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Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-07

helped him maintain this alias until
she began to feel that her husbands
father should be notified
Little Rock Police at Work.
Chief of Police Rotenberry yester-
day said that he is making every eff
fort to apprehend the two bandits
who escaped after the attempted
Alicia bank robbery Wednesday.
Every available officer has been
assigned to the case and much
progress has been reported. The
officers say they have several clues
which they believe will lead to the
arrest of the bandits.
A. M. West, local taxical driver,
who arrived at Alicia yesterday
morning to return the bandits au-
tomobile to Little Rock and its own
er, the Independent Taxicab Com
pany, was detained by officers there
until the Little Rock Police De-
partment identified him. West then
was released and permitted to drive
the car back to Little Rock.
William Epson, chauffeur who
says he was hired by the bandits
in Little Rock Tuesday night to
drive them to Jacksonville, still is
being held in Jail at Walnut Ridge.
Sheriff II. H. Caldwell decided to
hold Epson, although Reese, the
wounded bandit at the penitentiary
exonerated the driver and confirm
ed Upson's story that he was forced
to drive the car for the three men
Epson said that the men hired
his car to drive to Jacksonville
J Shortly before reaching there he
said one of the bandits forced him
| to drive on and threatened his life
1if he gave an alarm. A mile from
Alicia, Upssn said, he was tied tC
a tree while the bandits proceeded
on to the town. After the robbery
| the car was found, about two miles
| from Alicia and later Epson walked
into town and told his story. He
/! was taken to Walnut Ridge and
locked in Jail.
! Information which the Little Rock
police say they have obtained tends
to discredit Upson's story. Local
officers declare they have secured
information that the three would-be
robbers approached three other local
chauffeurs, telling them of their
plans to rob the bank and offered
to pay them handsomely to drive
car to Alicia. 1t was said that
all three refused. The police ar
working on the theory that Epson
who had been out of employment for
some time, went with the bandits
voluntarily in the hope of sharing
their loot and that he had pre-
| pared the story of being forced to
drive the car in case anything went
wrong with the plans to rob the
bank. Epson never has been under
arrest before.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-07

PROPOSED TO
The ROAD Bill
Senators Plan. to Eliminate
the Section Objected to IN
the West and South
west. Y

Washington, Nov. A group OF
western and southwestern senator's.
called together by Senator Mcclellan
Of Tennessee, met Wednesday night
to discuss with Thos. H. Macdonald.
chief Of the Bureau Of Public Roads.
the position to be assumed with re-
gard to the conference report on
the federal aid road bill, which
passed the House Wednesday,. par-
ticularly with reference to the fea-
lures to which Arkansas and Texas
members objected to SO vigorously.
1t is understood that Macdonald
discounted the complaint that Texas
and Arkansas would have to change
their constitutions In order to par
ticipate IN federal aid funds In the
construction of improved roads, att
err the expiration of the three years
of grace allowed in the bill. as II
nally agreed to in the House. The
senators reached no agreement as to
whether they would demand that
the bill be returned to conferences
for the elimination of Section "a.
or whether separate legislation
would be enacted to emasculate this
section at the regular session.
Owing to the short time remain
ing of the present special session,
and the danger of leaving the bill
on the shelf by sending it to con-
ference, it is probable that the lat
ter course will be adopted. Sena-
tors Sheppard and Caraway both
said there would be no difficulty
about securing the enactment of such
legislation, in the event it is de-
cided to work out the problem in
that way.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-07
YONKERS LADY
MEETS MISTRESS
OF WHITE HOUSE
But 1t Was Quite Unex-
pected, as Visitor at .Ku-
Klux Hearing Walked
Into Wrong Building.

Yonkers, N. Y, Nov. Allow the
first lady of the land" came to
her rescue when she intruded upon
the monthly luncheon party of Sen
ators' wives during visit to Wash
ington was told here by Mrs. Harold
L S. Robinson, member of the execu-
tive council of the Girl Scouts in
this city.
Mrs Robinson said the incident
through which she me. Mrs. Hard
ing was characteristic Of the mis-
tress or the White House. Mrs.
Robinson was in the capital to at
tend the Kuklux Khan hearings in
the House office building She left
the building at noon for lunch and
through error entered the Senate
office building upon her return.
Seeing group Of fashionably-
dressed women at lunch she started
to leave, but was Intercepted by a
guard. who told her to return and
look around, as Mrs. Harding was
among the women present
81 started to walk about when a
woman approached and asked me If
was the wife of Senator. You
can imagine my feelings when, upon
receiving my negative reply, she
drew herself up and in penetrat-
ing voice said. Then you are COM
hitting an act of great impertinence
in being here.' While l was at
tempting to explain and apologize
was touched on the arm and
voice asked II | was a stranger in
the city. l said | was and was
startled to hear my interrogation say;
Well, then, I would like to extend
to you welcome to Washington
am Mrs. Harding A
1--WE talked a few minutes and
when l was leaving Mrs. Harding
invited me to have tea with her the
following Friday. l accepted and
Mrs. Harding was as gracious as she
had been at the time Of the unfor-
tunate occurrence. We discussed the
Girl Scout movement. in which Mrs
Harding is intensely interested
'"The luncheon party into which
I stumbled by mistake is monthly
affair given by the wives of SEN
ators."
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-07
SALES TAX PLAN
LOSES IN SENATE

Washington. Nov. 4.--The sales
tax was rejected last night by the
Senate.
The vote, 43 against to rs for.
was on proposal by Senator Smoot,
Republican of Utah, for one per
cent levy, with exemptions provided
in the case OF sales by farmers OF
the products Of their farms. sales
by public utilities, and those by
the United States or any foreign
government or any state or territory.
the army and navy and hospitals.
The Democrats voted solidly
against the sales tax, and were
joined by II Republicans.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-07
Wife KEEPS
VIGIL AT Side
OF BANDIT
Reveals That Wounded
Mans Real Name is Or
vile Reese-His Father
is Enroute.

Little Rock, Nov. 4.-Fearing that
her husband, the bank robber, who
was shot Wednesday in the battle
in the bank at Alicia, was sinking
yesterday, Mrs. Margaret Reese
broke down and confessed that his
real name is Orville Reese and not
w! j. Davis. She made this con-
fession so Warden E. H. Dempsey
could notify her husbands father in
Kansas City of Reeses condition.
The father was notified by tele-
phone and arrived today
Warden Dempsey is responsible
for Mrs. Reese's decision to reveal
her husbands name. Mr.. Dempsey
told her that Reese was in crit
ical condition and suggested that if
he had any relatives Mrs. Reese
should have them notified. Mrs.
Reese then was obliged to give her
husbands real name so Warden
Dempsey could call her father-in- law
on the telephone.
Refuses to Sleep.
The young wife has kept lone
ly vigil by the wounded mans side
and has declined to lie down and
sleep, although she can scarcely
keep her eyes open.
'My place is with Orville," the
little woman said, land l intend
to stay by his bedside until | be-
lieve he is considerably better. !
want him to understand that this
deed has not lessened my love for
him in the least. l. am going to
stay here until he is better or until
I am overcome with exhaustion
DR.. M. N. York, penitentiary ply
sician. who operated on Reese, as
sured Mrs. Reese that he is i'm
proved, although not out of danger
"He told me that this act was
not premediated, but was committed
in moment of weakness the faith
full wife said, land that has been
my belief from the beginning. AL
though he can talk but little be-
cause of the intense pain he suffers
from the bullet wound, the few
words have told him seem to
make him feel BETTER
According to Warden Dempsey,
MRS. Reese will not be able to con-
tinue her watch at the bedside
much longer. She is a small, frail
and lack OF sleep has made
her very weak and nervous.
Reese steadily maintained that his
name was j. w. Davis when he was
first captured and gave the officers
little information about his asso-
,iates in the attempted robbery of
The Bank of Alicia. Mrs. Reese
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-07

West Virginia, Last Word
III Dreadnought Type,
Will Slide Down Ways at
lewport News.
~ +. N. SANDIFER

Thy International News Service)
Washington, Nov. 4.-The huge
bAttleship West Virginia, the last
word IN American dreadnoughts
Affoat, will be launched from the
ways OF the Newport News Ship
building Company November H. the
Navy Department announced recent
"
with her taking the water the
last d che four newest type OF
y American ba&tleships will have been
completed. The others Of this class
az the Colorado, Maryland and
washington. all three OF which are
4 afKoat
The only superiors Of these fight
ink ships now contemplated by the
American Navy constitute the for
midable North Carolina class. which
Will include the South Dakota, new
Indiana. and other latest type Of
modern fighting ships. but which
afe not yet built. Until they are
constructed and launched the West
Virginia and her sister ships will
constitute the cream Of the Ameri-
can sea fighters. and probably will
rank with anything else in the
navies Of other countries in the same
class.
In fighting trim the West vir-
ginia will carry : ringside weight
OF $500 tons. She is 624 feet
long over all, with breadth at the
wafer line of over 81 feet, and
draws, thirty feet OF water. She
hal 4 speed of twenty-one knots
an hour.
The West yirginia's principal
scrappint weapons are eight six
teen INCH ;,turret guns Of forty-five
calibre each. Sixteen-inch guns, by
the way. Are the largest weapons
actually carried by any ship now
In commission. There is a great
deal OF talk of seventeen-inch and
even twenty-inch guns, but SO far
they are only talked Of and are
not an accomplished reality. The
largest gun carried by an English
ship is fifteen-incher. although
the newest ships laid down over
there are said to be intended for
eighteen-inch guns. The secondary
batteries Of the West Virginia in
ciudc fourteen five-inch guns. four
three-fnch anti-aircraft rifles and
four six-pounders for saluting pur-
poses.
The customary ceremonies, with
high naval officers and dignitaries Of
the national and state groups will
mark tho launching.
The West Virginia was authorized
August %. 1915. and the contract
III her construction signed Decem-
~ s or the same year, supplement
tS3y contracts being signed May 20,
$h17, and June IS, 1920. The
Yss laid April -, 1920. This
1fng delay. It Is understood. is,
4 the fact that during the war
f8yy gave priority to the COM
of ships actually needed ur-I
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-07

Continued From rage Ohe)
|of the reported decision Of the Brit
ish government to transfer large
portion, of its navy to the Pacific
to be based on Singapore.
The inference is that if the Anglo
Japanese alliance were dissolved the
British could be relied upon active
ly to deter the Japanese from at
lacking the Philippines instead of
remaining neutral, as the British
would be obligated to do SO under
the terms of the alliance in the
event Of war between the United
States and Japan. Australia and
New Zealand are intensely inter-
ested in having a large British
fleet In the Pacific and in develop
ing British policy designed to
prevent Japan from advancing it's
frontier nearer their shores
Will Not Enter Alliance
Ambassador George Harvey's dec
;laration that the entrance of the
United States into any alliance is
an utter impossibility was accept
ed in the diplomatic world here to
signify to all the nations concerned
that this country will neither be-
come party to a re-drafted alli-
ance between Great Britain and
Japan nor into any arrangement
with the British empire in the ma
ture of an alliance to compensate
Japan, and Great Britain on 1.-THE
one hand, or the British empire on
the other for an abandonment. Of
the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
There Is a reasonable expectation
that discussion of the Anglo-Jap-
anese treaty will be undertaken
outside the conference proper, very
soon after the opening of the con-
ference between the heads of the
American. British and Japanese del
egations, respectively, because from
the American viewpoint, as we'll as
the British and the Japanese, the
alliance underlies practically every
question relating to the Pacific and
the Far East, and it is not seen how
this governments delegation may
intelligently treat in definitive
sense either the arms or the other
problems irrespective of the alli-
ance.
The Advisory Committee of the
American delegation will hold its
first meeting next week. Many
questions will be referred to it for
President Hard
ing believes through this medium
the reaction of public sentiment on
matters before the conference will
be accurately registered.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-07
PREMIER HARA
OF JAPAN IS
ASSASSINATED
American Ambassador at
Toxic Advises State De-
partment at Washinton of
Death Of Official.
(By The United Press)

Washington, Nov. 4.-Premier
IHara Of Japan is dead following an
|attack by an assassin, the state de-
partment was advised today. The
received this official
word from the American embassy
at Toxic. The cablegram stated
that the premier was stabbed by
an assassin at Toxic railroad sta
tion.
\ Hara became premier two years
ago. He was serving for the third
time as minister of the interior when
called to the head of the cabinet.
He was born in Morioka City in
Northern Japan in 1854. He was a
member of the Japanese parliament
for more than thirty years.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-07
To Cure q Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE (Tablets) II
stops the Cough and Headache and works off the
Cold. E. W. GROVES signature on each box SOC.
Pershing Denies
Watson's Charges
CIV The United .Press)

Nashville, Nov. Ats most out
rageous and untrue accusation that
possibly could be made, and is with
out foundation said Gen. Pershing
denying the charges of Senator Wat
son OF Georgia that American sol.
diers were hanged in France with
out court martial.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-07
November IL Made
A Legal Holiday
(By The United Press,

Washington. Nov president
Harding signed the joint resolution
making November 18th legal holt
day. Under the resolution the holi-
day will be observed this year
only.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-07

TouchdOwns: Futrell, Rogers,
Derry co., Goals from touchdowns:
Futrell CO.. Substitutes: G.. Metz
Ter for Elder; Wilbourn for Grooms; ;
B. Trice for Wilbourn; Kitchens for
Derry; Derry for Kitchens; Wick
roy for H. Trice; H. Trice for Rog-
ers. Referee: Mack (MissourD !;
Umpire: Young (Arkansas). Head
linesman: Harrington (P. H. So.
Timekeepers: Ramsey and Martin.
Time of Quarters: Is minutes.
Scoring by periods:
Jonesboro !. ....... 0 0 0 0
Paragould :. 30 Is 20
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-10-15
Found His Affinity.

| had graduated In medicine. and
about six months later | located In
a new place to practice my profession
and economy. had made more devo-
tIonal than professional calls mt the
time. While making one of the for.
mer. my office. bedroom. hotel and
stable, were NIL destroyed by fire, and
there was no insurance Then ! re-
quested the pleasure Of calling upon
my love, telling her that / wanted To
be seen In my very best clothes, M
they were oil that had escaped the FIRE.
Her gracious and complimentary re-
ply went to my heart. and took colir-
age again and year later we were
married I'm the same room.--Chicngu
Journal.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-10-15
Increase in Air Travel.

Passenger carrying records nre be-
ing beaten week after week on the
cross channel mir lines. The last week
IN July put up another new record.
for one Saturday, In spite Of the gale
on Friday. LOG passengers, exclusive
Of pilots and mechanics, crossed the
channel. the first time more than 100
have crossed in day. And II only
took 10 machines to carry them. The
total for the week was iG1 passengers
almost the record number. More
than 400 n week have been carried for
some weeks past.-London Opinion.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-10-15
Soviet Russia Yields Scarcely 20 Per
Cent of Former Foodstuffs
BY LEO PASvOLSKY, in Weekly Review.

producing territories Of that portion Of the former
which controlled by the sovets yielded about
pools pood pounds Of wheat rye barley
needed for local consumption
During the 1921 the food supply
able from these territories only
pools Of the of the
amounts needed minimum local consumption
kind established for the IN the place of
acquisitions which existed last calls for only 0O00
pools that believe
gathered will be Several Of millions
under the original figure"
words the regime yield
Of oodstu yielded under the imperial
regime portions of the country which
their food supply and for expectation abroad.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-10-15
WHEN THE SPIDER IS ELY"
How the Insect Spins His Web and
Prepares Trap for the
Victims.

Have you ever seen n spider con-
structing his web? II Is one of the
most interesting and most beautiful
sights In nature, declares a writer in
London Tlt-Blts.
Having found suitable place, he
begins first to make the "spokes." The
spokes are made Of a different kind Of
material from the web propcr-they
are not sticky.
Now begins the real business OF
making the trap itself. Starting az one
M the spokes, the spider gum down
thread and then moves In n spiral
direction paying out the thread as he
oes. 1t is gummed firmly down to
zach spoke and 1t Is provided with
thousands Of tiny drops of gum In be-
tween the spokes.
This gum, secreted by special gland
In the spider, holds captive any fly
that touches one of the spiral strands.
Round and round goes the spider
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-10-15
Annoying Feature of u. S. City Life
Nuisance of Back Alley Cats
BY A. l.. LANCASTER. birmingham, England.

annoying features of city life, find 1T here, the
Of back alley London the only city know
organized tina, homeless starving and
therefore Every 10000 cats caught by the London
cacers panlessy killed their skins being used IN the
making of muf and gloves
In the American newspapers and periodicals note quite often funny
gentlemen hurting shoes and other missiles at cats seena
ing on backyard While travelling through the United States
stopping hotels friends have lost nights
sleep by these concerts.
actually unbarabe and wonder why there
of city set aside for the
gathering offending fenes should think that this would be
good putting certain class Of men work They could be
bags wsencer through the yways after dark
and warfare
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-10-15
Rattiesnake's Bite.

In rattlesnake there are two
largely developed teeth In the upper
law termed fnngs. Each fang has n
deep groove running down the front
side whose edges overlap somewhat
like n conicnl senshell, only tightly,
thus converting the groove into a
cannl This canal opens above into
the poison gland. BY muscular com
preston the poison flows down the
canal and Is elected through the lower
opening into the wound made by the
fang. The poison gland is merely an
extraordinary development of one OF
the ordinary glands and is situated In
front Of md below the eye.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-10-15

"If YOU will have II. because she
,yos engaged to him-comc In n month
of marryin him when she was seven
teen. and flew the coop
Jimmy sprnug ny. his teeth clenched.
"Where is hep I'll kill him. he nl'
but shouted.
Miss rrue caught his nrn, snying;
eve emit Hes good and dead. Lent
Lem for rich widow. who had
Limousine aud roadster, md h"th ~
'em broke their necks three months
nftcr the wcddin'.
Il sec So Ieun's sort of u widow.
Jimmy sighed
Miss rrue hnlf chuclded "'a'l II
TINT If We Will but not to her. There
was another fellow. one 81 the '"H-
tees mt that school she Taught. seemed
To have n fine chance Of cons"lin' her,
until she found ont be nte onions on
the sly while lie courted her.
"WcU. will he Jiggeredl' from
Jimmy "Hu no wonder with her
such peach.
"Rcsldcs she's got taking ways.
saId Miss rruc. INV sister wrote
me she was real epidemic M IN IN"
Hush Creek nelghhorhood she taught
there two terms. You know. The CIR
cult rider cnst Sleeps eyes nj her,
aud the doctor his name Is Tnwscr
uunrrclcd with his sweetheart because
she acted up to Lena. No wonder
Lcna's so Jealous after MI that 'X-
pericuCc but you're no babe nud suck
lin yourself. Jimmy hoy DIDN'T
you come as near rs the license one"
to murryin'i''
"Shuckel Don't 90 rnlyin NJ Tint
foolishuces," from Jimmie. II was
MI 4 play with hard cider aud egg
nog on the side Folks do almost
anything silly NJ Christmas. aud the
rest dared mo md Bcsay Blaine to get
mnrricd. aud Squire Jackson w nnd
made out license. aud we come in n
squirrels Jump of being tied hard ana
fast without KNOWN II. Trot Thomas
stopped II Just In time"
"rell Lem after the ws7ldtn'.'
Miss rruc counsoled AN expert
cnce mcotin beforehand would land
YOU both high and dry II Won tnld
the truth ncitlerd believe ~" other:
II you lied you'd got found out N
lpss'n no time No. you let things He
as they fen. except Harvey Clay YOU
can't do much harm with dend man.
| hope yd, won't have to name him
now. But. remember. he may come
in handy after while.
"Now, how about you and Mr.. TonY"
Jimmy demanded with u smile.
Miss pruc shook her bend again,
but not decidedly "IIe does look
lone and lost aud them two boys
are runnin' Wild" she said. Ills
land matches with mine. too. like the
tracts were made to run together
doubt III one of us can show n dollar
the other emit match: and though I've
got heap more hair on my head
then he has on his. he makes w for
Il In teeth-not one lost. while |
have to eat judgmatic so bonors do
look sorter ensy. I'll think II over
after New Year. Then. If you and
Lem find you can trot kindly in double
harness maybe I'll think about II some
more"
'J'll go tell Mr. Tom" said Jimmy
rising Miss Prue said "Scat T. 10 him
but wholly without rancor. and smiled
as he dashed away
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-10-15

weaving the sticky net and spacing it's
meshcs so TINT the fly can pass be-
tween them.
As soon as the trap Is perfect the
spider takes up his position Mt its CEN
ter, lying each of his eight legs on
one Of the spokes. In this way he Is
able to feel at once the arrival Of n
fly In any part Of the net. If he cap
lures an insect too large to be dealt
with summarily he weaves fine web
round It and does not come to close
quarters until It is so securely bound
that II cnnnct move limb.