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being discussed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, which is in touch with the responsible leaders among the railroad owners. A re- |duction may materialize either as q more or less voluntary proposal by the railroads or as a measure im- posed on the roads by the govern ment.
 Negotiations, inspired by the pres ident, are in progress and admin istration officials are confident that 1t will be possible to announce a rate reduction within the next few days.
 On the question of freight rates, Representative Anderson of Mime |sota, chairman of the joint Commit tee on Agricultural Legislation, said yesterday:
 "One of the greatest problems be- fore the American people today Is the establishment of more econ |omic system of distribution, and one of the greatest factors in the cost of distribution is transportation, and 1t appears that the greatest factor in transportation costs is represented in wages.
 "We are now passing through q period of readjustment of prices of commodities and wage levels incident to tho activities of production and distribution.
 "The unwillingness of any group which is an element in costs of pro- |duction and distribution to do their full share toward effecting a proper readjustment of costs and wages, necessarily retards a return to nor |malcy. The interests of all groups and classes of people in this read justment are so interwoven that no group or class can properly avoid the concessions necessary to an es- Establishment of normal activities.
 Freight rates are today at their |peak. It is recognized by everyone that the transportation charges in- |cident to the movement of essentials |commodities must be placed upon the level which will permit of the free movement of these essentials to con- |sumers at q cost that can be SUD- ported on the basis of normal prices.
 Selling railroad service is like |selling any other service or com |modity--it must be priced within the reach of the people who pay for it. ''The elements which go to make this price must all be readjusted in |accordance with the new commodity |price of other commodities in order to support the price of transports tion."
Paragould soliphone., 1921-10-21
HEAD OF VETERANS
 BUREAU IS AROUSED

Washington, Oct. l9.---Placement of disabled service men under con- ditions that are criminal and relating 10 slavery" was charged by Di- rector Forbes of the Veterans Bu- reau in an address yesterday at the first meeting of the bureaus dis trict managers.
 Colonel Forbes criticised iu detail the system by which service men had been placed in training, and in the course of his address and later through 0 formal statement issued from the Veterans Bureau announce ed the disapproval of contracts held by 8 schools and individuals for training men disabled in the World war. He told the district managers that In several cases they had been derelict in their duty.
 You men had no records of the training history of the men, he asserted. You should have had this information, hut had to dig il out loI lily 9Sli dl nh NoNiN'NA"A expense.
 "The word has also gone around that certain districts have their own little political machines here in Washington to run the affairs of that district. 1 want to warn those men who may have such an idea that I'm going 10 wreck all political machines, and before I am through with this exposition this bureau is going to be operated on sound, mod eru business principles, and every phase of it is going to be clean and above board.
 "I have nothing to apologize for fin my statements that men have been placed in training under condi- .tions that are criminal and relating to slavery"
 The Soldier Rehabilitation Divi- sion of the Federal Board for Voca- tional Training was blamed by Di- rector Forbes for some of the diff faculties encountered, and project in southern California was mention ed by the director as a place where the men had no more chance than q snowbal in hell of being trained. '
 The school and individuals whose contracts have been disapproved by the Veterans Bureau were announc- ed by Colonel Forbes and include the Missouri College for Optometry; the Atlanta School of Oratory, At lanta the State Secondary Agricul~ tural School, Albertsville, Ala; the State Secondary Agricultural School, Hamilton, Ala; and Archbishop J., w. Shaw, New Orleans.
 The reasons for disappearing the contracts were declared by the Vet erans' Bureau in it's statement to range from assinity to graft.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-10-21
PEACE FACTS
 ARE RATIFIED
 IN THESENATE
Treaties With Grmany, Aus tria and Hungary Given Approval; Eight Votes to Spare.

Washington, Oct. t9.-The senate last night ratified the treaties O. peace with Germany, Austria and Hungary, closing the three years struggle to end the war with the Central powers of Europe.
 The vote on the ratification of tlio German treaty was 66 to 2o' the yeas numbering eight moro than the requisite two-thirds. The Aus tFian treaty was approved by the same vote. The Hungarian treaty was ratified. 66 to IT.
 !. Peace with Germany will become m accomplished fact just ns soon as the formal exchange of ratifioa- tions Is completed. the German Reichstag having already given it's approval. It is expected that the status of peace will be restored with Austria and Hungary with almost equal promptness.
 Fourteen Democrats joined with the Republicans to ratify the treaties All but two of the votes against the treaty were cast by Democrats.
 Announcement was made that Sen ator Norris of Nebraska. RepubH- can, and Senators Swanson and Robinson, Democrats, were paired against the treaty, with six ab- sent Republicans favoring it, mak- inE the division of the full senate on the treaty 72 for it and g against it.
 Tho senate attached two condi- tioAs to its ratification in the form of reservations previously recom- nended by the Feroign Relations Committee.
 One of lhe reservations reserves to Congress tho power to control Amer ican participation in the Preparations Commission, under the treaty of Yer sailles. Before the administration can appoint an American represen- tative to the Preparations Commis- sion, 1t will have to secure a legis- lative act from Congress specifically authorizing the appointment and then 1t will have to submit the ap- pointment to the Senate for con- firmation.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-10-21

cna attracted attention. Their story of tho sudden death of a wealthy relative was found to be false, and officers began to investigate tbcir source of income. During the in- quiry, which covered several days, it is believed that q detective twice sat on the hidden mopey--once whilo he occupied cushioned chair and again when he reposed on a couch
 The suspected family consisted of husband and wife and brother of the woman-the mysterious MT. Smith" "Mr. Smith" disappeared soon after investigation of the fam lily started.
 One day, while a detective was questioning the woman, the husband abruptly left the room. Tho de- tective followed him to q heap of rubbish and watched him pull out of an old flour sack hugo pilo of bills. part of the missing s4o,- | 900.
 According to the detective the hus- band related this story: The man and his brother law "Mr. Smith," were. driving In truck near the alley, when they saw the bank messenger hide something | in tho deserted building. rTha xf,Cy,on'u hrnt bar nt,tararj thn
 building and seized the package.
 Arrived in the light, he found it was money. He tossed it into the
 rear of the truck, under some old while the entire police and sheriff's force was bunting for the missing cash.
 That night. when we saw the paper" said the man, we were scared. because the boy said he had
 been sluggcd by two men. There
 were two of US, and we had the money, didn't we? If we'd given lit up guess we'd both be doing time for the job now, wouldn't we?
 "We brought it homo and hid 1t.
 At first We were afraid to use it.. Then the boz changed his story, and we knew he had stolen it. We figured, We might as well have some of it. so we started to spend 1t. Then we decided to divide it. Tho officers came before we divided it, and one of them sa. on the mon
 ey twice. When the officers left wo divided the money, MT. Smith
 taking his share and leaving the city And to date neither "Mr. smith. nor the missing $20,O0O has been apprehended.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-10-21
LAD RESCUES
 BABY FROM
 STEEP CLIFF
Louis Matis, Aged IT, Takes Role of Alpine Climber and Saves IS Months Old Infant From Death.

(By International News Service)
 Cleveland, Oct. 20.--Dangling per ilously over the face of il 100-foot cliff, swaying at the beck and call of the winds and the weight of his body at the end of frayed family clothesline, Louis Matis, seventeen, took upon himself the role of Alpine rescuer to save a babe of eighteen months from plunge to almost |certain death.
 Matis, with other youths of his town age, has g camp at the foot |of the Rocky river cliffs near a bridge on Lorain avenue. The boys were busily engaged washing up the supper dishes when they heard Ia scream and, looking upwards. Igaw baby Jeanette Mills tumbling and sliding over the face of the cliff. Her sister Helen, aged five, was shrieking and starting uncer- |tainly in an attempt to rescue her baby sister. Matis yelled to the child to stand back, just as baby |eame to rest on narrow ledge Ithat formed & hollow pocket fifteen Tor twenty feet from the top. Accompanied by two other boys Matis hastened to the top by q |roundabout path. and found the mother almost hysterical and unable Ito do anything to rescue her child. He seized length of frayed clothes line, looped and tied 1t under his larms, and his two companions held fast to the end while he dropped bravely over tho cliff and was low
 cred to the ledge where the baby squirmed about. seemingly unaYare of it's imminent danger.
 Fearing every moment that the frayed strands would part, Matis seized the baby and called to the
 others to "haul away" Fortunate l ly, however, the rope was equal to the strain, and in few moments rescued and rescuer were safe. 1 Matis, b1ushing in embarrassment, rushed away to avoid the thanks which were heaped upon him. A Carnegie hero medal will be
 asked for him.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-10-21
HALF OF BOY BANDIT'SLOOT
 DISAPPEARS
Youth Starts Serving Sem tence After Part of Swag is Returned-Rest Mys- teriously Lost"

(By International News Servico)
 Helena, Mont-The commitment of Charles Stevens, nineteen, of this city, to the State Penitentiary, at Deer Lodge, for q term of from seven to fourteen years has renew ed interest here in the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of ap- proximately $20,000, half of the |$40.0QO in currency stolen by Ste vens while acting as messenger for Ia. local bank.
 The story of young Stevens crime, the recovery of q portion of the money and the search for an elusive "Mr. Smith," who is supposed to have disappeared with the missing money, was revealed here by detec- tives following denial by the state supreme court of q new trial for Stevens, after he had been con victed of tue theft.
 Young Stevens. who was nes- scnger of tho Union Bank and Trust Company of Helena, was fopnd in an alley not far from the bank an hour after he had left the post office with $40,000 in currency con- signed 10 the bank. He was bound, gagged and apparently unconscious. The $40,000 was nowhere to be found.
 Stevens was revived and. told q lurid tale of having been attacked, beaten and robbed as he cut across the alleys to the bank. He said two men had attacked him and de- scribed them in detail.
 Since Helena is small town and the time was mid-f0renoon the story was questioned. He was taken to jail and after two days he ad- mitted that he had evolved tho yarn from 3 movie he had seen.
 He had declared that the cashier of tho bank had been his accomplice and was to have shared in the spells.
 After 6 severe grilling, however. young Stevens finally admitted that he had stolen the money and said that ho would show the officers where he had hidden it.
 Bank officials. officers, newspaper men and a string of spectators fol- lowed him to the rear of the build ing where he had been found. He said the money was concealed in & hole in tho wall, inside the build ing, which was deserted.
 He put his hand into the hole, Then he looked blank, then frighten- ed and finally said there was noth- ing there. He insisted he had left it there. A thorough search proved that there was no money anywhere on the premises. A gruelling cross examination failed to shake the story, and it became apparent that Stevens was telling the truth.
 But where was the money?
 There were almost as many the ories as there were inhabitants of Helena, and officers spent a busy two weeks trailing down false clues.
 Then the lavish expenditures of Ia family in small town near Hel-
Paragould soliphone., 1921-10-21

Urban Faber, of the Chicago White Sox. holds the worlds record for the few balls pitched in a game, with total of sixty-eight.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-10-21
COFFINS CALLED LUXURY
 IN GERMAN TAX BILL

Berlin. Drastic decisions as to what constitutes luXuries are taken by the German government iu their new taxation programme to meet the reparations bill.
 The government has decided that bathtubs and collins are 'luxuries" and must pay the tax. Plain pine board collins are tax free.
 A premium is put on short skirts by the inclusion of long or wide skirts in the "luXury' category.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-10-21
Woman, l04, Walks 8 Miles in Day

Faduenh, Ky. oct. 2O.---Thrce weeks before her death Mrs. Martha Jones Morris, the oldest woman in Western Kentucky, walked eight miles iu one day. At the timo of her death last week she was 104 years. six months and five days old.
 She was born in South Carolina, but removed to Western kentucky in 1865. Sho resided in Marshall county.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-10-21
Bares His Sole.

Lawrence, Mass.-The star witness for the commonwealth in district court went about in his stocking feet, an unusual occurrence in the annals of the local court. Michael Kane, tho stocking-footed man, had
 been deprived of his shoes and other effects while he slept on the bank of the Spicket river. One of his companions said that the shoeless man had volunteered to give his shoes for pawning purposes so that he and two companions might have drink. At the end of the case, which was continued, the court ordered Kane's shoes listed Exhibit A." returned to his feet.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-01
WILL YOU HELP?
VISITING CITIES,

VlSII1NG CIIlES.
Many of the surrounding cities
will be present at the celebration.
Fort Worth, Waco, Corsicana, Wax
ahachie, Terrell, and other cities
will attend with their choirs and
large delegations.
LOCAL CHURCHES:
AL of the city churches are in
vited to give us service. During
the progress Of the drive that is be-
ing made by the citizens committee
for the entertainment of Bishops
Council, to which the lodges and
many other organizations have re-
sponded, the churches have not been
called upon, but were left to make
their contributions in person at the
opening.
A PARTIAL PROGRAM:
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-01

found Friday near noon hour, 23rd
instant. hanging on some limbs near
cotton mills, southwest OF the city
where she had drowned In creek
probably on Tuesday night doing the
big rain. She left home Tuesday
evening, 21st instant; last seen she
was going down Elm street Rev.
]. W. Williams OF Progressive Baptist,
her pastor and Mr.. Emmett Kidd,
her grandson, searched for her from
Tuesday night until Thursday, plac-
ing adds and rewards In both papers.
The Odd Fellows put out a search
ing parry on Friday morning. Among
Odd Fellows who found her were:
Messrs ]. s. Hamilton, Sam Johnson
and J. D. Goodson. Justice Of Peace
McCrary held inquest over the re-
mains stating that she came TO her
death from exposure. Among the out
Of town relatives who attended the
funeral were her son, Mr.. Bud White
OF ST. Louis and grandson, Mr. VIM.
Kidd Of San Angelo. Funeral SER
vices were held Afternoon Of the
26th instant at the Progressive Bap-
list Church by Rev. ]. w Williams,
pastor, of which she was consist
ent Christian member. under the
auspices of che Household of Ruth
OF which she had been a member for
81 years. Resolutions were read by
Mrs. r. r. Mckinney of Household
OF Ruth, Mrs. Annie Whitaker sang
a solo. Prof. N. S. Everett Of Fra
ternal had charge of the remains
Among the beautiful Xmas trees
Santa Claus ladened was Master Jack
Alexander at his hospi.able home,
426 South First Street
NOTICE!
Copies of Express can be bought
only at Goodson Drug Store. Mrs.
L. e. Humes' Cafe and circulators,
Master frankie Moore, Legate Call
ahan. Reporter.
The funeral Of Little Steve Mae
Duty was attended at New Hope Bap-
fist Of which she was a consistent
Christian member by Rev. f. d.
Roe. Her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter M. Ridge of Dallas az
tended. The home of Mr.. Frank
Jones on N. Walnut was partially
destroyed by fire on the 26th instant
by defective fue.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-01
OKLAHOMA TOWNS.

OkmuIgee, Dec. S0.-Mr. Frank
Richardson of Ardmore has moved to
our city. He has accepted a position
with the Peyton Plumbing establish
ment. Miss Isham, the news stand
clerk, is on the sick list. The Xmas
tree at the A. NJ. E., First Baptist
and c. NJ. E. Churches Friday night
were largely attended. The Xmas
tree at Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church
Saturday night drew a splendid. audi
ence Well prepared programs were
rendered az each church before Santa
Claus was introduced. Quite a few
luncheons were enjoyed Xmas day.
Miss Jennie Mae and Katie Lee Turn
er, student of the Baptist Training
School of Sapulpa spent the holidays
with Mrs. Maggie L. Jefferson, their
auntie of West Ninth st. Miss Ruth
Turner of Oklahoma City Is a guest
of her aunt, Mrs. Jefferson We
take this method of expressing our
appreciation to our many readers
of the Dallas Express in this city
and county for patronage and ask
that each one continue to read with
ho NhC year lJAls 1Ou Will YOUR
paper at the news stand. 515 r. 9Th
Street. every Saturday. The 0kmul-
gee Division Branch, No. 1873 of the
u. N, |. A. held grand meeting at
the Presbyterian Church Sunday ev-
ening. DR.. A. o. Williams presided
The occasion being the unwilling Of
the charter Of the organization. A
splendid program was rendered. Col.
J. A. Roper, Prof. w. Fl. Russell and
Lawyer A. ]. Meriweather were the
principai speakers. Much interest
was manifested in the meeting. Rev.
p. M. MADDEN of the M. Z. Church
left TO- Langston Monday to visit
his mother The Ladies Aid Society
of the u. Q. Church purchased a
piano for the church. Mrs. Lucille
Scheeley is president of the Society.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-01
SUNDAY NIGHT, JAN. 2sRD

The Rev. A. R. Starks, B. D., Of
Bakers Chapel, Fort Worth, his
'choir and congregation is invited to
be our guest. This is small congre-
cation. but one of the best in the
state. We are looking forward to a
great night.
The concluding program will be
presented on Monday night, Jan
nary oath. This is to be known as
PRESENTATION NIGHT" The
program will be made up of the fol-
lowing organizations and individuals
who have given windows and other
valuable gifts to the Church that
Will stand through the years to
come. The Poro College, st. Louis,
Mo-; The Excelsior Mutual Benefit
Association. The American Mutual
Benefit Association; The Golden
Chain of the World; The Loyal
FSiehds OF the America; The Courts
Of Calanthe; Hon. VIM. Mcdonald,
Fort Worth; Mr.. H. Strickland and
Silas Coffield; Mr.. and Mrs. Chintz
Moore, Park Theatre; Grand Master
II, D. Vim; Mrs. DR.. F. A. Bryan;
Mrs. G. Il. w. Day; Mrs. Kate wig
gins; Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Starks:
Mr. and Mrs l.. Luckey and DR..
and Mrs w. l.. Dickson. Hon. w. M
Mcdonald will deliver the principal
address and formally present the
beautiful dome that he gave the
church in memory of his son.
We had to get this program in
press before we could consult sorae
of the pastors of the churches whose
names apear on the program of Sun
day afternoon, January 23rd. 1t is
orr wish to have every church in
the city represented and trust they
Will be present. The members of
St. James, have struggled to build
o church that will be a credit to the
race and start a move that will give
the Lord better houses in the near
future.
The coming Of the Bishops Cour-
Gil to our city will bring to us a
large nmber of the leaders of the
race--and 1t will be the pride of
every citizen regardless Cf denomi-
nation to receive them into such q
structure as st. James.
Finally 1t will open the eyes Of
many of our people to the possibili-
ty Of the Colored workman when he
Is given chance. Colored men have
done the work.
Let every member of the race,
who believes that we should seek to
use ourN boys we are educating when
they are competent, come to our
opening and cont cibute not less than
dollar. Let our sister churches do
as the lodges and other crganizatins
have done.
Whatever you may find II in
your heart to do to encourage Us in
our desperate struggle will be
gratefully received.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-01
CHICAGO.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 30.-Rev G. w.
Register, Presiding Elder of the A.
NJ. q. Zion District comprising In
dianapolis aud jurisdiction was in 'he
city during the week ON business.
NJ. T Bale. president of the Bailey
Realty Co., 1888 So. State street,
closed a deal in New Mexico, for
Chicago clients without making +he
trip. The deal included important
transfer of property. Ambrose Rob-
inson. of Metropolitan, Ill, who spent
the suIniler in Milwaukee passed
through the city during the week
enroute home, while here he was
the guest Of his uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Young. 1856 Forest
Avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. A. a. Will
liams, e. 45th St., who bought sew
eral lots IN August from the Bailey
Really Co., in Morgan Park, have
huilt their new home and will move
next week. Charles Satchell Morris,
Jr., has gone on a speaking tour
which will take him through several
Southern, as well as Western States,
and will cover about weeks. He
will go as far south as South Caro-
lima. VIM. Johnson, who spent sew
eral weeks travelling in France and
looking over Ancient Pyramids has
returned to his business at 1901 SO.
State Street Mrs. M. Henderson,
Morgan Park, Ill, visited the city
during the week on business and re-
r1ained over to attend the meeting
Of Ruth Temple No. 70 Of which she
is member. The Committee which
will arrange for the coming OF the
annual meeting Of the Ancient United
knights and Daughters Of Africa
next August, will mee+ Thursday
evening Dec. both, Grants A, M. z.
Memorial Chapel. 1900 Evans Avenue.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-01
DEATH OF AGED WOMAN MAY RE-
VEAL HIDING PLACE OF FOR
TUNE.

Port Deposit, Nd, Dec. SO.--Mrs.
Mary Ringold. more than 100 years
old. died last night. Mrs. Ringold was
the widow of Thomas Ringold, at one
time of the most prosperous merchants
OF Port Deposit. He was reputed to be
comparatively wealthy. but at the
time Of his death his hoard could not
be located and his widow would not
allow her home to be invaded by
searchers. His friends have maintain
ed tho belief. however. that the money
will be found now thatsthe obstacle is
removed.