- cy instead of for the protection of the constitutional rights of citizens and nation," said c. F. Keeney, pres ident of District Number IT, United Mine Workers of America in a state ment here tonight.
 MT. Keeney added that "before this drastic action is taken however, the associations of coal miners in north ern and southern West Virginia will be requested to use their influence to have federal soldiers removed from the state in order that tran guilty may prevail"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
MIGRANTS WAlL0P PUTS ACTOR FRIEND
 IN CARE OF DOCTOR
Lackaye Puts Out Hands to 'Shake' With Manager,
 But Meets An Upper
WAS TRYING TO
 BE PEACE MAKER
Giants Boss Became Suspicious Artist Explains and Hit Him Without
 Warning

New York, Sept. 24.-Wilton Lack aye, the actor, is in a hospital suf- fering from fractured ankle re- eeived, he explained today, when John McGraw, manager. and part owner of the New York Giants, hit him as he was leaving McGraw's home here Saturday night. The actor declared that when he was bidding McGraw good night" the Giants manager put out his right hand as if to shake hands, but instead suddenly shot his left to Lackaye's jaw. Lackaye fell to the floor and fractured his ankle.
 q had been away most of the summer,' Lackaye said, land did not know much about the recent mess McGraw was mixed up in at the Lambs club when he got into a fight with William Boyd. When I re- turned mutual friend told me Me- Graw had been suspended from the Lambs, had lost most of his friends and felt very bad. sent McGraw a message and told him that I would like to see him, as 1 was always his friend. I went to the house and in the interest of friendship I told him the best thing to do was to forget about the Lambs affair.
 Became Suspicious.
 "McGraw suddenly became suspi- cious and demanded to know who had sent me there. told him no one had sent me and I was acting on my own initiative. l told him if he felt any suspicion towards my mo- tives, 1 would have to leave. It was then that l put out my hand to shake hands with McGraw and he attacked me without warning.
 "When I put out my hand McGraw put out his right hand, but suddenly drew back his left and hit me on the jaw. I got up then and aimed q few wallops at McGraw but the fight was stopped by others in the room.s went to the street without assistance and called cab and it was not until the next day when saw physician that l learned my ankle was frac- tured."
 McGraw could not be reached to- night for his version of the affair.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
Bandits Rifle
 Pouches of Mail

Chicago, Sept. 24.-Registered mail pouches were rifled on the New Or leans limited, northbound Illinois Central railroad train tonight, just before the train drew into Chicago by two masked men who escaped as the train passed through riverside a suburb. Railroad and post office officials said tonight they could not tell the amount stolen until the mai pouches had been checked over.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
Arrest Plumber
 in Los Angeles
 Murder Mystery

Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 24. James Wilton Crowhurst, plumber. said by the police to be on parole from San Quentin penitentiary was taken into custody today in connec- ton with the murder of Jacob Char les Denton, whose body was found buried in secret room in the base- ment of Denton's home yesterday.
 Crowhurst said he was engaged to repair a water heater in the house. Mrs. R. c. Peete, now in Denver, Colo. who then was the tenant, arranged for the work. He said he was paid to board up the small room where the body was found.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
HARDING ASSA|LS PRESENT MARINE
 POLICY OF J, s, 
Nominee Declares Shipping
 Board Has Been Con
 tinual Fiasc0'' ..-.

Marion, O., Sept. 24.-The admin istration's merchant marine policy was assailed by Senator Harding to- day in front porch speech in which he declared that this and other cam paign issues were too big to be "ob- scured by any sort of vaudeville performance on the part of any one."
 Charging that the shipping board had been "a continual fiasco," he said that with efficient management the nations marine resources should have permitted the establishment of shipping lines to all parts of the world as soon as the was was over. One of his first acts as chief exc cutive, he said, would be to inaugu rate policy that would "unfurl the flag again on every sea-"
 The Republican nominee also re- iterated his charges of extravaganza and blundering by the Democrats and declared his purpose to establish an economical and efficient business ad- ministration. Touching on the high cost of living, he said that while no cure had been found, government and individual thrift and protective taf- if would go long way to lower pri- ces.
 | The speech was made to gath ering of West Virginians. The dele gation came overland in motor par ty of more than three hundred au- tomobiles.
 To Speak TtOday.
 Tomorrow the senator will speak to delegation of several thousand members of the Harding and Coolidge Travelling Mems league.
 It was revealed at Harding head quarters tonight that tomorrow's meeting will not mark the end of the front porch program. A delegation of women from many parts of tho country is to be addressed here or October 1, on social welfare subjects and on October IS the nominee vii speak to a gathering of first voters
 Officials at Harding headquarters said unusual preparations were be ing made for the meeting of Octobe 1, the plans for which were set fortl in the following statement:
 Harding headquarters today an nounce what will possibly be the mos important speech the Republican can didate will make before election. Ol October 1 to gathering of wome, of widely varying political affilia tions from all parts of the country Senator Harding will present hi views on questions connected wit , health, sanitation, education, wome and children in industry and kin dred subjects.
 l "The day has been set aside by tn women of the nation regardless o political party affiliations as socis justice day. Local factories and in dustries will be closed in order t permit attendance by thousands 2 women workers who are anxious t hear first hand, Senator Hardin pronouncements on these subject which are so vital to women voters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
COMMITTEE TO MEET

The executive committee of five appointed by President R. w. Etter of the Pine Bluff Ad Club to pre- sent to Pine Bluff manufacturers a prospectus for manufacturers ex- nlbit program, will meet this after noon in the directors room of the Cotton Belt Bank. The members o1 this committee are Jack Bernhardt U. A. Hing, J. |. Longino, Ray McIn. tyre, and J. H. Means. President Et. ter and Secretary Whidden, ex officic members willealso be present.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
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MEXICO NEEDS
 INTERPRETATION,
 WOMAN DECLARES

+ san Antonio Sept. 2I. Mex + leo needs interpretation, not in # torventon, according to Mrs. + l!uIdah Rain, special represen- i' tatlvc of the Woman's Chamber + of Commerce ot the United f States, to Mexico, upon her ar + rival here today from Mexico
 City. Mrs. Bain accompanied f representatives of the Ameri a can Federation of Labor to Mex + ico and for several months + studied industrial and polti- + cal conditions.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
NO TIME SET

Little Rock, Sept. 24.-No announce ment has been made of the time when the suit involving the decrease in the fire Insurance rates of the state will be heard in chancery court. It ap- pears that both sides are marking time. The court has overruled mo- tion on the part of the state to trans fer the case to equity, and it is moi known just what the next step will be.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
AMERICAN FLYER ] CAPTIVE OF REDS
 PEASANTS CLAIM
Jacksonville, Florida Boy Lost in Flights Alive is
 Report

Warsaw, Sept. 24.-Peasants living in the territory re-occupied by the Poles are authority for the statement that Captain Merion Cooper of Jack sonville, Fla, member of the os- ciusko aerial squadron, is a prisoner in the hands of the bolsheviki, and that Captain Arthur D. Kelly, of Richmond, Va, a member of the same squadron, died from wounds after he had been shot down by the bol- sheviki.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25

Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 24-Billy Dansey, ? year old, who disappeared October from his home in Ham mond, N. J., is in Tulsa, Okla, with Mrs. Nettlie Radcliffe, wife of an oil man, Mrs. Nettie N. Griffin, of East Liverpool Ohio, tonight told police.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
Suspends Date
 of Gas Increase

Little Rock, Sept. 24.-The Arkan- sas Corporation today issued an or der suspending the date of the ef- fectiveness of the increased gas rates sought by the Arkansas Natural Gas Company and the Little Rock Gas and Fuel Company, and their applica- tions set for hearing jointly on Tues day, October 19. The applications asked that the rates become effective November 1.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
TO HELP ORIENT.

Washington, Sept. 24.--Authority was given today by the Interstate' Commerce Commission for the re- ceiver of the KaAsas City, Mexico Y Orient railroad to issue $1 ,000. 900 in receivers certificates at six per cent for the purchase of coal neceas sary to equipment for the roads
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
TOTAL STATE REVENUES

Little Rock, Sept. 24.-The total revenues of the state for school pur- poses for the year 1919, derived from all sources, as shown by reports from the Department of Education, were $9.313,314.22 as compared with to- tai of $9, 218,562.62 for the preced ing year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
HANGS NEGRO SLAYER.

San Quentin, Cal, Sept. 24.-Mose Gibson, negro slayer of Roy G. Trapp, rancher of Fullerton, Calif., and of Jacob Erkhardt and wife of Phoenix, Arizona, was hanged here today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
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ALLIGATORS ARE AVAILABLE IS A
 JUDGES RULING

. Nashville, Tenn, Sept. A.
 . finder a ruling of the post of
 . flee department received here
 !. today an alligator is mallable.
 . The shipment by parcel post of
 + an allegator from Florida to a
 '. oi,l in a local school called forth . s the ruling.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25

Bring $2 and get McDougall Kit chen Cabinet-club closes tonight
 Knox Walker. 925-1t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
Y GOVERNOR kD CONCEALED 1 CAMPAIGN FUND 1 probers Dig Into Race ox Made For ohlo
 Office E. FAILS TO a.a
 PROVE CHARGES Denies Department Elm ss Attended Convention Had Government Pay
 Expenses

hat Governor Cox, Democra ;aential candidate, had re 1918 a concealed campaign |tion of s5,oOo from the Day ,o) Metal Products compan! Int the senate investigating .e on wholly new track. hand of Democratic members |ommittee immediate inquiry red, although the Ohio state it was agreed was outside a. mittee's jurisdiction. offl' the Metal Products Company the City National Bank o1 vere called to appear tomor' any papers relating to the pn involved.
 ct charge was made. Citing nthcrity an examiner for g craft investigating commit fer, George B. Lockwood, ed e National Republican, vol the statement as a "lead' committee might follow ertain check drawn by the oducts Company June 29 to "pay a personal note ot Cox"
 ffort was made to appear was an obligation that MT entered into with the City Bank, of Dayton, some time lockwood said, "but it ap- me, from all the circum- at it must have been a con- from the corporation to MT paign fund.-"
 Calls Officials
 d named E. M. Talbot, pres e Metal Products Company bank as the witness who called and a message to sent immediately.
 not come within the pur- his committees business eed said, "But I am going Ehat this matter be imme- kestigated and that We get realm of deduction into ct.n
 rom the incident investi- Metals Products Company committee ranged over a of inquiry during the day plunteered statements from to attorney general Pal were in San Francisco dur (emocratic convention that faveled on official business " said justified the ex,. ounts submitted and ap- It failed to find any simi- s in the postoffice depart disbursing officer testifying were no trips to San Fran Vernment expense reported nvention period. It heard |of the industrial group or plan of soliciting cam Is employed by the New workers for the Republi- T committee. It explored ng of the soldier publica- and Stripes" developing connection between the the Democratic national It heard the charge made American Legion Weekly" led by the Republican na- mlttee. It listened to a Senator Edge, New Jer- publican member of the was in some way connect, campaign against the Stripes" and to an ad- the charge had no basis tlon and rumor. It heard om Lockwood of the fin the Republican national Of the "bulk" circulation which the paper reaches the expense of employ. nout the knowledge of the
 the employers share ir and it went deeply into s and activities of tn, lforce peace. w gs Papers Stolen
 yh the committee heard lockwood that the docu. a'ed by Senator Reet psed n his investigation o5
 Republican, were stoler ss or his office in Ohio 'ola him, he added, thar .n offered a large sum- certain material" an, do it. N'' ol mo 0rd to him that he was < ana ana to go to hell-or y' a,.tee'' aaa Lockwood added sea s said the papers ha, 10 in the Chicago tes ,. Il. Moore and added:
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25
THE WEATHER.
Arkansas: Sat- urday and Sunday fair.

A mans break fast has lots to do with his dis position for the day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-25

I x to,! set a chifforobe-
 A'ent. Knox-walker. l 9-@-1t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-01
Brothers Weeuie to Travel
To Reformatory Together

Jack Weevie "a years old, and Allen
Weevie, q years old, two brothers,
were sentenced to Jeffersonville for
respective terms of two to IA and one
to IA years in circuit court Saturday
morning, on charges Of stealing.
Jack, it is said, broke into sealed
box cars and stole goods. His young
er brother was arrested for alleged
petit larceny committed on the farm
of Joseph Isley on the New Paris pike
The brothers will make the trip to
Jeffersonville together. They are al
legged to have been Jointly implicated
in several "ScrapeS"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-01

of their thirteenth wedding anniyer-
sary. Stunts were arranged for en-
tertainment among them being High
Cost of Living Shower. Refreshments
were served. The invited guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. L. Reynolds Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Lebo, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Gilmer, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Doan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry -Doan, Mr. and
Mrs. Foster Hoeffer, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
schel Riggin, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
King. DR.. and Mrs. Lee C. Hoover, DR..
and Mrs. w. J. Smith, DR.. and Mrs.
Charles Marvel, DIR. and Mrs. N. S.
Cox, DR.. and Mrs. I. r. Harold, DR..
and Mrs. f. H. Mendenhall, Professor
and Mrs. Allan D. Hole, Mrs. William
Quigg, Mrs. Bessie Thompson Keates.
Miss Anna Hern and Miss Halsey
Harold
The Current Events club will meet
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Mary
Hibbard at her home on Bungalow
Hill.
The younger set of the city Is an
ticipating the dance to be given Tues
day evening in the Odd Fellows hall
by Frank Bescher, Rolande Wrede
Clarence Coyle, Peter Lichtenfels and
Edgar Loehr. The Syncopating Five
of the Gold Dragon Cabaret of ST
Petersburg. Fla, will play the program
of dance music.
The Old Hi club will give an "Anti
Profteer Hop" Thursday evening In
the Odd Fellows hall. Everyone is
asked to come in old overalls and old
Bingham dreAses. The Evan Smith
| orchestra will play:
Mrs. l. F. Burns of North Fifteenth
street who has been seriously i'll at
the home of her mother In Crawfords
Vile for several weeks, is in much
| improved condition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-01
|WOMEN'S CLUBS OF
9Th DISTRICT Will
meet AT CAMBRIDGE

Several delegates from Richmond
will attend the thirteenth annual con.
vention of the Federated clubs of the
Sixth district to be held in the Meth
odist church at Cambridge City May
11-12
Mrs. Harry Dalbey, of Richmond, Is
vice president of the organization
Mrs. Charles Teetor of Hagerstown is
chairman of Wayne county. Tuesday
afternoon registration and assign
ments will be made. A visit will be
made to the home of the Misses Over
beck
On Tuesday evening the program is
as follows:
Organ voluntary, Mrs. Hugh Foss
invocation, Rev. A. F.. Hogan; cornet
solo, Albert Newman; greetings from
the hostess clubs, Mrs. Willard Teetor
greetings from Cambridge City. Prof
Lee Ault; response, Miss Mary A
Stubs; violin solo, Walter Anderson
Women in American Literature,
Mrs DeMarchus Brown
Wednesday Morning-9:O 90, Amcri
ca. 9:e5, prayer, the Rev. Mccormick
9:10, vocal solo, Miss Blanche BOYD
9:15, appointing committees; 9:20, re
ports of county chairmen Give min
ntes each; 1000, duet, Miss Mary
Gilbert Macy and Mrs. Bernice Frick
| er Hunnicutt; 1910, reports of com
| mittee chairmen three minutes each
HOO, Thrift" Miss Julia c. Hender
son; 1920, Indiana Indorsers of Pho
| toplays, Mrs. Melvin Robbins; 11:4O
League of Women Voters" Elizabeth
| Claypool Earl; 1900, lunch
Wednesday Afternoon-1:3 organ
voluntary, Mrs. Edith Scott; lao
THE Individual Club and the Fedora
tion," Mrs. Rumpler, State President
2:05, violin solo, Mrs. Walter Waddell
2:1O, report of secretary treasurer
2:30, report of committees; $50, cleo