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The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
ALLEGED LEADER OF
 SWINDLERS NABBED
One of 100 Smooth Club Men" Is Identified in (hicao as Con-
 fdence Man.

Chicago, Feb. 14.--One of the ring leaders of band of supposed to num- Der 100 swindlers and blamed by the police for the disappearance of c. c. Duaes, banker of Mila, Ga, four months ago and the loss to their vic tins of $1,500,000 was identified here today as Neal McDougall, under ar rest on suspicion of having defrauded many Chicago women of valuable jewelry.
 Six others of the band have been arrested in Memphis, according to the police.
 An elaborately equipped club was maintained by the band, police re- ports said, in which victims were eh- tertained
 Detective J. c. Davis, of the At lanta police department, is heer to obtain McDougall's extradition and to search for Floyd P. Woodward, al- legged leader of the swindlers.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
TAX LEVY FOR U
 OF A. UPTO l MILL
House Voted to Approve Increase From Four-ninths as Provided by Senate Measure-0ther Bills
 Considered.

Little Rock, Feb. 14.-The House today passed a Senate bill which will increase the tax levy for the Univer- sity of Arkansas from four-ninths of a mill and providing twelve one hun dredths mill tax for the branch nor maj at Pine Bluff.
 Adoption by the Senate of reso- lution for resubmission of the pro- posed constitutional amendment to in- crease the personnel of the supreme court; passage by the House. after an all day debate behind closed doors, of the extension of the nuisance act to houses and buildings used for im- moral purposes, and introduction in the Senate of two bills aimed at the acturial bureaus, were other features of today's session of the legislature.
 The insurance bills were introduced by Senator McFarlin of Benton coun- ty and follow up a recent measure in- troduced by McFarlin and others to abolish the actuarial bureau. One would regulate the charges which in- surance companies can file as ex- penses in making up basis for rates and another would give the state in- surance commissioner arbitrary power in fixing insurance rates, both as to classes and as to individual risks.
 The House bill would provide that in case a dwelling or business house is used for immoral purposes, the nui- sance charge may be brought against it and the owner may be prohibited from renting it for a period of twelve months. A similar act, applying to blind tigers was enacted shortly after the state went dry.
 There were only 13 negative votes in the House when the university tax bill was called this morning.
 The bill more than doubles the mill age tax for the university, raising it from four-ninths of one mill to full mill. This bill already had passed the Senate, and now is ready for the gov ernor's signature.
 The 13 representatives who voted against the bill are: Bolts, Brans- comb, Rockfield, Davis, Dowell, Doyle, Dunlap, Duvall, Harp, 0'Neill, Has sell, Street and Wells.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
THE POTATO KING" DIES
 IN FORT SMITH HOSPITAL
Exposure During Recent Kidnapping Proves Fatal to Joe Alexander
 Man of Mystery.

Man Of Mystery.
 Fort Smith, Feb. 9.-Joe Alexander, aged AS, Potato King" died at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon in Sparks Me- morial hospital here of spinal menin- gitis, which followed an operation two weeks ago for mastoid infection. He was bachelor.
 Joseph Alexander was builder and ruler of an empire all his own.
 From a 50-acre allotment of land, given him by the government because of his strain of Cherokee Indisn blood, Alexander wrought a fortune which perhaps even he could not count. Reticent to such an extent that not even his close business associates knew the scope of his operations, he centered his whole time and attention on building up his farms, raising cat tie and retaining a 2,000-acre tract of swamp land, just west of Fort Smith.
 The extent of his holdings is esti- mated at from 4,000 to 10000 acres. worth from $100 to $250 or more an acre, besides the cattle, horses, mules, implements, and improvements it took to operate them. and his varied inter- NotS III OtntI DuSlltSS inSllluLlOnS. Thru his heavy operations in pota- to-raising Alexander came to be known turnout the South as the "Po- tato King" He also raised cotton and he invariably raised corn and hay for all the stock on his places, and had some to sell. He never had bought corn for feed since he began his operations more than 25 years ago. Recently he obtained nationwide publicity when he was kidnapped by thugs in St. Louis, held for ransom in a deserted house outside the city limits for week, forced by torture to sign a draft for S25 ,000 and a note to his banker here to pay it. and escaped from his captors when his guard fell asleep at his post. For three or four hours Alexander walked thru the frosty night, on October 30. until he reached the home of Sheriff Bopp of St. Louis county. where he reported his experiences. The draft was not paid. The exposure and the torture his captors used to force him to sign the draft are held accountable by his friends for the illness that caused his death.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
To Stop a Cough Quick

take HAYES HEALING HONEY. a cough medicine which stops the cough by healing the inhamed and irritated tissues
 A box of GROVES O-PEN-TRATE SALVE for Chest Colds, Head Colds and Group Is enclosed with every bottle of HAYES HEALING HONEY. The salve should be rubbed on the chest and throat of children suffering frcm Cold or Group
 The healing effect Of Hayes Healing Honey in. side the throat combined with the heslina eis,F s Sroves o-Pen- Trate Salve through the pares sf o the skin soon stops c cough :"
 0r femedice are packed In ooe carton and the ooet of the eomh<nnd treatment Is ssc.
 ycst ask yogx druggist for HAYEy
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
IT URGES NATION TO BUILD ROADS
American Good Road Congress Is For
 Immediate Start on Program

Chicago, Feb. 10.-The American Good Roads Congress tonight adopted a resolution urging that the road building program of the nation be started without further delay
 The measure, introduced by Percy Silverwood, secretary of the Wiscon- sin Highway Contractors Associa- tion, states that it is expedient "be- cause it will give employment to thousands now without work" and will directly contribute to our na- tional wealth."
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
Want Daylight Saving.

New Kork. Feb. Representatives within the Eastern time zone gath cred here today to consider measures for obtaining legislation providing live months of daylight saving. The saving period is planned, of many commercial organizations would in- elude the days from the last Sunday m April to the last Sunday in Sep tember
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
nabituai Constipation cure<
 in f4 fa IT n.

tAA-FnS'WITH PEPSIN'' is a s,,.iaIlv- prepared Syrup Ionic-Laxative fos .sbitnal Ixonstipation It relieves promptly hut snoqsd oe taken regularly for I4 to 2i asvs so p osnpqfe resuiar action It Stimulates and Neematss Vey Pieaeant to Take sOc
The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17
Three Die in Mail Plane Crash.

Lo Crosse, Wis, Feb. 9.--Pilot ". w Carroll, Pilot Roe and Mechanic Hill were instantly killed in the col- lapse of their mail plane today.
The New York herald., 1921-04-14
.SOVIETS SUPPRESS
|LENINE'SSPEECHES
Commission Confiscates a
Pamphlet in Which He Said
He Was Tired of It.
FIGHTS AGAINST CHAOS
He Grants More Reforms
and Removes Restric-
tions on Workers.
BORDER STATES AT PEACE
Not Expecting Aggressions by
Bolsheviki, but Fear Rus
sian Debacle.
BORDER STATES AT PEACE
~ the Associatea Press.

| RIGA, Letyia, April 13.-The extraor-
binary commission to combat the coun-
ter revolutionary movement in Soviet
Russia recently refused to permit pub
lication of a number of speeches made
| by Nikolai Lenine and also confiscated
pamphlet he wrote, in which he is
reported to have said he had lost all
hope for the revolution and that he
personally was tired Of it all.
| Reports of this censorship and con-
| fscation reached Riga to-day from an
exceptionally well informed source in
Moscow. The reports further are borne
out by the Kronstadt IsDestia. a news
paper published by the defenders Of
Kronstadt during the revolt, which
refers to the otherwise unpublished
Lenine speeches as being to the same
effect
Since the publication of the pamph
let. which was about month ago,
Lenine is declared to have been MAX
ing strenuous efforts, however to save
Russia from chaos and anarchy by
granting reforms such as free trade,
long tenure of land holding and per-
mission for the cooperative organiza-
tions to function. but all under the
proviso that central control be eX-
ercised by the Soviet Government.
To-day's Moscow dispatches report
still another onoession-onicial permis-
sion to the working men In factories to
make articles for themselves to be trad
ed individually with the peasants fer
foodstuffs. After May / all restrictions
and compulsory overtime In the factories
will be ablished, the dispatches say.
Border Expects Peace.
"The Russian border States do not ex-
pect further Russian Soviet aggressions
at this time" said William Schuman,
ActingForeign Minister of Letva, to-day.
"The Russians themselves realize the
advantages of having a neutral base for
trade with the world"
NJ Schunan said the general impress
sion of Russia's neighbors is that the fall
of the Soviet Government would precipi-
tate anarchy of the worst kind In
Russia.
"The worst is yet to come when the
Soviet regime falls" continued M. Schu-
man. ''Then Russia will be split into
many states. each with different ambi-
tions. 1t seems to us that the dream OF
united Russia is hopeless. Therefore
the Letvians want recognition and as
sistance in order that at least one part
of the old Russian Empire may be sta
blized amid the chaos"
The New York herald., 1921-04-14
WILSEY QUITS, HITS
EDUCATION BOARD
Letter to Mayor Declares 1t Is
Subservient to His Polit-
ical Mandates.

Denouncing ths present Board of
Education. which was appointed by
Mayor Hylan. as inefficient and sub
servient to the political mandates of
that appointing power. Frank d. Will
sey yesterday sent his resignation to
the Mayor as member of the board.
and announced his intention OF devot-
ing his time to the passage of the
Robinson bill, introduced Tuesday in
the Legislature The Robinson bill
would abolish the present board of
seven and the Mayors exclusive ap-
pointive power, and would create q
new board of nineteen to be named
by the Mayor and the State Regents
residing in New York city.
simultaneously with the announce
ment of Mr.. Wilaey's resignation came
a statement from Aiming 5. Prall,
President of the board, denouncing the
Robinson bill and giving Mr.. Wilsey
credit for its origin. Mr.. Wilsey has
been a member of the board for twenty
years His term would have expired
on the first Tuesday of next month
His criticism of the Hylan Board OF
Education follows in part:
.~The Board of Education has had no
clear conception Of its powers; no
definite notion of it's functions either as
related to the school system or the city
government; no appreciation, therefore,
OF the methods by which its powers and
functions can best be exercised, and. OF
necessity. no abiding convictions to i'm
mel ii to stand resolutely and per-
sistently for the carrying out OF its
policies for the maintaining OF It's
statutory rights. From the beginning
It's prevailing tendency has been one or
drift and vague opportunism.'
MIR. Prall criticisec DR.. William L..
Ettinger, Superintendent of Schools. for
his support OF the Robinson bill, adding:
ssDr. Ettinger's attitude in supporting
this measure Is indeed surprising to me
when i recall that it was by a majority
vote OF this board that he was elected to
the office he now holds"
The following excerpt from Mr.. VIII
sey's letter to the Mayor purports TO
throw light upon DR.. Ettinger's posi-
tion and the effect Of the constant clash
between Comptroller Craig and the
Mavors appontees on the board:
"The law provided that the chief ex-
ecutiye of the Board OF Education Of the
school system should be the Superin-
tendent Of Schools, and its acts were in
tended to be free Of direct control by
the appointing power or of oppressive
coercion by the chief financial officer
of the city. That the board has failed
TO conform to these plain provisions OF
the law and of sound administrative
theory is a matter Of common knowi-
edge. Much OF it's energies have been
wasted in the ATTEMPT TO wrest from the
Superintendent of Schools his statutory
powers"
Mr.. Wilsey further charges that the
board was indifferent to the needs Of
the teachers for "a decent living wage
until the teachers turned to the Legisla-
ture for relief
The New York herald., 1921-04-14
CATTLE FOR GERMANY
LEAVE BALTIMORE
Gift of Western Dairymen
Sails for Hamburg.

SpsotoI Despatch 70 THs NEw YoRK HsaALp.
BALTIMORE. April l3.--With T44 milch
cows and three pedigreed bulls the
American steamship West Arrow of the
Bull Steamship Line left here this after
noon for Hamburg.
The animals are consigned TO the Ger
man Government for distribution among
the dairymen OF Germany and were the
gift of the American Dairy Company oi
Chicago and were supplied from the
ranches OF South Dakota
The shipment was made over pro-
test from the American Legion. which
maintained that tho United States was
still In a state of war with Germany and
that such a gift was improper.
The New York herald., 1921-04-14
VIVIANI APPLAUDS
STAND BY HARDING
Tells Notable Audience
France Is Grateful for
Backing by u. s.
EMOTION BRINGS TEARS
Envoy Says His Country, in
Grave Situation, Faces
Hard Problems.
PLEDGE BY DIR. BUTLER
Asserts Propaganda From No
Quarter Will Cause u. s. to
Desert Old Friends.

Rene viviani. Frances former Pre-
mier and just now her special envoy
to America. yesterday welded addi-
tional links in the chain of friendship
that he says must bind the United
States and France for all time. In
his work he had the enthusiastic CO.
operation of representative American
people.
In the first instance, yesterday
afternoon, 1t was the Rev. DR.. Charles
s. Mac Tarland, speaking on behalf of
tle Federal Council of Churches OF
Christ in America, who voiced Ameri-
can sentiment. In the second, and the
more picturesque and colorful. per-
haps, 1t was DR.. Nicholas Murray But
ler, president of the France-America
Society, who caused the seasoned
French orator frequently to apply his
napkin to his eyes as the speaker
linked Vicksburg with Verdun, An
tietam with Chateau Thierry and
Gettysburg with the Marne and Bel
leau Wood.
.The American people change at IN
tervals their Presidents and their poll
cies," said DIR. Butler. addressing QUO
members of the France-America So
ciety, gathered in honor of NJ. Viviani
at the Hotel Pennsylvania, "but they
do not change their principles or their
patriotism. They do not purpose to
allow any form of insidious propa-
ganda, whether it originate In Moscow
or Berlin. or in some nearer spot, to
separate us from the great peoples be-
side whom we have Just now fought
That was the speakers pledge OF
solidarity between France and Amer
lea in respect OF the formers claims
for reparations. restitution and security
against common foe. And to VI M.
viviani replied by linking the names of
Voltaire and Franklin, and by declar-
ing:
I'VE in France do not know Repub-
licans or Democrats. We only know
that the America of to-day is the Amer
lea we knew a century and more ago."
Triumph for French Envoy.
Last nights function should be re-
corded as a triumph in the visiting dip
iofnats = mission. speaking as ne dfu In
an official capacity. he brought cheers
from the highly representative audience
when he referred in appreciative terms
to the satisfaction France felt in the
outline of Americas attitude toward her
vital question as outlined in the recent
note of Secretary Hughes. Then he
added
And President Harding in his mes
sage t. the Congress yesterday empha-
sized Germany's responsibility and re-
minded her that she must do her duty
fulfill her obligations and pay her in
demnitics"
NJ. Viviani took the opportunity to
give more tangible evidences Of Frances
appreciation by presenting to DR.. Butler,
who already was q Commander of the
Legion OF Honor, the PLAGUE OF the
Order and with investing Pierre Cartier.
vice-president OF the France-America
Society. William d. Guthrie and Morgan
]. O'Brien with the insignia of Legion
naires.
Among those who witnessed the in
| vestiture at the conclusion OF NJ.
The New York herald., 1921-04-14
WHO NAMED THEM BOND PAPERS?

WHO NAMED THEM BOND PAPERS? /
ORIGINALLY bond" meant paper used for bonds
government bonds-any bonds requiring
tough. crisp, prosperous>looking paper.
Now it means writing paper used for busi>
ness stationery.
Very little of the paper now called sbond"
would satisfy even the most unstable govern
ment
Many years ago when only Cranes Papers
were used for bonds and only for bonds, print
ers and engravers began to ask for Cranes
"bond" papers meaning merely the paper used
for bonds The name stuck, and was eventually
applied to all business papers.
Cranes was once the only bond paper In
strict sense, meaning used for bonds, it is al
most the only bond paper today.
1000 selected new rag stock
Iaoyears' experience
Bank notes of a. countries
PAPER money Of 4s8.ooo.ooo people
Government bonds of 18 nations
The New York herald., 1921-04-14
Want France to Tax
Foreigners for Revenue

Special CaoIe TO The NEw YoRK HERALD.
Copyright, IsaI, bv THE New YoRK HERlLp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, April i3-
THE movement which was fos-
tered by several French
newspapers to increase the rev.
enue which the Government here
received from foreigners, prin-
cipally Americans, is gaining i'm
petus. Tho Intransigeant de-
mands that the French Govern
ment take steps in this connec-
tion Immediately, saying that
"every Frenchman embarking
for America pays the American
head tax on foreigners of 100
francs, but Americans embark
ing for France pay nothing"
The New York herald., 1921-04-14
nrisk Volunteer Enlistment.

The enlistment OF volunteers was re-
ported 10 be going on brlslly. with
many union men. including miners. re-
spending 10 the call 20 Join the colors.
Officials Of London's underground
system, which is severely menaeed by
the threatened strike OF the electricians
said tonight they could operate an
emergency service with volunteers and
officials who were competent 20 drive
trains. Tho railroads also report that
they can operate a fair emergency SER
vice.
Tonight the Government began the
erection In Hyde Park OF huts which had
been used In Flanders during the war.
right under the noses Of the fashionable
Park lane. II will be from these huts
that the Park lane mansions and the
tenement houses OF the Shoreditfh dis
triet will draw their rations next week
N the strike comes.
The Parliamentary Labor party and
tho Trades Union Congress, hitherto re-
gar1ed as moderates, will hold a Joint
meeting tomorrow afternoon.
The New York herald., 1921-04-14
LA CUARDIA OPPOSES
WHITMAN PROBE FUND
SUarn, HoWeUer, Hopes to
Get Additional $40, 900.

While r. III. La Guardia, President of
the Board OF Aldermen, made n stats-
ment yesterday indicating that he will
oppose District Attorney Swann's request.
II renewed, for an additional $4,000 TO
continue the Whitman Investigation, Dis
trict Attorney Swami appeared cptirnis-
tic regarding the chances of his Office
obtaining the money
"1 am confident the matter will right
ITSELF" District Attorney Swami said.
II was said yesterday that the original
$40. 600 appropriated for the investiga-
tion IL exhausted. Mr.. Whitman has re-
colved no salary warrant for his SER
vices. it was said, and some OF his spe-
cial investigators, according TO report,
have received no salary in the last
month
The New York herald., 1921-04-14
BARS "T. R." ON POLES.

ToRoNTo, April 1S.--Pefmission to paint
"T. r." on poles along the provincial
highway. proposed link in the Theodore
Roosevelt Highway from Portland, Me-
to Portland. Ore. has been refused by
+. G. Biggs, Ontario Minister of Public
Works. The Canadian division of the
Theodore Roosevelt Highway Associa-
ton will repeat the request. however. II
was announced to-day.
The New York herald., 1921-04-14
PRAISE HARDING's RACE VIEW.
President. Reference 20 Negro
Question CommenScd.

President Hardins's reference In his
message 90 Congress to the race ques-
ton. ard his Endorsement OF 4 proposal
for a joint commission OF whites and
negroes To make study Of race rela-
lions. was approved Yesterday by the
National Association for tho Advance
ment Of Colored People and a telegram
was sent TO him prsisng these dcolsra-
tons
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Men Play Female Roles
In Fraternity Play

Phi Mu Sigma, Sunday School
fraternity, staged a one act farce,
The Old Maids Return" with a
S,st of twenty men, most of whom
t>isyed female character roles, in
the Pythian Temple last night.
The cast included John r. Smith,
jr.. Clyde NJ. Noble. William NJ.
King. John H. Sadier. d. Carlton
RUSSELL, r. Fred Freund, Daniel E.
Tolbert, Willis S. Warren, NJ. Leo
Rippey. Ira Hefner, r. H. Whit
lock, Madison P. Coe, Warren z.
Jones. Rozier Pullman, II. B. Brady,
David z. McRae. Frank W. Bowers,
Alfred Biegert. LaRue F. Kreitz,
Clifton P. Clark, Alfred C. England,
Floyd l. Hunt, Barber c. Palmer,
William 8. Rhodes, Raymond Ward,
Alvin Jester. Sidney Goodall, Bur-
ton Reynolds. Everst Harmed, Bruce
F. Gannanay. Leon W. Jester and
Henry A. Foster.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Mrs. Wilson
Entertains
Informal Gathering at
Tea Includes Mrs. Mar
shall and Others.
BY EVELYN C. HUNT.

On returning from her daily drive
with the President yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Wilson entertained In.
at tea Her guests includ-
ed Mrs Marshall. and others of the
Cabinet circle. as wen as personal
and official friends.
The British Ambassador and Lady
Geddes will be the special guests at
a dinner company which Miss Mabel
T. Boardman will entertain this eve
ming.
Lady Geddes received at the EN-
bassy yesterday afternoon for the
first time in several weeks.
The Vice President-elect and
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge are expected
In Washington next Monday after
noon, and Mrs. Marshall hopes to
be able to present her successor as
their president to the ladies of the
Senate at their regular luncheon
next Tuesday. After the luncheon
the ladies are to 20 to b. F. Keith's;
where among the news pictures
they will see themselves m the acs
Of presenting a very handsome sill
yer service to their retiring presi-
dent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge have taken
quarters at the Willard, and will
remain there until they find a suit
able house.
Mrs. Robert Z. Coontz, wife, OF
Rear Admiral Coontz, headed com
mittee from the naval auxiliary OF
the Red Cross that descended uneS-
pectedly upon Mrs. Josephus Dan
iels yesterday morning, and pre-
sented her with a handsome silver
bowl and tray as q souvenir of their
years of work together. Mrs. Dan
iels was taken quite unawares. and
moved almost to tears.
The silver Is simple in pattern.
with a bead edging. 1t is marked
with Mrs. Daniels initials. A. W.
b. D., and on the bottom of the
tray is a suitable inscription bear
ing the names of the donors.
Mrs. Bagley is leaving Washing {.
ton tomorrow to visit her son I'm
Texas.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-26
Marriage Licenses

Unless otherwise specified, all the
following applicants are from this
city.
Lewis G. Tillman. 90. and Mildred
Z. Lee, s. The Rev. J. W. Davis.
Howard r. Loeffel, IS, and Ethel
Gray, "a. The Rev. ]. d. Buhrer.
Joseph C. Dapolito, 22, and Thel-
ma l. Winston. 10. The Rev. T. S.
Lee.
Nichlas Fortunate. 30, and Petrina
Rodano, IL. The Rev. N. NJ. De-
Carlo.
PercelIe Garnett. 22.. and Dorothy
Chambers, 20. The Rev. A Sayles.
william 8. Reyburn, IS, and Mar
tha,G. Osborne, 81, Of Pennington,
conn. The Rev. Charles Wood.
Merton W. Morris, 40. of Smith
neld. va, and Marian r. Mayhugh.
10 Of Manassas. Va The Rev. J.
II. Jeffries.
Lawrence l. Kahn. 25. and
blanche E. Townsend. 20. both of
richmond. va. The Rev. C. NJ.
William H. Wyatt. 81. and Mil
ared A. Fitzwilson, 81. both Of
Va. The Rev. T. D. Da,
Wis.
Lester Murrey. %. and Mary z.
svdnor. 20. The Rev. e. II. SVEN.
william II. winslow, 80, and Anna
NJ Lucas. %, of Luray, Va The
Rev. II. f. Browning.