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The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
MORE HELD FOR
 NIGHT RIDING
TWENTY ACCUSED FARMERS TO HAVE HEARINGS AT JONES'
 BORG TODAY.

Jonesboro, April 13-Twenty Craig head county farmers, in jail here on charges Of night riding and arson, will be given preliminary hearings before Justice ] W. Johnson tomorrow The accused farmers have employed attor neys to defend them while Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Roy Penix will be assisted by N. F. Lamb.
 Three additional arrests were made today John Craig, Will Davis and Lawrence Stanley were taken into GUS tody by officers near Bay. They were lodged in jail here this morning
 One of the 20 men under arrest iS said to have confessed to his part in burning property and threa tening farm CTS if they sold their cotton. His name was not divulged, It is said he told the prosecuting attorney that he was member of the party which burned house on the farm of D. l.. Jones last December. He intimated that he aid ed in the destruction of other property 1t Is said.
 Officers and the prosecuting attor- ney today conducted an investiga tion behind closed doors. They refused to give out any information.
 II is considered probabl that the ac cused men will waive preliminary ex animation The Criminal Division of Craighead Circuit Court will be con vened here Monday, and the Grand Jury is expected to take up the night riding and arson cases early in the week Should indictments follow the accused men will be tried at the coming session of court-Gaette
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
WOULD TABOO BEER AS
 \ MEDICINE FOR SICK

Washington. April 3-Prohibition of beer as a medicine and steps to re duce the nations supply of spurious liquors to "250OO0 gallons or some reasonable amount" were urged by Wayne B Wheeler. legislative super intendent of the Anti Saloon League today in outlining the leagues pro gram to an executive conference of rep resentatiyes of score of national tenn perance organiza tions The beer pro Intuition was necessary he said be cause of Mir Palmer's been opinion. .
 To reduce the supply of liquor, Mir. Wheeler proposed a five year embargo on importation or manufacture.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
TAKES CHARGE OF BOOTH

Washington. D C., April 13.-Mrs. H NJ. Jacoway, wife of Representative Jacoway, has been designated by the League of American Penwomen to take charge of the Arkansas booth at the Penwomens convention, opening to- morrow at the Willard hotel. Auto graphed books and other publications by Arkansas authors will be sold at the booth. The Arkansas booth will be decorated with cotton bolls and apple blossoms. Mrs. Jacoway will be as sisted by the other women of the Ark ansas congressional delegation. Names of the Arkansas authors whose books will be sold could not be obtained to- night.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
.SEMINARYLEAD-
 ER BREACHES
DR. L. R. SCARBOROUGH OF FORT WORTH TELLS OF WORK
 IN SOUTH.

Little Rock. Ark.-Dr. L. K. scar borough. president of the Southwestern Baptists Theological Seminary at fort Worth. Texas, preached at the morning service of the Second Baptist church yesterday Dr Scarborough is compiet ing 6O-day tour of 12 southern states within the Southern Baptist CohYeh' ton. in the interest of the S75'ooo'oV campaign of which he was director general last year, when the baptis'' subscribed S92 50O, ,000
 Di. Scarborough compared pre-"ai times with the present times and point cd out that conditions prevailing now are by far better than those before 'he great conflich
 He said "Our national wealth in lsif was 5000, ,OOO, 900, and at the present time is 33S. .OOO, ,OOO, ,OOO."
 We can lend the money to German. to pay her indemnity to France anu England and they will pay it paeA 'O us," he said in part.
 He said since the Baptists had rai'e' the $75 GOO ,00o\ more churches ate ing constructed in the South thah any other lime and difficulty IS peins experienced in taking care oi 'n' growth of the denomination
 pr. Scarborough also outlined "n"' was being done with part Of the nion.. raised by the recent campaign. he sa.e there were 119 Baptists school Ill iva "o eigh lands. with an attendance of 4o'ooe young people, gain of 10000 over u. year before the campaign. The iarses. Sunday school class in the foreisa countries. he said, is in Brazil numbers 900. A sum of S1oo'ooV A"9 been set aside for the care Of oiu ini- isters and 5000 homeless and mo'n.' less children are being cared for ne said. We have 17 hospitals Ill ~ 70 South. eight others being built anu ~ in the foreign lands Last year, @ latter 16 hospitals, treated 2oo'oVo p tients" he said.-Gazette.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
GNAU CONFESSES
 GETS 21 YEARS
PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPT TO ASSAULT YOUNG SCHOOL
 GIRL.

Pleading guilty to attempted assault on 16-year-old school girl in the City park. April 1. q. P. GnaH was sen fenced in First Division Circuit court yesterday morning to 21 years impris onment in the state pen tenriary The sentence k the maximum penalty
 No review of the evidence was made in the court, and upon Gnau's entering his plea of guilty he was sentenced by Judge Wade and ordered committed immediately to the penitentiary II developed after Gnau'S arrest fo rthe assault on the school girl that he lad made two similar attempts in the city park each time posing as an officer.
 In pronouncing sentence Judge Wade said to Gnau: Ut is not improbable that something is wrong with your mentality It Is difficult to see how we'll balanced man could think to continue the impersonation of officers as cloak to cover crime and seek to escape detection for any considerable length of time. Officers are, as they must he. nose jealous of their good names. one who seeks to use the name and guise of an officer as a cloak for crime will instantly bring down upon himself the wrath of all officers. Whether you were sane is not a matter to 20 into now If it k shown that you were. or are, mentally unsound you will be transferred to the state asylum
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
3 DEAD, 50 HURT
 IN TEXAS STORM
TERRIFIC WIND DEVASTATES SMALL VILLAGE NORTH OF
 M'KINNEY.

Melissa, Texas, Pril. 13-Eight per sons are dead, five probably fatally injured and approximately fifty others more or less seriously injured as a re sult of tornado which struck here al 2 80 o'clock this afternoon Five of those killed were negroes.
 The storm swept through the town from the southwest to the northeast demolishing every store except the bank. wrecking every church, practi- cally destroying the school building and tearing down three gins, the postoffice interurban stu ton and part of the rail road station.
 The storm damage was increased hy fire which broke out in the debris after the building had been razed. A grain elevator was blown across the railroad tracks and a string of freight cars was lifted from the rails and turned over, iniuring several members of the crew. The tracks of the railroad as well as the Dallas -Denison interurban line were ripped up for more than half mile through the town.
 Telegraph. telephone and trolley wires went down. impairing communl- cation.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
Meeting Here Today For
 Permanent 0rgar'2at'on
SOUTHWEST ARK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SESSION
 HERE THIS AFTERNOON

Delega tions from different counties arrived in our city this morning for the permanent organization meeting scheduled for today, whereby the southwest Ark Chamber of Commerce will become a permanent commercial body. On account of the heavy rains and storms of yesterday, several rep resentatives from Pike, Lafayette, Lit tie River and Clark could not get here The largest delegation came from Hope, composed of the following well known business men of that city. Messers-Talbot Feild, Jno. Fl. Arnold, Fred O. Coleman. V. A. Pate. w. X. Duckett. C. A. Tunnell. H Clyde Hill. D. B. Thompson. and Ralph Smith
 Hon. Graham Burnham from Glen wood on the Caddo" represented Pike, and Mir. Mcdaniel was here from Clark. Martin Nelson, k +. Wood and Carl Brown were in attendance from BlevinS Several others here whose names we did not learn. At F 30 sharp this afternoon. the visitors and townspeople assembled at the luncheon tables at the Prescott Hardware, and there lis tened to the addresses of welcome de livered by President Blakely of the Prescott Chamber who very approp- riately pointed out the purposes of the meeting
 At the conclusion of his adress. Rev. Theo F Hall returned thanks, after which the guests seated themselves for lunch
 We are writing this hurridely to get it in this afternoons Daily Picayune. but we must pause long enough to pay our respects to the good women who prepared and served the luncheon. The feast was simply grand, and the Dan Pittman also comes in for a wora of praise for his splendid activity n sisting the ladies in waiting on the tables"
 Chairs and plates were arranged for 1O3 and practically every seat Wa taken The tables were laden with choicest eatableS and hoquet o5 assorted roses hreathed its perfume at the plate of each welcome guest.
 Toast master. W V Tompkins in troduced himself and self introdtle- ton followed around the several tahle~. Mir Tompkins, then presented MT Tunnell to the aSsemhlage, to which the active secretary of the Hope Cham Der. responded in brief speech set ting forth the work being done in his city
 The toastmaSter next called on Graham Burnham and the gifted son ot "Glenwood on tho Caddo" expressed himself in his characteristic manner. pr W B Hogg addressed the hody and several local and visiting speakers were heard. after which the meeting was transferred to the Court House where permanent organization of the District Chamber was completed i'll executive session
 Hon Inc A Davis of this city waS unanimously elected president. and C A. Tunnell of Hope. Seeretary-Treas urer of the permanent organization Hon. $. <. Langley of Murfreesbiro was chosen vice-president and committee composed of Nelson. Blakely, Arnold and Tunnell was appointed to draft the bylaws governing the Distrlct Chamber of Commerce
 The meeting k still in progress aS we go to press.
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The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
Liquor is Condemned.

Judge Wade said that 1t had been represented to him that Gnau was pro hahly under the influence of liquor when he made the assault, and declared that this ought to add to the punish ment "A man who tanks up on wild cat liquor" he said, may be led to any crime. and the pity is that it is used by many of our so-eated resepctable citizens"
 Gnau was admonished to conduct himself we'll in the penitentlary and ob tain the good time" allowed by prison rules which would reduce his sentence eight years. "This would reduce your sentence to 13 years" Judge Wade said, and at the end of that time you could come out with much of your life still before you, go to another part of the country, and begin over again"
 Mrs. Gnau sat by her husbands side during the preliminaries. and at the
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
Take Hurt to Mckinney.

Mckinney, Texas, April 13.-Ffve persons were killed and from twenty fife to fifty others injured, some pro bably fatally, when tornado swept down from the west on Melissa. six miles north of here, today. Fire fol lowed in the debris of the buildings razed by the twister and virtually the entire business district and the east side of the town were destroyed.
 The tornado unroofed the school building in which about 240 children were at classes also eaved in the east walls, but due to the foresight of the principal and teachers, who, when they saw the tornado approaching marshal ed their charges into the basement, none of the children was hurt
 The dead are:
 Three-year-old daughter of Mir and Mrs Warner Young.
 Three year-Old daughter of MT ana Mrs. Wheeler Loftice.
 Lou Hawkins, 30.
 Henry Morgan.
 Florence Thomas.
 The tracks of the Houston and Tex as Central railroad and electric inter urban railway through Melissa were torn up for half mile. A string ot freight cars on the railroad track was blown off. injuring some of the train men.
 The tornado dealt with Melissa m tbe usual freakish fashion. It origl mated near Franklin. six miles west or Melissa swept eastward, destroying farm buildings along the way to Bo- land and Charlottesville, then missed the west side of Melissa only to sweep down from the east.
 The waldon hotel. which faced south was hurled around by the wind, ana left facing west No one in the hotel was hurt.
 The I,oftice child was killed in her mothers arms by a flying piece oi scantling The mother was not lnlnr- ed
 A horse on the main street was found with a scantling driven entirely through its body. Many horses and mules were killed.
 In the business district only one building. the bank was left standing and about twenty-five structures most ly brick buildings, were destroyed All residences in the east portion were blown down.
 Every physician in Mckinney was 'h- cluded in the relief party which lmme diately went to Melissa. More than 1000 persons also took to the muddy road leading to Melissa.
 Tonight, twenty-five injured persons were in hospitals here.-Four States Press.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
$. I. X. PROGRAM.

At the regular meeting of the s. I. A. at the Grammar School Friday atter- noon at 8 30 the following program will be rendered
 Fssav-"Practical and Possible &. L A. Activities in the School and out of the School"-Miss Jewell Cooke.
 Vocal Solo-Miss Gertrude Davis.
 Educational Give tplift.' Mrs. R l.. Blakely.
 A cordial invitation Is extended to every one to attend this meeting.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
TRAIN HITS AUTO. BUT
 OCCUPANTS ESCAPE

Walnut Ridge April 13.-A chaffeur and two passengers in a taxicab en route from Walnut Ridge to HoXie this morning had narrow escape Wheh their automobile was struck by Frisco passenger train No. 104 on a grade crossing at Hoxie The auto was drag ged about 25 feet down the track ana demolished. The occupants, however were thrown out of the taxi when the train struck 1t and they escaped with Minor scratches and bruises. It is said the drivers view of the approaching srain was obstructed by a street car.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21

close of the sentence when he resumed his seat, she took him in her arms, hiding her face on his shoulder, until he was taken away. Gnau was removed to Tucker farm yesterday afternoon, No notice of appeal was filed by his at torneys-Gazette.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
GOVERNOR PRAISES
 SUNDAY SCHOOLS

Governor McRae. Mayor Rrickhouse and " r. Hopkins brought greetings from the state. the city and the county to the members of the Arkansas Sun day School Association at its meeting last night at the First Methodist church Eighth and Center streets.
 Governor McRae called attention to the remarkable growth of interest in Sunday School work in the last half century and said that in the moral life of the community an efficient Sunday school was as active an agent in pre- venting crime as a police force. Mayor Brickhouse also spoke on the value of Sunday school work as a civic factor. Mir. Hopkins gave a resume of the work of the chairman of the Pulaski county organization, Mir Hopkins said that S2. 400 had been raised by county Sun day schools for benevolences during the year.
 The Rev John Boden. rector of Christ church. gave a 30minute talk on the First EpiStol of John and Mrs. Phoebe A. Curtis spoke on childhood'S x environment.
 Last nights program closed the first days sessions of the three-da confer ence which opened yesterday morning. All sessions were we'll attended, The program for today will open at 9 9:30, with a praise service and a short talk by the Rev MT Boden. who is giving series of Biblical lectures on the Epistles of John as a part of each pro gram.
 The afternoon program will open wit ha praise service and will be given up to divisional conferences for the leaders of the children's division, the young peoples division. the adults division and the Superintendent's di- vision.
 At 6 30 a superintendent's supper and conference will he held, Moving pie lures will be given tonight
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 Bus McGough of Laneburg, was in inc city today
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21

Friendship is a golden jewel "h0'' sparkle lights the subway Of the so'. Today its tender hand is reaching o'. over the wreckage of the storm, iei'u''e comfort to the homelessThelping Oea' the burdens there.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21

J. B Hamilton of Emmet was tran sacting business here this morning. Blake Scott of Prescott, was here yesterday on business.-Star of Hope ]. K. Wicker of Weaver settlement was a pleasant caller at this office to- day. E H. Purtle of New Boston Texas, is visiting his brother, c. c. Purtle of this city.
 Hugh Mcdaniel of route1 was at tending to business matters in Pres colt today. Once more let us thank the Prescott ladies for the magnificent luncheon served today
 Dan Pittman of Prescott, spent yes terday in Hope a guest at the Barlow Hotel.-Star of Hope.
 Mrs. Ernest Crank and daughter or Willisviile are visiting Mrs. Cranks mother. Mrs. A. l. Cox.
 Rorn-Tuesday afternoon to MT and Mrs. Harold White. of this city, a fine daughter.
 Hon. Randolph P. Hamby was busy in court at Washington and could mol attend the districe meeting here today. Rev. W. E. Hogg of Little Rock will deliver an address at the Methodist church tonight. This lecture will be free.
 We appreciate the favorable expres- sions of our visitors today, touching on the business and social life of this city.
 \. x. Wells Jeff for Fl Dorado this morning to study the drilling of oil wells. with view of putting down test well near Prescott.
 Hon W Y Tompkin> makes good toastmaster.
 A. A. Gordon of Prescott. spent yes. terday in this city-Sta of Hope w. l.. Britt of Boughton attended the district Chamber of Commerce meeting here today
 
 Lee C Campbell ot route ;. wa> il town today
 T. F. Hughes Jr.. of Emmet is here today on business.
 i(pN J. T W ultt bl T4huitlf AouL' o' was in the city today on business.
 
 D. ]. Bean left this morning for q few days business visit in Memphis. MT. and Mrs NJ. E. Segler of Emmet. visited friends in Prescott yesterday. J. E. Hamilton of Emmet. was trans acting business at the conrt house To- day
 H H. Smith spent Sunday here with hts family, returning to Ell Dorado this morning.
 Miss Bess Helen Grant of Little Rock sptnt the weekend with MT. and Mrs. Harmon Graham.
 Hundreds visited the storm swept area yesterday afternoon, the Pike road showing long line of autos and other
 
 conveyances.
 Miss Lula Hart has accepted a posi- tion with the krescent Store. succeed ing Mrs c. A. Wynn, who recently re signed.
 Misses Jewell and Stella billiard spent Sunday in Hope, the guests of Mrs. Stella Fairchild returning on No. 32 this morning,
 Miss Ella Posey, demonstrat ton agent of the southwest Arkansas district is visiting her father Frank PoSey. and family of this city
 Mrs K. H. Orr has returned to her
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21

sun6BoId 6IIsQ eul Ioy eqIIosqns
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21

Monroe Graham of route Was il town today on business.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21

Bus McGough of Laneburg, was il the city today.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21

A fellow watching our National Guard boys putting up tents in the storm district yesterday, remarked that "the boy scouts were worth something after all"
The New York herald., 1921-06-16
ycie Raw Wins Mile Rum at
Harvard Stadium in 4:3O 3-5

BosroN. June t5.--Joie w. Ray of the
Illinois Athletic Club. national amateur
mile champion. won a special one mile
run at the Harvard Stadium to-day in
The athletic games held In connection
with the centenary celebration of the
Boston English High School. His time
If 4 minutes 80 3-5 seconds was con-
eidered good IN view of the high wind
which was against the runners on the
str1' '@htawsy.
Jimmy Connolly of Georgetown Uni
versity. intercollegiate one mile cham
1cr. finished second and r. r. Brown,
running under the colors of the y. A. A
third Ray went ahead at the start
but Connolly Jumped him in the first
~uarter and led until forty yards from
the finish, when Ray. who had been
somewhat protected from tho wind by
running at Connolly's heels. took the
lead and kept t. He finished ten yards
in the lead.
Ned Gourdin of Harvard. who won the
broad Jump at the recent intercollegi-
ates. jumped % feet 4 inches In an un-
successful effort to make a new record.
The New York herald., 1921-06-16
YANKEE POLO TEAM
WINDS UP PRACTICE
Overwhelms Ranelagh in Live
ly Game-Players and Ponies
on Edge for Saturday.
Special Gable to THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1871, By THE NEW York HnR,L
New York Herald Bureau
yun

Special Gable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, By THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
3 London, June IS.
The American polo players closed
their practice for the International
matches by overwhelming the club team
at Ranelagh, winning by 13 to IL. after
giving handicap of seven goals.
A promising feature as far as interest
in t,c game Is concerned was the great
crowd Of several thousand persons who
came by invitation only to see how the
challengers looked on the eve Of the
games. With the Ascot races in full
swirg 1t was a brilliant society gather
ing and gave some idea OF the tremen-
dous interest with which the match
Saturday will be watched.
The American team looked better
than it has in weeks, with Louis f..
Stoddard. Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., j.
Watson Webb and Devereux Milburn
apparently at their best. Their hitting.
riding and team work shattered the gos-
sip that they had gone stale. Undoubt-
edly the shining light of the American
removed three weeks ago but quickly
PIT back. He Is playing washing, pow
erful polo and has become quite fa-
vorite with the British crowds He
rides beautifully and hits with great
strength and accuracy and gets in every
sight place.
Milburn seems at last to have struck
the stride which made him one OF the
two or three greatest polo players in the
world. To-day he gave an exhibition OF
the marvellous eye and arm for which
he is famous. playing at top notch de-
spite mild attack of lumbago which has
',A troubling him for several days.
Also during the game he injured his
mallet thumb. tearing off part OF the
nail. While this probably won't prevent
him from playing Saturday the thumb
will still be lame and sore. Nevertheless
he is still considered better back than
Major vivlen Lockett, the captain of the
English team.
He seems to have the team well organ
lied. They worked so well together to-
day that they drew repeated cheers from
the crowd. The ponies also are in a more
favorable condition, because the choicest
have been spared for the tournament.
The Americans haven't enough topnotch
ponies, 1t is true, but their best can't be
beaten on this side of the Atlantic.
The sale Of seats has been such that
the prices for tickets to Hurlingham Sat-
urday have gone beyond all reason.
single seat tonight was quoted at f25.
which is about 500. All boxes and re-
served seats have been taken and there
is no question that IL the weather is
reasonably good Saturdays game will
be the most fashionable ever known In
the history Of the game. Betting to-
night was about even.
The New York herald., 1921-06-16
Fcrdaam Loses in Eleventh
to Harvard by I to 6
Hobbs Stars in Victory for the
Crimson.

Special Despatch to The NEW YORK iihRALD.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. June 15.-Harvard
made an eleventh inning finish against
Fordham this afternoon. the New York
boys losing their final game OF the year,
z to 6.
Harvard made three runs against I'm
Mcnamara in the first inning, Fordham
later getting to Russell and scoring five
runs on four hits and an error in the
sixth. Eddie Hobbs pitched the last
four innings for Harvard He allowed
only one hit and struck out six men.
In the eleventh Fordham had the
bases filled with one out, but Hobbs
famed Donovan and Owen made fine
play on Cousineau.
In Harvard's half Of the inning Nc
Namara hit both Halleck and Janin.
Crocker sacrificed and then Hobbs won
his game by sending q slow roller to
Mclaughlin. who could not get the ball
Go fte plate in time to head off the
speedy Haleck. The score: