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Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-15
FATHER OF
 PRESIDENT
 WEEDS NURSE
Dr. George T. Harding, Aged Scvcnty-Six, Fig ures in Romantic Elope- ment.

Monroe. Mich, Aug. 12.-Mouroo, long famous as Michigan's Gretna Green for cloping couples from Ohio, the state border being only a few miles south. was visited yesterday by Dr George T. Harding, father of President Harding and Miss Alice IcvGrus. for many ycU9 the nurse in his office at Marion, O., who were quietly married.
 Dr Harding and the bridc-to-bc arrived unheralded from Marion shortly before noon and went imme- diately to the county clerks office for q marriage license. Dr. Harding gave his age as 76 and Miss Zeverns as 52.
 From the county building the cou pie went to the home of the Rev. Frank T. Knowles, pastor of the
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-15
GINNERS AGREE ON
 PRICE REDUCTION

Little Rock, Aug. 12.-A reduc- tion of ginning charges from 70 cents to 25 cents per 100 pounds was made by the Arkansas Gin ners' Association at the last session of it's two-day convention yester- day morning. The reduction was agreed upon at a conference Wednes- day afternoon between representa- tives of the Arkansas Farmers On- ion and the Arkansas Ginners' As sociaton. The agreement was rati- lied by the ginners yesterday morn ing at it's convention when the re duction was first announced
 The new price of ginning cotton will be p cents 100 pounds while the cost of bagging and tieing will be $150 d bale. It formerly was $225. The prices will remain throughout the year and will be standard over the state except un- der special contracts.
 The price of ginning long staple
  inches is to be 90 cents a hundred If 45-pound Arrom ties and two pound bagging is used, the baling price is to be $1.50, but if 60-pound ties and more than two-pound bag ging is used, the price of baling is to be $1.75, according to the agreement.
 The legislative committee of the for the passage of a bill regulating the price of ginning that is to be made agreeable with the farmers and the ginners. It is intended to regulate the price each year to conform to conditions and prices.
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ago and arc now assuredly on the upgrade. A big opportunity is at hand.
 Prosperity and depression move in cycles, one following the other with the same precision and resu- larity as the sun and moon When prosperity is at the top of the cycle the vast majority are gleeful. It IS then that Amateur Stages are cock sure of the future. The horn of plenty is seemingly inexhaustible. Life is to be lived with laughter and song, skipping and dancing in the never ending scintallating sun shine. But alas! When depression takes its turn at the top of the wheel the exact reverse IS true. The majority vie with one another in weeping and wailing. Things ill general are headed for the demlnl- tion bow-wows with no ashes on the slide to retard the descent. Dark, foreboding clouds indicate hope less future; panic seems imminent.
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NfOr1NC Of By Elmo Scott
 Great Scouts Watson aa
C. Western Newspaper Union. EAT" MASTERSON'S REVENGE ON THE CHEYENNES

One December day in the early soy cnties young buffalo hunter down in the Texas Panhandle was busy skin ming a buffalo when five Cheyennes of Chief Bear Shields band rode up, sa- luted him with q grave How" and sat on their ponies idly watching his work. Although the hunters Sharps rifle was lying some distance away, he was not worried, for the Cheyennes were supposed to be peaceful at that time.
 Presently one of the red men dis mounted and picked up the Sharps as though to examine 1t and as he did so, another reached across and whipped the pistol from the holster in the hunters belt. Instantly the first Indian struck the white man Il mur- derous blow across the forehead with the rifle and in broken but emphatic English told him to git" The hunter was outnumbered five to one; he "got."
 The victim of the Cheyennes was Bat" Masterson. William Barclay MasterSon was his name, but his sue cess as buffalo hunter had won him the title of Bat" as worthy success or to Baptiste Brown, "Old Bat, a mighty slayer of game in the old days. Masterson reached his camp in safety.
 That night he rode stealthily into Bear Shields village and "cut out" 40 of the old chiefs ponies. As he worked he came upon another rider engaged ill the same occupation. It proved to he Billy Tighlman, fellow buffalo hunter who later became famous dep uty United States marshal.
 When in 1874 war party swept down upon the Adobe Walls, the buff falo hunters headquarters, some of Bear Shields warriors rode with ii, and one of the defenders of the little stockade was Bat" MastersOn. Then and there he obtained revenge for the blow which the Cheyenne had struck him.
 After the Adobe Walls fight, Mas terson enlisted as scout for General Miles and served with him until the southern plains tribes were subdued. A few years later he was elected sheriff of Ford county, Kansas. Dodge city, the county seat, was one of the toughest cowboy towns In the West, 1t was one of the most peaceful. By his courage and his skill he had es- tablished record second only to Wild Bill Hickos as a tanner of bad men.
 Then ne left the West never to return, and today Bat Masterson is a high salaried writer on a New York newspaper.
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SECRETARY AGAIN URGES
 ECONOMY Y
Solons Told Tax Reduction Possible Only by Cut in Expenses - Program Is Attacked.

Washington, Aug. 12.-- Both the administration and Congress were warned yesterday by Secretary Mel Ion that the $350,O00,000 reduction in estimated departmental expendi- lures agreed upon at the White House conference Tuesday as a part of the whole tax revision program can be accomplished only by the exercise of the most rigid economy.
 "To accomplish this reduction MT Mellon said in letter to Chair man Fordney of the House Ways and Means Committee, ''it will be neccs- sary for the administration. with tho assistance of the director of tho Bu- reau of the Budget, to put forth it's utmost efforts to insure economy in every government activity, and for Congress on it's part to give the most wholehcarted cooperation. not only by avoidance of new expenditures, but also by the limitation or repeal of various outstanding balances and authorizations.
 'I cannot too strongly emphasize that the program agreed upon and outlined in this letter depends upon the reductions in expenditure which the administration expects to accom- plish, and that the anticipated say ings can be effected only by the most consistent and determined ef- forte to cHt expenditure. The esti- represents the utmost expected to ac- crue during the year, particularly in view of the uncertainties resulting from the depression in business and the shrinkaGc in incomes and prof it's"
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OUR NATIONS WEALTH

Ks nation we arc worth two hrndrcd and twenty five billion dollars net Our nearest rival IS England worth only eighty billion dollars. We have threc-fitthS of all the gold in the world, and gold is the basis of credit for nations and individuals alike. In our banks there is more actual money than in all the rest of the banks Of all the civilized countries of the world combined Ponder well over this fact No other country compares with our own in quantity and qual- ity of raw products, cultivated and cultivatable area our water power is matchless. We have a greater and more efficient amount of manu- featuring facilities than any other country, or several of them together, Then, considering all of these won dcrful advantages, why should we be in the dumps now?
 Here is probably the most im- portant single item of all Read 1t very carefully so that you too can readily appreciate that all ill the world this country needs now is the lOosening of the bankers purse strings The ratio of total reserves of the Federal Reserve System a year ago, after setting aside the re- quired s per cent against deposits, was 475 per cent. Today it is 7g.O' pen cenr.o n'The1 bff1si cheld have been reduced, roughly, $500,000,0 Total earning assets have been pull cd down from above s3,1S0, 900 to $2,O6O, ,0OO, 900, fall of fully S1,- 20,O00,000. The net demand de- posits of reporting member banks have been reduced (through calling of loans) from $11,300, 100000 a year ago to less than s10,000, ,000,- 900 today Meanwhile. the gold re- serve of the Federal Reserve banks have increased 100000, or no less than 25 per cent.
 The time to display caution, even timidity, is during boom times. It is far more profitable to be coura- geous, even daring, when conditions are depressed. Even common sense tells us that when prosperity is at the peek we should look out for the inevitable ride down the tobog- gan instead of plunging with never a thought of tomorrow. All markets are in reality weakest at the top is an inflexible economic rule This very instant we are very near bot tom, having touched it month
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RAILROADS EARN MORE.
June Report Shows $l4,679, ,348I
 Over Figures fer May.

Washingtou. Aug. Indications of business improvement are seen in the net railway operating income in June of the railroads of the United States. which amounted to $51,77S,000. which was $l4,697,346 more than it was in May, according to reports just filed by the carriers with the Interstate Commerce Com mission
 June earnings. on the basis of the Tentative valuation fixed by the In terstQtc Commerce Commission foi ratc-maklD- purposes under the transportation act, would be at the annual rate of return Of 3.1 per cent, compared with 2.4 per cent the previous month. Tabulations show, however. that the railroads fell short $47295,000, or 477 per cent of earning per cent contemplated by the act.
 This was, however, the largest amount earned during any one month ny railroads since last No Vcmbcr. when their net operating income was $54,343,793 Seventy two roads-~24 in the Eastern and 19 in the Southern and 20 in the Western districts, had operating de- ficits in June, compared with to- tai of S2 in May.
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TRAIN HITS AUTO;
 FIVE ARE KILLED

Vicksburg, Miss. Aug 12 - Charles Brown, driving truck with trailer behind loaded with human freight, attempted 10 cross the rail road track ahead of north bound Yazoo and Mississippi Valley passen- ger train q mile north of Auguilla. Sharkley county, yesterday after noon at o'clock. As result Brown, another white man and three negroes were killed and one white man and nine negroes were injured.
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m by the firing of the shots. Mc- Clel]an's statement was practlcaily the same. Both men saw stephenson walk out of the gate, gong sWlitiy toward the courthouse They thought the gun was in his hand, stlii smoking.
 Rut one of the three shots fired found it's mark. That one was fatal.
 If was stated Wednesday that the accused man has called Attorney Ernest Matthews of the firm of Ellis
 S Matthews in conference, but whether he will be retained to de- fend Mir. Stephenson is not known vet. MT. Matthews stated that he did not know whether his firm would defend the accused man. The Jefferson county grand jury WAS in session Wednesday, but fol- lowing the filing of partial re. port took a recess until Aug. 23. Whether or not the grand jury will be called together before that time to make a special investigation into 1 the killing had not been definitely decided Wednesday night, MT. Tate stating he had not yet conferred
 with Lynn E. Patton, foreman of
 the grand jury. However, he said f he would confer with him and if
 he deemed it necessary next week
 for the purpose of Investigating the
 tragedy.
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U. S. POUNDS NATIONAL
 PARK IN HAWAII
(CsntInuea From First PaEen


 A. Thurston. publisher of the Hono- lulu Advertiser and pioneer citizen of Hawaii, represented the Terri tory. Included in the large crowd which gathered to witness the cere- mony was party of twenty eight tourists from New York, headed by Fl. V. Kaltenborn, of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
 The new park, with total area of about 74.000 acres, is divided into three sections, which embrace some of the most interesting and in many respects the most noteworthy features of the entire National Park system. On the island of Hawaii are the KiIauea and Mauna Loa sec tions, which adjoin and which in cludc within their boundaries two active volcanoes Kilauca and the internationally active volcano Mauna peak in the Pacific The third section of the park lies on the Island of Maui and is known as the Halea- kala section, taking it's name from the mountain whose great extinct summit crater forms the principal portion of the area controlled by the government. The crater of Haleakala is twenty miles in cir conference at its rim, which has an elevation of ten thousand feet, has a depth of over two thousand feet and an extreme width of seven miles. being the largest extinct vol canic crater known.
 Comparatively speaking, Hawaii National Park is still uncommercial- ized though there are two hotels in the kilauea section and rest houses for the accommodation ol trapping parties on both Haleakala and Mauna Loa,
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STORY OF
 KILLING IS TOLD
1Contimued From FjraG rREeD

rGO1 pAt 1S-year-old daughter of Rev. Steph- enson. who was united in marriage to Piedro Gussman, Porto Rican, a Catholic, by Father Coylo Tuesday morning, refused to go to the home of her mother. choosing instead to remain with her 42-year-Old hus- band, to whom her marriage was the direct cause of Tuesday nights trag- edy. Neither has she visited her father in his cell at the county jail. WedE esday it is stated Gussman went about his work as paper hanger as usual
 Authorities succeeded in finding
 eye witnesses to the shooting We'd
 ncsday. They appeared before the coroner Wednesday.
 Formal investigation into the kill ing was started shortly before noon Wednesday and was concluded about 5:30 o'clock. Eight witnesses were examined and the investigation was held behind closed doors. Solicitor Joseph B. Tate directed the investi- gation and questioned the witnesses. Sheriff J. C. Hartsfield was the first witness to be called. He told of the visit of Mrs. Mary stephen son. wife of the accused man, to his office Tuesday afternoon about i5 minutes before Father Coyle was shot to death. She was seeking as sistance in locating her daughter, according to the sheriff. Sho plac-
 ed the responsibility for the act of the girl on the Catholic church,
 she said The pistol with which the shooting was done. .3S auto
 matic, was introduced in evidence
 W. l.. Snow, traffic officer, tcsti- fled as to his running after Rev. Stephenson and experimenting him
 inst as he was attempting 10 enter
 the east door of tho courthouse.
 This testimony was also CorrOborat-
 cd by Patrolman Dan W. Malone
 and Deputy Steve Wiggins told of
 the condition of the man when he
 was turned over to him in the sher-
 iffs office.
 One of the eyc-witncsscs is T. s.
 shelton and the other James Me Clcllan. shelton said he was stand
 ing on tho street opposite when he saw Rev Stephenson walk in through
 Shelton was uncertain how much
 conversation passed, but whatever
 was spoken was of short duration.
 He said that the Protestant minis
 ter had hardly time to go lengthy details before the argument wound
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Monroe Presbyterian church, where

Monroe Presbyterian church, where the ceremony was performed.
 It was not until after the newly weds left the city, apparently to re- turn to Marion, that newspaper men discovered that the Harding named in the marriage license was the fath- CT of the president.
 Miss Byrl Snyder, deputy county clerk, who issued the license, did not recognize the presidents father She was much surprised when in formed later by reporters.
 The trip from Marion was made in an automobile, accompanied by q young couple from Dr. Harding $ home town, whose names are un- known. Immediately following the ceremony Dr. Harding and his bride entered the automobile and left the city to some unknown destination They were in Monroe less than an hour.
 After obtaining the license per hitting him to wed, Dr. Harding asked to be directed to Baptist parsonage. There being no resident Baptist minister in Monroe, he was directed to the home of the Rev MT. Knowles. An intellectual at tempt was made to suppress an nouncement of his marriage.
 Asked by the Rev. MT Knowles before the ceremony if he was the father of President Harding tho Nerion physician ignored the ques tiUn.
 Mr. Harding appeared in the besi of spirits in Monroe and talked witt newspaper men and attacks of the county clerks office on a variety oi subjects When ever he was asked concerning his relation to President Harding, however, he ignored the questions. The physician distributed cigars among men with whom ht talked at the county building ant sent box of them to the offices O the local newspaper,
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-15
WILL TRY FOR CHANGE
 OF VENUE
Governor Small of Illinois Wants His Trial Held in Some Other County Than Sangamon.
sunited Press AssoclatIons)

Springfield, Ill, Aug. l2.--Cam- paign to test the legality of Cover nor Small's arrest and to obtain his trial in some other county than is actively under way. Attorneys for the governor demand ed and will receive certified copies of all court proceedings pertaining to the indictment returned by the grand jury July 20 and the bond signed by the governor and three friends after his arrest
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-15
MEETING HELD
  COURT HOUSE LAST EVENING
Large Crowd Attend Citi- zens' Gathering to Re monstrate Against Water System Cost.
.fFrom Thursdays Daily Press}

(From Thursdays Daily Press} A public meeting was conducted at the court house last evening for the purpose of remonstrating against what many citizens regard as beng excessive cost of the proposed water improvement project recently placed in process of creating. The meeting was attended by a large crowd of citizens, the auditorium being talriy well filled, and the body was ad- dressed by several persons who arc contendipg that the proposed bet
 terment is too great burden Tor property owners to bear.
 Perry House was elected chairman of the meeting and in a brief ad- dress set forth the object of the ses- sion which was called at the ln- stance of a number of citizens who arc of the opinion that the issue involved demands remonstrative mea- sures. w w. Randy, A. C. Cloyce
 Dr. F. M Scott and Judge John Honey addressed the assemblaGe in which they declared the cost of the
 bettermentpi project as at present offered involves too great an outlay of money for the tax payers. They believe there should be limitations of the district as created that would bring the total cost of the better ment down to much lower cost.
 The subject was discussed in it's various phases, taking issue with the water commissioners who apparent |ly are supported by a large ele- ment of the citizens in the conten- tion that the system as proposed is what the community needs and must have to be adequately equipped for la water supply. It was repeatedly pointed out that the assessments against the properties of the city amounted to more than $309, ,000 and that it virtually meant a mortgage upon the properties. The support CTS of the project in it's present form say that the cost in reality amounts to approximately seventy per cent of the cost named.
 At the session last night com mittee was appointed to carry into effect the wishes of the body to the end that satisfactory adjustment of the matter may be reached. The committee is composed of Perry House, Marion Sims. Lon Tyner, Judge John Honey and R. C. Griz- gard. They met this morning at 10 o'clock and decided to invite the wa ter commissioners to meet with them this evening at the city hall at 7:30 o'clock for the purpose of hearing the proposals they have in mind, The meeting of the committee and commissioners tonight is private, though it is likely that no obiec- tions to the attendance of citizens will be enforced
 Apparently the issue is not clear ly understood by the citizens gen crally and it is hoped that discus sions that may result from the meet ing last night and the points that may be brought out at the meeting of the committee and the commis- sioncrs this evening will tend to clear up the situation and lead to better understanding of the subject and final adjustment of differ fences.
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No Worms in a Healthy Child

All children troubled with Worms have an healthy color, which indicates poor blood. and as q rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance. GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC given reGu- arIy fer two or three weeks will enrich the blood, improve the digestion, and act as eeneralStrensth enine Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispcl the worms, and the Child wilbe in perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle
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to dictate largely the prices that are ts be paid for cotton. As rapid ly as the states arc organized they will be federated into the American Cotton Growers Exchange and thls central agency, controlling three to four million bales will become factor in. the cotton commerce or the world that must be reckoned with.
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RupERT c. WRIGHT, Owner.

Advertising rates made known upon tn apuijcation. Reserve the fiSht ~ accept or reject for pupilcatlon mtis .,,a all statements or annouacehioHe9
 Resolutions of Respect cara , ca ol Thanks, Obituaries and the ilhe ,t at ,.l.srrcd for al the rate or rive cents her fine. counting five words to the line. . en.b as. ,snr Rent For Sale, Wanted, etc., .,,,, charged for at the rate ol one aan s.,,,, ne,. word; no advertisement in- sc,f.d for less than 25 cents.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-15
LLOYD GEORGE MAY ATTEND
 CONFERENCE
British Premier Will Be Present at Disarmament Farley if Domestic Affairs Will Permit.
United Press Associations)

London, Aug 12.-Lloyd George will attend the Washington disarma- will permit, it is stated in authorita- tive circles.
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Three-Times-a-Week Paragould Soliphone Monday Wednesday, Friday

Entered at the postoffice, at Para rosid. Arkansas, as secoho-ciass ii"- matter.
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The Daily Press, published every evening except Sunday. will pc marco ns,f of paragould at the rate of Sl0u for for four months or $500 per year. year. p,.i.sjde of Greene county at the rate ofs5 s1.00 for three months or ai'VV
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SOLIPHONE SUBSCRIPTION
 RATES

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When running dates or figs through a minccr, add a few drops of lemon juice to prevent clog ging.
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Read These A BCR Rules About Batteries

Adjustment and oiling make your bearings last longcr--propcr inhation and careful driving make your tires last longcr--clcaning makes your spark plugs serve longer and better. It is worth remembering that there arc rules just as simple for making your battery Last longer and serve more faithfully.
 Here arc three rules in A B C form Put in water regularly snd keep up the
 charge.
 Come in every two weeks for battery service } And when your present battery wears out,
 buy Willard Threaded Rubbes Battery
 the only battery with Threaded Rubber
 Insulation between the plates.
 There is only one battery good enough for us to back by our unquali- fled recommendation the Will lard Threaded Rubber Battery. Come in --and we'll show you some records it has made right here.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE PROMO oUININE Tablcts) It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. E.W GROVES signature on each box. soc,