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the checks to Craig. He has sent them
back to the company. he says. and writes
La Guardia:
This roundabout evasion of payment
to the city Is unworthy of the occupant
of the important office which you hold
When Mr.. La Guardias attention was
called to the Craig letter. which had not
reached him officially, he declared he
had paid his personal telegraph and
telephone bills In full. To cover the
latter he had sent the telephone COM
pany check for s2a.52. The figure for
long distance charges given by Craig
covered the bill for all the telephones In
the Aldermanic suite. to which every
member of the. board has access.
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he had failed 20 graduate from ssam>
mar school. lie took his savings. t;74
with him.
the boy spent much of the time home
telling his parents how he succeeded in
passing his examinations. He dressed
himself in new suit Friday and wore
carnation In the lapel of his coat.
sign. he said. that he stood high In hiy
class Before leaving the house. bow.
ever. he confided to brother that hx
tale OF success was faxed and that he
had failed miserably.
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Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Qoudy and
colder to-day: tomorrow clou-y. prob
ably rain or snow at night; frean north
west winds becoming northeast to-mor-
row.
For New Jersey-Fair and colder ao-eay ;
by afternoon night: moderate ngth ~est
winds, becoming northeast and east o-ihor-
For Northern New England--Cloudy and
colder to-day, probably light snow; to-Ese r
row fair and colder, moderate TO fresh TON
and wet winds.
colder to-day; tomorrow probably fair
fresh northwest and west winds.
For Wests-' No. York-Srow to-day and
probably Tomorrow; colder to-day.
WASHINGTON Feb 1.-The disturbance
that was central over Texas last night moved
night was over Maryland. and the north
Pacific disturbance had moved Southeast
ward TO the south Rocky Mountain region
These disturbances were attended by prccipi-
tation over practically the entire country.
except Texas and the southern plains States.
The precipitation was IN the form OF snow
In the upper lake region and Rocky Noun
tain States. The temperature continued
above normal to-day east Of the mississippi
River and the Southwest, and II was ap-
proximately normal in the Northwest.
The indications are for generally iair
weather In tie Ssstsa east OF the mississippi
River Tomorrow. except that light snow Is
probable in the region of the great lakes;
and the Interior OF New York However.
the Southwestern disturbance win move east
ward and precipitation in the lower
Ohio and middle Mississippi valleys by to-
morrow night and nearly all sections
east of the Mississippi River Monday The
precipitation will be In the form or snow
In northern. snow or rain IN middle ano
rain in southern sections. The temperature
will be lower tomorrow except In the ex-
IRENE South.
Observations at United States Weather
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Temperature.
~

Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations, taken at p. Nj. yesterday
seventy-fifth meridian time st
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John McManus. 49, elevator operator
in the Crescent Athletic Club, Pierrepont
and Clinton streets. Brooklyn. was
crushed to death last night after an at
tack of vertigo seized him. McManus
was starting UP alone from the ground
floor when he fell to the floor of the car.
The car door was open and part Of his
body protruded. At the car passed the
second floor his body caught in the door
jamb. He was dead when other employees
managed to release his body.
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POLICE SEEKING BOY
WHO FAILED AT SCHOOL
Disappeared With Savings
Last Friday.

A general alarm was sent out yester-
day by the police for Bertram A. SOM
merheld. Is years. son of julius A. Som
merfield. of s36 st. Nicholas avenue, who
disappeared last Friday after he learned
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OPPOSES EXPORT TAX.

LONDON Feb. 5.-The Foreign At
fairs Committee OF the Italian Chamber,
according to a Rome despatch TO the
Exchange Telegraph Company. has dis
approved the IL per cent. tax on Ger
man exports
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LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.
OPERATOR CRUSHED

Highest temperature. 30. Mt 124o r M
Lowest temperature. 80. at q A. NJ
Average temperature. ~.
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WOMEN and men pcruse the Help Wanten
opportunities In Section Six to-day. Many
positions open offering permanency and ad-
vancement.-AdU.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16
MOONSHINERS HAVE NC
CHANCE IN THIS TRIBUNAL

Malvern, Sept 15.-That the wo-
men officers in Arkansas intend to
meet out the full measure of the
law in enforcing the prohibition
act was evidenced here Tuesday
when two alleged liquor transport
ers were arraigned before Mrs.
Blanche o. Butler, justice of the
peace, who fined them $500 each
and sentenced them to so days in
Jail. An additional fine of $100
was imposed on one of the men for
carrying a revolver. This is the
first trial in Hot Spring county
with u woman presiding.
The men, who gave the names of
James and Johnson, were arrested
Monday afternoon by Sheriff S.
Bray and his deputies, at overhead
bridge. near Reyburn, which had
been designated as a meeting place
by the alleged bootleggers to pros
pcctivc customer. The men were
captured while carrying the liquor
to the customers wagon. One was
carrying 10-gallon keg and the
other 5-gallon keg, the officers
said
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16
Big PACKERS
ADOPT OPEN
SHOP PLAN

tJ,n,ted rreas Asaoclat'onnJ


Chicago, Sepj l5-=-'rhe open abep
has been established by four Of the
nations largest packers. Officials OF
the international Butchers Union
have been notified by the packers
that in the future only employees and
not union officials will be dealt
with. The agreement under which
Federal Judge Alchuler acted as ar
bitrator in disputes between the
packers and union employees, has
expired, and in its place the amer
lean shop representation plan" has
been established.
The packers which have thrown
their companies into open shops are
Armour & Company, Swift & Com
pany, Wilson & Company and Cuda-
hy Packing Company With the
announcement of the open shop
came the statement that there
would be no immediate readjust-
ment of wages and working condi-
tons, both of which will remain
the same as under the Alchuler
agreement.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16
MOVEMENT TO
ORGANIZE THE.
WHOLE COUNTY
Commercial Club For Craig
head Latest Move--Other
News From Adjoining
County.

The Jouesboro Dauy 5un of tbo
ltu says: "a very enthusiastic
meeting was held at the Chamber
oi Commerce Saturday afternoon At
two O'Clock, which had been called
for the purpose Of submitting r.
plan to the farmers and merchants
from all over the county in connec-
tion with extending the work and
benefits of the Chamber Of Com.
merce to all parts OF the county.
''Fhe Chamber of Commerce has
enlarged their convention hall, and
an invitation was extended to the
farmers to hold all of their meetings
in this hall, whenever they desire to
have meeting Of any kind
'The speakers stressed the idea Of
cooperation Of all the citizenship Of
the county, and it was the opinion
of those present that the movement
was the most important one that had
ever been started in iCraighead
county, and that the proposition
would be endorsed by the entire
county at the meeting October 1st.
Every farmer and merchant in
the county is invited to attend the
meeting, and large crowd is cx-
pected."
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16
WORKERS ARE CHOSEN
BY LOTTERY SYSTEM
international News service)

Columbus, GA lottery system
is being employed by the city en-
gineering department for the pur-
pose of selecting workers.
BY this method between eighty
and one hundred Columbus married
men, numbering among the local
army of $1,000 unemployed laborers
are chosen weekly.
These men are limited to one
weeks work in order that work may
be given to as many Of the unem-
ployed as possible. They are paid
fifty cents an hour for helping
build a high pressure twelve-inch
fire protection main in the down
town district.
The applicants for work, mum
bering in the hundreds, each Fri
day or Saturday place their names
on slips of paper. Drawings are
made from the slips until all vacan
cies are filled. Preference is giver
to registered voters.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16

ALABAMA Be
Made TARGET
Big Fighting Vessel Turned
Over to Flyers-All New
Methods of Attack Will
Be Tried.

Washington, Sept. 15.--Battleship
Alabama, which is to be used by
the army air service as u target
was turned over by the navy at
Philadelphia Tuesday. Naval craft
will tow her to Chesapeake Bay,
where the bombing tests will take
place off Tangier Island, probably
beginning Sept. 20.
For the first time, it was said,
the tests will be held under war
conditions as far as possible.
Army officers pointed out that it
is no longer a question of whether
they can sink warship, as that
has been demonstrated with
former German ships, but rather a
test of different methods of attack,
gas, incendiary and both
small and large demolition bombs.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16
Nine PERSONS
KILLED IN OIL
]. EXPLOSION
BA EA GA A
Three Others Missing as Re-
suit of Disaster Near Phil
adelphia - More Than
Score Hurt.

Philadelphia. Sept 15.-Nine men
are knowa to have been killed and
more than a score injured, several of
whom are expected to die, in the
second serious fire to visit the big
Point Breeze plant of the Atlantic
Refining Company in a month. Three
more men are reported missing and
may have, been burned to death be-
meath flaming tanks of petroleum.
The fire was preceded by ter
rifle explosion which killed several
workmen and wrenched others with
flaming oil. Only prompt action by
the company's organized rescue
squads prevented the death list from
mounting higher. witnesses declared.
The explosion occurred in the
north section of the yard where sew
eral hundred men are employed in
the manufacture of naphtha. Many
of these work in underground tun-
nels where fires that boil the crude
product into naphtha are maintain
ed. Some of the dead were trapped
in these tunnels by rivers of liquid
fire let loose upon them by the
blast.
IT is feared the three missing men
were caught in these tunnels and
no hope is entertained for them ii
|such was the case.
Physicians reported that several
of the injured probably We're fatally
burned. Nearly score were SC
badly hurt they had to remain in
the hospitals while few others
were sent to their homes.
Officials of the Atlantic Refining
Company were unable early last
night to explain the explosion, the
second fatal accident of the kind
in month. The first was on
August IA, when five men were
killed and property damaged to the
extent of million dollars.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16
CHARRED BODY
OF. FARMER IS
DISCOVERED
Believed to Have Been Muir
dcred and Home Fired
by Strangers Near Far
reIl.

Pine Bluff, Sept. 15.-The char
red body of Walter Dierks, aged 53,
fruit grower, was found i'll the
ruins of his home near Farrell. when
an investigation of the fire was
made by d passer-bY Tuesday morn
ing. Search is being made for two
strangers. who are believed to have
robbed and murdered Dierks. then
to hide the crime set fire to the
house. Near the pile of ashes was a
club or which was hair matted with
blood, and a pool OF blood found
near where the porch of the house
had stood.
The strangers arc said to have
come through the vicinity of Far
rcll Monday. and to have stopped at
all farm houses and begged for
food. They said they had been out
of work for a month and that they
had not eaten for several days. On
their arrival at Dierks' house. it is
said that Dierks told them to hclE
themselves to fruit, and showed
them a large orchard. 1t is believed
that Dierks had several hundred
dollars in his house. as he had just
marketed a crop of pears. The
strangers, it is said, then went to a
small store near Farrell and asked
for meat and coffee, telling the
proprietor that the old man, mean
ing Dicrks. would pay for III the
following morning. The men Sc
cured the supplies and left in the
direction of the Dierks farm, which
is mile and half from Farrell
in Saline county. IT is said that
the men were seen west of Farrell
Tuesday noon, before the crime was
committed
Dierks lived alone aud had NJ
relatives except a brother, who il
said to have been in Pine Bluff sey.
cral days ago
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16
Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict.

San Francisco, Sept. 15.--The cor
oners Jury returned verdict yes
terday holding That Miss Virginia
Rappe, motion picture actress, came
to her death through peritonitis
caused by the rupture of an internal
organ. Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle
was held responsible by the jury
for Miss Rappes injury and the
district attorney was directed to
conduct a full investigation OF the
matter. The verdict charged Ar
buckle with manslaughter and di-
rectcd that all official sources con
cerned conduct a full and exhaustive
investigation.
The jury held that Miss tappe
came to her death through the ap-
plication Of force (which we be-
lieve from the evidence was applied
by Roscoe c. ArbuclIc and We here.
by charge him with manslaughtcr
eve recommend that the district
attorney, chief OF police, grand jury
and prohibition enforcement Officers
take steps to prevent a further oc-
currence of such events, SO that '5al
Francisco will not be made the rem
devious of the debauche and tht
gangster."
The verdict in assigning the cause
of Miss Rappe's death said:
1--WE, the coroner's jury, find tha
the said Virginia Rappe, aged rs
single, residence Los Angeles, cam'
to her death on September q
the Wakefield sanitarium from ;
ruptured bladder, contributing caus
of peritonitis.
And we further find that salt
Virginia Rappe came to her deati
from peritonitis, caused by rup
ture of the urinary bladder, cause'
by the application of some force
which. from the evidence submitted
was applied by one Roscoe Arbuckle
1--WE, therefore, charge that SAT-
Arbuckle with the crime of man
slaughter
Ben Boas, one of the nine Jurors
| returned minority verdict, i
which he said that Miss Rappe'
fatal injuries were caused by tn
application of some force, but
am unable to say who applied it,
Two charges of murder, one pre-
ferred by the police and the othe
by Mrs. Bambina Maude Delmon
friend of Miss Rappe, and tw
/ charges of manslaughter, one rt
turned by the grand jury and tn
} other by the coroners jury, res
against Arbuckle.
The coroner's jury was out fC
more than three hours after a
, examination of witnesses, whic
| started last Monday.
Arbuckle, although APPARENT
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16

THREATENED
IN A LETTER
Secretary of Grand Jury
That Indicted Arbuckle
For Manslaughter Re-
ceives Missive.

San Francisco, Sept. 15-Secretary
Harry Kelly of the grand jury
which indicted Roscoe Arbuckle foI
manslaughter, has received letter
threatening Arbuckle's life. The let
ter came while the grand jury was
assembling to make return of 6
formal indictment which was voted
Tuesday night Foreman Clifford
of the grand jury let it be knoWr
that he had investigated reports tt
the effect that members of the grant
jury were being intimidated ant
said that he failed to find any basis
for the reports. The writer of the
letter to Kelly claimed to be ;
near relative of Virginia Rape.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16
Much Drilling Activity.

The Jonesboro Evening Sun. OF
the 18th, says: -. F. Scott, head
of the company that will sink Cham
Der of Commerce Well Nc. !, is In
the city today and with him are
some of his expert drillerB. The
derrick builders will arrive In jones'
boro Friday morning from Tuls2,
Okla, and Sunday will see the COM
pletion of the derrick, according to
a statement given out this morning.
Parties driving along the Bono road
will distinguish the majestic timbcrs
towering above the cluster Of trees.
The casing is already here and the
machinery has been shipped.
M is reported that the derrick
'forf THE Donahue well at GilkersoA
is nearing completion and that ma
chinery is being hauled to the site"
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16
FARMER TO
SPEND HIS
LIFE IN PEN
John Hambrick Pleads Gull
ty to First Degree Muir
der for Killing Neigh
Dor.

Wynpe. Sept. 15.--John Hambrick,
farmer, aged about 35, yesterday
pleaded guilty to first degree muir
der in Cross Circuit Court and was
sentenced to life term in the peni-
tentiary The prosecuting attorney
agreed TO accept the plea and to
recommend a life sentence. Judge
Il. e. l.. Johnson pronounced SEN
tence at IL O'Clock yesterday morn
ing.
Hambrick was indicted for killing
7. w. Sides, aged So, his neighbor
two months ago. The cause of the
known. Hambrick and Sides, both
of whom were married and hat
families, were tenants on the same
farm near Cherry Valley. They
were at work in the field on tn,
afternoon of the killing, when Ham
brick threw his hoe down between
two cotton rows and left. He walk
ed six miles to the home OF his
fatnor ana borrowed enotSull
then returned to the field.
Walking up to within few fec
of Sides, Hambrick shot him down
Sides daughter, who with her moth
er also was working III the field
probably escaped a similar fate b.
running when Hambrick pointed th
gun at her,
Stanley Futrall, negro, who sho
and killed Bud Williams, anothe
negro at Parkin about three month
ago, and who was indicted for firs
degree murder. pleaded guilty t
second degree murder Tuesday an
was sentenced to 10 years in tn
penitentiary.
Trial of j. w. Barnett of Hickor
Ridge, charged with night riding
was begun yesterday morning. Bar
nett is alleged to have placed severs
sticks of dynamite under the res
dence of w. r. Malone, also {
Hickory Ridge, with whom he ha
quarreled. The explosive was dis
covered before the fuse had bee
ignited The case probably will nc
be concluded before late today.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16
R0ADFAKER
OPERATED in
MISSISSIPPI
Mrs. Bertha Clifford Who
Was Fleeced Out of $35
Receives Letter From An
other Victim. a

A smooth -tongued road fakcr who
operated in Paragould last Friday
and fleeced Mrs. Bertha Clifford out
of $500 in cash. posing as a rep
resentative of CiliGago tailoring
establishment for women, has been
heard from at Water Valley, Miss,
Were he vctimized another woman
for the same amount. III each of
the cases the faker exacted $500
from his victim as an advance pay
ment for an agency he was prOpoS-
ing to establish with them. The
proposition looked like a money
maker and the samples he was pro-
posing to leaye@With the women ap-
parently were worth a great deal
more than the money he was re-
quiring He said he was going to
use the $500 in advertising the
agency.
Mrs. Clifford yesterday received a
letter from the woman at Water
Valley. Miss, signing her name as
Mrs. NJ. X. Richardson. She wrote
Mrs. Clifford that the description as
published in The Daily Press Tailed
with the man who fleeced her out
of $500 on August 81, with the
exception he wore a blue suit of
clothes while there. The Mississippi
woman wrote that she is a widow
and has two children to support.
nanciai straits and he pretended to
sympathize with her.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16
HUNDREDS
RENDERED
HOMELESS
Fire Sweeps Bungalow Sec
ton at Rockaway Beach
Seven Small Summer
Hotels Destroyed.

Rockaway Beach, New York, Sept.
15.-Hundreds of persons were rem
dered homeless by fire which swept
part of the bungalow section OF
Rockaway Beach last night. Sew
Ell small summer hotels We're de-
stroyed. One body, it is reported
was found in the ruins, and two
others are said to be missing. The
damage is estimated at about one
million dollars.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16
Big Law Suit on Trial.

The Jonesboro Evening Sun. OF
the 18th, says: "The big law suit
of the Henry Wrape Co., vs.. the
Il. H. Muse Company in which the
plaintiff seeks to collect $4,000
which they alege is the amount due
for timber cut by the defendant
on their land, continues in circuit
court today. At press time taking
of evidence had not been completed.
THE case will probably run far into
tomorrow. The plaintiff is repre-
sented by Attorney J. d. Block Of
Paragould and the defendant by
Attorney e. l.. Westbrooke of this
city
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16

BLAMED FOR
GIRLS DEATH
Moving Picture Comedian Is
Formally Accused of Man.
slaughter-Coroner's Yer
dict.

st. Francisco, Sept. 15.-Distric'
Attorney Brady has virtually decid-
ed to prosecute Roscoe Arbuckle on
a charge of manslaughter. This is
a bailable offense and Arbuckle's
attorneys are ready to supply Sl5,-
600 bail Brady's virtual decision
to prosecute on manslaughter
charge is believed to have been in
fluenced by fact. Both coroner'S
jury and grand jury indicted Ar
buckle of that crime, refusing to
accuse him of murder.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16
Fined on Booze Charge.

The Jonesboro Evening Sun, OF
the 14th, says; Mart e. McAlister
and Will Boeckman Of Lake City
drew fines of 500 each in Justice
Johnson's court this afternoon on
charges of transporting whiskey.
Charges of distilling whiskey against
them were dismissed, there being ne
evidence to show that they en-
Gagged in The manufacture Of white
mulo
"The two we're arrested several
days ago when found near still
with four gallons in their posses
sion. Tnis occurred when Marshal
Haywood Of Lake City and Deputy
Shcriifs Oliver and Siggers of Bay
raided and destroyed the still, which
was located one half mile from
Lake City"
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-16
C0NFE:DERA1
PENSIONERS
CHECKS uzRE
$l5,25O WEN BE Distributed
to Veterans and Widows
in Greene County--Re-
ceive SIPS Each.

Circuit Clerk Geo. II. Rogers this
morning announced that the checks
for confederate pensioners had been
received and are now ready for dis
tribution to old soldiers or their
widows. There are one hundred
and twenty-five of the checks,
amounting in all to $15,25O. The
amount each Confederate soldier or
his widow will receive is $125.
Circuit Clerk Rogers requests that
old soldiers or their widows call at
the court house for the checks.
deeply moved, accepted the verdict
with Composure.
The verdict was the outstanding
event of the Arbuckle case yester-
day. Other developments We're;
The starting of an investigation
into charges that liquor was
brought to and served at the Labor
Day party in Arbuckle's hotel rooms,
where Miss Rappe was alleged to
have suffered the attack which end
ed in her death.
The finding of Betty Campbell
show girl and one of those attend
ing the party, after she was report
ed to have disappeared, and hel
questioning by the district attorney
| The statement of Captain of De
tectives Matheson that one of the
girl witnesses who had attended the
party had been asked to accept q
| bribe to withhold her testimony.