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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-10
ATTEMPT To REMOVE
CAT SEES OF WAi.

This IL an attempt 20 remove
causes ~ war over n great area OF
the globes surface by reliance upon
the good faith and honest Intentions
OF the nations which sign the treaty.
solving all differences thru the
process az diplomacy and joint con.
slderwti0n and Cancellation. History
unhappiiy has shown that there Is
no corner Of the earth 40 remote or
80 valuelcsa that ie not capable of
giving cnu@e for controversy or even
for war between the tribes and ma.
tions OF mankind
but the islands OF the Pacific.
aitho remote from the dwelling
places 81 thN mass Of humanity. are
far from vaiueicas.
THE islands Of the southwestern
Pacific extend over vast space
They reach from the Naruueaas on
the sart 10 tho rhipllliges on the
west: from the Aieu,ian islands on
the north nearly to the Antartic
circle on the south. I do not know
what tho total number le. bu; I am
Informed "a 20 the Philippines. and
" nNkffAfH AlAh fUtH EtRHF AfHH' tVH
tains over s.ioo islands. OF which
800 have names
we have all probably heard Of
the remark Of Robert Louis Steven.
son. when. on leaving one OF the
Pacific islands. he was asked how he
was going 20 Samoa. He replied that
he should Eo out and turn 10 the
left. These islands are. compare
lively speaking. so dcnsc that We
might describe them in the words of
Browning IA the sprinklcd isles. lily
on NY that o'eriace the sea And
yet the region thru which they are
scattered Ia so vast that the iHics Of
Greece and the Aegean sea. 30 IN.
nous IN history and poetry. could
easily be lost therein and continue
unnoticed except by wandering sea
men or stray adventures.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-10

WITHOUT HESITATION
ACCEPTS
After the speeeh OF senator
Ledge had bccn translated.
Hughes called on Niviani.
Without reservation or hesi-
tation." Niviani said. II sub
scribe In the uame of the French
government Ia what Senator
Lodge has said"
The venerable senator resurrected
for n moment at the conclusion Of
his speech the horrors Of the late
war and continued;
III the nations Of the earth
are siili In the lnnermost reees-~s
81 their consciousness planning
or dreaming ~ coming wars and
longing for conqur~t<. no treaties
Of partition and no alliances can
stay them. hut II. ~ firmly
hope. the world has learned
frighsfui lesson from the awful
experiences Of the great war of
1914. then our sur~~t appeal In
order To prevent wars IN the fu-
turv must be To the hearts. the
>ympathie~. the reason and the
higher impulses Of mankind.
Such an appeal We make today
by agreement among four great
nations"
When Lodge finished reading the
fourth article Of the treaty. provid.
Ing for scrapplnE % the Anxlo.Jap.
anese alliance. applause broke out
from both galleries and was taken
up by spectators thru the hall.
Nlvians. in replying for France.
laid emphasis upon the vital points
of the treaty. lie pointed out that
the rights OF each power are 20 he
respected and that disputes viii be
submitted 10 conference before
other action II taken.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-10

PAID ADVERTISEMENT
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
LIE OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH

Little Rock July 21.Maj. Bruce Campbell director of education at the Camp Pike College. and form erly counsel for prisoners of war at Governors Island, N Y. described statements made, by Mrs Emma Bergdoll. of Philadelphia, before a House investigating committee al Washington Tuesday charging him with accepting a bribe to help her son. Grover Bergdoll, get free, as a lie out of the whole cloth Maj Campbell when informed of Mrs. Bergdoll's statements, declared that testifying before the same House committee two months ago Mrs. Bergdoll had said under oath that Maj. Campbell had not received a cent in connection with Bergdoll's escape and that he had no connec- tiOn whatever with the case Mrs. Bergdoll Tuesday testified that Maj. Campbell had approached her on the subject of obtaining her sons release had demanded $100,0O0 and had received S5,00O for use among high officials at Washington"
 T never had such a conversation with Mrs. Bergdoll CT her son." Maj. Campbell said. q was counsel for Grover BergdOll when he was tried before eourt-martial, but following his conviction had nothing further to do with his case.
 My connection with his case did not come about through any ac- tivity on my part l was assigned as counsel when he was called for trial When Bergdoll was released from Governors Island I knew nOih- ing about it until after he had gone"
 Maj. Campbell said that he had "a sworn copy of Mrs. BergdolPs original testimony before the House committee in which she said that he had had nothing to do with her sons release from Governors Island and his later escape from the coun- try.
 The officer said that he had re- ceived telegraphic instructions to report at Washington at once and that he would leave as soon as pos sible.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
NOW WE BOAST MooNsHI1tE
 CORPORATION, LfMiTtD

St. Louis, July 21.-Louis Wolfs- berger, owner of a farm in St. Louis county, where a large still and | quantity of mash were confiscated recently, yesterday admitted to Jus tice of the Peace A. H. WerreneySf that he was secretary of a ''cofn- pahy" of 1S men, which had been capitalized for the purpose of maf- ing whiskey, Werremeyer afinouiic- ed last night. Names Of six Of thS men are known to him, the thatfce said, but are withheld for the pfAs- ent
 Officers assigned by state anth0f- tiles to investigate charges that Sheriff John Willaman of St. Louis county failed to enforce prohibition laws, yesterday announced that they had found stills and other liqn6f manufacturing paraphernalia in q barn rented recently by the sher- Tiff. Sheriff Wiliman declared that he rented the barn as q plact to store ''eyidence r
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
CLEANED RICE IS
 PUT ON FREE LIST

Washington, July 21.-The House yesterday adopted a committee amendment to the Fordney tariff bill taking cleaned rice for use in the manufacture of canned goods off the dutiable list and putting it on the free list. despite vigorous ob- lection by Representative Curry, Republican of California, who rep resented not only his own district, but those of Southern Democrats from the rice-growing section.
 The Underwood bill carried a duty of one cent pound On rice, which was increased to two cents by the emergency tariff bill, except rice used in the manufacture of canned goods, which remained at one cent.
 During hearings before committee of big canneries of New Jersey and other Eastern states, asekd for insertion of provision al- lowing them to import cleaned rice free for canning purposes only. Rice producers of Texas. California and other Southern states opposed the canners and insisted that American rice is as suitable for canning as any other rice.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
RAILROAD ASKS TO
 REDUCE ITS RATES

Little Rock, July 21.--The first voluntary offer of reduction in railroad freight rates in Arkansas came yesterday when the Warren and Ouachita Valley road filed a petition with the Arkansas Railroad Commission asking permission to re- duce its rates 20 per cent.
 The letter containing the peti- tion, signed by the general manager of the company, said that the com pany's reports for the first five months of the current year indi- cated that fair profit could be made at the rcducd rates and that i've desire to give the public the benefit of improved conditions The road is about 16 miles long and operates between Warren and Banks. Bradley county
 The commission yesterday issued an order to the Missouri Pacific line for the construction of new depot at Harrisburg The proposed struc- turc is to be of brick or stucco. and plans and specifications are now be- ing drawn.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
FORMER CANDIDATE
 REFUSED DAMAGES

Fort Smith. July 21-A verdict for the defendant was returned yes terday morning by tic jury after 15 minutes deliberation in the case of Judge John l.. Smith gaainst k. J. Miller at Van Buren. who sought to collect damages for al- lcged slandcr
 Although the Smith case, as it is called. was of direct interest pri- marily in Crawford county it is considered by attorneys case of more than ordinary importance be cause decision by the Arkansas Supreme Court will establish pre- cedent bearing upon the right or privilege of a voter to discuss with other voters the character and qual- ifications of candidate for public office.
 Smith filed suit against Miller for $10,000 damages, punitive and com pensatory, because of statements made by Miller which were alleged to have been of slanderous nature
 In the answer to the complaint Milier's lawyers set np the plea that q voter has the right--qualified, probably. but q right or privilege negertit les4s to discuss with other voters the qualifications and charac- ter of a candidate for office.
 The plaintiff filed a demurrer to this plea and the remurrer was over ruled by Judge Cochrane, the case therenpon went to trial on itA merits before jury which brought in a verdict for defendant yesterday morning
 That the case will be appealed is considered certain.
 Another case of the same general nature, Smith against Vinsant, and in which the same general condi~ lions prevail, remains upon the docket or the court for trial at q date not yet fixed.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22

not known where they went from Nettleton.
 A money order receipt was found in the pocket of Mrs. Ingram s dress. It was issued at Paragould on June 29. Thus far the officers have been unable to pick up a clue.
 Mrs, Ingram and her husband have been estranged for several months, and his whereabouts are not known here. Ingram was the wo- mans second husband.
 Because of the deoomposed condi- ton of the two bodies, they were buried near the sawmill.
 Frank EnimOns, who conducts a grocery store on East Court street, spent yesterday afternoon in Nettle- ton. He told a Press representa-. tive this morning that tie tragedy had thrown the town into much excitement and a determined effort was being made by the officers to get upon the trail of the atrocious murderers.
 It is said the money order re- ceipt referred to in the telegraphic story of the crime. was registered letter receipt instead. The date of issuance is the same as indicated in the report It Is further stated that registered package is now in Paragould addressed to the mur- dered woman. These facts, officers believe, will give a substantial clue in the case.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
JOHNSON COUNTY
 HAS OIL SHOWING

Clarksville. July 21.-Drillers of the Indiahoma Oil and Refining Company's test well four miles northwest of Clarksville today arc confident they will bring in grood producing oil we'll. They bailed out considerable oil yesterday, they said It is reported that the oily sub stance first was noticed about mid night, and that throughout the day the bailer brought out considerable oil every time it was raised to the surface.
 The well is down about 1,150 feet The oil was found after penetrating a 30-foOt sand, according to the drillers. There was d good gas pressure, but not enough to fore, the crude oil out of the hole. Nine hundred feet of the well is cased. The drillers expect to continue drilling, hoping to pick up an oil bearing sand at deeper depth.
 Tn test was spudded in a little more than month ago. It is or the Prison farm, in section P.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
2 FAMILIES MOURN FOR
 MIR. IRWIN
Veteran Ball Player Believ- ed to Have Jumped From Steamer Between N. Y. and Boston.
lunited Pres. Associstionsl

New York, July 21.--Two wid- ows and two families mourn Arthur Irwin, the veteran ball play CT. manager and scout. Irwin is De- lieved tu have jumped from a steam CT between New York and Boston last week. after being told that he had but few days to live. He had two families " one in Boston, d wife, 37-year-old son. two daughters and ninc grandchildren: one in New York. with wife and 24- year-old con. Irwin married the New York wife when he was 27 years of age and the Boston wife in 1889. Neither family suspected the existence of the other and the wid- ows are slow to believe the reyela- tions.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22

The discovery was made by Frank Tough and Haley Ward. who live near Nettleton. They had started hunting. Passing near the old mill, there was a sickening odor. 1nves- tigation disclosed the two bodies, They were lying close together. The two heads, apparently severed with a knife, were found nearby.
 MOTHER FIGHTS FOR LIFE.
 bullet wound was found in the girls neck It is believed she was the first victim of the murderer. The mother apparently was stabbed to death. Because of the fact that considerable of her hair had been pulled from her head and that marks on the ground indicated that a struggle had taken place, officers believe she fought her assailalt be- fore lie wielded the fatal blow.
 Coroner 0. c. Powell went to the scene as soon as he was notified, and immediately impaneled a jury. The investigation was continued un- til today. A woman living in the Nettleton vicinity identified the two bodies.
 It was brought out at the inquest that Mrs. Ingram and her daughter formerly lived in the vicinity of Nettleton. moving from there last March. No one was found who had seen them since the day they re- moved from the community. It is
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
Ell Dorado Wins From Scouts
(rrom Thursdays Daily Press,

(From Thursdays Daily Press, In game featured by many err |rors and lots of hits, the Scouts went down before the Oilers from |El Dorado yesterday afternoon by Ia score of 9 to ,. Lefty Anus wasn't in his usual good form yes lterday and was given wretched sup port by his playmates, all of which made things pretty soft for [the Oilers. The Oilers accumulated their nine runs off of eight hits, Hive errors. five bases on balls and two hit batsmen while the Scouts made their five off of thirteen hits land six errors. The Oilers punched their hits while the Scouts came mostly with bases unoccupied. Clark, |the Scouts first-sacker, with run ming one-hand catch Of foul fly, land Woodward and Clark with two Hast double plays contributed the fielding features for the day, while Anus. with three hits and Wood ward and Clark with two each fea- |tured the Scouts slugfest. Crosslay land Gately with two hits each. in ,cluding a triple by Crossley and a double by Gately, featured the Oil |ers attack. The Scouts took the Head in the second when Clark led |off with hit, went to second on Whites out, and took third on Bleier's hit, and scored on Will |cockson's sacrifice fly to left. The |Oilers took the lead in the fourth on 1.-two bases on balls, one error and three hits, for a total of three runs. ,The Scouts came back and tied the score in their half when with two |gone, Willcockson singled to right, land scored on Anus long double to left On an overthrow at the plate flor the tying score. The Oilers SCOT led again in the fifth on triple and la single They added two more in |the sixth on three errors. Their final three scores were made in the |seventh on base on balls, a hit
 batsman. triple and double, a
 base on balls, an error and an out.
 The Scouts scored two more in the |eighth on three hits and an error.
 Mcdonald. former catcher and out
 fielder for the Scouts. was at first
 for the visitors yesterday.
 The Oilers moved out this morn
 ing for Blytheville, and the Black Cats from Memphis moved in for a
 two-game series which starts this
 afternoon at 400 o'clock. Jack
 Wooten is the pitching choice for
 the Scouts today, while Callahan
 will probably twirl for the visitors.
 Following is the box score and
 summary:
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
SOVIET RUSSIA
 WANTS INVITATION
tUniteo Press Assoc-ationss

London, July 21 1- Soviet Russia
 hopes to be invited to the disarma- |ment conference. Russia is said to
 believe that President Harding wish les world peace and that it is hoped the conference will frustrate Japan |ese encroachment in the far east which threatens war between Japan and Russia. The Russians say that with Soviets maintaining an army |of o,000, the peace of the world lis endangered.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
MAY TIE UP
 THE MOVIE
 INDUSTRY
Eight Hundred Fifty Skill ed Studio Workers Now on Strike and Others Preparing Walkout.
Omitted Press Associations,

Los Angeles, Cal, July 21.-En. tire movie industry faces tie ui with eight hundred and 50 skilled studio workers now on strike and others preparing to walk out. Pro ducers asked the men to accept q s1 day wage cut. Producers say unskilled nonunion men can care for the situation.
 K sSSs Thompson. Wells, Clark: Bases or balls: Off Anus. Struck out: By Jones 2; by Anus z; by Porter 2 Innings pitched: By Anus ', with 8 hits and runs. Double plays; Woodward to Clark (2). Hit by pitcher: Mcdonald CD. by Amui and Porter Time of game: hours Empires: Alton and Morris.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
Ben Hurs Give Annual Picnic.

About seventy-five members of the Ben Hur lodge attended the an nual picnic of the order yesterday. The party left here at 6 6:30 in trucks and experienced two rains enroute. The water-soaked crowd reached Main shore about o'clock, and the balance of the day was spent in various sports, including boating swimming, wading mud, fishing, fighting South African flies, and eating. Despite the rain, muddy roads and other inconveniences and nuisances, the entire party voted it "a glorious day"
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
VETERANS RELIEF BILL
 IS PASSED
Senate Breaks Speed Rec ords in Passing the Sweet Bill-New Bureau is Gre ated.

Washington, July 21,-Breakine all legislative speed records in thi, session the senate yesterday passed withou dissenting vote the Swee, bill creating q veterans bureau designed to end the scandal of in. adequate and improper care of dis abled soldiers.
 Senators charged with the re sponsibility of plotting the bil through the senate have been liter. ally deluged with letters and tele grams urging expedition, sent by readers of newspapers enlisted iI movement to reform the chaotic conditions in the soldier reliei agency.
 Vigila1lt pressure still will b( necessary. however, for the bill as passed by the House was amended by the senate and now will go to | conference committee for adjustment of differences This process should not consume more than three oi four days.
 The bill as passed by the senate provides:
 For the creation of Veterans Bureau, responsible directly to the president, consolidating all soldier relief agencies
 For the decentralization of the
 k compensation and insurance machin- cry now operated by the War Risk Bureau.
 For the liberalization of compen- sation awards so far as to relieve any former soldier suffering from ailments for which his war service was responsible.
 The action of the senate talk eu after less than three. hours debate was hastened by the presentation oi a preliminary report by the special committee on soldier relief in which the governments neglect of the disabled veterans was condemned in scathing language.
 Hc report was SuDIHlLteu Dy Senator Sutherland of West Virginia for the avowed purpose of spurring the senate to prompt action Upon the basis of it's investigation thus far the committee charged:
 That the disqualification arrange ments have been utterly inadequate sometimes insanity and unwhole- some, always laden with red tape and lumbering methodicals
 That unexplainable delys, con fusion, red tape, complications and intricate slow moving machinery have combined to increase the diff culties of the incapacitated soldier to the highest possible point.
 That duplication in the handling of this problem by various separated bureaus has resulted in gross waste of the public funds.
 That the evidence has further revealed bad administrative short comings. out of which have grown neglect, delay, slowness of action and a shifting of responsibility.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
PARTICULARS
 OF ACCIDEN1
 TO JAS. OWENS
Former Paragould Man Who Came Near Getting kille d in Clenwood Springs, Colorado.

The Glenwood Post, newspaper published at Glenwood Springs, Colo rado, has just reached ParagOuld. relating i'll detail the accident thal came near resulting in the death of James A. Owens, a former Para gould boy and brother of Mrs. Chas. Jones. of this city. The Post. in a feature news story, publishes the following:
 Last Monday afternoon Jnines A Owens, express agent at the D. & k. c. depot in this city. was the victim |of d peculiar accident which it was at first feared would cost him his life.
 Mir Owens was alone Iii his of |fice and was sitting at the tybe- writer writing some letters. He arose from the typewriter and went to a cabinet standing on shelf ill the corner of the room, and pull- ed out drawer in which a number i, of miscellaneous articles we're Kept, Including 41-caliber revolver which the company requires all agents to keep within easy reach.
 Just what he was in search of MT. owens does not know. He does not remember what happened, ex- cept that his first recollection is of lying on the floor of the office, with blood gushing from his breast
 Joe Hayes, who takes care Of the depst lawn, heard the shot and conveyed the news to M E. f3aer and others in the railway office, who rushed to MT. Owens side and had him quickly conveyed to ths sanitarium where he was given prompt medical attention
 Tt was found that the bullet had entered two or three inches above the heart. piercing the left lung aid lodging in the muscles of the back, just beneath tho skin.
 ''rhe most plausible, and in fact the otly reasonable explaiiatioh of the accident is that sonieone If putt ting the gun away had placed 1t in the drawer with the intizzle point ing outward. The drawer does not open easily, and Mir Owens prob ably gave it jerk and the hamriSr caught on something and the wea- pon was thus discharged. Mir. Owens was 50 close to the weaboii wtief 1t was discharged that his clothing was smoking when he was found, and fragments of the satn6 had been driven into the wound in his breast,
 "At the time The Post zoos to press Mr. Owens is resting very comfortably it the safiitarittfn. and his condition is pronbInced by ur Hopkins as good as could b6 Ax- pected, in view of the fact that the patient has lost great afnoutit Of blood. and because of the close pr6x- unity to the heart of the trail inads by the bullet.
 Tt is considered too early to pre- diet with any degree of certainty what the final outcome will De. although present indications are quite favorable.
 Mir. Owens has been for sev6fti years in charge of the business Of the American Railway Express com pany at this place, and by his affable manner and courteous ttept- ment Of the patrons of the offics he has made host of friends who earnestly hope for his speedy re- covery."
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
1. {. (. HOLDS
 PACKERS IN RIGHTS
tunited Press Associations,

Washington. July 21.--The h. terstate Commerce Commission today held that the Chicago packers were within their rights in shipping gro ceries as well as meats in their re- frigerator cars. The National Wholesale Grocers Association charg- ed that the packers, by the prac- tice, obtained unfair advantage in the sale and distribution of theii products
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-22
TROOPS READY MARCH UPON
 UPPER SILESlA
Franco-British Entente Ap- pears to Be Nearing Cri- sis Over the Silesian Sit uatiOn.
tunited Pres. AssociationD

Paris, July 2l.-French troops are ready to march into Silesia. The Franco British entente appears to be nearing a crisis over the Silesian situation Britain has asked for a conference for next week to settle boundaries, and France has refused. France has asked for endorsements for the Silesian movement and Brit ain refused to send more troops. The French press is bitter.