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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19

Chicago. May 1S.-A wave of price cutting in retail clothing costs reach ing from the Mississippi valley to the Pacific coast was reported to- day. Dispatches from "A cities told of promised reductions %in these necessities ranging from 15 per cent to minus profit.
 Financial authorities here said indications were that the price de- cline would be limited to ready to wear clothing, principally women's garments and silks. Shoes were in the list affected
 Tight money and inadequate trans portation facilities were cited among the prime reasons for the mercantile movement. Delays in delivery of goods in which much money has been tied up, together with inability of farmers to get grain. and live stock to market were said in many instan ces to have wroked a hardship on merchants.
 An officer of leading department store of Chicago declared the price reduction now being reported meant also that merchants were trying to satisfy what he called "a hysterical demand from the public for lower prices.' These current reductions, he said, might only be temporarily.
 A financial authority here said that if reports of price cutting were dependable, they indicated a tenden- cv toward a reduction inventory. Tho this might be temporary, he said, it was undoubtedly good, in that it suggested that merchants were go- ing ahead more cautiously
 Sales are being held under vari- ous names. In Topeka, Kan, a mems clothing firm announced "no profit sale" declaring that it would back it's promise at the end of the sale by letting the fair price com mission or committee named by him take possession of it's books and ac- counts.
 Department stores in St. Louis advertised "under- selling campaigns" :" Twenty per cent cuts were the most popular.
 On the Pacific coast, Tacoma deal CTS announced cuts from 20 per cent
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
WAR PIGEON FOUND.

Washington, May 18.-"Senwar,' one of the two veteran army pigeons released in Washington May 5, and reported missing. was brought to Camp Alfred Vail today by New Jersey farmer, who said it flew te his house near Plainsfield May 12 in an exhausted condition. He dis. covered that an old war wound had reopened due probably to exertions in flying from Washington. The farmer nursed the pigeon until it par tially recovered and then took it te the camp He will receive $25 re- ward.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
PLAN TO DRILL. FOR 0IL. SOUTHWEST 0F
 PINE BLUFF SOON
Prospecting Here to Follow Developments at Red
 field, RisOn

Pine Bluff and Jefferson county generally are feeling the effects of the oil and gas boom in south Arkan- sas, and plans are under way for the development of oil and gas lands in this county and in surrounding coun- ties, according to local oil men.
 c. K. Elliott of Rison has made a contract with the Big Six Drilling company to drill two or more oil wells near Rison, in Cleveland county. ac- cording to Tom Vaughan, Pine Bluff oil man. MT Elliott has between thirty and forty thousand acres under lease in Cleveland county and it is said that at least five wells will be drilling in that section within the next 90 days If parties who own leases in that county "can be brought to taw," more wells will be sunk, it is said. Elliott is now in Shreveport, La, closing contracts with firms to get several wells drilled in the Rison neighborhood. He is giving an acre age contract, with bonus, it is re- ported.
 Some activity along oil lines is also reported in the vicinity of Redfield, and when the Redfield and Rison dis tricts are once gotten under way and drilling started. where geologists have reported that oil can be found. Waugh an and Dr. o. w. Clark will start drilling near Pine Bluff for oil. They own some 10000 acres southwest of the city and plan to put the wells down, without speculating on leases. A geologist from Wichita Falls was here two weeks ago, according to Vaughan, and gave most promising report on the local territory.
 Bob Trimble will shortly start bor- ing for gas on his plantation near here, it is said. Considerable gas has been found on his land, and for some time he has been running a cotton gin by gas power. It is thought the gas deposits are rich in that section.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
CONVENIENT FOR DELEGATES.

Pine Bluff delegates to the ad con- vention in Indianapolis June 6-10 will be treated to number of innovations. For instance, when they step off the train, they will set their grips down on the station plat form, and will not be bothered with them-will not see them-until they arrive at their rooms at the hotel. |R. w. Etter yesterday received the contract for the reservation of rooms for the delegates from this place. Six will go. They are R. w. Etter, Jack Bernhardt. o. c. Hauber, B. w. Ben ton, Dr. w. R. Cunningham and Slay- ton McGehee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
SIMS AND PENn0SE WORKED TOGETHER,
 DANIELS CHARGES,
Secretary Hints at Collision in Anti-AdminiStratiOn
 Attacks
SAYS DEP APARTMENT
 BLASTED SIMS HOPES
Refusal of British Honor, Rendered by King George, Was on the Grounds That It Was Un-
 American

Washington, May disappointment of Rear Admiral Sims as honorary member of the British admirality was declined by the navy department as "unAmerican" despite that it was proffered by King George himself Secretary Daniels testified today be- fore senate committee Investigating the naval TOW. MT. Daniels charged that this incident probably furnishes some of the animus behind the admi- raPs attack on the department. Admiral Sims dearest and highest ambition, MT. Daniels said, was blast ed by the departments refusal to per init the appointment.
 Pointing to the similarity between Admiral Sims charges and statements made by Senator Penrose in the sen ate in August, 1918, MT. Daniels ex- pressed the belief that the two were not unconnected.
 "Either Admiral Sims is plagarist by some new science of mental telep- athy or the views of the senator were communicated to the admiral" the secretary declared
 "Penrose comes from Pennsylvania and Sims was appointed to the naval academy from that state. Did they collaboratte or exchange mental tele- grams"
 'The committee might have saved thousands of reams of paper and hun dreds of thousands of words by inves- tigating Penrose's charges, the secre- tary said.
 Senator Penrose was imposed upon by some informant almost as reckless in his figures as Admiral Sims was in his accusations" MT. Daniels con tinued "lt is also worthy of note,' he said, "that at the very time Pen rose was making this speech, Sims was writing to Captain Pratt threatening an investigation of the conduct of the war"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
Record Crowd at Froug's on Opening
 Day of Big Sale

Perhaps the largest crowd of shop pers that has ever damned into the store visited Froug's yesterday, the occasion being the opening day of Froug's widely advertised anniver- sary sale. From the time the store opened until it closed, the establish ment on this side of the Third avenue tracks as we'll a sthe Froug store at 300 Main were crowdde.
 In keeping with the general price reductions that are going into eff feet turnout the country, the Froup reductions attracted large and varied class of buyers. Clerks. tir- ed and worn at the close of busy day yesterday, reported that there had been steady and unfailing de- mand for all sorts and classes of goods The sale will continue until June 6.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
Wave Of Price Cutting on Retail CI0thing From East
 Coast to Ihe West Be0ins

to profitless sales, declaring that on some women's garments prices were cut virtually in half.
 Three Seattle retailers cut cloth ing 20 per cent. In San Francisco one reatiler announced 20 per cent cut in all lines, another 20 to 5O per cent in certain commodities. At Everett, Wash. two mems stores an nounced 20 per cent clothing cuts.
 In Nebraska three large Omaha stores several days ago announced a flat reduction of 20 per cent and oth- CT Omaha stores have followed. Sev- eral Omha stores said their silk cuts were 50 per cent. In York Neb., a 20 per cent cut in ladies silk and woolen garments was made In Wichita, Kan, silk shirts have been reduced. Coffeyville, Kan, re ported many cut price sales. In has announced general cut of 25 per cent. At Knoxville, Tenn, one of the city's largest department stores today made general discount of 20 per cent on it's entire stock, eX- cept few contract price articles Shoe reductions also were amour ced.
 At Oklahoma City sales offers of 20 to 30 per cent reductions were reported. One mems store at Mus kogee cut everything 10 to 20 pel cent and other houses advertised d sales of spring and summer apparel with reductions of 20 per cent.
 At San Antonio, Tex, two depart ment stores announced sales with re auctions of 20 per cent, another 2E per cent reduction sale. At Waco another department store announced it had knocked fifth off it's prices An Fl Paso store cut shoes and cloth ing prices.
 At Fort Smith, Ark, special sales said the reduction was 20 per cent At Pine Bluff several stores are mak- ing cuts. Slight reductions in shoes and wearing apparel were noted at TeXarkana and at Little Rock retail CTS last week made cuts from fifth to quarter. At Springfield, mer, chants have announced the same reduction. Atchison, Kan, amour ced 20 per cent reductions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
MINES WILL RESUME.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 1S.-An agreement was reached between rep resentative of coal miners and oper- ators in the districts embracing Kan sas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkan- sas here late today, on the controver- ted question of the cost of mine explosives, that will, it was said, re- suit in the resumption of work to- morrow in those mines closed down by strikes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
HEADS RICE MEN.

New Orleans, May 18.-A Godchaux of New Orleans was elected president of the Rice Millers' association at meeting here today attended bv mill CTS from Texas, Arkansas and Louisi- ana. A five-year program of publi- city to promote domestic and export trade and consumption of rice was adopted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
ND HARD COAL CASE.

"nx!on, an.1n, May 18.-Settlement \ an5an;racite nun; miners wage con |so,'a wnich has extended over sev- orn ss, si expected by officials
 arGw ans at a joint conference of W;1sop VII operators called by Sec
 r,nary m sIr,, to final negotiations, Ealo wilson tonight met the [st Ie committee of miners for
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
NEGROES IN RIOTS.

Port Arthur, Tex, May 1S.-Twelve negroes arrested here today following an attack on street car filled with negro non-union dock workers, em. ployed by the Mallory line to unload ships at the local docks, were taken to Beaumont this afternoon and placed in the county jail there. Ten or more non-union negro dock work CTS were injured in the attack.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
CHARGE PRoF1TEERING.

Philadelphia. May 18.-A federal, warrant was issued today for GimbeE Brothers. proprietors of large de- partment store, charging violatiop2 of the Lever act by profiteering m foodstuffs. S z
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
Progress is Made
 in the Breaking
 Up of Freight Jam

Washington, May 18.-Progress in the handling of the freight jam was reported late today by the in terstate commerce commission which announced that the movement ot empty box cars for grain loading had begun in large volume westward from New England and the Atlantic seaboard.
 Meanwhile, the federal reserve board met with it's advisory council and reserve bank officials to discuss the freight blockade from another angle. Primarily, the conference of bankers was aimed at then credit situation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
Plans to Market
 Cotton Discussed

Memphis. Tenn, May 18.- PlanS| for marketing the cotton crop thx1| the American Cotton association wetel discussed in executive session hsk@ today by the cooperative marketin& committee of the organization ma government experts, who will "re
 main in session for three weeks M this is necessary" according to 6fl~ nouncement tonight by Daniel 8, Murphy. marketing specialist of thu department of agriculture and chaiyx! man of the committee. v.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
ADMITS s5o,oeo THEFT.

Topeka. Kan, May 18.-Confe fessiS to the embezzlement of $50.000 fu63 of the Anline, Kan. state bank r made today by V. D. Johnson. an fer. according to . statem9nt m ' bv Walter E. Wilson, state hanh e S missioner. Johnson was bSouGA Topeka today and warrant fSx arrest will be issued at once,
 stated. The bank was capit&( for $2O.0O0 and had $100 900 dS z it's. zS x
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
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SUFFRAGE WORKERS
 HECkLE HAYS BUT
 GET SMALL COMFORT.

Washington, May 18.-A bevy F of woman suffrage workers fresh F. from their unavailing labors to
 F. obtain ratification of the suf-
 F frage amendment by the Della F ware legislature persistently F. heckled Will H. Hays, republi F can chairman, when he made a speech today at meeting of re- publican women of the District
 of Columbia.
 As soon as you have had more E experience in practical politics, F. MT. Hays told the first question + CT, "you will understand that F. party officials do not carry leg islatures around in their pock- cts"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
ASTRONOMER DIES.

Cleveland. O.. May 18.-Dr. John Nelson Stockwell, one of Americas s foremost astronomers, died here to- day as the result of a recent stroke of aroplexy He was 88 years old. Dr. Stockwell was one of the first scientists of the country to discredit the claim sof Dr. Frederick A. Cook that Ne discovered the north pole.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
ENVOY TO SIAM.

Washington. Nav 1s-The nomina> ton of George w. P. Hunt. faril1x| governor of Arizona. to be Ametic4N1 minister to Siam. which had been helSl up pending inquiry by the foreikl| committee was confirmed late tOday
 by the senate. SNa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
Payne is Director
 General of Roads

Washington, May 1s.-President Wilson today appointed John Barton Payne, secretary of the interior, as director general of the railroad ad- ministration to succeed Walter D Hines, whose resignation became ef- fective May 15,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
RAILWAY DIVIDEND.

Richmond, Va. Nav 18.-Directors of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company today declared a semi-an- nual cash dividend of 3 1-2 per cent on the common capital stock of the company payable July 10. Officers and directors were reelected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
BEARD BEGINS SENTENCE.

ktsun k1tuentin, Cal, May 1s.-James goman., confessed murderer oi
 at | ts ne married bigamously o as tne state penitentiary here |him fan ;n a life sentence, impos. -'~ Tn Los Angeles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
DEADLOCK ON ARM YELL.

Washington, May 18.-A deadlock on the army reorganization bill was reached today by the senate and house conferences. Senate provis- ions to reorganize the force caused the breach and the question will be brought before the house for vote.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
NOTICE

All members of the Knights of Co., lumbus are urged to attend the regu- lar meeting tonight at the A. o. U. w. hall. Bring your lady friends. Social session and dancing after reg ular meeting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
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F. PRIMA DONNA ALLEGES HER FORMER MANAGER
 OW ES HER S125, 900.

+ Minneapolis, Minn., May 1s.-- I + Aemlita Galli-Curci, the prima .
 9' donna, filed suit in district court . + today against Charles l.. Wag- . + ner, alleging that through secret : # agreements with theatre officials : + while he was her manager, he ] + had defrauded her of sums she :
 # believed totalling from $i00000 .
 + to $125,000. She asks the court : * to compel Wagner to make an ac- + counting.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19

A. M. F.. CHURCH ENDS.
 St. Louis. Mo-. May IS Tho qu1llSl riennial general conference of the African Methodist Episcopal ehur9 which has been in session here sire9S May 3 ended this afternoon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
PULLS FOR WOMEN.

Baton Rouge, La, May 18.--Gov
 Parker today received message from President Wilson urging his interest and influenza in support o1 federal suffrage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
21 Feet Expected.

The Arkansas river gauge yesterday read 163 feet. according to the local observer, and by May 21 stage of p feet is anticipated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
200 SQUARE MILES FLL. ]. CODED 2 Q ! ]: BY BREAK
 IN TIVE RED RIVER
 No Loss of Life; Government Rescues Live
 Stock

Texarkana, Ark, May 1s.-A strip of land in Lafayette county, Arkansas, between the hills and the Red river. extending from near the i Hampstead county line to a point IA miles south of Garland, about 40 miles long and averaging five miles wide. is now flooded because of breaks in the levees. All residents have been taken out and govern ment boat from Shreveport is taking out the live stock. There has been no loss of life.
 The breaking of the levees on the Lafayette county side of the river is believed to have eliminated the possibilities of breaks on the Miller county side, and caused a fall in the river of two feet during the past IS hours. Owing to heavy rains in north Fexas and Oklahoma another flood crest is reported to be comine' down the river and stage of 30 feet is predicted at Index and 35 feet at Fulton. Further damage however. is not anticipated as prac- tically all the low land not protected by levees is already under water.
 Crops Damage Big. 
 Little Rock, May IS 8-Enormous crop damapes, with considerable loss in livestock, was reported from the southern tier of counties in this state today, due to unprecedented rains and overflow. A new rise in the Ouachita river was expected to over flow additional lowlands Wednesday morning.
 At Portland Ash1ev courtv O 2E inches of rain fell during the last AZ hours, and Bayou Bartholomew which drains considerable portion of the southeast section of the state, is the highest in it's history. The flood con ditions in other sections of the stat were much improved today The white, Black and Arkansas rivers will not reach the high levels predicted by the weather bureau yesterday, ii was announced at the bureau today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19
THE WEATHER.
Wednesday and Thursday generally fair.

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-19

Spokane, Wash, May 1S.-The dem- ocratic state convention today named uninstructed delegates to the national convention and adopted the report of the platform committee which urged prompt ratification of the German peace treaty with it's league of na- tiOns covenant.
Arizona republican., 1920-10-03

one of the representative business men from the northside to be present at a cotton meeting of the Arizona -Egyp- tian Cotton Gorwers' association in the interest of the growing of cotton and the marketing of it at a fair price This is one of the steps that will be made by this organization toward the making of a movement of cotton.
 Rally Day
 Sunday is Rally day at the club house and all the little folks will give a special program that is very inter esting both 10 young and old. The public is invited to the club house lawn to see this on Sunday, Oct. 8.
 Goes North
 C. A. Novis and a party of deer hunters have gone north in the VI cinity of Prescott to bring home some venison.
 Have Good Time
 At the high school reception Friday night all present pronounced the event the best ever. The three upper classes gave the feed and good time to the freshies. The reception was held in the assembly hall and later a tug Of war was indulged in. the result being declared a tie. After that there were few games on the main grounds and then adjournment to the domestic science rooms, where the feed was put on. There were plenty of sandwiches and cocoa for all
 Elephant Tea a Success
 The Republican ladies held their or ganization meeting Saturday after noon at the Woman's club. There was a very large representation present ana the meeting was a success There were speeches and a special program, aftei which tea was served with cookies fl the form of elephants
 Burst Hydrant Someone who was either in a hurrl or used poor judgment drove a motol | car into the hydrant in front of tn, | high school building. As a conse quence the water flooded things anC ! caused a lot of unnecessary labor l However, the hydrant was moved close to the building and in the future any one striking it will suffer damage t, l his car
Arizona republican., 1920-10-03

GLENDALE, oct. 2-There has been some talk around Glendale for some time in regard to the establishment of a farmers cooperative gin. However nothing definite has been planned so far as those in the knowing are con- cerned. One plan has been proposed by several of the most progressive farmers, but so far as action on the proposition is concerned there is noth ing under way.
 Baseball
 The Central Arizona league having gone to the boneyard of baseball, the public is now wondering just when it will have an opportunity of seeing some more good games played. Man ager Benz of the Greys has had me- gotiations under way several times this week for a Sunday game, but all has | fallen through. However, he hopes | that at the meeting to be held in Phoe- nix next Tuesday night that better results will be obtained.
 Go Deer Hunting A bunch from the telephone office | in Phoenix and some Glendale boys | left Saturday night by truck for the country north of Frog Tanks to take on a little choice deer hunting for the next three or four days. The party was composed of Bill Platner. Bob Me Coy. L. T. Wright, Ira Eastman and Earl Smithers.
 Attends Cotton Meeting ! A A Carrick has been chosen as
Arizona republican., 1920-10-03
ID HOLD HEARING
 ON WATER RATES

Hearing of the application of the Clifton Water and Improvement com pany to purchase and install water meters and establish a water rate will be held before the corporation com mission in Clifton on Oct 20. The date of the hearing was originally set for Monday. but In response to a wired request from the city council of Cliff ton the commission postponed the hearing. IL is understood that del eCation representing the city will be in Phoenix within the next few days to go over the annual reports of the company.
 The interest of the city council Is based on the ground that the proposed rate is too high according to its be- lief. That it means to protest before the commission is the word that has reached here yesterday. The com pany for years operated on a flat rate and the tentative rate now offered is declared to be excessive by city off cials.
, 1920-06-17
NOTICE.

At the meeting convened at Est. Man
Il ning's Bay on Sunday 18th inst. it
n was unanimously agreed upon by
tho Members and Horse owners present
that there be Races on the 5th July; in
consequence of which all entries for the
Races must be made on Sunday. 18th
inst at Est, Manning's Bay, at 3 o'clock,
Bring your Horses along and have
them measured, and make YOU entries,
for the Races.
Frederiksted, st. Croix, 18th June 1920.
For the St. Croix Racing Association
L. S. HODGE,
Sec. e Tres.
, 1920-06-17

Government of
The Virgin Islands of the United States,
St. Thomas, IS June 1920.