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Informal Queries
 Ask U. s. to Take
 Part in Peace Nle

Washington. July %. -Inforznal 2 quiries have been addressed te United States by diplomatic ss sentatives of the allies to aaee< this government's willingness to into the proposed peace eenfsS with soviet Russia. .-., x;
 No formal invitation, hoWey1 x! was said today 1t the slats 6o ment, has been received II yet either Frahce or Great Britains ' thought by officials here that quest of the counsel Of the States is expected to be 3oette@
 State department officiAls een1 today to refuse to predict wt United States would he moro
 interested observer It tho pse conference. |2|$|
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Financial Agent of
 Mexico for U. s.

New York. July 29.-The appoint ment of Roberto V. Pesquiera as fi- nancial agent for the Mexican gov crnment in this country with offices in this city, Ell Paso and Laredo, Tex as, and Canada was reported here tonight. He will relieve pr. Alfredo Caturegli, who has been Mexico's fi- nancial agent here for four years
 One of the first acts of the new agent, according to local agency of ficials will be to confer with repre- sentatives of American petroleum in terests in Mexico. Protection ot American interests, it is said, will be sought in every way.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-30
FEAR STEAMER SUNK.

New York, July 29.-Fears that the tank steamer Kehuku, which left here July 26 for Port Lobos, Mexico, may have been the unidentified tank steamer believed destroyed by an ex- plosion off the New Jersey coast Tuesday morning, was expressed here today by her owners, the Columbui shipping company. This fear is aug mented, it was said, by failure of the ship to respond to wireless calls.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-30
WRECK KILLS ONE.

Denison, Tex, July 29.-One persor is dead, two others are probably ia. tally burned and several are report. ed injured as the result of Fris. co motor car colliding with truck laden with gasoline just north oi Dorchester, near here, shortly before noon today. The tank on the trucl exploded after the collision and thu wreckage was sprinkled with thu burning fuel.
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. DIVORCES HUSBAND WHEN FIRST HUBBY . PROVES SELF ALIVE.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 29.- I. When Harry Curtis, the husband + whom she had believed dead in 4 France, returned Mrs. Esther + Warren Curtis Peel decided that + she loved him better than she did s Eugene Peel, whom she had we'd + ded after being informed Curtis + was dead. Today Peel was grant I. ed divorce in the circuit court * here.
 The woman, who was the piv + ot of the curious romance mar l. ried Henry Curtis in Carthage, l. Mo-, in August, 1914. She had + known Peel before her marriage, s according to testimony in the di- <. vorce suit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-30
WOMEN, CHILDREN PREPARE TO DEFEND
 ATTACK ON LEMbERG
Bolsheviki Cavalry Approach City, Again Threaten
 GrOdnO
BOTH THRUSTS ARE
 DEVELOPING RAPIDLY
Polish Delegates With Full Power fo Negotiate Armistice Will be Dis. patched Today, Soviet
 is Told

Warsaw, July 29.-Te bolsheviki captured Bialystok about 40 miles southwest of Grodno today.
 In Galicia bolsheviki cavalry ia re. ported to be 37 miles from Lemberg. where women and children have turn ed out to aid in building defenses about the city. Every hill to the east and northeast of Lemberg is en. trenched with barbed wire entangle. ments.
 Warsaw, July 29.-The bolshevik drive from the northeast along the Bialystok railroad and the thrust in Galicia in the direction of Lemberg are developing rapidly despite Polish resistance on both wings. In the cen- ter the Poles hold Pinsk, but if the red advance continues the Poles will be compelled to evacuate the Pripet country. The Pinsk- Brest Litovisk railroad already is threatened.
 In Galicia the fighting has reached point kilometers east of Lemberr with the bolshevik beaning down up- on the city from three directions. In the south general Budenny, the Rus sian cavalry commander, has rein- forced his army with runabout ar- mored cars carrying machine guns, which fight their way through roads and open country, while the horsemen keep to the wooded region and rough country. General Budenny also has machine guns on carts drawn by four horses. These are brought up in the cavalry's rear and are used when tho cossacks made a stand.
 Along the Sebrucz and Styr riyerS,I northeast of Lemberg, the prepata- tions consist chiefly of infantry fieht- ing. The cavalary is operating in tho Rovna and Lutsk regions, endeavQriAR to cut the railroad to Kovel and otl16l railroad functions vital to the Poleetr their movement of troops.
 Fighting in north--when tk6ro III fighting--is chiefly by the infantxys though the bolshevik have cavalry 1f~ visions at the top of their right win1s The cavalary is already oberatil across the river Nieman in III direction of esst Prussia and to tbe] south in Poland proper. Much teSxl' tory has been gained by the re16 on ground evacuated by the Poles N \ this front but the advances ,are 1G Y were outflanked or withdrew becayS the Poles say they are outnumbe1o
 Warsaw, July 29.-The Polish eeQ mittee of national defense sent M less message to the soviet Suprt1a command on July 27 stating that would send delegates on July 30 NIT full power to negotiate an armistk 1|
 Paris, July 29. General Ludendo1 in reports in a Berlin dispatch to @ Journal to have made m o{xex Y the British charge de affsirea IT lin to raise an army of 1,b00, ,0oo to fight the bolshevik in Ruani exchange for the return to Cor of Posen and the annulment Of ee6l clauses of the Versailles H ! among them the one dealing with zig. sSs3
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-30
Whiskey Valued at
 $12,OOO is Seized

Newark, N. J., July 29.-Twelve truckloads of whiskey valued at $35,- 900, were confiscated here today by squads of federal agents from New York. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in city wide raid on saloons and wholesale liquor dealers establish ments.
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TWO KILLED IN sMAsH-UP.

Chicago, July 29.-A big touring car crashed into a boulevard elec- tric light post on Michigan boule- yard, near 43rd street early today killing Mrs Jessie Brown and Rob ert J. Book, driver of the car and probably fatally injuring John Healy, cattle dealer. Mrs. Brown was acquitted four months ago on a charge of shooting her husband to death.
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Gompers to be
 Invited Here for
 the Labor Picnic

Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, and Joshua w. Alexander, secretary of commerce in President Wilson's cab met have been invited to attend the labor day celebration in Pine Bluff as the guests of Pine Bluff. They have been asked to attend the meeting or send representatives, and a reply is expected in the near future.
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LUTHUIANIA sEEKs RI1Il <

Washington, July %. 0ffiei4l vices from Kovno to tho Lithpia1 representative hero stats that 1 B sentation have been made to the sian command by the Lithuian niar ernment to bring to an end xeIl pillaging and general deetrpet erations in Lithuianian ts1xlto1 cupied by the bolshevik 2oxso matter. the adviees saids ! brought up at the eonferenee De held 1t Riga. < x s3 "
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OFFER ZINC FOR SALE.

Washington, July 29.-A surplus stock of 2,3s5,000 pounds of zinc was offered for sale by the navy de- partment today under sealed bids to be opened August 4. The stock is distributed among the several navy yards Snd stations.
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SHACkLED PRISONERS ONERPOWERED GUARDS
 THEN MAKE ESCAPE

Kansas City, Mo-, July 29.-
 Seventeen prisoners, on the mu- nicipal farm, all shackled, over
 powered two guards, today, hob
 F bled for hours across fields, taking the captive guards with them, and reached little rail- way station. Fifteen of the IF
 F. succeeded in prying the irons t from their legs, and the guards + were shackled and left. Late today two of the escaped pris- oners who had not succeeded in t loosening their leg irons were
 F. recaptured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-30
LOAN FOR PERSIA.

London, July 29.-Americans have offered the Persian government g large loan, according to an unconfirm- ed report sent by the Daily Nails Teheran correspondent.
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ROB BANK OF s1o.ooo.

Jackson, Mich., July 29.-Three armed bandits today robbed the Far mers' State bank at Grass Lake, sev- en miles east of here. Officials of the bank said the loss might reach SIG, ,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-30
NO DISTURBANCE SEEN.

Washington, July 29.-The weather bureau today had no further evidence of the disturbances reported yester- day off the south Atlantic coast.
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, SOLDIER SLAIN.

July 29.-In . fight between d Irish volunteers at Bru- Limerick, tonight, one sol ot dead. It is reported that deaths resulted from Che t this not confirmed.
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THE WEATHER.
Friday and Sat- urday generally fair.

Now that we know what Cox aud Harding think the legislature of Ten
 nessee should do, we'll find what T . n n 2 2 seeans want them to des
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APPRovE RAIL !! ' ' ! || ~

Washington. July three new loans tp TT eatinx $1o. .pts aoeo VII day by the i1tsr9t to & I I| mission. .s:s $ %
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|EX|CAN FEDERALS
 lT0 SUBDUE LOWER |CAL|FORNIA REVOLT
Efforts to be Made Against
 Movement of Canta
fERICAN TROOPS
 ION BORDER IN MOVES
lr Maneuvers, However, Have Nothing to Do With Rebellion, is Claim-Cantu Had Ignor- ed Orders of Huerta

exicali, Lower Calif., July 29.- It men formerly holding high in the army of the late Presi- Venustiano Carranza tonight A secret conference here with krnor Estaban Cantu, following
 offer of their services to lead Cantu forces against invading ar
 it was announced by Governor
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-30

Sgales, Ariz., July 29.--The fed. Government of Mexico will send be troops necessary into Lowe, brnia to subdue Governor Cantu, reported in revolt against the D H;uerta regime, General P, Gales, Mexican secretary of ind marine said here today. ky thousand men will be sent to California, he said, "if that kr is required to subdue Cantu. must and will be forced to re- e the federal government" oral Gales passed through here len route for Torreon, Durango, of Ell Paso to take charge of bettlements whereby Francisco the bandit, returns to private Re discussed both the Villa and |ntu revolt.
 b surrendered to federal gov ht according to the terms made General Gales said. "He will to private life on ranch at Durango. This was the for btate of the Villista General Urbina who left the ranch to { his death.
 Villas followers have been paid h's wages and their fare home government. All charges Villa and his followers have lncelled.
 II meet General Villa at Tor discuss personally the mat Innected with his retirement fexican politics"
 Angeles, July 29.-Mexico's bnal authorities decided to at- to eliminate Governor Este ntu of Lower California after Eernor recently refused Pres De La Huerta's invitation to fexico City for a conference, eroA. sAlmeda, who at one Rs named Cantu's successor, here today.
 Francisco, July 29.-Three nts of American troops are way on the Mexican border y have no connection with prted "invasion' of Lower ia, the western department rters of the army announced Ray. Troop units are being at Yuma, Arizona, and Ca md Fl Campo, on the Cali exican border.
 lli, Lower, Calif., July 29.- Try M. Hill, consul general ma, in the republic of San was released here today af- |rding to his statement, he held in custory nearly four Mexican authorities. He twas arrested at Ensenada. alif., while on a vacation, for lken some pictures. He said Inspected of being a spy for Aal President De La Huerta lego, Calif., July 29.-Ship- h familiar with conditions vest coast of Mexico, today doubt that the Mexican ent had facilities for trans 900 troops to ports of Low rnia, where Governor Esta- Eu was preparing for what bed as an invasion" by a lxpeditionary force of that o, July 29.-Reports that Federal troops en route tc lifornia, included many In. Fe denied here today by M
 IS, consul for the Mexican l government.
 pldiers coming to Lower
 are mostly from Sinalos the finest in the Mexican 'aredas said. "I can as American people that they ing to fear from the Mex lers. My government in
 ne to state that not only ents of the United State' lorder, be protected, but al
 lower California of al
 les, together with thei
 will be guarded iron
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-30

Angeles, July 29.-Mexico's bnal authorities decided to at- Ito eliminate Governor Este ntu of Lower California after kernor recently refused Pres De La Huerta's invitation to dexico City for a conference eroA. IAlmeda, who at one Rs named Cantu's successor
 here today.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
FARMERS SCORE
RAILWAY HEADS
National Council Opposes
Return of Roads and
Criticises Methods.

A study of the interlocking direc-
torates of the railroads has been
made by the Farmers National
Council and in a statement made
public yesterday the organization
demands that the roads should not
be returned until Congress has
made thorough investigation of
the extent to which, under private
ownership. "the directors of the
railroads use their position, as di-
rectors OF industrial, financial and
other transportation companies to
loot the public"
Railroad directors under private
operation of the railroads earn
their stockholders bread. neat H.
tie revenues of $4,000 to 100000
and up, that way, but they get
their cake by being directors and
stockholders of industrial and
financial companies with which d.
rectors deal and from which they
buy supplies for their roads," says
the statement, and adds that all the
public does is to pay the freight
constantly increasing freight rates. "
The council points out that the
Industrial corporations in which
railroad directors are interested
are making enormous profits and
the return of the roads will help
them keep up their profits, and
cites among these concerns the
Baldwin Locomotive Works. Pitts
burg Coal Co.. United States Steel
Co. and the Lackawanna Steel Co,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
Congressman May be Denied
Chests, Coaching Day Relics

Moreover, the boxes can not be
obtained next session at an outlay
Of 1850. since the contractors,
Charles & Bro, OF Buffalo, assert
they lost several thousand dollars
on their most recent contract.
This means the next lot of chests
would cost about $4,000. In the
last contract. the cedar chests
cost IS each, oak ss.o5 and pine
s1.35.
Good Can't See Their Use.'
Representative James w. Good,
chairman of the House Appropria-
tions Committee, said:
There Is no reason why a mem
Der should be given a cedar chest
every session. While 1t is claimed
members need boxes in which to
take home their Office files between
sessions, these is no reason why
elaborate and expensive cedar
chests should be provided for this
purpose"
Most members of Cong-css have
their cedar chests carefully Grated
free of charge by carpenters of the
Senate or House ONCE buildings, It
is said, put a few public documents
in them and frank them home via
Larcel post.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
JENKINS FREED
/ TO END STRIFE
Senate Committee Gets De.
tails Showing Why Agent
Was Released.

The. United States made a mistake
in helping Carranza into power. but
II would make a greater mistake by
intervening in Mexico, Rafael Mar
tinez Garlic. former Mexican senator
and snb-secretary of the interior un-
Ger Huerta, declared yesterday in tes-
flying in the Senate's Mexican In
vesttgation.
Garlic. now an exile in this country,
disclosed thGt he originated the idea
OF having ball furnished for william
{. Jenkins, United States consular
agent. who was held in prison at
Puebla, Mexico. Garlic charged that
Jenkins refusal TO accept bail was
evidence that he was trying to foment
trouble between the United States
and Mexico. To prevent this GARLIC
said he offered to furnish the bail,
but while his idea was accepted his
money was not.
Raoul Desvernine, q Mexican con-
nected with a New York law firm
which acts as counsel for DIR. Alfredo
Caturegli. Mexican financial agent In
the United States, testified that while
In Mexico City last spring and sum-
mer he met J. Salter. Hansen, who
paid jenkins bail money to the au-
thorities at Puebla. Desvernine said
he knew nothing about Hansen ex-
cept that he seemed TO be a native
American.
DesvernIne discussed the recent
passage of an oil bill by the Mexican
Senate. and said he thought IL jeopar-
died the success OF negotiations now
being conducted in this country for a
loan 10 Mexico.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04

Possible cutting off of the ses-
sional cedar chest privilege" as
part of the Republican economy
campaign, is troubling the minds OF
members of Congress UP on the
Hill.
Each Representative receives a
cedar chest, an oak chest and pine
box every session. while Senators
receive double allowance. A total
of 1850 boxes are ordered. of
which $50 are expensive cedar
chests with brass corners, wooden
handles and strong locks.
Relic Of Old Coach Days.
The chest privilege is a survival
of a Congressional ruling made in
the old stage coach days, which
prescribed that each member should
be given three stout chests, in
which to convey home his personal
effects. The custom was handed
down intact until a few years ago,
when some resourceful Representa-
tive introduced a provision that one
of the chests be made of cedar.
While the total cost of the chests
and boxes amounted only to about
1890 last session, many Congress
men consider the practice vase
and believe the privilege should be
stopped
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
GOV. ALLEN REFUSES
TO ENTER 1920 RACE

New York. Jan. simultaneous
with the announcement OF Cover
nor Henry J. Allen in Topeka. Kan.
that he was not or would not be
a candidate for President, came the
announcement here from officials of
the Leonard Wood league that he
had been named as vice president
of the league.
From the headquarters of the
league at the Hotel Imperial cir
culars have been sent out to every
State in the Union with the ex-
treme southern group and those
communities in which favorite sons
have already announced their can
didacies.
Cards asking the support of Gen.
Wood for President have been re-
turned signed by more than 10000
voters and they are pouring in at
the rate of 1000 daily.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
RAIL OPERATION
SHOWS PROFITS
The Director General Says
Roads Made Money In
der Normal Conditions.

During the four months, July-octo-
Der. 1918, which were the only months
in which conditions approximated
normal. government operation Of rail-
roads WAS at a pront. according to q
report made yesterday by Director
General Hines.
In the report which summarizes
railroad operation during twenty
three months OF government opera
ton from January /. 1913 to Novem-
Der 80 1913. Director General Hines
divides the period into four parts as
follows:
Abnormal Conditions.
The calendar year 1913 which was
abnormal in being a war year. and
because while freight and passenger
rate increases were effective for vir-
tuaIly only the last half of the year,
large proportion of wage increases
was retroactive to the beginning OF
the year.
The six months ending June 80
1919, which reflected the slump in
freight business following the armi-
stice and readtustment to peace con-
ditions. This period reflects the in
crease in wages for the full period
and - greater portion of the present
wage scale.
The four months July to October,
1919. which may be said ito represent
approximately normal operating con-
ditions."
The months of November and De-
cember, 1913, operations of which were
so seriously affected by the coal strike
as to destroy their value for estimat-
ing normal earning capacity.
In stating the results for the four
periods. Director General Hines makes
allowances for certain adjustments in
back pay and then gives the following
table OF losses and profits after al
lowing in each month for one-twelfth
of the annual rental:
Calendar year. 1918. loss, s23s, 500, 900.
Six months. January-June. 1913. loss.
s2S2, 800. 900.
Four months, July-oetober, 1919
profit, SIS. 10000.
November, 1919. loss. $4,000. 900.
Total loss for twenty-three months
ended November 30, 1919. S5S7. 10000.
Gains and Losses.
The net or loss for these properties
GLASS railroads) for the four periods
on the basis OF the accounts as they
stand without making the adjust
ments for back pay and per diem
charge, and after allowing for the
monthly proportion Of the annual rem
tai was:
Calendar year 1918, deficit, ;211, 900 600
Six months, January-June, 1919, de-
felt, s292, 500, 900.
-Four months, July-october, 1919
gain. so, 10000
November. 1919, deficit. $5s,o00,0O0.
Total for twenty-three months, end
ing November 90, 1913, deficit. s533. 200,
O0S.
Director General Hines says: 1T is
estimated that IL General Order g had
been ecective January !, 1918, instead
of June, 1918. approximately 1874 900 0oC
Of additional freight and passenger
revenue would have accrued to The
Railroad Administration without any
increase in operating expense. II this
additional revenue had been obtained
there would have been a surplus rev.
enue Of about $4,000 900 from the OPP
Grafton for the months ended October
81, 1919, instead of the deficit shown
above, and the loss for the entire
twenty-three months period would be
about 100000. for which the coal
strike should be held responsible"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
OUTPUT OF COAL
NEARING NORMAL
Traffic Conditions Improy-
ing as Railroads and In
dustries Get Fuel

Report on trafae conditions fo
the week ended December 80 has
been made 10 Director General
Hines by various regional direo-
tors. The report shows that In thu
Eastern region business condition.
are improving generally and IN
creased activities are noticeable IN
practically All branches Of trade.
Some Industries are still affected
by shortage OF fuel and are operat-
ing below normal capacity. Gen
orally speaking. however, there has
been a slight Increase In the volums
of traffic moving. There is con-
tinued Improvement in the iron ane
steel situation.
In the Allegheny region bitum-
inous coal loading for the week
over the previous week.
The box car situation IL slowly
improving in the Southern region
Shortage Of open top cars also con
tinues.
Business conditions in the north.
western region generally continue
20 be affected seriouly by the cal
shortage and severe weather. but
there is q healthy undercurrent
Coal production in the central West
ern region during the week was en-.
ceptionally large. the loading being 3
per cent more than the same perioC
Of last year and les per cent NOR
than the previous week.
Regarding the fuel situation the re.
port says production Is again sum.
Gent to meet current requirements.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
u. S. Exports to Canada
Show Drop for September

Canadian purchases from the
United States during September
amounted in value to s77,9SO. 46S.
compared with sales to the United
States during the same month of
s42,643,5S3, 1t was announced yes
terday at the Department of Com
fierce. The comparison of the sales
TO Canada during September with
the same month last year shows a
decline Of nearly $12.000.oo0. while
the sales to the United States de-
clined about 100000.
Canada is the third largest GUS
toner in the markets of the United
States. The United Kingdom leads
in the purchase of American goods
for this year with purchases for the
first nine months amounting to ST.
702,723,52 6. France stood second
with purchases amounting to $3.50,
9s7,o22.